[Jamie-news] Jamie Anderson Newsletter
TsunamiInc at aol.com
TsunamiInc at aol.com
Fri Oct 31 09:44:24 EDT 2008
The Jamie Anderson Newsletter
I got this from poet Chocolate Waters (_www.chocolatewaters.com_
(http://www.chocolatewaters.com/) ).
It makes me giggle every time I look at it.
1. Tour schedule
2. Welcome and general blabbing
3. Please help me raise funds for my new album
4. Gift ideas
5. Very funny Palin video
6. The stories behind my songs
7. Two great books about animals
8. Mailing list business
9. Ending quotes
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1. Tour schedule
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11/8 Vienna, VA, 10 pm, Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave E,
_www.jamminjava.com_ (http://www.jamminjava.com/) , performing with my band Broad Street and
sharing the bill with fabulous party band Wicked Jezabel
11/13 Monmouth, IL, Monmouth College
11/14 Ann Arbor, MI, 9 pm, Aut Bar, 315 Braun Ct, with Tracy Mack,
_www.autbar.com_ (http://www.autbar.com/) , girlsnightaut at tracymack.com
11/15 Rockford, IL, 8 pm, Charlotte’s Web at Just Good Listening Room, 201
7th St., _www.charlotteswebconcerts.com_
(http://www.charlotteswebconcerts.com/) , with Kara Barnard
11/16 Nashville, IN, 5:30 pm, Weed Patch Music Company, 58 E. Main,
Bellydance class, no experience needed – come shimmy with us! $20 for 90 minutes,
make reservation at 812-988-1180 or just show up
11/19 Chicago, IL, 8 pm, Uncommon Ground, 1501 W. Devon Ave,
_www.uncommonground.com_ (http://www.uncommonground.com/) , 773-465-9801, with others
11/21 Downers Grove, IL, 8:15 pm, Two Way Street Coffeehouse, 1047 Curtiss
St, _www.twowaystreet.org_ (http://www.twowaystreet.org/)
11/22 Lansing, MI, 8 pm, house concert,
_http://askmehousepresents.com/home/house-concerts/jamie-anderson-house-concert/_
(http://askmehousepresents.com/home/house-concerts/jamie-anderson-house-concert/)
11/23 Rogers City, MI, tentative, with Donna Klein, ktunes at inklein.com
2009:
1/08 Pensacola, FL, Radio Live at WUWF
1/09 Gainesville, FL, Wild Iris Books
1/10 Ft. Myers, FL, tentative
1/16 St Petersburg Beach, FL, Silver Threads,
www.silverthreadscelebration.com
1/17 Tampa, FL, tentative
March/April east coast, Ontario
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2. Welcome and general blabbing
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Happy Halloween, Hallowmas, Day of the Dead – whatever holiday you
celebrate. Dial it back on the sugar though, I don’t want y’all too hyped up. Yeah,
like I’ve got the right to tell you that. My birthday was the 29th and I
received enough dark chocolate that for mere mortals would last a year but me?
Maybe a week. Hey, it’s got antioxidants.
I had the extreme pleasure of attending two great concerts last week, Janis
Ian and Paula Poundstone; kick-ass folk music one night and great improv
comedy the next. And actually, Ian can be pretty funny, especially when
expounding on her ego. (Singer-songwriters have inflated egos? Who knew?) Poundstone
didn’t sing but announced to a room full of Southerners that her and her
children were atheists. The crowd got so quiet that I swear I could hear my hair
grow. Then she followed it up with one liners about not bothering people on
Saturday morning and giving out blank books. I think I bust a blood vessel
laughing so much.
I’ve been an Ian fan ever since a grade school friend’s mother brought home
“Society’s Child.” (She was the cool mom on the block, also introducing me
to The Doors and Carole King.) My nine year old mind couldn’t comprehend why
someone with such a pretty voice was banned from the radio. “At Seventeen”
came out when I was seventeen. I dropped the needle down on that album so many
times it’s a wonder I could still hear it through the scratches. I bought
all her albums and learned as many of her songs as I could. My lesbian friends
and I speculated about her sexuality but I didn’t know for sure until she
came out with “Breaking Silence” just a few years ago.
