reading in santa cruz

Good lord, I'd forgotten how exhausting getting ready for Burning Man is. It's about 3am, we've still got to pack the car. Hopefully will get there about noon on Thursday.

Wanted to mention, before I run, that I'll be joining Delia Tramontina and Curt Anderson at a poetry reading in Santa Cruz on Friday, September 9th.

The reading is officially scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Louden Nelson Community Center in Santa Cruz. The center appears to be a converted elementary school so all the rooms are essentially classrooms. People should be able to find the room no problem. Here's info on the center with a link to a map. As for directions, since most people will be taking 17 over the mountain: Highway 17 terminates at the edge of downtown Santa Cruz and becomes Ocean St.; take Ocean to Broadway and make a right; Broadway crosses over the San Lorenzo River and becomes Laurel; Louden Nelson is on the corner of Laurel and Center Street.

Come on down, spend the afternoon at the boardwalk, ride the roller coaster, go hear some poetry, hang out with hippies at the beach, maybe even visit the famous "mystery spot" while you're at it . . .