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dateline March 29th - The crew at Greenbelt's New Deal Cafe hadn't finished repairing the damages sustained during Midge's 2-16 performance there, so they decided to take advantage of the cafe's closing and renovate the kitchen.Happily a valiant 11th hour effort was made by then New Deal music director Rick McMullin to find a suitable substitute venue for the Midge concert. The effort paid off: the Midge show was moved to the Multi-Purpose Room at the nearby Youth Center. The old & able NDC guard transformed the room into a full-fledged rock 'n' roll arena, and Midge stormed the MPR's make-shift stage at 8:15 pm. The events staff were at first nervous about the festival seating, but Midge assured them that their fans would be on their best behavior. True to their word, the event went off without a hitch; even the ban on moshing was met with full compliance. It was a great show, and we've got the video and audio to prove it. (And we promise not to show the racy parts without legal waivers).Midge is grateful for the cheerful efforts of all the Greenbelt folks and our friends & fans for helping to make the show happen. With no maps or guide-monkeys the extraordinary crew followed the trail of crumbs leading from the New Deal Cafe to the Youth Center. And nobody drowned in the pool.

The HISTORIC March 29th Songlist:The Girl From Ipanema*Atlantic City Quiet CarWinning StreakScenic RouteAngel*The GiftBy and ByBut Not For YouLuckyIt Might As Well Be Spring*Cry of the Lonesome CowgirlC.A. LadyWork of FictionBring ItGoneGimme Some Truth*Ghost of Shirley JacksonGonna Let It BeSummertime*PiecesI'll Be Seeing You*

We did it. Not to brag, but these pages are huge! Thanks to those of you who came out, & kudos to the dancers. Much gratitude to Richard & Dave: friends, spirit roadies... (* Des Asterisks denote cover songs. All other songs original, Lisa MickJUNE 28-08 SONGLIST1) Time 2) You Tell No One 3) But Not For You 4) But Not for Me*5) Sunday Best 6) Girl From Ipanema* 7) Triste* (in Portuguese) 8) Cry of the Lonesome Cowgirl 9) Something To Cry For 10) By & By 11) Dark Forces (debut) 12) Satisfied 13) Atlantic City14) Winning Streak 15) Quiet Car16) Bring it17) Violets for your Furs*18) Crazy Astronaut Lady19) Summertime* 20) Gone 21) Once22) When I'm Blue (debut)23) Ghost of Shirley Jackson24) Eclipse25) Before The Beginning26) I'm Glad there's You*27) Blue Skies*

Hi, It was really good to see you. May do a recap later--Hope you had fun. You all looked gorgeous! July-26-08 Songlist:1) September Song* 2) Atlantic City3) Winning Streak4) Quiet Car5) Something to Cry For6) Bring it7) Love Me or Leave Me*8) Gone9) But Not For You10)The Girl From Ipanema*11) E So Tinha De Ser Com Voce*12) Dark Forces13) When I'm Blue14) Just So You Know15) The Man Who Loved insects16) Psalm*17) Avalon*18) Gonna Let It Be19) Violets For Your Furs*20) Before the Beginning21) I Dream Too Much*22) Pieces When we hit 21 we figured that was the jackpot. But because we care, we went ahead & did another-- Boy, it was about a gazillion degrees. One hot night. Oh, the glamorous glare of the spotlight. But as the Rev. Horton Heat aptly puts it: "That's Showbiz!"

Wonder what this box is gonna be for? .... I have no idea yet, but I hope it doesn't start an argument.

