and happy.
DC rocked in its own quirky way — I’ve had the same experience there twice, that I don’t know during the feature how it’s going because the crowd is relatively quiet, but I do know immediately afterward because I get mobbed by people wanting to talk and buy books. A great time.
The set list was a mix of brand-new never read out loud before poems and some older stuff:
Meta
Getting Ahead
Where Do You Live? (aka “Yumiko’s Hands” or “that origami poem”)
Political Art
Music For Funerals
Revisiting Roses and Violets
From a Chicago Garage
Discovering Fire
Mission Statement (aka “when the hell is he gonna stop doing that one?”)
It was fun. I didn’t tell the room there were three premieres in the mix.
Thanks, DC.
Of course, being as I was in DC I missed the Worcester iWPS finals…Congrats to myainsel for kicking butt and taking names old school style….
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Tony
2. Hey, you
3. Yeah, you
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Chrysler77
2. chryslerpoet
3. Chrysler.poet
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Smart
2. Empathetic
3. Stuck on Poetry
THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Crazy
2. Unsympathetic
3. Stuck on Poetry
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Italian
2. Mescalero Apache
3. Middle-class
THREE THINGS YOU’RE AFRAID OF:
1. Death by drowning
2. Death by hanging
3. You
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. 1-handed assisted-open Kershaw knife
2. Lithium and Lamictal (a pharmaceutical vaudeville act)
3. WRITING TIME
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Slam T-shirt (’97, for you geeks)
2. Baggy shorts
3. earrings
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS:
1. Richard Thompson
2. the Clash
3. Rashaan Roland Kirk
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. Iron and Wine, “Cinder and Smoke”
2. Jeffrey Foucault, “Pearl Handled Pistol”
3. AC/DC, “(You)Shook Me All Night Long”
THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
1. Start school again
2. Bass Guitar
3. Drop another 35 lbs.
THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
1. Great conversation
2. To be challenged
3. Elbow room
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE:
1. I used to work as a private investigator.
2. I once screwed up a movie scene by making fun of the star while he was filming.
3. I have met three out of the four Beatles.
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX (or same) THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Eyes
2. Voice (deep works well)
3. Hair
THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN’T DO:
1. Electrical work in the house (I’m a good plumber, though…go figure)
2. Math beyond simple long division
3. Play Scrabble (I think it’s a visual patterning thing)
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Guitars: collecting, selling, buying, playing…
2. Flea Markets
3. Travel
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Sleep
2. Sleep
3. Sleep some more
THREE CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING:
1. Poet
2. Assassin (you think I’m joking, don’t you?)
3. Executive Coaching (you still think I’m joking, don’t you?)
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Russia
2. New Mexico
3. Australia
THREE KID’S NAMES:
1. Buffy
2. Jody
3. Cissy
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Win a major award for my work (this can actually happen after I die)
2. Die naturally
3. Act in a movie
THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW OR DIE PAINFULLY:
1. George Fucking Bush
2. Donald Fucking Rumsfeld
3. Condofuckingleezza Rice
I’m offically beat and headed for bed. Long day tomorrow so likely won’t be back until tomorrow night.
And by the way, rosa_ostrina: thanks for the concern. I’m just dandy! And you should have mail today or tomorrow…
Dark Matter 
December 19th, 2004 at 12:16 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Heh. Mr. Loaf. Heheh.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:16 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Heh. Mr. Loaf. Heheh.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:16 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Heh. Mr. Loaf. Heheh.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:16 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Heh. Mr. Loaf. Heheh.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:16 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Heh. Mr. Loaf. Heheh.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:16 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Heh. Mr. Loaf. Heheh.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:16 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Heh. Mr. Loaf. Heheh.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:16 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Heh. Mr. Loaf. Heheh.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:04 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
“Roadie.” Starring Meat Loaf and Debbie Harry.
Mr. Loaf, as the NY Times calls him, played one of Harry’s roadies in the movie. He was walking across Times Square in this exaggerated cowboy/trucker walk, wearing a pink tour jacket and huge cowboy hat.
