http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/ In the Nest and On the Road en-us Copyright 2008 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:35:07 -0800 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:04:52 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.0D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Greetings and salutations, Obama fans. A week has passed since the stunning presidential election. And yes, despite our mistrust of Obama's stated policies and his entrenchment in the corporate America he so eloquently criticizes--we were moved to tears. Group emotion... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/11/raining_on_your.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/11/raining_on_your.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:35:07 -0800 It's been a glorious week of rains, cool days and nights, mysterious winds that blew all smog from the basins. Topanga Canyon was silent on a Thursday afternoon. No deer, no hawks or owls, no hikers on the trail... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/11/peace_in_the_va.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/11/peace_in_the_va.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:33:25 -0800 It's a new day in America. An intelligent and sane man will be President for the first time since Jimmy Carter. And the Hawks have a song on a trashy, big-budget vampire show. Check out "True Blood" on HBO this... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/11/hawks_song_on_t.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/11/hawks_song_on_t.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:56:50 -0800 Forget about that big presidential election! I See Hawks In L.A. is up for a Grammy in Category 69 (that's right, 69), CONTEMPORARY FOLK/AMERICANA. If you're a NARAS (or you know one and can influence them in whatever ways necessary)... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/10/hawks_on_grammy.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/10/hawks_on_grammy.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:02:37 -0800 Read and weep, my friends. An article by our last line of defense and next vice president of the United States, Naomi Wolf (Naomi Klein will be president): Concerns about deployment of military on U.S. soil growing -- while mainstream... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/10/posse_comitatus.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/10/posse_comitatus.html Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:02:28 -0800 Hawks Axiom #43 states that the goofier a club's name, the greater the chances of a cool show. Axiom #9 states that feelings of trepidation at sound check are often harbingers of that same cool gig. So Rhythm N Brews... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/tennessee_tende.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/tennessee_tende.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:44:12 -0800 We're rolling on a handsome and very wide interstate, I-75 to be exact, connecting Atlanta and Chattanooga. Rob's cell phone can go online, and so: as we slice through densely wooded hills and ridges, Rob finds the Starbucks locater website... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/us_41_at_acwort.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/us_41_at_acwort.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:42:39 -0800 Zig is a very cool guy, grizzled, sharp, and tall enough to see the big picture, the forest and the trees. His 10 acre spread of trees and permanently parked RV's is set up for FES-TAA-VULLL! He's proud of his... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/albino_skunkfes.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/albino_skunkfes.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:40:01 -0800 Darkness. Pillows. A stumble to the bathroom. Digital clock on the little table between the Comfort Inn beds proclaims 10 a.m. Across the beige divide, Shawn slumbers, the enviable deep sleep of the good and kind man. Turn on CNN.... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/waffle_house_ke.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/waffle_house_ke.html Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:41:11 -0800 We're flying U.S. Airways to Charlotte. Dear reader, we've bagged enough on the state of air travel of late, so we'll spare you. Okay, there were moments of unpleasantness, and inappropriate hubris by Airways staff at the gate. But we'll... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/no_gas_in_charl.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/no_gas_in_charl.html Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:27:47 -0800 an opinion piece by Hawks guitarist Paul Lacques Our new American Age is the ascendancy of warped rural values. What made us strong, what gave us soul, what defined us and defended us, went sour, and weird. All of us... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/nashville_st_pa.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/09/nashville_st_pa.html Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:20:49 -0800 It's Labor Day Weekend 2008 and the Hawks are playing their first ever county fair gig. We're excited and apprehensive. We believe in America. We love fairs. Corn Dogs, the Demolition Derby, Funnel Cakes and Ferris wheels. But will they... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/08/mariposa_county.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/08/mariposa_county.html Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:41:26 -0800 FRIDAY AUGUST 15 Morning comes well into the afternoon for the Hawks at the Grand Hotel. Where are we? We’re in Norway. Halden. South of Oslo. On a fjord that empties out into the sea somewhere many miles away beyond... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/08/festival_atmosp.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/08/festival_atmosp.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:38:30 -0800 THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 Morning comes early to the Downshire Arms, our comfortable (Northern) Irish home. Do we really have to leave? It seems too soon. We'll have to come back promptly. There is so much more to explore here. Andy... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/08/norwegian_wood.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/08/norwegian_wood.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:47:41 -0800 We woke up in our little cozy digs behind the Downshire Arms at Hilltown's only crossroads, lined by 4 pubs, a SPAR store, and a few other small town shops. Ah. The smell of breakfast being prepared downstairs. Eggs, scones,... http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/08/from_bronte_to.html http://www.iseehawks.com/hawkslog/archives/2008/08/from_bronte_to.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:08:55 -0800