Mike Chavers Thanksgiving week

This week Mike Chavers will be playing

Thursday November 22nd 2007

This turkey day Mike will be playing at the Ringside Café with the Glenn Evens Blues Orchestra.

So if your tired of looking at your family and feel like a good stiff drink come on down and get a dose of the Blues with Josh Nelms and Cory on guitar an Glenn on vocals and drums and I will be singing depressing songs about lost love and heartbreak and jail time. ENJOY

Friday November 23rd 2007

Mike will be at Crabby Bills Rocky Point in the Radisson crossing over to Tampa and don’t worry I got Ben Jammin’s permission so there won’t be any turf war.

We got Robin Rothwell on guitar and vocals and Dave Reinhardt on the drums. This is an early gig starts at 7pm so all you people who have to get to bed early can make this one. We will be playing a mix of the blues classic rock and whatnot.

Crabby Bills is located at 7700 W Courtney Campbell Cswy, Tampa, FL 33607 813-281-0566

Saturday November 24th 2007

Mike will be playing with B3 Dean Germain Andy and Jim at the Monkey Bar jamming the Blues and with a little Cajun spice and some R&B thrown in just to spice it up.

The Monkey Bar is located 1681 Gulf To Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33755 727-447-5996

You can also check out Mike’s thoughts on politics at Op Ed News
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__071023_these_guys_are_start.htm

Also at Mike’s blog
http://michaelchavers.blogspot.com/
http://mikechavers.blogspot.com/

Bluesfuly yours
Mike Chavers

A truly courageous soldier.

Lt. Ehren Watada in June 2006 denounced this illegal occupation of Iraq and refused to deploy. He was tried for 2 specifications Conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman (for statements made in speeches and interviews- Article 133) and 1 specification Missing Movement (for refusing to deploy to Iraq on June 22 2006 – Article 87). He could have been sentenced to up to 6 years in prison.

The point of this article is not the details of the trial which can be read on the following link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehren_Watada

I am writing to say this is how Americans should stand up and be counted. Lt Watada said he is not a conscientious objector because he is not opposed to all wars as a matter of principle. He is no coward either because he offered to serve in Afghanistan. Lt. Ehren Watada is a man of principle and he indeed took an oath when he enlisted into the United States Army. This is the oath he took.

I Ehren Watada, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear the faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President to the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

Lt. Watada believes as I do that the war that lead to the occupation of Iraq has violated the Constitution and War Powers Act which limits the president in his role as Commander in Chief from using the armed forces in any way he sees fit. It also violates the UN Charter, the Geneva Conventions, and the Nuremberg Principles which bar wars of aggression. It is therefore his duty to disobey the orders to occupy Iraq.

The Congress has failed our country and should pay the price during the next election for not stopping this cabal of cretins in the executive branch for leading us into the ruination of our armed services, our reputation in world opinion and the pillaging of our treasury to the war profiteers.

Our last defense against this madness may be the military. Over 10,000 soldiers have deserted since the Iraq invasion. Now the administration rattles their sabers at Iran and it is said that before his term is over that Bush will attack Iran. Top military commanders have said that this will not happen on their watch. I hope that they stick to their word and fulfill their oath to defend the constitution and disobey any illegal acts of aggression.

I urge all the men at arms to disobey illegal and immoral orders and take the consequences do not desert but have the courage to stand up and go to trial and let this country hear why this war is illegal. You will be supported by many of us Americans.

Maybe then some more of our lawmakers would have the courage to do what is right and end the occupation and repudiate what this present administration has done to our constitution and freedom.

Peace and Liberty through intelligence, strength, and integrity.

This week Mike Chavers is playing

This week Mike Chavers is playing

Friday November 2nd 2007

Mike Chavers will be playing with the Walker Smith Group at Pastino’s Neighborhood Restaurant located on 1750 Clearwater, Largo Rd Clearwater, FL 33756. Walker will be rockin the house starting at 7:30 pm to 10:30.

Walker won the 2006 best blues band award for the Suncoast Blues Society at Skippers Smokehouse and also the 2007 Beal Street Blues Kings in Memphis last Feb so come on out and see this award winning band.
http://www.walkersmithgroup.com/

You can also check out Mike’s thoughts on politics at Op Ed News
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__071026_what_the_hell_has_ha.htm

Also at Mike’s blog
http://michaelchavers.blogspot.com/

Bluesfuly yours
Mike Chavers