THROWBACK HUMP DAY

A Look Back...

It's important to me to know where I came from in order to remain focused on where I'm going. This is my heavy graphics phase. I still like graphics kinda... but my inspiration has undergone dramatic transformation and is still transforming.

My biggest goal at this time in my life was to make a technically complex vision that people had never seen before. Secondly, was to educate people about what I thought was my opinion about the state of the race and the fate of the planet.

Now, I realize that my real important thing to do is just communicate clearly. I'm getting out my visual shit through boomthreads.blogspot.com but I'm just trying to ship out the amount of backed up work I've shot.

Then the hard drive that had all this stuff on it crashed so who know's if I'll ever see this stuff again in its entirety and not on the internet. That's the way the cookie crumbles when u wait to do shit.

Now I no longer with to educate or compel any person's actions with information. I'm actually just more interested in completing and documenting my individual cycle of growth.

Call me selfish. That's just the shit I'm on right now.

I find it frustrating trying to make people understand what I'm saying. Some do, but that means the mind is already open. Some try to pretend they don't but that has little to do with me but relates more closely to the ignorance that they allow to colonize their mind.

Either way...

I'm on some next.

South Africa's Fashion Week

This was really fun to watch and inspiring. I especially liked the part when they talked about cultivating the local market. That's dope that those creative African are doing their own thing. It's not all about imitating other artists all the time or trying to break into the mainstream market.

Sometimes it can be more grounding and in the long run more fruitful to work with what you have instead of chasing some outside shit. Chasing some alien shit.

We got it all in the motherland.

Africa on the RIZE.
Nigeria stand UP!
Igbo Kwenu!

What? Me, Vote?

Still buckee nekkid..

I Appreciate Your Honesty.

I almost typed on here, "I appreciate your Hennessy."
I can't really handle any more Thug Passion since my "incident" but if you give it to me, I'll have a gift for someone else. ;-)
Gifts of any kind and monetary donations are very welcome around these parts.

I'll settle for honesty.

If you visit this site, please leave a comment.

Thank you.

-the mgmt

LOOK OUT!!! HERE THEY COME!

Ok. So enough people complained about the price of hand painted works of art on T-shirts, that I designed a lower priced line of Boom.Threads. I haven't decided what T-shirt service I'm going to use yet, but keep checking this blog and you'll be the first to know.

Random pics from Rory's ultra hip birthday bash photographed by the sickeningly hip photographer The Cobra Snake

Anybody who knows me knows I love to get loose on the dancefloor. I don't care about how I look. That's just what happens when the holy spirit takes over.

Maybe that's why I'm not that hip... Or maybe I'm hipper than hip and I just don't know it yet. :-o

SUMMERTIME IN THE LBC

Ok. I lied. It's not really summer anymore. But it sure feels like it to an East Coast girl like me. My trip to D.H. Gremlin Studios in Long Beach produced this shot (among others...) from the very talented Wendy aka Wynnesome. I think this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

And the D.H. Gremlin story is interesting, too. From what I could peice together he's a multi-talented artist who wound up in LA w/ no family/friends/connects/etc., and built a community around himself that continues to be a successful recording studio, and photo studio that services the LBC and Los Angeles communities at an affordable cost.

What's sprung up there is a tight knit community of artists and professionals that support and learn from each other. And they are very welcoming.

When I went in there I saw the African drums and crystals, a little stone henge shrine, some gongs... a little something sacred from every culture... and I knew I was in a good place.

That's tight. :-)

INSPIRATION

I love these scarification designs... the sacred textures and patterns inspire me when i paint boomthreads.

Video Blogging In The Buff

U came here for something REAL, right? It gets no realer.

New Shirt. New Day.

Hey, folks.

Check out my latest photo shoot with Long Beach based photographer Tatiana Lavin and model Cazz. Make-up and hair done by the Deadly Illyne.

They were an exuberant team of creatives and afterward we chatted about self-expression. More photos and video coming soon...

what is self-expression?

boom really wants to know...

Saturday Showdown!

Mercy!
Two great shows in one day!

At least you don't have to choose because Nat Creole's Ready or Not is during the day on Saturday, and Deep Green is an evening event. Sound round up the kiddies and mommies and daddies and head to the Flatbush Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library on Saturday, Ocotober 4. Take one dose of BOom in the morning and another at night to make your day complete!

