Chris and Paul made it to North Bend!

Chris Chandler, performance poet extraordinaire and renowned blues guitarist Paul Benoit brought their road show to North Bend last night, playing to a small but very appreciative audience. We spaced the fact that it was Super Tuesday, and as it turned out, many who indicated interest were busy watching the Primary Returns. Chris and Paul put on an excellent show and plan to be back in July, sometime around the dates of the Oregon Country Fair. Be watching our blog to stay informed of the exact date and time. They are awesome, so be sure to mark your calendar's in ink when we nail down the date. You won't regret it.

There is one more performance scheduled for this week. John Flynn, singer/songwriter/activist will be here Friday, February 8th at 7pm on his first trip to Oregon. Flynn has been likened to a young Kris Kristofferson, and performs edgy contemporary folk music - humor with a message. The week after his performance here, he'll be appearing on a panel with former Attorney General Janet Reno talking about the power of music to bring about social justice.

On our bookshelves, we have only two of Thom Hartmann's most recent, "Cracking the Code" left with more on order. We're also waiting for more copies of his other books, so readers can enjoy a full complement of Hartmann's wisdom. Tickets for Thom's upcoming visit to Coos County (May 3rd at the Coquille Community Center) will be available at Colette's.

For those of you who keep hearing about LNG but aren't sure what all the fuss is about, you can educate yourself with a copy of Virginia L Thorndike's "LNG A Level-Headed Look at the Liquefied Natural Gas Controversy". The book is fairly evenhanded. According to some in the No on LNG movement, the book offers an excellent education. Dana Gaab says that while the book is slightly slanted toward the "pro" side of the issue, "even some of the things you read there indicate LNG is not a good thing." For the lighter side of LNG, we still have some free CDs by Harry Stamper, local singer/songwriter. On the CD, Stamper sings some very funny songs about a very serious subject.

Jerry and Jessica

"tycoonistas"