God bless the patriots that are opposing this Marxist President. Much has been accomplished and much remains to be done.

for the Royal Tavern, and all the awesome folks who work there.

for Drink Up Buttercup, Hoots and Hellmouth, Toy Soldiers, Marc Silver & the Stonethrowers, Black Landlord, Dr. Dog, Man Man, The Roots, R5 Productions, Dave P., Johnny Brenda’s, The Fire, and every single other person/group helping to make Philadelphia an interesting place to live for people who love music.

for the fact that our trash and recycling is still getting picked up every week.

for all the folks out there fighting for a single-payer healthcare system (or the closest we can realistically get), fighting for equality for the queers, fighting to keep animal abusers from looking like heroes, and fighting to bring our troops back from the death and the desert.

and lastly, for my dog Trevor who pretends he doesn’t like me but still wags his tail every time i come home and sleeps on my feet at night.

In addition to family, friends, job, health, blah blah blah, I am very thankful for this motherloving city. Philadelphia, I salute you.