I play from his CD Faulty Intelligence on the show all the time. On his website, I noticed he'd be playing Eugene on Saturday and then nothing until Tuesday's gig – his first ever – in Vancouver. So I wrote him asking if he'd be in town on Sunday and if so would he come on the show. Or at the very least call in. This morning I got the bad news. He wrote to say he's had to cancel this leg of the tour. Doh!
Hopefully it won't be too long before he makes it back here. And hopefully I don't have to rely on a poster in a library to inform me he's coming.
Meanwhile, take a look at some of his work. Zimmerman is an unabashed liberal and went to town during the Bush II administration, as you'll see in these clips. It'll be interesting to see what direction he takes under Obama:
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If there's one thing I can't stand it's a singing political satirist.
Like there are so many of them. Did you look at his clips? They're as smart and cutting as any stand-up comic's stuff.
Even if there were none I'd still hate them.
No, I didn't watch the clips. The mere thought aggrieves my soul.
That makes sense. Better to live in ignorance. Like people who say they hate jazz without ever listening to more than one type.
I can't think of one type of anything that I hate. I have my preferences, sure, but there's certain individuals in any genre of anything that I like, even if the genre itself isn't my favourite.
Seriously, though, watch a clip or two. Then if you don't like it, fair enough.
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