Top row, R-L: Mark Hennessy, Jeanette Powers, Steve Brightman, Theresa Göttl Brightman
Middle-ish row (standers), R-L: Brett Underwood, Stefene Russell, Shawn Pavey, Huascar Medina, Beth Gruver Gulley, Paul Goldman, Dianne Borsenik, Mj Taylor, Angel Uriel Perales, Bill Gainer, Jose Faus, John Dorsey, Damien Rucci, Jameson Bayles, Abigail Beaudelle, James Benger, Steven H. Bridgens, Joan Koromante
Bottom-ish row (sitters, kneelers, and late-night high-heelers), R-L: Jim McGowin, My Goofy Arse, John Burroughs, Brandon Whitehead, Jason Ryberg, Tom S. Wayne, Jacob Johanson, Will Leathem
And this ain’t even everyone who participated! It was a feat of poetic engineering and I am humbled to have been invited along for the ride.
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