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Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell
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My buddy had their first two records, causing me to get Tres Hombres when it was released.
Got myself a third row center seat for the tour and a couple of purple microdots.
Top had a mylar backdrop and some squid 5 rows behind me had a flash camera. Reflected camera flash into seriously dilated pupils sux.
The band did not.

'77, they played Allen Fieldhouse at the tail end of the big TX Tour. No livestock, fortunately. I was a student volunteer roadie for the evening. We were to get a 12" sub sandwich and a STAGE HAND tour shirt(which I still have tucked away). End of the evening, their stage manager slipped us all a $20. Word was that it was from Billy. Been waiting 50 years to thank him for that.

Saw them a couple of times since, but nothing beats the first time. Just them, playing their butts off.

Just Got Paid
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The stick work. Let the air drumming begin...
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... What happened next makes little sense if ICE's investigators, who did not even try to contact Streever until five months after his email, were attempting to resolve a legitimate "safety concern." But their actions are completely understandable if they were trying to intimidate an ICE critic.

"YOU MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW," said the "WARNING NOTICE" that two agents left with Streever's wife in Rochester on June 23. It cited two statutes, one dealing with threats of violence against federal officials, the other making it a crime to reveal "restricted personal information" about them with the intent to intimidate or incite violence against them.

Streever had not violated either of those laws. But the notice said ICE had "reason to believe" his email to Lyons "may constitute a violation of Title 18 of the United States Code," which includes more than 1,500 offenses.

The document asked Streever to "promptly remove and/or discontinue the aforementioned behavior." It added that "receipt of this Notice will be taken into consideration, should you continue to be involved in any criminal activities described above."

In addition to delivering the notice, DHS agents unsuccessfully tried to intercept Streever at John F. Kennedy International Airport when he returned from a trip to Finland with his 7-year-old daughter on June 25. They also repeatedly tried to contact him in person and by telephone at the New York hotel where he stayed that night.

After that, Goodwin says, ICE gave up, closing the case on June 30 because "all investigative leads" had been "exhausted." ICE did that even though its agents had never managed to interview Streever so they could determine "whether or not [he] presented a threat," which Goodwin describes as the object of the investigation. ...


Correction to #20:

According to people.com the correct spelling of the Natalie Harp moniker is not "Binkie" but "Binky."

Facts matter, after all.

Again. "Binky," not "Binkie."

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Another view ...

Most Americans believe Trump has inappropriately profited since returning to power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Reuters/Ipsos poll shows 69% of Americans see Trump's business interests influencing presidential decisions

Half of Republicans, two-thirds of independents and nine in 10 Democrats hold that view

Republicans split on whether graft under Trump is better, unchanged or worse
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Trump Issues Vague Response to Idea for National Emergency Ahead of Midterm (August 11, 2026)
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... President Donald Trump gave a somewhat vague answer Tuesday when asked whether he and his team planned to declare a national emergency ahead of the midterm elections in an effort to boost his voting proposals.

The president was speaking to Wayne Allyn Root on Real America's Voice, with the host asking about plans for voter ID and limits to mail-in ballots laid out in the SAVE America Act, which the U.S. Senate has yet to pass -- something which has frustrated Trump.

"Stranger things have happened," Trump said when asked about the power he has to declare a national emergency. "I'll leave it at that." ...


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