Morning Grind 9.29.16
FAMOUS FORECAST
Prep for sky to fall because D.C. is getting hit hard with thunderstorms and flash floods, 5 to 7 inches to be exact. Good luck happy hour goers.
THURSDAY JAM
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It’s a very simple song lyrics-wise but I love it because the feeling conveyed in the song + music video is everything I love about my home town. If you’ve ever been to LA, you know it’s a sprawling city. The song hits all the major landmarks and arteries and isn’t too proud to give a shout out to the oft scoffed-at San Fernando Valley. I listen to it frequently, especially when I’m on the road or not physically in LA. It brings me back. It was released the year I was born and the classic 80s music video was produced in an age when music videos mattered. It’s LA’s version of Sinatra’s New York, New York. I have fond memories of going to Kings games at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood and the PA blasting the song after a Gretzky goal complete with the crowd’s refrain “WE LOVE IT!.” And if there’s anything that happens in LA that I’m particularly proud of you’ll typically see a gratuitous tweet from me linking to the music video. I love LA. #TBT
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Trump and Hillz Aren’t the Only Reason People Are Hitting the Polls
COFFEEQUOTE
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Today is every workaholics favorite day…National Coffee Day 🙂 Some of your favorite coffee spots even give it out for free! See if yours made the list!
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Judith Miller was a New York Times reporter who was arrested and held in prison for uncovering and disclosing the identity of Valerie Plame, a CIA officer. On this day in 2005, Judith Miller was officially released from the Alexandria, Virginia federal detention center.
HIGH FIVE
Tazewell Jones better get to Trump Tower tonight!
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