Greg Palast party update

Two things:

Nell (sidebar) received the following e-mail:

Hi,

I do publicity for Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, and we are not performing at the Greg Palast party. There was a misunderstanding, and the Palast people thought we had confirmed when we had not. Due to schedule conflicts with the Choir we will not perform, but wholeheartedly support Palast's efforts.

If you could please modify the post to reflect this I would appreciate it. I have notified the Greg Palast team.

Thanks,
Michael ONeil
www.revbilly.com

Post modified.

And, I received the following e-mail through my Palast list subscription:


Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:22:31 -0500
From: palast@gregpalast.com
Subject: Amy Goodman invites you to a party for Greg Palast - S.O.S.

We badly need your help and we're throwing a party to get it. Friday, February 27, 8:30 pm, CBGB's Gallery, 313 Bowery @ Bleecker, NYC, $20 cover (advance purchases).

Party with Amy Goodman. Performances by subversive cartoonist TOM TOMORROW and Britain's top comic, ROB NEWMAN.

This is an emergency. Legal assaults on Greg's investigative reports threaten to bring our work to a halt. Greg's chosen to fight on - and reach out to his friends for support.

Tickets are only $20 in advance and proceeds go to the Palast Investigative Fund - a charitable foundation. Your tickets are tax deductible.

VERY limited space - buy tickets at www.GregPalast.com/store.htm/ with a check, credit card or PayPal. Can't make it to New York that night? Then, dammit, DONATE at www.GregPalast.com/store.htm. Give more than $50 and get Greg's New CD, signed, "Weapon of Mass Instruction - Palast Live and Uncensored."

Want more info? Read on ...

We first planned the party to release "Weapon of Mass Instruction" from Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles. Then the suits hit the fan...

... Ever wonder why investigative reporting is dying in the USA? It's risky business ... Poppy Bush's former gold mining company sued to block Greg's reports. We beat Bush's Goldfinger buddies but bills remain. And now along comes Mario Cuomo (!) suing Greg for $15 million.

Palast is under attack. We need you to party in defense of the First Amendment - and the investigative reporter who Noam Chomsky says, "Upsets all the right people."

No money will go to the lawyers. 100% will go to the not-for-profit Palast Investigative Fund to support the research staff.

And joining Amy and Greg ... special guests LAURA FLANDERS, author of the must-read book, Bushwomen, and CHARLES LEWIS, author of the smash New York Times bestseller, The Buying of the President 2004.

We've got MUSIC by Stephan Smith (Ween), Et-Cet-Era, plus The John Casper Band.

Pass this on. Bring a friend. Bring an enemy. BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW - at www.gregpalast.com/store.htm/.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.