Trying to impress my girlfriend at the time, and having not a clue as to who it was or that it was a movie scene, I followed behind him aping his walk the whole way.
As we got closer to the other sidewalk I could hear the director yelling, “Get that kid outta there!!!!”
Loafie-boy tuned around when he got to the other side and glared at me. Needless to say, I was in shock when I realized who I’d been mocking. (Eh, not really.)
Further trivial note: we hung around to watch more of the shoot and my poor mother, who didn’t have a clue as to all these people were, is actually in one of the crowd shots.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:04 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
“Roadie.” Starring Meat Loaf and Debbie Harry.
Mr. Loaf, as the NY Times calls him, played one of Harry’s roadies in the movie. He was walking across Times Square in this exaggerated cowboy/trucker walk, wearing a pink tour jacket and huge cowboy hat.
Trying to impress my girlfriend at the time, and having not a clue as to who it was or that it was a movie scene, I followed behind him aping his walk the whole way.
As we got closer to the other sidewalk I could hear the director yelling, “Get that kid outta there!!!!”
Loafie-boy tuned around when he got to the other side and glared at me. Needless to say, I was in shock when I realized who I’d been mocking. (Eh, not really.)
Further trivial note: we hung around to watch more of the shoot and my poor mother, who didn’t have a clue as to all these people were, is actually in one of the crowd shots.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:04 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
“Roadie.” Starring Meat Loaf and Debbie Harry.
Mr. Loaf, as the NY Times calls him, played one of Harry’s roadies in the movie. He was walking across Times Square in this exaggerated cowboy/trucker walk, wearing a pink tour jacket and huge cowboy hat.
Trying to impress my girlfriend at the time, and having not a clue as to who it was or that it was a movie scene, I followed behind him aping his walk the whole way.
As we got closer to the other sidewalk I could hear the director yelling, “Get that kid outta there!!!!”
Loafie-boy tuned around when he got to the other side and glared at me. Needless to say, I was in shock when I realized who I’d been mocking. (Eh, not really.)
Further trivial note: we hung around to watch more of the shoot and my poor mother, who didn’t have a clue as to all these people were, is actually in one of the crowd shots.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:04 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
“Roadie.” Starring Meat Loaf and Debbie Harry.
Mr. Loaf, as the NY Times calls him, played one of Harry’s roadies in the movie. He was walking across Times Square in this exaggerated cowboy/trucker walk, wearing a pink tour jacket and huge cowboy hat.
Trying to impress my girlfriend at the time, and having not a clue as to who it was or that it was a movie scene, I followed behind him aping his walk the whole way.
As we got closer to the other sidewalk I could hear the director yelling, “Get that kid outta there!!!!”
Loafie-boy tuned around when he got to the other side and glared at me. Needless to say, I was in shock when I realized who I’d been mocking. (Eh, not really.)
Further trivial note: we hung around to watch more of the shoot and my poor mother, who didn’t have a clue as to all these people were, is actually in one of the crowd shots.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:04 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
“Roadie.” Starring Meat Loaf and Debbie Harry.
Mr. Loaf, as the NY Times calls him, played one of Harry’s roadies in the movie. He was walking across Times Square in this exaggerated cowboy/trucker walk, wearing a pink tour jacket and huge cowboy hat.
Trying to impress my girlfriend at the time, and having not a clue as to who it was or that it was a movie scene, I followed behind him aping his walk the whole way.
As we got closer to the other sidewalk I could hear the director yelling, “Get that kid outta there!!!!”
Loafie-boy tuned around when he got to the other side and glared at me. Needless to say, I was in shock when I realized who I’d been mocking. (Eh, not really.)
Further trivial note: we hung around to watch more of the shoot and my poor mother, who didn’t have a clue as to all these people were, is actually in one of the crowd shots.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:04 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
“Roadie.” Starring Meat Loaf and Debbie Harry.
Mr. Loaf, as the NY Times calls him, played one of Harry’s roadies in the movie. He was walking across Times Square in this exaggerated cowboy/trucker walk, wearing a pink tour jacket and huge cowboy hat.
