Gatherings...

so...this weekend i got to miss alotta shit I WOULD HAVE REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted to be home for. so what's the big deal, huh? well, for 1---it NEVER FAILS...Everytime there is shit i WOULD REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY want to do...there's always gotta be 2 things (i WOULD REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY want to do), in 2 different geographical places goin on at the same damn time, same damn day.

this weekend...like many i have had, was no exception.

Friday at home...OSUNLADE came into town...as i was leaving...town, new mexico bound...DAMMIT. i got texts all hours of the night, 2-3-4-5-6-7AM about how fucken dope it was...DAMMIT man!

it was also a "fetch" FINAL FRIDAY @WETPAINT...featuring a film debut: QUALITY OF LIFE

(lmao @myself for saying "fetch")

Saturday, Xango, my angola instructor---brought a special guest to Phoenix from NY, Zumbi, for a capoeira angola show...this is probably what i missed most. all weekend long i thought about playing and wanted to be apart of this...so much so, i called Xango Sunday morning to see how the show went...I ended up singing to them over the phone (the only song i could remember off the top o my head)---only to be cut off by the beeping of the LOW BATTERY indicator on the celly. I didn't bring my charger on this trip...stupid of me. i felt so bad about cutting such an important conversation off. double DAMMIT.

SUNDAY...i missed the RETURN OF KILL GRILL, at cheez, tims & runamuk's new crib. Saucy i'm sure was reppin the culinary skillzz as she alway do... good times with good food & my good friends...DAMMIT i missed it! DAMMMITTT! 3 times!!

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*sigh*

...okay...so, not to discredit the weekend i did choose at all...!

i did get to do a little photography & PR work for Mary Kim & Native Youth Magazine...always a pleasure loaning my service to my much respected mentor & role model..MKT. I got to do a little of my own G gospel as well as meet a lot of people who I have seen & have seen me, but i have not yet been able to meet me 1 on 1. I thought it was quite cool people approached me all weekend long (who recognized me from various things i dip into) to introduce & chat with me...to all those people who were brave enough to come at me & shake my hand...& even give me their music :-) THANK YOU!! not enough people do that & take that opportunity...(cuz i hear they're intimidated by me)...but now was it that bad?? did i bite at all?? :-)

so, yea, back to the weekend...I was at the zoo a bit...breeze calls it the circus...aka, Gathering of Nations Powwow, during the day & evening. I also checked the huge bball tourney (158 friggin teams or something entered!) that was goin on all weekend, 2 friends played; chancey & mark--they're teams did good! btw. Late night I got to check out and support a few parties; Friday with those familiar boys of URBANINJUN.COM @ Coliseum & Saturday to CIB @ Primary Blends (seriously...did anybody besides me notice it smelled like straight up stank ass & feet up in that primary blends spot??!)

Got to meet & finally kick it with a few mad cool peeps; the artist extraordinare miss LEX, the lovely dj Divine...of course my girl D-Bizzle & that crazy canad-indian Chancey, Johnny, Dj Abel, Daybi & the french connection, SHAN Dog & mini me, Ego, Alyssa, the Frejo's, Yvette, Silver, Eyerock, urbaninjun crew--wreck/jaidee/azchief, rezdog, allan greyeyes, kieth...oh wow...now that i'm starting to list everyone i'm beginning to forget!! crazy how many peeps i was in good company with ...well, dammit, i'm sorry if i forget you...but u know who you are :-)

we'll let the few pix speak for themselves. *wink.

peace be, i am that crossroads fool, G!