The Summer Heats Up!!!

Mood: Positive NRG
Music: WOTE Soundtrack

Great Stretch Of Activity 4 Me...,

On Saturday May 7th The Band Performed @ L'Affaire Mountainside, NJ 4 A 90th Bday Party... I Had Dual DJ & Band Duties So I Went In There 2 B Mellow..., But We Ended Up Rocking Out..., Complete W/Folks Getting Down On The Dance Floor... LOL!!!

On Tuesday May 10th I Was Reached Out 2 @ The 11th Hour 2 Have The Band Provide Instrumental Background Muzak 4 A Networking Mixer Event Between Leadership Newark & Leadership NJ... That Was Held @ 1 Of My Fave Bldg's In Newark, NJ..., The 744 Broad St. Bldg Affectionately Known As..., The Millennium Bldg.

Sneak In There 1 Day 2 C The Beautiful Staircase Leading U Up 2 The Wide Open 2nd Floor Lobby With These Incredible 25-30 Foot Murals Painted On Various Walls Up There. It Always Brings Incredible Joy 2 My Face 2 C Such Incredible Artwork When I Enter That Space...

We Were 'Sposed 2 B Instrumental Trio..., But I Told My Vocalist If She Just Happened 2 (A-Hem) Show Up??? Of Course I'd Sneak Her In On A Song Or Two... How Come Me & JR Come Off The Elevator Pushing Our Cart O' Gear & She Was Already Sitting There Waiting On Us??? ROFLMAO!!! So Yeah I Snuck Her On Near The End & We Killed Anita Baker's "Been So Long!!!" Mmmmm....

Saturday May 14th Had Us Playing A "Harlem Nights" Themed Surprised 21st Bday Party In Society Hill Newark, NJ... That Means Other Than Getting Suit & Tie Decked Out..., I Had No Idea What 2 Xpect Other Than We 'd B GETTING ON DOWN!!! Well It Ended Up Being A Marathon As We Played As Long As We Ever Did Straight Through With No Break!!! By End O' Da Gig I Was Xhausted & Stumbled In The House Like 2AM!!!

May 19th, 20th, & 21st Will Have Me In My 1st Fave City New York City @ The Producer's Club On 44th St. Working Behind The Scenes As A Stagehand Delivering A Self Financed Play Supporting The "Women On The Edge Project!!!" Actually I've B There All Week As We Prep B4 The Show Opens...

I Totally LQQK FWD 2 What That Will Bring... I'm B Working The Lighting & The Sound System!!! Monday Arrived Home @ 1:30AM, Tuesday It Was 11:45PM, & Wednesday Was An Early Nite Home By 10:30PM, & Thursday Was An 11PM Nite!!! LQQKOUT!!!

Friday Opening Night Was Spectacular!!! Tie It In With A 50th Bday Celebration & It Had A Recipe 4 Success!!! The Event Superceded Not Just Mine's..., But Everyone Else's Bcuz It Was Amazing How Everything Came 2getha Perfectly & We Knocked It Out The Park!!!

The Crowd Had Arrived From California, North Carolina, & Washington Area 2 Support Their People!!! They Also Brought Incredible NRG Into The Building That The Cast Feed Upon Allowing Them 2 Take Their Performance 2 The Next Level!!!

We Left There Under An Incredible Aura Of Success, Invinceability, & Just Being Totally On Top Of The World!!! Then Saturday Morning We Get A Call From The Venue Saying The City Inspectors Shut Them Down & The 2 Shows We Had Slated For Saturday Were Effectively Cancelled!!!

Talk About From The Highest Of High's..., 2 The Lowest Of Lows!!! But As We R Prone 2 Do In Life..., We Sat Down Strategized & Came Up With Plan B!!! We Reached Out 2 The Cast, 2 Those Who Purchased Tickets, Ran 2 The City 2 Remove Our Material, Then Set Up Meeting W/Potential Sites... Stay Tuned On That Front!!!

May 27th, 28th, & 29th Will Have Me Down In My 3rd Fave City Philadelphia, PA Bonding W/The Natives There As I Take In A Few Events Over The Course Of The Memorial Day Weekend... Guess U Can Say I'll B Channeling My Inner Benjamin Franklin!?! What A Great City 2 Xplore....

Then Kicking Off 1st Week Of June I'll B Flying Out 2 My 2nd Fave City Las Vegas, NV 2 Get Burnt Up In The Sun, As I Xplore The Grand Canyon, & Deal With The Decadence & Debauchery That Is The New Sodom Of The 21st Century!!! (Gomorrah is Miami & I'll have 2 get back there soon...) So This Is What I Call A Great Stretch Run 2 Kick Off The Summer!!! PHEW!!!

P.S. & Just What R U Doing??? ROFLMAO!!!

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