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To the Band: a Cross-Country Tour & Voter Drive Initiative for October 2022, Ohana/Texas/D.C. V.3
One more pitch, combining the previous two I concocted, while factoring in swing vote races this fall:
Ohana to Vegas to Colorado Springs/Red Rocks to New Mexico to Texas to Louisiana to Florida to Georgia to SC to NC to Baltimore to D.C.
Reminiscent of the 2004 Vote For Change tour, 2022 is crucial for the band to help elect politicians who support their causes & interests.
"For this is no time for depression, or self-indulgent hesitance
This fucked-up situation calls for all hands, hands on deck"
This fucked-up situation calls for all hands, hands on deck"
1. Ohana Encore - Dana Point, CA Fri. 10/07 & Sat. 10/08 (Ed & Painted Shield)
2. Las Vegas, NV - Mon. 10/10, Tue. 10/11, or Wed. 10/12 (PJ, new venue - hit the road while the gear is still unpacked!)
- House
races that need a Blue win: Dina Titus (1st District), Susie Lee (3rd) & Steven Horsford (4th). Also, to elect Elizabeth Mercedes Krause (2nd district),
- to help Senator Catherine Masto hold her Senate seat
- to help Governor Stephen Sisolak hold the Governor's chair
- - possible venues:
- T-Mobile Arena (the reliable choice, as long as we check vaccine & test status) 20,000
- Cashman Field (baseball, outdoors AND Metallica & Jerry Cantrell played there in '98) 12,500 <----
- Michelob Ultra Arena (UFC) 12,000
3. Glendale (Phoenix), AZ (make-up date has been covered, unlikely to stop in AZ again this year)
- House races that need a Blue win: Tom O'Halleran & Greg Stanton, and help elect Kirsten Engel & Delina DiSanto (or whoever the Democratic primary winners are) to Congress
- while we're at it, flip Districts 4,5,6, and 8. Paul Gosar should be arrested for helping the plot to overthrow the government, but y'know... details, details.
- to help Shuttle Commander & Senator Mark Kelly hold his Senate seat
- to help Katie Hobbs, Marco Lopez, or the Democratic primary winner take the Governor's chair
- - possible venues:
4. Albuquerque, Las Cruces, or Roswell, NM - Fri. 10/14, Sat. 10/15, or Sun. 10/16
- Ak-Chin Pavilion (outdoors, a regular DMB touring stop) 8,100 seated, 20,000
- ASM Global not only owns Gila River Arena, but Tuscon Arena as well, 8,900
3. Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, or Pueblo, Colorado - Wed. 10/12, Thu. 10/13, or Fri. 10/14
- House
races that need a Blue win: Diana Degette (1st District), Joe Neguse (2nd), Isacc McCorkle (4th), Santiago Goenaga-Torres (5th), Jason Crow (6th), Brittany Pettersen (7th), and the open House seat for Yadira Caraveo (8th)
- most importantly, help Sol Sandoval (3rd District) defeat January 6th co-plotter Lauren Boebert. Sarah Palin-lite is an embarrassment to Colorado, and the country
- to help Senator Michael Bennet hold his Senate seat
- to help Governor Jared Polis hold the Governor's chair
- while
they will hit Denver in September, we are a nation with short
memories. Might be best to hit up lower CO in the fall & keep people
motivated. If Colorado is a no-go, then head straight to New Mexico
- - possible venues:
- Fiddler's Green (outdoors, a regular jam band touring stop) 18,000
- Broadmoor World Arena (in Colorado Springs, owned by ASM Global - PJ's most frequent booking partner) 9,000
- Red Rocks (outdoors, duh; a long shot, but a guy can dream, right?) 9,500
- House
races that need a Blue win: Melanie Ann Stansbury (1st District), Gabriel Vasquez (2nd), and Teresa Lager Fernandez (3rd)
- to help Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham hold the Governor's chair
- I just want a bitchin' alien PJ poster ;-)
- - possible venues:
- Isleta Amphitheater, Albuquerque, NM (the Foo Fighters played there last year, and their poster is SICK) 15,000
- The Pit (basketball), Albuquerque, NM (indoors, so not as likely as an outdoor venue, but still viable) 13,480
- Isotopes Park, Albuquerque, NM (just the fact that there's a Simpsons statue there makes this place a worthy contender) 13,500
- Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM (arena football) 11,571
5. Dallas, San Antonio, Laredo or Houston - Mon. 10/17, Tue. 10/18, Wed. 10/19, or Thu. 10/20
- House races that need a Blue win: Jrmar Jefferson (1st District), Robin Fulford (2nd), Sandeep Srivastava (3rd), Iro Omere (4th), Tartisha Hill (5th), Takona Scauflaire (Ind. 6th), Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (7th), Laura Jones (8th), Al Green (9th), Linda Nuno (10th), Trey Hunt (12th), Kathleen Brown (13th), Mikal Williams (14th), Michelle Vallejo (15th), Veronica Escobar (16th), Mary Jo Woods (17th), Shiela Jackson Lee (18th), Joaquin Castro (20th), Claudia Zapata (21st), Jamie Jordan (22nd), John Lira (23rd), Jan McDowell (24th), Tristan Miller, or Scott Collier (25th), Maclovio Perez Jr. (27th), Henry Cuellar (28th), Sylvia Garcia (29th), Jasmine Crockett (30th), Colin Allred (32nd), Marc Veasey (33rd), Vicente Gonzalez Jr. is a bum, write in another Democrat (34th), Greg Casar (35th), and Jon Haire (36th). If any of them turn out to be a scuzzbag, then dump 'em. ' Til then, Vote Blue down ballot!
- send a message to Ted Cruz that 2024 isn't that far off...
- to help elect Beto O'Rourke to the Governor's chair, and send Greg Abbott packing
- it's time to return to Texas. There are good people there, willing to fight for what's right.
- - possible venues:
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (outdoors, a regular jam band touring stop) 16,500
- AT&T Center (ASM Global) 19,000
- Sames Auto Arena (ASM Global) 9,600
- NRG Arena (ASM Global) 8,100
- Miller Outdoor Theatre (outdoors) 6,600
6. New Orleans, or Baton Rouge, LA - Wed. 10/19, Thu. 10/20, or Fri. 10/21
- to help hold the House, and pick up as many seats for Democrats, or rational Independents as possible. These seats won't be decided until December, oddly enough. Vote Blue down ballot!
- it's a long shot, but help elect Gary Chambers, or Luke Mixon to the Senate & defeat John Kennedy (right name, wrong dude)
- the Governor's seat isn't up this year - but it's on the way, there are ASM venues & ya gotta plant seeds of dissent
- Smoothie King Center (ASM Global) 17,800
- Brookshire Grocery Arena (ASM Global) 14,000
- Champions Square (outdoors, ASM Global) 9,000
- Raising Cane's River Center (ASM Global) 8,900
- 10c show at HoB?? - 1,800
7. Pensacola, Jacksonville, and/or Orlando (Kissimmee) - Fri. 10/21, Sat. 10/22, Sun. 10/23, or Mon. 10/24
- to help send IRL Butthead, Jan 6th Instigator &
(*alleged) Sex Trafficker Matt Gaetz off to be indicted by electing
Margaret Schiller, or Rebekah Jones to the House 1st district
- other House
races that need a Blue win: Alfred Lawson (2nd district), Danielle Hawk
(3rd), Lashonda Holloway (4th), write in the runner up of Schiller &
Jones (5th), write in Matt Bell (6th), Tatiana Fernandez, or Karen
Green (7th), Joanne Terry (8th), Darren Soto (9th), Natalie Jackson, or
Teresa Tachon (10th), Shante Munns (11th, this one is key -
sociopath/white supremacist Laura Loomer is running for this seat on the
GOP side), Kimberly Walker (12th), Eric Lynn (13th), Kathy Castor
(14th), Jan Schneider (16th), Andrea Doria Kale (17th), write in the
runner up of Fernandez & Green (18th), Cindy Banyai (19th), Sheila
Cherfilus-McCormick (20th), Corinna Robinson (21st), Lois Frankel
(22nd), Hava Holzhauer (23rd), Fredrica Wilson (24th), DWS (25th),
Christine Alexandria Olivo (26th), Annette Taddeo (27th), and Juan Paredes,
or Robert Asencio (28th)
- to help defeat Trump Footstool, Senator Marco Rubio, and elect Val Demings to the Senate
- to help defeat ineffectual Governor Ron DeSantis (75,000 Floridians dead from Covid-19) and elect Nikki Fried to the Governor's chair
- a long-awaited return to Florida. Theoretically, they could wrap up there, but Miami will be the first city partially under water (in our lifetime) in Florida if we don't act. And the next state will be just as sweet...
