Mad Swirl Open Mic : 10.06.10

The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” Jack Kerouac

Ready to get your "Awww!" on? We thought so!

0n 10.06.10, starting at 8:00, Mad Swirl will continue doing the open mic madness that what we do! Join host Johnny O and co-host MH Clay, along with the musically magical trio Swirve Wright as we do our darndest to both blow and open your minds. We will be callin' all you swirlingly mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad, mad stuff!

Come one, come all! Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to be a part of the madness!

Interested in performing? Then show up the night of and get on the list!

Mad Swirl Open Mic: It's THE place to be on the first Wednesday of the month!

Where's this madness take place? Absinthe Lounge is at 1409 South Lamar Street, Dallas, TX 75215 (located in the SouthSide on Lamar building)

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

fo'mo'info' visit www.MadSwirl.com

Mad Swirl Open Mic : 09.01.10

"But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. • "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat. "We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." • "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. • "You must be,” said the Cat. 'or you wouldn’t have come here."

Do YOU want to go among the mad ones? We thought so!


0n 09.01.10, starting at 8:00, Mad Swirl will continue doing the open mic madness that what we do! Join host Johnny O and co-host MH Clay, along with the musically magical trio Swirve as we do our darndest to both blow and open your minds. We will be callin' all you swirlingly mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad, mad stuff!

Come one, come all! Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to be a part of the madness!

Interested in performing? Then show up the night of and get on the list!

Mad Swirl Open Mic: It's THE place to be on the first Wednesday of the month!

Where's this madness take place? Absinthe Lounge is at 1409 South Lamar Street, Dallas, TX 75215 (located in the SouthSide on Lamar building)

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

fo'mo'info' visit www.MadSwirl.com

Mad Swirl Open Mic : 08.04.10

0n 08.04.10, starting at 8:00-ish, Mad Swirl will continue doing the open mic voodoo that what we do do! Join host Johnny O along with the musically magical trio Swirve, and the usual unusual mad suspects as we do our darndest to both blow and open your minds. We will be callin' all you mystically 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 to be a part of the madness!

For more open mic information visit MadSwirl.com

Mad Swirlin' Grats to the Open Mic'n Mad Ones on 01.06.10!

::: Notes of Gratitude :::


0n 01.06.10, Mad Swirl saw in the new year by continuing to do the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do do every 1st Wednesday of the month at Absinthe Lounge! The crowd in the Lounge dug the musical musings of Swirve. Then host Johnny O got to callin' all the mad poets, musicians, singers & performers & a few other miscellaneous mad ones in Absinthe Lounge to come & strut their mad stuff! And strut it they did!

Mad Swirlin' thanks to the following mad ones that made this first 2010 open mic a most wonder-filled and mad start to the new year... (click here to view pics)

Johnny O (host)
Chris Zimmerly
Chris Hamilton
Gordon Hilgers
Roderick Richardson
Scott Howell
Josh Weir
Lindsay Haley
Joey Cloudy
MH Clay
Konichiwa Zack
Allison
Hammer
Misty
Michael Lagoki
Joe
Janelle
D. Anson Brody
Suzanne Kimbrell
John Kelly

A very special swirlin’ thanks to the hep cats who are Swirve. We dug the scene that amazin' mad man Chris Curiel on trumpet, Tamitha Curiel on vocals and Gerard Bendiks on skins created to keep us movin', groovin' all night long!

HUGE thanks to Absinthe Lounge owner Kevin Christensen for allowing us mad ones to go with our flow for OVER 5 years now. And a shout-out to the fine Lounge staffers for keeping the mad spirits fillin' and swillin' for us mad ones.

And finally we would like to thank ALL of you who freely shared their hand claps, finger-snaps, hoots and howls with all the mad ones who got up on this sacred mad swirlin' mic.

::: What's Swirlin' At Our Next Open Mic? :::

0n 02.04.10, starting at 8:00-ish, Mad Swirl will continue doing the open mic voodoo that what we do do! Join host Johnny O along with the musically magical trio Swirve, and the usual unusual mad suspects as we do our darndest to both blow and open your minds. We will be callin' all you mystically mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad stuff!

