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News & Observer music critic David Menconi's random (and we do mean random) musings about all things related to music and culture of the "popular" variety.
Tarheel flatpicking legend Doc Watson might be 85 years old, but he's not about to let something as inconsequential as major surgery slow him down. So it is that he's on the road again after having surgery in July. For an update on how Watson is doing (and also details about his Friday night show in Louisburg), check the story in Friday's paper.
David Menconi has been the News & Observer's music critic since 1991. Before that, he spent five years at the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo. He has a masters in journalism from the University of Texas and a B.A. in English from Southwestern University. You can find more of his writing here.
