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			<title>dave alwine on "michigan"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/michigan#post-653</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>dave alwine</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;2 back to back dates in michigan . i'll be there !
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			<title>Popper Freak on "Jersey Popper Appearance"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/jersey-popper-appearance#post-651</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Popper Freak</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;What songs did they covered?
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			<title>Popper Freak on "Happy New Year Fellow Travelers!"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/happy-new-year-fellow-travelers#post-649</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Popper Freak</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;happy new year my fellow BT friends :)&#60;br /&#62;
its been 11 days since i got my BT tattoo and i still love it ... here can U see a picture of that, John himself, feels honored :)&#60;br /&#62;
the picture : &#60;a href=&#34;http://twitpic.com/7wuvzs&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://twitpic.com/7wuvzs&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Dean
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			<title>Gordon_The_Hat on "Happy New Year Fellow Travelers!"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/happy-new-year-fellow-travelers#post-648</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Gordon_The_Hat</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Happy New Year BT Nation, look forward to a big year of partying with as many of you as I can.
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			<title>Rockland on "Jersey Popper Appearance"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/jersey-popper-appearance#post-647</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Rockland</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I stopped in a small restaurant/bar in Pennington, NJ, last night to see Lisa Bouchelle perform, and John was there, unannounced,  performing with her! All kinds of great stuff for over 2 hours. Tons of covers songs, some BT songs, some LB songs. John and his brother were hanging out all night, friendly as can be, having a good time. GREAT NITE!!
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			<title>dantraveler on "Happy New Year Fellow Travelers!"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/happy-new-year-fellow-travelers#post-646</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>dantraveler</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I sure hope so...Im itchin'
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			<title>SmokinCat on "Happy New Year Fellow Travelers!"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/happy-new-year-fellow-travelers#post-645</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>SmokinCat</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Happy New Year everyone, and here's to lots of BT news for us to all discuss on here next year!
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			<title>FordPrefect82 on "Harmonica advice?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/harmonica-advice#post-642</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>FordPrefect82</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I'm largely self-taught (playing for 15 years), but I would say the BEST comprehensive book on learning harp is &#34;Rock 'n Blues Harmonica&#34; by Jon Gindick. It covers everything from the utter basics all the way through advanced technique and how to properly mic and amplify a harp. It covers everything, but still starts you out slow before launching into the heavy stuff.
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			<title>ross1316 on "Harmonica advice?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/harmonica-advice#post-641</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ross1316</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Where is a good place to learn about harmonicas and learn to play? Any good books, web sites anybody can recommend? I always wanted to learn and now that I'm becoming such a fan of BT, I really am getting into it. Any help would be appreciated.
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			<title>Gordon_The_Hat on "And now....?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/and-now#post-637</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Gordon_The_Hat</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Dude, I am 36 years old, but I am flattered you think I am older than I am.  I must be wise beyond my years.  I brought up G Love because we were talking about non traditional rock and roll bands on the Horde Tour, not to impress you, you are cyber space to me.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;So all of your favorite Horde bands not being completely rock was not really counter to my argument.  Rock as a genre has a beautifull tradition of changing but staying the same.  I think that is why it has had the longevity it has in a time where the next thing is only a down load away.  All the bands you listed have some sort of connection to rock and roll, no matter how loose.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Personally I like GLove, always have.   I remember when his first album dropped and we were slipping a copy of his tape into house party radios back in the day, it was good music to drink and smoke too, one of the many musical finds that I made before they were known.  