Last week I spent about a week in Memphis, Tennessee capturing Sun Studios, Graceland, Stax and of course the legendary Beale Street.
On the last day of the assignment, we wrapped shooting at around 1am and I had the opportunity kick with it Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell in a parking outside of a spot called Beauty Shop.
It’s crazy because about an hour before meeting Boo, I was talking to my friend Jay about the podcast and he immediately started talking about how I should get Boo on show. He said he’d set it up and in my mind, I thought this would take month to make happen. Meaning I’d catch Boo when I was back in the city because I had to fly out in on the morning.
Shortly after that conversation, guess who walks through the door? Yup you guessed it, Boo.
I told the story to Boo and he said, “We call that Memphis serendipity”.
In this episode we talk about the early days of Royal Studios, wearing the hat of a producer, the false feel, putting love in the cooking, Uptown Funk, and much more.
I’m outta here, enjoy the talk.
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Links To The Stuff They Talk About
Beale Street Historic District
1070 WDIA - The Heart & Soul of Memphis
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Today’s guest on the show Asante Amin. Asante talks New Orleans, Books, Music, Travel, Social Justice, Social Change, Teaching the Kids, Philosophy and the Soul Science Lab.
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Photography by Kamau Ware
Today’s guest on the show Dot. Dot grew up in Brownsville, Brooklyn in the 80s. If you know anything about Brownsville period then you know that you are in for some stories. We talk about the Dot talks about the crack era, shootouts, prison, turning it all around as a small business owner in the Optical Field and much much more.
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Links to the Stuff they Talked About
Super Rich: A Guide to Having It All
Boogie Down Productions - Love's Gonna Get'cha
Beanie Sigel - Feel It In The Air
The Spirit of a Man: A Vision of Transformation for Black Men and the Women Who Love Them
Section 3 - Coming Soon
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Today’s guest on the show is Tarik “Star” Baker, head designer and founder of AGLIT ITALY. In this episode we talk about growing up in Hempstead, Long Island, owning barbershops, getting his start in design, discovering his talent to create accessories, business development, Premium Shoelaces and much much more.
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How Aglit Italy’s Premium Shoe Laces Are Changing Sneakers
Links to the Stuff they Talked About
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Quick Summary: Today we talk with Alexander Sumner about the Difference between Style and Fashion, The Grateful Dead, Vintage Shops as well as the Four Components of a Well Made Suit.
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If you know me, you know I’m not the most stylish person in the world. I mean that in the sense of being suited up to the nines. I think my style is more sporty or efficient… if you will. Or better yet, ninja like or unassuming. When I’m out capturing the places I visit, I don’t really want to be seen. I don’t want any kind of attention from anyone, I just want to get my shots and get the hell out of there… A lot of what you’ll see me in is dark muted shirts, dark jeans, some Air Max 1s or some all black chucks.
That being said, if there ever comes a time that its necessary for me to get dressed up, its not a foreign concept because of today’s guest, Alexander Sumner.
I met Alex a few years ago when this little voice in my head was going on and on about getting a real suit. So I started cruising the net and social media for men’s style. Visiting tumbler as well as sites like JJJJound and Instagram hashtags like #MensStyle. One day I came across this picture of a red button hole on a suit jacket. For some odd reason I thought it the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It was nice touch that you’re not going to find on the $100 dollar suits I was used to back then. I’m telling y’all the truth, so judge me all you want about rocking a baggy $100 suit, but it was more of check box than anything else.
Anyway, I commented on how much I liked the detail and I would like to see it in person. Alex’s response was pretty much come on by the studio. So I did and the rest is what the young people are calling, uhh history.
I met Alex in SoHo and we talked about the difference between style and fashion, The Grateful Dead, vintage shops as well as the four components of a well made suit and much much more.
Toward the end of the conversation Alex turned the tables and inquired about New York Said: Volume Three. I ranted a bit about it and if your were curious to know what’s up with the new book, that info is there.
I’m outta here, enjoy the talk.
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Links to the Stuff they Talked About
Vintage Harley Davidson Jacket
1968 Democratic National Convention
7 Wonders of Style Questions
1. In your wardrobe, what's your favorite piece of clothing, favorite shoe and favorite accessory?
2. Who, both inside & outside of your circle, had the greatest influence on your style?
3. Which musical group (or solo artist) most defines your sense of style?
4. Which would be your decade of choice to spend your prime in, style-wise?
5. As for creative inspiration; when was a time when you spotted someone or something and said, "I am going to incorporate that myself (and did) and when was a time when you spotted someone and said, “I’ll never be caught dead doing that," and you ended up doing so?
6. How have you seen style expressed in ways that have nothing to do with what a person wears?
7. What do you feel is the difference between style and fashion?
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