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okay so I was looking forward to coming to slam this month until I read the intro..
James Frey? Oprah Baiter?. WTF?
NO.
James Frey was not baiting anybody, he lied. He got caught out. He and his publicist got their asses handed to them on a plate for lying and now he is re-inventing his scam as 'oprah baiting'.
Oh! blooming marvelous. This man has zero, zilch credibility. so why is he being given an audience?
this is a very very low point for you guys extremely low.
eee ... I got my ass handed to me on a plate ...again! Second time in three days. Oprah-baiter was my phrase. it was supposed to have a light touch. Clearly it was as light as a brick. Nonetheless, we invited James to Book Slam for the quality of his writing. You think it's a low point? Fair enough. Personally, I've got planks in my eye that I'm still trying to extract ...
Patrick
What has happened to Bookslam?? The atmosphere is nowhere near as good as before, and there are no longer any young faces in the audience, it's just middle-class caucasians (no offence)....maybe you guys are advertising in Saga or something?
The drinks are also ridiculously priced, £4 for a can of strongbow......hmmmm maybe I understand why no young people ever come back...please sort it out, i miss the real book slam....
Hmm. Tricky to know how to respond to that. I mean, personally I think the atmosphere varies from event to event; to some degree, the audience too. All we try and do is programme stuff we think's interesting and take it from there. I have, of course, considered a racial quota system on the door, but it's just not workable. That's a joke.
As for the drinks? Well, I agree. But we don't set the prices. At the barbecue we were working with a new venue and it often takes time to sort out the kinks.
I guess at some level I have some sympathy with your opinion, because it was great fun as a small event in a small venue. And now it's bigger. Maybe we sold out. If so, I'd love to know where the money's gone as I didn't see a penny.
So drop me a line 'hmmm' and make some suggestions
later
Patrick (info@bookslam.com)
You guys are great. Any chance we'll see you Stateside?
Hiey Folks,
Congrats on a great bookslam last night - guess I'm a bit of a veteran, twas my 6th night of Slammin' it, but last night was defo the best. Will Self was as witty as the crowd had surely aniticipated and I reckon the Bassment Jaxx/Mark Ronson vocalist was the best music spot you've had (despite the minor technical difficulties!)
Good job and see you in Feb,
Tim
- ps think more seating is in order and get rid of that f**king cash mashine!
i went to your book slam last night. I had never been to anything like that before. Great live music, brilliant performances from that Polar Bear poet and the other guy whoes name escapes me right now (i know he has a book out). I never thought that i could enjoy myself so much from just sitting down and listening. As a new writer myself, i found your show an INSPIRIRATION.
Thanks David. Hope to see you down there again soon ...
Thanks Bookslam - first visit on Thursday and loved it. Great venue, great acts and great atmosphere. You must work very hard to make such an enjoyable night - much appreciated. We'll definitely be back!
Hello, Your site is great. Regards, Valintino Guxxi
Hey Slammers, friend of mine told me about your nights and I'm planning to come along soon as I can. We're both members of http://www.bookhopper.com/ which is a friendly free site for sharing books so some of you may be interested.
Lemn Sissay? What a treat.
Sharp of tongue, quick of whit, agile of mind… crazy of eye.
In short, the business.
Nice one bookslam.
Just wondering if you are going to post links to Selina and co from the last Book slam somewhere?
Thanks - keep up the good work!
will do, but in the meantime ... Salena: http://www.saltpeter.co.uk Iman: http://www.myspace.com/imanmusic
You guys rock! Coolest night in London!
love
Jodie
Thanks Jodie. Keep coming down ... tk @ book slam
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