if your better at sex then poetry your not working hard enough on your poetry

So the big showdown went down and we had the most diverse group of nuts judging since Michael Keaton and his friends broke out of the nuthouse to experiance life(the movie Dream Team) I didnt agree with a lot of stuff but Tina Smith did a new piece which I thought was going to end up biting her in the ass. Doing a new piece at a big event can make you choke on it but she delivered and people loved it, it was a superb piece.

I don't know if anyone had as much guts as Jazzy who literally guts herself on stage night after night pushing her performance further and further. Jazzy does not inspire me to write she scares me away from ever wanting to be up there, how could i match that energy? The cool part is she is still developing and I can't wait to hear her stuff years from now as she explores new content.

Sam Tietel I felt got robbed I love everything he does and sometimes I feel like the audience doesn't attend his words enough. A lot of his stuff is jarring and uncomfortable but to not score him highly enough because of that is running from the simple fact that life is full of uncomfortable shit you have to deal with. Anyway he still got a spot on the team.

Nate was Nate and if I brag about how good he is too much more i'm going to start to feel like Alicia Silverstone from The Crush chasing after the dude from the princess bride.

Wil made a concious choice as all the poets who came up started speaking louder and louder and signifying to get everyone's attention he pulled himself in and whispered to them. The motion worked and it was like a secret that everyone wanted to hear all of a sudden. He took it to the house and came back with a 29.8 which is .2 away from a perfect score.

Sean chocked by the way, no pleasant way to say it. Did exactly what I tell everyone not to do, started (a new piece) and then when he lost his place walked off stage. In the second round he left 59 seconds into his big blockbuster father piece. I was unhappy about it VERY unhappy and a lot of people were especially after his first round heroics but the kid sure did provide a lot of drama through this thing and he is such a complex character that the riddle of Sean might be fun to think about but have no answer. I thank him for giving us his incredible work and I can't make fun of him for screwing up in the second round, some of us didn't even make it there.

To those who made it congratulations, now the preparation begins.

hot and heavy

That is most likely the weather that the selected five people who win tonight will suffer through August 4th-8th in West Palm Beach Florida when they compete nationally in the SUMMERSLAM OF POETRY JAM'S!!! I just made that up but i am not copyrighting it if they are interested in using it. The final 8 are an impressive bunch with Wil leading the way followed by the New Hampshire Hammerhead Sam, Ripcord Ryan and Natradamus amadon. I didn't give Wil a nickname because honestly....isn't that just what he wants another freakin' nickname i say NO MORE!

Sean made the bravest comeback since comic book movies became popular again (YEAH!) and the number nine person(me) was .3 away from making it to #8 which just means YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE it was awesome. You should be at the north star cafe tonight around 7 just to give yourself time to get amped up for the big joust. Poets poking each other with words, it will be a sight and the top four are on the team while the 5th gets to be the alternate.

I will be doing the duties as host and I can't tell you how nervous these guys are tonight it is everything they worked for and worked VERY hard for and they are putting it all on the line, one mistake one pause that lasts too long can cancel everything. All the time i spent projecting out in my head who would get what spot is meaningless now. Its up to circumstance.