Tower 7 and DJ Vail for Big Wednesday TONIGHT! ...and more poetry events for December

A Big Wednesday surf stomp presented by Ruthless Hippies Entertainment!

Frontman Miles Kenney has been a San Diego surf rock mainstay since before you were in diapers, kid. Come out to Bar Leucadian to see his band Tower 7 this Wednesday night 9-12. NO COVER Bring your dancing feet! This message has not been approved by Gary Busey.

Featuring midnight night set by DJ Anthony Vail !!!


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After tonight, no more Ruthless Hippies events until the 2012!

so check out:

12/19
Word - Spoken word and poetry open mic hosted by Dylan Barmmer, this Monday 12/19 7-9, come out and READ!

Freak for All and Big Wednesdays

MUSIC!

no cover for these ass kicking bands at Bar Leucadian NO COVER !!!

$2.50 beer of the month


Dec 7th - Gone Baby Gone



Dec 14th - Misc Ailments


Dig the scene at our last Big Wednesday! (notice it's @ Ducky Waddle's...apologies, we had to move the Blackfeet Braves' performance to Ducky's last minute due to complications involving the drummer's age...thanks to Teddy who spun a wicked set for the people at Bar Leucadian)

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THe fREAK fOr All

OPEN MIC!
@ E-Street Cafe in downtown Encinitas
Monday (every 1st Monday of Month!) 12/5
7-9 PM

Come to our pecial X-Mass Freak for All @ E-Street Cafe. Bring your ears, poems, music and talents to our lil open mic

HUGE WEDNESDAYS !

We've got lots going on these Wednesdays in Leucadia...

Live Music @ Bar Leu 1542 N Coast Hwy 101! NO COVER


Nov 30th - Black Feet Braves
http://blackfeetbraves.bandcamp.com/


Dec 7th - Gone Baby Gone
http://www.reverbnation.com/gonebabygonemusic


Dec 14th - Misc Ailments
http://www.facebook.com/misc.ailments


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Ducky Waddle's Poetry Ruckus 7:15 PM featuring guest Coulter Jacobs
414 N Coast Hwy 101

come out, listen and read !

Freak for All Tonight !

COME OUT to E-Street Cafe tonight from 7-9 PM for your regular Monday does of open mic craziness!

Stoked,

M

Ruckus turns terrible two

What a long strange trip it's been putting on these Poetry Ruckuses for the last two years at Ducky Waddle's. I have so many new friends, poems and experiences to be grateful for. I hope that you can join us this Wednesday October 26th to celebrate the Ruckus the same way it started: in Halloween costumes!!!

If you're not the dressing up type, please join us anyway. Doors at 7 PM, reading by 7:15 and our most excellent guest Jared A Muscat by 9 PM. Jared is a neo organic beatnik surf bum activist poet whose flavorful words have graced the Ruckus since before it was the Ruckus.

If you want to rea for about 5 minutes, please RSVP to ruthlesshippies@gmail.com. If I don't hear from you, there will probably still be room.

mad poetry this october

Dig this new voltron poster! Catch us at the belly up on Tuesday October 18th 7:30-8:30. Presale tix $8 here.


2 year Anniversary...
Ruckus @ the Duck Oct 26th featuring Jared Muscat!

Halloween costumes strongly encouraged!

Next Freak for All at E-Street Cafe Monday Nov 7th 7-9 PM

! Haley Jensen to Bring the Ruckus !

Ducky Waddle's Poetry Ruckus returns this Wednesday September 14th, with doors at 7 PM, poetry at 7:15 and guest poet at 9 PM. And our guest for the evening will be none other than Ruckus O.G. Haley Jensen. Please come out and support Haley for her time in the spotlight before she leaves the Ruckus for the Ivory Tower.

