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		<title>Saturday Night (Recap) Live</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After countless hours devoted to Lotus Fest, Saturday night is finally over for me (Chelsea). And what an eventful two nights it&#8217;s been! I&#8217;ve met SO many wonderful people, made some great connections with the artists and heard new music that blew my mind. My absolute favorite was Dhoad Gypsies (after BBB, of course), and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saturday night adventure squad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is Brian Hettmansperger blogging live from Soma Coffee on Chelsea Merta&#8217;s username.
I know this is my first post of the evening, but I&#8217;ve been busy. Here&#8217;s the blow by blow.
7:25-I walk past the Buskirk and there is a big-ass line.  I must see what all the fuss is about. The Anat Cohen Quartet are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idsnews.com/lotusblog/?p=56</link>
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		<title>Lotus in the Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2 p.m. - So, Lotus in the Park is going on right now, and I&#8217;m at my friend&#8217;s house stealing a wireless signal. I can hear the bands playing from the porch, so it&#8217;s really nice to be away from the crowded park and still be able to hear everything. Right now, Chic Gamine is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idsnews.com/lotusblog/?p=55</link>
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		<title>Friday night wrap up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just got back to my apartment after a hell of a night. I only saw 4 performers tonight (tomorrow I will bounce around more effectively) and they were all great. The best part for me was seeing Bloomington like I have never seen it before (note: this is my first full Lotus experience).
I did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idsnews.com/lotusblog/?p=54</link>
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		<title>Recap of Friday Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey all, CM here. I had a blast tonight. I kicked it off on 4th Street, where most of the ethnic restaurants are. I couldn&#8217;t think of a better way to begin a world music and culture fest than sampling some Indian food from Bombay House. After dinner, I headed immediately to Dhoad Gypsies of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idsnews.com/lotusblog/?p=53</link>
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		<title>Percussion on fire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is Brian Hettmansperger, again, dealing with the same technical BS.
I caught the tail end of Dhoad Gypsies&#8217; performance from behind the tent. I was wandering around downtown Btown taking in all the sights and the people Lotus brings when I came across a gathering of 20 or so frugal souls(not everyone wants to or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idsnews.com/lotusblog/?p=52</link>
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		<title>B-Nastie can&#8217;t move the crowd</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is Brian Hettmansperger. I am currently experiencing tech difficulties with my blog access so I&#8217;m posting with my Lotus Fest blogmate&#8217;s username, Chelsea Merta. Sorry for any confusion.
I just left Mallor Clendening Grodner &#38; Bohrer Tent, 6th ST between Walnut and College, and I am blogging from Bluebird, where they are letting me mooch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idsnews.com/lotusblog/?p=51</link>
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		<title>Lotus 2007 - Friday Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[5:20 p.m. - More and more concerts tonight! Sixteen bands will be performing through downtown, mostly on Kirkwood and 6th Street. They&#8217;ll be in HUGE white tents, so keep a look out for them! Highlights of my night include MC Rai, Amazones, Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan, Puerto Plata and Toubab Krewe. But, my suggestion is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idsnews.com/lotusblog/?p=50</link>
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		<title>BALKAN BEAT BOX.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[12:00 a.m. - That&#8217;s all I can say. WOW. These boys blew my mind again. Not only with their incredible, dancey music but with their personalities as well. I met with them backstage, after their wonderful tour manager allowed Jacob (the photographer) and I allowed us in. They were all so nice and so overwhelmed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idsnews.com/lotusblog/?p=49</link>
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		<title>Lotus 2007 - Thursday Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[7 p.m. - I&#8217;m about to head over to the Jeff Daniels concert, and see what&#8217;s going on there. I hope to see you there!
8 p.m. - I just got back from Jeff Daniels, and the folks at Soma were kind enough to let me bum a WiFi signal from them. The Lotus people wouldn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.idsnews.com/lotusblog/?p=48</link>
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