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December 2006
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December 2006
-- New Year's Greetings
-- Site News: Private Internet Chat in January, here! Comedy Presents, New CafePress Items, Just Released: Gay Games 2006 DVD, Mom's Apple Pie DVD, Survey, Weekly Rants, HA [Humor Activism] Corner, New Forum Discussions
-- December Trivia Contest: Win an Anniversary Tour T-Shirt
-- Kate Clinton IT'S COME TO THIS! 25th Anniversary Tour News
-- Fan Spotlight
-- Booking and Publicity
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Photo: Priceless! Kate Clinton and Urvashi Vaid
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New Year's Greetings
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Is it just me or is it lighter in here? I do feel like I have had a cement block lifted from my chest. I love it when they count all votes. And we have made that lovely solstice turn toward the light. Or it could be that my performance enhancement drugs are finally kicking in, but once again I feel like a Clinton from Hope.
Even though I think it’s bad form and luck to tell my New Year’s Resolutions, here goes. One has something to do with Penelope Cruz. Kidding. Not really.
I have gotten way too serious – about comedy, about politics, about everything –so I have decided to make more light – of comedy, politics, everything. To laugh more. Actually your laughter reminds me.. So thanks for that.
Life is short, so is my girlfriend. I'm turning 60 this year. How do I do it? You are what you eat, honeys. I resolve to have more fun. It really is the most radically subversive thing a lesbian can do. The whole world hates a happy woman. When we are happy together it can change a climate.
Happy New Year - Happy New Light! Make it.
Best,
Kate
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Site News: Private Internet Chat in January, here! Comedy Presents, New CafePress Items, Just Released: Gay Games 2006 DVD, Mom's Apple Pie DVD, Survey, Weekly Rants, HA [Humor Activism] Corner, New Forum Discussions
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Back By Popular Demand: A Private Internet Chat With Kate Clinton: Wednesday, January 25, 2007, 9:30pm EST
Hold the date for another exclusive intimate evening with Kate. Click here for more info on how to participate:
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/2006/12/back_by_popular_demand_a_priva.html
A special edition of CommuniKate will be sent to you with complete instructions on how you will be able to join along in the CommuniKate chatroom.
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Pre-Order Your DVD Now: here! Comedy Presents Kate Clinton
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Available January 16, 2007: Beloved political humorist, Kate Clinton, cuts lose and runs with the burning issues of the day - same and same old sex marriage, pop and pope culture, good and bad Bush fatigue - in this one-funny woman, standup performance. You'll laugh til you think!
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http://www.heretv.com
Find out more and pre-order your DVD now:
http://kateclinton.com/katemart/2006/07/here_comedy_presents_kate_clin.html
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New CafePress Items
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All new CafePress items: Click here for large and small coffee mugs, as well as tanks, t-shirts, sleeveless shirts, and other Kate gear like buttons, stickers, journals, tote bags and messenger bags:
http://www.cafepress.com/kateclinton
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Just Released: Gay Games 2006 DVD
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For Gay Games VII, Chicago welcomed a record 12,000 athletes from around the world for eight days of competition and celebration. This official DVD captures all of the action and spirit, and includes Kate's opening ceremony performance.
Click here for more info on the DVD:
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/2006/12/gay_games_dvd.html
Click here for more info about Gay Games Chicago:
http://www.gaygameschicago.org
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Mom's Apple Pie, The Heart of the Lesbian Mothers' Custody Movement
While the beginnings of the LGBT Civil Rights movement was gaining momentum, the 1970s witnessed horrific custody battles for lesbian mothers. Mom's Apple Pie, The Heart of the Lesbian Mothers' Custody Movement revisits the early tumultuous years of the lesbian custody movement through the stories of five lesbian mothers and their four children.
