#nite grooves

[phantom-server-ooc]

Bonus:

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

ℜ𝔢𝔟𝔢𝔩 𝔐𝔢𝔢𝔱𝔰 ℜ𝔢𝔟𝔢𝔩 - 𝔒𝔫𝔢 𝔑𝔦𝔱𝔢 𝔖𝔱𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰

[bluntforcetanya]

anyway I'll be head first into that tag for too long

[rubykgrant]

Hi! I'm not sure if somebody asked you this before, but what types of music do you think the Reds are into? Maybe you have some examples of artists you think they like?

Sarge definitely likes a lot of country-western and classic rock/folk rock, but surprisingly loves more soulful music as well, jazz and blues (he wishes it wasn't called that, but oh well), and isn't afraid to give any musical genre a listen, which leads him to liking many songs that are funk/hip-hop/rap (he's also secretly a huge fan of Stevie Nicks and Dolly Parton). Some of his favorite songs are "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, "War" by Edwin Starr, "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash, "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Twilight Zone" by Golden Earring, "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers, "99 Red Balloons" by Nena, "September" by Earth Wind and Fire, "Country Roads" by John Denver, "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels Band, and "Hit 'em High" by B-Real/Coolio/Method Man/LL Cool J/Busta Rhymes

Simmons tries to play-up being a fan of classical music to seem impressive... and he DOES like it, but he's also a big dork who loves songs that are specifically made for movies (Ghostbusters, everything Will Smith did for his films, etc), and collects soundtracks for whatever he likes (he really digs musical scores, like Jurassic Park and such). He also really likes 80s bops and techno/synth music, but doesn't want to admit he's into "nerd music". He also likes oldies and "soda fountain hits" from the 50s and 60s. Some of his favorite songs are "Take on Me" by A-ha, "Mad World" by Tears for Fears, "Sh-Boom" by the Chords, "Get in Line" by the Bare Naked Ladies, "The Impression That I Get" by the Mighty Bosstones, "Rocket Man" by Elton John, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by the Proclaimers, "Yoda" by Weird Al Yankovic, "It's the End of the World as We Know It" by REM, "Carry On" by Kansas, "Weird Science" by Oingo Boingo, "Johnny B Goode" by Chuck Berry

Grif will just say he likes "whatever", because he doesn't focus too much on one genre (and he doesn't want to admit he likes a lot of "oldie" rock, some pop and hippie music), and plays up liking chill zone-out songs more. He does enjoy a few weird/experimental/alt music (grunge and what-not). Some of his favorite songs are "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister, "Baba O'Riley" by the Who, "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane, "Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics, "Stay Home" by Self, "I Get Around" by the Beach Boys, "I Wanna Be Sedated" by the Ramones, "If I Had a Million Dollars" by the Bare Naked Ladies, "Here I go Again" by Whitesnake, "Rock and Roll All Nite" by Kiss, "Headstrong" by Trapt, "But Anyway" by Blues Traveler

Donut does indeed love a lot of pop songs/dance music, but randomly likes more edgy stuff, but usually not too dark (some hip-hop in there, some alt rock, punk, and glam metal). Basically anything really catchy, which he WILL play over and over again when it is his turn to control the radio. Like Grif and Simmons, stuff he enjoys were in the soundtracks for movies he watched, and he has an appreciation for disco. Some of his favorite songs are "Cele-B-R-A-T-E" by Russell Velázquez, "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches and Herb, "Car Wash" by Rose Royce, "Barbie Girl" by Aqua, "Dancing in the Street" by Myra, "Cherry Bomb" by the Runaways, "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves, "Wanna Be" by the Spice Girls, "Foot Loose" by Kenny Loggins, "Changes" by David Bowie, and "Ballroom Blitz" by the Sweet, "Baby One More Time" by Bowling For Soup

Lopez mostly enjoys more serious music, soulful love songs, and the occasional power-ballad... but he is not immune to a catchy tune with fun lyrics, including pop and salsa, and electronic music (though, he'll probably lie and insist somebody ELSE put it on the radio, and he just hasn't bothered to change it). Some of his favorite songs are "I'd Do Anything for Love" by Meat Loaf, "You Sang to Me" by Marc Anthony, "Bailamos" by Enrique Iglesias, "On Melancholy Hill" by Gorillaz, "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk, "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by the Clash, "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons, "Satellite" by Smash Mouth, "No Children" by the Mountain Goats, "The Final Countdown" by Europe, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and "I Love You Too Much" by Diego Luna

[roamingswtor]

Having a normal one (lie) by making all my Blorbos in the sims, so I can do perfectly normal things to them (bigger lie).

