Mad Swirl's Swirlin' It Up!

T'was one year ago to the 1st Wednesday that we recorded the live CD version of the sixth print issue of Mad Swirl live at Absinthe Lounge!

Ah, memories... the wonderful energy of hoots, howls, claps & finger snaps, the zing in the air as poetry swirled with music while the "whole mad swirl of everything to come" came! It rocked AND it rolled. It rocked and rolled so much that we thought we should try it again. So...

Starting this month, Mad Swirl Open Mic will kick off each Open Mic night with a special opening set that will showcase a medley of featured mad ones.

This month, we will be bringing the Blue Note crew back to the mic and swirling up Mad Swirl Six.

The "Swirl It Up" set will feature all of the pieces from Mad Swirl Six, but performed by other poets, bringing their own unique energy and vibe to the collective swirl. It's a twist of a swirl of a mix... don't miss it!

Swirve opens the madness musically at 8:00 & the special Mad Swirl "Swirl it Up" set begins at 8:15. Be there as...

Cheyenne Gallion performs Blue Notes by Johnny Olson
Desmene Statum performs God Likes It When I'm Humble by Cheyenne Gallion
Opalina Salas performs When She Dances by Lisa Olson
Chris Zimmerly performs What Am I Supposed to Do Now by Paul Sexton
Lisa Olson performs An Invitation to the Truth by Opalina Salas
Johnny Olson performs Interview by M.H. Clay
Roderick Richardson performs Blistered Guitar Fingers & Broken Note Blues by Desmene Statum
M.H. Clay performs My Blood is Like Piss & Battery Acid/The Greatest Poet by Josh Weir
Paul Sexton performs Ginsberg & Friends by Roderick Richardson
Chris Hamilton performs Note Broke Blue by Chris Zimmerly

This is one 1st Wednesday you will not want to miss.

Then it's on to the open mic madness where Johnny O & co-host M.H. Clay will be callin' all you mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad stuff! Come one. Come all. Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come for madness sake!

For more info about Mad Swirl go to www.MadSwirl.com

For more info about Absinthe Lounge go to www.AbsintheLounge.net

And by all means, feel free to pass this info to any & all Beatniks, hipsters & ca-razy cats that you know.

Notes of Gratitude to the ALL the Mad Ones of 04.01.09!

Notes of Gratitude to the ALL the Mad Ones!

This is NOT a test of the Mad Swirl Open Mic Gratitude System. This is NOT a test...

::: BEEEEEEEEEEEP :::

WE mad ones in your area in voluntary cooperation with the Federal, State and Loco Open Mic-ers have developed this system to thank the open mic mad participators and appreciators. Since this IS an actual announcement, the Open Mic beep you just heard will be followed by official information, news or instructions...something like this:

With the most sincerest of praises and BEEEP's, we would like to thank ALL the mad ones for making 1st Wednesday's what they are and what they will be as the whole Mad Swirl of everything to come keeps on twirlin' and turnin' and swirlin'.

We would like to thank and recognize the mad ones who glowed and flowed on the mic on 04.01.09, in order of appearance...(pics coming sooner then later)

::: round one :::

Johnny O (host)
Opalina Salas
Roderick Richardson
Lisa Ohhh
BA
James
Tim
Paul Sexton
Victory
Konnichiwa
Nephilim
Max Earl Blair
Devorah
MH Clay

::: round two :::

JT
Desmene Statum
Bear
John Kelley
David Crandell

A very special Swirlin’ thanks to Big Swirve's amazin' trumpeter Chris Curiel, mad man G-Man Gerard Bendix on skins and Kenny Withrow on wailin' guitar for keeping us movin', groovin' and steppin' all night long!

And HUGE thanks to Absinthe Lounge owner Kevin for allowing us mad ones to go with our flow for over 4 years now. And a shout-out to the fine Lounge staffers Brian, John and Tracy for keeping the mad spirits fillin' and swillin' for us mad ones.

Mad Swirl Open Mic Night

As you may or may not know, each 1st Wednesday is a unique madness all it's own. You just never know what you'll see when you go to Mad Swirl Open Mic at Absinthe Lounge.

