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2 Dope Boys In A Cadillac -- Season 6 of ToF!
Tongues of Fire on Sun 05 Sep 2010 at 9:27 PM
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Slam Team Recording Party
Victoria Poetry Slam on Mon 23 Aug 2010 at 2:07 PM
The Vic Slam Team held their recording party last week as their first official show as the 2010 team, and as their first fundraiser, frankly rocked the house.Matthew started the night out with some of
recording party, poetry in the raw, Vic Slam Team
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For H.P. Lovecraft on his Birthday
Dave Morris on Fri 20 Aug 2010 at 11:59 PM
As the day and the light set to sleeping and the wind blows so soft it's asleep. All the willow's and whispers are weeping           as a darkness creeps in from the deepWith only tombs and
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Introducing the 2010 Victoria Poetry Slam Team!
Victoria Poetry Slam on Thu 10 Jun 2010 at 7:50 AM
If you were there for Finals Night earlier this week, I don't have to tell you: the judges were stern, the atmosphere electric, the sweat copious and the poetry truly epic! And after two crushing round
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Electric Brains.
Dave Morris on Sat 05 Jun 2010 at 2:35 PM
Electric Brains Design is a site I've been working on. I think it's finished.You should pop over and take a look.His computer was starting to feel like home...Dave Morris
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The Finals...
Victoria Poetry Slam on Mon 24 May 2010 at 11:23 PM
Hello! Well, it's all come down to this, folks. The finals. THE FINALS! The last slam of the season and the slam that decides the Victoria team for 2010, who will represent our town at the National Sla
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Chris Masson by Way of Planet 10!
Tongues of Fire on Mon 24 May 2010 at 12:07 AM
To prepare Chris Masson for his upcoming feature at the final show of the ToF season, we subjected him to the usual drill...Not sure what the "ToF drill" you are referring to is... sounds like the rea
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Making Change with Seven Dollar Bill!
Tongues of Fire on Wed 12 May 2010 at 12:48 PM
Chris Gilpin and Sean McGarragle are Seven Dollar Bill and also our feature performers at Tongues of Fire this Thursday May 13! You should know that both fellahs have sexy telephone voices. Here's a li
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Slam Scores for May!
Victoria Poetry Slam on Wed 12 May 2010 at 8:15 AM
Well damn, son. Another 11 poets competed last night at VicSlam and with the randomly selected judges proving themselves both brutal and consistent, the competition was tight! The show was so exciting,
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Design. Code. Re-design. Re-code. Repeat.
Dave Morris on Mon 03 May 2010 at 12:24 PM
I can't just do something once.I've just finished the second interpretation of a simple site I'm designing. To be more specific, my online CV (Curriculum Vitae). It's a long list of all things artistic
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Hyper-Chakra Balancing with Nathanael Larochette!
Tongues of Fire on Wed 21 Apr 2010 at 10:40 PM
Nathanael's an Ontario poet who is so keen to perform for the ToF audience, that he came over to the Island two days early to hang out and grok our town! And answer a few question for the blog! Come ch
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Slam Scores for the Season So Far!
Victoria Poetry Slam on Wed 21 Apr 2010 at 9:37 PM
Hello all. Skawt here, with the scores for the current season of Vic Slam! As you may know already, we are only one slam away from the Finals. Basically it's the May Edition and then in June, the Final
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Shakin' Steve Miller's Tree...
Tongues of Fire on Tue 06 Apr 2010 at 2:00 PM
The Space Cowboy hisself touches down in Victoria this Thursday night! The man promises to get unruly for y'all and gives unruly interview tah boot... observe...Labels suck, but if you had to label you
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ToF at the M Awards = WIN!
Tongues of Fire on Wed 31 Mar 2010 at 10:15 AM
In case you haven't heard or have been living in a cave/under a rock/at the bottom of the sea (ooh! we like that last option!) the M Awards is the annual Victoria arts community showcase/recognition ce
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"One for poetry, two for joy..."*
Tongues of Fire on Fri 19 Mar 2010 at 4:22 PM
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Top Five Celebrity's I could be, without feeling bad about being them.
