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General Discussion / NUPIC 2010 UPDATE 4. ONE SPOT LEFT!!!!!!!!!!

« on: June 30, 2010, 02:49:10 PM »

TIME TO RIDE OR DIE FOR OUR ART POETS!  Our PSI Community will speak and make known whom we choose as the face of our Spoken Word Family for 2010.  Rudy Francisco, we thank you for being "that dude" for us and NUPIC for 2009.  We are now on the fringes of "next level vocabolactic glory" with NUPIC 2010! One spot left.  And make a note to yourselves, the competition this year is "so fuego." Nothing short of our best selves are in the competition.  And this shit is going down on THE EVENING OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 06, after the last official PSI event of the night.  Remember, a text message will be sent out alerting the competitors of the time and location of the competition. From there, the word will get out and make sure your ass is there.  We love seeing our whole PSI family there.  Awe man, I love when we get together and rock shit. "This" is what we do family. We family forward. yeeeeeuh!

email me at harlym125@aol.com for that final spot.
NUPIC.....WE ARE THE RUMBLES BENEATH THE GROUND OF POETRY.

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General Discussion / NUPIC 2010 UPDATE 3!

« on: June 29, 2010, 11:42:15 AM »

ONLY 2 SPOTS REMAINING. WHO WANTS THEM? WHERE ARE YOU OTHER FIRE BREATHING POETS THAT WOULD DARE ENTER THE NUPIC FLAMES?! LET OUR COMMUNITY VERIFY IF YOU'RE HOT OR NOT!-not just the people that hear you all the time.  If you want to be the best, then be challenged by the best..................AND NUPIC IS FILLED WITH THE BEST BABY!  EMAIL ME AT harlym125@aol.com.

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General Discussion / NUPIC 2010 UPDATE II!

« on: June 22, 2010, 10:52:40 AM »

ONLY 4 SLOTS REMAINING.  If you want some of this NUPIC love baby, come get some.   An idea most teams are applying involves having each team member contribute to support the elected or earned representative for the team.  That shows support for each other and is demonstrative of our ability to invest in each other.  We have done this last year with much success and we will do so this year with even greater honor.  This is our art-form and we move ourselves, just as much as others. Thank you for keeping this lion called NUPIC incredible.  This is reflective of the strength in our bond as poets. We are the rumbles beneath the ground of poetry.....NUPIC.

ps if you need a refresher on the rules, etc. Here they are.............


Unless our community suggest otherwise, this event will AGAIN be incredible.  Understand this event is not sanctioned by PSI, or in contest with PSI, but is open to PSI Members Only.

The night for this competition will be Friday, August 6. The location and time of this competition will be undisclosed until the night of the event. Text messages identifying the time and location will be sent to an individual competitor or contact person for each team entering a poet to compete. The alternative to a text message will be direct contact from me, and word of mouth. If your team plans to enter a poet into the competition please email or contact me.  There will only be 16 spots.  I will accept entries up to the night of August 6.  In the event of a full list there will be a waiting list up to 8.  Once the list goes beyond 8, there will be a lottery to compete, which will take place on the spot at the time and location of the event.  This is unlike slam as many of you have known it and I dare you to fall in love with it again.  I am the maestro for this and depend on my hopefully honorable reputation amongst you all to make this happen with more phenomenal love than last year…..

Here are the rules to the 
National Underground Poetry Individual Competition 2010 
(NUPIC)

1. Any 2010 registered PSI member or team can send a poet from their team to compete.
2. Each competitor/team has to "put up" $125 for their poet to enter the competition (all collected money goes to the winning poet-every cent)
3. Head to head slams (one loss and you're out) until a winner is pronounced
4. No Judges, just the crowd in attendance making the "call" based on applause, etc.
5. Winner take all (3 minute time limit enforced). There is no second or third place.
*. I'm the host

For the people thinking they are the "shit", put your money where your mouth is; while all other nominated entrants have fun, your team at the least believes in you.  Its May and you/each team has until August 6 to get your money "right", unless the list fills, in which case you run the risk of being on the waiting list or in the possible lottery.  Being on the waiting list means in the event a spot opens up, entrants will be selected from the list compiled in numerical order by order of entry onto the list. Every penny collected goes to the winning poet. No one is paying me, nor am I taking a percentage.  To further the point I have no hidden agenda, but I simply missed the energy of the Indy's Competition at Nationals and wanted to bring it back with a twist. It was all love last year, and by popular demand “it’s on” again this year.