All the SWTOR characters (including my own lol) that I've got in the sims 4 (so far)! There's. so many mods, including some custom recolors (and my sorry attempt at Gaults face grooves ;_;) Its so hard trying to find star wars or even sci-fi themed cc clothes!

Mod list and any uploaded tray files (Currently just the Tirall family) with links under the cut.

Arcann, Thexan, Senya, and Vaylin's tray files can be downloaded here, along with the two edits I made for Arcann's scars. Links to other mods below.

Multiple Characters:

Hide Ears: Cmar's No Ears Preset (Vette, Reena, Gault)

Skin Color: 185 Skintones (Vette, Reena, Gault, Ashara, Akaavi)

Skin Overlay: Twisted Cat Glass Skin (Vette, Reena) Bare; a skintone pack (Arcann, Thexan, Senya)

Twi'lek parts: Twi'lek Lekku Pack (Updated) (Vette) and Hexmcchina's Twi'lek Assorted Set (Vette, Reena)

Eyelashes: MMSims Eyelash Maxis Match v2 (Reena, Akaavi)

Skin Details: Lash Filler (Reena, Akaavi) Misc. Face Details (Vette, Lana) About Face (Reena, Arcann, Thexan)

Eyes: Viiavi's Whisper Eyes (Vette, Lana, Ashara, Arcann, Thexan, Senya) Weatherwhims Daydreamin' Eyes (Theron, Aric)

Eyebrows: Twisted Cat Sly Eyebrows (Theron, Aric)

Companion Specific CC: SWTOR Companion Overlays + Accessories (Arcann (edited slightly), Ashara, Theron)

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Vette

Outfit: Smuggler outfit

Lipstick: Compartment Lipstick

Skin Details: Tinsel

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Reena

Outfit 1: Aria T'loaks Outfit (custom recolor)

Outfit 2: Belaloallure Madina Jacket, Trillyke Villain Pants, Sarah Boots V2

Cybernetic hand: Bionic Arm Tattoo

Eyes: Twisted Cat Comet Eyes

Eye Makeup: Cat Eye Makeup

Lip Makeup and Scars: custom made

Lips: Pyxis Sundown Syndrome

Blush: Mango Sorbet

Skin Details: Nose Masks

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Lana

Hair: Lana Beniko Hair

Lips: Twisted Cat Mocha Lipstick

Skin Details: Plumb-boop Little Details

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Theron

Skin Overlay: Insimnia Insomniac Skin

Skin Details: Ratboy Kiwi Eyebags

Hair: Theron Shan's Hair

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Gault

Horns and Ears: Devaronian Assorted Conversions

Outfit: Plazasims Han Solo

Skin Overlay: custom made

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Aric

Face Pattern: SWTOR Cathar Face Patterns & Fur Details (edited slightly)

Skin Color: Noodles Sorbet Berry Skin Color

Skin Overlay: Cathar Face Fur Overlay

Skin Detail: PYXIS Strangeness and Charm Eye Overlay (recolored)

Outfit: NA Mandalorian Armor

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Ashara

Blush: Face Mask Kit Blush

Togruta Stuff: Togruta Assorted Set

Lipstick: Real Lips Revisted

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Akaavi

Horns and Tattoos: Zabrak CC

Skin Overlay: Miiko Sophie Skin

Outfit: Bo-Katan and Mandalorian Nite Owl Armor Set

Blush: Torrada Body Blush

Eyes: Wind Eyes N83

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Thexan and Arcann:

Skin Details: Kismetsims Nose Skin Details

Brows: Twisted Cat Burly Brows

Outfit: Twin Princes Robes and Shoes

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Arcann Only

Cybernetic Arm Tattoo: Bucky Barnes Metal Arm Tattoo

Skin Detail: Automatic Burn Scars (edited slightly)