This show features the "Boss Logic" Shirley Chisolm portrait, as well as the special limited edition "Amigo -o- Enemigo" to commemorate the so-called Economic Crisis. Had a good laugh with that one. Gift economy, anyone? Also featured is the classic "V is for Victory" design.

I Go BOom.boOM In Jersey City

Wassup to my New York naybahz. ;-)(get it? naybahz from my naybahood.)
Boom.Threads has come to a city near U!

All those in the mood for great fun, it is advisable to take a journey to Jersey City to visit the lovely "conceptual project space" of Eto S. Oro, Es Oro Gallery.

The event is:

Deep Green
New works in polymedia by:
Ogechi Chieke, Henry G. Sanchez, Eder Muniz, Jade Kuei, Rodina Mikhail, Xenobia Bailey, Maurizio Zuluaga, George "Geo" Smith & Eto S. Oro!

The Deep Green concept is an innovative approach to using simulation to support ongoing creative operations while they are being conducted.

For those of you that don't already know Jersey City has been dubbed "Brooklyn-lite" by the local bohemian elite. This is a good thing, mind you. I take it to mean fun for the whole family.




What this means for Boom.Threads is that YOU get a chance to visit the gallery and try out the line and get your picture taken in any and as many of the shirts that you want! See yourself on the Blog!!!! Impress your friends with a hot new myspace picture.

YESSSS, lovelies! It's time 2 get your model on...

Es Oro Gallery's new show opens this weekend along with the Jersey City Studio Tour.

Fun! Fun! Fun! & Fabulousness! Fashion, Art, Music, Dancing and Networking! All for free!
Can't beat it with a stick.

I wish I could be there but the country being in a financial crisis has suddenly put a damper on my plans. MERCURY IS IN RETROGRADE, PEOPLE! We gonna do this like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and "Don't Panic." But that's another story for another time...

*Bonus! Es Oro has works on loan from George "Geo" Smith. (1945-1999). Artist. Activist. Powerful chronicler of the African diaspora experience and imagination. These are some must see works. seriously.

She Put The Fantastic In Boomtastic

This is Rory. She's a 14 year old student by day, full-time hip-hop dancer and 24/7 trendsetter. All of this activity makes her a little wiser than her years, but I can assure you, she is a certified card carrying young person. Don't mess with her or you deal with me :D

Rory is wearing the classic "So, Boom" Logo design which is available in various colors. She chose this design, "because there was splatter all over it, which looks like fun. It represents fun because splatter plaint or dots seem to represent freedom because you cannot control where the paint is going to fly." Stated in her own words.

To sample more of Rory's wisdom and philosophy, add her on myspace or search Aurora Hoffman on Facebook.


*Bonus Pearl from Rory: "I NEVER EVER LEAVE MY FRIENDS BEHIND."

Girl With The Boom

Meet Kasha. She's an Los Angeles, resident dear friend of Boom.Threads and Renaissance Woman of the Fine Arts. Her talents include independent Filmmaking and Production.


Kasha wears the "Starry Eyed Girl" design from Boom.Threads. She likes the bold color palate and the liberal use of Magenta, for which she has an "affinity." She found it sexy and unique. "It's hard and soft at the same time," Ms. Esque noted. The character design resonated with her own no nonsense character. "The woman on the shirt looks like she knows what she wants and won't settle for less," Kasha remarked.

Check out Kasha's Latest Photography on kashaesque.com
Feel free to contact her on Myspace

BOoM! Shake, Shake, Shake The Room!

WE IN THE HOUSE!

And I am your host, Ogechi aka Uchiwali The Extraterrestrial aka Somethin' U Never Seent Befo'. Enjoy the energy radiation from these one of a kind paintings from the artistic mind of a true earthbound alien and the dynamic spirits who model the designs.

Why is it???

That every time I go to a doctor's office, the doctor talks fast than an auction announcer? And runs tests like he's speedy gonzalez and then poof! he's gone.
then that silly ass no-information having nurse comes back to play some wizard of oz shit, like, "Are you sure you have a question for the doctor?" And I'm like, "Yes, ho. I'm sure." Then the doctor comes back after a while (cause they have to make you wait.) with an attitude. And here I am just trying to get a clear picture of my health. Shit. I just dropped my pants to get a shot of who-knows-what-pharmaceutical in my ass! And you got me on the table all vulnerable and got a damn attitude when I'm asking legitamate questions about his diagnosis and my health?

