STARRY PLOUGH.** FEATURE ACTS GO ON ABOUT 10 pm. (REAL TIME)....PLAY 20 MIN......FEATURE ACTS ARE PICKED FROM THE ACTS THAT SIGN UP AND PLAY AND GO OVER REAL WELL WITH THE AUDENCE....A LOT ARE PICKED FROM THE ACTS THAT GO ON REAL LATE...SO PLAYING AT 12am IS NOT ALWAYS A BAD THING........JOAN TRYS TO BE FAIR...AND CREAM ALWAYS RISES TO THE TOP................SIGN UP IS ....7:30..EVERY TUE.....(BAR TIME.) THERE IS A DRAWING TO SEE WHAT ORDER YOU GO ON....THE SHOW STARTS AT 8pm. RUNS TIL 12am..THEN THERES A JAM..EVERYONE CAN JOIN IN....TILL 12:30am............GET THERE EARLY...AS THERE ARE ALWAYS..AT LEAST 21 ACTS........YOU GET 2 SONGS........THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A DOOR CHARGE AT THE STARRY PLOUGH OPEN MIC.......JOAN PEZ & GIRL GEORGE HAVE BEEN HOSTING THE STARRY PLOUGH OPEN MIC....SINCE JUNE 20,2000.......WE DO TRIVIA FOR FREE BEERS.....YOU MIGHT JUST GET A FREE BEER FOR A FUNNY ANSWER..EVEN IF ITS WRONG.......THE STARRY PLOUGH IS AN IRISH PUB THATS BEEN IN BERK....FOR 35 YRS.....VERY FRIENDLY...GREAT FOOD & BEER....GREAT PLACE TO BRING FRIENDS AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS.......JOAN IS VERY SUPORTIVE TO ALL THE ACTS.........THE AUDANCE IS GREAT....THE ACTS ARE GREAT......GRAND PLACE TO COME AND JUST WATCH, EVEN IF YOU DON'T PLAY.......'''FUN IS THE KEY WORD"....THIS IS NOT A CONTEST....ALL THE ACTS SUPORT EACH OTHER.....COME AND JOIN OUR FAMILY...EVERYONE WELCOME......TUE.WILL BE YOUR BEST DAY OF THE WEEK..
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Nov.6,2007..Starry Plough Open Mic Highlights****
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Joan Pez & Guy Michel..doing a Pick N Tricks song "Oh Why"..
video taped at the Starry Plough by:www.theopenmic.net.......
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JOAN PEZ HAS BEEN CO-HOST OF THE STARRY PLOUGH
WITH GIRL GEORGE SINCE ..June 20..2000...
JOAN PEZ IS A GREAT SINGER/SONGWRITER...[JUST ASK ANYONE THAT HAS HEARD HER].....JOAN IS AND HAS PRODUCED MANY OF THE BEST ACTS IN BERK,..SHE PRODUCED THE ACLAIMED STARRY PLOUGH COMPILATIAN.."BEST OF BERKELEY"..IN....2001...WITH FILIPPO DE ANGELIS..JOAN PEZ HAS RECENTLY BUILT A RECORDING STUDIO..IN HER HOME IN THE HILLS...JOAN DOESN'T LIKE TO BLOW HER OWN HORN...SO I'LL DO IT FOR HER...SHE LOVES TO GIVE EVERYONE ELSE THE STAGE..GIVE TALENTED YOUNG...[AND OLD]..ACTS A HAND IN LETTING THE WORLD KNOW WHO THEY ARE........SHE DOESN'T LET ANYTHING SHAKE HER,...HELL SHES PUT UP WITH ME FOR 8 YRS...EVERYBODY LOVES JOAN...THERE HAVE I EMBAREST YOU ENOUGH......YOUR FRIEND AND PARTNER.
.GIRL GEORGE..........................
Hi Joan! Looking forward to seeing you (and the Open Mic All Stars) perform at the Starry Plough on November 8th! Have a great day! We hope all is well. xoxo THE CLARENCES (robert, amanda, molly, gary & bleach)
McCAIN & PALIN..OH MY GOD!!! CREATIONISM - ABSTINENCE THE STAFF & THE ROD.
LOOK OUT YOU SINNERS SARAH'S GOT HER GUN SARAH BARRACUDA GONNA SHOW YOU SOME FUN
NO PILL ON THE HILL NO ROE V.WADE YOU BETTER GET MARRIED "HONEY" BEFORE YOU GET LAYED THE BEST BIRTH CONTROL IS CROSSING YOUR LEGS THERE'LL BE A SHOT GUN WEDDING.. REAL SOON.WOULDN'T YOU SAY.
(CHORUS) AND SHE'S A BEAUTY QUEEN..YEAH..YEAH.. OF THE RIGHT..RIGHT WING..OH YEAH LIPSTICK PITBULL.SAY..SAY.SAY BEAUTY QUEEN ON E-BAY
"VOTE REPUBLICAN" !! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR EVER LOVING PEA PICKING MIND!
