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Teams around the country travel to neighboring cities to compete in regional poetry slams (www.poetryslam.com). In the southwest, one of the prominent regionals is called the Southwest Shootout, and in 2004, teams from Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico to compete. This show features poetry performed at that regional.
Timing and Cues
00:00-00:26.077 Opening Music Bed (Sabroso-The Beastie Boys)
00:26.077-00:32.996 Minimal Show intro.
00:32.996-00:47.666 Music Bed
00:47.66-00:49.647 ?And this is Spoken Word.?
00:49.647-00:03:36.340 Intro.Poem
00:03:36.340-00:03:49.868 Music Bed (Close Behind-Calexico)
00:03:49.868-00:4.27.171 ?Tonight we?re going to listen to a selection?
00:4:27.171-00:4:14.075 Music Bed (Close Behind-Calexico)
00:4:14.075-00:19:49.986 Poetry
00:19:49.986-00:20:25.088 Music Bed (The Book and Canal-Calexico)
00:20:25.088-00:20:53.416 ?After the break??
00:20:53.416-00:21:27.388 Music Bed (The Book and Canal-Calexico)
00:21:27.388-00:29:28.237 Poetry
00:29:28.237-00:29:50..467 Music Bed (The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly-Hugh Montenegro and His Orchestra)
00:29:50.467-00:30:11.829 ?Those last poets??
00:30:11.829-00:31:49.299 Music Bed (The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly-Hugh Montenegro and His Orchestra)
00:31:49.299-00:31:58.130 ?Being in the Southwest??
00:31:58.130-00:38.47.124 Music, Dirty Harry, Poetry
00:38.47.124-00:40:13.199 Music Bed (Deguello-Asleep at the Wheel)
00:40:13.199-00:40:52.352 ?Now we?ve got??
00:40:52.352-00:58:07.157 Poetry
00:58:07.157-01:00:43.210 Music Out (Headin? For Texas-Riders in the Sky
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabroso | The Beastie Boys | The In Sound From the Way Out. | Grand Royal & Capital Records | 1996 | 00:00 |
| Close Behind | Calexico | Feast of Wire. | Quarterstick Records | 2003 | 00:00 |
| The Book & Canal | Calexico | Feast of Wire. | Quarterstick Records | 2003 | 00:00 |
| The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | Hugh Montenegro | Music from the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly/A Fistful of Dollars. | RCA Records | 1995 | 00:00 |
| Deguello | Asleep at the Wheel | Asleep at the Wheel Remembers the Alamo. | Shout! Factory | 2003 | 00:00 |
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