R.I.P. Lance Hahn

We're sad to report that Lance Hahn, vocalist and guitarist for the lgendary punk bands Cringer and J Church died from complications of kidney disease in Austin, TX on October 21, 2007. While I never got to meet him or see his bands play, his records and the ideals that underscored his written work in fanzines as well as his music was a great influence on me and what my work would become. He will be missed. Our condolences to his family, friends, and fellow fans.

R.I.P. Mikey Offender

We at TTWN just found out that Mikey "Offender" Donaldson, former bassists for the Offenders, The Dicks, Sister Double Happiness etc, currently (and original) bassist for hardcore legends MDC has died in Barcelona, Spain.

MO TRAP Law update

A now an update regarding a couple of posts down. Since the July posting of the protest regarding the TRAP law in MO, which would have required abortion clinics in Missouri to meet the same standards as emergency rooms (a situation that would require most of them to stop performing the procedure), the law has been blocked from going into effect by a Federal judge for several months. A reprieve, but far from the end of the road on this - unfortunately. Still, it's a pleasant step forwards in my opinion

Issue 84 News

The new issue of TTWN is finally available. Check the website for records reviews and contact information. The link is to the right. Hope this helps.

MO's Governor - Accurate Protrayal

On Friday July 13, 2007 Planned Parenthood in Columbia held a rally on the corners of Broadway and Providence downtown to protest MO Gov. Blunt's signing of the TRAP bill into law. The bill, which requires extensive renovations to abortion clinics by instantly classifying them as ambulatory surgery centers, could make the PP clinic in St. Louis the only abortion provider in the state. It also bars those affiliated with abortion providers from teaching or providing materials for sex ed programs. Needless to say I had to check it out - and took my camera along. When I came across this, I knew this was what had to go into the website.

The only thing better would be if this was an effigy.

R.I.P. Kelly Johnson

Sorry I haven't been on the blog for a bit but things have been busy. We were about ready to post something else when we learned that Kelly Johnson, original lead guitarist for British new wave of heavy metal legends Girlschool died on July 15 after a six year battle with cancer of the spine. Our condolences to her family and friends.

Summer Daze or et al

Yes, we all know it's summer. While most of us were busy with what we have to do to survive, I was wondering about things. While looking for things, I came across this article on how what summer means changes with age.

If interested, give it a read and comment on it if you feel like it.