Put it on your radio
When it comes to writing, I’ve been busy is a severe understatement. Add regular life to that plus the real job and yeah, I’ve been busy.
As you can no doubt tell I have become very passionate about what is going on in Iran right now. I’m not a scholar, but I could certainly hold a resonably inteligent conversation on the topic and am not ashamed at how much time I’ve taken to really educate myself on the current events and the history from which they came.
It was sort of daunting at first, the mere idea of answering the question for myself, wtf is going on in Iran? because incidents like Iran aren’t shallow, they’re deep as hell, bottomless, sometimes.
Ultimately I felt like not answering the question was a real cop out, and a sign of disrespect. That might sound crazy, but for all of those who love to proclaim that they are a member of the “human” race- how many of those people really know or take the time to know what is going on with their brothers and sisters on the other side of the planet?
Someone smarter than me said to me once, “you want to know how you really know something? When you can teach another person, and that person can teach another person- that’s when you know that you know something.”
I decided to put that simple concept to the test where Iran is concerned, and so, risking looking (or in this case, sounding) like someone who really doesn’t know what they’re talking about, I accepted an invitation to discuss Iran on GhettoGEEK Radio, of which I am a massive fan- my man is doing the damn thing on so many levels and, prior to this particular invite, I did something that I don’t usually do so boldly- I told OuttaBoundz that I wanted to colaborate with him, ahem, on his show. Heheheh, he was a good sport about it, now that I think about it!
To further explain the behind the scenes on this, the day we recorded the bit on Iran was the same day that Michael Jackson died- after, actually, but the same day. My mind was totally blown just by the shock of the moment, and to top it off the taping was pushed from 4 to an hour and a half later, which was good and bad. It was good because it gave me a moment to get my mind off of Michael and back onto the critical points I wanted to make sure I made, even though I had no idea what the questions would be before hand or where the convo/interview was going to go. It was bad because I had to make dinner. While thinking of something other than dinner. And expressing it verbally while also making sense. LOL, yeah.
I didn’t feel poised, or prepared (even though I was), and I really can’t remember a single thing I said. But it was a wonderful experience from beginning to end. I credit all the radio experience I got in a previous profession for all of that. I also credit that experience for helping me understand those behind the voice you hear; the producer. Thanks A Dub for a great session. Truly, I love radio. It is so amazingly powerful, and limitless in potential. I hope you check it out and I hope you let me know what you think.
SeaSpot Magazine
You probably read on the SV that a few weeks back was the release of the SeaSpot Magazine at Ibiza with DJ Kun Luv and all the rest of the usual suspects. I wrote the feature cover story for that edition, and I have to say, the mag is tight. I enjoy working with Kun, Sahara and the entire SeaSpot crew, and am looking forward to delving into whatever they put me on next.
For the mature minded
Speaking of next, SeaSpot has launched an entirely new website called Urbevents.com. The content targets the 30+ crowds and also plans to educate and inform visitors about what’s going on in the town, and who is going on in the town.
It’s a wonderful challenge to write about people you know nothing about. Even writing about people you think you know- often you realize you don’t. I’m working on a long term series of articles about people in this area, some you may know but most you probably don’t- who are doing the damn thing on all different levels, from the streets to the skyscrapers. Stylistically it’s very different than the highly opinionated work you find here, so I hope you enjoy the difference in tone. Moreover I hope you learn about people who impact your city and your community in their own small (and big) way- that’s all we can do, is give what we can, use our talents to their fullest potential. It is refreshing to write about good people and good news, let me tell you!
The Beacon Still Shines
Just a reminder that the South District Journal is now the South Seattle Beacon. The publisher and the new editor saw fit to keep the SV voice on its pages and we’re honored. Yeah, we can find almost everything on the world wide web. But sometimes it’s nice just to pick up a paper and take your time going through it. The SSB allows us to reach a portion of the community we likely aren’t able to via the internet. Pick up a copy when you get the chance.
