{"id":1803,"date":"2015-06-14T17:45:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T00:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/?page_id=1803"},"modified":"2016-12-31T18:44:50","modified_gmt":"2017-01-01T02:44:50","slug":"raging-grannies-starter-kit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/raging-grannies-starter-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Raging Grannies Starter Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015_03_16_15_36_240001.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1799 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015_03_16_15_36_240001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1806\" height=\"1208\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015_03_16_15_36_240001.jpg 1806w, https:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015_03_16_15_36_240001-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015_03_16_15_36_240001-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015_03_16_15_36_240001-624x417.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1806px) 100vw, 1806px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1806px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1806\/1208;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1799\" src=\"http:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015_03_16_15_36_240001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1806\" height=\"1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015_03_16_15_36_240001.jpg 1806w, https:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015_03_16_15_36_240001-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015_03_16_15_36_240001-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/raginggrannies.org\/seattle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015_03_16_15_36_240001-624x417.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1806px) 100vw, 1806px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>BRING TOGETHER A GROUP OF FIVE OR MORE WOMEN<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You do not have to be a grandmother and you do not have to be a good singer. You do have to have a lot of spunk and believe in progressive politics.<\/li>\n<li>Strive to start with a multiethnic group. It&#8217;s very difficult to change the racial composition of an established group.<\/li>\n<li>It helps to have one person who is the song leader.<\/li>\n<li>Make a &#8220;Grannies&#8221; sign and take it to all performances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>DRESS FOR THE PART: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to your closet or the thrift store and get crazy hats and a &#8220;granny costume&#8221;. The more colorful the better.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>FIND SONGS TO SING THEN PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get our songs from the webpage&#8230; songs page.<\/li>\n<li>Being able to carry a tune helps, but clear enunciation of the words is more important than being in the right key.<\/li>\n<li>The Seattle Grannies practice twice a month and perform about two gigs per month. We find this keeps us plenty busy.<\/li>\n<li>If everybody knows 5 or 6 songs by heart, you can usually wing it with the rest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>KEEP IN TOUCH: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have an email list and\/or\u00a0telephone tree to keep in touch with everyone in your group.<\/li>\n<li>Please let us know of your existence so we can post you on the WEB.<\/li>\n<li>International Raging Grannies groups get together every other year for an &#8220;unconvention. &#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRING TOGETHER A GROUP OF FIVE OR MORE WOMEN You do not have to be a grandmother and you do not have to be a good singer. You do have to have a lot of spunk and believe in progressive politics. Strive to start with a multiethnic group. 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