Just Roll Tape

Well, what else can you say?  The Boyz have been around a long long time.  Mostly on the good side of 'around' fortunately.  They've seen and done a lot.  But every now and then they surprise even themselves when it comes to unique and unfiltered observations of life's content.  And on those occasions when they decide to let all that nonsense dribble out of them and actually capture it to share wi...

Another Hamlin Boyz 'Long Play' audio adventure began mid-day mid-week bookended by heavy snowfall in southwest Chicago.  Once inside the Homan Studios, the Boyz wasted no time in getting down to business. Thanks to a genius engineer and creative producer, the tape began to roll and so did the Boyz. Mix in some potable adult beverages along the way and an elongated in-studio visit from their long-...

Two riders were approaching and the wind began to howl. They loitered and imbibed in the alley just outside the Homan Recording Studios in Southwest Chicago for a considerable period of time before finally entering and sitting down for a 'Long Play' audio adventure.  TWO RIDERS - THE HAMLIN BOYZ LP 1.  Swaddle Incorporated (Give Me Your Love) 2.  Call Me 3.  The Clapper (You Gotta See The Show - I...

The world today is occasionally nuts.  If as has been said - IN THE BEGINNING - we actually came from an original beautiful earthly garden vs some kinda BIG bang crawl out of the water thing; we need to get back there.  Life was surely simpler then.  Dominion over the animals.  No clothes are required.  It's always sunny just like in Cleveland. And when you get bored; all of a sudden you find your...

Here's a Chicago Southside Hamlin Boyz roundtable for ya. What if you could create as much money as you want once per day - every day -  and all you have to do is come up with a number - every day.  And poof - there it is.  The potential freedom from ever worrying about money again.  And what if there were only two requirements.  (1) You must create some amount every single day (never missing a da...

Given the pandemic flying environment these days - it was not surprising to run across an article concerning flight attendants and their potential exposure to a high-flying virus.  The airline management had a unique offering for their flight attendants to consider that would supposedly improve their chances of not entering into a relationship with the high-flying virus.  So, how bout this.  Would...

How bout this.  You have before you multiple door or portal options for time travel.  First off, do you even take the opportunity to step back or forward in time?  And if you do, which direction do you go and how far?  You have to stay for a specific period of time and you can return to your original time, but if you are not back at the portal 'on time' you stay where you are forever!   There are...

I once heard it said that oh, well, a young man ain't got nothin' in the world these days.  Have pity on the young man cuz they ain't got nothin' in the world these days. Well, you know in the old days when a young man was a strong man, all the people, they'd step back when a young man walked by.  But you know, nowadays, it's the old man he's got all the money.  And a young man ain't got nothin' i...

How bout this.  You awaken with what feels like the worst hangover you have ever felt.  You're mostly nude in what appears to be desert conditions. You have no wallet.  No phone.  And what woke you up was the sun.  Cuz it's hot.  Damn hot. What do you do?   Chew on that idea a bit with someone sometime and you will find both interesting and frightening considerations come up before you.  Not unlik...

So, not long ago I was feelin a little anxious about things.  A lot of things.  And I thought to myself....maybe I should sit quietly with my hands folded and meditate or self-medicate with one or more substances.  Or, dial-up my dear friend Gino in Brooklyn, New York for a little perspective.  Thank the phone Jesus he was there right when I needed him.  And boy did he bring it.  Thank my lucky st...

Amidst the very unusual times, we are now living in - the phone, FaceTime, Facebook Messenger Portal, Zoom, Google Nest Hub, Google Duo, Skype, and Amazon Echo have all become important tools for helping us get beyond the world's increasing isolation and staying in touch with relationships that we care about.   And every now and then just when I need a pick-me-up conversation to get me out of some...

Whether you have or have ever had a family with kids you have at least probably heard or read about the many diverse stories that come out of that paradigm.  Most often a little crazy, for the most part good, definitely at times a whole lot of fun, or even just plain cute, but sometimes those stories can be a little otherworldly.  The legendary businessman, Joey K is no exception to having experie...

