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Just wish it were longer. In the record store the other day, we saw a button that said:
"Mr. President, what are your thoughts on Roe V. Wade?"
"I don't care how people get out of New Orleans," the answer came.

For Thursday I'm sending out this beautiful instrumental number by Ben Harper. It's called Number 3, I don't know why.

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Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals Universal Hall, Tiergaarten, Berlin, Germany2003-05-22 There's just something so appealing about honest, well-made music....To quote our protagonist here "When it's good, it's so, so good..." Couldn't help but post this great track from my live music collection, and seeing as it's Sunday (and we all like to post covers on Sunday), what better way to honor the tradition than by raising the bar with some hothouse BHIC. Taken from Be... MORE

This is an amazing video that makes you say I BELIEVE!!!!

Check out this clipping from Oprah's magazine in which Ben Harper speaks very kindly of me. I just wrapped up the first leg of our tour together in Toronto this weekend, and I'll meet up with him again in Los Angeles in November. West Coast dates are posted just over there to your left. Drop me a note in the comments if you are coming to any shows.

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals are heading out on the road beginning September 1st at Boulder, Colorado's Macky Auditorium. Before the tour kicks off Harper and co. will also play the Jazz Aspen music festival on August 31st. Piers Faccini and Donavon Frankenreiter will open for Harper. Some pre-sale tix are still available via benharper.net. All other tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster outlets. The tour is in support of Harper's new album, Lifeline, w... MORE

Does anyone know what kind of guitar Ben Harper uses when he sits and plays slide? My son has been bugging me about it because he's desperate to get something like it to play Ground on Down. Thank.

Check out new video from Ben Harper's new 'Lifeline' CD due out August 28th. Single is 'In the Colors'...love it!

Now, this may not be your ideal funky, I can accept that... but it's funk-ay for me. Sexual funky... that's my boy Ben Harper... Vedder ain't so bad either :) I have for your listening & viewing pleasure... Sexual Healing (Ben solo), Ben & Vedder rocking a lovely Indifference - a little politics to start - now you KNOW that's funky ;) & the last is Please Bleed... this version is stripped down... but the funk is so THERE. See him live - trust the greeneyedgirl... he bo... MORE

Okay, so in honor of this fine day I say we put together a playlist of GREAT songs dedicated to that fine, fine canibus. So far, we've got:
Rick James – Mary Jane * *Cypress Hill – Roll It Up, Light It Up, Smoke It Up * *Peter Tosh – Legalize It * *Collie Buddz – Come Around *Afroman – Because I Got High * *Musical Youth – Pass the Dutchie * *Weird Al Yankovich – What If God Smoked Cannabis * *Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever * *Scarface – Mary Jane *Purple Ribbon All-S... MORE