[AGL] Fwd: New Dixie Chicks Film Screening Nov. 29

[Frances Morey]

This sounds like a painless way to join PFAW, to pay the dues with a treat attached. Anyone want to go? I definitely do. I went to hear them in Chicago and the price fixe was $45 which I happily paid. My being a fan is not so much for the music but in response to the flap their criticism of Bush caused. That's when I became a fond fan. I was surprised that people around me were singing along with them to songs I hadn't even heard before at the United Center in Chicago. It is a little bigger than the super drum here and was pretty well filled up even though there was some buzz was going around that they had to scale down their tour due to slow ticket sales, a repercussion from the remark made in London.  
  Frances

PFAW Texas Office <alerts at pfaw.org> wrote:
  To: "Frances Morey" <frances_morey at yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:54:39 -0800
Subject: New Dixie Chicks Film Screening Nov. 29
From: "PFAW Texas Office" <alerts at pfaw.org>

                        Forward this e-mail | Subscribe to PFAW Action Alerts    PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY November 20, 2006                                       

Click here for more information on the film and to watch the trailer. 
  Dear Frances,
  Join People For the American Way Wednesday, November 29 at 7:00 pm, for a special presentation of the new documentary, Shut Up & Sing.
  You may remember back in 2003 when, in the build up to the invasion of Iraq, Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines made the comment on a London stage that they “were ashamed” of the fact the president hails from their home state of Texas. The aftermath was like something out of the McCarthy era.
  The top-selling female recording artists of all time became the target of a boycott, as they were tarred and feathered by right-wing TV and radio personalities and conservatives within the country music industry. But in the face of smears on their patriotism and the serious financial impact of declining sales, the Chicks stood strong by their First Amendment rights and their opposition to policies of the Bush administration.
  Shut Up & Sing tells their story. The new documentary by award-winning filmmakers Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck covers an episode in recent American history in which the Far Right tried to punish free expression and send the message to media figures and entertainers that they better ‘get in line’ with the Bush administration’s agenda, or else suffer the wrath of their vast grassroots and media echo-chamber. It also tells the story of the Dixie Chicks’ perseverance against the right-wing attack machine.
  People For the American Way invites you to a special screening of this important and entertaining documentary.
  Please contact or Joy at joy at pfaw.org or 512-476-7329 to reserve your tickets now! Details below:
  When:   Wednesday, November 29
              7:00 pm
  Where:  Galaxy Highland Theatre
              6700 Middle Fiskville (At the intesection of North I-35)
              Austin, TX
  Tickets are $10. If you are not a member already, the price of admission will also get you full membership with People For the American Way, one of our nation’s foremost progressive advocates for civil liberties.
  Tickets will go fast and will be held on a first come, first serve basis
 so please act fast! You’ll enjoy the documentary and help support People For the American Way.
  We hope to see you there!
  
  -- People For the American Way, Texas Office
  P.S. Here are links to several reviews of Shut Up & Sing:
  http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/09/13/toronto_5/index1.html
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003121141
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117931462.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
      
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