I am probably the only person ...
... to knit a sock during a performance by Chuck D.
(Derek Walcott, Sonia Sanchez, Talib Kweli; photo by Allen E. Dines)
I don't know if I've ever read anything by Nikki Giovanni before, but now I really must find one of her books.
I almost didn't go, but this post, plus a colleague who decided to join me, sealed the deal. I'm glad I went. I should do things like this more often.
(This is the before photo. The second sock is about an inch longer now.)
The MLK event on Friday night was great. A wonderful line-up of artists who talked about their work and then read their poetry, performed music, etc.
(Derek Walcott, Sonia Sanchez, Talib Kweli; photo by Allen E. Dines)I almost didn't go, but this post, plus a colleague who decided to join me, sealed the deal. I'm glad I went. I should do things like this more often.
Labels: bloggy buddies, kaffe fassett, knitting for me, socks
posted by Danielle at
Monday, April 07, 2008
7 Comments:
You are probably right! Nice sock, BTW.
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Sarah, at 7:45 AM
Hmm, there was an author/music event in St Paul at the Fitzgerald Theater with Chuck D and there MAY have been knitters there. The Fitz is like that. :) Sounds like a really cool event.
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Chris, at 10:57 AM
oooh, talib kweli! i love him :)
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spajonas, at 11:58 AM
A new milestone in sock knitting! Excellent.
I've never read any Giovanni either, but I remember hearing her speak when I was a college freshman (which partially explains why I didn't rush out and buy her books: too much required reading) and being struck by her saying, "People are always asking me, what is the role of the black woman in American society today? And I say, what is this role thing? This ain't no play, honey, this is your life."
(The above quote from 30+-year-old memory. My apologies to Giovanni if I got it wrong.)
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Lucia, at 2:01 PM
Sounds like a GREAT event and it looks like Regia Kaffe Fasset sock yarn...nice combo indeed!
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Knitting it Out in an Urban Zoo, at 7:23 AM
WAIT! How did I not know that you saw Nikki Giovanni AND Sonia Sanchez in one night??? Seriously? I love both of them. Have we never talked about that? Oh, remind me next week.
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FemiKnitMafia, at 9:41 PM
And ... congrats again on your SUPER exciting news. I'm so proud of you I could squee.
[SQUEE!]
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FemiKnitMafia, at 9:42 PM
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