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EXCERPTED FROM How The Revolution Started: Essays Impertinent Thoughts (Eggy Press). How are you resisting? We ve been asked this question often. How are you resisting the occupation? The fascist state? Knowing fully how woogie-woogie the answer sounds, we sometimes make a joke about having nothing to resist, what with the current administration s glaring and The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension is itself a frightful despotism [serving] always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot What would happen to American democracy if our elections offered two or more excellent choices for the office, a situation in which voters aren t forced to choose between one awful politician from one kind of political mafia and another awful politician from the other mafia? Wouldn t that be demonstrably better than the depressingly cynical situation January 9, 2021: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN LITERARY JOURNALMK s poem Battle of the Bands appears in the current issue of Toho Journal, from Philadelphia. The poem is excerpted from MK s collection The Year of When.December 23, 2020: MK POETRY COLLECTION SHORTLISTEDMK s collection-in-progress, The Year of When, 365 poems beginning with the same word, has been shortlisted for the Black Springs Press (England) Best of the Bottom Drawer Global Writing Contest, one of 20 worldwide finalists for the publishing prize.December 17, 2020: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN LITERARY JOURNALMK s poem Inside Out appears in the current issue of The Dillydoun Review, from Huntsville, Alabama. The poem is excerpted from MK s collection-in-progress The Year of When.December 7, 2020: MK POETRY COLLECTION LONGLISTEDMK s collection-in-progress, The Year of When, 365 poems beginning with the same word, has been longlisted for the Black Springs Press (England) Best of the Bottom Drawer Global Writing Contest. Of the 35 longlisted manuscripts, 20 will be chosen as finalists for the publishing prize.November 24, 2020: THE UNEXPECTED GUEST ANTHOLOGIZEDChapter Four, The Porch Watcher, from MK s memoir The Unexpected Guest, is excerpted in the Wising Up Press anthology Goodness, featuring forty-three writers exploring the concept.November 11, 2020: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN MILITARY JOURNALTo commemorate Veteran s Day, MK s poem Flyover, a selection from The Year of When, is published in As You Were: Military Experience the Arts.August 26, 2020: MK POEM SHORTLISTED FOR FOLEY PRIZEMK s poem Your Presence is shortlisted for the annual Foley Prize, given by America: the Jesuit Review. The poem will be published in an upcoming issue.August 14, 2020: THE UNEXPECTED GUEST ON  THE DAVE NEMO SHOW MK talks live with book reviewer Jimmy Mac on Sirius Radio about kindness, homelessness, and long-haul trucking.July 12, 2020: POKER, PRESIDENT GREAT, AND MK IN POLITICOA conversation between MK and our current President leads off a fascinating feature article in Politico magazine.July 6, 2020: MK ON TOP-5 MEMOIRIST LISTA new video highlighting 5 Authors Turning Their Experiences Into Meaningful Literature includes MK.May 28, 2020: THE UNEXPECTED GUEST ON WHAT NOW? MK and Mrs. K, Charmaine Clamor, appear together on Daniel Overberger s podcast What Now?, discussing homelessness, compassion, gut health, the power of love, and a certain new book.May 26, 2020: THE UNEXPECTED GUEST  ON TAKE TWO MK chats with host A. Martinez about homelessness, love, and kindness on Southern California Public Radio s public affairs program Take Two. May 19, 2020: THE UNEXPECTED GUEST ON TALK RADIO EUROPEMK chats with Spain s leading English-language talk radio program about homelessness, compassion and The Unexpected Guest.May 5, 2020: LIVE READING TO LAUNCH THE UNEXPECTED GUESTTo celebrate the publication of MK s 13th book, a memoir of befriending and housing a homeless man, the author reads Chapter One from The Unexpected Guest on his front porch.May 1, 2020: THE UNEXPECTED GUEST INTERVIEW ON NPRMK s memoir of befriending and housing a homeless man featured on NPR affiliate WGVU, Michigan.April 25, 2020: THE UNEXPECTED GUEST RADIO FEATUREMK appears on the Kansas Public Radio program Lewis at Large to discuss his new book, homelessness in Los Angeles, and the real meaning of family. The interview will re-air the weekend of May 30.April 13, 2020: MK POETRY SELECTED FOR LOCKDOWN ANTHOLOGYMK s pandemic-inspired poems appear in the international anthology Poems from the Lockdown, published by London s Willowdown Books.April 2, 20202: YEAR 14 EXCERPTED IN GREAT BRITAINThe first chapter of MK s comic novel Year 14 appears live on The Coil, published by England s Alternating Current Press.March 30, 2020: MK POEM PUBLISHED BY SAN DIEGO STATEMK s poem Old Business Cards appears in the 2020 edition of the pacificReview, the annual literary journal of San Diego State University.February 7, 2020: FIRST REVIEW OF THE UNEXPECTED GUESTThe Kirkus Review is first to review MK s new book, calling it honest and entertaining. February 5, 2020: THE UNEXPECTED GUEST COVER REVEALEDDiversion books announces a May 5 publication date and reveals the cover of The Unexpected Guest, MK s new book.November 4, 2019: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN LITERARY JOURNALMK s poem Creation Story appears in the 2019 edition of The Finger, published by Finger Lakes College,October 23, 2019: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZED IN INDIAMK s poem Ode on the First Day of School appears in To the Newspaper, a Poet s Choice anthology published in Mumbai, India.October 1, 2019: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZEDMK s poem Seven Lost Friends appears in the 2019 edition of Caesura, the annual anthology of the Poetry Center of San Jose.September 23, 2019: MK ESSAY PUBLISHED BY SPORTLITERATEMK s essay on the commercialization of baseball, At Dodger Stadium, is a featured essay at SportLiterate.May 29, 2019: THE UNEXPECTED GUEST ACQUIRED BY DIVERSION BOOKSMK s memoir of befriending and housing a homeless man nicknamed Fisher King Mike, has been acquired by the New York City-based publisher Diversion Books. Mark Weinstein, who edited MK s acclaimed golf-in-Scotland book In Search of Burningbush, is the editor. The Unexpected Guest will be released as a hardcover in April, 2020.May 19, 2019: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZEDMK s poem Reaper appears in the 2019 edition of Havik, published by Las Positas College.March 28, 2019: DRIVEWAY MURAL COMPLETEDAfter three months of daily work, the Vista Street farmstead driveway mural, consisting of dozens of individual paintings, has been completed by MK and his beautiful collaborators.March 25, 2019: MK POEMS FEATURED IN ADIRONDACK POEM VILLAGESeveral original MK Punky poems are featured in Saranac Lake s Poem Village, which places poetry in the windows and doors of downtown shops and businesses.December 15, 2018: MK POEM INCLUDED IN ANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGYMK s poem The Fine Line Between Transcendence and Impropriety selected for the 50th Anniversary anthology of Cliterature Journal, dedicated to female sexuality.November 29, 2018: THREE MK POEMS PUBLISHED IN PEACE ANTHOLOGYA trio of MK poems appears in The Larger Geometry, a book of poetry authored by 35 poets from 5 countries and 3 continents compiled by the San Antonio PeaceCenter.November 19, 2018: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZED BY SAN JOSE POETRY CENTERThe MK Punky poem Forgiven appears in the 2018 edition of Caesura, the annual print anthology of the Poetry Center of San Jose.November 5, 2018: LOS ANGELES OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENTCompeting in his first United States Chess Federation chess tournament, MK places 8th in the u1450 division, scoring 3 out of 5.October 3, 2018: FIVE MK POEMS ANTHOLOGIZED IN ANIMAL COLLECTIONFive MK Punky poems appear in Civilized Beasts, III, an anthology benefiting the Wildlife Conservation Society published by Texas-based Weasel Press.October 1, 2018: YEAR 14 ELECTRONIC EDITION PUBLISHEDBarrelhouse Books releases the electronic edition of MK s prize-winning novel Year 14, available for reading enjoyment on all devices.August 30, 2018: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN STAND MAGAZINEMK s prize-winning poem Kiss Cam, from The Dodger Stadium Suite, appears in the current issue of the woke men s magazine, Stand. July 10, 2018: TWO MK POEMS ANTHOLOGIZED BY DREXEL UMK s poems Private Library and The New Word of God have been anthologized in Anthology 4, the annual publication of Drexel University s Writers Room.June 21, 2018: REPORT FROM THE STREET  IN THE MONOLOGUE BANKTen excerpts from MK s Report from the Street: Voices of the Homeless have been licensed by the Monologue Bank, which offers original monologues to actors and soliloquy