Annie Hall: Alvy, you’re incapable of enjoying life, you know that? I mean you’re like New York City. You’re just this person. You’re like this island unto yourself.

Alvy Singer: I can’t enjoy anything unless everybody is. If one guy is starving someplace, that puts a crimp in my evening.

I remember the first time I saw it. Yea. that’s me! It’s a NY thing.We’re all connected. I feel like I have to write a movie too after watching Woody Allen ish. Shoot in NY of course. NO SPECIAL EFFECTS. No computer imaging. No green screens. Just people and their stories.

Woody started out writing plays. Nothing but the actors, the physical scenery and the words. Raw talent. Just like the Brooklyn Bridge. Made by hand. Made in NY. CLASSIC.

heat swelling

trees in my head mellowing

beats saying hello and inviting me over to freak

can’t say no

melody so cool it’s freezing

just what i need

a breeze across my body

wishing on a star

the sky lit up

in came the storm

the rhythm got me rocking

still air moved by frequencies beyond the terms east or west

a song

some singing

from somewhere

in the dark

This is a song for the genius child.
Sing it softly, for the song is wild.
Sing it softly as ever you can -
Lest the song get out of hand.

Nobody loves a genius child.

Can you love an eagle,
Tame or wild?
Can you love an eagle,
Wild or tame?
Can you love a monster
Of frightening name?

Nobody loves a genius child.

Kill him – and let his soul run wild.

Langston Hughes

but there were these

Sirens & Lights

I tried to turn off the constant stream of voice in my mind

I could not

there were these theories and ideas

and I was drifting into relaxation when again there were

Sirens & lights and I thought more about why even sleep

many times I’d decided just to get right up

and be

these Sirens & Lights

flashing

passing

in the night

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I started to read this article. I didn’t make it past the 1st paragraph, this sentence “elevating concerns about whether other militant groups could deliver at least a glancing blow on American soil.”.

I stopped.

Of course they could. Any idiot can buy an old pathfinder on craigslist, load it with a bunch of store bought shit and drive it into Times Square. Count your federal/state/local tax dollars going into investigating this amateur scheme. I wonder if someone is.

Then I thought, on top of everything else, it was a neglected by the government and society Viet Nam veteran street vendor who first notified police of the burning truck. An ABC7 reporter said “you must love your job you’ve been doing it 15-20 years” to which he replied “I didn’t have much choice” without hesitation.

GET THE MONEY

maps. digital. or globes. like the ones that were in every new york city public school. now i have google. and ‘click’ on the -pictures box and

words………………. written in text digital… in images of ancient marks on long forgotten walls

the internet really does have everything. it’s overwhelming. but somehow we find certain things. when we know what we’re looking for, we find it

roads

somewhere the road stops

somewhere someone kept walking

sometimes i think i can read lips does that mean i can decipher a kiss?

i’m buggin.

the stars shine and i feel like i can say their light is singing reminisce

yes mary J … reminisce on the love we had

and i can decipher everything it seems but  my own mind

ain’t that a bitch

it’s all good

‘Terra’ is the latin word for our Planet

it means from dirt

which we all eventually return

i’m cool with that

dedicated to our beautiful Mother Earth

peace & light

Shine on

t

I’m fixing my sleeping schedule.

I’ve been awake quite a while.

It’s a beautiful day.

I just got out of the shower…

and there were 573 new tweets by the time I got back.

Ya’ll mofo’s tweet a lot.

It’s all good.

I’ve got too many blogs in draft. I much prefer the ink.

I’m exporting in all forms.

I’m looking forward (as always) to June.

This event is going to be good in #NYC -

keep rockin world

peace

shine on

t

I’M GOING FOR A WALK

Apple vs. Oranges

Exploring in the forest for Origins

of gravity laws and man’s descent

the motivation fell on my head

as I sat one day thinking about when

I could

create everything in this big brain of mine

and it was funny just as I thought, that a sign

things changed

and now there’s progress

more people connected who understand that East is West

Against is For

When it’s Apples vs. Oranges

Right vs. Left, Capitalism vs. Communism

Food to eat vs. A college education

How much you have vs. How much you should be making

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I missed out on getting tickets originally and I was pissed about it.  I managed to find 1 person who had one on craigslist, I called the number in the ad around 9PM. The doors were at 9 and I was reading tweets that the line was around the block and people were waiting in the rain. Shiiiiit. True Hip-Hop fans as MelDCole said. The dude with the ticket(HENRY – who – if you read this – #YoutheFuckinManBro) still had the ticket and said he was in line. So I chilled out a bit, got ready, had half a beer, half a joint, and jumped on the L to the 1. I was there at 9:45. Texted henry he came out gave me the ticket at face value and I went in. No wait. No line for me. It wasn’t raining by the time I got there. Luck? Or…. good at being late? I can’t front. I’m a lucky mother fucker.

