Lorenzo Thomas: Downtown Boom


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Los, with his partner and emanation Enitharmon; plate 100 of Jerusalem: William Blake, 1804-20, etching with pen, watercolour and gold, 146 x 222 mm (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven)
 
 


There are no gospel singers
Anymore


On the corners
They held down for Jesus
Valets park cars
At restaurants for fancy people
On expense accts or dates

So many times
People come up to me
And say, Billy
Hey wait a minute
You not Billy! 

You can see the new ballpark
Just past the Courthouse

But which way is redemption?





Lorenzo Thomas (1944-2005): Downtown Boom, from Time Step (2004)



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Valet Boy, Puduraya District, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: photo by L joo, 17 July 2007


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 Valet Boy, Puduraya District, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: photo by L joo, 17 July 2007

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Gospel singers on the Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington: photo by Marmaduke Percy, 5 June 2010


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Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas, interior view, with J,P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo buildings visible in background
: photo by Amir Assadi, 15 May 2004

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  Minute Maid Park Houston, exterior: photo by WhisperToMe, 20 July 2008
 

Gospel singer Yolanda Adams of Houston at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Fair Grounds, New Orleans, Louisiana: photo by Kim Welsh, 29 April 2012 


Gospel singer Shemekia Copeland at Chicago Folk and Roots Festival: photo by Thee Erin, 10 July 2010


Gospel singer Shemekia Copeland at Houston International Festival: photo by fossilmike, 26 April 2008


Harris County Courthouse (built 1910, semi-retired), Houston, Texas: photo by Mick Watson, 19 January 2009


Harris County Courthouses, Houston, Texas: photo by Mick Watson, 19 January 2009

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