I Am Negrodamus
In the Chappelle Show, Paul Mooney played a black prophet and fortune teller (a satire of Nostradamus). In those sketches, mostly white people ask him various questions such as “Negrodamus, why do white people love Wayne Brady so much?” to which he replies “White people love Wayne Brady because he makes… Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X.” It was a funny segment in the show. I think I morphed into the real Nrogrodamus.
I’ve discovered so much of what I’ve been thinking and writing months ago became mainstream.
I published this in May:
CDC Stands for “Can’t Decide Completely — The Circus For Disease Confusion is a mess
The NY Times published this on August 31st:
It Has Come to This: Ignore the C.D.C. — The agency’s new guidelines are wrong, so states have to step up on their own to suppress the coronavirus.
I published this on May 22nd:
Soul Vaccination — The Swine Flu Fraud of 1976 — Are you willing to take an unproven vaccination so quickly? You might want to see this before you do.
The NY Times published this on September 2nd:
Gerald Ford Rushed Out a Vaccine. It Was a Fiasco — Trump should keep that in mind as he pushes for a coronavirus shot.
My plea to reopen broadway so we can all earn our own income was published here on July 26th:
Broadway Lives Matter — Over 97,000 of us are being dismissed at unimportant or non-essential, yet we bring in $14.7 BILLION to the economy of New York City.
A colleague of mine published a similar plea in the NY Daily News on September 4th:
Please, please, help artists survive — Our government must recognize how vital the arts are to our nation’s culture and economy
I’ve written about opening up everything for a while:
Staying at home is a privilege — Social distancing is a privilege
A “Progressive” Approach To Handling The Coronavirus — OPEN EVERYTHING! — We cannot stay stuck in this conservative loop of stagnation by keeping things the same.
“The trouble with Socialism is that eventually, you run out of other people’s money” — Business Leaders Urge Mayor de Blasio to Stop New York City’s Decline
A great writer, thinker, and columnist David French, finally caught up with the way I’ve been thinking since May 1st:
It’s Time for ‘Pandemic Law’ to End — As the confusion eases and we gain more knowledge, it’s time to return to the constitutional order.
I have plenty of ideas and thoughts that are way ahead of their time. Keep reading this newsletter to find out what will happen three to six months from now.
I am Negrodamus!
Clayton Craddock is an independent thinker, father of two beautiful children in New York City. He is the drummer of the hit broadway musical Ain’t Too Proud. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University’s School of Business and is a 25 year veteran of the fast-paced New York City music scene. He has played drums in several hit broadway and off-broadway musicals, including “Tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical and Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Also, Clayton has worked on: Footloose, Motown, The Color Purple, Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, Evita, Cats, and Avenue Q.
Originally published at https://claytoncraddock.substack.com.
