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UK professor, CBS reporter David Dick dies By Melody Bailiff news@kykernel.com

“Never, never give up” is a sign that used to hang in the office of David Dick, former UK professor and CBS News correspondent. DICK

If you talked to the family, friends and former colleagues of Dick, they would tell you he stayed true to that sign in his office. After years of battling with cancer, Dick died July 16 at the age of 80. “David was a professor, an author, a director of journalism and an Emmy-award winning CBS News correspondent at the height of the ‘Tiffany Network,’ ” said

Buck Ryan, who succeeded Dick as director of the School of Journalism and Telecommunications in 1994. Dick began working with CBS in 1966. He traveled the world reporting from Latin America, Mexico and South America among many other nations. Sam Dick, David Dick’s son, likened his father to the Yankees, Ryan said. The Yan-

kees had the era of Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio, whereas David Dick worked with Walter Cronkite at the height of quality broadcast journalism. And Dick wasn’t only at “the top of his game,” he hit home run after home run with his coverage. Dick covered everything from the civil wars in Central America at the time to the assassination attempts of Gov.

George Wallace. His coverage of Wallace won him an Emmy in 1972. Perhaps one of his greatest successes was covering the Jonestown massacre in Jonestown, Guyana. Nine hundred people in Jonestown following Rev. Jim Jones drank poison in order to commit suicide. Dick was the first reporter there. Upon arriving, Dick

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found the last letters written to the families of Jones’ followers. Dick then told the stories of the dead from their letters. “Journalism students today will see the path to immortality lies in the ability to know a good story and be able to cease it and then tell it in a memorable way,” Ryan said. Dick attended UK as a See Dick on page 2

College adds Japanese Studies to list of majors By Sarah Pickerel news@kykernel.com

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Fiberglass horses painted by artists are on display throughout the city of Lexington for Horse Mania 2010. They will be on display until October.

Public art project hits streets of Lexington By Shannon Frazer news@kykernel.com

Lexington residents may notice some new additions to the city’s landscape. Horse Mania 2010, organized by LexArts, features 89 full-sized fiberglass horses located at various locations in Lexington. LexArts and event spokesman Tony Aros said that while Horse Mania does not have a set rotational schedule for when the event will continue in the future, the upcoming Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games was a major influence in the decision to hold

the 2010 edition. “We decided to do it this year because it coincides with the World Equestrian Games,” Aros said. The horse designs showcased in Horse Mania underwent an extensive selection process. Finalists included artists from the Lexington area and surrounding states. “We released an open call to artists. Over 450 designs were submitted by the February deadline, a large majority of which were local artists. From those designs a jury selected 200, and those were See Horses on page A2

For more information To learn more about Horse Mania 2010, visit the event website: www.horsemania2010.com. For more information about LexArts visit www.lexarts.org.

Students will now have another option to chose from as UK added Japanese Studies to the list of majors after its approval at the Board of Trustees’ June meeting. Program Director Doug Slaymaker said in a UK news release that the addition of the program through the College of Arts and Sciences topical studies program came as no surprise after years of watching student’s growing interest in Asian studies. “Students have been clamoring for a Japanese major,” Slaymaker said in the news release. “We’ll be able to provide a richer experience for students on campus.” Chase Lacas, president of the Japanese Culture in Kentucky Society, said the possibility of such a richer experience was exactly what originally drew him to UK’s campus. “Before I came to UK, there were limited options for me to do anything involving Asian studies. One of the main reasons I chose UK was because it offered the few courses it did in Japanese studies,” Lacas said. “Now that they’re adding even more, I can pursue something that’s truly in my interest.” Lacas now plans to major in Japanese Studies and said he’s excited for other students to no longer be limited and have the opportunity to pursue their interest in Asian studies that they couldn’t before. “I think having this major will really help give me some credibility when I try to pursue a career in Japan,” Lacas said. “Adding so many new courses will allow for new opportunities for people who want to come here and study the culture and language. Hopefully it will attract a lot more people who have the interest.” Devan Trenkamp, a sophomore at UK, said she believes all students will benefit from the addition of the program. “Even though I don’t plan to make it my major, I still think it’s great that UK is making a conscious effort to provide more options for students and meet their needs,” Trenkamp said. Slaymaker said growing interest in Asian studies and The Japan Foundation, Japan’s leading public organization, both played a large role in the creation of the Japanese Studies Major. “The foundation has been great to us,” Slaymaker said. “Kentucky has been underrepresented in this realm, but they’ve helped to start Japan Studies at UK, and now the major gives us an even stronger foundation for expansion.” Lacas said he sees this expansion as something that adds to UK’s uniqueness. See Japanese on page A3

