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  • SF Weekly

    Identity Plagiarism

    A blogger steals someone else's life story and calls it her own.

    By Ashley Harrell

  • Westword

    Fuel's Gold

    How William Orr's quest for better, cheaper gas became a crime.

    By Alan Prendergast

  • Miami New Times

    Mold Over Miami

    The family of a dead judge blames a creeping fungus in the federal courthouse.

    By Tim Elfrink

  • The Pitch

    McCain Girl

    I worked at Kmart with John McCain's director of strategy.

    By Alan Scherstuhl

Almost Famous

By Clay McNear

Published on May 01, 2008

We’ve always figured that near-fame must be infinitely better than the thing itself. If you can be eternally on the verge, like country-rockin’ Cross Canadian Ragweed, man, you’re livin’ the dream. But these smokin’ Okies aren’t long for the intimate kind of gig they’ll play at Martini Ranch so squeeze in while’s the squeezin’s good.
Tue., May 6, 7:30 p.m., 2008



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