Don’t wish you were there, JUST BE THERE on the next 1st Wednesday...

::: 05:06:09 :::

You won't want to miss it. We promise.

Interested in Performing?

Are you a mad poet, musician, actor, singer and/or performer? (circus freaks, Tenacious D rip-offs and Elvis impersonators always welcome) Do you live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area? Then come-n-strut-yo-stuff.

Come one. Come all. Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to support your fellow mad ones.

The mic opens up around 8:30 and closes when there's no one left standing.

Interested in performing? e-mail us at openmic@madswirl.com. And please, by all means, FEEL FREE TO SPREAD THE WORD!

Mad Swirl Open Mic at Absinthe Lounge. It's THE place to be on the first Wednesday of the month! (it's also THE place for 1st Wednesday's $2 drafts/$5 Mad Absinthe's)

Where's This Madness Take place?

Absinthe Lounge is located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.
1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215

A Mad Swirl Open Mic Night Broadcast

This is NOT a test of the Mad Swirl Open Mic Broadcast System. This is NOT a test...

...::: BEEEEEEEEEEEP :::...

The mad ones in your area in voluntary cooperation with the Federal, State and Loco Open Mic-ers have developed this system to keep you informed in the event of an open mic event. Since this is actual announcement, the Open Mic BEEP you just heard should be followed by official information, news or instructions, something like this:

On 04:01:09 Mad Swirl is calling all you mad poets, musicians, actors, singers & performers to come and strut your stuff. Come one, come all...to participate, to appreciate and to support the local DFW mad ones. Join your host Johnny O and the mad musical trio Swirve as we open the mic up at Absinthe Lounge 'round 8:00-ish and close the mic when there's no one left standing...which is pretty dang late.

For more information about Mad Swirl go to www.MadSwirl.com

For more information about Absinthe Lounge go to www.AbsintheLounge.net

Mad Swirl Open Mic serves the DFW area. This concludes this NOT a test of the Mad Swirl Open Mic Broadcast System.

...::: BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP :::...

(p.s. beep - RSVP now to get your spot on the list! - beep)

notes of gratitude to the ALL the mad ones!

Look deep into our swirly eyes. Deeper. Deeper. Ex-cellent. Now open your minds and hear what we've gots'ta say...

Mad Swirl called all you beatniks, hipsters & ca-razy cats out there to open the mic at Absinthe Lounge this past 1st Wednesday. And open it we did! T'was the mostest as all the mad ones came gatherin' 'round to wail away on the mad, mad mic.

With the most sincerest of praises and respect, we would like to thank ALL the mad participators and appreciators for making 1st Wednesday's what they are and what they will be as the whole Mad Swirl of everything to come keeps on twirlin' and turnin' and swirlin'. We would like to thank and recognize the mad ones who glowed and flowed on the mic on 03.04.09, in order of appearance...(pics coming sooner then later)

::: Round One :::

Johnny O
(host)
Opalina Salas
(co-host)
Josh Weir
Roderick Richardson
Devorah
John Kelley
Konnichiwa Zach
Max Earl Blair
Paul Sexton
Cabe Lindsay
Bob Whoopeecat
MH Clay

::: Round Two :::

James Hargrave
Jason
Tim
Alison
Burn
Poet Echo
Blackman

A very special Swirlin’ thanks to Swirve's amazin' trumpeter Chris Curiel, mad man G-Man Gerard Bendix on skins and special guest Kenny Withrow on wailin' guitar for keeping us movin', groovin' and steppin' all night long!

And HUGE thanks to Absinthe Lounge owner Kevin for allowing us mad ones to go with our flow for over 4 years now. And a shout-out to the fine Lounge staffers Brian and Triva for keeping the mad spirits fillin' and swillin' for us mad ones.

Mad Swirl's 1st Wednesday Open Mic Night

As you may or may not know, each 1st Wednesday is a unique madness all it's own. You just never know what you'll see when you go to Mad Swirl Open Mic at Absinthe Lounge.

Don’t wish you were there, JUST BE THERE on the next 1st Wednesday...

::: 04:01:09 :::

You won't want to miss it. We promise.

Interested in Performing?