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Vaylin

Skin Color: PYXIS Stuck On You

Eyes: Zelos Eyes N141

Eyebrows: Miiko Powder Eyebrows

Eye Makeup: Hadlow Eyeshadow N61

Hair: Vaylin's Hair

Tattoos: Echoes of Nathema

Outfit: Vaylin's Top, Madlen Mila Boots

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Senya

Skin Details: Miiko Eye-Shape Overlay, Miiko Face-Kit, Miiko Lip-Kit

Outfit: Senya's Armor

Eyebrows: StretchSkeleton Eyebrow Pack

Hair: Skye Hair v2

[longliverockback]

KISS Gold 2005 Mercury ——————————————————————— Tracks CD One: 01. Strutter 02. Nothin’ to Lose 03. Firehouse 04. Deuce 05. Black Diamond 06. Go to Choose 07. Parasite 08. Hotter than Hell 09. C’mon and Love Me 10. She 11. Anything for My Baby 12. Rock Bottom 13. Cold Gin 14. Rock and Roll All Nite 15. Let Me Go, Rock ‘n’ Roll 16. Detroit Rock City 17. King of the Night Time World 18. Shout It out Loud 19. Beth 20. Do You Love Me?

Tracks CD Two: 01. I Want You 02. Calling Dr. Love 03. Hard Luck Woman 04. I Stole Your Love 05. Love Gun 06. Christine Sixteen 07. Shock Me 08. Makin’ Love 09. God of Thunder 10. Tonight You Belong to Me - Paul Stanley 11. New York Groove - Ace Frehley 12. Radioactive - Gene Simmons 13. Don’t You Let Me Down - Peter Criss 14. I Was Made for Lovin’ You 15. Sure Know Something 16. Shandi 17. Talk to Me 18. A World without Heroes 19. Nowhere to Run 20. I’m a Legend Tonight ———————————————————————

* Long Live Rock Archive

[the-kiss-museum-news]

KISSTORY - REUNION TOUR!

On this day january 18, 1997, 28 years ago the band performed at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan for their kick off of the Alive Worldwide Japan Tour

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Dome

Promoter: UDO Artists

No opening act

Reported audience: ~50,000 **SOLD-OUT

Set list:

Deuce

King Of The Night Time World

Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll

Do You Love Me?

Firehouse

Watchin' You

Shock Me

Calling Dr. Love

Shout It Out Loud

C'mon And Love Me

Cold Gin

I Stole Your Love

Love Gun

God Of Thunder

New York Groove

100,000 Years

Black Diamond

Detroit Rock City

Beth

Rock And Roll All Nite

courtesy: kiss picture gallery

- The largest concert venue in Japan, built on the grounds of the former Korakuen Stadium site.

- There was no opening act for the Japanese dates on the tour.

- The set list was the same as the final show played in the U.S., at the Meadowlands Arena, on New Year's Eve.

- Over $1.2 million of merchandise was sold at this show alone!

Watch Clips from KISS Japanese press conference from January 17, 1997 and Tokyo, Japan concert footage from January 18, 1997 at the link below:

[tani-b-art]

Aye yo Becky…

Why in the world did you rebench Sydney when she was the heavy, positive momentum push?! She literally shifted the energy.

Why in the world did you sit Tiff that long?! Tiffany was the best defensive guard against Chennedy who was absolutely too quick & explosive for Kelsey & Jackie (but especially Kelsey). Tiff also was the best scoring (& defense) the Aces had besides A’ja.

Kelsey deserved the bench a whole lot more or at least you could’ve instructed her to re-strategize by looking for the open teammate to counter her terrible shooting nite. The wannabe “hero” moments were all from her. Those moments cost us the advantage several times.

This was an easy comeback win— they were down and cut the 21pt deficit but still took the L. The coaching plans were in the dumps tonight. That’s why we ain’t get the win. That cost us the game.

(Kiah and Alysha scored 0 while every single Sky player scored. Chelsea’s groove is definitely not back yet—she had a pretty bad game too next to Kelsey. Jackie also just wasn’t effective).

