tonigt an old friend from los angeles was in town. so i went into the city to pick him up.
its great to see people who have known you for years. put up with your bullshit. and love you anyway.
so showtime at the apollo came on. and the irony of it all. its biggie smalls and junior mafia. lil kim, lil cease, and mase. ha! they looked so young. they were so young. we were so young. when i think back to watching that episode in real time, and how much larger than life they appeared to be. how much larger than life the apollo seemed to be.
how funny life is. big isnt here. he would have a heart attack.
lil kim's nose isnt here anymore either. her hair was always a hot mess. cease? what happened??? mase? lets see, but we can bet on the outcome of his scenario.

regardless, it took me back for a minute. when hiphop was fun. it was young. it was about expression. and a good time. when the parties were good. when the parties were about having fun, and not being a scene fucker.

i remember dancing, yes actually dancing. not sitting on the top of a fancy couch and bobbing my head to the music, but dancing at parties. but it was in the 90's.

i remember going to a puffy party in san diego. and this dude named steve soloman threw this party with abe wossen, who still throws parties in atl. and this fucking party was the absolute shit. me and my best friend, we were out being bad at the superbowl. i dont even know if i was out of high school. i just know we had the best fucking time. and we partied. and we were not disrepected. we were treated like ladies, cause we acted like ladies. it was superbowl. and it was cracking.

more stories to come.... it late. time to sleep for a couple hours before i get back int he trenches