Hype yourself blatantly here.

[Stretch]

Next time, ask! I'm sure Jerry could have spared a couple.

Just back from a tiny, and I do mean tiny and remote town in Nebraska. Parade and small festival. I'm passing your website link on to the organizer of a group of middle and high school age street percussionists, who performed. Thought they should have some inspiration.

More later. I'm off to another parade.

[Spike McGuire]

I opened for WAR. Here is a picture;

-----Spike

P.S. I opened for the village people the night before

[Lynneski]

Not important to anyone else, but ...

After 25 years of indentured servitude, today I celebrate one year free of nicotine.

Now I only have 93 more years to live.

[worldwidese]

Formula for success.

Lynneski, the year thing is great, but how did you cope with the first 2 weeks? I think that's the hard part! I don't seem to have what it takes.

[martin ewen]

As a smoker I cannot congratulate you, what you did was wrong.

....

[Mr.Taxi Trix]

Lynne, do not be daunted by men who write only in titles. You've done a noble, beautiful thing. In fact, i'm going to celebrate your victory right now, with a cup of joe, and a cigar.

[Woofnah]

Many Conga Rats to you

Lynneski:

You are remarkable and admirable. Many good wishes to your very very VERY long future ahead.

[Evan Young]

oops

[Evan Young]

downtown boulder puts out a calender of kids art every year. They are allways about pearl street. This is the picture for October 2004.... it's me!

[Bruce Airhead]

Bigging it up

G'day all
First time user
I am an Aussie living in the UK and have the most amazing act you have ever seen.
I have never won anything
I have never head lined anything
But
No man nore nor beast can resist my show.

[Adam Gertsacov]

Vote For Mr. Punch on October 15 in Providence RI

A Puppet Runs For President:
(Stranger Things Have Happened!)
(Providence, RI) OCT 6, 2004

The 2004 election may seem a little weird, but nothing like this.

Mr. Punch, the traditional English puppet with the hooked nose, the hideous
laugh, and the penchant for beating his wife with a slapstick, decides to
run for President. He is counseled by the Devil, his wife Judy, and three
ghosts of Presidents past: George Washington, Richard Nixon, and Millard
Fillmore . He ends up in a big debate with incumbent puppet Mr. Shrub, and
the audience gets to vote right there and then on who they think should be
president. And that's when the voting scandal begins.

This untraditional (but not so unlikely) scenario is the heart of a new 15
minute show which will appear in Providence, RI, just three weeks before the actual election. And, just like the actual election, it will have a
surprise ending.

"I wanted to create a show to get both kids and adults excited about voting," says Adam Gertsacov, the Rhode Island based clown, actor, and puppeteer who has written, directed, and will perform the 15 minute show. "The election process is something that effects everyone, yet amazingly, voter turnout is low. I'm hoping to use humor to get people interested in participating in the process."

Gertsacov has been creating and performing solo shows since 1989. Other
shows include a Victorian style flea circus, a "Barbie" doll Oedipus Rex, and a historical impersonation of P.T. Barnum. He has performed all over the country, and in various parts of the world. Gertsacov's resume touts him as the Clown Laureate of Greenbelt Maryland and "the most educated clown in America, barring certain elected officials." He is also the festival and executive director of Bright Night Providence, an artist-run New Year's Eve Celebration in Rhode Island's capital city.

Gertsacov says his influences and inspirations are many and various. "The
show is kind of a hodgepodge of many different ideas, finely blended and
cooked at a 350 degree heat," he says. " I'm mixing in traditional Punch and Judy with presidential facts, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, current events, and even a little South Park. "

Gertsacov received a grant from the Rhode Island State Council On The Arts
to help complete the show. "That really gave me the encouragement to go on,"
Gertsacov says. " The Arts Council seemed to get that humor is a great way
to get people interested and involved in important issues."

WHAT: Punch and Judy Election Show (part of a larger show "Blood From A
Turnip-- Late Night Puppet Salon")
WHEN: Friday, October 15, 2004 at 10:30 pm.
WHERE: Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street, Providence
COST: $5 (no reservations are available) Show up early!
MORE INFO: 401-331-2695 (theatre) or visit http://www.perishable.org, or
visit http://www.acmeclown.com/punch/

[martin ewen]

Nothing to see here ..move along

HA
There's this new search engine that lets you see various angles that google doesn't provide.

http://snap.com/index.php

I used it to find out that over 15,000 individuals have visited part of my immence retail division at

http://www.cafepress.com/antigravity

I am proud to announce that of these 15,000 people.
Not ONE person has ever purchased anything...ever.

I command you to gasp in awe at my failure...losers

[newyorkstreetdean]

As most of you don't know, in my non-busking life I'm working on my bachelors degree in music composition. My first semester of school I stumbled upon a performance of George Crumbs "Microcosmos". It completely changed the way I look at music. At the time I was working on a degree in music education.
George Crumb is a twentieth century composer. I would say next to John Cage, he is the most notable composer of the twentieth century. He is by far the most influential composer to me. The work you may have heard of most is "Ancient Voices of Children"
This coming friday the 22nd, George Crumb is coming to my school. He will be lecturing, giving a question/answer, and then a concert of his works in which he will be performing on a couple of them.
How am I hypeing myslef blatently? On the concert I am going to perform his work, "Idyll for the Misbegotten". Infact I play the first note of the evening. I am going to perform my compositional idol's piece for him!
To add more pressure, the profits for the performance are going tword a friend of mine who past away about a week ago... Well not him, but you get what I'm saying.
Furthermore the concert is on Des (my girlfriend) and my 2nd year anniversary. This is a huge day for me!

[Dan Tastik]

After three weeks of intense gladitorial style combat i emerged victorious from 50 competitors in my local Karaoke bar's "Karaoke Idol" competition.

I won a trip to Australia which i think i'll gift to my parents.

[Woofnah]

Stand up Last night

I totally rocked last night!
I was the only Stand-Up who *didn't* get heckled!
Okay, this is not the first time this has happened.
Maybe I'm too weird and they're afraid of me.
But they LOVED my set last night.
And club usually gives me 5 minutes, gave me 10!

I'm in a good, but tired, place today.

.... only 5 hours to go ...