My mom died when I was 17. I only have a handful of pictures and zero videos of her. A couple years ago, on my birthday, I got a text from a number I didn’t recognize. It simply said “happy birthday” with a YouTube link. I clicked it and my heart stopped. It was my mom.
I had to pull over immediately. She was telling me how proud she was of me and how she wondered what I’d become. Maybe a policeman, a preacher, or even a clown. I couldn’t believe it.
Well, it turns out the random phone number was my friend Jon’s dad, who had found this video on an old VHS tape they made before a 1999 school event. I was 16.
This experience got me thinking... what if we could have one last conversation with someone we lost?
🚛 The Crossing Over Express is now on @X 👻
For years, our leaders dragged their feet while the divides threatening DC’s progress worsened. When it comes to crime, we get what we pay for.
I’m running for #Ward8 Councilmember because I know firsthand our potential to do better for those who need it most. #OneWard8
This is John Lyke, who has a very cool niche.
He went to film school and was a pro rollerblader & snowboarder.
This venn diagram of skills makes him an expert “blade camera operator”, a job that involves filming with a $100k camera while on roller blades.
You may have caught his footage in HBO’s fictional re-telling of the 1980s LA Lakers (“Winning Time”).
The basketball scenes are lightly co-ordinated and — to keep the action as real as possible — the players just go hard for 10-15 plays in a row and they take the best footage to edit.
End result is 💯.
@DeadMansHandful I had actually forgotten about that! I had so much fun getting subs and pre-orders & all of that. I remember getting those random shipments of 2-4 systems during the holidays & people going crazy.
I’m running to be #Ward8’s champion on the DC Council. Together, we can tackle our toughest issues and achieve the bold solutions required for all of us to thrive.
Let’s build @OneWard8 for all of us. https://t.co/pxF9wWvTEQ
Just being more empathetic & understanding of what other people are going through, and treating people how you would want to be treated is still & always will be two of the most amazing things you can do in this life.
Before the Memphis Police Dept. releases the video of 5 MPD officers murdering #TyreNichols during a routine traffic stop, and that heinous video inevitably goes viral, I want to amplify THIS video of Tyre LIVING his best life. 🛹👑🙏🏿😔✊🏿
#JusticeForTyreNichols
🎥: Austin Dean