Dazz

Talking great soul of late. Dazz by Brick. Of course, the song title is a mash up of disco and jazz. Their other hit, “Dusic”, disco music. Another song that feels ageless to me, never sounding dated. Cleveland’s Dazz Band (“Let it Whip”) took their name from this song. We recently had the remaining carcass of The Dazz Band at an art museum Mix.

Here’s the truth. I am beyond fortunate. Almost every single time I go out it is memorable. Part of that is because I put thought into where I go and what I do (as opposed to just going out to go out). Yes, some part of that is me. Part of that is also who I trust or chose to spend time with (trust is very important). This day, May 8, 2026, was a flat dud. What an absolute waste of my time, maybe top ten all time worthless (been out over 1,200 times by now).

I don’t say that because my time means jack shit to anyone but me. Understand, “my time”, in this case, meant about four hours of prep and driving, to have maybe 15 minutes of a worthwhile time. I will go no further, as I am open to the evolution of relationships and wish to spew no ill-will. Nothing was negative or detrimental to who and what I am, it just was worthless. A new friend, who may or may not become a better friend. Maybe I misread things. Who knows, time will tell. It was something, had I known, I would only have done as myself (mitigating the hour plus of prep) and nearby (eliminating the almost two hours of commute).

Oh well, but I did look good even though in the grand scheme of things could not have been more meaningless. Temporarily, made me happy.

When I got home, I saw the news of a gun locking down a local mall. A mall I absolutely would have gone to in lieu of this activity this day. I would have been there, almost for sure, so I guess I can count my blessings. These times as so sad. These events are now commonplace, everyday background music (except when it happens to you).

The song we discussed here does not deserve to be associated with this waste of time. At least I was proud of my presentation for ten minutes…

Everybody go on and dance if you want to
The music makes your body move, well all right
Funky dancing get up, get down, shake your booty
Music makes your body move, well all right

Sorry, every post can’t be Pulitzer-worthy.

Kandi’s Land is evolving as a blog, as it has since it’s been around almost a decade now. As you see here, posts are now principally from our core four (me, Amanda, Gwen and Dee). Many past contributors have fallen by the wayside for one reason or another. Again, “this” for all of us, changes, evolves, shifts. We thank all of our past contributors and always welcome new and/or different voices. That said, I will be cleaning up the blog a bit to be more reflective of what we are now. Nothing significant, more like a light coat of paint, certainly not a teardown remodel. Our Contributors page is now representative of what we are, including updated profiles and links to the deep archive of posts from all of our friends! Check them out, you won’t be disappointed.

You may also have noticed how I am closing posts these days. The photos are also from the archives. I am by no means going anywhere, but I am also not going to go on forever. I want to share the journey I have been on in many varied ways. What I am doing now. What it took to get here. The many wonderful friends I have made but also acknowledging the fleeting nature of these relationships in our community. Because of the nature of our connections here, friends come and go, disappear for no known reason or get pulled back toward their male sides for one reason or another. All I can say is, I am me and you can always count on me to shoot you straight!