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| Hello Sacramentans, My name is Dave Lynch and I would like to be your Congressional representative for 2008 in Sacramento and Washington D.C. I have a vision of Sacramento as the most desirable place to live in the United States; modern with homage to the past, energy efficient, fun, colorful, clean and affordable. With improved health care, affordable education, efficient and safe public transportation, improved roadway grid, better law enforcement, and with a healthy dose of collective inspiration the future looks bright. Together we can make Sacramento a working example of the best America has to offer in 21st Century living. As an Independent candidate, I will do my best to see all viewpoints and bring us to the same table so we may truly create the American dream. |
The Musician Coalition, Saturday, May 17th, 5-7PM
Come to the Torch Club at 901 15th Street for our
Congressional fund raiser. I'll talk about where we
are, and the ideas I have to help fix the problems.
Appearing will be:
Jahari Sai Group with Tony Galioto, Jenn Rugar,
Franchesca Homan, Screamin' Dave Wright, Ken
Nichols, Joe Lev and Bob Mariano!
We are taking signatures to get my name on the
ballot! Come down to Guitar Workshop, my
current headquarters, and sign up!
If you are interested in supporting me for your
Congressional Representative, contributions are
now being accepted to help fund the ad campaign
and promotion.
Watch Keith Olberman lay down reality here>>>
http://www.msnbc.msn.
com/id/21134540/vp/24635229#24635229
Please stop by the Guitar Workshop at 3248 J
Street. In order to get my name on the ballot, I will
need 3000 signatures by June 3rd, and 8,500
signatures before July 25th. Can we do it?
Yes we can!
Here are some of the local and national issues I
would like to address. See "The Issues" for more:
1. Health Care: No US citizen should have to be without it,
and it should be affordable to everyone! Expanding the
Medicare system as an alternative to overly expensive, and
evasive privatized health care can bring the cost of care
down significantly. Both Congressman Dennis Kucinich
and Michael Moore have excellent ideas on this. A single
payer system costs us all less, but it must be managed
wisely. It appears the "evil doers" at Guantanimo get health
care, why not us?
2. College Education: A college education should not crush
our young citizens and families with huge debt. An
educated and kind society is a successful one.
3. Transportation: Improving national rail systems, as well
as making improvements on our local Light Rail, would aid
in reducing roadway traffic. Fulfilling the extension of the
Light Rail to Sacramento International Airport and
remaining outlying areas of Sacramento County would
provide a fuel conserving alternative for the daily
commuters of this area. Pursuing electric, and other
energy source vehicle technologies, should be on our
agenda. Bicycle access improvement would be great. Not
only in Sacramento, but nationally as well. Providing
bicycle lock-up racks and having stricter penalties for
bicycle theft would encourage cycling as an alternative
mode of transportation. I've been a cyclist all my life. It
promotes good health and is very economical!
4. The War: Ending this Middle East conflict is critical.
Terrorism has been around since the beginning of time,
and is a conflict of primarily religious ideals. With all the
great minds in this community and country, I am sure we
can come up with a better plan than is currently in place for
a quick and mutually beneficial outcome. Everyone on
Earth deserves a safe and warm home, a job to go to, and
a place to raise their family without fear. The core of
conflict is obvious, and the resolution possible.
Then we can use the talent of our defense contractors to
build high speed trains, more efficient aircraft, ships and
spacecraft, bridges and all our modern infrastructure
needs.
5. Our Levee System: The Katrina disaster should have
been a wake-up call for Sacramento. A lot of hard work
has been done here by current representative Matsui, and
Governor Schwarzenegger; however, the system is still in
need of work. Perhaps bringing in the levee and dam
engineers of the Netherlands to help us master our
waterways would be beneficial. There is controversy over
the taxation of home owners in the flood plain area to fund
additional levee work; however, I believe the residents were
assured at the time of purchasing their homes, that the
levee system was sufficient. This hardly seems fair.
Though building in a flood plain is a known risk regardless.
See
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4847805
Envisioning Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
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I had been registered as a Democrat for all of my life,
though my father is Republican, and mom, unknown. At
some point both my father and I recognized that both
parties play the American citizens like “good cop/bad cop”
and occasionally switch roles so they don’t get too much in
a rut.
