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::: 07:24:08 :::

lots'o'poetry in the forum:
• we are currently featuring the latest words from some of the most maddest mad ones in this big, blue, swirling marble of ours...robert louis henry, changming yuan, gene barry, kirsten reinking, luis cuauhtemoc berriozabal, melanie browne & jonathan hayes

in the mad gallery
• check out a couple new swirling pieces added to the cyber gallery walls by long-time contributor tom harding.
• we are currently featuring painter david arthur-simons. david's works depict ideal places of peace, harmony and symmetry where people fly, leap and glide through the air from one dimension to another constantly defying the accepted illusions of life. this is just the first of many more installments of david's works in the mad gallery

mad swirl open mic
• this is a declaration of praises to all the mad ones that came out for the july insanities at absinthe lounge this past 1st wednesday. we mutually pledged our words, our tunes and our sacred madness.
• don’t wish you were there, JUST BE THERE, on 08:06:08 as we gather together all the mad ones at the same mad swirl time (8:30), same mad swirl place (absinthe lounge) & same mad swirling mad ones (you?)

mad swirl blog
what? mad swirl has a blog? yep, we've zoomed into the 21st century kicking and screaming. check us out on blog spot right here.

the johnny o interview
tony rodriguez interviewed mad swirl's editor/webmaster/host and resident madman johnny o and SubtleTea.com picked it up! get to know more about johnny o then you ever wanted right here!

our favorite mad wackiness
• Don't you Hate it When...
• Just Think!
• 15 Minutes
• Musical Icons
• One on One
• Selling Out
• Lucky Stars
...& much more in columns

mad swirl 6: the blue note issue
• 28 full-color pages & 23 audio tracks of swirling madness that captures the most maddest of the mad ones & the insanity that is the dallas poetry & music scene! for $5 you can be one of the first to get your hands on this limited edition, numbered copy of mad swirl! click here for the details.
• and lest we forget the past, take a look at the back issues of mad swirl I - V


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07.26: Mochalux Open Mic
07.27: Lakewood Poetry Salon
07.30: Fun City Open Mic
08.06: Mad Swirl Open Mic
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mad swirl is a platform, a showcase and a stage for the many artists in this mad, mad world of ours. mad swirl is the collection of as many poets, artists, writers, illustrators and photographers that we could gather. mad swirl takes the many sides of art and showcases it between a front and back cover, a www and a dot com and on stage at Absinthe Lounge in Dallas. mad swirl recognizes the madness of creation, the madness of life, the madness of art and tries to get the mad swirl of it all into as many heads as possible. basically, mad swirl is an outlet...an electronic, print and live-wired creative outlet. got'ya interested? wanna see your ideas, words, art, photos, rants, cartoons, scribblings come to life? e-mail us at crazy@madswirl.com.