[music-flavor-autismm]

MUSIC REVIEW: Vaudeville Villain by Viktor Vaughn

Vaudeville Villain is the only studio album by MF DOOM's producer alter ego. It's a storytelling concept album about the misadventures of a runaway rapper from the future. Eventually he gets into trouble with the police and runs off into the forest. The production is great, but it isn't Vaughn's best work, becuase Fancy clown has a more fulll and polished sound, which is somewhat missing. The production is still great sampling jazz tracks and creating psychadelic sound effect. very well. MF DOOM raps very as usual. In my opinion, the strongest tracks are in the middle. My favorites are "Saliva," which is like "Deep Fried Frenz" in the sense that it has a great horn hook, but the horns have a more full, orchestral sound and "Can I Watch?" which tells the story of a relationship that goes south very quickly from the perspective of both Viktor and his ex Nikki, who is played by Apani B. The story is a bit hard to follow, but it doesn't really matter beacuse it's very non-sequitor until the end. There are two "Open Mic Nite" Tracks, which show off different underground rappers within the story. Overall, it shows excellently Vuaghn's ability to produce in many genres like rap rock in tracks like "Vaudeville Villain," jazz rap tracks like "Saliva" and "Lickupon," and Psychedelic tracks like "Lactose and Lechitin", and "Raedawn." and DOOM's ability to rap in them.

As of listening to this reocrd, my top 10 list of records is as follows:

I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU - JPEGMAFIA

Spirit Phone - Lemon Demon

good kid m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar

Why Can't We Be Friends - WAR

CHROMAKOPIA - Tyler, The Creator

Discovery - Daft Punk

TOTO - Toto

Random Access Memories - Daft Punk

The Stranger - Billy Joel

Vaudeville Villain - Viktor Vaughn

I've ranked Vaudeville Villain above The Mark of The Beast because it has at times as much emotion carried sonically as on The Mark of The Beast, and displays a command over a higher number of subgenres than The Mark of The Beast. I've ranked Vaudeville Villain below The Stranger because it has eqaully good grooves and variety, and The Stranger has a fuller more orchetral sound, and less songs that I don't like.

Feel free to recommend music or express your own opinion on my list.

[fuchinobe]

(2000, Faith Records, DTLP - 01) Remix by Ron Trent

[angelloverde]

"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 5 January

Fabio Genito & Jazzaffair Collective - Love And Fame

Chari Chari - Across The Universe (Frankie Valentine's Late Nite Rendezvous Groove)

Pat Van Dyke Feat. Melinda Camille - Love You Inside & Out

Jestofunk - Fluid

The Mighty Sceptres - I Found The Letter

The Mighty Mocambos - The Showdown

Polyrhythmics - Le Hustle

Nina Simone - Feeling Good (Joe Claussell Remix)

All Good Funk Alliance - Together

Snowboy & The Latin Section - Los Rumberos De La Habana Y Mantanzas (Bobby Hughes Combination Remix)

Beaten Space Probe - Nine Lives

DJ Grumble - Dig Dug 3

Janet Jackson - If (Kaytranada Remix)

Saint - A Lovely Bargain

Monophonics - I'm Done

If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality sound!!!

(Angel Lo Verde / Mo Soul)

[myvinylplaylist]

KIϟϟ: The Casablanca Singles 1974-1982 (2012)

Box set, limited to 2,500, including:

29 7" singles:

- 26 in sleeves with reproduced original artwork.

- 4 '78 Solo Singles of KISS members on colored vinyl

Housed in a custom KISS 45s Box

36-page Booklet with Unreleased Photos and Track Annotations

A mask for each member.

Overview of included singles:

Nothin' To Lose / Love Theme From KISS

Kissin' Time / Nothin' To Lose

Strutter / 100,000 Years

Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll / Hotter Than Hell (Germany sleeve)

Rock And Roll All Nite / Getaway (Holland sleeve)

C'mon And Love Me / Getaway (Japan sleeve)

Rock And Roll All Nite (live) / Rock And Roll All Nite (Germany sleeve)

Shout It Out Loud / Sweet Pain (Japan sleeve)

Flaming Youth / God Of Thunder (U.S. sleeve)

Detroit Rock City / Beth (Japan sleeve)

Beth / Detroit Rock City (Germany sleeve)

Hard Luck Woman / Mr. Speed (Germany sleeve)