Trying to impress my girlfriend at the time, and having not a clue as to who it was or that it was a movie scene, I followed behind him aping his walk the whole way.
As we got closer to the other sidewalk I could hear the director yelling, “Get that kid outta there!!!!”
Loafie-boy tuned around when he got to the other side and glared at me. Needless to say, I was in shock when I realized who I’d been mocking. (Eh, not really.)
Further trivial note: we hung around to watch more of the shoot and my poor mother, who didn’t have a clue as to all these people were, is actually in one of the crowd shots.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:04 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
“Roadie.” Starring Meat Loaf and Debbie Harry.
Mr. Loaf, as the NY Times calls him, played one of Harry’s roadies in the movie. He was walking across Times Square in this exaggerated cowboy/trucker walk, wearing a pink tour jacket and huge cowboy hat.
Trying to impress my girlfriend at the time, and having not a clue as to who it was or that it was a movie scene, I followed behind him aping his walk the whole way.
As we got closer to the other sidewalk I could hear the director yelling, “Get that kid outta there!!!!”
Loafie-boy tuned around when he got to the other side and glared at me. Needless to say, I was in shock when I realized who I’d been mocking. (Eh, not really.)
Further trivial note: we hung around to watch more of the shoot and my poor mother, who didn’t have a clue as to all these people were, is actually in one of the crowd shots.
December 19th, 2004 at 12:04 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
“Roadie.” Starring Meat Loaf and Debbie Harry.
Mr. Loaf, as the NY Times calls him, played one of Harry’s roadies in the movie. He was walking across Times Square in this exaggerated cowboy/trucker walk, wearing a pink tour jacket and huge cowboy hat.
Trying to impress my girlfriend at the time, and having not a clue as to who it was or that it was a movie scene, I followed behind him aping his walk the whole way.
As we got closer to the other sidewalk I could hear the director yelling, “Get that kid outta there!!!!”
Loafie-boy tuned around when he got to the other side and glared at me. Needless to say, I was in shock when I realized who I’d been mocking. (Eh, not really.)
Further trivial note: we hung around to watch more of the shoot and my poor mother, who didn’t have a clue as to all these people were, is actually in one of the crowd shots.
December 19th, 2004 at 10:49 am
Re: I’m really curious…
You know, I’m drawing a blank on this. Could be because I was round eight at the time. What was it?
December 19th, 2004 at 10:49 am
Re: I’m really curious…
You know, I’m drawing a blank on this. Could be because I was round eight at the time. What was it?
December 19th, 2004 at 10:49 am
Re: I’m really curious…
You know, I’m drawing a blank on this. Could be because I was round eight at the time. What was it?
December 19th, 2004 at 10:49 am
Re: I’m really curious…
You know, I’m drawing a blank on this. Could be because I was round eight at the time. What was it?
December 19th, 2004 at 10:49 am
Re: I’m really curious…
You know, I’m drawing a blank on this. Could be because I was round eight at the time. What was it?
December 19th, 2004 at 10:49 am
Re: I’m really curious…
You know, I’m drawing a blank on this. Could be because I was round eight at the time. What was it?
December 19th, 2004 at 10:49 am
Re: I’m really curious…
You know, I’m drawing a blank on this. Could be because I was round eight at the time. What was it?
December 19th, 2004 at 10:49 am
Re: I’m really curious…
You know, I’m drawing a blank on this. Could be because I was round eight at the time. What was it?
December 14th, 2004 at 8:25 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Think of a “big” rock star.
And think of a very bad movie.
December 14th, 2004 at 8:25 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Think of a “big” rock star.
And think of a very bad movie.
December 14th, 2004 at 8:25 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Think of a “big” rock star.
And think of a very bad movie.
December 14th, 2004 at 8:25 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Think of a “big” rock star.
And think of a very bad movie.
December 14th, 2004 at 8:25 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Think of a “big” rock star.
And think of a very bad movie.
December 14th, 2004 at 8:25 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Think of a “big” rock star.
