Saturday, February 23, 2013

Post February Slam Blog, and Updated Season Standings

Hey Everyone!

This past Thursday we held our third last slam of the season at the Solstice Cafe.  Poets rocked the mic to a sold out crowd, including a few first timers!  Congratulations to Morgan on winning the night, and a big thank you to all the volunteers, and the Solstice staff for helping to make that night a huge success.  Another big thanks out to Rose Jang for recording the performances.  They should be online in the next couple of weeks.

Without further ado, here are the scores from the slam, as well as the updated season standings.

Round One
S: Michelle - 25
Keenan Proud - 23.8
Morgan - 27
Pam - 24.9
Erin - 23.1
Jacob - 26.4
Johnny - 27.3
Riley - 24.4
Amy - 22.2
shayne - 26.8

Round Two
Johnny - 25.3 - 52.6    2nd
shayne - 20 - 46.8       5th
Morgan - 26.3 - 53.3    1st
Pam - 24.2 - 49.1        4th
Jacob - 25.6 - 52        3rd

Season Standings
Johnny Macrae - 6 points
Jeremy Loveday - 5 points
shayne avec i grec - 4.5 points
Morgan - 4 points
Steven J Thompson - 4 points
Savannah - 4 points
Keenan Proud - 3.5 points
Erin Cotton - 3 points
Audrey Cockett - 2.5 points
Pam Stewart - 1.5 points
Jacob Arts - 1 point
Matthew Christopher Davidson - 1 point
Tom Fowler - .5 point
Portia Elan - .5 point
Aysia Law - .5 point

If you attended the slam, you will see a change in the final standings.  Due to a clerical error the 2nd and 3rd place poets have been changed, with Jacob and Johnny switching spots.  I accept responsibility for the mistake, my sincerest apologies for this, and I will do my best to ensure this is avoided in the future.  If there are any questions or concerns regarding the scores, or standings, or anything please contact me at seescotttalk@gmail.com 

See you next month on March 21st for the SECOND LAST slam of the season!

Don't forget, next week is the Victoria Spoken Word Festival, we have some of the best poets from across Canada descending on Victoria, and you will not want to miss any of the shows!  Until next time!

-Scott
Follow Vic Slam on twitter: @VicPoetrySlam
E-mail the slammaster: Scott Thompson seescotttalk@gmail.com

Friday, February 8, 2013

Youth Slam Scores and Standings!

Youth Slam!

This past Tuesday, in front of a sold out crowd at the wonderful Solstice Cafe, Victoria held it's first ever Youth Slam.  Youths under the age of 22 competed in the first Victoria  Youth Slam qualifier, with the hopes of earning a spot on Victoria's first ever Youth Slam team. They will write and rehearse together, with the end goal of competing in Ottawa this summer at Youth Slam Nationals. Holy.

Here are the scores of that ground breaking night, and the current season standings.

Round One

S: Aysia Law - 25.4
Morgan - 22.9
Keenan - 24.4
Gautham - 27.5
Katrina - 25.9
Emily - 24.9
Zach - 25.9
Erin - 26.4
Zoe - 24.3
Jacob - 25.1
Molly - 24.2

Round Two

Gautham - 27.6 - 55.1 - 1st
Erin - 25.1 - 51.5 - 3rd
Zach - 24.2 - 50.1 - 5th
Katrina - 25 - 50.9 - 4th
Jacob - 26.9 - 52 - 2nd

Season Standings

Gautham - 4 points
Jacob - 2 points
Erin - 1 point
Katrina - 0.5 point
Zach - 0.5 point

The next Youth Slam happens on March 5th.
The next Vic Slam is in two weeks on February 21st.

Follow us on Twitter, and "Like" the Vic Slam page to stay up to date!  See you at the next Slam!

-Vic Slam
Vic Slam on Twitter: @VicPoetrySlam
E-mail the slam master: Scott Thompson seescotttalk@gmail.com