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DION

CAN I GET A SOUL CLAP?

About Me

One of those 80's kid who grew up on Voltron & The Transformers, and who had always considered himself the 6th Cosby kid. You know the type...one of those kids who used to actually RENT those how-to-breakdance videocassettes for his VCR (remember those?), and for some odd reason actually wanted to attend HILLMAN COLLEGE. One of those kids who was cool enough to have almost all of the He-Man action figures, but didn't have Snake Mountain, like the "people wit' money" down the street did. (Think I wound up turning my Nintendo into Skeletor's makeshift headquarters, but I digress...)One of those 80's kids who considered himself a part of hip-hop's first (and BEST) generation...one of those kids who knew when the most dangerous thing about hip-hop was if there was a staple sticking outta your cardboard (I'll give you a minute on that...). One of those kats who used music as the soundtrack to his life...whether it be bumpin' the Charm City Crew & Run DMC - or rockin' to INXS and Whitesnake (I went to middle school in "the county"...what can I say?) One of those dudes whose middle name damn well should be "Jack", cuz when he was in high school, it was ALL about listening to New Edition (N.E. Heartbreak era, no doubt!), Guy (yup, yup), and Bobby Brown (the original King of...nevermind)...and if I'm lucky, catchin' their videos on THE BOX!So what exactly happens to kids like that?He'll tell you when he grows up....
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My Interests

Writing as much as I can, as often as I can...which isn't as often as I SHOULD, but at least it's more often than I used to...pushin' & pursuin' screenplay greatness. Otherwise, it's all about livin' life to its fullest and making sense of things on this spinning blue ball. Working, living, & loving God...keeps me pretty busy.

I'd like to meet:

Other cool, positive, progressive people who are about somethin!

Music:

Loves it all...but got a special place in the heart for that GOLDEN AGE OF HIP-HOP AND R&B known as the Early 90's....WHAT! Where else can your Relax Yourself (Girl)...and Express Yourself in the same era!? When Queen Latifah, Will Smith & Ice Cube were better known for their day jobs. In no particular order, I thank...Tribe Called Quest, TLC, Jodeci, En Vogue, Black Sheep, De La Soul, Jungle Bros (NATIVE TONGUE GOT VIBES GALORE!)...SWV, Boyz II Men, Whitney (pre-crack and present-crack), New Edition, Guy, Mary J., Kid N Play, Salt N Pepa, Keith Sweat, Heavy D....pretty much anything produced by LA & Face, Jam & Lewis, or Teddy Riley...LL, Janet, Leaders of the New School, Das EFX, Lords of the Underground, Biggy, Pac, and everything in between...gotta luv it!

Movies:

Boomerang, Back To The Future, Stand By Me, The Color Purple, Boyz In Da Hood, Shawshank Redemption, Antoine Fisher, Swimming With Sharks (Kevin Spacey's the MAN!!), The Best Man, Ray, Training Day, Spider Man trilogy, FM Baltimore

Television:

Heroes, Lost, Seinfeld reruns, 30 Rock, Everybody Hates Chris, Oprah, Simpsons, Different World reruns, almost every damn 80's sitcom...THANK GOD FOR TIVO! oh, and VH1 Soul!

Books:

The Four Agreements, Who Moved My Cheese, The Purpose-Driven Life

Heroes:

God & Mama! All I need...