erythin gonna be, aight

what, does the universe care?

if i told you yes, would you believe me?

the universe gives care to self.

this is a life fearless mantra. it is derived from metaphysical theory. the principle is based on the idea that our reality is not malevolent in & of itself.

the universe actually caring is an anthropomorphic concept that is dangerously egocentric. it appears to stem from our very reasonable desire to not be at the "mercy" of the universe.

we want to believe we actually have some control over the life we experience.

therein lies the issue that has produced centuries of mass confusion. ancient metaphysicians appear to have attempted to teach the truth of these principles to those who might be willing to learn. somewhere between then & today, much was lost in the infinite translations.

the serenity prayer is 1 of the wisdoms that has not lost its meaning & strength due to distorted interpretation.

the only control that we need be concerned of is that of self.

to be abundantly clear, self has a dual meaning. we have individual self, & then we have collective self. far too many of us fail to recognize our collective self in an authentically civilized fashion. we can afford to neglect neither.

we are not served well by any efforts to control or manipulate the collective. much of the chaos in contemporary society may be traced directly to the long history of members of our species ignoring this universal concept. we are likewise not served well by attempting to manipulate the individual self of others.

our ultimate responsibility is the control of self internally. to truly accomplish this requires lifelong practice. the mastery of self is a task that is as infinite as the universe in essence.

were we to devote self to the diligent practice of mastering self, we would likely find far less time & energy to attempt to control that which is outside of self. it is just that challenging of a task. it is apparently far easier to skip this responsibility & look for outside help.

this is an unfortunate pattern of behavior that is not particular to any ethnicity &/or culture of our species. certain demographics seem to closer to the universal truth than others, but they do not seem to be having much influence over the status quo approach to these ideas.

hopefully, as more people gain a functional comprehension of mindfulness & similar practices, the metaphysical truth of our existence will become more palatable to the larger global community.

let me share this in closing, the planet has never had this many huebeins on it at 1 time. a personal theory proposes that the universe has provided for us for millennia. in this provision, we have always had lightworkers who attempt to keep us metaphysically attuned to the universe. they're called mystics, philosophers, prophets, heretics, lunatics, visionaries, or whatever the case may be. 

it is my belief, i cannot prove this, that a certain number of these people exist depending on the overall population. based on this theory there should be a whole bunch of them around the planet right now. some of them are performers, some of them are public office holders, some of them are whatever they are. the point is that they are here & we as a species will continue to grow more readily if we begin to listen to them in earnest.

the universe is not out to get any of us.

no matter what is going on in the world, do remember that if we weren't meant to be here & live life, we wouldn't be here. we would not have been given the gift of life. are there unpleasant things that happen? yes, but it isn't personal from the universe. it has no malice.

we do that.

mayhaps we'll figure out it's not a great idea & stop.

i don't know. i know nothing.

this blog is but not...

greetings fellow huebein.

if you're reading this, you may have come across a sticker, an image, a hashtag, or link referencing DFinery (the refinery).

this is the original DFinery. this blog is essentially archival at the moment. the more current DFinery is set up as a wordpress blog. the address is quite similar to this blog's address. the only difference is <blogspot> is <wordpress>.

www.DFinery.<HOST SITE NAME>.com

why is this set up this way?

the wordpress mobile device app is far less glitchy than the mobile device app for blogger. if that ever changes, this iteration of DFinery may become more active again. 

in the interim, do visit DFinery's wordpress site & thank you for seeking out this presentation of BNMMEDIA.

the lies buried

so, i'm at the library on election night.

that's enough for a blog post right?

stay elevated & remember the answer...

knock, knock, who cares...

so, this is a test of the Blogger app on Android.

there doesn't appear to be a way to add an image to this post. mayhaps it was overlooked. that's what happened. it's there.

this is part of the reason why the WordPress version of DFinery was created.

waup & watsgreat world...

