That Christmas is celebrated when it is....is
largely due to the Roman festival of Jupiter, and Roman Christianized emperor's
mandating all citizens observe Christianity accomodating pagans not wishing to give
up their festivals. For example...the Christmas
tree originally was a celebration of the murder and rebirth of the Babylonian builder of citie...
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I was talking with my brother at Christmas, when
he mentioned he saw "Elizabeth Elmore's new band in Madison." A few days later,
I decided I'd look into the band. I found the webpage and began perusing.
Simultaneously, I logged onto Kazaa and found just one Reputation MP3,
"misery by design". I listened to it, liked it, and found out from the webpage that
there was a show at Schuba's in just a few days. I went. A few days after the show,
I bought The Reputation CD at The Clubhouse where I also bought tickets for the Rainer
Maria/Mates of State/The Reputation show on February 7th. So, to date, I've spent roughly
$20 on tickets for and a CD of The Reputation after I downloaded one MP3...
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