{"id":122,"date":"2006-10-31T03:10:38","date_gmt":"2006-10-31T10:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=122"},"modified":"2008-04-21T20:29:10","modified_gmt":"2008-04-22T04:29:10","slug":"rockfall-of-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=122","title":{"rendered":"Rockfall of history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/rockfall.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/RealAudio\/Asylum.m3u\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/mscblue.jpg\"\"alt=\"listen\"\/><font color=#330033>&#8230;listen<\/font><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/ASJazzFilmTV.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/moregn.jpg\"\/><font color=#330033>&#8230;info about the music<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><font color=#417B68>Music to take cover by.<\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The geology along this wandering edge of the continent is riveting. 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