#CIVILIZEdnotright

some cats (eggdonors/spermdonors) are so concerned w/being right/correct that uncivilized behavior is adopted to prove things that simply are not truth.

cognitive dissonance appears to be a favored behavior characteristic of huebeins who fit the above description. these individuals may be observed to exhibit extreme defensiveness exemplified by hyper sensitivity to exploratory questions about personal responsibility in various engagements w/others.

practicing selective memory & lack of accountability for highly questionable behavior seems to allow those who function in this fashion to go amongst the general population w/extremely unreasonable perceptions of watis collectively sociable behavior.

the perceptual emphasis on being correct seems to create undue psychological burden on the very necessary process of maintaining a positive state of self. the resulting image of self ends up being based on internally formed ideas that often do not resonate w/universal reality.

huebeins who move about in our physical realm this way can become violently hostile when their sense of reality is challenged. it appears that anger is engaged stemming from a recognition that all the work that was done to be right is being exposed as faulty.

very few huebeins embrace lessons of failed labor efforts w/a positive perspective. those who fixate on being correct as opposed to learning lessons from perceived losses may be some of the most dangerous people on our planet today. this particular population's psychology is to be correct by any & all means, even if it is self individual destructive.

a self collective approach to life on the planet will always serve the population best in the pursuit of civilized society. self individual destructive behaviors create significant obstacles to forming self collective based organizations & communities.

the #carnage of #poverty

poverty is a great tool/weapon for psychological warfare in a capitalist society.

economics is the management of scarcity by definition. the institutional ability to create artificial scarcity is reserved by those who maintain capitalism as the global economic standard. there are a few geographic regions identifying as the political states commonly recognized as countries that still claim socialism. it often appears that even these states operate using capitalistic behaviors in the global arena if not within their political borders as well.

the general population is often led to believe that they have a role in determining the policies that shape their lives. some states make it very clear that the population does not have a role. such arrangements are historically claimed to be for the better benefit of the uneducated masses. oddly, in many of the situations where this is the choice made by state leaders, there are little to no programs established to educate the masses to the point of being intellectually proficient enough to assume this role in the future.

the more deviant states tend to portray the general population as being actively involved in the process of policy determination while using various traditions & institutions to essentially disable the population by as many ways as there are minds to create the laws of the land. in these situations, 1 can generally observe Orwellian practices that define hypocrisy at its highest levels of being.

doublespeak is relatively insufficient in describing these situations. doubleact is likely more apt to describe these environments. this is where poverty plays its part by thoroughly disabling the thought process of the masses.

is it fair to term these practice of perpetuating poverty as war tactics?

to use a cliche, all is fair in love & war. no mind that has a love for life would tolerate the presence of poverty as it is observed to exist in contemporary society.

there is supposedly a war on poverty in the United States. there was 1 declared at 1 point. it could be ongoing. if it is or isn't, the losses are staggering. psychologically speaking, the losses are mind shattering.

from a basic level, the mind of a huebein is very responsive to perception of the senses. from a biological level, the mind requires that the body be relatively functional in order for it to focus on thoughts & growth. perceptions of threat are extremely disruptive to mental process. consistent exposure to high levels of threat is generally recognized to cause mental disorder like post traumatic stress for example. poverty & the circumstances associated w/it are highly proficient at creating & perpetuating physiological & psychological threats through a lack of nutrition, safety, shelter, etc.

in a capitalist society, the alleviation of these threats tends to require a fluid availability of capital. the lack of access to such fluidity is highly disruptive to the process of mind elevation. mind elevation is synonymous w/progress for the general population. for state leaders to not make it a priority that the general population is well educated enough to combat such threats is an indication of the true aims of the state.

there has been a consistent annual trend for several decades for the cost of education to steadily increase while the availability of funding has decreased.

who is making these decisions? the general population?

is the general population benefiting from being less educated in a capitalist society where the less educated are far more likely to fail miserably at obtaining &/or managing capital?

who is benefiting from the creation of circumstances where it is more & more difficult to become well educated enough to function intellectually as a capitalist?

the answers to these questions make it a bit difficult to argue that poverty is not a form of psychological warfare being used on an institutional level. there are policies being created & put into place that reflect patterns of behavior that are hostile to the general population of the various political states around the planet.

these hostile behaviors are an attack on the general population.

is that not war?

