John Popper (Blues Traveler) supports Ron Paul

[ZanZibar]

Apparently John Popper has been volunteering in the New Hampshire office!

[scottditzen]

Apparently John Popper has been volunteering in the New Hampshire office!

Awesome. Add him in the Celebrity thread!

[jrskblx125]

Its cuz that hook will bring you back son!

[ZanZibar]

Here is a pic:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101636478121541&set=a.10101102220098901.3425438.2033402&type=1&theater

[kylejack]

Their song Hook is about sleazy politicians.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdz5kCaCRFM

It doesn't matter what I say
So long as I sing with inflection
That makes you feel that I'll convey
Some inner truth of vast reflection
But I've said nothing so far
And I can keep it up as long as it takes
And it don't matter who you are
If I'm doing my job, it's your resolve that breaks
Because the hook brings you back
I ain't tellin' you no lie
The hook brings you back
On that you can rely
There is something amiss
I am being insincere
In fact I don't mean any of this
Still my confession draws you near
To confuse the issue I refer
To familiar heroes from long ago
No matter how much Peter loved her
What made the Pan refuse to grow?
Was that the hook brings you back
I ain't telling you no lie
The hook brings you back
On that you can rely
Suck it in suck it in suck it in
If you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn
Make a desperate move or else you'll win
And then begin
to see
What you're doing to me this MTV is not for free
It's so PC it's killing me
So desperately I sing to thee of love
Sure but also rage and hate and pain and fear of self
And I can't keep these feelings on the shelf
I tried, well no in fact I lied
Could be financial suicide but I've got too much pride inside
To hide or slide
I'll do as I'll decide and let it ride until I've died
And only then shall I abide this tide
Of catchy little tunes
Of hip three minute ditties
I wanna bust all your balloons
I wanna burn all of your cities to the ground
I've found I will not mess around
Unless I play then hey
I will go on all day hear what I say
I have a prayer to pray
That's really all this was
And when I'm feeling stuck and need a buck
I don't rely on luck because
The hook brings you back
I ain't tellin' you no lie
The hook...
On that you can rely

[PastaRocket848]

blues traveler is awesome! huge fan. nice to see he's not an idiot.

[ZanZibar]

Apparently he's a big libertarian and likes to collect guns.

[discing_engineer]

Nice to see musicians who are intelligent all the way around; love blues traveler :)

[TexasJake]

I always knew he was a cool cat.

[muzzled dogg]

NH campaign specifically told me not to leak this yet

[KingNothing]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HE RULES! I KNEW THAT THERE WAS REAL DEPTH TO HIM!

[Snowball]

good times when that song was released
all the deadheads loved it

[brushfire]

Awesome! And he drinks Sierra Nevada too!

[eduardo89]

Apparently he's a big libertarian and likes to collect guns.


Popper is an avid collector of weaponry, including firearms, swords, and a working $10,000 American Civil War cannon.[17][18] He cites a fascination with their aesthetic of being "life-savingly efficient" machines.[19][20] Popper is a supporter of Second Amendment rights, and appeared on an MTV-sponsored roundtable discussion on gun control which included panelists from the Law Enforcement Alliance of America and Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.[21] He carries weapons in any state where it is allowed, even wearing them onstage.[22] On his Daily Show appearance, he stated that he decided to move away from New Jersey because of the state's tight gun laws.[23] He said that his Bucks County, Pennsylvania property had 32 acres (130,000 m2) on which he built a private gun range.

Seems like a cool guy ;)


Popper has said, "I was a bleeding-heart liberal, until I got a job"[27] and describes himself as "a libertarian who is a Republican when pushed". Popper summed up his political position by saying "I believe in freedom for markets and freedom for individuals, so I guess that makes me a libertarian".

[eduardo89]

Ok this guy is awesome!


He was the passenger in his own vehicle, which was stopped for speeding, and was found to be in the possession of a small amount of marijuana and weapons. Popper was released the same night. The vehicle had a stash of hidden compartments which contained four rifles, nine handguns, a switchblade knife, a Taser, a set of brass knuckles, and night vision goggles. The vehicle was temporarily seized

[ZanZibar]

NH campaign specifically told me not to leak this yetIt was posted on the NH for Ron Paul Facebook page yesterday.