4 MORE..LIKE THE LAST 8 OUR TRAIN HAS SKIPPED IT'S TRACK WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE PEACE TRAIN WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK TAKE YOUR GRAND OLD PARTY AND YOUR TOKEN CHICK WHAT WE WANT IS CHANGE NOW NOT MORE RHETORIC
CRASH..BANG..THE BANKS CAME DOWN WHERES THE MONEY.. SEND IN THE CLOWNS HAVEN'T YOU HEARD OF THE KE-TEN 5 HERE WE GO AGAIN TAKEN FOR A RIDE
transferd fm.msg:: ...and the Award for Best Arts Coverage:Series goes to... "The Open Mic Documentary" (applause...;-) I want to thank everyone involved, especially Hotel Utah, the Freight & Salvage, the Starry Plough, Cafe International, the Missouri Lounge, Blakes On Telegraph, the Oakland Metro, Sweetwater, South Bay Folks, Red Rock Coffee, the Uptown ... The program director told me after the show that I must really know where the best open mics were because each of the performances was so good. Never a dud. I think that comment speaks for itself. Of course editing helps ;-)
I want to express my thanks to all the people I have filmed for their participation. We are now in negotiations with Comcast to cover the East Bay with the show. Stay tuned...
My series "The Open Mic Documentary" has been nominated for a Cable TV Award as the "Best Arts Coverage: Series"!!! I think almost everyone who submitted a show is on there but being nominated for an Award is second only to WINNING the Award! So I'm asking for your vote. Go to my site www. theopenmic. net read the banner and follow the link or go directly here to get the info. www. theopenmic. net/vote. php I'd appreciate your vote. If you would care to spread the word I'd also appreciate that.
Yeeehaa Stoaked to be playing in the Rhythm Dix September 2nd thanks for Feature opportunity again. Will be bringing mad young ladies from my current film shoot.
I wanted to let you know that you have been included on the series "The Open Mic Documentary, Episode 52 Starry Plough". This is now being aired on:
Public Access Channel 31 in Alameda http://www. alamedatv. org/programs/open_mic_documentary. html which airs Fridays and Sundays at 9:00 PM
Public Access Channel 28 in Berkeley http://www. betv. org Which currently has a variable schedule but also airs on the Internet at http://www. betv. org/btv28/btv. asx
To find the current BETV schedule go to http://206. 110. 32. 32/Cablecast/Public/Main. aspx?ChannelID=1 and type in "Open Mic Documentary" in the search box and hit "Go". If it says "This show is currently not scheduled" try again in a couple of days. The Open Mic Documentary will not be a series with a fixed schedule until July.
The show includes complete performances by (in order): Michael Alexander, Eliza Jane Manoff, Nick Z, Little Boy Blue, Johnny Mitro, Sentimental Heroine, Camille Anderson, KC Booker, Kay Elizabeth, Fancy Dan, Girl George, Nichole da Luz, Big Big Ocean and Joan Pez.
Show credits include: Slim Critchlow--- Production, Julie Larson---Additional Camera, Bridget Canfield---Titling Photos, Andy Mason and Steve Arnsten---Backing Music, Thanks to all the Performers and Special Thanks to Starry Plough Hosts Joan Pez and Girl George.
There is also a title that sends the viewer to TheOpenMic. Net for more Artist Info. Hopefully I have already given you a profile with your web address info (if I know it). If not you can create your own profile on my site.
Could you please remind me of your "real e-mail address" so I don't have to contact you through MySpace. That way I can keep everyone updated with one e-mail.
Thanks for posting my letter, what a great idea. Already (just one day after sending it to my space friends of Tomkat), many have offered to help in various ways. The out pouring of love and generosity has been pretty amazing and it is great to see people rallying to his help. It is a relief to me as his sister too, since I can only do so much myself. Tomkat is trying his very hardest to get help, he isn't just sitting at home feeling sorry for himself, but it is like a crippled little David fighting the gigantic and sickly twisted Goliath (government agencies).
Big hugs and much love to all who have stepped up and those who haven't yet but are thinking about it. Allene (aka Tomkat's sister)
Tomkat doesn’t know I am doing this, though I guess he’ll find out eventually. As it stands, he is in such desperate circumstance right now, he wouldn’t be able to turn away any help he received.
Tomkat (aka Tom Rohrer) is in great need, he is ill, disabled and can’t work. As I was thinking about how I could help him I was remembering how many people he has helped on the local music scene (and beyond). He hosted the open mic at the Metro for a while (not to mention several others over the past 15 years), and he's been involved in supporting and promoting artists during that time (setting up shows, giving people/bands a break in getting a show, etc.) He has also always been very generous with his time, money and heart. He has opened his door to people, fed them when they were hungry, helped them out in any way he could when they needed it.
