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Jim_ Dyar Jim Dyar is a journalist and the former arts and entertainment editor for the Record Searchlight’s D.A.T.E. section. Jim is also a songwriter and leader of the Jim Dyar Band. He lives in Redding with his wife Candace. E-mail him at jimd.anewscafe@gmail.com

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Not So Slim Pickings

Not So Slim Pickings(1)

February 5, 2010 By Jim Dyar

Traditional cowboy performer Sourdough Slim performs tonight (8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 5) at Bernie’s Guitar (3086 Bechelli Lane, 223-2040) in Redding. Sourdough’s show always promises a lot of laughs and he’s a yodeler deluxe (he won the 2001 Will Rogers…

Not So Slim Pickings
Depression Busters in Black and White

Depression Busters in Black and White

Zimmy!

Jerry!

Neil!

George Harrison

Willie Nelson

Miles Davis

SRV

Hag

Emmylou Harris

Lightnin’ Hopkins

Gram Parsons

Waylon Jennings

Bob Marley

Lucinda Williams

Freddie King

Dave Alvin

Kris Kristofferson

Medical Marijuana and the Second Amendment

Medical Marijuana and the Second Amendment

Redding resident and Army veteran Sean Merritt says he’s been denied the right to purchase a firearm at a local gun shop owned by Redding Mayor Patrick Jones. The sticking point hinges on a line on a form required by…

The Love/Hate of the Grammys

The Love/Hate of the Grammys

Ahh, the great dilemma of the Grammys.

The prime-time Grammy broadcast placates the corporate music industry by shoveling forgettable acts into our faces because they have nice legs and move units at Wal-Mart.

It’s a fashion show littered with so much horrid,…

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