Dave Morris on Mon 08 Mar 2010 at 4:13 PM
1. Bill Murray- He's awesome. He's never done a shitty sell out film, he has a great sense of humour, and as far as I know, has never made a sex tape or done anything to embarrass himself. Solid dude.2
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Michael McCarthy Interview...
Tongues of Fire on Tue 02 Mar 2010 at 8:39 AM
For the fourth and final show in our Aboriginal Showcase series, we're happy to introduce poet, storyteller and musician Michael McCarthy! Before the game on Sunday, we sat down for a coffee with Micha
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Announcing the ToF LOGO DESIGN CONTEST for Season Six!
Tongues of Fire on Mon 01 Mar 2010 at 12:22 PM
What do you love?Poetry?A good scotch?Perhaps playin around with graphic design in the quiet moments?Sure, who doesn't? Well, maybe not everyone does. But everyone loves sweet prizes! And for the ToF L
Tongues of Fire, logo design contest, graphics, prizes
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http://blog.davemorrisisa.com/2010/02/what-weve-got-here-is-failure-to.html
Dave Morris on Fri 26 Feb 2010 at 9:24 PM
"What we've got here is failure to communicate.Some men you just can't reach...So, you get what we had here last week,which is the way he wants it!Well, he gets it!and I don't like it any more than you
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The Future!!! (Or At Least the Next 3 Months...)
Tongues of Fire on Thu 18 Feb 2010 at 10:32 AM
It's difficult to grok, we know, but consider: after Shannon Rayne refreshes the Solstice next Thursday, there's only THREE MONTHS LEFT of Tongues of Fire Season Five! That's only six shows before the
Tongues of Fire, performers, feature, schedule
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House Keeping
Dave Morris on Wed 17 Feb 2010 at 8:30 AM
In this day and age my home is online. Dave Morris is a.com is written on the mat at the front door, welcoming everyone in. We head into the facebook living room, and talk of the twitter news of the da
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Gettin' Busy with Shannon Rayne!
Tongues of Fire on Wed 17 Feb 2010 at 7:43 AM
February 25th will see Shannon Rayne entertaining us from the Solstice Stage. So we here at ToF ran her through the standard boilerplate and got some seriously non-standard answers...ToF: So... what's
dinosaurs, Tongues of Fire, Victoria, Shannon Rayne, poetry
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A Few Questions for John Akpata...
Tongues of Fire on Fri 05 Feb 2010 at 1:21 PM
John Akpata will be raising the temperature at the Solstice Cafe next week on his first visit to the West Coast. It promises to be an uncompromising evening so in that spirit, we asked him a few probin
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John Akpata at Tongues of Fire Feb 11!
Tongues of Fire on Thu 04 Feb 2010 at 7:27 AM
Following close on the heels of Vic Slam on the 9th, Tongues of Fire presents John Akpata on his debut visit to the westiest of coasts! Here's the facebook event...http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid
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http://vicpoetryslam.blogspot.com/2010/01/rules-1-poems-can-be-on-any-subject-and.html
Victoria Poetry Slam on Mon 25 Jan 2010 at 4:37 PM
Rules1 ) Poems can be on any subject and in any style.2 ) Each poet must perform work that s/he has created.3 ) No props. Prop: an object or article of clothing introduced into a performance with the e
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Victoria Poetry Slam Returns Early!
Victoria Poetry Slam on Thu 10 Dec 2009 at 6:36 PM
So last you heard we were going to be starting up regular slams in January.Problem is, we couldn't wait till then! We're too excited about performance poetry and judging and being judged that there was
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CFSW is Over - Now What?
