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For my June 2007 podcast, here’s an interview I conducted with Andrew Lawrence while I was attending Django In June in Northampton, Massachusett...
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Wayne Nakamura of HyperHip Media has just posted a couple of videos from the Saturday June 16 concert on Youtube. Enjoy!...
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Andrew had warned us: on the last morning, many of us would be either exhausted or heading out. Nevertheless – in a final display of commitment ...
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