Cold Beverages, Baby Got Sauce, This Ain't Living, those tracks were killer, and at the time different from everything else but had that connected thread that makes something groundbreaking but comfortable.  So was BT, Phish, and DMB.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;You want to play cooler than me, then go right ahead, I am a Blues Traveler fan, I never gave two shits about what everyone thought was cool, and I still don't.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;You want to talk about honesty well here it is, Hip Hop to me, maybe not to anyone else, but to me, once was a cool thing and is now a joke.   I was one of its first fans, before it was even known as Hip Hop, I promoted it because you could do it anywhere.  Repeat a rap, that was it.  It was all cool sayings that weren't promoting negativity.  A little cocky I guess, but it was all about promoting yourself as an MC back when it started.  I was listening to boot leg tapes of the UTFO Roxxane Wars, bought LL Cool Js first Album with Rick Rubin as the producer, and was laughing at the Fat Boys when they were relevant.   I stopped listening to it when it started to become a political tool and I haven't looked back.  If that makes me closed minded then so be it.  If I am not allowed to judge a musical genre in its entirety because of its predominant stated message, then call me a hater or uncool, I don't care.  Never have never will.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;What I care about is Rock and Roll.  Its rythm, melody, and tonality as a whole have been a positive for me, and I think as a postive for our Nation in its entirety.  As a whole, not its sub genre's, it doesn't  promote the hatred of women, doesn't promote gang violence, doesn't promote selfishness, and doesn't promote materialism.  If you claim to be honest and sit here and tell me that hip hop doesnt openly, and has never apologized about promoting these things then be my guest.  Lie to yourself and everyone around you.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Until Hip Hop changes its face, and denounces those things that I feel are relegating it to joke status, then I won't listen to it, and I am of the mind to feel like it is bad for our Nation as a whole, and not worth my support by me buying a ticket to see it in a concert to help it grow.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I think Hip Hop will be fine without me.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Here is the crux of my position.&#60;br /&#62;
If the Horde tour had a hip hop act on one of its stages, I would be dissapointed in the fact that there is some rock band out there that is not ever going to get a chance at a Hip Hop festival, and a potential stage for them to promote what they are working on is now gone.  Rock Bands that are beginning to break through could use a spot on a Horde Tour, and if it went to a hip hop act, I would feel like it was a missed opportunity to promote rock and roll.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;H.O.R.D.E. in its stated objective is Horizons of Rock Developing Everywhere, and was created to give radio unfriendly jam bands an opportunity to be seen and heard.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Its not closed minded to have a strong opinion of something that is grounded in reality, it means you are smart and strong enough to have a conviction.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;As far as musicians and bands being defunct because they are deceased as it pertains to discussing the live music world, you are still way off.  Think on it.  Is Hendrix irrellevant?  Is Stevie Ray Vaughn irrellevant?  Is Garcia, Lennon, Lynrd Skynrd irrellevant?  Is Bobby Sheehan irrellevant?  All muscians are standing on the shoulders of those that came before them, that is something that is really very clear to any fan of music.  Music is never created in a vacuum, it is always going to be linked to its past until it is left in the past.  Rock and Roll has not run its course, and if the Horde Festival comes back, it can be part of keeping those greats alive in the music of young bands that will be exposed to the larger audience that the Horde Festival is capable of bringing.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;In my humble and most honest opinion, Hip Hop should find its own fest.
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			<title>Blakkat on "What would you like to see on the next album?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/what-would-you-like-to-see-on-the-next-album#post-636</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Blakkat</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I see The Devil Makes Three as one of the more unique bands as far as sound. That sound that speaks to what the band is. BT once had a sound that spoke volumes, but somewhere along the way it quieted. I want that sound back. Eye of the tiger shit. Pink Floyd wish you were here sound. I understand sounds change and bands evolve or whathaveyou. But there is a &#34;Joe know say qua&#34; as the mighty French say that I think BT can and will find again. Always up for a good ode to cannabis.
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			<title>Blakkat on "And now....?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/and-now#post-635</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Blakkat</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I'd like to see a tour with the devil makes three. Start at the Greek in Berkeley.
