Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. Messina continues to provide insight on news outlets such as MSNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, Fox News, BBC and others. [20] Messina was credited by the New York Times Magazine as the brains behind the defeat of President Bush's plan. Voted one of the 150 Best Buildings and Places by the American Institute of Architects, the building which currently houses the auditorium was originally a mansion inhabited by the likes of Edward Collings Knight, Sr., inventor of the Pullman sleeping car for railroads. Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin' In was released in November of 1971 and an accidental duo was formed. Politico November 18, 2017. Over the next seven years, Loggins & Messina released eight hit albums, had scores of hit songs and sold over 16 million albums. While helping Kenny get ready for a record and touring, the two discovered that they worked well together and Jim agreed to sit in on Kennys first album. When Taylor subsequently dropped out of the race, Baucus meekly defended some of the substance of the loan allegations in the ad. While OFA was formed in 2009 by the President-elect, it was reformed as a political-action non-profit group in January, 2013. Moving on to an instant classic from All Fired Up, Jack Sundrud handles the lead on his composition, Hard Country.. Its all pretty astonishing, even by Washington standards. more homophobic ads of modern political times, taking the president trout fishing in Montana, has received money from the Obama administration. [17], In 1995, Messina was hired by Democratic U.S. In addition to touring with Loggins and Messina, for the past half-century, Jim Messina has continued to perform as a solo artist in addition to his recording work as a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, producer, and engineer. Our current mode of health insurance failed his friend, and faced with that reality, Messina turned to a different form ofyou guessed itthe public option. [34] In a statement, Messina also added his personal admiration for Prime Minister David Cameron. The other story involved his Republican challenger, a state senator named Mike Taylor, who was the target of an ad so devastating it got national attention. Hands clap to the guitar and fiddle intro to a medley of two well-known Loggins and Messina numbers Listen to a Country Song and Holiday Hotel. The crowd moves in their seats to the medleys infectious beat, and the audience cheers at the unique alto sax and fiddle duet before Rusty Young takes leave of the stage to large applause. Referring to the difficulties of farming life, Sundrud laments, Hard country/And this year they say that it looks like a drought/But I cant leave/My roots go deep in this hard country. Although the group starts the song with acoustic instruments, as the piece progresses, mandolin switches to electric guitar, acoustic guitar shifts to electric bass, playing the drums with hands changes to sticks, and pedal steel changes to lap steel. These days, the structure is divided into a Grand Ballroom which hosts weddings and other events, in addition to a stunning 1,050-seat auditorium which presents over 20 concerts per year by such notable musicians as America, Gordon Lightfoot, and Kansas. As we enter the historic Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood, NJ for tonights Poco and Jim Messina concert, we cant help but notice what a unique and fascinating concert venue it is. peace/love/flower/power, New Jersey Stage 2023 by Wine Time Media, LLC | PO Box 140, Spring Lake, NJ 07762 | info@newjerseystage.comNobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!Images used on this site have been sent to us from publicists, artists, and PR firms. "[8] Messina was integral to the passage on the Affordable Care Act and was widely credited with the effort to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell. As a singer, writer, guitarist, producer, and engineer, Jim Messina made major contributions to music in the 1960s and 1970s as a key contributor to the Buffalo Springfield at the tail end of their history, as a co-founder of the country-rock band Poco, and as one half of Loggins & Messina. His birthday party ROCK OUT WITH JIMMESSINAAS HE TURNS 40!, said the emailed invitation was held at the Gibson, a trendy D.C. bar, and hosted by Baucus, Emanuel, Pete Rouse, then a senior Obama advisor, and Jim Crounse, one of Messinas closest friends, a former Baucus chief of staff and now one of the top Democratic direct mail consultants in the country. ", "May Hires Jim Messina for U.K. Conservative Election Team", "Obama Hires Boise High Graduate as Chief of Staff", "How to get an Obama staff job - Andie Coller", "Can Jim Messina get it done for President Obama? Soprano sax and fiddle pepper Loggins and Messinas Thinking of You, a number with an easy 70s groove that gets audience members fingers and toes tapping. He is an actor and composer, known for RV (2006), Independence Day (1983) and Made in Heaven (1987). Touring the country and playing sold-out shows, Jim says that hes enjoying discovering who he is, where hes been and, most significantly, where hes going. Opening with the title