Update: We will have Postcard writing Party and Music Thread #4 on Tuesday at 8pm Eastern.
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Welcome to the postcard writing and music thread.
If you’re writing postcards, chime in to let us know you’re here, and if you’re here to encourage the writers and share some music, jump right in!
Open thread.
Steeplejack
Some smooth jazz tonight . . .
Count Basie Orchestra, “Dark Morning.”
Mary Louise Knutson, “Talk to Me.”
Patrick Williams Big Band, “Mandeville.”
David Reinhardt Trio, “Aparecida.”
Steeplejack
John Basile, “Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart).”
Amina Figarova, “Isabelle.”
Ken Fowser and Behn Gillece, “Little Echo.”
John Hicks and Frank Morgan, “My One and Only Love.”
Steeplejack
Jeremy Pelt, “Tonight.”
Ken Peplowski, “With Every Breath I Take.”
Vince Mendoza, “Beauty and Sadness.”
Nicholas Payton, “Fleur de Lis.”
Steeplejack
Ahmad Jamal Trio, “Wave.”
Caribbean Jazz Project, “Stolen Moments.”
Gianfranco Menzella, “Caravan.”
Mulo Francel, “Out of Nowhere.”
José Feliciano, “Nena Na Na.”
NotMax
Georgia mix. #1 — #2 — #3 — #4 — #5 — #6 — #7
Joy in FL
I’m here with some addresses for Senator Warnock : )
NotMax
Hit the seven link limit above. Georgia mix part deux. #8 &— #9
H.E.Wolf
Hooray for the music from Steeplejack and NotMax!
I’m here, still ink-stained from this morning’s postcards and willing to answer questions about Postcards To Voters.
Van Buren
Out walking in neighborhood today. Woman walking with approx. 4 year old daughter. Kid says, ” YOU have a tattoo, why can’t I have a tattoo?”
Mom looked a bit frazzled.
la caterina
I’m here writing postcards! How about some Motown?
BlueGuitarist
Wa-03 called for Dem. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/democrats-defeats-maga-republican-trump-impeachment-rcna56803
WaterGirl
@la caterina: Yes to Motown!
Mousebumples
I’m here too! Doing #PostcardsToVoters, as usual. It’s been a busy few days for me, so these are my first runoff postcards for this year.
Love some of the Georgia themes in the music tonight! 🎶
I’m not sure how many, or how often, we’ll want these threads leading up to (and through?) the Thanksgiving (US) holiday. I’d be up for a few more, if there’s interest. (probably not very available over Thanksgiving, but my presence isn’t required, either 😊)
Happy writing/music listening!
WaterGirl
@BlueGuitarist: Yes, someone just sent me this:
SpaceUnit
My terrible handwriting excludes me from postcard duty. I just don’t write by hand very much anymore and it’s gone to shit.
Another Scott
@BlueGuitarist: Woot!
Excellent news.
The Balloon-Juice election juggernaut continues!!
Cheers,
Scott.
Mousebumples
Eta – double post with what WaterGirl just posted. 😊
H.E.Wolf
PostcardsToVoters.org got its start during Jon Ossoff’s first (unsuccessful) campaign. A handful of Georgia Democrats started writing postcards to their fellow Democratic voters in Georgia, and before they knew it, they had dozens, hundreds, thousands of writers, and were writing for other Democratic campaigns, often in deep-red districts to let Democrats in those districts know that they were not forgotten.
Before long the FL Democratic Party sent them a query: would they like to write to every Dem in FL to let them know about FL Vote By Mail? PTV said, let’s be systematic. They did a pilot program in one small county, and tracked how many people signed up after receiving a postcard. It was significantly more than in the control group that didn’t get a card.
With that data, PTV agreed to write to 1 county at a time until they’d completed every county in FL. Then they made a 2nd pass, writing to a new swath of FL voters who hadn’t signed up yet.
Meanwhile they were connecting with Democratic campaigns at all levels of government, from City Council to Senate. Their campaigns lay the groundwork for future victories as well as current ones.
Their slogan is “fun, friendly reminders”, and their motto is “Write On!”
http://PostcardsToVoters.org
prostratedragon
@la caterina: A dialog, possibly of the deaf. Not the label, but they are/were from Detroit:
“Why Not Start All Over Again,” The Counts
H.E.Wolf
@SpaceUnit:
We can use music playlist providers too! :)
And if you roll high for Persuasion in your daily life, you can always talk other people into signing up.
