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Music and Postcards – Tonight It’s Motown!

by WaterGirl|  March 4, 20237:45 pm| 110 Comments

This post is in: Music, Open Threads, Political Action

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I really enjoyed the music thread last Saturday; even though I am not a big country fan it was fun to find some songs that I liked and interesting to see that the genre encompasses a lot more than what I would have previously called country music.

So I asked brendancalling if he could put together a little something about Motown – and a Motown playlist – to go along with tonight’s postcard thread.  Here’s his playlist:  Balloon Juice Motown.

Skip right to the music if that’s what you’re here for!

There’s probably enough money flying around for this election to eliminate world hunger, so we aren’t going to promote any fundraising for this election, but we do have a link in the sidebar under Fundraising 2023-24 for anyone who wants to donate to Wis*Dems anyway.

POSTCARDS / WISCONSIN ELECTION April 4

This time around, postcards are one way we can make a difference.  

Addresses are from Voces de la Frontera.  If you want to write postcards, send email to WaterGirl at balloon-juice.com and let us know your nym, which campaign you want to write for and how many addresses you would like to start with.

We Have 3 Postcard Campaigns

Wisconsin Senate (SD-8) Race – African Americans who vote Democratic 80-100% of the time.  Writing in English.

Wisconsin Supreme Court – African Americans who vote Democratic 80-100% of the time.  Writing in English

Wisconsin Supreme Court – Latinos who vote Democratic 80-100% of the time.  Writing in Spanish.

You can start writing at any time.  Details are at the link just below.

Postcards for Wisconsin

If you have any postcard questions, chime in with a comment, or send me email.

MUSIC !!

A note from brendancalling, who did such a great job with the playlist last week!

Y’all will have to give me a little grace, as we say in the education business. I have a guest this weekend and we went on a run before I started making the playlist and blurb for today’s post. Well, it took a little longer than expected—three miles suddenly became seven—and so I’m, ahem, running a little behind.

This blurb will be a little shorter than last week’s post. I love Motown, soul, and funk—but my background knowledge is much shallower than my country music knowledge.

In this list, I tried to avoid the obvious choices like Smokey Robinson, the Supremes, etc (although those bands are so so so great). Instead, I tried to go with some more obscure bands and performers. I also generally leaned more toward early Motown and B-sides (like Marvin Gaye’s “When I had Your Love”). I just love that giant reverb and all that bleed between instruments and singers. It’s just so… it’s so awesome.

Some of these I literally heard for the first time when I searched them up. Check out Junior Walker doing “I’m a Roadrunner”—that’s one deadly groove. Or The Monitors’ “Greetings (This is Uncle Sam).” It’s raw and will rip your heart out. Or Chris Clark—a rare white performer on the Motown label—doing “Love’s Gone Bad.” Or Eddie Holland’s “Leaving Here,” on eof many Motown songs covered by hard rock giants Motörhead.

Anyway, enjoy the tunes, write some postcards, and let’s activate some voters!

Balloon Juice Motown

Thank you, Brendan!

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    1. 1.

      Kristine

      March 4, 2023 at 7:51 pm

      Hoping to grab some wording for both the WI-SC and WI-Senate races.

      Which WI-SC addresses did I receive? Do I need to write them in Spanish?

      Reply
    2. 2.

      narya

      March 4, 2023 at 7:56 pm

      I got my first list from postcards to voters . . . and I’ve already completed eight of the ten! And I ordered more postcards. I don’t know that I’ll be in this thread for long, but I bought 31 postcards today, so I expect to do 30 by the end of the weekend.

      Also, two close friends–one of whom spends a lot of time at my place–got covid this past week, after avoiding it for three years. Luckily, the one who spends time here got exposed last Monday, so he ended up w/ symptoms and stayed home this weekend, which means I was able to avoid exposure from him.

      Reply
    3. 3.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 7:58 pm

      @Kristine: Click on the box above that says Postcards + Instructions for Wisconsin – let me know if you have any questions about wording and scripts after you look at it.