aficionados for download. The first installments, from the monologue Take Care of Each Other, are now live on the site.April 27, 2018: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN ELLIPSISMK s poem One of the Myriad Reasons This Author Feels Abundantly Blessed appears in the current issue of Ellipsis Journal, published by Westminster University.April 22, 2018: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN STONEBOATMK s poem To the Man Who Robbed Me at Gunpoint appears in the current issue of the Wisconsin-based Stoneboat Literary Journal.April 12, 2018: REPORT FROM THE STREET PUBLISHEDMK s suite of poetic monologues about homelessness inaugurates the Shockwire series of social justice chapbooks published by Philadelphia s The Head The Hand.March 1, 2018: SPRING POETRY NEWSPoetry by MK Punky will appear this Spring in Tulane Review, Stoneboat, Ellipsis, and several anthologies and books, including Report from the Street: Voices of the Homeless, inaugurating the Shockwire series of social justice theme books.February 10, 2018: MK SHORT STORY PUBLISHED IN CANADIAN LITERARY MAGAZINEMK s story The Fable of the Regular Person closes Volume 2 of the Canadian literary magazine Pattern Recognition.January 29, 2018: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN SPORT LITERATEMK s poem Kiss Cam appears in the current issue of SportLiterate, the New Yorker for people who like sports.January 23, 2018: YEAR 14 REVIEWED IN ATTICUS REVIEWCritic M.K. Rainey consider s MK s novel Year 14 in an insightful review titled Assume the Safety Position. January 17, 2018: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN LITERARY JOURNALMK s poem Taker appears in the current issue of Slippery Elm Literary Journal, published by Findlay University.January 16, 2018: YEAR 14 FEATURED ON LITERARY PODCASTMK s novel Year 14 is thoroughly discussed, reviewed and re-imagined on Lit-Tapes, a mixtape for readers. Segment begins at 10-minute mark and continues for almost an hour.December 22, 2017: YEAR 14 FEATURED IN RESEARCH NOTES MK describes the process through which the novel Year 14 was created in the popular Research Notes column at the lit Website NecessaryFiction.com.December 19, 2017: YEAR 14 PICKED FOR 2017 BEST BOOKS MK s humorous novel Year 14 is a recommended reading selection at the literary Website NecessaryFiction.com.December 6, 2017: YEAR 14 FEATURED ON IF MY BOOK The literary site Monkeybicycle.net spotlights MK s new novel Year 14 in their popular If My Book column.November 29, 2017: MK MEMOIR DEVELOPED INTO TV DRAMEDYMK s 2006 memoir of working with America s biggest sports betting syndicate, The Smart Money, is being developed into a half-hour dramedy by OBB Pictures and 3ARTS Entertainment.November 21, 2017: PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINATIONMK s poem Fine Fellows is nominated for The Pushcart Prize by the editors of Exposition Review, where it originally appeared. Winners are published in a widely distributed anthology.November 15, 2017: BARRELHOUSE BOOKS PUBLISHES YEAR 14 MK s novel Year 14 is published by Barrelhouse Books, a Mid-Atlantic literary nonprofit. The manuscript was selected from more than 400 entries responding to an open call. Year 14 is MK s 12th published book and Barrelhouse s first novel.October 30, 2017: TWO MK POEMS ANTHOLOGIZED IN ISRAELThe MK Punky poems Matrimony and My Entire Life Has Been a Rehearsal are anthologized in Voices Israel, 2017, which publishes the best Israeli poems of the year beside international winners.October 20, 2017: MK BOOK BLURBED IN ANARCHIST MAGAZINEMK s collection of essays How the Revolution Started is mentioned in the Anarcho-Shorts section of the venerable Fifth Estate magazine, questioning authority since 1965October 9, 2017: MK FEATURED IN BELGIAN MAGAZINEA photo essay about MK s home in Hollywood appears in AngelsWord, a Belgian publication about interesting people and places in Los Angeles.October 2, 2017: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN LITERARY JOURNALMK s poem Salmon appears in the Fall issue of Naugatuck River Review, a literary journal dedicated to narrative poetry.September 20, 2017: MK SHORT STORY PUBLISHED My Official and Authentic Report, an excerpt from MK s novel The Termite Squad, appears in the debut issue of Pattern Recognition literary journal.September 18, 2017: FIVE MK HAIKU PUBLISHED Five MK Punky haiku in the lighthearted senryu style appear in Eastern Structures, Vol. 2, a magazine dedicated to Asian poetic forms.September 7, 2017: PUBLICATION DATES ANNOUNCED FOR MK BOOKSBarrelhouse has scheduled MK s novel Year 14 for November publication. The Head The Hand has scheduled MK s collection of poetic monologues Report from the Street: Voices of the Homeless for November publication.August 8, 2017: MK DIRECTS SHORT FILMMK directs a short comedy film, Ryan Is Aspiring, starring Ryan Fox.August 1, 2017: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN COMSTOCK REVIEWMK s poem Clouds Cannot Repeat appears in the Spring/Summer issue of the Comstock Review, publishing fine poetry since 1986.July 10, 2017: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN WOMEN S LITERARY JOURNALMK s poem The Homeless Metaphor, the opening piece of Report from the Street: Voices of the Homeless, appears in the Home issue of Minerva Rising, a literary journal edited and written by and for women. It s the second time in 12 years that M.R. has published work by a male.July 9, 2017: MK S PRIZE-WINNING DODGER STADIUM SUITE PUBLISHEDThe co-winner of SportLiterate s 2017 Chapbook Contest, MK s lighthearted account of a day at Dodger Stadium appears in the collection This Loss Behind Us with poems by Jack Bedell and Paul Hostovsky.June 8, 2017: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN LITERARY JOURNALMK s narrative poem Adoption Story appears in the current Suisun Valley Review, published by Solano College for the past 36 years.May 30, 2017: NEW BOOK OF MK ESSAYS RELEASEDMichael Konik s 11th book, a collection of humorous social justice essays entitled How the Revolution Started, now published by Canada s EggyPress. The book is available in all formats.May 26, 2017: MK POEMS PUBLISHED IN ENGLANDThe Ham, a Peckham, England journal distributed in bars, public transit stops and other unlikely locales, features two MK Punky poems.May 25, 2017: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN MEDICAL SCHOOL JOURNALMK s poem Butterfly Thanks appears in the 2017 edition of The Human Touch, the annual journal of the University of Colorado s Medical School.May 9, 2017: TWO MK POEMS PUBLISHED BY GFT PRESSMK s poems Where I m Coming From and What You Didn t Know appear in GFT Presents: One in Four, Vol.2.May 8, 2017: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZED IN PEACE POEMS COLLECTIONMK s poem Minor Miracles appears in this bound collection celebrating 60 years of peace action.May 7, 2017: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN LOS ANGELES LIT JOURNALMK s poem Fine Fellows appears in the 2017 edition of L.A. s Exposition Review.May 4, 2017: MK POETRY FEATURED IN PUBLIC ART PROJECTThe town of Waterford, Michigan displays MK Punky s poetry as leaves on civic center trees as part of their Poetry Leaves public art project. The exhibition runs through June.May 2, 2017: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN ENGLANDMK s rhyming poem On Watching a Bee Dying in the Garden appears in Volume 8 of Nous Magazine, based in Manchester. The issue s theme is play.April 18, 2017: MK WINS SHOCKWIRE POETRY CHAPBOOK CONTESTMK s Report from the Street: Voices of the Homeless wins the Shockwire Chapbook prize from The Head The Hand Press. The book will be published in September.April 11, 2017: MK WINS SPORTS POETRY CHAPBOOK CONTESTMK s 9-poem Dodger Stadium Suite wins the SportLiterate chapbook contest. The poems will be collected into a volume of sports-themed poems and published in May.April 2, 2017: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN IRELANDMK s poem Silkworm Sutra appears in Skylight 47, possibly Ireland s most interesting poetry journal.April 1, 2017: MK HAIKU PUBLISHED IN ASIAN LITERARY JOURNALA suite of MK Punky haiku appears in Eastern Structures, a journal dedicated to Asian poetic forms.March 30, 2017: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN LITERARY JOURNALMK s epic slam poem Five-Sided Story appears in Caesaura: Bronze Edition.March 28, 2017: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZED IN LOST COLLECTIONMK s poem Lost and Found appears in Lost: Reflections, from Medusa s Laugh Press. Authors were given editorial freedom to interpret the word lost however they imagined.March 15, 2017: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZED IN MICRO-BOOKMK s three-line poem Anonymous appears in Microtext2, from Medusa s Laugh Press. Comprised of very short pieces, the book fits into the palm of your hand.February 16, 2017: MK ESSAY