Personally I don’t see how that helps us as we struggle to
survive under more and more restrictive laws, a failing
economy, overpriced housing, our industries leaving for
foreign shores, corporate theft, and our Constitution being
stripped of our civil rights by this administration and their
no bid contract interests.
Recently, I switched from a lifetime as a registered
Democrat to Independent; no Party affiliation. I want to be
able to speak my mind freely, to be able to bring our
thoughts and suggestions to the national table without
being forced to tow the “Party” line. THAT, to me, is what
Democracy is about.
I will try to summarize here some of my thoughts on a
number of issues, tell you something about me, and why I
am motivated to run for this very public and very
demanding position.
Please keep in mind, my primary reason for all of this is; I
love this country, I love the people here (except for the
murderers, rapists, bullies or otherwise “evil doers”) and I
really think I can be a strong and influential voice for
positive change and growth towards a prosperous,
healthier and more enjoyable society.
A few (?) basics on my background:
I was born in Texas while my pop was in the Army and my
mom endured the heat and scorpions. Not long afterward,
the new Lynch Family moved to the New York area where
my sister was born. I spent my elementary years being a
modeler, artist and budding guitarist before moving up to
New England for my Jr. and High School years.
As a very young man, I was a futurist. I was building cities
with maple blocks and Lincoln Logs from the time I was a
toddler. Walter Cronkite’s show in the 60’s “The 21st
Century” fascinated me. My Boy Scout experience taught
me a bit about survival, working as a team, tool use and
provided access to information about the world, nature and
harnessing my mechanical and communication skills.
When in the 6th grade, I entered the science fair at my
school, Pittsfield High, and won with a design of a “City Of
The Future” complete with above ground inter-skyscraper
mass transit, lots of farmland, and micro communities with
many workplace's and schools being easily accessible
without the need of a car. This city included solar and other
sources of power, and a huge host of other details. See the
attached photos. My vision has stayed with me to this day.
I became much more keenly aware of our world and it’s
politics when, at the age of 6, President John F. Kennedy,
who promised to put a man on the moon and return him
home safely, was assassinated right here in the safety of
my own country, on live television. I realized then that
sometimes the bad guys looked just like the good guys.
The violence of this was a shock to me and made me
reevaluate my personal and families safety.
While going about my life, pursuing music, art and other
interests, I kept one eye on the political scene and the
other on my chosen path, which I found consoling, and
soothing as well as a shield from the emotional violence of
our time.
This path was in music. Though I was mostly self taught, I
was proficient enough to play professionally by the time I
was 15 years of age. At 17, I was briefly married to my high
school sweetheart and moved to Salt Lake City, but it
ended shortly as we chose different paths. California was
in my sights, and I arrived in March of 1976, where I took
work as a guitar repair apprentice under Gary Cooper,
creator of Oasis Guitars, at Lew’s Music on K Street.
Several years passed, and in need of further my musical
skills, I enrolled in City College of Sacramento where I
made Presidents Honors two of my four semesters before
attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
I returned to Sacramento where I have worked as a
professional musician and instrument repair technician for
over 30 years. Additionally, I was regional manager of the
Central California and Northern Nevada territory for St.
Louis Music, the fifth largest independently owned music
manufacturer/distributior in the US, showing record growth
under my tenure.
I have owned and operated my own business, Guitar
Workshop, for nearly 11 of these past years, employ two
instrument technicians, provide space for 7 teachers and
200 students, and occasionally conduct our East
Sacramento Guitar Orchestra. In summery, I have serviced
the musical community in Sacramento for most of my life.
Because of our terrific fans, my group received two Sammie
Awards, 1992 and 1993, for Best Jazz Musician, with
drummer/composer Rich DeFazio and bassist/composer
Gordon Hanley, made contributions, when possible, to our
local KXJZ station, public and private area schools, as well
as contributions to The Susan G. Komen Foundation
through Blues for the Cure, where I and several of my
musician friends donated our time and recordings to raise
awareness and funds for the fight against breast cancer.