WaterGirl
@BlueGuitarist: Oh my gosh, I am so excited! Double excited because its a pickup!
WaterGirl
@Mousebumples: I think I beat you by just a couple of minutes. Better twice than not at all!
I would credit the person who sent it to me, but she didn’t include her nym. I don’t always remember which nym goes with which real name. :-)
la caterina
@prostratedragon: Nice groove!
MazeDancer
If you like, you can direct voters to GeorgiaVoter.guide. Gives good info, even has links to register. Here it is
Have GA addresses if anyone needs. You can click on my nym to go to http://www.PostCardPatriots.com and send the form. Or just email me at PostCardPatriots at the Google mail place. Which is where the form goes when you hit send.
There are also some new GA specific free PostCard designs on the site you can download and print. More to come.
dkinPa
@BlueGuitarist: Hurray for Perez!
I wrote my postcards earlier in the evening, and am now having fun decorating them with hearts and blue stars.
Thanks for the music!
H.E.Wolf
@BlueGuitarist: ”Wa-03 called for Dem. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez!”
Hot diggity! This brings the WA Congressional delegation to 8 D, 2 R.
Here is Marie Gluesenkamp’s campaign ad from a few days before the election, featuring her in her place of business: an auto-repair shop co-owned with her husband. It’s worth it for the first few seconds, if nothing else…
https://twitter.com/MGPforCongress/status/1589325251070267392
dkinPa
@H.E.Wolf: I didn’t know the history of PTV — thanks for the primer!
Mousebumples
@H.E.Wolf: agreed with the persuading others in your life to participate. I’ve gotten at least 2 or 3 friends to participate. And I’ve definitely offered to buy postcards/send them postcards – though upcycling cards is popular for one of them.
Not necessary, but if you have friends, relatives, coworkers that want to do *something* to help turnout Democrats, pointing them to #PostcardsToVoters (or Maze Dancer’s site, too!) is great. 😊
SpaceUnit
Here, enjoy some Incognito. I think we’ve all earned it . . .
Fountain of Life
Nights Over Egypt
Millennium (Instrumental)
Mousebumples
@WaterGirl: pretty sure it was me, and I forgot to switch my send from email again. 😂 Unless you got it twice?
MazeDancer
@SpaceUnit: You could text CO voters to cure their ballots. Link in WaterGirl’s post #14.
H.E.Wolf
@MazeDancer:
Thank you!
MazeDancer is a force of nature, y’all!
WaterGirl
WaterGirl
@WaterGirl: I assume that is 7:30 in Nevada? Which is
3TWO hours from now.WaterGirl
Kattails just sent this to me:
MazeDancer
@WaterGirl: Alas, yes. For some reason, Jon Ralston insists on speaking about NV events only in NV time.
ETA: The Culinary Union got 7K ballots already cured in NV.
Texting people about their ballots will be sending them a welcome message. People who voted want their votes to count. So worry not about “bothering” people.
H.E.Wolf
Take 6 (close-harmony a cappella group): “Sweet Georgia Brown”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDoBoYgWQWo
Wyatt Salamanca
Congratulatory songs for Democratic Victors
I Am Woman – Helen Reddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rptW7zOPX2E
I’m The Man – Joe Jackson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SKBvxUJG6E
Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3t9SfrfDZM
Salt of the Earth – Rolling Stones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3t9SfrfDZM
WaterGirl
@WaterGirl: Deadline for completing ballot cures for NV is end of day on Monday!
prostratedragon
From Koko Taylor:
“Wang Dang Doodle” [The Original Devil Music]
“Bills Bills Bills (and Mo’ Bills)”
“I’m Ready”
Steeplejack
@WaterGirl:
Two hours from now: 7:30 PST = 10:30 EST, 9:30 CST.
WaterGirl
@Another Scott and others: List of House Races we supported:
H.E.Wolf
For whoever wants Motown: the immortal Gladys Knight and the Pips: “Midnight Train to Georgia”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0F9lh8TiSM
WaterGirl
@la caterina:
The Supremes: You Can’t Hurry Love
The Supremes: The Happening
The Temptaions & the Supremes (from Ed Sullivan Show)
thruppence
Working tonight – have to do some postcards on my day off. :(
Omnes Omnibus
Something to consider as a theme song.
