Friday, December 17, 2010

ray ... ritual ... last year ... STARBLAZERS ... rob ... KCH ... MVP

so ...

this is what i posted on christmas eve last year ... and i'm doing it again ... because ... JUST BCUS ...




now ... this time last year ...

i was in paris ... rock star cuz & lil cuzzo looked out lovely!

i remember not being able to sleep on dec 23 09 because on the 24th we were going to do one of the things that i really wanted to do while in paris ... go under the city ... go into the catacombs that even many parisians have never gone to. i was there ... with rock star cuz and a few new friends ...


i started this blog to help me talk out my thoughts and flesh out my ideas ...

this is the first time i've really looked back and read some of these blogs from last year ... my M.O. is usually to write fromthe heart and let go of it ... this allows me to write form a place of no regret or care for who's reading ... just speak my truth in the moment and move forward. after reading these things i think i need to systematically review my thoughts and ideas from my blogs. and write more often. (once a week!) i think that i said that before but i have some new support systems in place that will allow me to create more structure in my life again/refreshing my

for those of you that were following me last year ... i have been holding on to some of the rituals that i established for myself last year.

morning ritual stuff: take my time to get out of bed (control the day don't be controlled my the day ... take a moment to thank the universe, angels & ancestors, listen to my body & the universe for at least a minute) , wash face w/ cold water 4 times (representative of cleansing & refreshing myself mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally, be creative (tell a story out loud, sing a song, freestyle, start a creative idea ... this usually happens in the shower!)


this is me on the friday before christmas last year ...



see more here

honestly ...
this year was a real challenge but i like the way that the start of 2011 looks ...

I'm a little more rooted now ... emotionally, creatively, physically & mentally ... i've got a few projects that although they didn't get out before the year was over they are still going to be shared in the first quarter of 2011 and ... i'm excited that i'll be doing my party in LA again...

shoot a e-mail to irrelevant333@gmail.com if you are intersted in getting information about STARBLAZERS 2011: here2there ... the grammy edition! on friday, feb. 11, 2011 in LA at the VIP lounge in the KEY CLUB ...

part party ... part jam session (featuring grammy nominees & a few friends from DC & LA & everywhere! it's gonna be FUN! you should be there ... ok that's enough of that ... i'll post a flyer soon ...

anyway ...

right now i'm kinda sprung on watching rob dyrdek's fantasy factory on mtv 2 ... i dig this cats story ... he's like me (just w/ more money and not as scared ... but if i had his money i'd be little less scared!) ... he's into giving back ... worked hard and created his own thing ... his fantasy factory ... i wanna do that ... i can't front ... i really dig what he's doing ... his brand management and how he's event helped his lil cuzzo take his brand to the next level ...

this may look kinda crazy but it' all makes sense to how his lifestyle contributes to how he embodies and presents his brand!

yo ... for real ... peep his story ... i mess with this cat rob dyrdek!


and i'm adding this because ... i'm feeling like this is what i want every artist to strive to obtain. the ability to embrace a emotion ingest it and then return it to the audience in the most honest and beautiful way that you can ...

ladies and gentle man ... BETTYE LaVETTE



and because i worked the Kennedy Center Honors again this year ... it airs on dec 28th on CBS

i'm not going to say anything but ... there were some INCREDIBLE performances and bits of comedy! (if you only knew!)
watch it and peep steven tyler's tribute to paul mccartney


and for a little twist ...
mike vick for nfl mvp ...



see you in 2011!

SHINE

Sunday, October 31, 2010

missing tunes ... old vs. classic ... excitement ... found

so ...

i missed homecoming at WSSU last weekend and i'm missing NC a little ...
i wanna share some tunes from NC peoples ...

THE BEAST ... you may have seen them on Okayplayer’s new jazz culture blog, THE REVIVALIST The Revivalist is the leading online journal for the burgeoning jazz community.it's about music innovators, musicians, and music lovers documenting and foretelling the stories of jazz and how it has influenced today’s popular music.