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to see much of
the United States, parts of Canada, Mexico, and briefly,
Moscow, as the Cold War and conflict, American
involvement in the beginnings of industrial trade, post
Romanov, intrigued me into learning about world politics.
I’ve been through very difficult times; endured the
interracial conflicts (kids fighting on the buses and in the
schools) while growing up in New York in the '60's, The
assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King,
I realized that one who speaks about justice and freedom
and are truly sincere are at extremely great risk. To stay
silent is foolish. I still like New Hampshire's motto,
" Live Free or Die"...trying... I would like to believe, was
supposed to be that last word, but there wasn't enough
room on the license plate.
While finding my way through life I had my bike stolen while
attending a geology class at Sacramento City College, I've
been robbed at gunpoint while working a night job in
Boston while attending Berklee College of Music, I've been
trampled upon, unintentionally, recreationally and
professionally (yes, I was offered a paid spot in the HBO
Documentary Cathouse 2, episode 7, No Sex Please,
where I was indeed trampled by 5 lovely ladies...skeletons?
Oh tons...where do we start?! See HBO TVGuide for the
synopsis, scroll down). I've survived reasonably well as a
professional musician and tech, and worked honestly and
tirelessly in the difficult entertainment and service industry.
I've always managed to enjoy the ride wherever the road
took me while contributing to my neighborhood and to my
community in general.
While enjoying the humble success of my small business, I
traveled to Moscow, a historically fascinating city I have
longed to visit, where I met a delightfully charming woman
whom I fell in love with and eventually married, only to have
the whole thing go painfully and terribly wrong when the
plans and agreements we made with each other became
yesterday’s news after the papers were signed. It was
brutally tragic and emotionally crushing for us both but
great and valuable lessons were learned. Life is humbling.
I am not a lawyer, but respect and follow the law as it's what
holds us together, defines what trust or truth is when it
seems vague. I love history as it provides me with
perspective on human behavior. My experience as a small
business owner and community member, I believe, qualifies
me to run for this office as a citizen with perspective.
At my shop on J Street, my door is open for anyone who
needs assistance or has questions. As your representative,
it will also be open. Regular town hall meetings should and
must be scheduled if we are to have any meaningful,
shared dialog between the citizens of Sacramento’s District
5 and Washington D.C.
From my first days as a Sacramento citizen, I felt this was a
place where great dreams would be fulfilled. We are in an
ideal location between San Francisco and the Foothills as
well as Lake Tahoe. There is so much potential for our
burgeoning city to become a model of economic growth,
modern green technology, in our architecture and our
public as well private transportation.
It is within our grasp to see Sacramento become the City of
the Future, a model of country, suburban and urban living
that reflects the best in both old and new world lifestyles?
We have the potential to tap into a vast geothermal system
found all over the State, as well as wind, solar and the up
and coming Hydrogen power. There is also the
development of a whole new generation of totally electric,
longer distance, high performance automobiles based on
the Lithium-Ion battery as is being developed at Tesla
Motors right here in California, see www.teslamotors.com.
While still out of financial reach of the general population,
the research and development done now will help bring the
cost within reach.
Our future here in Sacramento is only limited by our
dreams and our ability to get the funding we need to
become a national leader in urban/sub-urban development.
To be continued...
| This is me, with President of the National Association of Music Merchants - NAMM, Joe Lamond, and MENC - National Association of Music Educators director John Mahlman, while attending the January 2007 NAMM show in Anaheim, Ca discussing the future of music and the arts in our schools and the positive impact it has on improving higher learning skills in both children and adults. |
Dave Lynch, creative and
innovative, thinks outside the
blocks, and taller than in this
photo of self at 3 years old.
Yes, I may be different than
any other candidate, but
different is what we need now!
innovative, thinks outside the
blocks, and taller than in this
photo of self at 3 years old.
Yes, I may be different than
any other candidate, but
different is what we need now!
