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Saturdays, 5 to 6pm, and Thursdays, 5:30pm, Pacific Time at [openradio.app/station/kzct-ozcat-radio-tbbphoi2]Thee Mothership Connection is your ticket to
HARD ROCK, PUNK, AMERICANA, PSYCHE & LoFi
Broadcasting from the upper east-side of the San Pablo bay, featuring bands from the Greater Bay Area, NorCal (707), and Central Valley (209 & 916), performing at venues in the Northbay regions of Sonoma, Solano, Napa, Contra Costa, and in neighboring Oakland and Berkeley.
(MothershipConnection.FMRadio@gmail.com)
On this page:
• Free shows are noted. If the event doesn't have a price, bring $12 with you anyway.
• Tracks listed with bands are played on the live broadcast, and / or are recommended listening to.
• Listings with NOTAFLOF are donation-based. "No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds".
Events databases:
• The LIST [jon.luini.com/thelist/date.html] of funk-punk-thrash-ska shows, alongside anything else. / [foopee.com/punk/the-list/]
• KZSU's Lively List of Live Music Happenings [kzsu.stanford.edu/concertcalendar]
• Sacramento Area Shows [undietacos.org]
• Bay Area Punk [bayareapunk.com]
• The Bay Bridged [thebaybridged.com]
• Solidarity with your community radio stations, KWTF [kwtf.net] in Sonoma County, & KDVS in Yolo County!
- Vallejo downtown events and entertainment [artvallejo.org/events]
Listen to this week's broadcast!
Listen to previous broadcasts
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Mothership Playlist
Whateverglades
• "Done Deal" [whateverglades.bandcamp.com/track/done-deal]
• "Addicted To You" [whateverglades.bandcamp.com/track/addicted-to-you]
West Cult
• "Fight Kill Thrill" [westcult.bandcamp.com/track/fight-kill-thrill]
• "Further Faster" [westcult.bandcamp.com/track/further-faster]
• "Come n Go" [westcult.bandcamp.com/track/come-n-go]
• "Heat Seeker" [westcult.bandcamp.com/track/heat-seeker]
w. an upcoming show Aug 12th at Thee Stork Club in Oakland (21+), 2330 Telegraph Ave.!
Hot Lunch
• "Haul of Meat" [hotlunchrocks.bandcamp.com/track/haul-of-meat]
• "Pot of Gold" [hotlunchrocks.bandcamp.com/track/pot-of-gold]
The Vaxxines [thevaxxines.com]
• "Drink Beer and Destroy" [thevaxxines.bandcamp.com/track/drink-beer-and-destroy-3]
• "Quarantine" [thevaxxines.bandcamp.com/track/quarantine]
• "Free Radicals" [thevaxxines.bandcamp.com/track/free-radicals]
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BIG SHOUTOUT TO SKUNK FUNK!
at the Arena Theater, in Pt. Arena, CA!
Saturday, August 13th, 8pm doors, 8:30pm show, $10 youth, $20 adult, all-ages
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At Bambino’s
301 Georgia St. #112, in Downtown Vallejo // [bambinosrestaurants.com] // (707) 562-2224
Saturday, July 30th, 6pm 'til 9pm, free
Live music by Johnny Ramos
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At the Townhouse Cocktail Lounge
21+ // 401A Georgia St, Vallejo // [townhousevallejo.com] [facebook.com/townhousecocktails] // VAXX RESTRICTED //
Monday, August 1st, 7pm 'til 10pm, Free!
Townhouse Ramblers
Acoustic Evening of Americana, Folk and Blues featuring Don Bassey, Pato Milo, Jeff Campitelli, Rich Adams, Mark Reed, Eric Wood, Cole Panther, Erin Bakke, plus some very special guests – every Monday night.
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Friday, August 5th, 8pm 'til 11pm, Free!
First Friday with Don Bassey and Friends -
We all love Monday Night Music Songbook with Don and our tribe. This event will feature Don with a full band, and of course more than a few guest performers.
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At the Empress Theatre
21+ // in Downtown Vallejo // VAXX RESTRICTED // [empresstheatre.org]
Wednesday, August 3rd, 5:30pm 'til 9pm, $12 [ticketfairy.com/event/howel-devine-3aug2022]
Howell Devine – After work libations & music -
There is no blues band performing today as different as HowellDevine—nor as delightful.” ~ Lee Hildebrand, Living Blues Magazine/SF Chronicle
Since forming his group in 2011, Songwriter/guitarist/harmonica player/singer Joshua Howell’s music has been tagged, “shack-shakin music.” Whether on National steel or harmonica, Howell seamlessly intertwines with the propulsively creative rhythm section, Pete Devine (drums, washboard, jug) and Joe Kyle, Jr. (upright bass, caressed, plucked, bowed).
