I'm goin' back to Cali...Cali...Cali...(yo California DUers)

[WilliamPitt]

Hey San Francisco/Oakland/Berkeley DUers: I am giving a talk at Berkeley on Friday night at Berkeley Fellowship Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar Street (Cedar @ Bonita), from 7pm to 9pm. We are asking for a couple of bucks at the door, but no one will be turned away. MORE TO THE POINT, however, is the fact that I have been instructed by fellow PDAer Kevin Spidel to find a place to have a beer afterwards. Come to the talk, and help us find a good bar.

I am going to be speaking in Sacramento on Saturday, 10:00a.m. – 1:00p.m. at the Paratransit Building at 2501 Florin Road. Unfortunately, I can't stick around for beer and fellowship, because I have to haul ass to LA for a speech and a play at the Mark Taper forum Saturday night. I have no idea what my situation is going to be when this is done; like as not I will just go fall down somewhere.

Sunday is going to be a big day. I am speaking WITH REP. LYNN WOOLSEY (!!!) at an event in Santa Rosa, which will be at 547 Mendocino. Weirdly, I don't have a time, grr. $35 for the speakers and reception and the whole thing, $10 for speakers and panel discussion only. The money is for PDA.

I am trying to figure out where I am going to be crashing Sunday night. I am hoping Oakland, because I have to catch a plane early Monday to head back home. I will let you know when I find out.

So come on out and play. :)

[LeftCoast]

1. Hey Will, just for clarification - is that THIS Friday?

June 3rd?

Will try to make it, if so...

[WilliamPitt]

2. Yep. All of this is this weekend.

:)

[LeftCoast]

3. Well, we ordered fantastic weather just for you!

Hope to see you there!

[ISUGRADIA]

4. hmm, I don't think so

*smile* good luck with your events. I'm letting my father-in-law in Alameda know about the Berkeley event.

[Scout1071]

5. What's it going to take to get you out to a University

in the Heartland? Specifically The University of Kansas?

On a side note - be careful in Oakland. With all due respect to Cali DU'ers, Oakland is one scary ass place.

[Scout1071]

17. FYI - I'm really not kidding.

I'm curious what it takes to book you for a speaking gig.

[WilliamPitt]

20. Not much, actually

PM me.

[Scout1071]

22. PM'd you.

Have a nice trip.

[xmas74]

33. I could hit KU.

That would get a multistate crowd. People are used to traveling all over the Midwest just to see and get the same things that people on the coast take for granted.

[Sequoia]

6. Welcome Back Will!

To Santa Rosa! I still have your book!! The 3rd Street Ale Works is a good place for great local brews. You'll be right down the street from the TV station.

[CatWoman]

7. RUT ROH

see what happened to Biggie when he sang that song? :scared:

[WilliamPitt]

9. Eh? I thought that was L.L.

[Scout1071]

10. It was defintely Cool J.

Back in the day, I saw him perform that live.

[CatWoman]

11. ....

http://www.hiphop-elements.com/pv/2267/

[WilliamPitt]

12. Who did it first?

L.L. had the video.

[CatWoman]

13. I don't know who did it first

but VH1 did this special about Biggie's murder.

That song was released on his album right before he was murdered in California.

[Scout1071]

16. Cool J did this song in 1989.

No doubt about it. A young man took me to the concert on a date.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000024JV/104-5261878-9471128?v=glance

[CatWoman]

21. this is one reason that sampling sucks

[Misunderestimator]

8. Yo! I'll see you in LA.

Break a leg! :toast:

[Taverner]

14. Hey Willpitt - ya gonna make the July 16th West Coast meetup?

We'd love to have ya

[WilliamPitt]

18. Jeez, I dunno.

I'd like to, but I will have to see. Where is it going to be?

[Taverner]

23. Triple Rock Brewery in Berkeley

http://www.triplerock.com

[troubleinwinter]

15. Santa Rosa info. here (I'll try to be there!)

"Getting the Truth Out in Media"- An Afternoon with William Rivers Pitt
Jun 05 (2-5pm)

Lecture, skit, community forum and reception with key lecturer William Rivers Pitt, on "Getting the truth out on media". Skit by emcee Susan Glaser, followed by forum on the issues with elected officals and members of labor, media and academia on the issue- Free Press and How to Get Access in the Media.