THE BEAST are fresh because they aren't only about music but are also educators with great engaging workshops and are about empowering people to institute change ... starting with themselves.

and ... quill ... the emcee & and the poet

this cats is a hidden jewel of NC ... someone is gonna catch the vapors!

and yea ... in know this is really Miguel's song but i gotta big up NC's J.Cole ...
plus miguel rocked at my STARBLAZER pre-grammy party in 08 ... good peoples/humble hella talented dude ...



*here's new jawnt from J.Cole called I'm coming home ... thanks Quddus (peep the Q SIDE)


AND ... i've been noticing something ...

in ny ... people are really interested in what's new. the new style/look. the new music. the new phone/technology. i think that has led to mentality of wanting to be young. i think many would go back being a younger age if they could. i grew up around a group of people that thought a little differently. my peoples believe in staying young at heart. doing things that make you enjoy your everyday reality. making every moment special instead of trying to live in a fantasy and partying like a rock star.

all that to say ...

at 40, i really like being older. my zest for life keeps me from being old. my community of peers me with a youthful outlook and creatively engaging life.
i don't want to be young ... you can't outrun a clock ... aging is something that is going too happen ... no need to fight it ... accept it, embrace it ... make time your friend ... instead of getting old ... my goal is to become classic (a standard of excellence; historically memorable).

i want to be that older dude that all the young dudes want to be like when they get older. not that old (antiquated, out of style/fashion, discredited by reason of age) dude that is trying to be like the younger cats. i want my accomplishments in life to be the kind that people talk about and want to emulate. i want my body of work to be recognized as epic ... classic. i'm not gonna be the old cat w/ the timbs, fitted yankee cap and the velor sweatsuit talking to my friends about ... nothing. ok that's enough about that ...

JUST REMEMBER ... as i get older ... i won't get old ... i'll become CLASSIC!

on another note ... i'm a little excited ...

i took some time to catch up on some reading today ... that alone is exciting but ... specifically ... i read a few back issues of FAST COMPANY,
(here's a great bit on procrastination)

and jumped a little deeper in to the book SWITCH: how to change things when change is hard by chip & dan heath ...

when this is combined with the fact that i've also been looking at academic programs and think that i found one that really fits me so much that i'm excited about it. but a little scared at the idea of going back to school ... but i'm gonna ride that horse. (it's my way of saying overcoming the fear ... i used to be scared of horses.) now i just have to get in to school.

and in closing ... i just found out that Q tip had a video for this ... so i wanted to share it ...

Q-Tip - Gettin' Up from Deviation on Vimeo.



and i'm out ...

SHINE

Friday, September 24, 2010

process ... sweetback ... hiphop theater ...

this is going to be a quick blog and it may have a million and one typos because i'm making myself writ it in 10 minutes! the goal is to make sure that i write one this week! i gotta flip the process ... i think i have to do it this way ... other wise i want to think and talk about too much ... so here i go ...

last week i ran into melvin van peebles. if you don't know about him you should do the research. he's a considered the father of blaxplotation. his 3rd film, "sweetback's baadasss song" set things of in 1971 because if pulled $4 million despite the fact that it we so controversial due to its racially and socially charged matter that no one really knew what to do with it!



plus there is a sceen early in the film w/ his son, mario, that is makes you think ... "DAMN, his pops really put him in this film!" if you haven't seen the film i'm not gonna give it away.


and then there Putney Swope! he stars in it and it was directed by robert downey senior in like 1968. and is a all about a ad agency lead by the putney swope who mysteriously inherits the agency. he starts the truth and soul campaigns. the outcome is satiric genius! it pissed off a lot of people but hey ... i like it!

here are 2 clips that let you know how the movie starts ...

the first kinda sets up how things get to where they are going and the second clip is when putney starts getting busy ...









since my time is short ... that's all i have to say about that ...
i'm gonna call the brother today and try to book a interview with him for www.BLACKADEMICS.com

then ... i'm i'm back to work on the HIP HOP THEATER FESTIVAL NYC 2010 ... www.HHTF.org ...


