This was a weekend of many things to do.. AIDS WALK..IN CENTRAL PARK..HUSH
QUEENSBRIDGE..LONG ISLAND CITY TOURS...CONTINUES...THE POETRY SLAM...
CHALLENGE AT NUYORICAN CLUB..the best of twist and turns recital..the best of the
best in Manhattan..I was loungin in my glory...where???..right home in my backyard..where
a picture is worth a 7 k walk down the streets of central park..but..I wasn't there this time..
It was official the first real weekend of spring...entering summer..the skies were crystal clear blue with white clouds following..a perfect day to get some rest...kicked off my shoes and sat back and make some smoothies..whip out the blender & started mixing..I had my music
coming out my basement window..my next door neighbors had a cookout..(smilin:)..yeah..I
had nothing to do..cooking that is...plus..my girl from across the street..Lisa...came and
wanted me to go hang at her house..a cookout there..wowww..still..:0 boy!!!!..the
neighborhood started smellin like Canal street here in NY..where the Italian..Chinese..start
the street fairs..food was everywhere in SOUTH OZONE PK yesterday and the funny thing about..I wasn't the one doing the cooking for a change..I love the pampering ..the cocktails..LOL..the atmosphere sent a delicate message of Love for my people around the way..tou see..this is where I was raised,,the changes from how it was 49 years ago to now...and on June 25..it will be 50 yrs..in this home..yepper...where now..our neighbors are mostly Ghayanese..Indians..whats left of our brothas & sistahs...whites are returning..due to mix marriages...arabs buying the stores from the latinos..losing property..South side is looking all different..24hour watch..cameras
hidden in the street llghts..scoping on victims with crimes records..these people who took over this JAMAICA ..SOUTHSIDE IS MELLOW IN OUT..living like they made a deal w/the white property owners who gave them the freedom to exchange for better...w/govt grands 2 live here..it's so sad..when u as a homeowner that spent most of ur life in one space & time..stares
at u dead in ur face...says...it's all over..move on...this Jungle u once called...the place 2 be..is now..foreign currency...jeeps...indian music playing.. restaurants..on every street corner..like
the Koreans..but..not one ..establishment..owned ..operate by a brotha..sistah..but a
barbershops black hair Salon...one restaurant still stands as our black owned eatery..but..
has added the spice of the territory...going wit the flow..blending the elements..But..still.. we stand no profit..just losing..I witness this every day..It makes me soo angry to know ..when
we moved 2 Queens..there were nothing but Italians..& Irish ..BUT..THERE WERE STORES
ON ROCKAWAY..OWNED AND OPERATED BY ..Afro-Americans...earning a living..takes a
step in the right direction of choice..live the 4 fs...family..Food...financial security...fun... 2 keep
it moving...mo money..more problems..but..Thats what solutions are for...gain interest..builds ideas...becomes the bigger profit..in ur area of prestege..the mark of excellence..changing things with the times we live..economically strugglin..but..making a way..as u know how...by any means NECESSARY..MALCOLM X...THAT'S 4 LISTENING...PEACE...Create..Sheila T Jordan...
