Music Mondays – Little Dragon – “Best Friends”

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2018, Alternative, Atlanta, Because, Best Friends, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chapel Hill, chill out, dance, downtempo, dream pop, electro indie, Erik Bodin, Fredrik Källgren Wallin, Georgia, Gothenburg, Håkan Wirenstrand, Japan, Jazz, JVC Victor, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Little Dragon, Loma Vista, music, Music Mondays, North Carolina, Off The Wall, Peacefrog, percussion, Republic, Sacramento, Soul, Sweden, Synthpop, trip hop, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vocals, Yukimi Eleanora Nagano, Yukimi Nagano, Yusuke Nagano

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.

Text Tuesdays – New Prose – “I Don’t Want To Be Your Next #BlackLivesMatter #Hashtag “

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#BlackLivesMatter, Alton Sterling, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Black, Black Lives Matter, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brother, California, family, Georgia, iPhone, iPhone Post, Japan, Japanese, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Louisiana, Minnespta, Philando Castile, Photography, Poet, poetry, Prose, Sacramento, Son, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

7/11/16
Did my life matter,
It mattered to my Black Father,
It mattered to my Brown Mother,
It mattered to my Sister,
It mattered to my Brother,

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Big Boi Feat Little Dragon – “Descending”

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Andramadon, Andy Slagle, Antwan Patton, Arthur McArthur, Atlanta, Big Boi, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Bosko Kante, Chris Carmouche, Cy Fyre, Def Jam, DJ Aries, East Point, Erik Bodin, Fredrik Wallin, Gary Fly, Gothenburg, Håkan Wirenstrand, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Hockey, Jai Paul, Japan, John Hill, Key Yemaya Walker, koop, Little Dragon, Los Angeles, Mr. DJ, Nathan Williams, NHL, Organized Noize, OutKast, Phantogram, Purple Ribbon, Royal Flush, Savannah, Sharif Wilson, Showdown, SWATS, Sweden, Tre Luce, Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors, West Savannah, Yukimi Nagano

If you don’t me by now
If you don’t me by now
If you don’t me by now
If you don’t me by now

Don’t know
Don’t know
Don’t

When I’m in a bad feel yea
The pain when I’m…
Thinking ’bout it yea
I will not fall
Beat the times, thank God
Grandmother…
Great grandmamma, thank God
My daddy’s gone

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Skillz – “Wrap Up 2011”

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Afganistan, Amy Winehouse, Anthony Weiner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Beyonce, Blue Lines, Casey Anthony, Ciara, Conrad Murray, Derek Jeter, East Coast Earthquake, Fabolous, Gucci Mane, Heavy D, Herman Cain, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, iPhone, Iraq, Japan, Japan Earthquake, Justin Beiber, Kim Kardashian, Kobe, Lil Wayne, Maybach Music, Michael Jackson, NBA Lockout, NFL Lockout, Occupy, Oprah, Osama Bin Laden, Penn State, Ray J, Rihanna, Sandusky, Skillz, Steve Jobs, Troops, VA, Vanessa, Virginia, Wrap Up 2011, Youtube

Well excuse me, take a few minutes to mellow out
Your boy Skillz back on the mic to tell about
The year 2011, who else gonna spit it to you?
And since you keep asking, I guess (I’m gonna give it to you)

The year started off with predictions galore
With birds falling out the sky and fish washing ashore
Great! What a way to start the race
Then Gucci Mane gets an ice cream cone tatted on his face
Thinking about a face tat? Reconsider
Ciara got played by Rihanna on twitter
Kim K proved she could hardly sing
And we got caught up in the madness of Charlie Sheen
(#Winning!)
If you didn’t hear, Rebecca Black’s best day of the week?
Worst song of the year
And the quake left the coast of Japan in ruins
Y’all watched the royal wedding
Like you actually knew ‘em!

