July 3rd is Tonya aka “The Food Griot’s” aka T. HOP!’s Birthday TODAY!! …
Part 1 of this Post: Shameless Plug today of all days to Help Keep this TFG Platform Happy & Healthy…
Thanks to well-functioning technology, there are countless creative ways to say “🎶 Happy Birthday to me/TFG 🎵” Today: you could sign up to be part of my Patreon community (which is a total win-win because that way YOU get a lot of gifts too!); …. OR you might wanna show some love in the TFG Tip Jar 🫙 — OR go all out on PayPal if you think the tip route is chump change (…it’s all good!)….
OR you could provide some good old-fashioned feedback or input — Endorsements, gig referrals and such are warmly welcomed too ). You picking up on a theme here? That’s right, there are countless ways you can continue to help support the work I know you love and appreciate so much as much as I love and appreciated the opportunity to do and deliver it. Work that focuses on serving up real history in creatively engaging ways in spite of the fact that many ‘powers that be’ prefer such information to remain hidden (in order to sustain their perceived power status I suppose). Work quite frankly that is grossly underfunded and thereby literally undervalued, yet requires the resources that all work requires: time as well as technical and administrative needs and all the costs and increasing expenses relevant to doing any kind of business. Today seemed like a good day to convey this, but also beyond my birthday you’ll find myriad ways to stay connected and support in whatever way you can via my TFG Linktree.
Part 2 of this Post: Newsflash for nearby friends & fam re: my 3 part partay that starts in the park!
Are You In or Near NYC TODAY? Come Celebrate with me in BROOKLYN in Real Life!
I’m so grateful for our connections, for your unswerving support, for our creative collaborations and all the awesome continue-ings of amazing conversations! Heartfelt thanks for all a that (and as I ask each year pls do send me a smoke signal if you’ll be in NYC on July 3rd so I can say so in person. Key word: garden party ;) + THIS. YEAR I’m adding on a ‘progressive party’ element with a Park Slope ‘pub’ crawl of sorts down 5th Ave Park Slope (deemed the “Coolest Street in NYC” by Time Out Magazine! 🙌🏾🙌🏾) Direct message me for details on the spots we’ll be stopping in from 8pm - 10pm (after the garden party gathering part betw 6-8pm ) For the pub crawl part we’ll be stopping at 3 specific places very close by all along 5th ave between 3rd and 11th Streets (with an ETA arrival at the third and last place at or circa 9:30pm) So if you’re in town and free to swing by for any or ALL of this Park Slope based Progressive Party, I’d love ta raise a glass together…Text or WhatsApp me if you have my number and if not Please Use my ‘sign up’ form to RSVP so I can let the three establishments know how many folks to expect…
Stay(ing) Tuned,
Tonya