First Blog with props to Don Roberto

Ok, here goes my first blog post! But what to say...?

Well, for starters I'll talk about the title. It's something that an old family friend (more like an uncle) used to say every time he visited. Robert Eason basically grew up with my parents, having known them each separately while they were all in their teens.

He and his twin brother (both Black) were always hanging out with the Puerto Ricans, dancing at the clubs and falling for the women. Somewhere along the way they even managed to think of themselves as Puerto Rican without learning a lick of Spanish the whole time. In fact, he would even refer to himself as "Don Roberto" on the intercom whenever he visited.

Don Roberto passed away several years ago but I can still hear him yelling his signature greeting, "What it look like?!" whenever I think of him. To get the proper sense of how he said it, think of J.J. from Good Times. Yeah, it sounded just like that...

Since the title can easily refer to all things visual, I figured that it might be fitting for a blog that will (hopefully) have lots of artwork to show. Don Roberto, if you can hear this, always know that the family loves you and misses you dearly.

Peace!