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Thread #69203   Message #1171511
Posted By: wreck
26-Apr-04 - 02:49 PM
Thread Name: yodel-ay-ee-oooo
Subject: yodel-ay-ee-oooo reading in DC
Reading Performance Last-Minute Announcement for

YODEL-AY-EE-OOOO: THE SECRET HISTORY OF YODELING AROUND THE WORLD
[Routledge]
bart plantenga

Tuesday, April 27
Library of Congress
James Madison Building
Mumford Room, 6th floor
101 Independence Ave. SE
6pm - 7:45pm
lecture + DJ Jose with yodeling samples
+ renowned yodelers Randy Erwin & Cathy Fink
with book signing afterward

"an amazing, wild, and wonderful book" -- Nolan Porterfield
"fun, head-spinning, and ontologically profund." -- Luc Sante
"wry, humorous, touching, irreverent, vivid, and unforgettable" -- Ranger
Doug
"a thoroughly entertaining, throttle-at-the-red-line ride through the
history of yodeling. Highly recommended..." --- Library Journal
"promises to be a classic" -- Book Sense
"solid, exhaustive look at yodeling" -- Entertainment Weekly
"a book that will be exceedingly difficult to improve upon" -- The Wire
[UK]