me: “so what do you enjoy doing in your spare time?”

her: “Oh I love to hang out with my friends <as opposed to kicking it with enemies & haters!?>,go shopping, listening to music, ya know?! <sips drink a sec, til eyes widen with self-discovery> OH! and Watching Movies!!! I LOOOVVEE a Good Movie!!”

normally the macrologist in me says: “oh really?! <leaning forward as if interested & surprised> what kind of movies do like?”

while the realist in me  WANTS to say: “of course you do. air is valuable. “

Yet let us not deter from the severity of this week’s point:  getting out the house, meeting up at the theater with your family/friends, to watch watch the new Red Tails movie during it’s OPENING WEEK — starting THIS FRIDAY Jan. 20-27th #supportchange #occupygrowth

HOW DOES A MOVIE, TV SHOW, COMMERICIAL, or MEDIA OUTPUT DEFINE US?

- glad you asked

As a resident of KNOXVILLE, TN — i’m by geographical definition ‘a southerner’, a beneath the mason-dixon-liner; and I’m reminded every winter by my friends “up north”  and “out west” :

NORTH: “…you call THIS cold?! HAHAHA!!! you’d NEVER survive a december in Cleveland”

WEST: “… snow is against my religion!– you should come out here, black, cause i’m STILL rockin’ da flops n’ shorts, homie!”

and I sincerely can’t count the amounts of times I’ve run into people, who’ve never been to the south, who IMMEDIATELY assume that we STILL have dirt roads everywhere, we all wear over-alls, drink moonshine with every meal, and JUST-NOW got the internet a few years ago; because ALL they ever saw about the south was  DOLLYWOOD COMMERCIALS. so yes…media plays a HUGE roll in what’s known abroad.

SO HOW COULD SUPPORTING THIS MOVIE “CHANGE THINGS”?

1) It’s expansively educational.

It gives the viewer an in depth view on a story previously swept under the rug by common history.

2) It’s fights racism; see previous answer and read on

3) It supports the spreading of a rare known truth in a way that should make it easier for future movies to follow suit –

the ABSOLUTE power of films goes beyond my ability to describe in words here on this blog, but none of us can deny that we’ve been watching them and effected by them in some form or fashion; the main fashion in which I’m concerned about is knowledge obtained between the “viewer: reader ratio”.

UNFORTUNATELY most of us (especially kids-teens-youth) would rather see the movie than read the book. LEAVING the movie, tv, media (take out), etc — to be the end-all-learning station in a lot of cases pertaining to what happened in the past.

The real fire behind my writing is something that JAMIE FOXX said during the TONY AWARDS about DREAM GIRLS (a movie, with a predominantly African American cast,that received 8 awards that day and is quite possibly one of the best musicals in history) and how he was disappointed that the movie was playing in less than 40 theatres WORLD WIDE; whereas his other films have been in easily 200+ during their opening week.

Of course we all know any productions success is based upon it’s generated revenue, and very few of those movies receive a Tony Award (regardless of how much it sold) — so it would common sense that a movie with an all-star cast that amassed over 5 awards, should have and would have generated 10x’s what it did IF it had had the kind of exposure most block busters get. hell…BEYONCE (who played lead actress) alone gets more attention when she trips and falls on stage during a live performance.

HOW DOES A MOVIE GET WORLD WIDE? same way everything does from music to chia pets, it’s ALL about ‘distribution deals’ . FOR RED TAILS — GEORGE LUCAS himself has to write a check to get the movie made and another check to distribute this movie, cause ‘the hollywood powers that be’ would NOT support this film!!!!!! Which is odd because it has tons of actors (including CUBA GOODING JR.) who have done nothing but draw in audiences throughout their illustrious careers.  To not support this film, which depicts African American males in a different light then most previous movies (you know…instead of the LONE WOLF -1-in-a-million black men are THIS amazing; whereas this one is shows an  ”all together” “collectively having integrity and courage) — is a blatant out-right slap in the face towards progressive change.

It’s very important that the ENTIRE story is shared with EVERYONE of all ages, in all countries across the globe.

