Hudson, NY - March 30
Essex, MA - March 31
Worcester, MA - April 5
Andover, MA - April 7
Pittsburgh, PA - April 12
Urbana, IL - April 28
Indianapolis, IN - April 29
Pittsburgh, PA - April 30
Haledon, NJ - May 1
Camp Hill, PA - May 4
Albany, NY - May 5
Havre-de-Grace, MD - May 11-13
Chicago, IL - May 16-20th
Do you live in any of these towns or know anyone who does? Please help me spread the word... forward this newsletter to folks who might enjoy it ... and invite your friends both far and near to come to my shows. I depend on you all for this favor... you know they won't be hearing about my shows from Clearchannel or Fox News.
details of these and all upcoming gigs continuously updating at my tourdates page.
If you've got an upcoming conference, convention, riot, rally or any kind of event where my music would inspire and fire up people, please let me know!
Now booking:
September 4-26 Ireland?? Denmark?? Sweden??
October Midwest
I'm open to any and all work, though - don't let those suggestions deter you from proposing something else.
See you on the road and in the streets!
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IN THIS ISSUE:
MOVING DAY!!! AND A GREEN MOUNTAIN GRASS HOUSE CONCERT AT MY NEW HOUSE!!
IMMOKALEE WORKERS NEED YOU AGAIN
WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY
BEST SIGNS SEEN ON THE FLORIDA TOUR
COOL LINKS
FAMILY NEWS, BIRTHDAYS
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE NOW
BUY MUSIC, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE
THE TOUR
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NEW HOUSE/APRIL 12th HOUSEWARMING with GREEN MOUNTAIN GRASS
After complaining in last month's newsletter about not having enough to do in April... I happened upon a darling 3 bedroom Victorian house that's twice the size of the house I'm living in - for $37,000!!! It needs some TLC of course, but I closed on March 26th! When I get home from this tour I can begin packing, doing my taxes and moving... that should fill up those empty hours I was worried about...
I'm completely moving in on May 1st, but on April 12th I'm going to have a special housewarming party featuring Green Mountain Grass from Austin, TX.
Green Mountain Grass has been raising the roof at the Kerrville Folk Festival and I know you'll all be enchanted and dazzled by this fabulous young band. Come see my new house and hear some great music starting at 6PM on April 12th. I'll provide some refreshments, but you're welcome to bring some too...
I'm suggesting a $10-20 donation. I'm also signing folks up for a moving crew.
So, you Pittsburgh & vicinity folks come on by. I'll have a virtual housewarming on my blog too, with pictures & such. This is the first of what I hope will be many happy parties at my new house.
Starting MAYDAY 2007, send all snail mail to:
Anne Feeney
2240 Milligan Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
and I may be losing my 412.241.7664 phone number. I'll let you know if I get a new phone number. In the meantime, try 412.877.6480 (my cell) ... I'm on the road with it most of the time anyway...
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THE IMMOKALEE WORKERS ARE ON THE MOVE!
Stay tuned to the CIW (Coalition of Immokalee Workers) website in the coming two weeks as the national movement for Fair Food gears up for two days of historic action, April 13-14, in Chicago!
It's particularly ironic that Burger King entered into an historic agreement with PETA to purchase humanely slaughtered beef for their fast food chain. If only Burger King had as much interest in the PEOPLE who harvest their tomatoes!!
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BEST SIGNS SEEN ON THE FLORIDA TOUR --
At the Sarasota Peace Rally on March 17th I saw:
THE RAPTURE is not an exit strategy
PELOSI '07
(I had to think about that one for a minute... this isn't an election year... but she *is* third in line if the offices of the President and Vice President were vacated by impeachment, indictment....)
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COOL LINKS
If you didn't get enough fun on St Patrick's Day, let me invite you to my blog to check out the photo essay of my tour there last September ...
PART ONE
PART TWO
This year on April 28th there will be events all over the world commemorating Workers' Memorial Day -- the day that recognizes that countless thousands of workers die every year from doing their jobs. Read more about it at the two links below...
AFL-CIO website
My Workers' Memorial Day Page
And if you haven't seen the new Apple I-rack, check it out...
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GET HUMAN
It's hard to get a human on the line when you call a company. Usually you have to go through a slew of automated call routing. Try this website on for size:
At GetHuman.com, a database of 500 call center numbers and the codes needed to get to a human.
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FAMILY NEWS & BIRTHDAYS
Happy Birthday (belated) to Shirley Shultz, Mary Madeira, Joe McCahill, Bette Jacobson, Ron Berlin and April birthday wishes to Rosanna Lane!
Jon Christian McCahill is studying this semester in Spain and having a ball. Ed McCahill's work schedule has eased up some - he and Terry, Ryan and Collin all doing very well and extended delicious hospitality to me and Julie - including a home made spice cake. Joe and Rhonda served up an exquisite meal for us too.
Karen McCahill is on a 60 mile walking pilgrimage in Spain with Kay and other family members -- I hope to have some details and pictures next month.
Dan and Monique's wedding plans are coming along swimmingly. If you'd love to come to their June 16th wedding in Pasadena, let me know and I'll try to get you an invitation. I'm doing my best to be the low-pressure suegra (mother-in-law)...
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BUY MUSIC, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE
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Amazon is a terrible place to buy music and books. They give authors and artists a terrible deal.
You can also download all my stuff (Ringtones too) at Itunes and most online music sales sites.
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You can read the news there with photos & live links added...If you've never checked it out, you should!
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NATIONAL HEALTH CARE NOW!!
Here's a link to a very coherent article about why universal health care is the only way to go...
In Health Care Reform Debate, Single-Payer System is Labor’s Only Clear Choice — Rose Ann DeMoro
Union members have a huge stake in the present debate on health care reform.
At a time when employers routinely slash or eliminate health benefits for workers and their families or force union members on strike to preserve those benefits, when insurance plans routinely restrict workers’ choice of doctors and prescription drugs, and when more working families declare bankruptcy due to medical debt, only one reform can provide the health care security working people need: single-payer.
Under single-payer, you don’t face the loss of health benefits if you lose your job or are forced out on strike. You don’t face employers constantly shifting costs onto your back. You don’t have to worry about retiree health care if you are able to retire before age 65. And you are no longer at the mercy of the insurance industry predators who routinely deny care.
NOT A DREAM
Single-payer is not a dream. It’s legislation—House Resolution 676, introduced by Congressmen John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich, with dozens of co-authors. It also has the backing of 235 labor organizations in 40 states, including 17 AFL-CIO state federations and 60 county/regional central labor councils. Several states, including California and Illinois, also have single-payer bills in the hopper.
Does single-payer work? Every industrialized nation in the world except the U.S. has either a single-payer system, like Medicare, or a national health system, like our veterans health system. That’s why the U.S. stumbles along at 37th in the world in overall health care quality, according to the World Health Organization.
Under single-payer, all health care revenues go into one publicly administered pool of money that pays for all medically necessary services delivered by doctors, hospitals, and other providers.
Its guiding principles are:
Read the rest on the Labor Notes website..
(By the way, Labor Notes is one of the best sources in the world for what's going on in the labor movement!)
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THE TOUR
Friday, March 30th, 2007 8:00 PM
House Concert at Melanie's
Hudson, NY 12534
Price: $10-20 pay what u can
more details soon ... email melanie at melanie(@)hudsonholistic.com to reserve a space!
Saturday, March 31st, 2007 8:00 PM
One World Coffeehouse
First Universalist Church
59 Main Street
Essex, MA 01929
978-768-7056
Price: $15
Thursday, April 5th, 2007 1:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert at Worcester State College
Student Activities Building - North/South Auditorium
486 Chandler St
Worcester, MA 01602
508-929-8635
Price: free and open to the public
crice@worcester.edu for more information
Thursday, April 5th, 2007 7:30 PM
Benefit Concert for Lynne Simonds*
Stone Soup Collective Performance Space
4 King St
Worcester, MA 01602
617-298-0388
Price: $20 or whatever you can afford
cdolgon@worcester.edu has more information
Saturday, April 7th, 2007 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
The Coffeehouse on Locke Street
Six Locke Street
Andover, MA 01810
978.475.4454
Price: $12
Doors open at 7:30pm. Music at 8:00pm
Where: Six Locke Street, just steps from Andover, Massachusetts town center
Who: Families, newcomers, old friends, neighbors
Why: For good music, good company, good grub
Suggested donation is $12. (No one has ever been turned away in the history of The Coffeehouse.) Help yourself to a selection of hot and cold beverages (non-alcoholic) and sweet treats while you enjoy the show.
The Coffeehouse at Six Locke Street is hosted, on the first Saturday of every month, by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Andover.
Saturday, April 28th, 2007 3:00 PM
Central IL Jobs with Justice presents - MAYDAY / WORKERS' MEMORIAL SOLIDARITY DAY
Independent Media Center
202 S. Broadway (corner of broadway and elm)
Urbana, IL 61801
217-356-8247
Price: $5
This event is in honor of the campaign for the eight-hour day ( Haymarket in Chicago 1886 ) and those who died to make the eight hour day a reality. Also honoring those workers locally and nationally who have died on the job-site.
But in particular, this event will also be a living celebration of the recent struggles by the University of Illinois Unions ( IEA ( Illinois Education Assoc. ), IFT ( Illinois Federation of Teachers ), AFSCME, and SEIU ) for a fair and decent contract.
An event to honor these brave and UNIFIED fighting Unions for their struggle and the struggle of ALL Working People in their pursuit of a just and decent standard of living ! Come join us in a celebration of music, food (while it lasts), fun, and solidarity - children under 12 free!
Please contact ; David Johnson 356-8247 or unionyes@ameritech.net OR Germaine Light
Sunday, April 29th, 2007 7:00 PM
MayDay in Indianapolis
Wheeler Art Center
1035 Sanders St
Indianapolis, IN
Ron Haldeman is the contact - ronjane@igc.org
Monday, April 30th, 2007 7:00 PM
The Battle of Homestead Foundation presents Anne Feeney, George Mann and Julius Margolin, and a special screening of "A Union Man"
The Pump House
East Waterfront Drive
Homestead, PA
412.877.6480
Price: $10 suggested
I'll do a set from 7PM-7:30 sharp & then we'll screen "A Union Man," the wonderfully inspiring and touching film about the life of my pal, Julius Margolin. The oldest member of the NYC Labor Council, Julius has been an organizer and activist since before the birth of the CIO. Now 90 years old and going strong, Julius is guaranteed to energize and educate you in both story and song during the concert and Q&A which will follow the screening of the short film. Julius performs with his longtime friend and very talented accompanist and co-writer, George Mann.
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 7:00 PM
Mayday!!!
Botto House American Labor Museum
83 Norwood St
Haledon, NJ
Friday, May 4th, 2007 8:00 PM
PA ACLU Statewide Convention
Radisson Hotel
Camp Hill, PA
Saturday, May 5th, 2007 12:00 PM
Mayday Concert
Steamer No 10 Theater
500 Western Ave
Albany, NY 12203
518-861-5627
margie rosencranz is the contact
Friday, May 11th-Sunday, May 13th, 2007
Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival
Ramblewood Resort
2564 Silver Road
Darlington, MD 21035
Wednesday, May 16th-Saturday, May 19th, 2007
Regina Polk Leadership Institute for Union Women
Pheasant Run Resort
St Charles, IL
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Fellow Travelers' Advisory from Anne Feeney - MARCH 2007, VOLUME TWO, #12
IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:
Pittsburgh, PA - March 9
Harrisburg, PA - March 10
Pittsburgh, PA - March 11
Washington, DC - March 12
Jacksonville, FL - March 14
Tallahassee, FL - March 15
Gainesville, FL - March 16
Sarasota, FL - March 17
Clearwater, FL - March 18
West Palm Beach, FL - March 21
N Miami, FL - March 22
Bradenton, FL - March 23
Fort Myers, FL - March 25
Jacksonville, FL - March 27
Hudson, NY - March 30
Essex, MA - March 31
Worcester, MA - April 5
Andover, MA - April 7
details of these and all upcoming gigs continuously updating at my website.
and then THREE WEEKS WITH NO WORK IN APRIL!!! Help! If you've got something going on between April 8th and April 29th, call me!
ESPECIALLY... I'm looking for April 28th - Workers' Memorial Day - in Dayton, Columbus, Cincinnati or even Louisville or St Louis - Call me at 412.241.7664
If you've got an upcoming conference, convention, riot, rally or any kind of event where my music would inspire and fire up people, please let me know!
Now booking:
May 19-26 Chicago, IL - Kerrville, TX
June 9-14 Kerrville, TX - Pasadena, CA
June 17- July 3 - LA, CA - Seattle, WA/Vancouver, BC
July 4 - July 13 Seattle/Vancouver - Eugene, OR
September 4-26 Ireland?? Denmark?? Sweden??
October-Nov Midwest
I'm open to any and all work, though - don't let those suggestions deter you from proposing something else.
See you on the road and in the streets!
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IN THIS ISSUE:
BUY MUSIC, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE
TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY
FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY
SICK DAZE
WHERE'S THE MONEY??
THE TOUR
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BUY MUSIC, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE
CDBaby has all my CDs. It's a great company - providing super customer service and great treatment of artists and employees. Visit CDBaby to listen to and buy my recordings.
Amazon is a terrible place to buy music and books. They give authors and artists a terrible deal.
You can also download all my stuff (Ringtones too) at Itunes and most online music sales sites.
You can have this newsletter delivered to you inbox each month by going to my website.
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TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY
It's hard to believe I've been sending out these missives for two years now! Welcome to the twenty-fourth monthly issue of the Fellow Travelers' Advisory.
Let me know what you're up to these days, and be sure to tell folks that you know along my tour route that I'm headed their way.... this is totally a word-of-mouth career I've got! (Better yet, send them a copy of one of my CDs!!)
Your generosity and support mean so very much to me. This is such a precarious, fragile vocation. If it weren't for all the wonderful things that you do for me, I'd have to quit. It's hard to find the words to express my appreciation to all of you who have found me work, presented me in concert, housed me, fed me, told your friends about me, bought my CDs... Thanks for all that, and for subscribing to my newsletter!
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FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Of course the anniversary that is on all our minds is the fourth anniversary of Operation Quagmire. Much of my March touring is focused on anti-war activities. I'll be doing a show in Pittsburgh at Garfield Artworks and also passing the hat for the Pittsburgh Anti-War Committee when I perform at Jim and LLouise Altes' house concert series on March 11th. (By the way, seats are going reallllllllllly fast for that cozy house concert - reserve right away if you plan on coming!)