Now he really needs some help so he doesn’t get kicked out of his home. IF you want to help, there are several ways you could go about it. You could send money by 1. cash, 2. check, 3. paypal If there were to mail a check, you could send it to him in c/o me:
Thomas Rohrer c/o Allene Rohrer 3020 El Cerrito Plaza #172 El Cerrito, CA
If you wanted to contribute via paypal, you just need my paypal address which is adangerzz@yahoo.com
(Then I'll transfer it to my bank account and get cash for him – he doesn’t have a paypal account). You could give him cash directly if you wanted. Every teeny tiny little bit helps and it all adds up, to hopefully Tomkat not ending up homeless while he goes through the hell known as red tape.
Here is a brief description of what has been going on:
Tomkat has been suffering from some ailment as yet undiagnosed, but at this point it looks like it might be peripheral neuropathy or MS. He has fallen so many times over the last few months because he can barely walk, that he has broken a bone in his leg and one of his ribs. He also suffered a 2nd degree burn on his leg the size of my palm that he didn’t even feel because he barely has any feeling in his legs.
He has been seeking help from our dear state and federal governments for about 6 months. Around Xmas, the VA Hospital turned a depressed and injured Tomkat away because they said his eligibility had expired. (Tomkat is a vet, did you know?) He’s been trying to get on disability for months and basically has been suffering at the hands of the great evil bureaucracy as they shuffle him around from one agency to another, each one in term saying “we can’t help you.” Lately he’s learned to not just take “no” for an answer (like he did at the VA) and he is pushing back by calmly asking questions until he asks the “right” question so he can actually move up a step in this lengthy and convoluted process. He is still probably about 2 months away from actually getting any assistance, but at least he has made his way into some health care recently. So far he has had one MRI that was “inconclusive” and is scheduled to have another one done soon. He will hopefully get to see a neurologist, but there is about a 6 week wait there.
In the meantime, he has run out of money. He has sold stuff to pay his rent and I (his sister) have been helping out with groceries. I can’t pay his rent though, I don’t make that much money nor do I have any savings (spent it all last year making a record, didn’t know this was going to happen to TK). Now he is facing homelessness and still is a couple of months away from getting any financial government assistance.
Even though as a society, we don’t really live in villages any more,
International Women's Day is March 8th. This is a day when women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate 'our' Day. We take a look back at a tradition of at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.
International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. I know of no better way to celebrate International Women's Day than to get a lady elected as the President of the United States of America
The Open Mic Documentary will be shown on Berkeley Public Access Channel 28 and Alameda Public TV channel 31 in the near future, the airing dates have not yet been determined. The show is also being submitted to San Francisco Public Access channels 29 and 30.
It's the invisible woman here, just stopping by to send some big hugs and a kiss. Hope you are doing well. Send me your address and I'll send you my new CD.
THEY PRINTED MY "XMASS IN BERK." SONG IN THE EAST BAY EXPRESS..HOW COOL IS THAT..
IF YOU GOOGLE "XMASS IN BERKELEY"
ITS ON THE 2nd. PAGE....
EAST BAY EXPRESS
Our Favorite Letters of 2007 Readers comment on tree sitters, Paris Hilton, the Jeff Tedford conspiracy, Gum Arabic products, the next soda giant, RepubliCrats,
December 19, 2007
Each year we compile some of the more memorable letters, phone calls, and press releases we received during the prior twelve months. In the interest of verisimilitude, all spelling, punctuation, and grammar are the writers' own.
"IT'S XMASS IN BERK"
ITS XMASS TIME IN BREKELEY AND, THE WHOLE TOWNS TURNING GREEN ELECTRIC CARS..ACOUSTIC GUITARS,& OF COURSE RECYCLING. NO PRESENTS 'NEATH ..THE XMASS TREE
NO JEWELS..FO' SURE.. NO FUR COATS... INSTEAD TO A FAMILY IN AFRICA, IN YOUR NAME..THEY SENT A GOAT.. IT NEVER SNOWS IN BERK. I'M HOPING FOR SOME RAIN.. SHINING STREETS,BABBLING CREEKS, PEPPERMINT CANDY CANES.
DECK THE HALLS WITH LED LIGHTS, THE TREES AND MISTLETOE.. TOFERKEY..YUM.. FRUIT CAKE SOAKED IN RUM.. ALL VERY ORGANIC..YA KNOW..
A YR NOW SITTERS,SITTING IN THE TREES.. FENCE UM UP..YOU CAN'T GET UM DOWN. ON THE CAMPUS OF BERKELEY..
BERKELEY'S SHE'S ALL DECKED OUT.. FOR THE XMASS AND NEW YEARS BALL.
JINGLE BELLS..JINGGLE BELLS PEACE ON EARTH TO ALL.
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