10TH NYC HIP-HOP THEATER FESTIVAL from Hip-Hop Theater Festival on Vimeo.



check out the schedule ... you can get tix online ... and if you're in ny or are coming through and are interested in volunteering let me know ... weusi@hhtf.org


our first event is saturday DOUBLE TROUBLE a breakdance battle/jam ... there is a $2000 prize anad the big boys are coming from far and near to get it!

and follow us on twitter @hhtf2010 #hhtf2010 and there's a facebook page

i gotta go ... i went way over time ...

the end ... the beginning ...

SHINE

Friday, September 17, 2010

ice t ... lil granny

Hey peoples ...

I saw ice t perform the other night ...

don't think that this gangster rappin' pimp turned actor would have lost a step. he's a beast! old school! great performer! incredible control of the crowd! he pulled up in his owned (that's not a typo) candy apple red bently sports coup w/ his wife coco ... then requested fried chicken ... all dark meat! and of course his management came to request a few bottles! but then ... he gives the promoters/producers of the event a special gift ... a bottle of something special & exclusive ... ORIGINAL GANGSTER XO ... his personal brand of brandy! can u say gangster!

so ... he and the crew are backstage and he decides that he wants to go out solo and watch the opening acts. so, he nonchalantly goes to the back of the room and chills with his bottle in hand. but peep it ... it's a bottle of water because he doesn't drink! such a OG move!

so that was cool ...but the highlight of my weekend was time w/ grandmother and other family members ... I love my grandmother like ... like ... like ... words can't explain. she turned 96 on the Wednesday! (yea, I have great genes!)

In recent months her health has gone downhill. nowadays this firey 4ft 9in boss of a woman doesn't talk much. sometimes that's hard to deal with. but then are other moments when I look into her eyes she smiles back at me. I'm reminded that she's just getting older. she's not in any pain. she's said a lot more than many will ever think of saying. she doesn't have to say a thing now, unless she wants to. i'd like to think that she understands the economy of sharing words, breaths, sounds and thoughts. she's seen a lot. done a lot. she's lived through and survived a lot. she has earned the privilidge to do do those things that she is comfortable doing plus, on a selfish, egotistic note, she doen't remember a lot oh people so ... I'm happy that she recognizes who I am 1/2 the time. the other day ... she told me she was tired ... she also said that she loved me . with that, I know she's ok. and because of that, i'm ok.

she is the oldest. her mother, my great grand mother, (who went by big granny) looked to my lil granny to assist in raising the others ... aunt betsy, uncle donald, frair brown, boy baby and uncle bobby. and now the others are taking care of her since my mother is in nc and my aount is in san jose, CA and a cousin that was adopted has a family of his own in newark, nj but ... he can't come to trenton much due to some doing in his younger years. and even though people are carring for her she'll surprise them with her indepedence sometime. she likes to do things her way sometimes.

she's a strong willed, god fearing woman that married my grandfather when she was young. then some 20+ years after he passed, she remarried at the age of 75 as an example to the younger women in her church not to give up on love! she inspired many during her life time and has taught many people many lessons.

Of the many lessons she modeled for me, there are a few that I'll always remember a little more than others. Things like how there is honor and repsect in working hard ... and that you never have to give up on love. that's a choice that you make and even with that choice, love will never foresake you. love is always there. And most importantly, that believing in thing that are beyond our logic is not only ok, but it healthy and a critical tool for a healthy state of mind and survival. Ok ... this is sounding like a obituary when it's really a happy b-day statement for my lil granny ... I love you.

and that's all I got to say about that!

in fact ... I'm trying to say less so that all I'm gonna say at all!

life is a beautiful thing ... don't take if for granted ...

shine

Monday, September 6, 2010

music ... hip-hop theater ... turning 40 ... ego ... more good music ...