Please send RSVP's if you are reading, or are even considering reading: ruthlesshippies@gmail.com

Ducky Waddle's Emporium
414 N Coast Hwy 101
Encinitas, CA 92024

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other stuff:

-We are well past deadline on Da Ruckus vol II submissions and only one person has submitted. I may have forgot to mention that this time around we are in the process of teaming up with a real publishing company and will have a nice looking book of Ruckus poets with original artwork. Either way it will not look like a spiral notebook or have staples this time around. October first is the new deadline, and you submit by sending me one o two original poems no longer than one page in length: ruthlesshippies@gmail.com

-WORD on the 3d Monday of every month, so 9/19 is the next poetry at E-Street cafe hosted by Mr. Dylan Barmmer.

formin' like voltron

The San Diego Poetry Voltron needs no introduction, terrorizing the production for your mass consumption, lethal word status to make your ear drums shattered, poetry that’s live, got a crew of girls and guys, from across the whale’s vagina, dig us deep like down to china, this is San Diego’s best, son, one hour, pure expression, free the souls from dark repression.

Tonight, don't miss the debut of the San Diego Poetry Voltron from 7:30-8:30 PM at the Belly Up !!!

Tix are $8

In Motion Trio with Semisi & FulaBula@ the Duck...POETRY @ Belly Up ???...Leucadia Artwalk!?!?!.....

Here are three epic Ruthless Hippies events to close out summer with:

first @...

Duck Waddle's Emporium
414 N. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, (Leucadia)
One block south of the Pannikin
23' south of Lou's Records
Friday, August 26th 7:00 pm

In Motion Trio, The award winning local jazz combo, will perform this Friday evening, August 26, in the Salon @ The DUCK. The In Motion Trio is an instrumental jazz group that delivers steamy Afro-Beat grooves and an eclectic blend of funk. They received the "Best Jazz Artist" award at the recent 2011 San Diego Music Awards. Doors open at 7:00, show starts at 8:00. Suggested donation $5.00. Please join us Friday night for this magical event. Please arrive early as seating is limited.

Also, get there early to catch opening set from Semisi & FulaBula, San Diego's best and most entertaining Polynesian rock group!!!

unofficial after-party @ Capn' Keno's

SECOND EVENT...

Leucadia Artwalk Happening on Sunday August 28th...local art and music happening free all over the highway 101 main street in funky town (Leucadia)..

featuring: Re-appearance of the Surfing Madonna, Shoreline Roots and Trouble in the Wind at the Stone Brewery Beer Garden !!!


AND THiRDLY...

...for all you poetry fans out there, catch the San Diego Poetry Voltron taking off from 8-9 PM @ the Belly Up Tavern on Tuesday August 30th.

The San Diego Poetry Voltron needs no introduction, terrorizing the production for your mass consumption, lethal word status to make your ear drums shattered, poetry that’s live, got a crew of girls and guys, from across the whale’s vagina, dig us deep like down to china, this is San Diego’s best, son, one hour, pure expression, free the souls from dark repression...

8-9 PM @ the Belly Up, don't be late !!!

Awesome local comedy show to follow, tix are $8, please come out to enjoy and support !!!

your ruthless summer calendar

^^^photo of Star Fish rockin' Summer Fun on the 101 courtesy of Cara Cadwallader

Hello Ruthless Warriors,

Just a heads up on some super awesome events coming you way in San Diego Californ-i-a:

TONIGHT 7/30 : Star Fish @ Hard Rock Cafe 10 PM - 801 4th ave (gaslamp)

MONDAY 8/1 : The Freak for All (poetry & music & improv, open mic for open minds) @ E-Street Cafe

SATURDAY 8/6: The Social Club: a fund raiser for Ducky Waddle's & the Che Cafe, featuring art, music fashion & poetry by Michael Schmitt and his roving band of Ruthless Hippies!!!! $5 entry, all proceeds to the Duck and the Che. Thanks to the amazing Jacque Lynn for putting this on!

Pleeeease come out !!!

more events for August a bit further out...

8/15 - Word - poetry open mic @ E-Street hosted by facebook poet laureate Dylan Barmmer

8/11 & 8/25 - Glassless Minds - poetry and music open mic @ Brooks Sunshine theater in Oceanside hosted by Rolland Tizuela

8/ ??? -Poetry Ruckus at the Duck TBA

8/30 - Comedy Show with Poetry Ruckus @ the Belly Up !!!!!! $10 (yes, the travelin Ruckus returns, this time appearing at North County's biggest and best music venue...stay tuned for more deets)

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more more more important stuff:


PLEASE RSVP to read @ Che Cafe/Ducky's benefit August 6th by e-mailing ruthlesshippies@gmail.com with header 'RSVP Social Club' ...do this asap please!