Are you a mad poet, musician, actor, singer and/or performer? (circus freaks, Tenacious D rip-offs and Elvis impersonators always welcome) Do you live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area? Then come-n-strut-yo-stuff.

Come one. Come all. Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to support your fellow mad ones.

The mic opens up around 8:30 and closes when there's no one left standing.

Mad Swirl Open Mic at Absinthe Lounge. It's THE place to be on the first Wednesday of the month! (it's also THE place for 1st Wednesday's $2 drafts/$5 Mad Absinthe's)

Where's This Madness Take Place?

Absinthe Lounge is located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.

1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215

Oh, the Madness Did Flow!

(Mad Swirl would like to thank all the mad participators & appreciators for making this past 1st Wednesday what it was, what it is and what it will be!)



Salutations!
1st Wednesday was the day.
We took off to Mad places,
And got Swirled away!

We had words in our heads.
We had songs in our groove
The mic was wide open
for which ever we choose-d.

We are the Mad Ones.
And we know how to flow.
And WE are the Ones
who make 1st Wednesdays glow.

Indeed, the madness did flow this past 1st Wednesday at Absinthe Lounge as a night of beat-utiful swirling madness unfolded before our very eyes! The mad ones showed what they got and did what they do, spreading poetical mojo with the voo-doo they do. Thank-you, thank-you and thank-you all mad participators and appreciators for making this past 1st Wednesday what it was, what it is and what it will be as the whole Mad Swirl of everything to come keeps on twirlin' and turnin' and swirlin'.

With the most sincerest of praises and respect, Mad Swirl would like to thank and recognize the mad ones who glowed and flowed on 02.04.09, in order of appearance (view pics at our open mic page @ MadSwirl.com)...

::: round one :::

Johnny O
Roderick Richardson
Devorah
BA
Cabe Lindsay
Opalina Salas
Gordon Hilgers
Mark Levine
Victory
Christopher
Noel Tardy
MH Clay

::: round two :::

Konnichiwa Zach
Desmene Statum
Chris Hamilton
Jolee Davis
DP3
Joey Cloudy
Poet Echo
Paul Sexton
D. Anson Brody
Josh Weir
Andrea
Whoopeecat
Max Earl Blair
Lance

A very special Swirlin' thanks to the He Be G.B. Three-O's amazin' bass player Liles, saxophonist Dave and the mad man himself Gerard Bendix on skins for keeping us movin', groovin' and boppin' all night long!

And HUGE thanks to Absinthe Lounge owner Kevin for allowing us mad ones to go with our flow for over 4 years now. And a shout-out to the fine Lounge staffers Brian and John for keeping the mad spirits fillin' and swillin' for us mad ones.

As you may or may not know, each 1st Wednesday is a unique madness all it's own. You just never know what you'll see when you go to Mad Swirl Open Mic at Absinthe Lounge.

Don’t wish you were there, JUST BE THERE on the next 1st Wednesday...

::: 03:04:09 :::

You won't want to miss it. We promise.

For more information about Mad Swirl and our Open Mic please visit www.MadSwirl.com

Oh the Mad Swirl Open Mic Madness Will Flow! (02.04.09)

Salutations!
1st Wednesday's the day.
Take off to Mad places,
and Swirl away!

You have words in your head.
You have songs in your groove
The mic is wide open
for which ever you choose.
You are a Mad One.
And you know how to flow.
And YOU are the One
who'll make it all glow.

We call all you mad
poets, musicians and singers
miscellaneous mad ones,
even Elvis dead-ringers!
Come show what you got
and come do what you do
we'll be ready and waiting
this mic's open for you.

You say to yourself
"I'm not a participator."
We welcome you too
you mad swirlin' appreciators!
Come get you a drink
($2 drafts/$5 wells)
and dig on this scene
it's always quite swell

Swirve opens the show
sometime around 8-ish
Then we get starting to roll
don't be too late-ish.

Mad Swirl Open Mic
is the place you should be
every 1st Wednesday
where insanity is free.

Oh! The Madness Will Flow!

(for more information
about this mic of Mad Swirl's
type madswirl.com
and the answer unfurls!)

