… Tap The Net With Tom

Here are some of my favorite places to go on the web. It's not an exhaustive list. I bow to the Yahoo in that competition. However, you'll probably get a pretty good idea of who I am from these sites.

Interesting Music Sites

Folk Music Home Page : Information on artists, venues, concerts, news and much more. If you like folk music, you'll probably lose track of time at this site.

Digital Tradition Folk Song Database : Search for the lyrics and chords of your favorite folk tune. Browse the keyword list for something that catches your eye. More than 5,000 songs and growing. What a great service these people are doing.

Songwriters Association of Washington : SAW was established in 1979 as a nonprofit organization for aspiring and professional songwriters in the Washington, DC area. Read the "SAW Notes" newsletter, check out upcoming showcase schedule, and learn about entering the Mid Atlantic Song Contest.

Crosstown Arts : A very nicely organized site for venues, events, and resources for the Washington DC arts scene. The business directory is the local artists one stop resource.

Gay Community Resources

GaryJr.com : The name is the address. This guy really does the web right. News, polls, yummy pics and the best message board in the free world. If you ever wondered if a real "online community" could exist, take a stroll through Gary's page.

The Washington Blade : This is the Gay and Lesbian newspaper of Washington, DC. A great resource regardless of your geographic orientation. Well organized and updated every week as the paper issue hits the street. This is what the Internet is meant to be.

The Human Rights Campaign : The Human Rights Campaign, the largest national LGBT organization, envisions an America where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are ensured of their basic equal rights -- and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community. Sounds pretty good to me.

PFLAG : From one family's pain and anger over a brutal hate crime against their gay son has grown this vibrant national family-based organization. The acronym PFLAG stands for Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays. If you don't think that this world has any heroes, you should visit this site.

The Queer Resources Directory : The QRD is an electronic library with 18285 files of news clippings, political contact information, newsletters, essays, images, hyperlinks, and everything else queer. At last a place on the Internet where substance is more important than style.

Task Force Online : The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Home Page contains current events, press releases, conference listings and lots of links that you will want to frequently reference.

Partners Network : A national forum for same sex couples for news and information. Topics include marriage information, surveys and information on legal rights. You can even post your picture in the couples gallery.

Pride List : A consolidated listing of hundreds of Pride events across the country and around the world. Links are provided to detailed event schedules for many of the listings.

Fun and Games and Travel

Dilbert Zone: I can't get going in the morning until I get my reality check from Dilbert. The future belongs to DNRC. Sign me up Dogbert.

Icon Bazaar: This is a nicely organized place to shop for nifty icons. Permission is granted for limited use of images on personal pages so long as the source is acknowledged. Credit where credit is due.

The Beacon Light: If you haven't been to Provincetown, Massachusetts, you must go. The Beacon Light is a charming and conveniently located guest house run by Jessye, the golden retriever .... oh, she gets some help from Stephen and Trevor.

Right Back At You

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