Sylvers - Boogie Fever

This song became abruptly-popular in 1975, just as I was driving through Utah, so it reminds me of Salt lake City, of all things.

Ron Montez & Liz Curtis - United States Latin Champions - 1984

In 1982, I was in a milieu of ballroom dancers in southern Arizona. Arizona's own Ron Montez and Liz Curtis were what everyone aspired to.

Duran Duran - Hungry Like A Wolf

"Hungry Like A Wolf" reminds me of Salt River Canyon, on 10-hour drives between Albuquerque and Tucson when I was in college. I'd stuff my ears with cotton, then strap on headphones, and listen to my own mix tape, including this song.

Meanwhile, Lake Mead Is Draining To The Dregs

Going, going....

A Better Time On The Pecos

The recent heavy rains there helped:

The Carlsbad Project Supply on June 1st was 112,107 acre-feet (reduced to Brantley reservoir). The Project Supply was supplemented by significant rainfall that occurred in the Pecos Basin over the period of May 22-25, 2014. The forecast Project Supply for July 15, 2014 is 113,194 acre-feet, which is 38,194 acre-feet more than the Pecos Settlement’s July 15th Target Supply of 75,000 acre-feet. Accordingly, there is no augmentation pumping required for this forecast period. Additionally, CID in May released roughly 17,000 acre feet to the Pecos River below Avalon Dam to fulfill the terms of the Pecos Settlement. This delivery volume is ISC-owned CID water rights which are delivered to the state line in years with ample surface water supplies such as 2014.

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Runnin' Down A Dream

Apparently Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have a new album out, but until those tracks are available on YouTube, it's good to give the old ones a listen.

Crazy Florida Forecasts Finally Settling Down

For the last week, or more, the NVG and GFS forecasts have been warring against each other regarding what will happen in Florida by Thursday, June 12th. Both models were flipping their forecasts wildly, and rarely in agreement. For example, most recently, NVG thought a tropical depression would eventually head towards the northern Gulf of Mexico – possibly the Florida panhandle. Meanwhile, the GFS model was sticking with a storm in southern Florida. It’s unlikely both would be true.

The forecasts seem to be settling down now. Heavy rain in south Florida and Cuba next week. Possibly a tropical depression. So, we’ll see.

Obamacare Is Working

Every new enrollee is a nail in the coffin of the GOP.

What's Good For The Goose...

...Is good for the gander:

Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is speaking out about the "Dirty Harry" tactics he says law enforcement agents used when they searched his house this week.

The Utah Department of Public Safety, along with the FBI, executed search warrants on Monday at the homes of both Shurtleff and his successor in the attorney general's office, John Swallow. The agents were reportedly looking for possible evidence of bribery, obstruction of justice, and misuse of public funds related to the attorney general's office. On Tuesday, Shurtleff said the agents' actions at his home crossed the line.

"It was way overboard, a horrific abuse, an extremely improper abuse of force, given the nature of the alleged charge, the fact there were minors in the home — there was no reason for it," Shurtleff told The Salt Lake Tribune.

Shurtleff, who was in Washington, D.C. when the search occurred, said that his teenage daughter had been ordered out of a bathroom by officers who trained a laser sight on her chest.

"To go in and point a gun at 5-foot-3, 117-pound minor who was coming out of the bathroom, for crying out loud, is absolutely wrong," Shurtleff told the Tribune. "How do you get that out of the mind of a 17-year-old who is innocent of everything. I don’t care what you think of me or what you’re looking at me about."

Shades Of Richard Berthold!

Another UNM professor attracts attention. In any event, the best to him!:

A University of New Mexico professor who led a brief siege of the Albuquerque mayor's office and was charged with battery on a police officer during the Monday incident is still on the faculty, the school said.

