[Jamie-News] The Jamie Anderson Newsletter

Wed May 31 14:57:50 EDT 2006

The Jamie Anderson Newsletter

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Table of Contents
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1. Performances
2. Welcome and general blabbing
3. This Way Out
4. Do you live in West Virginia, Ohio or Michigan? Put on a house concert!
5. The last Women in Harmony Music Camp for Women 
6. The National Women’s Music Festival rises again
7. Openings for guitar and songwriting students
8. Michele Balan on Last Comic Standing
9. Mailing list business
10. Ending quotes

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1. Performances
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Always check with the venue before heading out to a show.
More dates are being added all the time!

6/16      Charlotte, NC, 8 pm, The Evening Muse, 3227 Davidson St, 
www.theeveningmuse.com, with the Near Misses
6/17      Ayden, NC, 6:30 pm, house concert, cfau1213 at aol.com
6/22-25 Highlands, NC (SW of Asheville), Women in Harmony, 
www.jamieanderson.com/harmony.htm
7/1        Durham, NC, Festival for the Eno, www.enoriver.org
7/6 – 9  Bloomington/Normal, IL, National Women’s Music Festival, 
www.wiaonline.org
7/14      Kennett Square (near Philadelphia), PA, 7:30 pm, house concert, 
jessiecocks at comcast.net
7/15      Frederick, MD, 9 pm, Westside Café, 1A W. 2nd St, 
www.westside-cafe.com
7/16      Damascus, MD, noon potluck/party, 5 pm show, house concert, 
slleathery at prodigy.net
7/22      Fayetteville, NC, private show for LINC members and their guests
8/6        Hart, MI, Comfort Inn, annual concert with Nedra Johnson
8/8 - 8/13 Hart, MI, Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, teaching bellydance
9/16      Columbus, OH, Ohio Lesbian Festival, www.ohiolba.org
11/19    Durham, NC, Common Ground Theater, with Kathleen Hannan and Sheila 
Warner

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2. Welcome and general blabbing
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I hope you’re all enjoying a beautiful warm spring. Being a desert gal, I 
love hot weather. I’m fixin’ to (Southern speak for “I’m going to”) plant 
cactus in my yard one day so I can reconnect with my Arizona roots. Quit laughing, 
there are species of prickly pear that live in North Carolina. Anything else 
would probably blow up with the humidity.

Well, what a month it’s been. First, my apologies to anyone expecting to see 
me in Harrisburg or Frederick a couple of weeks ago. I got slammed with that 
crud that’s going around. Since I sounded like Lauren Bacall after a carton of 
cigarettes I elected to cancel the gigs. Don’t despair, I’ll be back in 
Frederick on July 15. Details above.

It’s festival season y’all and I’m doing a bunch. I just finished the 
Virginia Women’s Festival. Whoo wee I had fun. Not only was my set festive but I 
really enjoyed the other artists. Saturday after my set was dance night – first, 
the energetic alterna-folk of Ember Swift and band, then the world beat party 
rhythms of Paprika, then the rock party extravaganza that is Wicked Jezebel. 
Damn but those girls are fun … AND they let me be a rock star for one song. I 
sang my parody of Pat Benatar’s “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.” After flipping 
my hair and jumping up at the end for the big finish, I think I’ve finished 
Rock Singer 101. (The song is about Bush, BTW, and I don’t need a band to perform 
it. Come to a gig and I’ll play it for you.)

On to other festivals – I’ll be at the Festival for the Eno in Durham on 
July 1 (www.enoriver.org). I’m doing two performances in the afternoon but I don’
t have exact times yet. Other performers include Dar Williams, Melissa 
Ferrick, and many more, including two of my favorite dance troupes Belly Revelations 
(bellydancers, natch) and The African American Dance Ensemble.

I’ll be at the National Women’s Music Festival in early July. As their 
official Mistress of Frivolity I’ll be emceeing the main stage and whooping it up 
at the auction. Oh the outfits I’m planning! If anyone finds a fetching prom 
dress in a size 12, let me know. If it costs more than $10, forget it. I’m going 
for cheap and ugly. I already have the opera length black gloves and tiara.

The Michigan Women’s Music Festival is in August. I’m teaching bellydance 
there. The Ohio Lesbian Festival is in September. I’m doing a musical set as 
well as emceeing. Whoo hoo!

Women in Harmony, my music camp for women, is coming up soon! It’s June 22 – 
25. We still have room so register and plan to have a great time with us. 
Unfortunately, this is our last year so if you’ve put off attending, this is the 
year to go! Help us celebrate five years of pretty damn fine music making and 
general merriment. More info is below.

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3. This Way Out
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"This Way Out: the International Lesbian and Gay Radio Magazine" has a new 
online home! You can find them on http://outinamerica.com starting in mid June. 
On the air since April 1988, "This Way Out" is the multi-award-winning 
internationally distributed weekly gay and lesbian public radio program currently 
heard on more than 150 community radio stations around the world. The non-profit 
radio program was faced with increased financial uncertainty when the 
PlanetOut network announced that it was canceling its contract with "This Way Out" 
after it had audiocast the program online for eleven years.

