Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005
It Was A Good Day
Thank you Eric, thank you Kim, and thank you Todd. Wow, this is all kind of flabbergasting. IMHO, today was a good day for Bay Area alt-weeklies. Topping it all: in his cover story, Eric explains The Frontline and the New Bay shit. Happy reading!
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Jeff,
I would love to see more blogging strictly about your book tour. Maybe some quotes from your panels and pics your parties?
yes, definitely. thanks for pushing me on this. i’d carry my digital cam and my newly wireless laptop and make that happen.
Jeff, popping in to say CONGRATULATIONS!
plus, thanks for inspiring me to start a blog.
hope to see you while you’re in NYC.
http://nakedcartwheels.blogspot.com/
Danyel, go head! So first you inspire me to jump whole hog into hip-hop journalism and now I inspire you to blog? Wow! (Actually I’m sure it wasn’t me, but Exo the Brooklyn Blog Wonder Who Steals All Thunder)…Folks definitely peep her blog. It’s listed below under her name and “Changed The Game”!