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Greg Shell

Posted on August 24, 2008 by ubu507

When Karen told me Greg was dead I said you’re kidding and, of course, she said Uh, no, I’m not, why would I be kidding? But that was my first reaction because I couldn’t understand how someone who was so … Continue reading →

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In Memorium

Posted on August 20, 2008 by ubu507

  G. A. Shell – August 28, 1956 – August 16, 2008 God, this sucks… I guess I’m just getting to the age where people I know are dying, but this one is the worst. Yeah, I don’t have a … Continue reading →

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The POD People WEIRD OUT

Posted on August 19, 2008 by ubu507

  Is it just me or do some of these Print On Demand (formerly known as Vanity Press) titles I’ve picked out sound, well, SERIOUSLY WEIRD?   Angelic Cravings by Crymsyn R. Hart (Cacoethes Publishing House) The Angel of Death … Continue reading →

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Segelfoss Town by Knut Hamsun

Posted on August 16, 2008 by ubu507

  Having finished the first book in Knut Hamsun’s Segelfoss series, Children of the Age, I naturally wanted to move on to the second, Segelfoss Town. I was one click away from buying it for a pretty penny on ABE … Continue reading →

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Religion in Ann Arbor

Posted on August 15, 2008 by ubu507

  There are as many Buddhist Temples as Catholic Churches (five). The Jewish Cultural Society bills itself as " A Secular Humanistic Community." There are also: one Mormon, one Muslim, one Greek Orthodox, one Messianic Jewish, one Quaker and one … Continue reading →

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Hubert Crackanthorpe: Forgotten Genius

Posted on August 13, 2008 by ubu507

  Honestly, I’m not trying to be willfully obscure or elitist or anything like that when I rave about a writer like Hubert Crackanthorpe (1870-1896), it’s just that I think the guy is really, really good. If remembered at all … Continue reading →

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The Kerrytown Bookfest vs the Hipocracy

Posted on August 12, 2008 by ubu507

  O.K., I admit it, I was lazy on my little weekend and didn’t come up with anything for RADIOFREEUBU. I’m working on a couple of critical appreciations but they’re just not camera ready at press time. But rather than … Continue reading →

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Two More Poems

Posted on August 9, 2008 by ubu507

    I’ll just shake out my poetry bag — yeah I think there are a couple down at the bottom there…     Here and There   After the successful afternoon Dodging cars on the freeway No accident I’m here … Continue reading →

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Lisa

Posted on August 8, 2008 by ubu507

  Lisa   Lisa well remembered Hotly anticipated Vanilla very Minnesota Originally a Mathematical Accountant Loves Astronomy studies Business Fair honest direct With blunt working hands Grape eyes honeydew complexion Wants to figure out Freud  

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The Children of the Age by Knut Hamsun

Posted on August 6, 2008 by ubu507

  Actually it all started last year at the fantastically fabulous Kerrytown BookFest when my pal Mike Gajda of Out-of-the-Way Books sold me a Knut Hamsun book that I hadn’t seen before at a very reasonable price. It was called … Continue reading →

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