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Reader comments closed for the weekend
Friday, Nov 1, 2013 - Posted by Rich Miller * Several bands performed Lou Reed songs in concert this week. Click here for some videos. My personal favorite tribute, though, was Neil Young, Elvis Costello, My Morning Jacket, Jenny Lewis and more performing “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’” on Wednesday night… Say a word for Pearly Mae
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Murphy, Raoul, Zalewski believe a pension bill will be called next week
Friday, Nov 1, 2013 - Posted by Rich Miller * Four of the ten pension reform conference committee members were on “Chicago Tonight” this week. Right up front, they were asked whether they thought a bill would be voted on during next week’s veto session. Sen. Matt Murphy (R-Palatine) said he thought it would happen, as did two Democrats, Sen. Kwame Raoul and Rep. Mike Zalewski. Rep. Darlene Senger (R-Naperville), however, said “I’m not sure.” Senger said she believed they were “not far off” from an agreement, but said she’d like to see more savings. But her comments about not being sure appear to jibe with her caucus leader’s recent statement that he would rather wait for a good pension reform bill than rush into something next week. * Watch…
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More Lou
Friday, Nov 1, 2013 - Posted by Rich Miller * Usually, I post a video at the end of the week when comments are turned off. But we’re gonna do something a little different today. I didn’t post many of Lou Reed’s “hits” earlier this week, and that may have disappointed some folks. So let’s start with the Velvet Underground’s “Rock & Roll”… Jenny said when she was just about five years old * “Sweet Jane”… And there’s even some evil mothers I thought I was * And, of course… Plucked her eyebrows on the way
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