Remaking "Marvin's Room" While "Planking"



Chris Brown Planking

 So it seems as if social networks have been going haywire over the latest crazes.. Planking and Marvins Room. It all started a couple of days ago while I was just doing my daily tweetwatching I meant promoting and I see this trending topic #plankin. I click on it out of curiousity and see that many other tweeters had no clue what #plankin was and why it was trending. So I head to the most trusted site for information/research.......... "GOOGLE". Yes,  I google plankin just to see images of people laying face down on different objects. I think to myself  "Is this what people are trending about", and by God YES IT IS. People are really talking about #planking and the reason it is trending is because some people had died while in the act of planking.

So I go back to google and research more on this trend and here's what they're saying

1. Planking is the act of lying facedown for a photograph. The term planking originated from Australia but is actually just another name for 'the lying down game'  The specific instructions: to put your body face down to the ground (or table, or object, or anything) with your arms to the side. The act itself is to lie down on the ground. Anybody can do that, right? That's why kids are getting crazier. You get creativity points for planking in odd places like trees branches. Or escalators. Or animals!  The more wild you get, the 'better' the picture will be.

But then as I continue to Google.. I meant research I came across a disturbing passage which associates planking with the way slaves were stacked on ships

2. A plank collar is used on slave benches. It is a heavy wooden plank with five semicircular openings, when the plank is lifted it provides holding collars for five slaves. The plank is then chained down. The primary holding arrangement for women on the benches, however, is not chains. Each place on the bench is fitted with ankle and wrist stocks, and for each bench there is a plank collar, a plank which opens horizontally, each half of which contains five matching, semicircular openings, which, when it is set on pinions, closed, and chained in place, provides five sturdy, wooden enclosures for the throats of women. The plank is thick and thus the girls’s chins are held high. The plank is further reinforced between each girl with a narrowly curved iron band, the open ends of which are pierced; this is slid tight in its slots, in its metal retainers, about the boards, and secured in place with a four-inch metal pin, which may or may not be locked in place.

Toilet Stool Planking

Ladies and gentlemen are we really this bored or do we just wanna have fun?!??! I must admit since learning what it was i've been tempted to take a couple of planking pics but decided against it when I realized I had better things to do. Nonetheless I've seen some very hilarious, dangerous, out the box, crazy planking pics BUT  I've decided to leave it up to the planking professionals. (For more Planking Pics, Scroll Down)




Now on to Marvin's Room. If you have not heard, Marvin's Room is a song by Drake where he gets drunk, call up his ex girlfriend, and Lets her know that "She can do better". No harm done. The song is pretty good the usual R&B track you would expect from Drake. The problem comes in when you have 4 remakes to this one song. Its beyond annoying when I log on to my daily Blog Sites and the first thing that pops up is "Chris Brown remakes Marvin's Room" or "JoJo remakes Marvin's Room". Its redundant and useless to have six remakes to one mediocore song.

So far Marvin's Rooms has been remade by
1. Chris Brown
2. JoJo
3. Sammie
4. Teyanna Taylor

So to any artist out there thinking about doing YET ANOTHER REMAKE OF THIS SONG....PLEASE SPARE US! (See all 4 Remakes Below)




Old man Planking




Planking on a Vehicle




Planking on an alligator (I doubt is real BUT if it is, SMH)





Even Babies Plank




Planking on Camels




Walmart Planking



Remakes OF Marvin's Room 

The Review is in "Beyonce 4"

I love Beyonce and I've been waiting for her to come out with yet another platinum album. Unfortunately today is the day and I've yet to purchased it. (Yes Purchase, I refuse to download it)... But I won't leave you guys waiting. I picked up some reviews from different blog sites. I didnt want to draw my own conclusion until I actually listened to the album, but the singles I've heard thus far i've developed a LOVE/HATE relationship. "Party" and "Run the World"....LOVED IT, "1+1" and "Best thing I've never had".....HATED IT.  So you guys enjoy the (unbyass) reviews and as soon as I get MY COPY, I'll let you know how it go. Dont be scared to leave your own review of the album in the comment section.



From http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonces-4-a-track-by-track-breakdown-20110608
By: Matthew Perpetua

Beyoncé's new album 4 is a change of pace for the R&B queen. While her first three solo albums were full of blockbuster jams, 4 is a more relaxed, personal set that emphasizes ballads over bangers and showcases the singer's nuances; it's very much the sort of album a pop star makes when she doesn't feel like she has anything to prove. (She seems, in other words, to have set aside her alter ego Sasha Fierce for the moment.) "4" won't be in stores until June 28th, but since it leaked this week, here's a track-by-track preview of the album's 12 songs.


1. "1+1" - The album opens with its most tender ballad, a slow-burning number that calls back to both Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World" and Prince's "Purple Rain" without sounding like a retread of either tune. The song is already available as a single, but it sounds best in the context of the album, where its slow, steady build to a cathartic guitar break is the perfect introduction to a set of mostly low-key tracks about love and heartbreak.