See, that's why I don't mess with ya'll "doctors."
How you gonna leave the CARE out of healthcare?
I'm not relly convinced with the health aspect either. U need more people.
U need to rename that system Pharmacutical Dispersal System or something to better represent the robotic nature of you money-grubbing customer relations.
U make the illness, then you make a drug.
U can't create a cure cause the foundation's too impure.
Babylon Must Fall.

btw. i have tonsilitis. pray 4 me.

Unlimited Supply of Unshakable, 24/7 P.E.A.C.E.!!!

(U Bettah Ask Somebody!)

Law of Amen
You were made in the likeness of a peace that nothing can disturb. Reclaim your peace that you may attain to your reason for coming into existence – the enjoyment of life.


Law of Ausar
Your nature is unconquerable peace, therefore nothing or no one in the world can be against you. All experiences come to you to promote your reclamation of peace, that you may in turn acquire wisdom and spiritual power.

Law of Tehuti
When all of your thoughts, feelings, and actions reflect the Word of God, then the power of God’s spirit and a peace that nothing can challenge will flow through your being.

Law of Seker
When the emotions of Man manifest in response to the Word of God, they have the power to influence the course of any and all events in the world.


Law of Ma’at
God needs you in order to come into the world. Fulfilling God’s need is the highest act of love, and only through your love for God can you fulfill your love for others. Become the Love of God in the world for the protection of the world.

Law of Herukhuti
Know that God neither punishes nor rewards nor protects, that you will have the comfort of controlling these for yourself.

Law of Heru
You have the power but not the right to ignore God’s Law. Choose to follow the Law of God with the love and joy that grows out of your understanding, and the wisdom and power of God’s spirit will flow through your being.

Law of Het-Heru
It is not what you imagine. It is who is imagining. Are you a human or divine being?

Law of Sebek
It is not what you think or what you affirm. It is who is thinking and who is affirming. Are you a human or divine being?

Law of Auset
I know that I am devoted to spirituality for I have given the highest priority in my life to the resurrection of Ausar.

Law of Geb
Know that from heaven you came and to heaven you will return, seek not enduring works on earth.



Thank you, Brother Ra Un Nefer Amen and...

Hotel Rwanda... Chew On This!

I watched the movie Hotel Rwanda tonight and it drained my last energy. (The first time I cried in the theatre.) This time, As I was watching I thought to myself. Man, we need to Brainstorm this... Why, How did this happen? Unity could have saved this.

"The French army was deeply involved in Hutu preparations for mass murder. French soldiers trained Hutu Power militias and Habyarimana's own Presidential Guard. Mitterrand tripled financial aid to the country which the Habyarimana regime funneled into private accounts and used to purchase more arms and fuel their elite lifestyle. The Rwandan army increased from 5000 to 28,000 fully equipped soldiers. During 1991-92, France spent $6 million on arms donations to Rwanda (including mortars, light artillery, armored cars and helicopters). In 1993 - the year before the genocide - it spent $4 million in precisely the same way. (France was also a benefactor of Zaire, which means that Mitterrand, among others, is responsible for arming the current war in Congo.) By the time Hutu Power hatred was unleashed this pathologically racist State (whose whole existence now revolved around the Holocaust it was about to perpetrate) had been armed to the teeth - at the expense of French tax-payers!"

But the best part is how Clinton denied that this genocide even existed. Put that in your ballot and smoke it!
OBAMA 2008, you suckaz!


"In 1994, the US denied the existence of the Rwandan genocide and offered their own formulation instead: "acts of genocide may have occurred" (Clinton parlance). A journalist shot back with the question: how many "acts of genocide" does it take to make a genocide?"

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nkechi

nke = share, portion, act of sharing, whose, of what
chi = diminutive of chukwu, chukwu=god, almighty omnipotent, omniscient, creative energy of the universe!
chi= also corresponds to the personal spirit, guardian angel, soul which is rooted in the ancient egyptian concept "ka" or "ki" for everlasting spirit.
chi, ki, and "qi" from the chinese energy flow are actually the same word. it's just in many cultures. it has the same pronunciation.

nkechi therefore = "a portion of the almighty -or- what god has shared with me -or- both!"

or what our father so described as '"well, i wanted a boy and god gave me a girl so nkechi means "what god gives"'
which is the literal meaning but doesn't describe the whole meaning.
i can't blame the afrikans for this type of ignorance, because in many ways we are just beginning their knowledge of self journey (KOS)
sometimes we act like they have it all figured out to disguise the fact that we actually don't know.
not everyone makes time to study these things like i do.

all that to say,
if the creator found a way to call you nkechi,
never doubt that you are something special!

