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Favorite Folkies
Favorite Comedy Musicians
Favorite Comedy Websites
Music and Entertainment Resources
Music Around Town (L.A.)
Politics and Government
Miscellaneous Helpful Resources
FAVORITE
FOLKIES:
The
Limeliters
- The official website for the fabulous folk group
that launched their career in 1959 at San Francisco's famous
"Hungry I" and went on to became a dominant force of the early
'60s folk music scene. The group's current line-up is Andy Corwin, Mack
Bailey, and newest member Gaylan Taylor, with original member Alex
Hassilev still making occasional appearances with the group.
Phil Ochs
- A passionate and prolific singer/songwriter of protest songs in the
60's.
Peter, Paul & Mary
- The official website of an all-time favorite of mine. And, yes, they are still
performing. Go see them. They're wonderful!
Joan Baez
- The official website. Another long-time personal favorite.
Pete Seeger
Appreciation Page
- Great fan site for this folk music legend.
Arlo Guthrie
- "ArloNet" - the official website of this legendary artist. (Don't miss the
opportunity to see him live. He's fantastic!) Lots of cool stuff, including tablature.
The Waybacks
- The Waybacks describe their music as "acoustic mayhem." Their eclectic sound
has elements of bluegrass, country, folk, jazz and blues, with a touch
of humor and heaps of jaw-dropping musicianship. Check out sound samples at
their website, and see them live if you get a chance. (While you're at it, check
out the website for their rhythm & fingerstyle guitarist & vocalist,
Stevie Coyle.)
Kristina Olsen
- A wonderful singer/songwriter with a beautiful, rich voice, and vivid
songs full of truth, personal observation, sensuality and emotion.
Holly Near
- The official website. A very talented singer/songwriter who has been a great inspiration
to me.
FAVORITE
COMEDY MUSICIANS:
Andy Corwin
- The official website for Andy Corwin's solo career has links to
websites for his current projects (Actual Size and The Limeliters),
plus a wonderful archive of Foremen photos.
The Prince
Myshkins
- A very clever duo of voice, guitar & accordion, Rick Burkhardt and
Andy Gricevich perform funny, thought-provoking, satirical political songs,
packed with rhymes & references. You can check out some free MP3s at their
website. See them live if you get the chance.
Henry Phillips
- One of my favorite comedy musicians. Check out his albums, and go see him live if
you can. "His arsenal of catchy guitar tunes, deadpan delivery, and rapier wit
annihilates relationships, political correctness, pop culture, and the news."
— Susan Karlin, Los Angeles Times
John Forster
- Another comedy musician who I like a lot, and one of Tom Lehrer's current favorites.
Throwing Toasters
- A very fun comedy rock group getting lots of airplay on the Doctor Demento show, fronted by
Grant Baciocco.
Rob Paravonian
- Another comedy musician who I like a lot. Very smart and funny.
And a couple of Foremen fansites:
Ealasaid's
Foresite
- A nice fansite dedicated to the Foremen.
The
Foremen
- Mark Brautigam's Foremen page.
FAVORITE
COMEDY WEBSITES:
DrDemento.com
- The official Doctor Demento website! The Doctor Demento Show is a
weekly syndicated radio show, featuring all sorts of "mad music and
crazy comedy." You can now stream the show from his website.
The Demented Music Database
- Jeff Morris' wonderful Dr. Demento playlist archive — one of
the best resources of information about comedy and novelty music on the
Internet.
Tom Lehrer
Trivia Contest Answers
- Take a look at the 2nd place winners to see why I like this page so much.
(And if you're a Tom Lehrer fan, it really is fun to read through the answers.)
Marc Maron
- A very smart and funny comedian.
MUSIC AND
ENTERTAINMENT RESOURCES:
Morris Studios Bloomington
- Jeff Morris' fantastic multi-track studio for location recording, mixing, editing, audio
restoration, transfers, and CD mastering. He mastered our "Mama Told Me Not To
Sing" project and did a fantastic job. I highly recommend his work.
Snazzy
Americana Music Mercantile
- Great website supporting quirky or off-the-beaten-track artists. (They
call it "American roots" music.)
AcousticMusic.net
- Geo. McCalip's fantastic website dedicated to acoustic music in Southern California
and beyond. Includes links to artists, live music venues, radio,
recordings, music shops, organizations and other sites.
Origin Jazz Library
- Cary Ginell's and Mike Kieffer's wonderful record label, specializing in restoring and
reissuing jazz recordings from the '30's, although they produce and release new recordings
as well.
IMDb - The Internet Movie Database
- Find out everything you always wanted to know about nearly every movie ever made (and
lots of TV shows).
MUSIC
AROUND TOWN (L.A.):
McCabe's Guitar Shop
- Great place to fulfill all your stringed instrument needs (purchases, repairs, lessons),
as well as a wonderful, intimate venue for folk concerts, in Santa Monica.
The Fret House
- Sort of the San Gabriel Valley version of McCabe's — great guitar shop, repairs,
lessons, and a nice, intimate concert room, run by great people. (Their open mic nights
were a favorite hang-out for me in my high school and college days, back when we used to
call it "Hoot Night.")
Boulevard Music
- Much the same set-up as McCabe's and The Fret House (except smaller) — guitar shop,
lessons & concerts, in Culver City.
The Coffee Gallery Backstage
- Nice, intimate coffeehouse and concert room in Altadena, run by the ever-enthusiastic
and always entertaining Bob Stane.
POLITICS
AND GOVERNMENT:
Project Vote
Smart
- Fantastic non-partisan resource with info about elected officials and
candidates. Includes biographical history, voting records, campaign
finances and promises, and performance evaluations. Need to find out who
your representatives are and how to get in touch with them? Go here!
Thomas — Legislative Information On The
Internet
- Fantastic resource regarding legislation. Find out the text, summary & status of
every bill to hit the House and Senate. (Search by bill number, word or phrase.) Includes
Congressional records, committee information and more!
The Library Of Congress
- The official website — includes American history, the Copyright Office, online
exhibitions, and more!
Morin's
Cartoons
- Cartoons by Jim Morin, the brilliant, Pulitzer Prize-winning political
cartoonist of the Miami Herald.
Unfortunately, the full archive of Morin's cartoons is no longer
available, but you can click on the above "Morin's Cartoons"
link to see Jim's five most recent cartoons.
Transcript:
Pete Seeger's interrogation By The HUAC
- I came across this on the internet and thought it was pretty fascinating — the complete
transcript from Pete Seeger's interrogation by the House Unamerican Activities Committee,
August 18, 1955.
The League of Women Voters
- Nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government.
MISCELLANEOUS
HELPFUL RESOURCES:
The Universal Currency
Converter
- This site really comes in handy if you need to deal with foreign currency.
The World Time Server
- Find out what time it is anywhere in the world.
The
World Clock - Time Zone Converter
- Select in a specific time in City A, and it calculates what time it
would be in City B. Select cities from the drop-down menus. ("It's already tomorrow in Addis Ababa...")
Geo. McCalip's Traffic Ticket Site
- Amazing website that tells you everything you can imagine about fighting a traffic
ticket. It even includes a tutorial!
Symantec
- Great resource for computer virus information and removal tools.
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Snopes.com
- Received an email lately telling you to "forward to this everyone you
know"? A petition or virus alert, or a chain letter to save a dying child?
Chances are, it's a hoax! Look it up in this wonderful "Urban Legends" archive
(with its handy search engine). Then tell your friends to stop spamming you!
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