HowellDevine breaks from the norm, providing rich and complex textures integral to the music rather than simple backing for a soloist. The result is a sound that stands in stark contrast to the typical blues heard in bars these days and would more likely be shaking the floors of a Southern juke joint some 70 years ago.
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Sunday, Jul 31st, 11am 'til 6pm, FREE, All-ages
Obtainium Cup Contraptor’s Rally
at the Mare Island Art Studios, 110 Pintado, Building 515, at Mare Island, across the straits from Downtown Vallejo! Take the Tenessee exit straight as far as you can go, the follow the signs!
The Obtainium Cup is a mad-cap gathering of art vehicles, bicycles, and disability scooters that will be meeting up with Mad Hatters, Flying Monkeys, Zombies, Robots and new this year, the Music Pandemonium.
Vehicles from around the Bay Area will be competing based on creativity, tenacity, and participation.
Join our Vallejo Art Car Coalition in welcoming the Bay Area Art Car members with their fabulous street-legal vehicles. Learn how you can turn your vehicle into art!
The festival includes food trucks, beer garden, and entertainment. This event is FREE and family friendly. NOTE NEW LOCATION FOR 2022!
Enter your vehicle in the rally by going to the website at [obtainiumworks.net/obtainiumcup].
Poetry by the Bay on Zoom!
Thursday, Aug 4th, 9pm 'til 10:30pm
Join Vallejo Poet Laureate Jeremy Snyder for Poetry by the Bay via Zoom every Thursday night at 9 PM Pacific.
All are welcome!
10 minutes of quiet freewrite time followed by open mic.
4 minute time limit per poet per round. Number of rounds depends on number of poets.
The zoom link stays the same each week. It is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81888607048
If you need a reminder RSVP to the event on the Poetry by the Bay Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/PoetryByTheBay/events/
Poetry by the Bay is the longest running poetry open mic based in Vallejo, California. Founded on August 14, 2008 by Kyrah Ayers.
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At Toot's Tavern
21+ // 627 2nd Ave., in Crockett // [tootstavern.com] [facebook.com/pg/tootstavern/events] // (510) 787-9860 // [tootstavern@)gmail.com]
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At The Phoenix Theater
All-Ages // 201 Washington St, in Petaluma // [thephoenixtheater.com]
At The Arlene Francis Center
All-Ages // 99 6th St, in Santa Rosa // [arlenefranciscenter.org] [facebook.com/arlenefranciscenter]
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At 924 GILMAN
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Also tune-in on Ozcat for...
• "Talking Schmidt", Sundays 6 'til 9pm, with Rock, Blues, Classics, with new, unsigned, alternative artists! Hosted by Schmidty (of Overland)
• "The Red Eye", Mondays 9 'til noon, with Metal & Hard Rock, hosted by Dianne the Great!
• "Spitshine Show", Mondays 6 'til 9pm, Classic Psyche Rock & Indy Americana, hosted by Rick (of 5-Cent Coffee)!
• "Bass Fixx", Sunday night, 9pm 'til midnight, hosted by DJ IMosaicmix!
• "Art Beat", Thursdays 10:30 'til 11:30am, w. DJ Lala! [facebook.com/artbeat].
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Also worthy to check out:
• BAGeL Radio (via Soma FM) [somafm.com/bagel] [bagelradio2.blogspot.com], tune-in [radio.net/s/bagelradio] [somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/bagel], hour playlist [somafm.com/bagel/songhistory.html]. Spanning four decades of great alternative, post-punk, indie rock and noise pop, you'll hear artists like Frightened Rabbit, The White Stripes, Metric, The National, Tune-Yards, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Thermals, The Smiths, Blur, Radiohead, Mission of Burma, Chameleons UK, Siouxsie & The Banshees, X, and just about every Slumberland Records band ever. And every Friday is 480 Minutes: Ted plays and discusses the latest and greatest music in real time. For eight hours. Seriously. From 9am-5pm Eastern.
• "Adventure University" on 93.3FM in Colorado [facebook.com/SundayNightsWithAlf], with local & independent label bands.
