I just wanted to take this time out to tell you that I appreciate everyone who voted for me in the category of "Best Spoken Poet of the Year", a category that was left out of this year's Best of Jackson awards. And your voting paid off.

I found out today that I won the award this year for "Best of Jackson Spoken Word Poet of 2006". Your confidence in my work for the city of Jackson and the arts in general is appreciated and I look forward to entertaining you for many years to come.

I also want to share my family's thanks for all of the outpouring of love that came my way this week. As some of you may knoccw, my 27 year first cousin was killed in a tragic car accident. Your thoughts and prayers mean a great deal.

Enjoy your weekend. And don't forget to visit our www.cawebbconversations.com page.