for real ... i wanna start this with one of the greats from the indie music scene ... DC's own kokayi ... http://qn5.com/blog/entry/audio-kokayi-roxtar-single/

oh yea ... and i'm working on the ny HIP HOP THEATER FESTIVAL www.HHTF.org *** [if you are interested in volunteering hit me at weusi@hhtf.org] ...

now ... i turned 40 a few days ago.

so ... over 300 ppl shared public digital b-day love to me via facebook. that's a lot of people! it's humbling. I know these people and they took 30 seconds to say happy birthday ... to me. some of them are close enough to me to know that I didn't really celebrate birthdays for years. not mine, or other peoples. I still don't celebrate my own. I call my parents & thank them, say prayers for friends, family, angels and ancestors that helped me through another year ... and I keep it moving.

I know ... some people are reading this and saying "he used to throw himself a b-day party!". but the truth of the matter is that there was gonna be a JUST BCUS party and since it happened the same weekend as my b-day we tagged it on as a promotional tool. I didn't care either way. I just wanted to have a succesful party. but that's not what this blog is about ... this is really about the perception of humility.

so then I read an article in fast company magazine about a dude that was "the" advertising and marketing "it" dude. he/his team made people by all kinds of stuff they didn't like, need or want cool to the world. he had some exsesttential conflict within himself and moved the majority of his team to boulder, co for a zen like transition. dude had this thing going on where he was giving keys to his cottage to people that he felt had conquered fear. they could go there and be free of fear and create as their heart and soul desired! it was hella-hella cool, but ... then the interviewer asked a few of his peoples from his past about him. they touched on how the dude left out the story of how he used to treat his employees before the move. some said he was a monster and a hella manipulative cat. the interviewer called dude back and asked him about it. dude just says something like ..."that was the old me and i'm sorry that people feel that way. i'm not ashamed or sorry for that. i understand that was the past. i like everybody. the lowest you can get ids that i barley like you. but that just means i don't deal with you. for me to dislike you would take too much of my energy." that makes sense to me ... let it go and the beat goes on ... if you have a problem with it that's your issue not mine. i did my thing int terms of coming to terms and reconciling with the wrong doings. right?

is someone showing humility when people acknowledge their b-day. more than often I would say no. it's them realizing that they just got a bunch of attention and that it would be arrogant for them to say how much they like the attention. it's like being passive agressive. but ... the answer to if it's true humility rest in the minds of the individuals being acknowledged. so answering the question for someone else is futile.

So ... all that to say ... thank you for all the love ... i'm sorry to anyone that i offended, disrespected and did wrong in the past ... i'm working on removing the ego ... and i'm preparing for something big ... (fear be gone! thank you @exittheapple)

and if you read this ... you might like this ...
*** NOTE*** these song are not representative of where i am emotionally right now ... they're just tunes i like!

it's just a funny song ... but it's emotionally powered and great musical arrangements!





it reminds me of another one of my favorite songs ... this one's from betty davis ...





for real ...
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE B-DAY LOVE ... I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM MANY OF YOU OVER THE PAST YEAR(S) ...

I'LL MAKE YOU ALL PROUD THIS DECADE ... (wait until i write about turning 50!)

shine

ps ... if you really read this let me know ... my blog counter says 200,000 ppl look at this ... i don't believe it!

