Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Where Has Everyone Gone????
I have discovered Katrina fatigue.... I don't mean by the national media or the general population of the United States but by friends living in other areas of the country. In the first week, post Katrina, we heard from just about everyone we know around the country. With such utter destruction here, you hope that your closest friends will stay in touch to see how things are going. Sadly, this has truly not been the case. Before you label me as bitter,,, I am not. We all understand that life goes on inside and outside of the Katrina devastated region. We simply want to hear from our far away friends so that we can tell them we are doing better, and although we are far from recovered, we are making headway. Baby steps.... one toe at a time....
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I've discovered a disease - called Katrina Survivor Syndrome - that has infected a majority of people living outside of the destruction zone. To counteract the syndrome, they will give some money, donate some time, call some friends and then close their eyes to reality.
Things aren't better down here. Things still suck. I drove through a ghost town called New Orleans this weekend. Looking at all the destruction, I thought "Well, it isn't as bad as Waveland." How absurd is that?
However, the funniest thing I've heard recently - this one lady who lost her shop, her house, her cars and all her possessions was so excited because a casino was opening in the area. She said "I know my luck is going to change."
Hmmm,,, interesting you might note that. I didn't say anything about religion, but major life events tend to make people re-evaluate things. Especially a higher power. Sometimes people find strength in it...
"Chocolate City"
Uh, what's happening CC?
They still call it the White House
But that's a temporary condition, too.
Can you dig it, CC?
To each his reach
And if I don't cop, it ain't mine to have
But I'll be reachin' for ya
'Cause I love ya, CC.
Right on.
There's a lot of chocolate cities, around
We've got Newark, we've got Gary
Somebody told me we got L.A.
And we're working on Atlanta
But you're the capital, CC
Gainin' on ya!
Get down
Gainin' on ya!
Movin' in and on ya
Gainin' on ya!
Can't you feel my breath, heh
Gainin' on ya!
All up around your neck, heh heh
Hey, CC!
They say your jivin' game, it can't be changed
But on the positive side,
You're my piece of the rock
And I love you, CC.
Can you dig it?
Hey, uh, we didn't get our forty acres and a mule
But we did get you, CC, heh, yeah
Gainin' on ya
Movin' in and around ya
God bless CC and its vanilla suburbs
Gainin' on ya!
Gainin' on ya!
Gainin' on ya! (heh!)
Gainin' on ya!
Gainin' on ya!
What's happening, blood?
Gainin' on ya!
Gainin' on ya!
Gainin' on ya!
Yeah!
What's happening, black?
Brother black, blood even
Yeah-ahh, just funnin'
Gettin' down
Ah, blood to blood
Ah, players to ladies
The last percentage count was eighty
You don't need the bullet when you got the ballot
Are you up for the downstroke, CC?
Chocolate city
Are you with me out there?
And when they come to march on ya
Tell 'em to make sure they got their James Brown pass
And don't be surprised if Ali is in the White House
Reverend Ike, Secretary of the Treasure
Richard Pryor, Minister of Education
Stevie Wonder, Secretary of FINE arts
And Miss Aretha Franklin, the First Lady
Are you out there, CC?
A chocolate city is no dream
It's my piece of the rock and I dig you, CC
God bless Chocolate City and its (gainin' on ya!) vanilla suburbs
Can y'all get to that?
Gainin' on ya!
Gainin' on ya!
Easin' in
Gainin' on ya!
In yo' stuff
Gainin' on ya!
Huh, can't get enough
Gainin' on ya!
Gainin' on ya!
Be mo' funk, be mo' funk
Gainin' on ya!
Can we funk you too
Gainin' on ya!
Right on, chocolate city!
Yeah, get deep
Real deep
Heh
Be mo' funk
Mmmph, heh
Get deep
Bad
Unh, heh
Just got New York, I'm told
All I can say is - thank god for capitalism!
http://imnotchocolate.com/
"It's time for us to rebuild a New Orleans, the one that should be
a strip club New Orleans. And I don't care what people are
saying in Uptown or wherever they are. This city will be a
strip club at the end of the day. This city will be a majority
Hooter Girl city. It's the way God wants
it to be. You can't have it no other way."
Amen!
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