Okey dokey, I’m back from the funeral. All things considered, it was a nice time. Funerals come with good and bad, but the good tends not to get adequate mention. So, here are the few things I figured from the last couple of days.
But first, let’s talk about this hotel I stayed in Monday night…
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Felton
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(Somehow, they originally thought that I was Jackie Manuel, but that couldn’t be right, given that my shots hit the rim. So, after re-evaluating what kind of guy I am, I became Felton, who I should be)
Business…this week’s, the column’s on an evening with Grandmaster Flash. Should make your heart a bit fuzzy if you really love rap music.
I’m getting some things done to prepare to attend my grandmother’s funeral next week, so I’ll probably be back on the update around Wednesday or so. But first, here’s an update on the Dutch Masters…
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Here’s the first, “damn, I feel old” moment of 2005.
Being Aden Darity’s media assassin means handling some other tasks, like being his assistant coach for a rec league basketball team. Now, the kids are really cool, but they’re not quite that good. It’s okay, though. When kids are 16 or 17 and sign up to play rec league ball, they’re doing so because they really just want to play. That’s to be commended. Plus, even at rec league, they get girls to come and watch them. No small feat.
But Aden and I showed up late to this game, probably two minutes into the game. As Aden got to the bench, one of the scorekeepers tapped him, pulled him close, and then said…
“Some of the kids on your team are high, especially #24.”
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Shouts out to Conrad Miller, who has contributed the following piece on the benefits of melanin. Conrad’s a senior in high school in Claremont, CA, and he would be one of the baddest writers you ever met if he didn’t want to sell his soul and work with math his whole life. But, I was on that kick back in ’97, so he may come around just fine.
Really, he’s written things at seventeen that I wish I could write today. Check that piece out, and you can hit him up with praise at conradm at gmail dot com. Also, feel free to offer your benefits of melanin on the comments board. And if you’re like me and think he should do more with words, let him know. This requires that you have Adobe Acrobat.
And to other writers without a major outlet, feel free to send me a link and I’ll put it up here if it’s that heat. School paper, your boy’s website, I don’t care. I got a feeling these good readers like good writing, no matter where it came from.