Friday, June 4, 2010

don't complain ... settle ... providence ...

so this is a little disjointed and lack luster ... but i want to get back into writing on a regular basis ... so here you go ...



some people complain about both hot and cold weather ...
i HATE the cold!
I LOVE THE SUN. I LIKE IT HOT!

hence ... i LOVE SUMMERTIME ...

this is unquestionably my favorite season in the year!

i like the freedom that the summer brings to peoples lives. i like the idea that the summer creates a energy and openness that has people in the mindset of fun, celebrations and loving life. people literally shed layers. all those clothes!!!!

an ongoing observation within my inner circle [now with the WWW] has been about how warm weather brings out ladies necks ... and their shoulder blades, collar bones mid riffs & toes! ahhh beauty! i have some friends (male & female) that are excited that there is ... ummm ... how shall i say this ... more sun on the bosom! but me ... i'm not a big cleavage fan. too many psycho/socio/political issues that make it just about a woman being beautiful and enjoying one of the things that make her special. and i'm a fashion misfit! i'm a into anti fashion. actually i like fashion, a lot ... but abhor the shallow and ego fueled vanity that comes w/ the industry & not one to try to tell someone what they should and shouldn't wear. so i like it hot because true swagger is shown when you have to wear less clothes! i don't know how or why i even went on that tangent? anyway ...

i'm feeling focused right now. i'm getting back in my groove. i feel like the sun is about to start shining on me! the moon is full now.

and i may have said this before but it's really starting to kick in ... i'm getting tired of living from a bag. i think it's time to settle down!

i know people are asking themselves what happened while you were in rhode island?

ask don king VIP ... i drank the water!
in providence there is a myth that if you drink from this one fountain that you will fall in love providence will become you new home. on my first day in providence i was thirsty and was excited to be in a place where i could drink the tap water ... so i did! it tasted great! but then don tell me about the legend. i'm not really tripping but then over the next couple of days as don introduces me to people around the city i get 3 or 4 comment like "welcome to providence! don't drink the water or you'll never leave." or i'll tell them how i like providence and they say "don't drink the water or you'll be here forever!".

BUT for real ... that's not really the reason for this shift in desires.

my experience in providence, ri was a reminder of the importance,value and power of community, family, vision/dreaming, communication and the arts. having been somewhere long enough to experience the intricate dynamic of being accepted by a community beyond the cordial, politically correct, smoking mirrors, norms and comforts of society.

it's having watched my new friends celebrate the joys of fatherhood and family.

de la soul has a lyric in the STAKES is HIGH ... "Neighborhoods are now hoods cause nobody's neighbors". it's time for me to circle up my wagons and get my neighborhood in order ... re-align my community.

Monday, May 24, 2010

challenges ... LOST PHONE ... reminders ... FUTBOL [this is a long ass blog!]

i know it's been a while ... but hey ... i'm looking for a job! [anyone hiring!?!]

i'm in DC for a few weeks working on a few things before i go back to providence ... so holler at me ... and I LOST MY PHONE [again ... i think i need to write another blog about how i always get some hella deep life lesson whenever i loose my phone! ] ... please hit me with your # and stuff! PLEASE! and let me know when i can see some of my long lost DC peoples!!!


speaking of DC ... check out my DC/NC peoples Yahzarah/Purple Saint James new video!!!

it's truly outrageous!

i've been busy ... getting ready for www.ProvidenceSoundSession.com

w/ my dude DON KING "VIP", jess powers and munch w/ the funny face ...




but anyway ...

life is funny ...

well ... sometimes it is ...
at least the perception that others have of your life is often funny ...

this is when in get a little more serious and personal than usual (but still not too specific! ... you know i'm not invested 100% into this internet community. i still like to talk & meet people face to face ... in real life!)

anyway ...

i present myself as a positive, uplifting person ... in the eyes of others i think that people see me as something to aspire to. this isn't a source of pride for me because it's something that i feel i have a responsibility to do. i grew up in a community of people that LIVED the "each one, teach one" philosophy. i will continue to be an example of a man black man that others can look at in a positive light.

but ...

there's more to my life than what people see ... i'm more than the moving snapshots that ones eyes can see ...

for the past year i have dug a hole for myself in a bunch of ways. and right now i'm not sure what's important to me. right now ... the only unquestionable reply to this question is love & community. the other thing thing that makes me happy is music. yes

there are things & people that i love and enjoy sharing my time and energy and being with and doing stuff but ... community is what makes me happy.