I'm particularly excited that Troops Out Now! has called for an encampment on the national mall as Congress debates Bush's budget (be sure to check out the brilliant article on the budget that's clickable a little later on in this newsletter...)
I'll also be at a large demonstration in Sarasota on March 17th. Wherever you are this month, there will be ways to oppose this war. Please call your members of Congress and attend local anti-war activities if you can't come camp out on the National Mall in front of the Capitol.
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SICK DAYS
I've really been plagued with a nasty cold/flu/100 days' cough this year... I'm hoping that my March tour in Florida will expiate the last of the demons. A *lot* of people heard me singing through the sickness in January and February. (It's always been a lesson in humility to me that most people can't tell that I'm sick when I sing. I guess there's just not that much difference between my best voice and my worst voice in most people's ears.) As a self-employed person, I don't have much of a safety net. .. and besides - the show must go on, right?
It's been a long time since I was an employee, but every job I ever had (even as a counter worker at Arby's) included paid sick days - usually one per every month worked - and in most places I worked those days accumulated. It was another disheartening bit of news to learn that very few workers have paid sick days any more. Among the lowest wage earners fewer than 1 in 5 have paid sick days. Only 15% of food industry workers have paid sick days. That's not just mean, it's crazy! The Healthy Families Act (S 932 and HR 1902) would begin to address this problem by requiring at least larger employers to provide some paid days off for workers who are sick.
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WHERE'S THE MONEY?
As Bush continues to get his war on, met with only token "non-binding" opposition to his "surge" in Iraq, he proposes a budget that makes all his tax cuts for the rich permanent, and calls for still deeper cuts in domestic programs. As we witnessed with Hurricane Katrina, those budget cuts have consequences... real life-and-death consequences. The scandalous living conditions provided for our troops at Walter Reed reveal another place where we've been hiding our budget cuts. Maybe you're wondering to yourself it Britney Spears' shaved head was really the most important news story of the past two weeks. I highly recommend this brilliant piece that appeared in Rolling Stone last week... (and thanks to Senator Bernie Sanders for culling and compiling these much-needed examples from the proposed Federal Budget.)
THE LOW POST: Medicare vs. Britney
Why a brainless Mouseketeer gets more ink than the federal budget
MATT TAIBBI in Rolling Stone
If the Estate Tax goes, the heirs to the Mars candy corporation -- (some of the world's evilest scumbags, incidentally, routinely ripped by human rights organizations for trafficking in child labor to work cocoa farms in places like Cote D'Ivoire) -- will receive about $11.7 billion in tax breaks. That's more than three times the amount Bush wants to cut from the VA budget ($3.4 billion) over the same time period.
read the whole article ...
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THE TOUR
Friday, March 9th, 2007 7:30 PM
All Ages Anti-War Concert
Garfield Artworks
4931 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Vanessa German and Rebecca Cooper will also present performance poetry at this all ages show. Bring a tax-deductible check to the Thomas Merton Center with "anti-war committee" in the memo!
Saturday, March 10th, 2007 7:00 PM
Benefit Concert for United for Progress - Harrisburg's Fabulous Labor Radio Show
Steelworkers' Local 1688 Hall
200 Gibson St
Steelton, PA 17113
717-448-1953
Price: $10
Rick Smith's show on WHYL, 960 AM airs on Saturdays from 2-5 - and also streams on the internet, so you can listen or call in from home - WHYL Call in (717) 960-0960 - all shows are available as podcasts, too, so that you can get your labor news on the run!
Sunday, March 11th, 2007 4:00 PM
Friendship House Concerts Presents Anne Feeney
Jim and LLouise Altes' House
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Price: $10
more details soon.
Monday, March 12th, 2007 3:00 PM
Encampment to Stop the War
National Mall
3rd between Constitution and Independence
Washington, DC
During the week beginning March 12, Congress will begin voting on Bush´s request for $100 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afganistan. If Congress votes to cut off funds, they can end the war now and bring the troops home. If they approve Bush´s war funds, the killing, and dying and occupation will go on…it´s as simple as that. This vote will be the most important war related vote since Congress voted to authorized Bush to invade and occupy Iraq in October of 2002. The antiwar movement must be there to let Congress know that we won´t let them get away with it this time. The exact time I'm performing will be posted as soon as I know it.
Wednesday, March 14th - 12-2PM
Music and Art in the Labor Movement- An International Exhibit with Music
University of North Florida - Jacksonville, FL
Building #14/Room #1700
(Student Services Auditorium)
Swedish visual artist Julie Leonardsson will show his extraordinary lithographs of the steel industry and his hilarious satirical cartoons and discuss his work as a left wing political artist in Sweden. His wife, Anne Feeney, will add some songs of the US labor movement, and discuss the anti-globalization movements in North America and Europe.
Thursday, March 15th, 2007 6:30 PM
Concert and Pot Luck!
Imaginary Fool's Juggling, Singing and Gourmet Supper Club
Tallahassee, FL
850-878-4149
Price: $10 suggested
Friday, March 16th, 2007 8:00 PM
Iguana Benefit
The 2nd Street Bakery
1511 NW 2nd St
Gainesville, FL
352-505-5039
Price: $10
discounted advance tickets available at The Iguana
Saturday, March 17th, 2007 1:00 PM
Rally for Peace - Remembering 4 Years of the War on Iraq
Island Park at the Sarasota Bayfront
Sarasota, FL
941-366-5008
with Mindy Simmons, Jim Glover, James Hawkins, Aidan Delgado and other guest speakers and musicians - Rally is from 1-4:30 PM
Sunday, March 18th, 2007 9:00 and 11AM
Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater
2470 Nursery Road
Clearwater, FL 33764
727-543-0288
all welcome
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney CD Release Party - "If I Can't Dance"
Unarmed Underground Arts Center
1148 Okechobee Road, #10
West Palm Beach, FL
561 820 8805
Price: $10
a live acoustic performance of original songs & some classic FOLK favorites. All ages are welcomed.
a modest donation is requested for the artist...$10 suggested. soft drinks and snacks will be on hand, or BYOB - This is an indoor/outdoor venue, rain or shine, hope to see you all then.
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
Luna Star Cafe
775 NE 125th St
North Miami, FL 33161
Price: $10
Friday, March 23rd, 2007 8:00 PM
Think Globally - Act Vocally - An Evening with James Durst and Anne Feeney
Fogartyville Cafe
800 17th Avenue W
Bradenton, FL 34205
941-741-9755
Price: $15
James Durst is a fabulous performer and this will be a most memorable evening...
check out http://jamesdurst.com - You can get advance tickets at the club for $12.
Sunday, March 25th, 2007 10:30 AM
Justice Sunday
Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
322 15th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
941-746-0067
all welcome - muuf1@verizon.net
Sunday, March 25th, 2007 3:00 PM
Wendyl presents
Manna Reading Center
2040 Collier Ave.
Fort Myers, FL
(239) 277-7866
Price: $10-20 donation
pay what you can... come and enjoy!
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 12:00 PM
Concert at UNF
University of North Florida Campus Theater -- Robinson Student Services Building (Building #14, Room #1700)
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South
Jacksonville, FL
904.620.1654
sswart@unf.edu is the email contact
Friday, March 30th, 2007 8:00 PM
House Concert at Melanie's
Hudson, NY 12534
Price: $10-20 pay what u can
email melanie at melanie(@)hudsonholistic.com to reserve a space!
Saturday, March 31st, 2007 8:00 PM
One World Coffeehouse
First Universalist Church
59 Main Street
Essex, MA 01929
978-768-7056
Price: $15
Thursday, April 5th, 2007 1:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert at Worcester State College
Student Activities Building - North/South Auditorium
486 Chandler St
Worcester, MA 01602
508-929-8635
Price: free and open to the public
crice@worcester.edu for more information
there will be an evening event, too. check http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html for latest news
Saturday, April 7th, 2007 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
The Coffeehouse on Locke Street
Six Locke Street
Andover, MA 01810
978.475.4454
Price: $12
Doors open at 7:30pm. Music at 8:00pm
Where: Six Locke Street, just steps from Andover, Massachusetts town center
Sunday, April 29th, 2007 7:00 PM
MayDay in Indianapolis
Wheeler Art Center
1035 Sanders St
Indianapolis, IN
Ron Haldeman is the contact - ronjane@igc.org
Monday, April 30th, 2007 7:00 PM
The Battle of Homestead Foundation presents Anne Feeney, George Mann and Julius Margolin, and a special screening of "A Union Man"
The Pump House
East Waterfront Drive
Homestead, PA
412.877.6480
Price: $10 suggested
I'll do a set from 7PM-7:30 sharp & then we'll screen "A Union Man," the wonderfully inspiring and touching film about the life of my pal, Julius Margolin. The oldest member of the NYC Labor Council, Julius has been an organizer and activist since before the birth of the CIO. Now 90 years old and going strong, Julius is guaranteed to energize and educate you in both story and song during the concert and Q&A which will follow the screening of the short film. Julius performs with his longtime friend and very talented accompanist and co-writer, George Mann.
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 7:00 PM
Mayday!!!
Botto House American Labor Museum
83 Norwood St
Haledon, NJ
Friday, May 4th, 2007 8:00 PM
PA ACLU Statewide Convention
Radisson Hotel
Camp Hill, PA
Saturday, May 5th, 2007 12:00 PM
Mayday Concert (tentative)
Steamer No 10 Theater
500 Western Ave
Albany, NY 12203
518-861-5627
margie rosencranz is the contact
Friday, May 11th - Sunday, May 13th
Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival
Ramblewood Resort
2564 Silver Road
Darlington, MD 21035
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That's all for now. See you soon somewhere!
Pittsburgh, PA - March 9
Harrisburg, PA - March 10
Pittsburgh, PA - March 11
Washington, DC - March 12
Jacksonville, FL - March 14
Tallahassee, FL - March 15
Gainesville, FL - March 16
Sarasota, FL - March 17
Clearwater, FL - March 18
West Palm Beach, FL - March 21
N Miami, FL - March 22
Bradenton, FL - March 23
Fort Myers, FL - March 25
Jacksonville, FL - March 27
Hudson, NY - March 30
Essex, MA - March 31
Worcester, MA - April 5
Andover, MA - April 7
details of these and all upcoming gigs continuously updating at my website.
and then THREE WEEKS WITH NO WORK IN APRIL!!! Help! If you've got something going on between April 8th and April 29th, call me!
ESPECIALLY... I'm looking for April 28th - Workers' Memorial Day - in Dayton, Columbus, Cincinnati or even Louisville or St Louis - Call me at 412.241.7664
If you've got an upcoming conference, convention, riot, rally or any kind of event where my music would inspire and fire up people, please let me know!
Now booking:
May 19-26 Chicago, IL - Kerrville, TX
June 9-14 Kerrville, TX - Pasadena, CA
June 17- July 3 - LA, CA - Seattle, WA/Vancouver, BC
July 4 - July 13 Seattle/Vancouver - Eugene, OR
September 4-26 Ireland?? Denmark?? Sweden??
October-Nov Midwest
I'm open to any and all work, though - don't let those suggestions deter you from proposing something else.
See you on the road and in the streets!
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IN THIS ISSUE:
BUY MUSIC, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE
TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY
FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY
SICK DAZE
WHERE'S THE MONEY??
THE TOUR
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BUY MUSIC, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE
CDBaby has all my CDs. It's a great company - providing super customer service and great treatment of artists and employees. Visit CDBaby to listen to and buy my recordings.
Amazon is a terrible place to buy music and books. They give authors and artists a terrible deal.
You can also download all my stuff (Ringtones too) at Itunes and most online music sales sites.
You can have this newsletter delivered to you inbox each month by going to my website.
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TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY
It's hard to believe I've been sending out these missives for two years now! Welcome to the twenty-fourth monthly issue of the Fellow Travelers' Advisory.
Let me know what you're up to these days, and be sure to tell folks that you know along my tour route that I'm headed their way.... this is totally a word-of-mouth career I've got! (Better yet, send them a copy of one of my CDs!!)
Your generosity and support mean so very much to me. This is such a precarious, fragile vocation. If it weren't for all the wonderful things that you do for me, I'd have to quit. It's hard to find the words to express my appreciation to all of you who have found me work, presented me in concert, housed me, fed me, told your friends about me, bought my CDs... Thanks for all that, and for subscribing to my newsletter!
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FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Of course the anniversary that is on all our minds is the fourth anniversary of Operation Quagmire. Much of my March touring is focused on anti-war activities. I'll be doing a show in Pittsburgh at Garfield Artworks and also passing the hat for the Pittsburgh Anti-War Committee when I perform at Jim and LLouise Altes' house concert series on March 11th. (By the way, seats are going reallllllllllly fast for that cozy house concert - reserve right away if you plan on coming!)
I'm particularly excited that Troops Out Now! has called for an encampment on the national mall as Congress debates Bush's budget (be sure to check out the brilliant article on the budget that's clickable a little later on in this newsletter...)
I'll also be at a large demonstration in Sarasota on March 17th. Wherever you are this month, there will be ways to oppose this war. Please call your members of Congress and attend local anti-war activities if you can't come camp out on the National Mall in front of the Capitol.
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SICK DAYS
I've really been plagued with a nasty cold/flu/100 days' cough this year... I'm hoping that my March tour in Florida will expiate the last of the demons. A *lot* of people heard me singing through the sickness in January and February. (It's always been a lesson in humility to me that most people can't tell that I'm sick when I sing. I guess there's just not that much difference between my best voice and my worst voice in most people's ears.) As a self-employed person, I don't have much of a safety net. .. and besides - the show must go on, right?
It's been a long time since I was an employee, but every job I ever had (even as a counter worker at Arby's) included paid sick days - usually one per every month worked - and in most places I worked those days accumulated. It was another disheartening bit of news to learn that very few workers have paid sick days any more. Among the lowest wage earners fewer than 1 in 5 have paid sick days. Only 15% of food industry workers have paid sick days. That's not just mean, it's crazy! The Healthy Families Act (S 932 and HR 1902) would begin to address this problem by requiring at least larger employers to provide some paid days off for workers who are sick.
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WHERE'S THE MONEY?
As Bush continues to get his war on, met with only token "non-binding" opposition to his "surge" in Iraq, he proposes a budget that makes all his tax cuts for the rich permanent, and calls for still deeper cuts in domestic programs. As we witnessed with Hurricane Katrina, those budget cuts have consequences... real life-and-death consequences. The scandalous living conditions provided for our troops at Walter Reed reveal another place where we've been hiding our budget cuts. Maybe you're wondering to yourself it Britney Spears' shaved head was really the most important news story of the past two weeks. I highly recommend this brilliant piece that appeared in Rolling Stone last week... (and thanks to Senator Bernie Sanders for culling and compiling these much-needed examples from the proposed Federal Budget.)
