Global warming, terrorism, financial meltdown, swine flu, gun crime, David Branch, Conservative MP for Southwark, but it’s not all doom and gloom in the Borough. Certainly not at the Roebuck anyway. Bang Said The Gun are back with another potential raucous evening, best described as Mud Wrestling With Words. Our headliner this week is Jacob Sam La Rose, nice name, nice man and BBC London’s poet in residence. Well, it’s cheaper than renting a flat. Zena Edwards will also be performing, as well as the usual BSTG mob. So come along, everybody will be there, except John Terry that is. It’s unlikely that he will ever be let out of the house again. BSTG, The Roebuck, Thursday 4th Feb, 8pm kick off.

If you didn’t make it down to Bang last night then you missed a whole lot of rattling and shaking from all the wonderful Gunslingers.

Liz Bentley rocked our world with an extremely funny and insightful set.
Paul Lyalls smiled a lot and seemed to sell quite a few books. I bought one. It is very good.
The World Famous Tequila Shot Open Mic went off with a Bang and Lucy Carrington is the new World Champion.

Here is the only picture of Lucy I could find – but it is more a picture of me. Lucy doesn’t have a phone or an email address – she does have a real address though.

Come On Lucy - Give it some!!!

Photo by Jacob Sam La Rose. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsamlarose

What else happened? Martin’s live link from the jungle failed (the file was corrupt – a bit like the bloke who made it) so we will show it at next month’s Bang. Something to look forward to!

Popshot magazine came along for the crack. I think they enjoyed themselves. http://www.popshotpopshot.com/
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And just so you know – we’ve had 500 hits on our Bang Said The Gun YouTube site – keep going Gunslingers – let’s keep watching ourselves. It is almost better the second time around!
http://www.youtube.com/user/bangsaidtheguntevee

Starring the very lovely Paul Lyalls, performing from his new book ‘Catching The Cascade’. Here is the front cover.

John Hegley says Paul smiles too much but we at Bang think he doesn’t smile enough!

Also, the female version of Ivor Cutler, the marvellous Liz Bentley, will be along to make your poetic taste buds tingle and burst with delight

– so why not come join in the fun.

Plus – The World Famous ‘Tequila Shot Open Mic Spot.’
Starring ‘Stand In’ World Champion Dan ‘The Braces’ Hunt
And a super special treat – Martin Galton will be appearing LIVE from Africa!!!

When:
Thursday 26th November at 8.30pm

Where:
The Roebuck, Great Dover Street SE1
(nearest tube Borough / London Bridge)

How Much – £3 (we must be ripping our selves off!)

What a bargain. Affordable poetry for the masses.

If you haven’t been before, then here are some images of what you have missed taken by the very delightful Jacob Sam La Rose.

How lovely. See more of Jacob’s pics here – http://eye.jsamlarose.com