tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91700785006826881922024-03-14T07:41:13.302-07:00Slam Tucson, Slam!The Tucson Slam Team 2009 is now formed!
These 5 sure know how to spit like nobody's business.
This is where you can keep updated on the beloved slam team on their trek to nationals to represent Tucson in beautiful Palm Beach Florida!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170078500682688192.post-76212488137999285642009-05-11T01:51:00.000-07:002009-05-11T12:59:31.828-07:00Behind The Scenes: The Cacophony ExerciseSo how do our Tucson slam poets get an edge and get into the zone so that when the pressure is on... they kick pressure's ass? <div><br /></div><div>One answer is this challenging exercise known as the Cacophony Exercise. Cacophony means a "harsh and discordant mixture of sounds," and in this case it's all five poets delivering their A-game slam skills all simultaneously without losing their concentration. </div><div><br /></div><div>pretty cool huh?</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s45tYVvWW80&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s45tYVvWW80&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170078500682688192.post-46842312540603431742009-05-11T01:06:00.000-07:002009-05-12T21:54:34.049-07:00Fans Unite! Let's Help!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrg5XpW5CTiSC7vY8mKJYAcik8u0tEu59svLSy06KD4gmh7dh2qc1Fr8HtmRbiHU9iBPpktaRPwUoPStWoLgakVPXW7cu8daNSLnGp7AvH2GjGDirnWRzEsTLR3Bz-PJQJn03Cz2VDvGw/s1600-h/slam+team+091_2_2_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrg5XpW5CTiSC7vY8mKJYAcik8u0tEu59svLSy06KD4gmh7dh2qc1Fr8HtmRbiHU9iBPpktaRPwUoPStWoLgakVPXW7cu8daNSLnGp7AvH2GjGDirnWRzEsTLR3Bz-PJQJn03Cz2VDvGw/s400/slam+team+091_2_2_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334475146716347362" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We are excited and proud that you chose us! And, to express our gratitude, we're asking for your help.<br /><br />This year's National Poetry Slam is in Florida, which, you may have noticed, is not near Tucson. The team needs to raise money to get ourselves there. You can help by clicking on this link:<br /></span></span></span><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5117969" onmousedown="return wait_for_load(this, event, function() { UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "88591f55aff408fba165e7da1a954459", event) });" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><wbr></span></span></span><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">cr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><wbr></span></span></span><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">117969</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />and making a donation via PayPal.<br /><br />The Ocotillo Poetry Slam is a project of Ocotillo Literary Endeavors, a 501(c)3 non-profit, which means that your donation is not just deeply appreciated and good for your karma--it's tax-deductible! If you need a receipt, email me at linzm@email.arizona.edu with your contact info.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Help send Team Tucson to Florida! And check back here for info on upcoming Team Tucson shows.</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Many Thanks, TUCSON SLAM</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 10px;font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:9px;"><br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170078500682688192.post-86796177111305314302009-05-11T00:30:00.000-07:002009-05-17T00:14:21.617-07:00Meet The Team!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-A_wYRLHxFSkCVrgLK1Utvz2skT89m_DUSaqt0uc-_Hh7HLVl_2xNbdjirV23BNj3wleRwFn-LBbsoyz5awHvwlsHMxWZhYo8yifMVBNOEci-h6xKd_kE_iXpM3t2G3ilk2JWk4NRAA/s1600-h/slam+team+170_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-A_wYRLHxFSkCVrgLK1Utvz2skT89m_DUSaqt0uc-_Hh7HLVl_2xNbdjirV23BNj3wleRwFn-LBbsoyz5awHvwlsHMxWZhYo8yifMVBNOEci-h6xKd_kE_iXpM3t2G3ilk2JWk4NRAA/s400/slam+team+170_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334465912727040722" /></a><br />City Champ:<div>David Doc Luben... 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"Barbie Was A Burn Victim"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyb6pkFAhxkw8Tltqr5NBXRIt0TwtAhXMeCwEJkFKzkqgG5yrBqz9E_do5MXu2edqZABBpRtn4s7nbGHBCRfhrTE6UoZi46UMLQMbKEJTzJ0EVBAd66HkILsR0qbeUYUgwCUrw7rh1XB8/s1600-h/slam+team+166_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyb6pkFAhxkw8Tltqr5NBXRIt0TwtAhXMeCwEJkFKzkqgG5yrBqz9E_do5MXu2edqZABBpRtn4s7nbGHBCRfhrTE6UoZi46UMLQMbKEJTzJ0EVBAd66HkILsR0qbeUYUgwCUrw7rh1XB8/s400/slam+team+166_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334470731240566114" /></a><br />The Luminous Laura Lacanette "She's Still Screaming!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0