Open Mike Night at Hot Java

JWBear · 02-03-2008, 12:35 AM

Bill and I went to Open Mike Poetry Night at Hot Java in Long Beach tonight. It was cool. There were 15 or 16 poets who read their work.

They hold it on the first Saturday of every month.

MouseWife · 02-03-2008, 12:41 AM

is so appropriate.

Sounds like a cool evening to me.

I have to ask, were they good readers of their poetry?

Or did the poetry just read well?

{does that make sense?}

flippyshark · 02-03-2008, 07:53 AM

Who is Mike, and did he mind?

JWBear · 02-03-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MouseWife

is so appropriate.

Sounds like a cool evening to me.

I have to ask, were they good readers of their poetry?

Or did the poetry just read well?

{does that make sense?}

Some was bad, some was good, some was very good. Most read well, a couple did not. (One guy alternated between speaking and singing his poem. It was very jarring.)

Not Afraid · 02-03-2008, 12:10 PM

I've seen their sign for Open Mic night and was intrigued. There uswed to be quite a few places that held Open Mic nights (Pik-me-up anyone?). We used to go quite often. Somehow, that practice seemed to go away. I like that it's back. Hot Java is such a comfortable place, anyways.

GusGus · 02-03-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

Who is Mike, and did he mind?

LOL

love Art of Noise!

JWBear · 02-03-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I've seen their sign for Open Mic night and was intrigued. There uswed to be quite a few places that held Open Mic nights (Pik-me-up anyone?). We used to go quite often. Somehow, that practice seemed to go away. I like that it's back. Hot Java is such a comfortable place, anyways.

Hmmm.... Mini swanking anyone? The next one is March 1st.

Disneyphile · 02-03-2008, 11:59 PM

I used to go to an open mic night at a cafe across from UNLV many moons ago.

One time, a friend got up there and read one of her original poems that is still embedded in my brain to this day:

Oh me
Oh my
Why did he die?
A dinosaur fell on his head
Fred Flintstone is dead

She actually got applause from a UNLV professor.

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MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	is so appropriate. Sounds like a cool evening to me. I have to ask, were they good readers of their poetry? Or did the poetry just read well? {does that make sense?} __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I've seen their sign for Open Mic night and was intrigued. There uswed to be quite a few places that held Open Mic nights (Pik-me-up anyone?). We used to go quite often. Somehow, that practice seemed to go away. I like that it's back. Hot Java is such a comfortable place, anyways.
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Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	I used to go to an open mic night at a cafe across from UNLV many moons ago. One time, a friend got up there and read one of her original poems that is still embedded in my brain to this day: Oh me Oh my Why did he die? A dinosaur fell on his head Fred Flintstone is dead She actually got applause from a UNLV professor.
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