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  • The Showdown in O-Town

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    Witness the greatest poetic smackdown ever
    Thursday, July 23 at The Cameo Theatre (located in the old Cruises Only building - 1013 E. Colonial Drive), Team Orlando 2009 will face off against three other teams packed with amazing poets in a National Poetry Slam style bout where, after four rounds, one team will win the first ever Showdown in O-Town.  Our teams are so far:

    Team Orlando 2009: Shawn Welcome, Curtis Meyer, Ronin, MyVerse, Alex Ruiz - the most talented team Orlando will ever throw at the National Poetry Slam thus far.  This is an amazing mix of accomplished poets and hungry newcomers who will rock your faces off with their poetic might.

    Team Slamazon: Kendra Corrie, Dani O., Veronica Smith, Holly Riggs - this team features both winners of the 2009 Fringe Poetry Smackdown (who both won with 30s), a 2009 Smackdown runner up, and a poetic leviathan emerging from the depths.  This team is fierce.  They will destroy you with their verse, then wear your skin like a pelt.

    Team Payback: Tod Caviness, Trevor Fraiser, Tam Tam the Sandwich Man, Alex Vega - all these poets were part of the Broken Speech Post-Season and they seek vengenance on Team Orlando for denying them from representing the City Beautiful.

    Team Pandemonium : Chaz Yorick, Lilly, Michael Sloan, Zachary Kluckman - this team is the ultimate wildcard.  We can only speculate the mayhem this mysterious group can cause.
    These teams will face Team Orlando at the Showdown in O-Town in an epic bout never seen before in the City Beautiful...until now. 

    Kicking off the night will be Mighty Mike McGee, the only poet to hold the individual National Poetry Slam and World Poetry Slam titles.

    Wanna hear the best part?  You can see this National Poetry Slam bout with a National Slam Champion as a feature for just $5.  $5 to see amazing poetry.  $5 to get your face rocked so far off, you can put it on a wall as a trophy to tell your grandchildren about that time poetry rocked your face off on this night.  For your $5, you not only get to witness awesome poetry but get your name thrown in the hat for a door prize: a $25 gift card to Urban Think, Orlando's only independent book store.  All proceeds go to Team Orlando 2009. 

    Doors open at 7pm.  Show starts at 8pm (be on time!)

    The Showdown in O-Town is proudly sponsored by Stardust Video & Coffee, our home venue, Park Ave CDs, Seven Sisters Coffee, and Urban Think.
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  • Slam This Thursday - Write Bloody Author Sarah Morgan Next Thursday

    This Thursday, we will have our two round slam.  Sign up by e-mailing slam@brokenspeech.com.  All the fun begins this Thursday at Stardust Video & Coffee (1842 Winter Park Rd) around 9:30pm or so.

    Next week, Write Bloody author Sarah Morgan comes to the Broken Speech Poetry Slam as part of her Animal Ballistics book tour.  After her feature, we will have our two round slam.  Your $3 donation will go towards paying for her feature at Stardust Video & Coffee.

    See you...at the SLAM!
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  • This Week: Last Chance Slam & 2009 Grand Slam

    Thursday,
    April 9 history was made.  For the first time ever in Broken Speech
    Post Season history (Semis/Grand Slam) not just one, two thirties were
    given...to Ronin.  Ronin, taking full advantage of going last at
    Semi-Finals, brought it to Stardust Video & Coffee.  Coming in
    second by .3 was Blu Bailey, followed by Tod Caviness, and then
    MyVerse.  Ryan Grajo will join Trevor Frasier, Curtis Meyer, and Alex
    Vega at the Last Chance Slam, leaving four slots open to the general
    public for Thursday, April 16.
    The Last Chance Slam is your last chance to make it to the Grand Slam this Saturday at Taste @ College Park.  To get
    a crack at one of the four open slots, sign up at slam@brokenspeech.com and we will put your name in the hat.  15 minutes before the Last Chance Slam begins, we will draw names.  The
    first four names drawn will take those open slots.  You must be at the venue when we draw.  If you're not at
    the venue when we call your name, you lose that slot    . 
    The highest scoring poet after two rounds will move on to Saturday's
    Grand Slam.  This will take place 9:30ish at Stardust Video &
    Coffee Thursday, April 16 ($3 donation).

    2009 Last Chance Winner
    Chaz Yorick
    MyVerse
    Alex Ruiz
    Tod Caviness
    Kendra Corrie
    Blu Bailey
    Todd
    Gerding
    Ronin
    J. Bradley

    These
    ten poets will face off in three rounds where the top four poets become
    Team Orlando 2009 and the winner becomes our 2009 Grand Slam Champion.
    This is the first time in Broken Speech history we're holding the Grand
    Slam outside of our venue - Taste @ College Park (717 W. Smith St
    Orlando, Fl 32804). $6 cover this Saturday, April 18.  Doors open at
    9pm.  Show starts at 10pm.  All proceeds go towards the team.

    See you...at the LAST CHANCE SLAM and the GRAND SLAM!!!

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  • The Semis have arrived!

    Congrats to Tony Shine for retaking his Nerd King crown and thanks to A Comic Shop for another great Nerd Slam.
    It's back to business this Thursday as we begin the Post-Season.  Eight poets walk in, but only four will earn the
    right to be in the Grand Slam.  And they are...
    Alex Vega

    Alex Ruiz

    Shawn Welcome

    Chaz Yorick

    Trevor Frasier

    Kendra Corrie

    Todd Gerding

    Curtis Meyer

     

    Will your favorite poet make it?  The mayhem begins at 9:30ish at Stardust Video & Coffee (1842 Winter
    Park Rd).  Your $3 donation will go towards Team Orlando 2009's expenses for NPS.

     

    See you...at the SEMIS!


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