Insert your skyline *here* But keep the fireworks. No Drake.
Welcome everybody to the first annual National VSB Day. No, you probably won’t ever get this day off from work unless you live in one of those questionable countries like West Virginia, but do you know what you will get?
Love.
The Champ and I (not to be confused with The King and I – which absolutely does not mean T.I., Kong, or Of Queens) had something interesting in mind to do for today’s post but Liz is out there being important in LaLa Land (no really, she’s handling GRAMMY events) and neither Champ nor I ever actually learned how to use a computer. In fact, I’m dictating this to a Chinaman drinking a Pepsi Max right now. I also can’t read so I’m not fully aware what these posts have been saying for the past three years.
Anyway, since our little idea couldn’t come together, yet, I figured I’d just take this time today to talk about what VSB Day means to me.
*ahem*
Unscrolling scroll. <—that sounds nasty
National VSB Day means that a lot of people will come out and see eachother. It also means that Panama Jackson will do Panama Jackson things. The Champ is also apart of VSB. So is Liz. I like VSB because it is good.
The end.
You’re fronting but in second grade, that would be an A paper.
All (or at least some) jokes aside, VSB Day is a sort of big deal for us. Mostly because when this idea was conceived in the back of a Chevy it had the potential to turn out either well or suck monkey nuts. And it’s looking like it will turn out to be a pretty dope set of events around the country. With that said, I have to give a major shoutout to Liz for pulling it all together. I won’t even tell you that she personally asked me to ensure that she never attempted to coordinate 11 10 happy hours on one day again. I’m actually pretty excited to hear back from folks how it turns out in every city we have something going on in. By the way, never end a sentence with a preposition it.
So what can you expect at VSB Day? Well, if all goes well, you can expect to meet a bunch of ninjas much like yourself. It’s interesting how often we’ve heard from people how much they like coming to VSB because it represents a community of individuals that they’d like to interact with in real life that they just can’t seem to find. I live in El City los Educated Negros so I can’t say I feel that same plight, but I understand the sentiment. So hopefully some quality connections can be made, be they intellectual, coital, or some mix of the two, kind of a nude Trivial Pursuit thing or something. I don’t know. Whatever floats your boat. You know, find a VSBoo or something.
If you’re in DC, I’ll be there signing books. Let me say this. Despite my propensity towards center of attentionism, having people actually want me to sign something makes me feel kind of…funny inside. Not unlike Major Payne when the little boy hugged him. I don’t know what to call it, but it’s an odd feeling, though a good one. Celebrities sign things. I’m light skint. Do you see what I just did there? Anyway, for the folks in DC, I hope to have a good time with you all as we partake in libations and I intend to do a book giveaway. I won’t be selling any books since, well, my books all got stolen. And the funny thing is that I can’t be mad. It was very smart to steal my books. By the way, those last two sentences aren’t factual at all.
I hope to do a sort of VSB trivia thing to get the free books. I’ll ask ninjas questions that are VSB related and the first person to get them right will win a signed copy of our book. And if you’ve never experienced Panama Jackson, then you’ve never experienced Panama Jackson. Anyway, the locale is dope and I have a very personal connection with the spot, renamed Tap & Parlour at Bohemian Caverns.
For the folks in Pittsburgh, there’s a whole program going on being sponsored by the August Wilson Center for African American Culture. I can’t lie, it sounds way more official than the Panama Jackson Center for P.I.M.P.Ology, Logically Learning These Tricks Biology for People Who Don’t Read Good.
We look forward to seeing those individuals in DC and Pittsburgh and look forward to hearing about all the fun and shenanigans from Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New York City, Oakland/Bay Area, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Miami/South Florida. To the captains/hosts, thank you very much for all of your hard work in coordinating. Your efforts are greatly appreciated and if I could teach the world, to be a thug in harmony, I’d hug you all. Our community is what keeps this site going so its great to feel like we have an actual active community of people who want to get out and meet one another and really get to know one another.
To everybody who purchased a copy of the book already, thank you thank you a thousand times over. We can’t say that enough. And I mean that. From the heart.