THE LOW POST: Medicare vs. Britney
Why a brainless Mouseketeer gets more ink than the federal budget
MATT TAIBBI in Rolling Stone
If the Estate Tax goes, the heirs to the Mars candy corporation -- (some of the world's evilest scumbags, incidentally, routinely ripped by human rights organizations for trafficking in child labor to work cocoa farms in places like Cote D'Ivoire) -- will receive about $11.7 billion in tax breaks. That's more than three times the amount Bush wants to cut from the VA budget ($3.4 billion) over the same time period.
read the whole article ...
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THE TOUR
Friday, March 9th, 2007 7:30 PM
All Ages Anti-War Concert
Garfield Artworks
4931 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Vanessa German and Rebecca Cooper will also present performance poetry at this all ages show. Bring a tax-deductible check to the Thomas Merton Center with "anti-war committee" in the memo!
Saturday, March 10th, 2007 7:00 PM
Benefit Concert for United for Progress - Harrisburg's Fabulous Labor Radio Show
Steelworkers' Local 1688 Hall
200 Gibson St
Steelton, PA 17113
717-448-1953
Price: $10
Rick Smith's show on WHYL, 960 AM airs on Saturdays from 2-5 - and also streams on the internet, so you can listen or call in from home - WHYL Call in (717) 960-0960 - all shows are available as podcasts, too, so that you can get your labor news on the run!
Sunday, March 11th, 2007 4:00 PM
Friendship House Concerts Presents Anne Feeney
Jim and LLouise Altes' House
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Price: $10
more details soon.
Monday, March 12th, 2007 3:00 PM
Encampment to Stop the War
National Mall
3rd between Constitution and Independence
Washington, DC
During the week beginning March 12, Congress will begin voting on Bush´s request for $100 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afganistan. If Congress votes to cut off funds, they can end the war now and bring the troops home. If they approve Bush´s war funds, the killing, and dying and occupation will go on…it´s as simple as that. This vote will be the most important war related vote since Congress voted to authorized Bush to invade and occupy Iraq in October of 2002. The antiwar movement must be there to let Congress know that we won´t let them get away with it this time. The exact time I'm performing will be posted as soon as I know it.
Wednesday, March 14th - 12-2PM
Music and Art in the Labor Movement- An International Exhibit with Music
University of North Florida - Jacksonville, FL
Building #14/Room #1700
(Student Services Auditorium)
Swedish visual artist Julie Leonardsson will show his extraordinary lithographs of the steel industry and his hilarious satirical cartoons and discuss his work as a left wing political artist in Sweden. His wife, Anne Feeney, will add some songs of the US labor movement, and discuss the anti-globalization movements in North America and Europe.
Thursday, March 15th, 2007 6:30 PM
Concert and Pot Luck!
Imaginary Fool's Juggling, Singing and Gourmet Supper Club
Tallahassee, FL
850-878-4149
Price: $10 suggested
Friday, March 16th, 2007 8:00 PM
Iguana Benefit
The 2nd Street Bakery
1511 NW 2nd St
Gainesville, FL
352-505-5039
Price: $10
discounted advance tickets available at The Iguana
Saturday, March 17th, 2007 1:00 PM
Rally for Peace - Remembering 4 Years of the War on Iraq
Island Park at the Sarasota Bayfront
Sarasota, FL
941-366-5008
with Mindy Simmons, Jim Glover, James Hawkins, Aidan Delgado and other guest speakers and musicians - Rally is from 1-4:30 PM
Sunday, March 18th, 2007 9:00 and 11AM
Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater
2470 Nursery Road
Clearwater, FL 33764
727-543-0288
all welcome
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney CD Release Party - "If I Can't Dance"
Unarmed Underground Arts Center
1148 Okechobee Road, #10
West Palm Beach, FL
561 820 8805
Price: $10
a live acoustic performance of original songs & some classic FOLK favorites. All ages are welcomed.
a modest donation is requested for the artist...$10 suggested. soft drinks and snacks will be on hand, or BYOB - This is an indoor/outdoor venue, rain or shine, hope to see you all then.
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
Luna Star Cafe
775 NE 125th St
North Miami, FL 33161
Price: $10
Friday, March 23rd, 2007 8:00 PM
Think Globally - Act Vocally - An Evening with James Durst and Anne Feeney
Fogartyville Cafe
800 17th Avenue W
Bradenton, FL 34205
941-741-9755
Price: $15
James Durst is a fabulous performer and this will be a most memorable evening...
check out http://jamesdurst.com - You can get advance tickets at the club for $12.
Sunday, March 25th, 2007 10:30 AM
Justice Sunday
Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
322 15th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
941-746-0067
all welcome - muuf1@verizon.net
Sunday, March 25th, 2007 3:00 PM
Wendyl presents
Manna Reading Center
2040 Collier Ave.
Fort Myers, FL
(239) 277-7866
Price: $10-20 donation
pay what you can... come and enjoy!
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 12:00 PM
Concert at UNF
University of North Florida Campus Theater -- Robinson Student Services Building (Building #14, Room #1700)
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South
Jacksonville, FL
904.620.1654
sswart@unf.edu is the email contact
Friday, March 30th, 2007 8:00 PM
House Concert at Melanie's
Hudson, NY 12534
Price: $10-20 pay what u can
email melanie at melanie(@)hudsonholistic.com to reserve a space!
Saturday, March 31st, 2007 8:00 PM
One World Coffeehouse
First Universalist Church
59 Main Street
Essex, MA 01929
978-768-7056
Price: $15
Thursday, April 5th, 2007 1:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert at Worcester State College
Student Activities Building - North/South Auditorium
486 Chandler St
Worcester, MA 01602
508-929-8635
Price: free and open to the public
crice@worcester.edu for more information
there will be an evening event, too. check http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html for latest news
Saturday, April 7th, 2007 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
The Coffeehouse on Locke Street
Six Locke Street
Andover, MA 01810
978.475.4454
Price: $12
Doors open at 7:30pm. Music at 8:00pm
Where: Six Locke Street, just steps from Andover, Massachusetts town center
Sunday, April 29th, 2007 7:00 PM
MayDay in Indianapolis
Wheeler Art Center
1035 Sanders St
Indianapolis, IN
Ron Haldeman is the contact - ronjane@igc.org
Monday, April 30th, 2007 7:00 PM
The Battle of Homestead Foundation presents Anne Feeney, George Mann and Julius Margolin, and a special screening of "A Union Man"
The Pump House
East Waterfront Drive
Homestead, PA
412.877.6480
Price: $10 suggested
I'll do a set from 7PM-7:30 sharp & then we'll screen "A Union Man," the wonderfully inspiring and touching film about the life of my pal, Julius Margolin. The oldest member of the NYC Labor Council, Julius has been an organizer and activist since before the birth of the CIO. Now 90 years old and going strong, Julius is guaranteed to energize and educate you in both story and song during the concert and Q&A which will follow the screening of the short film. Julius performs with his longtime friend and very talented accompanist and co-writer, George Mann.
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 7:00 PM
Mayday!!!
Botto House American Labor Museum
83 Norwood St
Haledon, NJ
Friday, May 4th, 2007 8:00 PM
PA ACLU Statewide Convention
Radisson Hotel
Camp Hill, PA
Saturday, May 5th, 2007 12:00 PM
Mayday Concert (tentative)
Steamer No 10 Theater
500 Western Ave
Albany, NY 12203
518-861-5627
margie rosencranz is the contact
Friday, May 11th - Sunday, May 13th
Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival
Ramblewood Resort
2564 Silver Road
Darlington, MD 21035
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That's all for now. See you soon somewhere!
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Fellow Travelers' Advisory from Anne Feeney - FEBRUARY 2007, VOLUME TWO, #11
Fellow Travelers' Advisory from Anne Feeney
FEBRUARY 2007, VOLUME TWO, #11
Taken in front of the Fulford Community Hall on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
In this Issue:
Helen Hill
The Curious Case of Jennifer Strange: A Groundhog Day Parable
Molly Ivins, George Becker - Presente!
Family News
Nice Review of If I Can't Dance in Fort Worth Weekly
Great Source for Bumper Stickers, Tees, Posters & more!
Those Oscars
Immediate destinations:
Fort Worth, TX
Denton, TX
Dallas, TX
Austin, TX
College Station, TX
Sunset Valley, TX
Steelton, PA (near Harrisburg)
Pittsburgh, PA
and on to Florida--
then New England!
complete up-to-date tour details on my tourdates page
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You can sign up for the Fellow Travelers' Advisory at one of my concerts, or online. Click to subscribe
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Here I am almost a week late getting the February news out. I'm back in frigid Pittsburgh after a great tour of the Pacific Northwest and Canadian Southwest. I'm going to put a tour journal up on my news page soon but suffice it to say I am overwhelmed by the generosity, hospitality, solidarity and friendship extended to me on that tour.
I hope you can curl up with a cup of something warm and catch up on my news, and that you'll drop me a line and let me know what's up with you when you've finished reading this.
HELEN HILL
At http://helenhill.org you'll get a belated chance to become acquainted with a dynamic 36 year old filmmaker, songwriter, wife and mom who was senselessly murdered in New Orleans on January 4th.
Those of you who are enjoying my newest CD, "If I Can't Dance" are familiar with the catchy opening number - "Emma Goldman." It was written by Helen Hill and her husband, Paul Gailiunas.
The gunman also shot Paul three times in the course of this random act of violence in the city that America seems to have forgotten. Luckily, their adorable two year old son, Francis, was unhurt.
I hope you will be moved to make a donation to one of the funds set up to memorialize Helen's all-too-brief life.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF JENNIFER STRANGE
While I was in Sacramento I heard a story about a radio contest sponsored by KDND that reveals some interesting truths about America at the dawn of the 21st century.
the background
KDND "107.9 The End" had gotten hold of one of the highly advertised Nintendo Wii game systems. You've probably seen commercials or news stories about the lines waiting to buy these things. KDND's contest was "Hold Your Wee for a Wii."
The winner would be the person who could drink the most water without urinating.
One of the twenty contestants that morning was Jennifer Strange - a married mother of three young boys. She knew that her children really wanted this expensive game system. The contestants were given 8 ounces of water to drink every fifteen minutes for two hours. After three hours of this, all but two contestants had given up... Jennifer Strange and a woman named Lisa.
You can listen to Jennifer joking with the DJs during the contest. She loses the contest to Lisa. A few hours after leaving the station she was found dead from "water intoxication." She had consumed 7.5 liters (almost 2 gallons) of water during the contest.
the reaction
While everyone agrees it was sad that this young mother died, there were many voices (including the Sacramento newspaper) talking about her 'free will,' her 'personal responsibility' and the 'release' that she signed. It set me to thinking.
I think it is our nature to trust others. We think, "Would the radio station invite me to do this if it could kill me?" But perhaps our trust is misplaced.
Every day United States workers are told to do things that are dangerous and unsafe. (Every year 60,000 death claims are paid to the families of those workers.) Every day soldiers are ordered to do things in Iraq, Guantanamo and elsewhere that violate the military code of ethics and the Geneva Conventions. Every day we open the newspaper or turn on the television and we hear about climate change, about the cost of the war in Iraq, about the violence in New Orleans. We certainly have more information about the life-threatening dangers facing us than Jennifer Strange did about the 'dangers' of drinking water.
Do we speak up? Do we refuse unsafe work? Do we support soldiers who are refusing to violate international law and the dictates of their consciences? Do we demand an end to the war? Do we demand responsible planning for a sustainable future? Do we demand housing and social services and law enforcement for the people of New Orleans?
Or do we sit at home and just keep swallowing, swallowing, swallowing the platitudes coming out of the White House? Why? in order to continue our lifestyle? We have the information we need to save our lives and the lives of future generations. If we ignore it and keep swallowing the lies coming to us from Washington and FOX (sic) News, how are we different from Jennifer Strange? How can we expect to avert her fate?
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MOLLY IVINS and GEORGE BECKER
We lost two great fighters.....
Molly Ivins - August 30, 1944 - January 31, 2007
Molly Ivins was one of the brightest, funniest, and fiercest women I have ever known. I only had the pleasure of one evening with her in 2003 at the Debs Dinner ... and she was not well, but she was brilliant. Up until almost the end, Molly was at Camp Casey listening to opponents of the war and offering her own insights. Let's end this war for Molly.
check out this wonderful footage broadcast on PBS
George Becker - died February 3, 2007 - age 78
My friend George Becker led an extraordinary life. He started on a labor gang in the open hearth at Granite City Steel in Illinois when he was 15 years old. He went on to become the President of the United Steelworkers' Union of America in 1993. He became labor's voice in the anti-corporate globalization movement. He brought thousands of Steelworkers to Seattle for the WTO demonstrations in 1999. The USWA presence was essential to the impact we had there.
I performed at the convention where the Rubber Workers Union merged with USWA (on my birthday) ... it was a really close vote. Rev Joseph Lowery spoke. Rich Trumka spoke. In the end, I think that merger was approved by seven votes. My dear brothers from Bridgestone Firestone in Decatur may have cast the pivotal votes... I'd like to think I had a small hand in that outcome.
During President Becker's tenure I worked on the lockouts at MSI and A/K steel. He never failed to inspire and empower his members. And he had a great sense of humor.
George was the voice of the rank and file. He never lost touch with them. Read his obituary in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Rest well, comrades.
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FAMILY NEWS
I'm trying to put together a family phone/email/website directory with birthdays, anniversaries and snail mail included. Send me names, addresses, phone, birthday, anniversary, website, blog... and some jpgs...
You can follow Dan and Monique's June 15th wedding plans at moniqueanddan.com
Karen McCahill is planning a move from San Francisco to Park Slope at the close of this school year to be near Kristin & Anthony (expecting in May!!! mazel tov!), Erin & Paul (and Henry and James), and Jody ... all in the Big Apple. I guess I'll be looking for new San Francisco accommodations now.
Cousin Erin Grefenstette and husband Mark are expecting a baby too! Congratulations!
Kevin McCahill has retired from Social Security... Congratulations!
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"IF I CAN'T DANCE" reviewed in Fort Worth Weekly
Tom Geddie wrote a nice review of "If I Can't Dance" which was published in the Fort Worth Weekly. Thanks!
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A GREAT SHOPPORTUNITY
Northland Poster Collective is a great source for posters, buttons, tee shirts and so much more ... and unlike the merchandise available from most suppliers, Northland's goods are sweat free and collectively produced... Shop with a clean conscience!
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OSCARS 2007
What a great year this has been for films! Since last month I saw Pan's Labyrinth, Letters from Iwo Jima, Little Children, Running with Scissors, Venus, Volver, The Devil Wears Prada and Notes on a Scandal.
