Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9RtAz8_CKI Starts at: 02:56:30 (jump to 02:56:30)
Artie Fox Performs ‘This Is Not’ Spoken Word
[02:56:31] So I had like a whole plan that I was going to come up here and do. [02:56:38] But I don’t know, sometimes I just change my mind like midway after just seeing other [02:56:42] people and feeling other stuff. [02:56:44] When the show first started, I saw a bunch of people come up here, right? [02:56:48] And everybody kind of like shouted out the things that they go through. [02:56:52] All of their mental illnesses. [02:56:54] As a kid, I didn’t really understand that stuff. [02:56:59] I was a kid, right? [02:57:01] One of my good friends, I’ll never forget his name, was Joshua Wheeler, rest in peace. [02:57:06] He told me as a kid that we were all mutants like the X-Men. [02:57:11] And I didn’t understand what he meant. [02:57:13] And he used to always say it. [02:57:14] Even when we weren’t playing around, like Artie, you’re a Cyclops and I move around, [02:57:18] people go, no I’m not. [02:57:19] But I say all that to say, whatever you might be going through, however it might affect you, [02:57:26] just remember we all are X-Men. [02:57:28] We all got our own powers. [02:57:30] And things that we might go through. [02:57:31] And you know, the X-Men still saved the world with all the things that he had wrong with [02:57:37] them. [02:57:38] How come we all can’t just be a bunch of X-Men? [02:57:40] Regardless of how mentally we think we messed up. [02:57:43] What does right look like in a world full of wrong? [02:57:54] I’m a nerd. [02:57:55] I love cartoons of all kinds. [02:57:56] I love anime. [02:57:57] I love every anime. [02:57:58] It doesn’t matter which one it is, I still love it. [02:58:00] I love cartoons. [02:58:01] When I was a kid, my favorite cartoon was Arthur. [02:58:03] My name was Arthur. [02:58:04] That’s probably why I like it. [02:58:05] I’m not sure. [02:58:06] But this one was called This Is Not. [02:58:07] Every day when you’re walking down the street, everybody that you meet has an original [02:58:08] point of view. [02:58:09] And I say, hey, what a wonderful, wait, is that the show? [02:58:10] Where’s D.W.? [02:58:11] Where’s D.W.? [02:58:12] Where’s D.W.? [02:58:13] D.W. [02:58:14] D.W. [02:58:15] D.W. [02:58:16] D.W. [02:58:17] D.W. [02:58:18] D.W. [02:58:19] D.W. [02:58:20] D.W. [02:58:21] D.W. [02:58:22] D.W. [02:58:23] D.W. [02:58:24] D.W. [02:58:25] D.W. [02:58:26] D.W. [02:58:27] D.W. [02:58:28] D.W. [02:58:29] D.W. [02:58:30] D.W. [02:58:31] D.W. [02:58:32] D.W. [02:58:33] D.W. [02:58:34] D.W. [02:58:35] D.W. [02:58:36] D.W. [02:58:37] D.W. [02:58:38] D.W. [02:58:39] D.W. [02:58:40] D.W. [02:58:41] D.W. [02:58:42] D.W. [02:58:43] D.W. [02:58:44] D.W. [02:58:45] D.W. [02:58:46] D.W. [02:58:47] D.W. [02:58:48] D.W. [02:58:49] D.W. [02:58:50] D.W. [02:58:51] D.W. [02:58:52] D.W. [02:58:53] D.W. [02:58:54] D.W. [02:58:55] D.W. [02:58:56] D.W. [02:58:57] D.W. [02:58:58] D.W. [02:58:59] and thoughts sent him away from sections that seemed so, so suicidal. [02:59:05] I mean, strong arms and moist palms were like those ghosts [02:59:08] from the Mario Brothers. [02:59:09] And when you look away, they pass right by. [02:59:13] Y’all ever heard a Russian roulette? [02:59:15] Well, me and my shadows, we actually played it. [02:59:19] Only, we up the ante and rolled the dice and always say, man, [02:59:23] for our lives, we can bet. [02:59:25] Don’t think it’s much cheaper. [02:59:28] Does he have a halo? [02:59:29] Anyway, my aura is never feeling like a winner. [02:59:32] My pride most of the time gets gobbled up. [02:59:35] My dreams end. [02:59:36] Look at that black boy. [02:59:37] He don’t got no whole piece. [02:59:39] Now, my asthma got me choked up. [02:59:41] No, I really can’t breathe. [02:59:42] I’m forgetting this piece because my grandmother is the only person [02:59:45] I actually want to see. [02:59:47] No, no, no, no. [02:59:48] This is not that kind of piece. [02:59:49] No way. It is actually a, my name is Arthur, and I’m not okay. [02:59:56] And after a thousand points, [02:59:58] and a thousand conversations with myself, I realize, it’s okay. [03:00:04] . [03:00:13] Artie, Artie, tell them where they can find you. [03:00:16] Tell them where they can find you. [03:00:17] It’s Artie Fox on everything, Spotify, YouTube, everything. [03:00:21] It’s Artie Fox, two X’s at the end of Fox. [03:00:23] Thank you. [03:00:25] Hey. [03:00:26] . Give it up for Artie Fox. [03:00:27] Give it up for Artie Fox and Brown Paper Doll, y’all. [03:00:30] Give it up for them. [03:00:33] Make sure you check them out. [03:00:34] They also host open mics, so you definitely check them out