Poetry will begin at 8:30 and will go for ~ 1 hour depending on # of readers...dead poets style outside in the dark with tiki torches!!!

Please send submissions for 'Da Ruckus volume 2.0'. Poems must fit onto one page. Please send no more than two poems a piece. Deadline: 8/31

Edwin Decker Returns to the Ruckus!

Hello Ruckaholics. Edwin Decker was the first ever Ducky Waddle's Poetry Ruckus guest when we started this thing nearly two years gone by now. I am so stoked to have him back again, and you should be too! Ed's poems, essays and opinion columns are as ruthlessly funny and intelligent as they come. Read his latest Sordid Tales column here to get an idea of what you're in for.

See you at the Ruckus!!!

doors @ 7PM poetry 7:15 PM guest 9 PM

Ducky Waddle's
414 N Coast Hwy 101
Encinitas CA 92024

email: ruthlesshippies (at) gmail.com to read at the ruckus

Summer Fun on the 101

For full info, visit summerfun101.com

ruckus, ruckus! return of the poster

see info on guest Steve Kowit in previous post!

Meet Steve Kowit; a poet who knows it.

Steve is a beloved SoCal poet who has been a professor at Southwestern College for decades. He's taught a myriad of workshops for over 30 years inspiring novice and accomplished poets alike. His thumbprints include the anthology The Maverick Poets as well as The Gods of Rapture (a collection sparked by the amatory poetry of India), The Dumbbell Nebula, and Lurid Confessions. His gold stars include the New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times, Ploughshares, the Sun, and Yoga Journal. Quintessential guidance for writing poetry comes from our favourite In the Palm of Your Hand. We are honoured to welcome a ruthless hippie directly from the Haight. Please join us and give this man a Quack! at Ducky's June 22nd doors at 7PM, poetry 7:15PM, guest @ 9PM.

E-mail: ruthlesshippies(at)gmail.com to read!

Nick Macedo to rock Ruckus, Neato!

Dig some Youtube of Nick Macedo, the next young talented guest poet to rock the Ruckus on May 25th!

As always, doors are at 7PM, poetry at 7:15 and guest around 9.

Ducky Waddle's is @ 414 N Coast Hwy 101 in Encinitas, just South of Lou's.

PRE SHAUX

You heard about Mad House VI yah? You know, that amazing night of live electronic music, dancing and art taking place at the Belly Up on 4/20? The one where we're raising money to support Ducky Waddle's Emporium through an insanely sweet silent auction with works from Mary Fleener, Shepard Fairey and more? Well, guess what?

We're doing a pre- Mad House VI show live at the Duck, for those of you who can't get enough Mad House or can't get out on Wednesday or just aren't old enough to enter the Belly Up.

Come see awesome electronic duo: Gaux Nu Vaux play a special acoustic set, and catch 'Ruckus/Freak for All' regular Starfish (aka Molly Mackin) open up the night with her golden voice.

This show is free, but we are suggesting a donation of books, CD's or anything else you think might be bitchin' new inventory for the Duck. Just don't be offended if Jerry puts it in the dollar bin!

Ed Coonce Set to Massacre Ducky Waddle's Poetry Ruckus

This WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23rd is our next Ducky Waddle's Poetry Ruckus with doors at 7 PM, poetry starting at 7:15 and our guest of honor Ed Coonce going on at 9 PM. If you are familiar with the Ruckus, then you surely have heard Ed's starkly hilarious poems and short stories before. And if you are new to the Ruckus, then you certainly will not want to miss this performance from the man whose musings range from Caliphate paranoia to Tarantino-esque Teletubby blood baths. A Ruckus of epic proportions to be sure! Don't miss it.

Ducky Waddle's Emporium is @ 414 N Coast Highway 101, Encinitas CA 92024

Please send me an RSVP email ASAP if you would like to read. Please bring anything you would like to read that fits in at under five minutes.

