Tourage Episode 6 - PARLAY THE FREESTYLE POET

Parlay, is a Brooklyn native Spoken Word Artist, Educator, Workshop Facilitator, and Motivational Speaker who is known for her thought-provoking Freestyle Poetry. Parlay has been a featured Artist on The ”Dean’s List Tour”. In addition to her appearances on Inter-city Tours she has been featured in the Hot 97's Mic Check Wednesdays and touched the stage of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. She continues to give back to her community through art based events that engage the public in philanthropy anchored in urban communities. Parlay has since worked with the New York City Department of Education as a Culture Coordinator, Workshop Facilitator for non-profit organizations such as the Future Project and a Program Supervisor and Mentor at St. John's University, empowering young, academically and/or economically disadvantaged, scholars throughout New York City to pursue post-secondary education.

Dope Time Table of Contents:

00:00:00 - Adobe After Effects Introduction by (Instagram) @ashwinb2 & @srikar_mvs

00:00:30 - ADHD/Anxiety Discussion and Netflix Documentary Reference: Netflix documentary Take Your Pills focuses on the use of these drugs to boost cognitive performance

00:03:20 - Discussion: Discipline & (Intermittent Fasting is currently one of the world's most popular health and fitness trends. It involves alternating cycles of fasting and eating.

00:05:27 - Interacting with Strangers & Books

00:07:40 - Being an Intense Individual & Real Recognize Real

00:10:26 - Samson's Journey Since he met PARLAY

00:12:48 - "Real World" Discussion & Reference: Terrance McKenna, an American ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author, and an advocate for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants.

00:15:44 - PARLAY's Journey, from my perspective, since we first Kicked it back in 2013

00:17:08 - One of Samson's Lessons from Ayahuasca & Both their Life Experience Discussion

00:19:56 - Discussing Momentum in Life - "Picture Yourself in a Boat"

00:20:52 - "Ima Be Me NOW"

00:24:38 - Documentary Reference: "Awake," The official website for AWAKE: Life of Yogananda. Award-winning documentary about the Hindu swami who brought yoga and meditation to the West in the 1920s.

00:25:50 -Reference: Yogananda's Center for How to Live, Boston Center of Self-Realization Fellowship, 66 Fellsway W Somerville, Massachusetts 02145

00:26:26 - Jitterbug Correction - The JITNEY Was the first Uber Like Ride - Ted Talk Reference: Travis Kalanick: Uber's plan to get more people into fewer ... - TED Talks; https://www.ted.com/talks/travis_kalanick_uber_s_plan_to_get_more_people_into_fewer_cars

00:26:36 - The Healthy Look on Visionary Technology and The Policing System on the Internet & other Potentially Banned Technology

00:30:27 - PARLAY's Current Story and Mission

00:32:05 - Reference: Dean's List Tour; A platform where talented artists have the opportunity to expose their talents to the collegiate market & more.. https://www.facebook.com/DeansListTour/

00:35:40 - Discussion: Retention Rate of Handwriting vs Typing & how it can Relate to "Being You Now" in Generational Differences

00:39:00 - Plug/Reference: 3rdeye sol, Art Gallery, https://3rdeyesolation.wordpress.com/

00:39:18 - Venting/Complaining/Pity Party Discussion..

00:40:12 - Shoutout to - Adobe After Effects Introduction by (Instagram) @ashwinb2 & @srikar_mvs - Checkout the intros of all Tourage Episodes!

00:47:25 - Samson Discusses when a Completely False Sexual Harassment was made against his in Corporate America & Documenting EVERYTHING

00:51:07 - PARLAY Tells Jose's J-Walking Story

00:53:55 - PluG: 9th Wonder, is a hip hop record producer, record executive, DJ, lecturer, and rapper from Midway, North Carolina, U.S.

00:54:15 - PARLAY's Freestyle Spoken Word Intro & Plug: Toni Blackman; Toni Blackman's mission: To be a teacher and healer who draws on hip hop to inspire people to go beyond th