#alchemy = #EXPERIMENTs

watsgreat world

3y3AM testing this voice recorder to see how it works, because my fingers are too fucking big for this little ass keyboard.

no bullshit.

alchemy is a science. It's an ancient science. I may have said this before but I'm going to keep repeating it. it seems very necessary. alchemists are generally responsible for creating solutions to help society evolve.

the society that we currently live in is not particularly alchemist friendly. why would anyone want to prevent society from evolving? evolution is supposed to be an important phenomena from a scientific perspective. in what civilized society would it be prudent to ignore science?

the point here is that this society, contemporary society, is not civilized. just for clarity, I'm saying this is not a civilized society. the basic elements of a civilized society or glaringly absent from the society that we live in today.

we do not have to live this way.

don't believe this. know this.

there have been, & will continue to be, groups of us who know this already. we have attempted to tell the general population what is going on for many generations. apparently listening is not encouraged.

please listen. change is the only universal constant. alchemy is all about change. this is a key element to the knowledge of self. change is inevitable. those who fight against change endeavor to oppose the universal flow of all things.

who in their right and civilized mind would do such a thing?

how many #alchemists does it take to #CHANGE a #LIGHT?

watsgood world...

PEACE & LOVE to ALL.

those of you who actually watch & support wat the Refinery does may have noticed the recent emphasis on alchemy. if you know wat alchemy is, thas waup! it's all love. if you don't know watitis, thas still waup. it's still all love...

know this...

to the best of my knowledge, alchemy is an ancient Kemetic science. it exists throughout the world in various cultures. these teachings have been put in numerous languages, spiritual practices, etc.. the teachings at their core have told us to be mindful of the collective so that we as individuals & the collective  strive toward elevating & evolving.

so, watis alchemy?

#ASKalchemists

the lean #fears

watsgood world. this is watitis. i identify self as an active creator. watdoes that mean?

it means if i'm not actively creating on a relatively regular basis i get stagnant & funky like a rotting carcass. i'm quite sure i've stated this before, but it bears repeating.

in my currently somewhat  limited travels, i'm beginning to notice this behavioral dynamic is quite common amongst creative huebeins. there are a lot of us who aren't particularly well treated by either society &/or supposed friends/family.

this is a fascinating thing to observe considering that those of us who manage to become creative heroes have a very common experience:

the lean years

watdefuckisthat?

it's that period where 1 is essentially broke as fuck, literally eating tuna out of cans & shit like that. it may seem that this is wat fam & friends are for supportwise, but for many of us, this is when those types bail like fields of hey WTF!

the trick as creator is to know how to say fuckit & keep it mega. those of us who can manage the lean years most fearlessly tend to see some most beautiful shit begin to happen. as highly emotional/expressive huebeins though, the wait through the lean season can be killer. in some cases, this is a literal thing.

support can often be the key factor between madness & outright innovative genius.

if you're reading this & you don't consider self a fellow active creator, keep an eye peeled for those creators in your life who are. support them as best you can so they can do their thing.

why?

because active creators are very often natural healers & who doesn't need healing?

please fearlessly support the arts.

#activeCREATOR #COLLECTIVE: KIM & ABB...

part of what the Refinery represents is a community building platform. the concept behind this platform is to bring together a collective of active creators who are from diverse disciplines yet have a relatively common interest as active creators in inspiring each other toward greater creative freedom & expression.

are there other collectives that perform this function? 3y3m sure there are, but i am not currently involved in any of them & i'm thinking there are a few other active creators who aren't either.

the point here is that instead of attempting to gain acceptance of/in an established collective, why not create 1 that doesn't require such energy to be spent. cliques can be quite boring & counterproductive in ways. i've never had a particular interest in them. there's usually too much ego w/certain cats & peeps like that do not respond well to being told about self.

i have no personal or professional interest in dealing w/cats who repeatedly & willfully refrain from being collectively accountable. apparently this is extremely difficult for those who are too self absorbed. how ironic that active creators seem to be emotional people in many if not all cases. vanity & emotional volatility often prevail in spaces better filled w/creative energy. the end result is a lack of much creative output.

why would i want that?

that said, to those who may be mutually interested in building an inpiring & encouraging collective, i'm always looking to build w/those who get the direction of the Refinery & find our movement is in a similar direction. the idea is to be active creators in an atmosphere where competition is w/self & improvement is the ultimate goal.

if any reader finds this concept appealing & is interested in building going forward, get at my inbox on facebook, or gmail:

Dayvt Vaune

please do not confuse this request for communication w/an invitation to spam me w/a whole bunch of bullshit &/or random submissions of media. yes, this is a solicited request, no, not everything that is perceived to be DOPE is...

so, please take the time check out the Refinery's various digital contributions & get a feel for the vibes. if there's still an interest besides pushing YOUR OWN material/content, then do inbox me w/a brief message expressing your level of interest in contributing to the building of this collective.

