This is Yao Bling...Thugsy Bogues is off tonight.

I know this ain't no O Magazine. No more self portraits after today...swear.

Sorry for the delay, folks. Had to make Anferny sweat a lil bit more than just just that nice SoCal weather he's surely enjoying right now. I know son musta been like, "Damn, I shoulda known I couldn't leave one of those people in charge. They're so lazy!" Well, we Reds prefer the term, "labor empowered", but whatever. I'll try to get with the News-n-Booze program, since, under penalty of Singaporean-style caning, I've been told not to proselytize too much up in this beeyotch. So I'm coming atcha 'trictly guerrilla chic, mates. 'Trictly.

I was also late finding out about this event, but there are still enough shows left for those in the DC area to catch CinemAFRICA's current showcase at the AFI Silver Theatre in Downtown Silver Spring. I'll report back later if I manage to catch either of the movies.

And while we're visiting the "Centre of the World" (as Fela and Roy would say), perhaps we can take some notes for the next Via party? Straight of out the Congo: the Konono No. 1 stunnaz.

...or maybe we could just invite this guy.

Lastly, to end my blog premier with a bang, here's the C-to-the-O-double-M-O-N in his recent performance on the Tonight Show (via 3030 Radio). Yeah...it's taped-off-TV stylee...but I know that ain't nuthin to all my 80's wire hanger antennae soldiers out there (y'all know the revolution wasn't meant to be televised). BE, Common's self-proclaimed return to sense, drops this Tuesday...here's a preview for the non-pirating (mm hmm) parties out there as well as his in-store intinerary.

A-IGHT?
More later/sooner.
Holler.