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General Discussion / Eastern U.S. Tour!!

« on: December 12, 2012, 04:31:26 PM »

Hope y'all are doin' well indeed.

I'm goin' on an Eastern U.S. Tour February/March.

If you'd be interested in making a show happen, by all means holler buddy@buddywakefield.com,
and please make an offer that's realistic to your venue so I can get a good gauge of where we stand.

There are still a few dates to fill.

Sure excited to get back out that way. Been a while.

Warm regards,
Buddy Wakefield

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General Discussion / Puerto Vallarta

« on: December 22, 2011, 10:48:31 PM »

Howdy Poets,

Anybody here know where to go for poetry in Puerto Vallarta?

Would sure be thankful to know of a spot.
Happy holidays, for Christ's sake,
Buddy

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General Discussion / Paying Gig! (Please Forward)

« on: May 02, 2011, 07:33:43 PM »

Howdy All,

I'm helping to book dates for a venue in Oneonta, NY...

All of the available show dates:
- Start at 8pm
- Are on Wednesdays
- Pay $400 plus one nights campus lodging on eve of performance; no travel allowance (take it or leave it).
- 30-35 minute set and a final poem at the conclusion of the slam
- average audience in the fall was @ 110 per show; artist keeps all merch$

***If interested, send me a succinct list of any/all dates (listed below) you're available to buddy@buddywakefield.com.
Experience required; references if I don't know you (respectfully); do not send me poems or YouTube links (sincerely).

***DEADLINE to get back at me: Friday May 6th.

August 24

September 14

September 21

October 12

October 26


These poets have appeared over the last two falls:

fall 2009
Shira Elichman
Mike Mcgee
Jared Paul
Marty McConnell
Queen Sheba

fall 2010
Jon Sands
Sarah Morgan
Omar Holmon
Denise Jolly
BLAIR
Tara Hardy


On Up,
Buddy

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General Discussion / Pittsburgh!

« on: March 24, 2011, 05:05:50 PM »

Hello PITTSBURGH... I remember the Shadow Lounge, and the Steel City Slam folk... but I don't remember who to contact to make a show happen there, which I sure would like to do on Thursday April 21st. Holler buddy@buddywakefield.com if ya would. Thank you quite much.

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General Discussion / Mississippi Spoken Word

« on: February 08, 2011, 03:40:39 AM »

Dear Mississippi,

Hope you and the day are doin' right by each other. Name's Buddy. Good to meet y'all.

I'm on my last major national solo tour ("Gentleman Practice") after a decade of perpetual touring.

Mississippi is of the last three states in which I've not performed (alongside Montana and North Dakota).

On exactly March 7, 2011 I'm coming right through y'all's neck of woods and would be tickled as all get out to finally make a tour stop in Mississippi. I've got

If there is a gallery, venue, book store, wide open field, and you're at all interested, I simply wish to perform in Mississippi before it's all said and done, boss. Might you point me in the right direction of someone who might like to host and help make this happen? I'd be honored and most thankful.

www.buddywakefield.com is excruciatingly easy to navigate for more info/bio/samples/photos...

As well, on the site, there is a link above the Flash graphics on the homepage which leads to a poster of this tour, and press release. I will work to book Mississippi with much flexibility, so just contact me directly buddy@buddywakefield.com and disregard the contract/rider at the moment.

Thank you for your time.

Best Foot Forward,
Buddy

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General Discussion / Buddy Wakefield - 2011 National Solo Tour

« on: October 23, 2010, 01:38:05 AM »

Dear Y'all,

If I may...

Now booking all states.
Let’s keep it personal:
Contact buddy@buddywakefield.com for date options & details.

I’m amped as all get out for the upcoming release of “Gentleman Practice.”
It’ll be on Write Bloody Publishing and I’ll tour the pants off it January-May 2011.
One last national go ’round from a car for all the marbles....
While this tour is aimed at college venues, I'm also lookin’ forward to visiting old friends who were there in the beginning;
do some gallery, theater, high school and independently organized shows.

Thanks for understanding that this tour is very much a last hoorah of sorts as I save to put a down payment on a home
and get off the road to write a larger impacting work. I mean no disrespect in declining $100 Slam features, or in stating a minimum
more than what you might pay other features. I'm throwing this out there to the organizers who'd be stoked to help make a good solo show happen on an off night, or college organizers involved with this forum.

Am nonstop on tour with Derrick, Anis and The Revival at the moment so may be slow to the response, but am no doubt happy to tour the whole U.S. January through May. I already have a route loosely mapped out so, organizers, please write and let’s see if it works for you.

Holler with a venue in mind and we’ll go from there regarding budget and details.
I appreciate the encouragement of "Come to [insert city]!" but please only email with solid interest/offers to make a show happen.