And think of a very bad movie.
December 14th, 2004 at 8:25 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Think of a “big” rock star.
And think of a very bad movie.
December 14th, 2004 at 8:25 pm
Re: I’m really curious…
Think of a “big” rock star.
And think of a very bad movie.
December 14th, 2004 at 11:11 am
Re: I’m really curious…
Hmph. I’m trying to figure it out (librarian on the job!) but so far I can’t. Any other hints?
December 14th, 2004 at 11:11 am
Re: I’m really curious…
Hmph. I’m trying to figure it out (librarian on the job!) but so far I can’t. Any other hints?
December 14th, 2004 at 11:11 am
Re: I’m really curious…
Hmph. I’m trying to figure it out (librarian on the job!) but so far I can’t. Any other hints?
December 14th, 2004 at 11:11 am
Re: I’m really curious…
Hmph. I’m trying to figure it out (librarian on the job!) but so far I can’t. Any other hints?
December 14th, 2004 at 11:11 am
Re: I’m really curious…
Hmph. I’m trying to figure it out (librarian on the job!) but so far I can’t. Any other hints?
December 14th, 2004 at 11:11 am
Re: I’m really curious…
Hmph. I’m trying to figure it out (librarian on the job!) but so far I can’t. Any other hints?
December 14th, 2004 at 11:11 am
Re: I’m really curious…
Hmph. I’m trying to figure it out (librarian on the job!) but so far I can’t. Any other hints?
December 14th, 2004 at 11:11 am
Re: I’m really curious…
Hmph. I’m trying to figure it out (librarian on the job!) but so far I can’t. Any other hints?
December 14th, 2004 at 10:32 am
You too…that sofa of yours is getting popular!
December 14th, 2004 at 10:32 am
You too…that sofa of yours is getting popular!
December 14th, 2004 at 10:32 am
You too…that sofa of yours is getting popular!
December 14th, 2004 at 10:32 am
You too…that sofa of yours is getting popular!
December 14th, 2004 at 10:32 am
You too…that sofa of yours is getting popular!
December 14th, 2004 at 10:32 am
You too…that sofa of yours is getting popular!
December 14th, 2004 at 10:32 am
You too…that sofa of yours is getting popular!
December 14th, 2004 at 10:32 am
You too…that sofa of yours is getting popular!
December 14th, 2004 at 10:30 am
Re: I’m really curious…
The third one is the lie.
I was a PI in RI in the very Early Eighties for a short time. Boring as hell. I let my license lapse ages ago.
As for the second one…the star was a rock star who is better known these days as an actor. The female actor who was the lead in this movie is a rock star as well.
The scene I disrupted was in Times Square.
The movie was filmed in the late Seventies.
Any guesses?
December 14th, 2004 at 10:30 am
Re: I’m really curious…
The third one is the lie.
I was a PI in RI in the very Early Eighties for a short time. Boring as hell. I let my license lapse ages ago.
As for the second one…the star was a rock star who is better known these days as an actor. The female actor who was the lead in this movie is a rock star as well.
The scene I disrupted was in Times Square.
The movie was filmed in the late Seventies.
Any guesses?
December 14th, 2004 at 10:30 am
Re: I’m really curious…
The third one is the lie.
I was a PI in RI in the very Early Eighties for a short time. Boring as hell. I let my license lapse ages ago.
As for the second one…the star was a rock star who is better known these days as an actor. The female actor who was the lead in this movie is a rock star as well.
The scene I disrupted was in Times Square.
The movie was filmed in the late Seventies.
Any guesses?
December 14th, 2004 at 10:30 am
Re: I’m really curious…
The third one is the lie.
I was a PI in RI in the very Early Eighties for a short time. Boring as hell. I let my license lapse ages ago.
As for the second one…the star was a rock star who is better known these days as an actor. The female actor who was the lead in this movie is a rock star as well.
The scene I disrupted was in Times Square.
The movie was filmed in the late Seventies.
Any guesses?
December 14th, 2004 at 10:30 am
Re: I’m really curious…
The third one is the lie.
