ONLY ME!

My people, mi gente…Thanks to my new Sitv family I was able to attend the 10^th annual anniversary of The Halftime show on WNYU radio. The Halftime show is one of the longest running and most respected hip-hop radio shows in the game and to celebrate WNYU had the likes of DJ Premier and Alchemist mixing live beats as some 15-20 MC’s spit fire off the dome (Master Ace, Ag, Termanology, Boot Camp Click, Joell Ortiz). What a night.

 

When I arrived I was kind of lost when I saw a familiar beautiful face smile and wave me over , it was none other than our girl Navani and let me tell you the pictures do her no justice fellas, she is a hottie , I love you Navani! She was standing alongside Jesus who is the coolest cat you’d ever want to meet. Meow! Thanks for the pic Jesus. It was the highlight of my night to finally meet my SiTv family. 

 

Sitv’s Senor Danny Cash was there as well with his camera man and this brother is about his business he was just busy getting in those interviews, one after another and another. My camera man was late and Danny let me know I could use his camera man if I wanted to conduct an interview (que generoso) but I didn’t want to mess up his flow as he was on a roll. So I waited around just sitting back and watching everyone around me. Did I mention I didn’t realize that I had left my digital camera home till I was entering Manhattan?  I ran in a grocery store and brought a disposable camera ($13, I was tripping) you know the little black plastic camera with the bright green wrapping all over it (which I was tempted to peel off but then the whole inside of the camera would be exposed) Oh well, they don’t call me the Latin Ghetto Oprah for nothing.

 

I did manage to have the nerve to pull it out and get some pictures of Joell Ortiz, AG and Termanology holding the Extravagangstaradio flyer as I represent Egradio wherever I go. Can’t pre-approve disposables so it is what it is, I even got Alchemist to take one for me and just when I was about to ask a familiar face (but the name had escaped me) to take a picture, my cameraman Stokes finally arrived. I kept my eye on Senor X, I remembered that his name had an X in it, but for the life of me his first name would not connect to that thing I got in between my ears. I should have grabbed a bite of the food (I can’t think when I’m hungry) but since becoming a vegetarian eating out can be challenging. Well I asked Navani who that was and with all the noise in the room I could barely hear his name but I was confident enough to step to him and ask him for an interview.

 

My people, the night would not have been complete without an “Only me” moment,   

I smiled brightly and looked into the camera and at the top of my voice( all giddy with confidence and knowledge) and I said “ It’s your girl Supersize Spanishfly rolling with the Sitv fam and Extravagangstaradio and here I am with none other than SCOTT X”

 

Senor X threw his head back and said “Oh no, she called me SCOTT X!” and it seemed as if the whole room stopped and looked and,  if I am not mistaken, starting aiming their cameras at us and flash bulbs went off in my face (Did I mention video cameras were rolling as well?) Aye El Gran Poder de Dios! It was then that it hit me, 1992 Brand Nubians, I could hear “Punks jump up to get beat down”, that’s right Lynx, Lord Jamar and Sa-

“Sadat X, it’s Sadat X” said Senor X and a couple of other people in the room. My face was as red as my ill fitted blouse.

 

I could hear

*Carrie’s mother’s voice “They’re all gonna laugh at you”, and they did but so did I and so did Senor X, I mean SADAT X (you know I’ll never forget his name now), so we finished our little interview and he posed for the camera with my Extravagangstaradio flyer which he kept by the way. It wasn’t that bad after all. I later bumped into him on his way out of the freestyle booth which was not hip friendly at all I tell you and he grabbed my arm and said “ It’s just me Scott” and he smiled as he walked away. What a sport.

 

LYNX’S LOGIC: Before you head out to an event have a checklist and make sure you don’t forget your lifeline (digital camera) or you might end up using the money you saved doing your own hair and nails on a disposable camera. How Ghetto is that?

Grab a bite to eat if that’s what you want to do and wash it down with some Ginkgo Biloba (a memory enhancing herb). It may cut down on the confusion and if you do ask for some help, make sure you are well within hearing distance. Oh, and don't go by your non-chalant niece’s  advice and wear an ill fitted blouse no matter how much she tells you red is your color. Red with sparkles (what was I thinking?) In the end a good laugh is a good laugh even if it is at your own expense. When "They all laugh at you" find the humor and laugh with them.  And beware of famous Chubby Chasers, I’m not telling!! Ha Ha

(Navani you are sworn to secrecy) Viva Gorditas!

 

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NIGHT

Alchemist, Evil Dee and Dj Premier granted me some camera time

(I waited till the end for that one –1am on a school night)

Famous chubby chaser hollered at your girl

Termanology sat on my lap for a pic

Buckshot got distracted during our interview he said it was due to my beautiful eyes (although he was kind of focusing on the booty) No, he’s not the secret chubby chaser

I’ll never tell.

Everyone I asked to take a picture with the Egradio flyer kept the flyer

 

Check Out The Pictures Here

http://www.egradioonline.com/2008/03/wnyu-radio-10th-anniversary-event.html

 

THANK YOU SiTV

XOXOXOXO

VIDEO FOOTAGE TO BE AVAILABLE SOON

 

*CARRIE- a famous scary movie from the late seventies (which I had no business watching) starring Sissy Spacek as a teenager with ESP with a deranged religious fanatic for a mother, haunted me for years-also starring John Travolta