Back from a two-day stay at an Izu Shimoda beach resort, where American Commodore Mathew Perry and his “black ships” demanded that Japan open its ports or there’d be a war of cannons versus bows and arrows. The year was July 8, 1853. Izu was the point from which western dominance spread like a super nova. America’s giant imperialistic balls were swelling. Japan got up in their feelings about the foreign invasion. Before Perry, Japan had closed itself off to …
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My wife is pregnant and I am becoming a father. It’s joy and terror; anticipation and anxiety. How can we afford a baby? Will I hold the baby right? Will I be a good father? My wife wonders if she’ll be a good mother? What will the baby look like? Is it a boy or a girl? A girl will be easier and cheaper. “We’ll just chain her to the bed, home school her, she’ll live with us forever, no …
See you there. Conscious Mind Records presents: B.Y.O.C Fest – (Bring Your Own Crew) at the Beacham on June 12, 2014 hosted by Madd Illz. Performances by: Solillaquists Of Sound, Casual (of the Hieroglyphics), Qwel & Maker, J-Live, and Jawaan LaRue, all in one room!Music by DJ T-Rexz & DJ Jay Mob holding it down on the 1’s & 2’s$20 tickets in advance, $25 at the door. go to http://ticketf.ly/1nmrGMG to purchase them online Doors at 8pm. 18+ B.Y.O.C. Fest is: …
It was a busy 2013 for Orlando, Florida’s music collective Solillaquists of Sound. First, they toured France, came home, raised $16,393 through their kickstarter campaign with a goal of $12,500, and then they released, The 4th Wall, a double album box set. Talk about “Everyday I’m hustling,” just in the second week of the new year: Swamburger, the MC of the group, had a solo art show at downtown Orlando’s Peacock Room, B-Side Artists Apparel is putting out a collaborative series …
Four of my photos got published in American Society of Picture Professionals. They were taken during my trip back home to Orlando, Florida. This is a jpg of the layout. The print issue is out this week. Much love and thanks to April Wolfe. …
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