Cornel West Encounter, Tony Tee
Last night, my GF and I were walking from Oscar’s to Vox Populi and I saw a familiar face on 13th Street. It was philosopher-celebrity Cornel West. I said, “Hey, Cornel!” We shook hands and did a little hug. He said he’s in Philly this weekend for the annual meeting of the American Philological Association. He did a kneel thing and kissed my GF on her hand. Quite a gentleman. She didn’t recognize him at first, so as we walked away she asked, “Who was that?” I told her and her mind was blown a little.
When we approached Cornel, he was hollering at about six people getting into a van. The encounter was interesting–like that scene from Astra Taylor’s Examined Life doc where he hops outta the car and immediately starts talking to someone. He was moving and talking, moving and talking.
Moving on…. Made it to Vox, but really only to go to my friend’s record store. Hiding Place is on the 2nd floor. For the first time in a long time, I bought some albums. Here’s something I snagged.
Tony Tee – Time To Get Physical (RoofTop, 1988)
