Buddy Wakefield's Blog, page 38

May 20, 2020 @ 11:16

I send myself texts 5 days a week. If you want in on that, there’s a link in bio.

May 19, 2020 @ 11:09

Years ago, Steve and I walked into a candy store for a sack of chocolate. One of the original students at Youth Speaks Seattle, Mary, a beam of light, was behind the counter.

A couple years earlier Mary opened a show in Seattle and accompanied me on a new piece I’d written called Hurling Crowbirds at Mockingbirds. Nailed it.

When I tried to pay for the chocolate, Mary pushed my hand back, “Poets don’t pay for candy here.” Months later I was scrolling through news and saw @marylambertsing on the MTV Music Awards performing “Same Love” with Macklemore and Jennifer Hudson— “Hey Steve, come in here. Remember Mary, who gave us all the free chocolate on Capitol Hill? That’s her singing the chorus on ‘Same Love.'” She wrote it.

Not long after that we saw her on the Grammy Awards with Madonna and Queen Latifah.

Then it was me who got to way not-humbly whatsoever open for Mary for the first couple shows after she was with Macklemore again in front of 80,000 people at the Rugby Final in Sydney amid Australia’s same-sex marriage vote.

On June 2nd, I’ll host Mary’s show kicking off the Heavy Hitters Festival with a performance, a workshop, and a Q&A. She’s one of over 30 spoken word legends who’ll be performing and interacting hands-on with fans throughout the summer. Festival pass link in bio.

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May 18, 2020 @ 10:06

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Vulnerability is what made every movie, sang every song, and wrote every poem that ever plugged a life back into itself. Come get plugged back in. Link in bio.

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May 16, 2020 @ 20:51

It’d be ridiculous to imply that this Heavy Hitters Festival I’m thrown will be a huge success just because @notmarcocollins took note of us today. It’s not like I’m currently searching for the boner emoji just because Marco Collins is watching; you know, the man who broke Beck, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Weezer, Alice In Chains, Death Cab, and a fistful of others; worked with Cypress Hill and Rage Against the Machine, landed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame … For Chrissake, the guy clicked a Like button in passing. No reasonable fella like me would let that resonate as a good omen. Or suggest we’re on to something wildly special here. I mean there’s probably no chance Marco’s a sacred symbol of someone who knows the importance of having a voice. Or an intentional ripple effect. Or whale sonar. Really. You are a true story. Come write it. Link in bio. Stay tuned for the announcement of our headliner this week!

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May 15, 2020 @ 09:48

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If you’re a writer or performer or lover of whale sonar and ripple effects, and you can’t get down with this, I can’t help you. Link in bio.

May 13, 2020 @ 09:32

My graphics right hand has been so busy killin it for Heavy Hitters Festival that I hadda make my own flyer. Picking a font sends me straight to overeating, usually pen caps. Default it is. There’s been no time to promote, so come get intimate as all get out. Link in bio.

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May 12, 2020 @ 11:53

‪Don’t miss this for a lack of funds. Ask for what you need. No interrogations or being asked to prove yourself. ‪Don’t miss this for a lack of funds. Trust and respect are making a comeback.

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May 11, 2020 @ 21:27

On the last two Monday’s in May I’m hosting a writing workshop live online at 11:30am PST. It’s early so the U.K. and Euro can join in too. I did a shit job at promoting as Heavy Hitters Festival demands my attention, so this may be intimate af, which I’m rather looking forward to. Now’s your chance to get attentive feedback. Link in bio.

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May 10, 2020 @ 11:47

Beware: vicious attack mother. Love you, Tresa.

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May 09, 2020 @ 19:12

Any other addicts havin trouble with yummy.com’s homepage?

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Also, Yummy.com and Live & Let Die have the same cadence, if you enjoy singing.