Pan's Labyrinth was my favorite movie of 2006 in a very very tough year to make such a decision. Set in 1944 in Spain, while resistance fighters are still taking on Franco's fascists, the central character is a lonely and frightened 10/11 year old girl. Her father has been killed and her mother is in the last stages of a very difficult pregnancy. The coming baby's father is the fascist military ruler of the village. There were about 4 minutes of this film where I could not look at the screen because of some graphic (but appropriate) violence. The cinematography is breathtaking, and the film beautifully explores the concepts of free will, submission to authority and fascism. It's definitely not a movie for kids, although the young woman in the film is amazing. Should be a shoe-in for best foreign language film (but, alas, I haven't seen any of the other nominees).
Letters from Iwo Jima would be a somewhat formulaic war film if the heros were Americans. As it is, the heros are Japanese soldiers defending Iwo Jima. It makes for a very powerful anti-war film. It is impossible not to realize the ways we are manipulated into believing wars are just. My pick for best film of 2006...
Little Children was a surprisingly good film. Kate Winslet turns in the performance of her career to date. I've always thought of her as kind of a lightweight ... I thought she almost ruined an excellent film - Finding Neverland. She's utterly compelling in this film. And Jackie Earle Haley is fantastic. I still think it's Helen Mirren's year for best actress in The Queen.
I've ordered "Half Nelson" from Buzzflash. I'm hoping that Ryan Gosling is worthy of best actor out of this field. I thought VENUS was little more than an overblown homage to Peter O'Toole - I don't care if he's Irish or that he's been nominated a gazillion times before without winning... I didn't like it. I don't think I'm going to see Blood Diamond in a theater either... The reviews convinced me I would hate it. I usually have no use for Leonardo Di Caprio, but he really dazzled me in "THE DEPARTED." He should have gotten a nomination there.
I loved Volver. It might have been my favorite film of 2005 if it had been released then. This year was just too tough. Devil wears Prada was entertaining, but out of its league here. Sorry, Meryl -- it's Helen.
Notes on a Scandal had me engaged throughout ... but when it was over I felt kind of embarrassed to have been so engaged ... the way you feel if you get teary-eyed watching an AT&T commercial... in the end, I found the plot completely incredible. Judi Dench was great, but it's Helen. Now Cate Blanchett is quite wonderful in this, but I'd rather see Abigail Breslin (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - hilarious!) get it. Apparently every TV viewer in America wants Jennifer Hudson. If anyone wins from DREAM GIRLS it should be Eddie Murphy... but that crop of nominees is the toughest pick I think... ALL the supporting actors were terrific!
If Scorcese isn't best director this year I'll be astonished.
Well, that's it for this month. I'm looking forward to the Lone Star State and testing out my daughter Amy's newly acquired massage skills! Let me know what you're up to.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
Friday, February 9th, 2007
Live on Voices@Work on KPFT-FM
90.1 FM or streaming at link below
Houston, TX
713.526.5738
listen in to this fabulous labor radio show from 8-9PM and phone in a pledge! 713.526.5738 - KPFT is a great Pacifica station!
Saturday, February 10th, 2007 7:30 PM
Last Minute Add! B-There or B-Square
1919 Hemphill - CD RELEASE PARTY for IF I CAN'T DANCE
1919 Hemphill St
Fort Worth, TX 76110
Price: pay what you can
Don't be late for this show - If there aren't 10 people in the house by 8PM I'm taking the folks who show up on time out for drinks. I love this venue. They're doing great work. Check out the website! and also the review in the FORT WORTH WEEKLY
Sunday, February 11th, 2007 5:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
B@nter
219 W Oak
Denton, TX
Price: $10 suggested
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 8:00 PM
Red Hot (Grand)Mamas (Anne Feeney and Lu Mitchell) do Valentine's Day at
Poor David's Pub
1313 SOUTH LAMAR ST
Dallas, TX 75215
(214) 565-1295
Price: $10 adv/$12 at the door
This show is with the fabulous Lu Mitchell
Friday, February 16th, 2007 8:00 PM
Broken Hearts' Ball with Laura Freeman
Cafe Caffeine
909 West Mary Street
Austin, TX 78704
Price: $10 suggested
possible special guests
Saturday, February 17th, 2007 7:30 PM
House Concert
Danny Yeager's house
College Station, TX
(979) 777-8758
http://brazos_progressives.typepad.com/news/2007/02/anne_feeney_hou.html
Price: $10-20 - pay what you can
email address is touchst(@) cy-net.net
Call or email Danny right away to reserve a seat!
Sunday, February 18th, 2007 3:00 PM
House Concert
Carol and Peter Knight's house
Sunset Valley, TX
512-892-7305
Price: $10-20 sliding-pay what you can
call or email cknight99@mindspring.com to reserve a seat and get directions...
Saturday, March 10th, 2007 7:00 PM
Benefit Concert for United for Progress -
Harrisburg's Fabulous Labor Radio Show
Steelworkers' Local 1688 Hall
200 Gibson St
Steelton, PA 17113
717-448-1953
Price: $10
Rick Smith's show on WHYL, 960 AM airs on Saturdays from 2-5 - and also streams on the internet, so you can listen or call in from home - WHYL Call in (717) 960-0960 - all shows are available as podcasts, too, so that you can get your labor news on the run!
Sunday, March 11th, 2007 4:00 PM
Friendship House Concerts Presents Anne Feeney
Jim and LLouise Altes' House
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Price: $10
more details soon.
Your moment of Zen:
My husband Julie Leonardsson posing with Seattle's underpass troll
Monday, February 05, 2007
Anne Feeney Agitates Ashland's Workforce
click for pictures> Rogue Valley Independent Media Center
Labor singer Anne Feeney delivers a message of solidarity and empowerment in Ashland, Oregon as close to 70 community members, union and non-union workers, self-employed workers, family and friends gathered to benefit community radio, Jobs with Justice and a local workforce facing layoffs and cutbacks.
Labor singer Anne Feeney delivers a message of solidarity and empowerment in Ashland, Oregon as close to 70 community members, union and non-union workers, self-employed workers, family and friends gathered to benefit community radio, Jobs with Justice and a local workforce facing layoffs and cutbacks.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Fellow Travelers' Advisory from Anne Feeney - JANUARY 2007, VOLUME TWO, #10
Fellow Travelers' Advisory from Anne Feeney - JANUARY 2007, VOLUME TWO, #10
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IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS (details at the end):
PITTSBURGH CD RELEASE (January 4th)
SANTA CRUZ, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
BERKELEY, CA
NEVADA CITY, CA
ASHLAND, OR
PORTLAND, OR
EUGENE, OR
VANCOUVER, BC
VICTORIA, BC
SALT SPRING, BC
BELLINGHAM, WA
SEATTLE, WA
TACOMA, WA
and then TEXAS!! FLORIDA!! NEW ENGLAND!!!
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If you didn't get my new CD in your Christmas stocking, treat yourself! You can get it at CDBaby.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR YOU
GONE TO JAIL FOR JUSTICE
JACKIE BROWN FOR JACKSONVILLE
ROUGH MIX OF NEW SONG ON MYSPACE
GOT CDs FOR KPFK LABOR SHOW???
DUMP THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK UPDATE
THE YEAR IN REVIEW IN A MINUTE
2006 REST IN PEACE
FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2006
GIGS PAST AND FUTURE, & MANY MANY THANKS!
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MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR YOU -
PLEASE drop me a line from time to time and let me know what you're up to... anne@annefeeney.com
As most of you could guess, I have no corporate sponsors - I really count on you to spread the word about my shows and my CDs. PLEASE forward the Fellow Travelers' Advisory widely and let your friends know about my music. I really appreciate it.
If you see that I'm playing in a town where you have friends, colleagues, relatives - PLEASE tell them about my music, or better yet, buy them one of my CDs and encourage them to catch me live.
Check around to see if there are regular house concerts in your town. If you've never been to one, go! It's a wonderfully intimate and enjoyable way to hear live music and meet your neighbors.
If there isn't a house concert series in your town, consider hosting one. It's not that difficult. Email me if you're interested in learning how to host a house concert.
If you see that I'm headed your way, check around to see if there are any rallies, riots, conventions, picnics or parties near you that I should know about. I do about 80% of my booking from tips that I get from you.
Look for shows and recordings by other wonderful artists, like evan greer, charlie king & karen brandow, chris chandler, dave lippman, rebel voices, joe jencks, linda allen, emma's revolution, david rovics, david roth, kim & reggie... and of course so many many more..
Lots of them can be found here.
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GONE TO JAIL FOR JUSTICE
This holiday season let's take a moment to remember those who can't be with their families and friends this holiday season because they are in jail. My friend and companera Julienne Oldfield was among many who crossed the line at Fort Benning this year. Keep her and all those in prison in your thoughts. And consider an end of the year donation to SOA Watch. 2007 will bring us a real opportunity to close the School of the Americas!
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JACKIE BROWN FOR JACKSONVILLE
Got a few extra dollars in your sock after finishing your holiday shopping? Send it on to:
Jackie Brown for Mayor
PO BOX 62309
Jacksonville FL 32208
She's a bright, hardworking and charismatic woman looking to shake things up a little in Jacksonville.
Listen to this interview with her
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ROUGH MIX OF NEW SONG ON MYSPACE
Enjoy a holiday special rough mix of my cut of "Brave New Christmas" by the wonderful John William Davis. It will be on "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back" when it's finished... Still a few thousand dollars away from completion... The song will only be up on Myspace for another couple days, so listen in now!
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GOT CDs FOR KPFK LABOR SHOW???
Henry Walton has a Labor Show airing on Thursdays on KPFK in Los Angeles. If you're interested in having him play your music on his show, send CDs to Sandy Goldfarb, 12741 Pacific Ave #8, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
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DUMP THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK UPDATE
I hope to get the second CD ready for Mayday 2007. If you are a sponsor of the second CD, could you remind of that now? My record keeping is a little off here... I know the following for sure, but if I missed you, let me know: Amy Newell, Kay Magill, Jeanine Malito, Jack O' Malley, Rosemary Trump, Rosanna Lane, Candice Carter, Stan Swart, Joel Henderson, Rich Shriver, Shelley Kessler, Tom Herman and Jo Miller, Rose Feurer, Pat Bennett, Berk Snow, Jeanne Clark & Tim Sullivan, Michele Samuels. Courtney Derwinski, Dexter Arnold and Corliss Olson
(That's about 62 folks short of what I need to finish the CD... It's not too late to become a sponsor! Send $100 to me at 7206 Michigan Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218)
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW IN A MINUTE
Some high points of 2006:
So long Rick Santorum! I still laugh when I see the DumpRick bumper stickers on cars around town.
Good riddance John Bolton! Hasta la vista Tom Delay! Bye Bye Mark Foley! Adios Donald Rumsfeld!
Getting to meet and hang out with Colonel Ann Wright and Cindy Sheehan.
Watching Stephen Colbert skewering W at the National Press Club Dinner
Working with Doug Wilkin and all the talented musicians and vocalists who helped out on my new CD "If I Can't Dance."
Jumping out of an airplane at 14,000 feet on my 55th birthday!
Having so many of you step forward to sponsor the recording of "If I Can't Dance," and "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back."
"the bells are ringing..."
My son Dan getting engaged to Monique Murad
My friends Rosanna Lane and Bill Deegan tying the knot after 30+ years of unwedded bliss!
My friend Jan Boyd getting married to the charming and wonderful Bill Erickson
Stetson Kennedy marrying Sandra Parks on November 24th!
Some low points of 2006:
The wonderful Main Street Cafe closes its doors in Homestead, FL
The valiant Boilermakers of Local 484 in Meredosia end their lockout with a lousy settlement
Lebanon is attacked by Israel
Sweden puts the center-right Moderaterna party in charge of their government ...
Mike Veon loses his house seat in Pennsylvania
The Iraq war drags on and Bush sure doesn't get it.
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2006 REST IN PEACE
Bob Blue
Joe Glazer
DC Fitzgerald
Blair Powell
Danny Conn, Walt Harper
and my Swedish parents-in-law,
Sonja and Nisse Johannson.....
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FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2006
There are still so many films that I haven't seen ... I'll be on a campaign to catch as many as I can before the Oscars. If I'm in your neighborhood and you want to see a film.... let's!!
The Departed - plenty violent, but the performances by Nicholson, DeCaprio and Damon are fabulous - it's a real edge-of-the seat thriller ... Scorcese's finest, in my opinion. Definitely in my top 100 of all time... maybe even in my top 50.
The Queen - I'll confess I'm a huge Helen Mirren fan, but she should win an Oscar for this fabulous performance as Queen Elizabeth in the aftermath of Diana Spencer's death.
Little Miss Sunshine - not a perfect movie for sure, but I still laughed out loud several times and thought it was a charming film.
Thank You for Smoking - a surprisingly hilarious film... one would think that a film starring a tobacco industry lobbyist would use up its best material in the first five minutes ... not so... it was quite ingenious.
Borat - despite a lot of wince-inducing moments in this film, I was overall quite entertained.
2006 Losers
I wouldn't expect a film about Idi Amin to be uplifting, but Last King of Scotland was simply harrowing. I couldn't look at the screen for five full minutes toward the end.
The people in front of me who were clearly enjoying "Dream Girls," didn't appreciate my groans. Over-the-top sentimentality may work better in live theater performance, but it was painful on the silver screen. This film was more fun with your eyes closed.
I wish I could have edited "The Good Shepherd." It might have been a good film if it had been an hour shorter. It was often dazzling to look at ... beautiful cinematography... but it would be more rewarding (and faster) to watch an amaryllis bloom.
Pursuit of Happyness belongs on Lifetime TV, or perhaps as an interlude at the Republican National Convention. According to this so-called "based on a true story" film, there is certainly no excuse for poverty. .. all you have to do is follow your dream. This strikes me as the kind of fantasy that rich people have when they think about what they would do if they were poor. I have no doubt that there is a *lot* more to the true story than what we see in this film. That being said, the performances in this unbelievable film are all terrific.... especially Will Smith's charming son Jaden.
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GIGS PAST AND FUTURE, & MANY MANY THANKS!
When the year started with magically lovely performance opportunities at the Danish and Swedish Social Forums, I knew the year was off to a good start. The TX tour that Teresa Allen put together for me right after that was fantastic. I met so many wonderful people on that trip! And the visit to Tucson in February was beautifully arranged by Myra and Guido... and allowed me a great visit with my Arizona cousins.
