Dispatches From The Swinging Door Saloon

A project in Alameda, CA by Randy Mac
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Poetry written during my decade-long bender at The Swinging Door Saloon in Tustin, California.
Backers: 129
Average Pledge Per Backer: $78

Funded: $10,060 of $8,700
Dates: Apr 18th -> May 16th (28 days)
Project By: Randy Mac
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Latest News

My Final Update Before the Clock Strikes Midnight on this Campaign

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, Friends of the Absurd, you drunk lovers of the written word (or you sober lovers of the drunken word, whichever you prefer), thanks to the late arriving newcomers to this campaign, Sidney and Wilmer, I guess I’m on the hook for throwing an... (Read More)

Help Me Stretch & Choose a Cover

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, you amazing human beuns! First, let me reiterate my gratitude for your generous outpouring of financial, spiritual and emotional support of my debut book of poetry.    Second, some of you had suggested that I set some stretch goals, now that... (Read More)

Grab yourself some comfy socks for reading my poetry in...

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
...because, friends, we’ve crossed the finish line!  Thanks to the generous doubling down of my cousin, Patrick, the better-late-than-never contribution by my old HS pal, Gina, and the extremely generous donation by a mystery donor of $500, we... (Read More)

Final Week!

May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello lovers of the absurd, connoisseurs of the written word, my pals of poetry! Thanks to the latecoming generosity of Steve, Erin and Mojo, and due to incresed donations by Colleen, Dawn, Mitchell, Jefe, Scotty K. and my nephew Christopher, we are... (Read More)

The Home Stretch

May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Alright friends of my unique brand of Poetry of the Absurd, here’s the latest from the battlefront. You all have amazed and humbled me with your generosity! 101 of you have helped make this the poetry Kickstarter to end all poetry Kickstarters by... (Read More)

Thank you (and HELP!).

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Alright friends of my unique brand of Poetry of the Absurd, here’s the harsh truth of this campaign. We are now more than 1/2 way through and this noble project of healing the world, one word at a time is stuck in 2nd gear at 26% of goal.... (Read More)

Still on Track

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to the generous support of all you kindhearted souls, we are still on pace (15% ahead, actually) to see this campaign through to success.  With just 3 weeks to go until the drop dead date of May 15, we are looking good!  So again, thank you... (Read More)

A minor/major victory

April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Well, we’re off and running! Thanks to the generous donations of all 15 of you, we’ve reached the 10% of goal threshold (13.59% to be exact...yup, I’m a wordie that’s also good with math). So, that means we’re 2.8% ahead of schedule—a... (Read More)

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