Also on the radar for the Ruthless Hippies:

MON APRIL 4 (and every first Monday of the Month): Next FREAK FOR ALL @ E Street Cafe 7-9

Travelin' Ruckus Show

Ruthless Hippies Traveling Ruckus Performs at San Diego Indie Fest 7 !!!

12 Noon on the Watercolor Stage

and

12:45 on the Arts Stage

CLICK for more info on San Diego Indie Fest

Freak for Y'ALL this Monday

The Freak for All frequents the first Monday of the month at E-Street Cafe in Encinitas, and as I bet you've guessed by now is that it's located on E-Street
And From 7 to 9, well that's wear the Freaks Be
Do something freaky up on the stage

Consider this the Informal practice for those of you wishing to be up on the stage Ruckusing it with us at Indie Fest 7 happening this coming weekend. That's right, say you shared the bill with such awesome rock bands as Vokab Company and We Are Scientists

Remember to hit me up ASAP if you want to read: ruthlesshippies@gmail.com

Also:

Advanced warning of the coming apocalypse taking place on March 23rd as Ed Coonce takes over the Duck for a Poetry Ruckus of Epic Proportions

February 7th Freak for All and Derek Firenze Makes Love to the Poetry Ruckus Feb 9th !!!

That's right people, this coming Monday Feb 7th is the first Monday of the month, and that means the Freaks will all be out at E-Street cafe from 7-9 PM. The Freak for All is an open mic with an emphasis on improv and experimentation. All forms of live performance are encouraged, though spoken word and music are most frequently on display. Come out and do something freaky and original!

Two nights later, Wednesday February 9th you can find us Ruthless Hippies at Ducky Waddle's Emporium for the Poetry Ruckus. Our guest will be none other than the Derek Firenze. Since the very first run, Derek has been stalwart at the Ruckus (mind you he is neither stale, nor does he have warts ), crafting poems that range from humorous to whimsical to serious to disturbing and back (often in the same poem) and he gives his all to each reading. Please stick around and support one of our favorite Ruckus Rousers.

Doors 7, starts 7:15, guest 9 PM. Those looking to read MUST RSVP to: ruthlesshippies@gmail.com.

The following week the Moonlight Poets and 101 Artist Colony present the La Paloma Slam on Friday February 18th. C'mon out and sign on up if you think you've got what it takes. The night before at the Encinitas Library, there will be another poetry night

And then I'ma be sippin pina coladas in the Carribean on my birthday the week after that, so that's the story. February is Encinitas Poetry Month, people. Get out and express yourself!

MLK Jr Day at E-Street: Share your dream

Monday
1/17/11
@ E-Street Cafe
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Poetry Open Mic: Share Your Dream

C'mon out 7=9 PM

First come first read!

Pam Benjamin @ the Duck's third Short Fiction Ruckus!

Hellooo Ruckus Rousers Worldwide,

Just a friendly reminder that this Friday Jan 14th at 7PM at the Duck is our next Short Fiction Ruckus featuring Pam Benjamin brought to us by our friends at 'Ink. Publishing and Design', the same awesome book publishers from San Fran who brought us M. G. Martin.

more about Pam:

Pam Benjamin is a writer living in San Francisco. Awarded an MA in Fiction from San Francisco State University in 2010, she is also working on her MFA in Poetry because pieces of paper look nice framed. Ink. published The Pigeon Chronicles or Bike Messenger Assassins in Summer 2010. She is the co-host of “Common Threads” on Pirate Cat Radio in San Francisco where she has read from her other episodic journeys: Dottie & Bree, Hijo Perdito (Little Boy Lost), The Soon To Be Legend Of Farmer Keef, and Polly’s Escape. Her poetry has appeared in several literary journals. Pam also really likes to bake cookies.

She will also be performing at The Whistlestop Bar on Jan. 16 in San Diego.

Please RSVP if you would like to read anything ruthlesshippies@gmail.com (of course!). Any piece of prose writing under 5 minutes will do.

Wine and other refreshments. Doors at 7, Starts 7:15 and guest at 9PM

also coming up...

Jan 17th, Poetry night for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at E-Street Cafe!

The Freak is Back!

WE WANT YOUR RESOLUTION!