*There is only one entrant with a pass into this competition and that is the President of PSI. And this honor is out of respect for the Presidency and the "honor" of Slam, as our President is the face and representative of the values of Slam. This event is annual and an invitation will always be extended to the PSI President.


No cameras. Just cell phones, “tweets”, and “You Tube” possibilities.  This is the continuation of a something great...............

Email all info to harlym125@aol.com or call (917) 921-1456
Required information is the competitors name (pen name is fine), State/Team being represented and a number to contact or text on the night of the competition. ALL COMPETITORS WILL BE UNKNOWN UNTIL THE NIGHT OF THE COMPETITION. The only known competitor is the Scott Woods, as he is the PSI President.

Let’s go family!!!!!!!!!!!!
   

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General Discussion / NUPIC 2010....Dirty South-Where you at!? And can we get at the least one women?

« on: June 03, 2010, 11:13:23 AM »

Still a few spots remaining, but it would be nice to have both; some southern and female representation in the competition. The East, West, and Midwest demographics are loaded and ready to rock, but we need that southern fire in the mix.  And after the foundation the women put down last year, we need you.  I'm saying, the competition looks sweet, but the aforementioned would add to the finger-licking-ness of it all! Let's lick some fingers!  We are the rumbles beneath the ground of poetry...NUPIC 2010. Just email me at harlym125@aol.com

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General Discussion / NUPIC 2010 UPDATE!

« on: May 20, 2010, 02:31:28 PM »

Spots are limited at this point and I encourage all remaining and interested teams and/or poets to register.  Money will be collected on the night of the event at the event. Remember all entrants will remain unknown until the night of the competition. I will be the only one to know all the competitors. Who want some of this?  Who got poems?  You got until Friday, August 06 to get your money right; $125.00. Who is the next NUPIC Crowned Champion? Will they be male, female, or transgendered? Will it be you or someone from your hometown?  "Put on for your city" poets......let's go family! Time to ride or die for your words!  Middle fingers and thumbs up baybaaaaay! NUPIC 2010.  We are the rumbles beneath the ground of poetry.

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General Discussion / NUPIC 2010 is already looking like your favorite love naked.........delicious.

« on: May 12, 2010, 05:04:46 PM »

I had to take a moment to  tell our community that in less than 3 days since registration for NUPIC 2010 began, varying coasts have responded to begin filling up the 16 spots; and it's important to note, that already this event is going to be a BEAST!  You know I can't tell you who, but I can tell you to know when I yell fire, I mean fire.  And right about now I'm yelling fire!  Lets go family!  What state/team is next to sign up a "gladiator of vocabulary and defender of human expression?"  Will you "PUT ON FOR YOUR CITY?"   Say something.....I dare you.

Awe man, I love this community and our art-form!

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General Discussion / NUPIC 2010! BEGINS NOW.

« on: May 10, 2010, 11:10:27 AM »

NUPIC 2010

Unless our community suggest otherwise, this event will AGAIN be incredible.  Understand this event is not sanctioned by PSI, or in contest with PSI, but is open to PSI Members Only.

The night for this competition will be Friday, August 6. The location and time of this competition will be undisclosed until the night of the event. Text messages identifying the time and location will be sent to an individual competitor or contact person for each team entering a poet to compete. The alternative to a text message will be direct contact from me, and word of mouth. If your team plans to enter a poet into the competition please email or contact me.  There will only be 16 spots.  I will accept entries up to the night of August 6.  In the event of a full list there will be a waiting list up to 8.  Once the list goes beyond 8, there will be a lottery to compete, which will take place on the spot at the time and location of the event.  This is unlike slam as many of you have known it and I dare you to fall in love with it again.  I am the maestro for this and depend on my hopefully honorable reputation amongst you all to make this happen with more phenomenal love than last year…..

