Letter from Bruce Williams
City Councilmember for Takoma Park, MD and Mayor Pro Tem
By Metro Weekly Contributor
on
June 9, 2004
“Neil Diamond wrote anthems to his heart and to his feelings and all -- all of his songs -- are about him,” says David Carlin King. “They’re the story of his life.”
King is somewhat of an expert on Neil Diamond, the singer-songwriter who was omnipresent on American radio in the sixties and seventies. Diamond, whose greatest hits endure to this day -- “Sweet Caroline,” “I Am...I Said,” “Shiloh” -- retired from touring in 2018 due to an ongoing struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. But King has picked up the gauntlet and his “Neil Diamond Tribute,” which he performs with his group, The Gold Diamond Band,” will play The Birchmere on Sunday, Feb. 18.
The Capital Pride Alliance has unveiled its plans for June's 2024 Pride celebration in Washington, D.C., adopting the theme "Totally Radical" for its upcoming events.
The theme is rooted in the spirit that defined the LGBTQ activism of the 1980s and 1990s, and the progress achieved due to the dedication of the activists who fought for various forms of social and cultural change, from HIV/AIDS activism to marriage equality.
"Capital Pride's 2024 theme... about embracing our authenticity, pushing boundaries, and advocating for a world where everyone can live their truth without fear or discrimination," Ryan Bos, the executive director of Capital Pride Alliance, said in a statement.
Anti-LGBTQ trolls have blamed openly gay Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for a bridge collapse in Baltimore believed to have killed six people after it was hit by a 95,000-ton cargo ship.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after the Dali, a 985-foot container ship flying the Singapore flag, crashed into the bridge's reinforced concrete support pier.
The container ship, which was traveling at about 9 miles per hour, lost both engine power and electrical power to its control and communications systems minutes before it crashed into the bridge stanchion.