'Still the One': Ex-Rock Star John Hall Wins Primary for Congress in NY

[DeepModem Mom]

Editor&Publisher: 'Still the One': Ex-Rock Star John Hall Wins Primary for Congress in New York
By E&P Staff
Published: September 13, 2006


(Rocknet)
Orleans, 1973


John Hall for Congress, 2oo6

NEW YORK -- John Hall, leader and chief songwriter for the rock group Orleans, handily won the Democratic primary for the race for Congress in upstate New York on Tuesday....

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Hall co-authored such Orleans hits as "Still the One" and "Dance With Me," as well as "Half Moon" for Janis Joplin. He was a chief organizer of the "No Nukes" concert and film in 1979.

After winning the primary by a wide margin, Hall will now take on GOP incumbent Sue Kelly. The district includes parts of Westchester, Putnam and Orange counties.

Hall is running on an antiwar and pro-environmental platform, and received support on the campaign trail from Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Steve Earle, among others. Kelly is known as a moderate Republican on most issues, and the district has favored the GOP in the past.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003121297

[graywarrior]

1. Awesome!!

[dipsydoodle]

2. That's cool

If enough like him picked up the challenge you might even get a decent White House Band. :)

[DinahMoeHum]

3. If you wish to contribute or find out more. . .

www.johnhallforcongress.com

www.take19.blogspot.com

:kick:

[OneBlueSky]

13. thanks for linking to the take19 website . . .

I didn't know about it . . . this is something that needs to get some publicity in the district so voters can learn the truth about Kelly . . . we have a real chance of picking up this seat, imo . . .

[bbernardini]

4. Oh, damn. I thought you mean John S. Hall of King Missile. nt

[PleadTheFirst]

15. John S. Hall is way cool.

Everybody likes John!

He makes the best fuckin' songs ...
He makes the best fuckin' songs ...
If I ever meet him, I'm gonna shake him and say THANK YOU ...
THANK YOU for making such EXCELLENT fucking songs!

He IS a sensative artist, after all.




... okay, sorry - just had to drop some Missile lyrics in here, and I'll be damned if I'll make an obvious "Detachable Penis" reference.

:headbang:

[pitohui]

21. oh my god

i haven't thought about "detachable penis" in years

they don't make 'em like they used to

i guess john hall is one of those names, god help if any of them if they want to catch an airplane

"sir, you are going to have to step into secondary, we want to see what forbidden gels and liquids are in that, er, prosthetic device in your pants"

[PleadTheFirst]

26. haha!

Yeah, "Penis" is a great song, but it's funny how that became King Missile's one "mainstream" hit!

For some classic John S. Hall, I can never recommend enough classics like King Missile's "Mystical Shit" album, or 1991's "John S. Hall & Kramer: Real Men". God I still laugh out loud every time I hear "The Birds."

I live right outside NYC and have had the leasure of seeing John solo and with Missile a half a dozen times. It's good to know that John is a vocal and active liberal.

:)

[livetohike]

5. Wow! That's really great

and I didn't know that about "Half Moon" and it is one of my favorite Janis Joplin songs :-).

[kestrel91316]

6. It's just too weird for me..............to see former hippies all grown up

and dressed in SUITS, lol!

But I'm glad he's a good Dem, and not gone Repuke like so many of them.............

Also, when it said "John Hall" my brain thought of Darryl Hall of Hall and Oates, lol!!!!!!!

[davidinalameda]

11. me too

I was thinking-shouldn't he have run in Philly?

[nealmhughes]

24. Me too! Thinking, now is the long blond haired one or the shorter darker

one, Oates... Aren't they from Philly? Like Ronnie Spector?

[shanti]

17. ha! except for neil young

no sellout, him.

[Divine Discontent]

19. me three!!! I was like Democrat Darryl Hall is running?? cool!

he was on MSNBC with Pat Buchanan in 04 and Pat didn't know who they were....

brain dead... I mean, really, they were huge when Pat was in his 30's, he doesn't know even who they ARE? Even I know who some of the big pop/rap acts are even they I've never listened to a song for more than 5 seconds.


Lauper, a-ha, George, those are more my style... :)

[Virginia Dare]

7. Wow, I had no idea he was running...

love his music, probably love his politics just as much!

[OneBlueSky]

8. this is my district, and John has a great chance of unseating . . .

Rep. Sue Kelly, a totally nondescript Bush toady . . . this is a race that no one has on their "possible Dem pickups" list, so please support John's candidacy if you can . . . every Congressional District is critical in November, and here's a chance for an unexpected Dem win . . .

(btw, we vote on the old fashioned lever machines) . . .

[DeepModem Mom]

9. Thanks for your report from the district! nt

[CollegeDUer]

10. I love a lot of these new primary races

The Dems have a lot of new energy here and some great faces coming up.

[saltpoint]

12. Anybody here from that district? How are his chances against the Rethug?

Go, John Hall.

[DeepModem Mom]

14. See post #8. nt

[saltpoint]

25. Well, it would be great to have someone like John Hall in Congress.

I hope he is the big winner there in November.

[mhatrw]

16. My sweet Johanna, I'm taking a ride back to Indiana just to tell you

that you wouldn't like to live in New York City anyway ...

[Yavin4]

18. Can't Wait for Senator Springsteen!!!

Brrrrruuuuceeee!!!

[Parche]

20. john hall

Ok where is Oats?

[Earth_First]

22. Way to go NY19! Sue Kelly MUST be stopped!

Keep up the good work!

[rug]

23. I'm glad I read the whole post.

I thought it was that idiot from Hall and Oates.

[Bake]

27. In the Orleans pic, which one is Hall?

Somebody help me out here please.

Bake

[DeepModem Mom]

28. Here's a link to the source of the pic --

http://www.rocknet.com/aug96/orleans.html

Unfortunately, it doesn't ID the individual band members. Surely somebody remembers the band back then?