I woke up this morning, jumped in the car and turned on the radio. The radio version of ‘Ambitions as a Ridah’ was on, leading me to almost kill my engine on the way to work. And you’re right, there is no radio version of that song. But that didn’t stop me from yelling […]
With baseball season right around the corner, it seemed like the right time to talk about Dodger Stadium. Baseball always has and always will run a clear third in the sports fandom for me behind football and basketball. Growing up as a Kansas City kid, my main team will always be the Royals. One […]
Last week I had to drop off some CDs to a friend of mine who lives in Brentwood. Rush hour traffic on the 405…yeah. So I took the scenic route home, traveling on Sunset Boulevard through Hollywood. Traveling east, you pass by two of the three things I’ve already written about in this space: […]
In a company town like this, there is no shortage of screens to see films, old and new. I get out to the Landmark once in a while, the Grove is still nice just because of the shopping center that surrounds it. From a purely film geek, filmgoer experience, I will always have a […]
My first trip to the City of Angels, when I was still a Jayhawk, I was riding around getting the lay of the land when my stomach started growling. I was down on Sunset Blvd., when I spotted a burger joint that doesn’t exist in the Midwest. I rolled into the drive thru, passed […]
One of my earliest memories as a sports fan was turning to the news and literally watching the Kings leave town on their way to Sacramento. I had my Chiefs and Royals, but I was an NBA free agent. Like so many other black folks of the early 80s though, it didn’t take long […]
Going back to my hometown and seeing old friends, I naturally took my fair share of jokes for being ‘Hollywood’ from my Circle. I was already outside the norm as a Midwestern kid to begin with, my adopted hometown has really brought out the best in me in terms of inspiring me creatively, giving my […]
Boyz N The Hood was the debut film by writer/director John Singleton. The semi-autobiographical tale revolves around three young black men, Tre, Ricky, and Doughboy, and their daily lives growing up in South Central Los Angeles. On to the tale of the tape… Relevance: While the phrase ‘black film’ can take on many different meanings […]
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