Share this page!

Peter Daou Profile picture
Twitter logo
Jan 23 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Was doing a show with my band in Paris (part backing track, part live). Lost power on all the gear except the piano so had to play solo until it was fixed.

#musicianstories
Played one of the first ever raves in LA, at the Shrine. Late 80s or early 90s.

#musicianstories
Worked with Frankie Knuckles during the inception of house music. That's the story.

#musicianstories
Before I could make a living as a musician and while I was at NYU, I got a job as a bartender at an NYC hot spot called Baton's.

I remember one night where Andy Warhol had a big party at one table and Grace Jones at another.

Absolutely wild.

#musicianstories

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Peter Daou

Peter Daou Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @peterdaou

Peter Daou Profile picture
Nov 3, 2021
Why Democrats Lose (THREAD)

As a former Dem insider, hear me out:

After 20 years of waking up to yet another miserable Dem defeat, I realized this is the DESIRED outcome. By watering down real progress, Biden, Pelosi, etc. actively preserve the system and keep the GOP strong.
Why Democrats Lose (cont.)

For too long, I subscribed to the common myth that Democrats lose because they "bring a knife to a gunfight," i.e. that they are well-meaning but ineffectual in the face of the fascist GOP.

But the facts say otherwise...
Why Democrats Lose (cont.)

Just look at the ludicrous Build Bigger Billionaires "negotiations." Despite Dem control of two branches, the bill keeps shrinking and shrinking. From $10T to $1.75T.

"It's Manchin!" they yell. "It's Sinema!" "It's the Parliamentarian!"

Please.
Read 8 tweets
Peter Daou Profile picture
Nov 2, 2021
💵***CHALLENGE TO MUSK & BEZOS***

GIFT $10K TO EVERY HOMELESS PERSON IN AMERICA.

Dear @ElonMusk and @JeffBezos - your combined net worth is more than half a trillion💲.

A little more than 1% of that could give every U.S. homeless person $10,000.

WILL YOU DO IT TODAY?
💵***CHALLENGE TO MUSK & BEZOS***

BACKGROUND:

In 2020, Jeff Bezos tacked on $75B to his net worth. Elon Musk has added more than $50B to his wealth in just the past few months. Musk recently said he'd consider selling $6 billion of Tesla stock to address global hunger...
💵***CHALLENGE TO MUSK & BEZOS***

According to the The National Alliance to End Homelessness, there were approximately 580,000 people experiencing homelessness in America as of January 2020.

The pandemic has most certainly increased those numbers...
Read 5 tweets
Peter Daou Profile picture
Oct 28, 2021
If you're blaming only Manchin and Sinema, Biden and Pelosi thank you for being their dupes.
Allow me to explain.

This, my friends, is Biden/Pelosi's actual agenda:

NO MINIMUM WAGE HIKE

NO STUDENT DEBT RELIEF

NO KILLING THE FILIBUSTER

NO MEDICARE FOR ALL

NO SCOTUS EXPANSION

NO ABOLISHING ICE

NO SHUTTING CHILD CAGES

NO END TO DRONING KIDS

NO REAL CLIMATE ACTION
If you truly buy into the rotating villain charade, read this:

"The idea that Manchin is to blame for killing the billionaires' tax is too convenient. Pelosi privately slammed the proposal hard at a meeting this week, aides tell me."

Read 6 tweets
Peter Daou Profile picture
Oct 27, 2021
MANCHIN

IS

DOING

BIDEN

AND

PELOSI'S

BIDDING.

How do people still not see this?????????
I mean, really, the truth is staring us in the face:

Does anyone actually believe all this is because of Manchin, Sinema, and the Parliamentarian?

Read 5 tweets
Peter Daou Profile picture
Oct 16, 2021
Irregardless.
I could care less.
Disorientated.
Speciality.
Ekcetera.
Begs the question (used incorrectly).

Any others?
Another:

"If I would have" instead of "If I had..."
And to be fair, "disorientated" and "speciality" are British uses, but I still don't love the superfluous syllables.
Read 4 tweets
Peter Daou Profile picture
Oct 3, 2021
Well, there it is.

@AOC praises Biden as a "good faith partner" and says, "I am fighting for HIS agenda with the #BuildBackBetter act."

This is effectively an endorsement of the corporate Dem establishment.

Here is Biden's full agenda:

◼️Kids in cages
◼️Migrants whipped
◼️Racist policing
◼️Huge military budget
◼️More oil drilling
◼️No minimum wage hike
◼️No filibuster reform
◼️No court expansion
◼️No medicare for all
◼️No green new deal
◼️No abolishing ICE
◼️No student debt help
(FYI, I updated this thread to include the full AOC quote.)

Biden and Pelosi represent everything wrong with the Democratic Party. They've spent decades lulling people with bullshit incrementalism while giving cover to the GOP to move far right.

Why embrace and endorse them???
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @peterdaou has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @peterdaou!

Read all threads by @peterdaou

:(