I’m not Homeless, I’m Just Roughing it!

Posted on | October 4, 2008 |

Yeah… That was Huey’s hair-brained description of my outfits these days: “I’m not Homeless, I’m Just Roughing it!” Of course, she wanted to turn it into a t-shirt slogan.. .

Seriously, I walk off the bus some days, look down at my clothes and think, “Goodness, if anyone saw me like this at home, they’d ask me what’s wrong!” It’s bad. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still sexy. *wink* But I haven’t had to wear an outfit this many times since rocking a uniform in boarding school. And even THEN, I had like 15 polo and button-down white shirts and like 8 dark blue pants or skirts. It’s all good though, when I get to Cali to visit my family - I’m going on a Ross shopping spree!

I am so behind on catching you all up on what’s been going on during the tour. But another big shout out to all of you who are keeping track of us using this blog. Getting your feedback (via text and e-mail since I still don’t know how to allow you to do it on Wordpress) has made us all smile from ear to ear and laugh at our own ridiculousness.

One thing is for sure though, we couldn’t have picked a better time in human history to go on tour with HURRICANE SEASON. It’s a conversation about our economy, our government, our educational system, the prison industrial complex, our addictions to technology and oil, the unusually grizzly weather all over the world… and our apathy. On the flip side - the Finale, Naima and Alixa give us strength, remind us of our greatness and send us out to do the much needed work.

But when we have access to a television, we watch MSNBC, CNN or for fun - FOX NEWS! Yes, the best example of freedom of speech ever exemplified, outside of the NY Post… and our good old friends over at WKKK (if you get my drift). We just sit with our mouths open watching all the back and forth that the media is creating while Lord only knows what is actually happening elsewhere in the world, elsewhere in middle America, elsewhere in our homes, elsewhere in our relationships…

Pippi asked me the day after we left NYC if I had applied for an absentee ballot. When I went to vote in the Democratic primaries I wasn’t listed at my local voting booth. So I filled out some other document, thinking, “Of course I’m in there, I was listed as a registered voter in 2004 when I last voted. And I haven’t moved!”) Today, I got a video from my boy Onician. It was really a good one for people like me who need to be cajoled into doing things. (Watch the video!)

So I go to the site that gives info your voter registration and lo’ and behold! I registered myself 8 years ago as an Independent! How did I not remember that?! When it came time for me to really define where I best fit along party lines 8 years ago I was most honest. *sigh*

Now I know, I can vote for the candidate of my choice November 4th in the general election. I got scared when I read on New York State’s Board of Elections Page that: “MAIL REGISTRATION - Sec. 5-210(3)
Applications must be postmarked not later than October 10th and received by a board of elections not later than October 15th to be eligible to vote in the General Election.” And went on to read that I can print and send a New York State absentee ballot and mail it to my county board postmarked by “not later than the day before election and received no later than the 7 day after election.” I think I will have it sent to Arcata, California - to whomever’s home we’ll be staying in for that tour stop.

Whew! I am cutting it extremely close. But it will get mailed today - I promise. Please, make sure you take care of whatever you need to. NOW!

Okay, now back to our regularly scheduled blogging! lol

Next tour stops, through to Cali, in case you are trying to come out to see us and Sugarcube:

MINNEAPOLIS Pi Bar
10.04.08 | 9:00 PM
Minneapolis, MN
This is not a Hurricane Season show. Alixa+Naima will be kicking some explosive and inspiring poetry alongside Black Blondie, Black Audience, and Carpscale Orchestra at the Pi Bar, 2532 25th Ave S, Minneapolis. $5, 21+

SEATTLE Langston Hughes Center
10.12.08 | 6:30 pm
Seattle, WA
104 17th Ave S

PORTLAND Pacific Northwest College of Art
10.15.08 | 6:30 PM
Portland, OR
Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 NW Johnson St., Portland, OR

ARCATA Humboldt State University —-where I’ll be getting my absentee ballot!
10.19.08 | 6:30 PM
Arcata, CA
Humboldt State University

OAKLAND-BERKELEY La Pena
10.24.08 to 10.25.08
7:00 pm
Oakland / Berkeley, CA
3105 Shattuck Ave

SAN FRANCISCO Cell Space
10.30.08 | 7:00 pm
San Francisco, CA
2050 Bryant St

SAN JOSE MACLA
11.02.08 | 6:30 PM
San Jose, CA
MACLA
510 South First Street

SANTA CRUZ UC Santa Cruz
11.05.08 | 6:30 PM
Santa Cruz, CA
UC Santa Cruz

LOS ANGELES SPARC
11.08.08 | 7:00 pm
Los Angeles, CA
SPARC

See you somewhere soon!  Tell a friend.

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