Cannabis College > 420 Cafe –
Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 10:00-11:00 pm [20-0860]
Amsterdam, NL.
37th anniversary
We were celebrating the 37th anniversary of my release from prison on December 13, 1971 and the release of my new book IT’S ALL GOOD: A John Sinclair Reader after hours at the Cannabis College on this Friday evening when I gave my first public reading of the story called “John Sinclair” that starts off the book with an account of my liberaton from penitentiary life through the agency of John Lennon. That reading is the centerpiece of this episode, preceded by music by Detroit’s own Pat in the Hat from his new Funky D Records CD, a live cut by me with Harmonica Shah and his band in Ann Arbor last July, and some improvisational beat-box music from Thumpah Lee, and followed by the Trevor Menear reading of the Lennon tune and a duet performance of my poem for Lennon called “Friday the 13th” with Jair-Rohm Wells on bass, recorded in London last month. Happy Freedom, everybody!
Playlist #240
[00] RFA Tag > Baba Israel ID
[01] Opening Music: Pat in the Hat: How High Ya Get
[02] John Sinclair Intro, Comments & Opening Tokes with Thumpah Lee
[03] John Sinclair & Harmonica Shah: Pea Vine Blues
[04] John Sinclair Comments & Improvisation by Thumpah Lee
[05] John Sinclair Reading “John Sinclair” at Cannabis College
[06] Trevor Menear: John Sinclair
[07] Thumpah Lee Closing ID
[08] Closing Music: John Sinclair & Jair-Rohm Wells: friday the 13th
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Special thanks to Nick Smith, Shelley & Bianca, the lovely & talented Ms. Claudia Seppen at Waterstone’s, Lorna Clay & Kristie Szalanski at the Cannabis College and Steve & Jane at the 420 Café.
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