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August 2007

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August 2007

-- Back to School Greetings
-- Back By Popular Demand: A Private Internet Chat With Kate Clinton: Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 9:30pm EST
-- Site News
-- DVD News
-- EduKate
-- Monthly Trivia Contest: Win an Anniversary T-Shirt
-- Kate Clinton Tour News
-- The Virtual World
-- Fan Spotlight
-- Booking and Publicity

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Photo: When in Spain... At a recent party in Provincetown, Kate and Urvashi turn up the heat!

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Back to School Greetings
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For nearly thirty years I have been away from attending or teaching school. Nonetheless as the end of August approaches, I find myself eyeing fresh five subject notebooks in the grocery store, jonesing slightly for some new Bics, and feeling an unnatural fondness for knee socks. Newness, possibility is in the air, despite the lessening of the light.

As usual, this summer went way too fast, perhaps because I never managed to warp back to riding my bike with my pals all day long, practicing cannonballs at the community pool, eating excellent picnic burgers, reading in bed at night in shorty seersucker pjs all squeaky clean after a quick bath. With those carefree expectations, my adult summers are such a set up for disappointment.

September has always seemed a more appropriate time for New Year's resolutions. Here's one: I resolve to care less this year. I don't know about you but the chickenshit Democrats playing bipartisan charades and caving on the increased wiretapping just before their summer recess completely flattened me. I had forgotten that the corporate dictatorship in charge gives us the illusion of agency by letting us do our cute little democracy thingies. Again, it's like saying “I'm so disappointed in the patriarchy.” Silly me.

So sure I'll do my civic duties – benefits, donate, volunteer, work for Hillary, vote – but I'm keeping the eye on the prize and that is joy. Joy is not an easy woman to please, but as we are busy trying to save the world, we have to remember to savor each day. I am already stockpiling wax paper to press and iron my fall leaves collection. To caring less!

Best,
Kate

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Back By Popular Demand: A Private Internet Chat With Kate Clinton: Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 9:30pm EST
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Hold the date for another exclusive intimate evening with Kate. Click here for more info on how to participate:
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/2007/08/back_by_popular_demand_a_priva_1.html

A special edition of CommuniKate will be sent to you with complete instructions on how to join us in the CommuniKate chatroom. Keep an eye out!

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Site News
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Need a Sweatshirt for the Fall?

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Check out Kate's Climate Change tour apparel including warm and cozy hoodies and fan-favorite "Lazy Top" and "Women laughing together is like women coming together" shirts and accessories.
http://www.cafepress.com/kateclinton

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Are You Anxiously Awaiting the Results of the "Win A Date With Kate" Contest?

Kate is enjoying reading the many submissions. She has promised her final decision by September. Thank you all for your participation! Keep an eye out for next month's newsletter.

This month Edge Publications asked Kate " If you had a date coming over, what movie you'd pop into the DVD player that you think would get a girl in a romantic mood?” Here's Kate's response:
 "First, I'd fire up some of my world-famous air popcorn, then pop Young Frankenstein into the DVD. Then there'd be about twenty minutes of shuffling around the six remotes and tearing out the back of the cable box andcalling the cable company and they'd tell me it has nothing to do with them butsome construction was reported in the area and finally I'd get it going and the CD would have been boxed wrong and Moonstruck would come on. By then the mood would have been ruined. And why no butter on the popcorn?"

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New: K8T Asks/ Ask K8T

K8T Asks: Kate asks, you answer, no registration necessary. Here's Kate's current question:
"Bill Richardson opened a big gay can of worms on the LOGO debate - we're back to GAY 101. Do you think being gay is a matter of biology or choice?"
Click here to tell Kate what you think!
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/2007/08/bill_richardson_opened_a_big_g_1.html

Ask K8T: Ever had a question you just wish you could ask? Well here's your chance - send your questions now to askk8t@kateclinton.com and we'll post selected questions and answers:
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/ask_k8t/

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Hello from Cologne

Hello Kate!

Thanks for joining my group of friends on Myspace!

Are you really Kate Clinton personally?!? I would love to correspond with you. Do you speak German?

My name is Kerstin Lass and I live in Köln (Cologne). I work for the West German Television.

1999 I worked for a special program called Phoenix. We broadcasted the G8-meeting, which took place in Köln. People here are used to celebrities - so I think Bill Clinton and all the others had a good time here. Is Bill Clinton your brother? We Germans like Bill Clinton - he is so natural, honest and human!

I went to your homepage and read, that you do so much for women's rights and liberation. I have been fighting for this too all my life. Please tell me more about your work - also about your work as a comedian and an actress.

Hope to hear from you soon.

All the best and good health.

Tschüss (Bye),
Kerstin.

