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General Discussion / Re: Righteous Babe!
« on: September 01, 2009, 09:43:41 AM »
Buddy, that's fantastic. And Righteously deserved! Recording in NYC or Buffalo?
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General Discussion / Re: What do you want to know about West Palm Beach?
« on: June 28, 2009, 07:57:33 PM »
How late you can buy beer & liquor, any days off limits, & where. (gee, guess where my head is at). 
late night pizza (or definitely OTHER food) delivery.
late night pizza (or definitely OTHER food) delivery.
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General Discussion / Re: NPS 2009 Schedule
« on: June 26, 2009, 09:58:14 AM »
Thanks, Scott, it looks great! I'm going to back-channel you about Erotica -- I didn't comment previously because I thought you were just looking for additional events, I saw it was on the "given" list.
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General Discussion / Re: SURVEY: What are the (x) different types of slam poems?
« on: June 02, 2009, 02:41:39 PM »
This is all..
Why I consider maintaining the bingo sheet (not like I'm the only one that can or *should*) an act of service to the community. I used to hand it to my newbie team and say, it's not the end of the world if you have poems like this in your set. But this will tell you we HAVE heard them before, so you better be DAMNED original.
PS. Other people can/should come up with other bingo lists. Just sayin'.
Why I consider maintaining the bingo sheet (not like I'm the only one that can or *should*) an act of service to the community. I used to hand it to my newbie team and say, it's not the end of the world if you have poems like this in your set. But this will tell you we HAVE heard them before, so you better be DAMNED original.
PS. Other people can/should come up with other bingo lists. Just sayin'.
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General Discussion / Re: Slammers Breaking Through
« on: May 25, 2009, 03:30:53 PM »0
Gee, I hope Ani writes some more terribly poetry for speech teamers to cover.
I don't think it's her fault the speech teamers are covering her terrible poetry.
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General Discussion / Re: Looking for audio of slam poetry
« on: May 21, 2009, 02:29:38 PM »
livepoets.com.
A somewhat limited number of clips on site, but also links to MANY, MANY artist' direct pages.
A somewhat limited number of clips on site, but also links to MANY, MANY artist' direct pages.
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General Discussion / Re: Jon Stewarts bashes slam poetry...or did he?
« on: May 21, 2009, 02:27:45 PM »I want "Black man in a White House" as a square on poetry bingo for NPS this year.
-Jesster
.. that can be arranged. In fact, there's a LOT of revisions to be made. Goodbye, Bush Double Entendres!
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General Discussion / Re: Slammers Breaking Through
« on: May 21, 2009, 02:11:30 PM »
Also, didn't Buddy Wakefield open up for Ani DiFranco on her tour about a year and a half ago?
I'm not sure about this one though.
yes, he did. And got standing ovations. Ani's from buffalo, NY. The way I got the story is that her mom works at the major national modern Art Gallery where we used to have the show, supporting the venue by passing out membership flyers. She caught Buddy at our finals one year, and told Ani about it. he's toured with her more than once now. Just for the record.
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General Discussion / Re: Side Events: Do We Still Need Racially-Specific Readings? Discuss...
« on: May 21, 2009, 02:08:50 PM »Also, to hopefully pull us out of focusing on the matter of overlap in the readings:
I created a schedule template for an NPS week that, hopefully, we can use for all years moving forward as a starting point.
It has slots during the day and night for side events. I can fit all 12 of our core side events into it with NO OVERLAP and giving most of those readings 2 hours...and it still has room for two more events. Now, the more stuff you try to compound into the schedule, the less likely it is that there won't be overlap, but wouldn't it be cool if you had to choose between a workshop/panel discussion versus a mic and not between two mics, regardless of what kind of mics they were? Understand: I'm not suggesting this: we are DOING this (assuming the venues hold up between now and when the schedule goes live).
Anyhow, I point this out not to prove just how the-shit I am, but to point out that overlap doesn't have to be a factor if the organizers don't want it to be. I didn't want it to be, so I made a schedule to reflect that. In fact, depending on how many events get added from the call i put out a little while ago, you might be able to see every open mic during the day and night for the entire week.
How cool is THAT?!
bad-ass, Scott. Something that's been needed for a LOOOOONG time. Thank you.
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General Discussion / Re: Special Local Events (Southwest Region)
« on: March 14, 2009, 12:41:37 PM »
Yep. You're right. I'm on crack. 
Can you tell I don't visit the forums much? Mwa!
Can you tell I don't visit the forums much? Mwa!
