[Peace-discuss] Roy Zimmerman Newsletter - October 2012

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Roy Zimmerman - Funny Songs About Ignorance, War and Greed

THE ROY ZIMMERMAN NEWSLETTER

October, 2012

KICKSTARTER PROJECT

We're making a movie!  And we need your help.

Melanie and I are creating a full length DVD documentary of my 50 state tour.  In the grand tradition of the endless folk song, we’re taking all the “Vote Republican” videos we’ve been posting to YouTube over the past year, sequencing them and editing them together with extra interstitial footage and incidental music to produce a seamless musical odyssey through the 2012 American political landscape - The Roy Zimmerman Fifty State Tour DVD.

We've written and shot fifty-one videos in all, one from each of the 49 states we’ve toured in, one from the District of Columbia plus a faux aloha from Hawaii. The Roy Zimmerman 50 State Tour DVD will be a rare limited edition work of art, a labor of love for a progressive nation and an amazing compendium of beautiful American scenery and bountiful Republican absurdity.

And that's where Kickstarter comes in. With 18 more days (!) to go to the election,  we’ve just launched a Kickstarter project to fund the DVD by Election Day.  Here’s the link.

We're well on our way to finishing this massive project, but completion will require your help. We're on tour right now, on a swing through the swing states before November's election, and we need to keep the rubber on the road while we shoot the interstitial footage. Then we'll need help underwriting the mixing and editing. And of course we'll need help with the manufacturing. The project and all rewards will be completed and shipped by Inauguration Day, January 20, 2013.

In a vital campaign season like this, so many people are finding ways to make a difference. Walking precincts, phone banking, posting, tweeting, re-tweeting reposts. All of these efforts hit people where they live. Satire hits people where they laugh. Satire gives heart to those who have a heart, and heartburn to those who are heartless. Abraham Lincoln said, "In a democracy, satire is a purifying flame." Actually, he never said that, but I won't let my Kickstarter pitch be dictated by fact checkers.

You may already have donated to the Obama campaign (way to go!) or the Elizabeth Warren campaign (right on!) or the No on 32 campaign (that’s the spirit, Californians!), but this is our campaign for a vision of a more Progressive America.  You can pledge as little as $25 or as much as $1500 or more (with an escalating package of rewards) to help make the Roy Zimmerman Fifty-State Tour DVD a reality.

The $1500 pledge level is really exciting -- I'll write an original song for you on the subject of your choice at half my normal fee.  Does your hometown progressive group need a theme song? Does your business need a jingle? Does your loved one need a love song? Does your child need a lullaby? The sky's the limit on subject matter (although I do reserve the right of refusal at my sole discretion.) You will receive a demo of the song, recorded by me with voice and guitar, plus a lead sheet and lyric sheet, all for half the price of my normal fee for on-demand songwriting. I look forward to hearing your ideas!

Whether you pledge or not, we'd love for you to participate in this grand endeavor by helping to write the final verse of the song.  The last video we'll put together will be the one from Florida, using footage I shot at the Republican National Convention in Tampa with lyrics suggested by you, the viewer. We'll incorporate as many suggestions as possible.  That video will go up on Election Day, the deadline for this Kickstarter project.  So please, watch the other states' videos, see if we missed anything then respond to this email with your reasons to Vote Republican.  Or, to join the broader conversation, go to my Facebook page and Like me, then post your reasons to Vote Republican there. 

Melanie and I love this country, and our love pours out of us in the form of funny songs like "Vote Republican." This 50 state tour, this year - this is our campaign. Thanks for supporting its continued success.

To watch any or all of the “Vote Republican 50.0” videos, go to the map on my home page and click on a state that’s been blue-ed in.

Here again is the link to the Kickstarter project.

I LOVE IT WHEN A METAPHOR...

 ...becomes a reality.

THE SWING STATE SWING

Friday, October 19 -  time TBA   

WHEELING, WV
Hope, Struggle and Change

Art Works Coffeehouse

2200 Market St

Wheeling, WV

$15 suggested donation

Saturday, October 20 -  8 pm   

KENT, OH
Hope, Struggle and Change

UU Church of Kent

228 Gougler Ave

Kent, OH

$15 at the door

Sunday, October 21 -  11:30 am - NEW TIME!  