I was a PI in RI in the very Early Eighties for a short time. Boring as hell. I let my license lapse ages ago.
As for the second one…the star was a rock star who is better known these days as an actor. The female actor who was the lead in this movie is a rock star as well.
The scene I disrupted was in Times Square.
The movie was filmed in the late Seventies.
Any guesses?
December 14th, 2004 at 10:30 am
Re: I’m really curious…
The third one is the lie.
I was a PI in RI in the very Early Eighties for a short time. Boring as hell. I let my license lapse ages ago.
As for the second one…the star was a rock star who is better known these days as an actor. The female actor who was the lead in this movie is a rock star as well.
The scene I disrupted was in Times Square.
The movie was filmed in the late Seventies.
Any guesses?
December 14th, 2004 at 10:30 am
Re: I’m really curious…
The third one is the lie.
I was a PI in RI in the very Early Eighties for a short time. Boring as hell. I let my license lapse ages ago.
As for the second one…the star was a rock star who is better known these days as an actor. The female actor who was the lead in this movie is a rock star as well.
The scene I disrupted was in Times Square.
The movie was filmed in the late Seventies.
Any guesses?
December 14th, 2004 at 10:30 am
Re: I’m really curious…
The third one is the lie.
I was a PI in RI in the very Early Eighties for a short time. Boring as hell. I let my license lapse ages ago.
As for the second one…the star was a rock star who is better known these days as an actor. The female actor who was the lead in this movie is a rock star as well.
The scene I disrupted was in Times Square.
The movie was filmed in the late Seventies.
Any guesses?
December 14th, 2004 at 7:57 am
Thanks for everything.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:57 am
Thanks for everything.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:57 am
Thanks for everything.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:57 am
Thanks for everything.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:57 am
Thanks for everything.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:57 am
Thanks for everything.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:57 am
Thanks for everything.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:57 am
Thanks for everything.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:42 am
I’m really curious…
…which of those is the lie.
Glad you’re doing fine. I think my subconscious is perhaps using you to represent something else. “Tonight, in Karrie’s dream, the part of her angst will be played by Tony!” Something like that.
And yay mail! Looking forward to it.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:42 am
I’m really curious…
…which of those is the lie.
Glad you’re doing fine. I think my subconscious is perhaps using you to represent something else. “Tonight, in Karrie’s dream, the part of her angst will be played by Tony!” Something like that.
And yay mail! Looking forward to it.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:42 am
I’m really curious…
…which of those is the lie.
Glad you’re doing fine. I think my subconscious is perhaps using you to represent something else. “Tonight, in Karrie’s dream, the part of her angst will be played by Tony!” Something like that.
And yay mail! Looking forward to it.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:42 am
I’m really curious…
…which of those is the lie.
Glad you’re doing fine. I think my subconscious is perhaps using you to represent something else. “Tonight, in Karrie’s dream, the part of her angst will be played by Tony!” Something like that.
And yay mail! Looking forward to it.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:42 am
I’m really curious…
…which of those is the lie.
Glad you’re doing fine. I think my subconscious is perhaps using you to represent something else. “Tonight, in Karrie’s dream, the part of her angst will be played by Tony!” Something like that.
And yay mail! Looking forward to it.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:42 am
I’m really curious…
…which of those is the lie.
Glad you’re doing fine. I think my subconscious is perhaps using you to represent something else. “Tonight, in Karrie’s dream, the part of her angst will be played by Tony!” Something like that.
And yay mail! Looking forward to it.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:42 am
I’m really curious…
…which of those is the lie.
Glad you’re doing fine. I think my subconscious is perhaps using you to represent something else. “Tonight, in Karrie’s dream, the part of her angst will be played by Tony!” Something like that.
And yay mail! Looking forward to it.
December 14th, 2004 at 7:42 am
I’m really curious…
…which of those is the lie.
Glad you’re doing fine. I think my subconscious is perhaps using you to represent something else. “Tonight, in Karrie’s dream, the part of her angst will be played by Tony!” Something like that.
And yay mail! Looking forward to it.