::: Interested in Performing?

Are you a mad poet, musician, actor, singer and/or performer? (circus freaks 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.

Got questions? E-mail us at openmic@madswirl.com.

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 Absinthes)

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

::: Where's This Madness Take Place? :::

Absinthe Lounge is located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.


1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215 (google map)

Mad Swirl Open Mic'in It Into 2010!

0n 01.06.10, starting at 8:00-ish, Mad Swirl continues doing the open mic voodoo that what we do do on into and thru 2010! Join host Johnny O along with the musically magical trio Swirve, as they do their darndest to both blow and open our minds. We will be callin' all you mystically 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 to be a part of the madness!

Where's all this madness take place? Why it takes place at Absinthe Lounge, located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.

1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215 (google map)

"Begin doing what you want to do now. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake." - Marie Beyon Ray

Mad Swirlin' Grats to the Open Mic'n Mad Ones on 12.02.09!

::: Notes of Gratitude :::


0n 12.02.09, Mad Swirl continued doing the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do do as we featured the mad trio from Swirve & their poetic friends! The crowd in the Lounge dug the musical musings of Chris & Tamitha Curiel along with Gerard Bendiks on skins. Then we pondered the poetic performances from Donna Renee Anderson and Tammy Gomez as this Swirvin' crew moved us and grooved us thru their feature set!

After we got our Swirve on, host Johnny O and guest co-host Tamitha Curiel got to callin' all the mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in Absinthe Lounge to come & strut their mad stuff! And strut it they did!

Mad Swirlin' thanks to the following mad ones that made this past 1st Wednesday a most beat-utiful night...(in order of appearance)

Johnny O (host)
Josh Weir
Gordon Hilgers
BA
Opalina Salas
Roderick Richardson
Chris Zimmerly
Victory
Tom Myers
Joey Cloudy
John Kelly
Evan
Kelly Ellis
Rema
Desmene Statum
Devan
Janelle
Bean
Allison
D'Anson Brody

HUGE thanks to Absinthe Lounge owner Kevin Christensen for allowing us mad ones to go with our flow for OVER 5 years now. And a shout-out to the fine Lounge staffers for keeping the mad spirits fillin' and swillin' for us mad ones.

And finally we would like to thank ALL of you who freely shared their hand claps, finger-snaps, hoots and howls with all the mad ones who got up on this sacred mad swirlin' mic.

::: What's Swirlin' At Our Next Open Mic? :::

0n 01.06.10, starting at 8:00, Mad Swirl will continue doing the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do. Join us in January at Absinthe Lounge when host Johnny O along with the musically magical trio Swirve, as they do their darndest to both blow and open our minds.

::: Interested in Performing?

Are you a mad poet, musician, actor, singer and/or performer? (circus freaks 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.

Got questions? E-mail us at openmic@madswirl.com.

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 Absinthes)

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

::: Where's This Madness Take Place? :::

Absinthe Lounge is located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.


1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215
google map

Mad Swirl Open Mic : Celebrating 10 Years of Swirling Madly!

(pre p.s. Mad Swirl Open Mic on 11.04.09 is not to be confused with Mad Swirl's Swirl-A-Bout! on 11.07.09)

Mad Swirl kicks off each 1st Wednesday open mic night with a special opening "swirling it up" set that showcases a medley of featured mad ones.

0n 11.04.09, starting at 8:00, Mad Swirl will continue doing the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do. Join us this month as we are celebrate our 10th Mad Swirl Birthday AND our 5th Open Mic Anniversary! Wanna be a part of this whole mad swirly celebration? Then shoot us an e-mail (crazy@madswirl.com) and let us know what you got in your mad mind.

After we get our celebratin' on, join host Johnny O along with the musically magical trio Swirve, as they do their darndest to both blow and open our minds. We will be callin' all you mystically mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad stuff!

Where's all this madness take place? Why it takes place at Absinthe Lounge, located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.

1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215 (google map)

You say it's your birthday? It's Mad Swirl's birthday too yeah!