tonight ted & i went to the national poetry slam @ filter (formerly the local grind coffeehouse @ damen & milwaukee & north aves)...dave met us there...it was packed...it was nuts...there were three teams competing, from boise, ID, miami, FL, and boston, MA...joe was working the kitchen...poor guy...it's his last day of work, and he had to keep the kitchen open 1.5 hours longer than normal cuz of the slam...

it was cool seeing all the different flavors of poetry...some were humorous & clever...some were political and heated...there was one i liked that had a line in it about spreading revolution by word of mouth...others were more theatrical and even performed in groups...

..it was intense...i think i'll go to more of these things...the national poetry slam started in chicago, and it's bigger than ever, taking over various venues all over town, many in wicker park, such as filter, the note, and subterranean...

...all this just makes you wanna write poetry...not only write it, but say it out loud, the way poetry was meant to exist...all the people...the beautiful colorful people...

...i did a photoshoot w/ dave & ted & the throngs & the buildings afterwards...teddy wanted a beer @ dave's but i was tired so i just walked home by myself...i walked really slow with my camera in position...i love walking slow in our neighborhood...so much to see...like the cracked paint on the pillars of the overpass by my street...who pays attention to this stuff? and yet so much beauty to be discovered...all the different faces and bodies and stories floating around in the summer night air...

...it's all good...

oh...i finally posted the eternals photos from the watchers cd release party @ the metro in may...yeah, i know...i was reminded of my photos when i saw damon & wayne @ the schubas watchers show on saturday...go see the photos by clicking here...