Dearest Friends and Family,
As we all know, the fate of the world literally hangs in the balance.
In order to do what I can to push the world back to the side where it doesn't self-destruct, I am co-hosting A Night of Fun and Fundraising to Save the Goddamn World with my good friend, Nick Rosenthal*.
And you are invited!
The photo in the image above is from our 8th grade yearbook, you can see the full 2-page spread at the bottom of this post. It’s quite good!
If you want to come (or if you don't), donate $50 (or more) to any group (Swing Left, Movement Voter Project, Joe Biden/DNC/DSCC, Black Voters Matter, The Sunrise Movement, Jaime Harrison (SC), Raphael Warnock (GA), Sara Gideon (MA)...) that is fighting to help Democrats win in November. Of course, the idea is that you would donate $50 more than you would have otherwise, if not for this event, but I’m not too worried about it either way.
Send me proof of your donation (dunbarjameslu@gmail.com) and I'll send you an invite to a Zoom Party on Saturday, October 17th, at 7pm (Pacific Time) where we will have fun! Nick and I will entertain you (or at least humiliate ourselves semi-publicly at your pleasure) for at least one hour (but possibly many, many more, we don't have anywhere to go!).
We will play games and you will have the opportunity to win prizes. There will be light refreshments (served by you), with a signature cocktail and suggested menu. (Actually, we will be strongly encouraging you to serve yourself heavy refreshments, followed by some carb-heavy drunken munchies and a bunch of water so you don't feel like shit in the morning.)
If you donate $100 or more, then in addition to your ticket to our Game Night, you will also be eligible to receive 1 of the 100 remaining books of The Universe Verse. (Signed of course!) That's right, there's only 100 left. The Universe Verse will soon be out of print! I'm willing to give away up to 50 of the remaining books, to anyone who donates $100 or more. If there are more than 50 people who donate $100, then the 50 books will go to the 50 people who donate the most to Democrats between now and October 17th.
If you can't donate much money, donate a little. Or donate your time. Email or call your friends and family and ask them to contribute. Write letters with Vote Forward. Either way, if you email me and tell me what you've done, you'll get a chance to win stuff too! I'm trying to get at least 100 people to contribute at least something to this event.
I really hope you'll join me!
Last shot, do or die,
Jamie
PS, feel free to pass this along to anyone you know who might be interested. EVERYONE is invited!
* As you may know, I've been reaching out to the people I know and care about, people like yourself, and asking them to consider joining me in taking action to save the world from terrible devastation. This has been a deeply gratifying activity and I strongly recommend it. Please, talk to your friends and family and ask them to consider contributing to this election. Especially if you've been feeling a little starved of meaningful social connection. I really think this is the most meaningful thing you can do with your social connections right now!
One of the people I had the pleasure of reconnecting with is Nick Rosenthal. Nick and I were the best of friends from Kindergarten to 8th grade at a small private school in Berkeley called Black Pine Circle. Nick and I were inseparable for years and shared a very unique life experience, which has certainly added an interesting angle to our friendship.
You see, we are both the only son of a self-publishing guru. Nick's father is Ed Rosenthal, who is world-renowned in the field of cannabis cultivation. My father is Ian Dunbar, world-renowned in the field of dog training. Both founded publishing companies to popularize and profit from their knowledge and both are celebrities in their respective worlds.
I reached out to Nick about the election, with my whole 1% idea and he told me that yes, he'd been donating, and yes, he'd given more than 1% of his income already, and that he was actually kind of thinking about doing something more, like a live fundraiser.
I told him he should definitely do it, that there is no way he would come to regret it, and as soon as I said that I knew that the same was true for me and so I needed to co-host it with him.
So he's e-mailed all of his friends and family and I'm emailing all of you.
Please join us, we'll have fun!
This is the yearbook page that Nick and I created together for our 8th grade yearbook. As you can see, we already had our eyes on November 2020…