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2008 11 05 Politics & Activism Comments (0)

The Jazz Session #49: Sonny Rollins

Jason Crane interviews saxophonist Sonny Rollins. He’s just released Road Shows Vol. 1 (Doxy Records, 2008), a compilation of live performances spanning 20 years. Gary Giddins calls it “one of the finest Sonny Rollins albums ever released.” In this interview, recorded on Election Day 2008, Sonny talks about everything from the prospect of an Obama [...]

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2008 11 04 Jazz
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Vote Calrissian!

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2008 11 04 Politics & Activism Comments (0)

Voter fraud in South Carolina?

From The Island Packet in my former home of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina:

Jake Vrabel: I’ve got your voter registration card right here, buddy.
Latest voting wait stats:
About 45 minutes wait at Sun City’s Pinckney Hall this morning, which was fairly well-organized and smooth, reports Jeff Vrabel, intrepid Island Packet Guide editor and supporter of [...]

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2008 11 04 Politics & Activism Comments (0)

Power!


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The Obamas vote!

Senator Barack Obama voted with his wife, Michelle, on Tuesday morning in Chicago:

Doug Mills/The New York Times

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2008 11 04 Politics & Activism Comments (0)

Votin’ with the Cranes

Our Election Day slideshow

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2008 11 04 Family
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Celebrating Bernie’s 6th Birthday

Here’s a slideshow of photos from this past weekend, when family from across NY and PA came to celebrate Bernie’s 6th birthday. (His actual birthday is today.)

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Otto says: Vote Obama/Biden!

My very good friend Otto Bruno hosts the Sunday Music Festa on Jazz90.1 in Rochester, NY. Here’s his take on tomorrow’s election:
Okay Nation:
We’ve got one more chance. We screwed this up royally the past two Presidential elections. Tomorrow may be, in more ways than one, our last, best chance to “right the ship” as they [...]

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2008 11 04 Politics & Activism Comments (0)

Obama/Rollins ‘08!

I posted this today at The Jazz Session:

Hi friends,
One of the beautiful things about having an online show is that I’m not bound by the restrictions that accompanied the radio version of my show. And so, I’m going to use this forum just this once to ask you to help get out the vote for [...]

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2008 11 03 Jazz
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