Even as a young kid, I was
dreaming of the future. In the 6th
Grade I won the Pittsfield High
School Science fair with a Model
City where I had considered high
rises to protect precious farmland,
the interiors were complete
communities, public transportation
was inter-building, above ground
and everything was powered by
sunlight and geothermal heat;
geothermal being a heat source
found in many places just under the
fractured crust sections/fault lines of
the Earth, as in areas like Mono
Lake, the Napa Valley, Arizona,
Yellowstone and more.
dreaming of the future. In the 6th
Grade I won the Pittsfield High
School Science fair with a Model
City where I had considered high
rises to protect precious farmland,
the interiors were complete
communities, public transportation
was inter-building, above ground
and everything was powered by
sunlight and geothermal heat;
geothermal being a heat source
found in many places just under the
fractured crust sections/fault lines of
the Earth, as in areas like Mono
Lake, the Napa Valley, Arizona,
Yellowstone and more.
In 1996 I opened up Guitar Workshop, a
place where local musicians, young
and old, could come to get their
instruments and gear repaired have
access to parts and study music with
some of the areas finest and best
educated talent.
Guitar Workshop
3248 J Street
Sacramento, Ca
916-441-6555
www.Guitarworkshoponline.com
www.myspace.com/thedavelynchgroup
place where local musicians, young
and old, could come to get their
instruments and gear repaired have
access to parts and study music with
some of the areas finest and best
educated talent.
Guitar Workshop
3248 J Street
Sacramento, Ca
916-441-6555
www.Guitarworkshoponline.com
www.myspace.com/thedavelynchgroup
Rich Defazio, me, Gordon Hanley
at the Crest Theater where we
received our first Sammie Award!
Music and Art are high on my list of
items to be straightened in our
schools.
at the Crest Theater where we
received our first Sammie Award!
Music and Art are high on my list of
items to be straightened in our
schools.
The East Sacramento Guitar
Orchestra is a student and teacher
collective of Guitar Workshop, that I
have had the privilege of
arranging, conducting and
performing with at various locations
throughout the area. 30 guitars and
basses is a sound you will never
forget!
Orchestra is a student and teacher
collective of Guitar Workshop, that I
have had the privilege of
arranging, conducting and
performing with at various locations
throughout the area. 30 guitars and
basses is a sound you will never
forget!
Improving our national rail
service would help reduce truck
traffic to some degree, reducing
highway accidents, while
simultaneously reducing road
repair costs and insurance
costs/claims.
Additionally, if we look to the
same high speed MagLev systems
now being deployed throughout
Japan and Germany, we could
reduce our need for fossil fuels
while decreasing our travel time,
perhaps beginning with a
Sacramento, San Francisco, LA,
Las Vegas run, with later legs
extending into other areas of the
State.
See:
Japans MagLev Train
French High Speed Train
Germany's MagLev
The Technology
service would help reduce truck
traffic to some degree, reducing
highway accidents, while
simultaneously reducing road
repair costs and insurance
costs/claims.
Additionally, if we look to the
same high speed MagLev systems
now being deployed throughout
Japan and Germany, we could
reduce our need for fossil fuels
while decreasing our travel time,
perhaps beginning with a
Sacramento, San Francisco, LA,
Las Vegas run, with later legs
extending into other areas of the
State.
See:
Japans MagLev Train
French High Speed Train
Germany's MagLev
The Technology
RT has wonderful plans for
expansion, but they need
assistance. I found this
excellent text on a recent
(2000) study on airport access
of the light rail system. PDF
Click on image.
expansion, but they need
assistance. I found this
excellent text on a recent
(2000) study on airport access
of the light rail system. PDF
Click on image.
Please feel free to copy this
button, if you choose, to
create links to this site!
Thanks!
button, if you choose, to
create links to this site!
Thanks!
The Lynch family crest
Above: Rehearsal of the East
Sacramento Guitar Orchestra
inside the Guitar Workshop.
Below: An instrument in for repair.
Click image for larger view.
Sacramento Guitar Orchestra
inside the Guitar Workshop.
Below: An instrument in for repair.
Click image for larger view.
Dave Lynch, at late night
writing session while the
shop is being painted.
writing session while the
shop is being painted.
Dave in front of St. Basils
Cathedral at Red Square.