Obama signs historic financial reform into law By Kevin G. Hall McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — With a broad smile and the stroke of a pen, President Barack Obama on Wednesday capped a contentious 18month struggle and signed into law the broadest revamp of financial regulation since the Great Depression. "Passing this bill was no easy task. To get there, we had to overcome the furious lobbying of an array of pow-

erful interest groups and a partisan minority determined to block change," Obama said in a pre-signing speech, surrounded by cheering congressional leaders and administration members. Alternating between hitting Wall Street and acknowledging its economic importance, the president said that the historic Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 seeks to strike a balance that would protect consumers while allowing the vital fi-

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nancial sector to prosper. "The fact is the financial industry is central to our nation's ability to grow, to prosper, to compete and to innovate. This reform will foster innovation, not hamper it. It is designed to make sure that everybody follows the same set of rules," he said. "Unless your business model depends on cutting corners or bilking customers, you've got nothing to fear from reform." The signing marked the third major legislative accom-

plishment for Obama, after an $800 billion stimulus and tax-cut package and a regulatory revamp of the health care sector. Still, the president has slumped in the opinion polls, dragged down by a sluggish economy. Polls also suggest that the broader public is ambivalent about the new measure. To combat that, Obama and congressional Democrats went to extremes to highlight all the consumer provisions in the legislation. There are

numerous measures to combat predatory lending, and the president invited borrower Robin Fox of Rome, Ga., to the speech. She'd been hit with unexpected interest rate increases on a credit card balance. "With this law, unfair rate hikes, like the one that hit Robin, will end for good," Obama said. Underscoring the historic nature of the legislation, which updates many rules that date to the 1930s, the tel-

evised signing ceremony wasn't at the White House but at the Ronald Reagan Building, in a large auditorium where about 400 invited guests could bask in the accomplishment. The heads of big Wall Street banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs were noticeably absent from the list of invitees. The CEOs of Citibank and Bank of America, which received a large part of taxpayer bailout See Obama on page A3

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student in the fall of 1948, left in 1951 to join the Navy and then returned to UK to graduate in 1956. After working with CBS, Dick returned to UK as the seventh director of UK’s school of journalism. As director, Dick oversaw the merger of the School of Journalism with the Department of Telecommunications to form what is now the School of Journalism and Telecommunications in the College of Communications and Information Studies. “What separated David from other great journalists I

have known is this wry smile in his eyes when he could tell you something important. He was somebody who, to me, had a great sense of humor,” Ryan said. There was a legend at UK that David grew corn out of the back of his pick-up truck. “David was his own man, with all that journalism in his blood. The farm never left his bloodstream either. Those kinds of things distinguished him,” Ryan said. Dick saw horrific sights covering civil wars and massacres, but one thing that helped him get through it all was a view from Plum Lake. “A View from Plum Lake” is not only one of

Dick’s many novels, but a mental picture of his home in Kentucky that helped balance him out. Dick would close his eyes, imagine his view of the lake and he would be brought back to sanity. David will be truly missed by friends, family and former colleagues at UK. David was many things “but I always believed David was first a poet. Of my various acquaintances in more than 30 years in journalism, I have met precious few historical figures. David Dick was one. “He will be remembered as one of Kentucky’s native sons who knew and loved the Commonwealth and who could tell its story.”

cated at the respective schools’ libraries. “Horse Play is new. Each elementary and middle school (in Fayette County) gets a foal and each middle and high school gets a full-sized horse,” Aros said. The university community is excited and supportive of Horse Mania 2010. “It’s really neat. I love all the horses,” said biology junior Katie Brandewie. According to the Horse Mania website, horses will

remain in their current locations across the city from July 15 to October 15. After that, they will be part of the Southern Lights Exhibition at Kentucky Horse Park from November 19 to December 4. Ultimately, the horses will be auctioned off at Keeneland on December 11. The foals will be auctioned off in February. All proceeds will benefit the Lexington public art program and other local charities.

