New Year's Reading Draws Breaking Crowds

Skeeter Boatman backstage


New Year's night climaxed in an unprecedented turnout of 563 people in the Universal, Indiana townhall. Reading from his new collection entitled Mushroom Sonnets Shakespeare Forgot, town poet Skeeter Boatman (known around the Midwest for his circus juggling of traditional forms) wooed the audience for over six and a half hours. In fact, roads in and out of the metropolis were closed down during the event, due to drunk drivers and massive congestion. After the stellar reading, Boatman--dressed in a suit designed by New Yorker Ali Sandstone--signed autographs and passed out free bowls of lettuce to the VIPs.

If you haven't discovered his brilliant work, order Skeeter's new collection from Stand-Up Comedy for Dogs in Paris, or through Amazon.com and hip bookstores near you.