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Ron Baxendale II

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Snapshot: Led Zeppelin’s First Show on American Soil

After spending Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Los Angeles, Jimmy Page’s New Yardbirds, now christened Led Zeppelin, flew to Denver on…

Nov 25, 2023

Snapshot: Led Zeppelin’s First Show on American Soil

Nov 25, 2023

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Snapshot: The Serendipitous Serendipity Singers

Folk music’s time in the mainstream was brief — so brief, in fact, that some jokingly refer to this short period as the “folk scare.”…

Dec 5, 2023

Snapshot: The Serendipitous Serendipity Singers

Dec 5, 2023

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Snapshot: The Smothers Brothers Find the “Limelite” in Aspen and Denver

In the winter of 1958, folk singers Glenn Yarborough and Alex Hassilev invested in a small folk club in Aspen, Colorado, that they renamed…

Nov 25, 2023

Snapshot: The Smothers Brothers Find the “Limelite” in Aspen and Denver

Nov 25, 2023

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Snapshot: Me and Weissman Down at the Schoolyard

During the summer of 1980, with the music of The Who and The Beatles ringing in my ears and rock ‘n roll dreams dancing in my head, I took…

Nov 20, 2023

Snapshot: Me and Weissman Down at the Schoolyard

Nov 20, 2023

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The Dangers of Rocky Flats: Forgotten but Not Gone

I work in a library. One of my many duties is issuing library cards, and I issue a lot of them. A good number of the patrons asking for…

May 4, 2020

The Dangers of Rocky Flats: Forgotten but Not Gone

May 4, 2020

Looking Back: A Handful of Eighties Favorites

With a new mat on my turntable I was once again able to safely play my records. But rather than just randomly selecting albums, listening…

Dec 30, 2024

Looking Back: A Handful of Eighties Favorites

Dec 30, 2024

Hell Is Real: An Open Letter to ‘Signs’ Editor Marvin Moore

Dear Mr. Moore:

Dec 30, 2024

Hell Is Real: An Open Letter to ‘Signs’ Editor Marvin Moore

Dec 30, 2024

In the Writing Center with Ronnie B: A Quick Look at the Rhetorical Situation

Explains the rhetorical situation and examines its fundamental parts

Dec 30, 2024

In the Writing Center with Ronnie B: A Quick Look at the Rhetorical Situation

Dec 30, 2024

In the Writing Center with Ronnie B: A Quick Look at Then vs. Than

Explains the correct use of “then” and “than.”

May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024

In the Writing Center with Ronnie B: A Quick Look at That vs. Which

Explains the correct use of the restrictive and nonrestrictive pronouns “that” and “which.”

May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024

Ron Baxendale II

Ron Baxendale II

After teaching composition in a variety of academic environments, Colorado-native Ron now works with graduate students in a university writing center.

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