As a representative of your local PA dealers, I don’t like to get political on this blog. This isn’t the time or place to try to sway somebody’s vote either way. But when important political events occur in or around the state, your PA dealers want to recognize them. This is one of those events.
On Monday night, remaining members of the legendary Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band came together at the Bryce Jordan Center to increase awareness of the importance of voting. I’ll give you two chances to guess who they are supporting.
The musicians from the 60s entertained played on the Penn State University stage for about 15,000 people. That makes me wonder how many people actually remember the names Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzman. However, this was the first time the four musicians got together since 2004, although three of the four did a concert in support for one candidate in California early this year.
Mickey Hart, drawing from his drumming expertise as part of the Grateful Dead, supports his candidate’s views on global warming. “The Grateful Dead does not take this lightly,” he said.
Your PA dealers and your local Buick dealer want to encourage you to get out and vote, too. However, we want you to become an informed voter and vote the way you see fit rather than voting for someone a musician wants you to vote for. I like “The Dead,” but I don’t like when any musician tries to influence the way someone votes.
The “big day” is less than three weeks away. Mark it on your calendar and don’t forget!
