These are strange times, indeed, friends... WFMU's Kenny G. (aka Kenneth Goldsmith) has been invited to do a reading at the White House next week, as part of the nation's "Evening of Poetry." Congrats, Kenny!
For those who may only know of Kenny G. for his on-air antics, he is an esteemed writer and artist, and also teaches at the University of Pennsylvania.
The White House's "Evening of Poetry" will be hosted by the President and First Lady, and throws down at 7pm ET on Tuesday (d'oh!) Wednesday, May 11th; the event will be streamed live at whitehouse.gov. Other poets and songwriters who will also take part in the event include Elizabeth Alexander, Billy Collins, Common, Rita Dove, Alison Knowles, Jill Scott, and WFMU pal (!) Aimee Mann.
Earlier that day, Kenny will participate in a workshop for students hosted by Mrs. Obama. This workshop will also be streamed live, starting at 2pm ET.
Woof Moo representing at the White House!
Here's hoping he reads "The Weather".
Posted by: Lizardner Dave | May 05, 2011 at 03:50 PM
here's hoping he reads "eat more s***t more"
Posted by: michael c | May 05, 2011 at 08:12 PM
Thats not Kenny G faker!
Posted by: Me | May 05, 2011 at 09:57 PM
Maybe he could read Parliament's "Chocolate City" over and over for three hours like he played it on his show after Obama was elected.
Posted by: Jim | May 05, 2011 at 10:13 PM
May 11 is a Wed., not Tue.
Posted by: Robert | May 09, 2011 at 02:07 PM
I played the White House Recording of Kenny G's "Brooklyn Bridge Poems" on Trash Flow Radio in Cincinnati on Saturday May 21, accompanied by the musical bed that I heard in my head: "The Story of Chickenhawk" by the early-90s Louisville KY combo, Chickenhawk. Anyone who is interested in hearing the 6-minute mix can download it here:
http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/tf32aq
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