For both Dems & Repubs each state makes it’s own rules about how their delegates are divied up – so there’s about a 100 different methods. But the Dems are all proportional allocation. On the Dem’s side, the first to amass 2,025 delegates wins nomination (this takes into account Michigan & Florida not participating). Super-delegates […]
Entries from February 2008
The Primary Primer — 2008 by state n date
February 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Politics
Tags: Democratic primary 2008·Democratic primary results·Hassett's political primer·Obama vs Clinton 2008·Obama vs Hillary 2008·Politics·primary state by state breakdown
Political sources primer
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Politics
“Democracy isn’t something you have, it’s something you do.” Granny D (political activist) 1910–2010 People ask me what news sources I trust, and how I use the media to my advantage. I call it “controlling my sources” Rules of thumb: When an interviewer is interviewing 2 people, one a Democrat the other a Republican – […]
Tags: best political coverage·best political news sources·best political newspapers·best sources for news·best TV political coverage·campaign 2008 news coverage·election 2008 primer·Hassett's election guide·how to read the news·Politics
Carolyn Cassady birthday poem
February 9th, 2008 · 16 Comments · Kerouac and The Beats, Poetry
Happy B Day to The Big C! A girl so nice you had to C her twice! It’s the Big Sea at Big Sur! And finding the sacred rocks to reflect, and seeing the glistening gems shine thru the crashing waves of life with you. I saw the best minds of my generation get buzzed […]
Tags: Beat matriarch·Carolyn Cassady·Carolyn Cassady Jack Kerouac·Carolyn Cassady's birthday·Carolyn Cassady's philosophy·Hassett poetry·Jack Kerouac·John Cassady·Kerouac and The Beats·Off The Road·Poetry
Christina does James Brown on Grammies
February 9th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Music
did you see Christina Aguilera deliver the James Brown tribute at the Grammies? I assume you did. Here’s a little gift 4 u if not. . Here’s my full RockPeaks review on the matter: http://www.rockpeaks.com/video/a/Aguilera-Christina/Grammy-Awards-2007/Its-A-Mans-Mans-Mans-World . I dunno what you think of a 20-something white chick doing the music industry’s tribute to The Godfather of […]
Tags: Christina Aguilera·Christina Aguilera Grammys·Christina Aguilera It's A Man's World·Christina Aguilera James Brown·Grammys 2007·greatest singers·greatest vocal performances·It's A Man's World live·Music
Waterfall Primer
February 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Waterfalls
One of the world’s great geological formations, or one of God’s masterpieces, depending on how you look at it, is just outside Toronto and hardly anybody goes there – the Niagara Escarpment. Maybe if it was called Secret Waterfall Ridge more people would be cruising its splashing magic hideaways. So far, I’ve found 32 […]
Tags: Beamer Falls·Bruce Trail waterfalls·Devil's Punch Bowl·Hamilton waterfalls·Hassett's waterfalls·how to waterfall·ion buzz·Niagara Escarpment waterfalls·Spencer Gorge·Tews Falls·Tews Falls Spencer Gorge·Tiffany Falls·waterfalling·Waterfalls·Webster's Falls·Webster's Falls Spencer Gorge
some over the transoms lately
February 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Real-life Adventure Tales, Weird Things About Me
. Brian is an undiscovered (or at least under-rated) genius, and I think I can say that with some authority — I’ve known a few. Ask him to tell you the story someday about when the two of us climbed the “Hollywood Sign” in LA in the ’90s with his ubiquitous Heinekens in tow, hilarious! […]
Tags: Brian Hassett adventures·Brian Hassett stories·Brian Hassett testimonials·John Cassady·John Cassady Brian Hassett
Finding Casey
February 9th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Real-life Adventure Tales, Weird Things About Me
Finding Casey . So, mom & I are staying at this resort up on Georgian Bay. We fall asleep around 11 that night — more of a late nap for us — and both woke up aboot 3 in the morning just rarin’ to go. As a dedicated Niagara Escarpment explorer and veteran waterfall collector, […]
Tags: animal rescue stories·Bruce Trail waterfalls·Cuckoo Valley·Eugenia Falls·finding stray animals·Georgian Bay waterfalls·Green Acres·Hogg Falls·Norwegian Forest Cat·Real-life Adventure Tales·rescuing cats stories
Love Is
February 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Poetry
. Love Is . Love is missing someone when they leave the room just for a minute Love is living in an electric 3-D high-resolution wide-screen technicolor heaven after living in a world of out-of-focus rabbit-ears in blurry black & white Love is hugging the other person’s pillow in […]
Tags: great love poems·Hassett poetry·love poems·love poetry·modern romantic poetry·poems about love·Poetry·poetry about love
HippieFest ’07 — Toronto
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Music
. . “I mean, tickets come to about a dollar per supergroup.” Ian Tyson, in Festival Express. same idea + inflation = last night hearing, “Come and get it, but ya better hurry cuz it’s goin’ fast.” my momma always said, “Life is like a multi-act rock show; You never know what […]
Tags: 200 Motels live·200 Motels medley live·Badfinger concert review·Flo & Eddie do 200 Motels·Flor and Eddie play Zappa·Hassett concert reviews·HippieFest concert review·Music·The Turtles concert review·The Zombies concert review·Turtles play Zappa
Neil Young at Massey Hall – Nov 27, 2007
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Music
The Tour Set-List . . . opening act: Pegi Young (8 songs, with a 3-piece band)1st set – acoustic, Neil solo on guitars, banjo, upright piano, organ/synth. From Hank To Hendrix – w/ harmonica, Harvest Moon (’92!) the only non-oldie he plays, * Ambulance Blues – On The Beach Sad Movies – never on […]
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