08/08/2025
β¦β¦ LAST NIGHT I WENT TO BED 49 AND THE GOOD LORD ALLOWED ME TO WAKE UP 50YRS OLD TODAYππΎβ€οΈ I THANK GOD FOR KEEPING ME ALL THESE YEARS! AND I SAY THAT WITH A FULL HEART AS I TYPE THIS!!! AUGUST 8th 1975 AT 2:30am MY MOTHER Debra Dillard GAVE BIRTH TO HER ONLY CHILD! IF YOU ASK HER, SHE WILL TELL YOU THAT SHE PRAYED TO GOD TO GIVE HER A MALE CHILD. AND SHE ALSO TOLD HIM THAT IF HE GRANTED SUCH A WISH, SHE WOULD GIVE HER CHILD BACK TO HIMπ―π₯° MY MOTHER DONE JUST THAT. I WAS RAISED BY WOMEN! MY GRANDFATHER DIED WHEN I WAS AROUND 10yrs OLD. I NEVER MET MY GRANDFATHER ON MY DADβS SIDE! MY FATHER WAS ABSENT PHYSICALLY BUT THAT WAS THE BEST CHOICE AS IT MADE ME WHO I AM! MY MOTHER AND TWO GRANDMOTHERS GAVE ME UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!! THEY COULD NEVER TEACH ME HOW TO BE A MAN, BUT THEY TAUGHT ME WHAT LOVE MEANT. THEY TAUGHT ME CORE VALUES AS IT PERTAINS TO PEOPLE, LIFE, RESPECT, CHURCH, SCHOOL AND WHAT AWAITS IN THIS HERE WORLD! I BEEN THROUGH ALOT! HAD TO LEARN ALOT FROM BAD CHOICES, MISTAKES AND OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES. IM FARRRRR FROM PERFECT BUT I CAN SAY GOD HAS KEPT ME! IN THESE 50yrs I HAVE MET SOME GOOD/GREAT PPL! I HAVE ALSO MET SOME BAD/HORRIBLE PPL AS WELL. GOD HAS ALLOWED ME TO DO THINGS THAT JUST SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE, BUT THEY SAY FAVOR IS NOT FAIR! I REMEMBER AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 93β SHSπ―π―I WENT TO WORK FOR THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. WAS HIRED PART TIME AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEVER BECOME A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE! AT THAT TIME, I WAS A YOUNG BLACK MALE FROM SAGINAW AND TO THE WHITE FOLKS ALREADY HAD THE NARRATIVE THAT I WAS FROM THE βHOODβ THEY COULDNT HAVE BEEN MORE CORRECT BECAUSE I WAS!!! I USED THAT AS FUEL. NOT ONLY DID I BECOME FULL TIME, I BECAME A YOUNG BLACK HEAD OPERATOR! IM FLYING AROUND THE COUNTRY ON THE DOW JET GOING TO OTHER DOW LOCATIONS LEARNING AND GIVING MY OPINION TO WHAT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO CURRENT & FUTURE PROJECTS! AFTER LEAVING THE COMPANY, I WENT INTO THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AT DELPHI. DURING ORIENTATION, EVERYONE WAS GIVEN THEIR JOB ASSIGNMENT AND WHICH PLANT TO REPORT TO. I WAS THE LAST PERSON LEFT IN THE ROOM. THE GUY ASKED MY NAME AND HE LOOKED FOR IT ON THE LIST HE HAD. MY NAME WASNT ON IT. HE THEN WENT TO THE COMPUTER AND FOUND ME AND SAID βOH WOW, YOU ARE GOING TO PLANT 5 IN THE MET LABβ I ASKED WAS THIS GOOD OR BAD? HE SAID THAT HE NEVER SEEN ANYONE GET HIRED OFF THE STREET INTO THE MET LAB AS THIS POSITION REQUIRES SPECIAL TRAINING AND ONLY HIGH SENIORITY EMPLOYEES HAVE THE POSITION! AGAIN, GOD WAS WITH ME! I LEFT DELPHI AFTER 4yrs TO BECOME SELF EMPLOYED! I REMEMBER STARTING OUT AS A BARBER, JACKING PPL UPπ«£ BARBERS WERE LAUGHING, PPL WERE GOING ELSEWHERE AND I WAS QUESTIONING MY CAREER CHOICE. BUT GOD! I BEGAN STUDYING, RESEARCHING, PRACTICING ON MY SONβS HAIR! I GOT BETTER. MUCH BETTER!!! I BECAME ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT OUT BARBER IN THE CITYπβ€οΈ I TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH AND HEADED OUT TO HOUSTON, TX TO GET KNOWLEDGE OF THE SOUTH CUSTOMS AS WELL AS SHOWCASE THE NORTH BARBER WORKπͺπΎπͺπΎ I ALSO GOT