Notes of Gratitude to the Mad Swirling Open Mic Ones...

Notes of Gratitude to ALL the Mad Ones...

Auld acquaintance were not forgot,
And t'was definitely brought to mind.
Auld acquaintance were not forgot,
And we honored auld lang syne.

Auld acquaintances were not forgotten this past 1st Wednesday at Absinthe Lounge as we brought in the double-aught nine with a night of beat-utiful swirling madness! T'was a night to remember and embrace...with old and new mad acquaintances spreading the poetic and musical voo-doo that they do do...appreciators sharing their handclaps, fingersnaps, hootinations and affirmations...thank-you, thank-you and thank-you. They all had their hands in the Mad Swirling creative collective that made this 1st Wednesday what it was, what it is and what it will be as we move forward into '09.

With the most sincerest of praises and respect, Mad Swirl would like to thank and recognize the mad ones who brought in '09 with swirlin' vivacity on 01.07.09...

in order of appearance:

Johnny O (host)
Roderick Richardson
Devorah
Gordon Hilgers
John Kelley
Wanda
Opalina Salas
MH Clay
Desmene Statum
Christopher
Poet Echo
Chris Hamilton
Max Earl Blair
James Hargrave
Paul Sexton
D. Anson Brody
Chris Zimmerly
Jellyhead
Cody
David
Tony

A very special Swirlin' thanks to Swirve's amazin' trumpeter Chris Curiel, mad man G-Man Gerard Bendix on skins for keeping us movin', groovin' and boppin' all night long!

And HUGE thanks to Absinthe Lounge owner Kevin for allowing us mad ones to go with our flow for over 4 years now. And a shout-out to the fine Lounge staffers Jennifer and Tracy for keeping the mad spirits fillin' and swillin' for us mad ones.

Our Mad Swirl 1st Wednesday Promise...

We here at Mad Swirl are so adamant about this auld lang syne business that we promise to keep on doing the Mad Swirlin' voodoo that we all the way thru 2009!

That's right our fellow mad ones, Mad Swirl Open Mic will continue to whirl thru Absinthe Lounge every 1st Wednesday thru double-aught nine starting once again on 02.04.09! So, here's how it goes...

Mad Swirl is calling ALL you mad poets, musicians, actors, singers, performers and any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come and strut-yo-stuff.

Come one. Come all. Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to support your fellow mad ones.

Swirve opens the mad festivities 'round 8:00-ish. Johnny O will wake the mic up 'round 8:45-ish and the mic closes when there's no one left standing.

For more information about Mad Swirl Open Mic go to MadSwirl.com

For more information about Absinthe Lounge go to AbsintheLounge.net

Interested in performing? e-mail us at openmic@madswirl.com

And please please please, by all means means means, feel free free free to forward this to any and all mad ones that you know.

Most Syne-cerely,
Mad Swirl

P.S. Whether you make it this time or not, mark your brand-new 2009
calendars now with EVERY 1st Wednesday date...


02.04.09 / 03.04.09 / 04.01.09 / 05.06.09 / 06.03.09 / 07.01.09 /
08.05.09 / 09.02.09 / 10.07.09 / 11.04.09 / 12.02.09

--
Join in on the madness at www.MadSwirl.com

"The whole mad swirl of everything to come began then." - Jack Kerouac

Mad Swirl Open Mic'n'Into 2009!

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?

No, no, no, auld acquaintance should not be forgot...dangit! And definitely, no way no how, should we ever, EV-ER forget auld lang syne! What'cho thinkin' 'bout?

We here at Mad Swirl are so adamant about this auld lang syne business that we just have to keep on doing the Mad Swirlin' voodoo that we do into 2009!

That's right our fellow mad ones, Mad Swirl Open Mic will continue to whirl thru Absinthe Lounge every 1st Wednesday thru double-aught nine starting on 01.07! So, here's how it goes...

Mad Swirl is calling ALL you mad poets, musicians, actors, singers, performers and any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come and strut-yo-stuff.

Come one. Come all. Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to support your fellow mad ones.

Swirve opens the mad festivities 'round 8:00-ish. Johnny O will wake the mic up 'round 8:45-ish and the mic closes when there's no one left standing.

