london - shaw theatre - part 2

the night was a success. i sold out of books, drank coffee (though it not starbucks - thanks for trying Marie) and met a lot of beautiful people.

my set consisted of old favorites and a couple of new joints rarely seen in the states. when i come to the UK, i am daring. i feel like - you can try anything atleast once here. so i do. and its always an incredible response which prepares me for the states, i guess.

anyway - the rest of the night included:

Skorpio full of beatboxing and laughter.
boogieman - homie from nyc (by way of bklyn) is on the bill this year. he's one of the few male poets that can eloquently speak of love with senstivity pouring out of his soul (yes, cliche - but i so mean it).
zena edwards - this woman is ill with the instruments, fa real. she is always a treat to witness. she was on the very first bill back in 2003 (with jive, taalam, ainsley, jerry quickly and myself) and has way of making the room become a garden of sound.
urbanspirit - he is a new writer through flipped eye publishing and definitely a jokester. i think he had a joke to share every 2 minutes. which is a record! very nice, though i didnt get to peep his set. im sure he was fire.

and of course jive. who is exactly who is as - most of the time. pure fire.

marie my long lost london friend was in effect. mixing up the music quite nicely for the intro's and nii hosted with a felt cowboy hat. i reserve the right to clown him on a later date. the night was good though. next stop: poetry cafe