Keep It Mega

Always Be Building

Grind On Daily

PEACE
...be calm...

#THINK #watisBEAUTIFUL2U

6 months in & 3 months since the last this year is a bit long for a post...

i've been busy working on living more constructively. the more i do that the more space i have to be an active creator. the whole purpose of this endeavor is to share creativity. this is for self as a whole. the question of how self is defined is key. as a result of certain cultural studies that i have been exposed to, it is extremely clear how important collectives are. self as a whole is equivalent to all of us on the planet. this may seem grandiose, but we are all here to help each other live. our current social system often goes against this collective progress mentality.

observation seems to indicate very strongly that huebeins overall work best in groups. families are a great example. even the most innovative individuals ususally have some kind of team &/or support system that facilitates progress toward whatever goal. whenever & wherever we do not work together, we get what we get.

i don't know about the rest of you, but i dig working around & w/other creators. the inspiration is invaluable energy that seems to only come from being in the presence of other people who choose to embrace the freedoms of being an active creator. the term active creator distinguishes those who embrace being a creator from the general population of creators. ultimately we are all creators. some of us are just a bit more assertive about sharing our universal gifts as creators.

i've got ongoing projects that are still coming together. Soundcloud Saturday is still an active project. the format & presentation will be changing a little bit. there may be another post in the coming days about what i hope is a multimedia vehicle intended to get a more active exchange of ideas/content going.

the exchange of ideas/thoughts is so important to how we as a species make advances. actively creative minds innovate. you wouldn't be reading & i wouldn't be typing if this was not true...

ART = LIFE



PEACE
...be calm...

the new is the old as the #UNIVERSE told...

if it isn't clear, i am a highly spiritual huebein. i'm not the least bit religious. i find little personal use for rigid &/or ritualistic practice in observing & maintaining my connection(s) to the metaphysical.

that said, i've been dealing w/life for the last few months in ways that required i leave some of these online activities be. my physical health was literally at risk. no details. things have improved & i'm getting back to my online grind.

i realized during the time away that i had been spending too much energy on developing an online presence at the expense of my biz in the physical world. sometimes we have to step back & away to see the light shine w/a more constructive perspective.

fortunately i continued to come up w/ideas & record them in various ways to flesh out later. i was also able to get a few more small pieces to add to the lab setup to make the creative process a bit more fluid for what the Refinery is doing. overall things are well.

setbacks, delays, unexpected circumstances...

they can be frustrating, but they're a part of life & life is all good when it's all lessons.

so, onward, upward, regardless of how slowly...

KIM & ABB...on the gRIND oN dAILY tip.

much thanks to all those who support!

PEACE
...be calm...

the 1st nigger #IMAGINEthat

i grew up in the suburbs of Illadelph. South Jersey (SJ) to be exact. Edgewater Park & Willingboro to be specific. i often jokingly refer to SJ as East Illadelph because all of the broadcast media that shaped my thoughts as i grew came from Illadelph. i actually moved here when i was in my late teens & have spent my entire life as an adult in this beautiful city.

the majority of the huebeins i grew up around were European Statesians. my family did not have any Europeans in it, but the genetic influence of Europeans is clear on my egg donor side. it's possible that there is some American genetics mixed in there too, but that's not a topic for now.

the post Civil Rights era mentality of the African Statesians that i was exposed to essentially taught me that desegregation had worked. the incidences of racial hatred &/or prejudice were no longer prevalent as they used to be. the struggle for equality was effective. we were now enjoying the fruits of labor of the struggle.

this is the 1970's in the minds of the African Statesians that i grew up around.

somewhere along this path i had a European Statesian associate who was the son of 1 of my egg donor's associates. i would say we were friends back then. it's a lot easier to use the friends label when you're young. i'll call this associate Jim for the sake of this story. Jim & i used to spend the night at each others homes, play outside w/each other, & many of the other things that people do when they're social.

Jim & his family moved from SJ to Ohio in the mid to early '70's. Jim's family moved because his sperm donor worked for a franchise as a manager & they moved him around sometimes. this wasn't a big deal for me. i had other associates, & our egg donors kept in touch.

thanks to the our egg donors relationship, i got to experience my 1st plane flight. this was an amazing experience & i still have a great love for flight to this day. my egg donor & i flew from Illadelph to Ohio to visit Jim & his family. we stayed at Jim's house. if i recall correctly, this was for the Christmas holiday that year.

as i was told by my egg donor, Jim's sperm donor was prejudiced. he seemed to hold himself together relatively well when we were around, but who knows how he acted when we weren't there. i was told that he could be abusive to Jim's egg donor. i'm not sure if that meant mentally, physically, or both. Jim grew up in this environment. it had an effect on our interactions.