but right now times are hard ... and my recent hardships are also due to my passion for community. and part of my instability is due to my love for music and my fear of entering the industry where i've seen too many people loose their love for music because of the politics and stress around working inside the belly of the beast.

it's the oxymoronic me ... that's not me ... but is me. it's what you see, what you get and what you don't see. the internal & external balance that is me.

i'm ready to settle ... not for average, but to settle in the sense that i've been a roaming gypsy for years ... i'm ready to settle down and have a physical place outside of myself that i feel is home.

my menta-physical (mental and physical) state is still not settled.

i w as reminded about my trip to paris b a old friend today. i hadn't really sat down and talked with her since my trip.

as i spoke to her i was reminded about some of the things i learned and about the changes that i had noticed in myself.

so ... just a few notes that i want to share

* take time to enjoy the day. be in the moment. it will help you to be able to learn from your past experiences and to plan for your future.

* be creative. [i think that everyone should write & sing in shower!]

* eat for more than just to nourish your body. enjoy your food. taste your food. eat slowly.


* have a theme song!: you know ... that song that you'd want to hear when you came out of a comma or even better the song that would wake you out of a comma! yea, that song!

* be aware if you are doing things because you are comfortable VS doing things that make you happy. know the difference.

* know that there is value in knowing the things that you don't like ... BUT ... when you are clear and focus on the things that you have passion for/like/love your life will reflect that!

* karma is what we make it ... too many people live in fear of karma. we all have choices and are empowered to create change. use karma to empower, not disable.

* don't dwell in the fear ... use the power of choice to transfer the energy of fear into to the power of change

that's all for now ...


and here's a little creativity ...

UNTITLED

left hand
writes random notes
intentionally etching on my heart
marking married clouds that drip
wet dreams where eye dew like sleep sits
on a wrist where a hand reaches past the crest
the clock chimes ...

it's over
end
begin
start over

time


HAIKU

no matter the speed
catching the light is easy
try catching time ... go


***yea i know i gotta post my poems form poetry month but ... some were on my phone and i hadn't retyped them. i'll post some soon.

... AND ...

***i was reminded by my dude stuckey just how excited i am about the WORLD CUP!!!

futbol/soccer is the sport i LOVE!!!

i played for years and even coached youth one season w/ my pops while i was in high school. [i think we went to the championship and lost on kicks]

the idea that w/o using your hands and with only a ball you can not only have fun & stay fit you can also start a international exploration!

futbol was what made different cultures relevant and real to me. i remember a tournament where we played against teams from haiti, france and canada. it may ahve been the first time i really heard someone speaking another language besides english or spanish. it opened doors to my imagination and to the possibilities of where i could go and what i could do.

WORLD CUP 2010 ...




if you want little cheat sheet on who to look for ... here you go ... here you go ...



SHINE,
weusi

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Paris ... DC ... PENMEN ...

so ...


many of you know how much i love DC ... so i figured that i'd share a few sites with you ... it was hella COLD but here you go ...




this is me in the sculpture garden in DC ... i figured i'd let all my peoples in paris see how much of a influence their city has been on DC.



and this ... my beloved U STREET!



and here's a little clip of BEN'S CHILLI BOWL ...



NOW ... people are often asking me what i do and i tell them things like artist development, project management and creative consulting. people don't really get it ... here's a little clip from a production team called the penmen ... that i'm sure you will hear about them ... so ... i'm not gonna say a word ... just see the caliber of the cats i work with!



you ask what i did with that ... NOTHING!!! i can take no credit for their art. what i do is allow them to go through the process of clarifying the goals of the band, the projects they are working on, exploring ways to get maximum productivity from everyone involved, marketing & brand ideas/plans/management ... i just create space so that the artist have more space to be artist! i help them make the plan to make IT happen ... yea!

that's one of the gifts i have.

one day i'll take you into my world of community outreach ...
but for now ... and until next time ...

SHiNE!

