Kevin was at Joel Burns’ victory party at Sapristi Bistro last night taking pictures, so if you didn’t make it, it looked a lot like this. As you can see above, Joel is already dealing with the media demands of his new position. Joel! Call Me!

Oh, and the best part of the night for Joel had to be giving Chuck Silcox a big hug.

Bernie, Victoria, and I went out to Dan Barrett’s party as well, where the crowd got increasingly excited as they hit refresh on the laptop and the returns started coming.

All in all, it was a great night for Democracy in Fort Worth!

Outgoing District 9 rep, Wendy Davis, with her replacement.

And, of course, there was a party.

Okay, so my spell-checker says you CAN spell Democracy without using the word “you.” The point is that today is runoff election day in Fort Worth City Council District 9 and State House District 97.

Not sure where you should vote, or even if you’re in either district (it turns out I’m NOT in District 97)? Use this handy voter lookup tool on the County web site. It’ll tell you what districts you’re in (so you can later figure out who to send your nastygrams to), and where your election-day polling place is.

If you’re in District 9 and want a ton more useful information about your candidates and their views on the meaty issues in the election, before you go vote, be sure to check out Steve’s GREAT interviews with Joel Burns and Juan Rangel a bit further down the page.

This week:

Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday, November 6th. We’d like you to vote for Bernie if you’re undecided.

Also, the Lone Star International Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday the 7th and runs through the 11th. We still haven’t heard from Bill Paxton yet, but I’m looking at the list now, and I think I’d MUCH more like to meet Jay Chandrasekhar, so if anyone from the LSIFF publicity machine is reading this and can hook that up, drop us a line.

The more I’m seeing about this thing, the more excited I’m getting. Check out the events page for a list (and ticketing) of all the movies, dinners, panels, etc. Also, be sure to take a look a the parties page for a list of where you might rub elbows with a celebrity around town. Of note: local group Theater Fire are playing at the closing party at The Flying Saucer on Sunday at 8:00PM. You know I’m going to be there for that!

(edit - 3:30 PM) I forgot to mention earlier that we’re all looking forward to Ricki Derek’s new club, The Scat Jazz Lounge opening. We discussed that a bit during the show, too.

 

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