Standard Bio:



Dave Mondy is a writer/performer/producer who has been oft-honored for his work in multiple genres. He has received four Solas awards for travel writing; his nationally-toured solo show received the Best Solo Comedy award at the San Francisco Fringe Festival; his much-lauded memoir/fiction can be enjoyed in a variety of media -- online as a commissioned video series for The Smart Set, heard on many pubic radio programs, or read in several literary periodicals. He is a founding member of the collective, The Rockstar Storytellers, and has also penned comedy for A Praire Home Companion.

Recently, he has created and hosted productions which blend theatre and cabaret with hip-hop and rock: Sin Cities 7 (a Pioneer Press 'Must See'), The Radio All Stars (City Pages A List), and AXED! (Audience Encore Award at MN Fringe).

Extensive Bio: 
(if the bio of Seabiscuit were used for Dave, intead of his own)

Early years:

Dave grew up on Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky. He was undersized, knobby-kneed, and not much to look at, and was given to sleeping and eating for long periods of time. Initially he was trained by the legendary Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, who saw some potential in Dave, but felt he was lazy.

After several less than spectacular years, Dave was sold to automobile entrepreneur Charles Howard for $8,000.

His new trainer, Tom Smith, understood Dave; through the use of unorthodox training methods, Smith gradually raised Dave from his lethargy. On August 22, 1936 Dave wrote his first short story, in Detroit, without impressing. But improvements came quickly and in his eight remaining writing expositions in the East, Dave won several prestigious prizes, including Detroit's Governor's Handicap (worth $5,600) and the Scarsdale Handicap (worth $7,300).

In early November 1936, Smith shipped Dave to California in a rail car. His last two writing sessions of the year were at Bay Meadows in San Mateo, California (just south of San Francisco), and gave some clue as to what was to come. Dave impressed throughout his stay, and won much hard-earned respect.

The Halcyon Years:

A statue of Dave still sits outside Santa Anita Park.

In 1938, as a five-year-old, Dave’s success would continue… [to read more about Dave’s life and career, as the greatest writer/horse in America, purchase Seabiscuit by Lauren Hillenbrand]