Read-Aloud-Along!
We came. We saw. We literated.
Come and join us Sunday, April 13 at the Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles as we reinvent the art of sharing. The public wants to consume culture, and we aim to feed it to ‘em! Here’s the story (no pun intended):
At 1pm we’ll wander casually into B&N, and pick out a book of our own choosing – the Bible, bodice-rippers, C++ programming, French poetry, whatever floats one’s boat. At 1:10, the public readings shall begin, as we all walk the store sharing aloud passages from our chosen books. The reading shall continue until 1:25, or until security throws us out.
EXTRA CREDIT! Participants are encouraged to create at least three bookmarks bearing a special message to consumers to place into random books around the store before the reading begins. Easily done while browsing for your favorite title to titillate the public with!
Please join us afterwards at the Buzz coffee shop 7623 Beverly Blvd, LA 90036 (at the corners of Beverly Blvd and The Grove Dr.).
GETTING THERE:
Parking at The Grove is terrible and costs $$. By public transport, you can take the Metro to the Hollywood and Highland station, then hop on the 217 bus at the northwest corner of Hollywood and Highland Blvds (westbound). Get off at Fairfax and 3th St. The Grove is behind the Farmer’s Market. Or you can find your own route at the handy Los Angeles Metro Authority site: www.metro.net/default.asp
Any questions? Contact Reecy via Tribe or email: violetmoodswings at yahoo.com
We came. We saw. We literated.
Come and join us Sunday, April 13 at the Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles as we reinvent the art of sharing. The public wants to consume culture, and we aim to feed it to ‘em! Here’s the story (no pun intended):
At 1pm we’ll wander casually into B&N, and pick out a book of our own choosing – the Bible, bodice-rippers, C++ programming, French poetry, whatever floats one’s boat. At 1:10, the public readings shall begin, as we all walk the store sharing aloud passages from our chosen books. The reading shall continue until 1:25, or until security throws us out.
EXTRA CREDIT! Participants are encouraged to create at least three bookmarks bearing a special message to consumers to place into random books around the store before the reading begins. Easily done while browsing for your favorite title to titillate the public with!
Please join us afterwards at the Buzz coffee shop 7623 Beverly Blvd, LA 90036 (at the corners of Beverly Blvd and The Grove Dr.).
GETTING THERE:
Parking at The Grove is terrible and costs $$. By public transport, you can take the Metro to the Hollywood and Highland station, then hop on the 217 bus at the northwest corner of Hollywood and Highland Blvds (westbound). Get off at Fairfax and 3th St. The Grove is behind the Farmer’s Market. Or you can find your own route at the handy Los Angeles Metro Authority site: www.metro.net/default.asp
Any questions? Contact Reecy via Tribe or email: violetmoodswings at yahoo.com
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Re: Read-Aloud-Along! - L.A. April 13
Sun, April 13, 2008 - 9:15 PMThe Read-Aloud-Along went swimmingly, with 10-15 participants on 3 floors and over 10 minutes of recitation before they threw us out of the joint. Goodness knows how many homemade bookmarks were tucked into random books throughout the store. Special commendation to Tomatoes for reading aloud from not one but TWO copies of Mein Kampf, thereby getting both he and Rev. Joe the honor of being the only two fuckos actually physically escorted from the building (that I know of). -
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Re: Read-Aloud-Along! - L.A. April 13
Mon, April 14, 2008 - 2:57 PMAbout 10 People showed, but I didn't get to meet them all. I printed up a hundred of those great bookmarks that J. Jonathan made and put them all in books. At 1:10 P.M. the onslaught of readings could be heard from the different sections of this three story compound. I saw and heard Reecy walk by me and then another person. Three kids caught on to the infectious fun and picked up books and started walking around the store too. Tomatoes sauntered around the children's section while reading aloud from 'Mein Kampf' with his fly open. I just picked up some random book on old age and it just so happened to have Dylan Thomas - Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night at the start of the Chapter. Anna Banana read aloud, VERY LOUD, While riding up and down the escalators. She came all the way from Albuquerque to attend this event.
An employee walked by me in disbelief saying, "What on earth is going on?". During this time, the employees that had been scratching their heads, began to talk to each other. After ten minutes, I was asked to stop reading, and I complied. The other readers were also being approached by various employee staff. Tomatoes and myself were then firmly asked to leave the building and were marched out in a line with a staff member out the door. All the while, this kid was proudly still reading aloud and walking behind us and then continued to march around the store reading with those two other kids even after I left the building. Nobody stopped the kids from reading.
I don't know who the other readers were, but they started on time and were heard. I then joined up with Tomatoes, Anna, and Reecy for some iced tea at the coffee shop, and we shared our experiences. Apparently, Reecy previously went to the Amargosa Opera house trip and back just in time for this event. Way to go.
I say it was very successful. We were rewarded by all the confused expressions and dropped jaws. Great event, Reecy. -
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Re: Read-Aloud-Along! - L.A. April 13
Sat, April 26, 2008 - 7:54 PMActually, two of those kids were my daughter Miriam (11 years old, freckles and long blonde hair) and her friend Amanda (13 years old, heavy set, brown hair), who were there just for the reading, as young cacophonists. Having recently fallen in love with the Banana Wireless and Frozen Grand Central videos on YouTube she was really excited when I explained Caco to her and told her about the plan that had come across the list (as forwarded within Gigsville).
I was on the second floor reading in the cooking section from Julia and Me, while they were on the third floor (i think). At one point Annatude ran up to me (I hadn't seen her there before, though I knew she was in town for the weekend) and gave me a hug and told me she was being tossed out.) She ran off and I went back to my reading.
Eventually a sales droid came along and asked me what i was doing. I said I was reading. He asked, "I have 16 people reading aloud in my store. What am I missing? What am I in the middle of?" I replied that he appeared to be in the middle of 16 people reading aloud in his store. "I can't allow this." he said. "Why not?" "I can't allow any disturbing behavior." "I don't see anyone disturbed besides you."
I walked away but began reading again after a few feet. Eventually he was joined by another droid and they insisted I leave or they would call security. I put my book down and started walking deliberately towards the up escalator, with them following close behind. They asked where I was going and I said to locate my daughter. I then walked determinedly around the 3rd floor looking for her while they kept pace immediately behind me trying (hopelessly) to seem menacing. Eventually they asked what she looked like and I told them and they said she was back on the second floor. I found them (she said they had been yelled at a few times by the staff) and we left. (My daughter wanted to buy the book she was reading. I explained we would not be buying it from a store that did not want us there, but we stopped at the Apple store across the street and ordered it from amazon.)
I could not be prouder of my daughter than for being ejected from Barnes & Snob-le at 11 for disturbing the peace. -
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Re: Read-Aloud-Along! - L.A. April 13
Sat, April 26, 2008 - 8:29 PMGreat! Glad you made it.
We hope to have something ready soon for next month.
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