R.I.P. Green...2000-2007 - ProfilesArchive

About Me

GREEN was a dynamic eclectic open mic that ran in various places around Los Angeles from 2000-2007. Founded by Damon Rutledge and musically overseen by DJ Jedi, it was handed over to Rob Sturma (aka Ratpack Slim) and Joshua Silverstein to run with Jedi in 2003. Green held court at Tanner's Coffee (Culver City), The Good Hurt Club (Mar Vista), The UnUrban Cafe (Santa Monica), and finally, The Palmer Room (Culver City). During that time, hundreds of poets, musicians, comedians, and open mic denizens graced the stage, including but not limited to Aloe Blacc, D-Knowledge, Wanda Coleman, Buddy Wakefield, Jack Hirschman, Amber Tamblyn, Emily Wells, Jamie DeWolf, Derrick Brown, Mike McGee, and Rob Zabrecky. There's a little bit of Green in each and every one of us...and we should really get that checked out.

My Interests

going to Reflection and Soul Circuit, watching Jedi get down at Pause, Sunday School, and The Root Down, reading Rob's new book "You Senstive Bastard".Profile modified by: The CricketSoda Myspace Profile Editor

I'd like to meet:

slam poets, page poets, performers, musicians, visual artists, comics, anyone who digs any of those folks, curmudgeons, cynics, hip hop heads, nerds, benefactors, people who get it.

Music:

Sounds like: Sam Skow, Tarous, Lara Kaapuni, Amber Rose, Uncle Manny, Nicholas Lopez, Alanna Bailey, Michael Slobotsky, Ratpack Slim, Eric Morago, Joshua Silverstein, DJ Jedi, Blake Kasemeier, DJ Mikecheck, Art.Us Mansoir, Azikiwe Andrews, Josh Lewis, Nosmo King, and you, if you signed up to perform...

Heroes:

anyone who has graced the Green stage, including but not limited to: Karen Ladson, Jason Bayani, Mighty Mike McGee, Claudia Sherman, April King, Rachel Kann, Kat D., Ruby Webb, Steve Connell, Kim Johnson, Sandbloom, Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Caligula 6, UnSaen, Charles Ellik, Alex Charalambides, Dez Hope, Jared Paul, Plastic Sunshine Brigade, Gina Loring, Sonya Renee, NerCity, Scorpio Blues, Snowplough, GaKnew, In-Q, Thea Monyee, Eitan Kadosh, Freedom Infinite, Rives, Sekou Tha Misfit, Azikiwe Andrews, Amber Rose, Wanda Coleman, Jack Hirschmann, Michael C Ford, Milta Ortiz, Amy Steinberg, Buddy Wakefield, D-Knowledge, Poetri, Adam Rubinstein, Emily Wells, Poetronigirl, Corrina Bain, Brutha Gimel, Thadra Sheridan, Shane Hawley, Jamie Kennedy, Geoff Trenchard, and a whole bunch more.

My Blog

You want answers? Well eventually give you answers!!!

WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS?This update is LONG overdue, but I figured it was time to answer some questions about Green and what happened and what's going on and where we've been, et cetera. So let's...
Posted by R.I.P. Green...2000-2007 on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:37:00 PST

Last Green of ’07--and possibly beyond??? (Plus MINDY NETTIFEE!)

LAST GREEN OF THE YEAR...WITH MINDY NETTIFEE!!!LAST WEEK: Alvin Lau came through and rocked the house with smart, sharp, kinetic poems that showcase why he's one of the hottest performers on the slam ...
Posted by R.I.P. Green...2000-2007 on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:31:00 PST

ALVIN LAU gets down this week at GREEN!

ALVIN LAU: From Chi-town to GREEN!LAST WEEK: Music was large and in charge at the Palmer, as we had a number of off-the-chain jazz musicians get down on the open mic, as well as some of our regular l...
Posted by R.I.P. Green...2000-2007 on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:09:00 PST

BOOM! Sonya Renee at GREEN!

BOOM! SONYA RENEE AT GREEN!LAST WEEK: It was the Return of the Jedi, as our beloved deejay came back with a vengeance...AND: We had the Green feature debut of DAMNYO, who ripped through a hot set of ...
Posted by R.I.P. Green...2000-2007 on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:44:00 PST

DAMNYO at GREEN this MONDAY!

LAST WEEK: Taaj Freeman came through and blew the roof off the joint! Where were YOU?THIS WEEK: It's time for an LA staple to take the Green stage for her first official feature...Whatcha know abou...
Posted by R.I.P. Green...2000-2007 on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:17:00 PST

GREEN Gets Invaded By The Axis Of Evil!

GREEN Warmly Welcomes The Comedic Stylings Of NICK YOUSSEF!!!Last Week: A huge round of thanks to the homie Paul Maybon for comin' through in a clutch and holdin' down the hosting duties in Slim and ...
Posted by R.I.P. Green...2000-2007 on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:37:00 PST

TSHAKA drops science this week at GREEN!

TSHAKA GETS HIS GREEN ON!!!LAST WEEK: We had the one-two punch of OVEOUS MAXIMUS repping NY and rocking poems about family, and the mighty mighty BESSKEPP, who brought the Dim Lights family in the pl...
Posted by R.I.P. Green...2000-2007 on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:25:00 PST

LA Poets; Do you want to slam???

Wanted to put it out there to the community at large, or at least those of you hip and astute enough to be on MySpace all day... As you may or may not know, Green has been making baby steps into getti...
Posted by R.I.P. Green...2000-2007 on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:54:00 PST

BESSKEPP on the mic at GREEN!

BESSKEPP HOLDS IT DOWN THIS WEEK AT GREEN! LAST WEEK: We had the Denver Dynamo PAULIE LIPMAN in the building, dropping science both serious and silly, talking about nerdism, tattoos, his heritag...
Posted by R.I.P. Green...2000-2007 on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:35:00 PST

STRAIGHT OUTTA DENVER! GREEN WELCOMES PAULIE LIPMAN THIS WEEK!

LAST WEEK: A huge round of thanks to literary mastermind, G. MURRAY THOMAS, for blessing us with a heaping nonstop dose of profundity and class very seldom seen round these parts! (Kidding!). Also; Bi...
Posted by R.I.P. Green...2000-2007 on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:41:00 PST