ANTHOLOGIZED IN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONMK s micro-essay Honestly? appears in True: More or Less, from Truth Serum Press, Australia.January 25, 2017: MK POETRY HONORED IN TUSCONThe Tuscon Festival of Books announced today that MK Punky s poetry has been selected as a finalist in their annual Literary Awards.January 19, 2017: MK PROSE MADE INTO VISUAL ARTFine artist Tony Adamo combines imagery with MK prose to create visual jazz. January 5, 2017: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZED IN WORSHIP COLLECTIONMK s poem Minor Miracles appears in the Stones Before the Ocean: A Worship Poetry Anthology, an international collection of modern and classic poems.December 16, 2016: MK S NOVEL YEAR 14 WINS BARRELHOUSE PRIZEBarrelhouse Books announced today that MK s magical book Year 14 has been selected as the imprint s first novel publication and will be in print in Fall, 2017. The manuscript was selected from more than 400 entries.December 12, 2016: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN LITERARY JOURNALMK s poem Guru appears in the Fall issue of the Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review.December 8, 2016: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZED IN KINDNESS COLLECTIONMK s poem Take Care of Each Other, excerpted from Report from the Street, is featured in the Wising Up Press anthology The Kindness of Strangers.November 3, 2106: MK PROSE POEM PUBLISHED IN FIFTH ESTATEThe 51-year-old anarchist/anti-capitalist magazine Fifth Estate features MK s prose poem Bank Guard in their Winter, 2017 issue.November 2, 2016: MK POEM WINS NATIONAL BROADSIDE PRIZEMK s poem Salmon is a winner of the 30 West Publishing s Broadside Prize. The poem will be hand-printed in a limited edition of 20 signed-and-numbered copies.October 22, 2016: THE TERMITE SQUAD PUBLISHED BY EGGY PRESSMK s 10th book, a novel about America s secret suicide bomber program called The Termite Squad,  is now available from Canada s Eggy Press.October 13, 2016: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZED IN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONThe 2016 edition of Oasis, an annual anthology dedicated to global writers age 50-and-above, contains MK s poem It s a Beautiful World. September 27, 2016: THE TERMITE SQUAD PREVIEWED ON PODCASTThe current edition of No Extra Words, a flash-fiction podcast, features an excerpt from MK s groundbreaking book, The Termite Squad, performed by Joan Galt.September 22, 2016: MK POEM PUBLISHED IN LITERARY JOURNALMK s poem To a Progressive Friend Frightened of Progress appears in the Politics issue of Cliterature: A Journal of Female Sexuality.August 24, 2016: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZED IN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONMK s poem Walking a Goat appears in the Summer issue of Australia s Pure Slush literary anthology.August 8, 2016: MK NOVEL LONG-LISTED FOR INTERNATIONAL LITERARY PRIZEMK s novel Year 14 named one of 20 semi-finalists for the Stillhouse Press 2016 Mary Roberts Rinehart prize.August 4, 2016: MK POEM WINS SPORTS WRITING CONTESTMK s baseball poem The Guy in the Seat Next to You has been named one of the winners of SportLiterate s 2016 Poetry Contest.July 5. 2016: MK ESSAY PUBLISHED IN LITERARY MAGAZINEThe current issue of the Seattle-based literary magazine Raven Chronicles contains MK s essay Harmonizing Every Thread, about a hummingbird building her nest during an open-air jazz rehearsal. The issue is themed to celebration. June 19, 2016: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZED IN AUSTRALIAPure Slush, Volume 11, an anthology of poems, stories and essays, has been published in Australia and is available worldwide on all platforms. The book includes MK s poem Poet Philosopher. May 24, 2016: MK APPEARS IN DOCUMENTARY FILMThe new Las Vegas sports gambling movie The Best of It includes an interview with former sports bettor MK.May 6, 2016: MK ESSAY PUBLISHED IN SPORTS JOURNALMK s humorous essay Reefer Gladness in the NFL leads off SportLiterate s  Friday Five for Fighting package.April  28, 2016: MK ESSAY PUBLISHED IN LITERARY MAGAZINEMK s essay So, You Think You re and Environmentalist  leads Whirlwind Magazine s Mother Earth issue.April 26, 2016: MK ESSAY COLLECTION HONOREDThe Monadnock Essay Collection Prize has awarded MK s essay collection, A More Exceptionally Perfect America, honorable mention in their international writing contest. MK is one of eight winners from around the world.April 24, 2016: MK POEM ANTHOLOGIZED BY STRATFORD LITERARY FESTIVALThe Stratford-Upon-Avon Literary Festival has selected MK s poem For All Time as one of the commended entries in their 2016 International Creative Writing Competition. The poem appears in a book with other Festival prize winners.April 13, 2016: KONIK ESSAY PUBLISHED IN MEDICAL JOURNALMr. Konik s essay on homelessness and mental illness, Let Us All Be Well, appears in the Spring Issue of Hektoen International, a journal of the medical humanities.April 2, 2016: MK PUNKY PUBLISHES NEW POEMIssue #7 of In-Flight Literary Journal includes the poem Advice to Self, composed by MK Punky.November 29, 2015: REPORT FROM THE STREET: VOICES OF THE HOMELESS DEBUTSAn eight part suite of monologues called Report From the Street: Voices of the Homeless debuts on MichaelKonik.com. The pieces will be performed live in 2016.November 27, 2015: WE DON T PLAY THE GAME REISSUED ON VINYLMilwaukee-based Beer City Records re-releases on gold vinyl the legendary 1982 EP We Don t Play the Game, by Midwestern hardcore punk band The Clitboys, fronted by Mr. K. The disc is available only in record stores or through the label.October 10, 2015: THE BETTER ANGELS ONE DAY POP-UP FESTIVALIn honor of Filipino-American History Month, the all-volunteer Better Angels Festival pops up in Historic Filipinotown for a day and night of fellowship, capped with a performance of MK Punky s Better Angels. July 3, 2015: THE BETTER ANGELS FESTIVAL OPENS IN LOS ANGELESAn all-volunteer healing arts festival, built for anyone who wishes to connect with the better angels of our nature, opens tonight. The Festival was co-founded by Mr. Konik.May 1, 2015: BURNIN ONE WITH MK PUNKY DEBUTSA new video series featuring the magical ramblings of an astonishingly articulate stoner debuts, starring MK as his performance alter ego, MK Punky. New video every Friday.November 30, 2014: REVOLUTIONARY WORDS DEBUTSMK Punky hosts the debut of Revolutionary Words, a social justice open mic for poets and prophets at Elderberries Social Justice Café.November 24, 2014: WE DON T PLAY THE GAME REISSUEDOn Record Store Day, 2015 (November 27), Milwaukee-based Beer City Records will reissue on 7 vinyl the classic Midwest hardcore punk album We Don t Play the Game, by the Milwaukee-based trio The Clitboys, featuring Mr. K on bass and screaming.October 5, 2014: NEW KONIK BOOK PUBLISHEDMichael Konik s ninth book, a novel about charlatans and thieves entitled  Making It, launches today. The book will appear serially on MK.com, a new chapter each Sunday. The entire manuscript may be downloaded on a pay-what-you-wish basis.May 12, 2014: MK PUNKY IN THE HIZZYMr. Konik debuts his performance alter ego at the epicenter of the Hollywood alt-comedy scene.September 26, 2013: TREND FOLLOWING PODCASTKonik chats with host Michael Covel about the parallels between sports betting and equity trading.February 1, 2013: NFL SPIN ZONE INTERVIEWKonik sputters on about Super Bowl betting, making absurd predictions.December 28, 2012: RADIO INTERVIEW ARCHIVEDMr. Konik s interview on Gambling With and Edge is now archived online by KLAV radio Las Vegas.December 10, 2012: INSIGHTFUL INTERVIEW ABOUT NEW BOOKMichael Konik shares how his new novel, Becoming Bobby, came to be. An intelligent interview by VegasLit managing editor Arnold Snyder.November 12, 2012: WRITE-A-HOLIC PUBLISHES KONIK STORY Secrets of a Winner, a chapter-long excerpt from Michael Konik s new novel Becoming Bobby, is now available online.November 10, 2012: NEW PUBLICATION DATE FOR KONIK BOOKVegas Lit, the publishers of Mr. Konik s newest book,Becoming Bobby, announced that because of ecstatic advance notices the book s release has been moved up to December 7, 2012, with an official launch party in Las Vegas.October 5, 2012: KONIK POEM AT IRoMThe International Review of Music has published Michael Konik s poem Desafinado, based on the Antonio Carlos Jobim song.October 4, 2012: KONIK IN ELLING LINER NOTESThe new Kurt Elling album, 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project, includes a thank you from Mr. Elling to Mr. Konik.August 16, 2012: PUBLICATION DATE ANNOUNCED FOR NEW KONIK BOOKVegas Lit, the new fiction imprint of Huntington Press, announced today that Michael Konik s novel Becoming Bobby will be published on January 15, 2013. A dark satire of the Vegas high-roller fantasy, Bobby is Konik s first novel.July 26, 2012: KONIK LAUNCHES