{"id":415,"date":"2014-03-16T09:11:18","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T16:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/?p=415"},"modified":"2014-03-28T19:36:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T02:36:07","slug":"ring-in-st-patricks-day-with-guys-reading-poems-97-98-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/2014\/03\/ring-in-st-patricks-day-with-guys-reading-poems-97-98-99\/","title":{"rendered":"Ring in St. Patrick&#8217;s Day with &#8220;Guys Reading Poems&#8221; &#8211; 97, 98, 99!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow night, Alexander Dreymon of &#8220;American Horror Story&#8221; and comedian Natasha Pearl Hansen host our fundraiser for &#8220;Guys Reading Poems&#8221; along with the cast of the film. So if you&#8217;re hankering for some green beer, green s&#8217;mores and mint chocolate cheesecake, please head on down to Addiction Bistro at 408 N. La Cienega, Los Angeles, CA 90048. We&#8217;ll have lists of backers and all our backers will receive 10% off your order as a thank-you from us! Check out the details of the event here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/on.fb.me\/1iAN0Nh%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/on.fb.me\/1iAN0Nh<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-edit_url=\"\/projects\/guysreadingpoems\/guys-reading-poems-finishing-funds\/posts\/779550\/assets\/1759926\/edit\" data-id=\"1759926\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Green s'mores at The Addiction Bistro\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/ksr\/assets\/001\/759\/926\/0b201c58ff51afc68b18b617759e3499_large.jpg?1395030856\" \/><figcaption>Green s&#8217;mores at The Addiction Bistro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On another note, we are at 99 backers!!! I repeat &#8211; 99 backers!!! So we need your help to cross 100. Please reach out to one person &#8211; one poetry lover, one film enthusiast, one friend &#8211; and see if they will pledge just $1 (that&#8217;s less than a latte) to support our project. If you succeed, we&#8217;re sure to pass 100 backers before our fundraiser to help us generate that magical fundraising mojo!<\/p>\n<p><b>Interesting note about this list of backers<\/b>. The last\u00a0<b>48 hours<\/b>\u00a0generated the first list of backers that includes more people that are unknown to me than known. It feels wonderful to see that the project&#8217;s message and mission has begun to reach those outside my circle of friends and family. Welcome onboard the magical journey of &#8220;Guys Reading Poems.&#8221; A huge THANK YOU to all our new backers, including:<\/p>\n<p>85. Michelle Conway<\/p>\n<p>86. Whitney<\/p>\n<p>87. Derrick Sanders<\/p>\n<p>88. Andrea Schonfeld Crounk<\/p>\n<p>89. Jessica Shim<\/p>\n<p>90. Andy Nicastro<\/p>\n<p>91. Clara Jo Bradshaw-Utt<\/p>\n<p>92. Danny L. Ray<\/p>\n<p>93. Stephen Blaha<\/p>\n<p>94. Christopher Pearson<\/p>\n<p>95. Laurent Langlais<\/p>\n<p>96. Blake Sims<\/p>\n<p>97. Bennett Yellin<\/p>\n<p>98. Gopal Divan<\/p>\n<p>99. Brian McPhee<\/p>\n<p>100. ???????? It&#8217;s up to you!!!!<\/p>\n<p>In poets we trust,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.me\/hunterleehughes\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter Lee Hughes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Director, &#8220;Guys Reading Poems&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_182\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Guys-Reading-Poems-Sliver-Tight-On-v2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182\" class=\"size-large wp-image-182\" alt=\"Guys Reading Poems banner image with seven gentlemen dressed in suits shot in black and white. Each of the men are displayed in their own slim pannel.\" src=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Guys-Reading-Poems-Sliver-Tight-On-v2-1024x536.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Guys-Reading-Poems-Sliver-Tight-On-v2-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Guys-Reading-Poems-Sliver-Tight-On-v2-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Guys-Reading-Poems-Sliver-Tight-On-v2.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography by Jason Fracaro<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow night, Alexander Dreymon of &#8220;American Horror Story&#8221; and comedian Natasha Pearl Hansen host our fundraiser for &#8220;Guys Reading Poems&#8221; along with the cast of the film. 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