Narrated by Kate Clinton, the documentary interviews the sons and daughters who were separated from their mothers, the mothers themselves, and one woman who made the difficult decision to flee with her children.
http://cart.frameline.org/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=T655
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Take Some Time out Of Your Day to Participate in our 2007 Kate Clinton Survey, for a Chance to Win an Anniversary T-Shirt and Kate's new here!Comedy Presents DVD
So many questions, such little time. So we decided to put all those inquiring mind questions into one Kate Cllinton survey. After the new year look out for the special edition of CommuniKate with specific details on how to take part in this new year's contest.
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Don't Get Me Started! Weekly rants straight from Kate
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"I'm practicing celebrity abstinence in the fortnight between Solstice and the New Year - i.e. no People, no blogs, no ET. I need to detox."
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/dont_get_me_started/
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The HA [Humor Activism] Corner
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How can it be so quiet out there? There has to be a great activism story you've got to tell. An event that helped close out one year and setting the groundwork for an active 2007, perhaps? Don't be shy, share some of the witty, gay civil protests you've done, in our HA [Humor Activism] Corner.
Check out the latest HA! Corner entry from Laurie: "My partner Janice and I attended a public meeting over the hubbub concerning public television stations airing (or not airing) the Buster Rabbit series "SugarShack" episode!"
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5
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Step Into Our Forum: Read Kate's recent multiple forum posts and let's get this party started!
"Anyone have any progressive organizations they like to donate to at this time of year? You all know my favorites -- what are yours?"
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/viewtopic.php?t=82
"There are a million amazing books out there full of strategies for impeaching Bush... Have you read any of these? Which ones would you recommend?"
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/viewtopic.php?t=101
"Hey there, Recovering Catholics. I know you're out there. I've seen you at my shows -- sung with you in fact. I'd love to hear from you. Anyone have any horror stories to share?"
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/viewtopic.php?t=83
Check out even more discussions here -- and join in!
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum
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December Trivia Contest: Win a It's Come To This Anniversary T-Shirt
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The first person to email us with the correct answer to the following trivia question gets a Anniversary T-Shirt from CafePress. Score! Here's the question: What was the name and location of Kate's second performance?
Click here to email us your answer:
kate@kateclinton.com
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Last Month's Contest
Last month we received multiple answers to the Trivia Contest but no-one answered the question, What's the name of the college where Kate had to have her first security guards?" correctly! The answer was Hamilton College. Here are some answers that we received:
Indiana University in Bloomington - Connie
Oral Roberts? Much L, Margoleath Berman (the inadvertently chosen hetero-Jew with the ex-priest-to-be husband from your NJ back-up singers)
I think you had to have your first security guards at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Colorado. - Sally
Amherst College - Erlinda
Boston University - Del Pagano
I know, I know! Bob Jones University! Or was it Utah's Mormon School of the Dead? - Kitty Barber
Brigham Young U - JoAnne Pepe
Thanks to everyone for playing!
Find out more about Anniversary T-Shirts here:
http://www.cafepress.com/kateclinton.44077700
Check out Kate's other CafePress stuff here:
http://cafepress.com/kateclinton
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Kate Clinton IT'S COME TO THIS! 25th Anniversary Tour News
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For complete event listings, visit:
http://kateclinton.com/kates-dates
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Get ready Minneapolis, Englewood, CO and Dallas in 2007 - only three more Anniversary Shows left!
http://kateclinton.com/kates-dates/
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The Decider has chosen a name for her 2007 Tour: Get Ready for Climate Change!
Catch Kate on the road in 2007.
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Hollywood Warmly Welcomed Kate Clinton
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We Are Ready For Our Close Up! On November 30, Leslie Belzberg, Bill Resnick, Doug Cordell, Annie Philbin, Curt Sheppard and Alan Hergott hosted a smashing cocktail party for NCLR in the Hollywood Hills.
