The best of the best battle for a chance at nationals!

The first ever FHS Slam-Off was an absolute success. The evening began with two amazing Featured Performers: Genesis and Serenity, who rocked our asses and positioned themselves already for next season. After them, special guest-MC Joe Moody announced to the crowd that we have now officially been invited to participate in PSI’s National Slam, which means that for THE first time EVER, JZ/EP will be represented this coming August in St. Paul Minnesota. In order to have a team, WE SLAMMED!

THE 13 best slammers of the area entered, 8 advanced to the second round and 4 moved on to the final round, securing their place in the team that will represent us in nationals. In the end it was just another case of a mexican taking the place of a rightful and hard working american as León was crowned king of all things slam for the time being. The team is rounded off by Element, Jen and Ray; with Tabitha and Frank as alternates (they will join the team if any of the first four is unable to attend). But instead of reading about it, you can watch it all HERE.

The final open slam of the season was perhaps the best one yet. Newbie Jessica rocked our socks off and got all the way to the final round where Element finally got her. Here’s the entire action.

Our second-to-last slam of the open slam season was one to remember, particularly by FHS’ own Ray Ramos, who got two-times owned. Once by first runner up McKinley and secondly by newcomer, alleged slam-virgin Josh, who came out on top and qualified for the grand slam off at the end of May. Check out all the action here.

Darlina is a two-time queen of slam.

Darlina became the first slammer to win TWO Slams on the FHS era. Looks like she might be a shoe-in for nationals. How exactly did she do it? Well, chances are she read some poems about being a woman. But you can check it out for yourself here.

History was made on the first slam of 2010 as little Jen Shugert finally ended a long string of second place efforts, which began in 1996 when she was first runner up for Little Miss Crackhead USA, and came on top of a slam for the first time in her now illustrious career that expands a couple of decades… on the week of her 29th birthday no less!

Check out the entrie action here.

First Slam of 2010

Our final slam of ’09 was by far the best one of the year! McKinnley hosted and fourteen slammers joined in the celebration, including the return of Twain and his stuck-in-the-county-jail-while-turning-4o-something poem! The slamming was rocking, the audience kicked ass and the judges were tough little puckered-up assholes, just the way we love ‘em! Seven slammers made it to the second round and four of them survived to get to the third round, but only Nancy reigned supreme at the end. All hail the current queen of slam!

Check out the entire action (now in HD!) here.

Last Slam of the Year!

Second to last slam of ’09 and our best one yet! Darlina, the last slam winner, hosted. 10 slammers entered, 5 of them made it to the second round, three survived and fought it out in the final round which gave us our King of All Things Slam (at leas for the time being): McKinnley. Check out all the action here.

Down goes Ruben! Down goes Ruben! Darlina wins and is now the queen of SLAM!… until next time.

MONSTER SLAM!

Our second Open-Mic from our second coming came and went. Attendance was not what we expected, so we need to get better at that, and we need your support. We premiered Story Time: 5-minute slots in which people can take over the mike in order to relate a story of importance to them, something funny that may have happened or even the opening chapter to their work-in progress novel. Some people liked it, some people did not, but most of us loved it so we will definitely do it again, but we do need more of you to show up, even if you’re not sharing your poetry or your stories show up and support us and the performers, WE NEED TO KEEP THIS GROWING!

So our first official Slam came and went on October 20th.

13 Slammers read and performed on the first round:

Santos' picture is missing due to camera issues.

7 Slammers  moved on to the second round:

Ray & McKinnley were disqualified for going overtime & using props respectively.

3 Slammers survived and moved on to the final round.

1 Slammer was crowned king of Slam in El Paso/Juárez for the month of October:

check out all the action at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/FreeHoleSlam