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'Love, Janis' shows piece of Joplin's heart
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AN INTERVIEWER asks Janis Joplin how she likes San Francisco, and
her answer is, "Thank God. I'm not alone."
If Joplin had been at San Francisco's Marines Memorial Theatre
Sunday night, she'd have seen that her adopted home town still adores
her.
With an audience full of people who looked like they knew Janis,
crossed paths with Janis or at least worshipped at Janis' musical
throne, the musical biography "Love, Janis" finally made its Bay Area
debut.
Based on a book of ...
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Seduced by San Francisco // Bigness in the only sin in capital of small pleasures
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San Francisco mayoral race: Bedlam by the Bay.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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Panthers seeking another San Francisco treat.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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SAN FRANCISCO SHAKES THE QUAKE // A YEAR LATER, BAY AREA TOURISM IS BACK ON TRACK
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A retail destination with a diverse local economy. (Market focus: San Francisco).
MMR
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S.F. MART: TESTING SITE SHOW OFFERS VENDORS 'FOCUS GROUPS'.(San Francisco Winter Furniture Market 1998)
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The Mystical City: San Francisco
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SHOULD BOSTON ADOPT A SAN FRANCISCO PLAN?
The Boston Globe
; Boston and San Francisco are twin cities in many ways. Each is on a coast, each regards itself as beautiful and civilized, and each has a love- hate relationship with a much bigger, newer, brasher city down its coast. That twinship is the basis for a conference being held on Friday at Faneuil Hall
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The Unspoiled Soul off San Francisco; Despite Carping and Changes, The City's Essence Endures
The Washington Post
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