Just so you know, setting this up was crazy: laptops, karaoke videos, cds, cd players too old to play them, ninjas, guitars, pianos, projectors, and a whole bunch of song titles that I can’t read.
But its all good, Eyes had my back, and so did the board members (who later on, solidly rocked out the Vietnamese National Anthem), and we got it all hooked up, MacGyver style.
But let’s take that and rewind it back. I didn’t stop moving all day, if you saw a blur of dreadlocks whip by, that was definitely me. It might have been the Jamaican bobsled team, but it was prolly me. I stay hustling kids. For more on this topic, check below posts.
What was I talking about again? Oh yeah.....
The highlight of my day was Christina Wadhwani talking about the victimization inflicted on the Vietnamese Community by Vietnamese Gangs. My girl took a minute or two to explain that gang members themselves are also being victimized by the disadvantageous situation. This hit home for me because, coming from an area of LA that has both a lot of Vietnamese people and a decent gang problem, I’ve seen that some of these guys join gangs because their backs are to the wall, and they feel they have no other option (and the gangbangers I knew didn’t have to deal with things like language barriers and immigration, just cops.). With so much negativity surrounding the concept of gangs, it’s important to remember that everyone affected by them suffers, and they all need our help. So some personal thanks go out from me to Christina, and I hope you all enjoyed her presentation as much as I did (if you woke up early enuf). GO SIGN HER PETITION.
Runner up moment of the day: Makin the T-shirt.
In the viral marketing workshop me and my team of marketing wizards came up with an ill slogan for VOICE, and threw it on a t-shirt.
It’s crazy hot. Like….One Eye Left hot.
I can’t let you see it yet cause we’re still perfecting it like Blue Steel, but I have cleared it with the higher ups that you can see some early concept art from the project:
Quote of the day:
"I want to share my VASCON love by giving you all my sweetness!"
- Vudoo Soul (good look on the starbursts)
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