No Love for ?uestlove at Buffalo Airport
According to a somewhat brain-melting MySpace blog posted by ?uestlove (a.k.a. Ahmir Thompson), the Roots drummer was a victim of racial profiling at the hands of BUF airport security and the DEA. In addition to his gig with the Roots, Thompson does some lucrative moonlighting as an international DJ, a job for which he's paid in cash. He was making his way through Buffalo Airport when that international cash aroused suspicion at the special security line, where he had to check in due to a last-minute ticket purchase.
they were like there are too many red lights: "you carry two computers, these orange things (external hard drives), this louis vuitton bag (no one gave me the memo that louis bags are suspect on TWO levels for men) you carrying all this money from different countries, you have a passport, and you fit the description with this knitted rasta farian hat"Well, at least we know that he is a Star Alliance kind of guy. ?uestlove also calls coach class "nigga shit" and connects his woes to the "government orchestrated" 9/11.
i wore this hat to conceal the afro that could be the difference between the autograph/photo pause i have to take while going to plane and just maybe an extra 6 mins at starbucks concealed enjoying a muffin and coffee before the flight. i know i joke with the "disguise" kit hat but it does buy me minutes. i have nothing against taking photos. its just one photo leads to another photo and then 4 photos and then there goes 10 mins and then "final call for USair flight passenger thompson!!!!!"
[Photo: Drummerworld]
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