MJ’s Last Dance
I’m generally not into taking photos, but I’ve been snapping some off lately to document my last days in San Francisco. Today there was a barbeque at my house to celebrate 420. This is really just as good an excuse as any; we have A LOT of barbeques. Well, today was my last one and I got a couple pics in. This one reminded me of an album cover, so I made it one.
In San Francisco, it’s not unusual for me to be the only white person in pictures. The city’s mostly Asian, with some Mexican, and about 5% white. That 5% all live together in a little section I call Yuppy Land. This is one of the most annoying places to be, so I don’t live there. Most of my friends here are Filipino and as time has passed, I’ve gotten used to being the token white guy. Whenever there’s a picture like this, it’s always fun for them to play, “Where’s Snowman?” They don’t call me Snowman for the reasons you might expect; it’s really just because I’m white and smoke a pipe. The sun doesn’t shine here either, which just makes it worse (and easier for people to find me in photographs, pipe or no).
I may post a few more before I hit the road.
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Okay so I had to google 420, it has its own wikipedia page. I guess Captain Cannabis could of saved you from Scallop Man :)
Is that a smoking jacket you wearing?
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Comment made by Claire on Apr. 21, 2008 @ 4:11 am
No, it was just miserably cold out. Yes, it’s the end of April. grr
Comment made by .45 on Apr. 21, 2008 @ 4:20 am
At least you still managed to bbq, over here your lucky if you get one day that’s worthy and it will still probably rain.
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Comment made by Claire on Apr. 21, 2008 @ 5:19 am
Good luck on your move! I’m used to being the token Black, but it’s cool because whenever a rap song comes on my friends always ask me who its by. I like how they defer to my obvious hip/hop knowledge. ;-)
Comment made by Jillian on Apr. 21, 2008 @ 12:33 pm
I wouldn’t like that much.
I get asked if I have any AC/DC or Rob Zombie I can lend to their white friend at work. Yes, I do. (really)
Comment made by .45 on Apr. 21, 2008 @ 1:37 pm
I’m with you there, brother.
The smart people I hang with play the same game with me.
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Comment made by LOBO on Apr. 21, 2008 @ 4:28 pm
Today the weather is nice, hooray! Just thought you would like to know that.
Also looking at the album cover made me think of Cypress Hill, Insane in the membrane :)
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Comment made by Claire on Apr. 22, 2008 @ 6:17 am
Hey, nice picture and I totally see the resemblance to the Dirty Deeds cover. I mean put a schoolboy uniform on that guy to your left and he is a dead ringer for Angus Young!!
Your friends look very cool, much like the ones I left behind out in Cali. *sniffles* I miss them.
“I’ve gotten used to being the token white guy”
Hehe, didn’t you mean to say the TOKIN’ white guy?
;)
Comment made by Chelle B. on Apr. 23, 2008 @ 10:04 pm
Damn smart people!
That could have been more fitting, but I think that album cover had a castle on it. Maybe the Japanese cover has 5 dudes at a barbeque.
I don’t think there’s ever a shortage of those.
Comment made by .45 on Apr. 25, 2008 @ 2:46 am