2. "I Care" - "I know you don't care too much, but I still care," Beyoncé sings over cooing background vocals and dense percussion, delivering the words with a devastating blend of sadness and resentment. It may not be an obvious single, but it's one of the finest tracks on the record.

3. "I Miss You" - This is Beyoncé at her most understated. Her phrasing is cool, calm and collected as she sings over a simple metronomic beat and layers of atmospheric keyboards.

4. "Best Thing I Never Had" - "Irreplaceable Part Two," basically. It's a breakup ballad with a bitter, nasty streak: "When I think of the time that I almost loved you / you showed your ass and I saw the real you / thank God you blew it / I thank God I dodged a bullet." Beyoncé's vocal performance brings depth to a straightforward song about dumping a terrible suitor, conveying a compelling mix of wounded pride and genuine heartbreak.

5. "Party" featuring André 3000 - The first non-ballad on 4 is also the only song on the record to include a guest appearance by another star. André 3000 is sharp and effortlessly charismatic on his rapped verse, but the real attraction here is the track itself, which was co-produced by Kanye West and delivers a mellow Eighties-style smooth funk groove.

6. "Rather Die Young" - There's a great melodramatic kick to this song, which comes across like a quiet storm slow jam spiced up with modern drum programming. "I’d rather not live at all than live my life without you" is an unusually self-pitying lyric for Beyoncé, but she sells it well regardless.

7. "Start Over" - While the other songs on 4 all have a distinct flavor and give Beyoncé an opportunity to try something new in some way or another, "Start Over" just kind of sits there at the middle of the disc not doing much of anything. It's an inoffensive ballad that doesn't do much for the record aside from break its momentum at the halfway point.

8. "Love On Top" - This song is a shameless throwback to perky, squeaky clean mid-Eighties R&B, and it's a blast. Beyoncé sounds confident and joyful as she sings about a lover who can do no wrong. If you've been craving a modern take on old-school Whitney Houston, this is the song for you.

9. "Countdown" - 4's much-needed mid-album stretch of upbeat tunes continues with "Countdown," a playful, inventive jam that revisits the sassy spirit of B'Day's "Get Me Bodied," but swaps out that song's jumpy rhythm for a heavy brass riff and steel drum fills.

10. "End of Time" - This Fela Kuti-influenced track is one of the most adventurous cuts on 4, with Beyonce singing lovey-dovey lyrics over an ecstatic, beat-heavy arrangement.

11. "I Was Here" - A Dianne Warren-penned showstopper that disrupts the flow of up-tempo songs on the second half of the record, but it works well as a bittersweet emotional climax for the album. "I Was Here" is exactly the sort of blustery ballad you'd expect from a Warren/Beyoncé team-up, but it seems a bit flat and generic in comparison to other more emotionally nuanced tracks on 4.

12. "Run the World (Girls)" - Much like album opener "1+1," this intense club track based on Major Lazer's indie dance hit "Pon de Floor" was a bit underwhelming when it came out as 4's lead single but is exciting as the record's celebratory conclusion. After all those songs about romantic angst, "Run the World" feels totally joyous and liberating.

From http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/23/beyonce-4-album-review
By: Alexis Petridis

".................This isn't by any means a bad album. There's nothing wrong with a song such as Love on Top, which is well written, has a great vocal and will doubtless help ensure Knowles doesn't have to manage on a mere $35m in the next 12 months. It's just that it isn't the album you might have been led to expect. The highpoints offer hints of what it might have been: it's hard not to feel that what it might have been sounds better than what it is"

From http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/click-track/post/album-review-beyonce-4/2011/06/28/AGxjyDpH_blog.html
By: Chris Richards

On Tuesday, Beyonce drops “4,” as in her fourth album. It’s also her fourth-best album, as in her worst.


Both cool and low-key, its subdued tone suggests that she’s turning an intimate new leaf. Surprise! She isn’t. Instead, Beyonce sounds more precise and distant than ever, making these mid-tempo tunes feel vexing at first, then dull. Unlike Sade and Prince — her mysterious, ultra-private forebears — Beyonce is becoming a puzzle that might not be worth solving.

The album’s oomph is drained instantly with the Prince-pantomime of “1 + 1.” It’s a stark ballad about desire, but Beyonce’s pleading comes from the emotive one-size-fits-all comfort zone that’s become her default. “I don’t know much about fighting,” she sings in a fiery, too-familiar voice. “But I know that I will fight for you.”

She spends the rest of the album fighting to make her words sound more believable. But with “I Miss You,” it’s hard to know which Beyonce to trust. Over an airy, puttering beat, she double-tracks her apologies to an absent lover: One Beyonce coos softly in our ear while the other wails for our attention from a distance. “The words don’t ever seem to come out right,” the battling Beyonces sing. “But I still mean ’em.”

