Archive for October, 2008

homesick (in Arcata)

Posted in Uncategorized on October 19th, 2008 by timmwest

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in Arcata
fog rolls in thick
and white
obscures the green
my favorite color

today
I
broke
made a Foreign Exchange
found joy in its newness
its symphonic electrosoul
and Lalah’s “Self-Portrait”
reminded me of home
back in TX
back in AR
back in ATL
back in DC, Brooklyn, Oakland
any place I’ve called home
even here
where fog rolls thick
and white
and obscures the blue(s)

today
I have reason
to sing my own sun
wail a moonglow
and know
this thickness i sometimes feel
seeking home away from home
and here too
in Arcata
is wherever my heart
makes music
beats blood and breath
samba influenced afrobeat

i can still dance
eyes tired, breath heavy
soul lighter
than the fog
thick and white

The Hard Gay (mini) Tour Finalized: November 6 - 9th

Posted in Uncategorized on October 18th, 2008 by timmwest

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Schedule

OutHipHop.com and Red Dirt Management Presents
3 the Hard Gay: The Cali Tour
Tim’m West, Deadlee, & Last Offence
Humboldt State Univ (11/6), Oakland (11/7), San Diego (11/8), LA (11/9)

Thursday, November 6- Humboldt County, CA
The 3: The Hard Gay Tour present: “Black Male(d)”
A Campus Dialogue on Race Event
8:30 pm Show
9:30 pm Panel and Discussion
Humboldt State University- Founders Hall 118
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521
Free for Students and Community

Friday, November 7th- Oakland CA
Also featuring MC Mid*One, Baraka Noel, and other special guests.
AK Press
674 A 23rd Street
Oakland, CA 94612-1163
Cost:  $5, All Ages Show
http://www.akpress.org/

AfterParty at VIBE Lounge
2272 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland,. CA 94612
Free entry for 21+ with pass from show
DJ Olga T on 1s and 2s
thevibelounge.com

Saturday, November 8
The 3: The Hard Gay Tour- San Diego
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
The Kava Lounge Gallery Space
2812 Kettner Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92101
Cost: $10 (suggested donation)
no one turned away for lack of funds, all ages
http://kavalounge.com/

Sunday, November 9
The 3: The Hard Gay Tour- Los Angeles
9pm - Midnight
Official Tori Fixx CD Release Party
MJ’s Bar
2810 Hyperion Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Cover: $5
Age: 21 and Over
$1 Drink Specials from 9 PM to Midnight

The 3: The Hard Gay Tour

California is home to The Best Gay Tour ever….with rap and hip hop the engine driving this vehicle, it is called The 3: The Hard Gay Tour.

The 3: The Hard Gay Tour consists of out hip hop artists Tim’m West, Deadlee, and Last Offence as headliners. Queer as a 3 dollar bill and hard working, tireless and arduous, they are 3 men of color working hard against an industry that denies their existence.

Tim’m West is the bohemian of the 3, the spoken word artist and rapper who co-founded legendary homohop act Deep Dickollective and has launched a successful solo career as well, releasing solo CDs and performing in coffee shops as well as clubs across the nation.

Deadlee is the homothug of the 3, the self-professed “Cholo-fag”, the face of the gay rapper brought into the living rooms of many via his interviews on CNN and The Tyra Banks Show. The historical gay hip hop HomoRevolution Tour took him to 10 Southwestern cities.

Last Offence, is the Bboy of the 3, young, gay, and talented, he is hard at work, determined to make a difference and for his voice to be heard. Influenced by the actions and groundwork laid by people like Tim’m and Deadlee, he is hard at work staking his claim.

- Red Dirt Management