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½ MAD POET LIVE!!!
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5th ANNUAL BACKLOT BASH
Saturday, June 28- Sunday,
June 29
5238 N. Clark (behind
Cheetah Gym)
Chicago, IL
Saturday, June 28
5:00 Sean Wiggins & Lone
Goat (joined by Sheela and
Chandler of 1/2 Mad Poet!)
6:00 Ronnie Nyles
8:00 Catfight
Sunday, June 29
4:00 The Pow Wows
6:00 Rocket
7:00 The Play Doctors
Hours: 3:00-10:00 pm
Cover: $10 before 6pm, $15
after 6pm
Food and Beer available
21+
A Chicago Pride event!
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CHICAGO PEACE
FEST
Lincoln Park
1700 N. Stockton Dr. (Just
South of the Lincoln Park
Zoo)
Chicago, IL
The
Individuals - Berto Ramon -
Poverty Tax - Ferdinand Fox
- Makaya McCraven -
Environmental Encroachment -
Gen'ral Patton & His
Privates - Summer of Love -
Belmondos - Electric
Medicine - Black Rose and
the Disciples of Funk - Punk
Picnic - Renaldo Migaldi -
Jobu - Abbi Rajasekhar -
President B*mb - Pete
Berwick - Huntress Diana/
Hag the Rhythm & The Drum
Circle All Stars - Herbert
Wiser Band - Ravenhouse -
the Innervisionists - Casual
Friday - Ami Sariya - Joliet
Dave Rodriguez - Jaik Willis
- Jimmy Valentine - Avant
Garde Jazz Showcase - Valeri
Voshell - Brian Imig &
Friends - Richard Cranium -
Groovy Sparrow - Infusions
Sunday, June 29th 5:20 -
Anita Guitarist from 1/2 Mad
Poet
ALL AGES!!!
NO COVER!!!
www.myspace.com/peacefreedomfest
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Stories from the Road
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½ Mad
Poet always enjoys playing
with Genral Patton and last
month’s Peace Fest Benefit
was no exception. We drove
up to the aptly named
Hideout at the same time as
the Genral and his crew was
arriving. Immediately
Hippie Tom went to work
helping us unload our gear.
When we got inside Buffalo
Billy was setting up the
food that he had made, the
screen printer from the
Native American Center was
printing cloth flyers on
site, and Brian Imig and
Maestro Phil were at work
directing and managing the
stage. The Genral himself,
founder of the fest, made
the rounds welcoming
everyone and hyping the
festival.
It is
always inspiring to be
around a group of people who
believe in the cause of
making the world a better
place, the support for
independent musicians and
new music, the belief that
small group of people can
change the world, and we
can.
As each
act took the stage, we
couldn’t help but be
impressed by the diversity
and quality of the musical
acts from acoustic acts like
the powerful pop voice of
guitarist Abbi Rejasekhar,
the sensual exoticism of Ami
Sariaya, the textured
folkieness of Summer of
Love, the punk energy of
Roundeye, and the acoustic
rock of Stephanie Vogt and
Richard Cranium. Genral
Patton ended the night
himself with the usual
dexterous high energy
performance replete with Mac
& Cheese costume and
enthusiastic audience
participation. ½ Mad Poet’s
set was short and sassy,
unveiling a couple of new
songs to keep things
interesting.
It
makes a huge difference
playing for a group of
people who are bonded by
common goals that embrace
creativity and diversity
versus one who’s only common
interests are to have a few
drinks and possibly get
lucky, not that there’s
anything wrong with that.
But it is when you have a
collective of bands that
have a goal towards the
benefit of humankind that
you truly feel the power of
music.
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I Want Clothes Like the Cool
Kids!
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Just in
case you forgot what ½ Mad
Poet wear is available…
50’s
Logo – grey T, simple,
Classic design for kicking
back, casual but cool
Flowery Logo – cap
sleeve T, grey and white,
yes rocker chicks can be
flirty and adorable too
Mechanical Woman – black
T, robot woman torso design
from back cover of Ain’t
I a Woman?!? CD. What
is she pointing at anyway?
Live
Torso - white T, Sheela
and Anita’s torsos, jamming
out like the rockstars we
are
Female Trio – white T,
Sheela Fingers Reddy, Anita
Guitarist, Channie
Badabingbong live club
shots, hurray!
Plus
a Guy Trio – white T, ok
if you just want to have the
WHOLE ½ Mad Poet shirt
collection, we do still have
some shirts with Sheela,
Anita, and former drummer,
Rockstar Rich
Established Logo – white
girls V-neck, yes after more
than a couple years we are
still alive, still kicking,
and getting better all the
damn time
Tattoo Logo – white tank
top, logo with a tribal
vibe, yeah you know you’re a
badass
Stamp Logo – white men’s
undershirt, classic trailer
or hanging with the homies
wear because you are just
that cool
Bandanna – white with
blue writing, it’s a scarf,
it’s a face mask, it’s an
emergency sling when you
break your arm stage diving
Sexy
Thong – black with red
trim, for that sexy girl in
your life with a sense of
fun
NEW!!! STICKERS –
perfect for your guitar
case, car, bike, or your
desk at work – up with music
(Wow
that’s a lot of stuff! And
did we mention the most
important part – CDS!!!
Ain’t I a Woman?!?,
Pictures, and Four
Songs with Rich still
available!)
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Don’t Try This at Home
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So
you’ve had a few drinks,
maybe a few too many, but
it’s a lovely night and
you’re surrounded by
friends, so no harm no foul.
When you look up, you see
stars, more than you ever
see in the city and they
seem to be slowly rotating.
This is odd so you lie down,
just in case it’s you that’s
moving. And while you are
lying on your back in the
dark parking lot watching
the stars move, you realize
you had a little more than
you thought. This is
especially evident when a
car starts backing up and
you can’t get up.
Fortunately your friends are
a little less inebriated
than you and help your drunk
ass up. Next time maybe you
should lie in the grass…
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A BIG Thank You To…
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Thank you to Sean Wiggins,
Paul Houston, Genral Patton,
Maestro Phil, and the all
the other fine musicians who
invite us out to play shows
and give us opportunities to
showcase our skills.
Musicians love performing –
the more the better! Thank
you to all our friends and
fans who continue to support
us and ask, “When’s the next
show?”
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Quotes
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“Yes,
we love peace, but we are
not willing to take wounds
for it, as we are for war” –
John Andrew Holmes
"None
of us will ever accomplish
anything excellent or
commanding except when he
listens to the whisper which
is heard by him alone"
-
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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CODA
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Go
outside this summer, leave
your cubicle wasteland, your
seven circles of servitude,
the things that make a
living but not a life, go
embrace music and diversity
and make a difference at
least for yourself. So when
you go back to the things
you have to do, you bring
inspiration and a smile with
you.
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Until next time…
Anita Guitarist
Sheela Fingers Reddy
Channie Baddabingbong
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