• FaultRadio [faultradio.com]
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Part of the Vallejo Liberation Radio Vanguard, in the tradition of Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1 FM & Free Radio Berkeley [freeradio.org]. The History Of Free Radio Berkeley [archive.org/details/TheHistoryOfFreeRadioBerkeley]. "Seizing the Airwaves" book (.pdf) [archive.is/ajtPD] / Best of Free Radio Berkeley Audio Compilation [payhip.com/b/6GT2].
* "HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN PIRATE RADIO STATION" (2015-11-03, wired.com) (wired.com/2015/11/create-your-own-pirate-radio/) [archive.is/cRfGO]
* FM Broadcast Kits & Accessories (freeradio.org/store/frb_kits.html) [archive.is/1mXTM]
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Artists are advised to check in on the Berkeley Flea Market [berkeleyfleamarket.com], Sat. & Sun, morning until roughly 3 or 4pm. Magic, enchantment, wares and beauty are to be found alongside organic foods and foreign incense. Participate in the magic drum circle by standing there and vibing within the sound.
At Toot's Tavern
21+ // 627 2nd Ave., in Crockett // [tootstavern.com] [facebook.com/pg/tootstavern/events] // (510) 787-9860 // [tootstavern@)gmail.com]
Saturday, November 12th, 8pm, $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/459236596212780]
• Babylon Gypsies
• Through The Flames
• Skeleton Cru [facebook.com/Skeleton-Cru-103255161152795]
This is going to be one show you won't want to miss!
Produced by Bandhoppers Nation [facebook.com/BandhopperNation]
At The Phoenix Theater
All-Ages // 201 Washington St, in Petaluma // [thephoenixtheater.com]
Saturday, July 30th, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show, $10
• Gumby's Junk (from Oakland) [gumbys-junk.bandcamp.com]
• Grooblen [grooblen.bandcamp.com]
• The Inbetweens [theinbetweens.bandcamp.com]
• Rumble Pak
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Friday, August 5th, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show, $10
• Moms With Bangs
• Insoms
• Buge
• Common Koi
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Saturday, August 6th, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show, $10
The Punx Skate for Women's Rights
Event page [eventbrite.com/e/the-punx-skate-for-womens-rights-hell-bound-pound-right-to-remain-more-tickets-385910567897]
• Hell Bound Pound
• Right to Remain
• Loud Graves
• Rotter
• skate competition! (7:30pm)
The Punx Skate for Women's Rights Fundraiser!
SKATE competition signups at the door. Spots limited. SKATE off starts at 7;30PM. Compete for a cause and win some loot!
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Friday, August 12th, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show, $10
Event page [eventbrite.com/e/a-benefit-for-say-echolyptus-ok-doctor-crow-simone-mosely-tickets-371884545687]
A benefit for Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) [saysc.org], featuring
• Echolyptus
• OK
• Doctor Crow
• Simone Mosely
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Saturday, August 13th, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show, $10
MetalHeadz Presents...
• Secura
• Stryk9
• Wormhead
• Cinda
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Sunday, August 14th, 7:30pm doors, 8pm show, $10
Event page [eventbrite.com/e/sinbuenos-warning-george-crustanza-laguna-screech-tickets-386603530567]
North Bay Pyrate Punx present...
• Sinbuenos
• Warning?
• George Crustanza
• Laguna Screech
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Petaluma Music Festival
all-ages, $60, 12 and under free, $25 teens (13-18), $169 VIP
• Jackie Greene
• Anders Osborne
• Dustbowl Revival
• Jackie Venson
• Marty O'Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra
• Rainbow Girls
• Dirty Cello
• Joy & Madness
• La Gente SF
• Levi Lloyd & Friends
• Spike Sikes & His Awesome Hotcakes
• The Happys
• Kavatta
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At The Arlene Francis Center
All-Ages // 99 6th St, in Santa Rosa // [arlenefranciscenter.org] [facebook.com/arlenefranciscenter]
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At The Lost Church
All-ages // 427 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa // [thelostchurch.org] [facebook.com/TheLostChurchSantaRosa]
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At 924 GILMAN
All-Ages // 924 Gilman St. at 8th, in Berkeley // [924gilman.org] // (510) 524-8180 // Annual club membership is $2 upfront! // Vaxx-restrictions apply.