1 evening Jim & i were playing & things got a little heated. i suppose we were arguing over a toy or some rules of play & Jim decided he was angry enough to call me nigger.

this was the 1st time i was ever called nigger by a European Statesian to my face.

i told my egg donor & Jim's family what happened. Jim's egg donor was embarrassed as i can recall, but i don't quite recall his sperm donor's reaction. i don't recall if they beat him or not. i know i got beating for incidents like this, but this wasn't my incident.

we continued to stay at Jim's house until we left & my egg donor stayed in contact w/Jim's. the 2 of them maintained their relationship for many years after that as well. Jim & i did not stay in contact. it has nothing to do w/this incident though.

i haven't forgotten this 1st nigger.

there have been many since. usually not to my face about me, but European Statesians yelling out nigger in passing has been relatively common in my personal experience. in fact, at Trenton State College, if you passed the Travers & Wolfe dorms on certain occasions, you could hear nigger yelled at you from the cover of dark windows. this was in the late '80's to early '90's.

the most recent of these incidents was at an event here in Illadelph. a drunk European Statesian was complaining about the presence of young African Statesians on South Street. ironically, he had interrupted a relatively spiritual conversation i was having w/a huebein who was from 1 of the countries in Central America. this drunk dude didn't seem to care that he was talking to someone who looked like 1 of the niggers he decided to complain about. this was in October '12.

the word nigger is definitely not foreign to me as an African Statesian...

PEACE
...be calm...

#CREATORs r #TIMEtravelers

when you have goals that are so large that they may extend beyond your physical being/existence, you have to look at life in a way that pieces progress into its necessary steps. this requires a good deal of planning & organization (p & o). if you're in an environment that is not conducive to p & o, there's that much more work that needs to be done.

paying dues is equivalent to the work needed to handle p & o regardless of environmental conditions.

managing frustration levels in detrimental environments is a matter of creator survival.

some make it, some don't. some cats come out scarred but stronger walking on their own 2, others get tangled in the crutches they use to hobble through the difficulties many huebeins face in life.

perception/perspective orientation is key. those who tend to be more - seem to be more likely to create issues as opposed to solutions.

more + = more solutions = more success

success as defined here is the accomplishment of creator goals, not the concept of accumulation of artificially valued physical objects.

the question at the end of the day/journey is how far did the collective self progress as a result of an individual creator's contribution to the creation of + change?

the answer can be found in reflection...



PEACE
...be calm...

watuknobout #HISTORY & #INNOVATION?

IMHO(bservation) it would appear that many creators are afraid to express new ideas. this is kind of fucked up when you consider that those who actively create are likely the best source of new concepts. this is not to say that all new ideas are valid, but how do we determine validity through consideration w/o the initial creation?

what is the context of this supposition?

the fact that being a creator requires certain services in a capitalist society is inescapable. if you as a creator decide to predominantly use OPM (other people's $$$), then there is always the weight of being a creator w/strings.

the idea of being the puppet of your benefactors is likely highly offensive, but the truth is that people who are disturbed by &/or have comprehension issues w/whatever it is you create are not likely to contribute to the success of the creation process.

so, what does an active creator do?

some choose to self-censor &/or dilute...

others say fuck it & quit...

a few say fuck it & just do watitdo regardless.

creators from this last group have to possess a certain fearlessness. you just won't do well if you're constantly worrying about who may be offended by your expression. some cats are overly offended for reasons primarily associated w/personal ignorance.

how is that the creator's responsibility?

should you as a creator allow this to inhibit/influence
your expression?

is this a capitalist society?

if you're going to go the fearless route, be persistent & patient. identifying an audience that respects the truth & creative freedom is not something that is going to be easy. it is important to consider that the majority of huebeins seem to only prefer to hear the truth when it is favorable, & a similar number seem to be very poor at observing the truths of self.

there are a few examples of creators who seem to  have freely expressed their ideas & still managed to create their path.

