I thought the Missouri Black Expo relocating to Chaifetz was a fantastic change of pace. I didn’t have to drive around downtown for twenty minutes looking for a parking space. I didn’t have to use half of my spending money to park in a lot because I couldn’t find one. And while I have twice the earrings and body oil than usual, I’m surprised that the turnout was so low. They had wonderful vendors and a good entertainment lineup via Joe and Kelly Price andseveral local groups including Nikko Smith and The Dirty Muggs. So why didn’t y’all come out? Seriously, send me an email to dshante@stlamerican.com and give me the tea on why so many folks didn’t bother, because y’all would have enjoyed it. Anyway…on with the show. I stayed around to see what Joe would be serving up on the music main stage. Here’s where I encountered my only negative note. The floor vendors obstructed the seated audience from the stage, so perhaps MBE organizers should swap spots for the boxing and the concert. Oh and the fact that the microphones were tripping for most of the show. Poor Glenn Lewis did half of his two-song set with the volume on his microphone set to whisper. Joe was up next and he needs to keep some facial hair because he was serving a petite T.O. (as in Terrell Owens). He must have felt wonderful seeing that woman who had iron-on patches of Joe photos from different stages in his career FROM.HEAD.TO.TOE…including on the seat of her white capri pants. Girl…for Joe? Anyway, he made it worth her while because he put on a nice little show from what I could hear. I will say this to conclude my MBE 2013 remarks: it needs your support. Don’t walk around mad if it they decide to shut it down if y’all didn’t bother showing up like you should.