Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement’s recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time.Afghan police went on alert yesterday to guard against demonstrations triggered by a U.S. church’s plan to burn a copy of the Quran on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, which has drawn global condemnation.Ready to tackle all those home-repair projects you’ve been putting off in favor of days down the shore? Head to the West Philly Tool Library, where homeowners can borrow an unlimited number of tools and ladders for up to seven days. It costs just $20 for a yearly membership, and “tool librarians” are always on hand to lend expert advice.Architect Pete Dye doesn’t build run-of-the-mill golf courses. His designs are sought out nationwide by golfers looking for the most innovative and demanding layouts the game has to offer. A Dye course becomes a destination unto itself.On Mondays, Jackie Burns doesn’t talk. It’s her day off, and she needs the vocal break.While you can certainly find a decent number of micro-brews on tap at the city’s better pubs, it’s safe to say you won’t see a selection like this anywhere else when the Massachusetts Brewers Guild holds the Mass Brewers Summerfest on Friday. The festival brings 80 local craft beers from more than 20 breweries all together in one place.Every time the Ghost of Britney Spears puts on a new weave and speaks coherently for a couple of months, she has to go and creep us out again.He’s got three Super Bowl rings, 30,844 career passing yards, 15 AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors and more offensive targets than he knows what to do with.There were 255 names called during the 2010 NFL Draft, but Dane Fletcher didn’t hear his.
Libby Allison, a professor of music education at Berklee College of Music, asked the toddlers at Cafe 939 on Boylston Street yesterday if they knew anything about this country’s recent election.
“Did something happen last week?” Allison questioned the crew at the school’s weekly KidsJam, where her students use music and dialogue to connect with dozens of area children.
As she launched into a follow-up to get the shy ones going, she was cut off by a girl in pink no taller than a fire hydrant.
“Barack Obama!” the girl yelled, catching even her mother off guard.
Such was the case as the cafe’s latest session revolved around Veterans Day, perhaps planting a seed or two in the mind of those too young to recall the start of our current wars.
“They’re really young but they can start to realize there are people who fight for our freedom,” said Latoya Devonish, 21, one of Allison’s four students on hand to lead the session.
Devonish led a rendition of ‘Yankee Doodle’ that got the kids to march in a circle. Later, 20-year-old Armand Aromin strummed ‘Camptown Races’ on the banjo as parents and kids danced around him.
And to close, professor Charlene Ryan led a song of thanks to “all the special ladies and men who take care of our country.”
The little Obama girl, pounding a drum just moments before, sat at attention, mouthing the words.
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In the July MMMpod, Young Veins talk about breaking away from Panic! at the Disco, Keith Lockhart talks about Buckwheat Zydeco throwing the Boston Pops for a loop, Zooey Deschanel talks about how Roy Orbison inspired a She & Him song, Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells talks about how awesome Funkadelic is, and we talk about how awesome Jimmy Cliff is, who in turn talks about Sam Cooke and divine intervention. An explosive show for July! Oh yeah, and we also test your knowledge of America songs in the MMMPod medley.