Tonight the Prez and Mitt Romney square off in round 2 of 3. Don’t know who is gonna win, don’t know who is gonna lose.

…no, that wasn’t the sound of the “Obama Express” heading towards Hofstra University.

Here, it’s a hot 93 out there today – way too warm for this time of year. Where the %$#@ is Arizona winter??

Found this cool 1967 clip of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass playing “Flamingo”. Great arrangement, it was Herb’s rave-up tribute to his pal Phil Spector. I dig the go-go girls! Amazing what you can find out on the internet these days. That tune brings back great memories and remains a staple of my “Tropical Breezes” patio music collection.

Some truly great and ingenious music to set the tone for what promises to be a long, drawn-out slog through every 2012 election theme you’ve come to know and love. Think of it as the Cuban guajira equivalent to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine. The cello alone is worth the price of admission. It’s from the soundtrack to The Lost City. Lots of great, great Cuban sounds and Andy Garcia-penned piano pieces there. Fantastico!

…and you thought only old late ’60s and early ’70s psychedelic rockers created songs that seemed to go on forever!

May the best man win.