Prof. David Correia, director of the school's undergraduate program in American Studies, led more than 20 protesters who stormed the office of Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry over the city police's use of deadly force, which was the subject of a federal Department of Justice probe. While police moved in, Correia, 45, was also arrested and charged with felony battery on a police officer for allegedly shoving a member of the mayor’s security detail during the incident. Berry was not present at the time.

“Thirteen of them were charged with criminal trespass, unlawful assembly and interfering with a public official or staff,” police spokeswoman Janet Blair said.

Some protesters claimed Correia had his arms by his side and attempted to walk past the guard, who then bumped him against a wall. Correia told reporters he would plead not guilty to the charge.

“I didn't do what they are charging me with,” he said.

Checking Out The Election Results

Local election results:

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 1102) . . . . 1,102 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 688,443
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 122,053
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 17.73

LOW turnout!

Governor
Vote for 1
(WITH 1102 OF 1102 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
EDMUND G. "JERRY" BROWN (DEM). . . . 68,150 56.66
NEEL KASHKARI (REP) . . . . . . . 24,186 20.11
TIM DONNELLY (REP) . . . . . . . 18,404 15.30
CINDY L. SHEEHAN (P-F) . . . . . . 1,587 1.32
GLENN CHAMP (REP). . . . . . . . 1,330 1.11
LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (G-P). . . . . . 1,237 1.03
ANDREW BLOUNT (REP) . . . . . . . 1,055 .88
ROBERT NEWMAN (NPP) . . . . . . . 1,045 .87
AKINYEMI AGBEDE (DEM) . . . . . . 983 .82
ALMA MARIE WINSTON (REP) . . . . . 711 .59
RICHARD WILLIAM AGUIRRE (REP). . . . 465 .39
"BO" BOGDAN AMBROZEWICZ (NPP). . . . 457 .38
RAKESH KUMAR CHRISTIAN (NPP) . . . . 206 .17
JANEL HYESHIA BUYCKS (NPP). . . . . 176 .15
JOE LEICHT (NPP) . . . . . . . . 158 .13
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 134 .11
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 253
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,516

Actually, I'm surprised Kashkari made it to the Top Two candidates to run in the General Election. I thought Donnelly would get it. But it's a better outcome, overall.


Lieutenant Governor
Vote for 1
(WITH 1102 OF 1102 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
GAVIN NEWSOM (DEM) . . . . . . . 58,968 50.72
RON NEHRING (REP). . . . . . . . 25,480 21.91
GEORGE YANG (REP). . . . . . . . 10,656 9.16
DAVID FENNELL (REP) . . . . . . . 8,625 7.42
ERIC KOREVAAR (DEM) . . . . . . . 6,305 5.42
JENA F. GOODMAN (G-P) . . . . . . 3,230 2.78
ALAN REYNOLDS (AME) . . . . . . . 1,572 1.35
AMOS JOHNSON (P-F) . . . . . . . 1,269 1.09
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 166 .14
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 60
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 5,722

I voted for Korevaar. 5%! Woo hoo!

Secretary Of State
Vote for 1
(WITH 1102 OF 1102 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
ALEX PADILLA (DEM) . . . . . . . 30,861 26.90
PETE PETERSON (REP) . . . . . . . 28,388 24.74
DAN SCHNUR (NPP) . . . . . . . . 14,702 12.81
LELAND YEE (DEM) . . . . . . . . 14,648 12.77
DEREK CRESSMAN (DEM). . . . . . . 10,091 8.80
ROY ALLMOND (REP). . . . . . . . 8,242 7.18
JEFFREY H. DROBMAN (DEM) . . . . . 4,241 3.70
DAVID CURTIS (G-P) . . . . . . . 3,427 2.99
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 134 .12
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 75
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 7,244

I was baffled by the weird grocery-bag campaign against Alex Padilla. Made me think better of him.


