We got a cold front and rain after most of a week of unseasonably hot weather. There were two Bald Eagles buzzing the campus at Flathead Valley Community College, as well a a pair of Magpies chasing a Raven away from their territory.

Footbarn's Celebration of Theatre: Theater X-Net

Starring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Ida's Places in Paris -- from my first jet-lagged day by the Seine.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

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Watch Dale Arden rescue Flash Gordon for a change!

Charity Alert: Make a resolution as Summer approaches to click on The Hunger Site every day.

In The Community: My friend, the late Joe Abbrescia's plein aire paintings of Glacier National Park are up at the Hockaday Museum of Art. The reception is next week, with a talk by ace local artist Mark Ogle. Son of a gun! Are we REALLY going to install all those pictures at the new Kalispell Hilton???

Media Watch: Here's a review from the road of George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars by DJ Bustin' Bob: Great gig last nite in Charlotte...what can I say, the crowd was off the chain and the band responded nicely. Alot of raw power out there. Everybody shone thru. GC, Belita, Boogie, the horns, both Frankie Kash & Rico pounded. That chit was loud and articulated.
Shauna got down on guitar and both Mike and Bryd really showed they arses.
Nary a dull spot, slow down or set back all nite. Show was just perfect. Even Sexy Side rocked and the crowd gave it up for it too. That band will flat wear a crowd out. Club was packed with unbeleivable energy.
No Poo Poo, and Trey did a bit during the usual Poo spot. Met Sidney Barnes* at the blackstage. Spot was right in the middle of the some white picket-fenced suburbia, an old movie theatre, it was a trip.
They funked 'em good.
*A collaborator with George Clinton in the old Motown days.
Further refinement: Here is the set list as far as I can recall. A couple of these could be out of order.
Funkentelechy
Bop Gun
Cosmic Slop
Alice in My Fantasies
Aqua Boogie
Give Up the Funk
Up For the Down Stroke
Sexy Side of You
Maggot Brain
Dog Star
One Nation
Flashlight
Knee Deep
Bounce To This
Atomic Dog
Thumpasaurus
Band got into some grooves interspersed throughout including this almost rocka billy guitar thang that featured Byrd. Show clocked out at just under 4 hrs. Man they jammed hard.


George the P-Funk All-Stars on tour -- digital reinterpretation of material found at www.georgeclinton.com