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Miller shifts from ‘Joker’ to R&B Some people call him the Joker. Some call him the Space Cowboy. Still others call him the Gangster of Love or Maurice. But Steve Miller merely calls himself a working musician a guy who has been creating and playing music since the 1960s. He formed the Steve Miller Blues Band in San Francisco in 1967 and his first album, the psychedelic blues set "Children of the Future," was released in 1968. His latest release, "Bingo!" is a collection of R&B cover tunes and came out June 15. In the lyrics of one of his bigger hits, Miller plans to "keep on a rock'n" despite the shrinking recording industry and the changes in radio programming and recording technology that he says is ruining the music. "I grew up in Texas in the late 1950s before radio became homogenized," Miller said in a telephone interview from the road. "Radio stations had personalities and reflected the cities where they were. Our station in Dallas was heavy into blues and rhythm and blues. It played Bo Diddly and Little Richard, phenomenal music. Later, when radio got nationalized, it became the same everywhere." Major radio stations today are tightly formatted, but lucky for him, Miller said, he fits firmly into one of those formats. "The reason you hear my music on the radio is that somebody somewhere tested it in a focus group and decided that it was what radio stations needed to play to sell stuff. The Clear Channels of the world locked me somewhere in a stash of preselected 'classic rock' music." Among Miller's classics are "Fly Like an Eagle," "Take the Money and Run," "Living in the U.S.A.," "Jet Airliner," "Jungle Love," "Abracadabra," "The Joker," "Space Cowboy" and "Rock'n Me." Although his debut album didn't crack the Top 100

Horoscope To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — Best results require a lot more data than you start with today. Everybody has their own imaginative ideas, but you need facts and action. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — There's a creative way to handle confusion now. Of course, you'll need to discover that. It takes time to see the pattern in the chaos. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — You feel separated from your normal social circle. It's okay. You need to work out your own creative process without distraction. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — If you feel boxed in by unclear assignments, do a

album chart, it sold 150,000 copies, Miller said. "That was what Johnny Mathis was selling in those days. It was a good start. I'd love to have that success today." By contrast, "Bingo!" went to No. 1 on the national blues charts and has sold 24,000 copies. "That's how small the business is these days," Miller said. "At this rate, it'll take forever to reach 'Children of the Future' levels." Although "Bingo!" is his first studio release in 17 years, Miller hasn't been inactive. "I've been doing lots and lots of recording. Probably 10 to 15 projects in those years, jazz projects, blues projects all new music. But this stuff (covers of some of the classic R&B and blues tunes he grew up listening to) is better than that," he said. "I'm 66 years old. I can write all I want and record all I want. Everybody acts like they're waiting around for my next new stuff, but that's (nonsense). They want 'The Joker' and 'Fly Like an Eagle.' "The last time I put out a new album was 1993, and when I'd say we were going to do something from the new album, 5,000 people would get up and go buy a beer, and they wouldn't come back until they heard the opening licks of 'Space Cowboy.' "When I go out and do this now, the new stuff tunes such as Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin's "Tramp," Earl King's "Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)" and Jessie Hill's "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" is going over as well as or better than the old songs." "This isn't 'Steve Sings His Favorite Songs for No. 1'," Miller said. "These are great songs, genuine hits that we put our stamp on. I just wanted to play it as well as I could and have some fun on the guitar. "I just love to play and I'm amazed that I still have an audience that will let me do that. If I couldn't go out and play, I'd be done."

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narrowed down to the finalists,” Aros said. One of the added components to this year’s Horse Mania is the Horse Play project, which displays Fayette County elementary, middle and high school students’ original designs. There are 50 foals designed by the schoolchildren, all of which are lo-

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OBAMA Continued from page 1 money, were invited, however. The legislation seeks to fix much of what went wrong in the lead-up to the nation's deep financial crisis. It gives regulators the power to dissolve large, interconnected financial institutions and allows the Federal Reserve to break up companies that it thinks are so large that their failure would pose a risk to the U.S. and global economy. The lack of this authority forced the Bush administration and a Democratic-led Congress to choose unpopular bank bailouts over a disruptive bankruptcy process that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned could have led to a

global economic depression. "The bill isn't perfect, since it represents what was politically achievable in an election year. But it sets some important starting points for more detailed work in areas where oversight has been lacking, such as viewing risk from a systemic point of view and increased consumer protection," said Scott McCleskey, the author of the new book "When Free Markets Fail," which seeks to explain the crisis in layman's terms. "In the end, though, the crisis made abundantly clear the fact that we need more regulation because the markets have become too complex to regulate themselves." For ordinary Americans, the legislation will be felt most directly through the creation of a new and independ-

