I phone banked for about an hour at HQ in West LA. One person was home.24 year old guy. He’s always been a Republican, he said. His dad is. His whole family.He hates immigration. Wants the wall put up. His family’s been here since the civil war.25 minutes with him.Not Continue Reading
listening Post: Aerosmith – Permanent Vacation
Run-DMC re-energized the flagging brand and they return with a mega selling album. But is it any good? Aerosmith – Permanent Vacation – 1987 (Buy It) There is something familiar about this….this opening track…lemme check wikipedia…it’s so….well, it’s obviously a stronger, more assured piece of songwri- Oh, right. Got it.So, Continue Reading
Chowhound: Harvey’s Sandwiches – West L.A.
This election cycle has me jazzed, energized and hopeful. For the first time in my (seemingly longer by the day) life I find myself pouring my frustration and vitriol into actually volunteering for my candidate.I, along with 1500 others, trudged to the opening of the Obama Headquarters in West L.A. Continue Reading
Barack Obama and the least offensive ad in many a year.
The excellent website Living Room Candidate contains over 300 presidential ads from Eisenhower/Stevenson to today. It is edifying. It is saddening. It shows just how effective Madison Ave has become in shaping our leaders’ messages and, in a very real and organic way, it shows the evolution of the attack Continue Reading