living, the novel, laughter production/mass dissemination, hip-hop, conscious cultivation of the mind, films, books, poetry, writing, sending/receiving letters, improv, redemption, Californication, family, friends, the kids, comedy, Woody Allen, transcendence, enlightenment, truthiness, buzzwords, writing letters, dreaming and strategizing
Music
an eclectic mix: wu-tang clan, the rza, gravediggaz, jay-z, the fugees, adam sandler, three six mafia, cam'ron, frank sinatra, the beatles, swv, monica, x-scape, Shai, onyx, silk, bone thugs in harmony, mos def, talib kweli, blackstar, kanye west, little brother, masta ace, so so def bass all-stars, nas, kardinal offishall, new edition, master p, eminem, TLC, parliament funkadelic, dr. dre, snoop doggy dog, the living legends, camp lo, DMX, afroman, the luniz, billie holiday, four non blondes, ace of bass, sonique, outkast, bob marley, Little Shop of Horror (soundtrack), The Labyrinth (soundtrack), erykah badu, ohio players, al green, limp bizkit, green day, goodie mob, salt n pepa, rob base and dj ez rock, das efx, lil wayne, young jeezy, barenaked ladies, a tribe called quest, manu chao, joanna newsom, and Mike Jones
Movies
comedies, weird stuff, and scary flix: forrest gump, sling blade, fear and loathing, what dreams may come, the five heartbeats, annie hall, waking life, friday, anchorman, zoolander, date with an angel, godfather, godfather part 2, broadway danny rose, bananas, manhattan, bullets over broadway, hannah and her sisters, take the money and run, whore, american psycho, freeway, clerks, fight club, american beauty, the seventh seal, 8 1/2, rounders, half baked, the big lebowski, crouching tiger hidden dragon, money talks, eddie murphy: raw, coming to america, house party, sliver, true romance, goodfellas, taxi driver, tales from the hood, bootie call, ace ventura: pet detective, ace ventura when nature calls, batman begins, girl interrupted, buffalo 66, the goonies, duck soup, city lights, sin city, clueless, the curve, donnie brasco, carlito's way, city of god, children of men, ocean's 11, bad(der) santa, cool hand luke, wall street, house party, the seven year itch, crash (cronenberg's), killer clowns from outer space, kids, airplane!!, magnolia, class act, requiem for a dream, radio days, the aristocrats, jerry seinfeld: comedian, the king of comedy, the original kings of comedy, harlem nights, nutty professor, brother future, and new jack city
The Usual (Team 6, co-starring yours truly)
http://www.duke.edu/web/mmm/THE%20MOVIES.html
Television
quantum leap, twilight zone, hitchhiker, tales from the darkside, tales from the crypt, the outer limits, night gallery, cosmic slop, one step beyond, monsters, night visions, amazing stories, the edge, Saturday Night Live, SCTV, Mad TV, Mr. Show, the state, kids in the hall, Chapelle's Show, in living color, the Richard Pryor Show, the George Carlin Show, the Gary Shandling Show, married with children, the simpsons, aqua teen hunger force, Count Duckula, family guy, lil' bush, muppet babies, pee wee's playhouse, get a life, fresh prince of bel-air, martin, TGIF, SNICK, today's special, you can't do that on television, out of this world, sabrina the teenage witch, Comedy Central Presents..., def comedy jam, bad boys of comedy, premium blend, an evening at the improv, comic justice, the daily show, not necessarily the news, Duck Tales, ghost writer, the Colbert Report, weird science, i dream of genie, gilligan's island, bewitched, dear john, herman's head, land of the lost, night court, animaniacs, 227, Golden Girls, Empty Nest, and seinfeld...
Books
Cecilia & Alice (my journals), Catcher in the Rye, Autobiography of Malcolm X, Whose Improv Is It Anyway?, Truth in Comedy, the Bible, Invisible Man, Oh the Places You'll Go, Lord of the Flies, the man who loved clowns, notes to a young poet, the art of war, on the road, the death of ivan illyich, everything's eventual, farenheit 451, maniac magee, rabbit run, Animal Farm, as i lay dying, one flew over the cuckoo's nest, and Able's Island
Heroes
my mom and aunt, those who are happy and self-sufficient, step with a purposeful stride, and hardly hesitate to lend a hand
Duke University
Durham, NC
Graduated: 2006
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Literary Theory
Minor: Film
Clubs: The Chronicle, Operation Snowball, Movie Making Marathon, Duke in Los Angeles, etc.
2001 to 2006
Charlotte Latin School
Charlotte, NC
Graduated: 2001
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Grades 'n' Babes
Minor: Comedy
Clubs: Da Wreckin' Cru, Service Club, National Honor Society, Varsity Football, Varsity Track/Field, senior talent show winner, and theater
About me: I AM: sarcastic, unrefined, resourceful, optimistic, creative, a writer, nomadic, a poet, a farce, a church boy, a school boy, a grown man, a voyeur, still young, from Charlotte, nostalgic, a black male, a dreamer.
"I can't write. And I can't read. And I like to watch TV."
--Chance (Peter Sellers)
from the film "Being There"
"You know, I'm sick of followin' my dreams, man. I'm just gonna ask where they're goin' and hook up with 'em later."
--Mitch Hedberg
Who I'd like to meet: Woody Allen, Stephen King, Oprah, Bill Gates, Heather Hunter, Ross Perot, Clinton Portis, Will Smith, Andre 3000, Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, and Bob Johnson.
I'm flippin' out from all the free giftcards that Macys is sending me for giving them my email address! I finally found out that for every new email address you send them, you get a $500 GiftCard until July!!! HURRY and get as many as you can before they stop this!
the brotha simmy black
i be missin in fact
right about now i reminisce on makin a track
that we still ain't made as of yet
but expect
it might change the game like protect ya neck
to see that day
i hope and pray
untill then only thing about it that i'ma say
is that i'm holdin on to the memorize that i share
days of hope, despair, and wildin wit out a care
wit my brotha, fellow sun toucha simeon black
if u ever need me fam u know i'm havin ya back
keep ya life bright when the dark forces attack
hold it down in north cac
till RaSim get 'em back
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