Belated New Years to me...

i spared you the operation picture...

so i've been wrestling with this entry.
For a number of reasons.

a couple of weeks back, i'd decided in honor of my one year recovery, June 28th, i'd make a little mix and share it with you guys.
but true to form, life happened, Mikey died and the mix i'd created just started to seem silly.

the concept is/was to pull together the tunes that i listened to while on bed (ar)rest. In hindsight, it was a good summer for music listening, even though all I wanted to do was get up and out.

I sold myself on the idea and put in a little work. Then came the string of MJ parties and living life and "making up for a lost summer" and i walked away from the computer and everything since.

all this to say... I finally went back to the rough mix, and fixed some of the levels, to share with you.

PLEASE keep in mind... I'm no dj. Some bits might still be pokey, but these songs and moments pulled me though a tough time. and i'm eternally thankful for their presence.
They were my best friends and also moments of hope.
At times painful to hear... longing to sing along, even though the doctor told me not to.

so here it is.
happy. new. year.
^^clickthat^^

I'll post the songlist in the comments or something.
if you ask.

Andrea Chung " who wan fi test?"

boopsie / Andrea Chung 2008

i have a million and 5 feelings about my multicultural background, and I think this young lady shares a couple...

Those of you who are really close to me know how I was brought up an oddly nontraditional West Indian household, where our customs and standards were (and are) mainly evident during the holidays and when amongst family.
All the same, it's a part of me. A large of me, and to meet other artists with similar experiences of living in duel worlds (not quite West Indian/ not quite American) its something special.

The long preamble to say, check out Andrea Chung and her current work in progress "who wan fi test?"

Touching. Thought provoking. Well done.

this isn't the way he's supposed to go.

This wasn't in the script.
sounds like a joke, but in my mind... Michael Jackson was (nearly) immortal.
And as I saw it, when he would choose to disappear, he would gracefully blow off into the sunset, re materializing as shimmery golden flakes, much like he did in Remember The Time. We'd be sad but take solace in knowing he's... *pause* this is bordering heavily on idolatry.

But he really was The King of Pop. Through the Jesus Juice scandals, rumors and lame attempts to come back... still can honor his greatness. Mannequin fascination and all.

no need to link videos. or songs. or pictures because this man and his vision is so embedded/ingrained in our culture that all it takes is us remembering him... and his genius (yes genius) is recalled.

dumbfounded and needed to let my confusion out.

they did it first.

opted not for the single/hit i want candy.

Bow Wow Wow has been heavy on my mind, ever since the never ending bickering about who had the edgy sngle/dble sided 'hawk first... aka Cassiegate of weeks ago.

All that chatbout made me pull a couple of the ep's out. I forgot the band members were originally Adam Ant's... "The Ants", which would explain my instant infatuation with the sound of the rhythm section.

I miss videos (and people) being so unpretentiously artistic like this.

anywho. Long story short. Annabella and her crew sort of did it first.

no mood to be polite.

Oh, you can uncross your fingers. Unfortunately things might've fallen through.
No super woop.
Maybe next time.

That's not what i'm here for.

Ever grow tired of being nice to people?

i'd get into the details but, eh, don't wanna.

i give a lot. a. lot.
and i'd like to be thanked from time to time.
we all do.
and i'd like to be treated the way i treat others,
considering that's the life lesson most parents try to instill.

i'll stop here, because i can feel thoughts being brought up that will only fall out my face sounding cryptic and not fully developed.

all in all. I'm not a nice person all the time. and i don't want to be.

by the way,
Thank YOU.

i dig it.

Now I wanna re-cut this tune live.
Thanks for playing with us, Habeeb.
Check out his youtube channel. Got a great pocket.

(and thanks Cal for bringing this to my attention)

lifted from The Moment /NY Times

Gotta love Brooklynites ingenuity/tenacity/ballsy nature.
Read here.

FYI

www.facebook.com/ampersandjones
BAH.
:)
they got me. Facebook. *smh* So ashamed of my self promoting self.
Always willing to talk to anyone who wants to talk.
the personalized URL just makes it a little easier, I guess.

BTw, keep those fingers twisted.
no word yet.