Over his 13 years in the legislature he had represented almost 60 percent of the district, and had established a moderate voting record that served him well amongst the blue-collar constituents of Lehigh Valley.
After recuperating with sleep and espresso (every room has a Nespresso machine), the first stop was Wolgan Valley Resort in the Blue Mountains, a three hour drive away (including the last half hour on a spine rattling, studded dirt road).
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Behind the trees, the sides of the valley shear up towards a blue sky.
He now works with the Blue Ridge Hunt and lives in the beautiful Shenandoah valley.
They are college-educated--usually with multiple degrees--and live in blue-state enclaves like Boston, New York, Silicon Valley and Hollywood.
Saturday's Blue Square North meeting with Blyth Spartans is the first game at Valley Stadium this month and Whild knows his side have to make it count.
Adam Sandler plays Barry Egan, a frightened fellow in a bright-blue suit, a nerd who sells merchandise out of a San Fernando Valley warehouse and stammers his way through the simplest encounters.
The springs are oddly set inside a rustic blue and white hut in the middle of nowhere, looking out onto spectacular valley views.
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So often in their Blue Square North fixtures Redditch are the underdogs, so it will be an unusual experience going into Saturday's Valley Stadium clash (1500 BST) as clear favourites against the Midland Alliance high fliers.
It was a rainy morning in Silicon Valley, and Thiel, in a windbreaker and jeans, was at the wheel of his dark-blue Mercedes SL500, trying to find an address in an industrial park between Highway 101 and the bay.
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