Okay so I know Billy Corgan has an...um...REPUTATION.. but I thought some folks might be interested to check him out at one of his upcoming poetry readings in support of his new book of poetry "Blinking With Fists". I"m going to go to the one in Minneapolis as I am a Smashing Pumpkins fan.

From the Billy Corgan mailing list:

October 12
San Francisco, CA
Onstage Interview and Book Signing: City Arts & Lectures at the Herbst Theater
Address: 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102
Time: 8:00 PM Onstage Interview and signing
Website: www.cityarts.net


October 14
New York City, NY
Book Signing: Virgin Megastore (Union Square)
Address: 52 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003
Time: 6:30 PM
Website: www.virginmega.com



October 15
Boston, MA
Book Signing: Harvard Bookstore
Address: 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
Time: 7:00 PM
Website: www.harvard.com


October 17
Washington, DC
Book Signing: Barnes & Noble (Georgetown)
Address: 3040 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
Time: 2:00 PM
Website: www.barnesandnoble.com


Poetry Reading: TBA


October 19
Toronto, ON
Book Signing: Chapters - Festival Hall
Address: 142 John St., Toronto, Ontario M5V 2E9
Time: 7:00 PM
Website: www.chapters.indigo.ca


Poetry Reading: The Church of the Redeemer
Address: 162 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1M4
Time: 10:00 PM
Website: www.theredeemer.ca
Purchase Tickets: http://www.ticketpro.ca - Password: blinkingwithfists


October 20
Cleveland, OH
Book Signing: Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Address: 24519 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Time: 7:00 PM
Website: www.josephbeth.com


Poetry Reading: Beck Center for the Arts
Address: 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
Time: 8:00 PM
Website: www.beckcenter.org
Purchase Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com - Password: blinkingwithfists


October 21
Detroit, MI
Book Signing: Borders Bookstore (Ann Arbor)
Address: 612 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Time: 7:00 PM
Website: www.borders.com


October 22
Minneapolis, MN
Onstage Interview and Book Signing: Loft Literary Center
Address: 1011 Washington Ave So, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Time: 12:00 Noon
Website: www.loft.org


October 23
Denver, CO
Book Signing: Tattered Cover
Address: 1628 16th Street, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 7:00 PM
Website: http://www.tatteredcover.com


Poetry Reading: The Soiled Dove
Address: 1949 Market Street, Denver, CO 80202
Time: 10:00 PM
Website: www.soileddove.com
Purchase Tickets: http://www.livewiretickets.net


October 24
Vancouver, BC
Book Signing: Chapters - Broadway and Granville
Address: 2505 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3G7
Time: 2:00 PM
Website: www.chapters.indigo.ca


Poetry Reading: Arts Club Theatre
Address: 1585 Johnston, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
Time: 8:00 PM
Website: www.artsclub.com
Purchase Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.ca - Password: blinkingwithfists


October 25
Seattle, WA
Book Signing: University Bookstore
Address: 4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Time: 7:00 PM
Website: www.bookstore.washington.edu


Poetry Reading: Mirabeau Room
Address: 529 Queen Anne Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109
Time: 9:00 PM
Website: www.themirabeauroom.com
Purchase Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com - Password: blinkingwithfists


October 26
Portland, OR
Book Signing: Powell's Books on Hawthorne
Address: 3732 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214
Time: 7:30 PM
Website: www.powells.com


Poetry Reading: TBA


October 27
Los Angeles, CA
Book Signing: Virgin Megastore
Address: 8000 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046
Time: 7:00 PM
Website: www.virginmega.com


Poetry Reading: TBA


October 29
Chicago, IL
Book Signing: Borders Bookstore
Address: 830 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Time: 7:00 PM
Website: www.borders.com


October 30
Bloomingdale, IL
Book Signing: Tower Records/Video/Books
Address: 383 W Army Trail Rd, Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Time: 4:00 PM
Website: www.towerrecords.com