Calling Dr. Love / Take Me (Germany sleeve)

Christeen Sixteen / Shock Me (France sleeve)

Love Gun / Hooligan (Sweden sleeve)

Shout It Out Loud (live) / Nothin' To Lose (live) (Germany sleeve)

Rocket Ride / Tomorrow And Tonight (live) (Germany sleeve)

Strutter '78 / Shock Me (Germany sleeve)

Hold Me, Touch Me / Goodbye - Paul Stanley (U.K. sleeve / Purple vinyl)

New York Groove / Snow Blind - Ace Frehley (U.K. sleeve / Blue vinyl)

Radioactive / See You In Your Dreams - Gene Simmons (U.K. sleeve / Red Vinyl)

Don't You Let Me Down / Hooked On Rock 'N' Roll - Peter Criss (Germany sleeve)

You Matter To Me / Hooked On Rock 'N' Roll - Peter Criss (U.K. sleeve / Green vinyl)

I Was Made For Lovin' You / Hard Times (Germany sleeve)

Sure Know Something / Dirty Livin' (Germany sleeve)

Shandi / She's So European (Holland sleeve)

Tomorrow / Naked City (Japan sleeve)

A World Without Heroes / Dark Light (Spain sleeve)

I Love It Loud / Danger (U.S. sleeve)

Casablanca Records

Universal Music

[jakelinestradlin]

1 song for each letter of my username

Jump In Now = Izzy Stradlin

Amazing = Aerosmith

Kissing you = Miranda Cosgrove

Estranged = GNR

Last nite = The Strokes

Instant Crush = Julian Casablancad & Daft Punk

Numb = Link Park

Every Breath You Take = The Police

Shuffle it All = Izzy Stradlin and the JUJU Hounds

Tourist = Julian Casablancas

Reptilia = The Strokes

Animal = Liz Gillies

Desire = Liz Gillies

Left and Right in the Dark = Julian Casablancas

Into the Groove = Madonna

November Rain = GNR

@rocknrollflames @valupuyhol @izzystradlindoesitforme

[rubykgrant]

That one ask got me thinking about how, a couple years ago, I wanted to make little lists of what I (personally) think would be some of the RVB characters' favorite songs... since I finally put some together in that answer, I added a few more, and I'll eventually do ones for the Blues, Freelancers, Doc and O'Malley, plus a few other characters as well. For, now, here are the Reds again! 15 songs for each of them~ (obviously not their "only" favorite songs, just a small handful of ones I enjoy, and think they'd probably like too)

Sarge; “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, “War” by Edwin Starr, “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash, “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Twilight Zone” by Golden Earring, “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers, “99 Red Balloons” by Nena, “September” by Earth Wind and Fire, “Country Roads” by John Denver, “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniels Band, "Bang-Bang My Baby Shot Me Down" by Nancy Sinatra, "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf, “Hit ‘em High” by B-Real/Coolio/Method Man/LL Cool J/Busta Rhymes, "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton

Simmons; "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker jr, “Take on Me” by A-ha, “Mad World” by Tears for Fears, “Sh-Boom” by the Chords, "I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones, “Get in Line” by the Bare Naked Ladies, “The Impression That I Get” by the Mighty Bosstones, “Rocket Man” by Elton John, “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by the Proclaimers, “Yoda” by Weird Al Yankovic, “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” by REM, “Carry On” by Kansas, “Weird Science” by Oingo Boingo, "In The Garage" by Weezer, “Johnny B Goode” by Chuck Berry

Grif; “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister, “Baba O'Riley” by the Who, “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane, “Sweet Dreams” by Eurythmics, “Stay Home” by Self, “I Get Around” by the Beach Boys, “I Wanna Be Sedated” by the Ramones, “If I Had a Million Dollars” by the Bare Naked Ladies, “Here I go Again” by Whitesnake, “Rock and Roll All Nite” by Kiss, “Headstrong” by Trapt, "Vacation" by Vitamin C, "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News, "I Just Wanna See" by Smash Mouth, “But Anyway” by Blues Traveler

