Therapeutic thoughts and theses from a Weaver of Dreams
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Kicking off Day 2 on The Roof
i woke up e-a-a-a-a-r-l-y this morning. got a decent night's sleep, considering it's the first time i ever slept on top of a roof. i had a roll up padded camping mattress my wife brought over to the theater. she was about to try to toss that booger up here, but thankfully i stopped her and deferred that task to one of our teens, Trenay, who was also outside hanging last night with a group of supporters. she got it up here on first toss. go girl!
had it not been for that small pad, and a goose-down sleeping bag our good friend Dale Robinson lent us for the cause, i woulda been walking around bent over this morning, but humming under my breath, "i've had some good days (doon-doon) i've had some hills (long pause)...to climb..."
i got up and recorded some video...
so i'm thankful for friends and supporters. we're inching close to the 2K mark on donations and this is day two. i told a story on FB about a cat who walked up to the building a little while ago. he's a disabled man who lives in the nearby section 8 housing. i could barely make out what he was saying to me when he came to the building because his disability affected his speech. i made out, though, that he had seen me on TV and he liked what i was doing. i thanked him for stopping by and he made his way slowly to the corner market in the distance.
a few minutes later, as he was returning home with some plastic grocery bags, he stopped my wife and handed her something on the ground below me. he waved and as he was walking off, i mimed to my wife, "what did he give you?" she opened her hand. it was a dollar and some coins.
he had donated his grocery change.
i did not want to cry. crying is something most people don't "want" to do. so i didn't, but only because i fought back the tears hard. it was so touching that in a space where people drive by in big cars and toot the horn and keep going, this cat gave his pocket change for the vision we have for this community. we're going to be good stewards of that, and every donation that is given.
so yes, i'm here. got caught in a surprise shower that came at my back, even as the sun was smiling on my face, but i guess that's life on the roof.
ROOFTOP SHOUTOUTS:
* Odie Blackmon, a great songwriter and newfound friend, for donating online AND stopping by to check on a brotha. love you man. Music Row is stepping UP!
* Councilwoman Vivian Wilhoite, who came through, dropped a donation and issued a CHALLENGE: ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, STEP UP AND SHOW UP! i love it. thanks, Viv!
* Leah Eneas of The Bahamas' islandfmonline.com for representing internationally. she's a star.
*Adam El-Amin, who just stopped by and lifted the midday with a contribution.
okay, i'm about to try and hit the radio with an update and get things rolling. join the movement and get me home.