It shall be so!


This is the cam i wanna shoot in 2008.
I basically want to make love to this apparatus.
It has 24P. Records to solid state drives. Crisp clear image that responds well in various lighting conditions. Jyeah!

That's the Panasonic AG-HVX200



If you love me, cop dat. It's on sale.

Black Messiahs


Buddha of India was Black, that's why his woolly hair is always shown in small tight curls - pepper corn style, or in corn rows. Early sculptures of him clearly portray his Africoid features of wide nose and full lips. "Buddha was adored as a square black stone." 1 In the most ancient temples of Asia and India, the sculptures of the gods and goddesses have Africoid features and woolly hair in pepper corn style and even dredlocks.

Fu-Hsi, the "Son of Heaven" and legendary first Emperor of China, was Black and woolly haired. 2

Zaha of Japan was woolly haired and Afrikan in appearance. 3

Kar of Afrika's Nile Valley was the inner soul of Mother Earth, a beautiful ebony virgin who was the "Heart of the World." 4 Shrines of Karnak in Egypt and Carnac in Brittany were dedicated to Kar, the Goddess of Agriculture, especially the growth of grain. She was Kore to the Arabs and Greeks, Ceres to the Romans. Derivatives of her name include cereal, corn, kernel, cardia (heart), care, and cherish. If you cut an apple transversely, you will discover that every apple has a "Kore," the magic pentacle which is her symbol.

Moses was Black according to Mohammedan tradition and early portraits. His hand would turn white, then back to his "other flesh" when God wished to give him a sign (Exo. 4:6-7).

Apollo was Black and woollyhaired like his father Zeus. The world famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem is named after him.

Venus of Willendorf is a famous stature of the Mother God as she was worshipped some 15 to 20 thousand years ago. Although she is found in most art history books, none mention that she is Africoid: her entire faceless head is covered with woolly hair like that of Buddha's.

Krishna of India was "blue black." His name means black or The Black One! He is always portrayed with black or blue skin, and his hair was woolly according to the Cambridge Encyclopedia, 1 and sometimes locked.

Tyr of Scandinavia was a woolly haired Norse god who preceded Thor as a sky deity. 2

Athena of "Greek" mythology was Black and woolly haired, originating from Afrika (Libya). She was later whitened up like the other Afrikan gods adopted by Europe. She was also known as Anath, Medusa, and the Egyptian goddess Neith.3

Isis (As-t) the greatest of Afrikan Goddesses, was worshipped throughout the ancient world in Egypt, Greece, Rome and beyond. Known under many names, She was the "Queen of Heaven" and the "Goddess from whom all becoming arose." The worship of Her survives today, disguised as the worship of the Black Madonna throughout Catholic Europe.

Lao-tse of Taoism 'was born of Mohammed of Islam was a virgin, black in complexion, described 'marvelous and beautiful as jasper.' Splendid temples were erected to him, and he was worshiped as a god " 4

Scotia was a Black goddess and Egyptian princess after which Scotland is named. 5

Caillech (Cale, Kali) was known as the "Black Queen" in medieval legend, and to the Cells as the mother of many races. The Spanish called her Califia and gave her name to their newly discovered paradise which is now called California. 6

Quetzalcoatl of Mexico was "recognized as the Messiah by seers and astrologers; his head was rayed; his complexion was black; his hair was woolly." 7 He was never blond or white, as stated by friars, though he may have been clad in white. 8

Osiris (Azar), husband of Isis and greatest of Egyptian gods, was called "The Great Black," similar to Krishna. His chief title Gleans 'Ford of the Perfect Black;" "Osiris was sun-rayed; his complexion was black and his hair was woolly." 9

Mohammed of Islam was 'large mouthed', 'bluish' in color with 'frizzy' hair. His grandfather was "black as the night and magnificent." 10

Zeus, the top god and father of gods in Greek mythology, was Black and woolly haired, having originated in Afrika. His chief title was Ethiops (burnt faced).

At Delphi in Greece, the oracles of Dodona and Apollo were founded by two "Black Doves" or Afrikan priestesses from Thebes, according to Herodotus. 11

Circe, who played a great role in Homer's Odyssey, was the most famous female magician of all time. "Ancient Greek drawings depict her as a beautiful African woman." 12

Ixliton, the name of a Mexican god, means "black faced." 13 Many ancient Mexican gods are portrayed jet black with Africoid features.

