browsing mom and pop bookstores. anne et valentin eyewear. eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on rainy days. philanthropy. orange. gold. how to go green with little green. sipping belgium beer. eames furniture. mid-century furniture. knoll. get smart. galoshes.vintage purses. pumas. campers. Halston. dancing. film. the red balloon. collecting vinyl. traveling.
Music
bossa nova. 1960's french pop. soul. punk. rock. roots reggae. electrofusion. crunk. ole skool gangsta music. mashups. hip hop of yesterday. gogo. timeless music.
Movies
my first time witnessing lykke li! sxsw
Television
Books
kaffir boy and kaffir boy in america. assata. the agency. gorilla my love. parable of talents. harmonic wealth. the little blue book of advertising. the art of war. growing up girl. the tipping point. marketing gurus. neon vernacular. siddartha. everything by james baldwin, thomas lux, yusef komenyakaa, auder lorde, toni bambara
Heroes
the young youfs. gladys wright. charles wright(rip). sarah wright. herman gay. denise rich. steve stoute. alex pastavas. kathryn frazier. red apple ice cream. to be continued....
THE GENERAL STORE specializes in consulting in the areas of publicity and branding. We also create original, mashup events by using our fresh supply of ill concepts, djs, artists and spaces. TGS provides the staples, the comfort, and those special one of kind items.
s.yonshea is a small town gal and creative director and founder of the general store inc. she's a songwriter, freelance writer, consultant, mama and wife. she is also creator of the motto "less talk, more walk" and editor of "Special Itemz". Over 12 years and today she has lent her creativity, knowledge and concepts to the following:
the movement foundation. ncnw. groove gumbo. opus akoben. kokayi. tamara wellons. the black family reunion. everybodywins. karma restaurant. race for the cure. agency cafe tour. foodclothingandshelter. hip hop theatre festival. dissident display. dcwriterscorp. afro punk festival. central park summerstage. black luv festival.h street festival. lady pcoq. brave new voices.
s.yonshea has been described by her clients, artist friends and associates as a "connector", a "beast", "a brilliant mind" and a tastemaker.
armed with a killer imagination, fearless drive, and deep roster of artists and random folks; she proves country girls def do it betta!!
Who I'd like to meet: WE WISH WE HUNG OUT WITH:
audre lourde. sidney poitier. james baldwin. serge gainsborg. nina simone. mr. rogers. james brown. john wayne. khalil gibran. mary tyler moore. johnny cash. the mamas and the papas. jimi hendrix. popye. george balanchine. octavia butler. charles and ray eames. the eagles. buddy holly. normae rae. frieda kahlo. get smart. moms mabley.jane birken. the temptations. lorraine hansberry. kathryn dunham.
WOULD LOVE TO SHARE SOME POMEGRANATE MARTINIS WITH:
denise rich. steve stoute. kathyrn frazier. alex pasatavas. the beastie boys. artist nikki s lee. the bird and the bee. rashida jones. dodd mitchell. brent bolthouse. james arthur ray. vampire weekend. bebel gilbreto. padma lakshmi. conan o brian. thandie newton. chris rock. creator of the wire. the author of goodnight moon. vashti kola. nate danja handz.philipe starck. wes anderson.
Thanks for the request!!!! I'm loving the song on your page...I will definitely come out and support the events you put together.Give me holla if you ever need an artist to rock your crowd...afro punk all day...much respect.Peace. -Fresh
