Thursday, August 26, 2010
Gil Scott-Heron’s music and struggle with crack: newyorker.com
Gil Scott-Heron’s music and struggle with crack: newyorker.com
Im not posting this to get at Heron i was just kind of unaware that he had a crack addiction . Lady walked into my job yesterday and was surprised that I knew who he was. I ordered his new album for her and we started talking and then she mentioned this article in the New Yorker so i decided to read into it.
Im not posting this to get at Heron i was just kind of unaware that he had a crack addiction . Lady walked into my job yesterday and was surprised that I knew who he was. I ordered his new album for her and we started talking and then she mentioned this article in the New Yorker so i decided to read into it.
Nikki NTU Medulla Dinner EPK
late to post this but stfu i do what i want lol plus i was gone for two months !
i like sayin Nikki NTU(intu)
The whole division about female mc and a male mc is wack! Its hip hop
Monday, August 23, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Well-cooked food does not suck. It unsucks.
Consider me quite possibly the youngest food prep in culinary history. I found myself, at the tender age of 6, highly attracted to the busy, boisterous kitchen of my grandparent’s popular Cuban restaurant. There are these faint, yet vivid memories in which I find myself stuffing and shaping “papa rellenas”, chopping up some kind of produce, and scrambling eggs during breakfast hour for the hungry, awaiting customers. The sound of the meat grinder, the pounding of steaks, and the crisping, crackling sound of the deep fryer. I knew for a fact, even in the midst of my pure innocence, that being in the kitchen was meant for me.I’ve always considered cooking as a form of art. We are artists. Each and every one of us. No, we might not use a brush and paint to precisely smother a canvas with captivating imagery. But instead our brushes have become 8inch blades and our paint is now aromatic, beautifully tasting herbs and spices. We have created mouth-watering plates, canvas’, in which are cooked well. Damn well. And speaking of artists, considering the fact that I grew up in the restaurant, my grandmother was the first one I laid eyes on. The sweat trickling down my Abuela’s forehead as she was cooking up the best fucking black beans known to man. Her tiny 5’1” body making moves, making sure every morsel being put together was filled with pure, unconditional love. Yeah, she definitely was, and still is, an artist. An artist crazy enough to let her grandchild use a chef’s knife.Food always seemed to be somewhat of an adventure to me. It is all about leaving the bland behind and going for something a bit more bold and daring. Every chop, every whisk leads you to that final product. That delectable plate of well-cooked food in which is going to fill that hungered, unfilled belly of yours. And when those flavors hit your palate, it’s as if an incredible explosion just set off in your mouth, on your tongue. But with the thrill, also comes a form of relaxation. I, 16 years after my “food prep days”, use my cooking as a tool for stress relief. Tuning into the jazz station, I then grab my knife and in me, I find a sense of control; I am at peace. I am truly me. I chop away and begin some magic in the kitchen. The jazz infuses my body and soul with a sweet melody that plays deep into my heart and straight into the food. Mmm…So although the memories of my childhood, alongside my self-taught chef of an Abuela, are worth reliving, I am more than happy to be where I am today. In my blood I carry the ultimate DNA in which will lead me on a culinary adventure until I’m finally asked to kindly leave this earth. And that is exactly why, I not only cook food well, but enjoy the shit out of it, too.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
The Hammock
Sitting on this hammock thinking as it sways side to side
swinging looking around searching for peace of mind
first image is a picture within a frame hanging on a wall
its da same photo that flashes before some if not all
to my right a window of sadness ...Death on a bed
to my left sorrow views of a poor sick house pet
Sitting swinging on this hammock thinking all day
pondering wondering what it would be like living here everyday
kids in the front playing,laughing , balls thrown high
as an American plane flys by in the sky
they barely look up but im sure that they used to
the sound of an engine as it lifts off is all that they're use to
Sitting Swinging Pondering as it turns into night
but over here even in the day its hard to see light
kids walk over asking for a translation of "are you okay?"
they heard it in a MJ song..i replied usted esta bien?
Robert Rodriguez-Machete-JuanDoe
Robert Rodriguez has teamed up with artist Juan Doe for a series of comic books based on the upcoming Machete film! Issues 1-5 should be out in September...check the vid to see Robert Rodriguez at Comic Con presenting the cover!
Shout outs to Juan Doe keep duin ya thing
Thursday, August 19, 2010
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