Del Martin. (May 5, 1921 --August 27)

From Pam Spaulding, I learn the news of Del Martin's passing. I have only read about her and seen photos of her, but I celebrate her life and am grateful for her tremendous pioneering activism.

I hope this link works!

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6698

If there is another "after world" she is joining Grace Paley and Marsha Z. West and Harold Rogovin and Darren Carr and Rhett Jones and Seraphin B. and Eric S. Richardson and Allegra Jones and Mahmoud Darwish and Mollie Ivins and Fred Martin and so many ancestors ...

A Loyal Jewish Soldier in General J.C. Christian's Army

I am. (see title above).

Jesus' General has some mighty fine links, all firmly Heterosexual and Manly.
http://patriotboy.blogspot.com/

Read the comments for detailed analysis, footnotery, et cetera.

Rites & Reason Theatre

I've loved this theatre and everything about it since 1982.

http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Africana_Studies/rites_reason/

Grace Paley may or may not have visited, but she would have loved this place and its people. This is true for Harold Rogovin (less likely that he visited). Marsha's spirit is here forever.

Thank you, George Houston Bass.

Thank you, Rhett Jones.

Thank you.

Welcome Bugzita!

I am happy to announce that the Team is growing! Bugzita of PostFoetrydot com fame (and a writer of many forms in many settings) has kindly agreed to contribute!

She has technical skills far beyond mine.
She brings geographical insights from Pennsylvania, Iowa, Macedonia & lands unnamed.
Bugzita, thank you!

Next week is school vacation for my son. Would that we were already reporting with the Pitchers and Catchers in Florida, Arizona and? Nevada(California?) but we have not yet been recruited or discovered. We will be spending some time in New Haven (Nutmeg State) and perhaps in Other Places.

Roger Clemens may or may not go to Heaven, but I agree with William Rhoden (in todays NYTimes, section C )that he deserves the same exact treatment given Barry Bonds and Marion Jones.

By Heaven, I mean no disrespect to the blog of Mairead Byrne., http://www.maireadbyrne.blogspot.com/