      I can’t recall whether you asked for SD-8 or Supreme Court (SC).  SD-8 is ENGLISH.  If I gave you SC, then they would be AA addresses that are in English.

      There is a short script (at the link) for folks who can write in Spanish.  You don’t have to know Spanish – you can just copy the letters/word in the Spanish script, but if you know some Spanish you could surely write more quickly than if you don’t.

      If you want to write in Spanish, you can trade your AA addresses for the Latino addresses.

      Let me know either way?

      Reply
    4. 4.

      H.E.Wolf

      March 4, 2023 at 8:00 pm

      @narya:

      narya
      March 4, 2023 at 7:56 pm

      I got my first list from postcards to voters . . . and I’ve already completed eight of the ten! And I ordered more postcards. I don’t know that I’ll be in this thread for long, but I bought 31 postcards today, so I expect to do 30 by the end of the weekend.

       I’m on my 2nd batch of 5 for WI, from Postcards to Voters. 30 by the end of the weekend fills me with awe!

      Doing a quick fly-by on the thread. Thank you, music provider(s), for Motown!

      Reply
    5. 5.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 8:01 pm

      Deleted again

      Reply
    6. 6.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:02 pm

      @eclare: Okay, I trashed for your first one. :-)

      Reply
    7. 7.

      Kristine

      March 4, 2023 at 8:03 pm

      @WaterGirl: No active links in the text

      Reply
    8. 8.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 8:04 pm

      @WaterGirl:   I wondered what happened!

      Reply
    9. 9.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:04 pm

      @narya: Congratulations on your first batch of postcards!

      Sorry your friend got Covid, glad you dodged the bullet.

      Reply
    10. 10.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:05 pm

      @Kristine: What do you mean by “the only active link is for Spanish SC”?

      Reply
    11. 11.

      narya

      March 4, 2023 at 8:05 pm

      I found some national park postcards on sale, but the ones I got today (in a store) were by Sarah Angst (sarahangst dot com), and they’re quite lovely. I might buy more from her, too.

      Reply
    12. 12.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:08 pm

      @Kristine: Sorry to be dense, but what links are you looking for?

      Can you send me email?

      Reply
    13. 13.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 8:09 pm

      https://youtu.be/jkF4K2xuSF4

      Ok seems to work.  I was so proud when the Obamas had Memphis soul night at the White House.  Hopefully this comment did not destroy any of the intertubes and cause the link to fail again.

      Reply
    14. 14.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:09 pm

      @narya: Wow, those postcards are beautiful!

      Reply
    15. 15.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:11 pm

      @eclare: That’s a great song!  He is sweating like crazy.  I can’t imagine being on stage with all the bright lights in those suits.  So hot!

      Reply
    16. 16.

      narya

      March 4, 2023 at 8:12 pm

      @WaterGirl: I thought so too! and if you buy a batch of 20, you get $3 off

      ETA: I just got fireflies, bees, and hedgehogs. :-)

      Reply
    17. 17.

      Kristine

      March 4, 2023 at 8:12 pm

      @WaterGirl: I figured it out. I was looking for text links. Had to hit a ‘share’ symbol to get the page link.

      Anyway, I’m good.

      Reply
    18. 18.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:13 pm

      @Kristine: Got it!  You can also click on the title: Postcards + Instructions for Wisconsin.

      Reply
    19. 19.

      Mousebumples

      March 4, 2023 at 8:17 pm

      I’m here! Just got the kids to bed after a busy family day, but once I catch my breath, I’ll be back to postcarding!

      I’m hoping to finish my 50 SD-8 cards tonight, to get them ready for mailing. I was hoping to be more ahead of schedule, but this week has been crazy and exhausting. But, at least as of this morning, we’re all still covid negative, so whew! Vaccines work! (my husband and I have 4 shots each, and the kiddos each have 3x Moderna

      Eta – I look forward to checking out the music later, but I’ll be watching Bucks v Sixers on ABC in a few. #FearTheDeer🦌

      Reply
    20. 20.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 8:19 pm

      @WaterGirl:

      https://youtu.be/Nm3CvYgM0gw

      White House version.

