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  Americana Music Academy’s 20th Anniversary This October is the 20th anniversary of the Americana Music Academy. And guess what else, I have some surprises for the academy to give. Plus, I’m gonna be showing everyone at Americana some music videos I made. The first video is for the song ‘Nolan On The Moors’. Second one is a song about ‘Pie’ (3.1415 etc.). And the third for Sissy & Earl’s song ‘Mama Don’t Know’. I’m also gonna be giving out Lawrence Kansas Sampler CDs I made to people I know. And I have the perfect plan to do that. Plus, I’ll be handing out free posters and giving them to people that I know. A Leo Kottke poster for Lisa, a ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Poster for the folks at Americana to hang up on the wall, a Dixie Chicks poster, and a special painting I made myself for the academy. That painting I made has my cartoon character Camelopard Joey, and he plays the guitar. And not only that, he also plays the trumpet too. This will be part of my vacation in Lawrence K

Autumn in Larryville When the autumn season comes, September begins. And summer will return next year. And now here's something that you'd like to know. When Labor Day comes, we celebrate. How? Downtown. But the real question is, how do you celebrate Labor Day on this special time of year somewhere in Lawrence. Here's some ideas. 1. Hang out with my friends, get together and meet somewhere for lunch. 2. Join in at the Lawrence Public Library for some special events. 3. Entertain kids at Cordley with my puppets. 4. Get together for Best Buddies once again. (which you already knew about that) 5. Participate at Van Go for a Zine Fest (Paper Plains) 6. Hang out at Americana Music Academy for a jam session. (I'll think about it.) Here are some of the local events I wanna join in. My first September event is the Street Party. It was on Saturday September 3rd at 826 Pennsylvania St. in East Lawrence. When I look at a street party in Lawrence, I think of an all-age type of part