The new licensing agreement with Out in America, however, does not secure 
"This Way Out's" financial future.  Here’s how you can do your part -- go to 
www.thiswayout.org to make a donation (U.S. tax-deductible) using the PayPal link. 
 There are also a variety of "thank you" gifts being offered -- not the same 
old "mug and t-shirt" fare, but special music, history and culture CDs 
available exclusively from "This Way Out."  Postal-mailed donations may be sent to 
"This Way Out" at P.O. Box 38327, Los Angeles, CA 90038.  In addition to direct 
contributions, supporters can also bid on some terrific items at the StoneWall 
Society-sponsored online auction to benefit the  program -- look for the 
"This Way Out"  area at www.alternabid.com.

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4. Do you live in West Virginia, Ohio or Michigan? Want to do a house concert?
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House concerts are a blast. It's like giving a great party with live music. 
All you need is space that seats 20 or more plus a good mailing list of 
friends. Even if you've never done it before, I can guide you through the process. 
Give me a shout at office at jamieanderson.com if you might be interested. 

Here’s what I’m looking for right now. Even if you can’t help me with these 
dates and/or places, let me know if you might be interested in hosting a 
concert and where you live.

August 4, West Virginia or Ohio
August 5, Ohio or Michigan

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5. The last Women in Harmony Music Camp for Women 
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Women in Harmony, my music camp for women, will be June 22 -- 25 at The 
Mountain, a beautiful resort in the mountains southwest of Asheville, NC. This is 
our last year so please help us celebrate five great years. There'll be fun 
workshops (guitar, mandolin, harmony singing, songwriting, drumming, bass and 
more), song circles, and an open mike. All levels are welcome - from shower 
singers to intermediate players/singers. It’s like Girl Scout camp for adults only 
you don’t have to sleep on the ground. 

Register at  http://mountaincenters.org/WomeninHarmony_RegForm.pdf or call 
828-526-5838

Our fab teachers are returning - Elaine Townsend, Phyllis Free, Mary Hocks 
and moi. Our new teacher, Beth Johnson, is teaching a bass workshop. The rooms 
are comfortable with a bathroom in every room, great meals (including 
vegetarian options) and fabulous extras including trails for hiking and a pond for 
swimming. The main room where most of our activities take place is comfortably 
large with great views AND a grand piano. Last year we spent equal amounts of 
time eating, singing and gazing at the rising moon over the deck where we all 
stayed.  It's just $397 - cash, check or credit - and that includes all 
programming, housing and meals. That’s six workshops, four song circles, an open mike 
and lots more. 

Check out the website for photos of this gorgeous setting. It really is on 
top of a mountain! If you want to see info and photos from our previous years, 
see www.jamieanderson.com/harmony.htm.

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6. The National Women’s Music Festival Rises Again
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They took a year off but they’re back y’all!!  The National Women's Music 
Festival is July 6-9, 2006, on the campus of Illinois State University, in 
Normal, Illinois. It’s an incredible 4- day, jam-packed weekend of workshops, 
concerts, drama, dancing, films, videos, and shopping, with access and child care 
services and MUCH more -- all held indoors! 
The incredible lineup features Vickie Shaw, Cheryl Wheeler, Margie Adam, Lisa 
Koch, Erika Luckett, Deidre McCalla, Tret Fure, Karen Williams, Ellis, Nedra 
Johnson, Natalia Zukerman, and Lisa Yvonne Ferraro...AND moi, just to mention 
a few. 
For tickets and registration information visit: 
http://wiaonline.org/nwmf/forms/nwmfbrochure2006.pdf 
This festival is the oldest women’s festival in the world. Yes, it’s even 
older than Michigan. I’ve been attending since 1980 and I’ve never had a bad 
time. They do it up right, folks, and it's INDOORS. No sleeping on the ground, 
no porta Janes ... this is comfortable, people.

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7. Openings for guitar students
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If you live in the triangle cities area of North Carolina and you’re looking 
for a guitar teacher then I’m your woman. Well, not exactly *your* woman. I 
have openings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Convenient location in central 
Durham. All styles but classical. Beginners on up. Adults and kids seven and 
older. office at jamieanderson.com

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8. Michele Balan on Last Comic Standing
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You may know this great comic from her gigs in Provincetown, women’s music 
festivals or gay cruises. She’s a hard edged New Yorker who never fails to make 
me laugh. She’s on the popular reality TV show Last Comic Standing, seen on 
NBC Tuesday nights. They’re setting it up this year so you can vote for your 
favorite comic. I highly recommend catching the show and voting for Michele. The 
voting isn’t set up now but will be soon at www.nbc.com/Last_Comic_Standing

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9. Mailing list business
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You are on this list because you signed my mailing list at a concert or 
otherwise asked to be added. If you'd like to be deleted or if your address will 
change soon, you can update your subscription at 
www.jamieanderson.com/newsletter. To reach me directly, write to jamie at jamieanderson.com. Please don't 
forward jokes, news items, virus warnings or petitions. I love personal notes from 
fans, though, and try to answer every email. I do not share the mailing list 
with anyone else. Feel free to forward this newsletter to your friends, 
especially if I'm going to be performing in their area. Thanks!

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10. The ending quotes
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“Dogs think they’re human. Cats think they’re gods.” – unknown

“Dogs have masters. Cats have staff” –  magnet on my refrigerator

“People who hate cats will come back as mice in their next life. “ – Faith 
Resnick

“Do not meddle in the affairs of cats for they are subtle and will pee on 
your computer.” – Bruce Graham

Peace and catnip,

Jamie

Jamie Anderson
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