BUDDHA 309

David Hargarten aka Buddha 309 started performing poetry in the basement of a Ravenswood Rib Joint in 1996, and has performed at many venues around the city. He is the co-founder of The Finite Machine Website, now defunct, and spent a brief period as the co-host of Nina Corwin's Word Gourmet, Now he's currently host of Waiting 4 the bus at Jaks tap (901 W. Jackson) on the first and third Mondays of the month.