Here are the rules to the 
National Underground Poetry Individual Competition 2010 
(NUPIC)

1. Any 2010 registered PSI member or team can send a poet from their team to compete.
2. Each competitor/team has to "put up" $125 for their poet to enter the competition (all collected money goes to the winning poet)
3. Head to head slams (one loss and you're out) until a winner is pronounced
4. No Judges, just the crowd in attendance making the "call" based on applause, etc.
5. Winner take all (3 minute time limit enforced). There is no second or third place.
*. I'm the host

For the people thinking they are the "shit", put your money where your mouth is; while all other nominated entrants have fun, your team at the least believes in you.  Its May and you/each team has until August 6 to get your money "right", unless the list fills, in which case you run the risk of being on the waiting list or in the possible lottery.  Being on the waiting list means in the event a spot opens up, entrants will be selected from the list compiled in numerical order by order of entry onto the list. Every penny collected goes to the winning poet. No one is paying me, nor am I taking a percentage.  To further the point I have no hidden agenda, but I simply missed the energy of the Indy's Competition at Nationals and wanted to bring it back with a twist. It was all love last year, and by popular demand “it’s on” again this year.

*There is only one entrant with a pass into this competition and that is the President of PSI. And this honor is out of respect for the Presidency and the "honor" of Slam, as our President is the face and representative of the values of Slam. This event is annual and an invitation will always be extended to the PSI President.


No cameras. Just cell phones, “tweets”, and “You Tube” possibilities.  This is the continuation of a something great...............

Email all info to harlym125@aol.com or call (917) 921-1456
Required information is the competitors name (pen name is fine), State/Team being represented and a number to contact or text on the night of the competition. ALL COMPETITORS WILL BE UNKNOWN UNTIL THE NIGHT OF THE COMPETITION. The only known competitor is Scott Woods, as he is the PSI President.

Let’s go family!!!!!!!!!!!!
   

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General Discussion / NUPIC 2010

« on: May 03, 2010, 11:45:51 AM »

Next Monday......let the Gladiators of words place their names in NUPIC Immortality.  We are only 7 days away from the onset of our community's individual battle royale and beginning the process of loading names into the 16 slots that will unveil who we deem as the face of our artform.  It gets no more authentic than NUPIC.  NUPIC is the house that love of poetry built. Come home poets and lovers of poetry.

Rudy Francisco was our poster-child first and for a whole year; and what a phenom he has been, who's next!?

We are the rumbles beneath the ground of poetry.....NUPIC 2010

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General Discussion / NUPIC 2010

« on: April 21, 2010, 08:21:12 AM »

NUPIC 2010 is ready for launch. Year number two baby! Entry/Registration into this year's competition will begin in 2 weeks.  Same entry fee-$125.00, rules and number of spots = 16. The PSI President has accepted the invitation and thus we have 15 slots remaining.  I dare you  or your city to send a rep to enter our circle.  This is where our community determines the face of incredible poetry. NUPIC is built for poetic us. We are the rumble under the ground of poetry-NUPIC: The National Underground Poetry Individual Competition. Time to ride family....... destination - St. Paul.  You know, "Purple Rain" town, Jessie the body, and NUPIC 2010.

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General Discussion / NUPIC Thank you to.....

« on: August 13, 2009, 08:39:51 AM »

PSI for allowing this onto the National scene and giving the champ some shine on finals stage.  Scott Woods, thank you for agreeing to participate as PSI President & Poet; and I believe legitimizing the event for all others unfamiliar with me or the event.  Thanks again to Jess and Jen on the time and Whoopeecat serving as the "bottom line" AND my "pnc" Coley Cole!  To all the entrants, thank you and the night was yours, and a beautiful night it was.  Thanks to the Lizard Lounge for supporting this effort in ways I can't mention and to my Northbeast family!  And finally, to our community, thank you and remember.......WE ARE THE RUMBLES UNDERNEATH THE GROUND OF POETRY! NUPIC 2010!

And if any Marriott Hotel affiliates look at this forum, thank you and to having the best underground poet/security guard whom did his job and was respectful and supportive of NUPIC as well.  No more NUPIC Post from me until next season. I'm out and going to see District 9 at midnight.

-harlym 1two5

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General Discussion / NUPIC Financial Clarification.....

« on: August 10, 2009, 08:04:02 AM »

As posted and understood by all competitors of NUPIC, there was only 1 poet with a pass into the competition and that is the President of PSI.  Thus, only 15 of the 16 competing poets had to pay $125.00 (15 * 125.00=1875.00). As stated from the beginning, every cent collected went to the Champ. 

