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  • Poetry

    BOB MARLEY Gives Us Love Advice! READ his Letter #FlashbackFriday x @lisafordblog

    August 5, 2022 /

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB MARLEY!! Poetry from legendary BOB MARLEY "Perfect guys don't exist." {Throwback!}

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    Lisa Ford
  • Poetry,  Rock

    KURT COBAIN – Rare Footage of One of His Final Interviews (Video) via @lisafordblog #FBF

    November 8, 2019 /

    This is possibly the best interview I have ever seen. Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain is authentic. He is not trying to think of witty things to say, to make an impression, to control the viewer’s reaction, which is the CONVENTIONAL way to give an interview. He does listen. His answers aren’t rehearsed. Authenticity is so rare, crucial to the ability to make authentic art. It’s hard to believe Kurt existed at one point in time. He’s almost like a mystical figure. He got really popular overnight…

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    Lisa Ford
  • Poetry

    RARE Handwritten Poems By TUPAC SHAKUR Released

    October 31, 2014 /

    HipHopDX writes, "NOISEY has published three handwritten poems written by a teenage Tupac Shakur accompanied by an essay by writer and author of 2pac vs. Biggie: An Illustrated History of Rap’s Greatest Battle Jeff Weiss. While the site advertises the poems as previously unreleased, all three poems appeared in a posthumous book release of poetry by the rapper in 1999 called The Rose that Grew from Concrete. Noisey’s article includes images of the handwritten poems that were written between 1989 and 1991."

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    Lisa Ford
  • Poetry

    MAYA ANGELOU’s Poem From Clinton’s 1993 Inauguration (Raw FOOTAGE) #RIP

    May 28, 2014 /

    Today we lost an American legend. MAYA ANGELOU, one of the greatest poets, activists, and writers of our generation died in her home at the age of 86. Her body of work will be forever etched in the veins of humanity for hundreds of years to come. In honor of her memory, we posted a raw video of Maya Angelou reciting her poem, "On the Pulse of Morning", at Bill Clinton's first inauguration on January 20, 1993. Bill Clinton said in a statement: "America has…

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    Lisa Ford
  • Photos,  Poetry

    KURT COBAIN’s Handwritten Note About His Wife, Found in His Wallet at Death Scene (Photo) #Nirvana

    May 1, 2014 /

    Who didn't love iconic rocker, KURT COBAIN?? Even if you weren't a heavy metal fan, his group, NIRVANA, mesmerized music lovers of all genres and continues to have a cult following today. As we all know, 20 years ago this month, at the height of his career, Cobain killed himself, leaving behind the infamous suicide note. According to CBS news, when police arrived to find Cobain dead at his Seattle area home on April 8, 1994, another handwritten note to his wife Courtney Love was…

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    Lisa Ford
  • Personal,  Photos,  Poetry

    LISA FORD – “Time Lapsed” – A Video & Pics of My Neighborhood. (SOUTH BEACH)

    July 29, 2013 /

    TIME LAPSED - by Lisa Ford Totally unplanned, and against my will, I took an impromptu vacation, the first in about four years. After many months of running a hundred miles a minute, my body gave way and forced me to slow down. I silenced myself, refraining from blogging and social media to gain perspective. And today, I feel much better. Now before you ask, “Where were you, Lisa? I know you were at the best parties. I know you were hanging with all the…

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    Lisa Ford