Hold on to Your Ballot Box!

At this point in this "forever" presidential campaign, Fiddlers Crossing decided a little levity would be in order, in the form of political satirist Roy Zimmerman. Saturday, June 4, will mark his second appearance at Fiddlers Crossing. He played to a sold-out crowd in 2014.

While Zimmerman may not change any minds a few days before our primary, he should at least give us an evening of hilarity. He is, after all, "an equal opportunity offender." He finds just about everything and everyone funny in one way or another. As a satirist in the vein of Tom Lehrer, but with a decidedly more political point of view, his "funny songs about ignorance, war and greed" skewer our major politicians and celebrities, as well as highlight absurdities in the issues of the day. The campaign of 2016 has proven to be a banner year for Zimmerman songs.

Among his many credits and satirical endeavors, Zimmerman was the founder of the comedy folk quartet, The Foremen, a group that toured extensively in the 1990s, playing the nation's major folk venues, and as he says, "a lot of fancy Progressive benefits." They also performed at Pete Seeger's Clearwater Festival, under an overpass in the rain. Zimmerman wrote over five hours of satire for the group. "We never did it all at once," he reports, "but we kept it ready in case we had to filibuster."

Fiddlers Crossing is at 206 East F Street at Robinson Street, in Downtown Tehachapi. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased next door at Mountain Music, Tehachapi Treasure Trove, Tehachapi Furniture in Old Town, and Lucky's Barbershop, or online at fiddlerscrossing.com. As always, coffee and goodies are included. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.