Ok folks, it’s time for yet another Secretly Y’all. They’re taking a month off after this one, so if you’ve been thinking about participating… the time to get your attention whore fix is now. The details are all the same: Sunday (July 18th), Random Row Books, 7PM, $5 donation, Bring a chair. I’m not exactly sure what the ‘Secret Shame’ theme means, but I’m hoping that it means we’re going to hear a bunch of really embarrassing stories. Sometimes these stories can lean to the emotional side, and I think it’s just super that everyone gets to talk about their feelings…. but I’ll tell you; I’m not sneaking in the finest bourbon $6 can buy for all that. The real gold at these things is in the embarrassing stories. The more I think about it… they’ve timed it perfectly. The theme almost guarantees all hilarious stories, and the impending hiatus adds a little bit of pressure on the folks that have been shy about participating. I’d expect this to be one of the best SY events yet.

We’ll probably be pre-gaming at W. Main, Zinc, or Continental Divide. Sunday is the last day of restaurant week, so dinner and then Secretly Y’all makes for a pretty awesome datenight. If you can get in at l’etoile, your whole night is easily within walking distance.

So, come on out and catch the Secretly Y’all crew before they break for a month. I’ve got inside info that one of the best story tellers is about to skip continent for a couple of months, so there’s a little extra pressure to catch her before she goes. And remember to bring a chair!!

It’s Secretly Y’all time again! I know this is what I say every month, but these things really do get better with each event. The details are all the same: Sunday (6/13), 7PM, Random Row Books, $5 much-needed donation, bring a chair. The theme this go-round is ‘Consumed’. I was trying to figure out how to explain that, but Lauren beat me to the punch:

me: so

Consumed is about….?

food?

Lauren: passion

things you buy

things you eat

things that eat you


So, join us for pre-gaming on Sunday and be sure to bring a folding chair for the event. It runs from about 7 to 9, so if you come out, definitely stick around until the end. By the second half, the audience usually has a buzz going and the show gets even more fun. I heard a rumor that there may be popsicles for this event, so for once they will actually be ambient temperature appropriate. I’m also told that there’s going to be a special surprise, but they won’t give me any details. My bet is on midget strippers.

See you on Sunday!

It’s that time again. It’s time to dust off the folding chairs, mix some vodka into a bottle of Powerade, and get hilarious up in this B.  This time the event theme is ‘Family Matters’; so… get ready for some hysterically awkward stories of psychological and probably physical abuse. The details are the same: Random Row Books, Sunday (May 16th), 7PM, $5, and bring 5 folding chairs (at least 1!). I hear that this is one of girls’ favorite line-ups yet, so it promises to be an awesome event.

More details below the cut…

Here’s my favorite part of these posts (the copy/plagiarize):

We’re excited to welcome back veteran story tellers and have some new story-tellers take the stage.

Got a 5 to 7 minute great family-related story, but aren’t signed up? No worries; you’ll have a chance to throw your name in the hat night of.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday night at 7pm and Random Row Books. Don’t forget your $5 donation or your portable chair.

As always, you’ll be able to find us self-medicating before the show at either W. Main or Zinc. You can also expect to find a bit more of the same afterward. I hear there are going to be popsicles at this event, and hopefully the weather is going to be nice enough to warrant them. If not, remember that popsicles probably mix pretty awesome in that bottle of sports drink/vodka that you had the forethought to bring. Remember… having an extra stash of alcohol isn’t ‘alcoholism’ when there’s no primary alcohol supply available. Then, it’s called being a visionary.

]]> http://txtnly.com/2010/05/14/secretly-yall-family-matters/feed/ 26 http://txtnly.com/2010/04/28/a-note-from-the-girls-at-secretly-yall/ http://txtnly.com/2010/04/28/a-note-from-the-girls-at-secretly-yall/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:12:20 +0000 Donk http://txtnly.com/?p=815 Lauren sent me a quick blurb, and it’s a slow day around here… so I’m happy to use her for content. Woo!

I think we all know that people LOOOOOOOVE to give you their advice. The minute you do any kind of show or party or event or website or whatever, you will finish, breathe a sigh of relief, turn around and there, behind you, will be several very helpful people with very helpful ideas about how you could do it better. And I’m not being sarcastic. They are really helpful. It’s just, the problem is that you’re only one person (or three) and there are infinite good ideas out there to spend your finite time putting into action. Well, the Secretly Y’all ladies have decided to harness the creative genius of their audience and storytellers (truly the best in the land) by holding a contest to determine the theme for their July show.