Charles Mingus

Richard Pryor

Nina Simone

Dick Gregory

the choice is always ours...



remember to SUPPORT watudig!

PEACE
...be calm...

elements of a playlist... #MUSIC = #LIFE

 

my environment is not the most organized at the moment...

1 of the things that helps me maintain order in my life is music. it's 1 of the reasons why broadcast radio is a relatively unpleasant listening experience for me. if i'm working & the flow of the music is constantly be interrupted by irritating commercials attempting to tell me that my life is artificially inadequate, how am i supposed to get anything done?

since my music collection is as i've maintained it over the years, i don't have to worry much about listening to the same shit over & over again until it becomes bland to me. i've got enough lovely sounding flavas that i can put on whatever i'm feeling & blam out to it until i change my vibes.

there is a room at the rest that serves as my office, but i generally tend to work throughout the house. the room i work in most is where other people tend to sleep. since i often do not sleep at all, i work in the bedroom quite a bit. i figure working is better than stressing about not being asleep.

i've been planning to organize the space better so i can do some studying & today is the day. i setup a playlist on my media player so i don't have to run back & forth to the office to change the music.

these are the artists for the mission of the day:

Alchemist
Tha Liks
Masta Ace
The Beatnuts
Black Sheep
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Public Enemy
Blahzay Blahzay
Digable Planets
MC Shan
EPMD
BDP
Ultramagnetic MC's
Cypress Hill
Redman
Jungle Brothers
Whodini
Sadat X
Rasheed Chappell
Biz Markie
Diamond D
Brand Nubian
Sean Price
Run-DMC
Biggie
Common
Big Daddy Kane
MC Lyte
Stetsasonic
Raekwon
Organized Konfusion
Craig Mack
Schoolly D
OutKast
Gang Starr
Apani
Ghostface Killah
King Tee
Dr. Dre
A Tribe Called Quest
Cormega
O.C.
Rumpletilskinz

took a bit longer to set up this playlist than i intended, but the lack of interruptions will be well worth it!

PEACE
...be calm...

watuknobout #indieMEDIA & an #indieCREATOR ? #getaCLUE

for those who do create the time to read these words, i appreciate your eyes/mind.

what i do as a creator is not all that unusual. i'd have to say that the way i go about what i do could be perceived as a bit unique, but that would actually be quite common.

HUH?

being unique is the natural state of each of us. IMHO(bservation) many of us have been trained to plug in to society in ways that serve to benefit the proliferation of corporate greed & malfeasance. my nature as an honest huebein & my gift(s) as a communicator don't fit well w/this model of being.

i have listened for many of the years that i've been alive to the various excuses for why things are not the most + for the vast majority of huebeins. i've also spent a good bit of personal time studying history & behavioral patterns. this is 1 of the reasons why i sometimes post things like #HUEBEINSrCRAZY .

instead of finding a way to fit in w/what i do, i have decided to do watitdo w/my gifts. i thoroughly enjoy accumulating knowledge, but it's just not as much fun as when i get to share it w/those who know enough to either add to it &/or appreciate it's true value.

posting here is still reflective of a number of technical issues that are essentially related to my personal/economic life. i've learned to accept my role in the creation of whatever circumstances i have to deal w/as an individual & as a creator. it doesn't make the circumstances less frustrating, but it does allow me a whole lot more freedom mentally to come up w/more constructive ways of devising solutions.

i'd rather be me & keep struggling than be a plugged in cat who has to hide his truth of being. that said, i have to keep working to find ways to fund my endeavors. the usual channels are generally not an option. i'm not going to stop because of that though.

i'm not big on asking peeps for help, but no 1 truly does anything completely by themselves. huebeings are social by nature. operating a media business as an individual may be somewhat easier because of the technology now available, but it is still NOT free. couple this truth w/the rising cost of just plain old living & you might get an idea of why many creative types just give up. this is not an option i have any intention of or desire to pursue.

that said, as the Refinery, i ask you to hit up the MEDIAfeast ( #theMEDIAfeast ) & cop a few things. if you already use Amazon then you'll be familiar w/the shopping experience.



the prices are the same as they usually are. the only difference is the Refinery receives a small percentage of the sale. you will be supporting independent media every time you go through the Mediafeast to get your Amazon on.

thanks in advance for your support & do share this link w/those you know as often as you can (w/o spamming them of course).