ent Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. It will police credit extended to consumers, be it mortgages, credit cards, student loans, auto loans or even payday loans. "For the first time, families will have a tough, independent cop in Washington to help clear out the tricks and traps hidden in consumer credit agreements," Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard University professor who's credited with developing the idea of the bureau, said in a statement. Gail Hillebrand, a senior attorney for the advocacy group Consumers Union, added that "millions of Americans have been hit by shady loans, hidden fees and surprise rate increases, and this Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will take dead aim at these kinds of prob-

lems." Liberals and consumer advocates are lobbying Obama to tap Warren as the bureau's first chief, but she's unpopular with Republicans. The president was silent on his pick. Business groups frowned on the new law. "This legislation, while drafted with the best intentions, paints the U.S. business community with a broad brush and will have many unintended consequences for the more than 12,000 nonfinancial publicly traded companies," Larry Burton, the executive director of the Business Roundtable, said in a statement. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which aggressively lobbied against the legislation, didn't pull punches in its statement upon signing.

JAPANESE Continued from page 1 “This addition makes UK unique because it makes us one of the few colleges that will offer a program that can provide in depth study into Asian culture and language,” Lacas said. According to a UK news release, at least eight professors from other colleges and departments, including the College of Fine Arts, the College of Agriculture and College of Arts and Sciences, will augment the program. The Japanese Studies major, which will be housed in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Culture will offer students courses in lan-

guage, literature, business, geography, film and the economy. “The major is interdisciplinary as well as intercollegial. UK’s Japan Studies Program will feature four years of language, which will facilitate study of Japanese culture within the department,” Slaymaker said in the news release. “We are also hoping students will be attracted to a future teaching the language.” Students can now receive either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with the Japanese Language and Literature major starting in the fall 2010 semester. For more information on UK’s Japanese Studies major, contact Slaymaker at dslaym@uky.edu.

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In-Store Demonstrators. Promote and encourage sales of products in retailers. Must be comfortable speaking with consumers. PT contract work Also need Health/Beauty Demonstrators ($60-$84 for 6 hrs) www.sunflowerstaffing.com. Email: astrid.gispert@sunflowerstaffing.com

Roommates Wanted

1-7 Bedroom Listings WALK TO CAMPUS: Preleasing 1, 3, 4 & 5BR homes. Call 859-513-1206 or visit our website at www.waynemichaelproperties.com 1 BLOCK FROM CAMPUS: 1 & 2BR, a/c , parking. $395 & up. 269-4129, 608-2751. 3 & 4 B apts. Woodland & Ky Ave, No Dogs! 859351-3370.

3BR, 2.5BA Townhome. All ele, W/D included. Offstreet parking. Off Red Mile Rd. $975/mo. $975 dep. 859-533-7575

3BR 1BA, 381 Oldham, Clean & nice, w/d, off-street parking, $1,200/mo. 859-333-1786.

4, 5, 6 Bedroom houses, all with three baths, washer/dryer, central heat and air, all walking distance to UK, call 255-4188 or www.wildcatproperties.com

Ramsey’s Diners now hiring servers. Apply at any and all locations in person Monday thru Friday between 2 and 4 pm.

100 yards from UK, New 5BR, all electric, $1,900 lease/Deposit. 859-333-8129.

3 bedroom, Large house walking distance to campus, 2 baths + large bonus room. Big kitchen with fenced in area outside that’s ideal for pets! Plenty of Parking. $375 per person. 859-621-3312,859-6213313 call or txt.

2 Bedroom - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $630.00. Call 859-523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com

1 Bedroom - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $525.00 (includes utilities) Call 859-523-2363 or www.touch-

4BR 2.5BA Lux Townhome. Close to campus, 2 car garage, Lg BR’s, all ele, W/D, DW, security System. $1,400/mo. Avail Aug. 1, 859-288-5601

5 Bedroom

3BR, 2BA. Walk to campus. W/D, d/w, elec. Util. Energy efficient, private parking. Going fast! Call Adam 859-338-8243

Efficiency - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $295.00. Call 859-523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com

Awesome! Tates Creek area 4BR 2 1/2 Bath 2 car garage Huge deck backs to trees! $1,095. 859-2648181.

4BR 2BA, near Commonwealth Stadium, off-street parking. $1,150/mo. 859-619-0913.

2 BR Duplex - 613 Eureka Springs, all electric, appliances, off street parking. Call 859-277-4865.

2BR 1.5BA Condo, Turkeyfoot Ct. All appliances, Private patio, avail now. Ltb620@aol.com, 859-2273982.