Controller
Vote for 1
(WITH 1102 OF 1102 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
BETTY T. YEE (DEM) . . . . . . . 29,119 25.33
ASHLEY SWEARENGIN (REP). . . . . . 27,384 23.82
JOHN A. PEREZ (DEM) . . . . . . . 23,671 20.59
DAVID EVANS (REP). . . . . . . . 21,432 18.64
TAMMY D. BLAIR (DEM). . . . . . . 7,232 6.29
LAURA WELLS (G-P). . . . . . . . 6,017 5.23
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 111 .10
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 77
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 7,010

I voted for Perez. Nearly got two Republicans running against each other in the General Election. Anathema!


Insurance Commissioner
Vote for 1
(WITH 1102 OF 1102 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
DAVE JONES (DEM) . . . . . . . . 64,308 55.90
TED GAINES (REP) . . . . . . . . 46,041 40.02
NATHALIE HRIZI (P-F). . . . . . . 4,567 3.97
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 133 .12
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 13
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 6,991

Good, Dave Jones' vote was greater than Ted Gaine's....


Board Of Equalization District 1
Vote for 1
(WITH 1102 OF 1102 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
CHRIS PARKER (DEM) . . . . . . . 58,462 52.41
GEORGE RUNNER (REP) . . . . . . . 52,813 47.35
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 265 .24
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 9
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 11,156

Surprised George Runner did so well.


United States Representative District 3
Vote for 1
(WITH 44 OF 44 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
JOHN GARAMENDI (DEM). . . . . . . 1,223 50.06
DAN LOGUE (REP) . . . . . . . . 1,209 49.49
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 11 .45
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 74

Surprisingly close!


United States Representative District 7
Vote for 1
(WITH 558 OF 558 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
AMI BERA (DEM). . . . . . . . . 31,726 46.98
DOUG OSE (REP). . . . . . . . . 18,073 26.76
IGOR BIRMAN (REP). . . . . . . . 11,386 16.86
ELIZABETH EMKEN (REP) . . . . . . 4,738 7.02
DOUGLAS ARTHUR TUMA (LIB) . . . . . 1,011 1.50
PHILL A. TUFI (NPP) . . . . . . . 556 .82
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 43 .06
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 18
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,574

Damn! I wish Birman got second!


State Senator District 6
Vote for 1
(WITH 660 OF 660 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
ROGER DICKINSON (DEM) . . . . . . 27,688 39.98
RICHARD PAN (DEM). . . . . . . . 21,775 31.45
JAMES AXELGARD (REP). . . . . . . 11,266 16.27
JONATHAN ZACHARIOU (REP) . . . . . 8,380 12.10
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 137 .20
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 44
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 3,646

Good. I like Dickinson: all the outside money supporting Pan bothered me. But they'll meet again in November.


Member of the State Assembly District 7
Vote for 1
(WITH 310 OF 310 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
KEVIN MCCARTY (DEM). . . . . . . 10,867 36.86
STEVE COHN (DEM) . . . . . . . . 8,847 30.01
RALPH MERLETTI (REP). . . . . . . 4,445 15.08
MARK JOHANNESSEN (DEM) . . . . . . 2,659 9.02
OLIVER PONCE (REP) . . . . . . . 2,596 8.80
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 70 .24
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 20
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,882

Surprised McCarty did so well.


Superintendent of Public Instruction
Vote for 1
(WITH 1102 OF 1102 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
TOM TORLAKSON . . . . . . . . . 48,843 45.56
MARSHALL TUCK . . . . . . . . . 30,888 28.81
LYDIA A. GUTIERREZ . . . . . . . 27,149 25.33
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 322 .30
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 17
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 15,486

I wasn't sure who to vote for here, so I voted for Gutierrez.


District Attorney
Vote for 1
(WITH 1102 OF 1102 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
ANNE MARIE SCHUBERT . . . . . . . 64,285 57.85
MAGGY KRELL. . . . . . . . . . 35,518 31.97
TODD DAVID LERAS . . . . . . . . 11,025 9.92
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 286 .26
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 15
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 11,576

I voted for Leras. I didn't buy Krell's emphasis on sex crimes, and the top-down nature of her campaign. Didn't much like Schubert either.


