Julia Dawn’s 2nd Annual Non-Denominational Holiday Extravaganza
December 25th, 2007
CLUB FRED
1426 N. Van Ness (559.237.4026)
8:30door/9:00show

If you’re like me, spending time with family is like a trip to the dentist: painful, messy, and expensive. So, for those of you ultra-cool folk (and even those who aren’t so) who feel like escaping to a land of drinks, music, jokes, and FREE GIFTS, come join us on the 25th.
Fresno’s very own songstress—Julia Dawn,settled in Portland now—will be here for one magical night of jubilee and jungle juice. Hosted by Nick Nocketback (The New York Times says, “Mr. Nocketback is the new and unfortunate face of comedy…I’ve never laughed, cried, and bled so much in one room before”), the lineup includes Julia Dawn and her OG Hump Band, Thomas Delgado (T Digglezworth—as he’s known in Firebaugh), and hip hop’s Newt Gingrich, Ibid.
Gifts from the likes of Fresno shops including Valentino’s and Yoshi Now will be raffled, so bring your magic and your kettle corn. Sure there’ll be plenty of delicious alcoholic beverages and Fresno’s most eligible bachelor making under $30,000 there, but how’s the music? Okay, I thought you’d be thinking that in your head while reading this, so here it is. Julia Dawn (like Jewel but talented and better looking), Thomas Delgado (singer, songwriter, and voice of Same Shape—not to mention that Redbook Magazine called him Fresno’s Luke Wilson), Ibid (rhyme slinger with more philosophic simile slandering metacognition than the Mediterranean’s MC Plato, known to friends as the one man bachelor party), The OG Hump Band (Nate Ketner [sax, from LA, more blow than Boston George], Jeff Simpson [keys, from Islamabad, tickles more ivory than a Kenyan poacher], Jason Jurzak [bass, from Rangoon, slaps strings like Ike did Tina’s face, and more dangerous than Tonya Harding at an ice show], Eva Scow (mandolin, from America, known affectionately as “Fiddle Sticks” in the hood], and Randy Stindt [drums, from Indo-China Proper, the New England Herald has called Randy one of the top 150 drummers with the softest hair in North America…If you can find a single split end during the show, we’ll refund your money].
Basically, the show will be so good, Club Fred will have to register as an historical landmark…or, at the very least, be condemned. As an added bonus, because of Nocketback’s clout, there very well could be a taping of the show for national broadcast—are you familiar with Dateline’s “To Catch A Predator”?
The cost for all this fun and noise is a mere 7 US dollars—stocking money. Plus, all money raised goes to humanitarian efforts. Come, eat, drink, be Mary, if you’re into cross dressing and the like. If not, just wear regular clothes. Slacks look good in blacklight. Czech out what’s in store at www.myspace.com/fresnoextravaganza.