This is All I Got

Got these feet, in these shoes, that walked a mile or two
Got these legs that done work that left them black and blue...

courtesy of Amel larrieux. Did she get the hottest name on the planet or what? She used to be with Groove Theory, they made one luxurious album and then split up. Her husband, Larrieux Larrieux or something like that, does all her production now. A friend of mine, bigtime jazz peformer, said she tried to do a set with uh...the xylophone guy, and totally blew. Another friend, a pretty good singer, said she sang well back in the late 90s. Ish changes.

Had a lively discussion today about the changes of hip hop/rap. Mostly rap. The people in the discussion were mid-to-late-30s guys who were debating Jay-Zs off-again/on-again retirement and rop (rap/pop) music in general. They were the ones who told me Li'l Wayne is an avid reader and total bibliophile. I figured there had to be more there than jut the red-rimmed eyes and throaty voice. One guy was like "Jay needs to shut up,he's 40 years old, he's not talking about slanging rocks and the streets any more." And anothr guy was like "Dude, WE ARE 40, and we damn sure aren't doing the same shit we were doing at 20 and neither is he!" One guy was a time warner exec, the other was with some other corporate entity and the third was a small-business owner. It was hilarious. Everyone had on a wedding ring. I was like "you guys wouldn't know what was hot if YOUR KIDS told you! Just appreciate the old shit you recall from your old days because even if you could go to the clubs and hear what's bootlegging from city to city you wouldn't understand it, you're too far in another path."

My dad was with me and he just laughed and laughed and laughed. He thought the entire thing was wicked funny and it was. it was a nice way to spend a half-hour or so. A very nice way. I'm glad I got to participate. it's nice not being laid up.

Oh wait, I learned a new word today: Towtrick or Tricktow...someone help me out here. Basically, a woman who will sleep with someone for any little thing. Big biz in small towns where landing a man in the military is a real come-up "girl, he got BENEFITS!!!" I howled. But it's real, small town's everywhere are filled with girls who are just trying to get by the only way they can think of and sex is the universal currency.

Incidentally, claire is still wondering how exactly she's going to deal with this death thing. She is also holding the joker/death hostage by impolitely refusing to excuse his presence. More details later.