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DreamGypsy

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1. Oh, we miss U. Utah Phillips...a national treasure..

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2014, 01:11 AM

May 2014

...whose father got a job working for the WPA back in 1935 installing electric lights in Navajo outhouses, thereby become the first person ever to wire a head for a reservation.

To get an inkling of Utah's sense of humor, here's Railroading on the Great Divide, from the Strawberry Music Festival 2007 -

One of my favorites is Enola Gay, with a more serious message

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The Proud Message of Utah Phillips [View all] Judi Lynn May 2014 OP

Oh, we miss U. Utah Phillips...a national treasure.. DreamGypsy May 2014 #1

Some of his albums are still in print Warpy May 2014 #2

Loved u. utah Phillips. Scootaloo May 2014 #3