Just got an email saying that Mayor Rahm Emanuel's going to attend the Obama Victory Fund 2012 Summer Rooftop Reception—a campaign fund-raiser that also stars Jim Messina. Guess Chicago's playing a funnel cake festival out in the hinterlands that night?

Oh wait, sorry—that's Jim Messina the Obama for America campaign manager, not Jim Messina the guy who created soft rock horrors with Kenny Loggins. Not sure if Campaign Jim's got any musical talent, but if he does he should make Rahm put on a bushy beard and reindeer sweater vest and sing a few songs with him.

Here's the event info if you're into political fund-raiser things. It's not an endorsement! It's just info passed along so you can make educated decisions about your nightlife future.

In case you're not an aficionado of shitty bands from the early 1970s, here's the Other Jim Messina in action with Loggins as they perform their biggest hit: