1Hey everyone... just a hopefully quick update on what's up with SomaFM:
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3SomaFM Live in San Francisco
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6Tonite (August 12th) is SomaFM night at Tranquility Base in San Francisco 
7at 26 Mix.  It's just 2 blocks from the 24th street Bart Station at 26th 
8and Mission (near Caesar Chavez). Parking is easy. 
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10Join us for deliciously chilled ambient beats and grooves, pretty visuals, 
11tasty cocktails. Tonite's DJs are DJ Pie and Dagny, and Rusty has a few 
12special treats in store as well.
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14[url]http://www.26mix.com[/url]  for directions
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17Internet Radio Fairness Act
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20The Internet Radio Fairness Act has just been introduced to congress. If
21passed, this bill would allow SomaFM to return to the air. We need you
22to send a fax to your representatives asking them to support the
23Internet Radio Fairness Act. It will only take 3 minutes to fill out the
24form! We would also like you to call your representatives at their
25offices and ask them to support the Internet Radio Fairness Act as well.
26We need to bombard them with requests. Call them at their offices. Call
27them once a week. Tell your friends to do the same thing.
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30There are a whole bunch of different faxes you can send here: 
31    [url]http://somafm.com/fax[/url]
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33Send a different fax every day! Call, write, email, fax over and over.
34We need to get the point across that Congress must act now to save 
35independent internet radio stations. A BROAD AND DIVERSE INTERNET RADIO 
36INDUSTRY NEEDS TO SURVIVE SO THAT *ALL* ARTISTS CAN BE FAIRLY 
37COMPENSATED FOR THEIR WORK.
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39Learn more about IRFA:
40    [url]http://www.house.gov/inslee/tech_internetradio.htm[/url]
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43SomaFM at Burning Man!
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45You've heard of Burning Man, the annual festival of art, music and
46general silliness that takes place in the Nevada desert.  20,000
47people go out to the desert playa, create a city from scratch, erect a
48giant man and burn it. Imagine Mad Max meets a rave in the parking
49lot of a Dead show next to a nudist art colony, and you're starting
50to get the idea.
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52SomaFM will be at Burning Man, broadcasting on 102.3 FM. This is our
537th year on 102.3, we feel it is our duty to "chill the Playa".
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55Groove Salad all day, Downtempo at night, Drone Zone late at night 
56and in the mornings.  We'll be in the Irrational Geographic village, 
57on or near the Esplanade at "270 degrees".  Come say hi.
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59[url]http://www.burningman.com[/url]
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62Financial Support
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65(What good is a newsletter without "passing the plate"?)
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67We could still use your financial support. We've spent money on legal
68fees to file appeals, and have a lot of unpaid expenses from winding
69down the broadcasts. If you have listened to SomaFM over the last year
70and never donated, we could really use your help. Any amount helps.
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72[url]http://somafm.com/support[/url]
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75Thanks for reading all the way down to here.
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77And remember, 
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79SomaFM Loves you!