{"id":1371,"date":"2009-02-09T08:59:49","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T15:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2009\/02\/galleycat-covers-the-rumpus-launch-party\/"},"modified":"2009-02-09T08:59:49","modified_gmt":"2009-02-09T15:59:49","slug":"galleycat-covers-the-rumpus-launch-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/09\/galleycat-covers-the-rumpus-launch-party\/","title":{"rendered":"GalleyCat Covers The Rumpus Launch Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/galleycat\/lit_crit\/exclusive_the_rumpus_launch_party_108010.asp\" target=\"_blank\">from MediaBistro&#8217;s GalleyCat<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px\" class=\"Apple-style-span\">Exclusive: The Rumpus Launch Party<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" width=\"437\" height=\"370\" id=\"viddler\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.viddler.com\/player\/cd394a87\/\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.viddler.com\/player\/cd394a87\/\" width=\"437\" height=\"370\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" wmode=\"transparent\" name=\"viddler\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center>Despite the Arctic chill and recessionary budgets, more than 300 New Yorkers attended the launch party for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/therumpus.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #333333\">The Rumpus<\/a>&#8211;a star-studded event with a $20 ticket. Founded by author\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/Stephen-Elliott-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #333333\">Stephen Elliott<\/a><\/strong>, the brand new literary web magazine has enlisted a crack team of writers.<\/p>\n<p>A number of literary figures performed at the party, including\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/James-Frey-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #333333\">James Frey<\/a><\/strong>,<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/Andrew-Sean-Greer-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #333333\">Andrew Sean Greer<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/Jonathan-Ames-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #333333\">Jonathan Ames<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/Starlee-Kine-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #333333\">Starlee Kine<\/a><\/strong>. Comedy was provided by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/Kristen-Schaal-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #333333\">Kristen Schaal<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from the\u00a0<em>Flight of the Conchords<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/Michael-Showalter-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #333333\">Michael Showalter<\/a><\/strong>. Music was provided by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/Will-Sheff-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #333333\">Will Sheff<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from Okkervill River and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/Timothy-Bracy-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #333333\">Timothy Bracy<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of The Mendoza Line.<\/p>\n<p>[ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/galleycat\/lit_crit\/exclusive_the_rumpus_launch_party_108010.asp\" target=\"_blank\">click to continue reading at the GalleyCat<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from MediaBistro&#8217;s GalleyCat \u00a0Exclusive: The Rumpus Launch Party Despite the Arctic chill and recessionary budgets, more than 300 New Yorkers attended the launch party for\u00a0The Rumpus&#8211;a star-studded event with a $20 ticket. Founded by author\u00a0Stephen Elliott, the brand new literary web magazine has enlisted a crack team of writers. 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