. . TICKET GIVE-AWAYS! Win pairs of passes to the "LONG BEACH BAYOU & BLUES FESTIVAL from the Acoustic Americana Music Guide! See item # 1, below!..~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ Monday, June 17, 2013~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ .Monday's Se...
. . TICKET GIVE-AWAYS! Win pairs of passes to the "LONG BEACH BAYOU & BLUES FESTIVAL from the Acoustic Americana Music Guide! See item # 1, below!..~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ Monday, June 17, 2013~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ .Monday's Sections:.1) TIX GIVE-AWAY for LONG BEACH BAYOU & BLUES -- Festival this weekend!2) Today in history3) FESTIVALS happening TODAY4) FESTIVALS coming this weekend5) Concerts, Club Gigs, Coffee Houses, and other notable live performances and events 6) HEADS-UP on TUESDAY's best events..~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~..1) TIX GIVE-AWAY for LONG BEACH BAYOU & BLUES -- Festival this weekend!.You can WIN a pair of passes to the "LONG BEACH BAYOU & BLUES FESTIVAL from the Acoustic Americana Music Guide!+We have tickets available for Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23. +Enter for either or BOTH days (if you win one pair, you are not eligible for a second pair.) We know some folks might only be able to go one day or the other, so only enter if you can claim and USE the tickets.+HOW TO ENTER:.a) Answer this question: The word "Cajun" comes from what word?.b) TITLE your email either "Saturday Bayou Tickets" or"Sunday Bayou Tickets"(And you CAN enter once for each day's tickets).c) INCLUDE your name and the email address where we can notify you if you win..d) SEND your email to tiedtothetracks@hotmail.com.Contest is open NOW, and it CLOSES Thursday at 9 am PDT. Winners will be notified before Noon on Thursday. Each winner must supply their name as it appears on the photo i.d. they will use to claim their pair of tickets at the will-call window at the event.+Details on this wonderful annual festival are in a separate section, below...-------- ..2) Today in history:.On this day in 1972, a group of burglers was caught by D.C. Police inside the Democratic Party's National Headquarters office in the Watergate Hotel and Office complex. In addition to burglary tools and electronic bugging devices, some of the burglers had money in their possession that was traced directly back to CREEP -- the Republican Committee to Re Elect the President that was President Richard Nixon's campaign organization. "Watergate," as all of what followed became known, revealed systematic break-ins, burglaries, wiretaps, falsified documents, illegal funds and pay-offs, and illegal activities under color of law and Executive authority. In 1974, on the brink of impeachment and certain conviction, Nixon became the only president ever to resign the office. Washington Post newspaper reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and editor Ben Bradlee -- together with Woodward's mysterious source, "Deep Throat," uncovered much of the story that led to Congressional action in an exercise of journalistic prowess that could not be repeated in our time of mega-giant corporate-controlled media. ..-------- ..3) FESTIVALS happening TODAY:.Mon, Jun 17; ngoing, Jun 13-Jun 23, FILM FESTIVAL, in L.A.:Annual "LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL" at the Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE, 800 W Olympic Bl, Los Angeles 90015 and other venues; includes live music events. Full schedule at www.lafilmfest.com.+This year’s festival is slated to be the best yet. That'll take some doing. Last year’s Festival screened a diverse set of nearly 200 feature films, shorts and music videos, representing more than 30 countries, along with signature programs such as our intimate Coffee Talks, live music events, free community screenings, a Dirty Dancing Dance-A-Long and 30th Anniversary screenings of "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" and "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." ..=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=..Jun 13 -30, FESTIVAL, in Hollywood:Annual "HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL," the largest celebration of the performing arts in Los Angeles, brings an eclectic array of music performances. Tickets are on sale now. It's too vast to sort-out for you, and the Folk-Americana music offerings are not abundant. Check it out at www.hollywoodfringe.org...-------- ..4) FESTIVALS coming this weekend:.Sat & Sun, Jun 22