Shows I'll be at and featuring in, appearing at in and Bridgeport, CT bound

Peace TCM Family.

On to the matters at hand got a few appearances coming up and your support would greatly be appreciated (including attendance). And please bring friends to help support the arts. This is partly how I'm making $$ to help pay my past due tuition bills as well. (no pressure. Jus saying) I'll give you the best of me on stage with a mic. If you give me the best of you with attendance and interaction. Deal...? *puts out hand for shake* Deal. Cool. B-)

Oh. And one minor detail as far as my book project is concerned. I've come to the decision, via the suggestion of a friend. To instead of the 5 chapter chap book as a whole, to release each chapter in parts. So over the course of 5 months (consecutively) I'll unlock each "chamber" so to speak. In big part due to financial reasons. Will supply details on the first one when available.

Oct. 21st, 2010 (Thursday)

MIC2SOUL!

NU|REVEALED™ Photography and Creative Studio

1211 Main st.

Bridgeport, CT 06604

Hosted by CT Spoken word artist, TABU

starts @9pm-1am

Cover: $5

Age limit: 21+

Feature Performance

for more info:

MIC2SOUL@GMAIL.COM or call (203) 903-4856

event link:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116537275071617

Oct. 28th, 2010 (Thursday)

I'll also make an appearance at this show

come through if you free. My girl Tabu is feat.

"THE BURLESQUE MASQUERADE BALL"

THURS. OCT. 28TH

@ KATRA Lounge

217 Bowery st.

New York, NY 10003

Venue #:212-473-3113

I'll also make an appearance at this show

A NITE OF SPOKEN WORD , EROTIC POETRY, PERFORMANCE , & MUCH MORE...

FEATURING MS.TABU , COCOA FOXX, LA GODESSA, & D-BLACK

Contact Stacey Griffin FMI:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000679446153

Feat. Performance in CT

Winter 2011

Details: TBA

Also, This month is my reborn day month. And I turn 27 on the 27th. I'm not sure what I'm gone do or where I'm gone do it this year. But, If you can find it in your heart to hook me up with something...I am registered at amazon.com and do have a wish list. :)

http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/1CUZM5SU4OCCK

And as always for any more info about shows coming up or to just holla get at me with email associated with the group .

Also visit these sites:

http://myspace.com/honestabeizdtruth

http://www.reverbnation.com/dtruthspeaks

http://www.honestabe4u.blogspot.com

http://www.youtube.com/abestube

http://www.twitter.com/t_izhonestabe

Dtruth has spoken....thank you for listening.

-Honest Abe

Almost there...and new CT show added

So, these places are where you can find me next as I plan get an official tour started going into 2011. My Book & CD should and will be ready b4 years end. I hope all is well and if time and/or $$ persists, you can come and support a brother.

Sept. 16th, 2010. (Thursday)

Lyrical Riot

Feat. performance

Liquids and Eats Cafe

118 S. Warren st.

Trenton, NJ

8pm-11pm

Cover: $5(for Liquidsandeats.com mem.) $7 for non-members

DATE AND VENUE CHANGE:

Sept. 17th (Friday)

Extraordinary Words

Feat. Performance

Uncle Mikes Restaurant and Lounge

57 Murry st. (Bet. W. Broadway & Church)

New York, NY

8pm-10pm

FMI: Werdsmannyc@gmail.com

Sept. 30th (Thursday)

"Voice for Haiti"( a spoken word-performance event put together by the Haitian American Student Association)

Feature performance

Brooklyn College Student Center

Campus Road &amp East 27th Street
Brooklyn, NY US

7pm-10p

Free Food!

New CT show added (Oct. 21st)

MIC2SOUL!

Pearl Lounge

169 East st.

New Haven, CT 06511

Hosted by CT Spoken word artist, TABU

starts @9pm-1am

Feature Performance

for more info:

MIC2SOUL@YAHOO.COM

Feat. Performance in CT

Early Winter 2011

Details: TBA

And as always for any more info about shows coming up or to just holla get at me with email associated with the group .

Also visit these sites:

www.myspace.com/honestabeizdtruth

www.facebook.com/dtruthspeaks

www.reverbnation.com/dtruthspeaks

www.youtube.com/abestube

www.twitter.com/t_izhonestabe

Dtruth has spoken....thank you for listening.

-Honest Abe

The Top 10 reasons you shouldn't talk about how long someone takes in the bathroom (especially when they can hear you outside the door)

1. You should know better and...shut the F' up.

2. Do you got next...? If so, learn some damn patience!! especially if you just gotta pee!! Hold it damn it! And if you gotta weak bladder, and you a dude...get your stuff checked Mofo!

3. Do you even care...? I mean, how would you feel if someone did that to you or a relative of yours in a public place...? not so justifyable.

4.Who the hell are you to judge...? So it only took you what...5...10 mins. to bless the bowl and you were done. Just like that. You didn't take that long. So, what,now you want a f'n medal...?!