With that said, thanks to everybody who comes here every day and everybody who will come out to the events in various cities and even to the folks who can’t because their cities weren’t on the list and they’re salty. Coming soon. We promise.
Hi-fives and pimpslaps.
Oh, and let us pray that men actually show up.
Yay-men.
By the way, VSB? We runnin’ this blog sh*t.
-VSB P aka THE ARSONIST aka HEY, IS THAT PANAMA? HE A 3 GIRL? aka GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRL HE A 3!
Well, lemme be the first to wish a Happy VSB day to all ten! So….any chance that there’ll be some events (future, of course) in the Midwest?
…and by “ten”, I mean the word “then”, just minus a letter ‘h’…..carry on.
uhhh, yes! We in the Mid-West needed one. Where you at MzPw? Might be able to put something together, being so last minute, and unofficial however, ours will be more liken to “the Panama Jackson Center for P.I.M.P.Ology, Logically Learning These Tricks Biology for People Who Don’t Read Good”, (almost fell out the bed) than the one for them ole good talkin’ negroes in Pittsburgh, lol.
I’m stuck up north and yonder, fam…..yep, somewhere near Deeeetroit city…
I wonder what it would be like to have a VSB event in Detroit. I’d mess around and bump into people I went to high school with….That in itself would be interesting.
Apparently there’s arent enough VS’s in StL.
But I will potentially see NYC @ Stitch tonight! Hopefully ya’ll on CP time and don’t start at 5pm!
Yeah why is there a 5pm start time? Ya’ll kno ninjas in NYC don’t get out of wrk until 5:30-6. You guys are abt to have me corporate thuggin, leaving wrk at 4:45 since I work far. Shrugs, lol. See you at Stitch!
(like you not tipping out at 4:45 already…)
MzPW and j.ivy
I’m not sure if you guys are in the Great Lakes region or the real Midwest but a central meeting city might be your best solution for meeting up.
sure why not. but um…we doing the joint in Chicago which as far as I know is the Midwest.
Frankly, I’m afraid to go to Milwaukee, Des Moines or Minneapolis.
And um, even Lebron doesnt want to be in Cleveland. LOL.
But hopefully, we can hit a White Version of Chitlin’ Circuit Tour one of these days to include Grand Rapids, Muncie, Topeka, and East St. Louis.
And yes, I know what I just did there.
“sure why not. but um…we doing the joint in Chicago which as far as I know is the Midwest.”
We are… but, we’re kinda not, ya know? Like we have that Midwest “way” about our attitude (NYC says we’re “so nice” for example), but we’re still pretty metropolitan so I’ve heard “TRUE” Midwest towns don’t really consider us such. lol
LOL….”we’re so nice”….so you’ve heard that, too?
got my book today
and yea .. y’all do run this blog sh*t
cosignage
Rooting for you from NY!
Congrats on the 1st Annual VSB Day! Have fun be safe because those of us that can’t attend would like our VSB fam back Monday!
I will be 1 of the 10 men across the country that will be attending. I may walk into the NYC event and say my name is Chamillionaire Russell.
LOL. I wish I were there to see this
I really am sad about not being able to make the NYC event :/
you might have a lot of holding down to do hombre. Godspeed.
lol. Thank you sir.
@Liz, you could have skyped in on a big screen. haha.
Actually, that’s not a bad idea. Should have a bunch of live U-Stream’s so that readers in boondockish cities can participate too.
Yeah, that’ll be a cool thing to try after they’ve tested the first annual one…
One day. I am actually too busy doing other things today so I dunno if I can even go to the LA one
But I am trying to see what we can do with video in general for the site.
I’m so excited for the Atlanta one…I got friends to read the blog just because they wanted to come to the event!
now thats the kind of promotion we love. thanks! and somebody will see you there.
wait, so there is something going on in atlanta tonight? or the cities are named for future dates?
Yep, tonight @:
Barley’s Sports Bar & Lounge
338 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA
There will be ninjas that read, laugh and build camp fires out of discarded dorito bags and yarn.
