Reeboks

So admittedly there are few Reeboks I see that I actually like .

But these are pretty fresh ... 

karmaloop.com check itttt .

Walking Around - Pablo Neruda

It happens that I am tired of being a man. 

It happens that I go into the tailors' shops and the movies

all shriveled up, impenetrable, like a felt swan

navigating on a water of origin and ash.

The smell of barber shops makes me sob out loud.

I want nothing but the repose either of stones or of wool,

I want to see no more establishments, no more gardens,

nor merchandise, nor glasses, nor elevators.

It happens that I am tired of my feet and my nails

and my hair and my shadow.

It happens that I am tired of being a man.

Just the same as it would be delicious

to scare a notary with a cut lily

or knock a nun stone dead with one blow of an ear.

It would be beautiful

to go through the streets with a green knife

shouting until I died of cold.

I do not want to go on being a root in the dark,

hesitating, stretched out, shivering with dreams,

downwards, in the wet tripe of the earth,

soaking it up and thinking, eating every day.

I do not want to be the inheritor of so many misfortunes.

I do not want to continue as a root and as a tomb,

as a solitary tunnel, as a cellar full of corpses,

stiff with cold, dying with pain.

For this reason Monday burns like oil

at the sight of me arriving with my jail-face,

and it howls in passing like a wounded wheel,

and its footsteps towards nightfall are filled with hot blood.

And it shoves me along to certain corners, to certain damp houses,

to hospitals where the bones come out of the windows,

to certain cobblers' shops smelling of vinegar,

to streets horrendous as crevices.

There are birds the color of sulphur, and horrible intestines

hanging from the doors of the houses which I hate,

there are forgotten sets of teeth in a coffee-pot,

there are mirrors

which should have wept with shame and horror,

there are umbrellas all over the place, and poisons, and navels.

I stride along with calm, with eyes, with shoes,

with fury, with forgetfulness,

I pass, I cross offices and stores full of orthopedic appliances,

and courtyards hung with clothes on wires, 

underpants, towels and shirts which weep

slow dirty tears.

- Pablo Neruda

I love this poet , really .

This is translated from Spanish to English .

and while works in the original language are better ,

this translation is really good 

and I don't even have the original anyway .

This poem is really powerful to me though .

Especially with some background knowledge on the situation in Chile in Neruda's time .

Talib Kweli

.. is playing at the Showbox , on June 15th !

( with Grayskul , Common Market and Gabriel Teodros )

$27 , a little steep , but it's TALIB ..

Who's coming with me ??!

NIKE X LIBERTY WILSHIRE DUNKS

Nike has teamed up with Opening Ceremony to release these floral-print dunk trainers , which are an interesting , fresh combination in my opinion . 

I'm usually not a floral-pattern kinda chick , but I like em , I think I could rock these ...

Be sure to check these out ladies .

BAPES

" The ever-popular A Bathing Ape Bapesta is coming out in a new Baby Milo model . These shoes feature patent leather and interesting patterns to create a unique looking shoe . The Baby Milo Bapesta will be available in three different colorways- green , blue and pink , all great shades for spring . "

These sneakers were released in late March , I gotta say I'm kinda likin em .

The Bake Sale

The highly anticipated debut album from Chi-Town's hip hop duo The Cool Kids is about to drop May 20th , just a couple weeks from now !

It's called The Bake Sale and will feature tracks like " Black Mags " and " 88 " , as well as unreleased tracks that I'm super pumped for .

Better cop that shit , I'm not sure but it'll probably be out on itunes too .

... makes me think that maybe I needa move to the Chi ....

ROCK THE BELLS TOUR ...

So I been meanin to update this shit ....

but seein as I have a mac there are some difficulties with pasting shit into here ,

which is some fuckin bullshit .... 

but anyways ,

check this shit out :

http://www.guerillaunion.com/rockthebells/

Lineup is as follows :

-A Tribe Called Quest

-Nas

-Mos Def

-De La Soul

-Rakim

-Method Man

-Redman

-Immortal Technique

-Dead Prez

-Murs

-Spankrock

-Kid Sister

-Santogold

-The Cool Kids

-Jay Electronica

-Wale

-B.O.B.

-Kidz in the Hall

-Amanda Blank

-Flosstradamus

-The Pharcyde

more TBA ...

I'm tryna drive to Vancouver BC ( the closest it's comin to Seattle )

August 30th ,

to see ATCQ  , Nas , Mos Def , Murs , Spank Rock , The Cool Kids , Jay Electronica , Wale , Amanda Blank , and the Pharcyde

Tickets go on sale Saturday , May 17th at 10 AM ......

I'm there bro .