Blue Lines Blog – Best Of 2011 – Words Poem Project – “Automatic Devotion Redemption Masterpiece”

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3 Libras, A Perfect Circle, Automatic, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, California, Chicago, Devotion, Free write, Giants, Japan, Julia Nichole McGinnis, Key Yemaya Walker, Lake Lucerne, LES, Lower East Side, Mi Alma, MW, Myla Watson, N Lake Shore Drive, New York, New York Giants, NY Giants, Part 2, Poem, Prose, Redemption, The Smith, Tickets, Timothy O'Tooles Pub, W Lakeshore Hotel Chicago, Word Story Part 2, Word Story Part 4, Words, Words Story, Yo Luz Ro-De

“…he smiled at how two reckless kids whose paths kept crashing into each other, and other things after that too, had put together something beautiful…”

I was able to write more material than I had in quite some years during 2011. Though the focus is Blue Lines, it was a welcome and needed break from the editing process. I period that mixed both muse inspired writing and free writing on subjects that ranged from the past, to myself.
“Automatic, Devotion, Redemption, Masterpiece,” is a work that over four parts utilized the short story, and different types of poetry, to tell the story of young couple in works that are based on words supplied by friends on facebook. I wrote each piece of the story serial style that describes the evolution of their relationship over time, and during different periods.
“Automatic” is the first piece that begins with a change in their relationship, written as a simple straight forward short story.
“Devotion” is my favorite piece. This piece of prose written to sound as if it begins directly after “Automatic,” utilizing elements that are meant sound similar to the opening story. It is two poems weaved around each other to tell the story through two different voices, to culminate to a story eventually answers questions left in “Automatic.”
“Redemption,” continues their story utilizing a fragmented short story initially told from their different vantage points. It occurs much closer in time to “Devotion,” than the first two pieces. It answers some questions that the poem “Devotion,” could not explain.
“Masterpiece,” is a story, that I feel the picture in my head was not fully realized in the end result. It maintains the essential elements that I wanted to convey. Again, a short story that tricks the reader in to believing they are witnessing an event, that is actually something much different. In “Masterpiece,” the names of the characters are revealed.

“Automatic”

Walking through the threshold, he vaguely remembered the house. Something had led him to board the flight and fly to his hometown, and aimlessly return to his childhood home. The woman allowed him into her home, though slightly wary of this stranger. Gone were the trees hiding the house from the street. The kitchen had been renovated, and the wall that separated it from the dining room that ran the expanse on the entry floor, was removed to allow for a modern update with stainless steel appliances and tile walls. Wood floors replaced the linoleum that greeted at the entrance, during his childhood.
“You used to live here son,” she asked trying to look into his weary eyes. A slight pain was evident in his eyes, yet she noticed a calm that settled him.
“Yes,” he answered. “The kitchen was half this size,” he admitted as he waved off her offer of a drink. He did not know what brought him back to this house that he had not visited in over the 20 years since they had moved away. Glancing toward the den, he recognized the floor to ceiling windows as they still looked out to familiar trees and Lake Lucerne. He grimaced remembering the adventure he and his friends would have running through the woods surrounding his home. He remembered the cold winter day that they took old wood planks that they had found and wrapping them with grocery bags thought they could create a floating raft. Within seconds the sinking at the crest of the lake proved them wrong.

Blue Lines Blog – Part 4 – Word Provided By Myla W. – “Masterpiece”

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Automatic, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, California, Chicago, Devotion, Free write, Japan, Julia Nichole McGinnis, Key Yemaya Walker, Lake Lucerne, LES, Lower East Side, Mi Alma, MW, Myla Watson, N Lake Shore Drive, New York, Part 2, Poem, Prose, Redemption, The Smith, Timothy O'Tooles Pub, W Lakeshore Hotel Chicago, Word Story Part 2, Word Story Part 4, Words, Words Story, Yo Luz Ro-De

Part 4 of 4 you can read Parts 1 here, 2 here, and 3 here.

Thanks again to Yo, Julia, and Myla for providing the words, I just hope that I did them justice.
“Masterpiece”
Lynn reset herself, she had been around this before, and knew to let the experts do their jobs. The planner had everything set. The flowers were fine, the timeline was moving along, she had no worries. She glanced over as the photographers snapped away with impunity, a laugh settled in her stomach, but she chose not to voice it.
“Tonight will be everything we planned for,” she smiled widely.
“Are you okay,” Rosa burst into the room, baby in arms, surprised at Lynn’s calm demeanor.
“I’m perfect,” she responded holding Rosa’s hand in hers. “So is Elena, I’m just going to need you to be calm,” she smiled taking the child from her arms. “Maybe you need a glass of wine.”
Lynn, smiled, while thinking back those few years, reminiscing on the happy moments, the breakups, the arguments, her slight proposal, and his real proposal some time after. She marveled at New York, and their favorite haunt The Smith, and now the realization of everything they had wanted materialized before them. She sat back amazed. She and Anthony had succeeded she smiled again knowing that today was evidence of that.

