You shake it off and figure out the best way to talk about the rest of the coming week. First, I’ll point you toward two…
Musings of a Bronxite Living in the South
Category: American Idol
Yesterday people came together for two separate but equally important reasons. Residents gathered on a vacant lot currently destined to be a walking trail for…
For those that wondered just what the crowds at the BJCC looked like after the orchestrated portion that will be used during American Idol this season, here’s a look:
And while some 10,000 Idol hopefuls perform during auditions today (as mentioned in this morning’s post) a former Idol winner was visiting a this building in Woodlawn housing a project that he’s heavily involved in. He was giving it a voice in this community, providing a sign of hope and faith in the future of our youth.
A detour northwest to give a shout out to the champ
I made a comment recently about the level of pride for my alma mater, SCAD, in reference to the number of them in the Magic City. Now if we could just get them to start putting their window decals on their cars… Anyhow, I’ve been enjoying reading up on what former classmates and fellow alum are doing. It’s one of the best reasons I have for maintaining a MySpace account.
One of them just accomplished what I consider an incredible feat that few people may actually know about. Anis Mojgani repeated as the 2006 National Poetry Slam Individual Champion last week in Austin, TX! He is the only Storm Poet to ever hold the title and now the first to win it twice. It’s great to see him get this kind of recognition for his work. While at the college, he studied sequential art. Those fortunate enough to be near where he currently calls home, Portland, Oregon, can visit Mojgani and an enclave of fellow SCAD alum (and just great people) at their gallery, couch. Here’s a podcast clip courtesy of their site showing the two time champ in action.
More alum and yet another fun event for the weekend after the jump…
The Year in Review: August 2006
Published by Andre on December 29, 2006Twelve bloggers are sitting in a Panera… The highlight of August (at least for us) was the chance to meet many of the bloggers that…