Orleans's John Hall is running for Congress! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Steve M. · 10-22-2006, 09:28 PM

John Hall, leader of the seventies band Orleans, which hit the charts with "Dance With Me" and "Still The One," is running for the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th District as a Democrat. Let's hope Hall wins so he can rock the House! (And possibly the Senate!

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I saw him on Stephen Colbert's show.

jpcanes · 10-23-2006, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve M.

I saw him on Stephen Colbert's show.

That was hilarious!!

Steve M. · 11-08-2006, 11:42 AM

HE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Musician Defeats Republican in New York
By Associated Press

NEW YORK - A musician who wrote the 1970s pop tunes "Still the One" and "Dance with Me" toppled a longtime Republican lawmaker after a campaign that merged his minor-league celebrity with anti-Iraq war momentum and YouTube.

John Hall, who founded the band Orleans and produced albums for Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt, ousted Rep. Sue Kelly, who swept into office as part of the 1994 GOP revolution.

"When I make a record, it's 110 percent, when I run for office, it's 110 percent," Hall said.

On his nightly Comedy Central show, TV faux-news anchor Stephen Colbert profiled the race as part of his series on the 2006 election. Colbert and Hall harmonized a duet of "Dance With Me," and the comedian mocked Kelly for declining to appear.

During a debate, Kelly responded furiously after Hall suggested she could have done more to ensure the safety of pages who were targeted by former Rep. Mark Foley. Her outburst was one of many moments in the race that were immortalized on YouTube, the popular video sharing Web site.

Steve M. · 11-08-2006, 08:09 PM

Here's the new congressman from New York's Nineteenth District with his old seventies cronies! (He's the one in the [political?] center.)

10-22-2006, 09:28 PM	#1
Steve M. Back on the road to reality Forum Superstar Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 33,307	Orleans's John Hall is running for Congress! John Hall, leader of the seventies band Orleans, which hit the charts with "Dance With Me" and "Still The One," is running for the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th District as a Democrat. Let's hope Hall wins so he can rock the House! (And possibly the Senate! ) I saw him on Stephen Colbert's show.
	__________________ I don't really get out a lot. When I do go out, I couldn't be happier. I love being in a nice milieu. I'm as happy as a clam. Just as long as I'm not in some club playing hip-hop. You hear that sort of thing in a lot of places. That's not my milieu. Rock and roll is good-time music. I love rock. So did my parents. Last edited by Steve M.; 10-23-2006 at 09:51 AM.

11-08-2006, 08:09 PM	#4
Steve M. Back on the road to reality Forum Superstar Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 33,307	Here's the new congressman from New York's Nineteenth District with his old seventies cronies! (He's the one in the [political?] center.)
	Last edited by Steve M.; 11-08-2006 at 08:53 PM.

11-08-2006, 11:42 AM	#3
Steve M. Back on the road to reality Forum Superstar Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 33,307	HE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Musician Defeats Republican in New York By Associated Press NEW YORK - A musician who wrote the 1970s pop tunes "Still the One" and "Dance with Me" toppled a longtime Republican lawmaker after a campaign that merged his minor-league celebrity with anti-Iraq war momentum and YouTube. John Hall, who founded the band Orleans and produced albums for Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt, ousted Rep. Sue Kelly, who swept into office as part of the 1994 GOP revolution. "When I make a record, it's 110 percent, when I run for office, it's 110 percent," Hall said. On his nightly Comedy Central show, TV faux-news anchor Stephen Colbert profiled the race as part of his series on the 2006 election. Colbert and Hall harmonized a duet of "Dance With Me," and the comedian mocked Kelly for declining to appear. During a debate, Kelly responded furiously after Hall suggested she could have done more to ensure the safety of pages who were targeted by former Rep. Mark Foley. Her outburst was one of many moments in the race that were immortalized on YouTube, the popular video sharing Web site.