Last Saturday, I sat in my drum booth in-between shows and did a little practicing. I scrolled through some of my favorite songs on certain playlists and just happened to come across the album by Lenny Kravitz called “5.” I feel it’s, by far, his best and most consistent album. One of my favorites is…
Read moreA Daily Reminder Of My Mother
My good friend Kim Grantham from Howard University made this pendant for me last Christmas. I decided to put it in my drum booth at my theater. Instead of the music on my stand, this is what’s there. I look over to my left every night and see her smiling face. This photo reminds me…
Read more“Social” Media
Social media. So many are afraid of it. So many find it negative, harmful, a waste of time, a drain…and yes, sometimes that is true. I find it powerful. It’s how I met Brandi. I had a blog many years ago about fatherhood/family/divorce/social issues that I used as a way to vent and express my…
Read moreMy Mother – Rosalyn Lee Craddock
My mother. Rosalyn Lee Craddock She died on Sunday April 28th, 2019. 85 years on planet earth. My family knew she was dying for a while but it’s different when it actually happens. She had several different health issues but was diagnosed with lung cancer last fall. She had several chemotherapy sessions,…
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Me And My Mother
Me and my beautiful mother. I’ve been worried that she wouldn’t be able to make it to NYC to see me in my latest musical. She’s 85 years old now and is not feeling 100%. I made arrangements so that she, along with my father and one of my sisters could come see Ain’t Too…
Read moreIf Moms Were Treated Like Dads
I received 10 years of this treatment. I know EXACTLY what this feels like. It’s all good though. I stopped being defensive after a certain point. Eventually, I learned how to just have fun with the moms at the playgrounds as they got to know me better and they later realized how much cooler I was than…
Read moreA Father Arrested After Taking His Daughter’s IPhone Away
I just read about a story where a father was arrested for taking his daughter’s IPhone as a punishment and then getting arrested in Texas for doing so. I thought I was reading The Onion, but it’s true. A man named Ronald Jackson discovered things that he thought were inappropriate on his daughter’s cell phone….
Read moreHow my mother’s fanatical feminist views tore us apart, by the daughter of The Color Purple author – Alice Walker
Alice Walker’s daughter Rebecca speaking her truth…and the truth of so many other women: I know many women are shocked by my views. They expect the daughter of Alice Walker to deliver a very different message. Yes, feminism has undoubtedly given women opportunities. It’s helped open the doors for us at schools, universities and…
Read moreI Love Men, But I’m Thinking of Having a Baby Without One
Another selfish woman…another fatherless child. Sad. From Yahoo.com… On the best days of my life, and the cruelest hours of the night, I have always had an inner-meditation: I am excited about the future. However, this summer, when I turned 37, while licking the wounds of yet another rough breakup, my mantra didn’t seem to…
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