[RhythmAgogo] All Kinds of Stuff

[Carolyn Doi]

Hey everyone.

Thanks for the message, Fred. I'd be up for some fundraising. The week of
August 17th isn't great for me, though as I'll be out in BC/Cali. I'm still
figuring out dates, but might be away from the 18 - 27th.

Thanks,
Carolyn

On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Fred Reibin <f.reibin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sooo good playing with you all at Ness!  We've been talking fundraising a
> bit here and there.  Is anyone interested in getting together one evening a
> putting some intention behind it?  I'm out west for a few weeks coming up,
> but maybe the week of August 17th?
>
> On Thu, 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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