City of Sacramento Council District 3
Vote for 1
(WITH 53 OF 53 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
JEFF HARRIS. . . . . . . . . . 1,445 25.82
ELLEN COCHRANE. . . . . . . . . 1,293 23.11
CYRIL SHAH . . . . . . . . . . 1,284 22.94
DEANE DANA . . . . . . . . . . 533 9.52
ROSALYN VAN BUREN. . . . . . . . 511 9.13
EFREN M GUTTIERREZ . . . . . . . 329 5.88
ADAM SARTAIN . . . . . . . . . 191 3.41
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 10 .18
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 6
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 585

This was the hardest race of all. Adam got crushed! And he ran a much better campaign than last time, when he ran for Assembly! It just shows how hard it is to make inroads in this space.


City of Sacramento Council District 5
Vote for 1
(WITH 48 OF 48 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
JAY SCHENIRER . . . . . . . . . 3,230 62.03
ALI COOPER . . . . . . . . . . 1,951 37.47
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 26 .50
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 350

Surprised the vote was lop-sided. I voted for Schenirer, just because I thought he was a better fit for the district than Cooper. I noted at the Curtis Park debate that Cooper asking a neighborhood of empty-nesters to support the expansion of libraries when schools were closing in the neighborhood, and it was hard enough to keep current libraries open, was a bit of a stretch.

And in New Mexico, Gary King will run against Susana Martinez for Governor!

The Girl From Mullumbimby

Amazing presence!:

Having relocated to Miami at age 16, she adopted the argot and flow of an African-American from the Dirty South; hip-hop academic and critic Oliver Wang calls it “a hat trick of appropriation: not American, not black, not southern.”

...As a pop-radio dominator, “Fancy” has two big things going for it: tight production and a great supporting performer. Rhythmically the song is electro-hop, powered not by a traditional rap breakbeat but by a rubbery synth bounce. That sound is indebted to early-’80s electro-rap pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, Nu Shooz’s 1986 pop&B classic “I Can’t Wait,” and late-’80s female-rap trio JJ Fad. “Fancy’s” London-based production team The Invisible Men, working with co-producer Kurtis “The Arcade” McKenzie, have reduced the song’s sonic footprint to little more than that digital pulse and a recurring skitter-step beat, which owes more than a little to the 2004 smash “Tipsy” by J-Kwon.

But of all the talents swirling around “Fancy,” the song’s true MVP is its featured performer, Charlotte Aitchison, aka Charli XCX, possessor of the Gwen Stefani–like voice that coos the song’s sticky hook. If her voice sounds familiar, it’s probably because you spent last summer strutting to it, too: The pavement-crusher “I Love It,” credited to Swedish duo Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX (a 2012 single that took a full year to emerge), was largely Aitchison’s confection.

...But forget the ’80s and the ’00s: Iggy is, to borrow a term from Charli’s other big hit, “a ’90s bitch.” That’s confirmed by the song’s YouTube-dominating music video, an homage to Clueless, the 1995 Alicia Silverstone comedy. Billboard reports that the video was a linchpin in the song’s climb to No. 1, having been viewed some 60 million times since its March debut.

...Ultimately, the success of “Fancy” is owed largely to timing, which is the dark art of major-label pop promotion. Knowing when a style—in this case, ’80s/’90s–referencing electro-rap—is ascendant is a skill in itself, and after years of Azalea scoring more headlines than hits, her team managed to make her seem new again.

