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gimmydat.bsky.social

I write short stories. They all need a little work, I know. Check em' out in my past posts.

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Taking a lil break but see y'all in April 💙

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Every day this month I chose a personal favorite musician to celebrate Black History Month. This was an amazing exercise that cemented in my brain how grateful I am to have been able to experience so much art from so many incredible Black artists as a white kid in the suburbs. Final day, last one:

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"Their chief is Crom. He dwells on a great mountain. What use to call on him? Little he cares if men live or die. Better to be silent than to call his attention to you; he will send you dooms, not fortune! (Continue in thread)

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #27: Running out of days and there's still so many giant stars/heroes left. Stevie Wonder today!

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #26: This wouldn't be a complete list without a proper Goddess of music. So, here's Aretha.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #25: Getting in to the real, capital L, Legends now. Today, the undisputed champ, Jimi Hendrix.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #24: What else do I need to say...Today is Biz Markie day. The world is a better place cuz of him.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #23: I believe the stand up bass in Cool Like That by Digable Planets is why I love Soul Coughing.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #22: Pusha T is a straight bamf. I challenge anyone to listen to King Push and not get hyped up.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #21: Gotta credit my mom and her music tastes for introducing me to legends like John Lee Hooker.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #20: Mos Def first showed up in my life hosting Def Poetry Jam and has been a huge influence since

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #17: In my family, Ray Charles was the patron saint of music. This was my first exposure to him.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #17: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill should be required listening and taught in schools, for real.

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

Some people deal with the fall of the empire with activism, others with vice. Still other doom scroll and a precious few shitpost. Me? I 100% Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 on a ps2 emulator.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #17: It's President's Day, which means it's the perfect time to let Killer Mike teach you a lesson

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #16: I'll never forget seeing Lionel Richie perform in front of 80,000 adoring fans at Bonnaroo.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #15: The 15th seemed appropriate for my all-time favorite rapper. Lupe is a genius/legend. FNF

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I recently learned that it was “millennial cringe” to use animated gifs. Too bad, I’m using them anyway, I’m a gif master. You have a better chance of getting me to pronounce it “jif” than you have of me not using gifs anymore.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #14: Here's a "love" song for Valentine's Day. Jurassic 5, esp. Chali 2na, shaped music for me.

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For #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take time each day to highlight one black artist who made an enormous impact on me as a white kid in the burbs. Each of these people have been my idols and heroes. Day #13: Onyx's Slam was the first rap song I ever heard. It set up a lifetime of music appreciation.

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