Hey, how are you? How's it going? Seriously, I want to know.
But before you answer and I lose my train of thought, and whatever level of general interest I'm pretending to have in your welfare, just let me tell you about a couple of things that will happen within the confines of your county of Pinellas that you can and should attend so we can hang out:
Schnitz and Giggles
Friday, September 9 at 8PM
Stilt House Brewery
625 US 19 ALT
Palm Harbor, FL
September 9 is National Wiener Schnitzel Day. Even if you're not such a fan of very thin, breaded and pan fried cutlets made from veal that you feel an entire day is needed to celebrate them, you've got to admit the fact that such a day exists and allows for the creation of the pun that is the name of this event is pretty great. Plus, all of these things:- It's free
- Stilt House Brewery produces a wide variety of delicious craft beers
- Food from The Red Line Food Truck will be available
- The event is hosted by CJ Hernandez and will feature performances by
- Becca Childs
- Daniel Figueroa
- Bill Kirkpatrick
- Jeff Klein
- ME!
Man, that sounds pretty great. If I wasn't already going, I'd go.
And then on Saturday...
The Last Big Bash
Saturday, September 10 at 6PM
Kymatic Studios
2436 Emerson Ave. S.
St. Petersburg, FL
The first time I heard about Kymatic Studios, I couldn't figure out where in St. Pete it was located so I put the address into Google Earth and found this:
Naturally, my reaction was "I'm not going there! It looks like a place where they paint cars." Naturally, I wound up going anyway. I walked in and there was loud music and weird lights and girls with hula-hoops. At one point, the emcee announced, "Hey, we had a case of flip-flops delivered here today. We don't know why. We're pretty sure it was a mistake because we're in a warehouse and this is the warehouse district. But if you want to buy some flip-flops, come and see me because we're selling them for $2 a pair." This made me an instant fan for life. That, and the fact that everybody there was and is so friendly and accommodating and supportive. I've performed there dozens of times, once doing what amounted to a residency of six weeks in a row. It's my favorite place in all of St. Pete. I love Kymatic Studios!
Well, their landlord is putting the screws to them, raising their rent substantially in spite of not providing basic services that any tenant would expect. There's no air conditioning and that big garage door on the front was broken for most of the summer, turning the place into an oven. As a result, they have to move. This show is a fundraiser to help them find a new home. The future is uncertain but they're optimistic. I'm sad that this is happening but truly honored that they've invited me to be a part of what they're billing as "The Last Big Bash". This massive show is scheduled to go until 3AM! Check out the line-up:
- 6:30-7:05 Chuck Terzian - Music
- 7:10-7:20 Traci Penokie - Poetry
- 7:25-7:55 John Clark - Music
- 8:00-8:10 Clark Brooks - Comedy (Me)
- 8:15-8:45 American Songbox - Music
- 8:50-9:00 Todd Stimmell - Comedy
- 9:00-9:20 Cocoa Bella - Music
- 9:20-9:30 Topaz Hooper - Poetry
- 9:30-9:50 Sierra Amora - Music
- 9:50-10:00 Danny Figueroa - Comedy
- 10:00-10:30 Jonathan Blake - Music
- 10:35-10:45 Cali Poetik - Poetry
- 10:50-11:10 Zig Zag - Music
- 11:15- 11:25 Jander Gray - Comedy
- 11:40-12:10 Dead is the Cat - Music
- 12:20- 12:30 Elijah Henry - Comedy
- 12:40-1:10 Graveyard Groupies - Music
- 1:30-2:00 Shifted Grimm – Music
Kymatic happens to be smack in the middle of the 2nd Saturday ArtWalk so that'll be happening too, with Kymatic showing and selling artwork.
All of that for just $5!
But yeah, what's up with you?
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