NoLa Divine: The Feel Good Inktress: Can't Stop, Won't Stop, Yes I wanna!

"You can say that again!"

"Pursue the things you love doing, and do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you. All other tangible rewards will come as a result."

*Dr. Maya Angelou "we're so frustrated with the way we're represented as black folk in the mainstream, blah blah...is soljah boy louis armstrong? is zane toni morrison? nah, but thank god for all of them...our energy is better spent doing our work than complaining about how much crap there is out there. crap will always be with us... [but] so will really well done, beautifully crafted art. lets do our work." *Chantal James

"Show me a person not full of herself, and I'll show you a hungry person." *Nikki Giovanni

"I can't believe impossible things." said Alice. "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." *Lewis Carroll, "Alice in Wonderland"

I love me some Little Brother, I've seen them twice in concert. The first time was in Chicago, and then when I heard they would be in New Orleans a few weeks later, it was the perfect excuse to call off work, buy a flight, and hit the Crescent City.

I'll never forget that concert because my sister nearly did flips and handstands when Darren Brockington reached down from the stage and grabbed her hand! Even though he touched a million other hands that night, she was SO in love! And totally convinced that he was digging her too. Haha! Yeah sis, I put you out there ;)

Anyhow, here's an old Little Brother tune that's stuck in my head: