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It was no secret to anyone who came across him in song or life, that Gil Scott-Heron was two things: A genius and a junkie. I say this so simply, because Gil was this clear about everything...Comments(30) -
Even with all of Haiti's pain and problems, the people here are strong, beautiful, optimistic and hardworking. I met dozens of people working here drop by drop, to move an ocean of change...
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The situation in Haiti is far worse than you could ever imagine. No clean water, sanitation, security, money before the earthquake makes rebuilding impossible today. Add a cholera epidemic which...
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August 29, 2010
Hey Michael and all band members, wanted to thank you all for an awesome time last night at Myrtle...
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August 28, 2010
On August 20th I took a trip out to Saint Jude's Ranch For Children, in Boulder City...
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August 28, 2010
When I tell someone I went to Vegas last weekend I'm sure the ideas of a typical Vegas weekend...
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August 28, 2010
Michael & Jay work together to adjust harmonies they'd just recorded for "The Only...
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August 26, 2010
Pre-order THE SOUND OF SUNSHINE album here! (You'll be able to instantly...
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August 24, 2010
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! JUST ANNOUINCED!
CRYSTAL BOWERSOX and her bassist,FRANKIE MAY performing @...
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August 23, 2010
I was wondering if anyone can share the name of the artist that designed (etched/inked) Michael...
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August 20, 2010
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August 20, 2010
:30 second audio sample of new song, "The Only Thing Missing Was You", which...
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August 19, 2010
Michael, Sly, & Robbie analyze playback of "Shake It".
Album Blog:...
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August 19, 2010
Hey Michael,
I've been a big fan of yours for a long time(Disposable Heroes days)but last...
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August 18, 2010
Hello Michael,
I love your music and recently saw your show in Eugene. I have especially...
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August 6, 2010
So I went to the show on Saturday and then Sunday morning i got up at 6am and went for a 4 hour...
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August 4, 2010
Michael Franti & Spearhead have a radio hit with "The Sound of Sunshine"! ...
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July 29, 2010
"but I don’t give a ... who they screwin’ in private
I wanna know who they screwin’ in public...
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July 26, 2010
Targhee Music is a blog about all things music in Teton Valley. Named after our favorite National...
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July 25, 2010
The Vancouver SOS show was a uniquely rock sound with extra, added pleasure riffs over some of the...
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July 24, 2010
You were amazing in concert at Grinders! We all keep looking to see when and if you are coming back...
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July 23, 2010
This is my shot of Michael Franti from Spring Hookahville 2010 that I entered in the Nikon photo...
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July 22, 2010
This week we shot the video for the song "The Sound of Sunshine" at Venice Beach, CA -...
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When I first heard this song, I was at your concert, 34 weeks pregnant with our daughter and as I danced around, all I could think of was if she felt the same way I did in there- utter happiness. She...
2 years 34 weeks ago
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Does anyone have a set list of the Portland, OR show on Sept. 18th? It was a fantastic show!
2 years 33 weeks ago
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Heyhey,
Can all Micheal fans scream at his next concert that he should come to Europe, the Netherlands. Amsterdam is a great place to perform.
Cheers,
Marnix
2 years 33 weeks ago
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What's the deal with all the kids coming to night club shows and being in the crowd/part of the show? I have kids and love them dearly, but it's also really nice to get out to have some...
2 years 31 weeks ago
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Hello fellow community members!
Since we all seem to share the same love for Michael and Spearhead I think it would be cool to see just how many states and even countries are represented in the...
2 years 30 weeks ago
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I teach first graders and our school district after so many years of cutting recess time back for the benefit of "learning time," now requires so much time per day for movement and exercise...
2 years 30 weeks ago
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I recently saw Michael's show in Ithaca NY, first time I have seen him live. Had a great night, just disappointed I wasn't picked to go on stage to 'shake' w him! I have owned a...
2 years 28 weeks ago
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I wanted to share a practice in meditation that has brought me much joy.
In a visualization meditation, I needed to think of someone beautiful and inspiring to call upon (a kind of physical...
2 years 28 weeks ago
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I just had to write (which I have never done before)-went to your show last night at Toad's Place, first time we've seen you. You guys were incredible. My wife and I are not kids (we...
2 years 28 weeks ago
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I have been to many of the greats of RocknRoll concerts. From Elvis to the Beatles so you now know the old fan part. My son who lives in Denver and has seen Michael and Spearhead several times...
2 years 28 weeks ago
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Man Michael Franti is the most loving and caring person ive ever known. I am 16 years old and he changed my life completley around. im from PA so i bar;ey get to go to his concerts because hes never...
2 years 26 weeks ago
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Just spun this out of the mind, enjoy...
The Matrix: A Social Society Snitch Culture
The Matrix of social society is an intricate web that is essentially a snitch culture of hierarchy. People can pay...
2 years 26 weeks ago
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Dave attended the concert at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo in November. Then traveled to Kool Haus in Toronto. Dave was the one on stage with the red heart on chest. Michael Franti and Spearhead...
2 years 26 weeks ago
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My son is a soldier in the United States Army, he is deployed in Afghanistan he has been there since December 2009, he and his unit will be returning in a few weeks. Your music has been an...
2 years 24 weeks ago
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Hi my name is Tim,
I have been performing in Aboriginal Communities for the last 5 years as a clown and magician to bring smiles to many children,
Australia is a wealthy country but it has come to my...
2 years 24 weeks ago
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I thought it would be great if people could write poems that have been inspired by Michael,
WARNING POEMS MAY CONTAIN LYRICS THAT MAY OFFEND:
Let your feelings, anger, emotions out and free yourself...
2 years 24 weeks ago
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Hi guy's,
Please add your favorite inspirational quote, as we know Micheal's songs are full of them for example:
You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb it into peace
God...
2 years 23 weeks ago
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Did you know it's possible to give yourself a surprise birthday gift? It's true, I did it to myself. I wanted to treat myself this past year, and as my birthday was on a holiday weekend I...
2 years 22 weeks ago
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We’re really excited to have Michael Franti and Spearhead and The Neville Brothers team up to help the kids! These two incredible bands care a lot about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mass Bay and we...
2 years 20 weeks ago
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Rocky Dawuni nominated For The NAACP Image Awards for "Outstanding World Music Album" alongside "Oyo" (Angelique Kidjo), “The Imagine Project” (Herbie Hancock), “The Sound of...
2 years 18 weeks ago
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September 9, 2010
What a fantastic time for this song to come out! The minute I heard it on the 4th of July at your...
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September 9, 2010
It's very simple - "The Sound of Sunshine" to me means that love and hope will...
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September 9, 2010
What a year it has been being diagnosed with cancer last Summer and living through .... "...
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September 10, 2010
O.K. I realize I hold Mr Franti to a higher standard, but as an adopted kid raised and most likely...
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September 11, 2010
Two more articles about a SOS review and the PTTP festival this weekend. Check it out at http://www...
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September 13, 2010
So the summer started off fairly rough as I turned 30. Things were going difficult between me and...
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August 20, 2010
:30 second audio sample of new song, "The Only Thing Missing Was You", which...
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September 15, 2010
The Sound of Sunshine will forever remind me of my son Dylan playing the song on stage with Michael...
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September 17, 2010
It is absolutely vital that we find a way to get Michael to perform in DC when John Stewart and...
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September 17, 2010
4 more articles about PTTP 2010 are added to Forum&Archives at www.spearhead-home.com - incl...
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September 20, 2010
Michael Franti not only is a tremendous poet, lyricist, artist and social justice and peace...
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September 20, 2010
Whether it is in light or dark that we find our appreciation for living and all of our blessings...
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September 21, 2010
The Sound of Sunshine is arriving drowsy at 6:30 and greeting the other drowsy vendors--some...
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September 23, 2010
The sound of sunshine for me is the ringing of the school bell on the last day of school. The...
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September 23, 2010
The Sound of Sunshine resonates on a personal level for me. We just saw Michael at Earthdance,...
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September 23, 2010
The sound of sunshine for me is pure joy. The sunshine and pure joy in my life are the dogs that we...
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September 23, 2010
As an individual with a disability, there has been many ups and downs throughout my life. Whether...
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September 23, 2010
Please see my blog post about Michael Franti at http://www.findmyowncurrent.com Sept. 19, 2010 post...
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September 27, 2010
Northern Arizona thanks Michael Franti and Spearhead for NOT boycotting us and bringing the message...
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September 29, 2010
What the "Sound of Sunshine" means to me is the hope for and the gratefulness for another...
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September 3, 2010
I have a wonderful friend, Bob Thomas (BTT) who sends a happy Friday e-mail to all his friends/...
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September 3, 2010
Our life is so beautifull!
the sunrise ,the trees & the birds, all little wonders by themselfs...
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September 8, 2010
I am english and am very luck to have the health system allong with the rest of the population of...
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September 9, 2010
I just returned from an intense two month trip to Ghana, West Africa. My little non-profit has...
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September 9, 2010
What a fantastic time for this song to come out! The minute I heard it on the 4th of July at your...
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September 9, 2010
It's very simple - "The Sound of Sunshine" to me means that love and hope will...
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September 9, 2010
"The Sound of Sunshine" was released June 1, 2010.... 24 days after the most important,...
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September 9, 2010
The Sound of Sunshine was clear to me in the winter of 2009. It was January, not a particularly...
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September 9, 2010
What a year it has been being diagnosed with cancer last Summer and living through .... "...
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September 10, 2010
At a very early age I was diagnosed with a heart condition so debilitating I was unable to attend...
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September 11, 2010
Two more articles about a SOS review and the PTTP festival this weekend. Check it out at http://www...
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September 13, 2010
So the summer started off fairly rough as I turned 30. Things were going difficult between me and...
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September 15, 2010
The Sound of Sunshine will forever remind me of my son Dylan playing the song on stage with Michael...
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September 17, 2010
It is absolutely vital that we find a way to get Michael to perform in DC when John Stewart and...
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September 17, 2010
4 more articles about PTTP 2010 are added to Forum&Archives at www.spearhead-home.com - incl...
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September 20, 2010
Michael Franti not only is a tremendous poet, lyricist, artist and social justice and peace...
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September 20, 2010
I'm just recently coming off perhaps the worst year of my life. In October of last year, my...
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September 20, 2010
Whether it is in light or dark that we find our appreciation for living and all of our blessings...
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September 21, 2010
The Sound of Sunshine is arriving drowsy at 6:30 and greeting the other drowsy vendors--some...
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September 23, 2010
The sound of sunshine for me is the ringing of the school bell on the last day of school. The...
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September 3, 2010
I have a wonderful friend, Bob Thomas (BTT) who sends a happy Friday e-mail to all his friends/...
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September 3, 2010
Our life is so beautifull!
the sunrise ,the trees & the birds, all little wonders by themselfs...
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September 8, 2010
I am english and am very luck to have the health system allong with the rest of the population of...
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September 9, 2010
I just returned from an intense two month trip to Ghana, West Africa. My little non-profit has...
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September 9, 2010
What a fantastic time for this song to come out! The minute I heard it on the 4th of July at your...
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September 9, 2010
It's very simple - "The Sound of Sunshine" to me means that love and hope will...
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September 9, 2010
"The Sound of Sunshine" was released June 1, 2010.... 24 days after the most important,...
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September 9, 2010
The Sound of Sunshine was clear to me in the winter of 2009. It was January, not a particularly...
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September 9, 2010
What a year it has been being diagnosed with cancer last Summer and living through .... "...
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September 10, 2010
At a very early age I was diagnosed with a heart condition so debilitating I was unable to attend...
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September 11, 2010
Two more articles about a SOS review and the PTTP festival this weekend. Check it out at http://www...
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September 13, 2010
So the summer started off fairly rough as I turned 30. Things were going difficult between me and...
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September 15, 2010
The Sound of Sunshine will forever remind me of my son Dylan playing the song on stage with Michael...
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September 17, 2010
It is absolutely vital that we find a way to get Michael to perform in DC when John Stewart and...
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September 17, 2010
4 more articles about PTTP 2010 are added to Forum&Archives at www.spearhead-home.com - incl...
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September 20, 2010
Michael Franti not only is a tremendous poet, lyricist, artist and social justice and peace...
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September 20, 2010
I'm just recently coming off perhaps the worst year of my life. In October of last year, my...
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September 20, 2010
Whether it is in light or dark that we find our appreciation for living and all of our blessings...
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September 21, 2010
The Sound of Sunshine is arriving drowsy at 6:30 and greeting the other drowsy vendors--some...
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September 23, 2010
The sound of sunshine for me is the ringing of the school bell on the last day of school. The...
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