[RhythmAgogo] All Kinds of Stuff

[Carolyn Doi]

Hey everyone! Thanks for the update, Neil.

I just spoke with Corey and it sounds like there may be an opportunity for us to participate in a drumming jam in the main stage Thursday evening. Will send more info when I have it. But, maybe we can bring some drums up to ness? I'm definitely taking my djembe. 

Cheers,

Caro

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> On Jul 9, 2015, at 11:30 PM, Neil Jones <neil.edward.jones at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Welp, this is a bit of a long email. It's been a while!
> 
> Gigs: Our second gig, at the We > Tar Sands rally and march on Sat, July 4th, went pretty damned well, if you ask me! I'm sure you've all seen the wonderful feedback from organizers and attendees alike that Carolyn has shared by now. Let's keep it up! Anyone have a lead on a potential next gig?
> 
> Rehearsals: Last time, at Rhythm Agogo practice (read with TV announcer voice), the intrepid percussionists learned a new tune called Crazy Monkey. It's billed as "tricky" by RoR, the first such tune we've tried, and we pretty much nailed it. So that's pretty exciting! Here is the link to the music: 
> https://www.rhythms-of-resistance.org/spip.php?page=resources-tunes-big&id_rubrique=42&lang=en. 
> 
> I won't be able to make it to the next few rehearsals, as my choir schedule has become suddenly and temporarily very demanding. I hope some of you will keep the momentum going!
> 
> Facebook Fanpage: Carolyn created a page for us: https://www.facebook.com/RhythmAgogoYXE?fref=ts. Thanks Carolyn; you rock! I suggest we develop and add more content ("about us," photos, videos) before we start sharing or inviting widely. If anyone has any videos or photos, you can upload them to our Dropbox account; if you don't know how to do that, talk to me, or check my earlier email about it.
> 
> New Members: Marina and Jay joined us this week. Welcome, dudes! I'm working on a few other friends who seem like likely joins at some point. Anyone else know anyone who might be down? I say invite away! (I should check: Anyone feel we should be keeping the membership closed at this point?)
>  
> Sambatoon Stuff: Michelle confronted me at work today and we had a rather stressful talk about a number of things. I doubt she will ever forgive me, but maybe, just maybe, she will now leave us alone. One notable takeaway is her insistence that Sambatoon is “about respect;” she says she looked at the Rhythms of Resistance website, and was very upset by what she saw. Apparently she equates opposition to systems of oppression with disrespect toward human beings. Our philosophies, I’ve come to realize, are opposed enough to make argument counterproductive at best.
> 
> The upshot of this is that it sounds like Sambatoon will never collaborate with Rhythm Agogo in any way. She seems opposed enough to what we are about that even cross-promotion, formal or informal, is probably out of the question. She did say, however, that she has no problem with anyone being involved in both Sambatoon and Rhythm Agogo. Hopefully that is true. For those interested in participating in Sambatoon, heads up that she has some new written policy that you have to read and sign in order to participate.
> 
> Rhythms of Resistance: On that note, who thinks we should join Rhythms of Resistance, i.e. start calling ourselves a RoR band, ask them to link to our Facebook page (/possible future website), and connect and collaborate with other RoR ensembles? (Jana, are you still in touch with those folks in Toronto?) Here is the website again if you want to examine it more closely, which I highly encourage: https://www.rhythms-of-resistance.org/
> 
> Location: Turning the Tide may be possible, but it`s still too early to tell. I think we could be looking at end of summer before it's known whether we could become a permanent fixture there. Anyone else have any leads?
> 
> Fundraising: I believe a meeting to brainstorm a fundraising strategy is in the works. Stay tuned...
> 
> Thanks for reading/skimming, amigos!
> 
> Neil
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