{"id":2842,"date":"2008-11-04T10:31:53","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T14:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=2842"},"modified":"2008-11-04T12:37:08","modified_gmt":"2008-11-04T16:37:08","slug":"vote-with-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/vote-with-soul","title":{"rendered":"Vote with soul"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven’t finished loading up my new iPod yet, so I wasn’t able to play James Brown’s Living in America<\/em> during the drive down to the polling station this morning. I fell back on Prince’s Sign o’ the Times<\/em> (should’ve gone with America<\/em> from Around the World in a Day<\/a>). To make up for it, I offer up some JB:<\/p>\n

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To provide some more Obamatude, I’ll only play funk, soul and R&B in my office stereo today. Up first, Sly & the Family Stone – Anthology<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Now go vote! And then dance like there’s ass in your pants!<\/p>\n

Update! Next up: the soundtrack to Brown Sugar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vote Lando!<\/p>\n

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I haven’t finished loading up my new iPod yet, so I wasn’t able to play James Brown’s Living in America during the drive down to the polling station this morning. I fell back on Prince’s Sign o’ the Times (should’ve gone with America from Around the World in a Day). To make up for it, … <\/p>\n

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