Sometimes in life you gotta dive in head first, and that's what I did when I learned
Kola Boof was returning to give a lecture in
Decatur, GA while I was temporarily unemployed. Gathering my savings, I booked a hotel and took a train down to Decatur.
I had arrived to my hotel a little early and had no room ready so I decided to walk around downtown to kill some time. As I took in the scenery, I could't help but think of
B*A*P*S, a bizarre movie starring Halle Berry whose character lived in in the city. I try not to let this kind of thinking happen, but I have to admit
B*A*P*S may have influenced my preconceptions. Nonetheless I was impressed by what I saw:
I wasn't sure whether the city made an overhaul since the film's 1997 release, or if Robert Townsend, the director
and writer, just did a good job making the place look like shit.
Edit: Robert Townsend did not write the movie. Troy Beyer Bailey was the screenwriter.
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