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 […]
Author: chuck
I can’t believe that I just wrote and said that number above. Twenty-one shows that we have put together for East Side Storytellin’. Over the course of ten months, we have had three friendly locations, and over forty-two groups of Nashville artists that have shared amazing talent to those willing to give us a chance […]
I must admit that it is quite a treat for me to have the chance to sit back and reflect on these shows just days after they take place. It’s not like these are just the run-of-the-mill shows either, in case you haven’t been paying attention. If you haven’t been paying attention to East Side […]
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 […]
a week prior: “So let me get this straight. You asked a friend, who happens to be the nephew of Magic Johnson, to see if Magic Johnson could ask the owner of the Chicago Cubs for tickets to see Pearl Jam play a concert at Wrigley Field?” My friend, Matt Hummer, looked at me funny. […]
On Tuesday, July 16th, I was close to going crazy. I’m not talking about putting me in an all-white jumpsuit without finger access, tied up in knots, toss me in a padded room and throw the key away kind of crazy. But, with the 6th week of a 6 week Masters program semester at […]
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. […]
Wow! I can’t say it enough after experiencing what I experienced on Tuesday, June 18th, at Fat Bottom Brewing Co. If you weren’t there, I’m not sure that words can put it all into context. I shall try. Yet again, the random Tuesday morning showers cleared the skies for a beautiful evening to be seen […]
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 […]