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The Gentleman Practice Tour, Buddy Wakefield Presented by Vetted Word

You read correctly - Buddy Wakefield comes to San Francisco for ONE NIGHT ONLY!

BUDDY WAKEFIELD is the two-time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion featured on NPR, the BBC, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, and most recently signed to Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records. In 2004 he won the Individual World Poetry Slam Finals thanks to the support of anthropologist and producer Norman Lear then successfully defended that title at the International Poetry Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands against the national champions of seven European countries with works translated into Dutch.

Here's what they're saying about Buddy Wakefield ~

“The most spellbinding, full contact, no holds barred spoken word display I’ve ever experienced.”
–Mark Fabionar, Multicultural Center Director, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

“Monster of Energy, Keeper of Hope, Friend of My Soul…”
–Benjamin Morse, South Bay MMA

“Buddy Wakefield is a honey badger. Lions will go completely out of their way to avoid a honey badger.”
–-Don Beck, Theory of Spiral Dynamics

“Buddy Wakefield is an unbullshit artist… and he’ll make you laugh your ass off while he does it.”
Gabrielle Bouliane, Founder of LivePoets.com

“Hands down the best spoken word artist I’ve ever seen.”
–Tresa B. Olsen, Buddy’s Mom

We couldn't be elated to present this show in San Francisco!! Opening the evening will be Vetted Word past Features ~ Wonder Dave, and Baruch Porras-Hernandez! What a great night of poetry!

And it's only $12!!! ONLY $12!!! WOOT!

Venue: 
The Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market St. @6th St. San Francisco, CA
21+: 
Yes
Fri, 2011/02/04 - 7:30pm