To speak hypothetically means to base a statement on a hypothesis or a proposed situation, sometimes for the sake of reasoning some humorous responses to a hypothetical from another person.  Sometimes maybe even while they are in an altered state?  In simpler terms, it's like saying 'what if' and creating a scenario to support an idea that just might illicit fun or funny dialogue between two or mo...

On June 8th, 1969 a very unique jersey number in Major League Baseball was retired never to be worn again.  The person associated with that number was a once-in-a-lifetime kinda player.  The New York Yankees Mickey Mantle. The Mick.  The Commerce Comet.   As a guy?  Let's just say his life is a fascinating study of human behavior.  So what if you could have spent a day or an evening or both 'Drink...

Every now and then, if you pay attention, life presents nuggets or pearls of experiences you really need to appreciate.  Catching up with old friends you haven't visited with for a long while being one of them.  One very late night as I was heading to the lobby bar of a beautiful music venue in Dallas, Texas I ran into the legendary businessman, Joey K.  It had been a while since we last found our...

Most people are familiar with The 7 Deadly Sins.  Just to review, they are LUST, GLUTTONY, GREED, SLOTH, WRATH, ENVY, and PRIDE.  And they all reside in Sin City.  Now supposedly they aren't the 7 Deadly 'Options' in terms of experiences you can select from.  And, it has been said you are to try and steer clear of these things.  However, how bout this - let's say you have to select at least one (o...

Ah yes.  The freedom to dowhatUwant or saywhatUwant.  How bout this - you have an invincibility potion you can drink one time and get whatever you want or get out of any situation you want.  Would you drink it?  And if so when?  This was the premise for a spirited south-side of Chicago 'happy hour' conversation between the fabled Edward 'eddyEd' and Vince Hamlin Ave Boyz.  What would you do?  Seem...

As I and my brother from another mother were fast approaching the dinner hour one fine day; we got to talking about the idea of the 'Blue Plate Special' that might be on tap for the last meal of someone on death row.  For that matter, what would someone actually choose, what can be chosen and what does that say about them, their crime(s), and the soon-to-be execution of their sentence?  By the tim...

One late spring early summer afternoon, I found myself hanging with a brother from another mother. Vince Hamlin and I go way back.  I mean WAY back.  We were and still are known as The Hamlin Avenue Boyz from the far southwest side deep in the city with broad shoulders.  Chicago.  On this particular afternoon as we swam to the bottom of several Stella Artois 12oz bottles and lit a fire under more...

Everyone can find themselves in interesting conversations sometimes.  Especially, if it involves unique uncensored observations about life's content. It's when you decide to 'capture' some of those conversations and perhaps drizzle them with some inspired tuneage that you can occasionally find gold in them hills.  The kind of gold you want to share.  'Just Roll Tape' on what you capture and you ju...

If you have ever wondered "what if" or "how bout this" when it comes to interesting hypotheticals that come up within your own life and mind or while you are with friends then this is the place for you. Treat yourself to some short snappy thought bubbles brought to you by Artificially Intelligent eddEd. 

I've been to so many places in my life and time.  After more than two decades of fun, funny, and friendly conversation in a variety of places; I'm proud to call the legendary businessman, Joey K, a dear friend of mine.  We've hung out here there and everywhere from Coast-to-Coast and beyond.  Every memory I have (or, that I can recall) of those visits and conversations is worth dancing on.  None m...

One cold February night, I met up with the legendary businessman, Joey K, at a most eclectic music venue in Dallas, Texas.  The Granada Theater..  That night we both experienced a small intimate crowd and a large legend in rock music, Dave Mason.  It was also the first night we decided that recording our conversation might just make for an interesting audio experience.  We were both really feelin...

Have there ever been days where you were just like, 'God, if I could just be someone else'?  You know, your brain, but in a different body with different circumstances.  For us here at Artificially Intelligent it's always been about the reinvention of existing anythings.  So this "how bout this" quick-hit bit was not a stretch in terms of diving in and at least exploring it.  The duality of your m...

"I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, two men are called a law firm, and three or more become a Congress." John Adams  The predominate activity in the courts for generations now is civil litigation.  Who knew we could sue so much. Sometimes over so little.  With each passing year this activity is poised to overtake football and baseball as America's favorite pas...