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  • Adult Beverages!!!

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    Don’t bring a drink in a book store unless you know how to keep it from damaging stuff! 4 REAL!! Wet plastic cups set atop books is not a good look! Check Yourself!!!

  • New Stuff 7/17/07

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    Wow its Pitchfork weekend and the hood is extra jumping. Carloads of bandannas wearing bandannas pouring out into the streets to shop, eat and drink. Midwest masses we welcome you! Some nice new stuff! New Ganzfeld and in our free area along with the new Skeleton News, is the new ANP Quarterly which just landed so come get your free copy before they disappear!!!!

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  • Dancing Girl Press Presents Poetry

    Dancing Girl Press Presents Simone Muench, Brandi Homan & Erin BertramSaturday, July 14th, 7:00 PMfree
     
    Dancing Girl Press presents an evening of poetry with:
     
    Simone Muench is a poet, editor, assistant professor, and horror film fan. She is the author of *The Air Lost in Breathing* (2000) and *Lampblack & Ash* (2005) recently released from Sarabande Books. Her chapbook, Orange Girl, is due out from dancing girl press in July.
     
    Brandi Homan\’s chapbook, Two Kinds of Arson, is available from Dancing Girl Press . Her work has appeared in magazines like Salt Hill, North American Review, Fugue, CutBank, Natural Bridge, and others. She recently completed her first book-length manuscript.
     
    Erin M. Bertram is a fellow in the MFA Writing Program at Washington University in St. Louis. She writes for The Vital Voice and edits shadowbox press, which publishes progressive writing, always by hand, and often by underrepresented writers, with a tendency toward poetry. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Bloom, Columbia Poetry Review, MiPOesias , and Ugly Accent. Two chapbooks are forthcoming: Alluvium (dancing girl press, 2007), and, with Sarah Lilius, Here, Hunger (NeO Pepper Press, 2007).

  • Comedy By Numbers Event

    This event was super fun. Thanks to everybody that came! Eric Hoffman and Gary Rudoren reenacted/read from their book Comedy By Numbers, to scientifically enlighten us how to be funny. Special guest Bob Odenkirk acted as the obnoxious college circuit comedian, and as you would expect, was hilarious.

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  • July Events!!!

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    There is still a mild information hangover within our newly switched over systems, so to make up for any possible data holes here is a handy post with every event for the month. There is everything from poetry to Crimethinc coming up, so don’t miss out.

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  • Dancing Girl Press Event

    Dancing Girl Press Presents Simone Muench,
    Brandi Homan & Erin Bertram at Quimby’s!

    Saturday, July 14th, 7:00 PM
    FREE

    Simone Muench is a poet, editor, assistant professor, and horror film fan. She is the author of *The Air Lost in Breathing* (2000) and *Lampblack & Ash* (2005) recently released from Sarabande Books.  Her chapbook, Orange Girl, is due out from dancing girl press in July.

    Brandi Homan’s chapbook, Two Kinds of Arson, is available from Dancing Girl Press . Her work has appeared in magazines like Salt Hill, North American Review, Fugue, CutBank, Natural Bridge, and others. She recently completed her first book-length manuscript.

    Erin M. Bertram is a fellow in the MFA Writing Program at Washington University in St. Louis. She writes for The Vital Voice and edits shadowbox press, which publishes progressive writing, always by hand, and often by underrepresented writers, with a tendency toward poetry. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Bloom, Columbia Poetry Review, MiPOesias , and Ugly Accent. Two chapbooks are forthcoming: Alluvium (dancing girl press, 2007), and, with Sarah Lilius, Here, Hunger (NeO Pepper Press, 2007).

  • New Stuff 7/7/7!!!!!

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    Wow, its been awhile. Well here is the update to all the stuff that you may have missed since our last update. Luckly with summer holidays kicking in too full gear, the mail has been a bit slower. Perfect time for us to catch our breath, fix up our servers and plan any last minute summer conquesting that needs to get done. Next weekend is Pitchfork-fest so I suspect some of our far away readers might be poping in the store pre or post concert. Hope you do. Happy Summer Time!!!

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  • The Machine presents an evening of readings

    The Machine presents an evening of readingsWednesday July 18th 7PM

    With Readings fromAaron CynicAlicia DorrBrent KadoKate Sandler

    Hosted by
    Brandon Wetherbee

  • Chris Nieratko

    Chris Nieratko author of SkinemaTuesday, June 26th7PMFREE
    After a hit column in VICE Magazine about his past seven years of drug induced exploits, Chris Nieratko and VICE Books have published Skinema. A detailed account of his life as the editor of Big Brother skateboard magazine, a VICE columnist and a co-founder of the legendary Jackass crew, Skinema is the ultimate tell all of a life of great excess.
     
    Chris is a remarkably charismatic guy, and can tell stories that will captivate anyone. Along with signing books expect Chris to answer some questions and tell a few tales. You can check his website out at www.chrisnieratko.com. There is new footage of him on www.vbs.tv, as well as information on www.viceland.com

  • Bob Odenkirk with the authors of Comedy By the Numbers!

    Bob Odenkirk at Quimby?s
    with the authors of Comedy By the Numbers!Sunday, June 24th, 1:00 PMFREE
     
    Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show), is going to be at Quimby?s! For real! He?ll be here with either one or both of the authors of Comedy By the Numbers: 169 Secrets of Humor and Popularity (McSweeney?s), Eric Hoffman and Gary Rudoren, to show us how to be funny.
     
    From http://www.bobanddavid.com:
    Being funny is hard work: just ask Gary Rudoren and Eric Hoffman. Like many people, they once believed that comedy was simply a matter of coming up with \”zingers\” and \”jokes.\” After countless hours of painstaking research, they?ve discovered that true creativity is derived from simple formulas and the memorization of data. Their groundbreaking new book makes the secrets of comedy accessible to all, not only to the naturally funny, but to those who lack the intrinsic ability or talent to be funny. With Comedy By The Numbers, readers no longer need worry about originality. They simply choose from the book?s comedic blueprints ? and hilarity ensues! A comprehensive list of comedy characters, bits, scenarios, sketches, skits, shtick, and more helps readers build a memory bank of funny material. Special hints, tips, comedy history, hilariously funny comedy facts, and inside secrets from Bob Odenkirk and other seriously funny people provide additional aid and amusement.
     
    From McSweeneys.net:
    This book is perfect for people who are funny and for those who aren\’t funny ? thus it is marketable to 100% of the population. As we all know, true creativity comes from simple formulas and the memorization of data. This new bible makes the secrets of comedy accessible, not only to those funny few among us, but also to those who might not have the ability or talent to be funny. One no longer need worry about originality – just find the right comedy number and apply as needed… and then you\’re on your way to POPULARITYVILLE!? Comedy By The Numbers is a NEARLY comprehensive list of all comedy characters, bits, scenarios, sketches, skits, shtick, and much more. (We say ?nearly? because we want to leave room for Volume 2.) Includes special hints, tips, and unboring comedy history. Comedy By The Numbers is the brainchild of Prof. Eric Hoffman (Mr. Show) & Dr. Gary Rudoren (Annoyance Theatre) – AND features loads of comedy fun facts that you can memorize and use to impress people at parties