Ok, what is the title, "Oakland Hard Boiled Eggs On Earth Day, Good Friday Before Easter Sunday ," all about? It's the result of this blogger's desire to get some Oakland-related content out to a wider audience, coupled with the fact that, as of this writing "Hard Boiled Eggs" is the top search trend on Google Trends, and "Easter Sunday" is something like eight positions down, yet this Sunday, and today's Good Friday and Earth Day, too.
It's also about the sheer problem of so much content now, it's hard to get a word out that is seen by a lot of people, without resorting to what will be called the "Oakland Hard Boiled Eggs On Earth Day, Good Friday Before Easter Sunday," approach.
Oakland Human Trafficking Fight Update
For those who may have missed my video, Missey.org held a rally and protest on Wednesday to bring attention to the stretch of 14th Street, also called International Boulevard, that is plagued by child prostitution. Here's the video:
And visit Zennie62 On YouTube.com, too!
Nice Rotunda Event For Richard Winnie
The passing of my friend Richard Winnie brought out 500 people to The Oakland Rotunda yesterday, and for those who attended, it was not just a wonderful event honoring a great person, but kind of an Oakland Reunion, of sorts.
Without naming names, because I think it's cheesy to do that in the discussion of a funeral, it's just best to say that you realize how, for people who choose to get involved in improving Oakland, we're all one big family. We may not like each other, or we might love each other, but the one thing we can all agree on is that, like Richard Winnie, we care about Oakland. That's something to smile about before Easter Sunday.
But the thought I can't escape is that, with every passing of every Oaklander, we lose a little bit of the city as we knew it. Just what it's becoming is something we all need to talk about. It also brings up a weird idea I call The New Oaklanders Party - a kind of event that presents the City to people who are new to it. I just came up with that off the top of my head.
And another query: why is it that Seattle's coffee shops have women in bikinis serving it hot, and Oakland's don't? Is Oakland really that neurotically boring?
Hmmm...
Oakland Birthday Celebration For Porche Jefferson At Lake Merritt
Two Sunday's ago, I saw a growing, rolling party on Lake Merritt, and got out of a cab just to make a video of it. So, if you're wondering what all the Haiti flags and dancing was all about, it was a celebration of the birthday of dance teacher Porche Jefferson, who works out of the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts on Alice Street. Here's the video:
Never met Porche Jefferson, but she's got to be a special teacher for an event like that to happen!
Oakland Bankrupt?
We also need to talk about this issue of Oakland possibly declaring bankruptcy. No, not in a "when will it happen" way, but in a "What may happen if it does" way. What bothers me is that, while the Oakland City Council avoids talking openly about the issue, the collective should be presenting the scenario to the public, not avoiding it.
Oaklanders should know what would happen under the condition that Oakland goes bankrupt. Don't you think so?
So that's the task for the Mayor of Oakland and the City Council: tell us what this possible worst-case condition will look like. Even if it doesn't happen, and we all hope it does not.
A Useful Oakland Twitter Tweet:
Oakland A's Brandon McCarthy Doing Well
Some baseball news: Swinin A's reports that pitcher Brandon McCarthy's logged 30 innings, has a 1-1 record, and a 2.10 ERA, and all in his first four starts as a member of the A's. Not bad.
Oh. Follow Zennie62 on Twitter for a good time!
Oakland East Bay Paratransit Driver Texting
A Twitter Tweet to note:
Oakland Restaurants Don't Get Social Media'
You can tell a lot of Oakland Restaurants just don't get social media and social broadcasting by the number of them that aren't on Twitter, or if they are, that don't regularly tweet using an #Oakland hashtag, or any useful #hashtag at all.
Being on Twitter is like using a giant billboard: if you put something on it, depending on how and where it's positioned, thousands will see it. Plus, it sits there online forever, or at least for a degree of time that might as well be considered that. And combine your Twitter effort with Foursquare, and you're really on to something!
In fact, think about it as that: a billboard. You know a lot of people are going to see it, because people are there - you just have to get their attention, right?
That's what people just don't get: you have to do social media to get social media, even though I hate the term "social media" and prefer the term "social broadcasting" because that's what you're doing.
Wow. There's a lot more I could say, but I'd give away my consulting secrets.
The 2011 NFL Draft Next Week
This blogger will attend his 7th consecutive NFL Draft, so starting Wednesday, it will be all NFL Draft until the following Monday.
Oh. Follow Zennie62 on Twitter for a good time!
Did I say that already?
Happy Easter, Good Friday, and Earth Day!
