Monthly Archives: October 2011

In the Studio with Amy Goodman

Before we ever left home, Brian’s friend Andrés Thomas Conteris was working his connections at Democracy Now! to get Brian on the show during his East Coast book tour. He and other friends sent the book to show producers to … Continue reading

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From Cleveland to Western Mass

After much anxiety on all sides (due to the known difficulty of finding the train station plus a combination of train lag and sleep deprivation), Art Dorland graciously delivered us to the Amtrak station in time to make our 5:50 … Continue reading

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Western Mass

During our short stay in Western Massachusetts, Brian’s old stomping ground, we were based in the small town of Montague with friends Ricky Baruc and Deb Habib, whom Brian has known for many years and whom I met in 1997 … Continue reading

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3 days in C-Town

OCT 12 – We arrived in Cleveland in the wee morning hours. Due in at 12:59 AM, the train was an hour and a quarter late. The approach was beautiful, over a bridge suspended just above an inky Cuyahoga River … Continue reading

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Occupying Chicago

When setting up the East Coast book tour, the Chicago piece just slipped through our fingers, mostly due to lack of organizing time, but the way our schedule unfolded, we ended up spending one night there anyway. Serendipitously, with a … Continue reading

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The Empire Builder

Amtraking from Portland to Chicago, two days, two nights, October 8-10. Border Patrol came onto the train at White Fish, Montana. Why? Our train car porter told us the Border Patrol has jurisdiction within 30 miles of the border, and … Continue reading

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We’re off!

It was a rushed beginning. Despite my promise to pack light, my suitcase is stuffed to the max. Happily, Brian’s painful pinched nerve, which a week ago had threatened to cause us to cancel the whole East Coast tour, is … Continue reading

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