Contents
- 27 Reasons why Women should vote on May 17
- Whither the BC Liberals?
- Hi everyone. Sheila . . .
- WELFARE
- MAN-MADE HELL – NO-ONE ELSE
- THESE are volunteers??!
- Homelessness workshop set for May 23rd
- Teenage Perspective on Education and Life in B.C.
- PICTURING THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
- Dumpster Diving - in Hospital Laundry??!
- Picturing the Downtown Eastside - Sandy
- Thanks a thousand thanks,
- Call-Out for Submissions: The Ear
- MENTAL HEALTH WEEK: May 24-27
- News from the Library:
- Carnegie
- The Gospel According To Robbie King
- Our Carnegie Library Is The Best
- In Detention
- Music Program Random Notes
27 Reasons why Women should vote on May 17
1.Elimination of the Ministry of Women’s Equality;
2.Elimination of 100% of core funding for all 37 women’s centres;
3.Revisions to spousal assault policy whereby the Crown no longer prosecutes the majority of cases;
4.Elimination of support programs for victims of domestic violence;
5.Funding cuts to women-run crisis lines;
6.Cuts to legal aid in all cases without a violence aspect; elimination of aid in poverty law cases;
7.Courthouse closings, particularly limiting access to justice for women in rural areas;
8.Restrictions to welfare, including rollbacks of assistance levels, tighter eligibility rules and forcing women to find work when their youngest child is 6 months old… all exacerbating a necessity to stay in abusive relationships and/or engage in survival sex;
9.Restrictions to welfare for young people, making girls and young women either stay in abusive homes or engage in survival sex;
10.Maltreatment of people with disabilities, subjecting them to a 30-pg form to prove their disability;
11.Elimination of independent Human Rights Com;
12.Barriers to post-secondary education – doubling of tuition fees, eliminated grants, no student welfare;
13.The $6/hr ‘training’ wage, $2 less than already low minimum wage;
14.Employment standards diminished – longer work week, limited definition of what constitutes overtime and reducing minimum shift from 4 hr to 2 hr, legalising child labour and those with bad employers get far less assistance in redressing legal violations;
15.Childcare cutbacks, program and funding cuts to before- and after-school care;
16.Medical Services Plan premiums increased 50%;
17.MSP service cuts –costs of physio, chiropractic, eye exams, massage, podiatry and naturopathic treatments are no longer covered;
18.Making Pharmacare unfair –increased deductible and income testing;
19.Pushing frail seniors out of residential care by eliminating over 2500 beds in the system;
20.Severely restricting access to home support, with thousands of seniors and disabled now ineligible
21.Closing hospitals and downgrading hospital services, restricting access, untrained cleaning staffs;
22.Loss of health sector jobs – 87% of health workers are women, 8,000 unionised positions gone and vast majority had wages rolled back 15%;
23.Pay equity and good wages/benefits lost as jobs privatized or contracted out;
24.Privatizing health care, contracting out surgeries;
25.Pulic-Private-Partnerships see public money going to build/establish private businesses;
26.Tax cuts at the expense of social programs;
27.Budget surpluses at the expense of social programs, with cash-in-hand equal to costs cut.
Synopsis of article in “Her Voice”
Whither the BC Liberals?Whither the BC Liberals?
Following a BC Association of Social Workers political forum in
“ Many of Gordon Campbell's South Island Liberal candidates blew off
“Democratic Reform was there. So were the Greens and the New Democrats. We even had an independent candidate.
“The Liberals missed a great discussion. We talked about the service needs of blind persons and children living with cognitive disabilities. We learned how difficult it is for young and old alike to access life saving healthcare and medications. We listened while mothers of young children spoke of the challenges of raising kids under current income assistance policies. We heard about hunger, disability and abuse. We talked about child welfare, the environment, education, and economic strategies for the forest industry, small towns and small business. We heard from 94-year-old Kay Scott who told us of her life and struggles. She clearly had seen it all but showed up to talk to her candidates. She has hope.
“And that's what this forum was all about. Hope. We didn't just hear about problems and pain, we heard about solutions and possibilities. Folks had lots of truly great and fabulously grassroots ideas and ideals. It really is too bad Sheila and Susan and Ida and Jeff didn't show up. It might have helped them better understand Victoria and its citizens. Gordon Campbell and the BC Liberals appear to be avoiding these kinds of discussions with British Columbians. I think speaking with and listening to the citizens of this extraordinary province would help them be better politicians and decent human beings. It's really too bad.
