Poetry Happenings and Spoken Word
02/11/2003 07:41 p.m.
A few weeks ago I was in one of my favorite pubs, a place called Mo and O'Malleys. It was a Thursday night, and I was pretty bored. So I was hanging out, drinking pints of Guinness and listening to Don play his usual weekly set of Irish drinking songs and other popular favorites (Why don't we get drunk and screw? Jimmy Buffet anybody?). I don't remember how it happened but somehow I got to talking to Don after his set, idle bullshit chatting. Somehow we got talking about writing and I mentioned that I'm a poet, that I've been trying to work on a novel. He writes poetry too, and he said he'd love to see some of my work, that I should bring some in next time I come in. So of course, next Thursday I did. He said he really liked my work. So now, we've got this sort of exchange going on, I bring in a few pieces for him, we talk about poetry and he's given me a bit of his. He's supposed to email me some of his stuff. I haven't gotten it yet. Much to my dissapointment.

Also my best friend Teresa is getting some of her poetry published in an online mag called Babel Magazine. She sent me the link urging me to submit my stuff as well. So I sent in some pieces, I got a letter back 2 days later with an acceptance and request for more work. I sent them 2 more poems. All total, 5 pieces: Fuck You, Synonyms, I Know I Need to Write a Poem..., Bitten, and Anything, Jason. They accepted them all and said they'd like to see work by me regularly. That was very cool.

And finally in my current news, I went to the Norva in Downtown Norfolk last night to see (THE MAN!!!) Henry Rollins spoken word show. The man is absolutely amazing and so is his show. Anyone who has the opportunity to see him live whether spoken word or musically with Rollins Band should fork up the money for a ticket and strap yourself in for a great time. I can't get over him saying though last night that he's 42 yrs old and that now, partly due to his grueling touring schedule, that the only way he can get chicks is by waving a stack of 20's out the car window and scream "I'm not a cop!" I'm sure this a great exaggeration. The man is so damn hot for one. And I know that the man can out think, out smart, out wit and I'm sure due to his lifestyle of constant touring, always in motion, that he can outlast most guys my age, somewhere in their twenties. And he's got this total aura of confidence about him that he doesn't give a shit what anyone thinks about him. All combined, he's an extremely sexy package. Viva Henry Rollins! I hope he's still out there making music and doing his spoken word shows for years to come.
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