Lenny’s.
12:13 A.M.
A variety of music blasts from speakers surrounding the bar as people socialize, drinks in hand. I ask her, “You here to see Hollyweerd?”
“Huh?” She glances up at me, Pabst Blue Ribbon in hand. “Highly weird? What’s that?”
No, not highly weird- though that description fits them like a missing screw. Hollyweerd; a quartet that some would call a “megazord”— equipped with Demond “The Dreamer” Toney, Chris “The Love Crusader” McAdoo, Tuki Carter, and Jaye “Stagolee” Price.
But who exactly are these guys?
The Dreamer, 24, was born in Oakland California. He moved to Atlanta, and attended Georgia State University to pursue a degree in Film Production. The Love Crusader, 24, is a full time tattoo artist at the illustrious City Of Ink tattoo parlor. Stagolee, 24, who is originally from Alabama, has just been in Atlanta for five years. Alumni of Morehouse College, Stago calls himself an artist, musician (he is also a member of a talented jazz group, The Jaspects), and educator. Tuki, 27, was born and raised in Los Angeles. He is the co-owner of City Of Ink, a well known tattoo parlor in downtown Atlanta. When I asked Tuki if he was enrolled in college, he smirked as he lit a blunt with a Slim Jim tucked in his ear. “Nah, I quit.” He replied. “I’m a college drop out before Kanye.”
Some may ask ‘who is Hollyweerd?’ Or, better yet, ‘what is Hollyweerd?’ Why don’t we allow them to break it down for you. (more…)
