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Secrets of the GLT Recycled Music Sale DO NATIONS Crossroads Center, Normal (formerly the Factory Outlet Mall) We're happy to accept just about August 14- GLT members only Preview Sale * anything musical - the one August 15 -16 - 9 am - 9 pm • August 17 - noon - 5 pm exception being those heavy, heavy 78s. We'll take all the A lot of heavy lifting goes into the Records are grimier than you rest of it though. LPs, CDs, com GLT Recycled Music Sale and a might think. Wear something you don't mercial cassette tapes (we can't resell lot goes on that you may not know mind a little dirt on and stick some homemade tapes), WORKING (unless you've volunteered to help sort hand sanitizer in your back pocket. musical equipment, instruments, sheet records). music, laser discs, 8-tracks. This year we are also What's not a secret is the potential to accepting movie videos and DVDs. All proceeds Looking for John Denver? Neil find great stuff. One story goes that go to the GLT Equipment Fund. Diamond? Engelbert Humperdinck? a Dick Dale album purchased for a (Aren't we all???) You' ll find them and dollar at the sale was sold for $70 in some other hard-to-categorize artists London. It happens. The sale is also Recycled Music Sale Drop-off Locations 2008 in several categories: Pop/Rock, Easy rife with stories of "I've been looking These business friends have kindly agreed to help GLT collect your donations from Listening, Country. It really depends for this album for years." July 1 through August 5. After August 5, donations should be taken to the sale loca on the album and the volunteer who tion at Crossroads Center. All LPs, Dick Dale or otherwise, sorted and categorized it, and has NORMAL: Schnuck's EUREKA: often been the basis of a lively debate. are a buck. CDs are $3. There's 1701 E Empire Normal Public Library Eureka Public Library also a supply of speakers and stereo 206WCollege Kidder Music 202 S Main Likewise, you might find Air equipment from gently-used to good Twin City Self Storage 802 S Eldorado Supply under "S" or "N.' and Jethro fo1-parts. We're never sure of what MORTON: 2019 Eagle Road Tu ll under or "T." You might also Bloomington "J" we' ll have, but our engineer looks Morton Public Library Vitesse Cycle Public Library find The Police and other bands everything over pretty carefully. Prices 315WPershing 206 S Linden 205 E Olive beginning with the word "the" under run $5 - $100. An organ seems to WASHINGTON: "T." One sorter's head nearly exploded show up at most sales - this year's Waiting Room Records PEORIA: 113 W North Street when trying to file the band The The. model is a Wurlitzer, going to the Samuel Music Washington The Music Shoppe Metro Center Public Library Some donations smell funny. It's highest bidder in a silent auction. 1540 E College Lakeview Museum 301 Walnut unavoidable. Some records are stored We're back at the Crossroads Center 1125 W Lake in funny places. Think of it as an BLOOMINGTON: - thanks to their generous donation Kidder Music added sensory experience of the sale. Horine's Pianos Plus of a storefront and unlimited parking. 7728 N Crestline Drive 1336 E Empire *GLT Memberships available at the door. Honestly, you'll never have a better Contact Linda Healy at [email protected] time volunteering than when you help or (309) 438-5083 to sign up. with this sale. LOTS of hands are need August 6-12: Sorting & organizing, various day/night hours ed for sorting and to staff the sale. August 14-17: Staffing the Sale (See sale hours at top of page 2.) 1 summertime blues GLT News Wins Another There are lots of opportunities to Regional Murrow Award in your soul with all the blues festivals in the area > by GLT News Director Willis Kern this summer. GLT IS packing up the tent and the flaming guitar bluest-shirt and heading off to soak Maybe it's the challenges brought forth by our government up the music and the sun. Here's where I· leaders in Illinois that have caused the quality of local radio journalism to ratchet up a notch or two. Or, perhaps something is just in the water. Whatever the reason, Illinois radio stations took the majority of this year's Edward R. Nothin' But the Blues Festival Murrow Awards in Region 7, which includes stations in July 18-19 Tri-Lakes