Blue Lines Blog – Part 3 – Word Provided By Julia Nichole McGinnis – “Redemption”

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Blue Lines, Brooklyn, Chicago, Devotion, Japan, Julia Nichole McGinnis, LES, Lower East Side, Mi Alma, MW, Myla Watson, Part 2, Poem, Prose, Redemption, The Smith, Word Story Part 2, Words Story, Yo Luz Ro-De

Part 3 you can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

Today’s piece continues the story’s 3rd part in a freely written piece of fiction.

The word used provided by CA friend Julia Nichole M. visit her blog here. Enjoy.

“Redemption”
“…you don’t, you don’t, you don’t see me
At all…”

The music played in the background, as she returned from upstate New York. She needed a break after the last few months feeling as if she had prove herself everyday to make him believe her. Although peaceful, she slowly began t realize that she knew so little of him. They spent time together, granted years off and on together, but he seldom spoke of himself or work.
Their previous relationship consisted of fights, her exasperation, and him questioning her. But the one constant was his interest in her, what she did, how her days went. Upon his return, and her happening across him at The Smith, he had been at peace. She still did not know why he had not called, or where he went. She glanced upon her finger, remembering the one night she had worn the ring. The dreary northern day did not agree with her disposition as she traversed back toward the city and her apartment. His ring tone came up and she answered.
“Hey,” half-heartedly, “how are you?”
“Fine,” he answered in a tone she found cold, “where are you?”
“Just took a drive, I’m on my way back now. I miss you,” she offered in a tone that she felt he did not believe. It was disconcerting to her to feel this way. His devotion to her was always evident. She knew she could do no wrong by him, in the past. Now he seemed so distant, like a stranger, yet so peaceful, and easy with her…non-committal.

Blue Lines Blog – Part 2 – Word Provided By Myla W. – “Devotion”

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Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, Chicago, Devotion, Japan, Key Yemaya Walker, LES, Lower East Side, MW, Myla Watson, Part 2, Poem, Prose, The Smith, Word Story Part 2

Part 2, you can read Part 1 here and part 3 here.

Today’s piece continues the story in a freely written poem, that is framed by a separate poem detailing an intimate moment with the predominant female character of these pieces. The two poems wrap into each other, to hopefully progress the second act of this story. I had to add a line after initial save, because this line I kept singing, in a song that doesn’t exist was stuck in my head, and fit.

Part 2’s word was provided by my friend, Myla W. please enjoy.

“Devotion”
They still shone as bright as they did that first day,

She curled in the chair Sunday morning,
His old shirt wrapped her so,
Pulled down wrapping her legs, stretching,
Unseasonably warm rain rapped her balcony window,
Sipping her coffee,
She with eyes closed,
Glancing at the tickets lying on the floor,
She remembered, looked toward her bedroom door,

The setting surprised and amazed her, he, unaware that night,

The night, a faint memory this year and a half later,
He took her like he never had before,
And never would again, did he hate her,
Time allowed her to enjoy, but she knew,
She had finally been ready,
Her new place allowed freedom, something new
Their love right,
Silenced that night,

NOBLE HOUSE TATTOO Teaming with American Red Cross to help Japan.

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American Red Cross, Blue Lines, Japan, Jonas Ho, Key Yemaya Walker, Noble House Tattoo, Tsunami

If you or your family were impacted by these events, or if you simply have a heart, you should check this out. I have been very fortunate, and my Sister-In-Law’s family is safe, but there are friends and their families that need help. And it is Far from over.
If you were thinking of getting a tattoo, another tattoo, or on the fence check this out.

NOBLE HOUSE TATTOO is hosting a tattoo party this Saturday March 19th from 10am to 7pm in an effort to raise money for the American Red Cross to benefit the families of JAPAN. 100% of all proceeds will be donated in this effort. Come out and show your support. They will be offering refreshments and food. A 50 dollar Visa gift card will also be raffled off !!! Raffle tickets are only $1 or 12 tickets for $10.For more info call Jonas Ho at (404) 735-1187 or me. HOPE TO SEE YA THERE 🙂 Thanks Jonas/ Bamboo
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 – Silent Poets feat Anomalies – “Someday”

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Anomalies, Blue Lines, Japan, Key Yemaya Walker, New To You Music Sundays, Silent Poets, Spoken Word

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.