Let's get CLOSE UP!

Hey Beautiful People,

How are you all? I hope you're blessed and life is treating you well.

I'm just stopping by to say hello and apologise for my lack of communication. Life has been hectic this past month and I've had things to focus on that have meant my time on the blog (and my Facebook Group blog: http://tinyurl.com/35ep93q) has been very erratic.

Before I go on, I'd just like to say a very warm welcome to all of you newcomers to Comfort's Corner; it's a pleasure to have you here, so thanks for joining. To those of you who've been here for more than a hot minute, thanks for your continued support.

Okay, so now some news! I will be headlining 'Close Up with Comfort' this Wednesday evening, over on the North side of town at the Old Queen's Head on Essex Road (Angel, Islington). Do stop by and join me, I'll be performing with fantastic live band, Nu Vibez, which is a first for me and I'm OVERLY nervous, so all of your support will be much appreciated. Special guest performers are my Partna in Rhyme, Saran Green, Rapper, Menace and Soul Duo, Soulcyde who will be rocking the mic also. Not forgetting the hostess with the Mostess, Miss D to da Oorrrn, Dionne Reid. For a FREE GIFT and £6 guest list (£8 on door) please send FULL names to: onitpr@yahoo.co.uk no later than 11:59pm 09/11/10. The free gift will be given to the first 50 people who arrive, that are on the ONiT! list)

For full info, check out: http://tinyurl.com/3832kgy

Secondly, I'd like to share a mini showreel with you, that the fantabulous Sadiki Harris pulled together for me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do *Enter MASSIVE GRIN here*

Finally, if you haven't seen this yet, please, check it out and share it amongst your FB friends, on your blogs, via twitter, whatever needs be; it needs to be seen and heard. I'm not even going to tell you what it's about, just watch it, innit?! LOL

Hope to see you guys on Wednesday, but in the meantime, stay blessed.

Comfy

Yoooo hooooo!!

Hellllooooooo!!

How are you?

I hope you're good and life is treating you well, but that you're treating yourself even better!

Okay, so a few months ago, I announced that I'd be taking a break from performing for a while, whilst I sorted a few things out and tried to get myself back on track. Well, I have sorted a few things out, messed up a few others, half written some new material, thrown away both old and new material, been to a lot of poetry events, seen a lot of talented artists, co-run Rum Punch and Poetry in the Park with my Partna in Rhyme, Saran Green, as well as devise a plan for a new event (shhhh, it's still a secret), painted the town Pink and Black with the ONiT! logo and decided to hit the performance stage again with a vengeance!

What ARE you on about? I hear you ask... Well, I'm blogging to let you know that I'll be back on the performance circuit as of October 2010. I had a semi-decent break (doesn't feel like it was a break, but hey!) and now I'm good to go!

I can excitedly tell you, that I've agreed to do CLOSE UP with Comfort - Art without Apology, which I am ULTRA nervous about, even though it's not until 10th November!! MANDiNKA, you have a lot to answer for! LOL If you've never been to a CLOSE UP before, it's a live showcase, with band, featuring a main artist - almost like a mini concert - supported by a selection of additional artists. Please save the date... I have a surprise in store (which I can't tell you about yet) - you'll be glad you did!

Tonight, we have the return of Rum Punch, the monthly invigorating blend of entertainment, at Rudys Revenge, which I'm really, really excited about, and on Sunday, I'll be taking part in the 5k Adidas Challenge. All people keep asking me is "How's the training going?" to which I stare back at them, with a vacant expression... I'm hoping it's been a rhetorical question! LOL

Also in the exciting (Black History) month of October, I shall be participating in some very interesting events that I'm simply honoured to be able to be part of.... watch this space!

Oh yeah, I almost forgot! Last week, I was filmed by Wize Entertainment for a new feature called Poet's Lounge - check out the video:

Well, that's all for now... I'm broken! Off to bed so I can make sure I can get up for work in the morning.

Night, Night,

Comfy x

Excitment all round!

Hello and Happy Friday!


What’s really good?! I hope this blog post finds you well, enjoying the sunshine and looking forward to a weekend of doing whatever brings you joy.

I’m buzzing right now… no, not via narcotics, substances or anything illegal LOL I’m buzzing because Rum Punch was A-MAAAA-ZIIIINGGG last night! For those of you who don’t know, I’m one half of partnership, Partnas in Rhyme and we host a monthly event called Rum Punch. It’s an acoustic night of raw, organic talent in the form of Poetry, Song, Rap and Comedy and yesterday was our 2nd year anniversary (time flies huh?!) The vibes were tight, the line up was CRAAAAZY and the show was a kaleidoscope of edutainment and creativity. We had some serious heavyweight artists grace the space; David J, OneNess, Tshaka Campbell, Mesinjah, Jedi, Kat Francois, T. Forté, Tara Brown and Lady Rhymes, plus the fabulous Open Mic’ers; G.R.E.E.D.S., Kemi Taiwo, The Reverend and Sloetry. If you’re familiar with Poetry/Spoken Word, in London (and the UK in general), then those names will mean something to you. If you’re not, I suggest you look them all up and feed your soul. Trust me when I tell you that you’ll be more than satisfied and glad that you did.


Okay, so the other reason that I’m buzzing…. and this is really, really exciting… is that I’ve been invited, “As an inspirational figure in the world of Poetry” and VIP guest, to be part of the ‘Black 100 Plus Exhibition of Black Achievers in Britain’! How exciting is that huh?! I was so stunned! I still can’t quite believe it, but I feel honoured and proud to have been nominated (by whom, I have no idea) and will attend the Photoshoot and Buffet with my Mum on Saturday, to have my portrait photograph taken (and network like mad, of course! LOL).


Created by Lorna Stewart, The Black 100+ Exhibition was officially opened in 2007 by His Excellency The Rt. Hon. Burchelle Whiteman OJ, High Commissioner of Jamaica along with Actor and Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah and Councillor Mackie Sheik Deputy Mayor of Southwark. Participants included a range of VIPs, celebrities, well known personalities and members of the general public such as; Lenny Henry, Baroness Lola Young, Rudolph Walker, and many others.


For more information, check out the Black 100 Plus Exhibition here, and read about the talented and inspirational figures who have been included in the project thus far and what it aims to achieve going forward.


Other than that, I’ll be partying at GORGEOUS on Saturday (more info/tickets here) and checking out my Partna in Rhyme, Saran Green’s performance at ‘Soul Food’ on Sunday (details here).

So, on that note, I’m gone people! Have a fabulous weekend, and remember, SAYiT. BEiT. DOiT. ONiT! cos if you can dream it, you can achieve it.


One love,


Comfy

Guess who's back...

Hello

How are you? I'm hoping that this overly 'long-time-coming' blog post finds you well and happy.

I'm sorry for the delayed update... life has been busy, stressful, tiring, blessed, full, fun, boring, lonely, exciting, inspiring, disappointing and eventful. An array of feelings, emotions and eventualities that have taken a lot out of me and kept me too busy or too reluctant to share my feelings with the wider world.

I recently undertook a couple of workshops with my Partna in Rhyme, Saran, hosted by Apples & Snakes, which were really insightful and actually, quite fun. One of the key things I took from Malika Booker's session was the reiteration that it's good practice to write everyday. This is something that I find EXTREMELY challenging; a) because I'm just so busy trying to fit 101 things into my day (and night) usually, that writing naturally takes a back seat and b) because sometimes, the things that are going through my head, aren't the kind of things I want to share, with my conscious self, or anyone else, so putting them down on paper would make me look at certain things and have to deal with them, which I guess, I have been avoiding doing.

So, here I am, it's 2:20am on a Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning. I've had an emotional but productive day and I'm unable to sleep, so am writing this... wondering if I'm actually going to publish it...

I think I should attempt to sleep... so I'm going to love and leave you now, but before I do, I'd like to say this; we all know that we should treasure our families, make time for them and connect/reconnect often, but something that I think we often forget and take for granted, are our close, 'real' friends, so I'll leave you with this; if you have friendships that need attention, go ahead and make time for them, nurture them and if they've fallen by the wayside, revive and resuscitate them... once they flat-line, it'll be too late and you'll look back and wish you'd done something earlier.

Peace and hair grease.

One,

Comfort