Can anyone check for me the LA Times archives for a review of the PRiSM show there Thursday October 20, 1977?

I am told that this performance was set up to impress PRiSM's US record label, Ariola America and that it served that purpose well - at the time, Spaceship Superstar was getting a lot of airplay on American radio. Unfortunately, the news of a plane crash involving Lynyrd Skynyrd (which killed Ronnie Van Zant and other members of the band) that night overshadowed any celebrations following the show and so there may not be any reviews. Or But, I sure would appreciate anyone looking who has access to the Times' archives/Whisky reviews!

I'll leave you with Both Sides Now

Take good care and stay safe, everyone!

I don't believe it - keep looking! I'll stay up, just for you ...

Speaking of Neil Young, lately, I've been listening to the concert film he made with Jonathon Demme, Neil Young: Heart of Gold, over and over again, just to relax. I highly recomment it if you haven't already checked it out. The concert was at the Ryman Auditorium, home of the Grand Ole Opry and it was the world premiere of his Prairie Wind album. It's just damn good for the soul!

Anyway, here is Prairie Wind from that concert film Prairie Wind - Live at the Ryman

Ah, well ... I've got a few left in me. :)

I think Lindsey will be back in the band ...

Landslide

I think we need many more fundraisers like this one in support of independent live event venues and artists in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Light My Fire

Take it ...er, me away, my man!

Hello!

This famous club was the first live music venue to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.

Funnily enough, the Whisky is spelled without the 'e' as in whiskey due to LA city zoning bylaws which prohibited clubs from using any alcohol for its name! And I always thought it was the Canadian (British) versus American spelling ...

Anyway, here is another live track (sorry about the less than stellar audio but it's go great to have such rare audio as this at all ... not to mention the fun pics, especially of lead vocalist extraordinaire and Morrison-esque Ron Tabak, RIP) from PRiSM's October 1977 Whisky a Go Go performance ...

It's the first climate apocalypse song written by Jim Vallance, PRiSM's original drummer and Bryan Adams' songwriting partner,

Take Me To The Kaptin

Guess I'll get things going with a PRiSM favourite - let's have a hearty Whisky welcome to the PRiSM horn section and Vladivostok, live from 1978 at the infamous Whisky-a-Go-Go!!!

Vladi-o-vostok at the Whisky

How America Lost It's Mind.

This relates to my firm belief that Repug politicians are not talking to ALL of us but rather to their TRUE BELIEVERS in Foxworld.

Back in a couple hours ... though, nothing is stopping you from getting the festivities started early, ya know. :)

"3 - Only if all 50 Democrats, including Manchin and Sinema, approve RIB, bring BIB up for a vote. Then, and only then, will we see how sincere any Republican is about bipartisanship."

The bipartisan infrastructure bill HAS to go first. IF it fails then you can just do one big reconciliation bill that includes everything.

But if you do it the other way around, then all the physical infrastructure spending on roads etc. is LOST until next year.

"3 - Only if all 50 Democrats, including Manchin and Sinema, approve RIB, bring BIB up for a vote. Then, and only then, will we see how sincere any Republican is about bipartisanship."

NOT a good idea at all Rusty!!! And I will tell you why. If you vote on the Bipartisan infrastructure bill second, after the Reconciliation bill has already passed first, and the bipartisan infrastructure bill fails, you CANNOT then move what failed in it over to the Reconciliation bill and pass it again. Reconciliation bills can only pass ONCE. Reconciliation bills have to pass as is the first time. You can't repass the items they contain again in the same fiscal budget year. You would have to wait a whole another year again to try again.

Of course the Republicans will develop their own talking points to justify their obstruction. That doesn't mean the Democrats should hand them one on a silver platter.

So what? Do ya think that they won’t come up with something to complain about no matter what the Dems do? At least with this, the Dems have an easy response to anything they say, “Good for the goose? Good for the gander!” If ya don’t like it done, then ya shouldn’t have done it yourself!

Lofgren, Swalwell and Correa voted together against five of the six antitrust bills.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/25/california-lawmakers-antitrust-496180

"We need to make sure that our transgender community and our youth are all protected," Harris told marchers of the LGBTQ movement while wearing a pink blazer and a white T-shirt that said, "Love is love."

"We need, still, protections around employment and housing. There is still so much more work to do. And I know we are committed and we understand the importance of this movement and our roles of leadership in this ongoing movement. Happy Pride Day!" she said to cheers.'
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-harris-pride-march-gop-equality-act-border

I nominate Ilhan Omar as MIDOW for a stunning accomplishment: along with other 'squad' members, she has forced the Democratic Party to reevaluate its unquestioning fealty to Israel with regard to human rights violations of Palestinians. Equally as important, she has enlightened at least some Americans about the difference between criticism of a nation and an attacking a religion, i.e. Israel vs Judaism.

'That friendlier posture toward Omar indicates that her party’s shift on America's role in the Middle East was more than just a short-term fixture of the recent 11-day conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza.

One of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress and a Somali-born refugee, Omar is emblematic of a trend much different from the one portrayed by her Republican detractors: Her perspective is aligned with that of younger Democrats, both inside and outside Congress, who want to center U.S.-Israel policy more closely on the needs of Palestinians.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/22/israel-politics-omar-democrats-495415

#1 needs to be refined, because it HASN'T been done yet. If anything, Kyrsten Sinema got it done, and was right there beside Biden in the photo op. (I won't waste time suggesting Sinema get an honorable mention as she has become the bete noire of the progressive blogosphere.)

#3 - I don't think Democrats should spend much time on this tempest in a teapot. But if Democrats decide that this may become the 2021 version of 'Death Panels' they MUST call a spade a spade. 'Racist' should be slapped on ANYONE who advocates whitewashing history to appease the Republican base.

#6 - Why would any Democrat praise Republicans, especially when they are merely stating the truth? A better talking point should include "Michigan" and "Big Lie".

The others (excluding snarky #7) merely demonstrate Chris' ongoing obsession with Republican antics - hardly something any Democratic politician or candidate should 'give oxygen'.

Suppose the Senate approves 'bipartisan infrastructure bill' (BIB) but not the 'reconciliation infrastructure bill' (RIB). And then the Speaker of the House follows through on her promise to block a vote on BIB. How easily it will be for Faux News and the right-wing media machine to (correctly) blast the House Democrats for 'obstructing the very thing they've been begging for'.

IMO the heavy lifting must remain in the Senate. Chuck Schumer has the power to sequence the votes in the following order:
1 - the Full Monty, i.e. BIB + RIB. Then we can all see where Manchin, Sinema, and other 'moderate Democrats' stand. Of course, we can expect zero Republican votes on this one.
2 - RIB only. Again zero Republican votes. But if any Democrat doesn't vote for it? it goes down in flames.
3 - Only if all 50 Democrats, including Manchin and Sinema, approve RIB, bring BIB up for a vote. Then, and only then, will we see how sincere any Republican is about bipartisanship.

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I am reminded how differently things might have turned if Secretary of State Raffensberger in Georgia had caved to Trump.