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CommuniKate
March 2008

--- True Colors
--- Climate Change - The CD
--- Sage The Date
--- Get Out The Vote
--- GLAAD Media Awards
--- Site News
--- DVD News
--- EduKate
--- Monthly Trivia Contest: New Prize! The Blue LP Making Waves
--- An Army Of Ex-Lovers
--- Kate Clinton Tour News
--- The Virtual World
--- Fan Spotlight
--- Booking and Publicity

Photo: While visiting Jerome, AZ Kate stumbled upon...
http://kateclinton.com/img/100_0921_jerome.jpg

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

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Kate Clinton Joins Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour
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Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/true-colors-tour-logo.jpg

The True Colors Tour will hit the road again this summer with an exciting new line-up of legendary and up and coming artists including headliners Cyndi Lauper, The B-52s, Kate Clinton, Nona Hendryx and many more.

http://www.truecolorstour.com

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Climate Change - The CD
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The long awaited Climate Change CD is now available!

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/climatechangeCD-cover-200px.jpg

In a climate when most truth is inconvenient, trusted veteran weathergirl/comic Kate Clinton tracks the rapidly changing affronts of homophobia, the high atmosphere clashing of religious and secular systems, the aftermath of hurricanes of government neglect and the low pressure of despair. Unlike other reporters, content to report from the comfortable studio of complacency, she reports in her little yellow slicker of comedy, buffeted by the winds of war, almost blinded by the driving sleet of sexism. Based on her daily analysis, and long range study of weather patterns, she forecasts the high pressure of working for peace and that it will indeed get lighter toward the daybreak of justice.
http://kateclinton.com/katemart/

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01.19.09: SAGE THE DATE!
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Just as the Mayan priests were called in to sage Machu Pichu after George Bush's ten minute visit to the ruins, you are being called to sage the White House after George's eight years of ruinous residency. Let's banish those evil spirits the night before the Inauguration.

Watch for more details of our spontaneous, ingenious spectacle. Sage the Date! Tell your friends.

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GET OUT THE VOTE: Hilarity Clinton '08
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Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/http://kateclinton.com/img/kate-make-art-not-war.jpg

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VOTE FOR KATE IN CURVE MAGAZINE'S "FUNNIEST LESBIAN IN AMERICA" CONTEST

Feedback has been great in this election year here at the CommuniKate headquarters. We have received many letters requesting that Kate becomes our next Commander in Chief. We thank you for that support. If you would like to cast that vote for Kate, please head on over to curvemag.com and vote Kate in as "The Funniest Lesbian In America."
http://Curvemag.com

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And while you are at it...

We are calling on you! You may remember that last June, CommuniKate was named one of About.com's Top Ten Lesbian Blogs.
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/2007/06/communikate_at_the_top.html

Want to help extend Kate's reach even farther? Then please consider nominating CommuniKate for the following blog contest. Thanks in advance for any nominations - and for reading and commenting on CommuniKate!

2008 Blogger's Choice Awards
Suggested categories: Best Humor Blog, Best Political Blog, Best Blog Design, Best Celebrity Blogger
http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com

The full name of Kate's blog:
Kate Clinton CommuniKate

The full URL / web address of Kate's blog:
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/blog.html

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GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS
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Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/IMG_4515.jpg

Barbara Walters, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Kate Clinton and Alan Cumming were among the celebrities who joined the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) as it the best in film, television and journalism this week at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York.

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives.

Kate (Recipient of The 2007 GLAAD Pioneer Award) presented the Excellence in Media Award to Judy Shepard in recognition of Shepard's work to promote full equality for the LGBT community through the Matthew Shepard Foundation. The Excellence in Media Award is presented to individuals who, through their work, have increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community in the media.

More photos from the event:
http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/

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Site News
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Kate's Got a Brand New Vlog!

One fan's response: "Not only in your eloquent synopsis of the Easter celebrations and rebirths on Sunday - but also political summary of Obama's very well delivered speech on race. Not sure if HRC could do a speech on the gender diaspora as well as Obama's on race but would be nice to hear. Yes funnily enough JC managed to move from Cristmas to Easter in 3 months- yet the democrat election is pending for well over 6months by now...... :) Nuf said, But anyways; nice vlog by you as always!"