For more information about Mad Swirl Open Mic go to MadSwirl.com

For more information about Absinthe Lounge go to AbsintheLounge.net

And please please please, by all means means means, feel free free free to forward this to any and all mad ones that you know.

Syne-cerely,
Mad Swirl

P.S. Whether you make it this time or not, mark your brand-new 2009 calendars now with EVERY 1st Wednesday date...

01.07.09 / 02.04.09 / 03.04.09 / 04.01.09 / 05.06.09 / 06.03.09 / 07.01.09 / 08.05.09 / 09.02.09 / 10.07.09 / 11.04.09 / 12.02.09

Thanks to the Mad Ones of 12.04.08

There was something going on this past 1st Wednesday...something out of our control...out of anyone's control. Like the moths attraction to the light, we were drawn to Mad Swirl's Open Mic Night at Absinthe Lounge. The mad mic was opened and thru it came swirling words and sounds from poets & musicians & miscellaneous mad ones from all around this mad, mad Metroplex.

Together we unlocked the door of imagination and beyond it found another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. We crossed the line between here and there, lurid and lucid, sane and insane. We moved into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. We went head first into the Mad Swirl Zone.

Mad thanks to those who crossed the line on 12.03.08...
(this months open mic pics coming sooner then later!)

in order of appearance:

Johnny O
Lisa Ohhh
Chris Zimmerly
Gayle Bell
Gordon Hilgers
Devorah
BA
Claude Barret
Max Earl Blair
Shay
Cabe Lindsay
Wanda Su
Christopher
Chris Hamilton
Josh Weir
Jimmy
Justin
Andy Sanchez
Kate

A very special Swirlin’ thanks to Swirve's amazin' trumpeter Chris Curiel, mad man G-Man Gerard Bendix on skins and special guest Kenny Withrow on wailin' guitar for keeping us movin', groovin' and steppin' all night long!

And HUGE thanks to Absinthe Lounge owner Kevin & the Lounge staffers Jennifer and Brian for keeping the mad spirits fillin' and swillin' for us mad ones.

::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: :::

As you may or may not know, each 1st Wednesday is a unique madness all it's own.

You just never know what you'll see when you go to Mad Swirl Open Mic at Absinthe Lounge.

Don’t wish you were there, JUST BE THERE on 01:07:09

You won't want to miss it. We promise.

Mad Swirling Yours,
Mad Swirl

To get you some Mad Swirl visit www.madswirl.com!

The Mad Swirl Zone

There is something going on here...something out of your control...out of anyone's control. Like the moths attraction to the light, you are drawn to this 1st Wednesday night. The mad mic will once again be opened. Thru it, swirling words and sounds from poets, musicians, storytellers, comedians & miscellaneous mad ones from all around this mad, mad Metroplex.

Mad Swirl will be your host, your guide if you will, as we unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. The crossing of the line between here and there, lurid and lucid, sane and insane. We'll be moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas as we - cross - over - into - the - Mad - Swirl - Zone.

doo-dee-doo-doo...doo-dee-doo-doo...doo-dee-doo-doo

Swirve cracks open the door to this mad dimension 'round 8:00. Host Johnny O kicks open the door completely with madness on the mic 'round 8:45-ish and the mic closes when the credits roll.

For more Mad Swirl Zone info visit www.madswirl.com

(pssst...e-mail crazy@madswirl.com to get an early spot on the list)

Declaration to the Mad Ones of 11.05.08!

Dearest Joe and Jane Mad One’s...

On this day after 1st Wednesday, Mad Swirl dedicates this to those who gave their mad spirits so that madness might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we do this declaration

Thank-you to the insane nation, under-ground, that swirled together in madness – on the open mic of the mad ones, by the mad ones, for the mad ones.

The truth was self-evident - that all poets, musicians, singers, storytellers, comedians, and performers are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are their poems, songs and the collective pursuit of madness!

Monumental thanks to the mad one’s of 11.05.08 (in order of appearance)...