5. Did it ever occur to you that its not a smart idea to talk about this person doing they

do..do...especially when they can hear your ass right outside the damn door?! Numb nuts.

6. When was there a time limit put on how long a man/woman's bowel movements should last...? So you the parceling God I see.

7. I should leave the door open a little just out of spite to give you something to complain about.

8. I'm surprised you can't do nothing better with your time beside talk trash while someone is taking a Dukie...I don't know.....unless there is its the only toilet occupied and you have no choice but to...whats that word again..? Oh yea, WAIT!!

9. You have no idea what this person ate. Coulda been lasagna, with extra cheese, for lunch and beef stew for dinner, not to mention maybe bacon and eggs for breakfast. So this indivisual s could be really, UNLOADING something awful in that bowl.(a.k.a having the "Bubble Guts") So I dare you to go in there and try to get them off of there, with all your friggin complaining. I swear, I swear...you will regret it!!

10. If it was me, that you were talking about. And I know you and I know your voice. The next time I was in a room or vehicle alone with you....I'd lock all the doors. Make sure the AC is turned off. Any fans too if around. Close and lock all windows. And while in there with you, I'd say, "Remember that time you were talking about someone stinking up the place in the bathroom; and you didn't know or think they could hear you...? Well, that someone was, me!! And I heard every word you said." Then next, strap or tie you to a chair; cause I knew my bubble guts was coming because I chose what I ate, just for this moment...go right near your face and unleash, "THE SILENCER". Just let it marinate and engulf the room. While sticking around just to watch you suffer. And hey, I can stand the stench of my own stink.

Question is, can you....? LMAO!!!

Worse Case Scenario (wrong place, wrong time)

This afternoon, after dozing off late this morning. I had a dream. One of the worse case scenarios I'd never imagine being caught up in. Pissed me off and freaked me out at the same time!! Now, I'm type this from memory because I literally just awoke from it. So forgive me if the details are a little sketchy.

Was roaming outside. Its was either mid morn or early afternoon, I think.

Minding my own business. I believe I was somewhere in downtown Brooklyn or Mid town Manhattan. Felt like I was in BK....but anyway. Happened to walk near this thrift/dept. type discount store. And decided to go inside. WRONG MOVE. while I was window shopping/scouting anything I may want to buy on this visit, I noticed a brother in a wheel chair. Apparently crippled, key word, "apparently". With at least one female and a few other dudes around them. Chilling close to the entrance. When I was done perusing the store and decided nothing was worth purchasing today. Was on my way out. accidentally bumped into dude in the wheel chair, coming out the exit/entrance. He threatened me. (Don't recall what he said)

To some aspect, I apologized before things got heated, said it was my fault and was about to head on bout my business. When little did I know, these MoFo's had the police after them!! Because a shit load of patrol cars and vans started to flood this area. Immediately after that incident. And these individuals started to scatter like roaches in my apt. when the lights cut on. Remember when I told you the key word about the brother in the wheel chair, apparently crippled....well, as if the healing touch of God was set upon him, he got up out that chair, gunning it down the block like a bat out of hell!! I decided to started to rush my in a separate direction also. out of dodge of 5-O, (I think that term is still used to describe them now a days, anyway) cause you know in the hood, you guilty by suspicion and association. Despite how brief my convo was with that supposedly paraplegic brother, if they saw me talking to dude, they'd think I was with them. And what do you know, they started pursuit of me while I was hustling off.

I decided to keep it moving. Even though I knew I was innocent. Started having flash backs of the Chamillionaire video/track, "Hip hop Police". Knowing if they caught me, they would have a lot of questions I wouldn't, didn't and couldn't supply answers too. So I manage to find another store or storage area around town to lay low for a while. Little did I know after roaming in the back, around a lot of people, peeked outside the widow...only to already see two uniforms waiting outside. And noticed one had creped up in the area I was. I managed to slip my way out the spot. But guess what, not only to run into the same, fake cripple from the discount store earlier and his crew, but also the same uniformed cops that where in chase of all of us!! I said out loud with out hesitation , while being cuffed, "Ain't this bout a mother fucker!!"

Thinking to myself on the way and upon my arrival at the station, "How the fuck did I get caught up in this Bullshit today...?" Now at the station, was being roughed into the scanning and finger printing area, by this big ass (enter derogatory racial obscenity word here) that was all up on me!! grabbing on me. Taking my coat off when I was already starting to. Felt me up and shit, some was I felt was improper...and suspect....I was pleading my case of having nothing to do with those other hoodlums. But it fell on deaf ears. I felt like I was fucked either way, so I swung on his ass. And made contact. But before the dream took another turn for the worse, in my case....I woke up.

This was also another case when keeping it real goes wrong!! Damn!!

RL Tha Gifted Album now available on CD baby

Peace my people. Just thought I'd let you know, I did an album review a few months back, for a fellow artist in words & Knowledge named RL tha Gifted 1's: Ambassador. I posted it in my blog as a special posting. This is my first critic on another artist album. If you guys dig it and want me to do more, I may consider making Tuesdays my an album review day for artist of not just spoken word poetry. But for other genres too. Lemme know.

http://honestabe4u.blogspot.com/2010/05/honest-thoughts-special-edition.html (The album review)

And if you wanna cop the album online, its officially available now at

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/RLthaGifted1 (for $10 Mp3 download)

The Abstract Messiah, his previous release is also available for sale there.

