Yours truly does not appear--that bitch Thalia never let me know this was happening.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/paynter/177316_paynter11.htmlFive months until the election. Five uppity, prankish, seminude calendar photos plus cover shot. To pull it off, so to speak, will take a dozen Seattle women -- some in full, ripened bloom -- who are desperate enough to shed their clothes in the cause of stripping George W. Bush of the presidency.
Keep your eyes peeled or avert them. The photo calendar called "Dames Demanding Democracy ... Because a True Democracy Has Nothing to Hide" is coming your way July 1, aimed at raising money for MoveOn, the PAC committed to ending the Bush regime.
The naughty notion was born at the gym where longtime activists Nancie Kosnoff and Thalia Syracopoulos were working out after renting the movie, "Calendar Girls."
Part uncovered, part tie-dyed, Syracopoulos will be on the cover with another, younger co-calendar "girl," a peace symbol draped across her rear end. They'll be rampant on a field of anti-war protest for a page titled, "Taking back the flag."
One page will feature Grammy-winning flutist Esther Littledove John. Another will show a young model named Lika Smith, whose ensemble is yet to be determined. "All I know is she's partial to combat boots and a cowboy hat," said photographer Spencer.
She found that rather than having to coddle the women into posing, several vied to be in more than one picture. "Please! Let's not make it look like there are only the same six women for democracy in the world!" organizer Kosnoff told them.
The calendar, produced at cost by Trade Printery, will end with the date Nov. 2, since that is the date they hope President Bush will be un-elected. It will be available starting July 1 with a kickoff at Benham Gallery on First Avenue near Seattle Art Museum. And you can order it by calling 206-282-0810 or by e-mailing damesdemandingdemocracy@yahoo.com. Kosnoff says "lots of little old men" have already reserved copies at $15 each plus $3 shipping.