Dick Cheney’s Facebook Entry Causes Thousands to Vomit; Beyonce Falls Below NASDAQ Index
August 1, 2007 at 5:43 am | In Blogging, Chris Benoit, Delaware, Hurricanes, Iraq, Miscellaneous, My Life, Newark, OJ Simpson, Paris Hilton, Paul Prudhomme, Poetry, Poetry Slam, President Bush, Rabbit, Slam, Spears, Spoken Word, Taliban, Vick, Wilmington | Leave a CommentThis is just another reminder about Wednesday, August 1st’s
BEST PLACE TO BE IF YOU’RE IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE!!!
Chief Justice John Roberts Has Chinese Seizure; Michael Vick “Vapo-Rubs” Danica McKellar (live poetry in delaware never smelled so pretty)
July 31, 2007 at 5:28 am | In Announcements, Bizarre, Blogdom, Blogging, Books, Chief Justice John Roberts, China, Counterculture, Danica McKellar, J.K. Rowling, Poetry, Poetry Slam, Slam, Slam Poetry, Spoken Word, Wilmington, Wilmington, Delaware | Leave a CommentOkay, I’m going to borrow my my friend and poetry slam teammate Hannah McDonald this bit of text from her blog, because she’s so much better than I am at press releases:
DelaWhere?’s National Poetry Slam Team Seeks Your Support!
What do you get when you combine 4 poets from Delaware, 1 poet from Philadelphia, raucous performances and Olympic-style judging? Why, the 2007 DelaWhere? National Poetry Slam Team, of course! The National Poetry Slam will be held this year in Austin, Texas from August 7-12, and Wilmington’s first-ever team will be there to compete as one of 75 teams from around the US and the world, but they have a problem. Traveling to Texas for a week costs money. This is where you come in.
The DelaWhere Poetry Open Mic & Slam, held every Wednesday at the Crimson Moon in Wilmington, will be taking a break from their usual poetry routine on August 1 st to bring you a night of music and poetry to benefit the 2007 team. There will be poetry performances by members of Team DelaWhere? as well as musical performances by very special guests Gina Degnars (of Stygian Veil) and Chris Malinowski (of The Collingwood)! There will also be giveaways and a silent auction, plus the bar and the kitchen will be open for your drinking and dining pleasure. Poetry chapbooks will also be for sale.
GIVEAWAYS/AUCTION ITEMS include:
13″ TV w/built-in DVD player
A Weber charcoal grill
Artwork by Jeff White
A Paper Shredder
T-Shirts, Hats, and various cool odds and ends (thanks to our friends at Delaware Importers)
Themed gift packs
AND MORE!!
Please join us for this fun night celebrating Wilmington’s first poetry slam team:
DelaWhere? Poetry Open Mic & Slam’s
2007 National Poetry Slam Send-Off Party
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
8pm
$5 suggested donation
Crimson Moon
1909 W. 6th Street
Wilmington DE 19805
Iraq Launches Gay Attack On Michael Vick In Dispute Over Lindsay Lohan’s Drunken Wildfires (2008 Election Dub Mix)
July 25, 2007 at 9:42 pm | In America, Blogging, Civil Discourse, Delaware, Effects, Images, Newark, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Water, Wonder | Leave a CommentWith thanks to m2atk.wordpress.com, take a look at this image:
Take a look at it for a long while. I mean, take a good, long look at it.
Can’t you just get lost in a picture like this? Seriously?
Tammy Faye Messner Surrenders to Israeli Police, Taliban Seizes McCain’s Hairspray
July 22, 2007 at 5:58 pm | In Birthdays, Blogdom, Blogging, Blogs, Delaware, Family, Fathers, Freedom of Speech, Impeach, Michael Moore, My Life, NPS, National Poetry Slam, Newark, Delaware, Performance, Performance Art, Performance Poetry, Performance Poets, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Poetry Slam, Poets, Poets Against The War, Politics, Rain Burroughs, Reading, Slam, Slam Poetry, Spoken Word, Stop the War, Texas, The National Poetry Slam, The War in Iraq, Updates, Virginia, War, Wilmington, Wilmington, Delaware, Writing | Leave a CommentThere seemed to be quite a few hits up on here after my last post (Poets Against The War), and I’m hoping that’s a good thing. I’m hoping that others have emailed Ms. Everson about what happened and I’m hoping that my humble little post made some kind of a difference. In partially related news, I believe that I have become obsessed with checking out my blog stats and tag surfer just to see how things progress and how my posting pattern (every other day, at least) affects ARS. WordPress, you have cool features, man.
In family news, I called my father to wish him a happy birthday the other day. He sounded well. Tired, but well. My sisters took him out to dinner and I wish I could have been there. I miss my family. I love you, Dad.
