I'm writing to you all from a *lovely* motel room somewhere in Louisiana.
I-10's melodic hum serenades me, the carpet *almost* matches the thin
bedspread and I hope whoever painted this room last is now happily working in
some other profession.

The Hilton was already booked.

Hey all!  I hope this little tome finds you well and with plenty of chocolate
close by.

On my recent West Coast tour, I had the pleasure of performing for some fine
folks.  The crowds were a little small in some places.  Maybe next time
everyone could clone themselves?  Or bring 100 of your closest friends?
Seriously, please keep in mind that word of mouth is a great way for people to
find out about my shows. 

Thanks to Twyla in Newport, OR, for the great massage.  It was very generous
of her to fit me into her busy massage schedule at the last minute.  I'd give
you her last name and the name of her business (so you can experience her work
too) but I left all that info at home and my memory fails me right now.  Hey,
I turned 40 last year.  Be nice to me. 

It was great to share the stage with a few other performers.  In Davis, CA, I
opened for Barbara Higbie and Teresa Trull.  I've been a fan of theirs for
quite some time -- ever since their first duo album that was released in the
early 80's.  Barbara has a gorgeous expressive soprano voice and she plays the
hell out of the piano and violin, er, fiddle.  Add Teresa's stage-presence-
for-days and you've got a great show.  In Portland, I opened for Cosy
Sheridan, a wonderful singer-songwriter who's well-known on the folk circuit.
She covers a lot of the same topics I do, in fact she joked about not being
able to do half her material once I got off the stage.  Uh, sorry Cosy.  Hey,
at least I didn't do a song about a yeast infection.  If you ever get a chance
to hear any of these performers, do check them out.  (And ask Cosy to play
"Turbo Yeast.")  Tell them Jamie sent ya.

Speaking of gigs -- I've got some cool festivals coming up.  It's probably too
late for most of you to get to the wonderful Gulf Coast Women's Festival since
it started today.  I'm on my way there.  I'm also performing at the fabulous
Campfest on Memorial Day weekend.  In addition to my musical set, there'll be
a surprise or two.  On May 25, Memorial Day, I'm performing at the Kerrville
Folk Festival.  For those of you who don't know, this is one of the largest
folk festivals in the country and to say I'm thrilled to perform there is a
gross understatement.  They rarely book out gay performers and I have to tell
you that this little queer folksinger is a *little* nervous.  This festival
isn't exactly Bubbafest but it is out in the desert in central Texas.  So if
you live near Kerrville, TX (that's close to San Antonio and Austin), and even
if you don't, please consider going.  Sit in the front row and say soothing
things to me, okay?  Meet me later with a case of wine.  

Okay, forget about the wine.  Just try to come, okay?

Before I post the tour schedule, I'd like to leave you with a thought that I
like so much, I've got it on my bulletin board at home where I can see it a
lot.  I've been told that it's Vietnamese wisdom:

In hell, people have chopsticks a meter long so they can't feed themselves and
starve.   In heaven, the chopsticks are a meter long but the people feed each
other.

May we all continue to feed each other.

Here's the tour schedule.  For more information, email us at
tsunamiinc@aol.com.  Hope to see you at a show!!

4/10 -- 12, Ovett, MS, Gulfcoast Women's Festival, sisterspir@aol.com, women
only please

4/17, Rockford, IL, 8 pm, Charlotte's Web, Memorial Hall, 211 N. Main,
815-964-2238

4/18, Chicago, IL, 7:30 pm, Mountain Moving Coffeehouse, Ebenezer Lutheran
Church, on Foster west of Ashland, 773-883-0619, women only please

4/24, Downers Grove, Il, 8:45 pm, Two Way Street Coffeehouse, 1047 Curtiss
St., First Congregational Chruch, 630-969-9720, dhump@interaccess.com

4/25, Mishawaka, IN, 9 pm, Eclectic Circle, 121 W. Mishawaka, 219-256-1335

4/26, Kokomo, IN, 4 pm, 765-452-5935, sandlisa@netusa1.net

(tentative) 4/28, Grand Rapids, MI, Diversions

5/1, Bloomington, IN, 7:30 pm, house concert, 812-876-9101,
amazon@bluemarble.net, women only please

5/3, Dayton, OH, 8 pm, Canal Street Tavern, 308 E. First St., 937-461-9343,
Karen Pernick opening

5/8, Roanoke, VA, 9 pm, Third Street Coffeehouse, 305 Mountain Ave. SW,
540-774-5342

5/10, Washington, DC, 4 pm, Lammas Women's Books, 1607 17th St., NW,
202-775-8218, lammas@zzapp.org

5/13, Rockville, MD, 8 pm, O'Brien's Barbeque, 387 E. Guide Dr.,
vheyman@dc.net, 301-762-3395, opening for Rachel Bissex

5/14, Columbia, MD, 8 pm, Folkal Point, Coho Grill at Hobbit's Glen Folk Club,
11130 Willow Bottom Dr., 410-531-5350, folkalpt@aol.com

5/15, Brooklyn, NY, Rising Cafe, 186 5th Ave., (between Sackett and DeGraw),
718-789-6340

5/17, Ithaca, NY, 7 pm, Common Grounds, 1230 Danby Rd., 607-273-1505,
meg21@cornell.edu

5/20, New York City, NY, 8pm, Baggot Inn, 82 W. 3rd St., (between Thompson and
Sullivan), 212-477-0622

5/21 -- 23, Oxford, NY, Campfest, Camfest@aol.com, women only please

5/25, Kerrville, TX, Kerrville Folk Festival, 830-257-3600,
festival@kerrville-music.com

5/29, Manchester, CT, 8 pm, Manchester Community College, Alumni Hall, 60
Bidwell Ave., with Another Octave, 203-271-5284

5/30, Hamden, CT, 8 pm, Unitarian Church, 709 Hartford Turnpike, with Another
Octave, 203-271-5284

5/31, Syracuse, NY, 7 pm, Happy Endings Cafe, 317 S. Clinton, 315-475-1853,
jclevela@mailbox.syr.edu

6/5, St. Louis, MO, 8:30 pm, Cummels Cafe, 1215 Washington, 314-231-9627

6/6, Lawrence, KS, 8 pm, West Side Folk/Three Gals, Ecumenical Christian
Ministries Bldg., 1204 Oread (1 blk no of Kansas Union and KU), 785-842-1163,
radiobob@falcon.cc.ukans.edu

6/13, Indianapolis, IN, 8:07 pm, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, 1400 E.
Hanna Ave., with Indianapolis Women' Chorus

6/14, Goshen, IN, 8 pm, Electric Brew, 219-533-5990, brew.music@juno.com

6/20, Memphis, TN, Pride Festival

7/4, Fairbanks, AK, Alaska Womens Fesiva, tracwa@webtv.net

Whew, enough typing for now.

-- Jamie Anderson, queen of the cheap motels