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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Frederick Smart who wrote (85984)	8/21/2000 10:31:06 PM
From: Frederick Smart	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

East St. Louis..... >>I don't get the impression that you risk a great deal. Certainly you are in no position to teach me about risk.>> How does driving alone into the heart of East St. Louis at 2 am strike you? Buying chicken for four kids with total strangers at PopEyes. This may be taking risks for others, but to me it's natural. I have driven all over the heart of the west side of Chicago with my wife and two boys to meet with folks I reach out to for various causes. We had a wonderfully empowering time in St. Louis and East St. Louis. The head of technology at a local University is working with us to get 100-200 computers in the hands of folks we are reaching out to in East St. Louis. We have a street ministry that extremely empowered and excited working with us. There's another group that led by a former NFL wide receiver who we spent a few hours with on Friday. Then there's a liberal mix of developers and musicians who are working through this cause. I harmonized cold to this wonderful song called Colorado at Cafe of the Stars on Friday evening. Our network colleague from the greater Boston area got a chance to meet with these musicians, developers and the main person we are working with from East St. Louis. We personally reached out to fund a website and a PC for this cause. We are creating programs of support, service among a growing number of individuals. Anyone can do this stuff. I love making it a central part of what makes my life meaningful. I see great, great potential for East. St. Louis. We have folks here in Chicago working with me who the folks in East St. Louis will be reaching out to. There's a guy here in Chicago who I have been empowering to get involved in a street poetry movement. We spend 3-4 hours together this morning going over a book he's printing/distributing through xlibris called "The Fire Within." www.thefirewithin.com website will be a gathering place for stories of music, poetry and song from the streets - one black man's personal ministry for change and empowerment. We are planning to get the groups from Chicago and East. St. Louis together this fall. My laptop is somewhere in East St. Louis. I pour my heart and soul out to people. I love what I do. Peace. .