MEET HIM AGAIN: On Friday, I included a short item about musician Dan O'Rourke and what sounded like a return to 60s-era protest songs. Since then, I've found out a bit more about Dan. His parents, John and Debbie, live in Green Valley, for starters. He was here for about three months recently and has given quite a few concerts here. Mom says he's heavily influenced by '60s and '70s folk/Americana music. I dug around online and found this song by him (with a hair cut). It's called Arizona Song, and it's beautiful. You can find out more about him on his website here.
HE GOT ME THINKING: Dan's ode to Arizona is striking, and I wondered if Arizona has a state song. Turns out, we have a state anthem and a state song. Read about them here. You gotta love the closing words to the anthem, written in 1915, three years after statehood: "We hail thee Arizona, Our Goddess and our queen."
I'm not making that up.
ADIOS! The long goodbye is over. We're officially and completely out of our old building as of 9 this morning and into the new. Find us at Green Valley Village, Suite 24, near the laundry mat. (We'll have to find a new place for our Christmas Day party — this new office won't cut it!)
One programming note: Our phones aren't up and running yet. If you have business with the paper you have two options the next couple of days:
•Email publisher Dru Sanchez at: dsanchez@gvnews.com
•Call: 949-500-3946
•Obits: obituaries@gvnews.com
HELPING OUT: The Pima County Sheriff's Auxiliary Volunteers is helping out with the Big Horn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains. Their communications people put out a video telling them thanks.
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