From: TsunamiInc@aol.com Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 16:21:32 EST Subject: The Jamie Anderson Newsletter To: DakotaAZ@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by www.baya.net id QAA05948 Status: RO Hi everyone! It's time for another edition of the Jamie Anderson newsletter! (Why am I tempted to write "It's Howdy Doody Time?" I need more sleep.) You are on this list because you signed my mailing list at a concert or wrote to me and asked to be added. If you'd like to be deleted or if your address will change soon, please let us know at tsunamiinc@aol.com. Please don't forward jokes, virus warnings or petitions. (Incidently, most virus warnings and petitions are hoaxes. Check http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/ for more info.) I love hearing from fans, though, and try to answer every email. ________________________ Whoo wee, what a busy month October was. I started the month in Columbia, SC and ended in Bethesda, MD. When my truck reaches a bazillion miles, should I send a picture to Toyota and get in one of their ads? With the performance in South Carolina (my first time in that fine state) I've now played in almost every state in the union plus three other countries (Barbados, Mexico and Canada). I have yet to play in Hawaii, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana but I've played in the other 46 plus D.C. Welcome to everyone who joined the list last month. I really enjoyed playing for y'all! In addition to some wonderful gigs, I had a few days off in D.C. to see a bunch of museums. Wow, wow, wow. I especially enjoyed the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Most moving was an exhibit of the items left at the Vietnam Vets Memorial. Included was a big pink triangle inscribed with these words: "In memory of the gay soldiers in Vietnam - made heroes for fighting other men, shamed for loving other men." The museum also featured many exhibits about different groups of people in this country and I learned some cool stuff, like there is no word for "music" in some African languages because music was such a part of every day life. Africans enslaved in the U.S. used music to maintain their traditions even though they weren't allowed to bring any of their instruments. Instead, they made instruments here and that's where we got the banjo and the xylophone, as well as the roots for much of the modern music we have today. I also visited the National Archives, mostly to see a photo exhibit but then remembered after I got there that - duh - it's where the Constitution and Bill of Rights are displayed. While standing in line to see those documents, I noticed that inscribed on both walls surrounding the display were quotes from various famous people, including one from Susan B. Anthony. In 1873, commenting on the preamble to the constitution, she said, "It was we, the people, not we, the white male citizens, nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed this union." Under the quote is the original arrest record made when she was taken to jail for trying to vote. Did you know she died six years before women got the vote? Gee, this is turning into "What Jamie did on her fall vacation …" on to the music news --- ________________________ Dr. Demento does it again!! In mid-October, the syndicated radio show Dr. Demento played "I Wanna Be A Straight Guy" again! For more info about the show: http://php.indiana.edu/~jbmorris ________________________ South Florida Folk Festival Finalist I've been chosen as a finalist in the singer-songwriter contest at the South Florida Folk Festival! Wha hoo! They had 200 entrants and only chose 20, including moi. The final contest takes place in mid January. http://www.southfloridafolkfest.com ________________________ Chorus to sing my songs Samandhi Singers, from Burlington VT, will be performing "A Family of Friends" and "When They Know Who We Are" sometime soon, perhaps at a winter holiday concert. If you know a women's chorus who is interested in these songs, have them contact me. ________________________ Food! I received several wonderful food gifts on this last tour: chocolate cheesecake, chocolate roses, a huge chocolate bar AND a gift box with potato chips and cheesecake -- with several pictures of me glued to the top of the box. Maybe I should write a song about homemade lasagna next! Yum. ________________________ How did you hear my about my music? I've heard some interesting stories from fans recently about how they discovered my music. One of you wrote to tell me you'd discovered me at gay.com, a gay radio show and website that featured my music over the summer. Someone else told me of discovering my music on a compilation tape given to her by a friend. I love these stories! BTW, I feel fine about taping my CDs and tapes if you just tape just one or two songs for a compilation. It's a great way to introduce your friends to new music they probably won't hear on the radio. (Please don't tape entire CDs for friends, though.) ________________________ The Lesbian Connection There's a letter from me in the latest issue of the Lesbian Connection about supporting women's music. In case you don't know, The Lesbian