4BR 2.5BA, 8min from UK, W/D, DW, disposal. $1,100/mo. 859-396-4818

4 Bedroom Houses for rent off Euclid. Includes washer/dryer. Integra Properties 859-402-2595.

WOODLAND: LARGE Unfurnished 1BR with util. Parking & laundry on-site. $450-575/mo. 552-4147

CONDO — great location, great security. 1BR/1BA and pool. $595/mo., including all utilities. Call Brad at 859-983-0434.

4BR 2BA House, Dantzler Ct. Avail April 1, new Kit/BA, all appliances, off-street parking, utilities included. Ltb620@aol.com, 859-227-3982.

Students – Nice 4BR 3.5BA, washer dryer, kitchen appliances, one mile from Fayette mall. Phone 859254-2222.

Room for rent just blocks from campus. Female preferred. Lexington Ave between Maxwell and High. Rent is $383/month plus utilities, but apartment has own washer/dryer and dishwasher. Dog/cat acceptable. First month paid for! Email rbarhorst@gmail.com for more details.

Woodland Studio, good condition, $500 plus electric, hardwood, dishwasher, laundry facility, close to library, free parking, local owner, 421-0731

4BR 2.5BA. 8 min from UK. W/D, DW, Disposal. $1,100.. 859-396-4818

4 bedroom: Huge Cool Space!-two story great room with balcony! Outdoor Patio and nice paved parking lot- 2 baths and all electric 859-621-3312, 859-6213313 call or txt.

One bedroom apartments. 5 min walk to UK on Gazette, Transcript and Maxwell. Call 255-4188 or www.Wildcatproperties.com.

Walk to UK. Studio completely equipped kitchen W/Ddishwasher, car[eting, mini blinds. Control own heat and air. Laundry facility and parking. 859-2235557

4BR, 2BA Renovated Home! Huge rooms, awesome yard/deck & porch. Parking, all elec. Outstanding service. $300/person mo. 859-229-4991.

Receptionist needed. Light office duty. $9/hr. Night/weekends part-time work. Email resumes to: Lexington.omgr@championfactorydirect.com or call 859-277-9150

2BR/2BA South Hill Station Lofts!; 1-2 blocks to UK! Water/internet/parking included. Contact Kelley at 859-225-3680 for more details. 323 Virginia Ave. Duplex for rent. A-side 2.5BR $475/mo. B-side 1.5BR #375/mo. $400 deposit. No pets, free parking. 1 yr lease. 277-6900. Campus Homes 4 Rent. 3,4 or 5BR newer homes, all electric, W/D, Dw included. Outdoor patios, and plenty of parking. Call Steven @ 621-3313 or Robbie @ 621-3312. Brand New Very Energy Efficient. New and nearly new homes close to campus, 2 car garage. Very,

A Pharmacy Tech at Walmart in Nicholasville. No exp. Needed. 859-885-9490. BARTENDING! UP TO $250 a day. No exp. Necessary. Training provided. 800-965-6520 x-132 Lexington Parks and Recreation Hiring for Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 Dance Instructors. If you can teach any of the following ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, Irish Step, please email mis@insightbb.com. (Mindy Stone)

Female roommate needed to share 3BR townhouse. $400/mo. Util split 3 ways. Walking dist to UK. 859492-1646 MALE ROOMMATE NEEDED to share house with 3 males on Park Avenue. Dennis 859-983-0726. www.sillsbrothers.com. FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED for nice apt. close to UK. Dennis 859-983-0726. www.sillsbrothers.com.

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Q&A with Michael Johnathon Founder and host of Woodsongs Radio Hour will play at Louisville music festival HullabaLOU By Donald Mason

It’s like doing a complete rewrite of “Stairway to Heaven.” You know, who in the heck do you think you are? It’s a tribute to Jerry Jeff Walker, one of our finest Texan songwriters. It’s an American classic song and the fact that it’s number three on XM Radio is a validation for me as a songwriter.

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The great thing about local music festivals is that they seem to have many local artists perform. Festivals such as Forecastle as well as HullabaLOU feature several Lexington acts. One of the most notable Lexington acts that will be playing at HullabaLOU is Michael Johnathon, founder and host of the Woodsongs Radio Hour. Johnathon is an accomplished musician, with nine albums, including the upcoming release “Ravenwood,” and is a prolific writer, with the play “Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau” firmly under his belt. Johnathon sat down with the Kernel as he was getting things ready for Joan Baez to take the Opera House stage for a Troubadour Series concert, the 299th of the series.