Victoria Poetry Slam on Wed 25 Nov 2009 at 5:57 PM
CFSW blew my mind.And I wasn't the only one. All of the visiting teams said how incredibly welcome and appreciated they felt, and I met more than a few spoken word converts from the Victoria audience.I
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Speak Your Space
Tongues of Fire on Wed 25 Nov 2009 at 5:34 PM
You may not know but Tongues of Fire has a mandate. A central axiom that we strive to live, and well, do shows by. It is:Tongues of Fire strives to make poetry more inclusive, accessible and entertaini
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CFSW Speaks Out: Sheri-D Wilson
Victoria Poetry Slam on Mon 09 Nov 2009 at 11:28 PM
Last year she ran the whole show, this year she's one of the top features. We sat down with the Mama of Dada herself, Sheri-D Wilson, and got her to share a few thoughts about the Canadian Festival of
cfsw, sheri-d wilson
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CFSW Speaks Out: Scruffmouth
Victoria Poetry Slam on Wed 04 Nov 2009 at 6:00 PM
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CFSW Speaks Out: Barbara Adler
Victoria Poetry Slam on Mon 02 Nov 2009 at 6:48 PM
These days, she most often seen cradling a vintage accordion or touring her unique brand of storytelling around B.C.'s North. But Barbara Adler's also a member of the famed Canadian storytelling rock b
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CFSW Speaks Out: Zaccheus Jackson
Victoria Poetry Slam on Wed 28 Oct 2009 at 4:16 PM
He's larger than life and twice as fast - Vancouver's Zaccheus Jackson is a modern storyteller with a hiphop twist, and he's featuring at CFSW 09.We checked with him to get his take on spoken word in C
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CFSW Speaks Out: Steve Thompson
Victoria Poetry Slam on Mon 26 Oct 2009 at 4:04 PM
The Canadian Festival of Spoken Word is two weeks away and Victoria is getting ready to host a mind-blowing week of spoken word, art, and inspiration.But what is exactly IS CFSW 09? We sat down with fe
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Vic Slam Team Brings the Verse
Victoria Poetry Slam on Wed 14 Oct 2009 at 10:35 PM
The Victoria Slam Team is featuring at Tongues of Fire October 22.This is their last show before they compete in the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word November 10-14.So if you want a taste of Slam - com
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Vic Slam Team Brings the Verse
Tongues of Fire on Wed 14 Oct 2009 at 10:23 PM
So all summer long the Victoria Slam Team: Dave Morris, Skawt Chonzz, Matthew Christopher Davidson and Me (Missie Peters) have been rocking the mic for various causes like anarchism, the Pacific, Solst
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http://tofpoetry.blogspot.com/2009/10/sky-is-turning-dark-wind-is-howling-so.html
Tongues of Fire on Thu 01 Oct 2009 at 5:10 PM
The sky is turning dark, the wind is howling, so why not get cozy and find out more about our next feature, Vancouver's Matt Rader?ToF: You're mostly a page poet. How do you describe the difference bet
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Head in the Clouds... It's Brendan McLeod
Tongues of Fire on Mon 21 Sep 2009 at 7:31 PM
September is for Fugitives as Tongues of Fire bringing you another member of the hit Canadian Storytelling Rock group The Fugitives - Brendan McLeod!And hey- did you know The Fugitives will be rocking
Tongues of Fire, brendan mcleod
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September is the month for Fugitives
Tongues of Fire on Tue 25 Aug 2009 at 1:10 PM
The Fugitives that is. As in Barbara Adler and Brendan McLeod!That's right, on September 10th we're bringing you the tall half of the Fugitives as Barbara rocks the mic at Tongues of Fire.Here's a quic
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Text Poetry -Eyes Closed
Tongues of Fire on Fri 14 Aug 2009 at 11:27 AM
At our first show of the season an interesting theme emerged- poets kept asking the audience to close their eyes or refer to 'eyes closed' sooooo....We solicited text message poems based on the theme!
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Surf's Up!
Victoria Poetry Slam on Tue 11 Aug 2009 at 11:46 AM
Victoria Slam Team continue their summer of love with a performance at the One Wave Festival.Come celebrate the unique and beautiful cultures of the Pacific with a rich collaboration of local artists,
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Season Line-Up
Tongues of Fire on Tue 11 Aug 2009 at 11:11 AM
There's no need to keep it a secret - we've got awesome features coming this Fall season and you'll want to clear your schedule so that you can hear them.Here's Who's Rocking the Mic in '09:August 13 -
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Agree to disagree.
