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    Maine Videos;

    Aroostook County Harvest Blues from Dan Soucy on Vimeo.

    County Harvest Blues
    http://vimeo.com/12395448

    "County Harvest Blues is an original tune by Maine singer/songwriter Brian Patricks. The performance was recorded live in 2009 at Lisbon, Maine's MTM park.

    The videos are a compilation of archive clips and vintage home videos. Music and video was mixed at the Remember ME! Media studios.

    Touring Maine's history, a project of RMM, is pleased to present this first music video showing what 'tater pickin' in the County was like. Long days, some starting as early as 4AM and finishing when it got too dark to see the taters on the ground were once a part of life in northern Maine's Arrostook county farming communities."

    Maine Moxie Parade 2010

    "The Maine Moxie Parade is held annually in conjuction with the Moxie Festival in Lisbon Maine.

    If you like fire trucks, we got 'em here in this show, including what may well be the mother of all ladder trucks and a little tike that knows what he's doing behind the wheel of his own midget fire truck.

    Antique cars galore also adorn the scene, with auto's from the early days as well as some muscle cars and some brand new jobbies as well.

    As in most locally produced parades, you'll find a gaggle of political candidates and elected representatives, and in this parade we have non other than the Honorable Olympia Snowe, Maine's other Senator.

    The Kora clowns are on board for fun and frivolity as are a good complement of assorted mini go cart teams including the crazy cop brigade.

    Also along for the walk were several local businesses and teams, check out the cheerleaders!

    For bands we have the Auburn Community Band and several bagpipe units, and don't forget the 20th ME CoB reenactment group who give their usual firing demonstration along the route as well.

    Trailing along towards the end we have several horse teams, and this time there were some mini horses for your enjoyment. those little guys can really run you know!

    Also we have some of thefine folks from the annual Pow Wow held behind the Lisbon High School in the parade.

    And last but not least are the Moxie Horsemobiles and plane. And don't forget the two characters that have long been used in Moxie's advertising history."

     

    Books we are promoting by Maine authors...

    Presenting our newest offering...

    Surviving The Times

    Surviving The Times

    Print: $24.95  Download: $12.00

    Surviving the Times takes you through the steps to make your own preparedness planning binder. You'll learn how to guage the level of various threats as the relate to your preparedness planning by using the three P's of preparedness, the SaWaFo pyramid and more.

    Salt & Pines

    Salt & Pines

    Print: $20.00

    Download: $10.00

    Salt & Pines: tales from bygone Maine is an anthology of stories and poetry about living in Maine's bygone days. From the Islands of Casco Bay to the backwoods of Maine you'll find tales to bring memories of your own to mind. Join us as we share Maine's bygone days with;Allen Sockabasin, Ann Allen Brahms, D.L. Soucy, Dave Sargent, Doris Doggett, Jeanne Mason, Linda Aaskov, Luthera Dawson, Patricia Smith Ranzoni, Philip Candelmo, Philip Turner, Rene Cloukey, Roberta Gomez Ricker, Roy Fairfield, Ruth Richardson Maloney, Terrell Crouch, Thomas Carper, Tim Sample, Tom Fallon, Trudy Chambers Price, Salt & Pines, a taste of the ocean, the sound of the wind in the Maine forests....a combination you cannot find in any other state.

    Click on the titles to order, or for more information...

    A Handy Disaster Preparedness Guide

    A Handy Disaster Preparedness Guide 

    Print: $19.95

    Download: $10.00

    A compilation of tips and how to's on developing an emergency preparedness plan, and how to get ready for natural and man made disasters. Also includes a comprehensive listing of state and federal agencies to contact for more help and assistance in dealing with mergency planing and ealing with the aftermath of a disaster.

    Click on the titles to order or learn more about these books!

    Is Plum Creek Right For ME?

    Is Plum Creek Right For ME?