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			<title>dantraveler on "And now....?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/and-now#post-633</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>dantraveler</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;While not generally a huge fan of hip-hop, I think its somewhat shortsighted to try and seperate different genres of music as sustainable or not or even worthwhile. Most of the best festivals I've attended offered a pretty large range of music and I'm always eager to soak up whatever new sweet sounds I like, ESPECIALLY bands outside my fairly tight spectrum of music. It's one thing to have a friend give you a cd and say..&#34;listen to this, it's good&#34;. Its quite another to walk by an obscure side stage and get caught up in an unexpected suprise frenzy with 400 stragers. Most recently for me it was Railroad Earth at the 2009 Mile High Music fest. Just smacked upside the head with something amazing and fresh. The older I get the more willing and open I am to try new stuff it seems.&#60;br /&#62;
 As far as the &#34;HORDE&#34; tour goes or an anniversary of it- It really to me comes down to this: Does the band wanna play 2nd or(or 3rd?) fiddle to Panic and/or Phish? Of course doing this would force some serious rehearsal of obscurities and lost favorites. The same 8-10 songs with 4 &#34;different&#34; tunes and 2 tired covers will not do in this environment, they'd be yawned off the stage. If the band chooses to continue to tour this way they should go out alone and continue the nostalgia tour through casinos and sit-down theaters of 40-somethings waiting for Hook and Run- Around so they can race home to get the kids from the sitter by 12. Easier said than done to change at this point I'm guessing. Crossroads
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			<title>remaininlite on "And now....?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/and-now#post-632</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>remaininlite</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Well, I'm not one to look to radio or TV for music, so maybe that's why we differ here so much. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Yes, it is/was a rock festival. But looking back, my favorite HORDE bands were FAR from being straight-up rock:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Leftover Salmon - BLUEGRASS&#60;br /&#62;
Taj Mahal - BLUES&#60;br /&#62;
Rusted Root - WORLD FUSION&#60;br /&#62;
Medeski, Martin and Wood - JAZZ&#60;br /&#62;
Ziggy Marley - REGGAE&#60;br /&#62;
Bela Fleck &#38;amp; the Flecktones &#34;JAZZ-GRASS&#34;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;So tell me again - it's strictly a &#34;rock&#34; festival, right?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I don't want to be judgemental here, but just based on your previous post, I'm assuming you're in your mid-late 40s? Early 50s, maybe? You seem to be a purist about this whole rock thing. And , &#34;Lets get honest with ourselves here. Hip Hop has to be judged for its over all content and not the content of one of its sub groups.&#34; has to be one of the most closed-minded statements from a music fan I've ever heard. Wow.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;And a sub-genre was created by its fans to distinguish it from others. Artists did not create it to distance themselves with the genre. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;And the defunct/dead comment was not ridiculous. It's truthful and honest. And yes, there is definitely some lack of relevance of a now defunct band when we're discussing the live music world. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;And by the way, referring to G. Love as a way to say &#34;hey I'm hip and 'with it'&#34;, was truly laughable. I like the guy, but he is SOOOO far from hip-hop. Haha
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			<title>Gordon_The_Hat on "And now....?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/and-now#post-631</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Gordon_The_Hat</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Well if there is conscious hip hop that would be an improvement over the boastfull, materialistic, chauvanistic, reveng fantasy non sense I see on TV and hear on the radio.  I don't think it classifies as Rock, but that is up to the Fellas to discern when they are making the line up up.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I don't think I am missing the point with the E in everywhere.  It is not a jazz festival, nor is it a bluegrass festival, but a Rock Festival.  Not to say that the line up wasn't diverse and playing fast and loose with the Rock theme with many bands be of sub genre's like Reggae, and other bands pushing the boundry towards Hip Hop like G Love (who I happen to like as much as cold beverages).&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I think that the HORDE Festival's success is going to depend on BT picking up bands that are taking it to the next level and connecting with their core audience and have developed a Fan base that is large enough to attract enough fans to the show.  Simple as that.  I think relying on bands that have had their day seems safe but it wouldn't be pushing the horizons of Rock.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;You know you can defend Hip Hop all you want, but it is like saying that some Hells Angels do good like Love Rides for charities.  Truth of the matter is they are still predominantly 1 percenters and their reputation speaks for itself.  Lets get honest with ourselves here.  Hip Hop has to be judged for its over all content and not the content of one of its sub groups.   The fact that it had to develop a sub group to promote a healthy mentality in the first place is evidence of the institutionalized negative nature of the musical genre.  Am I saying all Hip Hop is bad?  No, what I am saying is that I don't think the genre should be supported and developed using the Horde tour.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Having said that if there was a Hip Hop act at the Horde festival, I am sure it would be of the Conscious Hip Hop nature, and I wouldn't have a problem buying a ticket if that were the case.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Also please refrain from slagging the bands on the previous tours to support your point, the defunct and dead shot, was a ridiculous statement.  A lot of HORDE bands are still kicking it tough, and just because a band broke up or someone died in them doesn't mean that they are no longer relevant.  Making such a statement is silly, isn't it Tupac fans, Holler if you hear me now.