Dave Morris on Thu 06 Aug 2009 at 10:19 PM
Tonight the Victoria slam team performed at "an evening of dissent" a local anarchist poetry show. The show took place at the solstice cafe, and was produced and headlined by "The Outspoken Wordsmiths"
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Exclusive Chat with ToF feature Elyse Maltin
Tongues of Fire on Thu 06 Aug 2009 at 11:57 AM
She's got hair most people would kill for, a voice that everyone stops to listen to, and more things to say than a monk coming off of a vow of silence - it's Ontario's Elyse Maltin.ToF: Labels suck, bu
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OMG- We're Back!
Tongues of Fire on Wed 05 Aug 2009 at 1:56 PM
ToF is coming back early this year, with our first show of the new season August 13th.(wild cheering from the teeming hordes)Yes, we missed you too. What say we get together, share our summer poetry, h
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Australia is more than just upside down...
Dave Morris on Tue 28 Jul 2009 at 9:05 AM
It's also in future. And more tropical. A little less topical. And has the pacific ocean to the east. The birds sing beautiful birdsongs instead of random Kaa's. The cars are different. The bars are d
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Better Than Your Mom's Valium
Victoria Poetry Slam on Sun 12 Jul 2009 at 11:36 AM
We know it's summer, but we couldn't resist bringing you Chris Masson's solo show "Pathos, Punchlines and Painkillers".Chris Masson is the reigning Montreal Slam Champion, and one of the stand out perf
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Things are winding up!!!
Dave Morris on Sat 11 Jul 2009 at 3:41 PM
Next week I head down under for Improv Camp Australia.Just call me the Ned Kelly of today's world, stealing idea's from the rich and passing them on to the new...well, Ned would've just kept them for h
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Life goes on...and on...and on...
Dave Morris on Mon 06 Jul 2009 at 10:00 PM
Sometimes you get stuck on one thing. All you can see is the next hurdle, even though you know there are many more to come, you can't see them until you have jump.Onehurdleatatime.Tomorrow is my band's
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Musique de les Jacquerie!
Dave Morris on Sat 04 Jul 2009 at 5:54 PM
THIS JUST IN:Breaking news! My band, Les Jacquerie, is playing it's first show!! That's right. You may remember me speaking of the band in earlier posts. Talking about how awesome it is, how it sounds
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It's been a while? It's been a while.
Dave Morris on Thu 25 Jun 2009 at 3:56 PM
So I've been busy. Really busy. Unfortunately not necessarily a productive type of busy. I've been learning Javascript. I know. For those of you who know Javascript, you're saying "why?"The answer: Why
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What a week. I could use a
Dave Morris on Tue 16 Jun 2009 at 10:57 AM
Have you ever felt like Neo from the Matrix? I have.This week I spent giving myself a crash course in HTML, and CSS, and a little Javascript. Please note that by crash course I mean complete immersion.
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Thank You to Everyone
Tongues of Fire on Mon 08 Jun 2009 at 8:29 PM
Ok, I know that sounds pretty cheesy, but it's true that Tongues of Fire is an entirely volunteer organization and only happens because people like you come to the show, help set-up, make posters, brin
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Thank You to Everyone
Tongues of Fire on Mon 08 Jun 2009 at 8:29 PM
Ok, I know that sounds pretty cheesy, but it's true that Tongues of Fire is an entirely volunteer organization and only happens because people like you come to the show, help set-up, make posters, brin
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Vic Slam Team Gig the First
Victoria Poetry Slam on Mon 08 Jun 2009 at 8:24 PM
You thought we were taking the summer off?!Ha! We're here with a vengeance and we're sharing the stage with some illustrious fellows with AWESOME FACEs: RC Weslowski and Chris Gilpin. Also featuring is
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Reflection on Slam Season
Victoria Poetry Slam on Mon 08 Jun 2009 at 8:17 PM
So the slam season is over now. Speaking as a fully-fledged member of the Victoria Slam Team, it was sure an exciting one. Thanks for judging me ;-)We went from one slam a month last year to two a mont
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Podcast #2 is up!
