Some Prog Roch News Bits
- Hawright, peoples, circle up. It’s crunch time for signatures, and my man jaysmith36 is working his butt off to get Dems on the ballot. But he could use some help. He is coordinating signature-gathering for Dan Maffei and other Dem candidates in Webster. They really, REALLY need volunteers. If interested, folks can contact him (his name’s Jared) using the Contact Us form, that would be a huge help to getting Dan and others on the ballot. Candidates will be riding each other’s coattails upticket and downticket, so every race counts!For those who haven’t done it, signature gathering is pretty painless, it’s just going door-to-door, to Dem households, and Dems these days are almost always more than happy to take a minute and sign a couple petitions if it means a better chance of turning a seat blue.
- Drinking Liberally tonight! Exile on Ericsson St. reminds us all:
Don’t forget to stop by Drinking Liberally tonight at 8 pm at Monty’s Korner on Alexander and East. Independence Day is only a few days away and there is no better way to show love for your country than by downing a few pints with fellow progressives.
- He also reports:
DL regular and Pennfield Dem chariman Lynne Crawford is putting together a real progressive humdinger of a celebration this Saturday as part of the Pennfield Independence Day parade (it’s a little known fact that Pennfield declared its independence three days before the rest of the country, a fact Pennfield residents are justly proud of).Â
Not one, but two (!) progressive Congressional candidates will be there — Dan Maffei (NY 25) and Eric Massa (NY 28). There will be many other progressive luminaries in attendance as well. Here’s the full announcement if you’d like to stop by.
- OTPFTP, who are hosting the Massa meet and greet mentioned a few posts below, have this really cool site. Check it out.
- It’s great to see readership and contributorship (is that a word?) on the rise. Many thanks to all. A special phat shout out to the visitor from the U.S. House of Reps who stopped on by last night while searching for stuff on Eric Massa. I just know you’re interested in finding out why so many people love him, and not a Kuhl staffer doing oppo research.
And yes, I did enjoy writing a title containing nothing but 4 letter words.Â
Well said.
Dang! This is what happens when I don’t check this site regularly: I miss out on a chance to drink with liberals! I didn’t even know that there was a Drinking Liberally group in Rochester. When are the meetings, so I can add it to my “Upcoming Events” calendar.
In fact, you can send me whatever events you like, and I’ll post them too!
It’s every Thursday night at Monty’s Korner, at 8pm. I used to run the group, back when I had time for more than blogging. They’re a fun bunch, well worth checking out. And Monty’s is a progressive-owned bar, as well. (Kind of a international pub feel, and there’s always a soccer game on in the background, it seems.)
PS: as a former drummer for a tribute to Rush, I love the phrase “Prog Roch.” That’s awesome!
Wow, if you can come even close to Neil Peart’s skills (enough to cover Rush), that’s amazing. Just tell me where to set up the prayer rug!
What was the name of the band, was it around here?
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