Take Five..For some reason this song always reminds me of you. The 1st time I heard you play it at home opened my ears to the world of music. I learned so much about different genres from you mom Renee and Tori, but this stood out. It was cool, sophisticated, different..just like you. So much of what I do now, who I am now, it all started with you. Wearing caps all the time, listening to instrumentals, keeping a pack of gum in the car, that sarcastic dry sense of humor, damn near all of it started with you. Me learning to play the trumpet in elementary started with you. Being a Braves fan, that started with you. The first sport I ever watched, the first team I ever watched, that’s all you. Risking you getting mad at me just cause I wanted to do the crossword puzzle in the newspaper because I saw you do it. All these brain teaser games I play on my phone started with you. All my mannerisms, all you. Talking for hrs about music or sports at the drop of a dime, that’s you. I still need to be like you at a lot of things. I need to see more of the world like you told me to. Volunteering on Thanksgiving, making my own bbq sauce, talkin cash shit..I could be more like you at that. But you gave me a blueprint that I can follow to the end of my days, and I’ll always be thankful to you for that. It’s my birthday tomorrow, let me hear Take 5 somewhere so I know you’re good. I love you forever Dad, and I hope I made you proud.
From a couple of weeks ago at The Echoplex, @thecribs ..En Noir et Blanc
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Been a while since I had a chance to shoot a show, had to shake the rust off..huge thanks to @vlsfforever for the opportunity and appreciate the hospitality @theechola !
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“MADRE.”
I wrote this for my mother in the aftermath of a series of traumatic experiences that drove us apart to the extent that she was not present on the day Soleil was born. It was a painful time— I was filled with confusion, resentment, rage and bitterness and the only move left that would preserve my mental and emotional health was to simply keep my distance. I cried abundantly during that season, especially because most of it was during my pregnancy and the most vulnerable months of my postpartum period— the moments where a daughter longs most for her mother’s support. Despite the amount of pain I endured, our time apart was valuable— I realized that all forgiveness was self-forgiveness and that my willingness to heal my mother wound would also support my daughter’s healing, a realization that came with the willingness to accept and take accountability for all of the ways I had fallen short as a mother to her thus far while still being offered the opportunity to continue experiencing unconditional love from her— a humbling truth that in turn left me filled with gratitude and compassion for my own mother. In the midst of this season of addressing this deep, generational mother wound, I gave birth to “MADRE,” the first single from my project with @cas1beats , @pattyclover and @yelloblac . We started the project when Soleil was only two months old. She’s now 18 months and the project is almost complete. Thank you @_studio354 for capturing this live performance and @cas1beats for providing the poignant, dark soundscape to a piece that, in all of my vulnerability and sorrow, I lovingly offer to all of you. As my mother always says: “Bendiciones.”
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Last week with @thecraftbeerexchange pop-up for for me & the birthday twin @fortyounce_oc ..Great Beer, Great People, Great time! Shout out everyone that came out, and HUGE shout out to @cas1beats and @eightythree !! Until the next one..
This Saturday!! Posted @withregram • @thecraftbeerexchange Summer is here and we are kicking off the season with a POP. 🍻💥
Bringing you another exciting night of craft beer and great music during the Pomona Art Walk.
Leave the cheap stuff at home and bring your favorite craft 6-Pack or 650ml bottle to share!
Event is FREE but beer is required.
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Saturday, July 8th, 2023
7pm 21+
I hope that George Floyd’s family has some sense of peace and closure from this Verdict. It has to be agonizing for them to see his death played over and over, as I imagine it would be for the families of so many others that were killed unjustly by police. I hope this Verdict isn’t just to curb the overwhelming pressure for widespread police reform. The incremental progress that came today doesn’t end what’s been happening to the poor & disenfranchised for decades. I hope that people aren’t satisfied with this Verdict, and continue to fight to ensure that bad police are held accountable for abusing the power they are given. And hopefully that will be the real #justiceforgeorgefloyd
