What were you doing May 2?

This is byfar one of the most interesting projects I’ve seen today. New York Times had a post encouraging people to take a picture of anything May 2 (15:00) to create a world collage of that day and time. There’s tons of pictures to put it lightly, take some time and view it, gives a perspective of how big our world really is.

Check it out: search in Google “A Moment in Time, NY Times”

Shannon Brown: Anything but a Slam Dunk

For all the talk about Shannon Brown’s hops, springiness making him a YouTube fixture, asking others about him inevitably leads to mention of his hands.

“He’s got big hands. Extremely big hands,” marvels former Charlotte Bobcats teammate Raymond Felton, who played against Brown in the 2005 Final Four.

“He’s blessed with great hands,” praises Bobcats assistant coach Jim Capel, who grew close with Brown during the guard’s half-season with Charlotte.

“I wish I had those hands,” says Nuggets guard J.R. Smith, former dunk contestant (and sick athlete in his own right) who’s known Brown since their AAU days. “If you get a set of mitts like that, it’s hard to stop.”

“They’re pretty big,” admits Brown with a chuckle as he sits on a medicine ball after Lakers practice in El Segundo.

In a nutshell, dude’s hands are ginormous.

Combined with elevation capable of making a trampoline jealous, they’re a Godsend for dunking a basketball, a skill Brown will be showing off at the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend. But during Brown’s time as a professional, those same hands weren’t just used to smother a Spalding. They were gripping onto an NBA life, and just barely at times.

The Staples Center buzz Brown creates by merely checking into a game makes it hard to remember how before arriving in L.A., his career was an exercise in uncertainty. Three teams in three seasons. D-League stops. The 2008 summer spent sweating a contract offer, wondering if his NBA dream was ending in a blink. But through a combination of perseverance, ridiculous athleticism and unexpectedly landing in the right place at what didn’t initially appear the right time, Brown is finally carving out the NBA existence he always believed possible with a real chance.

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Shawn Chrystopher in Ozone Magazine!

The Audition EP (Artwork)

Here is the final artwork for my EP “The Audition”!!!! I am SUPER fuckin excited about this project!! I’m listening to it now and I truly believe its the BEST collection of music I have ever put together!!

My dudes Mick Boogie and Terry Urban have chosen to be apart of this, and its only right because their The Press Play Show on Shad 45 was the first big radio show that ever gave me an on-air interview.

MARCH 23RD!!! IT’S GOING DOWN LIKE THE CATALINA WINE MIXER!!!!

Tracklist below…

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Pursuit of Happiness

You know that scene at the end of the movie “Pursuit of Happyness” when Will Smith is walking down the street full of crowded people and begins to cry a little bit because he just got the job at the firm? That’s kind of how I feel right now.

Ive worked soooooo hard throughout my life, chasing my dreams even when people told me they weren’t attainable. Ive played music for people, who in return told me I wasnt ready..or that I should consider other options. Family members constantly reminding me that making it in music is a “one and a million” chance.

And here we are, Jan 28th 2010 and tickets for my first official tour have gone on sale. Life is crazy.

Nothing that has happened to me has been luck, or chance…just skill, practice, and hardwork. I don’t believe in luck, because that’s discrediting the amount of hours I’ve put into something.

I obviously still have a LONG way to go..but so did WIll Smith at the end of the movie, that doesnt mean that he and I both can’t sit back for a second and be proud of what we have done so far.

I may be young, and have a lot of life left to live….but I can honestly say that I am living proof that dreams do come true! (It’s a lot of fun when they do!!…lol)

I thank you all for your complete support, as always! See you on tour!!!!!!!

-Shawn Chrystopher

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

This guy has the best dreams, believe that.

This guy had all our backs, we should all do him a favor and try to make this a better world. People like him are the reason why I’ve been able to date the Black chicks I have, thanks Dr. King.