Dilyehe, meaning Home ofthe Black God, was the name which the Navajo gave to the seven suns of Pleiades. 16

Kali was the Great Black Mother, the Hindu Triple Goddess of Creation, Preservation, and Destruction.

The color BLACK represented holiness and the image of God throughout the ancient world

Historian Sir Godfrey Higgens wrote, "the originals of all the Gods have been of He black race." 14 The ancients viewed the sacred image of the Divine as Black. And woolly hair was a sign of divinity - called "the hair of the gods." 15 In the next section, we shall discover why.

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The Black Art Movement is gaining momentum. It has departed from the gallery and is now taking it to the streets! We are taking it to the people where they LIVE. It's a living movement! Each artist/seer is waking up to his or her Black greatness and Pride and sharing it everywhere and with everyone. Creators have already begun to initiate the Unity relationship with our environment. Watch Out! Creativity and Wonder are coming to a hood near you!

The Spirit of the Truth
I'm the Lord, Mutha Fucka, Not who you thought I was!
- The Spirit of the Truth
www.nincomfuckingpoop.com
The Spirit of the Truth (Wikipedia)

This is closer to how Jesus probably was perceived by the people of his day.
The Profane is Holy, and the Holy is Profane. - Kal-el Johnson Bey


It's a little abusive for my tastes but hey, I guess we gotta get it how we live. The enthusiasm is magnetic. And he already knew about the music... I'm a sucker for the video backgrounds. -Uchiwali

The Spirit of Truth - The One Man Show - Part 1
The Spirit Of Truth - The One Man Show - Part 2

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Nosferatu
The word itself, does not mean "the undead" or "vampire", as is popularly thought. Actually, "Nosferatu" means "plague-carrier" and derives from Greek nosophoros (νοσοφορος, "disease-bearing").

No, no, Black Man...
That will never do.
Folks who want to rationalize this & lie
to yourselves to make this seem alright...
Get off his dick.
Dick riding never made you any money.
In fact, it only costs you money.
Just let it go.
We can do much better than this.

HEY, KIDS!

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp What's a Eunuch?

Damn Mom!
David: I see them Juidac, Hebrew and Aramic Letters hanging over a Nigga's Head, Moms' is tripping about all this Quaballah shit!
Guy Ritchie: Make sure you come straight home after school. I need you to help me edit the new Malawi documentary.
David: Yeah, whatever, Nigga.
[while rushing out the door on his way to School]
(UAC)But this ain't no movie, family.
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The Chronicles, The Path, The Money Trails, The Media Slants
They still tripping on Race Politics, meanwhile she over there trying indoctranate the African Spirit in her Secret Order of Shamanhood. Let's get them spirits and bring em' back to the Hood. That's what Madonna wants. Kabbalah Centre for Life, Homie!
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Digging Deeper On this Shit, Kaballah What?
Madonna has become the goddess Hera, flying down from Olympus to meddle in the lives of Mortals. People ass worship celebrities becuase they want to be controlled by a stronger wiser Entity. She believes herself to be a Spiritual Alchemist in the Quabalah Order of the Golden Dawn. Wow! I would probably like it if it wasn't so Pro Reptillian and all. Why is she in Afrika? I'm starting see how these stars will express their beliefs early in the game and then actualize the shit later. Look at the name she gave herself, The Mother of Zues Cristos. Kaballah: I mean Cobra La meets I ching. I Peep Game.
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English Rose
written by Madonna
The Kabbalah Centre
by Rav Berg
Spirituality for Kids
by Karen Berg
The Zohar:
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The Kaballah
Cult Game Hub

mami wata is a non-human shapeshifting amphibious being who
accepts offerings of chicken blood from her initiates in exchange 4
wealth, power, and supernatual healing energies.
sybolized by the python, or the royal rainbow for those of you in the know.
sound familiar?


if that's not enough, it abducts folks.
it gets freaky w/ both men & women
in the dream dimension.

she's the ancient isis.

catching the spirit.
certain african rhythms cause the initiates to enter a trance state
while dancing in worship of this diety.
this is clearly the fonk in action.

what are we dealing with here?

all things are revealed in time...
-oge chukwu ka mma!

more than a woman.

the official survey.

spirit healers at work.

who is the orisa called olokun?