Monthly Archives: December 2008
rad video (and song): RES – “Golden Boys” written by the legendary SANTI WHITE!
thanks hyun for this one! the stuff i usually post are oldies, as this is another good one. this before SANTI was SANTOGOLD! (woodrow, is that you?)
“Golden Boys”
Why are you selling dreams of who you wish you could be
A prince in all of the magazines
They’d have no words for the man I’ve seen
Talk real fast ‘fore they see your face
And would they love you if they knew all the things we know
We’ve got these images
We need them to be true
Not ready to believe we’re no more insecure than you
[Chorus:]
But then there’re girls like me who sit appauled by what we’ve seen
We know the truth about you
Now you’re the prince of all the magazines
That is a dangerous thing
But would they love you if they knew all the things that we know
Those Golden Boys
All a fraud don’t believe their show
Would they love you if they knew all the things that we know
Golden Boy life ain’t a video
Place you in these robes and tell you you’re the greatest man
And you believe and play your cards
Got dealt a winning hand
Don’t you get tired of the show
The kissin’ ass of all the people that you wanna know
When I was young I thought you had it won
I saw you on T.V. you made life look fun
But then years go by and people grow
I realize it’s all a freak show
[Chorus]
Girls like me don’t need no bubblin’ mindstate thrown in my face
The way you goin’ ain’t gonna be no stroll in the sunshine
Can’t turn it back now baby you gone and past that line
So give it on up now
What you gonna do
[Chorus]
rad video: (and song) SHERYL CROW – “My Favorite Mistake”
it’s supposedly about her relationship with ERIC CLAPTON. it’s so amazing. the video is by SAMUEL BAYER. he did the famous “Bee Girl” video for Blind Melon (“No Rain). videos back then look so soft and cinematic.
this might very much ruin your day…
as i get older i’m trying to do all the adult-things i should; like taking care of my health, planning for the future, etc. it’s a bit depressing, but it’s very necessary. recently, i’ve been taking my finances and credit very seriously. i’ve been reading a lot and watching SUZE ORMAN’s show, which covers how to get your finances on track. i know, the very thought is painful for some of us (if not, most), but i suggest you work it out now so it’s less of a mess in the future. even a couple of late payments can hugely impact your score.
if you’re looking to check your *credit score and *FICO score, see below. it will cost you a small fee, but it’s worth it. you may have debts that you forgot about and you can see what’s actually effecting your credit.
check annualcreditreport.com AND myfico.com (as suggested by SUZE ORMAN)
*A credit score is a numerical expression based on a statistical analysis of a person’s credit files, to represent the creditworthiness of that person. A credit score is primarily based on credit report information, typically sourced from credit bureaus
POP CHAMPAGNE! it’s time to shine in ’09…
hmmm? “it’s time to shine in ’09?” we need a good tagline for the new year, (like BIG DADDY KANE “it’s ’88, time to set it straight”).
-be kind in ’09?
-it’s time to bump and grind in ’09?
-do crime and time in ’09?
-drink veryfine for ’09?
okay, i could go on all day being silly. if you guys think of some new taglines for the new year please feel free to add.
also, any NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS? i’d love to hear ‘em.
mine are the usual…
*stay fit and healthy
*work harder
*spend more time with the people i love
*make more art
if i don’t hear from you guys. have a safe and fun holiday! remember, everyday is a new day to start fresh and new!
LIQUID TELEVISION – classic!
this a throwback for real. who remembers this? for all you youngin’s, this short film and animation variety show came out when MTV was still cool and influential. a time when they played real music videos and not ridiculous reality tv and gameshows.
*SOAP OPERA; with soap
*DOG BOY; this was always really weird to me.
*SMART TALK WITH RAISIN
*BILL PLYMPTON had some shorts there too…
JUMPOFF TV x ME interview…
super geek. interview done while directing, so i look even more like a scatterbrain.
press: VIOLETTE x DJ HICO
thanks to my japanese distributor HIROSHI at ESSENSE for this one. check out DJ HICO in NYLON JP rocking a VIOLETTE tee!!! very KA-WA-EE!
party pics: OPEN PARTY at SANTOS 12/26 with Q-TIP – GRANDMASTER FLASH – RALPH MCDANIELS – FUNKMASTER FLEX -RICH MEDINA
*Q TIP, RICH MEDINA and RALPH MCDANIELS.
*GRANDMASTER FLASH.
*FUNKMASTER FLEX.
*NYRI, CAIT and GRACE.
ALBANY | i put on for my city (part 2)!
next up…NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM! in downtown ALBANY. it had everything from a ROCKWELL KENT exhibit to the history of NEW YORK, from the ice ages to present day. it was exhausting, hence the post might put you to sleep.
*SAVIE and the michelin man.
*MASTODON found in ALBANY over 200 years ago.
*the wax part of the museum is SCARY! this showed found skulls of old Albanians and what they ate and how they died.
*logging was a big thing back in the day upstate.
*Iriquois, native to New York State.
*hunter/ gatherers.
*longhouse.
*did not know that…
*barrels they made rum in.
*questions asked at ELLIS ISLAND.
*LES. i remember looking at this photo in school and being stunned at how small the apartments were for one family…
*the actual size, laid out right here.
*BROOKLYN we go hard.
HARLEM WORLD
*old school A TRAIN.
*you can sit on it and everything.
after the museum we were exhausted. it was so huge and i didn’t remember all the exhibits it holds. we started from the ice age and went into the museum of 9-11. mixed in were, birds of the northeast and cool jazz quilt art.
we ended the night with some fiyah CURRY CHICKEN my mom made and left for us. grocery stores closed early so we couldn’t make rice to eat with it, instead we tried it over PENNE!!! and it was actually amazing!
ALBANY| i put on for my city (part 1)!
the capital of NEW YORK is where i was born and bred. it might seem confusing why my Fathers brother came from Trinidad to settle down in the Bronx in the late 70′s and why my Father didn’t follow his path. if you ask him why he immigrated to Albany and not to one of the typical boroughs he’ll tell you “the city was dirty”. fair enough. i’m also sure the city and Gun Hill Road, Bx wasn’t the most appealing place back in the day.
i always wanted to grow up in The Big Apple, but Albany made me!
some great images of ALBANY:
my stay in the capital was short and sweet. here’s how some of it went!
*my friends from highschool, SUZY and MAGGIE, drove up. i met them at their place and as i got into a cold car found a frozen soda.
*first stop, my sister SAVIE’s place. then, off to meet CHRIS PISS…my good friend. he had this old map up in his dope apartment.
*celebrating my sisters belated birthday at EL MARIACHI.
*cheers with some sweet drinks.
*CHRIS PISS and SIS.
*sombrero on SAVIE. she was surprised by the flan and giant sombrero.
*cinnamon flan.
next stop was LARK TAVERN located off LARK STREET, where some friends from high school would be reuniting.
SAVIE and SUZY. i got a scholarship in 8th grade to attend the prestigious ACADEMY OF THE HOLY NAMES, which was a full-paid gig out of the hood. it was all white and all girls, something extremely new to me especially since my hood and school was all black.
SUZY, her twin FARRELL and ASHLEY befriended me first and taught me about a lot of things i knew nothing about. we had some really good times.
*MAGGIE and SUZY.
*BRIAN ANDERSON had a huge impact on my life also. as one of my brothers bestest friends, i hung out with him a lot. he’s the reason i would become vegetarian at 12 (which would last for 12 years) and got into skateboarding heavy.