Johnny O
(host)
Opalina Salas
Max Earl Blair
Devorah
Brandon
Shay
John Kelley
Christopher
Roderick Richardson
Janice
Cabe Lindsay
Joey Cloudy
Jolee Davis-Cloudy
Wanda

A very special Swirlin’ thanks to Swirve's amazin' wailin' trumpeter Chris Curiel & mad man G-Man Gerard Bendix on skins for keeping us movin' groovin' and steppin' all night long!

And HUGE thanks to Absinthe Lounge owner Kevin & the Lounge staffers Jennifer and John for keeping the mad spirits fillin' and swillin' for us mad ones.

Interested in Performing?

Are you a mad poet, musician, actor, singer and/or performer? (circus freaks, Tenacious D rip-offs and Elvis impersonators always welcome) Do you live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area? Then come-n-strut-yo-stuff.

Come one. Come all. Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to support your fellow mad ones.

Swirve opens things up around 8:00 and we close the mic when there's no one left standing.

Interested in performing? e-mail us at openmic@madswirl.com for more information.

And please, by all means, FEEL FREE TO SPREAD THE WORD!

Where's this Madness Take Place?

Every 1st Wednesday Mad Swirl swirls thru Absinthe Lounge which is located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.

1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215

Step Right Up to Mad Swirl Open Mic Night!

Ladies and Gentlemen...
Hipsters and Squares...
Loose-Women and Pickpockets...
All the Mad Ones...

Step right up! Mad Swirl is once again going live! That's right, L-I-V-E.

Come and see the show that is sure to mesmerize and tantalize your twisted minds. Mad Swirl Open Mic features some of the maddest and baddest mo'fo's we know! Dare we call this "The Most Maddest Open Mic on Earth"?

Oh yes, we dare...

And while we're feelin' all dare-y, we dare ALL OF YOU mad poets, musicians, actors, singers, performers and all you miscellaneous mad ones (fire-eaters, Elvis impersonators, circus freaks, Tenacious D rip-offs) in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area to come and strut yo' stuff. Come one, come all! Step right up and participate, appreciate, and support your local Mad Ones.

This 1st Wednesday at Dallas' Absinthe Lounge, the Swirve trio will step up and open things 'round 8:00. Johnny O will be waking the mic up 'round 8:30-ish. And the mic closes when there's no one left standing.

And please, by all means, FEEL FREE TO SPREAD THE MAD WORD! Forward this to any and all Mad Ones you know who are ready and willing to step up.

Mad Swirl Open Mic at Absinthe Lounge. It's THE place to be on the 1st Wednesday of the month!

Go to MadSwirl.com for more info on stepping up to the mic.

Go to AbsintheLounge.net for more info on Absinthe Lounge.

Come Testify at Mad Swirl Open Mic!

The MAD Swirl God has moved ME to share with YOU this powerful MAD MESSAGE. As I was sleeping early in the WEE hours of the night, I was awakened by a strange & POWERFUL sense. I felt shaking in my Bones, Dear brethren, & KNEW deep within MY heart & soul that this was the one, the only, the MAD Swirl God stirring me from SLUMBER. As I awoke, I SLID to my knees in a humble & receptive prayer:

"Yes, MAD Swirl" I whispered, wiping sleep from mine MAD eyes.

"My child," The Swirl spoke. "You have done MAD things in my name. You printed MAD Zines. You WOVEN a MAD web in the WWW. You have swirled the madness WHEREever you can. It is time for more MAD work."

"Just tell me MAD Swirl, What will you have me to do?" I said.

"My child," Lord Swirl spoke. "You must spread the MADNESS to the MASSES. You must beseech ALL the MAD ONES and the 'AWWW'-ers to open their hearts once more. This time, ye shall tell them to give of their poems, songs, stories, monologues, dance & their sacrificial love offerings of applause and finger-snaps to the ministry of the MAD Swirl OPEN MIC"

"MAD Swirl OPEN MIC Lord Swirl?"

"The trinity of MAD Swirl" God said. "The Lord Swirl, thy YOUR God has spoken."

So brothers and sisters, I ask you this day, to fall on your knees and Listen to the dear Lord Swirl would have you to do on this FIRST Wednesday...

"ALL ye MAD Poets, Musicians, Actors, Singers and/or Performers WHO Live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, come-YE-n-strut-yo-stuff.