      Reply
    21. 21.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:21 pm

      @Mousebumples: Yay for everyone still being negative!

      Reply
    22. 22.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:23 pm

      @eclare: He’s still got it!  Strutting like he’s on a runway.  Barack and Michelle look beautiful, as always.

      Everybody bopping to the music, especially Barack and Michelle.  Everyone except Sasha and Malia, who were clearly bored!

      Reply
    23. 23.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 8:28 pm

      @WaterGirl:   Y’all are getting to me.  Even though I have the handwriting of a serial killer (if you get the quote), I may buy some.  I will look into all the links tomorrow.  I am less than a mile from a post office, so I can get supplies quickly.

      Reply
    24. 24.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:29 pm

      Send in pics of your postcards if you want.  Here’s one from Kristine!

      Music and Postcards – Tonight It’s Motown!

      Reply
    25. 25.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 8:30 pm

      @WaterGirl:   Don’t blame them, parents’ music.  No one at that age wants to admit that they have parents!

      Reply
    26. 26.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:31 pm

      @eclare: Wisconsin elections are typically won on the margins, so every little bit helps. :-)

      Reply
    27. 27.

      kalakal

      March 4, 2023 at 8:34 pm

      The late great Otis Redding

      Try a Little Tenderness

      Reply
    28. 28.

      oldster

      March 4, 2023 at 8:36 pm

      If you like Motown, I highly recommend the remixes of a DJ named “Mosogotam” on YouTube (he died early in COVID, alas).

      Mosogotam takes a classic hit — “I was made to love her,” say, and shows you how the song is built up from the individual parts. You get to hear each of the guitar textures, the drums by themselves, and of course James Jamerson’s incomparable bass. Finally after appreciating each of the elements in the rhythm, he brings in Stevie to sing it. And all of this is done, not as a teaching session, but as a remix of the song itself.  Each remix is like a perfect love song to the Funk Brothers, but also allows the  main artist to shine, as well.

      He did dozens; here is one: https://youtu.be/Q4H_pWQaa2I

      Reply
    29. 29.

      kalakal

      March 4, 2023 at 8:44 pm

      Hardly a little known song but it’s a goodie.

      Sam & Dave – Soul Man

      Reply
    30. 30.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 8:44 pm

      @kalakal:   Such a powerhouse of a voice.  He left nothing on the table.

      Reply
    31. 31.

      Kristine

      March 4, 2023 at 8:46 pm

      @kalakal: More Sam & Dave Hold On I’m Coming

      Reply
    32. 32.

      raven

      March 4, 2023 at 8:47 pm

      Smokey Robinson — Sara Smile + Ooo Baby Baby [Live from Daryl’s House #22-06]

      Reply
    33. 33.

      Mousebumples

      March 4, 2023 at 8:48 pm

      @WaterGirl: And special elections, non-presidential elections, and spring elections are All. About. Turnout. SD-8 checks all 3 boxes, and the Supreme Court race is 2 is 3.

      Whether you guys are writing with us/Voces or #PostcardsToVoters or another group, thank you, from this Wisconsinite! ❤️

      Reply
    34. 34.

      brendancalling

      March 4, 2023 at 8:48 pm

      Hey gang! Sorry I didn’t include any hits—I always tend toward the B-sides and obscure, and after my run w/my friend, I fell asleep for 2 hours and really didn’t get a chance to update.

      Reply
    35. 35.

      delphinium

      March 4, 2023 at 8:49 pm

      @WaterGirl: I’ll email you tomorrow to get addresses. Ordered more post cards, so will be able to get some done and ready for mailing next week.

      Reply
    36. 36.

      SpaceUnit

      March 4, 2023 at 8:52 pm

      Check out this doughy white kid who sounds like Wilson Picket.  Also the Blues Brothers dance moves.  St. Paul and the Broken Bones . . . 

      Call Me

      Reply
    37. 37.

      kalakal

      March 4, 2023 at 8:53 pm

      Going back to 1967 with The Temptations with the great voice of David Ruffin, impeccable backing vocals, and The Funk Brothers giving it their all

      Ain’t too Proud to Beg

      Reply
    38. 38.

      raven

      March 4, 2023 at 8:53 pm

      @SpaceUnit: I’ve seen them a couple of times, awesome jams.

