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The Obama Victory Playlist

Posted on 12 November 2012 by The Urchins

By Geo Ong The moment the state of Ohio and the consequent election went to our man, President Barack Obama, I immediately opened up my music library and put together what I call the Obama Victory Playlist. Other than words, … Continue reading →

Posted in Geo, Music, Politics & Global Issues | Tagged adore, al green, at last, back in the usa, barack obama, can, chuck berry, earth wind and fire, erykah badu, etta james, everything is everything, got to get you into my life, i want more and, if you want me to stay, james brown, lauryn hill, let's stay together, life is better, nina simone, obama victory playlist, president barack obama, presidential election, prince, q-tip, say it loud i'm black and i'm proud, sly and the family stone, stay, to be young gifted and black | 1 Comment

The First Instance of Purple Rain

Posted on 23 July 2012 by The Urchins

By Geo Ong Now that Prince is legendary, it’d be interesting to consider a time when he wasn’t. Not many of us were present, of course. We were around, but we didn’t know outright that Prince wasn’t famous because we … Continue reading →

Posted in Geo, Music | Tagged concerts, first avenue, live performance, prince, prince and the revolution, purple rain, songs, wendy melvoin | Leave a comment

It’s Bookshelf Time

Posted on 30 April 2012 by The Urchins

Spring is here! And so are new books to the Urchin Bookshelf! Check it before you wreck it. (Actually, don’t wreck it at all. We only have one, and it was given to us by a large man with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaborative, Literature | Tagged alison bechdel, are you my mother, biographies, books, c.s. lewis, desert solitaire, edward abbey, essays, granta, london, london the lives of the city, michael pollan, prince, ronin ro, the botany of desire, the london scene, the omnivore's dilemma, till we have faces, urchin bookshelf, virginia woolf | 76 Comments

That’s What He Said

Posted on 24 March 2012 by The Urchins

Hey, I ain’t got no money But honey, I’m rich on personality! —Prince, ‘Baby, I’m a Star’

Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Geo, Music, That's What They Said | Tagged baby i'm a star, money, prince, purple rain | Leave a comment

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The Obama Victory Playlist

The First Instance of Purple Rain

It’s Bookshelf Time

That’s What He Said

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