My sons and I attended Dragon Con and we made a few costumed friends along the way.
Want to see a LOT of pics of us with our new friends from the parade and festivities?
family
It’s all about family.
you are the sauce beneath my wings
This past work week had “crummy” scrawled all over it but I was looking forward to the reward of hanging out with my sons at week’s end. Circumstances beyond my reach aborted those plans but I still had an opportunity to share lunch with them on Saturday at this small little spot in Austell called Ruchda (pronounced roosh-dah) Wings. Pictured below, you can see that Kenn 2.0 was more than excited to get out of the house and Spencer dug deep in his wallet to pay. Not.
Love you, Spencer and Kenn. You are the sauce beneath my wings 🙂
1989, 20 years later
1989 was funky summer. 20 years later, the summer is still… funky.
This past weekend, my namesake and I participated in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking film by Spike Lee, Do The Right Thing at the Fox Theatre. We had opportunity to meet the visionary icon of film and spend a bit of time in exchange with him. Apparently, not many people knew of his scheduled appearance at a bookstore in Atlanta so we enjoyed the casual accessibility.
Do The Right Thing is such an amazing film and I was reminded of my previous fixation with it and the anthem by Public Enemy that permeates throughout the movie. It was awesome to see Rosie Perez gyrate to the opening titles and share that experience with my son.
If you haven’t viewed the movie in a while (or ever), I urge you to check it out (regardless of your ethnicity). It is not a black movie. There were no reported race riots that immediately followed the release of the film as the irresponsible and fear-mongering media attempted to provoke. What there was was a dialogue between cultures and ethnicities that is still quite relevant today.
“Elvis was a hero to most
But he never meant s** to me you see
Straight up racist that sucker was
Simple and plain
Mother**** him and John Wayne
Cause I’m Black and I’m proud” – excerpt from “Fight The Power” by Public Enemy
happy Dad’s day
Happy Dad’s Day to all of the dads and moms that serve the role of surrogate dads.
We love you.
something about spencer
Spencer is the coolest 10-year old I know and I have the honor of also being his Dad. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you… Spencer…
kenn two point O
One of the coolest things I found out a while ago was that my 15-year old son, Kenn (lovingly known as Kenn 2.0) visits my blog regularly and shares with his friends. How cool is THAT?
I dedicate this post to him in all of his glory and awesomeness. Dad loves you, Kenn.
(Don’t worry, Spencer. You have a post coming up too)
pictorial retrospect – a Black History moment
It was my intention to post lots of retrospective pics of my past in the month of February but Work has been excessively needy and I’ve had to give her all of my attention. Better late than next month. Enjoy the smile.