      Check out this white dude

       
      What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted – Patrick Stump, Daryl Hall

      Reply
    39. 39.

      Almost Retired

      March 4, 2023 at 8:54 pm

      @eclare:  I hear you.  I’m going to start doing these postcards, even if the only tangible result of my effort is to increase support in Wisconsin for penmanship education in elementary school.

      Reply
    40. 40.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:54 pm

      @brendancalling:  No apologies, really happy that you put this together for us!

      Reply
    41. 41.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:54 pm

      @delphinium: Perfect!

      Reply
    42. 42.

      delphinium

      March 4, 2023 at 8:56 pm

      @raven: ​
      He has some great guests-I loved the session with The O’Jays.

      Reply
    43. 43.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 8:57 pm

      @kalakal: Yes!

      Reply
    44. 44.

      A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)

      March 4, 2023 at 8:58 pm

      @Kristine: THE BEST!!

      Reply
    45. 45.

      Soprano2

      March 4, 2023 at 8:59 pm

      Sorry I can’t join, but we’re waiting for “Hamilton” to start. Super excited, this is a high quality production and probably my only chance to see it.

      Reply
    46. 46.

      delphinium

      March 4, 2023 at 8:59 pm

      @eclare: Ha! I could have been a doctor with my handwriting. But find if I print very slowly that I can get something legible.

      Reply
    47. 47.

      A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)

      March 4, 2023 at 9:00 pm

      The sax of Junior Walker rules!

      Reply
    48. 48.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 9:00 pm

      @Almost Retired:   Hahaha….

      Reply
    49. 49.

      SpaceUnit

      March 4, 2023 at 9:01 pm

      @raven:

      That was awesome!

      Reply
    50. 50.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 9:01 pm

      @raven:   Daryl Hall, blue eyed soul

      Reply
    51. 51.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 9:02 pm

      @Soprano2: That’s exciting!  I haven’t seen it either.

      Reply
    52. 52.

      Kristine

      March 4, 2023 at 9:03 pm

      @Almost Retired:

      I’m going to start doing these postcards, even if the only tangible result of my effort is to increase support in Wisconsin for penmanship education in elementary school.

      FWIW….

      I recall some discussion during one of last year’s postcard sessions about the need to print instead of writing in cursive because younger people don’t learn cursive in school and have trouble reading it. So I posted that question in my FB group and replies were pretty one-sided–most kids don’t learn cursive in school these days (yes, some do) and even younger middle-age adults have trouble reading it.

      So I am making a conscious effort to print and boy it’s a struggle. I’m a natural-born letter connector.

      Reply
    53. 53.

      raven

      March 4, 2023 at 9:04 pm

      @SpaceUnit: Stump is the Fallout Boy vocalist.

      Reply
    54. 54.

      kalakal

      March 4, 2023 at 9:07 pm

      Stevie Wonder is on a different level to the rest of us. He wrote & produced this in 3 hours, playing all the instruments himself

      Higher Ground

      Reply
    55. 55.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 9:08 pm

      @brendancalling:   This was a great diving board to get us into the pool.  Thank you!

      Reply
    56. 56.

      SpaceUnit

      March 4, 2023 at 9:08 pm

      @raven:

      The dude has an amazing voice.

      Reply
    57. 57.

      NotMax

      March 4, 2023 at 9:09 pm

      Pre-Motown jamboree.

      Bert Williams
      Lightnin’ Hopkins
      Ethel Waters
      Fats Waller
      Muddy Waters
      Bessie Smith
      Scott Joplin

      Reply
    58. 58.

      like a metaphor

      March 4, 2023 at 9:09 pm

      just discovered this a few weeks ago, and its been on heavy rotation ever since- a reworking of the Barbara Mason classic “Yes, I’m Ready”, by Cazal Organism:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNACpdS-h0A

      Reply
    59. 59.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 9:13 pm

      @kalakal: I don’t know anyone can hear that song and at least start dancing in place.

