SWEET & PLAYFUL - SINGING TRUTH TO POWER If anyone wants a good dose of humor, compassion, and outrage in songs about real people's struggles, Tom Neilson, will have you lifting your voices as he skewers the behavior of the greedy and powerful in the media, corporate, and political world. It will be an evening of stories, both historical and contemporary, highlighting the misadventures of John Ashcroft, John Kerry, the Clintons, Cheney, predatory lenders, Dubya, Obama, and the lot. A master of parody, he combines both playfulness and passion in his songs. Tom personalizes his show with an award-winning song about his childhood on a dairy farm in upstate New York. His farm roots intertwine with international themes from the dozen years he has lived abroad. One quickly recognizes the sophistication of his writing that brings together some of the finest components of song and comedy, and has resulted in his winning multiple music awards. Tom is light, warm, funny, compassion-filled, heart-felt LIFE just pouring out of a guitar with a sharp wit, a seasoned experience, and a big fat uncompromising bunch of truth behind it. Go to his concert to get a refresher course on what it means to be appropriately *fresh* ... and to support Tom. He's the kind of sweet & playful that we need around.**** Don't miss this show at the Civic Media Center 433 S.Main St in downtown Gainesville, Friday evening December 14th at 8pm. Tickets are $12 in advance,$15 at the door. Advance tickets available at Wild Iris Books, Citizens Co-op, and CMC $12 in advance, $15 at door