In performance poetry news, I’ve just learned that the NPS draw is up and posted. So, now I can see that the 2007 Wilmington, Delawhere? Poetry Slam Team will face these cities (Oakland, Amarillo, White Plains, Charlotte) in our first preliminary bout and these cities (Decatur, Springfield, Atlanta, Houston) in our second preliminary bout. Time to do a little investigation. Time to do a little fact-finding and snooping. Time to do a little of this, and a little of that. * rubs hands together *
Poets Against The War (Dissent IS Patriotic)
July 20, 2007 at 10:07 pm | In ACLU, Activism, America, Anger, Blogging, Civil Discourse, Counterculture, Culture, Daily Kos, Delaware, Dick Cheney, Michael Moore, Patriotism, Poem, Poet, Poets Against The War, Progressive Politics, Slam Poetry, Stop the War, The War in Iraq, Wilmington | 2 CommentsSo, recently, a young woman and her 7-year-old daughter were removed from a 4th of July celebration by the Richmond, Va police just because they were carrying a banner urging the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney. I read about this online at michaelmoore.com and I just had to do something about it. A park official was quoted in the article defending the protester’s removal by saying, “Obviously, you don’t want that kind of disruption [holding up a banner expressing your political convictions] in the middle of a performance at that location“.
That official’s name is Christy Everson. Her email is Christy.Everson@richmondgov.com, and her telephone number is (804) 646-5944.
I’m not happy, in fact I’m furious to learn that a young woman and her 7-year-old daughter were placed into a police cruiser and kept away from a 4th of July celebration simply because their political views don’t square with the majority of Unconscious Americans. So I wrote a letter to her and sent it by email today. Here is the text of the email that I sent to her:
Dear Christy,
My name is Rich Boucher and I’m a poet and patriotic American from the state of Delaware.
I was just reading a news article online at wwww.michaelmoore.com regarding a recent incident
where a young patriot named Rain Burroughs was removed from a 4th of July celebration
at the Dogwood Dell area of Byrd Park by Richmond Police simply because she was carrying
a banner which conveyed the depth of her feelings about Vice President Dick Cheney
and, in reference to him, House Resolution 333.
According to the article, which appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, in reference to
Rain Burroughs’ protected political speech,you were quoted as saying, “Obviously, you don’t
want that kind of disruption in the middle of a performance at that location”.
I have some questions for you about what you said, and also about what happened to Rain
Burroughs and her 7-year-old daughter.
1. Why is it “obvious” that political expression would be unwanted at a 4th of July celebration?
Wouldn’t a 4th of July celebration be the most appropriate place of all to celebrate
one’s First Amendment right to openly criticize our government?
2. Who is the “you” in this sentence, “Obviously, you don’t
want that kind of disruption in the middle of a performance at that location”?
Can you actually mean to speak for everyone who comes to a public event?
How would you be able to know such a thing? Do you, as a public official,
believe in and support the First Amendment right to openly criticize our government?
3. Does it make any sense at all to throw a young woman and her 7-year-old daughter
into a police cruiser and keep them away from a 4th of July celebration simply
because they wanted to share their feelings about the current administration’s
policies?
4. You said that you were “unsure” of who called the police to ask for Rain Burroughs’
removal – does this mean it was an anonymous phone call? If it was not an
anonymous phone call, what is the name of the individual who called the police
and asked for Rain Burroughs’ removal from the park?
I know that you are very busy, and I want to thank you, in advance,
for your prompt reply.
Yours sincerely,
Rich Boucher
poet and patriot
I will let you all know when and if I get a response from her, and I’ll publish that up on here. I’m hopping mad that this can happen in our country. I love America, but goddammit, does she piss me off sometimes.
Give her a call or drop her an email. Do a little good today.
Apocalyptic Rabbit vs. The People’s Last Names
July 12, 2007 at 8:28 pm | In Ancestry, Blogging, Blogs, Delaware, Family, Genealogy, Heritage, Identity, Idiosyncrasies, Mental Health, Names, Newark, OCD, Widgets, Wordpress | 2 Comments
If you’re coming by here somewhat regularly, you’ll see I’ve added a new “widget” to my blog: Last Names I Can’t Handle At All Today. This is a wonderful and special new aspect to my blog and I hope my friend Mattie McDoinglish will appreciate my adding it on here. The other night we were talking about how sometimes I get very angry inside when I hear or read certain people’s last names, and I realized it might be interesting to try to track the names somehow. It’s not a rational reaction, I know. There’s no logic or justification for it, it’s just that sometimes I’ll read or hear a new last name and just go into a visceral, bad reaction to it. Sorry, Mr. Dobbs. Sorry, Ms. Veeris.