The Kremlin is to the
right, out of view. Gum is
to the left, also out of
view. Truly, an amazing
place, and a beautiful
time in my life.
Cathedral at Red Square.
The Kremlin is to the
right, out of view. Gum is
to the left, also out of
view. Truly, an amazing
place, and a beautiful
time in my life.
The Dave Lynch Group,
left to right:
Dave on Guitar,
Eric Crownover - drums
Kerry Kashiwagi - bass
Rob Lautz - vibes
left to right:
Dave on Guitar,
Eric Crownover - drums
Kerry Kashiwagi - bass
Rob Lautz - vibes
Levees in the North Sea, Netherlands.
Perhaps we could use the experience of
these engineers to assist us on building
our water protection systems?
Perhaps we could use the experience of
these engineers to assist us on building
our water protection systems?
Here I am conducting the East
Sacramento Guitar Orchestra at
the Hard Rock Café. These kids
and adults were just terrific!
Sacramento Guitar Orchestra at
the Hard Rock Café. These kids
and adults were just terrific!
Click link above:
My current favorite album!
Sting - Brand New Day,
Song of study: Brand New
Day ~
Great groove, great
message!
Other favorites: Pat
Metheny, John Scofield.
Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky,
Aaron Copeland, Frank
Zappa, James Taylor, Jeff
Buckley, John McGlaughlin,
Hossam Ramsey, The
Beatles, Bach and
hundreds more...
My current favorite album!
Sting - Brand New Day,
Song of study: Brand New
Day ~
Great groove, great
message!
Other favorites: Pat
Metheny, John Scofield.
Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky,
Aaron Copeland, Frank
Zappa, James Taylor, Jeff
Buckley, John McGlaughlin,
Hossam Ramsey, The
Beatles, Bach and
hundreds more...
ALERT!
Legislation was just
passed to start the high
speed rail system in
California. Excellent, but
Sacramento is not in the
first plans. Click
above/below for story!
Legislation was just
passed to start the high
speed rail system in
California. Excellent, but
Sacramento is not in the
first plans. Click
above/below for story!
In the news 6-11-07:
"They can have their votes
of no confidence, but it's
not going to make the
determination about who
serves in my government,"
Bush said in Sofia.
Mr. President, it is not
"YOUR" government, it
belongs to all the citizens of
the United States of America.
This is why I have no
confidence in your
administration; you forgot
who you work for.
I urge congress, support
H.Res. 333, and follow up!
"They can have their votes
of no confidence, but it's
not going to make the
determination about who
serves in my government,"
Bush said in Sofia.
Mr. President, it is not
"YOUR" government, it
belongs to all the citizens of
the United States of America.
This is why I have no
confidence in your
administration; you forgot
who you work for.
I urge congress, support
H.Res. 333, and follow up!
CONTRIBUTIONS!
This is the hardest part. I am going to do
everything I can to win this election, but only if
you feel I am the right candidate. I will also do my
best to use as little money as possible, in that end
I am completely conservative, but elections are
not free, so, your campaign contribution would be
very helpful as I will need assistance doing this,
and ad space costs money. Yes, I need a treasurer
and campaign manager also!
If you wish to contribute, just mail your check to:
Dave Lynch For Congress
3248 J Street
Sacramento, Ca
95816
or email me if you have questions from the
contact page! Thanks!!!
This is the hardest part. I am going to do
everything I can to win this election, but only if
you feel I am the right candidate. I will also do my
best to use as little money as possible, in that end
I am completely conservative, but elections are
not free, so, your campaign contribution would be
very helpful as I will need assistance doing this,
and ad space costs money. Yes, I need a treasurer
and campaign manager also!
If you wish to contribute, just mail your check to:
Dave Lynch For Congress
3248 J Street
Sacramento, Ca
95816
or email me if you have questions from the
contact page! Thanks!!!
Though the sky was
radiant blue and my
spirit high, this day for
me was much too hot,
and the pack much too
heavy that summer on
humid Long Island; but
my experiences in the
Boy Scouts taught me
very valuable lessons I
carry within me to this
day. The motto and
mission still resonates
in my heart.
radiant blue and my
spirit high, this day for
me was much too hot,
and the pack much too
heavy that summer on
humid Long Island; but
my experiences in the
Boy Scouts taught me
very valuable lessons I
carry within me to this
day. The motto and
mission still resonates
in my heart.
