{"id":150,"date":"2010-08-21T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-21T13:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=150"},"modified":"2010-08-21T13:31:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-21T13:31:00","slug":"joe-strummer-its-time-to-be-doing-something-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2010\/08\/21\/joe-strummer-its-time-to-be-doing-something-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Strummer: It&#8217;s Time to Be Doing Something Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_uURcxrC6bPE\/THAVjN3CZ4I\/AAAAAAAAAGE\/QpyV1_nWpbQ\/s1600\/R.109+JOE+STRUMMER+-+LIVE.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_uURcxrC6bPE\/THAVjN3CZ4I\/AAAAAAAAAGE\/QpyV1_nWpbQ\/s400\/R.109+JOE+STRUMMER+-+LIVE.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507926039034226562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It should be clear from the name of this blog that Joe Strummer is important here.  A man born with fire inside, he influenced a range of people from musicians to activists.  He would have been 58 years old today.<\/p>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/heidiminx\/a-tribute-to-joe-strummer_b_688272.html\" target=\"blank\">A Tribute to Joe from the Huffington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/bMOFtK\" target=\"blank\">Strummer Birthday Events Around the World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strummerville.com\/\" target=\"blank\">Strummerville &#8211; The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music<\/a><\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p>[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bj50hRgLkRw?fs=1]<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"small\">Photo credit:  Bob Gruen<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It should be clear from the name of this blog that Joe Strummer is important here. A man born with fire inside, he influenced a range of people from musicians to activists. He would have been 58 years old today. 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