Necessarily speaking...

(Taken from SpitInTheMud.com) “Six poets, one band, one painter, and a handful of wonderful friends joined forces to put on a night of poetry, music, and community. Over 200 people came together on November 5th at Eastside Christian in Fullerton, CA to support Spit in the Mud's benefit for Solidarity, a non-proft organization that sets to build relationships that impact communites through holistic transformation. The Necessary Project featured guest poets KasiTeYana, Ian DiOrio, and professional slam poet, Francois. Hundreds of dollars were raised for Solidarity's after school programs and teen center.”


It happened. ‘Twas amazing. My first big project to head up couldn’t have had more of a windy road to get through. Luckily, I had hired my best friends Kasey & Ally to help coordinate the project, and essentially co-host it, and of course I had Nathan and Danny of Spit in the Mud to help out whenever they could.


Having said that, all the hard work paid off. After the show, there were stories upon stories of people who came who related to our stories, who had something change in them, who from that night on decided to make a difference. Really, that’s what it’s all about. Though we want to promote the art of spoken word as a whole so others know they have this outlet available, we also want to be effective in our own outlets, leaving insights to human nature, the world, and change. It was truly an incredible night, filled with unexpected surprises and newfound friendships.


If you were there, thank you. If you weren’t, no worries. We have five pieces online, plus full-legnth DVDs :)
Watch a promo here.
Go to Spit in the Mud’s website here.