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General Discussion / spread the word: just five measly bucks!

« on: May 30, 2007, 03:31:58 PM »

Please spread this far and wide -- courtesy of Genevieve Van Cleve, who is helping out with this year's individual donor campaign for NPS:

The National Poetry Slam is coming to Austin, Texas again this year. 400 poets will descend on our town like a bunch of fire breathing, beret-wearing dragons.

We can’t put on this show without you. Lend us your ears and give us your cash. We need you.  Poets don’t slay mendacity and reveal the beauty of a quiet pond because they’re looking to get rich and forget you.

Philanthropy-- It’s not just a word spoken at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the ladies who lunch. It’s about supporting people and events that have something to offer, that give something to the community, that have something to say.

We’re looking for your help. A small donation. 5 bucks. One fancy beer, the “M” in your next “MOM” tattoo. 5 bucks. We need you!

What we’re attempting here is called viral fundraising. We’re hoping that you not only give, but tell your friends, who’ll tell their friends, and so on and so on…
 
We’re passing the hat. We’ve got a DONATION button on our Myspace page and website (http://www.austinslam.com/nps07/donate.php).

Let’s do this thing together.

Yours truly,

The Austin Slam Family

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General Discussion / if the four horsemen were a slam team

« on: April 06, 2005, 10:35:22 AM »

Pestilence: I really hate 5 x 3. I mean, we're the FOUR Horsemen of the Apocalypse, not three horsemen and an alternate.

Famine: I know. And did you check the bout before ours? The audience wants funny. I don't HAVE any funny pieces.

Pestilence: This is why we should have worked on group pieces this summer. But you guys were too busy heralding the apocalypse and all.

Death: HEY I HAVE A JOB YOU KNOW.

War: Yeah, it's been a totally busy summer for me too. Look, let's talk about this later. The bout starts in five minutes.

Famine: What do you want to do?

War: Well, I can go point with "Smiting the Enemies of the Israelites," Famine, you can go in the second rotation -- either "Sucks to Be You, Ethiopia" or "No Crop Circles Here," and Pestilence, I'm thinking you bring the hammer with "Ebola Virus."

Death: Great. Don't use me.

War: Actually, I think you should beatbox behind me on "Smiting." It worked really well in rehearsals last week.

Death: If I do that, do I get to drag the lowest-scoring judge to Hades after the bout?

War: Sure. But make sure there's not a protest first. And you want to get back in time for the erotic reading.

Pestilence: I love the erotic reading!

Famine: Whatever. I might just go play poetry tag instead.

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General Discussion / fyi on corporate sponsorship

« on: December 09, 2004, 10:41:00 AM »

Courtesy of Steve Marsh and Switch Beverage Company, we have our first test drive of the new Corporate Sponsorship policy. Please check out the entry on the PSI Members Forum, where you can learn more about it and provide comment.

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General Discussion / Phil West, Totally Whoring Himself

« on: September 14, 2004, 05:33:28 AM »

Hey everyone:

I've got a book coming out sometime this fall, called The Arsenal of Small Stars, from Orchard Press, a small press affiliated with a local university. The book is slated for fall release, but right now, it's looking like the end of fall, and the only way to speed that up (and to have it out in time for some big readings I have coming up) is if I can get a solid number of pre-orders for the book, since the press usually just prints one book at a time, and there's one ahead of me in line.

That's where you might come in.

If you go to:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/arsenal4sale

You'll see a little more explanation and the button that links you to Paypal. I would be very appreciative if you'd help me get the book out in weeks rather than months.