It was totally a lifelong dream come true to get to play the UMWA Convention!!! To know that I was performing for the union that my grandfather helped to build, and to be treated so well and so well received, and to share that with my beloved friends Rosanna and Bill - I'll cherish that memory for the rest of my life.
It was such a thrill to perform at the Mariposa Folk Festival and the Bread and Roses Festival this year. Both were terrific opportunities to hear fabulous music. I loved Stonefox and Lennie Gallant at Mariposa ... and Corey Dolgon and The Mammals were fabulous at B&R.
The tour of Ireland in September was a highlight of 2006. It was especially joyous to be reuinited with my dear Dublin friends, Danny and Caitriona Donnelly. If you haven't checked out my photo essay from that tour, please do... My daughter Amy took fabulous pictures of that most memorable adventure!
And countless kudos to all the organizers and volunteers at the University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium on Songs of Social Change. The series was extraordinary and it was a real honor to be part of it.
I'm so blessed to have all of you in my life, and extremely grateful to have such satisfying work. If you haven't heard my new CD yet, please check out CDBaby and get a copy. You'll love it!
Special thanks to Gerd Berlev, Stuart Acuff, Teresa Allen, Myra and Guido, Stan Swart, Ken & Cee Cee, Joel & Carolyn Henderson, Maureen Wood, Jack McKivigan, Helena Worthen, Gary Cristall, Emma Nation, Shelley Kessler, Robert Jones, Berk Snow, Danny and Caitriona Donnelly, Niall and Jenny Farrell, Jeanne Clark and Tim Sullivan, Joe Mulheron, Mixie McCafferty, Dave Lippman, Pol McAdaim, Charlie McCollester, Charles Darling, Gary O'Dwyer, Margie Rosencranz, Evan Greer, Greg Di Giorgio, Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald, Utah Phillips, Janet and Ken Bates, Paul Bueno de Mesquita, David Rovics, Gail Skidmore, Stephen Wood, Sue Powers, Jerry Starr, Jack Erdie, Marci Woodruff, Amy Newell, Vern and Lenore, Turner Wright, Jim Gorman and Joey Hartman, Jan Hammarlund, Susan Rimby, Jim Watta, Dana Lyons, Betsy Pernotto & Bob Marshall, Al & Dotty Dale, Daniel Sjestraijic, Gene & Natasha, Walt & Rose Brasch, Julie, Dan & Amy -- and of course, you!!
May 2007 bring us all peace and joy!
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COMING UP ....
Thursday, January 4th, 2007 8:00 PM
IWW presents a CD Release party for "If I Can't Dance"
Thunderbird Cafe
Butler & Fisk
Pittsburgh, PA
Price: suggested $10
no one will be turned away for lack of funds ... come early to get a seat ... Get a free CD with a donation of $50 to the Mon Valley Unemployed Committee... (all donations of any size to the Mon Valley Unemployed Committee are welcome).
Thursday, January 11th, 2007 6:30 PM
Soup 'n Songs at Sarah's
Sarah and Tarmo's house
Santa Cruz, CA
831-420-0450
Price: $10-20 sliding
call or email Sarah sring@cruzio.com to reserve seats for this show and get directions to her house. Show will start promptly at 7 and end at 9 - Sarah is making soup!! mmmmmmmmmmm
Friday, January 12th, 2007 3:00 PM
Live on Dave Stafford's Show
KKUP - 91.5 FM
1241 Franklin Square
Santa Clara, CA
(408) 260-2999
http://www.kkup.org/index.html
this station may not stream live on the inernet... i couldn't find the link...
Friday, January 12th, 2007 5:15 PM
Live on Flashpoints w Dennis Bernstein
KPFA - 91.4FM
708 Valencia
San Francisco, CA
http://kpfa.org
this show will stream live!
Friday, January 12th, 2007 6:30 PM
Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 467
1519 Rollins Road
Burlingame, CA
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~lcushing/WWLHF/WWLHF07.html
Coming by BART? Go to the Millbrae stop, last on the peninsula route (station map) and call for shuttle pickup (650) 796-7648 -- For more information,
(including hotels and transportation)
contact David Winters, (831) 426-4940
Saturday, January 13th, 2007 9:00 AM
Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 467
1519 Rollins Road
Burlingame, CA
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~lcushing/WWLHF/WWLHF07.html
events go on all day and into the evening!
Sunday, January 14th, 2007 10:00 AM
Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 467
1519 Rollins Road
Burlingame, CA
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~lcushing/WWLHF/WWLHF07.html
Events start at 10 AM and go on all day. Evening Concert at 7PM in Machinists Local 1781, 1511 Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA - in same building complex and featuring Dave Lippman, Lyn Marie Smith and more
Monday, January 15th, 2007 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney with Special Guest Mrs. T Bill Banks
Redwood Garden
2159 Derby St. (@ Claremont Blvd.)
Berkeley, CA
510-848-6397
Price: $10/20 sliding
Eleanor Walden ewalden3(@)comcast.net is the contact. . #7 bus stops at front, #51 stops 1 block west at Collage Ave), parking is pretty good on the street.
Thursday, January 18th, 2007 8:30 PM
Opening for Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald and the Little Band
Cooper's Saloon
235 Commercial St
Nevada City, CA 95959
530.265.0116
http://www.coopersnevadacity.com/
Friday, January 19th, 2007 8:00 PM
Jobs with Justice and KSKQ radio present Anne Feeney in concert
Unitarian Church
Ashland, OR
contact brain@mind.net for more info
Saturday, January 20th, 2007 7:00 PM
WILPF presents Anne Feeney in Concert
St Andrew's Community Center
9th St & NE Alberta
Portland, OR
Price: $10 sliding
gpinkel(@)pacifier.com - Georgia Pinkel is the contact.. The "sliding" admission means pay more if you can, less if you can't...
Sunday, January 21st, 2007 10:00 AM
How about a UU service in PDX, Salem or Eugene or in between?
Sunday, January 21st, 2007 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
Sam Bond's Garage
407 BLAIR BLVD
Eugene, OR
http://www.sambonds.com/
Thursday, January 25th, 2007 9:30 PM
Anne Feeney and Joey Only
Cafe Rime
1130 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5L-3X2
Canada
604-215-1130
http://www.rime.ca/event.html
Price: $7-10
I'll be doing two sets and the fabulous Joey Only will do one set.
Friday, January 26th, 2007 8:00 PM
Sounds & Furies presents (www.soundsandfuries.com)
Rhizome Cafe
317 E. Broadway (across from Kingsgate Mall)
Vancouver, BC
A new - and licensed - venue - a happening place!
Doors open 7 PM for dinner. Come early for delicious, inexpensive food. Chec out Rhizome's menu at www.rhizomecafe.ca
Opening Act: Kate Reid www.katereid.net
"One woman, one guitar, lots of attitude"
tickets $10 - $15 sliding scale (pay what you can afford on this scale) available early January at
Urban Empire (early January) 1108 Commercial Drive
Rhizome Cafe, 317 E. Broadway
Sunday, January 28th, 2007 7:30 PM
Victoria Folk Song Society presents Anne Feeney
Norway House
1110 Hillside (between Quadra and Cook)
Victoria, BC
(250) 413-3213 or email info at victoriafolkmusic.ca
http://www.victoriafolkmusic.ca/index.html
Monday, January 29th, 2007 7:30PM
Salt Spring Island Folk Club - BC - Canada
Doors open at 6:30 for season ticket holders, 6:45 for general admission. Concerts begin at 7:30.
Good Food at affordable prices available from 6:30 pm on
Individual Concert Tickets: $15
Tickets for individual concerts go on sale 2 weeks before the concert date at the following locations:
Ganges -Acoustic Planet (537-9668) Salt Spring Books (537-2812) Fulford -Stuff & Nonsense (653-4620)
http://www.saltspringfolkclub.ca/
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
LIUNA Hall
1700 N State Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Price: $10 suggested
Betsy Pernotto is the contact
Friday, February 2nd, 2007 7:00 PM
Jobs with Justice presents Groundhog Day with Anne Feeney
Community Church of Christ
West Seattle, WA
http://wsjwj.org
Price: $10-20 sliding
more details soon!
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 7:30 PM
Southsound Jobs with Justice presents Anne Feeney
tba
Tacoma or Gig Harbor, WA
more details soon
Sunday, February 4th, 2007 8:00 PM
Looking for a gig
Seattle, Tacoma
how about a UU service???
ALWAYS contact the venue before heading out... I do my best to keep things current and accurate at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html ... but as you all know all too well, I'm not perfect and changes happen.
That's it for now. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS (details at the end):
PITTSBURGH CD RELEASE (January 4th)
SANTA CRUZ, CA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
BERKELEY, CA
NEVADA CITY, CA
ASHLAND, OR
PORTLAND, OR
EUGENE, OR
VANCOUVER, BC
VICTORIA, BC
SALT SPRING, BC
BELLINGHAM, WA
SEATTLE, WA
TACOMA, WA
and then TEXAS!! FLORIDA!! NEW ENGLAND!!!
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You can have the Fellow Travelers' Advisory delivered to you once a month by signing up!
If you didn't get my new CD in your Christmas stocking, treat yourself! You can get it at CDBaby.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR YOU
GONE TO JAIL FOR JUSTICE
JACKIE BROWN FOR JACKSONVILLE
ROUGH MIX OF NEW SONG ON MYSPACE
GOT CDs FOR KPFK LABOR SHOW???
DUMP THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK UPDATE
THE YEAR IN REVIEW IN A MINUTE
2006 REST IN PEACE
FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2006
GIGS PAST AND FUTURE, & MANY MANY THANKS!
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MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR YOU -
PLEASE drop me a line from time to time and let me know what you're up to... anne@annefeeney.com
As most of you could guess, I have no corporate sponsors - I really count on you to spread the word about my shows and my CDs. PLEASE forward the Fellow Travelers' Advisory widely and let your friends know about my music. I really appreciate it.
If you see that I'm playing in a town where you have friends, colleagues, relatives - PLEASE tell them about my music, or better yet, buy them one of my CDs and encourage them to catch me live.
Check around to see if there are regular house concerts in your town. If you've never been to one, go! It's a wonderfully intimate and enjoyable way to hear live music and meet your neighbors.
If there isn't a house concert series in your town, consider hosting one. It's not that difficult. Email me if you're interested in learning how to host a house concert.
If you see that I'm headed your way, check around to see if there are any rallies, riots, conventions, picnics or parties near you that I should know about. I do about 80% of my booking from tips that I get from you.
Look for shows and recordings by other wonderful artists, like evan greer, charlie king & karen brandow, chris chandler, dave lippman, rebel voices, joe jencks, linda allen, emma's revolution, david rovics, david roth, kim & reggie... and of course so many many more..
Lots of them can be found here.
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GONE TO JAIL FOR JUSTICE
This holiday season let's take a moment to remember those who can't be with their families and friends this holiday season because they are in jail. My friend and companera Julienne Oldfield was among many who crossed the line at Fort Benning this year. Keep her and all those in prison in your thoughts. And consider an end of the year donation to SOA Watch. 2007 will bring us a real opportunity to close the School of the Americas!
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JACKIE BROWN FOR JACKSONVILLE
Got a few extra dollars in your sock after finishing your holiday shopping? Send it on to:
Jackie Brown for Mayor
PO BOX 62309
Jacksonville FL 32208
She's a bright, hardworking and charismatic woman looking to shake things up a little in Jacksonville.
Listen to this interview with her
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ROUGH MIX OF NEW SONG ON MYSPACE
Enjoy a holiday special rough mix of my cut of "Brave New Christmas" by the wonderful John William Davis. It will be on "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back" when it's finished... Still a few thousand dollars away from completion... The song will only be up on Myspace for another couple days, so listen in now!
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GOT CDs FOR KPFK LABOR SHOW???
Henry Walton has a Labor Show airing on Thursdays on KPFK in Los Angeles. If you're interested in having him play your music on his show, send CDs to Sandy Goldfarb, 12741 Pacific Ave #8, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
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DUMP THE BOSSES OFF YOUR BACK UPDATE
I hope to get the second CD ready for Mayday 2007. If you are a sponsor of the second CD, could you remind of that now? My record keeping is a little off here... I know the following for sure, but if I missed you, let me know: Amy Newell, Kay Magill, Jeanine Malito, Jack O' Malley, Rosemary Trump, Rosanna Lane, Candice Carter, Stan Swart, Joel Henderson, Rich Shriver, Shelley Kessler, Tom Herman and Jo Miller, Rose Feurer, Pat Bennett, Berk Snow, Jeanne Clark & Tim Sullivan, Michele Samuels. Courtney Derwinski, Dexter Arnold and Corliss Olson
(That's about 62 folks short of what I need to finish the CD... It's not too late to become a sponsor! Send $100 to me at 7206 Michigan Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218)
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW IN A MINUTE
Some high points of 2006:
So long Rick Santorum! I still laugh when I see the DumpRick bumper stickers on cars around town.
Good riddance John Bolton! Hasta la vista Tom Delay! Bye Bye Mark Foley! Adios Donald Rumsfeld!
Getting to meet and hang out with Colonel Ann Wright and Cindy Sheehan.
Watching Stephen Colbert skewering W at the National Press Club Dinner
Working with Doug Wilkin and all the talented musicians and vocalists who helped out on my new CD "If I Can't Dance."
Jumping out of an airplane at 14,000 feet on my 55th birthday!
Having so many of you step forward to sponsor the recording of "If I Can't Dance," and "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back."
"the bells are ringing..."
My son Dan getting engaged to Monique Murad
My friends Rosanna Lane and Bill Deegan tying the knot after 30+ years of unwedded bliss!
My friend Jan Boyd getting married to the charming and wonderful Bill Erickson
Stetson Kennedy marrying Sandra Parks on November 24th!
Some low points of 2006:
The wonderful Main Street Cafe closes its doors in Homestead, FL
The valiant Boilermakers of Local 484 in Meredosia end their lockout with a lousy settlement
Lebanon is attacked by Israel
Sweden puts the center-right Moderaterna party in charge of their government ...
Mike Veon loses his house seat in Pennsylvania
The Iraq war drags on and Bush sure doesn't get it.
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2006 REST IN PEACE
Bob Blue
Joe Glazer
DC Fitzgerald
Blair Powell
Danny Conn, Walt Harper
and my Swedish parents-in-law,
Sonja and Nisse Johannson.....
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FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2006
There are still so many films that I haven't seen ... I'll be on a campaign to catch as many as I can before the Oscars. If I'm in your neighborhood and you want to see a film.... let's!!
The Departed - plenty violent, but the performances by Nicholson, DeCaprio and Damon are fabulous - it's a real edge-of-the seat thriller ... Scorcese's finest, in my opinion. Definitely in my top 100 of all time... maybe even in my top 50.