Come Oneth. Come Alleth. Come to Participateth. Come to Appreciateth. Come to Supporteth your fellow MAD ONES.

Cometh and JOIN host Brother JOHNNY O and co-host Sister OPALINA SALAS, and the Musical MAD ones SWIRVE as The MIC Opens up AROUND 8:00 and CLOSES when I SAYETH So. GO FORTH to MADSwirl.COM for MORE Information."

Whatever Lord Swirl tells you, you mustn't question. Do not, I repeat, do not let the LYING DEVIL try to tell you otherwise. Lord Swirl is serious about this. If you love MAD Swirl, you will COME.

Hallelujah!
Reverend Brother Elder Swirl the 7th

P.S.eth...RSVP early for a spot on the LIST!

It's a Beautiful Night for an Open Mic!

Hello Neighbors...it's me again, here to share with you one of my favorite rip-off renditions of "Won't You Be My Neighbor"by my dearest friends at Mad Swirl...bless their hearts.

It's a beautiful night in this neighborhood,
A beautiful night for some madness.
Will you be coming?
Could you be coming?...

It's the 1st Wednesday of this month,
A swirling day for some madness and fun.
Will you be coming?
Could you be coming?...

We've always wanted to hang
with mad ones just like you.
We've always wanted to swirl
in this open mic madness with you.

So...

Let's make the most of this 1st Wednesday.
And when we're together we might as well say:
Will you be coming?
Could you be coming?
Won't you be at Mad Swirl?
Won't you please,
Won't you please?
Please won't you be at Mad Swirl?

Jump on the trolley as host Johnny O and guest co-host, Chris "Zimm" Zimmerly...along with Swirve and the most maddest mad ones...as we stroll thru the Land of Make-Believe!

For more information about Mad Swirl go to...madswirl.com

For more information about Absinthe Lounge go to...absinthelounge.net

e-RSVP now to get on the list and/or to get you a copy or two of Mad Swirl Six.

Where the Mad Ones Were!

On the past 1st Wednesday night Mad Swirl had its open mic and we made mad mischief of one kind, and another, and our mothers called us "Mad Ones!" and sent us to Absinthe Lounge without our supper.

And on this night, the number of Mad Ones grew, and grew, and grew 'til Absinthe Lounge was filling and spilling with swirling Mad Ones all around and the couches filled with people and the drinks just flowed and flowed.

And a mic came floating by for all the Mad Ones - the poets, musicians, actors, singers and performers, and we sailed off to the place where the Mad Ones are!

And when we were at the place where the Mad Ones are were the Mad Ones read their swirling poems and sang their mad songs and snapped and clapped their hands and howled their howling howls and they called us the most maddest ones of all!

And so the madness began...

1st Round:
Johnny O
Vince Olson
Opalina Salas
Paul Sexton
Gaila Bell
Kollective Objective
Roderick Richardson
Devorah
Daniel Candiotta
Gordon Hilgers
Chris Zimmerly
Desmene Statum
Mac Probst
Brandon
Michael Clay

2nd Round:
Lisa Ohhh
Josh Weir
Victory
Max Earl Blair
Bear
MM Harris
Kerseymere
Mister Natural
Zack
Alexcie
Poet Echo
Todd Buckley
Kathryn Weir
Luigi
D'Anson

Grats to Swirve, the most mostest mad maddest ones of all. Hats off, as always to the amazin' wailin' trumpeter Chris Curiel, anachronistic vocalist Tamitha Curiel & mad man G-Man Gerard Bendix on skins. They got the wild rumpus started and kept us movin' & groovin' all night long!

And, as always, the deepest grats to one of the maddest cats of all, Absinthe Lounge owner Kevin & the fine Lounge staffers Jennifer and My for keeping the drinks fillin' and swillin' for us mad ones.

If you missed the boat to where the Mad Ones are, don't fret. When the next 1st Wednesday rolls around, go to Mad Swirl Open Mic at Absinthe Lounge. Don’t wish you were there, BE THERE on 07:02:08, same Mad Swirl time (8:30), same Mad Swirl place (Absinthe Lounge), same Mad Swirling mad ones (you?).