OK America,You’ve been waiting patiently, now HERE! IT!! IS!!!!Fran’s take on ALL THINGS PALIN: dateline September 15-08To set the record straight, I was the FIRST one to comment on how significant those spectacles would become in the upcoming election; (on the political site of senator neil hamburger) then a whole bunch of copycat journalists (which is a redundancy in itself) tried to steal my thunder. But that’s cool, because I’ve also had quite a few more incisive observations and even suspicions regarding the spectacles that the sheep-like press hasn’t picked up on.First things first:As I’ve said many times and maintain no matter my personal political preferences: those glasses are great for Palin’s face. I consider good glasses to be a non-partisan issue, especially as a fellow four-eyes, and I won’t drag any other Magoo through the mud on account of good OR bad glasses. Partly it’s the fate of the shape of your face and partly it’s luck and money, the latter of which gives you the power of choice.When I was in college I used to have to get my frames from the BUDGET RACK, and it was awful. Those are some memories, and some pictures, best left repressed or burned. If anyone calls me on them I can only state emphatically that:I! WAS!! FRAMED!!!Palin obviously can afford designer frames from fancy New York/ California-type boutiques, even as she claims to eschew thatbi-coastal “lifestyle.”So the point is:the important thing with frames is that you get as many choices as possible. For a while it was either plastic or wire, no frameless were even available. Now, thanks to wireless technology, we’ve got all three possibilities, not to mention a variety of Contac lenses, from hard to soft to extended wear (they can get stuck on your eyes-- I don‘t recommend them). Who’s to say what the future holds for the four-eyed?Especially with some of the best minds of my generation on it, like those of NASA, using space-age materials to enable people to become invisible (this is a true story-- you can Google it). Maybe in the future we’ll be able to wear INVISIBLE GLASSES!Anyway, Palin’s one of those rare birds who actually look better WITH her glasses. And I don’t just mean in a sexy librarian way, like so many guys keep drooling about ad nauseum. I mean that her eyes are kinda spaced out on her face in such a way that the glasses make her look better, and without them she looks kinda funny. Not BAD, still pretty, just like she needs glasses.Which is actually kind of a surprise, because one of my early suspicions was that the glasses might just be a prop, to make her look smarter. But it turns out she must really need them, because there’s a video out now of her doing the ALASKAN SPORTSCAST (dog-sledding, no lie!), and she’s not wearing glasses, and she looks like she can hardly read.She must have contacs on cuz MAN DOES SHE BLINK!!!!She said that as co-Commander-in-Chief she would never blink, but if that’s the case she’d better have lots of extra emergency glasses on hand. Maybe even have a cabinet member whose job is just glasses-supply. One of the things that I think NASA should get to work on is glasses that make your eyes look like they don’t blink, even if you do blink, like those joke-glasses for when you’re a juror or at work and want to pretend you’re not asleep. Only these could REALLY WORK, what with the invisibility technology combined with thedigital-what-have-you, the sky’s the limit. And it could be important for our national security.Anyway, I don’t really like her stances on lots of the issues, so I may do a piece on that next. OR one on her hair-do, which I haven't even touched. Or I might do one on MR. TODD PALIN. Some say he thinks Alaska is its own country!!!That’s all for now Frannie Friends. Catch ya in the lower 48, the upper two, or anywhere else on the wonderful world-wide web!LUV YAS!FrannieP.S. Some of THE OTHER STUFF on this page is from MIDGE. For more Fran see the Fran pages, which is all the rest of them. Some MIDGE FANS are starting to contend that I'm hogging the pages. Sorry, but I'm a political animal...

Wonder what this box is gonna be for? I have no idea, but I hope it doesn't start an argument..

PALIN UPDATE, September 20:Hackers have hacked into Sarah Palin's email & apparently been unable to locate any interesting correspondence of any kind. Rest assured if they find anything, I'll let you know. Maybe they still will!However, I do not approve of these sorts of invasions of privacy. Also just in: Mr. Todd Palin was a competitor in a dog-sled racing extravaganza & he has a vanity plate on his Alaskan Vehicle (it may be a sled; I'm not sure what they drive there) that says FEK9WNRwhich means "Iron Dog Winner." The FE is chemistry for Iron!The K9 is canine.The WNR (winner) part's just kinda lame... I don't know what the dogs' plates say.

