Kick up the Bass

This week I’m kicking it with another friend of mine Kenny Spear. Mr. Spear is a local recording artist that comes from my hometown of Detroit. He is multi-talented with the ability to play piano and acoustic guitar while singing, rapping, and beat boxing.  This born prodigy has been composing music since he was six years old. You can currently find Kenny either at Wayne State’s School of Preforming Arts or preforming at 526 Piano Bar in Royal Oak, Michigan. He has a huge event coming  at Macomb Music Theatre with a crazy story that brought it all together.

Before I tell you that crazy story let me tell you about the event. The event is called The Detroit Super Vine, its going to be held this coming Friday, January 31, 2014 at The Macomb Music Theatre, Doors open at 6:30pm. The Macomb Music Theatre is located at 31 N. Walnut Street Mt. Clemens, MI 48043. Kenny Spear, Ryan Figlioli, and Andre Drummond will host this event. Yes , that’s right I said the Detroit Pistons own  Andre Drummond.

About two months ago Kenny started a Vine. Vine is a social media app where people can create and share six second looping videos. In the last two months he has acquired over 12,000 followers. In that time Kenny came across what Vine calls Freestyle-Friday where he seen a video posted by Andre Drummond. Kenny then made his own Freestyle-Friday video and tagged Andre Drummond in it.  After a little back and forth the two begun following each other on both Vine And Twitter. This friendship gave Kenny the idea to start a campaign to get Andre voted in to the NBA All-Star Game. His plan was to create a music video/rap song that would highlight all of Andre’s talents on the basketball court. The video then lead to multiple Vines asking for everyone’s vote. This friendship, the video, and all the Vines also gave Andre an idea, his idea was Detroit Super Vine.  

Links:

Video that started it all: Andre Drummond 2014 All-Star

Facebook: Kenny Spear - Ryan Figlioli - Andre Drummond - Macomb Music Theatre - 526 - Wayne State University

Twitter: Kenny Spear  - Ryan Figlioli - Andre Drummond - Macomb Music Theatre -

Wayne State University

Website: Detroit Super Vine - Macomb Music Theatre - 526 Piano Bar-

Wayne State University's  School of Preforming Arts - Vine

Really Kicking with Mental Self Defense

This week I was kicking it with someone who is not only one of my very good friends but also my karate instructor Grand Master Bryan “Paz” Pazdzierz. Grand Master Paz is both a highly accomplished martial artist and an IFBB Pro Body Builder. He has trained in martial arts for 32 years, teaching for NAAMA Karate 22 years and has owned his own school for 20 years. He holds many belts including a 1st Degree Black belt in Iaido, a 2^nd Degree Black belt in Jujitsu, a 5^th Degree Black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and a 7^th Degree Black belt in NAAMA Karate.

When I told Grand Master Paz that I was writing this blog about people that I “kick it with” he said he was in. Then I asked him what he would like to share with the world. His response was “Safety and Security.” He told me the first question everyone asks him, is how can I stop someone from harming/robing me? His answer to that question was “first of all it takes three points for a crime to happen, a criminal, a victim, and an opportunity. So the best defense anyone could have is mental self-defense.”  As a fighter studies other fighters so he can be prepared for battle, people must study life so they are prepared for anything.

The idea of mental self-defense is made up of two key elements, common sense and awareness. The common sense element of mental self-defense is exactly that common sense. Park in well lite areas, walk in groups, don’t leave alone, and have a back-up plan. The awareness element of mental self-defense tells you to be aware of your surroundings, the people around you, the route your taking, the cars around you and so on. When you have both awareness and common sense you take away the criminals opportunity.  One stat Grand Master Paz really wanted me to share with everyone is if you have the ability to run two city blocks you can avoid around 75% of attacks.

If you would like to learn more about mental self-defense, NAAMA Karate or Grand Master Bryan “Paz” Pazdzierz please go to one of the links below.

Facebook: Grand Master Paz  -  NAAMA Karate

Twitter: @PAZMAN202

Website: Grand Master Paz  - NAAMA Karate

Kicking it Today

On Thursday January 16, Andiamo Sterling Heights was graced with the presence of Trey Burke. Alfonso Clark "Trey" Burke III was a superstar at the University of Michigan before being drafted in the 9^th slot by Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2013 NBA Draft and then they immediately traded him to the Jazz.

At about 9:30pm I received a phone call from Joe Vicari’s Andiamo Italian Steak House. They told me that Mr. Burke was there but they were already closed and unable to serve him. Even though we were about to close at 10pm I told them to send him over and we would be glad to take care of him. I told them to inform Mr. Burke that road conditions are very bad, so take his time and I would stay open for him.

Mr. Burke arrived at my location around 10:30pm a half hour after we had closed. I let him in and sat him at a beautiful table. After he sat down I asked him what had brought him to Andiamo. He told me that he was in town to play the Detroit Pistons on Friday the 17^th, but he had been at an autograph signing all day inside Lakeside Mall. The owner of the sports store that he was signing autographs at told him the best place around to eat was Andiamo and he had to try their food before he left back to Utah. After dinner I thanked him for dinning here at Andiamo, wished him luck in his game against the Pistons, and in his career that was ahead of him.

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