EXPERIENCE OF BEING A BARBER IN BIG CITY! LEAVING A COMMUNITY WITH ABOUT 50,000ppl AND THEN LANDING IN A PLACE THAT HAS OVER 6 MILLON PPL WAS MIND BLOWINGπ FLYING BACK AND FORTH FROM SAGINAW TO HOUSTON EVERY MONTH, CRAZY WORK! STARTED PROMOTING SHOWS IN 2010! FIRST SHOW WAS ENTITLED βTHE MOTHER MAY I GOSPEL CONCERT β I KEEP LEARNING FROM EACH EVENTπ―π― NEVER MADE A DIME OVER WHAT WAS SPENT FROM ANY OF THE EVENTS AND IN MOST CASES, I TOOK A LOSS. I USE TO FEEL HUMILIATED ABOUT IT. οΏΌBUT GOD HAD TO GIVE ME THE WISDOM TO UNDERSTAND THAT RIGHT NOW, ITS NOT ABOUT THAT! BUT BEING ABLE TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY, ALLOWING SMALL BUSINESSES TO NETWORK AMONGST THE COMMUNITY AND WITH OTHER LARGE SECTOR BUSINESSES. GIVING GREAT LOCAL BANDS AND MUSICIANS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE. MOST OFTEN TIMES ARE PLANS ARE NOT GODβS PLAN. I HAD TO LEARN AND HUMBLE MYSELF! MY FAITH AND DETERMINATION IS ROUTED IN GODππΎπ― I HAD A JOB TYPE EXPERIENCE AT ONE TIME IN MY LIFE! I LOST MY OLDEST SON ONE YEAR! A COUPLE YEARS LATER, I LOST MY MARRIAGE! TWO YEARS AFTER THAT, I LOST BOTH OF MY GRANDMOTHERS 5 MONTHS WITHIN EACH OTHER! BUT GOD! I OFTEN TELL PPLβ¦ NOTHING SUBSTITUTES YOUR HAPPINESS! I THANK GOD FOR THE LIFE HEβS GIVEN ME! LORD ALLOWED ME TO MAKE IT 50yrs WITHOUT ANY FELONIES! NEVER BEEN TO PRISON, BUT LORD THAT COUNTYπ₯΄π£π«£π€π€£π€£ NEVER BEEN SHOT OR SHOT ATππΎππΎππΎ AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DONE THINGS THAT COULD HAVE LEFT ME WITH FELONIES, SEEING PRISON AND ALL OF THAT, GOD KEPT AND STILL KEEPS HIS ARMS AROUND ME! I THANK GOD FOR MY FAMILY! I THANK GOD FOR THE TRUE FRIENDS THAT I HAVE MADE ALONG THE WAY! NEVER BEEN ON BAD TERMS WITH ANY OF THEMβ€οΈ I THANK GOD FOR MY WIFE! I HAD TO GO THROUGH ALOT TO GET HERE!!! AGAIN, NOTHING SUBSTITUTES YOUR HAPPINESS! 50YRS HAS TAUGHT ME SOOO MUCH! I HAD TO LEARN THAT ACCOLADES HAS ITS PURPOSE, BUT CHARACTER SUPERSEDES IT! I HAVENT RECEIVED AWARDS, SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS, AND βTHATA BOYZβ ALONG THIS JOURNEY. ITS NOT ABOUT THAT, AND I HAD TO LEARN THAT.πͺπΎπ― EVERYTHING IN LIFE WE GO THROUGH, IT SETS US UP FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER IN LIFE. ITS LIKE SCHOOL, 1st GRADE GET YOU READY FOR SECOND AND SO ON. YOU DONT GRADUATE JUST BECAUSE YOU START! TOMORROWβ¦.. FOR JUST ONE EVENING, I WANT TO CELEBRATE MY 50th BIRTHDAY AND 1yr WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WITH ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY! 50 IS A MILD STONE AND IM GRATEFUL TO HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR WITH A GOOD PORTION OF HEALTH AND STRENGTH! I HAVE THE ACTIVITIES OF MY LIMBS AND IS IN MY RIGHT MIND(Most of the timeπ€£) I AM ASKING THOSE WHO PLAN ON ATTENDING, PLEASE STOP IN AT Fresh 2 Def Cutz Barber Shop BETWEEN 10a-3pm. ALSO, IF YOU NEED TICKETS BROUGHT TO YOU, WE HAVE THAT SERVICE AVAILABLE LOCALLY. JUST INBOX ME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND WE WILL GET THEM TO YA TODAY. WE DO NOT WANT TO SELL TICKETS AT THE DOOR AS WE WANT PPL TO BE ABLE TO FALL IN AND GET COMFY AS WE ARE PLANNING FOR ONE HELL OF A NIGHTπ₯π₯³πΉπΉπππ₯π₯π₯π₯ COMEDY, LIVE BAND, LIVE DJ, B.Y.O.B, FOOD SOLD, DANCING AND A VIBE FOR THE GROWN & SEXY ALL NIGHTβ€οΈβ€οΈπ₯°π₯°β
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