a lil' preview of dj orión's set for "locally thrown" benefiting ian of riverboat gamblers @ mohawk, december 10th 2009

{aka: the most fuckin' hyperlinks in any post E.V.E.R.!!!}
my homie orión sent us some goodies for tomorrow night's set @ mohawk:

http://djorion.com/music/thrown.zip

tracklist=
Dissdissdisskisskisskiss (Orión Edit) - The Riverboat Gamblers Feat. Todd Congelliere
I'm Broke (Orión Edit) - Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Machine (Orión Edit) - The Lions
Made For Two (Orión Edit) - White Ghost Shivers (Lot’s of space for me to rap over Thursday)
Nina (Orión Edit) - Lemurs
Raised In Books (Orión Edit) - The Black And White Years vs. Noro Morales
The Flock (Orión Edit) - The Story Of
The Wind (Orión Edit) - Brothers And Sisters
Truck (Orión Edit) - The Octopus Project

from the facebook event page:
"Red Bull Locally Thrown brings six local DJ's (DJ Manny, DJ Orión, PREPMODE, DJ BigFace, Richard Gear & DJ JE) to the table to spin their party mixes of Austin's best local live music.

10 bands being mixed are: The Octopus Project, Riverboat Gamblers, LIONS, The Black And White Years, White Ghost Shivers, Nelo, The Lemurs, Brothers And Sisters, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears and The Story Of.

7-8pm complimentary Lone Star Beer & Dripping Springs Vodka!

$5 suggested donation at the door >> Proceeds will go to Riverboat Gamblers, whose guitarist Ian MacDougall was seriously injured recently after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle.

Read Ian's story."

the unrealistic dream of "bipartisan" health insurance reform

i really don't get it!
the white house wants the almighty olympia snowe to vote for their watered down version of the public plan in order to achieve the holy grail of a "bipartisan" bill. they hope that she will attract d.i.n.o's [democrats in name only] to vote along w/her. does the white house not realize that their critics will still call foul, they will still call this "socialist" legislature, they will say the white house "rammed" the bill through, etc., etc.? it doesn't matter how "bipartisan" the bill is president obama, your critics will still call you hitler, anti-christ, mao tse-tung, et al.
why not just get the best bill passed, get a robust public option that covers a majority of united states citizens? remember your campaign promise of health care for all?!
have you seen the polls that show that less americans now consider themselves republicans than EVER?! if the white house gets a real health insurance overhaul bill passed through, if it truly helps citizen's access to health care, the democratic party [which you are a part of] will be compensated w/votes. if you pass REAL health insurance reform, the democratic party will reign for a loooooong time.
i understand the health insurance insurance industry is in the pockets of some of the administration [maybe not now, but surely in the past], but this is a cross roads, the obama white house will go down in history for not only having the 1st black president, but for passing legislature that changed this country in a deeply & positively profound way.
STOP this "bipartisan" wet dream! it's not realistic & it really will not be effective in providing us w/the help we need.
i am nearly $20,000 in the hole w/the health care industry because i happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. a [most likely] drunk driver ran a red light & i was struck while riding my bicycle at about 25 mph. my story is nothing compared to the woman who was shot by a suicidal killer & now is in debt for all the care she received, or the baby who was too "obese" to receive health insurance, or my friend's roommate who was struck by a car while [also] riding his bicycle & spent weeks in intensive care, or the riverboat gamblers' guitarist who was also in a bicycle vs. auto wreck & is still in intensive care along w/a quickly growing pile of bills next to him [help here]. these stories are just a handful of the millions out there.
help us, help your country!
UPDATE: if you agree, we're not alone! go HERE to add your name to the list.

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