I had the opportunity to be in the company of a few game changers. First off, I was able to be in the company of one of my favorite game changers. To me it was a one of a kind opportunity, to see and meet up with a few people who made the Detroit name a better place. I saw an opportunity to go where a few movers and shakers among Detroit's movers and shakers. It was as simple as sending an email. I got the email and sent it back in less than a minute flat. I immediately started thinking, my mind began to race. Was it this easy? Was this all that I had to do? I got excited once I got the return email. Did I have to do anything for this opportunity? Was there a trick to it? Hmm, I began to think.
However I just let things go, I had an opportunity to see and meet with not only a few of the top names of Detroit. Maybe I could get a few pointers from the people who has gotten to where I want to be. Once I got the confirmation email, I was too excited. I could hardly contain my excitement as I planned for the next day. This would be the day that I get to see and hopefully meet one of my favorite people on the world, Mr Mack Wilds.
See I had been a fan Mack Wilds for a number of years, actually since he was a teen starring in one of my favorite shows, The Wire. I had a certain kinda love for him. I had admired him a lot. I was kinda an introvert and didn't haven't had the confidence to allow myself be me. I followed Mack, known to me then as Tristan Wilds on Instagram. After The Wire stopped I continued to follow him without giving it a second thought.
One day while on Instagram I saw a post of his. Now I had became a fan of his acting and had continued to watch the movies that he was in. On Instagram he was talking about him having new music. I said to myself, "Now he has became a rapper, Okay, I wonder what he sounds like" The post had a red cassette tape and the name of the record was New York A Love Story.
I had never heard of him rapping but he said that people could find his music on YouTube. Instantly, I go to YouTube to see what he sounded like, check him out. Only once I started listening to his music, I was pleasantly surprised. He has a very pleasant voice and he was singing and that made me smile. I liked his voice for the music he was creating.
After found his music, I found him on Twitter. I began to tell him how much I liked him. He once was a model for Rocawear brand. He did a commercial where he said He will not lose. He said he would not allow himself to give up on anything. Those words will forever resonate with me. I can appreciate the person that he is. So for me to even be in the same place that he will be makes me feel on top of the world.
The day came and the time approached for me to see the person that I had been waiting to see in person. He was so cool. I speak to him on Twitter often and I hoped he would realize who I was. But then again he had millions of fans. And who was I? Just an adoring fan. The event was so fucking dope, there were so many people that I could learn from.
At the end of the event, once it, was over I was determined to take a picture with one of my favorite people on earth. I was waiting allowing others to go ahead of me, I was slightly nervous but ready. He saw how patient I had been asked me was I ready for my picture, of course I was but couldn't get the camera together on my phone to take the picture. He grabbed the phone and snapped 2 pictures. I am and will be forever grateful.