The Queen - I'll confess I'm a huge Helen Mirren fan, but she should win an Oscar for this fabulous performance as Queen Elizabeth in the aftermath of Diana Spencer's death.
Little Miss Sunshine - not a perfect movie for sure, but I still laughed out loud several times and thought it was a charming film.
Thank You for Smoking - a surprisingly hilarious film... one would think that a film starring a tobacco industry lobbyist would use up its best material in the first five minutes ... not so... it was quite ingenious.
Borat - despite a lot of wince-inducing moments in this film, I was overall quite entertained.
2006 Losers
I wouldn't expect a film about Idi Amin to be uplifting, but Last King of Scotland was simply harrowing. I couldn't look at the screen for five full minutes toward the end.
The people in front of me who were clearly enjoying "Dream Girls," didn't appreciate my groans. Over-the-top sentimentality may work better in live theater performance, but it was painful on the silver screen. This film was more fun with your eyes closed.
I wish I could have edited "The Good Shepherd." It might have been a good film if it had been an hour shorter. It was often dazzling to look at ... beautiful cinematography... but it would be more rewarding (and faster) to watch an amaryllis bloom.
Pursuit of Happyness belongs on Lifetime TV, or perhaps as an interlude at the Republican National Convention. According to this so-called "based on a true story" film, there is certainly no excuse for poverty. .. all you have to do is follow your dream. This strikes me as the kind of fantasy that rich people have when they think about what they would do if they were poor. I have no doubt that there is a *lot* more to the true story than what we see in this film. That being said, the performances in this unbelievable film are all terrific.... especially Will Smith's charming son Jaden.
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GIGS PAST AND FUTURE, & MANY MANY THANKS!
When the year started with magically lovely performance opportunities at the Danish and Swedish Social Forums, I knew the year was off to a good start. The TX tour that Teresa Allen put together for me right after that was fantastic. I met so many wonderful people on that trip! And the visit to Tucson in February was beautifully arranged by Myra and Guido... and allowed me a great visit with my Arizona cousins.
It was totally a lifelong dream come true to get to play the UMWA Convention!!! To know that I was performing for the union that my grandfather helped to build, and to be treated so well and so well received, and to share that with my beloved friends Rosanna and Bill - I'll cherish that memory for the rest of my life.
It was such a thrill to perform at the Mariposa Folk Festival and the Bread and Roses Festival this year. Both were terrific opportunities to hear fabulous music. I loved Stonefox and Lennie Gallant at Mariposa ... and Corey Dolgon and The Mammals were fabulous at B&R.
The tour of Ireland in September was a highlight of 2006. It was especially joyous to be reuinited with my dear Dublin friends, Danny and Caitriona Donnelly. If you haven't checked out my photo essay from that tour, please do... My daughter Amy took fabulous pictures of that most memorable adventure!
And countless kudos to all the organizers and volunteers at the University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium on Songs of Social Change. The series was extraordinary and it was a real honor to be part of it.
I'm so blessed to have all of you in my life, and extremely grateful to have such satisfying work. If you haven't heard my new CD yet, please check out CDBaby and get a copy. You'll love it!
Special thanks to Gerd Berlev, Stuart Acuff, Teresa Allen, Myra and Guido, Stan Swart, Ken & Cee Cee, Joel & Carolyn Henderson, Maureen Wood, Jack McKivigan, Helena Worthen, Gary Cristall, Emma Nation, Shelley Kessler, Robert Jones, Berk Snow, Danny and Caitriona Donnelly, Niall and Jenny Farrell, Jeanne Clark and Tim Sullivan, Joe Mulheron, Mixie McCafferty, Dave Lippman, Pol McAdaim, Charlie McCollester, Charles Darling, Gary O'Dwyer, Margie Rosencranz, Evan Greer, Greg Di Giorgio, Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald, Utah Phillips, Janet and Ken Bates, Paul Bueno de Mesquita, David Rovics, Gail Skidmore, Stephen Wood, Sue Powers, Jerry Starr, Jack Erdie, Marci Woodruff, Amy Newell, Vern and Lenore, Turner Wright, Jim Gorman and Joey Hartman, Jan Hammarlund, Susan Rimby, Jim Watta, Dana Lyons, Betsy Pernotto & Bob Marshall, Al & Dotty Dale, Daniel Sjestraijic, Gene & Natasha, Walt & Rose Brasch, Julie, Dan & Amy -- and of course, you!!
May 2007 bring us all peace and joy!
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COMING UP ....
Thursday, January 4th, 2007 8:00 PM
IWW presents a CD Release party for "If I Can't Dance"
Thunderbird Cafe
Butler & Fisk
Pittsburgh, PA
Price: suggested $10
no one will be turned away for lack of funds ... come early to get a seat ... Get a free CD with a donation of $50 to the Mon Valley Unemployed Committee... (all donations of any size to the Mon Valley Unemployed Committee are welcome).
Thursday, January 11th, 2007 6:30 PM
Soup 'n Songs at Sarah's
Sarah and Tarmo's house
Santa Cruz, CA
831-420-0450
Price: $10-20 sliding
call or email Sarah sring@cruzio.com to reserve seats for this show and get directions to her house. Show will start promptly at 7 and end at 9 - Sarah is making soup!! mmmmmmmmmmm
Friday, January 12th, 2007 3:00 PM
Live on Dave Stafford's Show
KKUP - 91.5 FM
1241 Franklin Square
Santa Clara, CA
(408) 260-2999
http://www.kkup.org/index.html
this station may not stream live on the inernet... i couldn't find the link...
Friday, January 12th, 2007 5:15 PM
Live on Flashpoints w Dennis Bernstein
KPFA - 91.4FM
708 Valencia
San Francisco, CA
http://kpfa.org
this show will stream live!
Friday, January 12th, 2007 6:30 PM
Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 467
1519 Rollins Road
Burlingame, CA
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~lcushing/WWLHF/WWLHF07.html
Coming by BART? Go to the Millbrae stop, last on the peninsula route (station map) and call for shuttle pickup (650) 796-7648 -- For more information,
(including hotels and transportation)
contact David Winters, (831) 426-4940
Saturday, January 13th, 2007 9:00 AM
Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 467
1519 Rollins Road
Burlingame, CA
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~lcushing/WWLHF/WWLHF07.html
events go on all day and into the evening!
Sunday, January 14th, 2007 10:00 AM
Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 467
1519 Rollins Road
Burlingame, CA
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~lcushing/WWLHF/WWLHF07.html
Events start at 10 AM and go on all day. Evening Concert at 7PM in Machinists Local 1781, 1511 Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA - in same building complex and featuring Dave Lippman, Lyn Marie Smith and more
Monday, January 15th, 2007 7:00 PM
Anne Feeney with Special Guest Mrs. T Bill Banks
Redwood Garden
2159 Derby St. (@ Claremont Blvd.)
Berkeley, CA
510-848-6397
Price: $10/20 sliding
Eleanor Walden ewalden3(@)comcast.net is the contact. . #7 bus stops at front, #51 stops 1 block west at Collage Ave), parking is pretty good on the street.
Thursday, January 18th, 2007 8:30 PM
Opening for Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald and the Little Band
Cooper's Saloon
235 Commercial St
Nevada City, CA 95959
530.265.0116
http://www.coopersnevadacity.com/
Friday, January 19th, 2007 8:00 PM
Jobs with Justice and KSKQ radio present Anne Feeney in concert
Unitarian Church
Ashland, OR
contact brain@mind.net for more info
Saturday, January 20th, 2007 7:00 PM
WILPF presents Anne Feeney in Concert
St Andrew's Community Center
9th St & NE Alberta
Portland, OR
Price: $10 sliding
gpinkel(@)pacifier.com - Georgia Pinkel is the contact.. The "sliding" admission means pay more if you can, less if you can't...
Sunday, January 21st, 2007 10:00 AM
How about a UU service in PDX, Salem or Eugene or in between?
Sunday, January 21st, 2007 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
Sam Bond's Garage
407 BLAIR BLVD
Eugene, OR
http://www.sambonds.com/
Thursday, January 25th, 2007 9:30 PM
Anne Feeney and Joey Only
Cafe Rime
1130 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5L-3X2
Canada
604-215-1130
http://www.rime.ca/event.html
Price: $7-10
I'll be doing two sets and the fabulous Joey Only will do one set.
Friday, January 26th, 2007 8:00 PM
Sounds & Furies presents (www.soundsandfuries.com)
Rhizome Cafe
317 E. Broadway (across from Kingsgate Mall)
Vancouver, BC
A new - and licensed - venue - a happening place!
Doors open 7 PM for dinner. Come early for delicious, inexpensive food. Chec out Rhizome's menu at www.rhizomecafe.ca
Opening Act: Kate Reid www.katereid.net
"One woman, one guitar, lots of attitude"
tickets $10 - $15 sliding scale (pay what you can afford on this scale) available early January at
Urban Empire (early January) 1108 Commercial Drive
Rhizome Cafe, 317 E. Broadway
Sunday, January 28th, 2007 7:30 PM
Victoria Folk Song Society presents Anne Feeney
Norway House
1110 Hillside (between Quadra and Cook)
Victoria, BC
(250) 413-3213 or email info at victoriafolkmusic.ca
http://www.victoriafolkmusic.ca/index.html
Monday, January 29th, 2007 7:30PM
Salt Spring Island Folk Club - BC - Canada
Doors open at 6:30 for season ticket holders, 6:45 for general admission. Concerts begin at 7:30.
Good Food at affordable prices available from 6:30 pm on
Individual Concert Tickets: $15
Tickets for individual concerts go on sale 2 weeks before the concert date at the following locations:
Ganges -Acoustic Planet (537-9668) Salt Spring Books (537-2812) Fulford -Stuff & Nonsense (653-4620)
http://www.saltspringfolkclub.ca/
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 8:00 PM
Anne Feeney in Concert
LIUNA Hall
1700 N State Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Price: $10 suggested
Betsy Pernotto is the contact
Friday, February 2nd, 2007 7:00 PM
Jobs with Justice presents Groundhog Day with Anne Feeney
Community Church of Christ
West Seattle, WA
http://wsjwj.org
Price: $10-20 sliding
more details soon!
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 7:30 PM
Southsound Jobs with Justice presents Anne Feeney
tba
Tacoma or Gig Harbor, WA
more details soon
Sunday, February 4th, 2007 8:00 PM
Looking for a gig
Seattle, Tacoma
how about a UU service???
ALWAYS contact the venue before heading out... I do my best to keep things current and accurate at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html ... but as you all know all too well, I'm not perfect and changes happen.
That's it for now. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Fellow Travelers' Advisory from Anne Feeney - DECEMBER 2006, VOLUME TWO, #9
Fellow Travelers' Advisory from Anne Feeney - DECEMBER 2006, VOLUME TWO, #9
IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:
US LABOR AGAINST THE WAR IN CLEVELAND WITH CINDY SHEEHAN!
PITTSBURGH READING OF JERRY STARR'S NEW PLAY ABOUT SAGO
JOE GLAZER TRIBUTE CONCERTS IN WASHINGTON, DC
details at the tourdates page
JAN-FEB - CA, OR, WA & BC
FEBRUARY - TEXAS!!
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IN THIS ISSUE:
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
NORTHWEST TOUR
TEXAS IN FEBRUARY
NOW AVAILABLE IN UK
A GOOD LAUGH FROM PEGGY SEEGER
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Hi Folks --
Now that "Buy Nothing Day" is over, I'm sure that some of you are looking for unique holiday gifts. I hope you'll stop by CDBaby and stuff some stockings with my CDs. I've replenished CDBaby's inventory of Have You Been to Jail for Justice?, Union Maid, and If I Can't Dance ... and you can also get the Wild Wimmin for Peace CD, Heartland, Vote in November, Look to the Left, and the last three copies of Live from the Wholly Stolen Empire.
AND I've got ten of those hand-cranked Swedish music boxes that play "The Internationale." You can order them directly from me. Email me at anne@annefeeney.com if you want one... They're $50 + $5 shipping/handling. If CDBaby sells out, I'll also be doing CD sales directly from the house during December... just email me.
I'll be leaving tomorrow for the US Labor Against the War national conference in Cleveland, and I'm very excited to finally be meeting Cindy Sheehan.
(We meet at last!! Cindy and I wearing our "Jail for Justice" Tee Shirts from Will Covert)
thanks to Patrick Carano for the photos!
I'll be doing a year-in-review Fellow Travelers' Advisory at the end of December, but for now I'll say that my trips to Canada, New England and Florida were very wonderful. Gary and Pauline O'Dwyer were spectacular hosts in Cobourg - and getting so much quality time with Eric LeCompte, Kathy Kelly and Stephanie Schaudel was energizing. Stan Swart, Candice Carter and Ken and Cee Cee made the Florida visit a joy. And all my New England hosts were terrific - love and thanks to Guy and Lorraine, Margi, Greg, Gail and David, Paul, Robyn, Geoff, Stan and Joanna............
On Monday night, Dec 4th, my friend Jerry Starr debuts his new play, BURIED: the story of the Sago Mine Disaster in a standing-room-only reading at Pittsburgh Playwrights. Directed by the amazing Marci Wood, the play features an all-star cast and music by me and Sue Powers. The reading will be filmed in the hope of finding funding for full-scale productions in 2007.
This was a challenging year. This is the first year that I bought more sympathy cards than birthday cards. Both my mother-in-law and father-in-law died this year in Sweden. I'm mourning the loss of so many friends this year, as well as my generous mentor, Joe Glazer, my beloved Kerrville camping companero Blair Powell, and especially my longtime performing partner and dear friend, DC Fitzgerald.
As this holiday season approaches, I hope you're surrounded by family and friends. I'm hoping to have both my kids and my husband here in Pittsburgh for the holidays.
Keep the folks of Oaxaca in your thoughts and prayers.
I look forward to seeing you in 2007, and thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the kindness and generosity you have shown me. We'll have plenty of work to do next year, so take a little time off now to enjoy each other and relax!
Peace on earth,
Anne
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NORTHWEST (& CANADIAN SOUTHWEST) TOUR - JAN & FEB 2007
Still quite a few dates left to fill... If you live in between Watsonville, CA and Vancouver, BC - please visit my calendar at http://annefeeney.com/calendar.html to check availability, and then email me at anne@annefeeney.com to arrange a fill in date on this tour...
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TEXAS IN FEBRUARY
I'd like to tour in Texas between February 8th and 23rd... If you'd like to see me perform in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, College Station, Austin, or points in between please talk to me - 412.877.6480 or email me - anne@annefeeney.com -- Folk clubs, rallies, riots, conferences, classrooms and of course UU congregations... and house concerts, too! If you'd like to host a house concert, I'll tell you how...