“Courage Has No Color”

I don’t know if it was the story about his friend fighting cancer or the poem about his own personal bout or the poem about his father’s faith that got to me, but somewhere in the mix of his words, I got a real good reflection of what I’m missing; of what i’ve somehow been infected with along this journey of being a hypersocial-butterfly — and that’s, somewhere along the way i’ve grown weary of us not getting along.   I’ve beeen very aware of when disputes or disapproval begins to effect undertones, and whispers become malicious.  OF COURSE this isn’t the overall threading of the events, by no means, our track record proves that alone — but in the finer fabrics; there’s a tear here and there.  Something I imagine most wouldn’t notice, where my eyes have had years of experience — it’s just deciding to gather the energy to deal with it all, is evading my reasoning.  I’ve adapted this belief that it’s a complete waste of time to try and change someone’s mind; someones feelings, etc — until it hit me:  ’…then why bother with poetry?!?!’

and THIS is what reminds me of what Asia did…he had us chant a few simple things between the stories and the pieces, that triggered me… (call and response style)

Asia: “STRUGGLE!!”

Us: “FIGHT!!”

Asia: “STRUGGLE!!!”

Us: “FIGHT!!”

Asia: “PEOPLE!!”

Us: “LOVE!!”

Asia: “PEOPLE!!”

Us: “LOVE!!”

that’s it! —  people. love.

and lie.

and live.

and cry.

and be — people.

and damn………….it’s my birthday.

thanks poetry.

i’m sure it has something to do with her ability to mix pink n’ brown, but definitely something to do with the fact she’s hilarious. humor turns me on. #judgeme if you don’t feel the same about a good laugh paired with a ‘fuck load of hair’ (c)s. benincasa — oh yeah, she’s an author too; I think Black Thought of the Roots said it best “..i gotta soft spot for smart women”

I am on the verge of understanding how to give an arrow released towards no physical target , purpose in it’s aimless maiden voyage. For if knowledge is simply the vantage point from which those with wisdom can view, then I would view this arrow’s flight as a thing of value. It is the practice that leads to perfection, the gauge of strength currently possessed, the means to obtaining greater skill, the act of transferring still into motion, enhancement of senses, it taught me something I can see about myself and things i’ll never know beyond the subconscious; an exercise in letting go, and so on.

I say this, because I’ve been busy. very very busy without aim. I started something(s) without giving them full plan or notice of points beyond it was simply time to do something, it was time to learn how to set-in-motion, to transfer energy, to be present. My music, my love, my art, my work, my business — aimless arrows if I only look at the current results of their fruits as the final harvest; the END result — as if tomorrow was promised to never arrive, as if change where the greatest ideal ever composed by a fiction writer. I stand wiser every time I dare to look again. It’s not about starting over. It’s about accessing, adjusting, and moving forward — in short: trying again.

I’ve released two projects (two arrows) artistically.
1) SBTRL
2) Poems in Strap 2.0

My efforts to “spread the word” (the vibrations) is where I place purpose to their maiden flights; I will not return to them or recreate them, I will simply place targets in their way; I will steer ears towards the business ends of their points and purpose; for what’s the point of creating them if I won’t ensure as many as I can possibly reach have at least heard about it, or at least saw it soar by as it plowed it’s way through to a few of their family and friend’s list of favorite artist. i love goals.

Currently my goals (online) are to hit youtube with 12-15 videos from SBRLT. In the process I’m learning a good deal about how to flex my talents between the software I own, however I’ve run into another ‘thorn in my aims’; the task is tedious, repetitive, & time consuming. All factors that eat away at one whose main issue with the combination is that it lulls him into paralyzing states of boredom.

Seriously…. I’d rather stare at fish shitting for thirty minutes, than to be bored for hours on end — HOWEVER — another factor to this boredom comes to light, as we apply wisdom, and from what I’ve learned about human energy, the human mind, creative energy, and Feng Shui; i’m simply not allowing for these factors to flow through my space conveniently. THIS WILL CHANGE. — among other highly underestimated ‘cosmetic’ arrangements in my life. — for in all reality I’m literally doing the job of two to three people (however successful-or-unsuccessful) the fact remains: I’m On My Grizzy; and since that’s the case I need to improve in the arts of publishing, (self-else) marketing, organizing, producing, & completing. Even now, I’m fighting the urge to leave this article — click update — and come back to in segments. I’ve always been that way…always starting two and three projects at a time…..i used to hate this about myself, but now I embrace it. I simply need to either eliminate if from my process (which could take forever) or compliment and cater to it (for it has proven to be quite useful for a connector such as myself). Nature calls — update:

(3 hours later after eating and playing halo: reach)
1. add links to projects
2. figure out what to type next….

(stare at screen off and on for 2hours)
I said a while back that I’m searching for the obsessive compulsive organizer within myself.
That search continues.

(end transmission)

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