In addition to posting in her award-winning blog, CommuniKate, Kate has a new vlog: Hilarity Clinton '08! Kate's video blog is hosted featured on Logo Online's Visible Vote '08 as well as AfterEllen.com.
http://visiblevote08.logoonline.com/index.php?tag=kate-clinton
http://www.afterellen.com/taxonomy/term/3025

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Hilarity Clinton Spring Apparel

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/cafepress-summer08.jpg

Buy yourself and that special someone all-new Hilarity Clinton '08 apparel - Get ready for that Spring fashion show. We've whipped up tons of new items: a 2008 Kate Clinton "Resolutions" calendar and a beautiful keepsake box.
http://www.cafepress.com/kateclinton

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HILARITY CLINTON '08: It Ain't Over

"Hillary Clinton is like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. She just keeps coming back for more."
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/hilarity_clinton_08/

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Updated Weekly - New Question Every Monday

K8T Asks: Kate asks, you answer, no registration necessary. Here's Kate's current question: "What's the best spring break vacation you ever took?" Click here to tell Kate what you think!
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/2008/03/k8t_asks_whats_the_best_spring.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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Spring Has Sprung E-Card

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/thumbs/e-card-thumb.jpg

We made some brand new e-cards with fresh Kate quotes. They're 100% free - check them out!
http://pub28.bravenet.com/postcard/post.php?usernum=2381952992

Send us your favorite Kate Clinton quote and we will make the e-card for you!
kate@kateclinton.com

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Join Kate in the Forum

What the L? Everyone likes to talk about the L Word. What are your thoughts? Are you saddened by the announcement that The L Word has only 8 episodes left to the series?
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/viewtopic.php?t=96

Check out other discussions:
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/

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The HA [Humor Activism] Corner

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/thumbs/hacorner-kate.jpg

"As we are fast coming upon our annual pride weeks of events. I simply feel that I must share something with you, my friends that reminds us of our constant fight... I do not tell this story for sympathy but for education to the younger generation... Here goes (only few friends and family know this story) ... on the final night of Miss Gay Oklahoma 2002 (Kitty Bobs year) I was robbed of seeing one of my oldest and dearest friends win his much deserved title because as I left during a break to go to my car to get money out of my locked glove compartment...as I was getting out of my car I was grabbed from behind...dragged in front of my car so no one could see what was happening. I was kicked at the base of my skull three times...flipped over kicked in the face...robbed and basically left for dead. My beloved sister Kathy got me to my doctor. Luck was on my side I simply only had one side of my face that looked like raw hambuger meat. The next cognitive memory I had is six weeks later. The reason I have decided to share my story is that this was only the beginning of severe POST TRAUMATIC STRESS, I remembered nothing of the attack for six years just a simple light in the corner of my eye that resembled the dim light similar to the light under which my car was parked sparked what can only be described as a constant loop of the attack happening over and over again. We my friends deserve our Pride and our justice but there are those who still hate us enough to commit acts of horrible violence. Please when traveling to and from your local bars please travel in two's or a group. This is the beginning of a celebration for us and I will be there front and center to be counted! Celebrating 21 years of pride in Oklahoma City and to remember those who were not as lucky as I. You see I WON...I survived I'm here and I will fight to my death before another brother, sister, bi-sexual or transgendered American is attacked in my presence.....FIGHT AND BE COUNTED!!!!! OUR TIME IS NOW! Please everyone have a fabulous Pride weeks and show the world what great things we have to offer...God Bless You All!" - Bobby Tarr

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

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/dvd-coverboxart.jpg

And The Winner Is: It's Come To This!
BEST COMEDY at OUTTAKES Dallas Gay & Lesbian Film Festival!
http://www.outtakesdallas.org

You will love this collectors' item. Catch Kate in personal interviews, backstage in Los Angeles with Urvashi Vaid, and in her uproarious kick-off performance. In 2006, to mark her silver anniversary as a performer, Kate Clinton changed her hair to silver and embarked on a 50-city "It's Come To This!" tour. Her hilarious performances are interspersed with a variety of personal moments along the tour route, including rare interviews, backstage banter with her 20-year partner Urvashi Vaid, reading from her new book What the L?, and cameos from Lily Tomlin, Melissa Ethridge, Billie Jean King, Marga Gomez, Vickie Shaw and other celebrities. By All Out Films.
http://kateclinton.com/katemart/2007/10/its_come_to_this_kate_clintons.html
http://www.ariztical.com/filmsAZ/kate_clinton.html

Also catch the show on LOGO. Check local programming for air dates.
http://www.logoonline.com/shows/dyn/kate_clinton_25th/series.jhtml

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

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/heretv-dvd.jpg

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!

