We are excited to announce that Lori Barbero, of the famed rock band Babes In Toyland, has joined our team to develop the soundtrack for The Red Tail (More about her below). Lori immediately went to work and over the past month has received enthusiastic responses from some big name musicians, as well as emerging acts. We are thrilled beyond measure for this opportunity to collaborate with musicians and support each other!
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Who is Lori Barbero?

Lori Barbero was the co-founder and drummer for Babes in Toyland, a hard rock band from Minneapolis. They were some of the precursors of what came to be known in the early 1990s as RiotGrrl, a subgenre of grunge music. In 1990, Babes in Toyland toured with Sonic Youth throughout Europe. The group's break into the national scene came in 1992 with the release of their first full-length album Fontanelle and inclusion in the documentary film 1991: The Year Punk Broke. The following year, they joined bands including Dinosaur Junior, Alice in Chains, and Rage Against the Machine for Lollapalooza 1993. Since the band?s breakup, Barbero has been deeply committed to the independent music scene in Minnesota and around the world. She has also been in half a dozen other bands; Sean Na Na, Eggtwist, The Willis Project and most recently, Koalas. Nobody plays drums like Lori. Then there are the more recent incarnations; Lori as DJ, Lori as party promoter, there are even some rumors about her work as a paramilitary operative, but those have yet to be confirmed.

The most powerful projects are collaborative. To keep The Red Tail true to its intent to give a voice to working-class America your partnership is needed. I welcome your advice and input. YOU are critical to making sure this story gets told.

Here?s The Red Tail wish list:

? To identify a spokesperson, a highly visible person willing to join in promoting our film and the struggles of working class America.

? To raise $125,000 by February 28, 2007

? To continue to generate a high volume of traffic to www.redtailmovie.com

? To stay on schedule with our pre-production and shooting timeline.


HOW CAN YOU HELP?

? Forward this email on to your entire email address book! Inform your personal and professional community about this project and encourage them to sign up for our email distribution list.
? Give! Please make a 2007 $ gift to this project and invite others to do the same! Give $10 a month for the next year or $500 NOW. Donations of any amount are critical to getting this film made. Donors of $10,000 or above will receive Executive Producer Credit at the beginning and end of the film!
? As approximately $38,000 of our budget is travel related, we are also looking for donations of frequent flyer miles and travel miles for hotels, flights, and food. If you have these miles burning a hole in your pocket, contact us! We'd love to help you with that. ;-) (Contact info at the bottom of this email)
? Help us find Lou Dobbs! If you watch CNN, you couldn't miss the series that Lou Dobbs has been doing on the middle class. We'd LOVE to meet with Mr. Dobbs. Do you know someone who knows Mr. Dobbs? We're looking for a personal introduction.
? Email me with any other ideas, suggestions of people to talk to about The Red Tail.
? Host a gathering in your home or place of business or community organization so we can bring The Red Tail alive for others .
? Post a Red Tail banner ad on YOUR website.

? Help shine a spotlight on the reality of millions of people who work full time, yet can?t afford to have both health care and groceries paid for each month.
? Know that YOU can make a difference. One person. One voice at a time.
? Receive a tax deduction for your financial contribution.