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About Me

Blue was born in Harlem, but raised as a military brat between New York, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Germany. Upon returning to the states from Germany as a teenager, he experienced culture shock and quickly developed a discerning eye, which lends to his writing today.Blue is the author of “Corner Stores in the Middle of the Block,” a collection of original poetry and short stories. In the spring of 2002, he was published in “Signifying Harlem,” an anthology of poetry. He has performed at the Bowery Poetry Club, The Poets House and The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church in association with Cave Canem Poets. Blue performs at art galleries, museums, lounges, comedy clubs, colleges, universities and poetry venues in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Philadelphia and Baltimore, at times, walking away as slam champion from the Nuyorican Poetry Café and Jimmy’s Uptown Hottest Poets.Three Things About Women

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Member Since: 4/15/2007
Band Website: www.Poetryisalive.com
Band Members: Corner Stores In The Middle Of The Block, Is a book of poetry places you in the slums of an amusing yet painful intersection, where the color blue remains the color on all streetlights and seat belts don't exist. Poetry becomes the air bag when you crash into his emotions. Chris Slaughter
Influences: Don’t Beat Your Children Or They’ll Turn Out Like Me, is also book of poetry with lyrical humor that brings sunshine to the hood when frowns dominate. Have you ever seen corner stores in the middle of the block, with poverty performing on the corner? If not, then here is a book of poetry that aesthetically portrays life through satire. Simple, yet beautifully abstract.”-Chris Slaughter, Host of ‘Brown Stone Books Poetry Readings.’
Sounds Like: In The Ghetto
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Record Label: The Great Persuader
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Don't Beat Your Children Or They'll Turn Out Like Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UghDPEb_O74 Check out my latest vid... Brad "BLUE" Bathgate
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John Coltrane - Fearless Leader

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J5k7shjwO8 check this man out... for all you young cats
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John Coltrane - Alabama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A0RhZ0EBy8John Coltrane performs "Alabama" ... air date January 4, 1964. Just listen to this joint...
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