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April 2008

CommuniKate
April 2008

--- Sage The Date
--- Get Out The Vote
--- True Colors
--- The Gay Team
--- Climate Change - The CD
--- Site News
--- DVD News
--- EduKate
--- Monthly Trivia Contest: The Classic Blue LP Making Waves
--- Kate Clinton Tour News
--- The Virtual World
--- Fan Spotlight
--- Booking and Publicity

Photo: Does this pope hat make me look fat?
http://kateclinton.com/img/Kate_pope.jpg

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

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01.19.09: SAGE THE DATE!
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We Are Serious About This!

Are You Joining In On This Adventure?

Send an email to kate@kateclinton.com and in the subject line write: I?m In! to join our SAGE THE DATE mailing list. Please include your name and both email and snail mail address.

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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GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
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Kate Clinton Joins Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour

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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THE GAY TEAM
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Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/thumbs/kate-mr-t.jpg

Have you caught Kate?s latest acting roles in The Gay Team by Third Story Films?

Put on that Astronaut diaper you will need it.

http://kateclinton.com/kate-multimedia/av/

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Climate Change CD is now available!
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Celebrate Kate's 8th Hysterical Comedy Album

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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Site News
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If You Missed Them-There Is Still Time To Catch Kate?s Hilarity Clinton Vlogs

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: -Crabby Putinesca

"It is an amazing spring day here in New York City. Finally. The trees are leafing out, providing cover for the tattered, plastic Fairway bags lufting all winter in the bare tree branches. The yellow forsythia petals have given way to...."

http://kateclinton.com/communikate/blog.html

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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: If you were the new Democratic president in 2009, what would be your first presidential proclamation to signal "change"?"

Click here to tell Kate what you think!
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/2008/04/if_you_were_the_new_democratic.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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New E-Card Just Added

"I'M A QUART LOW ON ESTROGEN AND I DON'T HAVE TIME TO FLIRT"

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

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

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 on her 25th Anniversary Tour.

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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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

" The pope ? why do we listen to an old guy with a melita filter on his head?."
- Kate Clinton

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Outspoken Activist Of The Month: John D?Emilio

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

John D'Emilio's research interests include gay and lesbian studies; the history of sexuality; social movements; and U.S. history after 1945. Besides his GWS courses, he teaches an undergraduate history course on the U.S. in the 1960s.
http://uic.edu/depts/wsweb/people/bios/demilio/bio.htm

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Outspoken Organization Of The Month: Center On Halstead in Chicago

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

Center on Halsted opened the doors to our new home on April 30th, 2007, and has become Chicago's premiere lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) destination. Once inside, you'll find an entertainment venue, an organic grocery store, a café, more than a dozen community service partners, a technology center, a gymnasium, a theater and a number of other unique gathering spaces to house our programs and services to the community.

http://www.centeronhalsted.org/

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April is National Poetry Month

Page One: K8T is reading... Red Bird by Mary Oliver

A new volume of poems by one of America's most loved and respected poets, including her first-ever cycle of love poems

Photo: http://www.beacon.org/productdetails.cfm?SKU=6892

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Page One: What Blog is K8T is reading... Americablog.com

Photo: http://kateclinton.com/img/AmericaBlog.png

AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth. An American political blog that publicly exposes the lies of the Bush Administration.
http://www.americablog.com/

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Monthly Trivia Contest: The Classic 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: ?Incluing this year, how many years has Kate hosted the NYC GLBT Community Centers Garden Party?? Click here to email us your answer:
kate@kateclinton.com

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Last Month's Contest

Last month's question was: What was the name of the festival where Kate conducted her very first "Women and Humor" workshop? " The answer was " Women Harvest, Syracuse, New York.." No one was able to get the answer this time around. Thanks for playing - good luck to you this month!

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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/

Big Fun in Chicago
?In what we like to think of as ?personal time? my dear partner and I went together to Chicago for some almost simultaneous gigs. Luckily we were scheduled to fly United to Chicago. Oops, I thought you were checking the...?

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

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

Hi Kate,

Most GLBT postings on the Bilerico project are
negative. Your post at
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/04/amuse_bouche.php#more
is a refreshing change. Congratulations for the good
work that you're doing. A single positive role model
to the general community, such as yourself, does much
more for the GLBT community than does a slew of
disgruntled GLBT posters.

Best,
Joe

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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

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

Kate visits with the Syracuse Posse at Creating Change
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First Communion

dear kate today being the eve of easter i find myself in reminiscence
concerning tomorrow's holiday. leon lancaster is my name and i was kay's
godson. also, i believe i made my first communion with you. i've followed
your career with interest over the years, and somehow i haven't made the
effort to say hello. well now i am. as i remember your folks were great
friends with leroy and gertie dawson as well as my folks adelaide and leon.
i still have catholic relics from your mom. i didn't have the heart to part
with them. that church is no longer my cup of tea, and it would seem ditto
for you. what a strange bit of mumbo-jumbo to lay on small children. my
folks passed on in the mid ninetys, but my brother and sister remain alive
and well. john lives in washington d.c. and potsdam ny of all places. my
dear sister mary resides in the village of hamburg .with her husband of39
years; edwin.

i am a young 61, a building contractor by trade. i have a wonderful
twenty-seven year old son, and a fantastic girlfriend of seven years. i've
lived on nantucket since 1969 and am rapidly tiring of the place. a
yuppie-ghetto would be an apt description. so the house is going on the
market and hopefully we can move on. the changes i've seen in those 39
years are astounding. greed grows here like weeds on the interstate.
enough said.

i have some wonderful christmas cards from your family (the family photo
thing in front of the fireplace with the stockings) would be glad to send
them along for your enjoyment, let me know. i guess i am assuming your
family memories are as good as mine. let us hope so. anyhow take good care
and continue to bring joy, laughter and peace to a troubled world.

fond regards leon

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Greetings From Oregon

Hi Kate-

Just a quick note to tell you You Are Great. Miss the vlogs did get some
CDs at least there are some blogs. Curious about Rutgers (not the team),
As a good recovering Catholic I await your comentary on the Popes arrival
etc.

Living in Oregon I am in a quandry on how to vote in the Primary. Right now
they both make me mad and I will move to Canada if McCain is the next Pres.
I swear.

Thanks for sharing your humor with us the people.

Peace and hugs
JC

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The Personal Touch

That's nice getting a response from you. Just thought you'd like to know
that your two cd's came the day I left for the coast for some R&R. I put
one in and was laughing so hard that I missed the turn off to the beach and
went lotso miles in the wrong direction. and I didn't mind because you are
just too funny and so bad. I love it.

Thanks
Joan

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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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