Kerstin,

Sadly, I don't speak German and I've not been to Germany yet. I'm no relation to Bill Clinton, but I am all for Hillary Clinton for president. I'm so glad that Germany is leading the way with your woman president and apologize again for George's Bush's inappropriate neck rubs!!

It's great to hear from you! I love what the Internet has done for the international LGBT movement.

Auf auf!
Kate

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Free Kate Clinton E-Cards

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Have you sent a free electronic Kate Clinton greeting card? Surprise someone with a note in their mailbox:
http://pub28.bravenet.com/postcard/post.php?usernum=2381952992

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The Forum Is Lonely!

Summertime vacations have slowed down interaction, and it's time to get back on track! Here's a taste of the developing Recovering Catholics discussion:

"Ok here we go again another installment of Catholic School Horror stories. The 'hitting nun' her name was Sister Bertha. She was a tyrannical, impatient, frustrated wife of Jesus..."
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/viewtopic.php?t=108

Let's continue this party and meet there right away!
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/

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Climate Change: You LOGO, Girl!

"Could I possibly be more jaded? The Democratic presidential candidates made time in their multi-formatted debating/campaigning/fundraising schedules to debate..."
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/climate_change/

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The HA [Humor Activism] Corner

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Ms. Clinton-  I am a 17 year old lesbian living in Houston, Texas and I look at fellow gay youth and I'm sickened. The majority, not all, but the majority of gay youth in Houston anyway, only care about hanging out, clubbing, and screwing around. Which is why they many aren't caring about the issues. While my generation is so much more open, loving, and accepting of others, they aren't doing anything about the issues. I marched in Houston Pride Parade(my very first one, I was so happy!), and the majority of the people participating and volunteering were over 25. While there were many teens that had come to see the parade, they weren't too keen about helping out, going to meeting, fundraising, awareness and such.   For some reason, my generation has simply no get-up-and-go unless they're going to a bar or nightclub. I am probably the only one of my generation who knows who Lily Tomlin is and what's she's all about. So I guess the whole point of this message is that I'm not sure the youth of America, even GLBT youth of America, are going to be spearheading the next Queer Revolution. I feel so much pressure to do even half of what groups such as the Lesbian Avengers have done. I'll try, but I can't do it alone. Lesbians are a bit more pro-active about what we want, but I'm afraid my generation may be the end. If you disagree, maybe you could come to Houston and speak. I know about a hundred lesbians who would enjoy that, myself included.  -AJ

Dear AJ,

Don't despair!! The great news is that without any competition, you can be a leader! Don't worry about the followers right now, just investigate the things that are happening in your town, your state, your area. Hook up with a national organization and find out what they want to do in your area. I think statewide organizations are where it's at. Contact the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and plan to come to their Creating Change Conference in Detroit in Februray - brrrrrrrrr - you will meet lots of activists your age and find that you are not alone.

Political tides ebb and flow and it seems right now that you are in an information gathering mode. You can make a difference!

Hope to see you Detroit!!

Best,
Kate

We want to hear your activism stories! Share some of the witty, gay civil protests you've done in our HA [Humor Activism] Corner:
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5

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DVD News
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This Fall All Out Films Presents: It's Come To This! 25th Anniversary DVD

We have just edited the behind the scenes extra's and you will love this collectors' item. Catch Kate in personal interviews, backstage in Los Angeles with Urvashi Vaid, and in performance outtakes.

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Have you seen Kate talking a blue streak? here! Comedy Presents Kate Clinton

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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 order your DVD now:
http://kateclinton.com/katemart/2006/07/here_comedy_presents_kate_clin.html

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EduKate
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Quotable K8T

"I definitely want people to laugh because I don't think there's a better feeling - I think it's just so fabulous to laugh. I don't mind if people think, either. I think the brain is a very sexy organ."
- Kate Clinton

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Outspoken Activist Of The Month: Beth Teper, Executive Director of COLAGE

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"Beth was ten when her mother came out as a lesbian and twelve when her best friend and many other 'friends' abandoned and harassed her after finding out about her mom. It wasn't until Beth was 24 that she found a community of other young people with families like hers..."
http://www.colage.org/about/staff.htm

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Outspoken Organization Of The Month: Colage
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"Our Mission: To engage, connect, and empower people to make the world a better place for children of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender parents and families."
http://www.colage.org/

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Page One: K8T is reading... Selfish and Perverse by Bob Smith

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"Comedian Bob Smith (has penned his first novel, Selfish and Perverse (Carroll & Graf) and in it, one immediately recognizes his comic voice..."
http://literati.net/Smith/SmithBooks.htm

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Page One: K8T is reading... Mother Jones

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Mother Jones is your home for investigative news, politics, commentary, analysis and hellraising.
http://www.motherjones.com

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Monthly Trivia Contest: Win an Anniversary Tour T-Shirt
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The first person to email us with the correct answer to the following trivia question gets an Anniversary tour t-shirt from CafePress. Score! Here's the question: "In 2005, what was the name of Kate's show?" Click here to email us your answer:
kate@kateclinton.com

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Last Month's Contest

Last month's question was "Off of which Women's Festival stage did Kate do her first ever crowd surf?" Toni Armstrong Jr. writes, "The answer is Michigan 1984. I have a photo of you doing the Day Stage surf." Congratulations and thank you for the photo!

