Writers With Drinks

Soundtrack for a sunny working Sunday:
Self-Portrait by Jon Jang.

We did a set together at the Asian Jazz Series in 2004; I did what I think is my best performance ever of Dreaming In Gujurati to his piano accompaniment. I wish I had it on tape.

Still a little high from Writers With Drinks at The Make-Out Room last night. So much more fun than I'd expected it to be. I rarely do bar readings that aren't slams, because my experience of them has been that people are there to hang out and drink, not necessarily listen. But Charlie Anders' persistence finally wore me down, and I'm glad. It was an amazing crowd; in number, size, depth of attention, and appreciation for good writing. It was also that almost-unheard-of-in-the-Bay-Area phenomenon: a show that started on time and finished 4 minutes early!

And Charlie gave me the best, most astute, most hilarious, most-tapped-into-my-work intro I have ever received. I want to hand it to everyone who ever introduces me at future shows and say: Just read this. Don't change a word.