Safe to say I’m pretty excited about goin’ for it one more time.

Ready,
Buddy
buddy@buddywakefield.com

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General Discussion / Feature Opportunity

« on: May 08, 2010, 01:06:16 PM »

Hi All,

Please contact buddy@buddywakefield.com if you're available on any of the following dates to feature for 30 minutes at a college in upstate New York (about 3.5 hours from the city; all shows at 8pm):

Aug. 25
Sep. 8
Sep. 22
Oct. 13
Oct. 27

Pay is $400 plus lodging. That's it. No travel.
Let me know all of the dates you'd be available for.
If you know I don't know you or your work please put me in contact with someone I know who does.
Do not send poems.
Experience required.

Do not take it personally if I don't respond at your pace, or you don't get the job.
I won't know who was selected till late June.

Respectfully,
Buddy

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General Discussion / You party?

« on: January 22, 2010, 03:45:18 AM »

Year Four of the Revival, Y'all! Let's do this!!

Here's to You, a resolute New Year, and the ongoing account of waking up.

We're at it for our fourth year straight traveling the country, causing revival,
and chargin' the hearts of every audience we can get our words on.

Derrick Brown (The Tonight Show; opener for David Cross; Cold War
Kids), Anis Mojgani (2-time Individual National Poetry Slam Champion;
HBO's Def Poetry Jam), Buddy Wakefield (2-time Individual World Poetry
Slam Champion; released on Ani DiFranco's Righteous Babe Records), and
internationally recognized rotating fourth members bring you our most
impacting celebration of humans and humor yet:

The Night Kite Revival World Tour of America, 2010!
Booking late September through early November.

It's the ultimate uplift spoken word party experience. Tested and
proven from the backrooms of bars and the coffeehouses of colleges,
all the way out to House of Blues New Orleans, CBGB's, Scotland's Oran
Moore, HBO, The Fillmore and even San Quentin State Penitentiary,
members of this Revival continue to make a relevant and lasting mark.

If interested in booking the most energetic, innovative and thoughtful
verbal circus on the planet see www.thepoetryrevival.com.

To speak with a real live human and have your questions answered as soon as possible,
feel comfortable contacting me directly, or pointing a helpin' finger in the right direction.
Thank you for your time, energy and consideration.

Please take note that this tour is the bulk of our annual  bread and butter, so we're unable
to commit to Slam venues and pass-the-hat readings during this time. This particular announcement
is geared toward poetry venues and organizers who are funded or confident in their organizational efforts
to make the show well worth our travelin' while. Also, we're a full roster and not lookin' to take
any extra folks with us in the van.

Thank you for letting me post this in the forum.

100%,
Buddy Wakefield
buddy@buddywakefield.com

P.S. I've been sending Gabrielle video and voice messages, hoping someone is receiving them and sharing them with her.
If anyone knows the a proper number to use, or if you can confirm that calling her normal cell number is okay, I'd sure be thankful.

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General Discussion / Righteous Babe!

« on: August 30, 2009, 07:41:23 PM »

Hey Y'all, I'm gonna keep my excitement to a minimum herein 'cause I'm not sure if it's overstepping bounds to shamelessly promote herein, but I sure did accomplish somethin' I'm real proud of and wanna get the word out...

Ani DiFranco's record label, Righteous Babe Records, is putting out my new CD.
The release date is October 13th. Copies are for sale on buddywakefield.com NOW
and may be mailed out as early as September 15th.

I frankly want the whole world to know, but leery of too much self-promotion on this list
considering what would happen if everybody did it.
I'm hopin' none of you sensitive word mongers blow a gasket out yer mouthbutts about it.
Mouthbutt... that's right.

There's a mailing list on buddywakefield.com, and I'd love it if ya signed up so I could also keep ya posted regarding the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival Tour with Anis Mojgani, Derrick Brown, Shira Erlichman, Mike McGee, Robbie Q, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, Shappy, Andrea Gibson...

With Respect, Buttford

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General Discussion / YouTube

« on: June 12, 2009, 03:53:05 PM »

Hiya,

If anyone knows how to directly contact the YouTuber who goes by the handle KateJB2 and can get me in touch with her/him (outside of YouTube messaging), I can commit a reasonable return favor somewhere down the road when ya need it.

KateJB2 has a video called "Disclaimer" posted from PSI's 2005 iWPS DVD that I deeply wish to be removed. In 1999 when I wrote that piece, before I had any inkling I'd come this far with regards to exposure, I used real names and got off on expressing more tragedy than I'm any longer comfortable with. I'm frankly a little embarrassed by the degree to which I outed my family members and that the surviving members are forced to live with my choice to expose so many of our negative details. I know it hurts them to see it and be reminded of it, and to know any of their/our peers can watch it on YouTube as we grow to leave it be. I've sent Kate about seven messages with the hopes that she'll remove the video, to no avail.

