It’s the holidays. Things are crazy. The sound of a ticking clock sounds like a cannon. But do you think this little guy gives a shit about the line at the post office or the parking at the mall? Of course not. And neither should you.
Take a deep breath. Put on your comfiest socks. Eat a burrito. And know that Vermin on the Mount will return in 2014 with two great shows to celebrate Valentine’s Day
VOTM LA: Thursday, Feb. 13 at Book Show
VOTM SD: Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3rdSpace
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It gives me great pleasure to announce Vermin on the Mount’s new home in Los Angeles: Book Show!
Book Show is Jen Hitchcock’s creatively curated bookshop that lives within the NOMAD Art Gallery and Print Shop. The store features new, used and affordable vintage books, gifts and oddities all staged as art pieces in an interactive and inventive retail environment. Like Book Show on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
NOMAD is located at 1993 Blake Ave. in Frogtown between the Silver Lake Reservoir and the Los Angeles River, just east of where the 5 and the 2 intersect. (For old school fans of Vermin on the Mount, it’s 3 miles due north of Chinatown, just on the other side of Dodger Stadium.)
NOMAD is easy to find with plenty of street parking. Here’s a map.
Our first event at Book Show is Monday, Nov. 11. Details coming soon!
Raise your hands in the air, wave them like you just don't.... Oh, dear. 
Justin, The Pink Punker, Maurer
A very tall Tony Bonds
A slightly jet-lagged Elle Brooks
C.E. Poverman reads from his new novel
Sandra Millers Younger packs the house
Sandra Millers Younger and Nuvia Ruand
Justin Maurer
Sean Carswell and his White Finger of Death
Marivi Blanco shows off The Fire Outside My Window
Maurer moves the merch with an assist from zinester Matt Lewis
Vermin. Aren't they adorable?The 9th Anniversary Celebration of Vermin on the Mount at 3rdSpace in San Diego was a huge success.
Writers flew in from the East Coast, hauled ass from L.A. and Central California, and drove in from all over San Diego County. It was a show not to be missed with Tony Bonds spinning a fantastic tale, Elle Brooks reminiscing on her past, C.E. Poverman reading from his new novel Love by Drowning, Sandra Millers Younger telling us how she survived California’s deadliest wildfire, Justin Maurer reflecting on Christmas in the Pacific Northwest (while looking spiffy in a pink shirt), and Sean Carswell reading from Madhouse Fog, his new novel set in a mental hospital.
Books were sold, drinks drunk, and nobody got hurt. Let’s do it again soon!
Vermin on the Mount returns to San Diego!
Come to 3rd Space to celebrate the 9th anniversary of VOTM on Sat., Aug. 24 at 7pm.
Mark the date or be haunted the rest of your days…
"Hail Satin" Jerry Stahl
"Be Cute Every Day" Pamela Des Barres
"Don't kill the white boy" Justin Maurer
Kate Durbin re-imagines Kim Kardashian's wedding so we don't have to 
Maria Bustillos looks back and laughs
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman
Dina Gachman escapes the clutches of a cult leader
Patrick O'Neil & Jennifer Courtney
J Ryan is amused
Razorcake publisher Todd Taylor and Clorox Girl Justin Maurer
Jerry Stahl & Pamela Des Barres
Merchanatrix Nuvia Ruland
WordIf you missed it, you missed it but here’s a brief recap of what went down at VOTM last night with links to the work that was performed (if available):
Justin Maurer read about playing punk rock in Mexico City from his new collection Seventeen Television from Vol.1 Brooklyn.
Dina Gachman told the story of how she escaped the clutches of a cult leader.
Pamela Des Barres read from her first memoir I’m with the Band.
Maria Bustillos presented a multi-media homage to friendship that will appear in The Hairpin.
Kate Durbin re-imagined Kim Kardashian’s wedding so we don’t have to.
Jerry Stahl read from his latest book about Bad Sex on Speed.
Special thanks to Todd Taylor, publisher of Razorcake who donated tons of gifts for the Vermin raffle and distributed copies of the latest issue Razorcake #73.
Lastly, go vote for 826LA so they can win $100K and keep doing the good work they do in the community!