I’d forgotten what a great guitar player she is. She doesn’t just plow
through standard chords but uses the whole fretboard, employing tasteful runs and
chord voicings not found in the folk singer handbook. At the show she
started “Society’s Child” with a cool bass run. The next day I cruised YouTube,
looking at her old videos, including one from the Smothers Brothers show, back
when she was a teen. I can’t imagine writing and performing a song about
interracial dating at that age and in that time. At fifteen I was still learning
how to go from D to G without stopping.
Read her new book, folks. It’s really good. _www.janisian.com_
(http://www.janisian.com/)
While I was perusing YouTube I found a wonderful clip of Phoebe Snow singing
“Let the Good Times Roll.” I knew she was a good guitar player because of
that signature riff from “Poetry Man” but I didn’t know how good until I saw
her rip into a soulful solo on that video. It’s too bad she’s not performing
much these days.
All righty, enough blabbing about other people’s work, on to me, me, me. I’
m getting ready to head out for a DC area gig with Wicked Jezabel and people,
it’s gonna be fun. I know, I know, it’s past your bedtime but take a disco
nap, ‘k? Pretend you’re 20 again and 10 pm is the new 7 pm. I’ll be
performing with my band, Broad Street, something I don’t usually do except in my home
town. We’ve got a little something special for you (hint: it involves a veil
and sequins) so you don’t want to miss it. AND we’re followed by the best
party band on this side of the planet. I’ll be shaking my booty with them
until the early hours, for sure.
Starting in mid November I’ll be on a Midwest tour. I love being on the road
and I love the Midwest, even in November. I’m doing concerts plus teaching a
bellydance class in Nashville, IN. Details are above. I hope to see you at a
show.
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3. Please help me raise funding for my new album
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No, I don’t need 700 billion but if I change my name to Fannie Mae ... never
mind.
My fans have been generous in helping me with albums in the past and I’m
hoping you’ll pull through for me again. Go to _www.jamieanderson.com_
(http://www.jamieanderson.com/) and click on the link that says “Help Jamie Put Out
Her New Album.” (I could say “Help Jamie put out” but really, I don’t need
help with that.) It’ll tell you how you can pay via PayPal or print out an
order form and mail in a check the old fashioned way. I’ll also have order forms
at my shows.
I’ve got a ton of new songs and a great studio picked out PLUS Kara Barnard
will be joining me on that multitude of instruments that she plays. I’m
soooooo excited about doing another recording.
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4. Gift ideas
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It’s getting to be that time of the year. Doncha think your girlfriend would
like a Jamie Anderson CD? Or maybe your kid would like a Jamie Anderson song
loaded onto her new iPod? You can buy my recordings at
_www.cdbaby.com/jamieanderson4_ (http://www.cdbaby.com/jamieanderson4) , _www.Goldenrod.com_
(http://www.goldenrod.com/) , _www.ladyslipper.org_ (http://www.ladyslipper.org/)
and more. Download individual songs at _www.itunes.com_
(http://www.itunes.com/) and many others. Heck, there’s a bunch of tunes at
_www.jamieanderson.com/music.html_ (http://www.jamieanderson.com/music.html) that are free.
However, there’s a PayPal button there just in case you wanna be nice and help me
keep my cats in kibble.
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5. Very funny Palin video
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Say what you want about Palin, at least she’s good for comics. YouTube is
full of songs about her. This one is my favorite because it’s well-written,
features a great actor, and is so funny it made me snort coffee out my nose:
_http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=p9TZcgsy0ws_
(http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=p9TZcgsy0ws)
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6. The stories behind my songs
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Last month I had a great time telling you about the story behind my song “
Menstrual Tango.” This month I feel like writing about “Six Flags Over Jesus.”
