@gbrocks

Canadian raconteur, writer, singer and bass player livin' the taco-eating dream in Austin. For the business perspective, follow @ABJBarr

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Joined December 2012
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Girls’ flag football is growing around the world, and the @AZCardinals are bringing a new level of support. They are the first NFL team to fully produce and broadcast girls high school games. More from owner Michael Bidwill on the team’s investment in the sport via @phxbizjournal: bizjournals.com/phoenix/news…

My View: Why the Cardinals have an all-out blitz for girls' flag football

In this guest column, Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill offers his take on why the NFL team has made a huge investment in girls' flag football as a way to bring more inclusivity to the sport...

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Congrats again to @Shinyribs named Austin band of the year .. Glad I could hang with Kevin for these stories to help kick things off a big year .. great sweaty sxsw set at @Lucysfriedchick tinyurl.com/hu4ljp3 tinyurl.com/j6lqvhv
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Gord Downie among winning names for Transpo LRT cars - my fave has to be 'Eh-Train' ottawacitizen.com/news/local…
So sad to hear about Malcolm Young #ACDCfanclub Here's what he and his older brother George had to say years back about creating the band's signature riffs @ACDC bitly.im/SPNMt
Rare chance other day to see TX treasure Kimmie Rhodes at Guero's; voice like velvet (Holly's wife gave her guitar) tinyurl.com/yaf5wcod
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Journalism is directly responsible for bringing to light lavish spending that led Price to resign. Kudos to @politico for dogged reporting.
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[blind date] HER: I'm a big country fan ME {trying to impress her}: China is very large
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Saw an interesting commentary on @qz suggesting @ElonMusk is our real-life Tony Stark, warts and all...
Need to make a buck in the music biz? Here's the secret formula...
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Also in unreleased verse of 'Blinded by the Light'. xitter.cf/amhistorymuseum/status…
National Museum of American History@amhistorymuseum12 Aug 2017
The Lazy Deuce, the Jackass, and the Grand Watermelon aren't gangsters from the 1940s. They're dollar bills, y'all: ow.ly/wsrZ30ejZ89
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Why do stars like Adele keep losing their voice? theguardian.com/news/2017/au…

Why do stars like Adele keep losing their voice?

The long read: More and more singers are cancelling big shows and turning to surgery to fix their damaged vocal cords. But is the problem actually down to the way they sing?

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Tough loss for Austin's music scene. Legendary guitar maker Bill Collings dies at 68 bizj.us/1p8tn3
Thought I'd try something of biblical proportions when writing about the new @raywylie CD release tinyurl.com/y7fje76r @conqueroo1
Pow Bam Schwak .. on to that bat cave in the sky xitter.cf/OttawaCitizen/status/8…
Ottawa Citizen
@OttawaCitizen10 Jun 2017
Adam West, 1960s Batman, has died ow.ly/dqAm30cu2Zr
A reminder that the greats, including Mr. Dylan, couldn't do it without input from inspirational sidemen nyti.ms/2ogspmo

Bruce Langhorne, Guitarist Who Inspired ‘Mr. Tambourine Man,’ Dies at 78 (Published 2017)

Mr. Langhorne played on many influential folk-rock albums, most notably Bob Dylan’s landmark “Bringing It All Back Home.”

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Chuck Berry dead at 90 cbc.ca/1.4031528
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Before the new @Shinyribs CD drops next week, here's my rundown of the band's 10 coolest songs to date tinyurl.com/hu4ljp3 @HoustonPress
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Enjoyed hanging out with @Shinyribs Kevin Russell to talk about the new album that drops Feb. 24 tinyurl.com/j6lqvhv
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Interesting juxtaposition: Last week Ohio hosted the RNC; this week it hosts The Gathering of the Juggalos
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