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Ben Ishmael, father of the John W. Ishmael and grandfather of Tom Ishmael, was a brother to my gggg-grandfather, Thomas Ishmael. Ben Ishmael, Thomas Ishmael, and their brother, Robert Ishmael, were patriotic Americans from Pennsylvania who served br…
In less than two centuries, the Ishmaels went from being an obscure colonial-era family of poor Pennsylvania farmers to being put on display before millions of visitors to the Chicago World's Fair of 1933 as the very image of degeneracy and criminal…
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- What Instrument(s) Do You Play
- Guitar
- About Me
- Retired educator - used to play folk guitar and sing at Ozark Folk Center, Mt. View, Stone County, Arkansas.
- What city are you from?
- Van Buren, Arkansas
- Original Hometown
- Batesville, Arkansas
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Andy, yeah, I know what you're saying...the Lemonheads then instantly faded into multi-platinum obscurity. That's such a great perspective when most people have no idea the band even existed pre-1992.
If anyone bothering to read this hasn't heard t…
Ha! I knew it.
I'm not crazy about Michael Jackson or modern-day indie rock, but I will sing the SHIT out of some prime Manilow.
Burd, you nailed me.
I write the songs that make the whole wooooorld siiiing....
ahhhh Bullet Lavolta,their 1st 12" almost bordered on being the new Jerry`s Kids !!! Then they hit the UK with the Lemonheads & they both fell away.....those were the days lol
What gets me is people forget that punk/hardcore was NOT a private party…
Burd, I would never accuse you of being shy about speaking your mind. And I doubt anyone would have thought me anything but a raging snob from way back. And with the anti-Manilow snobbery of the post below, we continue to have plenty in common. FTR:…
John, it didn't seem like good natured to me when I went back and looked. It reeked of pretentious snobbery. Haughtiness. The funny thing is; I'd probably step up and say something if someone was doing it to you. Incidently, there are all sorts of t…
John I will indeed buy you a drink but you will first have to drive the van of screaming kids northward!
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