Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler's Diary by Lashonda Beauregard

Author:Lashonda Beauregard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookRix

I opened my eyes to my piano and music sheets before my eyes. From the look of everything around me, I knew that I was back in 1927 Harlem. Everything was just like it was when I left. The backstage area, the furniture. The nightclub even smelled the same.

All of a sudden I could hear a voice say, “West!” It was Lanna’s voice. Now I knew for sure that I was back. As I saw her walk into the room I ran towards her with open arms.

She said, “West you seem so happy to see me. You act like you haven’t seen me in years.”

I said, “It feels like it baby.”

She laughed and said, “Oh baby, you just saw me last night.”

I said, “Well, It felt like forever.”

She said, “I’m going to put the finishing touches on my new song. My group and I are going to rehearse for the show tonight."

She told me bye as we kissed each other.

I said, “See you later baby.”

I felt so relieved to be back. It was like waking up from a bad dream that you can’t wait to wake up from. Even though I was glad to be back I knew there was something that I needed to do. After all, time may be of the essence. I remember what Johnny and Carl had told me when I went to the future. I got a second chance to make things right and I wasn’t about to waste it by not doing anything. I needed to find Bobby J. Blues.

I was walking around backstage when I saw my band mate Simmy Day Jones, one of the best saxophone players in Harlem, walking backstage with his girlfriend Maureen B. Hill, a well-known blues jazz singer here at the nightclub.

Simmy said, “Hey West. How’s it going man?”

I said, “It’s going okay. How are you doing Maureen?”

She replied, “I’m doing good. I can’t complain.”

I said, “Simmy, have you seen Bobby J. Blues?”

Simmy said, “Well I saw him earlier. He said he was going to go get some breakfast and hang out at the coffee shop with Duke.”

I said, “How long ago was that?”

Simmy said, “That’s been almost and an hour ago. He’s probably still there hanging around. You know Bobby? He can talk for hours.”

I said, "Thanks."

Simmy said, “Alright man, later,” as he and Maureen continued down the hall.

I was pretty sure which coffee shop Bobby J. Blues went to hang out at. I walked about three blocks down and went into Minnie’s Coffee Shop Diner. I saw Bobby J. Blues sitting down drinking a cup of coffee with some of the guys from the group Satin Rivers. They looked like they were about to leave.

As I was walking up, the lead singer of the group, Stevie Cool Fox, also known as Stevie C. Fox, said, “Hey congratulations on the tour that you and Bobby have coming up. That was a good show you and the band put on the other night man.”

I said, “Thanks Stevie.”

Stevie said,

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