LIBRARYUsing recycled and scrap materials, Mr. Konik has built a new Vista Street Library for his Hollywood neighbors. The roughly hewn repository, about the size of a guitar amplifier, serves as a centralized site to share books and music.March 10, 2012: KONIK SONG FEATURED AT GETTY MUSEUM SHOWAt the March 17-18 performances of Agos: From the Philippine Islands to America s Shores at the Getty Museum s Williams Auditorium, a Michael Konik composition will close the show. Konik s song Flow: A Simple Drink of Water, with music by Bo Razon, will be performed by the entire cast of 30, including featured vocalist Charmaine Clamor. Both performances are sold out.February 17, 2012: MK DELIVERS FINAL NOVEL DRAFTMichael Konik has completed and delivered the final draft of his comic novel Becoming Bobby, which will launch the new publishing imprint Vegas Lit. A darkly hilarious story about what happens when an unremarkable man becomes overwhelmed by fantasies of being a Vegas high roller, Bobby is Konik s long-awaited first novel. A 2012 publication date will be announced soon.September 18, 2011: MICHAELKONIK.com (2.0) LAUNCHESThe revamped MichaelKonik.com launched today. The site, designed and built by IESMMS, features the popular Thought of the Day essay, as well as new Visual Art galleries and a state-of-the-art Store stocked with autographed MK books and personal services.September 15, 2011: KONIK RADIO INTERVIEW POSTED ONLINEThe sports betting site Betting Line Moves has posted a recent interview with Mr. Konik, who shares his insights on sports gambling outlined in his book The Smart Money. August 17, 2011: KONIK ESSAY FEATURED AT IRoMMr. Konik s current Thought of the Week, part two of his examination of how jazz is unwittingly killing itself, is featured at the International Review of Music, which has unveiled a new site category: Konik s Commentary.July 26, 2011: INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF MUSIC REPRINTS KONIK THOUGHTThe International Review of Music (IROM), curated by the longtime L.A Times jazz critic Don Heckman, has reprinted Mr. Konik s current Thought, about jazz radio, as a guest commentary. Heckman called the essay, a thoughtful, useful commentary that s much needed. July 22, 2011: LOST KONIK JOURNALISM FOUND ONLINEDecades-old journalism from the beginning of Michael Konik s writing career are now available online. The libertarian magazine Reason has posted Konik s 1991 report on Panama post-Noriega, with more to follow.April 22:, 2011 MUSIC VIDEO OF KONIK SONG PREMIERESTo celebrate Earth Day, the latest music video from Filipina vocal star Charmaine Clamor debuts on MYX Music Channel worldwide. The song, a water-advocacy anthem entitled Flow, was co-written by Mr. Konik.March 31, 2011: MIT SPORTS ANALYTICS PANEL WEBCASTThe MIT Sloan Sports Conference on Sports Analytics is now available for free vieiwing online. Mr. Konik participated in a panel on Sports Gambling.March 17, 2011: KONIK IN PLAYERS vs. TRADERS CHALLENGE At the invitation of a beta-Website, Mr. Konik is participating in a players versus traders challenge. The contest: Given an imaginary bankroll and real world prices, who can earn a larger return on investment in a fixed period of time, gamblers or stock traders? The contest runs through April 4th, the conclusion of the NCAA Men s Basketball tournament.February 23, 2011: KONIK TURNS UP IN ALBUM LINER NOTESThe latest masterpiece from vocalist Kurt Elling, The Gate, includes a thanks to Mr. Konik in the liner notes. The Concord Records release is available worldwide.February 17, 2011: NEW PUBLISHING IMPRINT ACQUIRES KONIK NOVELVegas Lit, a new fiction imprint of Las Vegas-based publisher Huntington Press, has acquired Michael Konik s debut novel, Becoming Bobby. The book, which simultaneously celebrates and eviscerates the high roller in us all, is scheduled for release in late-2011.December 10, 2010: KONIK SONG NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOADA new single from Jazzipino queen Charmaine Clamor is now available for free download through her Website. The song, Feelin Stevie, an homage to a most wonderful musician, was composed by Mr. Konik.November 30, 2010: REEFER GLADNESS AVAILABLE ON KINDLEMichael Konik s latest book is now available on Amazon s popular e-reader, Kindle, for only $6.38.November 27, 2010: CELEBSTONER REVIEW OF REEFERIn a home page review of Konik s new book, Reefer Gladness, Celebstoner declares, this late-blossoming stoner has a potent voice that demands to be heard. November 23, 2010: MORE KIND WORDS FOR REEFER GLADNESSThe Midwest Book Review calls Konik s latest book thoughtful and persuasive and not to be missed. And Nug magazine finds the book smart, funny, and honest. November 22, 2010: REEFER GLADNESS NOW ON NOOKKonik s latest book is now available on the Barnes Noble e-reader, Nook.November 16, 2010: SOMETHING GOOD EARNS RAVESThe 4th US album of Filipino-American jazz star Charmaine Clamor has entered the top-25 of the World Music radio charts and earned a series of rave reviews. Mr. Konik produced the album for his FreeHam Records label.October 7, 2010: HUFFINGTON POST CITES KONIK ON SPORTS BETTINGIn a column entitled Don t Be a Square, writer Chris Maloney mines Mr. Konik s sports-betting memoir, The Smart Money, for tips on football wagering.October 4, 2010: LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE SELECTS REEFER FOR HOT LISTThe October Literary Hot List in Los Angeles includes Mr. Konik s Reefer Gladness. Writer Wendy Witherspoon call the book an original work that s part fiction, part social commentary. October 2, 2010: KONIK NPR INTERVIEW ARCHIVEDMr. Konik s interview on Nevada Today with KNPR s Luis Hernandez has been archived and is available for online listening.October 1, 2010: LAS VEGAS SUN PROFILES KONIK, REEFER In a front page column by Scott Dickensheets, a daily newspaper of Las Vegas used Mr. Konik s appearances in town to sign his new book as an opportunity to discuss ideas and attitudes toward marijuana.September 27, 2010: INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER SELECTS REEFER The leading news and information publication for the independent publishing industry has selected Mr. Konik s Reefer Gladness as one of their highlighted titles for the month of October.September 18, 2010: NEW SINGLE DEBUTS ON KKJZ 88.1FMOn the 9/18 Tommy Hawkins Jazz Hawk show, from 9AM-12Noon on Saturday, KKJZ FM 88.1, Los Angeles s jazz blues station, debuts Breakfast with Bubba from the new Charmaine Clamor album Something Good. The song, dedicated to KKJZ s morning DJ Bubba Jackson, features guest vocals from Mon David, Mark Winkler, Zaxariades, Linda Hopkins, and Mr. Konik, who wrote the song s lyrics.September 3: CULTURE MAGAZINE RAVES FOR REEFER The cannabis lifestyle magazine Culture published a stellar review of Mr. Konik s upcoming book out October 4 Reefer Gladness. Reviewer Nate Jackson writes, A mix of compelling character sketches, rambling rants and artful character dialogue, the book offers a complex perspective on how the tranquilizing power of herb can temporarily erase the banalities of the everyday grind. KonikÆs short, punchy prose tackles common misconceptions of marijuana (the kind he once had before his first hit) with the likeable tone of cynicism and common sense reasoning. Through it all, his analysis consistently provides evidence that some of the worldÆs most successful people can also be functional cannabis users. August 22: NEW KONIK SONG READY FOR FREE DOWNLOADJazzipino star Charmaine Clamor and FreeHamRecords are giving away a track from her upcoming album Something Good. The song, Let s Take a Trip, has music by Mon David and lyrics by Mr. Konik. Click on the link for a free, unprotected MP3 copy.August 17: REEFER GLADNESS SIGNING EVENTS ANNOUNCEDIn celebration of the national release of Mr. Konik s seventh book, Reefer Gladness: Stories, Essays, and Riffs on Marijuana, the author will be making a series of public appearances to read and sign. Dates have been announced for Las Vegas and Los Angeles, with more to be added soon. Check CALENDAR for details.July 24: ENCOURAGING ADVANCE REEFER GLADNESS REVIEWSAdvance notices for Michael Konik s new book, Reefer Gladness: Stories, Essays and Riffs on Marijuana, have been encouraging. Steve Bloom, former editor of High Times writes at CelebStoner: Michael Konik offers a fresh take on the marijuana scene. His first time chapter set in Amsterdam is classic. This late-blossoming stoner has a potent voice that demands to be heard. And the editors of BakedLife declare in a front page review: [Reefer Gladness] is something new and something stoners who love reading are going to latch on to. The book is a refreshing blend of marijuana, real life, and well worded observation. May 21: MIXING CONCLUDES ON SOMETHING GOOD Something Good, the 4th US release of Filipina jazzipino sensation Charmaine Clamor is finished. Mr. Konik is the