the funniest man on earth–SHOWCASED

I’m delighted to report the existence of SAID BEAUTY TO THE BLUES, which contains over a hundred poems by the unbelievably droll and incisive bill campana. (Faithful readers of the blog know that I deem him the Funniest Man On Earth.) Bill also designed the cover, a throwback to his high school yearbook, including the duct tape. (That’s a photo, not actual duct tape, Folks.)

In this book you will find the pith of Stephen Crane and the vinegar of H. L. Mencken–but the vinegar is used sparingly and the pith advances great, hilarious storytelling. Go to Amazon if you must for some examples, and I’ll provide you a link to do so, but the best way to sample bill’s spoken (and occasionally yelled) word is via live performance in the Valley of the Sun. (“How hot was it?” he asked the Caffeine Corridor audience of the Valley weather. “It was so hot, I filled my beanbag chair with frozen peas.”) And here, with bill’s gracious permission, is my illustrative embellishment of bill’s “fall programming”:

Long story short: the best way to Support The Arts, folks, is to get yourself a copy of this terrific book, get yourself into a frozen-peas-filled beanbag chair, and read and laugh and think and enjoy.

Here’s the link, as promised: http://www.amazon.com/Said-Beauty-Blues-Bill-Campana/dp/1938190173/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397598140&sr=8-1&keywords=said+beauty+to+the+blues