Tattooist Finds Needle

Forty years (via Wicked Thoughts):

A NEEDLE that was lost in the arm of an amateur tattooist 40 years ago has been found after it pierced his big toe. Ulf Bergström, of Mala, Sweden, lost the 17mm needle in his arm when he was doing his own tattoo in 1974. He had X-rays to find the needle at the time without any success and continued life as normal. Then late last month — 40 years later — he developed a severe pain in the big toe on his right foot, The Local reported. He asked his wife to take a look and she saw that there was a large lump. She pricked the blood-filled pimple on his toe which “squeezed out a lot of puss and s@#^,” he said. Then to his surprise his wife pulled out the needle which had entered his body in 1974. “It’s been in my body for 40 years. The only question is which route it has taken, that is something I would like to know,” he said.

"The Edge Of Tomorrow"

Lucky with connections! Justin showed up at 3 p.m. to stand in line for the preview showing and he was first in line! (Here's the view from the front of the Preview line at Regal Natomas Marketplace 16.)

I very much enjoyed the movie! Very heavy reliance on special effects. Interesting how it mimics or replicates the video-gaming experience of improving one's performance over time.

Mike Mechanik from "Good Day, Sacramento" was there! Review time!

Maleficent

Angelina Jolie is great!

Albuquerque Radar Shows The Grasshoppers Real Well

Fun article!:

The fact that the beam is so close to the ground right around the radar site causes bugs and birds to show up incredibly well. Thankfully for us (but unfortunately for the good people of Albuquerque), the radar at the municipal airport west of the city is smack in the middle of the swarm.

I disagree with the analysis here a little bit: the discontinuity on the west side is caused by the elevation discontinuity at the edge of the Rio Puerco Valley, and not a wind gust discontinuity. Still, it's cool! The folks interviewed by the paper blame a warm winter for the infestation. I think the dramatic rains last September also played a role.

Primary Election Day

Stuffed elephant, abandoned and flattened by traffic, on 21st Street. It's Election Day, after all.

Warning Sign At I-10 Crash Site

Six people died in this crash last week in New Mexico. Ironically enough, there was also a sign warning of dust potential.

Anyway, they apparently had a big dust storm in Teheran too.

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join Them

The drive to win:

One failed GOP candidate will do just about anything to win in Arizona's heavily Hispanic 7th congressional district -- including switching parties and legally changing his name to that of Hispanic labor and civil rights icon Cesar Chavez.


The Arizona Capitol Times reported Monday that Scott Fistler, who launched a failed write-in campaign as a Republican against Rep. Ed Pastor (D-AZ) in 2012, successfully petitioned an Arizona superior court last November to change his legal name to Cesar Chavez.

Regenerating Teeth With Lasers

Oooh! Technology!:

A Harvard-led team just successfully used low-powered lasers to activate stem cells and stimulate the growth of teeth in rats and human dental tissue in a lab. The results were published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Stem cells exist throughout the body, and they fascinate scientists because they have the ability to become different types of cells — which means they have the potential to repair or replace damaged or worn out tissue. Figuring out new ways to make them useful has long been a goal of medical researchers.

Using lasers to make stem cells do their work is particularly appealing, since it's a minimally invasive technique, only requiring light once the damaged area is exposed. Scientists have theorized in the past that this was possible, since lasers have been shown to stimulate growth for unknown reasons, but this is the first time that the process has been demonstrated and observed.

The ability to naturally regrow dental tissue could transform dentistry, making it possible to regrow teeth instead of replacing them with a substitute like porcelain. But even more amazingly, once it's better understood, this same technique could potentially be used to heal wounds and regenerate bone, skin, and muscle.

Utter Lack Of Republican Enthusiasm For Their Leaders Opens The Door To Wendell-Willkie-Type Candidate

The Republican leadership roster is particularly-threadbare at the moment, and likely to deteriorate in the future. That causes activists to recoil in disinterest:

For three days last week, 1,500 delegates to the Republican Leadership Conference sized up the prospects. Most came away unexcited. A straw poll was largely inconclusive. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas inched out physician Ben Carson, with Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky a distant third.

