04/17/04 00:00 | 192 W Day 5: Palo Alto, Corte Madera, and Santa Rosa
This is a big day—three book and fundraising events!A great surprise awaited us at the First Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto where we were doing a fundraiser, along with Kepler's Book Store, for the local peace and justice center: Joan Baez was waiting outside to greet us. “Can you open the event with a song?” asked Amy. Sure, replied Joan. When the show opened Joan belted out a rousing rendition of “Aint gonna let nobody turn me around.” Some 500 people who packed the church, a sanctuary church during the Vietnam War, cheered and sang along. Our event at Book Passage, an indy book store in Corte Madera, was packed again — about 300 people wedged into the book store. We had a great event at Copperfields in Santa Rosa, which was a fundraiser for KRCB radio and television. Amy announced there that the TV station--a local PBS affiliate--was about to start airing Democracy Now!, which was greeted by cheers --- and the passing of a donation box to fund the effort — from the 400 folks in attendance.