Just realized I never actually posted these pics from a few months ago. So… here they are. // #London 11/2023 // still have a wild story to tell about this trip. Might break it down this week.
I’m at a loss for words as to articulate how the passing @comedianboogieb is affecting me personally. So for now I’ll just explain this post. || 11/20/2022: One of the nicest, funniest & coolest comedians in the game was gracious enough to hit the @chocolatesundaes stage for my birthday show. I had been trying to put together a pic/vid recap to thank everyone and kept getting stuck on Boogie’s mini roast of me cuz I didn’t know what to cut. Well now… I decided that I’ll just post that part in its entirety. Boogie always gave folks their roses and dropped facts (you can check his N.O. history videos for proof) and on this night he did both for me. He was just cool like that. Couldn’t thank him enough then, and can’t be more thankful to have this moment captured on film now. Glad I gave him his props every time I saw him. Because he deserved them. // RIP BOOGIE B 🕊️
So me the nephews and niece went to visit @scoopscreamery_ for the first time today. And we will for sure be back on a regular basis when we do Afterschool treats. Thave a lot of kid friendly flavors and the pricing was for sure family friendly. The location was clean and spacious and bright and we felt comfortable eating our ice cream there. It’s a great addition to that little food area over there on the corner of Reseda and Ventura. #EatMeThere #EatMeThereLA scoopscreamery
Shout out to the folks I met yesterday at the PAYDAY testing workout at @theyard_gym@theyardgym_westhollywood , I thought I was on the better side of the worst flu I’ve ever had in life. So, I attempted to partake in the workout. (thinking back, I wasn’t ready for this seeing as I haven’t been to a gym since January but hey) Immediately my body went haywire, I got an ice pick headache, and literally thought I wasn’t gonna make it out conscious. I was going slow, not hitting the same amount of reps, and basically pulling my team down. But nobody suggested I quit, everyone kept motivating me to keep going and never gave up on me. That says a lot about the team, the culture and the people at @theyard_gym so if you’re looking for a great place to get some intense workouts in at… this is the place.
10 years today since pops passed. And two things I’ve been dealing with since then: 1.) coming to terms with knowing(or not knowing) it was time to stop trying to resuscitate him. How alone I felt in that room full of family when I told the nurse to stop pumping on him. And the weight of that decision. 2.) the guilt I felt for not doing more to connect with my pops as a kid, a teen, an adult. Even when I knew his health was failing him. // Well I woke up today feeling different. My dad was dead. I watched him die about 4-5 times. He had been gone a few times before I got there. His soul was trying to leave and we wouldn’t let him go. But it is what it is and I’m at peace with it. On the flip… how am I guilt tripping myself? He was the father. He was supposed to find a way and make it happen. Instead, out of maybe 20 times I saw him before age 17, he was drunk all but 3. And 2 of those times he left and came back drunk. Him being there for ALL of his other kids - but not me - fucked with me. I’ll likely always feel like an outcast even when I’m where I belong. I’m not bashing him tho. Just holding him accountable. As an adult shit got even more complicated, because he felt like we should have the same dynamic as he had with my other brothers and sisters. I felt like he needed to earn it. We never thought to meet each other half way. He never thought to meet me all the way either tho. // Regardless to all that. When we did hang and/or talk, he always taught me some real shit. To the point where I really feel I missed out because - due to the fact that we were alike in a lot of ways - he could have given me a lot more if I would have just been around more. // anyway… I don’t have a point here. But I do miss my pops. Hope he’s somewhere winning in dominoes. // Ben “Pip” Walton RIP!!
18 years ago. Still feels recent. But I figure it’s because when moms passed I hadn’t even begun to deal with my grandmother’s passing 6 years earlier, was still in shock from losing three homies (2 to murder, 1 to drinking) to close ‘08, was still reeling from the loss of my aunt René the day after I got out jail end of Jan. ‘09… then moms goes into the er after me and her have a huge argument about her needing to go the hospital during the repass for René at the gym at Vineyard park… only to never leave the hospital alive. (She must have felt something was different and didn’t want to go. I wish I would have just let her stay home a few more days.)… then right after mom, one of my better friends Lawanda Renee passed. Then… shit continuously hit the fan. Before 2009 I had only been a pallbearer once. After 2009 three times. Today? 18 times. And I can honestly say I haven’t came up for air to deal with any of those, or the ones i would have carried if they weren’t cremated, or the other people who passed I was just close to. All that to say tho… I feel like if my mom would have been here, I would have been able to handle a lot of this shit head on. And prolly would have dealt with it sooner and faster. Because she didn’t let me dwell on things for too long. Anyway… march is a hell of a month… moms wherever you are… we miss you. I miss you. #RIP
#Steppin’ On // When it’s time to move on, then step. Don’t linger or you might get pulled bacc in… // want this beat? contact: [email protected] // #reasongang #propellerhead #arcade #akaimpk225pro
If you’re looking for comedy #AllStarWeekend2026 / #PresidentsDayWeekend / #ValentinesDayWeekend then I have you covered. Sunday 2/15 @chocolatesundaes comedy show will be having a VERY SPECIAL All-Star Weekend Sunday night event. Three shows: 7pm, 9:30pm and 11:45pm. There’s no school or work Monday for president’s day! And some surprises will be in the building!!! At the Laugh Factory Hollywood. ///// Monday 2/16 @monderayslive will be closing out the All Star weekend with a BANG. You’ll have @deraydavis AND @garygthangjohnson hosting! A crazy line up. Special guests and more!! 9:30pm at the Hollywood Improv. /// if you’re looking to hit either of these events, holler at me and I’ll make sure you make the right move. ✌🏾
If you haven’t got yourself a @southcentralcountryclub hoodie yet, do you even really like hoodies? But naw, I had to give a shoutout to @funnymanalexthomas for making such a quality item. Next thing up is to learn how to play golf so I can truly represent. #southcentralcountryclub
*THIS IS YOUR PERSONAL INVITE* My annual birthday show at @chocolatesundaes Comedy Show. SUNDAY 11/23. For the first time in forever, I’ll be at both shows for my birthday. 7pm & 9:30pm. And for the first time since 2019, I’ll be totally sober (at least until the show is over).
// My actual birthday is Thursday 11/20. And I was too busy to actually sit and make any other plans for it. But if/when I figure something out, I’ll post it.
// I’m low key unable to even attempt to sit and directly invite folks. So if you see this, know that I want you there. And if you know someone I know or you think I should know, share this with them and invite them out too!
#scorpioseason #bigteflon #uncleben #chocolatesundaes #comedyshow