album s producer and contributed six original songs to the project.April 20: NEW KONIK BOOK ANNOUNCEDOn October 4, 2010, Huntington Press will publish Michael Konik s seventh book, Reefer Gladness: Stories, Essays, and Riffs on Marijuana. The book is a hybrid of fiction and non-fiction, alternately serious and humorous, provocative and imaginative. HP previously published the hardcover editions of some of Konik s best-known books, including The Man with the $100,000 Breasts.March 22: POST-PRODUCTION BEGINS ON SOMETHING GOOD Final vocal tracking, editing, and mixing has begun on Charmaine Clamor s 4th U.S. release on FreeHam Records, Something Good. Mr. Konik is the album s producer.January 14: LA WEEKLY PICK OF THE WEEKThis Saturday s sold-out jazz jam at Cafe Metropol was selected by LA WEEKLY jazz critic Brick Wahl as a pick of the week. The resurrected Tasty Band is lead by vocalist Michael Konik, who the WEEKLY describes as a neo-classic crooner. December 29: KONIK KONZERT KAPPEDCafe Metropol, the downtown LA jazz spot, announced today that the January 16th Michael Konik Friends jazz celebration is sold out. The venue is presently accepting a limited number of Waitlist reservations.December 17: TWO KONIK ALBUMS IN JAZZ TIMES 2009 TOP 10Critic Christopher Loudon, the chief vocal jazz writer at Jazz Times, has selected two Michael Konik-produced albums to his 2009 Top 10 list. Mon David s Coming True and Mark Winkler s Till I Get It Right were both released on Konik s label, FreeHam Records, the only company to earn two spots in Loudon s Top 10.November 27: JAZZ TIMES RAVES FOR COMING TRUE The December issue of America s leading jazz publication features a stellar review of the album Coming True, by vocalist Mon David. Critic Christopher Loudon writes, Every once in a rare while a singer arrives clear out of the blue and knocks you out. Such a revelation is Mon David. Mr. Konik is the album s producer.September 18: JAZZIPINO LAUNCHES IN MANILAViva Records, the legendary Filipino pop label, has launched their latest release, JAZZIPINO, by Filipino-American vocal sensation Charmaine Clamor. The album is enjoying extensive promotion on TV, radio, and in the press. Mr. Konik is the record s producer.September 11: NEW BOOK COMPLETEDMr. Konik has completed the first draft of his new book, a novel tentatively entitled Year 14. The manuscript will be offered to publishers later this month.August 28: FESTIVAL DIRECTORSHIP IN NEW YORKThe Board of Directors of JazzPhil-USA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to Filipino Jazz, has retained Mr. Konik as the Festival Director for their inaugural New York Filipino American Jazz Festival. Konik, who has extensive experience working with Filipino musicians on his recording label, FreeHam Records, will be responsible for selecting and organizing the musical talent. The Festival is on December 11-12, in Manhattan s Triad Theater.May 14: MON DAVID PRODUCTION WRAPSThe newest artist on the FreeHam Records label, Mon David, from the Philippines, has completed work on Coming True, his first American release, scheduled for this Fall. Mr. Konik is the album s producer and executive producer.April 6: KONIK PRODUCED ALBUM ON THE CHARTSSinger-songwriter Mark Winkler s new FreeHam Records album Till I Get It Right debuts at #49 on the JazzWeek national jazz radio chart. Mr. Konik is the record s Executive Producer.April 2: JAZZPHIL-USA TABS KONIK FOR FESTIVAL DIRECTORSHIPJazzphil-USA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to Filipino-American jazz music, has appointed Mr. Konik as the Festival Director for their 5th Annual Fil-Am JazzFest. He will be responsible for coordinating the world-class jazz artists performing at the two day Festival, set for the first week of December, in Los Angeles.March 2: KONIK SIGNS WITH SIMON SCHUSTER SPEAKERS BUREAUThe Simon Schuster Speakers Bureau, an agency representing S S authors, announced today that Mr. Konik has joined their elite roster of presenters. The bureau is booking Konik to lecture trade and business groups on lessons from the world of professional gambling.February 4: NEW WINKLER ALBUMThe new FreeHam Records CD Till I Get It Right from acclaimed lyricist-crooner Mark Winkler is available now online and will debut on American radio March 16th. Michael Konik is Executive Producer.December 1: KONIK STORY IN CHICKEN SOUP Michael Konik s story about the golfers Bob and David Duval, Like Father, Like Son, has been chosen for inclusion in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Wisdom of Dads. Orginally published in Chicken Soup for the Golfer s Soul, the story was deemed one of the 101 Best of the 15-year-old series and will be published by Simon Schuster in time for Christmas.November 12: BBC S THE WORLD FEATURES MY HARANA The November 12th edition of BBC s newsmagazine program, The World, syndicated throughout America by Public Radio International, profiles celebrated Filipino-American vocalist Charmaine Clamor and introduces listeners to her new Filipino-language world music recording, My Harana: A Filipino Serenade. The album was produced by Mr. Konik.October 30: THE SMART MONEY IN PAPERBACKSimon Schuster announced that Michael Konik s memoir of high-stakes sports betting, The Smart Money: How the World s Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies Out of Millions, will be released in paperback in Spring of 2009. In hardcover, The Smart Money has been Amazon s top selling sports-gambling book for the past two years.October 1: NORTH AMERICAN HORSE PUBLICATIONS CITE KONIK SPEECHThe nation s leading horse-racing publications, including Thoroughbred Times and Bloodhorse quoted provocative excerpts from Michael Konik s address to the Thoroughbred Racing Association s annual Simulcast Conference, in St. Petersburg, Florida.September 21: CRESCENDO DISBANDSThe vocal harmony quintet CRESCENDO has disbanded after nine years. Michael Konik sang the tenor part for the last five years. The group has one self-titled CD on Devon Records featuring Mr. Konik.September 15: KONIK INKED TO PRODUCE VOCAL JAZZ CDSMichael Konik will produce the new CDs of two of Los Angeles s finest male vocalists, singer-songwriter Mark Winkler and Filipino jazz star Mon David. Recording and production will be completed by year s end, with releases set for 2009 on the FreeHam Records label.August 25: KONIK ASSUMES MANAGEMENT DUTIESEffective September 1, 2008, Michael Konik assumes the North American management of FreeHam Records artist Charmaine Clamor, the USA s leading Filipina jazz and world vocalist. Mr. Konik will be responsible for coordinating her radio, television, and stage appearances, and will oversee public relations and recordings.July 1: KONIK JOINS PAINTING GROUPThe Mount Washington Plein Air Painters, a group of a dozen Los Angeles-area artists with an interest in painting outdoors in nature, has welcomed Mr. Konik as the newest member of the organization. Although the MWPAP exhibits regularly, including an upcoming show at the Southwest Museum, Mr. Konik will remain an adjunct member, who, like several others in the group, does not show his work.May 15: DELAWARE VOTES TO LEGALIZE SPORTS BETTING; KONIK QUOTEDIn a story by the Delaware News Journal, Mr. Konik is quoted extensively on the benefits of legalizing sports betting. His book, The Smart Money: How the World s Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies Out of Millions, is also cited.April 27: KONIK TO PRODUCE WORLD MUSIC ARTISTAcclaimed Filipino-American vocalist Charmaine Clamor, the first such artist to make the top-5 on both the jazz and world radio charts, will have Mr. Konik in the booth when she records her next CD. The album, tentatively entitled Harana: Filipino Serenade, is a world music recording featuring indigenous languages, melodies, and instruments of the Philippines. Konik produced her previous two CDs, including the critically lauded Flippin Out. Clamor s latest is scheduled for a May recording and a late-2008 release.April 2: GQ FEATURES KONIK ADVICE ON SPORTS BETTINGIn a 10-page feature story entitled The Expert-Tested-Can t-Lose GQ Guide to Betting on Sports, the March issue of GQ Magazine distills advice from several gambling commentators, including Mr. Konik.March 8: WALL STREET JOURNAL TABS KONIK BOOK FOR TOP-FIVE GAMBLING LISTIn an article entitled Five Best, Sports Illustrated s Richard Hoffer says five books about gambling hit the jackpot. Mr. Konik s The Man With the $100,000 Breasts is included.February 19: KONIK TO BROADCAST AUSSIE MILLIONS The FoxSports Network announced today that Michael Konik has been selected as the expert analyst for the 2008 Aussie Millions, a six-episode series filmed in Melbourne covering the Southern Hemisphere s richest poker tournament. Konik will be teamed with his veteran play-by-play partner Barry Tompkins. The weekly series is scheduled to begin airing in March.February 9: KONIK CITED IN KANSAS