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Born of Secret Transit

Detail from O'Donnell's novel. Perpetual Motion Roadshow #17 (October 14-21) features transit tale-teller Jonathan Messinger from Chicago, Punk Rock's Studs Terkel Todd Taylor from Los Angeles, and end of the world idealist Darren O'Donnell.

Between the acts, weirdo vids with the theme of Tears on the Pie, courtesy of the forthcoming Novel Amusements #4, will be played.
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All shows are pay-what-you-can. Click on performers for bios. Roll over your city for the details, click for a PDF handbill...

The Pay Phone Tour Diaries

The crewmembers will be calling in pay phone tour diaries to document their experiences in each city...

Jonathan from Toronto: "Todd and I were held up at the border...we showed our solidarity with the workers by waiting patiently..."

Todd from Ottawa: "Starting day three of the Roadshow, so far it's been a metaphor for independent publishing..."

Darren from Montreal: "We're outside Fairmont Bagelshop, it's about 6:30 in the morning, we haven't slept all night, we were out partying all night, we did a bunch of cocaine..."

Jonathan from Brooklyn: "Darren commenced to creep out the entire audience , and then win them back with his warmth, and then Todd made them all laugh..."

Todd from Cleveland: "Suzanne is the patron saint of Cleveland..."

Darren from Newport: "Some parts of Newport were settled in with deep, deep ennui..."

Jonathan from Chicago: "Darren proceeded to ask him what life as a slave was like..."

Posted by Jim Munroe at September 15, 2004 04:07 PM



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