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NOW!! ORDER MY MUSIC IN THE UK!
Four Dogs Music is a new UK music site operated by Ethical Wares and featuring great music from all over the world... including mine! If you're across the pond, order from Four Dogs for prompt delivery.
Vist Four Dogs Music
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A GOOD LAUGH FORWARDED TO ME FROM PEGGY SEEGER:
(Peggy's always sending me hilarious and/or informative emails... This one made me laugh out loud...enjoy!)
It takes a college degree to fly a plane but only a high school diploma to fix one: a reassurance for those of us who fly routinely in our jobs.
After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humour. Here are some maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas Pilots (marked with a P) and the Solutions Recorded (marked with an S) by Maintenance Engineers.
(By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never had an accident)
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P: Left inside main tyre almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tyre.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on order.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200-feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're for.
P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget
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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Solstice, Festive Kwanzaa --- however you're celebrating, I wish you all the best and thank you so much for your friendship and love and support!
Friday, November 03, 2006
FROM MOLLY IVINS
May I remind you what this election is about? Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, unprecedented presidential powers, unmatched incompetence, unparalleled corruption, unwarranted eavesdropping, Katrina, Enron, Halliburton, global warming, Cheney's secret energy task force, record oil company profits, $3 gasoline, FEMA, the Supreme Court, Diebold, Florida in 2000, Ohio in 2004, Terri Schiavo, stem cell research, golden parachutes, shrunken pensions, unavailable and expensive health care, habeas corpus, no weapons of mass destruction, sacrificed soldiers and Iraqi civilians, wasted billions, Taliban resurgence, expiration of the assault weapons ban, North Korea, Iran, intelligent design, swift boat hit squads, and on and on.
This election is about that, but much more - it's about honor, dignity and comity in this country. It's about the Constitution, which gives us this great nation.
Bush ran on a pledge of "restoring honor and integrity" to the White House. Instead, he brought us Tom DeLay, Roy Blunt, Katherine Harris, John Doolittle, Jerry Lewis, Richard Pombo, Mark Foley, Dennis Hastert, David Safavian, Jack Abramoff, Ralph Reed, Karl Rove and an illegal and immoral war in Iraq. People, it's up to you.
This election is about that, but much more - it's about honor, dignity and comity in this country. It's about the Constitution, which gives us this great nation.
Bush ran on a pledge of "restoring honor and integrity" to the White House. Instead, he brought us Tom DeLay, Roy Blunt, Katherine Harris, John Doolittle, Jerry Lewis, Richard Pombo, Mark Foley, Dennis Hastert, David Safavian, Jack Abramoff, Ralph Reed, Karl Rove and an illegal and immoral war in Iraq. People, it's up to you.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Fellow Travelers' Advisory from Anne Feeney - NOVEMBER 2006, VOLUME TWO, #8
Fellow Travelers' Advisory from Anne Feeney - NOVEMBER 2006, VOLUME TWO, #8
IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:
Youngstown, OH
Cobourg, ON
Kingston, RI
Florence, MA
Berlin, MA
Northampton, MA
Cambridge, MA
Albany, NY
Fort Benning, GA
Jacksonville, FL
Cleveland, OH
Washington, DC
I've got my ticket to the Northwest: arriving San Francisco on 11 January, departing Seattle on 5 February... If you'd like to book a show then, email me at anne@annefeeney.com
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IN THIS ISSUE:
DID YOU KNOW…?
SAVE OAXACA
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT RUMINATIONS
FAMILY NEWS
LINK
TOUR DATES
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DID YOU KNOW that....
1) almost all of my music is downloadable at most online stores, including iTunes, Yahoo music, AOL and many many more?
2) My recording of "We Just Come to Work Here, We Don't Come to Die" is included in the recently released "Classic Labor Songs" from Smithsonian Folkways CD -- Featuring Paul Robeson, Joe Glazer, Woody Guthrie, Hazel Dickens, Pete Seeger, John Handcox, and many more ... order it from Labor Heritage Foundation
3) My recording of "Defenders of Marriage" is featured on the new anthology "Hail to the Thieves III" - which includes 19 other songs "to take back our country" by Billy Bragg, Utah Phillips, Chuck Brodsky, Steve Brooks, Colleen Kattau, Jolie Rickman, Jon Fromer, the DC Labor Chorus, Pat Wynne, Francisco Herrera, Evan Greer, Girlyman, Graham and Barbara Dean, John Lilly, George Mann and Julius Margolin. You can order it at CDBaby
4) you can review CDs on CDBaby and Amazon? ... why not write a review of my newest CD- "IF I CAN'T DANCE" ...Here's a sample of the reviews of the new CD, which you can buy at CDBaby
***** -- Great songs, great arrangements, great singing... Reviewer: Dennis Pearne
Anne sings with all the joy and gusto of a true, dancing revolutionary. She is rare in her bare honesty. Her musicality is beyond reproach. I have to say that lots of times I don't get past the seventh cut, "Let Their Heads Roll," because it's so good, and she performs is so perfectly, I put the CD player on "repeat" for a while. I'm sure I'll cover it, though it will be a challenge, given her fabulous rendition.
***** -- Anne Feeney is one of my favourite performers –
Reviewer: kozima1848@aol.com
I have seen her LIVE several times and she never ceases to amaze. I will recommend this CD to all my friends on the left.
***** -- I loved it - Reviewer: Craig
It is a very good CD. Every song on the CD is enjoyable. I would recommend this to others. Gets an A in my book!
***** -- You'll be singing, dancing, and thinking - Reviewer: Larry Orr
I heard songs from this CD in concert in Tucson, bought it immediately, and love it! You'll have to dance with Emma Goldman, you'll want to sing along on “Who's the Criminal,” and you're going to be remembering and thinking about the songs for a long
time. The tribute to Rosa Parks (My Feet Are Tired) is the kind of song I thought no one sang any more, with lots of message, and oh, so much music. Anne, you're a knockout on this CD, a great singer with a sharp sense of humor and justice, and a fine touch in selecting songs. This CD is hard-hitting politically and terrifically musical. Get it, play it for yourself and your friends!
5) now you can pre-order or donate toward the new CD, "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back," using Paypal, VISA or MC finding the DONATE button on my blog or my Earthlink site, or Myspace -- I'm still about $11,000 away from finishing it, but it will happen!
6) You could be the 100,000th visitor to my website if you hurry! Kudos and hearty thanks to hardworking UBC member and talented web designer Dave Livingston of Nelson, BC for the terrific job he does maintaining my website. Thanks to everyone who has visited my website in the last two years ... especially those of you who left a message in the guestbook or signed up for the newsletter.
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SAVE OAXACA!!
For more news on the Oaxaca teachers' struggle, check out http://www.corrugate.org/blog or http://www.narconews.com/ and send a letter to President Vicente Fox of Mexico --
vicente.fox.quesada@presidencia.gob.mx
Sample letter (please write your own)
Dear President Fox:
For months we have been worried about the massing of repressive force threatening the teachers union and APPO in Oaxaca by state authorities of Governor Ulysses Ruiz. Now it appears they have begun the repression against people operating radio station Planton and shooting at people in the plaza. Newspapers are reporting that primary school teacher Emilio Alonso was gunned down and that Indymedia reporter Brad Will was shot in the chest and killed in the municipality of Calicante and a photographer Oswaldo Ramirez was shot and wounded. There are rumors that other teachers have been shot and killed and that there are many injured.
Is your government planning to repeat the shame of the massacre at Tlatelolco in 1968, which people around the world still remember? We are watching with alarm. We urge you in the strongest terms to stop the repression and violence against the people of Oaxaca and the teachers union. You must use your power to stop Governor Ruiz from committing a massacre.
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MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
It's way too late at night for me to be prudently pondering world affairs... I don't know if it's the jetlag and time-zone shifting, or the endless barrage of death and sadness that shrouds our country right now, but I've been waking up a lot in the middle of the night.
I read an interesting article a while back that contended that mental illness skyrocketed in Great Britain when conservatives were in power. If my memory serves me correctly, the author maintained that the perceived mean-spiritedness of the many social safety net cutbacks that accompany conservative governments, as well as the actual decline in available services to the vulnerable, was responsible for the escalated instances of depression, paranoia and suicide.
How do you suppose that translates in the United States, where FOX news has a "terror alert" icon visible throughout most of its broadcast day? ... where we're told the threat is ubiquitous? that we are to be vigilant reporting anything suspicious to the government? what do you suppose happens to people on the edge of paranoid schizophrenia at times like that? add to the mix tens of millions of Americans with no health insurance, and millions more with no coverage for mental illness... and public health agencies that are being slowly destroyed by hiring freezes and layoffs... as my friend John Handcox observed, "There's mean things happenin' in this land."
We constantly hear politicians reciting the mantra that this is the greatest country in the world. There are concrete ways of measuring that claim. The "greatest country in the world" shouldn't be 45th in infant mortality, have a higher illiteracy rate than Cuba, have the largest gap between productivity and wages, send 20% of its children to bed hungry every night.
I think of Alyssa Peterson, the idealistic 27 year old woman who enlisted in the Army to serve as a translator. She actually arranged to switch places with someone who didn't want to be sent to Iraq. After several "harsh" interrogations in "the cage," where she served as translator, this young woman apparently turned her rifle on herself, becoming the third female soldier to die in Iraq.
I think of the woman who sold me my movie ticket tonight... she was well into her seventies. The man who collected my ticket admitted to being 85. What happened to those so-called "golden years"? How many of our elders are out working to keep up
with the cost of prescription drugs and medicare supplements? Keep your eyes open. I see men and women well into their 70's working at rest stops along the turnpike in the middle of the night, at convenience stores ... we are returning to the days where people must work until the day that they die. There are plenty of folks in Washington who are nostalgic about their imagined "good old days" in America -- and those days included colorful old people on the street corners selling apples and pencils. Coming soon to your neighborhood.
I think of the impending massacre in beautiful Oaxaca, Mexico, where schoolteachers have refused to work until they achieve decent wages, decent funding for education, and an end to the corrupt government of Governor Ulysses Ruiz. Thousands of ordinary citizens in this ancient city have constructed makeshift barricades, shut down the city, and declared a general strike until the teachers' demands are met. A 36 year old journalist documenting this grassroots movement, Brad Will, from New York City, was fatally shot in the chest on October 27th by plainclothes paramilitaries.
I think of the Congress and President that just passed an unfunded mandate for a 7+ billion dollar 700 mile wall along our border.
Is it possible that people in the United States have had enough of this macho, lying, corrupt regime in Washington? Will Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld & Rice become lame ducks? Is it finally Rick Santorum's time to go? I've already cast my absentee
ballot... like you, I'll be tuning in on November 7th to find out.
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FAMILY NEWS
Sad news from my husband. His stepfather, Nisse Johannson died suddenly on October 19th. The memorial service is scheduled for November 17th. Julie’s mom, Sonia, died in April of this year. You can send condolences to picasso77750@yahoo.se
November Birthdays - Kimberly Sever (November 6th) & Julie Leonardsson (November 12th)
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UPCOMING DATES:
Friday, November 3rd, 2006 8:00 PM
WYSU Folk Festival
Peaberry's
YSU Kicawley Student Center
Youngstown, OH 44555
http://wysu.org
Price: FREE!
Saturday, November 4th-Monday, November 6th
Children and War: Impact Speakers' Forum
St Mary's School
Cobourg, ON
Canada
godwyer(at)pvnccdsb.on.ca - Gary O'Dwyer is the contact -- Thomas Merton Award winner Kathy Kelly from Voices in the Wilderness and Eric LaCompte from School of the Americas Watch will be there too!
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 7:30 PM
Honors Symposium
University of Rhode Island
Edwards Auditorium
Kingston, RI 02881
401-874-2381
http://www.uri.edu/hc/
Price: free, with David Rovics!
Email debg@uri.edu
Friday, November 10th, 2006 7:30 PM
House Concert
Joanna Varadi and Stan Pollack's House
One Bardwell Street
Florence, MA 01062
413-585-9070
Price: $10-20
feel free to bring snacks and musical instruments for a little song swap afterward.
Saturday, November 11th, 2006 7:30 PM
Village Coffeehouse
First Parish Church
24 Central St
Berlin, MA 01503
978-838-2734
http://www.fpcberlin.org
Price: $10
Robyn Tarantino coordinates the coffeehouse. Email her at guilfoyle20(@)charter(.)net
Sunday, November 12th, 2006 9:00 PM
Acoustic Open Stage Feature
The Elevens
140 Pleasant Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413-586-9155
http://www.elevensmusic.com/index.html
Lisa and Naomi have turned this venue into a great music spot. Come by to hear some fabulous New England performers and my 45 minute feature set.
Monday, November 13th, 2006 9:00 PM
Geoff Bartley's Open Stage Feature
Cantab
738 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
http://www.cantab-lounge.com/public_html/cantab_directions.html
I'll be doing a 35 minute feature set at Geoff's legendary open stage -- you never know who might drop in to visit Geoff - one of the great talents and great hearts in folk music! The Cantab is a great spot to visit in Cambridge.
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 7:15 PM
The Eighth Step and the Upstate New York IWW present Anne Feeney in Concert
Steamer No 10 Theater
500 Western Ave
Albany, NY 12203
518-861-5627
http://www.upstate-ny-iww.org
advance tickets widely available. check the website. and the theater is accessible too!
Thursday, November 16th, 2006 8:00 PM
School of the Americas Watch Benefit Concert
Eyedrum Gallery
290 MLK Drive, SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
http://www.eyedrum.org
Price: $20 donation/10 low income
Holly Near http://www.hollynear.com
emma's revolution http://www.emmasrevolution.com
Chestnut Brothers http://www.chestnutbrothers.com
Chris Chandler http://www.chrischandler.org
Jon Fromer
Francisco Herrera
Colleen Kattau http://www.colleenkattau.com
Charlie King & Karen Brandow http://www.www.charlieking.org
Jose Saavedra http://www.josesaavedra.com
Elise Witt http://www.elisewitt.com
and more
EMCEES: Dave Lippman http://www.davelippman.com & Elise Witt
SPEAKERS from SOAW http://www.soaw.org
Tickets available at Charis Books and More, 1189 Euclid Ave. in Little 5 Points, Atlanta GA 30307 – (404) 524-0304
Friday, Nov 17th- Sunday, Nov 19th, 2006
Close the School of the Americas Vigil
Fort Benning
Columbus, GA
http://soaw.org
Monday, November 20th, 2006 12:00 PM
Music in Social Movements
University of North Florida Campus Theater -- Robinson Student Services Building (Building #14, Room #1700)
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South
Jacksonville, FL 32224
(904)-620-1654
Price: Free
Local Contact: Stan Swart, e-mail sswart@unf.edu or call (904)-620-1654
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 2:00 PM
Anti-War Demonstration
March from Crowne Plaza Hotel to Federal Building
Cleveland, OH
http://uslaboragainstwar.org/downloads/Dec%202%20Cleveland%20Rally%20Flyer.pdf
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 7:00 PM
Third Annual USLAW Labor Assembly Public Concert
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Cleveland, OH
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=11234
Monday, December 4th - 8PM
Reading of "BURIED" - a new play about the Sago mine disaster by Jerry Starr at
Pittsburgh Playwrights
Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
I'll be doing some music ... more details soon... save the date!
