Did we remember to wake up that guy from Green Day?
Did we remember to wake up that guy from Green Day?
PA #ProgressivePolitician from suburban #Pittsburgh resigns her seat in #StateLegislature to run for local office, leaving 1 vote #DemocraticParty edge split and tied with #GOP for control of body. A surprise special election has been called to replace her on September 19th, a week before before next legislative session resumes in #Pennsylvania #statehouse which is going on #summer #recess until #WhenSeptemberEnds.
https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2023-07-19/innamorato-resigns-state-house
https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=22dvKCjsIkY
Some people think it has to do with the Iraq War, but it's actually about the death of #BillieJoArmstrong 's father from cancer.
#TodayILearned that #GreenDay's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" was written about the death of the father of frontman #BillieJoeArmstrong when the singer was ten years old.
Also #TIL that he's —understandably— uncomfortable with the #WakeMeUpWhenSeptemberEnds #memes, and has joked about wanting to write Shut The Fuck Up, When October Begins: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Me_Up_When_September_Ends#Annual_Internet_meme