Dave Morris on Mon 08 Jun 2009 at 4:59 PM
I started a podcast and I'm sticking to it.This week's episode explores monsters. With music off of my album "Monsters like music too" and some readings from my "Monsters; a book of poetry." If you're
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I'm not a goldsmith...
Dave Morris on Sat 06 Jun 2009 at 10:08 AM
I'm a Ladysmith. Last night's show in the beautiful town of Ladysmith was a success. Everyone had a great time, the students learnt a lot, I learnt a little, and my first tour ever has come to a close.
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Summertime and the poetry is easy...
Tongues of Fire on Wed 03 Jun 2009 at 3:58 PM
Sigh. Tongues of Fire.We know, we miss it too. That's why we're bringing you the third annual Spoken Word Night at the Solstice Festival of the Folk.It's even on a Thursday.This will be a star-studded
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Dave Morris is a Podcast! What?
Dave Morris on Mon 01 Jun 2009 at 4:22 PM
Hello Internet,I have had a busy day, and by busy I mean I've been sitting on my computer all day, drinking coffee, and recording a podcast. That's right, my own podcast. Why you ask? So I can share re
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New new new.
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Thu 28 May 2009 at 4:31 PM
As with life, new things are always happening in Victoria. What's the news you ask? Workshops. I've schedule two more. Both are intesives, meaning they're intense. 5 hours each, and one for everyone.
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He came, he slammed, he conqured. He went.
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Mon 25 May 2009 at 9:55 AM
A lot has happened in the last few days. Not that a lot doesn't happen normally, but I've done shows, designs, and more shows.First of all the slam finals for the Victoria slam team happened last Thurs
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And the winners are...
Victoria Poetry Slam on Fri 22 May 2009 at 10:10 AM
Dave Morris, Skawt Chonnz, Matthew Christopher Davidson and Missie Peters! Congrats to Jane Bee for making alternate.HOORAY (great cheering and flag waving and much crying with joy)So what now?Well, yo
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ToF Wrap Up Party!
Tongues of Fire on Thu 21 May 2009 at 10:55 AM
Yep. It's been a long and glorious year for Tongues of Fire.We've had fantastic features, both new and returning, added new friends to our family, and now breaking -only for the summer- to plan next ye
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New Website coming soon.
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Wed 20 May 2009 at 11:07 AM
The last few days I've been staring at a computer screen. Deciding, then doubting, then deciding again. Googling HTML code tips and help. Opening Photoshop, closing Photoshop, designing, then redesign
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A tour by any other name...
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Tue 19 May 2009 at 10:32 AM
Well hello everyone, how are you? I'm well. As it turns out I've added a new date my tour. I figures three shows is just a tour, but four. You can't argue. That's a tour. The show's in the home town of
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Confessions and Poetry
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Sun 17 May 2009 at 11:35 PM
Friday's show in Courtenay was a success! Audience enjoyed it, I enjoyed it, students enjoyed it and I'm pretty sure you enjoyed it. Right? The next stop on this tour is North Van, and that's the home
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Confessions of a Storyteller. Off to a good start.
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Wed 13 May 2009 at 9:43 AM
Monday's show was a complete success. Remilio Sheen, that improv gangster of a man split into four bodies, rocked the first half. I followed, and what an act to follow. Regardless, people came and had
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Mighty Mike MeGee
Tongues of Fire on Fri 08 May 2009 at 4:04 PM
ToF is going out with a bang for the 08/09 season with our biggest feature EVER: Mike MeGee.With a love of pudding, a history of getting into eating contests with Death and a carnal knowledge of puppet
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Oh Snap! Victoria's Top Eight Poets Go to Finals
Victoria Poetry Slam on Fri 08 May 2009 at 3:54 PM
And what a night it was! With Slam-master Kristy Westendorp in her fuzzy green hat of impartiality and tweleve bright-eyed poets eager to Slam glory.We heard poems without similes from Matthew Christop
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I was reviewed.