Wyatt Salamanca
Songs to Welcome Trump’s Political Demise
Under Pressure – Queen and David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbwn21TU4ec
End Of The Line – The Traveling Wilburys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBlnMIDKrtI
Running on Empty – Jackson Browne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQKvtbD6Kw
It’s All Over Now – The Rolling Stones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb1Z7UOkzOI
Kristine
I totally missed this. Busy week with start of kitchen refresh and installation of new back door.
I will get some addresses.
Music? I excavated my old LPs from the basement and have been listening to 70s Bowie, mostly Young Americans and Station to Station.
WaterGirl
@Steeplejack: Yeah, I suck at times zones.
WaterGirl
@Omnes Omnibus: hahaha
WaterGirl
@Kristine: oh, yay!
WaterGirl
@Steeplejack:
Steep brings the music!
WaterGirl
@Joy in FL: Glad you are here!
WaterGirl
@la caterina: Glad you are here writing.
If anyone finishes a postcard and wants to send me a picture, I can post it in the comments.
WaterGirl
@H.E.Wolf: The origin story is very interesting!
WaterGirl
@MazeDancer: Sadly, no one can register in time for the runoff.
WaterGirl
@dkinPa: Then you definitely need to send me photo to share. (without the recipient name of course)
H.E.Wolf
The effin’ ineffable Dolores Gray, singing our collective opinion about Warnock’s opponent: “Thanks a Lot But No Thanks”.
“I’m watching and waiting
I’m waiting and watching
I hope and I yearn
Just for his return”
… and by “his”, we mean Warnock’s. :)
Note: this is a 1950s Hollywood musical number (it’s meant as a parody, and a wonderfully sly one). The song itself begins at ~1.30 – and the staging is utterly 1950s. Gray herself has some amazing vocal chops.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7k38rIGjxI
Joy in FL
@WaterGirl: Thanks : )
WaterGirl
@H.E.Wolf: That is such a great ad. One of the best I have seen all year.
Now I’m even more excited that she won. Did not think that was possible.
la caterina
Thanks for all the music, everyone! I’m doing the two color theme at the top of the post. Switching pens is time consuming, but it’s a nice effect, though.
Qrop Non Sequitur
I won’t be anle.to participate today, but when I get paid and can afford some postcards I’ll be sure to return and check out the thread. Retro participation, as it were.
WaterGirl
@Mousebumples: Yes, I knew I should know the nym! But you usually send from another account, so I was momentarily blanking.
H.E.Wolf
A song for successful grassroots campaigning: “Rock Island”, from “The Music Man.” (“But ya gotta know the territory!”)
The composer, Meredith Willson, said in his memoir that he wrote the various tempi of the spoken lyrics to mimic a steam-driven train starting up, traveling faster and faster, and then gradually coming to a halt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ9U4Cbb4wg
prostratedragon
Gal Costa:
“Chega de Saudade [Bye-bye Blues]”
“India”
“Que Pena”
MazeDancer
@WaterGirl: I had heard that, too. But when I saw the link on the guide I thought maybe it wasn’t true.
Maybe they’re doing that thing I heard some groups were doing was registering people for “next time”.
WaterGirl
@WaterGirl: I think we have a pretty good record on the House races!
The “not decided” tells me those are obviously close, so they were a good choice, too.
H.E.Wolf
I’m going to be offline for a while, so I’ll add one more musical clip: Aretha Franklin, singing the Black anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing”.
Camera work is a bit jittery, but her voice transcends all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QK4p22LHtw&t=4s
WaterGirl
@MazeDancer: I hope not. That would be confusing for people.
“Here, register because of the runoff, but no, you can’t vote.”
GA deliberately changed the rules for runoffs after the one in 2021. They shortened the deadline so much that by definition you couldn’t register anyone, because you can’t register less than 30 days before election day, and they set the date such that it’s within that 30 days.
Bastards!
WaterGirl
Postcard from la caterina
WaterGirl
@WaterGirl: Well done, la catering, nice postcard!
prostratedragon
“It Takes Two,” Kim Weston and Marvin Gaye
“Sally Go Round the Roses,” The Jaynettes Introduced by Dick Clark
“Don’t Mess With Bill,” The Marvelettes over scenes from All About Eve. Never expected to find two of my obsessions co-located across the vast internet.
SpaceUnit
@prostratedragon:
I like it.
