[Jamie-news] The Jamie Anderson Newsletter
TsunamiInc at aol.com
TsunamiInc at aol.com
Fri Feb 27 10:57:54 EST 2009
The Jamie Anderson Newsletter
Dig the big hair. Yeah, that’s me back in 1995. I just re-released this
album and you can get it at www.cdbaby.com/cd/jamieanderson5
There’s also a great sale on most of my CDs this month. Not only are they $5
off but you get a free CD with every purchase.
Details below.
1. Tour schedule
2. Welcome and general blabbing
3. Never Assume has been re-issued!
4. Please help me raise funds for my new album
5. Gonga CD sale
6. Free Jamie Anderson tapes
7. Live in Ottawa? Want a concert in your living room?
8. CarTalk played me again!
9. MySpace.com/jamieandersonmusic – please be my friend!
10. Hear my performance on RadioLive
11. Play my music on Folk Alley and help me chart
12. The stories behind my songs
13. Mailing list business
14. Ending quotes
If you’d like to contact us, please don’t use the reply function, write to
office at jamieanderson dot com. If you want to unsub or otherwise change
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1. Tour Schedule
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3/20 Rockland Country, NY, 8 pm, LINC house concert, space is limited –
reserve early, linkmembers at gmail.com
3/21 New York City, NY, 8 pm, People’s Voice Café, Unitarian Church, 40 E.
35th St (between Madison and Park), with The Belle, Lydia Adams Davis and
Kathy Byers, _www.peoplesvoicecafe.com_ (http://www.peoplesvoicecafe.com/) ,
212-787-3903
3/22 Syracuse, NY, 7:30 pm, The Palace Theatre, 2384 James St,
_www.palacetheatresyracuse.com_ (http://www.palacetheatresyracuse.com/) , benefit for
Women’s Effort, www.womenseffort.org
3/27 Binghamton, NY, Broome Community College, _schlitsey_t at sunybroome.edu_
(mailto:schlitsey_t at sunybroome.edu) (details at _www.jamieanderson.com_
(http://www.jamieanderson.com/) soon)
3/28 Webster, NY (Rochester), 8 pm, Harmony House, 58 E. Main St,
www.heartlandconcerts.org
3/29 Ontario, Canada private engagement
4/5 Philadelphia, PA, 7 pm, Tin Angel, 20 S. 2nd St., 215-928-0770,
_www.tinangel.com_ (http://www.tinangel.com/) , with Tret Fure
5/22 – 24 Virginia Women’s Music Festival, with the Broad Street Band,
www.campoutva.com
5/31 Durham, NC, Common Ground Theatre, with the Broad Street Band, also on
the bill -Tracy Drach
July 4th weekend, Durham, NC, Festival for the Eno, with the Broad Street
Band, http://enoriver.org/Festival/index.html
9/19 – 20 Ohio, Ohio Lesbian Festival, _www.ohiolba.org_
(http://www.ohiolba.org/)
10/18 Durham, NC, Common Ground Theatre, with the Tranzenders
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2. Welcome and general blabbing
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Lately I’ve been going to the gym. The only way I can force myself to do the
same motions over and over again is to have the right tune with the right
beat in my headphones. Then I can fool myself into thinking I’m dancing. Yeah,
I could dance too but I’d look pretty silly doing leaps in between the rows
of weight machines. On second thought, I couldn’t look any more ridiculous
than the sweaty grunting men bench pressing a thousand pounds or whatever.
This last week I watched most of President Obama’s address to congress. I’d
rather yank out my own teeth than listen to political speeches but damn. It’
s so nice to have a president with an IQ higher than a potato.
I’ve been at home this last month, doing my teaching thang. I’m headed for
the wilds of New York and Pennsylvania soon. Details are above. Come out to
see me, k?
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3. Never Assume has been re-issued
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My 1995 album, Never Assume, has been out of print for a few years but it’s
baaaaaack! You can get it at _www.cdbaby.com/cd/jamieanderson5_
(http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jamieanderson5) . I’ll have it at shows too. It features “When
Cats Take Over the World,” Menstrual Tango” and more. Funny woman Lisa Koch
produced it.
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4. Please help me raise funds for my new album
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As you can imagine, with this economy raising money has been slow. Keep in
mind that I need a lot less than 700 billion. I didn’t manufacture cars no one
wanted or give my CEOs huge bonuses or private jets. I AM the CEO and I
drive a 2002 Toyota. If you can help me with my newest album, I’d be very
grateful. It’s easy. Go to _www.jamieanderson.com_ (http://www.jamieanderson.com/)
and click on the link on the home page that says “Help Jamie Put Out Her New
Album.” 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’ll go
into the studio in late this year or early next. To say I’m excited about this
recording is a gross understatement.
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5. Gonga CD sale
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We don’t usually sell CDs directly but for this gonga sale, we’ll make an
exception. Get any of my CDs (except Three Bridges) for $5 off. AND with
every purchase you get a FREE Listen CD. And even better? We’ll pay the postage.
U.S. addresses only. Tell us what you want: tsunamiinc at aol dot com. You
can pay via PayPal at that address. Or you can do it the old fashioned way and
mail a check to PO Box 15003, Durham, NC, 27704.
