Blue Notes & Upcoming Shows

• SmashPutt

  Hulk angry! Hulk no like windmill! Hulk think it rigged against him. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:16pm EST
  

• Pillow Army takes on crocodiles

  I think they might just be roadies, but that's still pretty cool. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:31pm EST
  

• Bomba Estereo

  It's a command, an order, a way of life [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:19pm EST
  

• The last day to Sound Off

  there's a soap box in the corner, if you need it [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:01am EST
  

• Say yes to PCP

  Our Oregon sister city is home to a whole mess o' cellos' [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 3:54pm EDT
  

• KEXP is taking your donations

  and so am I. Totally separate initiatives. [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  

• Kid Koala gives you Slew

  which, as far as I can tell, is not the street name of anything [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 2:00pm EDT
  

• Dead Confederate Meat Puppets

  was not the most traditional show the children saw that day [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 4:00pm EDT
  

• Bajofondo comes in from the world

  no one plays a cajon, cabron [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 5:10pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot Review: Jason Webley

  The best thing I saw this entire weekend [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 6:30pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot Review: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears

  I think I saw this show in Germany, once. [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 5:30pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot Review: Akron/Family

  this is what you do when your space bar breaks [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 4:45pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot Review: Drawing Jam

  was wonderful. I'd advise you to stay away from the sketchy sauce.' [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 4:00pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot Review: Macklemore

  or less [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot Review: Anomie Belle

  ring once for revenge [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 1:49pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot Review: Raphael Saadiq

  had loot and took it back [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 10:30pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot Review: U.S.E.

  quickly make the party [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 9:00pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot Review: Parenthetical Girls

  say it sotto voice [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 8:00pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot Review: The Honey Brothers

  taste as sweet as they look, court documents show [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 6:00pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot: Akron/Family

  adopt without prompting [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 5:30pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot: Janelle Monae

  the visitor from futurefunk [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot: The Beta Society

  while somehow not a frat, still has an initiation ceremony [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 12:30pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot: Brett Dennen

  does it for the kids [...]
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  Posted: September 06, 2009, 8:00pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot: Sera Cahoone

  leave your wolf whistles at home [...]
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  Posted: September 06, 2009, 5:30pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot: Hey Marseilles

  have miles under their belt [...]
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  Posted: September 06, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot: Telekinesis

  move you with their minds [...]
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  Posted: September 05, 2009, 7:30pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot: The Whore Moans

  rock your face and your socks [...]
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  Posted: September 05, 2009, 6:00pm EDT
  

• Bumbershoot: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head

  Check your grill in her bright, shiny pate [...]
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  Posted: September 05, 2009, 2:00pm EDT
  

• Gearing up for Bumbershoot

  It sticks a little between fourth and fifth [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 1:59pm EDT
  

• The Blues & Bluster of Bumbershoot

  It better not rain this weekend, is all I'm saying.' [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 12:28pm EDT
  

• Steven Wilbur does it from memory

  Curiously, neither he nor I ever define what "it" refers to. [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 2:37pm EDT
  

• Neil Hamburger asks the hard questions

  Namely, do you have a dollar? [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 1:17pm EDT
  

• Hollow Earth Radio comes out on top

  How cool is this? Hollow Earth Radio was selected as Seattle's Best Independent Radio Station by Seattle Weekly. Here's what Sara Brickner had to say as to why: [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 2:33pm EDT
  

• Desperado rides Tonight

  Why they named that nice girl Tonight, I'll never know.' [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 11:59am EDT
  

• Your Saturday Schedule

  from your resident party planner [...]
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  Posted: July 25, 2009, 9:32pm EDT
  

• Curumin asks you to come inside

  He's stopped banging the tea kettle long enough to make a cup. [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 12:32pm EDT
  

• Pillow Army sets up HQ at the High Dive

  A bluff famous for its views, the High Dive last saw military action on Sunday. With your mom. [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2009, 9:25am EDT
  