I only put this note on the forum because I was told of one person questioning the payout and wanted clarity to prevail.  Juxtaposed to that, "mad-heads" informed me of their love and appreciation for the event.  And to them I replied, "thank you, we did it together."

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General Discussion / NUPIC 2009 CHAMPION aka UNDERGROUND POETRY CHAMP IS.............

« on: August 10, 2009, 07:55:03 AM »

a gentleman representing San Diego, CA, RUDY FRANCISCO!  Congratulations Rudy and it is an honor to have you serve as the first NUPIC Champ.  There were 16 poets that took the leap into NUPIC.  In a head-to-head style competition, where the crowd, we poets, were the judges, Rudy Francisco was crowned champion.  From a NUPIC perspective, more than being the champ and winner of $1,875.00, Rudy represents our poetry-slam community as he was "judged" by our community/poets to be the example of great writing, performance and integrity.  To further solidify his earned stature, at the nights end of competition and at finals stage you could hear the chant....."Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!" You earned it homie!  Of great significance was our ability as a community to invest in ourselves and demonstrate a capacity to finance an artform we drive, thrive and coexist in as artists. I am humbled by our communities participation, cooperation and dedication toward the success of this new era in national Poetry-Slam competition. NUPIC 2010 is already planned.............and set, wherever Nats is next year(Lol).   Will you be the next National Underground Poetry Individual Competition (NUPIC) Champ?  We are the rumbles under the ground of poetry......NUPIC!

thanks fam
-Harlym 1two5 

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General Discussion / UPDATE! NUPIC 2009 LIST IS CLOSED!!!! WAITLIST ONLY NOW......

« on: July 22, 2009, 11:33:08 PM »

My people, I proudly announce that we have a full "Spitfire!"roster of competing poets for the National Underground Poetry Individual Competition aka NUPIC 2009, aka the Undawips! Know that the prize pot is so serious-only "A" games allowed The guns are loaded and the heat packed, we are set to "GO IN!"  Be on the look out for the text message announcement of the time and location of NUPIC 2009!  This event will take place on Friday August 07 and after Group Peice Finals. Friday Fire Baybaaaaay! Again, thank you all for making this happen.

If your team is still interested in sending a poet into this competition, please email me the requested information and you will be placed on the waitlist.  Who knows, one of the competitors might get "punked" out of the competition-leaving a spot for you. 

The beauty of the event is the comradare and investment we put into ourselves.  By not thinking "small change" we won't recieve nor award small change (not in PSI or in NUPIC)." And it is by our will and collective assembly that this has been made so. Lets rock this m0&^%$F$#@!^ NATS!

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General Discussion / NUPIC 2009! Update! List will soon close.

« on: July 16, 2009, 11:55:18 PM »

It's my pleasure to report that I may soon have to begin the waiting list for NUPIC 2009!  I thank our community for making this happen by investing in ourselves and our artform. The bout draw looks crazy for Nats and I'm thrilled that NUPIC 2009,  affectionately dubbed the "Undawips (thanks Carlos from the Cantab)", is adding an additional air of excitement. Clearly there will be "heat" from the mouths in NUPIC! Fuego baby!  See you all in a few weeks. Get down or get down!

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General Discussion / UPDATE FOR NUPIC 2009! Competing Poets........

« on: July 06, 2009, 01:58:26 PM »

For those interested, all competing poets will remain unknown until the evening of NUPIC, unless the competing poets themselves or their team members share that information with others. Only one competing poet is known to all and that is Scott Woods, as he is the invited President of PSI, whom has accepted the invitation and will compete.  I am the only person that will know the names of all the competing poets.

I can tell you, this event is looking so gorgeous, and if your team is still trying to decide who to send, you need to "move" and email me the necessary information as posted on this very website, in this forum (basically, poet's name, team, city and phone number to text).

The $125 will be collected on August 6, the night before the event (although there is a slight chance that I may collect on the night of the event -at the event).  Again, this is not a hustle.  Every cent collected goes to the winning poet.  And if you win, feel free to tip your host  

Thank you all for "rockin'" with me on this, as we are making this phenomenal already.  I would really like to share the list so far, but I can't do that....................trust me when I tell you "GET READY!"    And by the way, the event is free and when the text message goes out, invite everyone to the spot.   Get down or get down!