April 2003

Shawsheen River: Tewksbury, MA

I was in my Dagger Blackwater 12.5 kayak, a recreational boat designed for flat water and mild ocean. My companion was in his 17 foot sea kayak. He may have had the speed, but I had the maneuverability.

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Seeking the Sun with Steve Kimock (INTERVIEW)

Over the nearly three decades I’ve known Steve Kimock, I don’t think he’s ever really wanted to do anything other than play his guitar well. He has always preferred to – or, more accurately, had to – follow his muse, letting the chips fall where they may commercially.

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Performance Artist: Frenchy

In New Orleans, the Crescent City on the banks of the Mississippi River Delta, burgeons a marvelous place that rings with spontaneous energy, life and music that is truly “Naw’lins.” Most people heading down there later this month for the cultural odyssey known as Jazz Fest will most likely stumble across a fresh player in the live music scene, Performance Painter Frenchy.

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The Samples: Past, Present and Future (Interview With Sean Kelly)

With humble origins in the bars of Vermont, hard earned recognition in the small theatres of Colorado, critical acclaim on the national touring circuit, a major player on the HORDE tour and ultimately sold out Red Rocks shows which featured an unknown opening act named the Dave Matthews Band; Sean Kelly and The Samples have had a long and colorful road the past 15 years.

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Bliss’s Brewers Corner

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Bliss’ Brewers Corner, a new column on Glide Magazine, that gives those people interested in brewing beer at home an idea of what is involved. Brewers Corner will feature a recipe of the month, general brewing instructions, and tips and tricks! This month a wheat beer (a.k.a. weizenbier) for my summer enjoyment

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Eclipsed By Ellipses

Adrian walked back in the start of a spring rain like she’d set fires in Chicago and knew she was getting away with it – chin bent slightly toward the pendant that dangled from her neck, hands stiff at her side and leaving footprints on the wet concrete.

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