Q. Have any other festivals or projects this summer?

A. I just came back from

the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival in St. Augustine, just did the Florida Folk Festival, doing HullabaLOU. I do about 70 concert dates a year, 44 Woodsongs, record an album, do a “Walden” play. It’s pretty busy, but it’s fun.

Q. You wouldn’t change it for the world, I’m sure.

A. Not hardly, not hardly at all.

Q. How did HullabaLOU target you to be on the lineup?

A. They called my agent

and made it happen. Looking to make an interesting day of it. I am a folk singer that plays the banjo with a string quartet, so they thought that would liven up the Bluegrass stage, not straight Bluegrass.

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Michael Johnathon is the founder and host of the Woodsongs Radio Hour. He will be performing at HullabaLOU music festival on Sunday. ance. This is a uniquely rare moment to see something of true legacy.

Q. How do you see the current generation absorbing their music, and how does a festival like HullabaLOU give an outlet?

A. I’ve worked with the

Avett Brothers, they’ve been on Woodsongs three times. Rhonda Vincent has been on Woodsongs five times and is coming back in October. These are all friends of mine. Ben Sollee used to be my cellist on the broadcast, you know, and I am so proud he is taking off the way he is. I think because the classic nature of what she represents, I think Loretta Lynn is a special, that’s a special perform-

Q..You

performed the song “Cars” on Woodsongs and infused comedy with musicianship. What kind of response or feedback have you had from that?

A. I just came off of doing A. the big “Walden” play pro-

duction, which was a play I wrote about Henry David Life moves at cyber Thoreau’s final two days in a speed. This is the first gener- cabin at Walden woods before ation that is receiving all of he left. He was there for two their art in a two-dimensional years, two months and two art form. Young kids today days, so the play is the final don’t experience three-di- two days before he left mensional art. They hear an Walden pond. artist through their ear buds I am a tree hugger by naon their iPods and iPads and go check them out on ture, not the political kind, YouTube, (they) don’t go just the kind that loves the check them out at a club. I Earth. “Ravenwood” is the think events like Hulla- cabin in your heart; it’s the baLOU is a great opportunity cabin in your mind, no matfor families to enjoy music as ter where you live. It’s the a three-dimensional art form. cottage in the woods of your spirit, even though you may A lot of it. be living in an urban condo, third-floor high-rise. We Talking about your need that centered place. new album “Ravenwood”

Q. Who are you excited to A. see at HullabaLOU?

coming out soon, you wanted to make an album that felt like you were playing in a cabin in the woods. How did you get to the mindset to go to that good place?

“Cars” has gone viral, cool internet song, radio is catching up with it. The national syndicated show “Car Talk” just featured the song on the air for the second time. As of this week, it’s on the New Music Weekly Top 30 for country radio, so its getting commercial country airplay, which is strange because I’m not a country artist. It features JP Pennington, the founding member of Exile, which is a country band, and John McEuen from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. To me, the song “Cars” is an ironic way to prais the greenness of the modern car. If you listen to the song, it’s praising the efficiency of the modern car and lamenting the fact that

they’re just not cool anymore. Nothing compares to a 1968 Mustang 4-speed convertible. Nothing will. The era of the fun, sexy car is gone, as it should be, but it’s a shame. It’s a shame that we haven’t managed our resources in a way so we can still have fun.

Q. Any surprises from the new album being received?

A. I was interested that XM

Radio has picked up “The Ballad of Bojangles” because that is a complete rewrite of the classic Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles.” It’s taking his story and completely rewriting it, from scratch. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had the original hit of “Mr. Bojangles” and John MeEuen of the NGDB is performing with me on the rewritten ballad of Bojangles, validating the effort. I was a little concerned.

Michael Johnathon will be playing HullabaLOU on Sunday on the Bluegrass Stage from 4:3 to 6 p.m. with the Hippie Chick String Quartet. Check out the rest of the HullabaLOU lineup at www.hullabaloufest.com and more about Michael Johnathon at www.michaeljohnathon.com and www.woodsongs.com. Johnathon will also be playing with JP Pennington, J.D. Crowe, Alien Blue, Paul Felice and others for a fundraiser on August 3rd at the Kentucky Theatre to benefit Almira Fawn. For more details on the benefit, go to www.amirafawnbenefit.com.