Dear Janolyes,

I type this side quest as I watch the snow fall from my girlfriends apartment…..ITS SO FLUFFY!!!

If i wasn’t cozy I would go down there and play in it.

But I didn’t so hear we are. Its very mesmerizing as I glance in between words as Salimata plays in the background…literally.

I just ate my Pocky, and finished reading TMNT The last Ronin lost years. Figured I might as well type out this months issue since it really is a simple tale in my JRPG journey. Plus that way it is one less thing for me to do next month. The goal is to finish the photo projects tabs I’ve had open since the fall.

YEP.

Super Slave Season only allowed me to do so much outside of the field work Masta had me do.

SMH.

FREE JANO.

Anyway Flashback to 2022, spring was tumultuous filled with various parts of life…hopefully to never repeat itself.

But amidst of all the photo shoots that I have talked about since I got back on line, which somehow really occurred within months of each other (holy fuck), I was also vendoring at random places. Because  money from my art is needed and my toxic trait is that Team Jano always need new Janolytes.

During 1 night someone bought a pin I was selling, a month later I saw her again when I was at another event in June. We chatted more and she told me about how I should try South East Punk Flea Market (which I still need to do) and we exchanged IG information.

Fast Forward to mid June she posted something alluding to a rock band….oh shit nigga.

Black Rock Music, color me intrigued. Idk what Hex code that will be but please color me with it.

The day of the show arrived and I packed my camera just cuz. I spoke briefly to my friend and waited for her groups performance. Eventually they started their performance……

wow.

Can legit say that was the BEST performance of the whole night, plus they were black.

Heavy Yeet.

 

The set was only maybe 30 mins at best, but it was an energy laced 30 mins filled with powerful vocals, great instrument play, and an energy that the other bands didn’t match.

 

When their performance ended, the black people that gathered for the show left and so did I.

I legit don’t know what happened after they performed, didn’t really care.  For a while, I would go to their shows that was sprinkled around the city. I never had a local band I enjoyed before…

Probably cuz I stayed in the house, but I was a fan.  The last I saw my friend she told me she left the band and was doing her thing, as did the lead singer.

 

It be like that, but I’m glad I got to enjoy that era. For me it opened up a new world of Black rock which I am grateful as fuck for. I got to see Nova Twins and Night life life and OMG. I need to re dive the playlist I made.

This snow is still falling and I’m now listening ASAP ROCKY’s new cd.

 

At any rate the pictures from that magical night is here. I didn’t get that many because i didn’t have any working batteries for my flash, whack.

Moral of the story, side quests lead to fun adventures….or something to that effect.

Happy snow day Janolytes.