yes, these questions are frequently asked
Why is ZEAL called ZEAL?
The name for Zeal began as a self-referential joke, referring to a conversation one member of the Zeal team had with a gentleman who cannot be named which lasted for three days in 1999. Get it?
What makes this season of ZEAL different from the last season of ZEAL?
All right, you were at the last season of ZEAL!! There ARE a couple of changes from last year's insanity. The major change is: residents of 601 Masonic Avenue #4 have quit smoking, with the results that residents are shaky, very close to committing several felonies, irritable, anxious, only slightly richer, in a high degree of psychic pain at all times, and that smoking will no longer take place indoors. This new no-smoking legislation is NOT because the curators are against smoking. In fact, smoking is perhaps the most wonderful thing on the planet Earth. But the mere wafting action of secondhand smoke might drive said curators into a envy-induced panic and leap from the window. So before the reading, and at the break, and after the reading, guides will lead smokers downstairs and outside for poisoning. By the way, visit this website to see what your lungs look like you asshole: www.thetruth.com
Who will win the World Series this year?
AL divisions will go to the Athletics, KC Royals, and Yankees with the Boston Red Sox picking up the Wild Card. NL divisions will see the Giants (!), Astros and Braves, with Florida getting the WC even tho I'd prefer Philly. The Royals go in the AL, the Giants in the NL, and the Giants win game 7 3-2 in the 13th inning. Go Giants. (By the way, you might have noticed that there is no ZEAL in October. Now you know why.)
What about drinking....can I?
I don't know, can you? And the answer is, yes indeed you may. But here's fair warning: bring your own hooch. Since last year's idealism is dead, there will never be excess funds for ZEAL, so, ah and alas, there's no way we can supply alcohol for the thirsty hordes of poets and poetry lovers.
What happens if I show up late?
DO NOT RING THE BUZZER. The readings will start at 7:30 sharp. That means that they will actually begin at 7:45. But the buzzer for apt. 4 emits a horrid, sustained buzz which will not only interrupt the fluid beauty of the ensuing reading, but also the entire mood of attention. If you want to be responsible for such mood destruction, be such an author of treachery at your own risk. Don't worry: we'll have someone posted at the front gate until well after the reading begins. If you show up later than THAT, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, hang out in front of the gate and try not to look suspicious. Periodically,we'll send lackeys down to see if anyone's waiting. Danke sein forever.
What role did Aaron Burr play in American politics at the time that he shot Alexander Hamilton?
Believe it or not, Burr was the Vice President of the United States, under Thomas Jefferson, when he shot and killed former Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton in a duel. The cause of the duel? Essentially, Burr heard that Alex was, to use a modern colloquialism, talking mad shit about him. So he killed him. Hamilton was using the same pistols that his (Hamilton's) son was using when he (the son) was shot in a duel and killed, on the same dueling grounds that he (Alex) was killed on. Interesting, no?
How does Zeal work?
Zeal works like this: the first reader reads. Then there is a break, for drink refilling, filing to the smoking section, etc. The second reader reads. Then there is time for more drink refilling, more filing to the smoking section, vast congratulations and effusive praise for the poets, and then we all get kicked out and go across the street to the bar and get very intoxicated.
Where in God's name do I park?
This is a really good question. The truth is, parking is difficult in the neighborhood on Sunday nights. People are home after a long day of praising God and plain pooped, so their cars are staying where they are. We recommend PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, or, barring that, coming really early.
What is the difference between agape and eros?
Fuck you.
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