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June 1, 2008 Edition
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to the June 1, 2008 edition of RARWRITER.com. This edition we bring you the intriguing story of songwriter Dennis Wanebo, of Boulder, Colorado's Martian Acres. A former trial lawyer, Dennis had a brush with mortality that must have felt a great deal like alien abduction. He has come through it to establish late life momentum in the music industry, jettisoning his long career in law to pursue his more bohemian fascinations. The result has been some really wonderful music, and a really fascinating story of serendipitous fate, survival and recovery. UPCOMING FEATURES And
how about flashing back 30 years, and then flashing forward to now to catch up
with Minnesotan Steve Swenson (right), who some readers will
remember from the innovative Colorado swing band MARS NEEDS WOMEN... Well, Mars probably does need women, but what I really meant to say is "RARWRITER.COM NEEDS CORRESPONDENTS!" If you are a writer interested the creative scene in your area, or with special access to particular markets, please consider becoming a RARWRITER contributor. It may be a particularly good opportunity to gain publishing credits, which are required to land professional writing opportunities, and to have your work exposed to a large, international audience. Check out the prospectus and contact RAR for additional information. RARWRITER.com, of course, is updated almost daily with regard to front page news items. Check that often and send your news to Rick@RARWRITER.com. Your privacy will be respected. A reminder that if you feel there is someone who would make an interesting subject for a feature, please bring them to my attention. And if you have a CD release, recent or upcoming, and would like to have it reviewed at RARWRITER.com, please let me know.
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Dusty Drapes & The Dusters. Steve and company signed a record deal with
Columbia way back when, around the same time Columbia also signed Asleep at the
Wheel. There was a competition, of sorts, to see which band would hold down the
country swing slot in the Columbia lineup and Asleep won. Swenson got the short
end of the stick in all kinds of ways, losing his pedal steel player Junior
Brown to Austin's country swing man Alvin Crow, and then being diagnosed with
malignant thyroid cancer. Writes Steve - "That set the stage for a major
lifestyle change. They removed it (100%) and I moved back home to MN. Someone
asked me once why I moved back to MN after living in Colorado for 13 years? My
friend I was with said 'You have to leave the carnival sooner or later or you'll
eat too many hot dogs and get sick!' That kind of summed it all up!"
RARWRITER.com will feature Steve Swenson, who for the last many years has been
running a quartet. "I have a group that plays roots rock and classic
country. No more big band for me. Mine's a 4 piece consisting of guitar, bass,
sax and drums. I play a lot of casinos these days and festivals. Gone are the
Dusty Drapes days. I miss them but then, everyone has to grow up! We came close
to being a National Act but didn't quite make it. Looking back it probably was a
good thing as I don't know how I would have handled fame back then! Ha-Ha!.
Seriously, being famous regionally took a toll on my life." Watch for the
Steve Swenson feature coming soon.