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SEP

2009

Reminder for those in the Seattle Area. Or those who visit the area.

2nd Wednesdays I host a poetry reading with featured poets and an open mic at Parkplace Books in Kirkland, Washington. The reading is from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Open mic sign ups at 6:45. It is FREE.

3rd Fridays of the month...

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MAY

2009

Last December I stepped into a state of the Art recording studio in Burbank, California with Pulitzer Prize and Grammy nominated poet Michael C. Ford to record some spoken word poetry. Now a special limited edition of the 76 minute CD Radio Pictures: Aural Anxieties is about to be released. It's pretty... read full entry »

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My Birthday...: April 12
Hometown...: Seattle now (born on the East Coast: Brooklyn, Bloomfield, Poughkeepsie, spent too much time in Los Angeles)
You can find me...: Hosting Poetry Readings in Seattle, SUNDAY lrs OPEN MIC, 2ND Saturdays Ugly Mug -- South Seattle, 2nd Wednesdays -- Kirlkland Parkplace Books, 3rd Fridays Bookworm Exchange South Seattle. Watching a movie at Harvard Exit, taking a photo. Performing at Little Red Studio
Surprising fact about me...: I write and perform at Seattle's Little Red Studio but by day I'm a Financial Advisor. I once got James Earl Jones to sing along to the Talking Heads song: Burning Down the House. The voice of Vader singing David Byrne!!!
Favorite band growing up...: Beatles, Benny Goodman, Doors, Steppenwolf, Janis, Jimi, Stones, Floyd,
Last good book I read...: Sirens of Titan , The Ghost Writer, Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes, Freaky Deaky, The Ghastly One, Limbs of the Pine,Peaks of the Range, Impostor, The Great Gatsby, Persopolis,
My favorite drink...: single malt Scotch
Favorite website...: http://www.PENWA.org

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Film Geek

dull indie film stretches decent 10 minute idea to 70 minutes

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NOV

2009

Film Geek is a movie based on an idea that 20 years ago might have made a good 20 minute short movie or SNL comedy sketch. At 70 minutes, the 'cute' dated idea is stretched way too far and the film's couple of good ideas don't save the viewer from being bored and most likely annoyed with the execution.

Scotty Pelk (Melik Malkasian) is a movie fanatic who works at a video store (renting mostly VHS) who gives more information about movies then the customers ever ask him for. Some of the customers are annoyed, some are amused, but his manager is fed up with the complaints and fires him. ...

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