The 2014 Taste Of Soul

Saturday was a hell of a weekend...this much I can tell you.

October 18 was the day of the annual "Taste of Soul" festival here in Los Angeles.  Pretty much, any type of festival or event that happens on Crenshaw Boulevard (or anywhere in a known black community) is going to draw a big crowd.  Of course, I was leery about going due to the fact that I don't take well to big crowds when I'm by myself.  Luckily, I was with my mother and a couple of my cousins.  At least I managed to snap up a couple of halfway decent photos, though.  The camera on my Android phone is so crappy that I had to resort to using my mom's phone to get some dusk shots.

The first stage on Stocker St. 

The next stage on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The main stage on Rodeo Rd.

By the way, that gorgeous, bald-headed, chocolate-skinned African king you see on the big screen in that last picture is R&B crooner Tyrese, native of Watts, California.  Big shout out to him, if he so happens to come across this blog (I want to have you don one of my crocheted crowns someday, Ty).

The Death of Saturday Mornings

Let us all sit back and mourn the loss of a childhood ritual that occurred every week: Saturday Mornings.  Ah yes, Saturday Mornings, those times when kids jumped out of bed, gathered about in front of the television to watch their favorite cartoons, and their parents put up with the potential sugar rush that would happen as a result of overly sweet cereal being gnashed in between teeth.  Now the last local network, the CW (KTLA Channel 5 if you live in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, and the Inland Empire), has taken an age-old custom off life support.  But at least we have YouTube...

Now I can't explain memories of my (and anyone else's) kiddiehood in words, but maybe the following videos will help.




Even we '80s kids got a taste of some old school Hanna-Barbera goodness.


Ah, Thundercats...the epitome of Saturday Mornings.


And let's not forget its sister series, Silverhawks.

There are plenty more shows out there, but that's only the gist of it.

Lastly, you know the cartoons were over when this show came on afterward...



Now, what fun were Saturday morning cartoons without Soul Train???

Everyone, let us bow our heads in silence and pay our respects to the death of Saturday mornings.  You shall be missed.



You got a favorite Saturday morning memory?  Go ahead and drop 'em in the comments box.

New Title, Same Blog

Well guys, I've made that transition.  And no, I'm not dead.  :P

I tweaked the name of my crochet blog so you can easily find it on the search engines.  Which reminds me...I gotta go to my TripleClicks store and do some more tweaking.  ;)

But trust and believe, I ain't going nowhere.

And please be on the lookout for some more crowns in my store.  Just trying to work on my degree and run a shop at the same time, you know...

Heads Up - Slight Name Change

All you readers out there, I just want to let you know that I'll be giving this place just a small name tweak.  That way, it'll be easier for you to Google my blog and my humble crochet business.

Peace & Blessings!!!

Catching Up On Old Times

Well I be darned...can you believe it's been over a year since I even started this blog?  Time flies by, doesn't it?

The only reason I've been AWOL for a couple of months is because I ain't got no damn internet access!  Ol' laptop is sick, and it's an inconvenience blogging from a smartphone.  Plus I've been working that hook, getting my hats to a few different shops in Los Angeles County.

I put up a couple more tams in the shop.  Had some good quality yarn and I didn't know what to do with it.  But without further adieu...

Rainbow Fantasy Snood

Red Oak Tam

Finals, Graduation, and New Tam Listings

Well, hello there!

Yes, I know I've been AWOL for a month, but I can explain.  Your girl's officially a college grad!!!  I had to lay low due to finals just so I can walk the stage, but I'm back!  Plus I got some new tams in the shop.

And let the posting begin!

Denim Scrap Tam

Earth Rastafarian Snood

One Of My Favorite Locales

I like to travel around Los Angeles County whenever I'm on a bus or a train because I get to see things that some people overlook when they're driving down the freeway.  From that, I've come across what are now some of my favorite hangout spots.  One of them being...Little Tokyo.

Here it is, Little Tokyo in all but a piece of its glory

The Yagura Fire Tower at the entrance to the
Japanese Village Plaza

Some Rubik's cube-looking thing in front of the
Japanese American National Museum

 Much as I would love to go to Japan, my bank account is malnourished.  So for the time being, the only way I can get close to Japanese culture and language is by taking the 40 from my place.  Until I actually get to fly to the land of the Rising Sun, this will suffice.  But still, I've no complaints.

Take this bus (Line 40) to LT, but go the opposite way, unless you want
to go to the South Bay Galleria.

Hooray for Sakura trees!

Edited for you to enjoy.  ^_^