So, I'm down in the 'burg (Orangeburg) one Saturday on a quest that ended in a fail. Instead of just hitting the reset button I decide we might as well look around this vast market of cheaply priced goods. It's amazing the items that people have and want to get rid of, which reminds me, make sure you're checking out my Craigslist postings. I go up and down the "aisles" perusing the goods; junk, junk, fake, junk, stolen, junk, probably expired, junk.... oh wait, what's that? I could use one of th.... oh.... junk. I wonder where people acquired some of these things, besides from their garage or shoplifted from Food Lion. Some tables are piled with so much stuff... what are you doing with all that? I mean if you want to sell stolen goods at least have the decency to make everything look presentable, and not in just some big heap on a table, and you with a cardboard sign saying "6 ITEMS for $5" or something like that nailed to a post behind where you are sitting.
Anyway though, I'm cruising through this vast market, not really planning on buying anything (I did happen to see someone with a stack of comic books in a plastic bag, but no bag and no board = automatic NO SALE), but I do happen to see a shirt or a hat here or there. There's guys trying to sell their demos, trying to make it in the rap game. Bruh, you better have something to fall back on besides trying to become a famous rapper. I'm not hating on, nor trying to disrespect anyone trying to establish a career as rap artist, but man, you've got to realize that there are A LOT of people trying to do the same thing you are. Don't think that it's something that doesn't require much work and dedication. All those hip hop artist that have "made it" often speak of the struggle it took to get there. If anyone said that "it kinda just happened" or something to that affect won't be in the game too long.
Anyway, again, I occasionally pass up a few vendors with stacks of compact discs neatly arranged at their locations and in CD books. "No, I don't want any gospel cd's from your church, or by this pastor that must be just HUGE in the world of gospel music by the way you say his or her name, like I'm gonna just know who it is and be like, Oh SNAP you got that one by Pastor So-and-So?! I GOTTA get that one!" No, I'm not disrespecting you, or your church, or your religion. I'm just sayin', don't expect me to know.
There's also CD's by all these "New Age" rap cats. I've only heard of about half of 'em, but I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't like them. Call me a crotchety old man, but I don't like much of the music the kids are listenin' to nowadays.... just like my father wasn't a fan of the music I liked, nor his father a fan of the music he liked, so on and so forth. Besides, I don't need to purchase CD's anymore. You can get anything nowadays due to all this technology.
This guy stops me, a younger cat, asking if I was interested in the acquirement of some theatrical releases not yet available for consumer purchase for personal viewing within one's home. I scanned over the selection, but decided to decline since I was not a fan of the visual and audio aspects of these items. The young cat, in a very kind gesture, something I have seen very little of in the current young generation, gave me an item free of charge. This impressed me, and I was moved to acquire a few other items from his display and give him a nice "donation."
A few days later I was able to watch one of these items I had recently received. I had four (4) in total. The first one; audio and visual were not the best, but the viewing was acceptable. The second one; audio was crap, visual was crappy. The first few minutes were in another language, it sounded as though there was an audience besides myself viewing the feature. I heard a gentleman laugh a few times and say something that sounded as though he were Russian. The image would shake at times, and I could have SWORN I saw a black silhouette walking sideways right between myself and the picture on screen....odd. I became frustrated with this and ended the feature about 10-15 minutes in. Items three (3) and four (4) somehow vanished. A day later I located item three (3) minus it's jacket and was too disappointed with the previous qualities to continue to subject myself to such horrendous levels of what I hoped would have been pleasurable viewing experiences. Item number four (4) as of now has still not been located. I fear that this rescue attempt may be soon be a recovery.
Morale of the story: uh...um...People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones............shyt, I don't know! You come up with your on morale and stick with it when the heat is on you! ???
Peace.
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