I just saw an amazing video of Joe Bonamassa performing on stage when he was about 13. It reminded me of that movie ‘Back to the future.’ Only thing missing was a newspaper headline, dated 1991, that read something like ‘Joe Bonamassa at Pensacola’s Saenger Theater 2010.’
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Joe Bonamassa At Pensacola Saenger, Dec 1
I know I’ve posted an announcement like this before. But I have a couple of things to add, and, you probably haven’t bought your tickets yet. There’s still time. Visit Ticketmaster or the Joe Bonamassa website or the Saenger Theater website to get them. Buy 3 and get a fourth free.
At your next visit to Philly’s, pick up a flyer for the Saenger show. On the flyer there is an address and promo code that lets you download a free MP3 of Joe’s audio art. We now have two Philly’s locations in Pensacola. Our world headquarters at 3900 Creighton Road (850-969-0087), and our new location in the Milestone Shopping Center (aka Publix Shopping Center) at the intersection of Nine Mile and Pine Forest. The address there is 2166 W. Nine Mile Road (850-473-6780).
And speaking of Joe’s audio art, here is a sample from his show in Prague from a couple of weeks ago. The live version of Slo Gin.
Pssst. The free download is at JBONAMASSA.COM, promo code SAENGER
Don’t miss this show. A blues guitarist and artist like this comes around once in a generation. This is it.
Pensacola News Journal Pulls Political Opinion Piece
The article by columnist Mark O’Brien entitled Hayward is a candidate of hype was pulled from the PNJ website late yesterday. It no doubt had something to do with a barrage of hate-mail from Hayward supporters, or the fact that Hayward was the newspaper’s endorsed candidate, or that one of the papers’ major advertisers is a contributor to the Hayward campaign. Or all three.
From memory now, since I didn’t save a copy, O’Brien wrote an opinion piece on Hayward that was less than flattering but all based on substantiated fact. Including his receiving campaign contributions from the Levin Papantonio law firm and their involvement in the BP lawsuit, and subsequent comments made by Hayward on the campaign trail. Not mentioned in that article, is Papantonio’s participation in a class action suit against BP. At any rate, aside from a columnist, O’Brien is also an opinion writer. Much the same as Juan Williams does, or did, double duty as a reporter, columnist, and opinion commentator for NPR and FOX News. O’Brien does both opinion and reporting functions.
The pulling of this piece from their website without comment shows the priorities are less about journalistic integrity than political and financial expediency. It’s no secret that the Levin Papantonio law firm is a big advertiser in the paper. It takes a willing suspension of disbelief to think that that was not part, if not all, of Executive Editor Richard Schneider’s motivation.
Seems like only a couple days ago that the subject of journalistic ethics and objectivity came up. At issue there was who was paying the bills for the reporter. This brings a new twist to the topic which is, who is paying the bills for the paper?
Former link location: Hayward is a candidate of hype
Update Nov 1, 2010: Correction in today’s PNJ.
In Sunday’s column, Mark O’Brien erroneously stated that mayoral candidate Ashton Hayward III had urged the Pensacola City Council to hire the Levin Papantonio law firm to pursue possible legal action against BP for the April 20 oil spill.
Hayward did not specify any law firm when he urged the City Council to consider legal action.
Apparently everything else in the article was correct. If you entertain conspiracies of coincidence, Johnson provided Hayward the cover that he needed. Both he and the candidate are allied to the law firm that was hired. Whether by contributions or the Emerald Coastkeepers club, the end result is the same. LP is on the case.
At least the paper did not attempt to deny the genesis of the article, that ‘Hayward is a candidate of hype.’
Joe Bonamassa Coming To Pensacola
At the Saenger Theater, December 1, 2010. Get your tickets at the Saenger or on Ticketmaster. If you buy 3 the 4th is free. There’s not a bad seat in the house at the Saenger.
The Dec. 4 show in Orlando is SOLD OUT. They’ve added a Dec 5 show.
Check out this performance from his European tour last week in Cambridge.
Link: Joe Bonamassa
Farid Khavari Radio Spot
Independent candidate for Governor of the State of Florida Farid Khavari radio commercial.
Please take a listen. Farid Khavari Radio 60
Because you probably haven’t seen or heard of him anywhere else but the alternative media.
Joe Bonamassa At The Saenger
This is BIG. Just last year he played in Royal Albert Hall, and recently won best blues guitarist of the year. And now, my favorite blues guitarist ever, after finishing his latest European tour, IS COMING TO PENSACOLA’s Saenger Theater on December 1, 2010. Get your tickets early. It’s gotta be sold out soon.
Here he is performing ‘Stop’ at Royal Albert Hall.
And here’s a studio recording of the ‘Ballad of John Henry.’
This is just the tip of the iceberg of this guy’s talent. Uh, see you there!
Links: Saenger Theater, Pensacola | Joe Bonamassa
10.2.10 March In D.C
The big gathering in front of the Lincoln Memorial happened today. It was quite a collection of anti-capitalists, big government statists, and other groups that don’t like America very much, expressing their anger at republicans and the Obama administration. The criticism of the Obama administration was about his not doing enough to transform America into the warm and fuzzy socialist state that they want.
Mike Papantonio and Rick Outzen were there.
Check out the list of sponsors, or as the Left would say, big corporations who are bankrolling the protest march of Lefties. They include BIG LABOR, BIG LAW, BIG SOROS, and an assortment of Communist and Socialist organizations in this country.
In Florida, What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Especially when it comes to learning about who is running for governor in Florida in 2010. There is only one candidate that actually has a plan to reduce the state’s debt, recover the billions of dollars lost by the Sink-McCollum-Crist triumvirate, create the environment for permanent private-sector job creation in the state, and reduce the cost of living for Floridians, putting Floridians in a financial position to keep their homes out of foreclosure, all without raising their taxes or borrowing more money. But you will never know it from reading the ‘Election‘ pages of the Pensacola News Journal. That candidate is Dr. Farid A. Khavari.
That there is a political media filter at work, and being perpetrated on you, is obvious with a cursory glance at the 2010 Elections pages of the Pensacola News Journal.
I don’t know why this is. Only the News Journal knows for sure. Where Independent candidate Farid Khavari is concerned, I know it’s not because they are not aware of him or his platform. There was a time when the newspaper was motivated to inform the voting public of their options. Now our options get filtered for us. Or more correctly, on us. So the question becomes whether this filter is a result of an agenda or something else?
But more important than even that, the consequences of electing the wrong candidate will cost us all.
Related PNJ links:
Hearings On Obamacare Begin Tomorrow
Hearings on the State of Florida (and dozens of others) v United States begin tomorrow at U.S. District Court in Pensacola, Florida. The state is challenging the health care legislation on several angles, not the least of which is that the Federal Government can not force citizens to buy health insurance or a certain kind of health insurance if they don’t want to.
New Philly’s Opening Soon
Thanks to the support of our loyal customers these past 11 years, we are just days away from opening our second shop in the Milestone Shopping Center (Publix), at Nine Mile & Pine Forest Roads. This location is a palace compared to our ‘world headquarters’ on Creighton Road. You’ll enjoy more seating, a soda fountain (no more cans) and the same hours of operation, same menu, and the same prices. And, two large handicap accessible restrooms for your convenience.
We’re excited about it! Our customers are excited about it. Exactly when we open depends on getting all the necessary inspections completed. Barring any further delays or complications, I’m looking at Thursday, August 26, 2010, for an opening day.
The phone number at ‘Philly’s Nine Mile’ is 850-473-6780. Call ahead, take-out, or dine in.
Looking forward to serving you soon.