VCR!!

I was named Vernon C. Robinson by birth but the community and comrades mostly call me VCR. I am a poet/emcee and a cultural event organizer here in the Boston area. Born and raised in Dorchester, trying to build a positive community for those residing. Engaged in the poetry scene, the Hip-hop culture and all other various arts such as film, theatre, music, dance, etc. Been performing in a few cities and states in the United States such as New York, Connecticut, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Maryland, Providence, Dallas and Cleveland. Also visited Cuba in 2002 and met with sista Assata Shakur. Have performed onstage (or have shared the stage) with artists like Les Nubians, Amiri Baraka, The S.O.S. Band, New Birth, Medusa, dead prez, Lakeside, Pharoahe Monch and the Last Poets. I am currently running a poetry gathering in the Roxbury section of Boston called VerBaLizAtiOn, which is the longest running open mic spot in the city. I have also brought forth several annual events as well such as Megacipher (the biggest cultural event for poetry), Maylennium, Devotion...Black Love Day, Winter Words and two others no longer exist called "Body Language" and "SistaHood". Right now I am working on a new annual event hope to happen in August 2007 called "The Red, Black & Green Affair", dedicated to the birthday of the late great Marcus Garvey. Speaking of next year, I am about to debut a new annual event in January strictly dedicated to the youth of color, simply entitled "Young, Gifted & Black". I currently have a CD out entitled "Poetic Insanity" and the feedbacks are unbelievably positive. My second CD, "Expect The Unexpected", should be coming out in 2007 but for now I'm hoping to release a Kwanzaa CD before the end of 2006 which would be called "Habari Gani". For those outside of Massachusetts...please pay a visit to Boston just for the cultural thangs that are happening!!PEACE! VCR aka VCR-RAH! aka The Uncanny One aka Luke Cage aka VCR-Mageddon