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My Brush with Chuck: Former GonzoFest keynote speaker, poet Frank Messina recalls meeting Chuck Berry

In the summer of 1996 I was invited by the Oglala Sioux Tribe to perform at a benefit concert at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The Badlands. I was the only poet. Musicians such as Taj Mahal, Whitesnake,...
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