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Gerard named ‘Musician with Political Cred’ by MTV

And he’s in good company, as the other members of the “Hive Five” all hold or held some sort of national office.

Don Gerard is just a mayor, but as Barack Obama proved, little-known Illinois Democrats can go on to do big things. Should this bassist and drummer decide to run for state or federal office, he would do well to campaign behind the Moon Seven Times, the not-half-bad dream-pop group he played with back in the ‘90s.

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