tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post6978506061049186481..comments2023-10-31T06:20:45.622-05:00Comments on Raving Black Lunatic: No, You Cannot Quote MeBig Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510881583909431416noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-23831725500764552092008-03-07T13:21:00.000-06:002008-03-07T13:21:00.000-06:00BM - So many of us are broken mentally and spiritu...BM - So many of us are broken mentally and spiritually. You have a hard job to do. There are no easy platitudes to toss out, no pithy words.<BR/><BR/>You are a smart man and I am sure that you will find a way to reconcile this conflict within yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-69905706602568428522008-03-07T09:59:00.000-06:002008-03-07T09:59:00.000-06:00TorranceFar from a super hero. I'm neither super o...Torrance<BR/><BR/><BR/>Far from a super hero. I'm neither super or a hero, just a regular cat wondering how the world works. <BR/><BR/>Don't get it twisted, I'm not super journalist, I'm a lot like many of my peers. But, I think I notice things and feel things some of them do not.Big Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510881583909431416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-48728329146194200592008-03-07T09:58:00.000-06:002008-03-07T09:58:00.000-06:00DamoneTake It Off is a nice track. I'm partial to ...Damone<BR/><BR/><BR/>Take It Off is a nice track. I'm partial to Number One on Riding Dirty, can't remember the name cause my copy was bootleg. Also "Murder" on that same disk. Bun-B's "The Story" is also a tight track.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks to everybody for the kind words. I don't think I"m special, and Lord knows I don't always live up to my potential.<BR/><BR/>I wrote this because when I was at that crime scene recently I realized that sometimes the attitudes of black people can hurt us in getting a true picture of our world out to the masses. I don't blame us, we are justified in our views of the media, but I wonder how we will change public perception of us when we constantly battle the one group that has the power to shape opinions.<BR/><BR/>It's an interesting problem in my mind. Blogs help some, but, as my brother pointed out to me recently, they typically only reach like-minded folk.Big Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510881583909431416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-46290579566235170912008-03-07T09:43:00.000-06:002008-03-07T09:43:00.000-06:00u sound like a super hero LOLu sound like a super hero LOLAll-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843040863123899426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-82241720581107775602008-03-07T07:52:00.000-06:002008-03-07T07:52:00.000-06:00Man I wish I had some words of wisdom that could b...Man I wish I had some words of wisdom that could break this thing wide open for you. All I know is that we need people like you to keep 'thinking on it'.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900726730265994177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-1655707829463931992008-03-06T22:20:00.000-06:002008-03-06T22:20:00.000-06:00Perhaps, you could see it this way. You are being...Perhaps, you could see it this way. You are being paid to observe and bear witness.<BR/><BR/>From the etymlogy dictionary: observe<BR/>"c.1386, "to hold to" (a manner of life or course of conduct), from O.Fr. observer, from L. observare "<B>watch over,</B> look to, attend to, <B>guard,"</B> <BR/>from ob "over" + servare "to watch, keep safe," from PIE base *ser- "to protect." <BR/><BR/>That's a pretty sacred gift to share with the people whose lives you briefly touch. That's a pretty spiritually heavy load to carry. Your job is "to watch over, keep safe, and protect through your testimony." <BR/><BR/>Thanks for being willing to do it. It isn't what you do, it's how you do it.<BR/><BR/>For what it is worth.Christina Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344959813985960573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-89870337820202473622008-03-06T21:20:00.000-06:002008-03-06T21:20:00.000-06:00RBL,My dude, we journalists will rarely be able to...RBL,<BR/><BR/>My dude, we journalists will rarely be able to tell a story the way we want in the medium we work in ... You have to sit on a pedestal of sorts to be able to do that.<BR/><BR/>Or... sell a screenplay or pilot script. But I think we live in a world that's is past the "fad" of the black plight.<BR/><BR/>When you think of something, let me know.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I see you're a UGK fan. My favorite UGK tracks are "Take It Off and "Can't Stop This Pimpin" ... just thought I'd throw that at you.vicdamonejrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18018519911874108040noreply@blogger.com