Letters from my muddled mental.
I’ve had a bunch on my mind recently.
I’ve been running out of major things to do, so I’ve just been thinking, writing crazy verses and stuff.
I had a conversation with my mom last night for like a half hour, after I had gotten home from a WACK encounter, about life in general. This rarely happens, and never impromptu, so needless to say, it was a good one.
She asked me what I was doing now that I had all this newfound free time, free space, a surplus of gasoline, and no reason to let go of any o the aforementioned perks. So, being the good son that I am, I told her all the stuff on my plate.
Weekend
Photog-ing
Party Planning
Europe/NYC?
T-shirts?
Those things, along with some things I can’t put here for fear of what seems to be a ragtag, motley crew of Gestapo who jock my every word, tweet, and keystroke, starting some foolishness, left her pretty impressed. And then we got to talking about her dad and my uncle who just recently passed. In the middle of the conversation, it dawned on me:
No idea’s orginal.
It seems, from how she accurately described all three of us, that I’m fitting the mold of Stroud men before me. Some of it negative, most of it positive, all of it eerie. I should preface the rest of this by saying that this isn’t really going anywhere, I’m at work and needed to write. Writing to me is what paint is to artists, it keeps me sane, though I do not consider myself a writer. Why? Simply put, I don’t think I’m good enough at it to be given such a title, though it is my goal to be before I die.
Back to the lecture at hand (perfection is perfected……) It got me to thinking about a whole lot of things. What seperates good from great? What seperates Stax from Cash Money, Isaac Hayes from Dwele? Jay-Z from Fabolous? Is it desire? Luck? Power of will? Some combination of these? And how, if one could ever say so in truth, would one know when they “made it”? Did Dilla know how truly great he was before he passed? Did John, Jimi, or Jerry? Did th Beatles or Led Zep realize in the midst of making music that they were laying the blueprint and foundation for music as it will be forever known since then, or did hindsight hip them to such awesome accomplishments? How did I get on this trail from my mom’s conversation? No idean my dude. But you can’t help but wonder once you start to think. It truly is more crippling than liberating, though, to think that we’d only appreciate what we had, did, or thought, after the fact. In a sense, life is always being lived at half potential. If Howlin’ Wolf would have realized in the moment that what he had put his hand to would help spur a musical and cultural revolution in his generation AND lay the foundation for Hip-Hop to do the same, could he have been even greater? Or would the burden of responsibility frind upon his mind and limit his remarkable contribution? There is no blanket answer, so I’d be short sighted to paint such people with a broader brush than needed, but it’s worth thinking about. Why? Because if you ever find yourself in the midst of something great, it might help to realize it.
Back Again, Forrealz this time!
Hey, guys.
So, for all intents and purposes, it has been a month and.a half since I posted seriously on either of my blogs. A lot was going on that basically truncated or altogether wiped my time to blog away totally. But, such is no longer the case. I’m back on here and the Long Weekend Blog, I’m still heavy on twitter (twitter.com/long_wknd) and since its continues to get nicer out, the camera will be back in full effect.
I’m single now, Long Weekend is beginning to grind things to an open, and then a (undoubtedly) awesome close. Lee’s cooking up heat AND has some major stuff lined up for summer, so major he won’t even let ME KNOW. But as soon as I can, I’ll post the info here and you guys should support him and his fam. I’ve also got some other family planning a project, so they’ll be on here as well. Ima keep the fashion, music, politricks, and opinions on deck, and I hope to throw a live party in September. All of which will be explored here. So tell you mama, tell your pa, PSDN is back.
For real this time.
88 Keys + Con-Yay West – Making of “Viagra” episode
Now in our VodPod sidebar widget. Why? Cuz I’m too lazy to rip and re-up Vimeo Vids. Bet.
Good Stuff. Good times had by all.
