People, hold on to your parachutes! The Battle for Los Angles has begun.
On Sunday, June 10th, The Big Damn Poetry Slam in Long Beach hosted the first of the battles in an all-out war to prove which of the three slam teams in the larger Los Angeles area is the best. This time, due to a few poets being out of town, some reshuffling within each team had to be done. Long Beach/Orange County were represented by last week's Grand Slam winner - Ben Porter Lewis, fourth place winner - Besskepp, and the alternate R-A-C. They also persuaded Victor Infante to join them today as a wildcard. For Los Angeles, featured were the first place winner - Shihan, third place winner - Poetri, fourth place winner - Omari, and one of the alternates - Jaha. Hollywood brought their top three: Gaknew,Tiffiney Scott, and Bridget Gray, and "borrowed" LA Team's alternate - Gimel to complete their team.
As expected, the battle was fierce and undecided until the very end. After four rounds, the home team (Long Beach/Orange County) placed first with a total of 113.4 points, and Los Angeles and Hollywood were tied at 113.0 points each. So, the tiebreakers were called in: Bridget for Hollywood and Jaha for Los Angeles. Both ladies were hot, hot, hot! In the end, Bridget Gray came out on top with 29.6 points over Jahah's 29.2 thus giving Hollywood the second place "in overtime." Still, this was just one battle, and you know what they say about winning battles and wars... The war continues at Da Poetry Lounge on June 19th, so be there or be square!
Living large in Long Beach and raving for LitRave,
Jelena aka Helen the Bashful Dragon
On Sunday, June 10th, The Big Damn Poetry Slam in Long Beach hosted the first of the battles in an all-out war to prove which of the three slam teams in the larger Los Angeles area is the best. This time, due to a few poets being out of town, some reshuffling within each team had to be done. Long Beach/Orange County were represented by last week's Grand Slam winner - Ben Porter Lewis, fourth place winner - Besskepp, and the alternate R-A-C. They also persuaded Victor Infante to join them today as a wildcard. For Los Angeles, featured were the first place winner - Shihan, third place winner - Poetri, fourth place winner - Omari, and one of the alternates - Jaha. Hollywood brought their top three: Gaknew,Tiffiney Scott, and Bridget Gray, and "borrowed" LA Team's alternate - Gimel to complete their team.
As expected, the battle was fierce and undecided until the very end. After four rounds, the home team (Long Beach/Orange County) placed first with a total of 113.4 points, and Los Angeles and Hollywood were tied at 113.0 points each. So, the tiebreakers were called in: Bridget for Hollywood and Jaha for Los Angeles. Both ladies were hot, hot, hot! In the end, Bridget Gray came out on top with 29.6 points over Jahah's 29.2 thus giving Hollywood the second place "in overtime." Still, this was just one battle, and you know what they say about winning battles and wars... The war continues at Da Poetry Lounge on June 19th, so be there or be square!
Living large in Long Beach and raving for LitRave,
Jelena aka Helen the Bashful Dragon
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