Fwd: Roy Zimmerman Newsletter - February, 2013

[John Gear]

Note that Roy is playing at a UUCS fundraiser on Feb 16.  Many here might also find the Valentines Day dance note below of interest.


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From: "Roy Zimmerman" <mailin...@royzimmerman.com>
Date: February 6, 2013 8:33:47 PST
To: Gea...@gmail.com
Subject: Roy Zimmerman Newsletter - February, 2013

THE ROY ZIMMERMAN NEWSLETTER February, 2013 I WANT A MARRIAGE LIKE THEY HAD IN THE BIBLE People ask me what’s the secret of my success, and actually nobody asks me that. Nobody. But if they did, I’d say, “Marriage.” Marriage is the secret of my success. I’m so happy to be living, traveling, parenting, writing and sweating the small stuff with the beautiful, visionary Melanie Harby. Valentines Day is coming up. That’s not for the newsletter - that’s just a note to self. Here’s the latest YouTube offering, a song Melanie and I wrote together: DANCE LIKE EVERYBODY’S WATCHING This Valentines Day, I want to encourage you all to dance. Wherever you are. If you’re in the dentist’s chair, dance in the dentist’s chair. Do it in solidarity with people all over the world who’ll be dancing in elevators, supermarkets, boardrooms, and out in the street as part of an event called One Billion Rising to draw attention to and demand an end to violence against women. One in 3 women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. One billion women will be victims of violence. And here in the US, GOP lawmakers have blocked reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, a major advancement for the Oppressor’s Rights Movement. Eve Ensler, the playwright of “The Vagina Monogues,” conceived One Billion Rising as a response to these ugly absurdities. So, although I’m a crappy dancer - my moves make Mitt Romney look like, well, Barack Obama - I will be dancing on Valentines Day. HOUSE CONCERT, ANYONE? I’m in the Northwest for most of February, and in mid-March, Melanie and I pack everything we own into a rickety Dodge Caravan, and set out across the vast, barren landscape of American popular music. I exaggerate. But we will be driving to Maine and back, with shows all along the way. In the short term, there are a few open dates at the end of this month and the beginning of March. Do you know of a living room where we can gather 30 or more of your closest friends? Write me at meta4r...@aol.com and let’s do a house concert. JON FROMER MEMORIAL I’m sad to say I won’t be able to be there. I’ll be playing in Salem, OR. But if you are in the Bay Area, and you care about the music of Peace and Justice, you will want to celebrate the life of Jon Fromer: Saturday, February 16 - noon - 4 pm Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco 1187 Franklin Street San Francisco, CA RSVP to June Ouellette at 415-279-2285 or Frank Holder at fhol...@gmail.com. THE SCHEDULE Friday, February 8 -  noon   BELLINGHAM, WA - RADIO The Joe Show with host Joe Teehan AM 930 Progressive Talk 2219 Yew Street Road Bellingham, WA Friday, February 8 -  7 pm   MARYSVILLE, WA Wake Up Call Evergreen UU Fellowship 1607 4th St Marysville, WA $12 suggested donation Saturday, February 9 -  7:30 pm   SEATTLE, WA Westside UU Congregation 7141 California Ave Seattle, WA $18 or pay what you can Sunday, February 10 -  9:15 and 11 am   OLYMPIA, WA Sunday Services Olympia UU Congregation 2300 East End Street NW Olympia, WA Sunday, February 10 -  7 pm   BELLINGHAM, WA Wake Up Call Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship 1207 Ellsworth Street Bellingham, WA Friday, February 15 -  8 pm   CORVALLIS, OR Wake Up Call House Concert $15 - reservations and info - cher...@gmail.com or 541-753-9224 Saturday, February 16 -  8 pm   SALEM, OR Wake Up Call UU Congregation of Salem 5090 Center Street NE Salem, OR $18 or pay what you can Saturday, February 23 -  10 am - noon   SAN FRANCISCO, CA - RADIO West Coast Live 1 Ferry Plaza - 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA with host Sedge Thompson $15 advance / $20 at the door Sunday, February 24 -  9:30 and 11 am   PALO ALTO, CA Sunday Services UU Church of Palo Alto 505 E Charleston Rd Palo Alto, CA Sunday, February 24 -  3 pm   SAN FRANCISCO, CA - RADIO KGO 810 AM Headliners on the Headlines With host Brian Copeland Wednesday, February 27 -  8 pm   BERKELEY, CA Wake Up Call The Marsh Berkeley Cabaret 2120 Alston Way Berkeley, CA $15 Friday, March 1 -  7:30 pm   SANTA CRUZ, CA Wake Up Call Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320 Cedar Street Santa Cruz, CA $22 advance general / $35 advance Gold Circle Wednesday, March 6 -  8 pm   BERKELEY, CA Wake Up Call The Marsh Berkeley Cabaret 2120 Alston Way Berkeley, CA $15 Thursday, March 14 -  7 pm   SAN ANTONIO, TX Wake Up Call The Radius Center 106 Auditorium Circle #25 San Antonio, TX $18 Sponsored by the Freethinkers Association of Central Texas Tuesday, March 19 -  7 pm   BATON ROUGE, LA Wake Up Call Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge 8470 Goodwood Blvd Baton Rouge, LA $18 or pay what you can Thursday, March 21 -  8 pm   BIRMINGHAM, AL Wake Up Call Iron City 513 22nd St Birmingham, AL $15 at the door (discounts for members) Sponsored by Over the Mountain Democrats Tuesday, April 9 -  8 pm   ROCKVILLE, MD Wake Up Call Focus Presents Vic's Music Corner UU Congregation of Rockville 100 Welsh Park Dr Rockville, MD $15 Focus members / 18 non-members tickets - da...@focusmusic.org or 301-275-7459 Saturday, April 20 -  8 pm   NEW YORK, NY Wake Up Call Peoples Voice Cafe Community Church of New York UU 40 East 35th St New York, NY $18 suggested donation IN ASHLAND, OREGON... ...I asked the couple in the front row, “Are you married?” She paused and said, “More or less.” I said, “Which is it tonight? More, or less?” Looking forward, Roy

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