I hear the BC Liberals will be at the Victoria Chamber of Commerce all-candidates meet early in May. It costs money to go to that. I wonder if Kay and the others can afford to fork over $50 for the privilege of meeting with a real live Liberal candidate.
Linda Korbin, MSW, RSW
Executive Director
BC Association of Social Workers
Hi everyone. Sheila . . .Hi everyone. Sheila Baxter asked me to write this up for the povnet issues list. She has observed that people who sell things on the street, like having a mini-garage sale, have been given $50 tickets by
the police. She saw this happen several times outside the United We Can bottle recycling place in
We are both concerned, also, that there seems to be more and more of a crackdown on all the legal ways that people without income can get a little money. From tickets for mini-garage sales, to locking garbage bins in alleys, to tickets for panhandling and squeegeeing, to the Safe Streets Act that prohibits panhandling in all the good places.
Jean Swanson
“A person can get welfare with a warrant out.”
David Mossop, Q.C.
WELFAREWELFARE
Got out of my welfare bed without hope
Washed my face with my welfare soap
Put on my welfare clothes
faced the streets with prevailing welfare dope
Bought my cat some welfare food
"spare change dude?" get lost I’m not in da mood
copped a second hand welfare CD
bought some welfare beer to feel some good
Paid da bills now I’m broke
too bad fer you Yo I don't need no welfare dope
I’m as broke as I can be
don't need no grass LSD sold I’m welfare free
A few beer I may partake
Rock-a-Berry
sure McBinner likes to get welfare laid
no need for me to get caught in a sex ring raid
Larned da fax some years ago
just love the ones you safely find aglow
you get love back yer own sweet time
we might be welfare y' all but we're one of a kind
Mr. McBinner
MAN-MADE HELL – NO-ONE ELSE
If there is a Hell on Earth
It is here between Carrall and Hawks
From the ocean to the hills of
While the rich joyride on Saturday nights
in stretch limos up & down
all the festering crackheads behind the Carnegie.
I awoke this morning stepped into
but after an hour went back to hiding away
Seen enough ugliness for one day; couldn’t look
couldn’t find the words to say
If there is a God it’s looking the other way,
doesn’t see the wretched in Oppenheimer, can’t look
at the open sewer of misery. How long does it take
before the wounded are allowed to die?
If I die in this evil place, my soul
will never find its way to Heaven, f-u-u-c-k,
Even Jesus couldn’t stand in line forever
for leftover food and stale bread
and a thousand tortured faces
who secretly wish they were dead…
Bill Oblgosis
THESE are volunteers??!THESE are volunteers??!
We enjoyed ourselves. No, really! People are always telling us to clean up our acts - and, while we're at it, we should get some fresh air.
So what could have been more appropriate for a group of Carnegie volunteers than to have lunch at a sani-station in the deep woods? It all happened on an out-trip to the wilds of
on April 19 as part of Carnegie's Volunteer Week festivities. Our hiking destination was a mountaintop viewpoint where we could contemplate the splendors of the
Our first clue was when we started going downhill, instead of up. Then we came to a paved road out in the middle of the forest. Well, when the going gets tough, the tough go to lunch. We spied a nice grassy area by the side of the road, with an odd little concrete building and some hoses sticking out of it.
"Looks good," said Carl McBinner. "Let's eat!"
Turns out our little oasis was the facility where RV's and campers are supposed to pump out their sewage tanks and flush the contents into an underground tank. It's called a sani-station, all very tidy, with really no mess and no smell.
Well, we just flopped down on the grass, broke out the sandwiches, cookies and fruit and chowed down.
We timed it just right - no customers arrived while we were eating. It was another awesome Carnegie picnic lunch, and the walk back uphill to the parking lot was just what we needed as an aid to digestion.
Now we're thinking of making it an annual event - you know, sort of a sani-station celebration.
Chili Bob
Homelessness workshop set for May 23rdHomelessness workshop set for May 23rd
It’s finally coming--our chance to speak out on homelessness and tell the city and other levels of government what they should do about it.
The City of
* end the barriers to getting on welfare and raise welfare rates;
* building social housing;
* provide health and social services for those who need them.
We need to tell City Council that it’s really important to ACT on the report and not just file it. Any member of the public (that’s us) can speak to Council on the plan. But you have to call the City Clerk’s office at 604 871-6371 to get on the speakers’ list. If you don’t call before May 25th, you can register on the night of the meeting at City Hall.
