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PCT II: Round of 128, Day 11 Results
In what some might characterize as a major upset, Baby Drugs (Tristen) def. Promised Land (Bruce Springsteen), 125-121.5. Tristen Gaspadarek didn’t release her debut album until she was 28, the same age as the Boss when he released Darkness … Continue reading
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Tagged Jay Robinson, Peoples' Choice Tournament, Ryan Gosling, Tristen Gaspadarek
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PCT II: Round of 128, Day 12
Ladies and gentleman, this is a landmark moment at livingthedream.org. Here in our fifth music tournament, we witness the LTD debut for Mr. Justin Bieber. Just the other day I was remarking how incongruous his megafame is with how … Continue reading
PCT II: Round of 128, Day 10 Results
Thank you, voters, for voting more or less in rough alphabetical order. Seriously, it makes tabulating scores on our spreadsheet much easier. To Adrock, Amanda, AnnaZ, Aiko, and Adam S. (who starts work at 7am EST), the morning hours are … Continue reading
PCT II: Round of 128, Day 11
Tonight’s match-ups feature a nice blend of classic rockers and new indie artists. Listen to the songs here, and vote by commenting below before 8pm EST on Thursday. Gotta say, was not familiar with several of these guys, but … Continue reading
PCT II: Round of 128, Day 10
Update From Guillermo, 9/11/12, 9:41 AM: Bikini Kill link now fixed. If you are interested in reading the article about community college, that can be found here. Thank you to Guillermo for running the show while I was galavanting around … Continue reading
Daily Nos: The Democratic Convention in Pictures Redux (Convention Post #9)
The photos in the last post were taken by me. These photos, as indicated, were taken by top-notch political photographer Jon Reznick.
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Jon Reznick, Paul Newell, Yetta Kurland
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Daily Nos: The Democratic Convention in Pictures (Convention Post #8)
On Friday I had the hardest drive of my life making it from Charlotte to New York on limited sleep. Then I spent the weekend in Boston for rock violin legend Jenny Bress’s wedding. In the next four days … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Eva Longoria, Foo Fighters, James Taylor
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Daily Nos: Speaker Quinn and Senator Gillibrand look ahead (Convention post #7)
Charlotte may have been a circus, a hot stew of politics, punditry and freeze booze, but some productive work did get done. I broke two stories from the Convention for City & State, both about New York political stars looking … Continue reading
Daily Nos: Dope DNC Photos (Convention Post #6)
Today has been a total scramble. Conducted five interviews this morning, including one with the mayor of Syracuse. Scoping out a Christine Quinn event now, then heading to the Convention floor. Delightful text will accompany these pictures in the days … Continue reading
Daily Nos: Chuck Schumer warns of “oligarchy” (Convention Post #5)
While visiting a group of political bloggers at the PPL building in downtown Charlotte, Senator Charles Schumer was asked about the need to overturn the 2010 Supreme Corut decision, FEC v. Citizens United. Schumer responded: “Citizens United is probably the … Continue reading
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