Saturday, August 6th, 7pm, $10
Event page [facebook.com/events/1105469440097892]
• Middle-Aged Queers
• Scott Yoder
• Pleeay
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At the 
Art House Gallery & Cultural Center
Art House Gallery & Cultural CenterAll-Ages // 2905 Shattuck Ave, in Berkeley // [berkeleyarthouse.wordpress.com] [facebook.com/arthousegallery2905] // VAXX RESTRICTED
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At Thee Stork Club
21+ // 2330 Telegraph Ave. in Oakland // [theestorkclub.com]
Bargain Rock Festival
3 Day Pass $57.58
Friday, August 12th, 7pm doors, 8pm show, $20 door, $21.65 advance
• Ajar
• Whateverglades (Rockabilly, from Oakland) [whateverglades.bandcamp.com]
• West Cült (Rrrt Girl Punk! from Tha City) [westcult.bandcamp.com]
• Hot Lunch (Punk 'n' Roll! from the Bay Area) [hotlunchrocks.bandcamp.com]
+ Live Vinyl DJs!
Saturday, August 13th, 2pm doors, 3pm show, $20 door, $21.65 advance
• Durty Whyte Boots
• Vaxxines (PUNK! from Oakland) [thevaxxines.bandcamp.com]
• Teutonics (from SF Bay Area, originally of Ostfriesland) [teutonics.bandcamp.com]
• Albacoe
• Boars (LoFi Rock! from the Bay!) [theboars.bandcamp.com]
• Okmoniks (from Oakland!) [theokmoniks.bandcamp.com]
• Nauseaters
• Phantom Surfers [phantomsurfers.com]
+ Live Vinyl DJs!
+ Food by Aburaya and Charlie Waffles
Sunday, August 14th, 3pm doors, 4pm show, $20 door, $21.65 advance
• Chuckleberries
• Hank Rother’s Country Revue
• Lou Lou & Her Spizy Boyz (Bay Area Soul Rock!) [facebook.com/loulouandherspizyboyz]
• Ogres
• Th’ Losin’ Streaks
+ more bands TBA & Live Vinyl DJs!
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At Thee Parkside
1600 17th st., in San Francisco // [theeparkside.com]
Saturday, August 6th, 8pm
• The Jack Moves
• Weapons Of Mass Creation
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At The Library Of MusicLandria
All-ages // 1219 S Street, in Sacramento // [musiclandria.com] [facebook.com/libraryofmusiclandria] // NOTAFLOF
What's up in & around Sacramento
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Also tune-in on Ozcat for...
• "Talking Schmidt", Sundays 6 'til 9pm, with Rock, Blues, Classics, with new, unsigned, alternative artists! Hosted by Schmidty (of Overland)• "The Red Eye", Mondays 9 'til noon, with Metal & Hard Rock, hosted by Dianne the Great!
• "Spitshine Show", Mondays 6 'til 9pm, Classic Psyche Rock & Indy Americana, hosted by Rick (of 5-Cent Coffee)!
• "Bass Fixx", Sunday night, 9pm 'til midnight, hosted by DJ IMosaicmix!
• "Down Slope Lounge", Thursdays, 9am, hosted by DJ IMosaicmix, making your morning commute that much cooler!
• "Grateful Siren and Mose Show", Mondays 9pm 'til midnight, with a special blend of Reggae, Blues, Rock and the Grateful Dead! (@GratefulSirenAndMoseShowOnOzcatRadio) [facebook.com/GratefulSirenAndMoseShowOnOzcatRadio]
• "Rhythms with Rich", Thursdays, 6 'til 9pm, with Classic Rock, New Alternative!
• "The Bay Sesh", Thursdays, 12 midnight 'til 3am, a session of music, interviews, reviews, to inspire our community evolution, hosted by DJ LV! [thebaysesh.com]
• "The Irie Radio Show", Fridays 6 'til 9pm, with conscious Roots Reggae and Dancehall, hosted by Big O!
• "All Over the Road", Saturdays, 6 'til 9pm, hosted by Jeremy (classic FM jock spinning Rock wax with stories and context)!
• "The A.M. Hustle", Wednesdays, 6am 'til 9am, hosted by Angela Marie with upbeat morning jams with lively conversation and interviews!
• "Rhythms with Rich", Thursdays, 6 'til 9pm, with Classic Rock, New Alternative!
• "The Bay Sesh", Thursdays, 12 midnight 'til 3am, a session of music, interviews, reviews, to inspire our community evolution, hosted by DJ LV! [thebaysesh.com]
• "The Irie Radio Show", Fridays 6 'til 9pm, with conscious Roots Reggae and Dancehall, hosted by Big O!