    Print: $24.50

    Download: $15.00

    In this book the author discusses the issue of large scale development in the state of Maine. The issue of the Plum Creek Timber Companies plans to develop Maines Moosehead Lake region into a mega resort area has been a divisive issue in this state. Follow along as the pros and cons are addressed, even as the deal to steal the Maine Northwoods from future generations of Maine's children is signed and sealed. What lies in store for the future of Maine as we become a state mired in a service level economy.

      Maine After Midnight

    Maine after midnight. Now revised with even more spooky stuff, just in time to order for your Halloween enjoyment!
     
    Tends to be a bit on the dark side up here. Especially during the colder seasons. Spooky stories abound throughout the world. Stories to make you nervous. Stories that make your hair stand on end. Stories that keep you transfixed till the end, and then you realize you’ve been had. Then there are stories that make you wonder if they are true tales, or just the firelight talking on a dark cloudy night. This collection of tales is set entirely in the confines of Maine. Everybody talks about the castles of Europe, Count Dracula and endless horrors from the past. But Maine has been around for four centuries now, and we’ve accumulated a lot of good stories of our own. Maine has its own share of legends, from Cassie the sea creature in Casco Bay, to the Penobscot Ridge Monster, the Windigo, Old Razor shins, and the perennial Side Hill Winder. Ghost stories from every attic in the state almost. Click on the title to order the revided edition!
     
    (157 pages) Paperback:  $20.00 Download:  $10.00

     

      High Above the River

    Byron and Mary hitchhike to Bangor, Maine, for an afternoon at the movies. Instead they find themselves victims of a plot demanding $1 million dollar ransom. Mystery, suspense, and murder fill their days as they escape their captors to spend their nights in the woods of northern Maine, and their days fleeing down the Penobscot River. A body is found floating, the new local pastor is found suspect, and the sheriff finds himself at the edge of a precipice ready to plummet 60 feet down to the rocks below. A page-turner that deserves to be read in one sitting! - Softcover - E-Book
    (260 pages) Paperback:  $19.95

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

      Tipping My Canoe

    "Tipping My Canoe" is a compilation of 30 very short, anecdotal stories, designed as a tool to assist in the individual or group study and meditation of God's Word and Christian themes. "Tipping My Canoe" is perfect for: Individual Daily Devotional Time Regular Self-Study of the Bible A Leader's Guide for Small Group Study Personal and Group Meditation Guide "Tipping My Canoe" is perfect for gift-giving, and is especially appropriate for anyone who might need a word of encouragement from life and God's Word.

    (70 pages) Paperback:  $9.92

     

     

    Snyder The Spyder & Other Toonz For Kidz

    Snyder The Spyder & Other Toonz For KidzSnyder The Spyder & Other Toonz For Kidz (CD)

    Disc: $13.00

    Collection of songs by Maine singer songwriter Brian Patricks written especially for kids.

    About Brian Patricks
    Brian Patricks is a singer/songwriter & classical guitarist from Maine. Brian intertwines his classical finger style rhythmic guitar playing into his creations of original folk and blues along with a selection of some of the great traditional and contemporary folk and blues artists that have entertained audiences for years. You will hear influences in Brian's originals of artist such as: Peter Paul & Mary, James Taylor, John Denver, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan and Gordon Bok, Dave Mathews & Leo Kottke to name a few. In a Brian Patricks performance you will surely hear some of his original creations along with covers from the many artists that have influenced his his own musical journey. Brian loves to recreate the atmosphere during a show of the old time folk concerts when the performing artists interacted with the audience and made them feel like they were part of the over all performance.

     

    Me & My Guitar

    Me & My GuitarMe & My Guitar (CD)

    Disc: $11.75

    A collection of front porch pickin' original blues and folk music by Maine Singer/Songwriter Brian Patricks. This Audio CD contains 9 audio tracks: 1. She's Gone 2. Light In The Sky 3. Your Old Man {A Song For Tony} 4. Sex Crazed No Account Husband Blues 5. Baby Gone Blues 6. Hands Of A CHild 7. This Ol' Guitar 8. Home Town Letters 9. Round & Round

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