That’s just the way it goes.
ps – don’t worry, Lyle. You’re fine.
POETRY ON TV IN DELAWARE: BIG EXCITING NEWS ALL OVER THE PLANET! COME TO THE CRIMSON MOON TAVERN WEDNESDAY, JULY 11TH AT 8 PM!
July 10, 2007 at 3:16 am | In Announcements, Art, Blogdom, Blogging, Blogs, Books, Bush, Cheddar Cheese, China, Creative Writing, Delaware, Delaware Poetry, English, Feminism, Friends, Gardening, Literature, MTV, Newark, Delaware, Performance, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Poetry Slam, Reading, Salman Rushdie, Shakira, Slam Poetry, Spoken Word, Sports Illustrated, The White House, UK Terror, Wilmington, Delaware, Writing, iPhone | Leave a Comment
So. I’ve got confirmation that we have a local television company coming to film us at the reading for a big profile this Wednesday, July 11th at the Crimson Moon Tavern in Wilmington, Delaware! I’m so excited about this reading that I’m practically ready to lose continence (will keep you all posted). I’ve been hoping for so long that we could catch back some of that momentum we had going a while back, and this is our chance. So, any of you people out there within reach of downtown Wilmington, Delaware who like to read poetry, who like to write poetry, who NEED to read or write poetry, if you like to listen to poetry; PLEASE come. Be a part of the true beginning of a new area in the local culture.
I expect there to be a lot of poets there. I expect there to be a lot of sexy men and women there getting their good time on. And to all of you Delaware bloggers, the ones who read my little corner of TEH INTARWEBS, please come and check it out! Maybe you’re not into poetry so much. Maybe you are. But please, this could be a special night. Please help me make this a special night and come to the reading! Dress your best! We’re gonna be on TV!
please come to the reading -
The Crimson Moon Tavern is located at:
1909 W 6th St
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 654-9099
Oh! And, hey! I’ve been published online! Three poems of mine can now be found at (a very nice-looking website indeed) www.depoetry.com. Please go there and check it out!
As long as it doesn’t hurt ME……
July 3, 2007 at 7:27 am | In Beauty, Blogging, Catholicism, Culture, Delaware, Demi Moore, Erotica, Fairness, Feminism, Gardening, Humor, Ireland, Lap Dance, Sex, Sexy, Stripping, Women, World Hunger | 4 Comments
Poetry today I am practicing my poetry so I have to wear rubber gloves and not latex ones because….
July 1, 2007 at 7:26 pm | In Announcements, Blogging, Delaware, Funny, Haiku, Humor, Newark, Delaware, Poems, Poetry, Rubber, Sexy, Spoken Word, Tom Green, Wilmington, Delaware, YouTube | Leave a Comment
I want to be an important part of the machinery of this Team. We’re practicing today. And I don’t want to get my fingers caught.
We’re also going to be taken some group photos today. This should be fun.
Screaming Inside An Hourglass
June 28, 2007 at 8:21 pm | In Advice, Africa, Antarctica, Baltimore, Blogging, Culture, Delaware, Education, Environment, Europe, Faith, Famine, Feminism, Funk, Gambling, Grass Roots, Health, Holland, Hunting, India, Literature, Mechanical Engineering, Music, Newark, Delaware, North America, Obama, Paris Hilton, Philadelphia, Photography, Politics, Racing, Reading, Science, Sex, Slam Poetry, Soul, South America, Spoken Word, Wilmington, Delaware, XXX | Leave a Comment
So it’s a little bit after 3 in the afternoon on my day off from work and I’m thinking about the poetry reading from last night and what, if anything at all, I as one person can do to bring more people to the event. Not that I didn’t have a good time last night – I always do when I go there, but this reading and slam could be so much bigger, so much more important to the community as a whole. That’s my dream. I keep dreaming about it. Even when my eyes are open. Which isn’t too often. We had an almost so-so turnout last night but we made the best of it and we all had a good time. I should thank the guys from Commercialized for coming down to tape some of the show last night, along with the interviews. That was a very cool surprise. I just wish they came to a packed house. So, how do we fill up this room? How do we bring poets from all over Delaware into this house? We’re ideally situated. Right in the middle of a cool part of Wilmington with parking, a bar and air conditioning. I want this place to be filled with young poets, old poets, page poets, stage poets, feminist poets, teknist poets – I want it all up in here.
This reading could be that loud crack of thunder that silences the whole party on the back porch on a summer night and makes everyone think about their safety for a moment.
Help me figure out a way to make this reading become what it can become.
I’m open to suggestions.
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