- - possible venues:
- VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (ASM Global) 15,000
- Amalie Arena (a PJ regular) 21,500
- Pensacola Bay Center (ASM Global) 10,000
- Silver Spurs Arena (ASM Global) 10,500
- Daily's Place Ampitheatre (outdoors, ASM Global, what's up AEW fans??) 5,500-6,500
8. Atlanta, or Alpharetta - Mon. 10/24, Tue. 10/25, or Wed. 10/26
- House races that need a Blue win: Wade Herring (1st District), Sanford Bishop Jr. (2nd), Val Almonord (3rd), Hank Johnson (4th), Nikema Williams (5th), Bob Christian (6th), Lucy McBath (7th), Darrius Butler (8th), Michael Ford (9th), Tabitha Johnson-Green (10th), Antonio Daza-Fernandez (11th), Liz Johnson (12th), David Scott (13th), Marcus Flowers (14th, this is the most important Congressional race in Georgia - this is January 6th instigator Majorie Taylor Greene's seat. How she's still there, is a mystery).
- to help re-elect Rev. Raphael Warnock to the Senate (don't vote for Herschel Walker even if you are an NFL fan. The guy shrugged off Uvalde like a 1st year lineman).
- to help defeat Brian Kemp and elect Stacey Abrams to the Governor's chair
- electing Stacey Abrams as Governor would send a message that the old ways of doing things are over
- - possible venues:
- Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood (outdoors) 18,900
- Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (outdoors) 12,000
- State Farm Arena (formerly Phillips) 21,500
- Cadence Bank Amphitheatre (outdoors) 6,500
9. Greenville, or Charlottesville, SC - Wed. 10/26, Thu. 10/27, or Fri. 10/28
- House
races that need a Blue win: Annie Andrews (1st District), Judd Larkins (2nd), write-in Rebecca Niess Cingolani (3rd), Ken Hill
(4th), Evangeline Hundley
(5th), the great James Clyburn (6th), and Daryl Scott (7th)
- to help elect Krystle Matthews to the Senate & defeat Tim Scott
- to help defeat Henry McMaster and elect Joe Cunningham to the Governor's chair
- save for Clyburn, all are long shots - but change comes slowly
- - possible venues:
- Bon Secours Wellness Arena (the legendary Vs. show) 16,000
- North Charleston Coliseum (ASM Global) 13,000
- Credit One Stadium (outdoors) 10,200
10. Cary, or Raleigh, NC - Fri. 10/28, Sat. 10/29, or Sun. 10/30
- House
races that need a Blue win: Donald Davis (1st District), Deborah Ross (2nd), Barbara Gaskins (3rd), Valerie Foushee (4th), Kyle Parrish
(5th), Kathy Manning (6th), Charles Graham (7th), Scott Huffman (8th), Ben Clark (9th), Pamela Genant (10th), Jasmine Beach-Ferrara
(11th), Alma Adams (12th), Wiley Nickel (13th) & Jeff Jackson (14th)
- to help elect Cheri Lynn Beasley to the Senate & defeat Ted Budd
- the Governor's seat isn't up this year - but it's on the way, there are outdoor venues & the boys owe NC a visit from 2016
- - possible venues:
- PNC Music Pavilion (outdoors) 19,500
- Coastal Credit Union Music Park (outdoors) 20,600
- PNC Arena (the cancelled 2016 show) 21,000
- Koka Booth Amphitheatre (outdoors, ASM Global) 7,000
11. Baltimore, or Columbia, MD - Sun. 10/30, Mon. 10/31 or Tue. 11/01
- House
races that need a Blue win: Heather Mizeur, or Dave Harden (1st District), Dutch Ruppersberger, or Liri Fusha (2nd), John Sarbanes (3rd), Dem primary winner TBD
(4th), Steny Hoyer, or Mckayla Wilkes
(5th), David Trone, or the primary winner (6th), Kweisi Mfume, or Elihu Eli El (7th), and actual hero & patriot Jamie Raskin (8th)
- to help re-elect Chris Van Hollen to the Senate & defeat the GOP nominee who will vote against the woman's right to choose, and do nothing to stop gun violence
- to help defeat the GOP nominee and elect Wes Moore, or Tom Perez (yeah, I know he sucks, but a Republican would be worse) to the Governor's chair
- the Royals Farm renovation threw a real monkey wrench into the band's plans, so this is welcome & due
- - possible venues:
- Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD (another legendary ballpark) 45,971
- Merriweather Post Ampitheatre, Columbia, MD (would be legendary) 19,319
- Royal Farms Arena (the cancelled 2020/2022 show, yeah... it's a hornet's nest, but let's break the new arena in, yeah?) 14,000
- MECU Pavilion, Baltimore, MD (ASM Global, a bit low - maybe do the lottery thing) 4,600
12. Washington D.C. - Tue. 11/01, Wed. 11/02 or Thu. 11/03
- - possible venues: - last ditch effort to keep voters motivated & empowered - possible live stream?
