FOR THE BROTHAS: AN INTRODUCTION

It must have been about 20 years ago when I first began thinking about creating a "Cultural Salon" as a reaction to the mundane social circles In Washington D.C. The richness of intellectual and artistic interchange had died, college friends had moved, the internet had not yet become the phenomenon it now is... I romanticised about the Salons of the mid to late 1800's in Paris, London and Berlin and the cultural dynamo of the Harlem Rennaisance. I was fortunate enough to meet a gentleman, an artist who lived and traveled with James Baldwin... Jimmy he affectionately called him, and he spoke often of their small cottage in southern France and of the many Artists, Poets and Luminaries that dropped in to chat and relax. Well, the impressionists, cubists, modernists, etc. all hung out together famously in those days and shared their ideas with one another creating a creative greenhouse in a world that was rapidly changing. I longed to have lived in those times, to have met Cassat, Rodin, Ellington, Fitzgerald, Baker, Balwin, well I did finally meet Baldwin and others purely for the joy of intellection upon the arts. This was in the late 1980's and by the mid 2000's I happened to run into a friend of mine from Hampton University who had been living in New York since he graduated in the early 90s. Well, I was surprised to hear him comment that in all of the wonder that is New York he never met anyone who ever really had anything interesting to say about art, literature, architecture, science, fashion or anything... I was so surprised to hear this since it had also been my experience. Well here I am in 2011 attempting the Virtual Salon...

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Meet the Author of FORTHEBROTHAS

Hello, I am the author of FORTHEBROTHAS and I wanted to share a few words with you and I hope that you will  enjoy the content of this blog.  I created FORTHEBROTHAS for you!  I have initiated subject matter merely to get you started, it is you who will give each topic it's unique flavor and nuance with your comments.  If you wish to discuss any topic that you do not see here please email me at darkdoubleentendre@yahoo.com and I will develop a seed blog.  Remember that we are all intellectuals by virtue of the things we have experienced and learned  in our lives.  Every man has a voice... So let your voice be heard!
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    David!!!!!!!

    I just sent you a messeage and am sooooo happy that you have started the salon on-line after great conversations about how amazing a real world salon could have been in late ninetees dc. Please keep going with this and check your message and call me. Miss you man!

    -Alex

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  2. Bigdaddy BluesJuly 24, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    Alex, I accidentally deleted the message... plese call me back or email me...

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