To help you get ready to speak at City Hall, you’re invited to a workshop at Carnegie. The workshop will happen on Monday, May 23rd from 1 to 3 in the
* Get more information on homelessness;
* Get help writing and sending letters about homelessness to politicians;
* Learn what’s likely to happen at City Hall and get help getting on the speakers list;
* Work out your speech to City Council.
If you’re homeless or concerned about homelessness, come to the workshop and learn how to make your voice count.
--Jean Swanson
Teenage Perspective on Education and Life in B.C.A Teenage Perspective on Education and Life in B.C.
I am getting really sick and tired of hearing the Liberal government talk about how well they have done in the past 4 years. How they have single handedly turned our economy around, debt free happy British Columbian's now. . . all thanks to the Liberal government right? Wrong!! Have these people walked around on our streets after sun down? When door ways become people's bedrooms for the night? Or to the emergency room for an 8 hour wait? Has anyone seen good ol’ Gordy walking around by the UGM in the
The "Children are our future".
If the class sizes are too big and the government won’t help out struggling lower and middle class families, then the answer for those kids who are in the floundering families and in the far too large classrooms is so easy. Drop out and get a job! But not just any job, a job that only pays you $6 an hour. Only for 500 hours though, so in a couple of months, after you have had to sell all your furniture and belongings for food and rent, you will be raking in the dough! It is an answer that everyone benefits from, isn't it? The school sizes shrink and the government siphons more taxes from the paychecks these kids bust their behinds to acquire. The family can afford to pay the rent for one more month and buy back their kitchen table. Works for the time being right? But what about when these kids are full grown and have a grade 8 education to tide him/her through the next phase of his/her life? They could always go and get some upgrading.. maybe get their grade 12 equivalency but that doesn't do them much good anymore. The tuition freeze is gone, cut up and thrown out the window. So by the time this kid is old enough to figure out they won’t get anywhere in the world without a degree they would have to sell their kidneys to pay for the first year’s tuition. But none of this matters apparently because heck! They live in "Beautiful British Columbia" where the economy is doing well and the lower classes don't matter. How do you like how the government is running the province?
Jackie Serson
PICTURING THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDEPICTURING THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
I'm a Downtown Eastside resident and a graduate student at UBC, where I'm learning to curate contemporary art exhibitions. I grew up on one of the Gulf Is1ands, in a small and cohesive community, and I see that same kind of communal spirit alive in the DTES.
My interest in the art activity that has happened in the Downtown Eastside for decades, and my interest in the neighbourhood as someone who lives here, has fueled my research and writing on art and the DTES for school. Eight months of research has resulted in an art exhibition called Picturing the Downtown Eastside, which runs to May 29th at 112 West Hastings.
As part of the Heart of the City Festival in the fall of 2004, I worked with the Carnegie Outreach Program to organize workshops and an outdoor exhibition of local street artists. Hermes, J.J., Andy and John created large paintings on stretched canvas and we showed these, along with video footage of the workshops, at
With this exhibition, I am hoping to share positive aspects of this community with a larger audience in
My experience working on a quilt square for the women's memorial banner in February reinforced my interest in creating an exhibition that would display the diversity of projects and the many ways in which artists work in this Neighbourhood.
I have combined work by non-local artists with work by local painter Paul St.Germain, graffiti artist Hermes Williams, and the desmedia collective. I've also inc1uded community-based projects like the She Counts photos and Sharon Kravitz's Speaking in Chalks events. These projects are paired with photographic and video works by non-local artists as a way of creating a dialogue about the ways the Downtown Eastside is represented through different mediums and about the many roles that artist serve here.
Rebecca Belmore is one of the artists who is recognized nationally for her work. She will be the first Aboriginal woman to represent
I hope that this project encourages people to see the tremendous amount of energy that so many artists and arts organizers put into projects in the DTES and to contemplate the issues that affect the people here. I'd like to share my own experience and enthusiasm as I continue to learn about this neighbourhood that I live in.
Charo Neville
Dumpster Diving - in Hospital Laundry??!Dumpster Diving - in Hospital Laundry??!
I was in hospital and was told that our hospitals now send their dirty laundry to
The hospitals bag up all those soiled sheets, towels and whatever into plastic bags and then store them in ‘garbage’ containers much like dumpsters. When ready, the
A nurse complained to me that the homeless have been getting into these dirty laundry containers and making themselves comfortable by tearing open the bags and sleeping among the soiled sheets, etc.