Donut; “Cele-B-R-A-T-E” by Russell Velázquez, “Shake Your Groove Thing” by Peaches and Herb, “Car Wash” by Rose Royce, "Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rhimes, “Barbie Girl” by Aqua, “Dancing in the Street” by Myra, “Cherry Bomb” by the Runaways, “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves, “Wanna Be” by the Spice Girls, “Foot Loose” by Kenny Loggins, "Hey Mickey" by B*Witched, "Can't Fight this Feeling" by REO Speedwagon, “Ballroom Blitz” by the Sweet, “Baby One More Time” by Bowling For Soup, "What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes

Lopez; “I’d Do Anything for Love” by Meat Loaf, “You Sang to Me” by Marc Anthony, “Bailamos” by Enrique Iglesias, “On Melancholy Hill” by Gorillaz, “Harder Better Faster Stronger” by Daft Punk, “Should I Stay or Should I Go” by the Clash, “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons, “Satellite” by Smash Mouth, “No Children” by the Mountain Goats, “The Final Countdown” by Europe, "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley, “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor, "Radar Love" by Golden Earring, "Under Pressure" by Queen, “I Love You Too Much” by Diego Luna

[manwalksintobar]

if we’ve gotta live underground and everybody’s got cancer/ will poetry be enuf?  // Eisa Davis to Ntozake Shange

         dear ntozake,

I got sacks of mercury under the skin beneath my eyes either cried too much or i’m abt to the cool war’s burnin up my retina again does poetry start where life ends? i know i’m supposed to be cool: i wear corrective lenses that feature high definition tragedy. baby in the dumpster       ethnic cleansing assassinations       multinational mergers i’m supposed to shake my head write a poem believe in ripples. but i ain’t cool. i emit inhuman noises i imagine terrorist acts as i flick my imaginary ash onto the imaginary tray i imagine going insane with a purpose and writing it down feels sorta unnecessary does poetry end where life begins? berkeley girl       black girl        red diaper baby born of the blood of the struggle but with reaganomics and prince pickin up steam in ‘81 nothing came between me and my calvins 10 yrs old       unpressed hair       playin beethoven readin madeleine l’engle       got scared in my pants when i heard this girl testifying ‘TOUSSAINT’ in the black repertory group youth ensemble i was just sittin in a rockin chair pretendin to be 82 and talkin like I knew all bout langston’s ‘rivers’

i wasn’t as good as her and i definitely wadn’t cool so i gave up drama and decided to bake soufflés zake you wda beat me up in the playground if we’da grown up together and you did eighth grade       ‘he dropped em’ at the regional oratorical competition i saw another fly honey rip it this time it’s ‘a nite with beau willie brown’ i was bleedin on the ground i became yours no more soufflés i jacked for colored girls right off my mama’s shelf my mama fania who was sweatin with you and raymond sawyer and ed mock and halifu osumare dancin on the grass       back in the day in you i found a groove never knew i had one like that did that monologue over and over alone in my room my bunk bed the proscenium arch 13 yrs old       screamin and cryin abt my kids gettin dropped out a window didn't know a damn thing about rivers but i knew abt my heart fallin        five stories you were never abbreviated or lower case to me you just pimped that irony that global badass mackadocious funkology you not only had hígado you had ben-wa balls in yr pussy

betsey brown on my godmother's couch nappy edges in mendocino at the mouth of big river spell #7 after the earthquake in silverlake the love space demands had to be in brooklyn yr poems are invitations to live in yr body love letters yr admirers dream they coulda written themselves no one cd find a category that was yr size blackety black but never blacker than thou you teased me into sassiness when i had none to speak of made profane into sacred but never formed a church sanctified women's lives whether we were reading nietzsche or a box of kotex we were magical and regular you many-tongued st louis woman of barnard and barcelona you left us the residue of yr lust left us to wander life as freely as sassafrass cypress and indigo and even the unedumacated could get yr virtuosity cuz you always fried it up in grease you built an aqueduct from lorraine hansberry's groundwater and it bubbled straight to george c wolfe you never read what the critics said and you scrunched up the flesh between yr eyebrows like everybody else in my family

but zake is poetry enuf?

i beg the question cuz you grew me up you    and adrienne kennedy     and anna deavere smith and all my mothers you blew out the candles on my 26th so when there's mercury under the skin beneath my eyes and the world ain't so cool do you write a poem or a will?

