Actually, our lips (and boots) are merely shiny--but I had to get your attention, didn't I?
We all love Jim McDermott of Seattle--at least I do--a liberal congressman and a sometime poster here on Daily Kos, who happens to owe about a gazillion $$ because he did the RIGHT thing by the public. He has a Golden Backbone award, but that won't pay his bills...
August 20th is UnCaged Cabaret, Citizen Artiste's benefit for Jim. Cast Page. We hope to raise at least a drop in the bucket.
I'm the producer--also the promoter, graphic designer, webmaster, and costumer. So I'm kinda busy. Please recommend if you think I deserve it for working til my fingers bleed!!
I have yet ANOTHER project to accomplish that you hipper-than-I music-lovers may want to help me with.
I want to make CDs of eclectic background music to play before and after the show and during intermission, at least 2 hours worth. Don't want to use compilations of generic smooth jazz, though.
What background theme music would you choose for a liberal political/social, humorous/ironic event?
Suggestions? Continued below...
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Going through my husband's music collection, I get lots of ideas, but I'd rather hear yours. My own collection is kind of heavy on ethnic dance music...
No love songs or smooth jazz...yet no ear-splitting anarchistic punk anthems or gangsta rap either. No obscenities, with respect to the congressman and older audience members.
Could be modern, retro, or vintage--American, foreign, or ethnic--blues or rock or folk protest...
A Kos poster noted the other day that the quirky, ironic Talking Heads lyrics from "Stop Making Sense" were sounding real relevent to him these days. I agree...
I'm fond of this well-done parody: When Dubya goes Home.
Let the creative juices percolate...