Only 35 percent of delegates voted, and many of the big 2016 names— Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida and former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas— did not appear here.

...People know intellectually what they want: Someone firmly committed to conservative principles on economics and limited government.

Most also want a winner, someone who can attract swing voters not bound to any firm ideology. The highlight of one session was former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour, who offered sobering advice. Be tolerant and be willing to compromise.

"Purity is the enemy of victory," he said.

Passion, though, drives politics as much as strategy, and other experts here stressed stirring the grass-roots masses with a "get-government-off-our-backs" message as the way to win. Rail against the Affordable Care Act, allow responsible people to own guns and cut back on government regulations and taxes, they urged.

This sort of leadership chaos opens the door to a less-traditional candidate than the conservative others: someone like Wendell Willkie in 1940:

The 1940 presidential campaign was conducted against the backdrop of World War II. Although the United States was still neutral, the nation - and especially the Republican Party - was deeply divided between isolationists, who felt the nation should avoid any steps that could lead America into the war, and interventionists, who felt that America's survival depended upon helping the Allies defeat Nazi Germany. The three leading candidates for the 1940 Republican nomination were all isolationists to varying degrees: Senators Robert Taft of Ohio, Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan, and Thomas E. Dewey, the "gangbusting" District Attorney from New York. These three men had campaigned vigorously, but only 300 of the 1,000 convention delegates were pledged to a candidate before the convention. This left an opening for a dark horse candidate to emerge.

Willkie seemed an unlikely candidate as he was a former Democrat and Wall Street industrialist who had never before run for public office. ... A May 8 Gallup poll showed Dewey at 67% support among Republicans, followed by Vandenberg and Taft, with Willkie at a mere 3%.

...While Taft stressed that America needed to prevent the New Deal from using the international crisis to extend socialism and dictatorship at home, the German blitzkrieg that quickly defeated France shook public opinion. ... Willkie stumped the country, seeking the support of liberal and East Coast Republicans worried by German victories.

...With the surrender of France to Germany on June 25, 1940, and the belief that Britain was under imminent threat of a Nazi invasion, the convention opened in an atmosphere of great excitement and national stress; this is believed to have boosted Willkie's chances even further.

...Dewey led the first ballot, but was far short of a majority; Taft was second, and Willkie was a surprisingly strong third. On the second and third ballots Dewey's support dwindled, as his delegates went to either Taft or Willkie, with most favoring Willkie. ... On the fourth ballot Willkie surged into first place, with Taft close behind; other candidates began to drop out in favor of the two frontrunners. ... Finally, on the sixth ballot, Willkie received a majority of the ballots cast and won the nomination.

...Willkie centered his presidential campaign around three major themes: the alleged inefficiency and corruption of Roosevelt's New Deal programs; Roosevelt's attempt to win an unprecedented third term as President; and the government's alleged lack of military preparedness. Willkie claimed that he would keep most of FDR's New Deal welfare and regulatory programs, but that he would make them more efficient and effective, and that he would work more closely with business leaders to end the Great Depression.

...After the election, Willkie became a fervent internationalist and an unlikely ally of Roosevelt.

...Willkie spoke often of the need to uplift blacks and addressed a convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1942, one of the most prominent politicians to do so up to that time.

...In the 1944 presidential election, Willkie again sought the Republican nomination.... However, his progressive and internationalist views gained little support because of the rightward shift of the party and Republican rank-and-file resentment over Willkie's close collaboration with Roosevelt.

Who might be in the position of being a non-traditional Republican candidate in 2016?

I think it makes little sense for Neel Kashkari to run for Governor of California in 2014, but maybe it makes sense for him to run as President of the United States. He would have Wall Street in his pocket, as a starter.

There are plenty of others who might make good candidates, but their backgrounds are likely atypical and they won't be household names.

Boinga Bob's House

In some jeopardy these days (Facebook group).

John Ettensohn Delivers A Novena

John is my house guest this weekend!