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The Rapt Crowd
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The Kate's with The L Word's Ilene Chaiken
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Ilene Chaiken and Susan Feniger
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Darren Star with Kate Kendall
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Catherine Opie with Leslie Belzberg
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Check out Curt Shepard trying to be Kate (and the real Kate he's imitating):
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/curt_sheppard_imitating_kate_a.html
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/the_real_kate_at_an_nclr_party.html
More photos from the evening:
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/nclr_benefit_party_hollywood_h_3.html
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/nclr_benefit_party_hollywood_h_4.html
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/alan_hergott_and_the_kates_at.html
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/kate_with_sky_johnson_at_nclr.html
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Village Theater Show in LA
Andrea Myerson, who had started the tour off with a bang in Long Beach produced Kate's last shows of 2006 in Los Angeles along with Jon Imparato and the lovely staff at The Village Theater at the LGBT Center.
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Kate and Jon
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Kate and Andrea
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Marcia Wallace (Bob Newhart Show) stopped by to catch one of Kate's shows
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Kate's Publicist Michele Karlsberg along with Earnestine
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I Got Your Back! Miss Clinton
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Kate's Booking Agent Tam Martin, Michele and Heeter
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What would a Kate Clinton Show be like without the Deb's? Dr. Debra Shapiro and Deb Mosk
Some more photos from the show:
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/on_the_road_again.html
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/earnestine_lannigan_working_th.html
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It's Come To This! Anniversary Tour DVD to be released in 2007!
Andrea Myerson began filming this Kate Clinton documentary at the 25th Anniversary kickoff show in Long Beach. Filming concluded with the Los Angeles shows. A great year it was and we are so thankful to Andrea for filming Kate on the road during her Anniversary year. This DVD will highlight the 25th Anniversary tour It's Come To This! and will also include a ton of backstage personal footage along with multiple KAte Clinton interviews.
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Take 1: Andrea Myerson
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Take 2: Lynn Lowry interviewing Kate
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What a Team! Tam, Michele and Kate
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So lucky we were to have Urvashi Vaid join Kate in Los Angeles. A perfect ending to a wonderful Anniversary year.
Another photo from the shoot:
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/tour_dvd_filming_lynn_lowry_in_1.html
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Cover Girl
The BottomLine Magazine, Palm Springs Photo Shoot. Keep your eyes open for the Vanity and Humor issue that hits the newsstands on 3/2/07.
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http://www.psbottomline.com
What Fun We Had! Richard Vaugn (Graphic Design), Kate, J. Tracey Herman (Executive Editor), and James R. Butchart (Designer/Photographer)
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More photos from the shoot:
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/bottomline_magazine_cover_shoo_1.html
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/bottomline_magazine_cover_shoo_2.html
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/2006/12/bottomline_magazine_cover_shoo_3.html
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Columbus Isle
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Check out the hilarious animation of Kate and friends improvising some synchronized dancing in a pool:
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/2006/12/safe_space_in_the_shallow_end.html
Kate:
We have arrived back home in CT, but we miss the 80 degree temps & sunny skies in Columbus Isle, Bahamas! Sending another "standing ovation" to Kate for such a wonderful nights of laughter, looking forward to seeing you again on the East Coast in 2007!
Hugs,
Ann and Kathi
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Gettysburg
Hello again Kate,
I've been trying to find time to send these pics to you. They're from your show/talk in Gettysburg in October. (I'm in yellow, Sabrina has long hair, and Jo's in the wheelchair.) I loved your show - as did my girlfriend Sabrina and our friend Jo. It was fantastic to finally get to see you in person. It was such a stressful year,that seeing you really lifted our spirits and gave us a break from our everyday b.s. we put up with...
So thank you for all you do - you brighten my day! I'm also looking forward to your next internet chat - I loved the first one!
Have a good holiday!
Ruth (and Sabrina and Jo)
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Fan Spotlight
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Send Kate a letter or a photo -- we're always posting new fan photos on the site and Kate loves to hear from you! Here are some recent letters and photos. Keep 'em coming!
