On this day in history: Biggie killed

On this day in history (1997): Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious BIG, aka Biggie Smalls shot, killed, murdered, slain at an industry party in LA. What always bugs me out about that day is that I was invited to that party but chose to stay home and write up an interview I'd just done earlier that day. I was deep in the scene back then, an entertainment journalist in Hollywood, and there were parties and shows and places to be seen every single night. It was just impossible and too exhausting to show up at every last one, so that night I called my boy back at the last minute and told him that I needed a break, you go ahead. I did my work and went to sleep, and my brother woke me up the next morning and told me the news. That little voice told me to stay home that night, and I'm kinda glad I listened.