      Reply
    60. 60.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 9:15 pm

      @Kristine:   I am middle aged and I have trouble with cursive!  Plus my cursive is so sloppy, my signature is a straight line.  But if I print, I get letters.

      Reply
    61. 61.

      kalakal

      March 4, 2023 at 9:15 pm

      @WaterGirl: It’s got everything

      Reply
    62. 62.

      raven

      March 4, 2023 at 9:16 pm

      Beg Scream & Shout: The Big Ol’ Box of ’60s Soul Review
      by Richie Unterberger

       [-]

      Six CDs and 144 songs of classic ’60s soul, including selections by every major performer in the idiom (except for Sam Cooke and Sly Stone, who were unavailable for licensing reasons), as well as numerous influential minor performers, one-shot artists, and just plain unknowns. The music is classic, and the packaging is an event in itself, with the discs enclosed in a mock briefcase for carrying 45 singles, and trading cards for each song on the volume that have photos and trivia questions on front, and mini essays on the back. Yet it ultimately occupies a rather perplexing space on the collector’s shelf. Anyone who’s enough of a soul lover to fork over the dough for this production will no doubt have a good many of the tunes already, particularly the Hall of Fame hits like “Sweet Soul Music,” “(I Know) I’m Losing You,” “Don’t Make Me Over,” and “La-La-Means I Love You.” There are numerous great rarities here — Jay Wiggins’ magnificent melancholy ballad “Sad Girl,” and the rare original versions of “Shake a Tail Feather” (the Five Du-Tones), “Tainted Love” (Gloria Jones), “Mustang Sally” (Sir Mack Rice), and “Piece of My Heart” (Erma Franklin). Yet the tracks used to represent some superstars — “You’ve Been in Love Too Long” for Martha & the Vandellas, or “Fly Me to the Moon” for Bobby Womack — seem almost deliberately idiosyncratic, even though this method also yields underrated off-the-beaten-tracks by Ray Charles (“In the Heat of the Night”), Al Green (“Back Up Train”), and others. It’s almost as if some guys stayed up several nights running trying to make the ultimate ’60s soul party tape — one which demonstrated both their impeccable taste and the depth of their record collection — and got so carried away with the idea that a box set resulted

      Reply
    63. 63.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 9:16 pm

      Postcard from H. E. Wolf!  Send in pics of your postcards if you want.

      Music and Postcards – Tonight It’s Motown! 1

      Reply
    64. 64.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 9:16 pm

      @raven: Great song.  Is that the same Hall as Hall & Oates???

      Reply
    65. 65.

      raven

      March 4, 2023 at 9:18 pm

      Various Artists “Dave Godin’s Deep Soul Treasures Volumes 1 to 4” (UK Kent CDs CDKEND 143 (1997), 158 (1999), 200 (2000) and 230 (2004))

      Reply
    66. 66.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 9:18 pm

      @Kristine: Somewhere in my 30s I switch to more printing rather than cursive.

      Reply
    67. 67.

      zhena gogolia

      March 4, 2023 at 9:18 pm

      @Soprano2: Lucky you! I have never seen it, although I know it by heart.

      Reply
    68. 68.

      raven

      March 4, 2023 at 9:19 pm

      @WaterGirl: Yes, I never thought of those guys as R&B back in the day but they damn sure are.

       

      And when you watch Live From Daryls House check out the keyboard player. Eliot Lewis from the Average White Band.

      Reply
    69. 69.

      zhena gogolia

      March 4, 2023 at 9:19 pm

      @NotMax: I love Treemonisha.

      Reply
    70. 70.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 9:21 pm

      @SpaceUnit: Wow.  He does sound like Wilson Picket.  The lead singer so doesn’t look like I would have expected from his voice.  How fun.

      Reply
    71. 71.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 9:22 pm

      @WaterGirl:   Wow!  Impressive postcard.

      Reply
    72. 72.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 9:22 pm

      @WaterGirl:   yes

      Reply
    73. 73.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 9:23 pm

      @raven: Total shocker.

