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. In 1967, at the request of the group and Atlantic Records founder and president Ahmet Ertegun, Messina was asked to produce the band's third and final album. Set to a porn soundtrack, it featured snippets of an old television ad for Taylors hair salon that showed the candidate clad in a medallioned, open-shirted disco outfit, massaging lotion into another mans face, and then appearing to reach toward the mans crotch, as a narrator intoned, Not the way we do business in Montana., Jim is tough, Baucus says. In their quest to promote themselves as political tough guys, did Sen. Max Baucus and President Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina just admit to both crafting one of the most homophobic ads in American history and possibly committing a crime? Your source for Jersey entertainment news and reviews, Love Imagery Fine Art Photography. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. I said suggested because the property was not bought in Messinas name. He reportedly was one of the few White House officials to become close to Obama, even taking the president trout fishing in Montana. So to review: To protect himself politically and legally, Baucus in 2002 insisted he knew nothing about -- and had nothing to do with -- the ad. During the 2016 Democratic primary, he actively worked for former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton against her opponent Senator Bernie Sanders. It was a classic example of the tired old misdirect whereby a politician denies he has anything to do with a third-party attack on his opponent. After three successful albums, Jim was ready for a change and left to return to his passion for producing music. When Buffalo Springfield split up, Messina, Young, and Furay started their own band with the idea of continuing to explore this new musical genre they were developingcountry rock. 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.. "[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. In January 2011, Messina left his job at the White House and began "a rolling series of personal seminars with the CEOs and senior executives of companies that included Apple, Facebook, Zynga, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and DreamWorks. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Rusty Young, howeveralong with Jim Messinas replacement, Paul Cottoncontinued on with Poco. For over twenty years, Jim served as Chief of Staff for various Senate and House offices on Capitol Hill where he worked to pass key legislation such as multiple tax cut bills, the Medicare prescription drug bill, and several trade agreements. 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.Messina was born in California in 1947, and raised in Harlingen, TX until he was eight years old. Hands clap to the guitar and fiddle intro to a medley of two well-known Loggins and Messina numbersListen 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. Youngs pedal steel guitar solo is superb, and the groups performance inspires audience members to stand at the conclusion of this beautiful country rock love song. The audience claps along to Messinas solo which is followed both by a fiddle solo and a soprano sax solo, the group creating a rousing country dance which sounds both worldly and New Age, timeless and pristine. When Taylor subsequently dropped out of the race, Baucus meekly defended some of the substance of the loan allegations in the ad. [17], In 1995, Messina was hired by Democratic U.S. Revealing, This song was #1 for six weeks in 1970 but, today, has millions of streams on Spotify, Young performs Pocos biggest hit Crazy Love. The audience swoons on the famous, It happens all the time/This crazy love of mine chorus as the group sings in tight four-part harmony and the crowd reacts with avid cheers and applause. As patrons take their seats inside the impressive Scottish Rite auditorium, soft purple and blue lights illuminate the stage which is framed by an exquisitely decorated proscenium arch. Lights flash on the crowd as Messina leads the audience in a heartfelt rendition of the Peace/Peace of mind lyrics which ultimately elicits a standing ovation from the crowd. Messina tells a story about a time in 1967 when record producer Arif Mardin hired jazz musicians to play on a Buffalo Springfield song they were recordingKind Womanbut Messina wanted more of a country feel to the record, so I added a steel player from Colorado: Rusty Young.. Raised in Idaho by a single mother, Messina moved to Washington in 1995, in his mid-20s, to take a job as a legislative aide for Max Baucus, the conservative Democratic senator from Montana (now ambassador to China). It featured footage from a 20-year-old TV ad for a hair salon run by Baucuss opponent, Mike Taylor who at the time was 20 points behind in the polls and had no chance of winning who was seen massaging a mans face while wearing an open-front shirt, and hence was obviously supposed to be gay. I saw from public records that you owned this house and just wanted to make sure, I said. [37] Messina received 400,000 euros for his advice. [30], In August 2013, Messina signed on as a consultant to the British Conservative Party, helping them successfully fend off a challenge from the Labour Party in 2015. 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. The house is owned through an anonymous trust, but various clues point back to Messina. On Lovin Me, Messina sings, Take me in your arms/And let me love you again/I bet you wont get up and walk it on out the door, as audience members clap along and nod their heads to Messinas lyrical electric guitar solo. Who would hold party elites accountable to the values they proclaim to have? Walkout of the Master Suite to your private balcony. As the extended arrangement plays out, it features a top-notch sax solo; Messinas masterful guitar solo; a guitar, sax, and fiddle trio; and a flute solo, the audience rising to its feet as Messina exclaims to the crowd, Goodbye and God bless!. 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 Kenny's first album. 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. Its a gorgeous Saturday, March 30, 2019 evening in Collingswood, NJ, as music lovers make their way inside the historic Scottish Rite Auditorium for a concert of classic 70s rock with legendary artists Poco and Jim Messina. Remarks Ellen from Wyoming, PA, Both Jim Messina and Poco were incredible! Baucus almost certainly issued such blanket denials both because he didn't want to be tagged as an anti-gay bigot, and because even back then, before the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform legislation, it was blatantly illegal for a candidate and his campaign to directly "coordinate" ads paid for by political party organizations like the DSCC. This is another BFD, Mr. President. Following avid applause, Messina welcomes Rusty Young to the stage. As the extended arrangement plays out, it features a top-notch sax solo; Messinas masterful guitar solo; a guitar, sax, and fiddle trio; and a flute solo, the audience rising to its feet as Messina exclaims to the crowd, Goodbye and God bless!. Obama '12 campaign manager Jim Messina (Reuters/John Gress) Email In their quest to promote themselves as political tough guys, did Sen. Max Baucus and President Obama's campaign manager Jim. When the Springfield disbanded in 1968, Jim and fellow bandmate Richie Furay formedPoco. After welcoming the packed house, Messina introduces his first number as the first song I wrote when I was in my 20s and touring with that bearded guyKenny Logginsacknowledging, Now that Im older, the song takes on a new meaning.. The fact that Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, was in charge of Geithners confirmation made Messinas job a lot easier. In November 1970, the Columbia asked Jim to work with an unknown Kenny Loggins. To learn more about Poco, please go to pocoband.com. 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. Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin' In was released in November of 1971 and an accidental duo was formed. (As the ACLU noted at the time, under both pre- and post-McCain-Feingold FEC statutes and court rulings, independent expenditures must be "made without any coordination with a candidate's campaign."). Crooning, Neil Young is not my brother/Bad news for my mother, Rusty imitates Neil Young both with his guitar and his harmonica playingalong with his spot-on vocal inflectionon this humorous tongue-in-cheek composition. By Spotlight Central. In 1978 . National Security Advisor, Iraq and Afghanistan. In 1978, the pair createdLegend,an album which became Pocos most commercially successful recording and which contained a song which Rusty Young wrote and sang lead vocal onCrazy Love. The album was certified gold. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and on our RSS feed, Poco originated when the 60s rock band, Buffalo Springfield (For What Its Worth) was recording its final album and group members Stephen Stills, Neil Young, and Richie Furay started recording their own material without the other band members present. Lights flash on the crowd as Messina leads the audience in a heartfelt rendition of the Peace/Peace of mind lyrics which ultimately elicits a standing ovation from the crowd. 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.. . They have two children. As audience members make their way out of the historic Scottish Rite Auditorium, we chat with several music lovers in the house who share their thoughts with us about tonights performance by Poco and Jim Messina. Messina tells a story about a time in 1967 when record producer Arif Mardin hired jazz musicians to play on a Buffalo Springfield song they were recording Kind Woman but Messina wanted more of a country feel to the record, so I added a steel player from Colorado: Rusty Young.. You found your place in D.C. Researcher Sheelagh McNeill contributed to this report. 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. Likewise, Baucus now admits that he wasn't unaware of the spot -- on the contrary, he explicitly told his staff he "loved it." As the article explains, When they were negotiating special deals with industry, Messina and Baucus chief of staff Jon Selib were also pushing major healthcare companies and trade associations to pour millions of dollars into TV ads defending the bill.. 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. 2023 Getty Images. The groups latest effort is entitled All Fired Up. 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. For information about upcoming concerts at the Scottish Rite AuditoriumincludingThe Bizarre World of Frank ZappaA Holographic Concert Experienceon May 2, The David Bromberg Big Band with Los Lobos on Oct. 19, and Pink Martini on Oct. 25please click onscottishriteauditorium.com. 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. 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. Grabbing an electric guitar, Messina says, Its fun picking with old pals! before introducing the first hit record he wrote for PocoYou Better Think Twice. On this roadhouse rocker, a saxophone wails and Messina and Young have fun trading off on the instrumental break on their respective instrumentselectric and steel pedal guitar. . Singing Me and the boys/Were gonna make a little noise in four-part harmony, the crowd claps along to the infectious rhythm before Lex Browning takes a mandolin solo and Rusty Young switches over to play the lap steel. Showing Editorial results for jim messina. Poco originated when the 60s rock band, Buffalo Springfield (For What Its Worth) was recording its final album and group members Stephen Stills, Neil Young, and Richie Furay started recording their own material without the other band members present. The lights dim and Act II begins as the musicians of PocoRusty Young on guitar, lap steel, and steel pedal; Jack Sundrud on bass; Rick Lonow on drums; and Lex Browning on fiddle, mandolin, and guitartake the stage to excited applause. A supremely talented guitarist, Jim Messina began working with the legendary band Buffalo Springfield in 1966 as a recording engineer on their second album Buffalo Springfield Again. Drums pound the beat on the rockin Hey There, as Lex Browning and Young pick and strum on their electric guitars. Over the years, Jim Messina left Poco to join Loggins & Messina. Drums pound the beat on the rockin Hey There, as Lex Browning and Young pick and strum on their electric guitars. 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. Here, he sings Listen to Your Heart a song he just released last week the proceeds of which are designated to help fund this worthy cause. more homophobic ads of modern political times, taking the president trout fishing in Montana, has received money from the Obama administration. All rights reserved. Now in 2012, in his eagerness to promote his pal Messina, Baucus admits that, at minimum, he and Messina knew all about the ad -- indeed, Businessweek explicitly credits Messina with being the architect of the ad, citing it as proof that he "will go a long way to win." 