“Here’s to the misfits, rebels, trouble-makers. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. Quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. You can’t ignore them. They change things, push the human race forward. Some may see them as crazy, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
James Peale – “Porcelien Bowl With Fruit“
“Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.”
Jack Grapes is in Paris with his family so Adesh & LK Thayer
will be the mistresses of ceremonies!!
Please join us with this late notice
Great poetry & laughter will be had!
LA’s Leading Literary/Arts Center,
681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
Jack Grapes Photo by L. K. Thayer
Due to popular over-spillage John & guests will be at
Address
4319 Melrose Avenue,between N Vermont & N Mariposa Avenues,Midtown – Los Angeles
Telephone 1-213 514 5345
“A breath of fresh air…Imagine, a comedian who actually reads for his conversation points. Stunning” – Diane Werts, Newsday
“One of the single best comedy acts I have ever seen” – John Hoglund, Backstage
“A rapier wit…hip and hilarious.” – Wayman Wong, NY Daily News
special guest just added – miss suzanne whang
with a very special guest to be announced Friday…
John Fugelsang returns from NYC to present all you tan people with an evening of razor-sharp comedy, political satire, spoken-word performance & hip-hop poetry this Saturday Night in Hollywood. Special guests to be announced.
It’s a comedic/spoken word orgy of unspeakable brilliance and the best hip-hop poetry/standup/spoken word show you’ll see on a Saturday Night in Hollywood.
Cover is only 5 bucks; get there early to ensure your spot.
Performers Include…
Jim Ward
Mr. David Feldman
Kelly Carlin!
Chris Bonno
Richard Chassler
Salazar
Eve Brandstein
Lisa (L.K.) Thayer
Ben Brandstein
and TV’s Frank, Frank Coniff.
additional guests to be announced, or not.
Miles Davis was a jazzman
A razzamatazz man
Leader of the band
With a trumpet in his hand
Miles Davis
Miles Davis.
Miles Davis was
A looming lyrical man
Soft and sassy,
Bold and brassy,
A bebop hipster
Sharp as a tack
So clean,
So cool.
Boppin’ the blues at Birdland
with his big bop band
Bebop
Doo Bop
Strictly Rebop
On the corner
On Green Dolphin Street
Down on 52nd Street
and the uptown Harlem beat
There was Miles
Steamin’… workin’… cookin’… relaxin’
The musings of Miles were often
kind of blue
Like a blue haze on quiet nights
A bluesette at starlight
A blue mood heard round about midnight
Miles Davis was all blues.
A muted Miles melody
Is a soft soothing lullaby
in any language.
From his sketches of Spain
to the girls of Kilimanjaro
and the images of Nefertiti
Miles was the man with the horn
From whom the cool was born.
I thought I saw Miles just the other day
I heard that trumpet cry, wail, sigh
In a silent way
Miles away
Miles in the sky
Miles Davis
© 1999
“It seems whenever I go there is drama. People are like lice—they get under your skin and bury themselves there. You scratch and scratch until the blood comes, but you can’t get permanently deloused. Everywhere I go people are making a mess of their lives. Everyone has his private tragedy. It’s in the blood now—misfortune, ennui, grief, suicide. The atmosphere is saturated with disaster, frustration, futility. Scratch and scratch—until there’s no skin left. However, the effect upon me is exhilarating. Instead of being discouraged, or depressed, I enjoy it. I am crying for more and more disasters, for bigger calamities, for grander failures. I want the whole world to be out of whack, I want everyone to scratch himself to death.”
Tropic of Cancer
summers were thick with dragonflies
Grandma Audrey would bake
Russian teacakes.
The bullheads would circle
our inner tubes and the bloodsuckers
just sucked.
The waves would slap the shore
and the loons would cry
changing us all, forever.
© 2011
If you are interested in participating as a poet for our next reading, please contact:
Anne Norda
annenorda@gmail.com
818-633-2637
AUGUST 18, Thursday, 6-8pm
M Street Coffee
13251 Moorpark Street
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Phone: 818.907.1400
www.mstreetcoffee.com
POETS:
Jamie Poster
Innocent Otim
Gigi Aurelia
Zach Puchtel
Elizabeth deVries
Lexington Sherbin
Laurie Magers
Missy Thompson
Jeremy Radin
Bianca Swan
Jackie Lopez
Anne Norda
Lisa (L.K.) Thayer
Tico Wells
Stephanie Carlisi
An intimate space…perfect for poetry!! A wonderful event!!
Thank you Anne, can’t wait! – L.K. Thayer
© 2011
He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit
He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
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