New To You Music Sundays – Esthero – “I Love You” Non-Album Track

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2004, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Canada, Electronica, Esthero, Georgia, I Love You, Jenny-Bea Englishman, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Love, New To You Music Sundays, O.G. Bitch, Sacramento, Toronto

  
The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

New To You Music Sundays – Kanye West – “Street Lights”

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2008, 808's & Heartbeats, 808s & Heartbreak, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Def Jam, Electropop, Esthero, Georgia, High School Crush, Hip-Hop, Illinois, Jenny-Bea Englishman, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia Walker, Los Angeles, Mr. Hudson, New To You Music Sundays, North Carolina, Portmanteau, Sacramento, Street Lights, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

I dislike that I can’t see his 808’s show. I also love Esthero in the background. One of my favorite songs from my fave Kanye album.

  
The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Music I Like – Esthero – “Country Living (The World I Know)”

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Hanging out where my Mother lives in Georgia.

  
The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Morning Jam Playlist Chicago Walk – 7.91 Miles

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"Get 'Em High, 7.91 Miles, A Walk, All Time Low, Allie Jones, Almanac, Alternative, Andre 3000, Angela McCluskey, Asylum, Atoms for Peace, Avalanche (Slow), BBC, Ben Howard - "Only Love, Bitter, Björk, blog, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Blue Lines Work, Boarder Line, Bobby Womack, Bonita Play on Elevators (Nappy DJ Needles Blend), Built For This, Call Me Wise, Chicago, Coco O., Color of My Soul, Cover My Eyes (Costra Nostra Edit), Da Enemy If Storytellin (Nappy DJ Needles Blend), Daft Punk, Dancepack, Dirty Vegas, DJ Cam, DJ Crush, Elephant Man, Eraser (Denial; Realization), Esthero, Explosion In The Sky, Far Celestial Shore, Final Home (Piano Mix), Flatbush Zombies, Frank Ocean, Freddie Gibbs, Funk, Glittering Blackness, Hair Of The Dog, Hanalei, Hip-Hop, How To Destroy Angels, I Know You Are But What Am I, Illinois, iPhone 5, iPhone Post, iPhone5, Jay-Z, John Legend, John Legend - "All Of Me, Just Blowin' In The Wind, Kanye West, Kaskade, Key Yemaya Walker, Kick, KiD CuDi, King Krule, La Roux, Linkin Park, Lost in The World, Lupe Fiasco, Major Lazer, Mavis Staple, Mayer Hawthorne, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Method Man, Mileage, Mogwai, Morgan Page, Morning Jam Playlist, music, New Divide, Nickels and Dimes, Nine Inch Nail, Nine Inch Nails, Nine Inch Nails - "The Day the World Went Away, Nothing I Can Say, Opal, Outkast x A Tribe Called Quest, Paper Doll, Pink Matter, Pretty Lights, Push II, Pyyramids, Raekwon - "Prince Of Theives, Recursive Self-Improvent, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ribbons & Detours, rock, RZA, Silversun Pickups, Sneaker Pimps, Spin Spin Sugar, Streetlife, Stuck Together Pieces, Success (Thievery Corporation Remix), Tell Me Why, The Bravest Man In The Universe, The Flight Of The Moon Man, The Hour, The xx, Together, Touch, Tycho, Valerie June, Vokuro, Volcano Choir, Walk, Walk Into The Sun, Washed Out - "Pull You Down, Where the Wind Blows, While I'm Still Here (Breyer P-Orridge 'Howler' Remix), Wind Up, Your Song (Outro), Zaki Ibrahim, ZOLA JESUS

Silversun Pickups – “Ribbons & Detours”
Tycho – “A Walk”
Method Man, Freddie Gibbs & Streetlife – “Built For This”
Björk – “Vokuro”
Jay Z – “BBC”
Kanye West – “Get ‘Em High”
Kanye West – “Lost In The World”
Nine Inch Nail – “Eraser (Denial; Realization)”
Atoms For Peace – “Stuck Together Pieces”
Me’Shell NdegeOcello – “Bitter”
Daft Punk – “Touch”
Mayer Hawthorne – “Allie Jones”
Pyyramids – “Paper Doll”
Kid Cudi – “The Flight Of The Moon Man”
Coco O. – “Where the Wind Blows”
Nine Inch Nails – “The Day the World Went Away”
Major Lazer feat Elephant Man & Opal – “Wind Up”
Mavis Staple – “Far Celestial Shore”
Ben Howard – “Only Love”
Raekwon – “Prince Of Theives”
How To Destroy Angels – “Recursive Self-Improvement”

31 Day Song Challenge – Day 31 – A Song That You Feel Is Yours Because Not Many People Know It – Esthero – “Song For Holly”

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1999, 30 Day Song Challenge, a song that you feel is yours because not many people know it, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Day 31, Esthero, Extra, Go Soundtrack, Ian Pooley, Key Yemaya Walker, Song For Holly

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

New To You Music Sundays – Esthero – “Thank Heaven 4 You”

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Blue Lines, Esthero, Key Yemaya Walker, Love, Morning, New To You Music Sundays, sex, Sleep, Thank Heaven 4 You, Wikked Lil' Grrrls

Perfect early morning song…I’m asleep, and you look over watching me.