Hello, My name is Joe The Plumber, but my friends call me "T" (for "The"). I don't particularly appreciate being used as a pawn for the current presidential campaigns-- Bail THIS out, losers!!-- (the "this" is a toilet, tub, or sink: I do a lot of that on the job)...On the other hand, I do appreciate the publicity (that's Joe The Plumber, check your local yellow pages!) &, I suppose, thanks for the "voice" in "democracy." Bla Bla Bla. Those guys never met a corny anecdote they didn't love. Trouble is, they can't seem to think outside of the black box. For example, how bout taxing MILLIONAIRES at a higher rate? I don't think too many of your average Joes & Janes are gonna mind that. How bout taxin Vanderbilt Boy at a higher rate? That's Anderson Cooper, otherwise known as AC, otherwise known as poor-little-silver-haired-anchor-boy. Anyway, if I seem a little bitter, it's because I just heard there's some new "Pie-Guy" that Obama talked to on the trail, & "Pie-Guy" says he can't afford to sell his pies or some sh*t, on account of the Republicans, so now both boys might toss me aside like yesterday's egg-salad, for the new "IT" dude, "Pie-Guy".... Well, screw all of you! I flush better crap down the crapper every day. P.S. (I'm Joe The Plumber, & I approved this ad, Oct. 15, 2008)

For Palin reports & Joe The Plumber, scroll right!See Frannie's 2009 entry, scroll DOWN! new entry coming soon: Subject: STUDY FINDS "HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY" UNTRUE

Joe's UPDATE, 10-16-08: OK, I don't know whether to be embarrassed or relieved. Turns out it was never me they were talkin about on the TV anyway. It was some UNLICENSED "plumber" from Toledo. Two strikes, buddy. See, I manage "Joe The Plumber" franchises in the tri-state area, & since my full legal name is "Joe The Plumber," I naturally thought they were referencing me. Either way, what I said about politicians stands, but I think those Rockefeller-Wallstreet-types should pay their share like the rest of us schmucks (solid gold toilet fixtures? PLEEZE!), since (A.) we just gave em 800 billion to cushion the blow whereas we just GOT blown, & (2.) we've already got a graduated tax system (I took a course)-- it just needs to go all the way to the head of the class. So I guess I'm goin with Obama. And I take back what I said about Pie-Guy. He's an alright Joe. Got a right to sell his pies... Or whatever...Remember, Give us a call day or night with those Salle de Bain (we do things classy, not gauche) emergencies. We're pretty good about showin up. And oh yeah: WE're licensed...J.T.P. out.

