========================================= I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and not having much to show for it. (c) mad
12. "my OKP boards origin story:" In response to Reply # 2 Fri Feb-23-24 05:08 PM by PROMO
(i'll try to be brief)
i came to OKP because The Roots were booked for Bumbershoot (big music festival) in Seattle, Labor Day weekend 1999 (this is how i know i came in September 1999). went to see them and it was more like "The Roots"...it was Quest, Rahzel and i THINK Dice Raw so they couldn't really do Roots joints w/out Black Thought (story goes he was shooting Brooklyn Babylon and had to miss this gig) so we pretty much got Rahzel beat boxing for the better part of an hour. i mean, i love Rahzel but we were pissed.
so, my boy, who was an OKP but no longer posts and hasn't in probably 20 years, came to the boards to call the Roots out for playing their fans (i'm SURE Questlove remembers), and that's what got me to join the boards...to join in the call out cuz we were all pissed.
we took a lot of heat back then from people who were already on the boards (we did have some support from some OKPs but not a lot), but ultimately it worked out cuz Questlove and the guys did the right thing - they did a free show at DV8 by the Seattle Center, and we all got to go to that and the show was super FIRE (probably way better than what we would have got if everyone showed up originally).
anyways, been here ever since. i even remember my first post was from the computer lab in Terry/Lander Hall at U of Washington.
74. "there's also an outside outside. it's different somehow." In response to Reply # 6
"i do more for both our communities than you'll ever know." - Heinz "But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
15. "wow! i've really been on here for 24 years." In response to Reply # 0
i'm one of those who came here because of d'angelo
. http://perspectivesudans.blogspot.com/ i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.
Amazing. The world has changed so much since the site first started and it's still here. Despite the craziness and things quieting down a bit, this site remains a testament to inspiration, conversation, and debate. A few have started here and went on to do bigger and greater things; others are currently on that path. May this site continue to push those forward on their journey. If not, then at least provide the onlookers comedy with all the drama.
24. "GANG GANG" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Feb-23-24 09:04 PM by auset1
HUB (R.I.P.) told me backstage after a Roots show around 2002 to join OKAYPLAYER, I was like what's that? lol he said just go and become a member. CHANGED MY LIFE for real, I have been friends with and talked to OKP's every single day of my life since then..EVERY FRIGGIN DAY.
35. "Came for the mp3s/Yousendit links in the mid '00s" In response to Reply # 0
Still here 20 years later. Met a couple of my closest friends here. Plus made many more close connections. Some of whom I've kicked it with quite a few times. Some of whom I've never actually met in person.
44. "Top 25 OKP of all time" In response to Reply # 0
25. ?uest 24. DJ Teddy Bear 23. BFNH 22. the guy who threw a party for an Erykah badu album release or birthday 21. KD from west p 20. Koku 19. Loud but wrong guy 18. My guy who wore robes to house parties 17. Jill Scott 18. Dj Tara 16. C71 15. Shinobi shaw aka sausage fingers 14. Von P 13. Dead zombie 12. Phenomality 11. Janey 10. Bonamie 9. K Orr 8. Sha 7. Orbit Established 6. Nicolay 5. Poetx 4. She-poet 3. Angieee 2. Damali 1. Binlahab
48. "digital home from damn near the start" In response to Reply # 0
my only real time away was the board 'reset' in 2002 which is the only reason i don't have my Charter (I think it was just "soulsike" capitalized)
so many overnights spent watching/reading flame wars, reading qoolquest reviews and tour diaries, trying to win Black Lilly tickets and then figuring out how to get to Philly after.
Crushing on Angieee even tho she was the "RA" (still got Broke Diaries on the shelf)
The OCK era.
the RWQ era.
the brief photos/quasi-BGOL era.
The 'everybody's a struggling artist' era.
And best of all, watching us all grow up and take over the world.
53. "Besides.. we family (c)" In response to Reply # 0 Sat Feb-24-24 05:56 PM by rdhull
>and the boards have scarcely changed a bit. (lol @ there >still being the printer friendly copy option. we really used >to print this shit!) > >happy quarter of a century! > >https://www.facebook.com/reel/410207944817663
77. "ike mo being beautiful black moses" In response to Reply # 54
. http://perspectivesudans.blogspot.com/ i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.
78. "lovely to see you here. im off to s.sudan on the 3rd, btw" In response to Reply # 70
will txt you
. http://perspectivesudans.blogspot.com/ i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.
"i do more for both our communities than you'll ever know." - Heinz "But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
86. "So I found an old diary from 1999. " In response to Reply # 0
It was a gift given to me after I graduated and the plan was for me to keep track of my life after college and starting my career in LA. I just found it recently and at first I was pretty good about tracking what was going on in my world but what I figured out is that I pretty much gave up journaling to talk shit on these boards. Like the time I use to spending writing in that journal ended up being the time I spent here talking music, culture, etc.
********** "Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson
92. "Long live OKP! - Charter member salute " In response to Reply # 0
>and the boards have scarcely changed a bit. (lol @ there >still being the printer friendly copy option. we really used >to print this shit!) > >happy quarter of a century! > >https://www.facebook.com/reel/410207944817663
------------------- I wanna go to where the martyrs went the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...
100. "other sites came and went yet here I still am" In response to Reply # 0
Been lurking since 2000ish and finally signed up in 2005. Still mainly a lurker but this place is like my 4th bookmark to check everytime I'monline (first 3 are all news sites). Hope it lasts another 25!
103. "RE: okayplayer turns 25" In response to Reply # 0
Hey yall!
✊🏿 >and the boards have scarcely changed a bit. (lol @ there >still being the printer friendly copy option. we really used >to print this shit!) > >happy quarter of a century! > >https://www.facebook.com/reel/410207944817663
***************************************** . . . If I have something to say when there is a reason involved, I am perfectly willing to talk. Katherine Hepburn
has anybody else this troubles with reading articles? you have to register now, but somehow i can't login because once i click on "sign in" it asks me again to subscribe to keep reading...
127. "Tim deserves props for that 1st OKP Documentary." In response to Reply # 107
He saw fit capture footage of Okayplayer in its very early stages. We showed a trailer for it at my house at the 2nd OK Reunion in 2000. Like, that's how early it was. Dude was living out of his car driving all over the country.
I hope whatever film project OKP is doing, they find a way to include him and his footage.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86812 posts
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125. "I've been here since high school. Insanity. " In response to Reply # 0 Fri Mar-15-24 05:23 PM by Frank Longo
I was posting under a different name then, really only posting in Freestyle and lurking in The Lesson. On one hand, I'm glad my incredibly lame battle attempts can no longer be tied to my handle... but on the other hand, it meant I sacrificed a Charter Membership.
128. "crazy that I've been here about half my life. " In response to Reply # 0
bonkers. and a wild ride at times. Even for those of us less than notable posters. ______________________________________________________________________________
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