Mugshots #3
Mugshots. Austin, TX. August 2014.
Mugshots #2
Mugshots. Austin, TX. August 2014.
new poems
A big thanks to everyone who showed up to Mugshots last Friday. While we didn’t get a huge turnout, we still had fun and went home with around 25 barstool poems. For the next month we’ll be posting one-a-day from that night, so stay tuned. Here’s our 1st sample from that night.
Mugshots. Austin, TX. August 2014.
farewell austin
WHAT: Barstool Poetry book release party
WHEN: Friday, August 22nd from 9pm to 2am
WHERE: Mugshots in Austin, TX
WHY: Self-expression, laughter & liquor
My entire life I’ve wanted to try living in New York City. Now that it’s about to become a reality, I’m having mixed emotions. Because it means I’ll be leaving this town I’ve fallen hard for. I moved to Austin for Janis Joplin and another Texas girl I’ll be marrying in October. Since moving here on St. Patrick’s Day in 2010, I’ve met hundreds of very cool, extremely friendly longtime locals, Austin newbies and out-of-towners during my 3-year run as a local cabbie. And I’ve had a blast sharing our collaborative-poems-on cocktail-napkins concept with my cab customers and many a stranger at our various BP nights—culminating in this latest incarnation of Barstool Poetry. No less than 8 Barstool Poetry gatherings boiled down into this book. If you’re in Austin on August 22nd we hope you’ll join us for one last go round before the big move to NYC. And if you can’t make it, you can always buy the book here to see what you’ve been missing.
coming soon
Scenes from a Barstool Poetry night. 2014 SXSW. C-Boys. Austin, TX
Stay tuned for our next—and possibly last—Barstool Poetry event in Austin.
Tim-may!
In honor of the Spurs’ NBA championship this week. Not exactly a barstool poem. But, hey, it’s a poem. And we love this guy. Class act.
public radio shout out
One of our favorite radio stations in Austin, KUT, did a story about Barstool Poetry last week. Check it out here
another one from the wedding reception…
Translation:
I don’t know, it’s imploding
I thought it was a match
it started on [a] motel…..
But now it seems like
a scratch….
Don’t be so stubborn…
Tell them who is a
loved one….
i went to a wedding this weekend and a barstool poem broke out
As far as I can tell, it went something like this:
fuck it, i’m done
Your eyes are roaming and i’m in
Sonoma. I want to go home-a.
I feel so alone-a.
I’ve been nothing but loving
and I’m tired of wondering.
You have eyes that are unfaithful
as if you’re waiting for the date [who]
will rock your world.
Which is what I’ve been trying
to do — but you think you’re too good.
twisted mister
Another one from our Heroku event during SXSW last month. C-Boy’s. Austin, TX. March 2014.
bitter at bennigan’s
Another one from our Heroku event during SXSW last month. C-Boy’s. Austin, TX. March 2014.
illegible
Another one from our Heroku event during SXSW last month. C-Boy’s. Austin, TX. March 2014.
nerd fantasy
Another one from our Heroku event during SXSW last month. C-Boy’s. Austin, TX. March 2014.
haiku? not quite
Another one from our Heroku event during SXSW last month. C-Boy’s. Austin, TX. March 2014.
sick kitty
Another one from our Heroku event during SXSW last month. C-Boy’s. Austin, TX. March 2014.
6th street nipple shot
Another one from our Heroku event during SXSW last month. C-Boy’s. Austin, TX. March 2014.
short & suite
Another one from our Heroku event during SXSW last month. C-Boy’s. Austin, TX. March 2014.
a word from the help
Another one from our Heroku event during SXSW last month. C-Boy’s. Austin, TX. March 2014.
stinky kate
Another one from our Heroku event during SXSW last month. C-Boy’s. Austin, TX. March 2014.
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