Promoting righteous justice -- and Rage Against the Machine

Chris Hendrichsen ran for Congress as a Democrat in 2012. In Wyoming, that takes chutzpah and a dash of foolhardiness. A gallant effort, but he lost. I've posted often about Wyoming's overwhelming Republican majority. I've also posted often about Democratic candidates tilting at windmills. They do win sometimes. I've witnessed two Democratic governors and quite a few legislators, most of them from Laramie, Albany, Teton and -- until recently -- Sweetwater counties. Democrats allegedly have been sighted in Natrona County but voters there tend to elect wackos to the legislature. Nice city, Casper, but Dems don't get elected there.

Chris is from Casper. I think he's moving out-of-state soon. He writes a good blog and blogs under "Approaching Justice" on Patheos: "Hosting the conversation on faith."

Chris describes himself this way:

I am a political philosopher and a political scientist. I am a devout Mormon as well as a committed egalitarian liberal. These two categories might appear to be a paradox. That paradox is me.

On Facebook, Chris referred to a post about righteous anger (May 5) which I read and really liked. It also featured a topical Rage Against the Machine video. He refers to Rage's Zack De La Rocha as a prophet, and this Christian agrees. Tom Morello is pretty righteous on that guitar of his too. The post also got some interesting comments on Patheos, most disagreeing with Chris. Read it and the comments.

Chris, we'll miss you here in Deep Red Wyo, but keep on posting.

Detroit's M.L. Liebler braves spring jackalope roundup for gig in Rock Springs

Detroit's M.L. Liebler

Wyoming's Jackalope

Our Detroit pal, M.L. Liebler, will be returning to Wyoming in March. His last stop in WYO was last June in Casper. In the spring of 2010, he served as one of the judges for the Wyoming Poetry Out Loud finals in Cheyenne. He was traveling with Peter Lewis whom some of you of a certain age will remember as one of the founding members of the psychedelic L.A. band Moby Grape. M.L. and Peter gave a concert at the Historic Atlas Theatre and also taught a songwriting workshop at the Laramie County Public Library. The workshop was especially memorable as it's the only time that I've actually written a song and then tried to sing it in front of an audience. No Grammy for me, I'm afraid.

Here's the info on M.L.'s visit:

On Friday, March 1, 7:00 p.m., spoken-word poet M. L. Liebler will perform with Grammy-winning Eminem producer and musician Steve King at Western Wyoming Rock Springs Community College in Rock Springs. Free & open to all. We've warned M.L. to watch out for the Jackalopes on the highways to the gig as it's roundup time. Contact Professor Rick Kempa at RKEMPA@wwcc.wy.edu or go to http://www.wwcc.cc.wy.us/

Henry Rollins rides the spoken-word choo choo into Cheyenne on Sept. 20

Spoken word artist and musician and Cable TV personality Henry Rollins in Cheyenne?

You've got to be kidding.
NOT!

He will be at the Cheyenne Depot Museum on Thursday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m.

For more info and tix, go to http://www.facebook.com/events/343239682432805/

Flobots at Gryphon Theatre in Laramie Nov. 2

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