Timill
Sweet Georgia Brown:
Version 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isNeXx22F5U
2004 Django Reinhardt Festival “live at Birdland” starring legendary guitarist Dorado Schmitt from France, pianist Peter Beets from Holland, rhythm guitarist Mayo Hubert from France and American bassist Brian Torff from the US with special guests: Sax great James Carter, top Clarinetist Dan Levinson, percussionist Winard Harper, and David Langlois on Washboard.
Version 2: more Ukrainian(?) or at least more agricultural:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1ThSi1wbqU&t=99s
MazeDancer
CCM wins!
They’re calling it for Cortez-Masto. We have the Senate!
Baud
@MazeDancer:
👍
Mousebumples
Kristine
@WaterGirl: la caterina: NICE!
Raven
@MazeDancer: goddamn right!
Baud
@Mousebumples:
👍
SpaceUnit
@Timill:
Dang, those guys were having fun. So was I. Thanks.
Kristine
@MazeDancer: 🎉🎊🍾
Kattails
Well I’m here, looking at the print choices on the Postcard to Voters website. I do have a printer this year and got some of those Avery blanks from the large national chain store (sigh), not sure how many I can print and write tonight but if not , tomorrow evening. Good for all of you for keeping this up.
I’ll toss in here, my tiny New England town (pop. 2000) has an active Dem. group that sent out postcards to 400 Dem and independent voters this year–twice. We also hosted a meet and greet for the local candidates that had maybe 60 people show up. Did a dessert contest, winner $50, vote for your favorite. The candidates got several minutes to lay out their ideas, and then later an all at the table Q & A. Very effective. I’ve meant to put this out but have not had the time.
Anyway music is whatever’s on Vermont Public Classical.
MazeDancer
Judges, Judges, Judges!
Two more years of Biden filling the benches with quality, diversity, equality.
Wonder if Mitch is really going to retire as he threatened.
Another Scott
@MazeDancer: Woot!!
Cheers,
Scott.
UncleEbeneezer
Hey all, can’t stay for long but just wanted to drop in and say Hola. I won’t have my postcards until Tuesday.
But enjoy some tunes on me:
Jacob Collier doing Dancing Queen
One of the great modern sing-alongs, The Killers’ All These Things I’ve Done
And since reproductive rights and abortion are always on the line, Girl by Maren Morris.
Enjoy. Thanks for all your work :)
la caterina
@MazeDancer: Yee ha!
Scout211
@MazeDancer: OMG, OMG, OMG! Yessssssss!
Frankensteinbeck
@MazeDancer:
I could see it. He got his supreme court and Roe overturned. He gets nothing but shit from his caucus. He has nothing more he’s likely to accomplish. Why stick around? But he is a mean fuck who lies as easily but far more deliberately than Trump, so there is no telling.
James E Powell
No lie, this has been in my head all day.
Just One Victory – Todd Rundgren
And here it is! Thank you Nevada!
Mousebumples
@UncleEbeneezer: I’d be up for another postcarding party on Tuesday night.
Anyone else interested?
dkinPa
@MazeDancer: Wonderful! Yay, Team!!
Steeplejack
@Kattails:
What happened with your mother and her husband in Port Charlotte during the Hurricane Ian?
eclare
Schumer to speak soon.
prostratedragon
@MazeDancer: Swish!
H.E.Wolf
!!!!!
Four Directions folks – we thank you! And every NV Democrat who voted, and made this possible.
WaterGirl
Yippee!
Kristine
@Mousebumples: Me!
WaterGirl
MazeDancer
Kurt Bardella tweeted the wonderful:
Jackie
@MazeDancer: I didn’t realize I was holding my breath until now! BIG EXHALE. WE WON THE SENATE!!!
There’s been nothing but WONDERFUL NEWS for Democrats tonight!
Let’s get Warnock re-elected for the cherry on top!
I wish I was a fly (well hidden from swatters) in McConnell’s home right now!
Jackie
@Mousebumples: Is this a pick up or hold?
Great news, regardless!
eclare
@Jackie: I wish I was a fly at the wedding at Mar a Lardo.
MazeDancer
@Jackie: We’re safe for two more years. No wacky, right-wing piece of garbage legislation will get past the Senate.
Also, Mr. Biden will not be impeached.
Timill
@eclare: Too much chance of being hit by flying cheeseburgers…
WaterGirl
@Kattails: That’s great!
WaterGirl
@Mousebumples: @Jackie: I just asked Martin the same thing via email.
It was a hold, 2 DEMS were on the ballot. This means that they know which DEM will be in the House.
