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The Slam
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:28 pm
by Bob Pacey
Hey all just got through the local heat of the Qld State library Poetry Slam so will be off to Brisbane for the finals in September, Will need any supporters I can get so mark the date if you can attend.
20/09/2013
Cheers all
Bobbity.
Re: The Slam
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:59 am
by Neville Briggs
Goodonya Bob. Hope you go well.
Re: The Slam
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:19 am
by Zondrae
Good on you Bob,
From this end.. Greg North has won his heat for a couple of years in a row. Then he got to perform at the Sydney Opera House in the finals.
It is a hard gig. From my experience the whole thing is a genre on it's own. I have heard some exceptionally good slam poetry and I have heard some rubbish. Just like Bush Poetry I expect. I'm not into it. As Is said "Good on you".
Just shows you - An old dog can learn new tricks.
Re: The Slam
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:32 pm
by Bob Pacey
I was the only one who performed from memory Zondrae and it showed on the audiences faces, you can do so much more than reading off a phone or piece of paper.
Oh and I can not tell you the poem I did or Then I would have to kill you.
This is my fourth final so might crackem soon just gotta get past the uni students but a good poem can do that .
Bobbit
Re: The Slam
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:41 pm
by Robyn
Great news Bob... give 'em heaps!
Re: The Slam
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:41 am
by warooa
Onya Bob, so you (have to) do the same poem for the final?
Slam on DJ Bobbo
Yo Yo
Marty
Re: The Slam
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:11 am
by Bob Pacey
No you can do any poem you like must be your own of course and written this year.
The big test will be in Brisbane as the crowd judges the winners and it is pretty hard to get any oldies there LOL but I have learnt that a good poem performed well will get to most of them.
have a look on the Qld State Library site and they have posted videos of pervious finalist.
Cheers all and many thanks will give it my best.
Bob
Re: The Slam
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:13 am
by Bob Pacey
Oh Yeah forgot to mention did a show in the park last night with some sheila called Palmer ???? she went all right does anyone know her ???
Will post some pics if we can .
Cheers Bob
Re: The Slam
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:39 am
by Maureen K Clifford
Explains why she wouldn't take my phone call
but was she any good Robere
Between the two of you that show must have been a riot.
Have you thought of teaming up to do a ventriloquists act?
Re: The Slam
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 8:54 pm
by David J Delaney
Great news Bob, give those yuppies a run for their money mate......