CITY STARA series of articles in today s Kansas City Star about the pros and cons of legalizing sports gambling cites Michael Konik s book The Smart Money: How the World s Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies out ouf Millions. Konik is quoted on, among other topics, the hypocrisy of sports leagues that decry gambling while simultaneously using gambling interest to grow their franchise.January 31: TASTY TUESDAYS CLOSESThe longest-running weekly jazz event in Hollywood, the Tasty Tuesday Night Jazz Party, hosted by Michael Konik His Tasty Band, has closed after three years at Catalina Bar Grill Jazz Club. The club will be booking different acts on Tuesday nights.December 24: THE SMART MONEY IS 2007 #1 SPORTS GAMBLING BEST-SELLER ON AMAZONThe world s leading online bookseller, Amazon.com, announced today that Michael Konik s memoir of high-stakes sports-betting, The Smart Money: How the World s Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies out of Millions, was the the #1 best-selling sports-gambling book of 2007. The Smart Money (Simon Schuster), still in hardcover, was also tops in 2006.November 23: LA TIMES TABS TASTY TUESDAYS AS DON T MISS EVENTThe Los Angeles Times Guide, the weekly arbiter of Southland cultural events, selected the November 27th closing night of Tasty Tuesdays at Catalina Bar Grill jazz club, as one of the week s Don t Miss performances. The show features Michael Konik His Tasty Band, with special guest Cheryl Barnes.November 19: KONIK PRODUCED ALBUM GOES TO TOP-5 ON TWO CHARTSThe latest release from Michael Konik s FreeHam Records, Flippin Out, by Filipino-American vocalist Charmaine Clamor, is #2 on the JazzWeek World Music charts and #4 on the Traditional Jazz charts. Konik produced the album, which is heard on more than 200 radio stations in North America.November 5: GO! MAGAZINE QUERIES KONIKThe November issue of Go!, the in-flight publication of AirTrans, features an interview with Mr. Konik about smart sports betting.November 1: TASTY TUESDAYS EARNS AUDIENCE AWARDThe longest running weekly jazz event in Hollywood, the Tasty Tuesday Night Jazz Party at Catalina Bar Grill Jazz Club, hosted by Michael Konik His Tasty Band, was honored this week as the Roar of the Crowd winner by members of GoldStar Events. According to GoldStar, which sells tickets to thousands of concerts and shows around America, Tasty Tuesdays was their highest audience-rated event in Los Angeles.October 28: THE SMART MONEY NAMED TO TOP-TEN GAMBLING BOOK LISTMichael Konik s memoir of high-stakes sports betting, The Smart Money (2006; Simon Schuster), was selected as one of the Top 10 Gambling Books of all time by the Casino City Times. The editors describe The Smart Money as a non-fiction gem that reads like a fiction novel by entertaining the reader with captivating characters and compelling storylines. Another book on the Top 10 list, a compilation, The Greatest Gambling Stories Ever Told: Thirty-One Unforgettable Tales of Risk and Reward, contains a story by Konik about poker.October 25: KONIK SHOW CITED IN LA TIMES GUIDE The new Guide section in the Los Angeles Times today selected Michael Konik s Tasty Tuesdays October 30th show at Catalina Bar Grill, with special guest Janice Harrington, as their daily jazz Pick of the Week. Calendar s Calendar highlights the city s top cultural events.October 23: TASTY TUESDAYS SELECTED AS LA TIMES PICK OF THE DAYThe longest-running weekly jazz event in Hollywood, Michael Konik s Tasty Tuesday Night Jazz Party, at Catalina Bar Grill, was cited as the jazz music event not to miss in today s Calendar section.September 14: KONIK COHORTS FEATURED IN LA WEEKLYLA WEEKLY, Los Angeles s leading free publication, featured Michael Konik His Tasty Band in its weekly jazz picks column. Writer Brick Wahl selected ukulele master Abe Lagrimas s appearance at Tasty Tuesdays as one of his Brick s Picks events of the week.July 31: THE SMART MONEY PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAINMichael Konik s latest book, The Smart Money: How the World s Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies Out of Millions, was published today in Great Britain by High Stakes Publishing. The paperback edition retails for L12.99.July 16: KONIK TO BE COVER BOYThe leading jazz music publication of Los Angeles, LA JAZZ SCENE, announced today that Michael Konik, leader of Michael Konik His Tasty Band, would be the subject of the August issue cover story. Konik will share the cover with his FreeHam Records colleague Charmaine Clamor, whose new album, Flippin Out, he produced. The paper will be on newstands and in LA-area jazz clubs from July 27-August 31.June 1: LA JAZZ SCENE REVIEWS TASTY TUESDAYS The June issue of Los Angeles s leading jazz periodical, LA Jazz Scene, reviews Michael Konik His Tasty Band in concert at Catalina Bar Grill jazz club. Critic Myrna Daniels writes, Konik s vocal was romantic and affecting. The audience was thrilled with all the musicians and applauded with gusto. What a remarkable evening it was! Daniels reports, Tasty Tuesdays are a showcase for some of the best performers in LA. May 23: CATALINA BAR GRILL RENEWS TASTY TUESDAYSHollywood s premiere jazz music venue announced today that the longest running weekly jazz event in Hollywood, the Tasty Tuesday Night Jazz Party, hosted by Michael Konik His Tasty Band, will continue at the club in the Fall. The series of shows will run from September 11 through November 27. A full roster of Guest Stars will be announced soon.May 1: KONIK SELECTED FOR SKY MAGAZINE COMMEMORATIONThe May, 2007, issue of SKY Magazine, the in-flight publication of Delta Air Lines, features excerpts from the most stirring travel writing of the past 10 years. An excerpt from Michael Konik s Cow Pasture Open (1997), leads off the piece. The entire story, about a once-a-year golf tournament held in a Montana grazing field, appears in Konik s book, Nice Shot, Mr. Nicklaus. April 19: LOS ANGELES TIMES REVIEWS TASTY TUESDAYSMusic critic Don Heckman, writing in the Los Angeles TIMES Calendar section, reviewed the April 17th edition of Tasty Tuesdays, featuring Michael Konik and guest star Mark Winkler. Said Heckman, Konik delivered impressive vocal gymnastics, a lighthearted sense of humor, and a brisk sense of swing. Click on the hyperlink for the entire text.April 6: KONIK TO BROADCAST AUSSIE MILLIONS Premiering April 7th and running for 8 consecutive weeks, the Aussie Millions poker tournament in Melbourne, Australia will be broadcast on FSN. Analyst Michael Konik joins his longtime partner Barry Tompkins in the booth. The conclusion of the series will mark their 100th episode of televised poker together.March 20: KONIK TO PRODUCE NEW CHARMAINE CLAMOR JAZZ DISCMichael Konik will be in the recording studio during March and April, producing America s leading jazz vocalist of Filipino descent, Charmaine Clamor, who is releasing her second album for FreeHam Records. The disc, tentatively entitled Flippin Out, will celebrate Clamor s Filipino roots, synthesizing her native language and rythmns with American jazz and blues. Renowned American musicians such as Christain Jacob, Trey Henry and Ray Brinker (Tierney Sutton Band) will join with Filipino talents such as Abe Lagrimas (Hawaiian ukelele master) and Julius Tolentino (Sharp Nine Records alto sax virtuouso). The CD is slated for an August release.March 1: ELLA IN EUROPE TO BE PUBLISHED IN KOREASeoul-based publisher Media 2.0 has acquired the rights to Michael Konik s travel memoir Ella in Europe: An American Dog s International Adventures. The book, upon which last year s Animal Planet television program Ella Me was based, will be translated into Korean. A release date is pending.February 3: THE SMART MONEY TO BE PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAINHigh Stakes Publishing, Great Britain s leading publishing house for books about risk and reward, has acquired the British rights to Michael Konik s The Smart Money. The book will be published in England in May, 2007.January 8: MICHAEL KONIK HIS TASTY BAND TO RETURN TO CATALINA SThe longest-running weekly jazz event in Hollywood, the Tasty Tuesday night jazz party at Catalina Bar Grill, will resume in March, the club announced. The series will cover twelve consecutive weeks, through May. FreeHam Records artists Michael Konik His Tasty Band will host the concerts, which feature a different guest star every week. Jazz and blues luminaries like Linda Hopkins, Barbara Morrison, and Charmaine Clamor are scheduled to co-star.December 11: KONIK TO PLAY ON NBC S POKER AFTER DARK Michael Konik has accepted an invitation to play on NBC s late-night poker series, Poker After Dark, which will air from 2-3AM, Monday-Saturday. The show premieres in January, 2007. Each of the six players contributes $20,000 to a winner-take-all pot of $120,000. The week of episodes featuring Konik will include other well-known TV poker commentators: Howard