Clip from Mike singing a song about how Valencia County reacted to Susana Martinez' veto of a law that would have made it legal to grow hemp (not marijuana, hemp) in NM, maybe because she's from a big city, and thinks farmers should stick to growing fancy veggies, like kale and Brussels Sprouts:
Clip of Mike singing City Woman
Some people just won't give Trump a break:
Marj telling a Trump joke
Two men argue about who's been to the most cities in NM:
Ken and Mike doing New Mexico Cities
We did this one after we learned that Valencia County had just been officially designated an "urban region" by the U.S. Census bureau:
Marj and Mike singing Urban Cowboys
Two versions of a commentary on Senator Martin Heinrich who, after receiving $180,000 in campaign donations from big Pharma, originally supported a ban on U.S. citizens purchasing drugs from Canada, then 2 months later, after angry responses from voters, changed his mind and now supports allowing importation of Canadian drugs:
Mike rehearsing in the shop
Mike at dress rehearsal as Martin Heinrich
Valencia County officials give an exclusive contract for garbage collection to a Los Angeles company, passing over 3 local companies:
Harry, Mike, Gary, and Robert singing Waste Management at dress rehearsal
Several new restaurants open in Valencia County:
Harry, Mike, Andy, and Robert as the Troggs
The "#MeToo" movement reaches New Mexico:
Maggie and Peggy
Now that Paul Krebs, ex-Director of Athletics at UNM, has been indicted for 5 felonies, this may not be quite as funny:
UNM Athletics
The state investment scandal went on for almost a decade. We hope it's finally over, but this was written while it was still in the news:
A Brief Guide To The State Investment Scandal
Maybe this is the real reason Trump won in 2016:
Give Us a Break
This is from our first production, way back in 2012, the year that New Mexico changed from a
Swing State (as it had been in the previous 2 elections) to a solid blue state during Obama's re-election.
Anybody remember former Bernalillo County Michael Wiener? He's now sunk into deserved oblivion, but there was a time when he was national news:
Wiener
Ah, Bernalillo County Commission. The governmental body that just keeps giving us material. This was the explanation given by former commissioner Art de la Cruz of why the other county commissioners should spend $20,000 to send him on a trip to the luxurious French Riviera resort town of Cannes for a real estate convention at which he was supposedly going to persuade jet-set multi-millionaires to invest their money in Bernalillo County.
The Art de la Cruz Can-Can
P.S. He did get to go.
The city of Bernalillo has also given us some great material, including one of our enduring favorite songs -- we repeat it almost every show. It's the testimony of a chicken farmer urging the city fathers to legalize chicken farming in the town (which they did):
Chickens
The state budget is dangerously dependent on oil/gas taxes. Last time prices were low and the legislature was desperate for more revenue, here's what happened:
Balancing the Budget
We'd feel a little sorry for Mayor Tim Keller, taking on all the legacy mess in Albuquerque, but hey, he asked for the job!
Poor Mayor Keller
It seems to be easy to get into hot water on Twitter.
Two Takes on Twitter
Remember all those months of construction on Central when the new ART lanes were being built? These singers do.
Downtown
Cathy performs a song about a strange art theft.
Jerry and Rita Alter
Ted sings about dumb criminals.
Bill and Susan Harris
Senator John Arthur Smith and the New Mexico Legislative Glee Club get nostalgic.
Take Us Back
Peggy explains how some people can circumvent the lockdown
Necessities
Leenie tells us how the pandemic has changed her life
COVID-19