We got a message from DPS officer Jennifer Wren about a new show she’s in that sounds like it is a great time. She writes: I’m in an amazing bio-mythographical 1920’s crime fantasia that I thought your peeps might enjoy. It’s called The Bobbed Haired Bandit and it’s based on the true story of Celia…
Month: August 2011
Lou Reed a Parker Reader
In 1999 we had a passing Lou Reed reference to Dorothy Parker. Thanks to eagle-eye Wes, we got a tip to another and better quote from the rock icon today, from an old interview with music journalist Bruce Pollock from the June 1985 issue of Guitar magazine: And then we talked about prose. “Dorothy Parker…
Video Killed the Poetry Star
In our August e-newsletter (which has returned after a 7-month hiatus) this month, I included a video clip, on a whim, that I found charming. This is what I wrote: “Poem of the Month: This month, we have two: Unfortunate Coincidence and Theory. However, instead of reprinting them here (because you should own Complete Poems…