Here's one that relates to what we spoke of last week, returning to canals for transportation:

Gig by Gig on the Erie Canal: No Gas. No Mule.

Most did not know the musician, Christopher Bell. But they had an idea about how he got there. Mr. Bell had paddled into town in his one-man canoe — a ukulele, 11 harmonicas, some energy bars and a few pieces of clothing stowed in the canoe’s crevices. “This is my attempt to stave off gas prices for six weeks and still go to work,” he said to the audience.

Mr. Bell, 22, of Frewsburg, near Jamestown, is on a summer tour across New York State. He started his tour from Buffalo on July 20, and plans to canoe 550 miles to New York City in time for a performance at a coffee shop in Manhattan on Sept. 4. Along the way, he is performing in small towns like Brockport, as well as in larger cities such as Rochester, Albany and Poughkeepsie.

For a long time I thought that the nearly zero cost of distribution of music on the internet (illegally) would put an end to the music industry as we know it and favor more local musicians or lower profile ones. Well, maybe gas prices will do the same thing. Less income for musicians and fewer people willing to use their disposable income on a high-priced concert.