track from their latest recording, the group performs a lively rendition of All Fired Up.. When the Springfield disbanded in 1968, Jim and fellow bandmate Richie Furay formedPoco. Previously, Jim served as Deputy Chief of Staff in President Barack Obamas White House, where he was integral to the passage of the historic health care bill, the economic stimulus act credited with saving the US economy, and the landmark repeal of Dont Ask Dont Tell. Jim gave truth to The Fixer moniker as he worked closely with the President and Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle to pass the Affordable Care Act. Messina's legacy of musical genius spans five decades, three super groups (Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and Loggins & Messina), a vibrant solo career and scores of producing & engineering credits. And perhaps most important, it shows that all of these possible transgressions are no longer even seen among our political elite or media watchdogs as politically, morally or legally troublesome -- they are instead seen as something for those elites to actively brag about, and for political reporters to venerate. (Messina worked as Baucus' chief of staff at the time.) [42], Messina has Italian ancestry; in 2013 he received the Machiavelli Award as the Italian American Democrat of the Year. Messina was purportedly responsible for creating an ad for Baucus that observers considered homophobic. When asked about how he enjoys performing here in New Jersey, Messina smiles and exclaims, I do love this state!, Noting, Id like to be able to get back here in the summer, Messina jokes, After driving through hell to get here, just being here tonight is like going to heaven!. Indeed, Businessweek's Joshua Green was so intent on publishing a hagiography of Messina, he didn't even bother to ask the critical follow-up questions about the Messina ad at issue. One of the issues he targeted the Vermont upstart on was his plan for single-payer health care, telling Amy Lynn Smith of Electablog the following: Bernie Sanders is doing a very interesting political play, trying to run against Barack Obama. After announcing, This is a song which I wrote for the guys in the band, the sound of acoustic guitar, bass, drums, and fiddle permeate the auditorium as Young sings, Here we are after all these years/Still the same as we were back when, on the easy country rocker, My Friend.. [6], Messina became President Obama's White House deputy chief of staff and earned the nickname "the fixer. on about your day, ask yourself: How likely is it that the story you just read would have been produced by a different news outlet if The Intercept hadnt done it? Following avid applause, Messina welcomes Rusty Young to the stage. James Messina (born December 5, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer and record producer. Rusty Young, howeveralong with Jim Messinas replacement, Paul Cottoncontinued on with Poco. We dont have ads, so we depend on our members 35,000 and counting to help us hold the powerful to account. Crooning, Neil Young is not my brother/Bad news for my mother, Rusty imitates Neil Young both with his guitar and his harmonica playing along with his spot-on vocal inflection on this humorous tongue-in-cheek composition. A waltz featuring unusual shifts in rhythm, Messinas voice cries out in a country way accompanied by the crying of a country fiddle. An undisputed expert in the fine art of making hit music, Jim Messina's legacy of musical genius spans five decades, three super groups, a vibrant solo career and scores of producing and engineering credits- and he's back at Cape Cinema for an evening of hits on Saturday, November 12 as part of Payomet's Road Show series. With the guidance of technologys foremost leaders, Jim abandoned every step of a traditional presidential campaign and merged technology and politics in a way that was both unpredictable and unprecedented. Joining in on guitar and vocals, five-part harmonies ring out on Follow Your Dreams, a Poco song from Legacy with a message which is clearly appreciated by the crowd. Sun room leads you to backyard that is a private oasis.. How many covert wars, miscarriages of justice, and dystopian technologies would remain hidden if our reporters werent on the beat? Messina was born in California in 1947, and raised in . And then theres the money hes raking in for speaking engagements at the American Petroleum Institute and at an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan, whose president was compared in a Wikileak-ed cable to Michael Corleone. In 1993, as a college senior, Messina managed Democrat Dan Kemmis's successful re-election bid for Missoula, Mont., mayor. Additionally, while the timing of the meeting Baucus details in comparison to the ad's air date isn't clear, Baucus' comment about the secrecy of drawn curtains and his staff being "afraid" he wouldn't like it begs us to ask if his campaign manager and staff quietly showed it to him in order to get his official prior approval for it to air on television. Audience members at South Orange, NJ's SOPAC this Thursday March 5, 2020 evening are ready and waiting for the start of a live concert appearance by Jim Messina. For example, Messinas old pal, Democratic