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Michael A. Gonzales

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Greg Tate spent much time in Baltimore, often staying at the home of Beth Fredrick and Don Palmer. If I'm not mistaken this pic was snapped in 2019 at Tate's insistence. We were standing in the small entrance way between the front doors. When Greg snapped it I recall commenting that we looked like Fred Sanford and Grady. Gotta love it... by @bigmikeg151

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I went to watch this Sergio Corbucci flick on Kanopy and was surprised when a Tony Stella poster popped up. Stella was so prolific, everyday I'm discovering something new that blows me away.
--The Dream Has Ended in Death: The Art of Tony Stella on @oldster_mag
@kanopy @studiotstella @societyofillustratorsla by @bigmikeg151

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In 1981 I stepped off of the D train at DeKalb Avenue. My life would never be the same. Check out my essay "Goodbye Brooklyn" at @crimereads Link in the bio. by @bigmikeg151

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In the '90s the editors of hip-hop magazines were worst than rappers...they all thought that they were the best. Well, as a writer who was down with most of them, Ego Trip was actually the best. And no one on staff actually tried to F-word me over.
@freeelliottwilson @rapzines by @bigmikeg151

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This NYC apartment building on153rd Street & Broadway was where J.D. Salinger lived as a child. The photo was taken in 1910 by Thaddeus Wilkerson, an early 1900s photographer who lived on 145th between Broadway and Amsterdam. All of the buildings he shot in that neighborhood are still standing. Having grown-up in the community I found his pictures fascinating. You can read more about him in my @crimereads feature "Uptown Gothic: The NYC Photographs of Thaddeus Wilkerson."
@newyorkermag @nymag @nyamnews @brooklynrail @aperturefnd @nyhistory @hamiltonheightsdarkroom by @bigmikeg151

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The other day I was checkin' out that @jayz website Jay-Z30. There are a bunch of covers reproduced on the page, but somehow my two beautiful joints were missing. As much as Jay and Dame fought for it, I was surprised that his first cover for The Source was simply ignored as was as the American Gangster era Stop Smiling cover. Well, it has been a long time...maybe they just forgot.
@rapzines @rocnation @selwynhinds @mrjcgabel @datwon @misscortes @chuckcreekmur @jameshughes27 @freeelliottwilson @kath3000 by @bigmikeg151

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Today our dear Lesley Pitts would've turned 60 years old. I imagine there would have been a big party packed with friends, loved ones and the many fellow Cancerians in her life. Lift a flute, sing a Stevie Wonder tune and say "Happy Birthday" to a winner, baby. xoxo 💋 by @bigmikeg151

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Hollywood, 1970s
art by @studiotstella
--The Dream Has Ended in Death
On the untimely passing of Tony Stella, a young artist with an old soul.
--essay in @oldster_mag by @bigmikeg151

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The Soul of Stella: his Barry White joint is one of my favorites
--the dream has ended in death
--On Artist Tony Stella
@oldster_mag
#soul #disco #1970s #barrywhite by @bigmikeg151

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