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Thursday, May 10, 2007

Tonight at Sonic Boom in Fremont

posted by on May 10 at 12:29 PM

A bunch of wildly smart and attractive people are giving a free reading. These people include: Joan Hiller of Sub Pop, Josh Feit of The Stranger, Eric Fredericksen of Western Bridge, the DJ and promoter and prolific Slog commenter Kerri Harrop, and, uh, me.

Oh, and of course Sean Nelson, the evening’s host. It’s called Rock Crit’s Greatest Hits, but don’t worry, it’s not going to be all that rock-crit-y. Josh Feit is reading the Rolling Stone cover story about Patty Hearst from back in the day—he has the actual issue, yellowed with age. And I’ll be reading excerpts from The White Album by Joan Didion, including the stuff about what John and Michelle Phillips did in the limo on their way to the hospital for the birth of their daughter Chynna.

Did I mention it’s free? And that no one will ask you to buy anything? And that several of the readers are single? And that it will be homey and funny and you can sit on the floor if you want? And that it starts at 7 pm? And that the address is 3416 Fremont Avenue N? If you get lost: 206-633-BOOM.

UPDATE: And there will be beer.

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UPDATE: And there will be beer.

This is all we really needed to know.

:P

Posted by Mr. Poe | May 10, 2007 12:47 PM
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Correction:

I'm not reading the Patty Hearst cover story, but rather a gem that shows up in the same 1975 issue that will blow your minds.

Posted by Josh Feit | May 10, 2007 12:56 PM
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i'm not sure i am going to be able to get there in time. but, i am still single. actually, i'm a divorcee, which sounds so much more enticing.

hats off to sean nelson for putting together such a fun, kooky, and mega-dorky event. it will be a great night.

Posted by kerri harrop | May 10, 2007 1:43 PM
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Beer? Free Beer?

Posted by Will in Seattle | May 10, 2007 1:45 PM
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Free beer? Ugh. Not unless it's Natty Ice and they're reading Boy George lyrics. Fuck that.

All kidding aside, is the beer free, Mr. Friz?

Posted by Mr. Poe | May 10, 2007 4:12 PM
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Ditto. Looking forward. I was going to read Frank O'Hara but I'm not. Yoshida Kenko, Joe Carducci, and Dave Hickey on what is rock.

Posted by Eric F | May 10, 2007 5:11 PM
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Yes, free beer! (So I've been told.)

Posted by christopher frizzelle | May 10, 2007 5:20 PM
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The White Album by Joan Didion was very cool. Was read on a Greyhound, but I'm at loss for what it was about. Mixing up with D. Couplands suburbia story that begins with snowboarding B.C. and goes near Utah. I think Didion's was more south. How did Coupland describe himself at Elliot Bay? A twee lumberjack? Psonic Psunboom?

Posted by Garrett | May 10, 2007 6:51 PM

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