KateJB2 hasn't logged on in over a month so I'd like to contact her directly. She's responsible for a good many poetry videos up and seems to be doin' a great thing gettin' the word out there, but - out of respect - I'd sure be relieved to get this 1 video removed with as little lecture or hassel as possible.

PSI is the only place the piece is available and I'd sure like to keep it that way.

Thanks for Understanding,

Bud

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General Discussion / Gig Opportunity

« on: April 29, 2009, 12:20:52 AM »

Hey All, The following dates are available for an ongoing show in Oneonta, NY.
I help book this as a favor for a friend there who's had my back throughout the years on the road.

It pays $400 plus lodging for the night and 100% merch sales. That's it.
There's no travel and no negotiating.
If you're gonna be near enough to make it worth your while and you wanna
be on the list I submit of available performance poets,
please email me buddy@buddywakefield.com with any and all dates below
that you'd be available to perform there:

August 26, 09         Season opener
September 9, 09       Qualifying Slam
September 23, 09      Qualifying Slam
October 7, 09         Qualifying Slam
October 21, 09        Last Qualifying Slam for the Grand Slam in November
April 21, '10         3rd annual faculty and staff slam

The organizer will make selections with the board members once I present them with their options.
I have no say in who gets selected.
Please be fairly established in the community, somewhat accomplished in your work
and have a good deal of successful stage time under your belt.

Please don't take it personally if I'm unable to respond as thoroughly as you might like.
You'll know whether or not to save the date by the second week of June. 

Respectfully, Bud
PS Again, email buddy@buddywakefield.com. Feel free to forward this announcement.
Not necessary to respond herein.

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General Discussion / Anybody Know?

« on: January 26, 2009, 02:46:10 PM »

There was a gentleman out of Memphis several years ago named Thom Holcomb.
Anybody know how to get in touch with him?
I owe him a few thank you's.
Thank you,
Buford

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General Discussion / Adam Rubenstein

« on: October 07, 2008, 12:12:16 AM »

Anybody have this gentleman's phone number and willin' to pass it along?
Email would be good too.
Many Thanks, Buddy

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General Discussion / Revival Time!!

« on: June 11, 2008, 04:05:45 PM »

Hey E'erbody!

Hope the day is doin' you right and vice versa.

Just wanna take a moment to announce The Junkyard Ghost Revival National College Tour,
September 22 through November 6.

Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani and I will start in Anchorage, Alaska then roll to Portland where we can hardly wait to meet up with the first of Junkyard's four rotating fourth members, Andrea Mutherfu**in Gibson!

Once we get to upstate New York around October 4th we'll see Andrea off in a hot air balloon (not kiddin') so that Cristin O'Keefe Aptomutherfu**inwicz can jump in the van and rock the East with us!

We're gonna try to keep Cristin with us till the Grand Ol' Opry in Nashville around October 18th so we can have a special "ho" down before scoopin' up Miss Sonya McMutherfu**in Renee in Arkansas! Momma gonna ride with us all the way to Long Beach for the Double Decker Bus Party October 27th.

That's when Robbie MutherfuQQin Q hops in to take us back up the West Coast (where we will stop to give Mike McGee the worlds most wedged wedgie)!

We are all tremendously excited to see our Slam Family along the way and do hope you'll come on over to play with us in the junkyard.

There are still a few open dates, especially in the south, so if you're involved or connected with a college who might be interested in working with us to put on an amazing show, feel comfortable contacting me at buddy@buddywakefield.com. We will make sure you are reimbursed for your efforts. Due to tour costs and a tight tour route we won't be booking any Slam venues.

"Whether you think you can or you can't... you're right." --?

Revival Time, Buddy

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General Discussion / Zeitgeist.

« on: February 12, 2008, 04:04:29 AM »

This is hands down the most important documentary/movie/wake-up call/kick in the pants I've ever seen:

www.zeitgeistmovie.com

The math is impeccable.
The root of the problem
laid out like a body in the middle of a boxing ring.

Zeitgeist is to political and religious awareness
what Vipassana (www.dhamma.org) is to healing.

I would be deeply remiss if I didn't spend at least one full work day making sure everyone I know is presented with the choice to see this movie; as well as stating for the record an open-ended commitment to volunteering my shovel and elbow grease to help dig us out.

The words to explain how important this movie is are not coming easy.
I'm overwhelmed with the want to expose it like Christ.

Those I've spoken with who've seen it express a post-viewing hopelessness.
I feel quite the opposite having finally witnessed all the information in such perfect order.
So many loose ends in my heart, and from my general understanding (or lack thereof),
are finally met up seamlessly.

For Now,
Stop Diebold.