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 See Sarah Palin as President.
 Check out my classic 58 Oldsmobile:
 Fortunately, I took it to Pete Webster at Guitar-o-Rama (6116 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, 510-547-2009) and he was able to fix it up good as new.
But the story didn't end there. Leah Garchik's column in the August 14 San Francisco Chronicle:
The makers of Gibson guitars read a June item about Country Joe McDonald's guitar getting bashed up - though its case was unharmed - by United Airlines en route from a gig in Canada. The airline had refused to honor his claim because the case was intact. A Gibson representative contacted him, putting him in touch with the factory for Gibson acoustic instruments. Then he received an e-mail saying the company had picked out for him "a real nice Songwriter Deluxe. ... I hope you like it." McDonald wrote back, noting that the list price is about $2,800 and asking what Gibson was charging. "This acoustic is a gift from Gibson (free), in support of your music and art," the company replied. "We trust you will enjoy the sound and feel." There's an interview with me in the Belleville (Ontario) Intelligencer, where I played my first genuine country music festival ever -- the Havelock Country Jamboree. And an article from the Berkshire (Massachusetts) Eagle, where I played the Guthrie Center.
There's a nice article on me in Cincy Groove Magazine.
I am shocked that the Berkeley City Council and the Mayor took the action they did concerning a Marine Recruitment Office in downtown Berkeley. The whole thing is just plain wrong. I want to post this letter from the recruiter in the office that was printed in the Berkeley Daily Planet newspaper as it certainly clarifies many things. Not that I'm dissing Berkeley. Check out this for an alternate take on B-town.
Check out a nice article about me from the Sacramento Bee.
The 2007 Grammy for "Best Historical Record" went to The Live Wire -- Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949.
I played on Harper Simon's "Yankee Doodle" contribution to Janet Reno's Song of America project.
My daughter Seven McDonald's regular column in the LA Weekly has just been voted Best Column by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. You can read it on her website.
Read Joel Selvin's story about old friend and music guru Chris Strachwitz in the San Francisco Chronicle.
I was a guest on the "Saturday Ham Jam" on radio KPIG, 1510 AM in San Francisco, on Saturday the 12th at 1 pm.
I was one of the judges in the "Ballad of Molly Ivins" Songwriting Contest.
My Woody Guthrie Tribute traveled to Joe's Pub in New York in October 2007. Listen to an interview about it I did with the Pub folks. And you can read a review of the May 12 show from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Bobby Roth's film Berkeley finally got its long-awaited theatrical premiere at Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood on Friday, October 12th. My song "Support the Troops" was added to the 10 Country Joe and the Fish songs on the soundtrack.
Read my thoughts on the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love in the San Francisco Chronicle. And check out an interview I did about the Summer of Love over on MSNBC.
There's a nice review of a couple of shows I did in Oregon in the online music magazine FolkWax.
"Wildman" Dave Diamond, who maintains a great Country Joe fansite, feels that his long quest to get Jim Morrison a pardon is bearing fruit. See a newsclip.
My collaboration with Bernie Krause -- world famous for his many nature soundscape recordings -- on an album for relaxation, prayer and meditation titled Natural Imperfections is out. Buy it here. Read an article about Bernie Krause.
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Country Joe McDonald was in Canada the first weekend in June playing a benefit for Corey Glass, who fled to Canada to escape being court-martialed for desertion from Iraq. Glass is being deported to the United States.
When McDonald returned, his baggage claim ticket for his guitar case had "Luv Yr Stuff" written on it in marker, apparently by a baggage handler. But when he opened the case, it looked as though his 1960s Gibson guitar had been bashed with a hammer. A supervisor at United told him, "I have decided not to file your claim for damage as the case is not really harmed ... just the guitar."
An airline representative confirms this practice, although she says the situations are reviewed "on a case-by-case basis .... The airlines do not open bags and inspect them. Has your reader filed a complaint with the TSA? That is what we recommend travelers do in these scenarios."
