The above picture is probably about as close as anyone got to President Bush when he passed through Redding, CA, today to view the wildfires in the Northstate (and this probably wasn’t even the aircraft he was in). I actually don’t blame him for not wanting to touch down or talk to anyone; people in Redding suck. BUT, it is a retirement community, and it is ultra Conservative. You’d think he could have dropped by ye olde Church of Christ to wow a sea of dopey soccer moms. What a dick. Is it a felony to say I would have told him to fuck DIRECTLY off? I hope not. But, seriously man, he can fuck off. Eghads, the last time a president visited anywhere near Redding, they erected a plaque commemorating the event..except it was John F. Kennedy dedicating the Dam at Whiskeytown Lake. We’ll take that one any day.

If you shout “Summer of ‘69!!!” at the show you’re going to, I will find you.

Sept 13 - Charlottesville VA - Charlottesville Pavilion
Sept 16 - Northampton MA - Calvin Theater
Sept 17 - Portland ME - Merrill Auditorium
Sept 19 - Montreal QC - St. Denis Theatre
Sept 21 - Toronto ONT - Massey Hall
Sept 22 - Ann Arbor MI - Michigan Theater
Sept 24 - Kalamazoo MI - Kalamazoo State Theatre
Sept 25 - Milwaukee WI - Milwaukee Riverside Theater
Sept 27 - Minneapolis MN - State Theater
Sept 28 - Madison WI - Barrymore Theatre
Sept 29 - Chicago IL - Chicago Theatre
Oct 1 - Iowa City IA - Iowa Memorial Union, main lounge
Oct 2 - Kansas City MO - Uptown Theatre
Oct 4 - Urbana IL - Foelinger Auditorium
Oct 5 - St. Louis MO - The Pageant
Oct 13 - North Charleston, SC - N. Charleston Performing Arts Center
Oct 15 - Birmingham AL - Alabama Theatre
Oct 18 - Houston TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
Oct 19 - Dallas TX - McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
Oct 27 - Lakewood OH - Lakewood Civic Auditorium
Oct 29 - Pittsburgh PA - Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland
Oct 30 - Washington DC - D.A.R. Constitution Hall
Oct 31 - New York NY - Hammerstein Ballroom

The Cardinals are:

Neal Casal - guitar
Brad Pemberton - drums
Chris Feinstein - bass
Jon Graboff - pedal steel
Jamie Candiloro - piano

you’re welcome, Prado