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Lizz King: Best Singer/Songwriter in Baltimore

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September 21, 2007

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Baltimore’s City paper awarded the title of Best Singer/Songwriter to Lizz King. Lizz is my friend, longtime neighbor and a fellow West Virginian. Congrats, Lizz. Here’s what the City Paper had to say about her.

Wham City might be best known for giddy, hyperactive noisemakers such as Dan Deacon and the Santa Dads. But the collective’s best-kept secret, Lizz King, defies her crew’s prevailing aesthetic with bluesy vamps wherein she wraps her throaty voice around a single instrument

Cheers Lizz, defying a prevailing aesthetic like that.

Ed Schrader Show: Thursday Night Lineup

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September 8, 2007

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Like I said before, I’ll be performing on the Ed Schrader Show on September 13th, at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore.

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The Lineup

The Ed Schrader show always features a variety of shenanigans and this show should be no exception.

Honnie Wells & The Hundred Quart will perform music that has been described as “making Tom Waits look like a sissy”, with a bluesy raspy sound.

The more obscure Teeth Mountain will also perform.

The manager of Baltimore infamous night spot, The Talking Head, will make an appearance, presumably to discuss the reopening of the aforementioned night spot.

Baltimore’s self-styled vigilante super-hero, Blue Leader is sure to bring some gut-busting laughs to the whole affair. Check out his “Do The Math Comics” for even more laughs.

I’ll be performing spoken word, as well.

Spoken Word on the Ed Schrader Show

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September 2, 2007

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On Thursday, September 13th at Baltimore’s Metro Gallery, I’ll be featured on the Ed Schrader Show. I’m really excited about the opportunity to perform some of my new spoken word material, in front of a live, televised audience. What should I perform?

I auditioned with the latest version of my perpetually-in-progress piece entitled “The Outside Talker“. With such short notice, I’m not sure I can come up with the entire garb I’d need to really pull it off. “The Outside Talker” is an imitation of a carnival barker, or sideshow announcer. I’d need a top hat, at the very least. I might decide to perform something else, instead.

I’ll need to practice, maybe memorize (yeah, right). Whatever happens, you’ll just have to see the show for yourself. If you’re not in the neighborhood, don’t worry, the whole show is usually syndicated online via YouTube, etc..

Since it’s a late show, there are sure to be plenty of gags and jokes, and perhaps some room for the kind of quick promotional suggestions that guests usually make on that type of show (I’ve got two, as it happens).

Again, I’m still not totally set on what to perform. Any requests?

Publishing to the Blog from Microsoft Word

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September 1, 2007

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Several years ago, I wished that there was a way to publish writing online, straight from my favorite word processor. I’m testing that feature of word 2007 now. I don’t say this often, but thanks Microsoft!