Still Standing . Last Day in May . 2011

Here he is World,

the one and only

NOBODY.

Art is My Weapon.

Iam TMNK (The Me Nobody Knows)

Please note yo MOMMA sticker

on bottom left of post he is leaning

on.

New young Fan of NOBODY with

ART IS MY WEAPON sticker

in his hand : )

Beautiful ocean front view of

Ft. Lauderdale Beach A1A.

SUMMER HILL SEVEN,

AFUa HALL and Abu Xalimon

in The House!

PABLO CANO and the entire cast and crew taking

a bow, to a standing ovation.

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World @ MOCA.

Good morning World.

Hope this finds everyone in

the zone, with energy enough,

to survive the upcoming

Hurricane Season, which

officially begins tomorrow

June 1st.

As a native Miamian, I have

witnessed first hand, the devastation

of many Hurricanes in the past,

not the least of which was Andrew.

Considering the rather cataclysmic

Weather that has been happening

World Wide, I am praying our

beautiful So. Fla, will be spared.

Keeping this in mind, it makes me

more grateful than ever, for all the

wonderful developments I have

witnessed in our great City and

my home town.

Tonight I am lucky enough to have

tickets for the opening night of

HAIR @The Arsht Center,

courtesy of the lovely,

Charlie Cinnamon.

My guest for the evening is

SUMMER HILL SEVEN,

the actor, poet extraordinaire.

I'm hopeful that the traffic

and parking will not detour

me from enjoying the evening.

Considering the Miami HEAT

Playoff Game is taking place

downtown, as well.

Recapping now, the past

couple days in my abundant,

wonderful life.

Sunday was the last 2 performances

of PABLO CANO's Seven Wonders of

the Modern World @MOCA.

I invited a slew of Friends to join

me, posting an open invitation to

anyone wanting to be my guest on

Facebook.

I called MOCA @12 noon, to make

sure there would be no problems

in purchasing additional tickets.

I went into high anxiety when told

sorry, both shows were SOLD OUT.

The good news is, in the end, we

were all accommodated, thank you

MOCA and it's most outstanding

staff.

The bad news was the pressure

this produced for me in getting down

there in time, to buy the additional

tickets for my guests, from the

20 being held @will call, for last

minute walk ups.

We were 13 in all that witnessed

this truly remarkable production.

Magical in every way.

The brilliant Playwright, Miami's own,

Carmen Pelaez, of RUM & COKE fame,

was in attendance. This is her second

collaboration with Pablo.

I was thrilled to meet her after the

performance.

A Fulbright Award winner, Choreographer

Katherine Kramer, did a most outstanding

job in bringing the marionettes to life,

once again in her collaboration with Pablo.

Rudi Goblen, writer, dancer and actor

was remarkable in taking on several of the

puppeteer/dancer parts in this production,

not the least of which,

was the opening with President Obama in

The House.

Other puppeteer/dancers who manipulated the

marionette's to perfection were Joanne Barrett

and Carlota Pradera.

PABLO and all took a bow to a well deserved,

standing ovation.

After congratulating one and all on this transformative

experience, I was off to my studio.

Summer Hill Seven, his lovely, significant other,

Afua Hall, a talented dancer and

choreographer and their 4 yr. old son,

Abu Xilimon, met up with me there.

We went on an adventure looking for a dining

spot on the water on the 79th Street Causeway.

We ended up @The Crab House. In spite of the

fact that this is a chain restaurant, we had a lovely

meal and enjoyed bayside dining, outside.

It was a balmy So. Fla. evening and a perfect

ending to a memorable day.

Yesterday morning @ my computer bright

and early, I see that my man, TMNK a/k/a

NOBODY, NYC Graffiti/Street Artist of

International acclaim, was here in So. Fla.

We made a plan and I picked him up @11:30 AM

at the beautiful, beach front hotel,

where he was staying in Ft. Lauderdale.

The challenge being, in getting there.

I headed east to A1A and then north up

the beach front strip, bummer to bummer

on this crazy/busy/beautiful Memorial

Day.

We proceeded to FAT Arts District in

Ft. Lauderdale.

What a revelation that was too.

Not unlike the former warehouse district

that is now Wynwood, this emerging

Artists Studio/Gallery Community is

located just north of Sunrise Blvd. and

just west of Andrews Avenue, backing

up to the railroad tracks.

Like Wynwood too, they have no set

hours of operation and it was a blind

shot that we would see anyone else

there on this holiday morning.

To our surprise we were not the only

ones out and about in this "under the

radar" location.

Our first encounter was with a lovely

young couple, out walking with their

baby boy in his stroller, admiring the

Graffiti Art that proliferates there.

NOBODY made a new friend and fan

with the little boy and proceeded in

actually meeting up with some of the

Graffiti Artists who were working on

a Wall right then and there.

Within minutes, they were hauling out

a huge ladder and there was NOBODY

scurrying up it, to leave his mark and

be part of their Wall.

Perfect, right?

Right!

What are the chances of this happening,

you might ask?

Zero to none...and there in lies

the alchemy our our outing...

that just by suiting up and

showing up, windows open.

Thank you dear Universe for

granting me these serendipitous

occurrences.

This is what keeps me coming

back for more.

Now NOBODY and yo MOMMA too,

have our marks immortalized in

Ft. Lauderdale.

Mission accomplished we had a

leisure ride back to his hotel

and I was on my way back home

by 2PM.

No place like home,

said Dorothy.

We can all agree on

that point, I am sure.

So now I am current in

documenting more days

in May, via my life.

With love in my heart

I am looking forward

to new adventures today.

Keep it simple.

Pass it forward.

Be the change,

you wish to see.

All things are possible.

Peace fellow travelers.

Make the most of the

blessings that await you

today.