Cincy Chic Shout Out

 

Kareem Simpson; Co-owner, Marketing guru of Cincy Staycate: With the increased interest in Downtown Cincinnati and Over-the-Rhine, we thought that we would help people find the "off the beaten track" approach to experiencing the aforementioned. What we do is take the blinders off of visitor’s mainstream tunnel vision and reintroduce (or introduce) them to the real culture in our backyard by offering discounted, celebrity level, Cincinnati travel packages that start with a one night stay in a 4-star hotel and can range up to an entire seven day get-away. These types of packages are just right for that special occasion or an entire week long vacation.

Read the entire piece here.

The Writing Lives On

OK fans, "Chronicles" did not get funded, but the story does not end there (no pun intended). I am still moving forward with self publishing the book and in the process of going over the final edits. Since I was not successful with kickstarter, I am still in need of an editor, so if anyone out there in social media land knows a good editor, and you think they would be interested in helping me to bring this book to reality, please send them my way. Thanks so much for all who belive in my books message!

You can still follow the progress on fb too.

Time is Ticking Away...

I only have a few more hours to get this project funded through kickstarter.

Can you help? Click here.

This book is a series of three "chronicles". There are three fiction "chronicles" all depicting the struggles that some gay African American men face or have faced living here in America.

I have had some trouble in editing and publishing the book because of the subject matter. In many cases publishers / editors have had difficulties dealing with the aforementioned subject matter because it deals with African American male homosexuality coupled with inter-racial relationships.

What complicates things is that this book transcends generations; depicting inter-racial homosexuality during the late 1800's as well as in present time.

Please take a look at the kickstarter project and if you believe in this messege, don't hesitate to donate.

Thank you so much in advance!

Cincinnati: A Place For Visitors Too!

With the assistance of the non-profit organization 3CDC, Cincinnati's famed Fountain Square has; for the past few summers, the luxury of being programmed with activities such as Salsa dancing and moving night, giving a reason for many suburbanites and out-of-towners to venture in to the city.

The organization has taken this winning recipe and transplanted it in the city's newest attraction Washington Park. Originally a graveyard, this park sits just east of the city's historic Music Hall. The park has recently undergone a multi-million dollar renovation; officially opening to the public just after the Fourth of July this past summer.

And what makes this match up that much more unique is that most if not all of the music was provided by local or regional artists.

Another great park is that there is something for everyone; anything from R&B and Hip-Hop on Fridays, to Bluegrass music on Wednesday and everything in-between. Over-the-Rhine has graciously made an appearance, celebrating its namesake, along with a very unorthodox but welcomed joint performance of the Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and the city's may Festival chorus and the Cincinnati Opera.

Not only is all of the aforementioned going on, but the park has implemented a great interactive Classical Music Walk of Fame project in cooperation with the American Classical Music Hall of Fame and InfoTrust. This lets visitors of the park to use their mobile device to play their choice of classical music pieces via the sound system of Washington Park.

To complement the aforementioned, Downtown Cincinnati will be opening its first casino in Spring of 2013. With most casinos, the design is conducive of keeping its patron's inside; offering them buffet, cocktails and not providing the benefit of having window or clocks located inside. Some are even designed where you have to walk through the slot machines to get to the bar.

Cincinnati's Horseshoe Casino is planning on turning this old fashioned way of gaming on its head. Because the 2009 ballot issue to bring casino gaming to the State of Ohio was extremely specific in the placement of its casino's naturally Cincinnati wanted to make sure that its downtown location for its casino was contributed positively to its resurging downtown night life.

Management at Cincinnati's Casino has promised to continue in the neighborhoods effort to create a livable community by committing to an urban design that will invert the traditional concept of Casino entertainment. Multiple entrances and a transparent exterior will be just a couple of the innovative inclusions along with the development's restaurants which will be accessible from the outside.

What it boils down to is that downtown Cincinnati is not the boring old city of the past and is not following in the old adage of Mark Twain; living twenty-five years behind the rest of the world. It is a great place to visit. There are many local business in Cincinnati which can plan a customized vacation when you want to visit, based on your interests. StayCate (www.cincystaycate.com) is one of those businesses. The next time that you are planning a trip to Cincinnati, make sure you contact them first!

I'm Back and I'm Proud!

The time is finally here!

I know that I have been abscent from this blog for a good while, but good things have been happening.

A new job that I love.

A new and brighter outlook on life.

And most importantly, I am almost completed with my book!

"Chronicles of a Boy Misunderstood" is a series of three "chronicles". There are three fiction "chronicles" all depicting the struggles that some gay African American men face or have faced living here in America.

 have had some trouble in editing and publishing the book because of the subject matter. In many cases publishers / editors have had difficulties dealing with the aforementioned subject matter because it deals with African American male homosexuality coupled with inter0racial relationships.

What complicates things is that this book transcends generations; depicting inter-racial homosexuality during the late 1800's as well as in present time.

I am currently attenpting to get this project is funded through KickStarter and if funded I will have the freedom of hiring an established editor and continue the self publishing of this piece so that I will not be persuaded to change the societal and historic relevance of the piece which makes it unique.

Take a look at the video that I have posted for the piece and if you believe in its messege, please donate to make sure that this project becomes a reality.