The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

What I Learned Sundays – 6/25/11 Just Let Go Finished On the iPad

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adidas, Atlanta, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Blue Lines, Esthero, Hawks, Heartbreak, Key Yemaya Walker, NBA, NHL, Thrashers, What I Learned Sundays

The rain came down with enough intensity to saturate my adidas polo, but it was needed to cool the steam that was emitting from my body. I can only imagine the mist rising into the damp evening. Simple mistakes, that YOU could’ve made, and I may have smiled or not been worried about, were the same small mistakes that became so frequent, that they reminded me why she and I arrived here. But we’re all here.
The drops ran down my face like tears, although my maddening changes, may make me feel bad, but crying is one of the farthest things from my mind. I agree, that the Men don’t cry farce is just that, but with the amount of loss these last few years, and with certain situations, it’s so much easier to just become ‘comfortably numb.’
My melancholy walk to the car, saddened me because as she was doing the things that ultimately drove me back to YOU. I thought silently about how could I simultaneously be empathetic when YOU needed it, and be angry with her at the same time.
I thought of the words ‘fair,’ ‘just,’ ‘right,’ and ‘deserve.’

This last week has been interesting, eye opening, saddening, maddening, happy…I guess just life. Actually, the last 2 months. Except for one bad decision, I am lucky/fortunate to have be able to experience all of it.

-Interesting to find out my Dad was married, via text.
-Thank God for my cousin.
-My nieces will be the biggest fans of the now defunct Atlanta Thrashers, they have enough gear now to carry on the fight.

Music I Like – Burial x Four Tet x Radiohead’s Thom Yorke – “Mirror” with Esthero sample

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Blue Lines, Burial, Esthero, Four Tet, key yem, Mirror, Music I Like, Radiohead, Thom Yorke

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

What I Learned Sundays – Ruin (3/20/11)

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“…you ruined me, I don’t want to settle for anything else…”

 

A quote you will see in both major Blue Lines Blog posts this week, but I will get to that in some time.  This week was eventful that the “e-mail” that I have been vaguely mentioning very often in these posts came in 2 very different incarnations over the last 3-4 weeks.  Both transmissions, said two totally different things.  Subsequently, after learning a new type of patience, I do feel that I still have much to learn, that the 2007 – 08 version of myself would have learned much quicker, or should I say that version of myself was more grounded.

 

Unfortunately, the message I received was shocking, as it was unexpected, and after the work I had put in, the level of surprise was that much more intense.  While I sat bewildered, shocked, surprised, angry, annoyed, saddened and depressed for a brief time, that was a first for me (the depression), my fight or flight responses were on edge, as I had previously scheduled plans, that I had a big role in making happen, therefore I could not disappear…for an evening I had to hide in a public setting, which was both fortunate (I was not left to my own devices to possibly sulk), and unfortunate (I needed some time to clear my mind and thoughts).

 

Luckily I was afforded time to reflect on the entire situation the day after.  As I sat back, with the information still freshly imprinted in my mind, I thought of how I was leaving my decisions to this one piece of information.  Yes, in part I had made other choices as they pertained to this piece of information, but instead of the plan being a direction I was heading in, it was contingent on the perceived answer/outcome…between BBM messages between a good friend and I, the overriding tone of the day was “focus.”  Items that crossed my mind, “my continuing process of getting in my way,” “decisions contingent on myself,” “alignment with my goals,” Blue Lines, my future.

 

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Esthero & Goodie Mob – “The World I Know [Country Livin’ Version]”

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Big Gipp, Blue Lines, Breath From Another, Cee Lo, Cee-Lo Green, Esthero, Goodie Mob, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Key Yemaya Walker, Slam, T-Mo

Remix from the 1998 film Slam. The original was used in the movie, the remix appeared on the soundtrack. I think that hearing the the small portion of the song in the movie led to me purchasing one of the best albums ever made Esthero’s “Breath From Another.”

[Esthero]
The world I know.. is a world too slow
Don’t move fast enough.. keep your head low
The world I know.. is a world much too slow!
Can’t move fast enough chi-ild
You better stay on the low child!

[T-Mo]
Uhh, my eyes are a glare
Uhh, I’m lookin up at this world from a stare
and really don’t know which way I’ma turn
I could get burned upon contact
I’m makin a bad decision, to get my pockets fattened one day
Support the very thang, that supported me, my family
Gave me love, yes we struggle, and some do hustle
And forced to fly knuckle, for a better future in this game
Do yours thang, get yours cheese, and work to be free