My plan was to get a little poetry and then get some early shut eye. And I knew if I went to my normal hangout, The Green, that wouldn't happen. So I called Cindy, Frankie and David and invited them to a reading called Brain Candy. "It's up in Altadena." I said, "Who is going to go to that?"
Well, apparently quite a few people(It is amazing to me to see how big this performance poetry thing is becoming. If a coffeehouse in Altadena can pack them in ... Wow!)
The place was called The Coffee Gallery Backstage and was a great venue for a poetry reading. The backroom was painted to look like a Central American coffee plantation. It was very well done. I kept expecting guerrillas to run in and kill us all or take us hostage.
The host, Phil, was very upbeat and they had a DJ to make sure everyone else was too. He played a variety of different rhythms beneath the different poets - which, sometimes, made for some very cool combinations. Do check them out. It is a great show (even if it is in Altadena). Just don't expect to go home early.
Brain Candy - The Coffee Gallery Backstage
1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 8pm
2029 N. Lake Ave.,
Altadena
626-398-7917
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