• For Rock Plaza Central, turn right into the Sunset

  Head three blocks, take a left at the third star and then straight on into morning. [...]
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  Posted: July 14, 2009, 3:36pm EDT
  

• Thee Emergency ride into the Sunset

  which, since I assume they drive around in a modified A-Team van, is definitely going to do some serious property damage. [...]
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  Posted: July 10, 2009, 11:22am EDT
  

• Brian Enriquez speaks Blues & Bluster

  & also a little about the paradise of now [...]
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  Posted: July 09, 2009, 4:45pm EDT
  

• The Raggedy Anns drop their debut at Neumo's

  You should go pick it up [...]
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  Posted: July 09, 2009, 11:25am EDT
  

• New Kids on the Block rock White River

  The curdling screams from Auburn tonight will arouse no one, ever. [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 7:00am EDT
  

• Weird Owl alights at the Comet

  & ghost ride the solar whip [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2009, 4:15pm EDT
  

• For My Desperado Wife, Velvet Fingers

  When all of the pieces work that well together, just get out of the way. [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2009, 1:42pm EDT
  

• Noise for the Needy turns it up!

  Yesterday, they were at 11. Today, they're going for 12.' [...]
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  Posted: June 12, 2009, 1:02pm EDT
  

• Noise for the Needy is Awesome

  And you might be too! [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2009, 5:07pm EDT
  

• A light after the fire

  out on the horizon [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 4:53pm EDT
  

• Put the club back in the Balkan Beat Box

  before you get charged with something. [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 12:53pm EDT
  

• Pillow Army deployed to the Sunset

  Keep an eye on the horizon for their soft, plush bodies. [...]
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  Posted: May 27, 2009, 11:39am EDT
  

• So what did you do this weekend?

  The 5 W's of proper journalism quickly make the above an improper question. [...]
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  Posted: May 26, 2009, 10:49am EDT
  

• Honk! Fest West

  Came and went like a merry wind [...]
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  Posted: April 14, 2009, 11:45am EDT
  

• Volunteer for Honk!

  Where "Honk!" is a music festival, not an obscure money unit. [...]
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  Posted: April 03, 2009, 8:47am EDT
  

• Bumbershoot sets up shop

  You gotta know the bartender to go "employees only" [...]
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  Posted: April 02, 2009, 9:13am EDT
  

• Found sound in the Abbey

  Tonight, you too can be a chapel napper. [...]
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  Posted: March 27, 2009, 1:40pm EDT
  

• Bonnie Prince Billy rules the Moore

  Carefully, I'd wager. There are some tricky corners behind the flies.' [...]
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  Posted: March 26, 2009, 4:02pm EDT
  

• Melon Collie, Infinite Sadness, and You!

  It is my sincere hope that one of these things is not like the other. [...]
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  Posted: March 20, 2009, 11:05am EDT
  

• My Bloody Valentine

  and yours! [...]
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  Posted: March 12, 2009, 12:16pm EDT
  

• Phosphorescent is the bright light in Nectar

  the dark light is only shadow [...]
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  Posted: March 10, 2009, 12:07pm EDT
  

• French Kicks at Chop Suey

  It reads better if you know a guy named French. [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2009, 6:05pm EST
  

• The Nightlight is back on

  No more stubbed toes for you! [...]
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  Posted: February 10, 2009, 4:15pm EST
  

• The Nightlight is back on

  No more stubbed toes for you! [...]
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  Posted: February 10, 2009, 4:15pm EST
  

• Blues & Bluster on tonight!

  Whispering thickly in your ears, depending on what kind of headphones you prefer. [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2009, 4:35pm EST
  

• Blues & Bluster on tonight!