Get there, shawty…
Thanks! free entry? i’m going to alvin ailey tonight, how long will all the smart folks be there?
Happy VSB Day!
I live in St. Louis sooo….Happy VSB Day.
Looking forward to the recaps. Post some pics.
I live in St. Louis sooo….Happy VSB Day
Lol! I feel ya. I live in Seattle so no VSB event, but Happy VSB day everyone! I start my vaca tomorrow and will be reading the book at the beaches:)
If there were more than just two of us in Seattle, we could’ve had a VSB night of our very own.
Ditto…residing in Stl, excited to hear what other folks say. Waiting for my copy in the meantime. Btdub, the fact that it’s being sold at Barnes & Nobles is dope…just wanted to share that lOl
aaahhhhh, yeah, soooo….lmfao.
signed,
red-headed step-children.
Congrats guys n Liz on all the success. Love how you make it do what you make it do. Guess I’ll move back to DC so i don’t miss the next annual VSB Day in 2014.
ALL YOU FELLOW STLUNATICS, why didn’t you let Liz know?! Ya’ll pick THE DAY OF to come out the woodworks. smh. Typical StL ish.
sho you right! I sure did go through 600+ comments to figure out the votes for all cities and STL was not puttin up numbers lolol. If you are on the VSB email list and you wrote in your city, this helps me figure out what cities to look into more.
cant really be mad at the STL folks, probably still reeling from Nelly’s “Just a Dream” song and video. i’d wait a while before I spoke up too.
*chokes on Kool-aid flavored coffee*
dies at Kool-aid flavored coffee!
*Is angered by Kool-aid flavored coffee… unless it’s grape or red*
Happy VSB Day Everyone,
I got my book earlier this week, and I may be at the Chicago event tonight.
Congrats Guys and Liz!!!
I hope to see you there, MsEmBee!
I’m actually kinda excited to attend vsb day in NYC. Drinks and good company should always lead to a good time… right?? Either way I’m going…so yay for me. And if I’m not too tipsy I might even crack the pages of the book which I’ll have waiting for me when I get back from the event (its currently chilling in the post office).
Thanks again PJ, Champ and Liz for providing great entertainment and new national holidays us ninjas can rally for.
Yay you’re going! Too bad I can’t be in NYC. There’s alot of people confirmed already. Have a drink for me.
Yeah…I had told my friend about it and she said it would be nice so we’re gonna check it out. Plus there are drinks involved..and the alcoholic inside me said I shouldn’t stay away
yeah, i’m gonna try to see if I can get it placed as a nationally recognized day. i called Congress though, they said we’re right after Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in the queue. so it could be a while.
HAPPY NATIONAL VSB DAY!! *Leiomy-drops among sprinkled confetti*
“No, you probably won’t ever get this day off from work unless you live in one of those questionable countries like West Virginia, but do you know what you will get?
Love.”
YES! All I do is prosper regardless of extenuating circumstances.
“You’re fronting but in second grade, that would be an A paper.”
*sigh* Those were the days, man…
“By the way, never end a sentence with a preposition it.”
The “it” at the end makes it art or something. Anyway. As a Chicagoan, I’m going to continue to ignore this.
“Panama Jackson Center for P.I.M.P.Ology, Logically Learning These Tricks Biology for People Who Don’t Read Good.”
Come on, you live in museum town. Make this happen!
“To the captains/hosts…”
Hey, that’s me! *turns around like “That Girl”* My pahtna, Toye and I are about to do ya’ll right (you can do us right too, by showing up), Chi city! See ya’ll there!
“To everybody who purchased a copy of the book already, thank you thank you a thousand times over.”
You’re welcome. One time. (Don’t worry, a million you welcomes are hidden in the one)
“Oh, and let us pray that men actually show up.”
I really hope the universe heard this.
“By the way, VSB? We runnin’ this blog sh*t.”
Oh? Oh. *proud hugs*
See ya 2nite, Cheeks!
you know, the statement See Ya 2Nite Cheeks could double as a pr0n title.
-_-
@cheekie *dead at leoimy drops* LOLOL LOVE IT!