Celebrate Ash St Saloon 15th bday all day and night, at 6 see Mike Daily perform a piece of literary astral projection as i kabuki.” — Reuben Nisenfeld 7 hours ago via Selective Twitter Status (Portland, OR) Mike Daily performed “Mr. Viced Honest: These are the Facts” in memory of gagaku poet Steve Richmond (1941-2009) with Reuben Nisenfeld kabuki improv on October 31, 2009, at Ash Street Saloon for the club’s 15th Year Anniversary Halloween Party. Thanks Heather!
31
Oct
09
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Dad suggested Little Red Riding Hood might want to place her blue walrus, velvet teddy bear and green car from Grandma in her basket, for easier carrying, but she wasn’t interested in the suggestion. OK. Happy Halloween, all!
30
Oct
09
clip
your nails are getting long.
germs can hide under there.
if you put your fingers in your mouth,
the germs can make you sick.
Daddy doesn’t want you to get sick.
that’s why I trim your nails.
29
Oct
09
THE FORMALITY OF PUBLIC ADDRESS
for a long time poem
existed in a rhyme
scheme & moved
away from form to
a free verse
another half-baked
proclamation from
poem a day by mike
daily
28
Oct
09
PULL-QUOTE
“Updike left me cold.”
Eckhard Gerdes
28
Oct
09
THE INK TRADE
publishing on skin
is picking up
–Lou Reed never did it for me.
–Leonard Cohen never did it for me.
–I worshipped Leonard Cohen.
–aren’t they the same, essentially?
–well, one’s gay and one’s a ladies’ man.
–aren’t they the same thing?
“I’m sure they’ll have coffee
there.”
“that’s what I just said!
do you ever listen to me?”
25
Oct
09
WHAT DID YOU SAID?
“I take two teaspoons
in the morning and two
teaspoons at night.”