 PEACE
...be calm...

dilemmas of integrity

so it comes that it's the season of credit threatening shopping encouraged by retailers & popular media. being that i have a store it may seem sensible to promote it more this time of year.

emphasis on seem...

i am areligious (not to be confused w/atheist or agnostic) & additionally do not support the idea that cats need to perpetuate these economically detrimental behaviors for the sake of fostering social interaction. IMHO there are better/more constructive ways for us to commune as huebeins.

so, will i promote the MEDIAfeast?

of course i will, but not because of any seasonal motivations. the store is open 24/7/365 & i will continue to stock it as long as Amazon Associates facilitates.

on that tip, here are some LP's i personally recommend copping on the hip hop side of things.

Rosco P Coldchain - Almost Famous

Apollo Brown & OC - Trophies

Large Professor - Professor @ Large

DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - KoleXXXion (Deluxe Version)

Sean Price - Mic Tyson (Bonus Track Version)

Evitan - Speed Of Life

Rasheed Chappell - Future Before Nostalgia

these links are to the digital versions. it's getting to the point where some LP's are not being made available physical, so i'm going to begin listing the digitals. the physicals can ususally be located by links on the digital pages at amazon.

remember, your patronage of the MEDIAfeast &/or your use of it as a portal to Amazon serves to support independent/indie media. any & all support is greatly appreciated.

THINK4SELF & GET URS!

PEACE

...be calm...

watuknobout #gRINDoNdAILY

waup & watsgood!

this year has been a MIE (Missing In Experience/Earth) year for the blog. personal finance & business finance are not yet separate for this operation & self. this means that there are things that i'd like to do & likely need to be doing that do not get done.

i'll continue to chalk this up as being part of the territory of an independent creator.

there is no day job, kinda like there's no such thing as an overnight success story.

creators are not generally "discovered" 1 day whilst wandering about the planet. cats work, struggle, study, suffer, persist, etc. until a change in path is created/occurs. very often this type of change can take years. some people don't do to well w/the time between creation of vision & the physical realization of said vision.

i've had & continue to have my struggles w/this part of being an active creator. it can lead to some really dark places if your mind is not pointed in + directions.

a lot of cats just quit. sometimes psychological quitting develops into physical quitting. the 2 combined can lead to some unhealthy actions/behaviors. mayhaps this is why creatives are often considered to be throwed, shot out, crazy, eccentric, whatever. it can seem easier to acquiesce to the wishes of those who tend to be far less adventurous in thought. it's easy to be safe & just follow along. i figure easy feeds the boredom of life.

life isn't supposed to be easy...

the overall goal of the Refinery is to foster creative collective activities. it's a direct reflection of my creator self. although i continue to work on the solo tip, my creative goal has always been to work & vibe w/other creatives.

creators keep huebeins moving forward. some better than others. if more of us worked to build stronger creative collectives, imagine how much we could change...

THINK CREATE + CHANGE

PEACE
...be calm...

the wandering #VINYLaddict

waup & watsgood!

as the title indicates, this post is about the lifelong passion for LP's, 45's, & 12" vinyl. specifically 3y3 found a new spot whilst roaming about Illapelph on some other business. i actually found the spot last November or so when it had a Manu Dibango album i'd like to get hands on. i took too damn long to go back, but all is well!

i returned a few weeks ago & did not get what i came for, but as is often the case w/me & vinyl, i still came up on some choice pieces that were not yet in the stacks.

peep flavas...

my jazz stacks have always been quite minimal. that's likely to change as the budget allows during the rest of the journey. my preference is for funk & soul, but certain cats still knock for me on the jazz side regardless. as far as i recall this is my 1st Coltrane piece on vinyl.

2 of the previous pieces are no brainers & the 3rd came from digital diggin'/study. this last piece just happened to be sitting out when i came back to the store the next day to cop what i had seen the day previous. an overall nice grip considering the Manu Dibango was looooooooong gone!

unlike some cats, having a digital collection will NEVER suffice for the physical media. i gotta have vinyl & these CD's when i just can't get the vinyl. i'm not mad a digital audio, but i still like to touch my media. call me an old head. it's wateva...

LOL!

when/if you get the time check this cat & his spot out around 6th & Girard:

Borderline Records (story from Philadelphia Weekly[2011])

the prices are very reasonable & the quality of the vinyl is solid for the prices IMHO.

GET URS!

PEACE

...be calm...