      Reply
    74. 74.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 9:24 pm

      @kalakal: Another song where it’s impossible not to move.

      Reply
    75. 75.

      raven

      March 4, 2023 at 9:24 pm

      And then watch Prince shred it on Play That Funky Music!!!!

      Reply
    76. 76.

      NotMax

      March 4, 2023 at 9:24 pm

      @zhena gogolia

      An opera with moxie.
      ;)

      Reply
    77. 77.

      zhena gogolia

      March 4, 2023 at 9:25 pm

      @NotMax: Also love Gimme a pigfoot!

      Reply
    78. 78.

      zhena gogolia

      March 4, 2023 at 9:25 pm

      @NotMax: Yeah. I don’t know why the Met never does it.

      Reply
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      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 9:26 pm

      @raven:   Prince shreds everything.  Saw him at the Fox.

      Reply
    80. 80.

      raven

      March 4, 2023 at 9:29 pm

      @eclare: I had NO IDEA until this performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

      Reply
    81. 81.

      kalakal

      March 4, 2023 at 9:29 pm

      Two I can’t resist . The tightest band I’ve ever heard

      Booker T & the MGs Green Onions

      And perfection

      Gladys Knight & the Pips Midnight Train to Georgia

      Reply
    82. 82.

      raven

      March 4, 2023 at 9:37 pm

      @kalakal:
      live from daryl’s house w/ booker t. jones (2011)

      Reply
    83. 83.

      kalakal

      March 4, 2023 at 9:39 pm

      @raven: 👍👍👍

      Just had a quick look, I’m really going to enjoy watching that

      Reply
    84. 84.

      eclare

      March 4, 2023 at 9:41 pm

      @raven:   Wow.  I just started watching, sounds fascinating.  Thank you!

      Reply
    85. 85.

      NotMax

      March 4, 2023 at 9:42 pm

      Bumped up against the seven link limit above but can’t forget to add The Mills Brothers.

      And again, just because.

      Reply
    86. 86.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 9:48 pm

      Have all our postcard peeps finished writing for the night?

      Reply
    87. 87.

      kalakal

      March 4, 2023 at 9:49 pm

      Some funk with Dr. John

      Right Time, Wrong Place

      And some funk/blues with

      Junior Wells & Buddy Guy

      Messin with the Kid

      Reply
    88. 88.

      Kristine

      March 4, 2023 at 9:52 pm

      @WaterGirl: I did a few, then fell into the Prince videos.

      Tuesday?

      Reply
    89. 89.

      Mousebumples

      March 4, 2023 at 9:57 pm

      I’m still going. Have my 50 for SD-8, but need to get the front sides done (addresses, stamps, etc.). Just quiet as I’m focusing I guess, haha!

      @Kristine: I am planning to be here Tuesday night, hopefully. 🤩

      Reply
    90. 90.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 10:01 pm

      @Kristine: @Mousebumples:

      Yep, a postcard post on Tuesday evening at 7:45 pm blog time.

      Reply
    91. 91.

      prostratedragon

      March 4, 2023 at 10:05 pm

      That’s some impressive Motown diving, brendan, though I’d say the two Jr. Walker cuts are widely considered major essentials.
      Have another: “What Does It Take?”

      Reply
    92. 92.

      Omnes Omnibus

      March 4, 2023 at 10:20 pm

      Are we being Motown purists here or can we throw some Memphis in the mix?  From Hi Records.  From Stax.

      Reply
    93. 93.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 10:25 pm

      @Omnes Omnibus: Definitely not purists!

      Reply
    94. 94.

      Omnes Omnibus

      March 4, 2023 at 10:27 pm

      @WaterGirl: ​
        Some Muscle Shoals then.

      Reply
    95. 95.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 10:31 pm

      @Omnes Omnibus: I had to look up Memphis music.  Is there a difference between Memphis and Memphis Soul?

      Guessing that Memphis Soul is a subset of Memphis?

      There must be a hundred thousand different labels for kinds of music.

      Reply
    96. 96.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 10:35 pm

      @Omnes Omnibus: She has a really distinctive voice.