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/thumbs/heretv-logo.gif

Find out more and order your DVD now:
http://kateclinton.com/katemart/2006/07/here_comedy_presents_kate_clin.html
http://www.heretv.com

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EduKate
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Quotable K8T

"Gay people are a thin firewall between straight people and their pets."
- Kate Clinton

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Outspoken Activist Of The Month: Kevin Jennings

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/Kevin-Jennings.jpg

"Kevin Jennings is a writer, a teacher, and a leader in the fields of K-12 education and civil rights. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Kevin Jennings graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, where he delivered the Harvard Oration at the 1985 Commencement. He became a high school history teacher after graduation. He became the faculty advisor to the nation's first gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at Concord (Massachusetts) Academy in 1988, launching his life on a path dedicated to seeking to make sure schools become places where young people learn to value and respect everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity."
http://www.kevinjennings.com/blog/biography/

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Outspoken Organization Of The Month: GLSEN

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/glsen-jpeg.gif

"GLSEN, or the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for ALL students. GLSEN strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression."
http://www.glsen.org/

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Page One: K8T is reading... Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families under the Law

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/straight-gay-marriage-front.jpg

"Marriage as a family form is not more important or valuable than other forms of family," writes gay rights activist and American University law professor Nancy Polikoff, "so the law should not give it more value." In Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage, Polikoff criticizes the conservative "marriage movement" for blaming all social problems on the decline of life-long heterosexual marriage. She also takes issue with the gay rights "marriage-equality movement" for attributing the legal problems facing same-sex couples to the inability to marry, rather than to the "special rights" inappropriately granted married couples. When marriage serves as the bright dividing line between those relationships that legally matter and those that do not, Polikoff notes, countless families suffer. Her valuing-all-families solution is true to the roots of the gay rights movement and consistent with decades-old legal changes that have made marriage matter less."
http://www.beyondstraightandgaymarriage.com

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Page One: What Blog is K8T is reading... This Modern World

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/MODERN-WORLD.jpg

"News and trivia about the political comic strip by Tom Tomorrow, which appears in alternative newspapers, on the Web, and in several collections."
http://www.thismodernworld.com

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Monthly Trivia Contest: New Prize! The Blue LP Making Waves
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Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/dsc00056makingwaves.jpg

The first person to email us with the correct answer to the following trivia question gets a vintage copy of Kate's Blue Album "Making Waves" LP, a real collector's item! Here's the question: What was the name of the festival where Kate conducted her very first "Women and Humor" workshop? Click here to email us your answer:
kate@kateclinton.com

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Last Month's Contest

Last month's question was: "In what city was Kate introduced while she was still in the bathroom four floors below the stage?" The answer was "Milwaukee." No one was able to get the answer this time around. Thanks for playing - good luck to you this month!

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An Army Of Ex-Lovers
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Kate Clinton discusses Amy's new book with Dustin Fitzharris in The NY Blade:
http://nyblade.com/2008/3-6/locallife/main/1210BooksArmy.cfm

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Kate Clinton Tour News
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Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/hilarityclinton2008-white.gif

After seven years of comedy coasting, join Kate Clinton as she kicks the Bushies off her payroll and gets back to work! No more easy laughs. Stolen elections, pet goats, wrong countries invaded, mangled language, sexual hypocrisy, buckshot lunches, gay wedgies. All bad for us, but good for her. She got you through the hard years. Come see if she's still got her comic chops. She's rested and ready to roll. Campaigns. Elections. The gender card. New administration. Clean-up on Aisle 5. Green zones. Carbon footprints. Guest workers. Gay lifestyles. Gay zones. The transgender card. The race card. She's a card. They don't call her Hilarity Clinton for nothing.

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

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Passion Weekend

"Because of my lapsed Catholic state, just as I was leaving for the airport I realized that I was going to be traveling on Easter weekend..."
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/2008_tour_notes/

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Super Tuesdays with Kate Clinton!
The Hilarity Clinton '08 Tour is stopping in NYC right before the election, and now's the time to buy tickets for what are sure to be sold-out shows! Kate will be performing live at Gotham Comedy Club every Tuesday at 8pm during the month of October. Tickets and more info:
http://www.gothamcomedyclub.com/

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More of Kate's Dates

4/5/08
Boston, MA
Fenway Women's Dinner Party
The Westin Copley Place
Tickets: (617) 927-6350
http://www.womensdinnerparty.org

4/12/08
Chicago, IL
2008 Human First Gala
Chicago Hilton and Towers
http://www.centeronhalsted.org

4/24/08
Garden City, NY
Nassau Community College
kurlandp@ncc.edu

5/2/08
New York, NY GPAC's NY Cook-Off The Institute of Culinary Education 50 West 23rd Street, 12th Floor 6-9pm

