Hello, there!
If you are reading this, it’s probably because you read this:
Welcome, internet! Let me tell you a little bit more about Toiling in Obscurity:
THIS is the offending blog entry. I would be more apologetic if it hadn’t garnered more press than two plus years of press releases.
THE NAME OF THE SHOW is funny, and not about to change.
THE SHOW is this Friday, June 18th, at 7PM SHARP! at The Dive.
It probably won’t be anything like a First Person Arts Story Slam because:
– The performers have been hand-picked and scheduled since April.
– It’s FREE! Except for your drinks.
– The whole point is to showcase recent WRITTEN material by the performers* that is either in progress, in limbo, or has recently/will soon be published.
– You can smoke in there! (Buck up, other non-smokers! You can wash your hair when you get home.)
YOUR BARTENDER is the lovely Jo. Yes, that is an accent. Australian, thanks for asking. Tip her often and well.
Yes, DOOGIE HORNER was just on America’s got talent.
He’s also the author/designer behind The First Timer’s Kit and the forthcoming, Everything Explained Through Flowcharts.
In case you were wondering: I have known BECCA TRABIN since Mrs. Jablonski’s Third Grade Class at North Wales Elementary School. We had a long-term substitute that tried to break us of the habit of using “like” and “um” as placeholders in conversation, which is a habit I should look into reacquiring.
TINMOUTH also known as Timothy TeBordo, is just GIVING AWAY his new record. You should download it, even if you have no intention of coming to the show.
I don’t know LEE KLEIN very well, but I’ll tell you one thing – he’s a polite houseguest.
JEREMY ERIC TENENBAUM has also designed all of the Toiling in Obscurity posters. He will be writing from the voluminous, and thrilling, and ever-forthcoming Last of the Blue Blazers.
STEVE MANHEART is now a teaching fellow in Baltimore, but I’ve covered that already. This will be his last show in Philadelphia for awhile.
THE DIVE is located at 947 E. Passyunk Ave, at roughly 7th and Carpenter, right by The Royal Tavern. Don’t go there if you hate free pizza.
I also run SECOND STORIES, a monthly storytelling-ish show at The Dive. The next show is going to be on Tuesday, July 13th, also at 7PM. Check that out, too.
And, I have a story forthcoming in an upcoming issue of THE FOUNDLING REVIEW.
Thank you, TARA MURTHA, and may this Google Alert find you well!
*except for Steve, who still spends a significant amount of time prepping his stories, even though he doesn’t write them down.
Tags: Becca Trabin, Jeremy Eric Tenenbaum, Lee Klein, Readings, Steve Manheart, The Dive, Tinmouth, Toiling in Obscurity