Just got home from a Bernie Sanders fundraiser in Syracuse, New York. It was pretty fucking cool. A few local musicians wanted to put on a fundraiser at a small club, but demand was so high (both acts who wanted to participate and people who wanted to come) they had to move to a bigger venue. The Palace is an old school neighborhood movie theater that managed to survive playing second runs when I was a kid. Now it is more an event/special movie night kind of place, I love having the Palace around. Music started at 6:45 or so and was still playing when I left around 12:30. There were around ten acts. I pegged the rake at $8000 at least, based on the heads I could count in the crowd. They announced $12000. Between Hillary, Jeb, and Bernie, the total amount raised last we heard in my area of the state was pretty close. Like 20-25k each for Jeb, Hillary, and Bernie, in that order. We just raised half as much money as any candidate has from this region with one show. Upstate New York feels the Bern.