Put away your CDs ‘cause this is one I haven’t slapped on a CD. I have,
however, put a rough solo version up at _www.jamieanderson.com/music.html_
(http://www.jamieanderson.com/music.html) The reason I haven’t spent money on a
nice recording is because I’m probably breaking a million copyright and
trademark laws. I put it on my website a few years ago because fans requested it.
Frankly, I’m disappointed that I haven’t yet heard from any attorneys.
A few years back, I had a gig in Denver. The next day, I drove south to
Colorado Springs for another show. As I entered the city limits, I saw a sign
proclaiming “Focus on the Family next exit.” (I knew they weren’t talking about
MY family.) Normally I wouldn’t get too excited about a sign like that but
this was a highway sign paid for with our tax dollars. In this country that
professes to be a land for all religions, I find it interesting that you’ll
never see a sign saying “Wiccan temple next exit.”
I whined about the sign at my concert that night. An audience member told me
what locals call the place and I thought, well, a theme park needs an
anthem. So I wrote one. It’s a fun sing along at shows although there’s a venue in
Virginia that may never book me again because of it. On the other hand, I
played it at an MCC (Metropolitan Community Church) benefit in South Carolina
and they loved it. Go figure.
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7. Two great books about animals
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My friend Mary Shafer has put together Almost Perfect, a heartwarming
collection of stories about disabled pets. As I read it I had to have a hankie
near by but damn, these stories were a great read, even the one about the rat.
The cover photo says it all – it features a very happy dog with a huge stick in
her mouth, her rear legs supported by two wheels.
_http://www.wordforgebooks.com/almostperfect/index.html_
(http://www.wordforgebooks.com/almostperfect/index.html)
The Winnipeg Humane Society has published Tell Me A Story About Pets 2, a
collection of pet stories and they’ve included the lyrics to my song “When
Cats Take Over the World.” I loved this book, with tales about everything from a
wild sparrow who visits her human friend every summer to stories about more
conventional pets. It’s a fundraiser. _www.tell-me-a-story.ca_
(http://www.tell-me-a-story.ca/)
Both of these books would make great gifts for any animal lover.
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8. Mailing list business
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You are on this list because you signed up at a concert or went online and
signed yourself up. If neither of those things happened then someone has
forwarded you this newsletter. I do not add anyone without their permission nor is
this list sold to anyone else. If you'd like to unsub, I'll cry but I won't
make you pay my therapist bill. You can do it yourself at
_www.jamieanderson.com/newsletter.html_ (http://www.jamieanderson.com/newsletter.html) . Likewise
if you'd like to change your address. Please don't forward virus warnings,
news items, jokes or petitions. With over 2,000 of you on this list it'd be
too much to keep up with the extra mail. However, I love getting mail from
fans and answer when I can: tsunamiinc at aol dot com.
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8. Ending quotes
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"We believe that the best of America is not all in Washington, D.C. ... We
believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit,
and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America, being
here with all of you hard working very patriotic, um, very, um, pro-America
areas of this great nation." --Sarah Palin, _speaking at a fundraiser_
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/17/palin-clarifies-what-part_n_135641.html)
in Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 16, 2008
"As Putin rears his head and, uh, comes into the air space of the United
States of America, where– where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over
the border." --Sarah Palin, explaining why Alaska's proximity to Russia gives
her foreign policy experience, interview with CBS's Katie Couric, Sept. 24,
2008
Huh?
VOTE!
-- Jamie
www.jamieanderson.com
www.MySpace.com/jamieandersonmusic
Buy CDs at _www.cdbaby.com/jamieanderson4_
(http://www.cdbaby.com/jamieanderson4) , _www.Goldenrod.com_ (http://www.goldenrod.com/) ,
_www.ladyslipper.org_ (http://www.ladyslipper.org/) and others. Download at _www.itunes.com_
(http://www.itunes.com/) and many more
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