Before I walked in the woman in front of me greeted the bouncer who she knew… and she had a gift… what was it? Badu‘s new album Amerykah Pt II: Return of the Ankh!! Before I even got in the door I felt GOOD people! I felt GREAT.

I felt like I had a wiiiindow seat

I get in, the place is PACKED… but I got a spot. Center of the room in the back of the ground level. I’m tall skinny and lanky. I get in anywhere! Just like J cole as a matter of fact. Being 6’2 gets you a good view at any concert. I am greatly appreciative of that. The opening act was kind of a rap/R&B type dude who was alright, kinda corny to be honest, but it was cool. Good beats. Asher Roth came out and did a good verse, I never really saw Asher live before, kinda impressed but admittedly I had low expectations and don’t know his music too much. After the opening act who failed to properly identify himself(that’s a huge fail) was done, I think it was DJ SUSS one that was DJ’ing, but he played some classic shit. BIG, Pac, Pun, HOV…. The Crowd was ready for J COLE!

J COLE came out and just from start to finish killed it. He did all of the songs I wanted to hear. Especially “I get up” And “Losing my Balance”. He talked about when he saw Kanye back in 2003 and how being there was special to him. Real shit! The vibe was crazy. Here I’m going to copy some stuff I wrote on FB/twitter right after the concert

///////////// A WTF?! INTERLUDE  /////////////////

I finally get home… vibing superhigh from the show… check twitter and what do I see but this RT’d like 15 times:

RT @RealLifeKaz: J.Cole is Drake if Drake never met Wayne and hung out more with Phonte

I’m just like.. what? Why do people even compare J cole and Drake? There is no comparison. You can take that how you will.

Anyways this is what I said

@t_NYC The Drake/J Cole comparisons are annoying me. Drake got talent but he is a fuckin child actor turned rapper. COLE is truth #fuckouttahere

///////////// OK BACK TO THE SHOW  /////////////////

(my tweets after)

1 more thing, J Cole set the bar tonight for live performance. he was up there all alone – no hype man -no crew – no entourage about 11 hours ago via web

OH YEA J COLE said “they thinking about they breakfast while I’m warming up my dinner” on the new track tonight…. YUP about 10 hours ago via web

actually he said “thinkin about they breakfast while I’m heatin up my dinner” still … “They sleep, we grind” @fatbellybella about 10 hours ago via web

then from the man himself

JColeNC Sound like some wack ass prom line, but… Ill never forget this night. NYC SOB’s. Peeace about 10 hours ago via UberTwitter Retweeted by you and 22 others

OH Yeah. This tweet. That was the illest shit. Every doing Jay Elec’s verse. Nobody could do ALL the words though haha..

@t_NYC OH YEAH J.Cole + Talib + Everybody in the fuckin building at SOBs did @JayElectronica verse on “Just Begun” #HIPHOP about 10 hours ago via web

Great fucking night.

AND Then when I got out of the place 3 people handed me their CD’s(which of course makes me feel like I must look important or something), and 1 of them was actually kinda alright! Shoutout Gist , though I gotta say, I threw out the CD’s. I did keep the printcards on the inside though. I Think it might be more efficient/less costly for artist to just share a ‘card’ with their website than spend money/time making CD’s that people will just throw out. Especially rowdy hyped up possibly drunk people leaving a concert. Just a lil note.

ANYWAY

What I miss? Roc boy Young Chris came out and did a verse + an ill acapella on some real shit. Cole did his verse on his track with Wale.. a piano duet slowed down “A Star is Born” before going full force into the real one…. then the ENCORE! HE came out and did the new track which is what it is “COLD WORLD” TRUTH!!!!! KILLED IT!

THAT SHIT WAS ILL. HIP-HOP IS ALIVE AND WELL!

PEACE

shoutout to everyone who was there

and if you weren’t

IT’S ALL GOOD