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by Joe B. Music Hall Nite It’s the Matt Gonzalez Benefit Concert in American Music,located at 859 O' Farrell Street in San Francisco. It’s a first for me to being inside usually I pass by it at night after work seeing people young and old milling outside talking,buying or asking to buy tickets,and huge tour busses or a truck unloading musical instruments,amplifiers, mikes,and carrying wires inside the place. But this time being a ‘Po Poet myself I have an in or free ride to enter. My nerves begin jangling,time seems to telescope down to me and being early becomes absurdly urgent. I guess it stems from the first time I missed a play in New York my Aunt had tickets for and I left late from my apartment on Marian Avenue,got lost and returned home. Its when I found I had no sense of direction. It’s drizzle Ciz’ translation(drizzling rain in City)San Francisco. All day I looked for other short poems other than slam bio which is a quick take on the individual reciting the slam. Its always changing as I try making it shorter. Free lunch at St. Anthony’s is a vegetarian affair while Glide has turkey and dressing. One dinner suffering a seizure, the woman across from me saw blood. Though we both felt sorry for the guy and slightly ill we both had 2nds and 3rds of the vegi-feast before I decide having enough. I called friends some call back,one still part of the ‘Po Poets couldn’t make the Matt Gonzalez Benefit Concert. At least my sense of direction improved slightly over time and the place is close to where I live. The Matt Gonzalez For Mayor C A K E. I’m so far from music scene that the ["My milkshake brings the boys the yard,damn its better in yours."] I wonder,the song is so fast,it’s a nice song and all but will folks be singing it in a decade or two or will it become a children’s jump rope song with boys play marbles or darts singing it too? "Evanescence’s Fallen" Is like science fiction,heroine frozen by science or dark magic from without creating a stasis field inside her until a hero with enough lust, love,caring,and heat can burn through the outer and inner layers of ice and ignite her frozen passion. But the hero does not have to work too hard because in her deepest self she wants to be rescued. As for "HoodRat" Well, all I’ll say is maybe I’ve been deprived of the deep real "love-me and I’ll love-you-damn good-heave/ hell and back kind of love only sister’s reserve for bro’s who want,need,and won’t reject them for it in macho asshole ways – Dear Queens, Princesses,and hard workin’s women,I’m starved for it I ain’t shamed admitting it. Yeah,I strayed off subject. In the American Music Hall are people I don’t know staring before and after the ‘Po Poets. They are Jonathan Richman, Chuck Prophet and Stephanie Finch. [I liked their rendition of do right all day woman, do right all night man. the crowd loved it too. Jua Featuring Mama Earth,Sonny Smith. Finally in between the acts is ‘Po Poets consisting of Tiny, Leroy Moore, Charles Pitts, Poor Poet Laureate A. Faye Hicks, and Joseph Bolden. It was quick slam bio’s and two other poems of poverty with a slant on the political scene by Mr. Moore. We finished, went to restroom, and some of us stayed awhile handing out flyers among the audience both down and upstairs. It’s a popular place the Great America Music Hall I do not know it history but I’ll try to be in it because of its beautiful gold ceiling, large dance floor,foods, some beer,and its close to where I live. Just as with many deep abiding pleasures I have been severely deprived and must get all the best that is possible from it. I was calmed,felt welcomed,it is a spiritual space. It feels sacred, peaceful,and welcoming place to sing,dance,pray, sit,eat,and otherwise enjoy ones humanity and others in a humane, peaceful setting. Email: askjoe@poormagazine.org |