I’m staying out here in Virginia as part of and extended Thanksgiving stay, and I’m already running into the same problem I ran into when I grew up here: not enough to to do. I’ve likened the area to being a suburb to nowhere, as Hampton Roads consists of a large distributed military presence, but has no urban center of gravity. Culturally, it’s Clearchannel and strip malls. I always hoped there was more out there, but I never found it until I left for college, and later when I moved to Seattle (my answer for why I go out as much as I do - I missed enough growing up).

Well, things appear to have changed…slightly. Tonight there’s a b-boy gathering at local indie record store Relative Theory Records, with the local chapter of the Zulu Nation putting on a free show to celebrate their ninth anniversary (they even have a weekly). I’m amazed a Zulu Nation chapter even exists here, forget the fact that it’s thrived. I’m also happy to have a reason to leave the house that doesn’t involve another trip to either the mall or the movie theater. II’ll share if I get any good pics of how the b-boys do things out here in Virginia.

(And on the off-chance that someone from Virginia reads Line Out, feel free to point me in the direction of things to do. I’ve got three days (and nights) to fill.)