9.29.2008

Little Brother 9.20

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my brother says that i am assbackwards. and this time i do agree. the things closest to my heart tend to ben the farthest from my conversations. so i am trying to atone for the many people and/or things that i have slighted over the years. so here i go. i went to the Little Brother concert last week. and had another one of those moments, instead of sharing it with the world. i kept it all to myself. bad move.

i am a Little Brother fanatic. Little Brother is rapper big pooh and phonte. hailing from durham, nc, they are my favorite rap group, by far. they have supplanted my once favorite rapper(in a blog, coming soon). i support them in all of their endeavors and i clear my calender for their concerts. so far i have been to six of them. and they keep getting better. i can be spotted wearing my LB, t-shirt and hoodie (thanks again ?myk).
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they just fill a void musically that was vacant for about 5 years. i cannot even explain what has come over me since '04 when i heard phonte and nicolay's foreign exchange in groove merchants. the journey started and there is no signs of slowing it down any time soon.

but what surprises me most is that their shows are great irregardless of the crowd or should i say lack thereof. the energy and enthusiasm is second to none. seriously i have been to a few boring packed out shows at amos' and needed a refund, because of lackluster performances. but i have seen a great lb show on trade and tryon for the hoop it up torney in'06 in front of 50 very spaced out people.

many artists treat charlotte the same way, you treat your job on monday morning. they just want to get it over with. i, we deserve better. can you say that your favorite artist a) comes to charlotte on any regular basis b)gives a great show in charlotte every time? i sincerely doubt it.

i stand behind quality, and Little Brother is that at all times. if you werent at the 9.20 show at amos here is a little something. for me, this song off the first album, 02's the listening, was the climax. be there next time.
The Way You Do It - Little Brother

9.26.2008

Gnarls Barkely


this is the most amazing thing i have seen in a long time. the bluntness is so out of control.

the game is all messed up

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i waited in a russian bread line tonight. the icy siberian plane was replaced with a windy early fall night off Sugar Creek and the bread was replaced with pricy Shell oil. it was a 2 hours and $44 later,i guess i should be happy. to the contrary, i know only that i will be able to make it work for the next few days before repeating the adventure. yes it was an adventure. police dispatched traffic, tempers rose steadily, our money escaped our grasp quickly, and in a far away lands a people smile as more billions enter their bank accounts.


isnt this the USA, where greed is good. isnt this the place where our desires are put so high above any one elses' needs. where all of our luxuries are taken for granted to the point that we look down on all peoples' who are less fortunate. how ironic is it that we wait in andaconda like gas lines like communists waiting for bread, security and all. and yet, we have gas lines like the old Communist bread lines i remember seeing on the news in the 80's. this is so un-american.

we gotta get our shit together.

9.24.2008

Hard Times

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an icehouse and a sloppy pb & j, while tasty thats a poverty meal. damn, payday needs to hurry up.

Dusty videos (another gem)


i have been to many a party and the dj will play a wu tang sampler and will even sprinkle some ODB, but rarely. i insist rarely do they play this one. and each time i am sorely upset. i guess they are trying to keep those insurance premiums low. hahah

9.21.2008

Stocks are falling, be on the lookout

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if you watch the news you know we are in bad financial times. Lehman Bros. went bankrupt. Daily the pundits talk of massive bailouts of the largest mortgage lenders. Jobs are rolling back hours and everyone is getting bent over a hot hood at the gas station. but that is not what i'm really talking about. stocks fell down on college street last night in such a collosal way. so when you and your drunken professional friends go out on the town for a good night of drunken buffoonery. yes its buffononery when you and the wedding party show up downtown in tacky Fashion Mart suits.