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			<title>remaininlite on "And now....?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/and-now#post-630</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>remaininlite</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;There's a whole other sub-genre of hip-hop now known as Conscious Hip Hop and it's Hip Hop artists whose lyrics deal with social issues, not just the materialistic aspect in which you speak of. I think you're truly missing the point of the 'E' in HORDE. EVERYWHERE. I don't think this refers to &#34;places in America&#34;, rather, all areas of the music world. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Think...&#60;br /&#62;
Mos Def&#60;br /&#62;
Black Star&#60;br /&#62;
Blackalicious&#60;br /&#62;
Michael Franti &#38;amp; Spearhead&#60;br /&#62;
The Roots&#60;br /&#62;
Common&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;These artists sing/rap about meaningful things. To blindly (deafly?) state that ALL hip-hop is bad is just as ignorant as to say all rock and roll is traditional and thought-provoking. There has not been HORDE for 13 years. A lot has changed. A lot of hip-hop has evolved, while a lot of traditional, American rock and roll has devolved. If BT wanted to make HORDE successful again, they'll need to expand on their rosters. Quite frankly, if they were to keep the lineup as esoteric as it once was, it would be as lackluster and unsuccessful as Sarah McLachlan's recent Lilith Fair anniversary failure.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Just taking a quick glance at the HORDE artist list on Wikipedia (&#60;a href=&#34;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.O.R.D.E.)&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.O.R.D.E.)&#60;/a&#62;, I've noticed that most of these &#34;torch bearers&#34; are either defunct or deceased. With the former, it's probably because their traditional approach wasn't working.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I personally HATE large festivals (Outside Lands, Bonnaroo, etc.), but they ARE successful because of the sheer diversity of the artists. Even the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco knew they had to incorporate more than just bluegrass.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I will not bash rock and roll for being stagnant and redundant. And likewise, you shouldn't deem all hip-hop as being materialistic and &#34;unhealthy&#34;
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			<title>Gordon_The_Hat on "And now....?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/and-now#post-629</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Gordon_The_Hat</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Horizons of Rock Developing Everywhere&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If there have been hip hop acts there before or in the future,  I don't think anyone would mind for that matter, but the expressed mission of the Horde festival was to help the next wave of great rock musicians get a chance to have more exposure and go on a large tour.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Rock and roll is a tradition of music that has been around since the 50s and every generation has put its one stamp on it, but it is still grounded in that tradition.  It is worth perserving because it promotes a view of America that is healthy over all.  Our art defines us as much as we define our art, and it is important that rock and roll stay in the forefront of the culture, and if you look at the acts that played the Horde festival you can see that a lot of them carried the torch of Rock and Roll.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Hip hop is not healthy in many ways, as a lot of it promotes materialism, sexism, violence, ego, me first over group think, thug lifestyle etc...  Not saying it isn't fun to listen too and party too, what I am saying is that it is not healthy for our nation the Rock and Roll is.  If Hip Hop started morphing into something different  I would not support its preservation.
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			<title>remaininlite on "And now....?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/and-now#post-628</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>remaininlite</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;If BT were to organize a festival I would like to see more than just &#34;American Rock and Roll&#34;. Hip hop would be welcomed as far as I'm concerned.
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			<title>Gordon_The_Hat on "And now....?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/and-now#post-627</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Gordon_The_Hat</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;BT is big enough to headline their own festival.  They would just need to choose the venue and the line up wisely.  The idea of using up and coming acts to increase their fan base and include a new generation, is a good one and important for our way of life.   I know that sounds a bit serious, but this country needs rock and roll, lets face it the Hip Hop lifestyle is unsustainable.  Long Live BT and Long Live American Rock and Roll.
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			<title>remaininlite on "And now....?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/and-now#post-626</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>remaininlite</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I like the idea of HORDE Anniversary, but really - is BT big enough any more to headline their own festival? Many of the bands that were big or made it big alongside BT back in the day are now too big to play beneath BT or simply no longer exist. I would like to see BT do a straight up summer tour, drop some of the hokey covers, expand on their setlists, and not rely on a &#34;Playing [insert album title here] In Its Entirety&#34; show in order to play classic favorites. I want to be surprised.
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			<title>dantraveler on "And now....?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/and-now#post-625</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>dantraveler</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I can't wait to hear the new album but feel pretty empty looking at that Tour page. How long a break? Will there be a new years show or run of shows?&#60;br /&#62;
 The talk of the &#34;HUGE&#34; 2012 year for the band a few months ago means....? HORDE anniversary tour? Same ol Same ol'?....Back to the dingy bars and clubs that made this band?......Expansion of the Setlists?.....July 4th at Red Rocks featuring Save His Soul?..... I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the war room. It seems like a critical point in the band's history right now and frankly Im really curious how this will play itself out over the next couple years. Thoughts?
