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JP

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About Me

father artist teacher music lover dancer dreamer of politics and passion...and I was raised in Ricketts, Iowa.Having run off for a summer with the carnies out of Ute, I came to Iowa City through Switzerland and Shakespeare; except for a short stint in Seattle, I have been here ever since. The Buddha says "If you can't find truth where you are, where do you expect to find it?"I love local music and work to promote that (with the cooperative efforts of a lot of Iowa City artists and music lovers) in a sustainable community effort sort of way. You can check out those endeavors (currently on quasi hiatus) at www.mudriver.orgI am also blessed by my association with Uptown Bill's small Mall. Check out Bill's story at www.uptownbills.org. Talk about perspective. Someone should do a myspace page for Bill Sackter (can dead people have a myspace page?).

My Blog

Tornados and the Mud River Shout

1.Tornados and Iowa City2.Mud River Ticket Release Party3.IWMF Fundraiser at the Mill4.Call for Volunteers5.T Shirt Design Contest6. Drums and Tuba, Euforquestra7. Central Standard Time at Uptown Bill...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:27:00 GMT

Summer of the Arts plea

To the members of the Iowa City City Council, My name is JP Claussen. I have lived in Iowa City since 1992, I moved here from a very small rural town in western Iowa to attend the University of Iow...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:49:00 GMT

mud river purpose and ramblings

Spread the word. I am the moderator of a myspace group called the Mud River Music Cooperative. Aside from myspace we are a real group of people who support independent art in our community. We are...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:28:00 GMT

Art and Politics

I have pissed people off in the past by "mixing" art and politics. For some people art should be about their own entertainment. Nothing too upsetting please, but please, nothing boring. If it is shoc...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:07:00 GMT

Cracker Box Crap

Here are some thoughts on independent music in Iowa. Listen up. People are hungry for art. Real art, not the cracker box crap that the major record labels are throwing our way. Huge companies spend mi...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:23:00 GMT

What is Mud River?

The Mud River Music Cooperative is dedicated to sustaining community through art, and sustaining the arts through community-based efforts. Like food cooperatives that seek to maintain and be closer to...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Dec 2005 08:52:00 GMT

Mud River Shout December 2005

1. New Years Eve Eve 2. New Years Eve, Iowa City 3. New Years Eve, Des Moines 4. Artists on myspace.com 5. JDLK and Amy Martin in February 6. Patrick Brickel 1. New Years Eve Eve with Su...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Dec 2005 20:35:00 GMT