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    An Invitation to Joni Mitchell to Sing at the Opening of the Tree Museum
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    The Songs of Lenin and McCarthy
    by Jimmy Chen
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    Jenny’s Alternate Numbers
    by Gretchen VanWormer
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    John Moe’s Pop Song Correspondences: A Note Placed in the Pay Envelope of Billy “The Piano Man” Joel
    by John Moe
  • April 3, 2007
    John Moe’s Pop Song Correspondences: Regarding Pete Seeger’s Requests for a Hammer and His Descriptions of What He Would Do If He Had One
    by John Moe
  • March 21, 2007
    Song For Randy Newman, To Be Sung By Randy Newman
    by Andrew Cleary
  • February 5, 2007
    Today’s AA Speaker: Mr. Tom Waits (If Mr. Waits Is Actually Like the People He Writes Songs About)
    by Russell Bradbury-Carlin
  • January 18, 2007
    Dan Liebert, Verbal Cartoonist: But Who Will Play Me?
    by Dan Liebert
  • January 11, 2007
    Possible Titles for the Oscar-Winning “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” If Three 6 Mafia Had Been More Introspective
    by James Miller
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