Focus:LBK Show SE1 EP17 Happy New Year LBK!

We have a great show for ya’ll today LBK! Our other Brother Mike joins Robert and Kham in studio, and we discuss everything from Mae Simmons Pool Being demolished, to an unsung hero of early East Lubbock who’s pictures speak volumes about how things were back in the 1950’s.What's Going OnOut and AboutWe discuss the fact that Mae Simmons Pool is Gone, but Splash Pads are under construction at Rodgers. We also attended a Pop Up Boutique at a home over off 34th and Marsha Sharp. We then riff on what this means and shows about Lubbock and Lubbockites.What You Bumpin’?We discuss homemade music today. Robert wrote and recorded this song “Breaking Our Conditioning” back in 2010 while stationed in Monterey, California. The Crew breaks down some of the lyrics and talk music production.Words from the Elders:They say a picture is worth many hundreds of words, and that must be true, because Eugene Roquemore’s pictures spark quite a conversation. His pictures show very interesting and uplifting aspects of life in East Lubbock during the 1950s.Roquemore was a community and commercial photographer in East Lubbock for over 30 years, and is yet another unsung hero. We discuss some of his work today, and talk about an upcoming mini-bio film we are producing for Black History Month.Down the Prairie Dog HoleIn the paid section of the show, we discuss amortization, which is a fairly hot topic both in the community and in the halls of power. Many people are eager to use the process of amortization to force the removal of several eyesores and polluters from East Lubbock.However, there are two sides to every story. George Washington cautioned us that government, like fire, was “a dangerous servant and a fearful master”.Amortization, like any other tool we put into the hands of elected officials can be misused, even to the point of harming the very people it was supposed to help.We discuss a case in Dallas that seems to serve as a cautionary tale for those in favor of Amortization.We also discuss things that we are concerned about as we look forward to 2024. These are not really predictions, but possibilities if current trends continue, including: the war in Israel expanding into WWIII, bringing back covid19 and related restrictions, plus increasing economic hardship for everyday people.Thank you for reading Focus LBK. If you enjoyed this post, please share it and help us grow. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.focuslbk.show