      Reply
    97. 97.

      Soprano2

      March 4, 2023 at 10:35 pm

      @zhena gogolia: It’s a touring company; I figured this would be my only chance to see it. I don’t know much of it although I can get the gist even when the lyrics are hard to understand.

      Reply
    98. 98.

      mvr

      March 4, 2023 at 10:49 pm

      @Mousebumples: I’m not doing cards tonight but mean to do some soon. I want to do them for WI SC and I can’t write in Spanish. Whom do I ask for addresses (Mouosebumples, aka postcard patriots?/Watergirl?).

      And last time I managed to print good ones on cardstock from some suggested templates. Are such templates still around?  Actually I guess the ones from last time may still work since I wrote in the candidate names.

      Finally what is election day and when should I be mailing them by?

      Thanks!

      -Mark

      A

      Reply
    99. 99.

      mvr

      March 4, 2023 at 10:52 pm

      @Almost Retired: ​
       “Penmanship education in elementary school” was nearly the death of me. I think I was the only kid ever kept after school for bad penmanship. I also nearly flunked typing, so perhaps there is just something wrong with my communication skills.

      Reply
    100. 100.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 10:54 pm

      @mvr: You can get addresses from a number of places.

      If you want to print postcards on your own cards tock, you can download templates from  Postcard Patriots.

      We have targeted addresses from Voces de la Frontera –addresses for African American households that vote Democratic 80-100% of the time.  I think those are the best bet, but of course it’s up to you.

      If you send email to watergirl at balloon-juice.com, I can send you addresses.  Just let me know your nym, that you want to write for the SC race, and how many addresses you want to start with, and I’ll get those to you

      Dates:

      The election is April 4.

      Early voting starts March 21.

      You can start writing right way, but the EARLIEST DATE TO MAIL postcards is Mach 10

      Scripts and suggested language are here: Postcards + Instructions for Wisconsin

      Reply
    101. 101.

      mvr

      March 4, 2023 at 10:56 pm

      @WaterGirl: ​
       Thanks, will do.

      Reply
    102. 102.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 10:57 pm

      @mvr: I just edited with more info, so maybe look for the updates to comment #100?

      Reply
    103. 103.

      kalakal

      March 4, 2023 at 10:58 pm

      @WaterGirl: There’s a few sites that let you enter a song and it’ll tell you the genre.

      The most fun is every noise which has charts, there are zillions of genres.

      The link should go to genres by country

      https://everynoise.com/countries.html

      I’ve never heard of a least 1000 genres 😀

      Reply
    104. 104.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 11:00 pm

      @kalakal: First, holy shit that’s a lot of genres!

      Second, what the hell?  They don’t consider folk music a genre?

      Reply
    105. 105.

      kalakal

      March 4, 2023 at 11:03 pm

      @WaterGirl:  It doesn’t help that the lists aren’t alphabetical. Folk will be in there. there are layers and layers. Frankly I find it too granular, a similar site is Chosic

      Reply
    106. 106.

      WaterGirl

      March 4, 2023 at 11:08 pm

      @kalakal: Folk music is nothing like country!

      oh well.  I am headed to bed.  This has been fun!

      Reply
    107. 107.

      kalakal

      March 4, 2023 at 11:11 pm

      @WaterGirl: Sorry that was a misprit, meant to say traditional folk

      There’s British Folk, prob American Folk in there as well. It would help if the lists were sorted

      Reply
    108. 108.

      prostratedragon

      March 4, 2023 at 11:14 pm

      @NotMax:
      @zhena gogolia: An unexpected Joplin performance, from Mila:
      “A Real Slow Drag,” Cantosopeso.

      Reply
    109. 109.

      H.E.Wolf

      March 4, 2023 at 11:53 pm

      @eclare: ​ Postcard is from a batch I made via https://www.vistaprint.com/ – I wrote to the archivists at the University of HI and received permission to use the image.​

      Reply
    110. 110.

      WaterGirl

      March 5, 2023 at 7:22 am

      @kalakal: Okay, i am less mad at them now. :-)

      Reply

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