More fan photos:
http://kateclinton.com/multimedia
Send Kate a photo or letter:
kate@kateclinton.com
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A New Paper from an Old Friend
Hello Kate,
I saw your newsletter in my inbox and just had to peek even though it's time to cook dinner and my dog is whining for “FOOD NOW.” (It won't hurt Mr. Pudgie to wait a moment.) My name is Beth. The last name has changed several times over this lifetime, but I am mostly known as Beth Maples-Bays in these parts. A million years ago, I helped produce your first performance in Knoxville at the Turn-KeyCenter in 1982. At that time, the lesbian community was still wow-ing over the 1978 Meg Christian concert which was the last lesbian cultural event to take place in this 'burg. I thought that was a shame, so at the suggestion of a skeptical director of UT's Women's Resource Center, I took on the project of producing your appearance. I had never produced anything in my life. I was 30 years old. I am now 54. I have been and done many things since.
We will unveil the Equality Herald in January (hopefully). It will be the first-ever newspaper devoted to bringing the news of the LGBT community specifically to East Tennessee.
I can't hear well enough to enjoy anything you do these days, but I know that you could never be anything other than hilariously and brilliantly funny.
By the Fires of Her Bright Spirit,
Beth Maples-Bays
Equality Herald, East Tennessee's source for LGBTQ news
http://www.equalityherald.com
http://www.knoxlgbt.com/knox_herald.htm
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Great to See You Again
Kate,
In the very early 80s I saw you perform in Syracuse, NY. You came to the Laurel Tree club after the show and I danced with you. I just saw you on hereTV and I realized how much I've missed seeing you. I'm not very involved in the community anymore but seeing you and the other comics tonight got me psyched to jump right on in again. Thanks! You look fantastic.
Susan ;)
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My Vote's for Kate
Dear Kate,
What a great performance Saturday night! We saw you on stage in Long Beach 25 years ago, and we agree you have just gotten better over time. Thanks for being that beacon of hope for all of us who felt we had to live in the closet to protect our jobs, families, etc. Well, we are out now after
So many years of lying and doing just fine. Belly laughed during your show till we hurt and waved joyfully at the cameras. Aging and passing time do have some rewards.
Knowing you will probably not hang up your life, even after stepping off the stage, how about joining those wonderful women in Congress? My God, can you imagine what our world would be like if intelligent women ruled the country? You would have our votes. At the concert, I made the comment to my partner that, if you ran for President, I would vote for you. This was overheard by a woman seated behind me who said, "Why don't you write to her and tell her that?" So, that's what I'm doing. Hillary should be so lucky to have you in her company!
Whatever you choose, may blessings be showered upon you as a small reward for the joy and laughter you have brought to so many.
Keep walking to that different drummer...
Elaine Keltner
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Booking and Publicity
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Whether you're with an organization, corporation, club, theater or bookstore, feel free to inquire about having Kate entertain you for the evening. You can now find workshop and presentation descriptions here:
http://kateclinton.com/booking-publicity
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For personal appearances/performances [i.e. standup, hosting, emceeing, business and organization presentations] contact:
Tam Martin, Artist Representative
Beachfront Bookings/Productions
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P.O. Box 13218, Portland, OR 97213-0218
(503) 281-3874 phone | (503) 281-3881 fax
tammartin@aol.com
http://beachfrontbookings.com
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For College and University lectures, contact:
Jodi Solomon
Jodi Solomon Speakers Bureau, Incorporated
325 Huntington Avenue Suite 112, Boston, MA 02115
(617) 266-3450 phone | (617) 266-5660 fax
http://www.jodisolomonspeakers.com
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For media & merchandise inquiries, contact:
Michele Karlsberg Marketing & Management
47 Dongan Hills Ave, Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 351-9599 phone | (718) 980-4262 fax
karlsbergm@aol.com
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kate@kateclinton.com
http://kateclinton.com/booking-publicity
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