operative Crounse, represents the trust that was used to purchase the house. After introducing the members of his band, Messina and Co. perform a highlight number of the eveningLoggins and Messinas Angry Eyes. Opening with its iconic electric guitar intro, the audience cheers the moment they recognize the tune. The audience hoots and hollers as the auditorium lights dim and Jim Messina and his band take the stage. The house is owned through an anonymous trust, but various clues point back to Messina. Here, the musicians launch into Richie Furays Kind Woman, the audience cheering the moment they hear the opening guitar lick. [40] Theresa May and the Conservatives suffered a very underwhelming performance, in which she successfully remained Prime Minister, however, did not manage to keep Conservatives in the majority. Long before Jim Messina became a trusted aide to President Barack Obama and one of the most powerful men in Washington, he was just a simple boy from Boise. Renowned in political circles, the ad set porno music to 20-year-old footage of a video from Taylor's cosmetics business. You found your place in D.C. Researcher Sheelagh McNeill contributed to this report. During intermission, we take a moment to chat with Jim Messina, who is out in the lobby meeting and greeting his many fans. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., adjusts Treasury Secretary Tim Geithners tie as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina looks on, Thursday, March 18, 2010. We knocked on the door of the house and, to our great happiness and surprise, Messina opened it. These days, Rusty Young continues to tour with Poco and its current line-up consisting of Jack Sundrud on bass, Rick Lonow on drums, and Lex Browning on fiddle, mandolin, and guitar. I said suggested because the property was not bought in Messinas name. originally published: 03/18/2020. The audience reacts with avid applause and the band responds with an instrumentalGrand Junction. Opening with Youngs steel guitar intro, the band country-rocks its way into the audiences hearts on this upbeat bluegrass number set to a rock beat. It is said that musician David Crosby referred to the venue as the coolest place I ever played!. ". When he announced two weeks later that he was resuming a limited campaign aimed largely at getting the slander out of Montana politics, Messina issued a public letter that asked Taylor to sign a clean campaign pledge for the remainder of the race, saying, We take you at your word that you want to turn over a new leaf and run a positive campaign., This sort of scumminess put Messina on the map in Democratic circles. I think thats a very reasonable discussion. In his firm bio he modestly describes himself as the mastermind behind Obamas re-election.) Hes been retained by, among many others, the American Gaming Association and British Conservative Party leader David Cameron. Hes out there taking shots at Obamacare and saying we need a single-payer system, when a huge number of Democrats and especially in Michigan fought so very hard to pass Obamacare. In the wake of the GOPs failure, the plight of his friend is a stark reminder that you can slap lipstick on the pig that is private insurance, but its still just a pig. And yet, while this was going on, Messina took on the role of bully-boy to shield Baucus from progressive critics and scuttle efforts to reform the bill by groups like Health Care for America Now (HCAN). Joining in on guitar and vocals, five-part harmonies ring out on Follow Your Dreams, a Poco song fromLegacywith a message which is clearly appreciated by the crowd. I saw from public records that you owned this house and just wanted to make sure, I said. Since then Jim has led his team at The Messina Group in advising over thirteen Presidents and Prime Ministers on five continents including: UK's Theresa May and David Cameron, Mexico's Enrique Pea Nieto, Argentina's Mauricio Macri, Italy's Matteo Renzi, and in 2016, helped Spain's President Mariano Rajoy win a surprising re-election margin. Access the best of Getty Images and iStock with our simple subscription plan. First and foremost, it shows that only a few years ago, a leading Democratic U.S. senator -- one who voted for the odious Defense of Marriage Act and who is up for reelection in 2014 -- was happily cheering on homophobic demagoguery. Summarizing the national uproar over the ad, the Denver Post at the time noted that "only the most naive adult would miss the implication that Taylor is a homosexual" and that clearly "the supposedly inclusive Democrats deftly played on the right's homophobia.". At this point, he launches into Loggins and Messinas Travelin Blues. His rich tenor sounding warm and inviting, Messina brings back happy memories of the 70s for many in the crowd as he croons, If you ever get the traveling blues/And need a place to rest your shoes/Theres someone here to welcome you/Id be so happy to know that youre alive, as colored lights dapple the stage. Following avid applause, Messina welcomes Rusty Young to the stage. [24] He was credited with leading the efforts to staff up for the general election and controlled a $750 million budget. 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