And now it's Mark Penn

And now it's Mark Penn: The ABC ambush of Trump, originally called the Trump-Harris debate, keeps on keeping on. Enter Mark Penn: Well, this is awkward for ABC.  Mark Penn, the former Clinton aide and current Chairman of the Harvard CAPS Harris Poll…


The ABC ambush of Trump, originally called the Trump-Harris debate, keeps on keeping on. Enter Mark Penn:

Well, this is awkward for ABC. 

Mark Penn, the former Clinton aide and current Chairman of the Harvard CAPS Harris Poll didn’t mince words, even though he thinks Harris has run a good campaign. But he thinks ABC did a horrible job and that it might have been planned. 

This is big because Mr. Penn is a Democrat. But more important, he is a fair man.

My main issue for me is: was it a premeditated ambush. Who wrote the questions? No questions about China or hostages but lots of questions about 2020. Who decided to have all of those “fact checks” on cue? Were the moderators contacted during the debate with information about challenging Trump on this or that?

At some point, as they do with lawfare, good people have to look at the TV and ask if this weaponization of the media is good for the country. I have no problem with anti-Trump websites or news programs, such as the nightly programming at MSNBC. However, this was presented to the public as a debate, not another “get Trump” hour.

ABC has a quite a bit to explain on this story. In the meantime, no Republican should spend his Sunday morning with the fellow who worked in the Clinton war room targeting women.

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Septembers past, back to school and a great new song by The Rolling Stones!


A few days ago, I was driving around and heard "Dandelion" by The Rolling Stones. 

It was one of my favorite songs from those "school days" when we collected 45s and kept an eye on the cute girl having lunch in the cafeteria.  (There were lots of cute girls around!)

It seems like only yesterday but it was a lot of years ago.  

Click here for the song.  I always loved the ending of the song, specially Charlie Watts' drums.



"Prince or pauper, beggar man or thing
Play the game with ev'ry flow'r you bring
Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion
One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, four o'clock chimes
Dandelions don't care about the time
Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion
Tho' you're older now its just the same
You can play this dandelion game
When you're finished with your childlike prayers
Well, you know you should wear it
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailors lives
Rich man, poor man, beautiful, daughters wives
Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion
Little girls, and boys come out to play
Bring your dandelions to blow away
Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion....."

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1955: Another anniversary of "Tutti Frutti", one of the all time great dance hits!


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Little Richard is one of the founding fathers of rock music.   He was born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Georgia in 1932 and died in 2020.

He had a string of early rock hits, including "Lucille", "Long Tall Sally", "Good Golly Miss Molly" and a few others. 


Little Richard's influence was broad and universal.  One of his biggest fans was 15-year old Paul McCartney in Liverpool.  Paul learned Little Richard's songs and played them with hometown pals John Lennon and George Harrison.  Years later, The Beatles released "Long Tall Sally" in their second US album.

Little Richard recorded "Tutti Frutti" on September 14, 1955 or many years ago.  It became one of the all-time greatest dance hits.  I don't know about you but it makes me want to dance.

And the rest is history, rock history that is!   You can get the song in this LP:  Click!

Elvis also recorded "Tutti Frutti".  It is one of the tracks on his first RCA album and the B-side of "Blue suede shoes".

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Where were you September 1977? "Star Wars" at the movies and a disco version on the radio

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Let me paraphrase Wolfman Jack:   Where were you in '77?

We remember this year another anniversary of "Star Wars".  

By the fall of 1977, people were dancing to a disco version of the theme song by Meco!  

By the way, Meco was Domenico Monardo, who once played in the Cadet Band at West Point.   

Who would have believed any of this in 1977?  I certainly didn't and most of you probably didn't either.




Remembering Jerry Coleman (1924-2014)

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Jerry Coleman was born in San Jose, CA on this day in 1924.  He died in 2014.

Coleman spent seven decades in baseball, as a player and then calling games on the radio.  He won 4 rings with the New York Yankees and also served  in World War II and the Korean War.  He flew 120 missions in both wars.

He played for The NY Yankees (1949-57) and joined the Padres' radio booth in 1972.     Great player, baseball announcer and thanks for your war service.





1968: Denny McLain won # 30

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As I recall, it was the NBC Game of the Week: Detroit vs Oakland.  And Denny McClain won his 30th game of the season.  

Detroit won that pennant in '68 and defeated St Louis in the World Series.  However, it was Mickey Lolich who won 3 games, including game 7, to make the Tigers the champs.

Bob Welch of the Dodgers won 27 in 1988.  No one has come close to 30 ever since.

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