Monthly Archives: July 2012

Famous– by Association

July 20, 2012LifeA'won boyz, African creature, famous, Hook 'em Horns, Iranation, New York, Noddy, super noddy, tumblr, Wall StreetTimiKomo

World Trade Center memorial grounds

Hook ’em Horns with the Charging Bull at Wall Street

So as we were walking along the streets in Brooklyn and we bumped into these cool cats. I recognized Suzy (African Creature), Noddy (Super Noddy), and Ira (#IRANATION) from Tumblr. They were super chill and very down to earth. Maybe we’ll bump into them again. It was a great day, thanks to BukkyB and her friend Melvin for being our tour guides. So it turns out Melvin is part of a Nigerian boy band called A’won Boyz. He had been chilling and goofing around with us all day. It wasn’t until the end of the night that we figured out how famous he was.

I’ll end this post with a peek at their hype Azonto music video:

Check out these talented peeps. I admire the hustle. It’s no small task to be a creative. Props to them.

Photo credit: BukkyB

Good Eats: In the Big Apple

July 20, 2012Good EatsArizona, chicken, Doughnuts, Dunkin Donuts, oreo donuts, sub, sweet appleTimiKomo

My first meal off the airplane was a bbq brisket sandwich in North Carolina. Good stuff. Fried pickles and hush puppoes on the side. Yummm!Detailes about the restaurants to follow.

Top left: The OZ Cross sub.

Large enough for two meals! The Deli had many subs that crazy names paying homage to celebrities, bands, or other famous people.

I also tried a couple new things while I was here:

#1.Oreo Donut- Dunkin Donuts

The donut was gooood…for the first 3 bites. After that, I was done. The

#2. Sweet Apple- Arizona

I love Arizona juice! My favorite flavor is Kiwi Strawberry, and Fruit Punch is close second. I saw Sweet Apple and decided to try it out. Big mistake. I had to force myself to swallow the weird pseudo-apple juice. I will stick to my kiwi strawberry. It ain’t ever lied to me.

See, Mommy, I’m nowhere near starving!

Shaking a Tailfeather for Lady Liberty

July 20, 2012Life, TravelChelsea Piers, dressed up, Ellis Island, New York, New York City, statue of libertyTimiKomo

My staff, coworkers, and scholars had a boat cruise on the last day of our session. We went through Chelsea Piers and got dolled up to see the Statue of Liberty and the skyline of New York City. Earlier this day, we’d already seen the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

Beautiful view + beautiful people + great music = great time! There was good food, good company, and the DJ was cranking up some good tunes. At the end, I lost my voice, which is my tell-tale sign that I’ve had a good time.