[flightlesskiwi]

awesome!!! :)

[mortepa]

This makes me very happy because I have always been a fan.

[speciallyblend]

NH campaign specifically told me not to leak this yet

the hippies are coming now haha:) Ron Paul 2012 1.00 grill cheese. great info to hear for NH! keep up the great work shem

[Wesker1982]

Apparently he's a big libertarian and likes to collect guns.

lol, yeah, he has hidden compartments in his SUV with guns and other weapons. HIDDEN COMPARTMENTS. And I mean, he is loaded. They showed it on TV, and he had dozens and dozens of guns all over in his car, in secret compartments. lol. :cool:

[speciallyblend]

good times when that song was released
all the deadheads loved it

NH is getting exciting.

[eduardo89]

lol, yeah, he has hidden compartments in his SUV with guns and other weapons. HIDDEN COMPARTMENTS. And I mean, he is loaded. They showed it on TV, and he had dozens and dozens of guns all over in his car, in secret compartments. lol. :cool:

Yeah I posted above when he got arrested in Washington state. He had 4 rifles, 9 handguns, knives, a taser, brass knuckles, night vision...

[coastie]

Awesome. I met them in New Orleans years ago at House of Blues. Great show and awesome guys

[Dreamofunity]

Reminds me of growing up; now I can listen, not just for nostalgia but, for a show of mutual support.

[brandon]

Hmm I could have sworn I posted something in this thread. :rolleyes:

[Wesker1982]

Yeah I posted above when he got arrested in Washington state. He had 4 rifles, 9 handguns, knives, a taser, brass knuckles, night vision...

lmao, so awesome. If I were rich, I would definitely do the same to my car.

[gerryb]

I wonder if Dave Letterman and his sidekick(blue traveler band member) will come back around..

[ZanZibar]

I wonder if Dave Letterman and his sidekick(blue traveler band member) will come back around..Do you mean Paul? I don't think he was ever with BT

[Fredom101]

Funny, a lot of the lefties when I was in college loved this band. :o

[pinkmandy]

I met him once at a small college concert before he was famous- awesome guy, great band. It was Gina's birthday that night and they sang "Gina" to her. They were so dirt poor that the t-shirts they were selling were from the previous year.

But anyway...

:)

[69360]

Very cool. I saw them play in NJ at a college, can't recall which one, in the early 90's probably 91-92 or so before they got big. They were really good.

[muh_roads]

Surprised Rage Against the Machine isn't on board yet...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JSBhI_0at0

[Fredom101]

Surprised Rage Against the Machine isn't on board yet...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JSBhI_0at0

Unfortunately, Rage are anarcho-commies. :(
Good musicians and great lyrics though.

[PastaRocket848]

yeah... rage is about as ideologically opposed to ron paul as you can get. they put che guevara on their merchandise lol.

[muh_roads]

Ah so they're more in tune with the Occupy crowd.

People that know something is wrong, but too retarded on economics to know how to fix it.

They need to be sent a copy of the Creature from Jekyll Island. The Machine = The Federal Reserve. If people would just do their research they'd get it.

[teacherone]

Hmm I could have sworn I posted something in this thread. :rolleyes:

lol...the force is strong in this one.

[parocks]

NH campaign specifically told me not to leak this yet

He should be at that Jillians show with Golden State, Jordan Page.

[bunklocoempire]

Thank you Mr. Popper!! Thank you! :)

Saw you on Maui in the early 90's at the MACC -great show!

[jFico89]

Rage is very opposed to American foreign militarism, so maybe we can get them on board with that

[Liberty74]

I Drudged it. You never know...

[ZanZibar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf1R3lECaHY&sns=fb

[tnvoter]

As a BT fan for over a decade, and a RP fan for 4 years, this is awesome :)

[ItsTime]

I had inside info that this was going to happen I am so sad I could not make it! It was so hard not telling everyone that he would be there lol.