Lederer, Phil Gordon, Gabe Kaplan, Mike Sexton, and Chad Brown.December 4: MIKEY AND ELLA TO BE FETED BY ANIMAL ADVOCACY GROUPPetPlace.org, the Southern California animal advocacy organization has selected Michael Konik and his dog Ella to receive their 2006 Heroes to Animals award, in honor of their work in hospitals and nursing homes performing animal therapy. The group cites Konik s writing on the subject in his book Ella in Europe. Michael and Ella will get their award at a gala luncheon in Long Beach, California.November 21: MEDIA TRIFECTA FOR THE SMART MONEY Simon Schuster announced today that Michael Konik s new memoir of high-stakes sports betting has generated interest from every sector of the media. On November 28, the book will be featured on the Jim Rome radio show, heard in more than 200 markets nationwide. On December 3, the book will be reviewed in the New York TIMES. And on the week of December 4, The Smart Money will be featured on the popular syndicated television show EXTRA. November 7: S S ANNOUNCES RADIO TOUR DATES FOR THE SMART MONEY Simon Schuster announced today a partial schedule of radio appearances by Michael Koik, author of The Smart Money, a memoir of high-stakes sports betting. The tour commences on Friday, November 10, with a visit to CBS Radio s Adam Carolla Show and continues throughout the week of publication. Check the CALENDAR section for complete listings.October 16: SIMON SCHUSTER ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION DATE OF KONIK BOOKMichael Konik s new book, The Smart Money: How the World s Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies out of Millions, will be published on November 14th. Simon Schuster, which won the North American publishing rights in a heated eight-house auction, will also release an audio version of the book, narrated by the author, on that date. A first-person memoir, The Smart Money is Konik s first gambling book in four years. It is available for pre-order from booksellers everywhere.September 23: AIR DATES FOR ELLA ME ANNOUNCED; ANIMAL PLANET TO HONOR SANDRINE PECHERThe Animal Planet Network announced today that Ella Me, a 30-minute situation comedy based on Michael Konik s best-selling book Ella in Europe, will premiere nationwide on October 23 (Monday) at 2PM EST/PST, with back-to-back episodes. The show stars Ella Konik as herself and Michael Konik as her sidekick. Animal Planet executive David Doyle and Painless Productions chief Jim Casey also announced today that the broadcast will carry a special memorial dedication to Sandrine Pecher, one of the book s main characters, who died on September 19th.September 12: KONIK THE TASTY BAND RETURN TO CATALINA SThe longest running weekly jazz event in Hollywood, the Tasty Tuesday Night Jazz Party at Catalina Bar Grill, begins its Fall season tonight. Michael Konik His Tasty Band celebrate their 4th 12-week run at Los Angeles s premier jazz venue. They are joined by special guest star Linda Hopkins, the living legend of the blues.September 12: LA TIMES PEGS TASTY TUESDAYS AS BEST BETThe Los Angeles Times Calendar section selected Michael Konik His Tasty Band with guest star Linda Hopkins as its top jazz event of the day. Calendar s Calendar deemed the concert an event not to miss. August 21: KKGO 1260 AM BECOMES OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR OF TASTY TUESDAYSKKGO, 1260 AM, has signed on to be the official media sponsor of the longest-running weekly jazz event in Hollywood, the Tasty Tuesday Night Jazz Party, hosted by Michael Konik His Tasty Band. In support of the concerts, KKGO, which plays the standards of the Great American Songbook, will provide weekly on-air ticket giveaways, promotional spots, and interviews. Listen to KKGO, 1260 AM, for your chance to win!July 31: KONIK ELIMINATED FROM WSOPMichael Konik has been eliminated from the world s richest poker tournament on the first day of play, at the sixth level, after approximately 12 hours of play.July 7: KONIK PRODUCES LINDA HOPKINS LIVE Producer Michael Konik and Tony award-winner Linda the Kid Hopkins have completed work on her historic live album. The disc features ten tracks of the 81-year-old living legend of the blues recorded before a live audience at Hollywood s Catalina Bar Grill jazz club. Plans are afoot to release the album on Linda s 82nd birthday, in December of 2006.June 9: LA JAZZ SCENE RAVES FOR KONIK ALBUMThe June issue of LA JAZZ SCENE contains a rave review for There ll Be Some Changes Made, the FreeHam Records release by Michael Konik His Tasty Band. Writer Harvey Barkan praises the vocals as reminsicent of a time past, sung with emotion, intensity, and excellent articulation that makes every word of the lyrics clear as a bell. Barkan judges the record outstanding. June 1: ELLA IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAThe June issue of Selecciones, Reader s Digest Central and South American Edition, features an excerpt from Michael Konik s latest book, Ella in Europe. The story, entitled Ella Querida, focuses on Ella the dog s work as a therapy animal in Los Angeles-area nursing homes.May 21: KONIK IN THE POKER DOMEMichael Konik has been hired as lead analyst on FoxSportsNet s historic new 43-week poker series, The Poker Dome Challenge . Filmed live in Las Vegas in a soundproof one-way mirror dome that allows spectators to see inside, the program is set to air on Sunday nights, from May 28, 2006-March 17, 2007. Konik s contract calls for him to broadcast at least half the episodes, with an option for additional shows.May 5: NEW POKER SERIES DEBUTSFoxSports Network has signed Michael Konik to provide expert commentary on a new 10-week series, The Aussie Millions. Shot in Melbourne, Australia, the tournament is the richest poker event conducted down under. Konik will be teamed with veteran play-by-play announcer Barry Tomkins.March 27: NEW POKER SHOW ON FOXSPORTSFSN has signed Michael Konik to provide expert commentary on a new, six-episode series of Speed Poker. The competition, in which the action is concentrated because of a shot clock, takes place in Australia. The series debuts in April. Konik s longtime partner on Poker Superstars, Chris Rose, provides the play-by-play.March 22: ELLA IN EUROPE AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACKThe Los Angeles TIMES bestseller Ella in Europe: An American Dog s International Adventures, is now available in a low-priced paperback edition. Bantam/Dell s trade paperback division, Delta, published the book, which is available in bookstores everywhere and online.February 20: IN SEARCH OF BURNINGBUSH AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACKMichael Konik s true tale of golf, friendship, and the meaning of Irons, is now available in paperback from McGraw-Hill publishing. The book, set in Scotland, recounts the journey of two friends in search of the fictional Burningbush golf course made famous in Golf in the Kingdom. January 30: ELLA IN GREAT BRITAINThe February issue of Reader s Digest, British Edition, features an excerpt from Michael Konik s book Ella in Europe. The story, The Dog that Heals, recounts Ella the dog s therapy work in hospitals and nursing homes.December 23: KONIK TO LAUNCH NEW POKER SHOW ON FSNFSN announced today that Michael Konik has been hired to deliver expert commentary on a new 10-week television series called Monte Carlo Millions. The poker program, filmed in Monaco, begins airing on January 7, 2006. Konik will be teamed with play-by-play man Barry Tompkins.December 13: MICHAEL KONIK HIS TASTY BAND TO RETURN TO CATALINA BAR GRILLCatalina Bar Grill, the premier jazz club in Hollywood, announced today that Michael Konik His Tasty Band had been signed again to host the club s Tuesday Night Jazz Party, the longest-running weekly jazz event in Los Angeles. Konik and his all-star band Andy Howe, Ken Wild, Ken Park, and Kim Richmond will appear for 13 consecutive weeks of Tasty Tuesdays in 2006, beginning in March.November 11: FREEHAM RECORDS WEBSITE LAUNCHEDIn anticipation of two new releases, FreeHam Records, the independent recording company founded by Michael Konik in 2003, launched its official Web site today. FreeHamRecords.com highlights the artists and the music created under the FreeHam imprint, keeping fans and listeners abreast of exciting developments in the world of soulful vocal jazz. The site was designed and developed by CoreWeb TechnologyOctober 26: RELEASE DATES ANNOUNCED FOR TWO FREEHAM RECORDS ARTISTSFreeHam Records, an independent music label headed by Michael Konik, announced today the release dates for two new artists. Sultry vocalist Charmaine Clamor s Searching for the Soul will debut on November 29th. Guitarist-singer-composer Zaxariades album, Mr. Z, will launch on December 7th. Both recordings will be available at CDBaby.com and all Borders Books and Music stores.September 29: KONIK RECIEVES INVITATION FROM ULTIMATE BLACKJACK TOURThe Ultimate Blackjack Tour (UBT), headed by 1994 World Series of Poker world champion Russ Hamilton, has invited Michael Konik, two-time participant in the World Series of Blackjack, to be among 63 contestants in a series of televised blackjack tournaments. The initial shows will be taped during October in Las Vegas and Hollywood, with future dates planned for other locations. The tournaments, which pit 7 of the game s bets players against each other in a double-elimination format, offer a $100,000 first prize.September 1: FILMING TO BEGIN ON ELLA ME After several months of pre-production, shooting is scheduled to begin Tuesday, September 6th, on Ella Me, a new weekly television show for Animal Planet network. Based on Michael Konik s best-selling memoir, Ella in Europe, the half-hour comedy stars Ella Konik as herself and Michael Konik as her second banana. Painless TV of Culver City is producing, with director Jim Casey at the helm. No air date has been formally announced.August 30: MK OUT OF WORLD POKER TOUR EVENTMichael Konik finished 268th (out of 839 players) in the World Poker Tour s Legends of Poker tournament, earning $0 for his efforts.August 29: MK ADVANCES IN WORLD POKER TOUR EVENTFrom a starting field of 839 players, 333 players survived the first day of competition at the World Poker Tour s Legends of Poker tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California. With 18,975 in chips, Konik begins Day Two below the field average of 25,110. Each contestant started with 10,000 in chips and paid $5,150 to enter. First place pays $1.2 million. Play resumes today at 4:15PM.August 22: FREEHAM RECORDS SIGNS TWO NEW ARTISTSFreeHam records, an independent recording label owned by Michael Konik dedicated to jazz, blues, and torch singing, has signed two new artists. Both singers are regular guest stars at Konik s Tuesday Night Jazz Party at Catalina Bar Grill in Hollywood, and both singers bring an exciting freshness to the art of music.CHARMAINE CLAMOR (www.CharmaineClamor.com), a Filipina-American reknowned for her sultry alto voice and gorgeous visage, releases her debut CD on FreeHam Records on November 29th in Hollywood. A West Coast tour and dates in Asia will follow.ZAXARIADES, or Mr. Z, is a renowned master of vocalese, bebop, bossa nova, and world music. A colleague of the legendary Jon Hendricks, Zaxariades s recent appearances at Catalina have left listeners exhilirated and awestruck. His new FreeHam Records CD will be released on December 12th in Hollywood.Of the new FreeHam Records artists, Michael Konik said, I m thrilled and honored to be collaborating with musical artists like Charmaine and Z. They re two of my favorite singers and, more important, two of my favorite people. We re delighted to welcome them to the FreeHam family, and we hope many listeners will enjoy their music as much as I do. July 12: TV RIGHTS SOLD TO ELLA IN EUROPE Michael Konik s latest book, about traveling through Europe with his American mutt, has been purchased by a television network for development into a primetime series. No other details are available at this time.June 24: MK MAKES AN ACEKonik made a hole-in-one today, his first ever. While playing at the Victoria Club in Riversida, CA, Konik aced the 185-yard 13th hole with a 5-iron. Much hysteria ensued, and Konik managed to bogey or double-bogey three of the next five holes.June 9: MICHAEL KONIK HIS TASTY BAND RETURN TO CATALINA BAR GRILLCatalina Bar Grill, the west coast s premiere jazz nightclub, announced today that they had signed Michael Konik His Tasty Band to again host their popular Tuesday Night Jazz Party. Known as Tasty Tuesdays, the series of concerts features Konik s Tasty Band and a different special guest artist each week. The current contract calls for Konik and his group to perform 11 times between September 20 and December 13. See CALENDAR for full details.June 7: MICHAEL KONIK RESIGNS FROM DELTA SKYAfter ten years as West Coast editor and golf columnist of Delta Air Lines SKY magazine, Michael Konik announced his resignation today.Citing the demands of his television shows and live appearances with the Tasty Band, Konik announced he will stop writing his monthly Tee Time column, leaving open the possibility of contributing one or two stories a year on an emeritus basis. This position has introduced me to countless people, places, and experiences that I ll always treasure, Konik said. The column has been one of the great joys in my life, and I m grateful to the editorial leadership of SKY Duncan Christy and Mickey McLean for giving me the opportunity to explore in print my passion for (and amusement with) the great game of golf. May 27: KONIK TO PLAY POKER ON LIVE BRITISH TVMichael Konik has accepted an invitation to be one of 6 players competing in the premiere episode of Poker Den, a weekly live TV broadcast from London. Three pros and three online qualifiers will compete for a winner-take-all prize of $100,000. The show will be broadcast the night of June 17th, on Challenge TV in the UK.May 20: KONIK TO HOST HOW TO PLAY WINNING POKER FoxSports has signed commentator Michael Konik to host a weekly series called How to Play Winning Poker. Using highlight clips from episodes of FoxSports popular poker shows Poker Superstars, Championship at the Plaza and American Poker Championship, Konik and play-by-play partner Barry Tompkins will show how expert poker players make their winning decisions. Air dates and times to be announced.May 17: FIRST ANNUAL FILIPINO JAZZFEST IS SOLD OUTThe Tuesday Night Jazz Party at Catalina Bar Grill in Hollywood enjoyed its first sold out show. Michael Konik His Tasty Band hosted nine of the greatest Filipino and Filipino-American jazz artists as part of the Tasty Tuesdays series of concerts, and the response was overwhelming, with dozens turned away at the door. Management at Catalina Bar Grill jokingly suggested that the Second Annual Festival be held immediately.May 3: ELLA IN READER S DIGEST Reader s Digest Magazine announced that an excerpt from Michael Konik s book, Ella in Europe: An American Dog s International Adventures, will appear in the July issue. The excerpt, which describes Ella s work as a therapy dog, will be on sale from June 26-July 25th in the United States edition of the magazine.May 2: IN SEARCH OF BURNINGBUSH AUDIO EDITIONMcGraw-Hill announced that Michael Konik s beloved memoir of golf and friendship, In Search of Burningbush, would be released as a 4-CD vloume. Read by actor Ian McFarlane, the audio edition will be available on May 25th.April 6: ELLA THE TASTY BAND LIVE!Borders Books and Music Westwood announced today that they would host a special pawtographing event featuring Ella Konik, followed by a performance of Michael Konik His Tasty Band, whose CD is now being carried in all Borders stores. The free event, which will be filmed for an upcoming TV show, is on April 14th, at 7:30PM. Check CALENDAR for more details. See you there.March 1: NEW SEASON OF POKER SUPERSTARS on FoxSportsFoxSports has renewed their popular primetime series, Poker Superstars, for an unprecedented 36 episodes. Featuring 24 of the world s top players, the program, which premieres on Sunday nights and repeats throughout the week, culminates in a heads-up championship that awards the winner $400,000. Chris Rose does play-by-play and Michael Konik returns as expert commentator.February 20: Ella in Europe DEBUTS ON LOS ANGELES TIMES BEST-SELLER LISTMichael Konik s book about traveling through Europe with his dog, Ella in Europe: An American Dog s International Adventure debuted today on the L.A. Times Non-Fiction Hardcover Best-seller list. The book, published by Delacorte Press, a division of Random House, entered the list at #15, and peaked at #10. MK reads Chapter One of The Unexpected Guest LIVE from his front porch! Current ThoughtHope RekindledThis past week has given us more hope for our diseased republic than any other time in 50+ years of paying attention. Observing and participating in a long-overdue peaceful uprising, occupying the streets, feeling the righteous energy of people of all ages, colors, faiths, and wealth (or lack thereof), has Read More...Recent ThoughtsAn Antidote for Corrosive PolarizationChoosing Between the Most Awful Ever and Somewhat Less AwfulA Message from the Richest Man in the WorldWhat We Can and Cannot AffordAn Open Letter to the @RealJamesWoodsNew Discoveries Goodness Orginally posted on December 15, 2020The righteous social justice publisher, Wising Up Press, from Decatur, Georgia, has released their latest anthology, this one simply called Goodness. Several  dozen writers grapple with the concept, sharing poems, short stories, essays, and many affecting memoirs, all manifesting a sense, a feeling, of something we all recognize and yearn for but often cannot define. Read More DiscoveriesLatest BookThe Unexpected Guest (2020)Learn MoreBuy Now! The Author

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