Bryan Harrison Band, Go Van Gogh, Tom Valtin & Friends October 24, 2008

Go Van Gogh supports marriage for all this Friday October 24th 9 PM at El Rio‏

Dear List



Having been married myself many times, I am excited about this next Go Van Gogh show. It's a benefit to pay for the fight against PROPOSITION 8. For those of you who are politically challenged, or just too lazy to pay attention, Proposition 8 is the ballot measure that proposes amending our California Constitution to define marriage in California as being only between a man and a woman. Should it pass, Proposition 8 would overthrow the historic California Supreme Court May 15, 2008 decision which established the fundamental right of non-heterosexual couples to marry the person they love.



In my eyes, any law or group that would stand in the way of love (between consenting adults), in any of its myriad forms, including Marriage (which is not for the faint of heart) is anti people, and must be opposed, defeated, trounced, stopped in its tracks, and kept from happening in general. Bobo's first rule is "LOVE MUST RULE". So it is essential that you join the fight in that absolutely San Francisco way, and come to a party with live music, and drinks (lots of drinks). As how can we over come oppression with depression. Instead let us raise our glasses high, and give money to the sober people who do the real work of moving change ahead.



As many of my dear readers have complained about the lenghth of these letters to my dear dear friends, I now cut to the chase with the details



:El Rio backroom show to benefit Marriage Equality USA (www.marriageequality.org). No cover charge, donations in any amount welcomed, encouraged, guilt tripped... :-)

Friday October 24, 2008
El Rio
3158 Mission St (@ Cesar Chavez) San Francisco, CA
9:00 pm - midnight:

Opening up at 9 PM

Tom Valtin & Friends (www.tomvaltin.com)
Tom Valtin on vocals and acoustic guitar, David Phillips on pedal steel, John Parsons on electric and/or acoustic guitar.

Followed by your friends and mine

Go Van Gogh (www.govangogh.net)
Connie Walkershaw on saxes, Jesse Walkershaw on bass, Michele Walther on violin, Paul Bergmann on guitar, Brad Bechtel on lap steel, Kelvin Burton on drums.

And topping the bill

BHB, aka Bryan Harrison Band (bryanharrison.net)
Bryan Harrison on guitar, Jim McLaren on harmonica and guitar, Elisa M. Welch on keyboard, octave mandolin, mandolin, penny whistles, Dave "Djembe" Coan on, you guessed it, djembe.

Marriage Equality's media director, Molly McKay, and her wife, Davina Kotulski, will represent MEUSA, and also grace us with a song or two.

Look for me at the show, and I will let you buy me a drink.

Bobo Bubalinsky
bobo@govangogh.net
Trouble Maker, Friend to the Band

Official Website: http://www.govangogh.net