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spike

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm the author of several books, most recently, Quilty As Charged: Undercover in the Material World, featuring interviews with famous and not so famous quilters and detailing my own attempts to figure out sewing. My last book was, Pissed Off: Finding Forgiveness on the Other Side of the Finger. You can find out more about the books and me at:www.spikeg.comorwww.spikegillespie.com Photobucket Album

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Others who are pissed off. Knitters. Dog lovers.

My Blog

Big News: I Got Married Again

read all about it here..and if you like what you read, please recommend it.haven't been to myspace in a hundred years but i am blogging semi-regularly over at:[email protected] so please drop in there ...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:45:00 GMT

Crappy Day

I wrote about my crappy day yesterday at: www.spikeg.com.And I’ve got some new stuff up at www.launchpadcoworking.comAnd I have no idea why, but the Austinist did not post my column yesterday. H...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:20:00 GMT

because i don’t have enough blogs already

so i got this new book contract-- warren is doing the pictures-- we’re going to profile a bunch of quilters. very excited about this. so i have started yes, ANOTHER blog, this one for quilters. ...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:05:00 GMT

I Loves You, Warren (Love Mix 7)

New post at www.spikeg.com
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:34:00 GMT

On The Road

Saturday March 29th I’m emceeing a reading of On The Road in its entirety at Spider House from 10 a.m. til 10 p.m. I’ll be there at the front and back end of things to kick it off and clos...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:27:00 GMT

Too Rich!!

check out the post at www.spikeg.com that i just put up. more about the "dick monologues controversy" i was writing about. so hilarious.
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:19:00 GMT

new one up at spikeg.com and event saturday

A Boy Named Sue, A Girl Named Spike is here.And tomorrow, I’m emceeing an event at Spider House-- the entire reading of On the Road. I’ll be there at the front end (10 am) til midday, then...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:33:00 GMT

Dick Monologues: A Show and A Controversy!

Hey Everyone,We have a show Sunday afternoon, 2 p.m., Hyde Park Theatre, not quite sold out but getting there. For tickets, email me: [email protected] MEANWHILE-- so exciting! After trying and failing...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:45:00 GMT

New Austinist: Three Weddings and a Funeral

Three Weddings and a Funeral"if you dig, please recommend.thanks,spike
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:17:00 GMT

new one up at spikeg.com

hello all six of you. here's a new one:www.spikeg.com
Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:58:00 GMT