Here’s what’s on sale:
A Promise of Light, $10
Drive All Night, $10
Listen, $10
Never Assume, $10
(More about each at http://jamieanderson.com/discography.html)
Don’t forget, you get a FREE Listen CD with EVERY purchase AND we pay the
postage.
Now ain’t that grand?
Sale ends March 31, 2009.
Did I mention the FREE CD? Oh? I did?
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6. Free Jamie Anderson tapes
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Almost free – it’s a mere $2 for shipping. There’s no other cost for this
Drive All Night tape. It’s a great quality, it’s just that it’s a tape and
hard to sell these days. Be sure to let me know your name and address: office
at jamieanderson dot com. You can send a check for $2 to PO Box 15003, Durham,
NC, 27704 or use the paypal button at _www.jamieanderson.com/music.html_
(http://www.jamieanderson.com/music.html) . While you’re there, download a few
free songs.
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7. Live in Ottawa? Want a concert in your living room?
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Hey Canadians – do you want a concert in your living room? (Or know of a
venue with a listening crowd?) House concerts are easy – like giving a party
with live music. There’s no money up front – all of my pay comes from
admission. You’d just need at least 20 people to come. I’ve got Friday, April 3 open.
Contact me if you can help: office at jamieanderson dot com.
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8. CarTalk played me again!
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Didja hear “(I Wanna) Drive” on CarTalk this last weekend? Here’s the
proof:
_http://cartalk.com/ct/searchMusic.jsp_
(http://cartalk.com/ct/searchMusic.jsp)
Scroll about halfway down and you'll see it listed. Right above is a song
from my friends The Tranzenders. How very cool is that?
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9. www.MySpace.com/jamieandersonmusic – please be my friend!
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I feel like I’m back in the 6th grade whenever I ask that but really, I
mean it.
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10. Hear my performance on RadioLive
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_http://wuwf.org/radiolive/rlisten.shtml_
(http://wuwf.org/radiolive/rlisten.shtml)
Scroll down to the January 8 show.
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11. Play my music on Folk Alley and help me chart
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Folk Alley is a great on-line radio station that plays folk music 24/7. A
few of my songs are in the open mic section. Please give them a listen and help
me move up on their charts. With enough plays they might put me on their
regular playlist.
_http://www.folkalley.com/openmic/search.php?q=likeartist&artistname=Jamie+And
erson_
(http://www.folkalley.com/openmic/search.php?q=likeartist&artistname=Jamie+Anderson)
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12. The stories behind my songs
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Last month I had a great time telling you about the story behind my song “My
Dad Loves to Sing.” This month I’m going to blab about “Drive All Night.”
It appears on my latest release Three Bridges and also on the CD with the
same title.
I was fooling around in a drop D tuning (DADGBE for you guitar geeks) and
found a cool chord progression. Most of my upbeat songs are funny tunes so I
thought I’d take a stab at writing something serious. Maybe even a love song. I’
ve got a ton of lust songs but nothing I could sing in polite company. I
thought driving was a good metaphor for feeling safe with someone. You know,
zooming-through-the-cocoon-of-night-with-your-sweetie kind of safe? One of my
favorite Cheryl Wheeler songs, “Arrow,” talks about seeing someone in the blue
TV light and I thought, “I love how someone looks in the glow of the
dashboard lights.” So I put that in there too.
I almost didn’t record the song. Heck, I almost didn’t perform it but my CD
producer, Jim Henry, liked it and he had good taste so I took his advice. We
slapped a happy mandolin on it and viola! Love song. And not a funny one.
I open most of my shows with this song ‘cause it gets me off on the right
foot. Er, tire. Whatever.
CarTalk has played it twice. Don’t tell them it isn’t about driving.
There’s a great cartoon video of this song on the home page at
_www.jamieanderson.com_ (http://www.jamieanderson.com/) . It’s also at
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCRSEu4cFfk_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCRSEu4cFfk)
Is there a Jamie Anderson song you’d like to know more about? Write to me
and maybe I’ll cover it in a future newsletter.
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13. 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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14. Ending quotes
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I got these from Jon Winokur’s column in the Funny Times
(_www.funnytimes.com_ (http://www.funnytimes.com/) ).
“When I die, I’m going to leave my body to science fiction.” – Steven
Wright
“There will be sex after death. We just won’t be able to feel it.” – Lily
Tomlin
“I don’t believe in dying. It’s been done.” – George Burns
Maybe I need to write a happy song about death.
Happy March, everyone! I hope to see you at a show --
-- Jamie
www.jamieanderson.com
www.MySpace.com/jamieandersonmusic
Buy CDs at _www.cdbaby.com/jamieanderson4_
(http://www.cdbaby.com/jamieanderson4) , _www.cdbaby.com/cd/jamieanderson5_
(http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jamieanderson5) , _www.Goldenrod.com_ (http://www.goldenrod.com/) ,
_www.ladyslipper.org_ (http://www.ladyslipper.org/) and more. Download at _www.itunes.com_
(http://www.itunes.com/) and many more
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