but despite a night of ill advised drunken behavior. getting kicked out, talking reckless about the security staff who kicked you out. then the memorable statement that kicked the night off, "lets go, the stock is on the way down," hence the all was well, until a staggering buffoon inadvertently brushed a chic from another collection of the night's drunken monkeys. and just like mortimer when everyone starting selling those shares of frozen concentrated orange juice in Trading Places.
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in just an instant google shares became Enron. the chick who was already geeked up. in some dude's face whether in jest or not. she says with a very animated finger in his face with disgust, "you touched my ass." and just like that company whose stock is the cornerstone of your 401k who didn't meet last quarter's numbers, stocks start to take a dip. the buffoon denied, sobering up little by little sensing this wasn't going too well. and then this olive skinned dude with dark hair had to defend her honor. a rhetorical question here a muffled response in reply. and then the shot that was heard around the block. the aggressor leveled the buffoon with a straight right. it was straight from UFC, he put his hips, ass, his all into it.

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and the stocks plummeted. like pancake batter, splat!!!!!!!!!!. he took a concrete nap like Suge Knight a few months ago. buddy was seriously armed with mule kick in his punches. and to make matter worse his arm fell under his body inverted like a chicken wing. now a fight ensued. his buddy was also taken to the ground. the aggressors fled. yet the buffoon was still laid out. he slowly gathered himself. he tried to push himself up, which took about 20 seconds, like when you are stuck on the bench press. he got up with a little help, but he he had wobbly like a newborn deer. they then left to never be forgotten.

9.10.2008

Who is watching over you?

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you may have the brinks home security. some have a doorman or a security guard in your complex (i call 'em watchiman). even better you might even have top flight security. but my security is a lot cheaper and a little precarious. yeah precarious, i couldnt find a better word to express it. living in university park, we keep it old school, neighbors. some of you have heard my very entertaining stories of my neighbors and neighborhood. for those who dont know, out here i come in contact with some very interesting people on an almost daily basis.

so i am at the house. its a 1130 pm and i get a knock on the door. i was expecting no one and i dont accept uninvited guests. its my next door neighbor, who is very mysterious. he is nomadic, so i see him periodically. i can only guess what he is really up to. so last night he appeared at my door at 1130pm. he needs $7 for something. so we are talking and he is willing to trim my hedges for the change i'm giving him. yes, $7 change. i keep a change jar for times like this. i never go to the wallet even if i got it. then he says that he has been watching my house since i have been there. he sees me come in late, cause he is on the other side of the house or in his backyard when i come in late at night. and states that nothing will happen to me my house.

now this is the second time he has said this to me. now it makes me think. does he set people up for break-ins. does he scout the neighborhood and get a finder's fee or is he involved. or is this a light extortion. yeah a plethora of questions went through my head. and he then admits that he does his "thing" but he keeps that away from our street. now i always suspected what his "thing" is. let your imagination run on that.

but on the flip side, a friend of mine stopped by the house when i was on vacation. he was spotted. and when my mom came by in no time she was told and a dead-on description was given. so i guess there is a lot of truth to it.

another interesting day i 28216.

9.09.2008

Too Shameful

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that shameful even for rick james standards. whats the saying, "cocaine is a powerful drug."

9.08.2008

My minds playing tricks on me


i have been haunted lately. strange and recurring figures in my dreams for the last three weeks. they got me waking up sweating with my heart beating fast. ah damn homey, my mind is playing tricks on me........................

9.06.2008

I love LA


its not a secret that i just returned from a marathon vacation in maryland to la then back to maryland. i could ramble all day about all that i saw and experienced while on the left coast, so i will break it down in a few parts as to still digest all that i took in.

9.04.2008

The Cali-Lina Connection I

when cali and carolina come together something monumental happens
James Worthy the Pride of Gastonia
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Murs & 9th Wonder


cousin kev from carson & el oso negro
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wow the memories of those infamous days in monterrey, mex. thanks for everything from 2002 to 2008. and i will return to cali, y'all have not seen the last of me.

Get your hustle up


the job game is crucial in 2008. one job these days gives you no security. we gotta do something to stay afloat, with banks closing left and right and dismal employment news everyday. you nevery know there might be another 100 or so jobs out there waiting for you compliments of that nice korean cause "him dead now.

9.02.2008

Keri Hilson



seriously, i gotta tighten up...............................