polyphony.

word.

gotta be quick hits here, because i'm running overtime on the lunch period.

so yeah.

1) went to hear amiri baraka speak yesterday, for a john coltrane tribute town meeting something or another. he came weak on phrenology, but damn. dude is sick.

2) i think i've got my write back. so many ideas in the past couple of days. i think it's because i've been stewing in a bunch of personal issues... mixed with amiri, and reading invisible man again- fodder for the hungry pen, indeed.

2) my boy invited me to his wedding.

in trinidad.

like, wow.

if i can get these days off... jeez... gotta get passport... camera... 10 rolls of film...

yeah.

3) cats is trying to bless the kid with a raise. holla.

be back with more.

i tried to fight it.

1. What is the middle name of the first person you ever slept with?

dunno, but it began with an A.

2. What kind of underwear are you wearing and what color?

boxers, with little puppies all over them. my little sister bought them for me, a past due hook up from j.crew.

3. What is the song you want played at your funeral?

theme for lester young. by charles mingus. that song captures just about every possible emotion in a short 5 minutes that the most sensitive being could hope to express. check for the sax solo. it's ridic.

4. What would your last meal be before getting executed?

um. this was gene-ius.

taht being said, i'd like to go hungry. chances are that the context for my taxdollar supported demise is an affront to all sorts of political, societal and ethical rights... in which case, i'd be on some fk your food. i'd probably ask for some sour wine from the hyssop stalk, tho.

5. Beatles or Stones?

stones.

6. If you had to pick one person on earth who should die, who would it be?

coolio. i think people would actually cry for dude... he doesn't belong in this world...

7. The person whose problems you would never want to hear again?

jean grae. she'd be so much iller if she'd lighten up, for ONCE.

8. What is the thing most important to you (as far as physical) about the preferred sex?

one thing? really nice extremities.

9. Do you secretly hate some of your friendsters but are too nice to reject them?

not yet. but if kaya keeps fucking playing around...

j/k!

10. If you could have any super power what would it be?

either i'd be able to fly, or have a 200+ dB voice. (decibels)


11. Favorite hangover cure?

sleeping forever.

12. How many drinks does it take to get you drunk?
like 7. i tend to get tipsy, just short of drunk, and then stay there the rest of the night, no matter how much more i drink. i've been drunk maybe twice, but the one time i'm positive about, i was assisted in my imbibing by a professional.

13. Favorite Outkast lyric?

i'd like to harken back, but i think the massive verse of sickness and cadence that is "a life in the day of andre" has to be the illest i've ever heard either of them spit. that's an unfair question tho.

14. Hair color you most like someone you're dating to have?

black or brown.

15. If you had to be blind or deaf?

deaf. if i couldn't look upon women...

16. Do you have any psychiatric problems?

does adhd count? if so, yeah. if not. i talk to myself, so i guess i will soon.

17. Siblings that should go to rehab?

ha. i'll not go there.

18. Least favorite month?

who said march? haters...
i think september is pretty bad. shit is always starting up again in september.

19. First movie you can remember seeing as a kid?

back to the future or moonlighting. everytime i went to my cousin's house. holla morgan!

20. Favorite person in the whole world?

oh...

21. When's the last time you went on a date?

earlier this month. sorta.

22. Do you like violent movies or dirty movies?

dirty. not even gonna front here. i assume dirty means rife with filth of the bootknock.

23. Fall or spring?

spring. i'm pitching khaki and denim tents all season, and every time i have faith that i'll be able to poke sun'n. it's just so inspiring.

24. Person you most wish you hadn't made out with?

ha... the funny thing is, we killed the make out session.

25. If you are straight, what person of the same sex would you do it with?

ellen degeneres and eminem at the same time

26. Where do you want to live when you are old and brittle?

south carolina.

27. Who is the person you can count on most?

my little sister gillian.

28. If you could date any celebrity past or present, time and age are not factors?

lena horne.

29. What books have you pretended you've read?

the pearl.

30. What's a word you would use to describe your life?

unfulfilled

31. Favorite drinking game?

dont spill the shot...?

32. What did you dream last night?

i had sex w/someone right in front of *the* one. she was crying.
it was a fucked up dream and i hope i never have such a dream again.

33. Favorite bands?

mandrill, war, kool and the gang and the roots.

interview's done.

that's one orangutan off my back. now, to get this stuff transferred to written word by d-day, thursday the 5th.

it went well. my dad let me use the car *gasp*, and i got there, found a perfect park on 3rd and cherry, and handled my business quite nicely.

yo, man.

just seeing how those cats live, listening to them and asking them questions, partly for self gratification and partly for the interview, i'm convinced. i *have* to work for myself. i understand that working for yourself is a hustle, even if you have something that everybody needs... and that it's not all beautiful hardwood floors and open, airy lofts and waking up at 11am and living in olde city. but cuz.

envy is abundant.

they were cool cats too.

i sat there, interviewed them, and thought about how i'd have to climb out of bed at 7am tomorrow and drag myself to work, to assist in selling somebody else's crap.

*sigh*

didn't go to the roy ayers thing. people i was supposed to go with didn't call. shame on them. plus, i was going to need the car, and my dad was in a bad mood, so i just skipped the drama. i can't wait until the whip gets here. trust, i'm going to be on the road all the time. this paying for insurance but still dreading asking to use the car is a bit too much.

that's all for right now, i gotta do the dishes.

oh- i've uploaded a new beat.

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