I imagine the afterlife for wonderful people as an eternity of doing what they loved doing while alive. For Brian, I picture lots of stunt driving, gourmet cooking, playing loud music, even louder laughing, snapping fingers at poignant statements and eating lots of pussy.
Is it just me, but didn’t he talk about cunnilingus a lot? As if it were part of a healthy heterosexual man’s nutritious diet. Couldn’t you just imagine THAT being one of the PSAs he did as a voice actor?
Poignant, humorous and entertainingly vulgar, Brian was the only other poet who said the word “fuck” more than I do.
I first met Brian several years ago during an open mic at Kickbutt Coffee one faithful evening. He was in his usual state–mind-altered, that is. After hearing him read, I invited him to perform at my show.
The very next day, Monday, January 18th, 2016, Brian sent me the following email:
Hi, Teresa – It’s Brian from Kick Butt Sundays. Interested in hearing about the journal you talked to me about. I’d also be interested in participating in one of your 2nd Sundays. So, clue a brother in on the details. Cheers, B
I replied:
Brian, Sounds like you’ve meshed two women together! I’m the producer of the Austin Writers Roulette, a monthly, theme-inspired, adult storytelling and spoken word show and Janet is the editor in chief of an online magazine. Anyway, here’s the link to find out more info about AWR: austinwritersroulette.com. Hope you can make it one 2nd Sunday. I’d love to have your unique storytelling voice join in with ours! Cheers, Teresa
He replied:
Yes, I did. My apologies. When you wake up after three hours of sleep and there’s a stack of business cards in your pocket – you kick yourself for not writing down on them because it makes one look like an ass (as I’ve just done to myself). Provided that I’m not working as a private chef on the 14th of Feb, I’d love to read at the roulette. I will see if I can submit shortly.
Well, Brian did follow through and you can view his first of many Roulette performances here at time stamp 3:35. And you can see all of his roulette performances after his February 14th, 2016 debut here.
RIP