- advocate for D.C. to become the 51st State
- send a message to Washington D.C. elected officials that every woman has the right to choose, greater gun control measures are needed, and that planet needs our attention more than ever
- Nationals Park (outdoors, back to back ballparks would be sweet) 41,300
- National Sylvan Theater, (outdoors, on the National Mall) 10,000
- Capital One Arena (formerly the Verizon Center) 20,300
- Entertainment and Sports Arena, (ASM Global, a bit low - maybe do the lottery thing) 4,600-5,000
Any thoughts on outdoor venues welcome! (Indoor venues will be a fall back). Any candidates listed are not official endorsements of the band. If you know of a Republican, or an Independent who has an actual chance of winning who shares the band's views on women's rights, gun violence, and environmental issues (all 3), by all means: mention them & I'll give 'em a look. If any of the above mentioned Democrats don't reflect the band's views, I'll gladly remove them.
At the end of the day, this thread is a logistical pitch to the band to travel the country one more time this year, play some more shows, work with regular partners like HeadCount & Surfrider to promote causes they are passionate about, and maybe, just maybe, elect officials who will help enact policies that support those causes.
Regardless...
Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2022
PJ - 09/23/98: West Palm Beach II, 08/12/00: Tampa, 04/12/03: Orlando, 04/13/03: Tampa, 06/12/08: Tampa, 06/27/08: Hartford, 09/22/09: Seattle II, 04/11/16: Tampa, 05/01 & 05/02/16: MSG I & II, 09/18/21: Sea Hear Now, 10/01 & 10/02/21: Ohana Encore I & II, 05/06 & 05/07/22: Los Angeles I & II, 09/11/22: MSG, 09/16/22: Nashville, 09/02/23: St. Paul II, 09/07/23: Chicago II, 09/18 & 09/19/23: Austin I & II
EV - 08/04 & 08/05/08: (Eddie solo, w/Liam Finn) NYC I & II, 11/27 & 11/28/12: (Eddie solo, w/Glen Hansard) Orlando I & II, 02/09 & 02/10/22: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Chicago I & II, 09/30/23: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Ohana Festival
Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, all of Vitalogy or Satan's Bed, Gremmie Out Of Control, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways (full band), You Are, Bu$hleaguer, Inside Job, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Of The Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Comfortably Numb, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, all of Vitalogy or Satan's Bed, Gremmie Out Of Control, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways (full band), You Are, Bu$hleaguer, Inside Job, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Of The Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Comfortably Numb, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
Wanted Posters: WPB '98, Tampa/WPB '00, Tampa '03, EV Batmobile '08 ISO: any picks, or setlists from any of my shows!
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Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, all of Vitalogy or Satan's Bed, Gremmie Out Of Control, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways (full band), You Are, Bu$hleaguer, Inside Job, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Of The Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Comfortably Numb, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, all of Vitalogy or Satan's Bed, Gremmie Out Of Control, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways (full band), You Are, Bu$hleaguer, Inside Job, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Of The Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Comfortably Numb, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, all of Vitalogy or Satan's Bed, Gremmie Out Of Control, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways (full band), You Are, Bu$hleaguer, Inside Job, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Of The Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Comfortably Numb, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, all of Vitalogy or Satan's Bed, Gremmie Out Of Control, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways (full band), You Are, Bu$hleaguer, Inside Job, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Of The Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Comfortably Numb, and the Mamasan Trilogy.