Thanks for sharing! It reminds me about how far we must stretch beyond our borders to have a better understanding of ourselves. Barack Obama as a child had to be open to new possibilities & ventures, in order to be ready for the challenges he now face.
It's funny you posted this today. I finally watched the Library of Congress' ceremony celebrating Stevie Wonder a couple hours ago (DVR is a beautiful thing).
I was just so impressed and overwhelmed by it all...
Stevie in the White House...a black man who likes Stevie and wants to honor Stevie in the White House...a black woman who stands by his side and exemplifies what a family should be...a spirit of love overflowing from it all, in a country where we used to be considered second class citizens. God moves, man...
As I watched your vid on the school, I was reminded of the "amazing'ocity" of all this.
It's so funny. People always say that Barack winning opened doors for minorities, making them believe that they can do anything...but as I watched this video, I had to wonder, where did that spirit of inspiration come from in Barack? I can't imagine the faith it took to go out on a limb and say... "I'm gonna be the first black president." Granted, he's certainly standing on the shoulders of all those who came before, but in and of himself he's an amazing individual as well.
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Great video Kirk, thanks for sharing. Glad you made it to Besuki school. Peace.
Posted by: Peter Martin | March 11, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Thanks for sharing! It reminds me about how far we must stretch beyond our borders to have a better understanding of ourselves. Barack Obama as a child had to be open to new possibilities & ventures, in order to be ready for the challenges he now face.
Posted by: flyday | March 10, 2009 at 04:23 AM
Interesting video Kirk. Have a safe trip home!!!
Glad to see you have time to see/experience some of the special places your music leads you.
Posted by: George | March 09, 2009 at 12:43 AM
VERY cool! Felt like I was there.
And wasn't that Rachel, formerly of BET?
Posted by: Derrick L. Williams | March 08, 2009 at 09:50 PM
thanks for this! so living vicariously!!! bless you!
Posted by: siathames | March 08, 2009 at 09:40 PM
This was great, thank you so much for sharing your trip!!
Posted by: Elsa | March 08, 2009 at 08:24 PM
Cool stuff, man.
It's funny you posted this today. I finally watched the Library of Congress' ceremony celebrating Stevie Wonder a couple hours ago (DVR is a beautiful thing).
I was just so impressed and overwhelmed by it all...
Stevie in the White House...a black man who likes Stevie and wants to honor Stevie in the White House...a black woman who stands by his side and exemplifies what a family should be...a spirit of love overflowing from it all, in a country where we used to be considered second class citizens. God moves, man...
As I watched your vid on the school, I was reminded of the "amazing'ocity" of all this.
It's so funny. People always say that Barack winning opened doors for minorities, making them believe that they can do anything...but as I watched this video, I had to wonder, where did that spirit of inspiration come from in Barack? I can't imagine the faith it took to go out on a limb and say... "I'm gonna be the first black president." Granted, he's certainly standing on the shoulders of all those who came before, but in and of himself he's an amazing individual as well.
Thanks again for sharing all of this w/ us.
Posted by: Joe E | March 08, 2009 at 05:11 PM