The whole Mad Swirl of everything to come begins NOW!

Mad Swirlin' Audio from 04.02.08!

Hello Fellow Mad Ones,
Were you there on April 2nd? You know, at the monthly madness aka Mad Swirl Open Mic Night? Yes, the 1st Wednesday insanity held at Absinthe Lounge. Well if you were or if you weren't, we got a treat for you...

...thanks to the mad mad recording man Chris Zimmerly, we have audio proof of the insanity that was this past month's Mad Swirl Open Mic Night. Click here to get an ear-full of these mad ones on the mic...

Opening / Johnny O / Opalina Salas / Paul Sexton / Daniel Candiotta / Chris Zimmerly / Gordon Hilgers / Josh Weir / Desmene Statum / Ledroc Smith / Roderick Richardson / John Kelley / Audacious / Jolee Cloudy / Joey Cloudy

Join us again on the next 1st Wednesday as the whole mad swirl of everything to come continues to swirling thru Absinthe Lounge on 05.07.08! Come early and be a part of mad swirling history as we record the featured artists of mad swirl issue six for posterity's sake soon to be followed by the usual unusual open mic madness!

"The whole mad swirl of everything to come began then" - Jack Kerouac

Oh! The Madness Will Flow!

Salutations!
1st Wednesday's the day.
Take off to Mad places,
and Swirl away!

You have words in your head.
You have songs in your groove
The mic is wide open
for which ever you choose.
You are a Mad One.
And you show what you flow.
And YOU are the One
who'll make it all glow.

We call all you mad
poets, musicians and singers
miscellaneous mad ones
(even Elvis dead-ringers).
Come show what you got
and come do what you do
we'll be ready and waiting
this mic is for you.

You say to yourself
"I'm not a participator"
We welcome you too
you Mad appreciators!
Come get you a drink
($2 drafts & $5 wells)
and dig on this scene
it's always quite swell

Swirve opens the show
sometime around 8-ish
Then we get starting to roll
don't be too late-ish.

Mad Swirl Open Mic
is the place you should be
every 1st Wednesday
where insanity is free.

Oh! The Madness Will Flow!

(for more information
about this mic of Mad Swirl's
type madswirl.com
and the mystery unfurls!)

Celebrate MadSwirlOpenMicNight's 3rd Birthday on 11/07.07!

One and a Two...
Happy Birthday to MadSwirlOpenMicNight...
Happy Birthday to MadSwirlOpenMicNight...
Happy 3rd Birthday dear MadSwirlOpenMicNight...

Wow, three whole years. We remember it like it was just yesterday. The SpongeBob SquarePants movie was beating Polar Express at the box office that year. Also that year Usher, Norah Jones and Kenny Chesney were topping the crap charts. President-wanna-be Bush had just stole another election from under our noses and Mad Swirl was invited to host an open mic at the brand new Absinthe Lounge. Our first ad was posted in Mad Swirl's Issue IV:

"We heard there was going to be an OPEN MIC night at Absinthe Lounge, located in the South Side on Lamar Lofts.

They asked us here at Mad Swirl if we'd like to participate. Participate? OPEN MIC?! We don't know anything about electronics, let alone microphones!

So we're calling all poets, musicians, actors, singers, performers and any other folks (circus freaks & Tenacious D rip-offs always welcome) in the local Dallas-Ft. Worth area to help us open this mic up. Come to perform, come to appreciate, come to support your local artists.

For more information go to www.madswirl.com
Learn more about Absinthe Lounge at www.absinthelounge.net

Come by and help us figure out this whole open mic business."

And you did.

Come by on November 7 to celebrate our creative love-child's special day!

Our beloved Swirve will open up this poetic birthday bash 'round 8:00. Johnny O (celebrating his 37th anniversary on Earth) and guest hosts Lisa Ohhh and Chris Zimmerly will be waking the mic up 'round 8:30-ish. The mic closes when the last candle flickers out.

And please, by all means, FEEL FREE TO SPREAD THE MAD WORD! Forward this to any and all Mad Ones you know.

Happy 3rd Birthday to yooouuu! (and many mooore!)