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Watch the YouTube video of Kuypers singing this poem 06/28/11 on WZRD radio (C. Schandelmeier & John Yotko singing back-up)

See feature-length YouTube video 06/26/11 of the majority of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (including this poem) from the main camera

Watch the YouTube video of this in a live performance in Chicago of the “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature 07/03/11 at “Beach Poets”

Watch the YouTube video of the eye cam recording of this in the “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature, live 07/03/11 at “Beach Poets”

See feature-length YouTube video of many poems read 07/03/11 at Beach Poets from the live feature “a Very Goth Beach Party”

See feature-length YouTube video of the eye-cam of the entire show at Beach Poets 07/03/11 from the “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature

Download the chapbook with this writing in a Very Goth Beach Chapbook

Watch the YouTube video performed live (John Yotko back-up vocals and rain stick) at Trunk Fest’s Triple Threat , her outdoor Evanston IL feature 07/24/11

See the full YouTube video of Triple Threat at Trunk Fest, live 07/24/11, which includes this writing

Watch the YouTube video of this in a live Pilsen feature of poems in her book Contents Under Pressure 09/03/11 at Café Mestizo

See feature-length YouTube video of many poems (including this one) read 09/03/11 at Café Mestizo from the live feature

Watch this YouTube video of Kuypers 10/07/11 in the Omniphonic Challenge at St. Paul’s (performing in the de-sanctified church), with John Yotko pre-recorded and live music (from the Sony Camera)

Watch this Complete feature video of the ENTIRE Omniphonic Challenge show 10/07/11 (with this poem) St. Paul’s (de-sanctified church), with John Yotko music (on the Sony Camera)

Watch this Complete feature video of the ENTIRE Omniphonic Challenge show 10/07/11 (with this poem) St. Paul’s (de-sanctified church), with John Yotko music (on the Canon Camera)

Watch this YouTube video read live 11/20/11, at the Café open mike in Chicago

Watch this YouTube video read live in the show “hmmm” 11/20/11 at the Café open mike in Chicago

Watch this YouTube video of the entire Janet Kuypers show “hmm” (including this piece) live 11/20/11, at the Café open mike in Chicago

Watch this YouTube video read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with guitar and back-up vocals by John Yotko)

Watch this YouTube video of ther reading many poems 12/18/11 at the Café in Chicago (music bt the HA!man of South Africa, vocals by Suzanne Hettinger, guitar by John Yotko) including this writing

Watch this YouTube video read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with guitar and back-up vocals by John Yotko), from the Samsung Camera

Watch this YouTube video read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with guitar and back-up vocals by John Yotko), from the Kodak Camera

Watch this YouTube video live at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago, with John Yotko on guitar 12/18/11

Watch this YouTube video live at Café Ballou 1/2/12, with John Yotko on guitar and sampled wind-up clock ticking (from the Samsung)

Watch this YouTube video live at Café Ballou 1/2/12, with John Yotko on guitar and sampled wind-up clock ticking (from the Sony)

Watch this YouTube video of this poem sung (w/ John Y. on guitar) as the 1st performer at the last show at Café Mestizo 4/21/12

Watch this YouTube video of this poem sung live (John guitar) at the “Ruffled Feathers” open mike at Rewster’s Café in Chicago 5/14/12

Watch this YouTube video of all of Kuypers’ performances (which includes this poem) at Chicago’s Ruffled Feathers open mike 5/14/12

See YouTube video of Kuypers singing this poem 7/18/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (with music from Marvin Tate’s D-Settlement, off their Album “the Minstral Show” called “Dinner Date”, from the Canon)

See YouTube video of Kuypers singing this poem 7/18/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (with music from Marvin Tate’s D-Settlement, off their Album “the Minstral Show” called “Dinner Date”, from the Sony)

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this poem 7/18/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (with music she created for her 2004 “Dreams” show while she spoke with an alternate male voice, from the Canon)

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this poem 7/18/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (with music she created for her 2004 “Dreams” show while she spoke with an alternate male voice, from the Sony)

See YouTube video of Kuypers singing this poem 7/18/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago, with music that the HA!man of South Africa created for her performance of this poem (which was filmed from the Canon)

See YouTube video of Kuypers singing this poem 7/18/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago, with music that the HA!man of South Africa created for her performance of this poem (which was filmed from the Sony)

See YouTube video of Kuypers’ open mike 7/18/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, plus multiple versions of this poem & song

Watch this YouTube video of this poem sung live with a jazz band 5/12/13 at the uptown open mic at the Green Mill in Chicago

Watch this Youtube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem 5/18/13 “Made Any Difference” in Nashville TN in the Tag Team feature reading

Watch this Youtube video of the Janet Kuypers & C Ra McGuirt “Tag Team” 1+ hour feature in Nashville 5/18/13 (which includes this poem)

Download this in a free 5/18/13 chapbook the Tag Team Reading, of poems slated for the Janet Kuypers/C Ra McGuirt book “Tag Team Poets”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing her poem Made Any Difference poem (w/ John on acoustic guitar) live at Ruffled Feathers at Reno in Chicago 12/8/14 (Canon, balance, crop, saturate)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing her poem Made Any Difference poem (w/ John on acoustic guitar) live at Ruffled Feathers at Reno in Chicago 12/8/14 (Canon, balance)

Made Any Difference Listen Janet Kuypers written 04/26/11, edited 09/05/11 So I’m at my bar I just overheard that another guy in the past few months now, this is grapevine but I need to see him he went out for a smoke I walked up to him I reached my hand out he offered me a new one then holding his smoke I talked about his wife and I don’t want to but we care for him he said I was right then holding his smoke handed me his smoke I stood there a while wondering if I my favorite hang-out from people talking who’s always here has had a few strokes I just heard snippets put in my two cents and even though I don’t after he lit up toward his cigarette but... I wanted his I told him I heard asked about his kids get on a high horse here we want him happy he’ll take some time off said that he should quit and then walked away sucking nicotine made any difference Copyright © 2011 Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.