Back 2 Brooklyn Saturday and what else that has been going on.

First things first, Just a heads up, that this Saturday, July 10th. I make my return feat. at a Brooklyn Venue( in general/period) Which is rare for me. A new spot to me, which I look forward to gracing the mic and stage for a good cause.

More words for Haiti (Fundraising event)

Brooklyn Exposure

1401 Bedford ave. (Bet. St. Marks pl & Prospect Pl.)

Brooklyn, NY

Time: 3pm-8pm (Doors open @ 2:30pm)

Cover: $5 Donations

As for what else has been gong on....

I just finished doing an online interview last night. Which I updated everyone on my progress of recent projects, where I stand on how I see the future of spoken word and such. Click the link below if you wish to listen. (My interview starts around the 60 min. mark/9pm when I called in.)

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/agsupreme/2010/07/08/supreme-entertainment

Other than that, still been looking for new employment. Which I need to drag my feet less on and get on the good foot about asap. Looking towards having my own spot around early-mid 2011. So I gotta a lot of work to put in for that to happen. I'm on a mission to extinct any debt and financial woes plaguing me, with no time to waste. So, I'm not going to continue to describe how, but like Nike...just do it! None the less, while thats a work in progress...I'll make sure to keep everyone abreast of other dealings as I go along. Giving you the best of me into the new year ahead.

Peace, positivity and prosperity to you.

-"Honest" Abraham Benjamin

http://www.reverbnation.com/dtruthspeaks

http://www.facebook.com/dtruthspeaks

http://www.twitter.com/t_izhonestabe

http://www.myspace.com/honestabeizdtruth

Summer, summer, summer time....Bloomfield, NJ tonight, Queens Sunday Updated schedule and Projects Progress

My brothers & sisters in Knowledge,

I hope your fathers day weekend has been blessed and the lord is shining his light,

on during your darkest hrs. as needed.

And that today brings you new, satisfying blessings ahead. Welcome to official start of summer!

WHATS BEEN HAPPENING...

You may or might have known, but like most of us, I'm still going through my own personal Trials & Tribulations/

Over the past 6 months now, here and there, I've had and discovered some revelations, realizations and renovations,

about myself. Which I'll go into more detail at a later time.

REMINDER!

If your visiting in or around NJ, Tonight. Mon. June 21st I'll be competing again, culminate enough pts. for spot on the MMAC NJ Slam team for 2011. In the underground Poetry Slam. Feat. will be J-Skillz & Rob Hylton.

9pm. Doors @ 8pm. In the MMAC Theatre, 562 Bloomfield ave, Bloomfield, NJ. For more info click on event site link below for cover and other details.

(If you know any poets in the tristate area or even abroad, willing to trek over and slam, pass this along. There is also a $$ prize for the winner of slam. But if you a poet and you slam and win, won't get much prize money, if not

many people show. So spread the word to ya Jersey and tristate peeps!)

This Sun. June 27th 2010

Free Da Mic (Revolutionary open mic)

AFRIKAN POETRY THEATRE 176-03 Jamaica AveQueens, NY 11432 Phone: 347- 256-4844

Feat. performance by: Honest Abe and some of the best underground artist in hip hop, spoken word and R & B today! Cover: $7, $5 if wearing RBG (Red, Black & Green) Open mic starts @ 7pm. Doors and sign up @ 6:30pm. F train to 179th get you pretty close.

NEW SHOW ADDED!

Next month, July 10th. I'll be featuring at Words for Haiti pt. 2. This time instead of in Philly, it will be here in Brooklyn, NY. So if you been waiting for me to finally come back to featuring in my own stomping grounds, again. I expect you to come through if possible. Its rare that I do feat. in BK. I've only done so bout 4 times ever, to my recollection.

Click the site link below for more info.

This Woman (HER Ancestor freedom aura) Possibly one of my new personal fav. poems to perform. :)

www.youtube.com/watch

Again, my book will be official in due time. (Unlocked thoughts of a Prophet's temple)

Summer 2010 (Either July 27/but more likely early Aug. There have been unexpected delays I could, but didn't and couldn't, out of my control. Sooner or later than perspective dates pending my momentum.

Will pin down a exact as soon as its closer to completion. (no, I'm not rushing it. But if things go mad smooth it will be ready during this summer season.

And my CD got some production kinks to work out before I set a date for an official release date/party in the future.

More info to come on both.) Either this or my next CD, God willing, will be released around my born day in October.

Oh. and if you aren't a part of my only and official facebook group, please join.

www.facebook.com/group.php

Peace, productivity & prosperity. Stay blessed & elevated. B-)

-Honest Abe

http://www.reverbnation.com/dtruthspeaks