Hi Frannie friends! Welcome to SPORTSWORLD!!!!!!!As most of you already know, this isn't my main bloggin page. I started out on the amazin talkin mime page, but it got kinda full. I mean I think there might still be room on it, but it's hard to move stuff around & I don't have an archives yet, so I started filling in some of these other pages. Which kind of pissed Midge off, but I don't think they're paying attention today so I decided to put my FIRST 2009 installment right here, under a set-list. If you've read this far, you're probably paying more attention than I am, cuz I forget why I even started this preamble. Here's the blog! ENJOY!!!!!!!!JANUARY 11, 2009, FRANNIE'S FIRST BDIARY ENTRY THIS YEAR-- YAY!~!!!!!!!OK, so ever since I injured my rotator cuff in a competitive blogging competition, I’ve been trying to rehabilitate it through the timeless & utilitarian sport of trashball. (I think the most injurious part of the competitive blogging competition was the extreme blogging part, where you had to blog in extreme situations. The behind-the-back speed blogging was especially hard on the wrists & shoulders. They rated you on spelling and grammar, too!)To tell you the truth, I’m pretty good at it (trashball, not b-t-b blogging), & in many ways I think trashball is harder than professional basketball. For one thing, there is no regulation-sized ball-- every time, the ball’s a little different. Different sizes, sometimes even different moisture levels (don’t get grossed out-- I’m not gonna pull a Starlet Ojansen on you, I don’t mean snot-- I mean water, like when you’ve been cleaning the hardwoods or the linoleum with paper towels). (Sheryl Crow******, please do not write in about preserving paper by using rags. You clean your mansion your way, I’ll clean my hovel my way, TYVM). Also, TURN DOWN THE VOLUME For God’s sake Billy Mays.*** You never met a yell you don‘t love. Plus, I already bought your darn Zorbees!) Shamwow guy, I‘m not even talking to you. Ever.... News UPDATE: July 8, 2009I would like to express my sincere sadness at the passing of Professional Shouter Billy Mays! The world is a quieter, and sadder, place w/o his always happy & enthusiastic yelling. He still beats out that shamwow guy in ALL the polls. xo Billy!)Anyway, the other thing is that the trashball court is always different. Sometimes there might be a chair in the way, or something; sometimes not.And the “basket,” or the trashcan, itself, is always different. Even setting aside the real-life fact that one can play trashball anytime, anywhere there’s a trashcan, & assuming a home-court, same-can advantage, sometimes the home-can is hardly full; sometimes it’s so full that there’s a bounce-out phenomenon, a real heart-breaker.(Different players have different rules for this: some say you get a re-shot; others say, it’s a point, you’re a winner!; others say, too bad, no point, you loser! I tend towards the middle way, & go for the re-shot).Anyway, just the other day I had a pretty hard T-Ball session & I think I may’ve re-injured my R-cuff. So I’m laying off for a few. Hope I don’t lose my chops.Well, Happy new year, & Auld Lang Syne & All That. I’m not really in the mood to celebrate (plus I’m kinda late for it), what with being on the DL (this means "disabled list" here), but I do wish you all your dreams divine in 2009* (copyright, Frannie), & also to “keep your feet on the ground & keep reaching for the stars” (copyright Casey C?K?asem)-- but try not to hurt your rotator cuffs while you're reaching...I’ll try to blog something that everybody cares about soon. This one’s mostly for sports lovers.Love yas!Frannie******* Sheryl Crow, Midge says I have to tell you that Midge does not endorse the points of view in this Frannie Blog, especially the part about you, & that they hope you WILL call them, especially if it’s about touring with you, or you doing one of Lisa’s songs. Which she says to add she would really really like. For you to do that.Or if you need to call about anything, really, they said to add. They also said they really like your music. I personally think they’re truckling to you shamelessly… But I do know they like your music cuz I‘ve heard them play your CDs. Bought, of course. Anyway, I didn‘t mean to be rude, but I have to take a stand when it comes to trashball.(I saw you at that Super Bowl. You were cool!)

HELLO!!! Aren't you a sight for sore eyes?! (Yes... It's a good thing, but when I was a kid it confused me when anyone said it.) Anyhoo,Here's where the setlists for some of the Winter & Spring 2009 shows is going to be... when I go back & listen & write them down. Do you like it? I can change the shape, colors, & font as it goes along... Do you think the setlist will look fat in this shape?I hope so!!!!

April 25-09 setlist, Unit 221. Winning Streak2. Atlantic City3. Quiet Car4. was going to do Sunday Best, but skipped it & did Too Big To Fail5. Before The Beginning6. Eclipse7. Morning (this was a DEBUT of brannew song) (I was calling it Tulips but decided on Morning instead)8. Crazy Astronaut Lady9. Dark ForcesThat was it, a short set!!!

Gonna put up October 10, 09Jan 31 & Feb 14 show songlists here.... that's the plan!Also lots more pictures!!!!!!!!!!