Monday, February 8, 2010

i'm back ... for real ... sort of ... ? ...!

so it's been a month since i got back into the US from paris and although i've written a few blogs i have yet to actually post anything. my bad. things are kinda crazy right now but i SHiNE ... so ... dig it.

so with that said ... i'm trying to write at least one blog a week ... i may need some help being kept on task here! call me if i start to slip ... no e-mails ... i'll ignore it to easily! i enjoy writing and want to doit more often so i am working not to fall into my old habits that may not contribute to my new mindset.
so i thank you for your suport,spurring and patience!

so for this blog ...

i'm gonna talk about the past few weeks and how no one told me that i'd need time to adjust to being back here in DC. i just figured that i knew dc so i'd just jump back into the swing of things like i never left ... NOT. i still say merci a the cash register! it was one few words thast i knew how to use correctly. every now and then i say "d'accord ... d'accord" [fo sho ... fo sho; yea cool; i agree])...

it forced me to look at all the ways that the trip influenced me. and i mean more than the weight i lost by all the walking and eating less fatty & drugged up foods. it shifted how i think and how i view some things. it also reminded me of many things that i knew but had not implemented in my everyday life. to wrap it all up ...

as a child ...
dreams meant fantasy
NOW ... as an adult ...
i see dreams as the starting point to a planning PROCESS.
a process that has goals/milestones/progress markers & tangible outcomes!

and ...

that some of the things that i called freedoms had limits.
and by relinquishing some of my freedoms i also empower myself to engage in new experiences instead of those same old habits


now ... for all my peoples in PARIS ... thank you again for sharing your paris with me ... and now ... welcome to my DC ...

i'm back ... and it's cold!!!



i'm gonna introduce you to my peoples and my spots in DC ... lets start w/ one of my dudes ... jabari exum of the human prophets ...



and peep his group the hueman prophets. here's the video for their song ...

the rhythm, the rebel ...




here's a little trip to the gentrified u street ...




in ben's chilli bowl!





there are reports of up to 30 inches of snow that fell in parts in parts of DC.
but now ... i'm not there ... i'm in nj ... i out ran escaped the blizzard!!!

*NOTE
a "mentee" asked me to swing by their school and talk to them about some issues they were having. a teacher thought that i was the students father. when i left i thought ... "damn, your ass is kinda old ... you could really be the father of high school senior."


yo ... this was what i watched while i was in NJ thinking about my peoples in DC that were really snowed in!

blacking up: http://bit.ly/aUzeWB

it has nothing to do with anything i posted but it was a good documentary. especially for youth and media education.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

i'm back ...

so i know i feel off on my blogs ...
so much has happened

i'm back in DC now ...

i actually have blogs from that last week that i've started but never finished ...
so now ... they are outdated so i need to go back and edit them.

the stories to tell from my last week in paris:

DON KING!
in the club!
shut up hoodie hood & take a walk w/ your mother.
you can't get this kind in the US!
the beat down!
club impala is closed so ... let party across the street!
"DON KING ...YOUR ARE VIP!"
meeting at the 404
blade on the beat box!
U street on oberkampf street in west african spot!

but for now ...
i'll just drop you some pics & videos about what's been going on ...

this is my dude ... don king ... i'm not gonna tell the story yet but i will soon ... u'll see how we make it happen in the future!



these are the people that kept me busy w/ adventures and why i didn't blog that entire last week while i was in paris!



and weusi & don's angels!!!



and there were so many more ppl ... as soon as u get those pics i'll share them!

but you know what ... for now ... here ...
this is a peek of the BLADE on the beat box story!
this is BLADE MC, a emcee and beatbox that is incredible!!!



"mus" was kind enough to drop us at the airport ...



oh ...

and tonight i'll be writing about my return to DC ...
lessons learned ...
the BET HONORS ...
the story ...

thank u for being patient ...

and for my peoples in paris ... i'm gonna keep blogging so that you can see how we get down in dc.

happy new year!

SHiNE