Like everything else in life, this week--this historic week that's somehow and subjectively been "bigger than everything"--comes back to music. It's been equal parts melody and harmony, a sweet-sounding pitch, undeniable power and a ridiculous pace. It's been the perfect verse over a tight beat. Indeed, the election of Barack ...
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Like A Song. . .
Like everything else in life, this week--this historic week that's somehow and subjectively been "bigger than everything"--comes back to music. It's been equal parts melody and harmony, a sweet-sounding pitch, ...
#AugustWillSon:LA (Day Fourteen)– Clip Show
On television, a clip show is an episode where, instead of new material being used to forward the story, clips from previous shows are interspersed with characters reminiscing. It's usually ...
#AugustWillSon:LA (Day Thirteen)– Just Cause
There's a group of people who get together every Wednesday from 12 noon to 2pm with one goal in mind: to feed homeless people living down on Los Angeles' Skid ...
Like A Song. . .
Published Tuesday, November 6, 2012 By Will. Under Life Tags: america, forty-four, four more years, four years ago, history, langston hughes, like a song, november 4th, president obama, yes he did
Like everything else in life, this week--this historic week that's somehow and subjectively been "bigger than everything"--comes back to music. It's been equal parts melody and harmony, a sweet-sounding pitch, undeniable power and a ridiculous pace. It's been the perfect verse over a tight beat. Indeed, the election of Barack ...
#AugustWillSon:LA (Day Fourteen)– Clip Show
Published Tuesday, August 14, 2012 By Will. Under Dawson's Ink Presents... Tags: AugustWillSonLA, clip show, day fourteen, los angeles clippers, santa monica, season tickets, the recording academy, verses & flow
On television, a clip show is an episode where, instead of new material being used to forward the story, clips from previous shows are interspersed with characters reminiscing. It's usually done to save on production and location costs during a season.
For me, today, half of that was true. Outside of ...
#AugustWillSon:LA (Day Thirteen)– Just Cause
Published Monday, August 13, 2012 By Will. Under Dawson's Ink Presents... Tags: Angel Conwell, AugustWillSonLA, comedians, comedy for a cause, day thirteen, Earthquake, Guy Torry, laugh factory, Lester Barrie, Maranzio Vance, my friends house LA, Rosa Acosta, roz ryan, Tanjereen, Tiffany Rose
There's a group of people who get together every Wednesday from 12 noon to 2pm with one goal in mind: to feed homeless people living down on Los Angeles' Skid Row. They do it every single week, rain or shine, without suitable transportation some weeks. They've been pelted with food, ...
#AugustWillSon:LA (Day Twelve)– The Perd’s The Word!
Published Sunday, August 12, 2012 By Will. Under Dawson's Ink Presents... Tags: AugustWillSonLA, brunch, buffet, catfish, day twelve, downtown, food, jay jackson, michelle, nolas, parks and recreation, perd hapley, sunday
Today was very casual. Met Michelle--who has been hanging all #AugustWillSon:LA long and I appreciate it so much (!!!)--for brunch at NOLAS, which is located in downtown LA on East 3rd Street. After checking online, I knew that their menu was set up New Orleans-style. But, that's all I knew. ...
#AugustWillSon:LA (Day Eleven)– Just Say Bucket!
Published Saturday, August 11, 2012 By Will. Under Dawson's Ink Presents... Tags: AugustWillSonLA, bucket list, day eleven, dianne reeves, jazz, kirk whalum, leela james, long beach jazz festival, Music, so good
One thing you need to know about me is that I have a healthy fascination with singers. Most of the interviews I conduct with them either start with, or end with, trying to figure out how they do what they do so well. Two months ago, I spent four straight ...
#AugustWillSon:LA (Day Ten)– Show Time
Published Friday, August 10, 2012 By Will. Under Dawson's Ink Presents... Tags: AugustWillSonLA, day ten, friday, glynn turman, Music, omari hardwick, pacific design center, poetry, reception, spoken word, Television, verses & flow
Friday was a good day, and one I'd been looking forward to for a while. For those that don't know, I'm associated with the spoken word/live performance show Verses & Flow, now in its second season on TV One. I came aboard soon after Season One was shot late last ...
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