Steve Novick

Lots of fun get-out-the-vote activities are happening this weekend leading up to the elections, and we hear lawyer Steve Novick, former candidate for the U.S. Senate, will be joining the Magical Mystery Bus Tour traveling around the state.

The Bus Project's "Big Bus" from PDX will be arriving about 5:15 pm Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard. Canvassing for Kitty Piercy will follow.

The Big Bus is off to Bend for overnight (might be room to join the rolling party) and will reappear at 4:30 pm Sunday at The Station, 570 Blair Blvd.
Anything can happen, so call 334-6727 to confirm canvassing and phone banking info. Email jessica@kittypiercy.com

Jeff Merkley's wife, Mary Sorteberg, will also be in Eugene to rally volunteers before canvassing at 11:45 am Saturday at 1178 High St. For info, call Julie at (202) 730-6272.

As we all know, Jeff Merkley beat out Steve Novick for the chance to be the Democratic challenger to Gordon Smith. In this clip on KCRW's Outlook Portland, Novick is interviewed by the Portland Mercury's Amy Ruiz and host David Bragdon. In it, Novick implies that his endorsements (or lack of endorsements) outside of the Portland area hurt him, noting that the "Eugene Register-Guard" didn't endorse him even though he was under the impression that they had "a long relationship." EW endorsed Novick.

Unlike, say, Athletics & Politics, which would be too much drama for the poor, hyper-sensitive Olympic hopefuls, there's a strong tradition of musicians using their carefully tuned voices to reach out to the masses for political action.

The easiest thing to do, of course, is make an endorsement.

After yesterday's blockbuster Bruce Springsteen slam dunk for Obama, today a large pool of "major" music artists signed a letter of endorsement for Steve Novick, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate who wants to 1) beat out his opponents in the primary, and 2) beat the shizz out of incumbent Gordon Smith in the general election.

See the list of endorsers after The Jump.

Democratic Senate candidate Steve Novick is riding on the coattails of his own successful "a beer with Steve" commercial (the story was picked up by none other than Fox News. Scary.) Now he has teamed up with Eugene's own Ninkasi for his very own beer, "Left Hook Lager."

So not only can you have Ninkasi in a bottle you have have it with a picture of Novick's signature left hook, and the legend, "a battlin' brew."

Novick is having a release party for his political ale on Saturday, March 15th 7:00 to 9:30 Vet's Club, 1626 Willamette $10 cover.

If you want to hear from all the Democratic candidates, even the ones without a beer of their own, go to the Eugene City Club tomorrow at 11:50 at the Downtown Athletic Club and hear all five candidates: Pavel Goberman (Be Healthy! Get Fit! GET ENERGIZED! Vote for Me in 2008!), David Loera ( I actually couldn't find a slogan,I'm sure he has one and I'm going to get an irate email about it. He's seeking to be Oregon's first Hispanic Senator, that much I know), Jeff Merkley (Change. It's coming.), Candy Neville (Keep Oregon Awesome!) and Steve Novick (A fighter needs a strong left hook [and apparently a "clean all malt lager."]).