See YouTube video of Kuypers singing this poem Made Any Difference with other originals and covers in her last music show in Chicago 7/22/15 at the Café Gallery (which was filmed from the Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of Kuypers singing this poem Made Any Difference with other originals and covers in her last music show in Chicago 7/22/15 at the Café Gallery (which was filmed from the Canon Power Shot)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing her poem Made Any Difference (to John Y.’s music), then reading her poems Fantastic Car Crash and Too Far 9/16/15 at the Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret open mic in Chicago (Cps)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing her poem Made Any Difference (to John Y.’s music), then reading her poems Fantastic Car Crash and Too Far 9/16/15 at the Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret open mic in Chicago (Cfs)

Listen as Janet Kuypers reads her poem Made Any Difference with music by Andy Derryberry and art by Davis Michael Jackson

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing 3 songs (with John on guitar) 12/27/15 at the Austin music open mic B.B. Rover’s (Nikon CoolPix S7000), with her songs What We Need In Life and Made Any Difference and the Feedback song Vintage Wine.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing 3 songs (with John on guitar) 12/27/15 at the Austin music open mic B.B. Rover’s (Canon Power Shot), with her songs What We Need In Life and Made Any Difference and the Feedback song Vintage Wine.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing 3 songs (with John on guitar) 1/15/16 at Round Rock’s music open mic at the American Legion (Nikon CoolPix S7000), with covers of George Michael’s Waiting (Reprise), Sinead O’Connor’s Black Boys on Mopeds and their original Made Any Difference.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing 3 songs (with John on guitar) 1/15/16 at Round Rock’s music open mic at the American Legion (Canon Power Shot), with covers of George Michael’s Waiting (Reprise), Sinead O’Connor’s Black Boys on Mopeds and their original Made Any Difference.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing Keeping a Record of Going Too Far, Made Any Difference (to John’s song), and How People Interpret My Words 1/31/16 at the Austin music open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Cps).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing Keeping a Record of Going Too Far, Made Any Difference (to John’s song), and How People Interpret My Words 1/31/16 at the Austin music open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Nikon).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing (John on guitar) Leonard Cohen’s Coming Back to You, her poem Made Any Difference, the Eurythmics’ I Need You, her poem Under the Sea (set to Beatles music), & George Michael’s Waiting (Reprise) 2/16/16 at The Uptown Social open mic in Georgetown TX (N).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing (John on guitar) Leonard Cohen’s Coming Back to You, her poem Made Any Difference, the Eurythmics’ I Need You, her poem Under the Sea (set to Beatles music), & George Michael’s Waiting (Reprise) 2/16/16 at The Uptown Social open mic in Georgetown TX (Cps).

See YouTube video of Jane Kuypers (and John on guitar and some vocals) performing 7 songs 5/6/16 (C) at Round Rock’s American Legion, covering Depeche Mode’s Th Bottom Line (w/ altered wedding chorus lyrics), Peter Gabriel’s Washing of the Water, her MFV song My Love for You will Stay the Same, flowing straight into George Michael’s Waiting (Reprise), the Eurythmics’ I Need You, her MFV song What we Need in Life, & ending with her poem in The Second Axing song Made Any Difference.

See YouTube video of Jane Kuypers (and John on guitar and some vocals) performing 7 songs 5/6/16 (C) at Round Rock’s American Legion, covering Depeche Mode’s Th Bottom Line (w/ altered wedding chorus lyrics), Peter Gabriel’s Washing of the Water, her MFV song My Love for You will Stay the Same, flowing straight into George Michael’s Waiting (Reprise), the Eurythmics’ I Need You, her MFV song What we Need in Life, & ending with her poem in The Second Axing song Made Any Difference.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing 3 songs (with John on guitar) 5/15/16 at the Austin music open mic B.B. Rover’s covering Sinead O’Conor’s Black Boys on Mopeds, then with California musician Kevin Marin joining them on harmonica w/ the Smiths’ London, and their song Made Any Difference (on a Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing 3 songs (with John on guitar) 5/15/16 at the Austin music open mic B.B. Rover’s covering Sinead O’Conor’s Black Boys on Mopeds, then with California musician Kevin Marin joining them on harmonica w/ the Smiths’ London, and their song Made Any Difference (Cps camera; cropped & saturated).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing (John on guitar) Sinead O’Connor’s Black Boys on Mopeds and her poem Made Any Difference 7/9/16 at Native South Food Park music and poetry event in Austin (Sony).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing (John on guitar) Sinead O’Connor’s Black Boys on Mopeds and her poem Made Any Difference (cut off) 7/9/16 at Native South Food Park music and poetry event in Austin TX (Cps).