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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#ff0080>The Jamie Anderson Newsletter</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Kara
Barnard and I performing in Rockford, IL, November 15,
2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Sometimes
when you hear a great solo, you just have to drop to your
knees.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Tour
schedule <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Welcome
and general blabbing <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Please
help me raise funds for my new album<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">4.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Gift
ideas<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">5.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Great
Obama music videos from around the world<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">6.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The
stories behind my songs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">7.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Two
great books about animals<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">8.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Mailing
list business <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Ending
quote<BR></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><STRONG>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0080>1. Tour Schedule</FONT></STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><STRONG>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1/08
<STRONG><U>Pensacola, FL</U></STRONG>, Radio Live at WUWF,
http://wuwf.org/radiolive/radiolive.shtml<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1/09
<STRONG><U>Gainesville, FL</U></STRONG>, Wild Iris Books,
www.wildirisbooks.com<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1/10
<STRONG><U>Ft. Myers, FL</U></STRONG>, Carefree RV Resort<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1/11
<STRONG><U>Tampa, FL</U></STRONG>, house concert<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1/16
<STRONG><U>St Petersburg Beach, FL</U></STRONG>, Silver Threads,
www.silverthreadscelebration.com<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1/17
<STRONG><U>Ft. Lauderdale, FL<o:p></o:p></U></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">3/21
<STRONG><U>New York City, NY</U></STRONG>, People’s Voice
Café<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">3/27
<STRONG><U>Binghamton, NY<o:p></o:p></U></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">3/28
<STRONG><U>Rochester, NY<o:p></o:p></U></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">5/22 –
24 <STRONG><U>VA</U></STRONG>, Virginia Women’s Music
Festival<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0080>2. Welcome and general blabbing</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>I’m writing to you from the
wintery landscape that is Ottawa. That’s Canada, not Ohio. I’ll be home in balmy
North Carolina in a couple of days and not a frozen minute too
soon.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">OBAMA!!!
I feel such hope for our country now.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">It’s
been a wild ride this month, starting with my band in DC and a rockin’ gig with
Wicked Jezabel. I so love all those girls. A few days later I set off by myself
for some gigs in Illinois and Michigan. A special thanks to my buddy Kara who
gave me a place to crash for a few days when I needed rest the most. This
middle-aged body can’t make the long drives it used to back when I started
touring. (Insert your favorite “when dinosaurs roamed the earth” metaphor here.)
My apologies to anyone who came to the Chicago gig and missed me. I hope you
were able to make the Downer’s Grove gig. Damn but that was fun. The Two Way
Street Coffeehouse has been going weekly since 1970. Let’s hope it keeps on for
38 more years.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I’m
looking forward to a Florida tour in January. (How smart of me to go there then,
eh?) And an east coast one in March. (How not smart of me to go there then. I
love you folks, I just don’t love winter.) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Stay
well everyone and enjoy whatever holiday(s) you celebrate. See you in
2009!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0080>3. Please help me raise funds for my new
album<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I need
a lot less than 700 billion and it’s not even a bail out. 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. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you
can help me with my newest album, I’d be very grateful, maybe even name my next
cat after you. It’s easy. Go to <A title=http://www.jamieanderson.com/ href="http://www.jamieanderson.com/"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.jamieanderson.com</FONT></A> and click on the link on the home
page 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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">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 2009 or early 2010. To say I’m excited about this recording is a
gross understatement. And for those of you who have heard it, yes, I’m thinking
of including “Come to Mama.” For those of you who haven't heard it, well, come
to a show. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p>~~~~~~~~~~ </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0080>4. Gift ideas<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p>~~~~~~~~~~</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">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 <A title=http://www.cdbaby.com/jamieanderson4 href="http://www.cdbaby.com/jamieanderson4"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">www.cdbaby.com/jamieanderson4</SPAN></A>, <A title=http://www.goldenrod.com/ href="http://www.goldenrod.com/"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">www.Goldenrod.com</SPAN></A>, <A title=http://www.ladyslipper.org/ href="http://www.ladyslipper.org/"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">www.ladyslipper.org</SPAN></A> and more. Download
individual songs at <A title=http://www.itunes.com/ href="http://www.itunes.com/"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">www.itunes.com</SPAN></A> and many others. Heck, there’s a
bunch of tunes at <A title=http://www.jamieanderson.com/music.html href="http://www.jamieanderson.com/music.html"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.jamieanderson.com/music.html</FONT></A> 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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0080>5. Very moving Obama music videos
<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p>I
always knew that Obama was Irish:</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A title=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xkw8ip43Vk href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xkw8ip43Vk"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xkw8ip43Vk</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">And one
more, if you can stand it, from a zydeco band. Oui on peut!
Indeed:<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<P></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A title=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvgwHGlpdQ href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvgwHGlpdQ"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvgwHGlpdQ</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0080>6. The stories behind my
songs<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Last
month I had a great time telling you about the story behind my song “Six Flags
Over Jesus.” This month I’m going to blab about “Too Busy Being Blue,” known to
some of you as the f**k you song. When I first wrote it I thought I’d take out
that word for performances but really, it doesn’t work as well to say “forget
you” or “screw you.” <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I don’t
know how my ex feels about the song but I don’t think she can argue with the
truth. I really was looking at the white spot on my left hand where our ring
used to be. The song was a way to get through my anger and what better way than
to use the f word? I know folk singers are supposed to sing about social justice
and daisies and stuff but I’m the one who wrote “Menstrual Tango” so I’m not
exactly Joan Baez. (And even she wrote “Diamonds and
Rust.”)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">And I
did lose the house and her love, along with the dog, my health insurance and
most of our friends. I have since realized that they may not have been good
friends anyway and really, with the amount of time I’m on tour having a dog is
not feasible. Besides, my ex may have dumped me unceremoniously but she was fair
in the settlement, regardless of what North Carolina law said she owed me.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">My ex
had to know there’d be songs. I wrote “I Miss the Dog (More Than I Miss You)”
and “Her Problem Now” after the break-up before her. We songwriters can’t afford
therapy, we write songs and that works well
thankyouverymuch.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">“Too
Busy Being Blue” was one of the first songs after the break-up. I’m not that
angry now. It’s been a few years and heck, I wish my ex well.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">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.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0080>7. Two great books about
animals<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">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. <A title=http://www.wordforgebooks.com/almostperfect/index.html href="http://www.wordforgebooks.com/almostperfect/index.html"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.wordforgebooks.com/almostperfect/index.html</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">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. <A title=http://www.tell-me-a-story.ca/ href="http://www.tell-me-a-story.ca/"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.tell-me-a-story.ca</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Both of
these books would make great gifts for any animal lover.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0080>8</FONT></STRONG><SPAN><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0080>. Mailing list
business<BR></FONT></STRONG></SPAN>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR><BR>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
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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 <A title=http://www.jamieanderson.com/newsletter.html href="http://www.jamieanderson.com/newsletter.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">www.jamieanderson.com/newsletter.html</SPAN></A>. Likewise
if you'd like to change your address. <STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Please
don't forward virus warnings, news items, jokes or petitions.</SPAN></STRONG>
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.<BR></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: text1"><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0080>9. Ending quote</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>“If there is anyone out there
who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who
still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still
questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer…It's the answer
spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white,
Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled.” –
Barak Obama<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Gay!!
He said “gay!” Hot damn. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Time
to don my gay apparel and get outta here. Y’all have a warm December
-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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