A Rap Music Conference and Showcase in the Mississippi Delta
I had been asked to speak at a music conference in Leland, so, although winter weather was being predicted for Memphis, I headed out driving …
Coffee
A Breakfast at Tucker’s in Over-The-Rhine and the Kymp Kamp Music Conference Meets in Louisville
Tucker’s Restaurant was in a rough-and-tumble ‘hood called Over The Rhine, and the endless blocks of vacant board-ups were anything but reassuring as I parked …
Flava in Winston Salem and the Hood on Lock in Greensboro
It was another grey and rainy day, and after checking out of the hotel, I drove down to a breakfast cafe near the hospitals, and …
Brecht in Chapel Hill and Offbeat in Durham
The morning was grey and overcast, and it had been raining, but it wasn’t at the time I checked out of the hotel. There was …
From Charleston to Chapel Hill
A grey and overcast day, although the sun began to come out later in the morning. The hotel staff had recommended a breakfast place called …
Across South Carolina from Augusta to Charleston
It was a cool but sunny day. I went to breakfast at the Veranda Room of the Partridge Inn, a historic restored hotel near the …
Kicking It With E-Rokk in Tha Rock
My music-producing friend E-Rokk was down from Kalamazoo, Michigan visiting his children in North Little Rock, Arkansas, so I decided to drive over there to …
No Coffee In Tupelo
Upon checking out of the Holiday Inn in Gainesville, Florida, I ate breakfast in the Red Onion Grill there at the hotel (too expensive) and …
Michelle Obama in Gainesville
After waking up, I checked out of the hotel, and ate breakfast at 43rd Street Deli and Breakfast, which was really good. I then spent …
Running From Gustav
Hurricane Gustav was out in the Gulf of Mexico, making a run at New Orleans, and everybody was being forced to evacuate, many of them …