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* Senate President Pro Tempore Don Harmon smashes a guitar…

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:21 pm

Comments

Don’t think Pete Townsend has anything to worry about.

Comment by Anyone Remember Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:22 pm
Shameful to mess up a nice strat.

Comment by John A Logan Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:25 pm
Too easy.

“$@!#!#! Pensions!! I’m sick and tired of @$@S#$# pensions!!!”

Comment by Chicago Cynic Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:25 pm
I guess he can’t quit his day job.

Comment by Norseman Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:27 pm
What did that guitar ever do to him?

Comment by Chavez-respecting Obamist Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:32 pm
Pretty sure that’s a prop guitar designed to be smashed over and over.

Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:34 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5begHSoQ1s

Comment by Elo Kiddies Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:35 pm
Senate President Pro Tempore Don Harmon learned the hard way that Target does not sell quality guitars.

Comment by jerry 101 Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:38 pm
Senate President Pro Tempore Don Harmon expresses his frustration: “Gosh freaking darn!! I knew I should have gone to Guitar Center instead of Target!!”

Comment by jerry 101 Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:39 pm
Don Harmon tries to be nerdier than that guy who sang David Bowie on the space station. Succeeds.

Comment by too obvious Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:40 pm
“Hulk Smash!”

Comment by unclesam Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:41 pm
“This guitar has too many long term costs associated with it; strings, amps, etc. I think I will smash it instead.”

Comment by doedoa Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:48 pm
“it breaks my heart, to see those stars, smashing a perfectly good guitar” — John Hiatt

Comment by Nosmo King Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:51 pm
Once again, Don Harmon is off target.

Comment by Nosmo King Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:52 pm
“Grd drmit Mike Madigan!” -Harmon

Comment by Empty Chair Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:54 pm
Damn it! Someone told me there was a constitutional pension bill hidden in this guitar!

Comment by TooManyJens Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 12:58 pm
What? No lighter fluid and a match? No feedback?

Comment by zatoichi Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 1:01 pm
Who?

Comment by Skeptic Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 1:03 pm
Would have been better if he had been wearing a toga outfit.

Comment by JoeVerdeal Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 1:03 pm
Or maybe I should have phrased it as:

“The …. who?”

Comment by Skeptic Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 1:03 pm
“Wait till you see what I did to my hotel room!”

Comment by TooManyJens Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 1:05 pm
Well, it’s one louder, isn’t it? It’s not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You’re on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you’re on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?

Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 1:21 pm
Another example of government waste in Illinois.

Comment by Phenomynous Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 1:29 pm
“….cuz there ain’t no cure for the session-time blues.”

Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 1:38 pm
After Rich sang the first chorus of “I Gave My Love a Cherry” Don (Bluto) Harmon lost his temper but quickly appologized.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js-SHDhoNPw

Comment by Spiney Norman Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 1:49 pm
Being a greeter at Target is much more difficult than Walmart!

Comment by Rebel13 Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 1:57 pm
Lt. Governor Sheila Simon: “Come near my banjo and I’ll cut you, Harmon.”

Comment by The End Is Near Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 2:01 pm
Just to be clear, the logo behind Sen Harmon is for School of Rock in Oak Park.

Comment by Oak Park Rob Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 2:16 pm
Sen. Don Harmon is pictured at the “General Assembly Talent Show” immediately after learning he placed second to Rep. Elaine Nekritz’ clarinet solo.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 2:52 pm
OP Rob, I guess this means that Sen. Harmon is tired of endlessly being compared to…wait for it…Sen. Rock.

Comment by ericd1112 Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 3:05 pm
Talkin bout my generation

Comment by Bill Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 3:44 pm
And all this time I thought it was United Airlines that hated guitars.

Comment by Savonarola Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 4:00 pm
“Lousy, dag-nab, liberal guitar lovers! Take THAT!!! Yeah, and see ya at Woodstick, I I I mean WoodSTOCK–or, no, now they call it Looollapalooza or… whatEVer they call that hippie concert up in Chicago this summer…NOT!!!”

Comment by Just The Way It Is One Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 4:11 pm
I always pictured Harmon as more of a synthesizer guy. Give the man a Devo hat.

Comment by Jake from Elwood Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 4:57 pm
senator h is starting a new trend to boost economies across the nation destroy everything you own an buy new

Comment by fake county chairman Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 6:49 pm
senator reaction when he found out there was no federal program cash for clunker guitars

Comment by fake county chairman Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 6:52 pm
Who’s Next?

Comment by WestSider Wednesday, May 15, 13 @ 9:16 pm
See, pawn shops DO come in handy in Oak Park! Where else could I get a guitar to smash at the grand opening of the School of Rock?

Comment by Amy Renzulli Monday, May 27, 13 @ 3:18 pm