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Mon 04 May 2009 at 12:13 PM
Look what I found on http://grillingit.blogspot.comMy tweets were reviewed. How sweet."If I were writing for a weekly local rag I would begin with: "Local funnyman, Dave Morris proves that less-is-MORE
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One bag less. One bagless.
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Sun 03 May 2009 at 12:35 AM
Tonight I raise my cap to thrifty foods. A small grocery store chain, primarily on Vancouver island who mainly serve older hippies and young families with a smile. Why this salute you ask? Because they
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Semi-Final Competitors
Victoria Poetry Slam on Fri 01 May 2009 at 3:38 PM
Here are your 2009 Semi-finalists:Anushka-in-RepairBrettDave MorrisKat EschnerMarla O'MarlaMatthew Christopher DavidsonMeisha LilyMissie PetersRyefield FordSkawt ChonzzTom FowlerVicky PhilibertWhat was
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Slam Semi-Finals May 7!
Victoria Poetry Slam on Fri 24 Apr 2009 at 2:54 PM
I think this speaks for itself. Stay-tuned for who the lucky 12 competitors are!
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Mighty Mike MeGee May 28!
Tongues of Fire on Fri 24 Apr 2009 at 2:51 PM
This year, as our finale we have (drum roll please)....Mighty Mike MeGee!This is one show you will NOT want to be late for. Bring your friends, and your lovers, this is a our last show of the season, a
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The Pirate Bay made me feel warm inside.
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Thu 23 Apr 2009 at 7:15 PM
So I was reading internet news today and came across a blog from "The Pirate Bay" and it touched me.For those of you who don't know the pirate bay is a bit torrent search engine site, they help people
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Vancouver to Ottawa to Toronto to Victoria
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Thu 23 Apr 2009 at 1:27 PM
Three major cities later and I'm still breathing.For the past three weeks I've been traveling. Living out of a purple bag and laptop backpack, wandering the streets of Canada and...it's been great. Her
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Last Chance Slam Scores
Victoria Poetry Slam on Thu 16 Apr 2009 at 10:19 PM
This is it- the last game before the playoffs- I mean semi-finals (we don't watch hockey do we?).Here are your scores for the April 16 Slam:4th- Tom 52.73rd- Jane Bee 53.42nd (3-way tie!)- Ryefield, Me
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ToF Performance Workshop
Tongues of Fire on Mon 06 Apr 2009 at 10:01 AM
Hey ToF wants to build our community skills. That's why we are offering a special performance workshop with improviser and storyteller Dave Morris.This is a great opportunity to find your style, learn
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Slam Standings April 2
Victoria Poetry Slam on Sun 05 Apr 2009 at 8:13 PM
Here are the scores for the April 2 Slam:5th Place- Victoria 51.54th Place- Ted 52.33rd Place- Marla O'Marla 52.42nd Place- Matthew Christopher Davidson 52.71st Place- Skawt 53.7Also, Victoria's Poet L
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Twitter Tatter
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Fri 03 Apr 2009 at 5:22 PM
So I caved in today. I'm on twitter.I know it's not like me, seeing as I haven't even kept up to date on my blog, but I think it'll be fun. I plan to use twitter exclusively for art. I'm going to tweet
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Why Snap?
Tongues of Fire on Fri 27 Mar 2009 at 10:56 AM
A poet forgets their line, and into the silence comes a chorus of snaps...A performer says something heavy on the mic, and is answered by approving snaps...What is this snap thing we do anyway?Well. I
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Why do we compete?
Victoria Poetry Slam on Tue 24 Mar 2009 at 12:00 PM
For all those of you who wonder, "Why would you ever want your poetry judged? It just seems so harsh." Here are the reasons why I compete:A poet is accountable to their community, to their audience. A
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Who Do You Want to See?
