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MUO’s First Battle Wound

Jul 15, 2008

Muo is the name of our van. We gave her a name (and a gender) because the old girl has faithfully carried us for over 10,000 miles so far, and will obligingly chug us along another 9,000. She keeps our things safe, and makes it easy for us to travel the country in just one [...]

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This American Summer on User-Generated Radio

Jul 11, 2008

Tonight we’ll be on Vocalo radio 89.5 FM in Chicago and Northwest Indiana at 6PM. You can listen on your transistor set if you’re in the area or tune in over the net at http://www.vocalo.org/. Check it out!

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NYC Video Flash Mob

Jun 28, 2008

When: Monday June 30, 2008, 7 PM EDT
Where: Outside Grand Central Terminal on the southside (E 42nd St), across the street and under the pedestrian bridge
Why: It’s an interesting thing to do (and the footage should be cool).
Who: You!
How: Bring a hand-held (nonprofessional) video camera to the appropriate time and place where we will embark. [...]

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Simple Kind of Love - Lacie Madison

Jun 24, 2008

Meet Lacie Madison, an up and coming singer-songwriter from Montana; we got to talk to her in Nashville, where she hopes to make it big. One of three episodes from our adventures in Nashville, TN.

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Frankly, my dear…would you like to dance?

Jun 23, 2008

The heart of rural Kentucky rolled out before us all day as we traveled south from Lexington. Charlie gave us a backroads route of small towns to see on our way, including Danville, Perryville, and Bowling Green. I added Elizabethtown and Mammoth Cave National Park to our list of waypoints, and we spent a pleasant [...]

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Day 1

Jun 4, 2008

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Prologue

Jun 3, 2008

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Launched!

Jun 2, 2008

We’ve launched! Currently we’re on our way to Lake McConaughy in Nebraska. We’ve seen rural northeastern Colorado and Cheyenne, Wyoming today and we look forward to talking to some of the good people of Nebraska later today.
This evening, we’ll post our trip introduction video and we’ll try to get today’s clip on the net. Until [...]

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