A Play in Two Acts

[snortingmarmots]

{The scene opens with fluorescent lighting flickering on the face of a
figure, hunched over a computer. Our hero, the lowly blues promoter,
faces a crucial dilemma. He begins a heated debate with nobody.}

{Nobody responds.}

Hero: I’ll do it. I can’t NOT do it.
Nobody: …
Hero: How hard is it? I just slip it in, like so- (Wing).
Nobody: …
Hero: I mean, everybody’s going to be thinking it anyway, right? It
just rolls off the tongue.
Nobody: …
Hero: Atherton Wing. Surely that’s a widely recognized name, a vibrant
part of our cultural lexicon? Everyone reading the announcement will
immediately chuckle at the clever reference.
Nobody: …
Hero: Okay, sure, he doesn’t have anything to do with blues per se,
but he is associated with a mighty fine shindig. That should count for
something.
Nobody: …
Hero: Surely this one little joke couldn’t peg me as a pathetic nerd
hopelessly clinging to a dying dream? I haven’t made a single Firefly
joke yet! (I could have sworn there was a browncoat reference in one
of these e-mails, but after a thorough archive sweep I didn’t find a
gorram thing.)
Nobody: …
Hero: Oooh! I should have been referring to myself as BDH this whole
time!

{And so he sat. What was decided? Only our hero knows. For now, we
turn our attention to this Friday night, where Colin “Reverend
ShadyGlenn” Wise and Patrick “st. patrick” Warren will bring be
playing the best blues music in the ‘verse.}

KICK BUTT BLUES
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
9:00pm-1:00am
$5 Admission

Please, no outside food or drink. Take advantage of the fantastic
food, coffee, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages available at Kick
Butt Coffee - located at 5775 Airport Blvd. #725, 78752

Kick Butt Blues is a joint venture between Kick Butt Coffee and the
Blues Association of Austin.

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RUTA MAYA BLUES
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
8:00pm-Midnight or later
$5 Admission (includes lesson)

Is the weekend not coming soon enough for you? Get your dancing
started this Thursday night with excellent live music by LeeAnn
Atherton (Hero: Note the restraint!) starting at 9pm.

Chris and Campbell will be teaching a beginner-friendly blues lesson
from 8-9pm.

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And here is the part of the message where I treat you to something
random:

Substituting Wino for Wind:

The Winos of War
You are the wino beneath my wings
They call the wino Mariah
Wino Cave National Park
If the wino will not serve, take to the oars. (Latin proverb)
I want to learn how to wino surf.
A Wino in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
Billionaire oilman backs wino power - CNN.com
Mace Wino, Jedi Knight
Where the wino comes sweeping down the plains...
The Wino in the Willows
"Wino speeds are expected to exceed 25 knots tonight, prompting a
strong wino advisory."
Earth, Wino & Fire
Ornamental winosocks are a lovely way to add interest to your patio or
garden.
All we are is Dustin the Wino
Kamikaze is a Japanese word, usually translated as divine wino,
Push on through the pain and you'll soon hit your second wino.
The warm, dry Santa Ana winos are coming through town again.
Hurricane Force Winos
Living free on the open road, going wherever the wino takes me
I don't really want to go back outside; it's cold, and there's a
biting wino.

Inspired by Lore Sjöberg (www.twitter.com/loresjoberg), compiled from
many responses.