Jackie
@eclare: Trump is gonna be truth social-ing like crazy during the wee hours 🤣
Jackie
@WaterGirl: 👍🏻
WaterGirl
Postcard from Kristine! Nice!
James E Powell
So, will we see a MAGA insurrection against McConnell & McCarthy? Inquiring minds want to know! (You have to be of a certain age to get that.)
I have seen some tweets suggesting there is much anger with Mitch & nobody really likes McCarthy to begin with. Let’s encourage this.
WaterGirl
Postcard from dkinPa: love the stars!
Kattails
@Steeplejack: OMG that is so kind of you to remember. I’d meant to post back to you. They made it through. The roof was re-done a couple of years ago and held. They lost two big palm trees but had them chained up in such a way that they didn’t land in the pool– they’re not rich, I guess everybody has a pool down there? But cleaning that mess out would have been expensive.
This is all foreign to me. He says we’re on high ground, 27 feet. I’m at about 1000′ so– you’re joking, right?
He had to keep his shoulder against a door that wanted to blow in for about 2-3 hours (major eyeroll here). They don’t know where the shed is. As someone who knows where her shed is at all times, this is… wow.
Now the issue is that she needs a new GP and it just sounds like the entire medical situation down there is f*cked. They went to a hospital and it was far more ruined than they had expected. Same with all the hospitals around them, Port Charlotte area, as of two days ago. My sister up here commented that while Mom and P. were without power and TV, we were watching it all unfold; and it seems they still haven’t caught up with how bad it was!!. Again, they’re in their early 90’s.
Kattails
@Mousebumples: I could do that.
WaterGirl
Postcard from Mousebumples. Nice!
eclare
Fox just called it. Ketchup time at Mar a Lardo!
WaterGirl
@eclare: Where would one go to see Schumer speaking?
Kattails
@WaterGirl: came within 27 votes of defeating incumbent Sununu for gov, whose Daddy was Gov prior to Maggie Hassan.
eclare
@Kattails: So good to hear! I’m sure it was horrifying, but sounds like minimal damage.
eclare
@WaterGirl: He was on MSNBC. I’m sure clips will be on news shows tomorrow. Four Directions did such good work! Thank you for leading us to them.
Schumer gave a nice shout-out to Harry Reid at the end of his remarks.
H.E.Wolf
@WaterGirl: Shoutout to la caterina for gorgeous purple ink that (unlike my efforts today) didn’t spread everywhere else in a 3-foot radius. :-)
H.E.Wolf
@WaterGirl:
Tip of the hat to Kristine for beautiful calligraphical printing!
H.E.Wolf
@WaterGirl:
And to dkinPa for stars, hearts, and three colors of ink!
H.E.Wolf
@WaterGirl:
Hooray for Mousebumples who is writing on both sides of the card like a boss.
James E Powell
@eclare:
Do they allow Democrats on the Sunday shows? I figured it would be all election deniers, losers claiming fraud, plans to hold the nation hostage with the debt ceiling, and to impeach Joe Biden.
NotMax
@James E Powell
Can we vote Chuck Todd off the island?
//
eclare
@James E Powell: Seems like Rethuglicans have loser stink on them at this point. Not sure they are wanted on some Sunday shows.
Steeplejack
@Kattails:
Closure—finally! Thanks. I’m glad they came through okay.
Kattails
@Steeplejack: Yeah, so was I . 8-)
Mousebumples
@H.E.Wolf: I’m at the fast n easy stage of postcarding, lol. Color changing is fun, but it’s easier for me to just use one pen and GO. Usually do all the backs, the front text, and then finish off with addresses, & stamps.
Lots of ways to do them. All work and hopefully help turnout a voter for Senator Warnock. 😊
Thanks to everyone for postcarding, sharing music, and celebrating in our electoral wins! 🎉
WaterGirl
@H.E.Wolf: Absolutely!
WaterGirl
Much admiration for all of you who are writing postcards!
Such great handwriting! Mine used to be nice, but it took a big dive. When I worked at the University and would take notes in a meeting, sometimes I would have to ask my secretary “what does this say?”
She could read my writing better than I could.
WaterGirl
PSA: We will have Postcard writing Party and Music Thread #4 on Tuesday at 8pm Eastern.
NotMax
@WaterGirl
Heh. Should have held some A-list Georgia music in reserve.
;)
WaterGirl
@NotMax: I have faith in your research. You’ll find something!
Kristine
I’ll listen to REM.
“Finest Worksong.”