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Born on this day...

Oct 16, 2008 17:08

1854 - Oscar Wilde
Definitely the most famous gay man of his time. Wilde was known for his fierce wit. He was convicted of "gross indecency" in England for being a homosexual and spent 2 year doing hard labour. After his release he left England and never returned.

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bob weir, rock, playwright, gay, poet, blowoff, mexicali blues, bob mould, guitarist, grateful dead, husker du, marty robbins, oscar wilde, paul strand, photographer, me and my uncle, sugar, novelist, edward weston, alfred stieglitz

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scream4noreason October 17 2008, 02:27:05 UTC

I never knew he was in Husker Du.But,the musically alternative 90s passed me by.

I like these posts,keep em coming!

transmodal October 17 2008, 13:16:54 UTC

Husker Du was actually in the 80's... about the same time as R.E.M's rise to fame. Sugar was the band that I would classify as a part of the "Alternative" 90's. It's funny, I also didn't listen to that kind of music in the 90's... I was all about jam bands like Widespread Panic, Phish, and of course the Grateful Dead. It wasn't until the late 90's that I had embraced my inner angst enough to enjoy that kind of music! :)

Thanks for the supportive words about my posts, I really appreciate it.

joebehrsandiego October 17 2008, 02:52:05 UTC

I can highly recommend the Mould/Morel "Blowoff" dance parties - held periodically in D.C. (where Mould lives) and less frequently in CA and PDX.

Also - the "Blowoff" CD.

http://www.amplifiermagazine.com/reviews/cds/blowoff_cd.php

transmodal October 17 2008, 13:19:39 UTC

Thanks for the link Joe!