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. On Lovin Me, Messina sings, Take me in your arms/And let me love you again/I bet you wont get up and walk it on out the door, as audience members clap along and nod their heads to Messinas lyrical electric guitar solo. Following avid applause, Messina welcomes Rusty Young to the stage. Early last evening, Intercept national security editor Sharon Weinberger and I dropped by the house. Thats all it takes to support the journalism you rely on. At the conclusion, Young responds to audience cheers, exclaiming, Thats the first song I ever wrote but I didnt know how to write words!. On the other hand, youve got Secretary Clinton, who has been working on these issues since the 1990s and understands them very well, can speak very authentically. How many covert wars, miscarriages of justice, and dystopian technologies would remain hidden if our reporters werent on the beat? 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. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. The Intercept is an independent nonprofit news outlet. 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. 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. After announcing, Im really bad on this instrument! Young straps on a harmonica to perform an audience favorite, Neil Young.. It was a scene out of Norman Rockwell. @WillLeaverton was a great 2012 staffer & battling tough medical condition. Messina is the mastermind behind former-President Obama and then-Vice President Biden's 2012 re-election campaign, which Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt called "the best-run campaign ever." The "Campaign Strategist of the Year . OK, he said. Over the years, Jim Messina left Poco to join Loggins & Messina. He kept score., In 2008, Messina joined Obamas presidential campaign and after the inauguration was named as a deputy chief of staff under the awful Rahm Emanuel. National Security Advisor, Homeland Security, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Dep. ", "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? TMG believes the most interesting problem in the coming years is: Does regulation stifle or assist innovation? Clients include Uber, Pillpack, Airbnb, Google, Delta Air Lines, Hutchison Whampoa, and over 300 others. The early 1940s were dominated by World War II. 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. Former Obama aide and Hillary Clinton booster Jim Messina sent out a tweet soliciting donations for a former Obama staffer who is currently facing a serious health issue, and potential bankruptcy under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Following Donald Trumps victory in November, many outside observers have noted that Sanders would have been the stronger candidate. And on Monday, we saw it. During intermission, we take a moment to chat with Jim Messina, who is out in the lobby meeting and greeting his many fans. For example, Messinas old pal, Democratic operative Crounse, represents the trust that was used to purchase the house. 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? During intermission, we take a moment to chat with Jim Messina, who is out in the lobby meeting and greeting his many fans. He was a member of the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield, a founding member of the pioneering country rock band Poco, and half of the soft rock duo Loggins and Messina with Kenny Loggins. He said, Max, what do you think? They were afraid I wasnt going to like it. While acting as producer/audio engineer for Rock & Roll Hall of FamersBuffalo Springfield, Messina ultimately joined the band as its bass player. The lights dim and Act II begins as the musicians of Poco Rusty Young on guitar, lap steel, and steel pedal; Jack Sundrud on bass; Rick Lonow on drums; and Lex Browning on fiddle, mandolin, and guitar take the stage to excited applause. Jim Messina Updated 2 days ago View full playlist Videos Play all Whispering Waters 1.2K views2 years ago Break The Chain 1.7K views2 years ago Same Old Wine 5.3K views2 years ago Access All. However, he vigorously and repeatedly denied any involvement in the spot. GRAMMY Award Nominated Rock Legend JIM MESSINA is a Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter with an undisputed expertise in the fine art of making hit music. I think thats a very reasonable discussion. 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. Messina is a bad, bad man. After introducing the members of his band, Messina and Co. perform a highlight number of the evening Loggins and Messinas Angry Eyes. Opening with its iconic electric guitar intro, the audience cheers the moment they recognize the tune. Poco concludes tonights show with a performance of Richie Furays Good Feelin to Know, an uplifting song which has audience members bopping their heads and dancing at their seats on this feel-good rocker which inspires cheers and a standing ovation for these talented musicians. 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. But that year, when managing Baucuss Senate re-election campaign, he released one of the more homophobic ads of modern political times. 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. [24] He was credited with leading the efforts to staff up for the general election and controlled a $750 million budget. She knew how hard this was. Dec 13, 2022. Renowned in political circles, the ad set porno music to 20-year-old footage of a video from Taylor's cosmetics business. The groups latest effort is entitledAll Fired Up. We just saw Poco last night, but they were even better tonightthe sound in this hall is just incredible., Adding, Poco happens to have four of the most accessible musicians anywhere, Dolores concludes by stating, They are all just so incredibly good to their fans., Mike from Milford calls Pocos performance tonight Great! before exclaiming, and Jim Messina was on fire tonight!, Taylor from Wildwood agrees, commenting, Both groups sounded greatand their music is timeless!, Of course! adds Keith from Brookfield CT, before he wryly concludes with a smile, They were all fired up!.