A govenment of the people, by the people, for the people is not a two-party plutocracy where corporations and the uber-wealthy control the government and control the very narrative we hear every day. It's a war between personal freedom and liberty versus authoritarianism and tyranny.
This is an abomination. This is a clear abdication of of the Senators' responsibility and authority. Here are the Democrats who voted with Republicans to pass the bill:
The Hill reports that the 14 Democrats who voted in favor of
Fast Track are Sens. Michael Bennet (Colo.), Maria Cantwell (Wash.), Ben
Cardin (Md.), Tom Carper (Del.), Chris Coons (Del.), Dianne Feinstein
(Calif.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Tim Kaine (Va.), Claire McCaskill
(Mo.), Patty Murray (Wash.), Bill Nelson (Fla.), Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.),
Mark Warner (Va.) and Fast Track co-author Ron Wyden (Ore.).
Washington (CNN)-Democratic
presidential contender Bernie Sanders is portraying his rival Hillary
Clinton a newcomer to the left's fight against income inequality.
"It's
one thing to talk about it. It's one thing to act on it," the Vermont
senator said during an interview with CNN's Brianna Keilar aired Sunday
on "State of the Union."
"You are
looking at the most progressive member of the United States Senate," he
said, touting his relationship as a "good friend" of firebrand
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Sanders
said he's led efforts to challenge Wall Street, push for universal
health care, tackle climate change and combat "disastrous trade
agreements."
He also said Clinton
should take a position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a massive
12-country deal that President Barack Obama is pushing to the dismay of
liberals.
"You can't be on the fence of this one," he said. "You're either for it or you're against it. No fence-sitting on this one."
Sanders
said he personally likes Clinton. He said he's willing to challenge
her on policy issues -- but that he hopes media will cover those
differences without Sanders having to launch "reckless attacks."
"Are
you in the media prepared to allow us to engage in that serious
debate?" he said. "Or do I have to get media attention by simply making
reckless attacks on Hillary Clinton or anybody else? I don't believe in
that. I believe in serious debates on serious issues."
'I too am curious where Hillary stands on TPP, I am all for Bernie as I think, as he says 'It's time to talk about the Issues' and more that have to do with the 'People' and not 'Corporations'!!!'
It’s easy to understand why Iron Maiden’s Piece of Mind remains one of bassist Steve Harris’ favorite albums. The disc, which was recorded less than a year after Number of the Beast and marked the second album with singer Bruce Dickinson, showcased the sound of a band at full steam and plenty more energy to burn.
“Piece of Mind was just special,” Harris told journalist Mick Wall in band’s official biography Run to the Hills. “We felt like we were on a high, and you can hear that mood on the album. Most of all though, it was just the songs. “Between us, I thought we’d really come up with the goods this time.” The record, which arrived on May 16, 1983, was the first to feature drummer Nicko McBrain (ex-Trust, Pat Travers), who replaced Clive Burr, cementing the historic powerhouse lineup of Harris, McBrain, vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarists Dave Murray and Adrian Smith. Reportedly, Burr couldn’t keep up with the band’s demanding touring schedule, and McBrain was only too happy to take over, demonstrating his prowess straight from the start with the opening drum salvo of album-opener “Where Eagles Dare.”
Iron Maiden wrote most of the songs for Piece of Mind at Hotel le Chalet in New Jersey during the hotel’s off-season, and even rehearsed in the restaurant. Then in February, 1983 the band traveled to the Bahamas to record at Nassau’s Compass Point Studios with Martin Birch, who they had worked with since 1981’s Killers. When they returned from the Bahamas sunburnt from too much beach time, Iron Maiden mixed the album at Electric Lady Studio in New York. That so much of the album was created in the United States is significant. One of the pioneers of the New Wave of the British Heavy Metal movement, Iron Maiden were fiercely proud of their homeland, but, like Judas Priest, they were eager to make a mark on America.
While the band already had a strong cult following here, it was the mid-paced, strongly melodic Piece of Mind track “Flight of Icarus” that broke U.S. radio, hitting No. 12 on the Billboard Rock Radio Charts, helping the album peak at No. 14 on the Billboard album chart (in the UK, the disc entered the charts at No. 3). While the band’s label made the right move by releasing the song as the first single, the opinion on the song was split. “Steve never liked it,” Dickinson said in the book Run to the Hills. “He thought it was too slow, but I wanted it to be that rocksteady sort of beat. I knew it would get onto American radio if we kept it that way, and I was right.”
