Panic In the Attic!: Success!

Props to Kevin Thurston for "Panic In the Attic," which I hope will prove to be a longrunning series. Thanks to free thunderstorms, a nearby tornado, and hail in the mid-afternoon, the evening was cool enough to inhabit the panicked attic. The official head count was 30 people plus our hosts, and covered a wide range of interests, backgrounds, affiliations, etc.

Ted Pelton led off reading all the sex scenes from his new book - Malcolm & Jack - mainly because he felt he couldn't anywhere else. My favorite was the prep school boys pseudo-sex during a piggyback race.

Ted was followed by Robin Brox who "whored herself up" (her words) for the event. I have been familiar with Robin's work for about 7 or 8 years now, and last night really proved to me how far along she has come. Powerful stuff.

Finally, Kevin Corbett is the great hidden wonder of Buffalo poetry. Playing a sampler, pedals, and Thurston plucking guitar strings, he orchestrated a soundscape of feedback, beats, and Red Fox saying "I am going to give you a sentence. This is the sentence." Good times.

Ted will be hosting another part in this series in September, and Holly & I are considering an event in our copious backyard in July or August, when panicked attics hibernate...so, stay tuned.