Episode 194: Kimberly Newsome
Ay, yo!
Life be life-in' right now, and I'm feelin' it; the usual stress of holiday hosting and shopping and scheduling and all the other stuff has my mind crinkled and my right shoulder blade in a knot.
It's a lot.
Sometimes, though, a little dose of blessing floats your way, and I couldn't be more grateful to share with you that I had the pleasure of meeting (and sitting with) the beautiful and the savvy, the sharp and the hilarious, the talented and ambitious, Kimology!
That's right.
Kim is a daughter and a sister. She's a flippin' playwright and a singer. You might see her modeling, or you might catch her making short films. She's featuring in videos and on Tech N9ne tracks. She's got her own (The Kimology Show) progrum, and co-hosts another (But Did You Listen to the Album?). And atop all that, she was kind enough to join me for Episode No. 194.
Few people know this (and it doesn't matter outside of my sphere), but this is a hard gig to maintain when it comes to the soliciting of strangers, the interview prep, the editing and the uploading.
Seldom -- and I do mean seldom -- do I interact with someone so lovely, so prompt, and so willing to come share a piece of this thing I curate. And, boy am I lucky that my algorithmic signals crossed paths with Kim's.
We talked about family, growing up, performing, directing, producing, writing, singing, recording, and a ton more.
We also talked a little bit about a few of Kim's favorite albums. Those were these:
Bad (1987), Michael Jackson
Boyz II Men's Cooleyhighharmony (1991)
T.E.V.I.N. (1991), Tevin Campbell
Toni Braxton's self-titled release (1993)
Never Say Never (1998), Brandy
Kim is @iamkimology on Instagram. Both of her shows can be viewed on YouTube, and the But Did You Listen to the Album? podcast has an IG handle as well; it's @bdyltapod. So, please subscribe to both of her situations, and support a lady that's doing good, is good, and will brighten your week.
'Preciate you for reading this.
copyright disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976: Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. All those things considered, I do not own the rights to the audio clips contained within this episode. They are snippets of one of the greatest album-opening tracks of all time, "Hot Sauce," by Big John Patton. You can find it leading off his 1986, six-track ripper, Blue John, c/o Blue Note Records and Capitol Records, LLC.