Tongues of Fire on Tue 24 Mar 2009 at 11:38 AM
Well it's that time again, grant writing time. What it means is we get to put together a wishlist of who we want to see in next year.So who did you love this year? Who do you want to see again? Who hav
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A Taste of... Marla O'Marla!
Tongues of Fire on Mon 23 Mar 2009 at 11:55 AM
Marla O'Marla will be featuring at ToF along with GLuke this Thursday March 26 at Solstice Cafe. Here's a little something to get you stoked:
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Victoria Poetry Slam - March 19th
Tongues of Fire on Thu 19 Mar 2009 at 3:51 PM
Come down and check out the Victoria Poetry Slam tonight for a 2-for-1 special at the door! More information here.
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March 12, 2009 - Tongues of Fire featuring Joe McDougall and Sasha Mann
Tongues of Fire on Thu 12 Mar 2009 at 5:47 PM
Interested in having piping hot poetry poured into your ears by two of Victoria's finest young maverick poets?It's locals month at Tongues of Fire and we're bringing you a very special, very fresh doub
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Improvised poem #1
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Thu 12 Mar 2009 at 4:23 PM
improvised poem #1.No editing allowed. Written in under two minutes.Suggestion taken from coffee shop worker: Funkadelic!--------------------------------------------------------------------------Purple
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2-1 Entry to Celebrate Locals' Month
Victoria Poetry Slam on Wed 11 Mar 2009 at 9:20 AM
March is Locals' Month at Tongues of Fire, and to celebrate, Vic Slam is offering 2-for-1 admission to the March 19th Slam.That's right, you and a friend get in for half price! If you come together...
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Updated Poetry Slam Scores
Tongues of Fire on Mon 09 Mar 2009 at 10:58 PM
Just a quick heads up to everyone: the standing scores for the Victoria Poetry Slam season so far have been posted over at the Victoria Poetry Slam blog! Go check them out! Now! I'm running out of excl
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Standing Scores for the Slam Season
Victoria Poetry Slam on Mon 09 Mar 2009 at 10:35 PM
Here they are folks, straight off the score sheets, the standing scores for the 09 season of the Victoria Poetry Slam. First off, our 1st place winners, who've been ensured a place in the finals...Janu
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March 5 Slam Results
Victoria Poetry Slam on Fri 06 Mar 2009 at 12:56 PM
Quick and Dirty:1st Place- Dave Morris2nd Place- Skawt3rd Place- Marla O'Marla4th Place- Matthew Davidson5th Place- Missie PetersThe night was a great success including poems about money, healthcare, b
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ToF: Building Our Community
Tongues of Fire on Thu 05 Mar 2009 at 4:22 PM
Almost twenty people showed up on Monday night to discuss the accomplishments of Tongues of Fire and to dream about the coming year. And boy, is it going to be a big one!The great news is, that thanks
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Victoria Poetry Slam Tonight!
Tongues of Fire on Thu 05 Mar 2009 at 1:30 PM
Come on down to the Solstice Cafe (529 Pandora Ave) at 7:30 pm tonight to get your weekly fix of microphone magic as Victoria's slam poets go head-to-head at this month's first Victoria Poetry Slam. $5
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Is it ok to heckle at a Slam?
Victoria Poetry Slam on Wed 04 Mar 2009 at 1:57 PM
At the Tongues of Fire AGM this week the issue of heckling came up in discussion. Is it ok to heckle?Now, Slam is about involving your community in your performance, so there should be some active dial
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Calendar of Upcoming Events - March
Tongues of Fire on Sun 01 Mar 2009 at 6:27 PM
Alright folks, looks like we've got an event-packed month coming up, with something to fill those blank spots on your calendars every Thursday this month and our Annual General Meeting tonight (March 2
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Tongues of Fire Annual General Meeting - Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Tongues of Fire on Sun 01 Mar 2009 at 11:04 AM
Come down to Belvagor Studios (at 562 Yates St, downtown Victoria) on Monday, March 2nd, for our Annual General Meeting for the Tongues of Fire poetry community. This is your chance to learn about wha
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Les Jacqurie!
