Fitz doings in T-Town
What's up in the days ahead in Tucson
There’s lots of comedy coming up so buckle in and scroll…
BUT FIRST-CAMPAIGN YARD SIGNS!
I picked up my yard sign-and you can, too, at Tucson’s “Harris-Walz Field Office” which is now open. To reserve and pickup your Harris-Walz 2024 sign click on this link and fill out the reservation form to select a time for pickup as I did: Harris Walz Sign Pick Up
VACATION
October 1-October 8th I am taking a vacation. This history nerd has been looking forward to this treat for a long time. Ellen and I are going to colonial Williamsburg to stay above one of the taverns for a week. The colonial triangle, which includes Yorktown and Jamestown, is one of my favorite places in America. I worked very near there in Newport News, Virginia at The Daily Press for a number of years, and I fell in love with colonial history and the Chesapeake Bay region.
Oysters, crab cakes, Pocahontas, Smith, Rochambeau, Lafayette, Hamilton and Washington await my return.
When I worked across the bay at the Virginian Pilot Ledger Star in Norfolk, Virginia, the arts critic and I got a gig as extras portraying one of hundreds of colonial soldiers in the Yorktown surrender sequence in the 1984 mini-series “Geroge Washington” starring Barry Bostwick for a story he was writing. It was a blast wearing the uniform.
Here is Episode 13. Start at 8:46 and I promise you won’t see me and my friend among the hundreds of paid fools:
So just before the election that determines whether or not their dream endures, instead of issuing broadsides for the cause, I’ll be eating Sally Lunn bread and marching behind a fife and drum corps on Gloucester Street among autumn leaves and trusting you’ll do what’s right.
The next couple of months will be very busy so now would be a good time to set aside some dates on your calendar.
Odyssey Storytelling
First we have one of my favorite Tucson treats coming up on Thursday Sept. 5th at 7 pm, a night of “Odyssey Storytelling” at the Screening Room located at 127 E. Congress Street, downtown. I love this group. Odyssey never fails to delight. The theme this time is “Manifestations"
Here’s a description from their site: “Manifestations … embodiments, surprises, gifts, appearances, things going from abstract to reality, findings. Stories about things that happen, sometimes conjured, sometimes unexpected.” Tickets are $12 and available here: Odyssey tickets
For info: Odyssey Storytelling
The Estrogen Hour
Sunday, September 8th support women in comedy in Tucson and The Estrogen Hour’s Light The Night team. Host Nancy Stanley leads a great lineup and all seat and raffle monies go to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society show at Laffs Comedy Caffe!
$15 per person in advance, $20 cash at the door. Seat reservations: tinyurl.com/estrogen9824
#tucsoncomedy, #beatbloodcancer
Female* Storytellers:FST!
Coming up Tuesday, September 10th at 7pm is the next “FST!, Female Storytellers” program at The Rock, 136 N. Park Ave. The theme in September is “the F Word” . Tickets are $10. They only sell tickets at the door, not in advance. I was dragged to a show years ago and was immediately hooked, charmed, entranced, enlightened and entertained. Go.
Comedy for Kamala
Mark your calendar for Sunday October 24th to join Lady ha ha comedy and the Pima County Democratic Party for a night of fundraising wrapped in a political comedy variety show benefiting the Harris-Walz ticket. ”Comedy for Kamala" will be a stand-up variety show at 191 Toole at 8 PM featuring drag, burlesque, music, dance, and more, including a rare public appearance and performance by yours truly, David Fitzsimmons. For patrons age 21 and over. Standing room. Adult content. Tickets: $20 online or $25 at the door.
Information: Comedy for Kamala
Tickets: Comedy for Kamala tickets
Slap Happyz Comedy Show
On Saturday, October 31st at 1801 N. Stone Avenue at 9 PM Slap Happyz productions and Brother John's present a “ Brother John's Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Comedy Show” featuring my pal, and Arroyo Cafe Star, Dave Membrila, and his fellow funny souls, Ron Morey and Tamara Artis. Tickets: $10
Information: Brother Johns Comedy Show
Tickets: Brother Johns Tickets
Harris Duds
My buddy, the cartoonist Chris Britt has designed some wonderful Kamala wear! Show and share your joy. The shirts are $20 and the hoodies are $30.
Order yours here: Kamala 2024 Britt Store
Do Something
Playing to my strength, in the days ahead I’m planning to make a series of videos with instructions in the manner of Bob Ross on how to make a series of simple homemade “Harris/Walz” poster placards for street demonstrations. I’m too surly to work a phone bank or knock on doors but I can organize street corner demonstrations to show the overwhelming support for the ticket as the race gets closer.
We’ll show the citizens of this valley who we support. A corner at a time, an hour at a time. If all my subscribers and friends and fellow progressives show up with me Kamala and Tim will be proud of us. You can bring your own homemade signs and flags. I’ll bring water, flags and all the placards I make. Along with this:
Which street corners? What time of day? Thoughts.
Have a beautiful August!
Green Valley supporters of Harris/Walz meet every Saturday morning at the intersection of La Canada and Esperanza. A few Trumpers there too! Come join us!!
Thank you for your creative activism! I'm in for the demonstrations! In town ideas: Speedway and a couple of different major cross streets midtown and east; Oracle Rd going both ways, to get those "westerners" in Oro Valley, like Steve Bannon - maybe at Ina to get the Skyline traffic - and toward the south, any ideas?