It's also about the sheer problem of so much content now, it's hard to get a word out that is seen by a lot of people, without resorting to what will be called the "Oakland Hard Boiled Eggs On Earth Day, Good Friday Before Easter Sunday," approach.
Oakland Human Trafficking Fight Update
For those who may have missed my video, Missey.org held a rally and protest on Wednesday to bring attention to the stretch of 14th Street, also called International Boulevard, that is plagued by child prostitution. Here's the video:
And visit Zennie62 On YouTube.com, too!
Nice Rotunda Event For Richard Winnie
The passing of my friend Richard Winnie brought out 500 people to The Oakland Rotunda yesterday, and for those who attended, it was not just a wonderful event honoring a great person, but kind of an Oakland Reunion, of sorts.
Without naming names, because I think it's cheesy to do that in the discussion of a funeral, it's just best to say that you realize how, for people who choose to get involved in improving Oakland, we're all one big family. We may not like each other, or we might love each other, but the one thing we can all agree on is that, like Richard Winnie, we care about Oakland. That's something to smile about before Easter Sunday.
But the thought I can't escape is that, with every passing of every Oaklander, we lose a little bit of the city as we knew it. Just what it's becoming is something we all need to talk about. It also brings up a weird idea I call The New Oaklanders Party - a kind of event that presents the City to people who are new to it. I just came up with that off the top of my head.
And another query: why is it that Seattle's coffee shops have women in bikinis serving it hot, and Oakland's don't? Is Oakland really that neurotically boring?
Hmmm...
Oakland Birthday Celebration For Porche Jefferson At Lake Merritt
Two Sunday's ago, I saw a growing, rolling party on Lake Merritt, and got out of a cab just to make a video of it. So, if you're wondering what all the Haiti flags and dancing was all about, it was a celebration of the birthday of dance teacher Porche Jefferson, who works out of the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts on Alice Street. Here's the video:
Never met Porche Jefferson, but she's got to be a special teacher for an event like that to happen!
Oakland Bankrupt?
We also need to talk about this issue of Oakland possibly declaring bankruptcy. No, not in a "when will it happen" way, but in a "What may happen if it does" way. What bothers me is that, while the Oakland City Council avoids talking openly about the issue, the collective should be presenting the scenario to the public, not avoiding it.
Oaklanders should know what would happen under the condition that Oakland goes bankrupt. Don't you think so?
So that's the task for the Mayor of Oakland and the City Council: tell us what this possible worst-case condition will look like. Even if it doesn't happen, and we all hope it does not.
A Useful Oakland Twitter Tweet:
northoaklandnow Oakland North
Egg hunts, tree plantings, community clean ups, nature walks -- an Earth Day/Easter edition of This Weekend In Oakland! http://bit.ly/gpVxQm
Oakland A's Brandon McCarthy Doing Well
Some baseball news: Swinin A's reports that pitcher Brandon McCarthy's logged 30 innings, has a 1-1 record, and a 2.10 ERA, and all in his first four starts as a member of the A's. Not bad.
Oh. Follow Zennie62 on Twitter for a good time!
Oakland East Bay Paratransit Driver Texting
A Twitter Tweet to note:
CallingTyrone Tyrone Tobias
Why did I just see the East Bay ParaTransit driver swaying on the 580, while txting and driving?!? #SMH #imjustsaying #ItIsWhatItIs #Oakland
Oakland Restaurants Don't Get Social Media'
You can tell a lot of Oakland Restaurants just don't get social media and social broadcasting by the number of them that aren't on Twitter, or if they are, that don't regularly tweet using an #Oakland hashtag, or any useful #hashtag at all.
Being on Twitter is like using a giant billboard: if you put something on it, depending on how and where it's positioned, thousands will see it. Plus, it sits there online forever, or at least for a degree of time that might as well be considered that. And combine your Twitter effort with Foursquare, and you're really on to something!
In fact, think about it as that: a billboard. You know a lot of people are going to see it, because people are there - you just have to get their attention, right?
That's what people just don't get: you have to do social media to get social media, even though I hate the term "social media" and prefer the term "social broadcasting" because that's what you're doing.
Wow. There's a lot more I could say, but I'd give away my consulting secrets.
The 2011 NFL Draft Next Week
This blogger will attend his 7th consecutive NFL Draft, so starting Wednesday, it will be all NFL Draft until the following Monday.
Oh. Follow Zennie62 on Twitter for a good time!
Did I say that already?
Happy Easter, Good Friday, and Earth Day!
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