House Party Fundraiser for Howard Dean
January 31, 2004

Hosted by Pete and Lauri Seraphin

featuring Bellydancers for Dean

Grand total raised: $2,300

We were still optimistic...


Professional bellydancer Amira performs for an enthused crowd of Deaniacs, the week before the Washington caucus. Hostess Lauri Seraphin in background.

Amira's day job was campaign manager for Rep. Judy Clibborn, who won her campaign in the 41st District, Mercer Island and parts of Bellevue.

Dina, who is, mmm, NOT a professional singer, sang her own campaign song lyrics, accompanied by musician Henry on electric piano.

Let's Do It lyrics by Dina
to the tune of "Birds do it, Bees do it"

They say New York Times readers do it
Volvo-driving yuppie breeders do it
Let's do it
Let's work for Dean

Pasty-cheeked techno-geeks do it
Sushi-suckin' left-wing freaks do it
Let's do it
Let's work for Dean!

They say body-piercing punks do it
Though they're druggies and drunks
In Boulder mean Green hunks do it
While they're huggin' tree trunks

Precocious teens in baggy jeans do it
In San Francisco flaming queens do it
Let's do it
Let's work for Dean

While nerds in Albuquerque do it
Dykes who don't like fake turkey do it
Let's do it
Let's work for Dean

Those Hollywood-loving nuts do it
With stars in their eyes
Boilermakers with beer guts do it
While they're eatin' French Fries

At MIT, high achievers do it
In Tennessee, true believers do it
Let's do it
Let's work for Dean

Hard hats in Cincinnati do it
Your very own Mommy and Daddy do it
Let's do it
Let's work for Dean

We latte-sippers in Seattle do it
Couldn't do it without
Even Texans mad as cattle do it
Cause We WANT--BUSH--OUT!

That's how come you do it, I do it
There's no need to question, why do it?
Let's all do it
Let's work for Dean

On the Cover of the Rolling Stone by Dina

Dean's a big newsmaker
He's a mover and a shaker
Loved by Deaniacs in fifty states
He speaks about truth
And nobody can miss
The excitement that our man creates

He cures all kind of ills
He gives us all kind of thrills
But the thrill you can't postpone
Is the thrill that'll getcha
When you getcha a copy
Of the January Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone!!
Gonna see his picture on the cover
Gonna buy twelve copies for each other!
Gonna see Doc's smiling face
On the cover of the Rolling Stone!

Ya got yer buttons and yer stickers
And yer campaign lit'cher
And the photos and the DVD
Ya got the Field of Dean poster
Ya got the Doc Dean guarantee

But ya can't get enough
you know ya gotta have more
And this one thrill stands alone
It's the thrill that'll getcha
When ya see his picture
On the cover of the Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone!!
Ya gotta see his picture on the cover
Gotta buy lotsa copies for each other!
Gonna see Howard's smiling face
On the cover of the Rolling Stone!
On the cover of the Rolling Stone!
Oh, man…beautiful

Bush Must Go to the tune of "Let It Snow"

Well the Bush White House is frightful
The Democrats are more insightful
And in case you don't really know
Bush must go
Bush must go
Bush must go

Well there's no use in pretending
Bush's lies are never ending
We've just got to let people know
Bush must go
Bush must go
Bush must go

He said no child should be left behind
but our schools are left out in the cold
He says he's a compassionate guy
How many lies has he told?

Well there isn't any use denying
That he's almost always lying
Now it's time for us all to crow
Bush must go
Bush must go
Bush must go

UNSUNG DEAN LYRICS

Lyrics by Dina, to the tune of "I Will Survive"

At first we were afraid
We were petrified
We have a leader who is stupid
And has thieved and lied
We've spent oh so many months
Just thinking how he did us wrong
And we've grown strong
'Cause Howard Dean came along!

And now we're back!
We're in the race!
We'll leave George Dubya in the dust
And wipe the smirk right off his face!
We will unite to lock him out
And then we'll throw away the key
We'll take the White House and the country back
For you and you and me!

Go on, now, go! In 2004!
We'll boot you out, George
You're not wanted any more!
Aren't you the one
Who betrayed the public trust
Did you think we'd cave in?
Did you think we wouldn't make a fuss?
Oh no, not us!

We will survive
As long as we have Howard Dean Democracy will thrive We've got all our people here
We'll get our power back this year
We will survive
We feel alive…

It took a man named Howard Dean
To make us realize
We have more power than we thought
If we just organize
We've spent oh so many thousand hours
Planning to unite
And it's all right
Cause now we're ready for the fight!

We will elect (we will elect!)
Somebody new (somebody new!)
We've got Doctor Howard Dean
To pledge our votes to
So Bush and Cheney, pack it up
And better take an ice cold shower
Cause we're voting now for Howard Dean
We people have the power!
Yeah, yeah….
We will survive…
As long as we have People Power,
Democracy will thrive…

My Dean lyrics by Dina (tune of "My Guy")

Nothing you can say
Can take my vote away
from my Dean

No evil spin or lie
could make me say goodbye
to my Dean {my Dean}

I've ducked the others, no matter what they say
I'm stuck to Howard, so… go away!
He's the only man
with a worthy plan
Is my Dean

Nothing they report
Could make a dent in my support
for my Dean
No journalistic hack
Is gonna make me turn my back
on my Dean {my Dean}

We need a man to beat the pants off the President's son
When I listen to Howard
I know he's the one
So I'll take a vow
To stay behind him now
He's my Dean

As a matter of opinion
I think he's the best
He's got the smartest following
compared to the rest
and the reason he stands ahead of the pack:
He's got the cojones that the others just lack!

No military chief
Could shake my belief
In my Dean {my Dean}
No handsome head of hair
Could ever compare
to my Dean {my Dean}

He may not be our President yet
But we people have the power, don't forget
So let's take a vow
To get behind him now
He's our Dean

Let's take a vow
To get behind him now
He's our Dean
So let's take a vow
To get behind him now
He's our Dean

FROM THE BLOG

To the tune of "You Gotta Have Heart"

Dean's gotta be Dean
All that he can be is Dean
That's the reason we all came from the start
Howard, we know, has heart.

Dean's gonna be loud
When he's rallyin' the crowd
Not as bad as pundits make it appear
so we must be clear we're proud!

When the media is spinnin'
Like they've never spun before
Below the radar we'll be winnin'
spreadin' truth from door to door

There's nothin to it but to do it

We've got Deaaaaan
He will beat the Rove Machine!
So when people say our guy is no go
What do they know? We have all seen
Dean's the best when he's Dean!

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