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| FRENCH |
It’s no secret former state Senate
Majority Leader Joseph Bruno has a bunch of support in the Capital District as
he literally fights for his freedom.
But today, on Live from the State
Capitol with Fred Dicker on Talk 1300, he got a plug from an unlikely source –
Jay Jay French, a founding member of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister.
French toed the line defending Bruno
along with Dicker, the longtime state editor at the New York Post, who has
spent hours on his radio show, and rightly so, bashing the U.S. Attorney’s
Office for going after Bruno for a second time.
The politically astute French not
only gave Bruno some lip service but the two are friends. Bruno has joined the
rocker for dinner in New York City and Bruno has had him up to his Rensselaer
County home for some R&R.
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| BRUNO |
It’s an odd couple for sure. Twisted
Sister epitomized the Big Hair Era of the 80s complete with long hair, ripped
jeans and a devil be damned attitude, while Bruno was the “Dapper Don” of the
state Senate always with an impeccable coif and tailored suits.
In addition, Dicker, who has an
extensive collection of folk music he plays on air some of each Friday, played
one of Twisted Sister’s most famous songs, “We’re not Gonna Take It.” Given the
circumstances, I don’t think Pete Seeger did more than a quarter turn in his
the grave.
In the end French called the Bruno
trial a “witch hunt” and echoed Bruno’s main argument all along – that legislators
are part time and being a consultant should carry the same import as being an
lawyer.
French also summed up what must be
one of Bruno’s biggest fears as the trial begins its third day – People think “all
rockers are drug addicts and all politicians are corrupt.”
I'll link the podcast of Dicker's show as soon as I can. Until then, enjoy some Twisted Sister.
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ReplyDeleteThis will be billed as the "Free Tibet and Joe Bruno we are the world concert". Dave has been religiously working out at Planet Fitness in perpetration for this summers concert. He has been playing Mott the Hoople cassette on his Sony Walkman cassette player. He has been seen in Vito's yard in a full gray sweatsuit trying to catch chickens and drinking raw eggs. Rumor has it he has the body of a hairless 15 year old Malaysian boy. Vito has been crushing grapes for his home made Italian wine on Sheerans wash board abs. After this summers concert tour he is going to be doing a workout video with Billy Blanks he's even been asked to be on this falls Dancing with the Stars.
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ReplyDeleteAll this talk about concerts and singers and alive at 5 and no word yet from Vito what he has brewing this summer. For the first time ever he will welcome Al Bruno to the kelleher stage. He was planned to have a winger tribute band for his good buddy Sheeran. Word is there will be a cover charge for this show unless you are wearing hip hugger jeans Hightops are optional. This will allow for both Sheeran and jak cox jr to gain entry for free. New also this year he will welcome dire wolf to the riverfront park stage. Not the greatful dead tribute band but the actual dire wolf himself kreshnick He will have to answer the tough questions in the form of a spoken word concert. Questions will range from what is a dire wolf to why do u live in east greenbush and our favorite. Why do u drive a toaster around? For pig out Vito will have blue hand luke play a set. Awards will be given to bill dunne and the girl from engineering. Finally Vito has vowed to bring the city spokespersons of years past band to play. They have all played the same instrument with the exception of sibley who will play the bongos.
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ReplyDeleteI see zba chair actually did 5 minutes of actually work this week. I'm impressed. As for his no show gig. Where's the accountability at tha?
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