Category Archives: arts

Do-gooder reforms Huck Finn

Posted on January 6, 2011 by oddmanout215

Next month, you will be able to buy the single- volume NewSouth Edition of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” edited by Professor Alan Gribben of Auburn University at Montgomery. It differs from other … Continue reading →

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Woe-is-uh-me-bop, Beefheart is dead

Posted on January 1, 2011 by oddmanout215

My musician son Barney sent me a text message on Dec. 17: “Beefheart died today.” This was sad but also a good sign that the music of Captain Beefheart, aka Don Van Vliet, will long outlast the man, although you … Continue reading →

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