Notes from a Friend's Town

1. This has been the coldest spring I can recall in NOLA. It's as if the weather patterns that define the Atlantic seaboard were sent to the Deep South as an expression of Yankee rage over the years of stalled social progress. Thats not the case at all though, global warming is real and it's dressing the familiar in unfamiliar garments. 2.  Always be thankful for good friends. A recent holiday is was saved from disaster through the generosity of others. I had a wonderful time in Atlanta & couldn't have had requested a better sequence of spontaneous events with a crystal ball. 3.  We've reconnected in a most glorious way. I've missed you like class clowns miss recess, daily.  4.  My summer's agenda went from zero to hero in about 3 days last week so I'll be anchoring my feet in new soil, several hundred feet higher above sea level. You'll have to pardon the absence of further details, I'm looking forward to working through this sequence in ...

1.   Thus far, it has been my experience that one should be mindful which request you mutter into the ears of the universe. Your request will be fulfilled, but the means may make the end a bitter finish. 2.  There was a time when Mardi Gras was a local celebration of culture &; Catholicism. I believe those days ended in the late 90s, as the 2-Way Pager rose in popularity. Each year, I encounter more and more people here for the party because they heard it was a really cool party, like one the better parties available in the Continental US. I'm no religious adherent, nor am I culture messier looking to only share the nimblest bit with every traveler be he drag queen or lawyer but a degree of sacracity needs to be returned to this holiday. I don't care for large crowds roaming the streets, so I tend to experience the season from the fringes. This year however, I decided to do things differently. I immersed myself in the celebration with my extended family i...

Golden Earth Day before Chewy chases squirrels for hrs...

1. I've been your slave for as long as I've been your friend... (© Van Hunt) Glad the chapter of my life that included song on it's soundtrack is done. I know for sure I've finished with said chapter because even the urge to be vindictive doesn't move me. 2. SoHo, Tribeca ... 3.   Pulled a job that would've had Danny Ocean jealous recently. 4. As the election day nears, support for Romney & his antics only make it clear that progress is an ongoing process. 5. 100 million for the QB in a season w/ a ref lockout in full effect. Seriously, who does the long range planning for the New Orleans Saints ? Lookout has ended & that investment doesn't have a healthy  forecast. 6. I know more kids in K-12 than I know bartenders, this is what your 20s really look like. World traveling, epic partying, career development optional, nap time & uncle status mandatory. 7. What's really good though? 8. If you want to know some...

Flying Lotus x Frank Ocean

1.  Dealt with Hurricane Issac this week. It reminded me of my first hurricane experience, watching the rains fall from the living room door of a  dark muggy hot house. I would open the fridge more than need be just for 5 seconds of cool air. This was quite a windy experience, lost power for a few days just to make the experience authentic. Glad that's over with for me now, my thoughts to my city as most are still in dark, attempting to sleep in conditions most are three decades removed from. 2. As always, it will be what it is for it can be nothing other than itself.  3.  Romney seriously followed Clint Eastwood's monologue at the RNC last week?? Clint loses his mind, meandering through the fog of his typecast character, addressing an empty chair on national television. I can't believe this circus is able to raise funds via donations. Totally bizarre. Shit's a bad acid trip and lives are being lost.  4.   Looking forward to Flying Lotus's new albu...