Earlier this month, my friend, Darren Burgfeld, was combing through Craigslist (not sure what he was actually looking for) when he came across this post:
“Grandson just got out of Cardinal Glennon for cancer treatment/ They want him to be in a toddler bed due to all of his chemo and worried of him falling out of a regular bed. Money is tight due to all expenses of being in hospital for 3 months. All he is asking for is a cars lighting mcqueen bed. He has been a trooper during the whole thing.
free or low cost would be great.”
Without questioning the authenticity of the ad, Darren took to Facebook and posted this as his status. He placed a simple paypal donate button on his wall and within 24 hours there was more than $400 raised. It unfortunately took nearly a month for Toys R Us to fulfill the order.
On Feb 28th, 2010, Darren delivered the bed, mattress, mattress pad, sheets and curtains to the family. He assembled the bed with the help of the kid’s brother and gave the remaining $150 to the family.
I am grateful that I was able to be a part of this and I want to thank everyone that contributed. This was one of the coolest things I have witnessed someone do for a complete stranger. D, I’m pretty sure you can take the rest of the year off; you’ve earned your karma points.
The wait is over….actually…no it’s not. This album is sold out. I went to 2 different best buys and the hip hop record store on Robertson and it was completely sold out.
Can Rae beat Jay? Is hip hop back from the dead? Am I buying CDs again?
I haven’t decided if I am going to this show. RZA seems to have left the Wu to follow his own path. While he always moved to his own, sick, beat, the hip hop “hippy” is definitely not making nice with all of his friends.
But it would be cool to see him. Who’s coming with me? Hit me up if you want to roll.
I spent the last month super excited that I was finally getting the opportunity to see GZA, one of the most legendary, founding members of the Wu-Tang, perform. This wasn’t just a GZA concert. He wasn’t promoting a new album. He performed, in it’s entirety, the 13-year-old, hip hop classic, Liquid Swords. Tracks 1 – 13.
GZA kept the show so authentic to the album that he was joined on stage by Killa Priest and Method Man. Having Meth come out for Shadow Boxing was unbelievable. My friends and I wondered all week if he would show. It was truly amazing to be able to witness GZA perform Liquid Swords live.
We new that when the doors open at 8 for a Wu-Tang show, it means they are going on at midnight. We got there at 10:30 and we waited until 11:30ish for GZA to finally take the stage. But as soon as the lights dimmed, and the sounds of Shogun Assassins hit the speakers, the crowd was captivated.
“When I was little my father was famous. He was the greatest Samurai in the Empire…”
I spent the last month super excited that I was finally getting the opportunity to see GZA, one of the most legendary, founding members of the Wu-Tang, perform. This wasn’t just a GZA concert. He wasn’t promoting a new album. He performed, in it’s entirety, the 13-year-old, hip hop classic, Liquid Swords. Tracks 1 – 13.