Connection is a grassroots forum for lesbians. There are no professionally written articles, just letters from lesbians about everything from festivals to book reviews to current news. Great publication. If you're a lesbian and you're interested in subscribing, you can reach them at elsiepub@aol.com. ________________________ The Washington Blade One of the best known national glbt publications recently interviewed me. The article appeared in the October 22nd issue. You might still be able to view that issue at www.washingtonblade.com. The writer called me the Donna Reed of women folk singers. Okay, I actually said that and the writer was quoting me. Seeing it in print made me laugh. Overall, it's a good article. There are a few small errors, though. My most requested song is not "Hot Chocolate" but "Dark Chocolate." And while I'll be teaching songwriting at Duke (and other classes elsewhere) next year, I will not stop touring. I'll continue to tour 3 - 4 months of the year. _______________________ The Journal of Country Music There's a mention of me and two of my songs, "Wedding Song" and "Wynonna Why Not" in the current issue of The Journal of Country Music. It's part of a great feature article about gays and lesbians in country music. It includes a nice interview with Alix Dobkin and members of "The Deadly Nightshade." (Remember the Nightshade? I do!) I don't think the magazine is on line but you could get more information about obtaining your own copy of the magazine at 615-256-1639. This is the first country music magazine to ever talk about queer folks in country music. It's possible that they'll get some flak from some readers. Let's stay a step ahead of them and let the magazine know how much we appreciate the article. You can reach the editor at JCMEditor@aol.com. ________________________ Now playing Damn is there some great new music out there! Here's what I'm listening to now: Sloan Wainwright, "From Where You Are," http://www.sloanwainwright.com (not brand new but new to me) Loreena McKennitt, "Live in Paris and Toronto," http://www.quinlanroad.com Patty Larkin, "A Gogo," http://www.pattylarkin.com _______________________ Classes If you live in the triangle city area of North Carolina, you'll be able to take one of my classes. Starting in January, I'll be teaching "Songwriting" at Duke, and "Getting Gigs" and "The Art of Performance" at the ArtsCenter in Carrborro. For more info on class content, contact me directly. For information on registering, contact the ArtsCenter at 919-929-2787 or look for the new catalog to be distributed in December. For the Duke class, point your browser to http://www.learnmore.duke.edu/ShortCrs or call 919-684-6259. ______________________ Tour, tour, tour!! As always, check with the venue before venturing out. 11/6 Durham, NC, 3 pm, Ladyslipper, 3205 Hillsborough Rd., brief appearance with Bonnie Morris who will be reading from her book "Eden Built By Eves," 919-489-9609 11/11 Salem, VA, Wits End, 1790 Thompson Memorial Dr., 540-387-3539 11/13 Carrborro, NC, 8 pm, ArtsCenter, 300 G E. Main, Singer-Songwriter Showcase with NC Songwriters Co-op, 919-929-2787 11/19 Apache Junction, AZ, 7 pm, Superstition Mountain RV Park, 200 E. Southern, 480-983-9670, GAMBLR4444@aol.com 11/20 Tucson, AZ, 8 pm, Upbeat Productions, Unitarian Church, 4831 E. 22nd, opening: The Therapy Sisters, 520-795-4135 11/30 Las Cruces, NM, 7 pm, NMSU CCSU Club (in the student union), 505-645-4415, shildret@nmsu.edu 12/2 Alamogordo, NM, PFLAG, frantz@nmsua.nmsu.edu 12/3 Alamogordo, NM, house concert, 505-437-6129 frantz@nmsua.nmsu.edu 12/4 Silver City, NM, Gnetwork, 7 pm, Church of the Good Shepherd, 7th and Texas, 505-388-8899, rustypig@zianet.com 12/5 Albuquerque, NM, 5 pm, MCC Church, 2404 San Mateo Pl, NE, KmKinTrnr@aol.com, 505-341-0802, 1/8 Fuquay-Varina, NC, Hyphen Coffeehouse, davidthecat@worldnet.att.net 1/12 Greensboro, NC, Borders, Singer-Songwriter showcase 1/15 - 16 Ft. Lauderdale, FL, South Florida Folk Festival 1/21 Atlanta, GA, with Deidre McCalla 1/29 Durham, NC, Unitarian Church 2/10 - 13, Cleveland, OH, Folk Alliance Conference 2/18 Winston-Salem, NC, (tentative) March CA, OR, WA, NV April/May Midwest 5/27 - 29 GA, Southern Womyn's Festival, gaywomyn@aol.com, www.gaywomyn.org./festival ________________________ This is a long quote but well worth repeating. Based on records prior to the summer break, 29 members of Congress have been accused of spousal abuse, 7 have been arrested for fraud, 19 have been accused of writing bad checks, 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses, 3 have been arrested for assault, 71 have credit reports so bad they can't qualify for a credit card, 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges, 8 have been arrested for shoplifting, 21 are current defendants in lawsuits and in 1998 alone, 84 were stopped for drunk driving, but released after they claimed Congressional immunity. -- Peter Langston, from "Capitol Hill Blue" via "Planet Proctor" Stay well everyone and don't forget to vote! -- Jamie Anderson http://www.jamieanderson.com Order Drive All Night! Goldenrod: www.goldenrod.com Ladyslipper: 800-634-6044, or www.ladyslipper.org Harmony Ridge, www.hrmusic.com