Bloomington, IL Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. The awards come from the Radio Television News Directors Association. Nothin' but soulful horn players alongside GLT won its seventh regional Murrow in the past fo ur years, screaming guitars and sultry fema le vocalists. GLT Noth in' But The Blues to go along with the two national Murrows secured by Nothin' but the beautiful grounds of Tri-Lakes Fest Weekend - On Air assistant news director Charlie Schlenker in 2006 and 2007. July11-13 Charlie's newswriting compilation snagged another Murrow with the sun going down. Nothin' but tasty, We'll feature songs from this year, the third in a row he has claimed in that category. traditional southern-style food. T here really isn't anything nothin' about it. This festival has the artists and give away Sixteen of the twenty-four Murrows handed out this year tickets to the festival. went to Illinois stations, with all but one of those honors everything a blues lover could ask for. going to public radio stations throughout the region. This year's lineup includes artists from the regional blues hotbeds of Chicago and In addition to winning yet another Murrow, GLT News was Detroit, and as far away as New York and Los Angeles. Friday night features Teeny honored in April with more excellence in journalism awards Tucker and Larry McCray. Saturday's lineup includes Janiva Magness and The from the Illinois Associated Press. For the third straight year, Holmes Brothers. (See pg 8 for recommended releases from these two artists.) It's a family friendly GLT was the most-honored downstate public radio station, event where parents can hang out with the GLT staff while kids get free harmonicas winning awards in a wide variety of categories including and lessons from local favorite, Steve "The Harp" Mehlberg. Best Reporter (first place), Best Newswriter (first and second place), Best Newscast (first place), and Outstanding News Friday Lineup: Saturday Lineup: Operation (second place). 6:00 pm Cleveland Fats 1:30 pm Steve "The Harp" Mehlberg 7:00 pm Mike Wheeler Band 3:00pm TBA While it's gratifying to win awards and it's humbling to be 8:1 5 pm Teeny Tucker 4:15 pm Alvin Jett and the Phat Noiz Band singled out by our peers, it's most satisfying to know that 9:30 pm Larry McCray 5:30 pm Janiva Magness listeners continue to financially support GLT's commitment 6:45 pm The Holmes Brothers to local journalism. And for that, the GLT News team says, 8:15 pm T hornetta Davis "Thanks!" Advance tickets: $15 per day At the gate: $18 12and underfree Tickets available at nothinbutthebluesfestival.com Sweet Corn Blues Festival Budweiser Illinois Blues Festival • • August 29-30 • Riverfront Park • Peoria The Sweet Corn Blues Festival is a 20 years, 20 bands, 20 bucks. The Budweiser Illinois GLT Illinois Blues Festival celebration of the annual harvest and Blues Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary at Weekend -On Air local blues talent. Sponsored by the summer's end this year, with a party so hot, they had Uptown Normal Business Association, to put it next to a river to cool it down. Aug22-24 The Town of Normal, and GLT, the We'll feature songs from the Laid out along the scenic riverfront in Peoria, three festival is also a farewell to the long days artists and give away tickets performance stages offer plenty of blues styles to choose of summer - one of the last hurrahs to the festival. from. Whether you prefer the intimate GLT acoustic before school is back in session and the stage, or the big brassy steam coming from a full horn section, or a couple of temperatures start to fall. wailing guitars, it's all here. Musician workshops and educational seminars celebrate Of course, what we like best about it is the music. A hearty thanks goes out to the history of the blues. Food vendors, artist booths - you clearly have to come back our stage sponsor CEFCU. This is year 20 for the festival, making it a corn-erstone for the second day. of the community's events. Sorry, that was corny. Proceeds from this event help fund the Illinois Blues Coalition, which supports The CEFCU Blues Stage will feature the music picked from the ripe field of blues local blues societies, blues musicians, and blues music education by offering grants musicians in the area.