Title: Adrian Freestyle Chronicles (Part 3) Creator: McLaurin, Adrian Scott, 1986-2007 Date: 2007 Place: Hampton, Virginia Description: Adrian loved to freestyle. He would often take the video camera I won for the MTV’s Think HIV National Video Blog Contest and record his sessions. […]
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Adrian Freestyle Chronicles (Part 4)
Title: Adrian Freestyle Chronicles (Part 4) Creator: McLaurin, Adrian Scott, 1986-2007 Date: 2007 Place: Hampton, Virginia Description: Adrian loved to freestyle. He would often take the video camera I won for the MTV’s Think HIV National Video Blog Contest and record his sessions. […]
An Ode To Humpbacks
Title: An Ode To Humpbacks Creator: Joseph, Joyce LeeAnn Date: 2007 Place: Hampton, Virginia Description: Adrian loved to freestyle. But, one day I told him that his rhymes were redundant and he needed to switch them up. I challenged him to freestyle about any subject I threw out. This is what he came up with […]
446
Title: 446 Creator: Joseph, Joyce LeeAnn Date: 2007-05 Place: Hampton, Virginia Description: Filmed outside Adrian’s apartment during a series of graduation celebrations for our friends. This day/night was epic. […]
Love Me, Boo
Title: Love Me, Boo Creator: Unknown Date: 2007-05 Place: Hampton, Virginia Description: Photographed during a series of graduation celebrations for our friends. This day/night was epic. […]
KCAL
Title: KCAL Creator: Joseph, Joyce LeeAnn Date: 2007-07 Place: Hampton, Virginia Description: Kweli Community Athletics Leagues (KCAL) was an organization that Adrian envisioned, and was approved by Virginia’s Community Building Network (CBN). The organization was created, because Adrian wanted to combine his love for kids and sports into something positive for his community. […]
Adrian with Grandfather
Title: Adrian with Grandfather Creator: Unknown Date: Undated Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan Description: Jasper McLaurin (12/12/1927 – 12/3/2010) was Adrian’s grandfather and one of his best friends. More images of Adrian’s family and childhood can be found in these two places:Adrian Scott McLaurinJasper McLaurin […]
Universal Guidance Tattoo
Title: Universal Guidance Tattoo Creator: Joseph, Joyce LeeAnn Date: 2007-12 Place: Denver, Colorado Description: On the day of Adrian’s death, one of my dear friends, Tiana Bates/Nutmeg, wrote this on my hand. I went to tattoo over it the next day in an attempt to redistribute the pain and to document the experience. […]
B215 Divider
Title: B215 Divider Creator: Joseph, Joyce LeeAnn Date: 2008-07 Place: Boulder, Colorado Description: I painted this on a room divider in my studio apartment.memo to thyme:when these bodies decay…our love remains. when these ideas of self disengage…our bond remains. when these concepts and beliefs cease…our truth remains. when these words prove insufficient…our poetry remains. when […]
I Type on the Creek
Title: I Type on the Creek Creator: Ayam, Maya Date: 2008-08 Place: Boulder, Colorado Description: The Boulder Creek Path is one of my favorite places and I went there often to write. Also pictured in the second photo is LaVonne Natasha Caesar, a poet and dear friend. […]