Do you think they should do more really short stories? Great, make your theme “The Greatest Shortest Story Ever Told.” Do you want to hear more about sex drugs and rocknroll (and somehow tie July 4th in)? Super, make your theme “Dependence Day.” Should Secretly Y’all be a contest? Be told entirely in piglatin? Be about trains? Be about your first grey pubic hair (that great equalizer)? Wonderful. Now is your chance to speak up and be heard.

Here are the details: You can enter the contest at our website, here, or you can just email us with your idea for the July theme (secretlyall@gmail.com). Entries are accepted until May 28th, and the winner will be announced sometime around June 3rd. For your entry, give us the theme title and a brief (under 150 word) summary/explanation of its cleverity. (Which is a word I just made up.) We’re probably going to have a poll where people can people vote on their favorite themes, but, as always, we reserve the right of final judgement. If you win, not only will you have the chance to brag all over town that you made up July’s theme, we will have a special ceremony at July’s show, crowning you the Grand Vizier of July Theme Making. Rest assured there will be a crown of some sort.

The girls from Secretly Y’all are back to melt some faces with hilarity and self-deprecation. The details are the same as always: Random Row Books, Sunday, April 18th, 7PM, $5 suggested donation. These events are getting bigger and better every single time. I’m not recommending that you bring a folding chair this time. I’m telling you to bring two. Without fail there are people standing or sitting on the concrete floor at every show. I don’t know about you, but I don’t drink a whole bunch before things like this just so I can stand up for two hours and lose my buzz. Bring extra chairs. My state of intoxication may depend on you. The weather outside is gorgeous again. You should have several folding chairs in the back of your car just for impromptu white trash tailgates. There is no excuse.

I don’t have anything planned for this event, but I believe that B Yo might. That’s at least one guaranteed awesome story for the night.

Other notes: Umm… drinks beforehand… possibly at West Main.. possibly at Zinc. We’ll try to let you know.

DO NOT PARK IN THE PAVED LOT BEHIND WEST MAIN RESTAURANT!!!!!*

*I got towed from there recently… It’s not actually the lot for W. Main, the restaurant. The whole situation is ridiculous. Collier’s towing sucks.

The girls at Secretly Y’all are up to their old tricks.  They’re holding another story telling event at Random Row Books on Sunday, December 13th @ 7PM. The last event was a huge success with over 75 people in the crowd! I’ll most definitely be in attendance, though I’m on the fence about telling a story this go-round. If my desperate need for attention kicks in, you can count on finding me pacing around that stage. I had a blast participating last time, but I haven’t been responsible enough to plan anything for this one.

There are a couple of important details for this go-round. I’d like to be all awesome and paraphrase the info, but I’ve accepted my lot in life as a plagiarizer and I hesitate to deviate from that. Here’s the verbatim from their site:

This time around bring a lawn chair or two for you and a friend (or a stranger). Also, this Secretly Y’all will be pay-what-you-can with a suggested 5 dollar donation.

Finally, in the spirit of the season, we’re going to be collecting donations for Community Housing Partners (CHP has served over 189,000 individuals and families, including [but not limited to] at risk youth and other families and individuals of low-income and low-wealth) and the Jefferson Area Food Bank.

We invite you to donate to CHP’s kids’ holiday store through donating toys, games, school supplies, gifts more appropriate for adults like pajamas, socks or household goods. In addition, we’re collecting old clothes and shoes that could be used for a kid’s dress-up closet for CHP. For the Jefferson Area Food Bank we’re looking for canned food donations.

So, bring $5 and a couple of cans… or earn yourself a ‘Hangover-Free Blackout Drunk Card’* by bringing in a toy. Random Row Books is on West Main St, just across from the Greyhound station. Parking was readily available last time, and I’d expect the same due to it being a Sunday night. You’ll probably find several of us pre-gaming at the W. Main Bar just before the event. I’m sure we’ll be boozing somewhere after too, just ask where if you want to join us.

We hope to see you there!

*’Hangover-free Blackout Drunk Card’ results may vary. Card is non-transferable, and is valued at 1/100th of 1 cent.

]]> http://txtnly.com/2009/12/09/secretly-yall-its-a-wonderful-life-or-is-it/feed/ 3 http://txtnly.com/2009/11/23/secretly-yall-podcasts/ http://txtnly.com/2009/11/23/secretly-yall-podcasts/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:12 +0000 Loki http://txtnly.com/?p=254 A few of our intrepid TXTNLY writers presented stories at the last Secretly Y’all at Random Row Books. There are now podcasts up for either download or online streaming. I encourage you to check them both out, as well as the whole thing the girls at Secretly Y’all are organizing. It is a very cool idea.

Belmont Yo’s bear story

Donk’s Emu story