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General Discussion / Re: Special Local Events(Southwest Region)Dallas Invitational Poetry Slam! D.I.P.S.
« on: March 13, 2009, 05:00:21 PM »The field is set. The teams are getting geared up for the 2nd Annual Dallas Invitational Poetry Slam Weekend.
For those of you road tripping to Austin and might have Dallas near or on your route, here's the deal:
Place for all events:
Pugsley's Library
2443 Walnut Hill
Dallas, TX 75229
972.243.1111
(I-35E @ Walnut Hill and Composite)
Friday August 3rd 7pm
Roger Bonair Agard Features at the Poetry Grind Open Mic/Poetry Slam
$5 at the door, $3 with Student I.D.
Saturday August 4th 1pm-3pm
Roger Bonair Agard Writing/Performance Workshop $10
Sunday August 5th 7pm
Dallas Invitational Poetry Slam (D.I.P.S.) The NPS Tune Up!
Tickets $10 in advance available at www.poetrygrind.com or at Pugsley's
$12 at the door, $8 with Student ID
Three simultaneous 3x5 bouts under the same roof. Top 5 teams advance to the final.
This is the line up of teams participating:
Seattle, Berkley, Denver-Mercury, Denver Slam Nuba, Albuquerque, Omaha, Chicago Palatine, Columbus-Black Pearl, Boston Cantab, NYC-Nutorican, NYC Urbana, DC/Baltimore, Charlotte, Atlanta and Killeen!
Excellent Line up and Final Show will be hosted by the dynamic duo of Jason Carney and Roger Bonair Agard!
Teams are competing for cash prizes and the coveted Silver Bowl of Guacamole!
If you wish to come through Dallas on your way to Austin, hit me back for hotel info.
Hey Whoopee, I thought Nats was Aug. 3-8 this year.. Am I on crack, or is everyone not going to NPS? <grin>
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General Discussion / General List of Major Slam Poetry Events, Qualified & Unqualified
« on: March 11, 2009, 12:45:59 PM »
I believe this has been asked before, but I did a search & didn't find anything..
I'm trying to find a general list of larger events beyond the PSI-managed dates. Not really win2&UrIn events (unless they're awesome), but Rust Belt Regionals, Southern Fried, West Coast Regionals (i know, I know, may not happen), SW Shootout, the Plains Poetry Pile-up, LEAF, College Union, Youth Speaks, Urban Word, things like that. I don't care if they are "qualifiers" or not; "official" or not.
Just look for where & roughly when my family gathers. Who'd I miss?
Thanks!
~Gabrielle
I'm trying to find a general list of larger events beyond the PSI-managed dates. Not really win2&UrIn events (unless they're awesome), but Rust Belt Regionals, Southern Fried, West Coast Regionals (i know, I know, may not happen), SW Shootout, the Plains Poetry Pile-up, LEAF, College Union, Youth Speaks, Urban Word, things like that. I don't care if they are "qualifiers" or not; "official" or not.
Just look for where & roughly when my family gathers.
Who'd I miss? Thanks!
~Gabrielle
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General Discussion / Please think Good Thoughts for Amy Weaver today..
« on: January 05, 2009, 10:30:46 AM »
.. who is having her brain surgery this very am.
Should you be interested in sending a card or flowers, she said to say she loves puppies (and lost her family St. Bernard this Christmas on top of it all). Here's the hospital she'll be at. Not sure the length of stay.
University Hospital -- Zale Lipshy
5151 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas Tx 75390
214-645-5555
Thanks, family. And have a beautiful New Year.
~ Gabrielle
Should you be interested in sending a card or flowers, she said to say she loves puppies (and lost her family St. Bernard this Christmas on top of it all). Here's the hospital she'll be at. Not sure the length of stay.
University Hospital -- Zale Lipshy
5151 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas Tx 75390
214-645-5555
Thanks, family. And have a beautiful New Year.
~ Gabrielle
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General Discussion / Re: Poet Amy Weaver Needs our Help!
« on: December 22, 2008, 02:16:35 PM »
Just an update here: Amy now has her own paypal account. You can get her at madnessofamy@yahoo.com.
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General Discussion / Re: Slammers Breaking Through
« on: December 07, 2008, 09:43:01 AM »I do think it's worth noting, though, that the majority of people being cited here for "breaking through" aren't breaking through as POETS, but as actors or by having their work be used by the film and advertising industries as demographic bait or soundtrack background.
Don't you think this is because they don't know how else to frame the work? So it's being incorporated into existing quantifiable mainstream media outlets? Just sayin'.