Friday, December 8th, 2006 3:00 PM
Joe Glazer Tribute
AFL-CIO Headquarters
815 16th Ave NW
Washington, DC
I'll be there.. hope to see you too!
Friday, December 8th, 2006 7:30 PM
Tribute Concert to Celebrate the Life of Joe Glazer
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church
10701 Old Georgetown Rd (near I-270)
Rockville/Bethesda, MD
301-754-3611
http://imtfolk.org
Price: $20
Proceeds benefit the Labor Heritage Foundation. Music by Magpie, DC Labor Chorus, U-Liners and Peter Jones/Steve Jones/Laurel Blaydes. I'll be there. Hope to see you there too!
IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:
Youngstown, OH
Cobourg, ON
Kingston, RI
Florence, MA
Berlin, MA
Northampton, MA
Cambridge, MA
Albany, NY
Fort Benning, GA
Jacksonville, FL
Cleveland, OH
Washington, DC
I've got my ticket to the Northwest: arriving San Francisco on 11 January, departing Seattle on 5 February... If you'd like to book a show then, email me at anne@annefeeney.com
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If this was forwarded to you, or you're reading it on my blog, you can subscribe by going to my website and signing up!
Order CDs at CDBaby
********************************************
IN THIS ISSUE:
DID YOU KNOW…?
SAVE OAXACA
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT RUMINATIONS
FAMILY NEWS
LINK
TOUR DATES
********************************************
DID YOU KNOW that....
1) almost all of my music is downloadable at most online stores, including iTunes, Yahoo music, AOL and many many more?
2) My recording of "We Just Come to Work Here, We Don't Come to Die" is included in the recently released "Classic Labor Songs" from Smithsonian Folkways CD -- Featuring Paul Robeson, Joe Glazer, Woody Guthrie, Hazel Dickens, Pete Seeger, John Handcox, and many more ... order it from Labor Heritage Foundation
3) My recording of "Defenders of Marriage" is featured on the new anthology "Hail to the Thieves III" - which includes 19 other songs "to take back our country" by Billy Bragg, Utah Phillips, Chuck Brodsky, Steve Brooks, Colleen Kattau, Jolie Rickman, Jon Fromer, the DC Labor Chorus, Pat Wynne, Francisco Herrera, Evan Greer, Girlyman, Graham and Barbara Dean, John Lilly, George Mann and Julius Margolin. You can order it at CDBaby
4) you can review CDs on CDBaby and Amazon? ... why not write a review of my newest CD- "IF I CAN'T DANCE" ...Here's a sample of the reviews of the new CD, which you can buy at CDBaby
***** -- Great songs, great arrangements, great singing... Reviewer: Dennis Pearne
Anne sings with all the joy and gusto of a true, dancing revolutionary. She is rare in her bare honesty. Her musicality is beyond reproach. I have to say that lots of times I don't get past the seventh cut, "Let Their Heads Roll," because it's so good, and she performs is so perfectly, I put the CD player on "repeat" for a while. I'm sure I'll cover it, though it will be a challenge, given her fabulous rendition.
***** -- Anne Feeney is one of my favourite performers –
Reviewer: kozima1848@aol.com
I have seen her LIVE several times and she never ceases to amaze. I will recommend this CD to all my friends on the left.
***** -- I loved it - Reviewer: Craig
It is a very good CD. Every song on the CD is enjoyable. I would recommend this to others. Gets an A in my book!
***** -- You'll be singing, dancing, and thinking - Reviewer: Larry Orr
I heard songs from this CD in concert in Tucson, bought it immediately, and love it! You'll have to dance with Emma Goldman, you'll want to sing along on “Who's the Criminal,” and you're going to be remembering and thinking about the songs for a long
time. The tribute to Rosa Parks (My Feet Are Tired) is the kind of song I thought no one sang any more, with lots of message, and oh, so much music. Anne, you're a knockout on this CD, a great singer with a sharp sense of humor and justice, and a fine touch in selecting songs. This CD is hard-hitting politically and terrifically musical. Get it, play it for yourself and your friends!
5) now you can pre-order or donate toward the new CD, "Dump the Bosses Off Your Back," using Paypal, VISA or MC finding the DONATE button on my blog or my Earthlink site, or Myspace -- I'm still about $11,000 away from finishing it, but it will happen!
6) You could be the 100,000th visitor to my website if you hurry! Kudos and hearty thanks to hardworking UBC member and talented web designer Dave Livingston of Nelson, BC for the terrific job he does maintaining my website. Thanks to everyone who has visited my website in the last two years ... especially those of you who left a message in the guestbook or signed up for the newsletter.
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SAVE OAXACA!!
For more news on the Oaxaca teachers' struggle, check out http://www.corrugate.org/blog or http://www.narconews.com/ and send a letter to President Vicente Fox of Mexico --
vicente.fox.quesada@presidencia.gob.mx
Sample letter (please write your own)
Dear President Fox:
For months we have been worried about the massing of repressive force threatening the teachers union and APPO in Oaxaca by state authorities of Governor Ulysses Ruiz. Now it appears they have begun the repression against people operating radio station Planton and shooting at people in the plaza. Newspapers are reporting that primary school teacher Emilio Alonso was gunned down and that Indymedia reporter Brad Will was shot in the chest and killed in the municipality of Calicante and a photographer Oswaldo Ramirez was shot and wounded. There are rumors that other teachers have been shot and killed and that there are many injured.
Is your government planning to repeat the shame of the massacre at Tlatelolco in 1968, which people around the world still remember? We are watching with alarm. We urge you in the strongest terms to stop the repression and violence against the people of Oaxaca and the teachers union. You must use your power to stop Governor Ruiz from committing a massacre.
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MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
It's way too late at night for me to be prudently pondering world affairs... I don't know if it's the jetlag and time-zone shifting, or the endless barrage of death and sadness that shrouds our country right now, but I've been waking up a lot in the middle of the night.
I read an interesting article a while back that contended that mental illness skyrocketed in Great Britain when conservatives were in power. If my memory serves me correctly, the author maintained that the perceived mean-spiritedness of the many social safety net cutbacks that accompany conservative governments, as well as the actual decline in available services to the vulnerable, was responsible for the escalated instances of depression, paranoia and suicide.
How do you suppose that translates in the United States, where FOX news has a "terror alert" icon visible throughout most of its broadcast day? ... where we're told the threat is ubiquitous? that we are to be vigilant reporting anything suspicious to the government? what do you suppose happens to people on the edge of paranoid schizophrenia at times like that? add to the mix tens of millions of Americans with no health insurance, and millions more with no coverage for mental illness... and public health agencies that are being slowly destroyed by hiring freezes and layoffs... as my friend John Handcox observed, "There's mean things happenin' in this land."
We constantly hear politicians reciting the mantra that this is the greatest country in the world. There are concrete ways of measuring that claim. The "greatest country in the world" shouldn't be 45th in infant mortality, have a higher illiteracy rate than Cuba, have the largest gap between productivity and wages, send 20% of its children to bed hungry every night.
I think of Alyssa Peterson, the idealistic 27 year old woman who enlisted in the Army to serve as a translator. She actually arranged to switch places with someone who didn't want to be sent to Iraq. After several "harsh" interrogations in "the cage," where she served as translator, this young woman apparently turned her rifle on herself, becoming the third female soldier to die in Iraq.
I think of the woman who sold me my movie ticket tonight... she was well into her seventies. The man who collected my ticket admitted to being 85. What happened to those so-called "golden years"? How many of our elders are out working to keep up
with the cost of prescription drugs and medicare supplements? Keep your eyes open. I see men and women well into their 70's working at rest stops along the turnpike in the middle of the night, at convenience stores ... we are returning to the days where people must work until the day that they die. There are plenty of folks in Washington who are nostalgic about their imagined "good old days" in America -- and those days included colorful old people on the street corners selling apples and pencils. Coming soon to your neighborhood.
I think of the impending massacre in beautiful Oaxaca, Mexico, where schoolteachers have refused to work until they achieve decent wages, decent funding for education, and an end to the corrupt government of Governor Ulysses Ruiz. Thousands of ordinary citizens in this ancient city have constructed makeshift barricades, shut down the city, and declared a general strike until the teachers' demands are met. A 36 year old journalist documenting this grassroots movement, Brad Will, from New York City, was fatally shot in the chest on October 27th by plainclothes paramilitaries.
I think of the Congress and President that just passed an unfunded mandate for a 7+ billion dollar 700 mile wall along our border.
Is it possible that people in the United States have had enough of this macho, lying, corrupt regime in Washington? Will Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld & Rice become lame ducks? Is it finally Rick Santorum's time to go? I've already cast my absentee
ballot... like you, I'll be tuning in on November 7th to find out.
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FAMILY NEWS
Sad news from my husband. His stepfather, Nisse Johannson died suddenly on October 19th. The memorial service is scheduled for November 17th. Julie’s mom, Sonia, died in April of this year. You can send condolences to picasso77750@yahoo.se
November Birthdays - Kimberly Sever (November 6th) & Julie Leonardsson (November 12th)
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UPCOMING DATES:
Friday, November 3rd, 2006 8:00 PM
WYSU Folk Festival
Peaberry's
YSU Kicawley Student Center
Youngstown, OH 44555
http://wysu.org
Price: FREE!
Saturday, November 4th-Monday, November 6th
Children and War: Impact Speakers' Forum
St Mary's School
Cobourg, ON
Canada
godwyer(at)pvnccdsb.on.ca - Gary O'Dwyer is the contact -- Thomas Merton Award winner Kathy Kelly from Voices in the Wilderness and Eric LaCompte from School of the Americas Watch will be there too!
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 7:30 PM
Honors Symposium
University of Rhode Island
Edwards Auditorium
Kingston, RI 02881
401-874-2381
http://www.uri.edu/hc/
Price: free, with David Rovics!
Email debg@uri.edu
Friday, November 10th, 2006 7:30 PM
House Concert
Joanna Varadi and Stan Pollack's House
One Bardwell Street
Florence, MA 01062
413-585-9070
Price: $10-20
feel free to bring snacks and musical instruments for a little song swap afterward.
Saturday, November 11th, 2006 7:30 PM
Village Coffeehouse
First Parish Church
24 Central St
Berlin, MA 01503
978-838-2734
http://www.fpcberlin.org
Price: $10
Robyn Tarantino coordinates the coffeehouse. Email her at guilfoyle20(@)charter(.)net
Sunday, November 12th, 2006 9:00 PM
Acoustic Open Stage Feature
The Elevens
140 Pleasant Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413-586-9155
http://www.elevensmusic.com/index.html
Lisa and Naomi have turned this venue into a great music spot. Come by to hear some fabulous New England performers and my 45 minute feature set.
Monday, November 13th, 2006 9:00 PM
Geoff Bartley's Open Stage Feature
Cantab
738 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
http://www.cantab-lounge.com/public_html/cantab_directions.html
I'll be doing a 35 minute feature set at Geoff's legendary open stage -- you never know who might drop in to visit Geoff - one of the great talents and great hearts in folk music! The Cantab is a great spot to visit in Cambridge.
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 7:15 PM
The Eighth Step and the Upstate New York IWW present Anne Feeney in Concert
Steamer No 10 Theater
500 Western Ave
Albany, NY 12203
518-861-5627
http://www.upstate-ny-iww.org
advance tickets widely available. check the website. and the theater is accessible too!
Thursday, November 16th, 2006 8:00 PM
School of the Americas Watch Benefit Concert
Eyedrum Gallery
290 MLK Drive, SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
http://www.eyedrum.org
Price: $20 donation/10 low income
Holly Near http://www.hollynear.com
emma's revolution http://www.emmasrevolution.com
Chestnut Brothers http://www.chestnutbrothers.com
Chris Chandler http://www.chrischandler.org
Jon Fromer
Francisco Herrera
Colleen Kattau http://www.colleenkattau.com
Charlie King & Karen Brandow http://www.www.charlieking.org
Jose Saavedra http://www.josesaavedra.com
Elise Witt http://www.elisewitt.com
and more
EMCEES: Dave Lippman http://www.davelippman.com & Elise Witt
SPEAKERS from SOAW http://www.soaw.org
Tickets available at Charis Books and More, 1189 Euclid Ave. in Little 5 Points, Atlanta GA 30307 – (404) 524-0304
Friday, Nov 17th- Sunday, Nov 19th, 2006
Close the School of the Americas Vigil
Fort Benning
Columbus, GA
http://soaw.org
Monday, November 20th, 2006 12:00 PM
Music in Social Movements
University of North Florida Campus Theater -- Robinson Student Services Building (Building #14, Room #1700)
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South
Jacksonville, FL 32224
(904)-620-1654
Price: Free
Local Contact: Stan Swart, e-mail sswart@unf.edu or call (904)-620-1654
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 2:00 PM
Anti-War Demonstration
March from Crowne Plaza Hotel to Federal Building
Cleveland, OH
http://uslaboragainstwar.org/downloads/Dec%202%20Cleveland%20Rally%20Flyer.pdf
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 7:00 PM
Third Annual USLAW Labor Assembly Public Concert
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Cleveland, OH
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=11234
Monday, December 4th - 8PM
Reading of "BURIED" - a new play about the Sago mine disaster by Jerry Starr at
Pittsburgh Playwrights
Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
I'll be doing some music ... more details soon... save the date!
Friday, December 8th, 2006 3:00 PM
Joe Glazer Tribute
AFL-CIO Headquarters
815 16th Ave NW
Washington, DC
I'll be there.. hope to see you too!
Friday, December 8th, 2006 7:30 PM
Tribute Concert to Celebrate the Life of Joe Glazer
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church
10701 Old Georgetown Rd (near I-270)
Rockville/Bethesda, MD
301-754-3611
http://imtfolk.org
Price: $20
Proceeds benefit the Labor Heritage Foundation. Music by Magpie, DC Labor Chorus, U-Liners and Peter Jones/Steve Jones/Laurel Blaydes. I'll be there. Hope to see you there too!
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