LA Angst is “… a monthly reading series hosted by Leah Peterson in the greater Los Angeles area. We gather together to read our most embarrassing, humiliating, angst ridden and otherwise absolutely wonderful writing from our youth. Every month, selected readers comb through their middle school and high school writing and pick something that represents how completely impossible it is to grow up without looking back in shame.”
I shoulda woulda coulda posted something earlier, but I was so focused on getting people to CHAP’s screening of SiCKO (which was very successful, btw). But shoulda woulda coulda because…
…We had a laugh-til-you-cry time this past Wednesday at Tangier Lounge, featuring:
Leah from Leahpeah
Kelly from Mocha Mama
Erin from Queen of Spain
Lara from Katronika
Ruth from Redleather
Heather from Heathervescent
…and moi, reading from my Boots Diary, circa 1973. Oh, the melodrama of it all! Lots about boys (I hope that one likes me, I hope that one doesn’t), food (Momma’s chicken, Bugles) and sex (the ships on the wallpaper were soooooo beautiful!). See? You had to be there.
Leah posted pics on Flickr. Thanks for organizing, Leah! Your get-up-and-goitivness (the precursor to stick-toitivness) is inspirational!
Stop the presses! There is no photo of the lovely Leah reading!?!? Who’s got one?
WHEW! MochaMomma to the rescue.
Thanks to those who came out (that’s Neil, here’s Jay) to support the readers too!
West Coast Grrlie Blather 
woo! so much fun, yeah? i had an awesome time meeting everyone and chatting, and now i wish i lived here so i could come more often. 🙂
That’s so bad ass. Sounds like an awesome time.
By the way, I saw Sicko last night here in Boston. I can’t stop thinking about it. Makes me angry and sad to be in America. Wanna move to Paris — bad.
By the way, I saw Sicko last night here in Boston. I can’t stop thinking about it. Makes me angry and sad to be in America. Wanna move to Paris — badly.
Yay! Glad to hear it was so fun. I’m so bummed I missed it.