[Jamie-news] Jamie Anderson Newsletter
TsunamiInc at aol.com
TsunamiInc at aol.com
Wed Oct 31 14:20:12 EDT 2007
The Jamie Anderson Newsletter
My other gig. No, I don’t bellydance and sing at the same time. The sequins
scratch the back of the guitar. I regularly teach at the Durham Arts Council
in Durham, NC (www.durhamarts.org). I sometimes offer workshops out of town
too, most often at women’s music festivals and recently at Weed Patch Music
Company in Nashville, IN.
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Table of Contents
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1. Performances
2. Welcome and general blabbing
3. Another great review of Three Bridges!
4. Want me to perform in New England and New York?
5. Doing your holiday shopping early?
6. Wanna see a really hot woman guitarist? How ‘bout two?
7. Openings for guitar students
8. Mailing list business
9. Ending quote
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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!
11/16 Tucson, AZ, 7:30 pm, Greenfire Arts at the Lodge on Dodge, 3445 N.
Dodge, www.greenfireonline.org
11/17 Phoenix, AZ, 7:30 pm, Community Church of Hope, 4121 N. 7th Ave,
with fab guitarist and singer-songwriter Linda Bilque, with other special
guests, $12 at the door
11/18 Apache Junction, AZ, 7 pm, Superstition Mountain RV Resort
2008:
2/16 Titusville, NJ, 8 pm, Concerts at the Crossing, comedy show with
Carla Ulbrich and Scott Sheldon, _www.crossingconcerts.com_
(http://www.crossingconcerts.com)
3/14 Storrs, CT, True Colors Conference, teaching songwriting and
bellydance, _www.ourtruecolors.org_ (http://www.ourtruecolors.org/)
4/4 Syracuse, NY, Folkus, www.folkus.org
March/April NY and New England
July Normal, IL, National Women’s Music Festival
Fall Midwest
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2. Welcome and general blabbing
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On Tuesday I asked one of my guitar students how old he thought I was. He
answered with an absolute tone only a 10 year old could have. “Thirty!” No,
dude, I’m old enough to be your grandma. And actually, I’d love to have
grandchildren but I skipped the part about having kids. I turned 50 on Monday and
except for the new AARP mail, it feels perfectly normal. Well, as normal as a
singer-songwriter-comic-bellydancer-teacher-writer can feel.
Some of you have asked why I bill myself as a singer-songwriter-parking lot
attendant. (It’s at the top of my website and in a lot of my publicity.) I
thought it was funnier than singer-songwriter-comic and really, you don’t want
to hand me keys to your Toyota ‘cause I’m legally blind in one eye. I have
done some really creative parallel parking in my life. Still, some concert
emcees have introduced me as someone who parks cars. Really parks cars. If I
have a whole audience of folks like that, I’m in trouble.
It’s finally dipping below 80 here in the balmy south. The oak in my front
yard has a red dusting with an underskirt of brown. I won’t see all of the
fall here though ‘cause – whoo hoo!!! – I’m headed to Arizona. Home, home,
home, where the tortillas are fresh and so are the women. And it’s still 80. I’
ll be doing three gigs. For those of you who are paying attention, you’ll
notice that there’s a change in my Phoenix gig. Unfortunately Slique can’t do
the concert so instead, voila! It’ll be talented guitarist/singer-songwriter
Linda Bilque. She and I performed around the Phoenix area a lot in the 70’s
and 80’s so it’ll be great to share a bill with her. Expect some special
guests at that show. In Tucson and Apache Junction it’ll just be little ol’ me.
Can ya dig? Oops, sorry, I was channeling Sunshine Tofu Smith. Go back to
the 60's, sweetheart.
A few of you are still sending me jokes, political announcements and
petitions. Please don’t do that – there are almost 3,000 of you on this list so
that could make for a lot of mail. J
If you recently purchased Three Bridges – thanks, I adore you -- you might
want to check out the extensive liner notes at _www.jamieanderson.com_
(http://www.jamieanderson.com/) Just click on the Three Bridges album cover. And
while you’re there, click on the link for the video for “My Dad Loves to Sing.”
It’s got actual photos of my dad plus some embarrassing ones of me. Hey, it
’s all for art.
I hope to see you at my Arizona gigs in November. If not, maybe sometime in
2008? C’mon! If you’re real nice, I’ll do a shimmy or two.
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3. Another great review of Three Bridges!
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"If you’re just starting out as a songwriter, this is a good one to get to
learn how it’s done." Whoa! I want a quote like that in every review.
_http://www.indie-music.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6580_
(http://www.indie-music.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6580)
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4. Want me to perform in New England and New York?
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As you can see above, I’ve got a couple of gigs scheduled for New England
and New York. I’m looking like crazy for more gigs. Do you live in one of those
places and have a favorite venue where you’d like to see me? Want to offer
your living room for a house concert? Give me a shout! Tsunamiinc at aol.com
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5. Doing your holiday shopping early?
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Of course I’m gonna recommend my CDs for holiday gifts:
_www.cdbaby.com/jamieanderson4_ (http://www.cdbaby.com/jamieanderson4) , _www.ladyslipper.org_
(http://www.ladyslipper.org/) or _www.goldenrod.com_
(http://www.goldenrod.com/) are the best places to go. But I also want to recommend some of my
favorite shopping sites. CD Baby, Ladyslipper and Goldenrod are a good place to
start. I also love the stuff at _www.syracuseculturalworkers.com_
(http://www.syracuseculturalworkers.com/) . They have great products that celebrate peace and
social justice issues. Wonderful art (some very affordable, like notecards),
books and more. I’m also a big fan of _www.northernsun.com_
(http://www.northernsun.com/) . They carry some of the same items, with an emphasis on great
left leaning t-shirts. If you’re looking for wonderful music instructional
DVDs and CDs, I highly recommend _www.homespun.com_ (http://www.homespun.com/)
.
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6. Wanna see a really hot woman guitarist? How ‘bout two?
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I was searching YouTube for a guitar student and found gospel performer
Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She looks like a conservative church lady with her print
dress and done-up hair but damn! Can she burn it up on an electric guitar:
_http://youtube.com/watch?v=PnIJR3PWTT8_
(http://youtube.com/watch?v=PnIJR3PWTT8)
Then I found Ruthie Foster singing the same song, only in an old school R&B
kind of way:
_http://youtube.com/watch?v=NMP8MuVx_Rg_
(http://youtube.com/watch?v=NMP8MuVx_Rg)
Whew doggie, some great music there. I had the pleasure of hearing Ruthie at
a festival earlier this year.
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7. Openings for guitar students
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I teach any style but classical on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (when I’m
not on tour), ½ hour per week, cost is $20. Adults and kids age 7 and up. I’
ve taught students everything from Nirvana to The Indigo Girls. E me for more
info: tsunamiinc at aol.com
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8. 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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9. The ending quote
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>From the Funny Times (_www.funnytimes.com_ (http://www.funnytimes.com/) ):
“Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a
triple.” – Anonymous
Wake up and smell the catcher's mitt.
On second thought ...
Peace and chocolate to all of you,
-- Jamie
Jamie Anderson
_www.jamieanderson.com_ (http://www.jamieanderson.com/)
www.MySpace.com/jamieandersonmusic
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