I saw what was wiped up by the practical nurses when patients messed on the floor; or what was left in the sheets when a cancer patient was washed out (his insides cleansed by a special medication). I heard what happened when they had to wipe away the discarded waste from an operation: the sheets are just bundled and thrown into a plastic bag.
If a homeless person sleeps among the soiled sheets, towels etcetera they can get anything. I should hope the homeless would realize there are certain things which are very dangerous. The sweat, blood, germs absorbed in a diseased person’s linen is bound to spread if the bag containing it is opened and slept in.
By DORA SANDERS
Picturing the Downtown Eastside - SandyPicturing the Downtown Eastside
"The struggle against power is the struggle against forgetting."
Charo Neville has put together a Downtown Eastside exhibition of photographic and video works, along with community-based projects. It is at 112 West
Downtown Eastside community art projects are important because they reflect the powerful spirit of our neighbourhood. They make our community visible in all of its rich complexity, and show it to be much more than just skid road. They help us define who we are. Think of the impact that the Downtown Eastside Community Play had on the neighbourhood.
I liked this exhibition called "Picturing The Downtown Eastside." The overall mood of the show was one of hope in spite of all the hardships we face. Art is born of hope, but we understand hope differently at different times in history. Today, millions of people understand hope in terms of human rights. The history of the Downtown Eastside is about the struggle for dignity and human rights. John Berger wrote, "The artist sets out to improve the world, not in the way of a reformer, but in her/his own way, by extending what she/he believes to be the truth, and by expressing the range and depth of human hopes." (1) Where there is no hope, or vision, the artist can fall into triviality. The works in this exhibition are not trivial! They speak to our exclusion, our support and sanctuary in the Downtown Eastside, our resistance against oppression, and our sense of radical possibility (to use bell hooks' phrase). As someone wrote on the sidewalk during the magical "Speaking
in Chalks" project, organized by Sharon Kravitz in 1995, "We will rise even stronger from the ashes you say we live in."
Even the two very sad, even painful, exhibits in the show - the one by Rebecca Belmore remembering the missing women in the Downtown Eastside, and the one by Margot Leigh Butler, remembering the women who were murdered at that farm in PoCo, have healing power. We grieve, and our numbness turns to sorrow. In the ability to grieve lies the power of prophecy, for that which is, is not what ought to be. We are a community of prophets in the Downtown Eastside, and we work for change to stop the violence. The art work in this exhibition believes in the future.
Plato was right: Art is dangerous. It can hit us with the power of a run away freight train. It can demand that we change our lives. The poet Adrienne Rich wrote, "Poetry is not a resting on the given, but a
questing toward what might otherwise be." (2) There is a moral force in art. D. H. Lawrence put it this way, "The essential function of art is moral. not decorative. but moral" - a demand for what ought to be. (3) The works in "Picturing The Downtown Eastside" contain the demand for justice. The beauty of what is, is twin to the beauty of what ought to be. The evocative voice of the poet is twin to the harsh voice of the prophet. The poetry of Bud Osborn is a good example of the poet and prophet together.
Thank you, Charo, for putting this exhibition together. You are a caring person. The exhibition will be at 112 West
Sandy Cameron
(1) "Permanent Red - Essays in Seeing," by John Berger, Writers & Readers Publishing Co-operative, 1979, pg. 32.
(2) "What is Found There - Notebooks on Poetry and Politics, by Adrienne Rich.
(3) "Studies in Classical American Literature," by D. H. Lawrence.
Thanks a thousand thanks,Thanks a thousand thanks,
How can I say it properly? You are all pretty delusional about my candidacy for sainthood but, apart
from that, I love you all and was very touched by a send off which seemed like a dream.
To the Carnegie team: You are the very best in the system, and what a privilege to work together... I promise I will never never never again misplace my keys!!!....If in my dotage I come round here looking for them just call Fawn to dance me away !!!!
Mary Ann
Call-Out for Submissions: The EarCall-Out for Submissions: Words & Pictures
The Ear is a brand new publication being put together by the artist's collective at Gallery Gachet in
Topics Including... mental health; outsider movement; art & healing; anti-psychiatry survivor stories; street stories; poverty awareness art…
In These Formats... essays; features; fiction; poetry
cartoons; humour; artwork; editorials; columns;
opinions; reviews; news and more!
The submission deadline for our preliminary issue is May 27, 2005. We prefer to receive work electronically, but hard copy submissions will also be accepted. E-mail submissions to promo@gachet.org. Work can also be mailed to or dropped off at Gallery Gachet,
MENTAL HEALTH WEEK: May 24-27
AT STRATHCONA MENTAL HEALTH TEAM
Tuesday, May 24:
9-11:30 a.m.- "Transcending the Barrier: Working with TRANS (Transsexuals) in the,D.T.E.S." Anita Hutchings, Pender Health Clinic, and Benita Spindell, Pender Community Health Clinic
1-3:30 p.m. - "Building Community Among the Hard-to-House: The Creative Use of Rules for Chronic Rule Breakers" Mark Smith (Director of Triage), Karen O'Shanncery (Director, Lookout Emergency Housing; Liz Evans and Mark Smith (Portland Hotel Society)
Wednesday, May 25:
9-11:30 a.m. - "Salish Cultural Practices: Cultural Aspects as Tools for Work: Perry Omeasoo, Native Liaison Worker for
1-3:30 p.m.- "Personality Disorders Affect Regulation, Relatedness and Identity - Theories and Practice" Andrew Larcombe, Downtown Community Health Clinic; and Benita Spindell, Pender Community Health Clinic
Thursday, May 26:
9-11:30 a.m.- "Spirituality and It's Place in Working with the Mentally III" Nancy Clarke, D.B.C.
1-3:30 p.m. - "The Strathcona Riverview Direct Project: Towards a True Continuum of Care" Dr. Kathleen McGarvey, Strathcona Mental Health Team and
All held at
EVERYONE WELCOME!
News from the Library:News from the Library:
New titles available in the library for May 2005:
What are old people for? How elders will save the world by William H. Thomas, M.D. (304.26 THO) Dr. Thomas shows us how we can discover a “new old age”, welcome it into our lives, and develop capacities for peacemaking and wisdom sharing.
Nature’s way: native wisdom for living in balance with the earth by Ed McGaa,
Terry Jones’s war on the war on terror: observations and denunciations by a founding member of Monty Python by Terry Jones. (827 JON) Jones proves here that humour and irony are the most potent antidotes in times of high anxiety, i.e., great BRIT-WIT !
Seduction: a novel by Catherine Gildiner. This Canadian novel is a witty mix of detective story, thriller, and investigation into the theories of Freud. Kate, the heroine, “forgets why she killed her husband”, as dead bodies accumulate.
The Wit and wisdom of Don Quixote de la Mancha edited by Harry Sieber. (863.3 MAN) This small book is a gem of beautifully illustrated quotations from this literary masterpiece, topically arranged for easy reference.
Saturday by Ian McEwan, (823 MCE) This wonderful novel is the story of one day in the life of a successful
even exceeds it!
These are just a few of the many new titles which have arrived in the library; come on in and browse or ask questions!
I would like to introduce myself – Claudia Douglas, the temporary “acting” head of the library, replacing Mary Ann until the actual new head comes in late June! I have worked here at Carnegie several times before, and am happy to be back and meeting old friends and co-workers again. Mary Ann’s “goodbye party” was fantastic, the speeches and entertainment, and the food, were all great, and I enjoyed meeting lots of you there. See you in the library and in the Centre, from now until late June.
CarnegieCarnegie
The workers slaved away for Andrew Carnegie
How they worked & lived you wouldn’t want to see
While he kept making millions of dollars
Workers needed to better themselves a bit
So the torches of resistance they lit
For better working conditions they hollered
Carnegie said, “We need to stop these blokes
while I’m over in
the Banker folks.”
So across the sea he sailed.
The workers united strong and true
Fighting the just fight for a better life for me and you
For their effort they faced death, beatings and jail
Yes, we have a library that is truly swell
How the money was gotten for it we must remember
to tell of the sacrifices the workers did make
How the money was ill-gotten let’s always reflect
Such methods of treating workers we must reject
Remember to whom our gratitude we must really make
By keeping their torches burning bright
By marching on and keeping up the fight
So when you see a Library with Carnegie’s name on it
Think of workers strong and true
Who led the fight that made life better for me and you
And tip your bonnet to remember them.
