#kramden

[danteross]

Thinking about you Gamble. Rest easy love you my brother🙏🏼 #JohnGamble #SD50 #StimulatedDummies #Rate5 #Kramden https://www.instagram.com/p/CGyOZ0vgR7o/?igshid=mc4qlfkl2b72

[danteross]

With great remorse I share the news that my musical partner, friend and brother John Gamble 1 of the 3 Stimulated Dummies has returned to the essence. I am deeply saddened by this unexpected turn of events. I ask that you say a prayer for his spirit in hopes that in passing, his soul is granted the eternal peace he deserves. John was a kind and compassionate man. Talented more than he knew. He would give a friend the shirt off his back to his own detriment. Not sure he ever knew how much we all loved him. We will miss him greatly. You’re with brother Geeby and your father now my old friend. Till we meet on the other side, know that I loved our partnership, the good and the bad, the highs and the lows. It is a important part of who I am. We were truly Yin Yang. Together we scaled great heights. Without you, none of it would have been possible. Your talent helped me execute my musical visions and together we got to realize so many of our dreams including winning a Grammy with brother @ogeverlast for producing Carlos Santana. I will always treasure your being the most, above all the things we accomplished in our 15+ year partnership. Our bond was as complex and as deep as any I have ever had with anyone on this earth. I will forever celebrate you. Rest In Power brother John Gamble. #Kramden #Gamz #Plates #SD50 #StimulatedDummies #WhiteyFord #Rate5 #Geeby #Gamble #DR #LastDummyStanding (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGe4obBggAD/?igshid=ioekc8ukx0zb

[sickhumor]

One of these days, Alice POW!

[freshlywest]

Not for Prophets

In June, at the 1st annual Cisco Volunteer Fair, I had the privilege to help present Cisco's corporate approach to giving to a group of 20+ area non-profits. I then led a panel discussion with a group of my peers. We offered insight into how non-profits can engage and utilize the unique talents us Gen Y kids bring to the table (but sometimes hide under it).

"Hmm, I could use this to get a leg up on the competition..."

Today, I took advantage of an afternoon opportunity to help out at The Kramden Institute. Their organization had a memorable booth at the aforementioned volunteer fair, and I was intrigued by their mission. What do they do? They turn tossed computers into asphalt; paving a road for students in need to drive toward educational success.

My palamander Luke and I set up the event to cross-pollinate two of Cisco's resource groups: the Early in Career Network (Gen Y) and GBLT&A (Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian, Transgender, Asexual) or (Gay, Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato & Avocado). We tackled broken monitors, a mouse nest, dusty keyboards, and crusty circuitry with a fervor only possible after 5 PM on a workday. We weren't afraid to ask the tough questions, like "Why are we cleaning these mice without giving them a little plug love and testing their metal a little?" I was amazed at the streamlined operation they have set up, and I did my best not to let my big mouth get in the way.

On the way out, I read a letter by a girl from Colorado who'd typed Kramden a letter, telling them about all the massive, impossible things she was going to accomplish with her new desktop. Here's hoping she moves mountains.

Yeah, I'm a mountain and I'm live-streaming right now.