Why this was on the telephone pole behind my house, I have no idea. Maybe the sign was just as awed as the rest of the country last night.
I’m not a member of any political party, and I don’t usually like discussing politics on the Internet.
So no discussion. Just a thank you to the nation for choosing to live without fear.
And I realize it wasn’t a campaign promise, but can we have Stevie Wonder as Secretary of Fine Arts now?
There was actually a line. For the first time I can remember at just about any polling place I’ve been to. We got there about 5 minutes before the doors opened, and the line was about a block long. It was still going strong when we left a half-hour later, too. The surprise at actually seeing people at the polling place caused me to utter an expletive in front of a couple of old ladies.
Between voting and breakfast, we passed a giant dancing Obama head in the Fountain Square area. Never have I seen an election that so inspired both huge voter turnout and random acts of paper mache. Amazing.
Is tomorrow the first Saturday of the month? Then Bigger Than Elvis must be at Radio Radio!
Mudkid, Birdman of Alcatraz, and DJ Rusty Redenbacher (that’s all one guy) host the Sam’s Saloon Halloween Party this evening - it’s a perfect setting for the holiday. Tomorrow, the venue features Undefeated Music (I’m not sure what weight class they’re in, though).
As for the rest of Fountain Square, it’s Halloween, so watch out for trick-or-treating kids, cider and candy at Scare On The Square. This is one of the best times to see my fair district, so stop on by between 4 and 6 this afternoon.
My costume? I’m going as a Playboy Psychonaut - 7:30 this evening at the new IndyFringe HQ!
Radio Radio has Pete Francis (Dispatch) Friday night and Hillbilly Casino Saturday. The former is jammy, the latter is rockabilly.
Sam’s Saloon features Holding Mercury and Deep Cricket Night (both from Chicago) Friday night and DJ HaBlack O’Bama (from Other People’s Money) Saturday.
Deano’s Vino hosts New Augusta Friday night and the John Harden Project on Saturday. Also, it’s Swing Night at the Fountain Square Theater.
The new IMN podcast can be downloaded here or heard at the site or at WFYI HD2 Thursdays at 4pm.
I’ll be in New Orleans for a long weekend for the Voodoo Music Festival, and I’ll most likely be blogging or Twittering from there. Keep the place together while I’m gone.
And the giant spiders have once again taken roost on the Fountain Square building. I’m awaiting the return of the Swamp Thing and assorted gargoyles that littered the neighborhood last year.