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			<title>luckier_420 on "wishful thinking"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/wishful-thinking#post-624</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>luckier_420</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;lmao - and the same reason i cant go there - thankful once again for the Net and techs;
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			<title>MemphisHarp on "What would you like to see on the next album?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/what-would-you-like-to-see-on-the-next-album#post-623</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>MemphisHarp</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I would simply like to hear some tunes on the new record that suit John's voice better. As we all know, his voice is declining and alot of BT songs require high pitch and he is struggling with those now. I can here some moody, sultry tunes like &#34;Make My Way&#34; or something along those lines. His voice also sounded really good on his latest solo release.
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			<title>MemphisHarp on "wishful thinking"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/wishful-thinking#post-622</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>MemphisHarp</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;It is hard to get clearance into Canada if you have a criminal record...especially marijuana and gun convictions. This is the reason I suspect John can't get in.
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			<title>jadedjane74 on "When does Central Illinois get a taste????? Here is a venue for ya!"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/when-does-central-illinois-get-a-taste-here-is-a-venue-for-ya#post-621</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.facebook.com/update_security_info.php?wizard=1#&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.facebook.com/update_security_info.php?wizard=1#&#60;/a&#62;!/pages/The-Castle-Theatre/111880452189179 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
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			<title>ian on "&#34;Reach Me&#34; bass tab"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/reach-me-bass-tab#post-620</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ian</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;Can someone help me out with the bassline for &#34;You Reach Me&#34;?  I think it's an open-hammer-pluck style groove, but I just can't pick out the line.  Thanks!
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			<title>ian on "Is it true that they are playing Travelers and Theives at Red Rocks?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/is-it-true-that-they-are-playing-travelers-and-theives-at-red-rocks#post-619</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>ian</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;They also have a soundboard recording on archive.org!
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			<title>luckier_420 on "wishful thinking"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/wishful-thinking#post-615</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>luckier_420</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;ANyone KNow if there is any CHance of Canadian dates ???or the border just too much trouble (i know it is for me and many)- cuz im sure we got everything here for a great time :)
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			<title>Popper Freak on "Top 3 Songs From Each Album... (and one least fav from each)"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/top-3-songs-from-each-album-and-one-least-fav-from-each#post-614</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Popper Freak</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;BT:&#60;br /&#62;
Gina&#60;br /&#62;
Alone(fav)&#60;br /&#62;
Sweet Talking Hippie&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;TnT:&#60;br /&#62;
Ivory Tusk&#60;br /&#62;
The Best Part&#60;br /&#62;
Support Your Local Emperor(fav)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;SHS:&#60;br /&#62;
Bullshitter's Lament&#38;gt;(fav)&#60;br /&#62;
Conquer Me&#38;gt;&#60;br /&#62;
Fledling&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;4:&#60;br /&#62;
Fallible(fav)&#60;br /&#62;
Freedom&#60;br /&#62;
Hook&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;SOTM:&#60;br /&#62;
The Gunfighter&#60;br /&#62;
Great Big World(fav)&#60;br /&#62;
Battle Of Someone&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Bridge:&#60;br /&#62;
Girl Inside My Head&#60;br /&#62;
All Hands(fav)&#60;br /&#62;
You Lost Me There&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;TBT:&#60;br /&#62;
Thinnest of Air&#60;br /&#62;
The One(fav)&#60;br /&#62;
Mount Normal&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;iB!&#60;br /&#62;
She And I&#60;br /&#62;
Cant Win True Love(fav)&#60;br /&#62;
The Children Of The Night&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;NHS:&#60;br /&#62;
Love Does&#60;br /&#62;
Alleviate&#60;br /&#62;
The Landing(fav)
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			<title>Gordon_The_Hat on "Top 3 Songs From Each Album... (and one least fav from each)"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/top-3-songs-from-each-album-and-one-least-fav-from-each#post-613</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Gordon_The_Hat</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;BT&#60;br /&#62;
100 Years&#60;br /&#62;
But Anyway&#60;br /&#62;
Dropping Some NYC&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;T&#38;amp;T&#60;br /&#62;
