Crackheads Help Stimulate Economy…

I'm confused... I didn't think crackheads went as hard during the 1^st of the month... They usually get their state or government sponsored checks from social security, welfare, disability or some other agency...

The get-high money is usually enough to last them until the 5^th of the month before they have to start stimulating the economy by breaking into cars for Teddy Bears, CD's, GPS systems or my personal favorite Blackberry chargers.

What does a crackhead need with a Blackberry charger anyway? Are they emailing in their drug orders now?

So I'm back in the Bronx to appear on live TV for the first time ever. I was nervous when the camera's started rolling on "Open," a talk show filmed for BRONXNET (channel 67) out of Lehman College in the Bronx.

Besides "looking" nervous I believe I held my own as I spoke about my books impending release and the "What Is Your Next Stop?" campaign I'm working on with April Lee. I left the show feeling accomplished...

What do I care if nobody watches channel 67?

A few days later I was at Fordham University with Dr. Mark Naison - better known as Notorious PHD - being filmed as part of the oral history of the Bronx for his, "Bronx African-American History Project."

Why a Puerto Rican was asked to take part in this oral history I can't say, however when he told me he interviewed Uncle Junior from the Sopranos the week before I said, "I wish you would have called me last week then..."

I arrived back in the Bronx pretty late on the night of May 3^rd after spending sometime at the powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn with my brother DJ Disco Wiz.

My intention was to drive back to Virginia that night but I knew I'd end up like legendary mixtape awards founder Justo Faison who died on a Virginia Highway back in 2005 after falling asleep at the wheel so I chose to stay in New York one more night...

Actually I decided to stay for four or five hours to catch a long power nap.

When I turned the corner at 4:30 AM I saw the light on in my car and knew immediately that I had been gotten... I shook my head and said, "Damn, they got me..."

I pictured the worst as I walked to my car and found the best case scenario.

Although they threw a huge cinderblock through my window damaging the interior of the car, they forgot to steal everything.

Here's a list of what they stole:

Blackberry charger (this one I bought on Fordham Road for $5.00)

Radar Detector (this one I need back - last time I didn't have it I caught two speeding tickets in ten minutes - true story!)

Here's a list of what they left in the car & trunk:

Two cases full of CD's - I guess they don't like Al B Sure, Mariah Carey or Saintive's Slow Jams Mix 2001. (Value: Priceless)

Drakes Cakes - Devil Dogs, Sunny Doodles and Yankee Doodles (Street Value: $15.00 / My Value: Priceless - They don't sell these in Virginia - cake and milk at bedtime baby... It's why I do what I do!)

Suit Jacket w/ Digital Camera inside pocket (Combined Store Value: $500.00 / Value of Pictures: Priceless!)

Nike Golf Set - with the same Nike Sasquatch 3 Wood that Tiger Woods uses (Store Value: $800.00 / My Value: Worthless - I suck at golf!)

Limited Addition Muhammad Ali Adidas (Store Value: $150.00 / My Value - Priceless - I wore them on my first live TV show appearance then changed into my Miami Heat NBA Adidas)

The morale of this story is that the crackheads stole $55.00 worth of items from my car and left behind about $1500.00 worth of goods. Whose training these guys?

I'll be back to the Bronx in a few weeks. Please spread the word... If you need money to get high please leave a note on my windshield and I'll be happy to give you a few bucks. You did $1,000 worth of damage to my car and took less than $60.00 worth of stuff.

Next time... please throw a smaller brick!

Thank you for helping to stimulate the economy. I'll be using my stimulus package to repair my ride so I can drive back to the Bronx to tell the youth to stay in school and stay off drugs...

What a vicious cycle...

One Love, Ivan Sanchez - Your Friendly Neighborhood Author