memoir

The Doomed Glamor of Polk Street

Alvin Orloff — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:43:27 -0700

This is a memoir of seeing Polk Street back in the 1970s when it was a gay mecca.

86ed Stories Episode 4

blowdryer86 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:19:25 -0700

A San Francisco substitute school bus driver talks about getting kids 86ed from the bus.

86ed Stories Episode 2

blowdryer86 — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:40:06 -0700

In this episode, Blowdryer talks to bouncers about their experiences 86ing people. First, she interviews Frankie Clinton, who has been a bouncer at many NYC night clubs. In fact, Blowdryer first met Clinton when he was bouncing one of her friends. Then she talks to Robert Prichard, who was a bouncer at the legendary Pyramid Club in NYC in the 1980s.

Beth Lisick Before Neil Young

Rebel — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:28:41 -0700

Beth Lisick, author of Everybody Into the Pool, tells a story about her failing yet funny experience opening for Neil Young. Recorded at Rebel Reading Series' "Noise from Other Rooms" sponsored by Noise Pop on February 28th 2008 (12 Galaxies - San Francisco)

Kate Schatz's Rock 'n ' Roll

Rebel — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:19:46 -0700

Kate Schatz from 33 1/3 reads about rock. Recorded at Rebel Reading Series' "Noise from Other Rooms" sponsored by Noise Pop on February 28th 2008 (12 Galaxies - San Francisco)

Greg Giles' Show Announcements

Rebel — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:02:51 -0700

Greg Giles' from the band 20 Minute Loop reads from his hysterical tour announcements. Recorded at Rebel Reading Series' "Noise from Other Rooms" sponsored by Noise Pop on February 28th 2008 (12 Galaxies - San Francisco).

Angel With Scabbed Wings

ransom — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:37:36 -0700

An excerpt from "Fade to Pink: From Goth to Graduation," the
true story of a single father and his adolescent daughter
growing up in Texas.

Six Word Memoir Slam - Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser

dSF — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:25:45 -0800

"Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser came up next and showed
up how to do the Six Word Memoir Slam from their new book
Not Quite What I Was Planning." - Sona Avakian

Perfect Consistency

marmenta — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:56:09 -0800

It's about oatmeal, shitting, and how much I suck at having 'tender moments.'

And No More

knowsomeofit — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:00:17 -0800

A memory of childhood, and death.