[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Singing CIA agent revue comin' thru

[Alfred Kagan]

I can very highly recommend Dave!  He did some wonderful stuff around 
Central America in the 80s.


At 12:46 PM -0700 7/2/03, Ricky Baldwin wrote:
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>>  Subject: Singing CIA agent revue comin' thru
>>
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>Hi Illinois peace and justice folks!
>If your group is looking for something a bit out of
>the extraordinary,this is to let you know I'll be on
>tour this October in the midwest,with Singing CIA
>agent George Shrub (myself). This is comedy and
>musicwith a mission. I play house concerts, stadiums,
>etc. etc. and split theproceeds with peace and justice
>groups. I'll be driving by, so no travelexpenses!
>In addition to the words below, see the website -
>http://davelippman.com- and look especially at
>"Thinking about Iraq" for recent comiccommentary.
>If you like I can send you a video sample. If so, send
>address. Hope totalk with you soon!
>
>Cheers!
>Dave Lippman
>919-960-3866 h
>919-260-4138 c
>*
>
>
>
>
>GEORGE SHRUB *The World's Only Known Singing C.I.A.
>Agent*RULES!!
>Newjob title for Shrub!:
>Cultural Director, Department of Homeland
>SecurityGeorgeShrub has been traveling throughout his
>globalized domain, sharing hisPoint of View (the Right
>One) so that people won't need their own. Heemploys
>anti-folk songs and interventionary anthems to explain
>(andenforce) that the business of America is none of
>your business, thatunions are never civil, and that
>the proper place for himself, likeWal-Mart, is
>everywhere.
>
>
>
>
>has been trying to keep up with his shadow,
>Shrub,touring closely behind him. He continues to
>afflict the complacent,occasionally rhyming in the
>process.
>Dave has been known to take the air out of the
>windbags of the week,de-distort history,
>and rewrite the classics with parody and thrust.
>He has recently founded the International Federation
>of InvestigativeSongwriters,
>in a pre-doomed effort at respectability.
>"Lippman is a national treasure" - L.A.
>Herald-Examiner
>"Viciously funny" - Guardian (England)
>"One of my favorite political satirists. This is a
>very funny man. -Erich Lee Preminger
>"The Dean felt that more harm than good would come
>from
>your visit" - student, Skidmore College, New York
>"God, that man can talk! What a great writer!" - Utah
>Phillips
>
>Some lyrics:
>
>On the 8th day of Bushmas my President gave to me
>Drills for the Arctic
>Water filled with arsenic
>Oil won't mix with water
>But oil and government oughta
>In a centrifuge
>Which he'll set up in a wildlife refuge
>
>On the 9th day of Bushmas my President gave to me
>A - bill - of - rights!
>Not for gays or blacks or free speech
>Not for none of these
>But for health insurance companies
>
>(Hokey Pokey:)
>You put your right foot in, you take your business
>clout
>Your put some PR spin and you shake it all about
>You put them in the pokey and you pay a buck a day
>That's what it's all about
>
>(Home on the Range:)
>Oh give me a plant And a good worker ant
>And a dear little minimum wage
>Where seldom is seen a unionized teen
>And the kids hold their bladders all day
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Al Kagan
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