DOOM Interview on HHDX
DOOM (he recently dropped the Metal Fingerz) is one of the most creative cats in music period, and he has a lot of interesting things to say on the rare occasion he gives an interview. Aside from some hating last summer by a DJ who rocks with a group who was never all that good to begin with, he’s keeping heads happy. I tend to agree with what he says about his “impostors” and he goes into further detail HERE.
DOOM, your reputation preceeds you.
New Opinions, Ya’ll!
Okay, so it’s been a minute, largely cuz I’ve been MIA from the laptop and steppin’ up my Blackberry game. But since the Bold can now post to tumblr AND wordpress, I’m back in near full effect. And I’ve got something on my mind.
These Catholic institutions are tripping, heavy.
BC turned Billy Ayers away. Here’s my thing, he’s never been convicted. Bump what repubs say, the man’s innocent til proven guilty, even if he admits it. BC is a private institution, and hence shouldn’t be held to the scrutiny of anyone but faculty, students, and admins unless their actions fly in the face of the law. I’m not here to argue if he was reprehensible or a terrorist, he has his right to free speech, and once invited, should not be turned away, period.
Obama is going to speak at ND. Tens of thousands are signing petitions to have him barred from speaking because his policy and personal beliefs fly in the face of Catholic Dogma. Now, I’m not hating on Catholics, I went to Catholic HS, some of my closest friends are Catholic, I don’t hate that sect of Christianity. However, these two issues stink of hypocrisy. We can speak up on these things but not pedophilia? Neither of these places have tried to lift a finger in direct protest of this issue. So until these guys can gather the balls to speak up on their own shortcomings, they should lay down and take it.
W00t!
Hey Ya’ll, I know I’ve been gone for a few weeks. But this time, I have one good-arsed reason. Two words: Long weekend. Me n the man Lee B have been makin beats like Chris Brown, and layin down lyrics like masons. No, for real, I’m excited about this project, and it looks like it’s going to be great. I’ve been posting a lot on the LW blog, www.longwknd.tumblr.com, not because I like it better, but because Tumblr is easier to post to from my Bold than this is. So, once i figure out a way to do this one with the same amount of ease, or just copy and paste all the codes I’d need onto some doc on my Bold, these should be sparse. I did however just find a program that is supposed to make it hella simple, the name just escapes me at this moment. If you have any suggestions, please don’t hesitiate to hit me up. On that note, I go to begin my day. Peace n Luv ya’ll.
New Music: It’s New to me!
Hey there world. It’s been a long time, I shouldn’ta left you, without some dope beats to step to. But I’m back like cherokee’s best feature. I’ve got Three for you. First is Santogold with Spank Rock I believe, Shuv It’s the name. It’s a few weeks old, I know, but damned if I don’t love it, and want the world to know.
Next, It’s Make the Trap Ay! By OJ Da Juiceman and Gucci Mane. I’m reaaaaally digging this OJ dude. I don’t know why, he’s normally everything I hate, but his stuff just hits the spot for right now.
Forgive the lack of original/official vids, but it’s all about the music, baby.
And Last but certainly not least, we’ve got Keep it Hood by Project Pat with OJ and the 3-6 Mafia. This is one of Paul and J’s best beats in a while, and it couldn’t have come at a better time, I was starting to wonder where they went after Hollyhood.
Yoooooo!
I consider myself a pretty tech-savvy kinda fellow, I mean, come on, I run a blog. But I just now figured out WP has a mobile site. Which means no more having to be home to post ish to PSDN, which means I am officially 100 percent back like cooked crack! I hope you’re ready, interwebs! Coming later tonight: new vids, new links, new kicks, new rumors, maaaaaaaad new ish. But back to work for me, so peace, and stay classy, San Diego!
Vashtie and CuDi = LMAO
Va$h Money Billionaire and Mr. CuDi are bananas in this video, he flips a switch like you wouldn’t believe. Vash looks genuinely sketched out throughout, too. It’s great footage.
I thought we were #*@!in friends!
And Now Lil Wayne’s New Vid for Prom Queen off of his rock album Rebirth, which, rumor has it, may never see the light of day. I’m cool with that.
