Unbreakable

Insightful

Fearless

"Sometimes I feel so nice...good God...I jump back...I wanna kiss myself..."

James Brown - Super Bad

I was in the bookstore today to purchase a few periodicals and I was greeted by a new biography about Leroy Paige.

History

I've often said that African Americans can learn a great deal if they look at baseball and the famed Negro Leagues of yesteryear. Within the first 8 minutes of my reading excerpts from this book, I was both enlightened and wonderfully amazed at the life of Satchel Paige. He was a talent on and off the field as he pitched forever, as well as he played music and had a stint as an actor.

I believe he is most known for his baseball prowess as he is his phrases and sayings. Some of his words are as follows:

"Don't pray when it rains, if you don't pray when the sun shines."

"How old would you be, if you didn't know how old you are?"

"Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you do for a woman, you wouldn't do for anything else. Same with money."

"You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them."

Photo: George Strock/LIFE

i/denti/tee

History

Style

"It's cool, never slippin', when it's moves to make..."

Black Thought - Stay Cool

When I write, I usually start an article with either some poetry from Langston Hughes, or a line from a song that's relevant to the story and or how I feel.

Say word

T-shirts have been a way of self expression for decades, as I can recall doing my best to be different in wearing t-shirts and sneakers that no one else had. Exclusivity is what drove me to search for the shirts and kicks off the beaten path. 

There is a new line of shirts built on a love of music. The brand, i/denti/tee, allows people to create personalized apparel using lyrics that begin with the letter "i". It is packaged in a 12" vinyl album cover, and has a coupon redeemable for 10 songs on iTunes. 

I've come up with a few lyrics that I'd like to see on a tee:

"I've got so much trouble on my mind..." - Chuck D - Welcome to the Terrordome

"I got a mojo too..." - Muddy Waters - (I'm Your) Hoochie Coohie Man

"I got soul, and I'm superbad..." - James Brown - Superbad parts 1&2

"I can't deny how the mami's feel..." - Peedi Crakk - Flipside