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Tue 24 Feb 2009 at 12:26 PM
Well well well,What a great night Monday night was.The Decemberists homage band I wanted to start is almost in full form. Last night the bassist myself and our drummer had a jam session. Letting instru
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this moment
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Fri 13 Feb 2009 at 8:52 PM
I'm on my computer...he's singing songs about peace...they're acting like they care...she's steaming milk...they're deciding where to go next...I'm waiting for a download.ugh.
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homeward bound
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Sat 07 Feb 2009 at 11:20 AM
I am heading home today.The trip up north was a success, thanks to the Malahat Bear watching over our journey. I don't know if we would have made it without him. The Comox Elk was a little upset that w
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Travelling Man
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Thu 05 Feb 2009 at 9:19 AM
Today is a good day.Last night my workshop series started and it started out well. We laughed, we shared, we did all those things improvisers do. Swell.Today I head up north, to good old Courtney B.C.
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Slamming into action!
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Tue 03 Feb 2009 at 9:22 AM
I like poetry. I like slams.I like poetry slams.Here's an article about the Victoria Poetry Slam, and a little about me.ArticleNeat.A long long time ago,Dave Morris
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Couches Couches Couches.
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Sat 31 Jan 2009 at 4:16 PM
I've started a couch collection.As of today, I have a total of two.That's the start of a collection.
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The first blog.
Dave Morris is Storyteller, Poet, Improviser, Musician on Fri 30 Jan 2009 at 8:43 AM
So this is what it is to blog? Neat.Well, readers, welcome to my blog.I'm here, in Victoria, living life to the fullest. I'm in a bit of an artist stage of life I'd say. Improvising a lot, teaching a l
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Huzzah!
Victoria Poetry Slam on Wed 21 Jan 2009 at 3:11 PM
So the poetry powers that be got together and were like "Hey dudes, I think it's seriously time to think about having more poetry in Victoria. People are thirsty for it... they're hungry... they're, d
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Freeby!
Tongues of Fire on Sun 18 Jan 2009 at 11:37 PM
Looking forward to another great show this Thursday with the amazing Ivan E. Coyote. In the meantime to hold the fans over here's a free wallpaper for your computer to show your Tongues of Fire love.H
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http://vicpoetryslam.blogspot.com/2009/01/holy-smokes-victoria-you-showed-up-in.html
Victoria Poetry Slam on Fri 16 Jan 2009 at 4:13 PM
Holy smokes Victoria! You showed up in full force last night for the first slam of '09 and faces were rocked right off. It was incredible to see over 80 people cram into Solstice to cheer on our loca
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http://tofpoetry.blogspot.com/2009/01/just-wanted-to-let-everyone-know-that.html
Tongues of Fire on Tue 06 Jan 2009 at 3:57 PM
Just wanted to let everyone know that the latest edition of Sparks should be out at Tongues of Fire on Thursday.  It's a steal at only $5!  Yes, that's right...for only $10 you can get into an amazin
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Hey...check this out:
Victoria Poetry Slam on Tue 06 Jan 2009 at 12:16 AM
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Update
Tongues of Fire on Mon 29 Dec 2008 at 3:44 PM
As it turns out...R.C. Weslowski will be unable to join us on the eighth. Nonetheless, Chris Gilpin promises you, the Tongues of Fire audience, that he will rock the mic at least twice as hard to make
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http://vicpoetryslam.blogspot.com/2008/12/info-about-2009-slam-season-coming-soon.html
Victoria Poetry Slam on Sun 28 Dec 2008 at 9:44 PM
Stay tuned for more specifics on the upcoming '09 slam season which begins Thursday, January 15 at the Solstice Cafe. In the meantime, since the slam team in Victoria is relatively new, here's how it
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Happy New Year!
Tongues of Fire on Sun 28 Dec 2008 at 8:24 PM
Welcome to the new Tongues of Fire blog! Better bookmark this baby because you'll want to be able to reference this quickly. We'll be updating it with info on upcoming shows, features, special events
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