Nightmares (NYC 70's) - Imagination or Reality

I saw this documentary and I felt it contained so much of what we (fellow NYers, who have lived here for more than 20 years) have been feeling about this great city. It contains the struggle, the anxiety, the fear and the triumph that every underdog goes through.

To set it off I thought it would be fun to listen to some Dana Dane


One of the main things I remember saying to people is how sterile the city has become. Due to gentrification (shhh don't say that word) and all the new comers to the city who have no concept of paying dues. It's as though there is a sense of "I deserve" just because of ego. That's straight shit, in order to have a rep you'd had to have put in work = time. This isn't about being known by everyone but known by the select few in the right places. Relationships are crucial to survival. Just to get a clearer picture of what it was like back then watch the first episode, but I know once you start you will see it all the way through.

Throw Backs

Recently I had the privilege of watching a movie by one of our peoples you might know of as DJ Shan Boogie. This movie documented a special time in The Rotten Apple when something was made out of nothing by the youth. It touches on and captures moments when New York was truly a melting pot. Not a microwave quick fix meal like today. I was only a youngster having fun and playing with my toys at this time but I had an older brother and sister who were teenagers and enjoying this moment for themselves. I talk about those moments with them till this day as well as compare my childhood notes with O Doggs since he also had 2 brothers and we shared the same age difference between our siblings.

Because of Shan's Movie as well as going through all the great mix cd's that Serve FBA (download here) has given me, the MG Fam has provided one for your listening pleasure to go along with this post. It made me dig up my brothers old Fun House tank top. I also came across another old tee still in my collection but that is for another post. Enjoy