Hip Hop Culture in the 1980's

Interview with Arlette Landestoy

Maddie

Maddie, originally uploaded by Rigglord.

How much information do you need to make a photo?

Planet Rock Video slide show

Planet Rock Video slide show, originally uploaded by Rigglord.

Folks have been asking me about the music we may have been listening to during that time. This was one of them and in actuality this is was what I hear in my head when I scan in some of the Hip Hop stuff.

Reflections in Blue

Reflections in Blue, originally uploaded by Rigglord.

Another morning covering illegal Hispanic Day Laborers. I don't know how many mornings I have spent doing these stories. A town doesn't want them all congregating in one place but they really don't want them to leave either. In smaller towns they support local businesses with their patronage and are the main source of revenue. Yet you have a small, loud and vocal grouping who want to drive them out of their towns by any means necessary. Outside in the dawn, the workers gather on the street, in the hopes of seeking as little as one days work. As I leave, there are over 30 men within sight. Given the size of the community, I don't think they all will find work. ( Ricky Flores )

Adeleine, where are you?

Adeleine, where are you?, originally uploaded by Rigglord.

Been thinking about you all day today. You were a child of the system that somehow was able to keep a shy quirky smile and a spirit that wasn't crushed until that night that you called me. I remember your wild and uncontrollable hair that still made you all the more beautiful and a personality that was warm and generous with what little you had. You were in such pain that night you called, but you wouldn't tell me where you were. I never heard from you again. I spent days looking for you after that night and years wondering what happen to you. You are a regret that I still carry with me everyday, always wondering what I can have done or said to pull you closer to me when you needed me the most. I miss you.