Colleen Carroll
The Gospel According To Robbie King[The Carnegie Association’s Newsletter does not normally advertise any event that has a relatively large price attached. The following is an exception and explains itself. Dalannah Bowen was a featured performer in the Downtown Eastside Community Play and gives free performances at many venues in this and other neighbourhoods for decent causes. Enjoy! ..Ed.]
Gentle Readers,
I have slowly been on a healing journey, getting back to my music and the arts which is where my heart is.
"The Gospel According To Robbie King" is my first production in three years aside from Blues For Christmas. I am very excited and looking to set an example for people about what's possible.
Sincere thanks,
Dalannah (Gail) Bowen
ROBBIE KING was one of the best B3 Hammond Organ players you would ever find. His kindness, heart, spirit, love of life and finally his willingness to support others, were exceptional…bar none.
When Robbie passed away last year, a number of people believed that his legacy should not end there. He had been a name-musician playing with famous artists but the circumstances of life had him die in poverty. The Robbie King Memorial Trust Fund was born. Its purpose is:
..to provide support for musicians in need
..to provide finances for emergency situations for musicians
..to create alternatives for musicians who are experiencing difficulties.
..to invest in the health, heart & mind of creators of the musical art form
This idea may be expanded in the future, we will keep you up to date. For now, we can proudly say that we have provided support for eight musicians since the Trust Fund’s inception and are looking to provide assistance for others in the near future.
Our Carnegie Library Is The BestOur Carnegie Library Is The Best
One hundred years ago, the Downtown Eastside was the centre of
In January, 1901, George Maxwell, Member of Parliament for
The question arose, "Should the City of
Strangely, Andrew Carnegie would have agreed with Samuel Gompers. Carnegie's father was a weaver in
In 1967, the
We might have lost the building then. There was talk of tearing it down. It was put up for sale by the City, but riding to the rescue came a new citizens' group called the Downtown Eastside Residents' Association (DERA). It issued a press release on July 2nd, 1974, which said, "This Association is determined to prevent the Carnegie building from being acquired by private ownership, and put to use in a manner not befitting the residents who live in the area. The building has a public history. It must remain in the public domain."
Well, the community won the building after a seven year fight, and the Carnegie Community Centre opened on January 20th, 1980. That's a story for another time, but we also had to fight for the library we have now. At first the Vancouver Library Board thought a reading room without a paid librarian would be good enough for the Carnegie Centre. But Bruce Eriksen, Libby Davies and Jean Swanson of DERA disagreed. They knew that the community wanted a library with a full-time staff, and that's exactly what Joan Anderson and Peter Westlake found in their 1978 survey of library needs in the Downtown Eastside. On July 19th, 1978, the Vancouver Library Board agreed that the library in the Carnegie Community Centre would be open seven days a week with a full-time staff, and that it would have a large collection of books, including paperbacks, magazines and newspapers.
We have a library at Carnegie because people fought for it - a library that is supported by the City of
Sandy Cameron
In DetentionIn Detention
When I was just 16 years old my father and the police put me into a maximum security juvenile detention prison for children at Notre Dame de Laval in
In Detention
Lyrics by Annie Eskenazy
There was a girl who lived at her parents' house
One day she felt she had to get on out
She went down the highway took a trip
Right on down the western tip
Detectives had found her trail
And she was sent to jail
She was under eighteen
What a horrible scene
Time spent in a cell
Made the minutes seem like hell
And she had no say
What she did was pray
And she sang
I want to live my life in freedom
Don't want to spend my time in prison
Life's for livin and lovin and havin fun
Lying on the grass and talking to God
The sun must shine on you and me
That's the way it must feel yeah
That's the way it must be
(Jude)
Music Program Random NotesMusic Program Random Notes
I knew there was something I was supposed to do last week - writing about people looking like they’re serious about a second CD project, but, you know…
OK! a column on what's been goin' on 'round the program the past few weeks:
Yes folks, it's true; all that random talk about a second CD project isn't just random talk. The people I've been talking with, and soliciting input and opinions from, lead me to believe a second project is both possible and likely.
The draft outline is a condensation of the dozens of conversations I've had with the musicians of the Carnegie Centre about such a project. If you wish to see it, the Carnegie library has been kind enough to make it available to anyone. There will be a copy in the theatre for everyone to peruseas well, and because that one’s not in the library anymore you can also make lots of noise(!)
"Psst! Hey Oakley! what the warbling cassette tape drive are ya talkin' about here?" You know what I mean, just insert your own appropriate (or inappropriate) adjectives and stir.......
Till next time,
M.
