Hyphens are the new periods, at least in this note to Jossip from Steven "Hoop" Hooper, the artist and friend of Baird Jones who is throwing his farewell party at The Plumm tonight.

Greetings to all - The artist HOOP here - I helped Baird Jones give his soirees in most major and underground clubs in the city for over 20 years - I'm the guy with the crown - When Baird passed on there were several of his friends that had party ideas - And who is to say there won't be more Baird Jones parties coming - But the Plumm gave the best deal on the best date - His memorial is on Saturday March 8th at Saint John the Divine at 2 - So a Friday night party the day before was perfect - Baird would have trouble with many clubs for nonpayment - cutting the bar short or not letting people in - but that's the clubworld and he understood it - That does't mean that we weren't there the next week with another party - It happened all the time - There are countless crooked clubs - Baird did have a flair for publicity so a feud wasn't a bad thing - I stored the millions of Baird Jones party passes he printed up - Free admission and free drinks for over 25 years - Okay you other party promotors - Beat that record - We'll miss you Baird Jones -