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June 06, 2006
Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate
So today we Californians have our primary election. Being a patriotic American, I woke myself early in order to study candidates and propositions before heading on down to the old-folks home which serves as a polling center...
I know what you guys are wondering: what did he listen to on his way there? What song came on in the booth? Well here’s a special Election day edition of the Tuesday (non-random) several:
1) America (Santana)
2) Star Spangled Banner (Jimmie Hendrix live version)
3) American Tune (Paul Simon)
4) America, Fuck Yeah! (Team America Sound Track)
5) Back in the USSR (the Beatles)
Man, when Jimmie came on and I was surrounded by old people and he hits the distortion—reminded me of what I was doing in there. Rock and Roll is the official music of Freedom; Jimmie playing the anthem tells you why. I’ve never experienced the pain and dissonance of “rockets’ red glare” quite like Hendrix’s tune. Then he holds it so long, so laboriously, so... wildly—one begins to wonder if we ever will see our flag again...
Anyway. Go vote. And if you bring your iPod, let me know what you play...
Posted by Andrew at June 6, 2006 11:55 AM