Location: 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401 | Map


Admission: $35/event, $10 Presentation only

More information: Contact Town Hall Coalition by phone at 707 824-4371 or by email at [e-mail]. Additional information can be found at the web site at http://www.townhallcoalition.org.

[WilliamPitt]

19. Thanks

Oh, and REP. WOOLSEY WILL BE THERE.

:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Wow, what a lineup for this weekend, Will!

You probably already have a place to stay Sat. night, but if you don't, PM me; we have a gorgeous guest room w/bath that I'd be honored to have you stay in...
Looking forward a whole lot to meeting you Saturday!


:loveya:

[WilliamPitt]

25. Thanks for the offer!

But I am all squared away for Saturday night.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. Ah well, it was worth a try!

You are entirely welcome, my dear Will...:blush:

[Zuni]

27. Isn't there a Cher concert one of those nights?

[WilliamPitt]

29. You would know

:P

[WilliamPitt]

28. Here is the media alert for the Sunday thing

National Progressive leaders to visit Sonoma for political strategy, mobilization talks


Santa Rosa, CA – Leaders of a national organization of reform-minded Democrats
who helped engineer the California Democratic Party’s surprise adoption of
an end-the-Iraq-war resolution last month will be here on June 5 to confer
with local officials, political and labor leaders, and activists about mobilizing
support to address local, state, and national issues.

Among the locally prominent leaders who will be involved are U.S. Rep. Lynn
Woolsey, Ron Sundergill of the Leadership Institute on Ecology and the Environment,
Elections Supervisor/Activist and former President of League of Women Voters
Eve Roberson, local labor leader Alsrevo Sanchez, and Sonoma West Times & News
reporter Dawn Pillsbury.

Included on the strategy agenda will be Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed
special election ballot initiatives regarding redistricting, budget priorities,
and teacher tenure. The strategy talks are also expected to focus on the looming
battle over genetically modified crop ordinances in SonomaCounty and elsewhere
in the state, as well as national issues, such as pending budget authorization
for the war, Social Security, judicial appointments, and the Central American
Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).

It will be the first visit to Sonoma County by leaders of Progressive Democrats
of America (PDA: www.pdamerica.org), an organization that was formed last year
out of the frustration among liberal Democrats toward the Party’s positions
and initiatives. Last month, PDA challenged national Party Chairman Howard
Dean to reconsider comments he made that “we’re stuck” in Iraq with no way
out. More than 80 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Woolsey,
co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, have sent letters and signed
petitions pressuring Dean to back off his position.

Heading the PDA contingent will be Kevin Spidel, National Political Director
and William Rivers Pitt, Editorial Director. The newly formed
ProgressiveDemocratsSonomaCounty
with about 40 members, is co-chaired by nurse activist Anna Givens and women’s
and anti-nuclear activist Mervis Reissig, who met while campaigning for Dennis
Kucinich. Six members of the new chapter were recently named to the Party’s
Central Committee.

The discussions will be part of an afternoon event that includes a panel discussion
on “Getting the Truth Out in Media” and an open forum to talk about building
Progressive grassroots support for candidates, ballot issues, and legislative
initiatives at all levels. Popular entertainer and political commentator Sherry
Glaser will emcee the event, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the newly refurbished venue
at 547 Mendocino Avenue. A reception to give attendees an opportunity to discuss
issues will follow. Tickets are available at all Copperfield’s locations; the
Last Record Store, 1899 Mendocino Ave.; or by calling [phone].

The event itself is being co-sponsored by Project Censored, Women for a Better
World, Town Hall Coalition, and RedwoodEmpireEnvironmentalCenter.

[WilliamPitt]

30. .

[fleabert]

31. damn! I work until 9 in sacramento, but would love to come and have beers!

I will at least try to make the Florin rd. appearance. More notice next time please!

please post with beer locale if you can...or someone's cell number on pm if you are so inclined...

[Bouncy Ball]

32. You gonna bitch about it again?

:D ;-)

[Ladyhawk]

34. I wish I could make it...don't think I can.

I have a move coming up and I'm still not supposed to drive (spinal fusion surgery). Wish I could do the good bar thang with some of you. :( It sounds like hella fun.