  Whispering thickly in your ears, depending on what kind of headphones you prefer. [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2009, 4:35pm EST
  

• Neil Young needs you

  Meet him behind Sam's, in the alleyway. Bring money and a knife.' [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2009, 11:43am EST
  

• Neil Young needs you

  Meet him behind Sam's, in the alleyway. Bring money and a knife.' [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2009, 11:43am EST
  

• Owcharuk 5 sets down

  But they can make it up in the finals. [...]
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  Posted: January 14, 2009, 12:56pm EST
  

• Owcharuk 5 sets down

  But they can make it up in the finals. [...]
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  Posted: January 14, 2009, 12:56pm EST
  

• Open Books

  loves line breaks [...]
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  Posted: January 13, 2009, 3:22pm EST
  

• Open Books

  loves line breaks [...]
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  Posted: January 13, 2009, 3:22pm EST
  

• Blues&Bluster on Hollow Earth Radio

  The premise is simple: I fill your head with music [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2009, 4:00pm EST
  

• Blues&Bluster on Hollow Earth Radio

  The premise is simple: I fill your head with music [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2009, 4:00pm EST
  

• Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden Fences Hey Marseilles

  Travel plans collide, Tractor duel [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden Fences Hey Marseilles

  Travel plans collide, Tractor duel [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• Bandolier rides your shoulders

  and hints at interest in your middle. [...]
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  Posted: January 07, 2009, 2:39pm EST
  

• Bandolier rides your shoulders

  and hints at interest in your middle. [...]
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  Posted: January 07, 2009, 2:39pm EST
  

• A carefree Devon Williams plays the Chop Suey

  An uncommon Eastern instrument, the Chop Suey requires a player completely removed from the world's drudgery; at the height of its popularity during the early 700s, it was a favorite of Buddhist monks. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2008, 1:29pm EST
  

• A carefree Devon Williams plays the Chop Suey

  An uncommon Eastern instrument, the Chop Suey requires a player completely removed from the world's drudgery; at the height of its popularity during the early 700s, it was a favorite of Buddhist monks. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2008, 1:29pm EST
  

• Hey Marseilles hollas at ya

  It's not usually so one-sided. [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• Hey Marseilles hollas at ya

  It's not usually so one-sided. [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• A Tribute to Tom Waits at Conor Byrne

  Remember, Tom Waits for no one. [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• A Tribute to Tom Waits at Conor Byrne

  Remember, Tom Waits for no one. [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• Blitzen Trapper alights at the Chop Suey

  The fur cap atop its pate, the slow descent of its breath [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• Blitzen Trapper alights at the Chop Suey

  The fur cap atop its pate, the slow descent of its breath [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• The English Beat the Market

  by shorting skank futures and betting on the long sax line. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• The English Beat the Market

  by shorting skank futures and betting on the long sax line. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• The Fred Roth Revue climbs the ladder

  To the roof, to the windows, to the walls! [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• The Fred Roth Revue climbs the ladder

  To the roof, to the windows, to the walls! [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• The Funhouse lives up to its name

  and brings in the clowns. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2008, 12:35pm EST
  

• Henry Rollins speaks at The Moore

  The same thing we do every night [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2008, 2:36pm EST
  

• Drive-By Truckers Hold Steady

  You'd never be able to tell three empty cases of 5-hour Energy are shuffling around the floor of the cab. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2008, 1:00pm EST
  

• NadaMucho celebrates another year

  They're calling it "A Joint Birthday & Booze Extravaganza", but I think you should only count on the last two. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• Husbands, Love Your Wives loves The Sunset

  At that moment before it ducks behind the mountains, you put your arm around our shoulders. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2008, 10:46am EST
  

• Elf Power returns

  to claim their ancient rune. I gave it to you, right? [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• Keller Williams sells at the Market

  And, occasionally, on the street. But that's on the down-low, heard? [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• The Raggedy Anns draw droll faces at the Comet

  Fall asleep at the bar and you'll wake up with button eyes [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2008, 9:26am EST
  

• Old Crow Medicine Show rolls The Moore

  Now it's time to turn the tip [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• Digable Planets on elliptical orbits

  around stripmined universes [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• Panda & Angel and you

  and me and everyone we know. Also: The Breeders! [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2008, 12:00pm EST
  

• Gimme Shelter, music, and an end to homelessness

  Surprisingly, this has nothing to do with the Stones [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2008, 9:57am EST
  

• Vote!

  Because, apparently, there's an election today. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2008, 12:48pm EST