A note from Professional Professor Oberlin about live performing musical arts:(For the purposes of this discussion, lip-synching is not considered live performance). (And I'm sorry, but neither Air Guitar nor Karaoke--i.e. "instrument synching"-- are considered live performance here --altho I don't deny there are many talented practitioners of both--. Go ahead, send those angry emails!)A live music performance cannot be installed.A Live Music Performance is, by nature & definition, a transitory & ephemeral event contained in a specific time & space. It is possible to capture or cage a live performer; however, in some states, remarkably, this practice is illegal.* Also it may be difficult to get him or her to "perform," once you've got them in there. (*Music slave labor is still legal in all 50 states & the protectorates. American hero Woody Guthrie helped the crop-pickers, but didn't seem to give a damn about his own ilk, sadly. However, Kung-fu did a great job playing him, & "This Land Is Your Land" always gets you "right here.")(On the other hand, isn't it noteworthy if not WTF AMAZING how essential musicians, from Mother Jones to Bobby Dylan, have always been to labor rights movements, AND YET NOT A SINGLE MUSICIAN --liberal or otherwise-- CAN BUY A CLUE and ORGANIZE ORGANIZE ORGANIZE!!!!???!! Even if you buy into that "indie" crap-- & who hasn't at some point?--we're still contractors when we perform. Sure, the fancy big-city types have their fancy big-city unions in exotic locales such as your LAs & your NYCs, but the rest of the (non-bicoastal) states are pretty dumb when it comes to speaking up for what I still insist on calling "The Arts."What are we, Stupid ?!!!!! How about supporting musicians' right to be paid?! It just ain't right to get no respect, & it don't lead to no good. Please, allow me to wax patriotic for a moment:These great United States of America, Lady Liberty to Her Friends, & what a Lovely Lady she is, for all her flaws... has made some of the greatest toe-tapping music in the world. These days we're not doing too great with manufacturing &/or exporting (unless you count landfills), & I'm sorry but Simon Cowell, despite his winning ways & cheeky cheekiness, is not helping. (Although I must admit I recently read a particularly uplifting "tweet" from the inimitable-- well, not inimitable but irreplaceable-- Paula Abdul, & it has actually uplifted me on several occasions. She really is the nice one!)Anyway, even Rodney Dangerfield GOT PAID!!!! How many people are dying to hand over money w/o a contract? Or at least a precedent.... I know, I know-- "It's OPEN MIC NIGHT!" (** Allow me to pause my MANIFESTO for a moment to give A SINCERE thank-you to those patrons & clubs who actually DO pay musicians on principle & w/o fail. You are Art Heroes & American Heroes. )Now what was i talking about?.. Oh yeah, live performance versusFacsimiles:One can record a performance, but though reviewing a recording is often a rewarding experience, it is still not the same experience as witnessing or "participating in" a live event. (And YES! Your just being there is participation, you lovely patrons of live art who applaud, tip &/or pay the cover!) (The rest of you are TIGHTWADS who suck. PHILISTINES, even. Take it OUTSIDE!).Also, a recording's verisimilitude depends to a high degree on the quality of the recording medium & the skill of the technician.VariablesThe variables for the live performer are highly unpredictable, & often unwelcome & unwelcoming, but this element of chance is part & parcel of the live experience. Indeed, such is the beauty of the beast (this is what we must tell ourselves). Or is it the devil in the detail? Well, it's at least one of those cliches. The current cliche for real life or live art is "face time." Happily, the live performance is the least cliched performance art possible, & it is the soul of all performance art. It's coming to a venue near you. I recommend it!Most of it will NOT be televised.Kenneth Oberlin, Ph.D., Professor of Musicology, Philosopher of Life, Amway Distributor *(used to be a live music performer/ slave laborer-- I was also quite the hoofer if you must know, with a pair of male gams that were worthy of a center-fold-- till I wised up. Now I only play the kazoo & trip the light fantastic for good friends in intimate-- & I mean intimate-- settings.... Anyway, Amway's way more profitable-- as is being a World-Book salesperson, Avon perfume-lady or gentleman, door-to-door Hoover vacuum representative, or Hare Krishna Airport Proselytizer. Plus, the latter gives free meals I think. I cannot in good conscience recommend Professorship or Philosophy. And for God's sake don't EVER combine the two. Good Luck !

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