like leroi jones said     if bessie smith had killed some white people she wouldn't have needed that music so do we all write like amiri baraka does or do we all get our nat turner on?

i beg the question cuz i wanna get my life right do some real work and i really don't want to kill any white folk i mean     can we talk abt this maybe it's just my red diaper that's itchin but i still got that will to uplift the race sans bootstraps or talented tenths or paper bag tests this time we uplift the human race and i know the rainbow might be but is poetry enuf?

it's a naive question but i'm old enuf to ask them once in a while if we do finally unload the canon clean it out stock up on some more colorful balls ain't we only gettin the ones that are available at a store near you? doesn't the market end up setting the new standards anyway? is poetry enuf if it ain't sellin? if ain't nobody readin it? can poetry keep a man     who can't read from droppin his kids out a window?

and how can i call a ceasefire to this cool war in stanzas of eights when we've declared poetry a no fly zone? we have learned to protect it and its potential politics like a mother shoot down anyone who might overdetermine a poem's meaning (while we poets divebomb everyone else's politics with impunity like we're the United States or something)

if poetry is just poetry we save it from the conservatives but doesn't that mean it's of no use to the progressives?

is poetry enuf? cuz that's all i'm doin. makin up stories    on stage     on the page keepin the beat and that's all my friends are doin and that's what a lot of folks my age are doin

but if we've gone and burnt up everything in the sky if there's nothin else to eat but landfill stroganoff if we've gotta live underground and everybody's got cancer will poetry be enuf?

my aunt angela says i can do my thang and keep swinging left hooks to oppression if i stay up stay into it stay involved just one form of praxis will do. it's just my guilt that thinks i need twenty-two what's enuf?

shouldn't i (or somebody) be our secular bodhisattva become a real power player but skip the talk show can't we stabilize, rekindle collectives and cooperatives and collaborations therapeutic communities that double as creative juggernauts a publishing house     a theatre where the plays cost less than the movies get the neighborhood coven back together take dance breaks in the cubicles sing until the flourescent lights burst into snow i ask you because you changed me zake you changed thousands of women and i know poetry can't be enuf if you drunk

i ain't tryin ta walk off wid alla yr stuff and i got nuttin but love for ya so that's why i gotta know i'm sittin on my bed encircled by every book you've ever published they're open like fans marking pages with the flint of genius all i want is for this circle to grow so tell me:

is this where poetry and life are twins? i felt so crumpled up when i started writing you poetry seemed so useless and dingy next to all the bright red bad news but now that the poem is over i feel wide open like an infant of the spring just tell me how to feed this light to my responsibilities and poetry just might be enuf           love           eisa

[cynsualc829]

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The Cool Playlist 😎

Hour I

Paradise Beach / Evan Carydakis

A Love Like Ours / Dominique Toney

Camper Mode / Kai Otten

Canyon Dreams / Tom Braxton

Lorena / Keith Fiala

All My Life (Ft. Aaron Neville) / Linda Ronstadt

So Amazing / Mariea Antoinette

Down for the Third Time / Citrus Sun

Beverly Hills Party / Peet Project

At Last / Sam Riney

Sweet Love / The Commodores

Late NITE cruzin / Funktastic Players

One Love (ft. Stabe Wilson)

Swunky (ft. Evan Taylor) / Kyle Schroeder

Hour II

Cuttin Up / Steve Laury

Tasty Smooth / Bryan Morris

Miles Away / Basia

AM-FM / Dave Valentine

Don't Cha Wanna Go / Groove Frequencies

By The Time This Night Is Over (ft. Peabo Bryson) / Kenny G

Unlimited Access / Tony Saunders

For Ramsey (ft. Chan Hall, Marvin Taylor, Jr.) / Bill McGee II

Don't Make Me Wait Too Long (ft. Stevie Wonder & Joe Thomas) / Kimberly Brewer

Blowbacks / Al Nesbitt and The Alchemy

Good To Be Back / Natalie Cole

Mi Senorita De San Juan (ft. Mark Visher & Scottie Haskell) / Mark Carter

Soul-Limbo / Booker T & The MGs

Water Sound / The Eric Evans Project