Onslaught&#60;br /&#62;
The Best Part&#60;br /&#62;
I Have My Moments&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Save His Soul&#60;br /&#62;
Trina Magna&#60;br /&#62;
Bullshitters Lament&#60;br /&#62;
Conquer Me&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Four&#60;br /&#62;
Runaround&#60;br /&#62;
Hook&#60;br /&#62;
Stand&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Straight On Till Morning&#60;br /&#62;
Carolina Blues&#60;br /&#62;
Felicia&#60;br /&#62;
Gunfighter&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Bridge&#60;br /&#62;
Just for Me&#60;br /&#62;
Girl Inside My Head&#60;br /&#62;
The Way&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Truth Be Told&#60;br /&#62;
Blessed Pain&#60;br /&#62;
Thinnest of Air&#60;br /&#62;
Mount Normal&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Bastardos&#60;br /&#62;
You Can't Win True Love&#60;br /&#62;
Amber Awaits&#60;br /&#62;
That Which Doesn't Kill You&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;North Hollywood Shootout&#60;br /&#62;
Forever Owed&#60;br /&#62;
You and Me and Everything&#60;br /&#62;
What Remains
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			<title>remaininlite on "Top 3 Songs From Each Album... (and one least fav from each)"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/top-3-songs-from-each-album-and-one-least-fav-from-each#post-612</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>remaininlite</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;BT:&#60;br /&#62;
But Anyway&#60;br /&#62;
Alone&#60;br /&#62;
Slow Change&#60;br /&#62;
(least fav) Gotta Get Mean&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;TnT:&#60;br /&#62;
Onslaught&#60;br /&#62;
Optimistic Thought&#60;br /&#62;
The Best Part&#60;br /&#62;
(least fav) All in the Groove (sooo dated)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;SHS:&#60;br /&#62;
Believe Me&#60;br /&#62;
Whoops&#60;br /&#62;
Save His Soul&#60;br /&#62;
(least fav) Conquer Me&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;4:&#60;br /&#62;
Bro Jo&#60;br /&#62;
Mountains&#60;br /&#62;
Freedom&#60;br /&#62;
(least fav) Just Wait&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;SOTM:&#60;br /&#62;
Carolina Blues&#60;br /&#62;
Yours&#60;br /&#62;
Make My Way&#60;br /&#62;
(least fav) The Gunfighter&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Bridge:&#60;br /&#62;
Girl Inside My Head&#60;br /&#62;
You're Burning Me&#60;br /&#62;
Decision of the Skies&#60;br /&#62;
(least fav) The Way&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;TBT:&#60;br /&#62;
Thinnest of Air&#60;br /&#62;
The One&#60;br /&#62;
Stumble and Fall&#60;br /&#62;
(least fav) Mount Normal&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;iB!&#60;br /&#62;
Amber Awaits&#60;br /&#62;
Money Back Guarantee&#60;br /&#62;
Rubberneck&#60;br /&#62;
(least fav) Leaning In&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;NHS:&#60;br /&#62;
You, Me, and Everything&#60;br /&#62;
How You Remember It&#60;br /&#62;
Love Does&#60;br /&#62;
(least fav) Free Willis
&#60;/p&#62;</description>
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			<title>helpslip on "crystal lake raue center?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/crystal-lake-raue-center#post-611</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>helpslip</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;are there only $52+ tix available for this venue?&#60;br /&#62;
our 2 kids love to see trav but damn $220... think we'll all have to sit this one out
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			<title>Gordon_The_Hat on "Merchandise?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/merchandise#post-610</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Gordon_The_Hat</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;I don't know why, but the BT merchandise has been pretty slim for the shows that I have gone to lately.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I sent them a twitter to say that we wanted to promote the band and that merchandise like cool t-shirts are part of that, but they didn't respond.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I for one would like a BT shirt with &#34;I want to be brave&#34; spelled backwards on the chest, and the mascot from the Truth Be Told album to go on the back.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I wish they would have a t-shirt design contest.
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			<title>remaininlite on "Merchandise?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/merchandise#post-609</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>remaininlite</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;There is no merchandise option in the links on the main site. Are they no longer selling stuff?
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			<title>Gordon_The_Hat on "What would you like to see on the next album?"</title>
			<link>http://www.bluestraveler.com/forum/topic/what-would-you-like-to-see-on-the-next-album#post-608</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Gordon_The_Hat</dc:creator>
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			<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcreader.com%2Fmusic%2Frrl-2011-blues-traveler%2F&#38;amp;h=JAQBOe6BOAQA_1DDheUZ7z02QWePyCO2OTvhMf8r1dsjq5A&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcreader.com%2Fmusic%2Frrl-2011-blues-traveler%2F&#38;amp;h=JAQBOe6BOAQA_1DDheUZ7z02QWePyCO2OTvhMf8r1dsjq5A&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Check out Chan talking bout the new album.
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