• "All Over the Road", Saturdays, 6 'til 9pm, hosted by Jeremy (classic FM jock spinning Rock wax with stories and context)!
• "The A.M. Hustle", Wednesdays, 6am 'til 9am, hosted by Angela Marie with upbeat morning jams with lively conversation and interviews!
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Also worthy to check out:
• BAGeL Radio (via Soma FM) [somafm.com/bagel] [bagelradio2.blogspot.com], tune-in [radio.net/s/bagelradio] [somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/bagel], hour playlist [somafm.com/bagel/songhistory.html]. Spanning four decades of great alternative, post-punk, indie rock and noise pop, you'll hear artists like Frightened Rabbit, The White Stripes, Metric, The National, Tune-Yards, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Thermals, The Smiths, Blur, Radiohead, Mission of Burma, Chameleons UK, Siouxsie & The Banshees, X, and just about every Slumberland Records band ever. And every Friday is 480 Minutes: Ted plays and discusses the latest and greatest music in real time. For eight hours. Seriously. From 9am-5pm Eastern.
• "Adventure University" on 93.3FM in Colorado [facebook.com/SundayNightsWithAlf], with local & independent label bands.
• FaultRadio [faultradio.com]
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Part of the Vallejo Liberation Radio Vanguard, in the tradition of Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1 FM & Free Radio Berkeley [freeradio.org]. The History Of Free Radio Berkeley [archive.org/details/TheHistoryOfFreeRadioBerkeley]. "Seizing the Airwaves" book (.pdf) [archive.is/ajtPD] / Best of Free Radio Berkeley Audio Compilation [payhip.com/b/6GT2].
* "HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN PIRATE RADIO STATION" (2015-11-03, wired.com) (wired.com/2015/11/create-your-own-pirate-radio/) [archive.is/cRfGO]
* FM Broadcast Kits & Accessories (freeradio.org/store/frb_kits.html) [archive.is/1mXTM]
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Vaxx Restrictions are voluntary on behalf of the venue, and, are not enforced by the State of California. Vaccinations & boosters do not protect against Covid-19 infection, nor do these halt the spread. Afflictions caused by vaccinations include rashes and SADS, therefore, individual people voluntarily forego such afflictions and remain immune to Covid-19. However, venues can choose to exclude people who remain unvaccinated, despite doing so being unjustified, and, harms their business. Feel free to remind venues to stop being fearful of just another flu-like virus, and to accept all healthy people. Fuck Pfizer.
* "Coronavirus Today: Giving up on vaccine mandates" (2022-06-07, latimes.com/science/newsletter/2022-06-07/coronavirus-today-covid-vaccine-mandates-abandoned-coronavirus-today) [archive.ph/7vStv]
* "Politics and Pandemic Fatigue Doom California’s COVID Vaccine Mandates" (2022-05-27, usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-05-27/politics-and-pandemic-fatigue-doom-californias-covid-vaccine-mandates) [archive.ph/xTv5V]
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* "Politics and Pandemic Fatigue Doom California’s COVID Vaccine Mandates" (2022-05-27, usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-05-27/politics-and-pandemic-fatigue-doom-californias-covid-vaccine-mandates) [archive.ph/xTv5V]
* "UK Gov. report admits 18.9 Million people still remain Unvaccinated in England & 50% of the country has refused the Booster but 90% of COVID Deaths since April were among the Triple Vaccinated" (2022-07-18, expose-news.com/2022/07/16/19million-unvaccinated-england-90-percent-covid-deaths-triple-jabbed/) [archive.ph/RFeoM]
- source: "Weekly national Influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report Week 27 report (up to week 26 data) 7 July 2022" [https://web.archive.org/web/20220707151329/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1088929/Weekly_Flu_and_COVID-19_report_w27.pdf]
* "New Study finds Natural Immunity to Covid-19 does not wane by even 1% but the Vaccinated are developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome" (2022-07-14, expose-news.com/2022/07/14/natural-immunity-covid-doesnt-wane-vaccinated-developing-aids/) [archive.ph/cQhOd], at least look at their sources.
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Artists are advised to check in on the Berkeley Flea Market [berkeleyfleamarket.com], Sat. & Sun, morning until roughly 3 or 4pm. Magic, enchantment, wares and beauty are to be found alongside organic foods and foreign incense. Participate in the magic drum circle by standing there and vibing within the sound.
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