SATURDAY
hello world, to get the full value of this post,
put some nancy wilson on
started a blog on myspace yesterday
under rickydoc flowers - may change to arthur rickydoc flowers
awkward but since im in there for promotion i need to use both names,.
both faces - arthur flowers the writer, rickydoc the conjureman
its all about raising your web presence, establishing yourself as an literary (or magical) entity
on the web the same way you do in realife promotion - its a literary skill, 21st century stylee
but truth be known dont know if im gon follow thru w/myspace
still got this idea myspace is for kids
joined about a year ago just to see whats happening
but never filled out profile or anything - in fact never went back
then bonnie told me i had been mentioned on it a couple of time and im always
monitoring my web real estate - so i went in to check it out
and lo and behold - both hoodoo and literary colleagues there
must be some power laying around, perhaps i should establish a position
but once i did it, i thought am i now suppose to go around trolling for 'friends'
i dont think so - and who got time for another web commitment
gon give myspace minimum maintenance, just blog post occasionally for awhile and
see what happens - im there to spread my hoodoo gospel - promote my works,
promote my literary name
will have to see how best to do that there
the web literate players seem to have established myspace positions
web presence = 21st century real estate, gotta get me some
but in spite of my rootsblog numbers having doubled in last couple of months
(quadrupled fri, big spike for some reason????)
im feeling conflicted lately about the time/energy i spend on rootsblog
much less opening up another front - feeling desperate about getting
these projects done, im 57 this year, too old to be
trolling for friends on myspace
too old to be doing anything but being laserfocused
on novel and holybook, laser focused rick
also getting a little tired of putting my business in the street
though as a writer thats what i do for a living -still, it gets tired
and the old organizer tired of begging and cajoling folk, and only thing got a chance of making a real
contribution/difference in the human condition is to finish this novel, get this holybook done, etc etc
reason i havent been doing much commentary lately is i just dont see anything important enough
to invest my time & dwindling energy, nothing where my commentary will effect real change
i think im just too damned esoteric, too damned literary, too damned something
my words just dont seem to resonate in the culture (or literature)
darfur - my commentary hasnt changed a thing
haiti - my commentary hasnt changed a thing
islam and the west - my commentary hasnt changed a thing
african world crises - my commentary hasnt changed a thing
african american malaise - my commentary hasnt changed a thing
bushs degradation of america - my commentary hasnt changed a thing
humanitys struggle to be greater than we are - jury still out
i just dont have time to do nothing that aint working at the crossroads -
where every word, every act, every thought, changes things
and some things you just dont feel like wasting your time on
for instance this sept report on iraq by general patreas, is there anybody
out there who doesnt know what this report is going to say
"things are rough but getting better - the surge is working"
bush admin been playing folk for months now, prepping them for that 'report'
running various scenarios up the flagpole to see who salute - o its just a snapshot,
what about a december report, or maybe a 2008 report, 2009, give the surge a chance
and folk likely to fall for the bush okeydoke, been doing so 6 years now
pointing out the imperial nakedness just a waste of my time
old conjureman got to be focused
got to be laserfocused
been working on my class reader last couple of days, been interesting, this class gon make me a stronger writer and its inspirational to see how disregarded i am canonically - that inspire me, that focus me
but i got to figure out a way that the schoolhouse doesnt take it all this semester - and
my millions of projects, got to get them done - got to be ruthless and focused rick, laserfocused
im 57 this year and i aint got time to play - or socialize
cant fuck around in any shape form or fashion
rickydoc working at the crossroads this year
rickydoc on a sungun: 360%
im outta here
FRIDAY
hello world - rickydoc has got the blues
i can feel a major breakthru coming but right now all im
conscious of is the weakness - breakthrus can rough you up
aint got a chance in hell of finishing draft in next
couple of weeks, ohwell, one marches on
if i can just get a roughdraft of the new endgame i will be satisfied
louis reyes sent out a notice about 2 sekou memorials
1) aug 22nd at tishman auditorium,
new school university, 66 west 12th st
6 to 8 pm, w/testimony and performances by
poets, musicians, family, friends et al
2) special african voices magazine sundiata issue
(kudos: carolyn butts and layding kaliba)
looking for poems and commentary from
sekous friends, artists and fellow travelers
special issue dedicated solely to sekou sundiata
the mighty mack master - should be nice
they plan to have a lot of folk in it so keep it tight
strict 500 word limit
layding also looking for photos and graphics
to go with dedications - should be nice
send submissions to africanvoices@aol.com
by aug 20th - no exceptions on the deadline
so dont wait until last minute
call if you got questions 212 865 2982
right time of day and sekou
might answer the phone
wouldnt put it past him
im outta here
rdoc
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