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Plenty to Do in the H-town Over the Fourth of July Weekend; Get Out

June 30, 2008

The Huntington show of the week award goes to Vegitation for their stunning San Diego brand of reggae performance at the V Club last week. It may have been the great music or it may have been the instant contact buzz that you would get from being within a few yards of these guys.


 Whatever it was, there was not enough people there. My question is where the hell is the city of Huntington going these days?


If you ask me, they should be hitting up the V-Club’s upcoming performances with the folkster rock of Stone Avenue or the smooth R&B of City Heat next week. Of course the V also has their old standby, Larry Keel and Natural Bridge playing the Fourth of July party.


The only thing that appears to be coming up soon at the Monkey Bar/Fluid is the long anticipated show by 10 Years on July 1  and the June 26 show featuring Hatebreed. They may not be my cup of tea, but if you like your rock jagged either show looks pr

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WV is More Than Just Mountains

June 30, 2008

West Virginians have long been victims of stereotyping, and while that problem isn’t going to go away overnight, a large group of West Virginia bloggers recently did their part fighting this prejudice via an innovative group effort. On West Vir

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Sizzling Summer Sports

June 30, 2008

For some sports fans, summer can seem like an endless wait until the weather turns cold again and weekends are devoted to football. I’m here to tell you that despite the summer’s lack of gridiron action, there is still plenty for the spor

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The Days, They Were Long And the Heat, It Was Unbearable, But We Persevered

June 20, 2008

The past few days of weather for Huntington have been some sort of alchemistic blend of a heat wave and monsoon season, but the weather is finally mellowing out. The V-Club, on the contrary, is heating up the music scene this week.

June

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We All Grew Up Imitating Griffey

June 20, 2008

For most guys my age (in their 20s), we all grew up hearing about the great baseball players of the past. Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and even Charlie Hustle himself, Pete Rose dominated conversations our fathers, uncles and grandfathers ha

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Blog Unites WV’s Creative Class

June 20, 2008

There’s a new blog that makes it as easy to find other cool West Virginia blogs: 304blogs (304blogs.com). It’s a collection of RSS feeds of 56 different Mountain State blogs — and it’s growing. It’s maintained by two pro

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HuntingtOn Beat Poll

What's the best thing about WV?
The mountains The people Natural beauty (beyond the mountains) The Mountaineers The state's history Other (leave your selection in the comments)

 
 
Bonnaroo
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New River Bridge
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The Siege a Fort Randolph
 
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