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Thanks for playing - better luck to the rest of you this month!

Check out Kate's CafePress stuff here:
http://cafepress.com/kateclinton

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Kate Clinton Tour News
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See Kate Live - Kate's Dates:
http://kateclinton.com/kates-dates/

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Get Ready for Climate Change!

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Did You Mark Your Calendar Yet?
Women's Week in Provincetown

10/11-7pm 10/12-3pm & 7pm 10/13- 3pm & 7pm Provincetown, MA
Women's Week 2007  Crown and Anchor
http://www.onlyatthecrown.com

WW Special Events

10/10- Join Girl Power Events and Kate Clinton for a night out dancing at the Pied.
http://www.girlpowerevents.com/

10/11- Join Kate Clinton and NCLR
Kate Clinton Touch Football Classic
Bas Relief Park, 12 noon
Free

10/12- Kate will be receiving a special Women's Week award. Details to come in the September newsletter.

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New York, New York: Kate's Only 2007 NYC Appearance!

Thursday, Nov. 1
7:30pm
Gotham Comedy Club, 208 West 23rd St., NYC
http://www.gothamcomedyclub.com
Reservations: 212-367-9000

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Upcoming Tour Dates

August 30 and 31, 2007
7pm
http://www.onlyatthecrown.com

9/1-2/07
Provincetown, MA
The Crown and Anchor  7pm  http://www.onlyatthecrown.com

9/8/07
Bloomington, IN
Indiana University Auditorium http://www.ticketmaster.com tickets@indiana.edu

9/28/07
Washington, DC
Out and Equal  The Annual Summit Gala Dinner Washington DC Hilton http://www.outandequal.org
Note: private event for conference attendees only

10/27/07
Lexington, KY
Singletary Center
http://www.singletarytickets.com 859-257-4929

11/16/07
Alexandria, Virginia
The Birchmere http://www.ticketmaster.com 202-397-SEAT
For more information:
http://www.birchmere.com 703-549-7500

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"Finish What You Start, Celebrate What You Finish"

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At a recent show in Provincetown, Nancy Lewine shows off her wonderful self-designed "Finish What You Start, Celebrate What You Finish" t-shirt to Kate.

For more pictures, check out Kate's photo album:
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/

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The Virtual World
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Olivia Connect Welcomes Kate Clinton

http://connect.olivia.com/connect/

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OurChartreusers!

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http://www.ourchart.com/blog/41

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The Huffington Post - Breaking News and Opinion

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/becoming-fearless/

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Over 1,500 MySpace Friends!

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Kate's MySpace Fan Club:
http://groups.myspace.com/kateclinton

Kate's MySpace Page:
http://www.myspace.com/kateclinton

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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!

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Sexy Mentor!

i know you're my mentor and all, but you're a hottie too! just thought i'd mention that. keep on, keeping on!   be well, erin  
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The Windy City
 Kate-

Chicago loves you.

And that's about all I have to say tonight... ; )   bl (from Chicago) 
p.s. Several of us still can't look at anyone in seersucker without hearing your voice...and it isn't saying seersucker...   ----------------------------------------------------------
Hello from Cumberland, Maryland  Hi Kate,  
I just sent you a "friend request". My daughter and her girlfriend already have you on their list. They are huge fans of yours. They saw you in person last year in Gettysburg, PA and can't stop talking about how great you were. My daughter Ruth has also "chatted" with you several times - what a great treat for her! They have all of you CDs (and let me borrow them if I promise to be extremely careful with them). I would be honored if you accept my friend request. (By the way, we're the same age - are you looking forward to the 60's?).

Thanks for you time,
Mary Ann   ----------------------------------------------------------
Cup of Joe

Kate!   Keep up the awesome work! If you are ever in Arkansas, I work at starbucks In Benton/Bryant. I'd love to serve you a cup of what ever you would like on me!  Help if you can, could you point me in the direction of a single blond lesbian friend! I'm new to this new life and I consider me still young! (31)! I love it and would like to help in anyway I can! I don't have any lesbian friends here in rkansas and was hoping that I could fit in somewhere...   Good luck and thanks again. Trina Williams.

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Kate with good friends Kirk and Betsy in Provincetown

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See fan photos:
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/

Send Kate a photo or letter:
kate@kateclinton.com

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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
[Beachfront Bookings/Productions logo]
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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