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Incarceration. It's
something the Hodgepodge Society is no stranger to. Since the
birth of our noble group, over 75% of our members have spent some
amount of time in the klink. The Big House. The Stoney Lonesome.
Sing Sing. The Rock. The Birdcage starring Nathan Lane. We've
been penned up in them all. We know what a rough place it can
be. Which is why we were overjoyed to take part in Beneath
the BumRush: A Reading of Literary Voices Demanding to Be Heard,
a poetry reading benefitting the Book 'Em program, which
donates books and educational materials for prisoners. |
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It
is a well known fact that Lord Robert is no stranger to the espionage
game. Here he is eyeballing a portrait of an old contact of his
who went only be the name "Frau Lemur". She was so good
at what she did, that one day she assassinated herself. Ha! Spies.
Click on the pic to enlarge. |
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The place was ModernFormations
Gallery. The air was alive with creative electricity. As people
entered they were greeted by artwork and wine and assorted crackers.
It was going to be an amazing evening to be enjoyed by all. Too
bad Sir Joseph had been locked up in the Allegheny County Jail
6 hours prior. We're not sure what happened but he got in a cab,
mumbled something about Niagra Falls, and then stole the cab.
Lord Robert, who loves all things ironic, was more than happy
to go on without him. The poets that went on before them, stunned
the audience with thier beautiful intensity and Lord Robert was
more than happy to go onstage by himself and wreck it all. |
Sir
Joseph eyeballs an interesting piece. He was almost positive that
he had seen this painting before, but he just couldn't put his
finger on it. Days passed. He stood there so long, an eccentric
millionaire thought he was an installation piece and bought him
for $350. |
But all was not lost!
While Lord Robert hung out on stage rambling about Tek-War, Sir
Joseph finally arrived! Clad in an orange jumpsuit and with a
pair of suspicious looking handcuffs hanging from his wrist, Sir
Joseph arrived and the Pittsburgh chapter of the Hodgepodge Society
was whole again! They spent their portion of the evening waxing
philosophic on the nature of poetry, the types of books that are
not allowed in prisons (such as Soap Carving for Dummies
and Curious George and the Blanket Party) and revisiting
those pesky 101 Ways to Infuriate a Crossing Guard. |
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Lord
Robert, Sir Joseph and the event's organizer, Julia Martin. For
the safety of Sir Joseph...and, frankly, everyone else in the
gallery, they thought it would be best to make sure he didn't
end up with any more felonies under his belt that day. He later
tried to chew through his wrist. He failed. |
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All in all, a fantastic
evening was had by everyone in the name of a good cause. The poets
were wonderful, the music was great, the art was thought provoking
and the wine was free. All things the Hodgepodge Society looks
for in a happening shindig. And this, dear ladies and not ladies,
was a happening shindig. Now the Pittsburgh chapter has to go
about the arduous task of getting Sir Joseph cleared of all of
these ridiculous charges...no matter how concrete and damning
the evidence is. So thank you so much to the Book 'Em Program
and all of the masterminds from Beneath the BumRush: A Reading
of Literary Voices Demanding to Be Heard. It was our pleasure
to be there and if you need us...we'll probably be in the hole. |
Lord
Robert, Sir Joseph and one of the Typewriter Girls. They are all
pictured here trying to prove that old theory that two guys and
a girl chained to a typewriter will eventually write Shakespeare...of
course all they were able to come up with was a Meow Mix commercial...a
bad one. |
One of the
Typewriter Girls try to claim the bounty put on the Hodgepodge
Society by the MishMash Brotherhood and the government of Portugal.
It wasn't a lot though. It was $17.50 and a coupon to the defunct
fast food chain Hot N' Now. |
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There are NUMEROUS
UN Sanctions in place that are designed to keep groups like the
Hodgepodge Society and the Typewriter Girls away from each other.
Their Tiger Kung Fu style is far too deadly for any one room to
contain. After this picture was taken they kicked Montreal's ass.
ALL of Montreal. |
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Lord Robert
and Sir Joseph find themselves in another predicament. How they
got out of this one, you ask? Well, let's just say it involved
a fellow named "El Diablo", a radial saw, and a restored
and functional Medieval catapult. It...it wasn't pretty..or sanitary. |
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