In GBA 193 we get better acquainted with Dan Simpson. He talks about performance and process, working with words, learning acceptance, geek culture, categorising the arts and lots more.
Dan plugs:
Anti-Slam Anti-Valantines - 14th Feb Hackney Attic: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Anti_Slam_Valentine_S_Special/
Varjack and Simpson: http://varjackandsimpson.tumblr.com//
Stand Up And Slam: http://www.standupandslam.com/
https://twitter.com/StandUpAndSlam
Dan Simpson:
https://dansimpsonpoet.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/dansimpsonpoet
We mention:
Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/
PBH Free Fringe: http://freefringe.org.uk/
Robin Williams: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams
Eddie Peppitone: http://eddiepepitone.com/
Pac-Man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man
Clyde: http://pacman.wikia.com/wiki/Clyde
Richard Marsh: https://richmarsh.wordpress.com/
Dirty Great Love Story: https://richmarsh.wordpress.com/dirty-great-love-story/
Wingman: https://richmarsh.wordpress.com/wingman/
Skittles: https://richmarsh.wordpress.com/skittles/
We Are All Orange Ghosts: https://dansimpsonpoet.wordpress.com/orange-ghosts/
Ross Sutherland: http://www.rosssutherland.co.uk/
Standby for Tape Backup: http://www.rosssutherland.co.uk/main/archives/960
Apples and Snakes: http://www.applesandsnakes.org/
Canterbury Laureate: https://dansimpsonpoet.wordpress.com/tag/canterbury-laureate/
Benjamin Zephaniah: http://benjaminzephaniah.com/
Kate Tempest: http://katetempest.co.uk/
Rob Auton: http://www.robauton.co.uk/
Mark Grist: http://www.markgrist.com/
Tim Key: https://twitter.com/timkeyperson
Tim Minchin: http://www.timminchin.com/
Storm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U
John Cooper Clarke: http://johncooperclarke.com/
Indie Feed: http://indiefeedpp.indiefeed.libsynpro.com/
Bang Said the Gun: http://www.bangsaidthegun.com/
Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/
Alternative Old Boys Network: http://www.arts-emergency.org/alternative-old-boys-network/
Future First: http://futurefirst.org.uk/
Ricky Tomlinson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Tomlinson
Rada: https://www.rada.ac.uk/
Central: https://www.cssd.ac.uk/
Eastenders: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m86d
Never Mind the Fullstops: http://varjackandsimpson.tumblr.com/fullstops
The Antislam: http://varjackandsimpson.tumblr.com/anti-slam
Fay Roberts: http://www.fayroberts.co.uk/
Greece - Summer Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW0DfsCzfq4
Paula Varjack: http://www.paulavarjack.com/
Paul Sweeney: https://twitter.com/sweencutscomedy
Hammer and Tongue: http://www.hammerandtongue.com/
Forbidden Planet: https://forbiddenplanet.com/
Call of Duty: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty
Grand Theft Auto: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_%28video_game%29
Mark Zuckerberg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg
Star Trek: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek
Lord of the Rings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings
Gamergate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy
Fake Geek Girl: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Fake_geek_girls
Climate Change Poems:
Tipping Point: Weatherfronts http://weatherfronts.dansimpsonpoet.co.uk/
Canterbury Roman Museum Residency: https://dansimpsonpoet.wordpress.com/projects/canterbury-roman-museum-residency/
Burning Eye Books: https://burningeyebooks.wordpress.com/
Myers Briggs Personality Type: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator
NotAllMen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NotAllMen
Mansplaining: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansplaining
Ministry of Stories - Cbeebies Radio Series: http://bit.ly/MiScbeebies
The Richard Tyrone Jones Live Edinburgh Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-6-richard-tyrone
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