Democratic Primaries

Uncle Joe

(58,517 posts) Sun Feb 16, 2020, 03:42 PM Feb 2020

Bernie Sanders to hold rally in Denver Sunday with performance by Mike Posner

DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) -- The US Senator from Vermont is scheduled to hold a rally in Denver on his campaign for democratic nominee.

The event is set to kickoff at 6 p.m. at the Colorado Convention Center on 14th Street in Denver, according to Sanders' official campaign website.

Doors will open at 4 p.m. at Exhibition Hall C/D. For more details, see here.

The rally will also see a performance by pop musician Mike Posner, according to the campaign website.

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https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2020/02/16/bernie-sanders-to-hold-rally-in-denver-sunday-with-performance-by-mike-posner/

a little more information for those not familiar with Mike Posner

Michael Robert Henrion Posner (/ˈpoʊznər/ POHZ-nər;[3] born February 12, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, poet,[4] and record producer.[5] Posner released his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, on August 10, 2010. The album includes the US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 single "Cooler than Me" as well as the top 20 single "Please Don't Go". In 2016 he released his second album, At Night, Alone. A remix of his 2015 single "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" from the album peaked in the top 10 on the charts in 27 countries around the world, including hitting number one in many and the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. He has written songs for a great number of fellow artists. In March 2017, he released his first book of poetry, Tear Drops & Balloons.[6] Posner is also a member of the alternative hip-hop and R&B duo Mansionz with Matthew Musto (aka blackbear). On April 15, 2019, Posner started to walk across the continental United States, from New Jersey to California. He completed the journey on October 18, 2019 (2851 miles in 186 days), after surviving a rattlesnake bite in August 2019 in Colorado.[7]

Early life

Michael Posner was born on February 12, 1988, in Detroit, Michigan. He was raised in Southfield, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit.[8][9] He has a sister who is six years older.[10] His father was Jewish and his mother is Catholic.[11][12] Posner went to Bingham Farms Elementary School, Berkshire Middle School and graduated from Groves High School, where he ran varsity track and cross-country. He attended Duke University, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He graduated with a B.A. in Sociology with a 3.58/4.0 GPA.[8][9][13][14]

Posner's father, Jon, was a criminal defense lawyer who died on January 11, 2017; his mother is Roberta Henrion; and his sister, Emily Henrion Posner, is a civil rights attorney.[15]

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Personal life

On January 4, 2019, Posner tweeted that starting on March 1, 2019 he would begin a walk across America, indicating that the journey would take "most of my 31st year." Posner subsequently received a significant amount of press and fandom surrounding the walk, including an interview on CBS This Morning.[48] On April 15, 2019 Posner set out from Asbury Park, New Jersey to begin the 3,000+ mile trip across the country. On August 7, his walk was delayed a few weeks after he was bitten by a rattlesnake in Colorado and airlifted to a local hospital.[49] He finished his walk across America on October 18, 2019 in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA.[50][51]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Posner