Back Again!
April 21, 2009
Well! Well! Well! It has certainly been a very long time since I have submitted on the site. I am sure you all may have be wondering where the hell I been. Well just simple and plain, I NEEDED A DAMN BREAK! Lol. Yeah your boy CB aka Lou Alcindor got kind of burned out as far as writing is concerened. But alot has been going on since my last submission. I have been reinvented and I feel like a new man. I am happy to say that the year of 2009 thus far has been very good to me. I see alot of good things coming my way. It all started with the New Year. Normally during this time I am somewhere partying drunk out of my mind but this year me and my good buddy TCJ Fresh went to church. Yeah you got it right, we brought in the New Year with God and some good people. **Shot out to First Church of God in Inglewood Cali.** I am happy to say that I have been blessed with a new job since the start of the year, which has also kept me away from writing. You may be wondering what happened to my basketball ambitions? Nothing at all, it is still my passion and I hope that opportunities will open up for me this coming summer. We will see! But until then I am going to keep my day job because it is what pays the bill during these economic times. You will be proud to know that I partcipated in the lent season with my church. I decided to give up tv, music(all non gospel),partying, drinking, junk food,sex(not suppose to have it outside of marriage anyway according to the word) and fried chicken. I started on March 1st and it ended April 12th. And needless to say this period was full of trials and tribulations. There were times were I wanted to just break down and leave the fast. See I decided to do a fast at a crucial point in basketball season. The NBA games around this time of the year begin to heat up as team start playing for good positioning in the playoffs. And of course college basketball has its March Madness in route to the Final Four and National Championship. For the first time I could remember in my entire life I missed watching this sporting event on television. Only thing I know is the North Carolina Tarheels won the title. I have no clue the journey they went through to get the title. And I will not even tell you how oblivious I am to what is going on in the NBA but as long as my Lakers are winning I am straight.
During this period since I was not watching tv at all I spent alot of time reading and in prayer. Of course I read my bible but I also have been reading this amazing book many of you are probally are familiar with called The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. This is an amazing life changing book. This book has and is still is revealing alot to me about myself. Its obvious where the book wants to take the reader just based off the title alone. I now better understand the meaning of my life and have gotten some answers on my purpose. I am going to focus more on living like Christ and being good to others. That does not mean I am going to be holier than thou, I am flesh I will make mistakes. But my goal is to make some type of improvement every step of the way. The dopest part of my spiritual journey was the last week. I decided the last seven days of my fast would be spent praying for others and not at all for myself. So I took the liberty of writing down every single person I was close to, friends with, and family members. I went down my list and just said special prayers for each individual.
I know that God used me in this fast because it made my prayers more powerful and I know he will bless others through my prayer. Now that this fast is over I can 
honestly say my prayer life is much improved and my faith has been made strong. I have also been led with an idea for a tattoo, yall tell me what you think. I plan to get on my back a huge scene of Jesus on the cross. I really want the artist to capture the emotion of him on the cross and the whole mood. I have a certain way I think Jesus looks and I am hoping the artist also captures my description of a Jesus with a head of wool, lean with a defined body, and shabby beard. I also want the nails in his hand and feet two be very graphic including the blood, as well as the thorn crown placed on his head. Also in the scene will be the two men who were crucified along with Jesus. So if you can picture in your head what I am describing then let me know what you think. And also if you could add your ideas to it as well that would be great. If there are any artist following the site, feel free to send in your ideas and sketches.
I obviously have missed writing for The Concrete Journal, rest assure we are back in full force. We will be a forced to be reckoned with from now until forever. Stay tuned because we have alot of good things lined up for the near future. Be sure to follow me on twitter.com/loualcindor and myspace.com/mrchadbell. Peace and blessings!
Link Love aka Blog Drops on a Saturday night
January 4, 2009
Im up late on a Saturday night/Sunday Morning, and really should be in bed. But im dedicated, (not dedicated enough to drop a full post) so i give you the blogsphere on a saturday night.
COMEDY! | Kanye West – I Need Some New Beats ft/ Jay-Z, Jadakiss and Common
What happened to the sanctity of love?
Lil’ Kim wants to expose something (other than her boobs)…..
Coffee Hour: What Do You Want In A Man??!!
Cool Politics: Obama JAN 3rd ADDRESS to the PEOPLE
Music Update – January 3, 2008
Jay Z – Changing U.S money for Euros
Showin the Blog world Link Love …
November 23, 2008
That reccession leaves some to find alternatives to make a living | As US Economy Falls, Women Flock To Bunny Ranch For Work
The Price of P*ssy Has Plummeted
Classic MC Breed | MC Breed ft. Tupac – I Gotta Get Mine (Classic)
THAT’s SASHA TO YOU…
Check Em Out | Sites We Love and we think you should Love Em Too
October 8, 2008
A few sites we at TCJ endorse. We love them and think you should too.
PrepJerks.com
More than just our neighbors, they are fellow WHS (westchester high school) Alumni. We share the same comet pride as Trevor Ariza, and Brandon Heath of the Lakers, Hassan Adams of the Raptors, Amir Johnson of the Pistons, and Gabe Pruitt of the Celtics. Along with Nia Long, and Ken Norton Jr. A dope site with all the potential in the world. Love the colors and the accessories.
Stuff Fly People Like
Im sure the avid and seasoned blog surfer knows about SFPL, if not, introduce yourself. If you consider yourself fly and up on fashion, this site is your best friend.
_Hello Stranger_
Another neighboring site, about everything entertainment and everything Los Angeles. I definitely check this site daily. Even if you’re not from L.A. if you ever plan on visiting make sure you keep this one in your bookmarks. Remember B.I.G. said “Cali, great place to visit”
and lastly
DJRyB.com
A great all around blog, similar to your favorite blog TCJ (we know, we know, you dont have to tell us, we already know we’re your favorite). Definitely has the “love lockdown” video up.
aaaannnndddd, the last of the “check em out” blogs, My “managers” blog the78msJ’s
A B.P.Y.T’s Life
You can beat her humor and sarcasm. I check her blog out frequently, it keeps a smile a grin similar to the joker’s on my face. With post titles like: LET’S MAKE A DEAL MY CAUCASIAN PERSUASIONS, how can you not laugh?
Tuesday nite/Wednesday Morning Blog drop
September 24, 2008
Good Nite! Although i am hungry. Might have a bite to eat before bed, which aint the smartest thing to do, but hell im young… Before i do that, i got some links for yall to check out. Shouts to my peoples Tae Beast, Congrats on getting the album done (if yall dont know Tae Beast – The Champions) anyways….
5 Things I’ve Learned From Pimps
Rappers and their chains
Raphael Sadiq – The Way I See It
We LIKE: Alife Fall 2008 Sneaker Releases
“NOTORIOUS” MOVIE TRAILER
Vote for Tha Ones @ www.urb.com
BlackBerry Javelin Gets Reviewed
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