LEWIS CENTER, OH
Hope, Struggle and Change

North UU Congregation

1574 Franklin St

Lewis Center, OH

free will offering

Tuesday, October 23 -  7 pm  

CLEVELAND, OH
Hope, Struggle and Change

West Shore UU Church

20401 Hillard Blvd

Cleveland, OH

$15 or pay what you can

sponsored by Queer and Allies

Thursday, October 25  -  7 pm   

INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Hope, Struggle and Change

CFI Indiana

350 Canal Walk, Suite A

Indianapolis, IN

$18 in advance / $20 at the door

Friday, October 26 -  8 pm   

BLOOMINGTON, IN
Hope, Struggle and Change

UU Church of Bloomington

2120 North Fee Lane

Bloomington, IN

$18 or pay what you can

Saturday, October 27 -  8 pm   

ST. LOUIS, MO
Hope, Struggle and Change

Ethical Society of St. Louis

9001 Clayton Rd

St. Louis, MO

$18 or pay what you can

Sunday, October 28 -  7 pm   

TULSA, OK
Hope, Struggle and Change

Hope Unitarian Church

8432 South Sheridan Road

Tulsa, OK

$15 general / $10 students and seniors

Thursday, November 1  -  7 pm   

LAS CRUCES, NM
Hope, Struggle and Change

UU Church of Las Cruces

2000 S. Solano

Las Cruces, NM

$15 or pay what you can

Tuesday, October 30 -  7 pm   

LOS ALAMOS, NM
Hope, Struggle and Change

Los Alamos Little Theater

1670 Nectar St

Los Alamos, NM

$18

info: 505-661-9002

Thursday, November 1  -  7 pm   

LAS CRUCES, NM
Hope, Struggle and Change

UU Church of Las Cruces

2000 S. Solano

Las Cruces, NM

$15 or pay what you can

Friday, November 2 -  8 pm   

TUCSON, AZ
Hope, Struggle and Change

Southside Presbyterian Church

317 West 23rd Street

Tucson, AZ

$15 or pay what you can

Saturday, November 3 -  7 pm   

GLENDALE, AZ
Roy Zimmerman: Hope, Struggle and Change

with special guests the Fire Letters!

West Valley UU Church

5904 W Cholla St

Glendale, AZ

$18 or pay what you can

Sunday, November 4  -  7 pm   

LAS VEGAS, NV
Hope, Struggle and Change

with special guests Danielle and Robert Bell

UU Congregation of Las Vegas

3616 East Lake Mead Blvd.

Las Vegas, NV

$13 advance (at the church) / $15 at the door

Tuesday, November 6   

ELECTION DAY!

MORE DATES

Friday, November 16 -  7:30 pm   

MILL VALLEY, CA
Hope, Struggle and Change

a benefit performance for Health Care for All - Marin

Mount Tamalpais United Methodist Church

410 Sycamore Ave

Mill Valley, CA

tickets $15 available at Brown Paper Tickets

Thursday, November 29 -  7 pm   

MODESTO, CA
PeaceNick

UU Fellowship of Stanislaus County

2172 Kiernan Ave

Modesto, CA

$18 or pay what you can

Friday, November 30 -  8 pm   

VENTURA, CA
PeaceNick

UU Church of Ventura

5654 Ralston St

Ventura, CA

$18 or pay what you can

Saturday, December 8 -  7:30 pm   

COSTA MESA, CA
PeaceNick - Happy Humanist Holidays!

Orange Coast UU

1259 Victoria St.

Costa Mesa, CA

$20 in advance, $25 at the door

Sunday, December 9 -  10:30 am   

CANOGA PARK, CA
PeaceNick - Fundraiser Service

Emerson UU Church

7304 Jordan Ave

Canoga Park, CA

Saturday, December 15 -  7 pm   

STOCKTON, CA
PeaceNick

First UU Church of Stockton

2737 Pacific Ave.

Stockton, CA

$18 or pay what you can

ZIMMERMAN’S OFF-ROAD

A dune Jaguar spotted in Lovelock, Nevada (like Landlock, Nevada only surrounded by love).

Looking forward,

Roy

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