Could this be the future of
commercial passenger
aviation? With Seattle in the
background, this has to be
Boeing's vision!
American vision and
inventiveness at it's finest!
Image found at
www.airliners.net
commercial passenger
aviation? With Seattle in the
background, this has to be
Boeing's vision!
American vision and
inventiveness at it's finest!
Image found at
www.airliners.net
Recently I completed the
Marin Century with several
friends. It was beautiful as
well as challenging.
Sacramento has an
excellent bike community
that needs more support;
bike way access, lockups and
education.
It just makes environmental
sense.
Maintaining our roadways
and highways is a top priority
to ensure public safety and
successful commerce.
Marin Century with several
friends. It was beautiful as
well as challenging.
Sacramento has an
excellent bike community
that needs more support;
bike way access, lockups and
education.
It just makes environmental
sense.
Maintaining our roadways
and highways is a top priority
to ensure public safety and
successful commerce.
San Francisco, October 27, 12:30 pm,
as I marched on market street I was
amazed at the range of age among my
fellow protesters.
This is the America I love, those who
work for peace, not war.
Throw out the War President.
There are those that think we want to
lose the war on terror, that we don't
honor our soldiers or military, that
groups like Move On don't care about
success. They could not be more
wrong or further from the truth.
"War Crimes" have been committed by
irresponsible members of our
government and those who can not see
the bigger picture, and have been
blinded by the Bush/Cheney lies.
We will defeat terrorism, we just will not
do it with mass murder or preemptive
attacks.
It is wrong, it is immoral and it is
illegal. If those individuals elected to
defend us from harm can not do so
within the boundaries of the law,
considering the worldwide support for
ending terrorism and the technology
available to do so, then there is
another agenda at play.
Those that put down or denounce the
peace movement, or what they call the
radical left, probably have their hearts
in the "right" direction, but it is just
misguided.
Peace in the Middle East will not
come from War, only death will come
from war.
In business, it is never good to kill ones
potential customers. In life it is never
good to kill ones potential friends,
allies or family.
We must reach out and end this
conflict now.
Impeach this administration and let's
end the war in Iraq.
We have a great group of Retired
Generals in the wings who might lend
us a hand given the chance, with the
right leadership.
as I marched on market street I was
amazed at the range of age among my
fellow protesters.
This is the America I love, those who
work for peace, not war.
Throw out the War President.
There are those that think we want to
lose the war on terror, that we don't
honor our soldiers or military, that
groups like Move On don't care about
success. They could not be more
wrong or further from the truth.
"War Crimes" have been committed by
irresponsible members of our
government and those who can not see
the bigger picture, and have been
blinded by the Bush/Cheney lies.
We will defeat terrorism, we just will not
do it with mass murder or preemptive
attacks.
It is wrong, it is immoral and it is
illegal. If those individuals elected to
defend us from harm can not do so
within the boundaries of the law,
considering the worldwide support for
ending terrorism and the technology
available to do so, then there is
another agenda at play.
Those that put down or denounce the
peace movement, or what they call the
radical left, probably have their hearts
in the "right" direction, but it is just
misguided.
Peace in the Middle East will not
come from War, only death will come
from war.
In business, it is never good to kill ones
potential customers. In life it is never
good to kill ones potential friends,
allies or family.
We must reach out and end this
conflict now.
Impeach this administration and let's
end the war in Iraq.
We have a great group of Retired
Generals in the wings who might lend
us a hand given the chance, with the
right leadership.
My dear friends, As I
continually watch and
listen to the candidates
for this election, I have
found myself hoping for
the best Democrat to
win, but after hearing
Bill Ricardson endorse
Barack Obama, I must
look at him more
closely...I'll keep you
posted!
continually watch and
listen to the candidates
for this election, I have
found myself hoping for
the best Democrat to
win, but after hearing
Bill Ricardson endorse
Barack Obama, I must
look at him more
closely...I'll keep you
posted!