5/13/08
Columbus, OH 'KATE IN '08' Equality Ohio Educational Fund The Southern Theatre Ticketmaster: (614)431-3600 http://www.ticketmaster.com Box office: (614)469-0939  TICKETS ON SALE 4/1/08

5/17/08
New York, NY Astrea's 30th Anniversary Celebration The Prince George Hotel Ticket info: (212) 529-8021 ext. 17  http://www.astraeafoundation.org TICKETS ON SALE 3/11/08

5/23, 5/24 & 5/25/08
PTown Crown and Anchor http://www.onlyatthecrown.com

5/28/08
Boston, MA  ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts Bill of Rights Dinner The Westin Copley Place http://www.aclum.org
http://www.action.aclum.org/site/Calendar/1557137546?view=Detail&id=101201
Tickets On Sale Now

5/31/08
San Francisco, CA NCLR's 2008 Anniversary Celebration Westin St. Francis http://www.nclrights.org

More Kate's Dates:
http://kateclinton.com/kates-dates/

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The Virtual World
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The Bilerico Project

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/bilerico_feb.jpg

http://www.bilerico.com

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YouTube

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/badges/youtube-logo-badge.jpg

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IuciaIAHDsA

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Olivia Connect

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/logos/olivia-connect.jpg

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

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The Huffington Post - Breaking News and Opinion

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/logos/logo_huffington_post.jpg

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

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MYSPACE

Over 2,500 MySpace Friends!

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/badges/myspace-fan-club.gif

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!
kate@kateclinton.com

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Regards From Rochester

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/IMG_6851.jpg
From ImageOut Event: Michael Gamilla, Tim Maines, Kate, and David Gardner

Kate,

What a pleasant surprise to turn on the radio this morning and hear your chipper voice, expounding on the current political climate of our country. I was smiling the whole way to work. I considered calling in to the station and exposing you for the life-changing molder of our youth that you are, but thought better of it.

I can't believe you are going to be performing this Friday night in my fair city. I, as it always seems to be, will be out of town this weekend. I haven't seen you perform live in about a hundred years. For some reason, whenever you are in Rochester, I have something else going on. And in a wonderfully ironic twist, this weekend I will be in Ithaca, the alternative lifestyle capital of NY. (I'm camping with a bunch of Boy Scouts - please refrain from commenting on that)

Hope you have a great show, and I hope you make it back this way before too long.

All the best,
Dan Nistico

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Breathe

Kate,

I am a huge fan. I have seen some of your stand up work as well as your Vlogs on ellen. com and I have to say your sense of humor is so right on. I was watching some of your vlogs last night and my wife is looking at me like "What is wrong with you... breathe honey... breathe." I was laughing so hard. I hope you enjoyed our wonderful state of Arizona. It sounded like you were in Sedona with all the Red Rock, sprirtual, Reiki and all that new age, lesbian, croc wearing stuff. Keep up the good work and I hope I will be able to come see you in Tempe!!

Joy in AZ

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Jumping On The Bandwagon

Can't believe you have been doing this for years, and I am just now jumping on the "Kate Clinton Bandwagon!" But I totally dig what you bring to the table--your humor, political views, messages for justice and equality--it totally rocks! I missed you when you came to University of Kentucky and Western Kentucky University, but I did review the write-ups from your visits. I am also amazed to find another loyal fan of Napolean Dynamite! Keep up the good work!

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Melrose High

Hey Kate,

I am sure you don't remember me. I was one of your students at Melrose High School in the early 70's. I was a quiet kid and didn't get into too much trouble in school. I think I had you for English or Literature if I remember correctly. Anyway, I was reading a book of stories about how teachers made an impact on kids. This got me to thinking about my teachers and I remembered you. You were young and hip and wore these cool Gloria Steinem glasses. One particular incident I have etched in my mind, all the students had to give a one on one oral book report to you. As usual, I hadn't picked up the book until the night before, and then just skimmed through it. When my turn came to give you my report I gave the overview and you quickly said, "Brian are you shitting me, you didn't read this book." It was the first time I ever heard a teacher swear, and I was bagged. But after that point I was always prepared, not just for your class but for all the other as well. You were a great teacher, thanx.

Just want to let you know you're thought of.

My Best
Brian

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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

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 all other Kate Clinton Inc. business (i.e. media, merchandise, newsletter, marketing, web site and more) contact:
Michele Karlsberg Marketing & Management
101 Lexington Ave, Staten Island, NY 10302
(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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