The calculated decision to introduce Maiden to mainstream America with “Flight of Icarus” was astute, but the Piece of Mind song with the most longevity and crowd appeal was “The Trooper.” Harris wrote the galloping, guitar-blaring number about a soldier in the Battle of Balaclava, which took place during the Crimean War in 1854 and based the lyrics in part on the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” The song was just one of the literary or film-themed songs on Piece of Mind.
Harris wrote “To Tame a Land” after reading Frank Herbert’s Dune (the track was originally called “Dune,” but fearing legal action the band changed the name). The bassist wrote “Where Eagles Dare” partially about a 1968 Brian G. Hutton movie, and “Still Life” was inspired by short story by Ramsey Campbell called “the Inhabitant of the Lake.”
While Harris, as usual, was the main contributor to the album, Dickinson wrote “Revelations” and he and Smith penned “Flight of Icarus.” Most of the songs on Piece of Mind are based around serious themes and the music, though triumphant, is largely fist-to-the-floor metal. Still, the band couldn’t resist having a bit of fun by mocking those who had already accused Iron Maiden of being Satanists after Number of the Beast came out. Between the songs “The Trooper” and “Still Life,” Iron Maiden included a brief section of backwards masking. In his best impression of British actor John Bird imitating African dictator Idi Amin, McBrain says, “What ho said the t’ing with the three ‘bonce,’ do not meddle with things you don’t understand.”
“We were sick and tired of being labeled as Devil worshippers and all this bollocks by these f—ing morons in the States, so we thought, ‘Right, you want to take the piss? We’ll show you how to take the bleeding piss, my son!,’” McBrain told Wall. “So one of the boys taped me in the middle of this Idi Amin routine I used to do when I’d had a few drinks.”
By July, 1983, Piece of Mind went gold, thanks largely to the success of “Flight of Icarus” and by 1986 it was platinum. Iron Maiden supported the album with the World Piece Tour, which launched in Europe in late April 1983 and crossed into North America that summer. The first U.S. date was in Casper, Wyo., on June 21 and the band remained in the States until Oct. 24 in St. Louis. The only hitch came when Dickinson was stricken with bronchitis and the band had to reschedule three shows.
Saxon, Fastway and Coney Hatch opened most of the shows, but Quiet Riot took the opening slot between Sept. 30 in Chicago and Oct. 21 in Atlanta.
1-I've Got The Fire (Montrose Cover): (45:44 - 48:20) 2-Cross Eyed Mary (Jethro Tull Cover): (48:22 - 52:12)
Members:
Vocals: Bruce Dickinson Guitar: Dave Murray Guitar: Adrian Smith Bass: Steve Harris Drums: Nicko McBrain
'WOW, I remember when this album came out, it seems like it was yesterday, I really threw some Coool Shit into this post, I do hope you enjoy, 'Up the Irons' MoFo's!!!!'
I have taken a lot of time to seek out news on David Wayne of Metal Church, a band I think was the most Underrated of the mid 80's and probably one of the Best Singers of that time period, in my own Opinion. About the only thing I could find is on some Lame Ass Wikipedia who only mentions but does not give an entire overview, which I will post below simply as an acknowledgment of one of my Favorite singers and in wishing him Godspeed ten years after his death.
From 1982 to 1988, Wayne appeared as vocalist on three studio albums
and one live album by Metal Church. He was influenced by singers like Rob Halford and has influenced singers like James Hetfield.
When he left Metal Church 1988, Wayne formed Reverend, which remained active even after his death. His legacy as a vocalist is captured in Metal Church's only live album, Live, recorded in 1986 in Texas while on tour with Anthrax.
He also started a band called Wayne (or David Wayne's Metal Church) after leaving Metal Church and joined ex-Cradle of Filth guitarist Stuart Antsis in Bastardsun.
Wayne died on May 10, 2005 from complications following a car crash. Before joining Metal Church, Wayne was a US Army field medic.
