Thank YOU, thank YOU, thank YOU. And thanks to Dave Eastman for saying such nice things about the show, about me, and about several insightful meanings behind the significance of the number 100. We were sorry to miss you at this show, Dave, but we wish nothing but the best for health and happiness in […]
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On the morning of Saturday, November 28th, 2015, when most people in their right minds were spending the Saturday after Thanksgiving with family and loved ones, surrounding themselves with extra servings of turkey leftovers and football games as far as their hungry eyes could see, my good friend Derrick Pierce and I ran a marathon […]
Hello, hello, hello. First of all, before writing anything about the big show, I want to just write a sincere THANKS to everyone who showed up in person to help us celebrate a most deserving and all-around amazing night together with family, friends new and old, and … yeah, THANK YOU! I’ll also begin by […]
It was one year ago, on Tuesday, November 6th, on a cold, rainy election night when we started making this cool idea into a reality. It seemed like and continues to seem like an obvious, perfect combination of inviting local authors to read from and describe their printed work, showcasing local musicians that perform and […]
Once again, sitting at my desk at the bookstore, East Side Story, days after the show you are about to read about and listen to, I am still amazed at all of the fun we are having for East Side Storytellin’ two times a month! If you haven’t been to a live show yet, shame […]
Beyond being that it was the 22nd East Side Storytellin’ show, the second show at Mad Donna’s, and the second show that featured a local poet, I knew ahead of time that it was going to be something special. Pretty much every show has some kind of coincidental connection that happens the night of […]
Once again, our no rain dance prayers were answered. Looking back, it was the calm before the flood of ’13. Looking ahead before the evening of August 6th, 2013, I was doing more than one little no rain jig in the bookstore, hoping that the scattered showers by morning and afternoon would get rid […]
In the middle of the fun madness of life with MFA studies at Sewanee, such a 1st world problem to discuss, I was so relieved to get back into the East Side Storytellin’ pattern of hearing other people reading and singing instead of myself doing both in and out of my car and bookstore. […]
Hello again and welcome back to another recap for another amazing East Side Stortyellin’ show that was experienced on the evening of Tuesday, June 4th, in the most lovely of Nashville weather with some of the coolest people around. To preface a lovely evening without stress, I should let you know why I changed my […]
East Side Storytellin’ 14 was going to be something new for me. It was the first show that I knew for sure that my loving and always supporting wife would not be attending because she was on a business trip of sorts. The day of the show, May 21st, first appeared to be rocky and […]