Fans are used to this sort of thing. With her 2008 album, “I Am . . . Sasha Fierce,” Beyonce introduced an alter ego to help explore her wild

side — which was actually the side we’d been exposed to all along. The album was split in two with Ms. Fierce specializing in the dance-floor urgency that made Beyonce’s 2003 debut, “Dangerously in Love,” so riveting. Meanwhile, we learned that the “real” Beyonce was into bland, pseudo-triumphal balladry, a trend she unfortunately continues here with the mascara-smudging piffle of “I Was Here” and “Best Thing I Never Had.”

She’s still at her best when she’s singing in the service of others. “Run the World (Girls)” is a classic Beyonce empowerment anthem where the message is as dizzying as the beat. As if leading a college marching band into a Caribbean street carnival, she belts out a disjointed feminist salvo, saluting a generation of women who “bear the children” and are “smart enough to make these millions.” It’s the final track on “4,” putting an exclamation point on an album that doesn’t really deserve one.

And whether it was intentional or not, “4” puts Beyonce in the company of other pop greats who have used that same number to celebrate their respective arrivals at new creative summits. Gap Band, Zapp and Led Zeppelin each released enduring “IV” albums that memorialized some of their finest hours.

Beyonce’s “4” won’t go down in the books like that. It smacks of a once-great blockbuster movie franchise sadly spinning its wheels.

R.I.P Ryan Dunn

On June 20, 2011 we lost one of our greatest entertainers, Ryan Dunn. He is one of the stars of the hit show/movie sequels, Jackass. Ryan was 34 years old when he died in a car crash at Route 322 and New Street in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania. The car caught fire in the crash -- and hours later, a tow truck was called to the scene to remove the charred wreckage.

Ryan will be remembered by his crazy antics and adrenaline pumping stunts performed with his co-stars.

The news saddened me mainly because I enjoy watching him perform. I was never a huge fan of Jackass but I loved him on Viva La Bam to a point I would record just each episode just to watch them over and over again. Ryan was entertaining and ready to do whatever to get a laugh. I loved to watch his laid back spirit and his non chalent attitude. It saddens me to see him go at such a young age.

I've posted a video from Viva La Bam. Ryan Dunn will truly be missed.

The Image of The Beast: Selling Lauryn Hill

If it's true that sex sells/ why did Lauryn Hill/ have a head shot on her album cover/ and sold over 18 mil/ (I Am the Exception Mixtape)



Right now, the rap world belongs to Nicki Minaj. After shopping in Lil' Kim's closet and borrowing her identity and wigs, Minaj has bodied the rap world-eclipsing even male rappers in her mad dash for hip hop glory.



But there is one MC, one whom Minaj idolizes and cherrishes, who has not been outshined by Minaj's rising star. Lauryn Hill, styled L-Boogie.



"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" was the bar heard around the world. Selling 423,000 copies the first week (a feat unmatched even by Minaj), "Miseducation" continues to fly off shelves like it was dropped last week. No other CD in modern times has proved to have 13 year staying power. Lauryn Hill was a Beast!



Yep. L-Boogie had us all tapping our feet, thinking being enlightened was the thing to be. We never saw a woman so powerful- a woman who could rap with the boys and still be a lady. She was like bomb grafiti on the tomb of Nefertiti. She was classic.

Then she was gone. Rumors fly of her being cracked out. Stories circulate of her losing her mind. However, interviewers report that Lauryn Hill went into hiding. True to her refugee beginnings, Lauryn Hill was an opposer of capitalism and systematic exploitations. As the story goes, after "Miseducation's" huge success, Columbia Records poured millions of dollars into marketing and engineering in preparation for Lauryn's sophomore CD. The label also pressured her into other avenues such as print, television, and film in oder to expand the Lauryn Hill "brand". While other artist would have been flattered at these guestures, Lauryn Hill was not and, she took Columbia's actions as an intention to capitalize on and exploit her image.



So she fled. For years, we lamented her departure from Hip Hop. In Lauryn Hill's absence, Lil Kim ascended the ranks, lyrically grabbing hip hop by the throat and forcing it to accept the new breed of sexually liberated women. Now in the winter of Lil Kim's career, Nicki Minaj has taken the microphone and showered the world with images of fake hair, ass shots, threesomes, and lip services (pun intended). Minaj is a long way from her idol, Lauryn Hill.



But one can't help but wonder what women in hip hop would look and sound like today if Lauryn Hill had allowed Columbia to sell her image. Would dark skinned women get to audition for rap videos? Would twists and locks have a presence in the industry? Would lyrics talk about life, love, and the struggle instead of the "fuck bitches, get money" message it sends?



These questions can never be answered, of course. And though Lil Kim berthed a popular trend of rappers who are more interested in the struggle during sex than the struggle of life, and though Minaj has created a beloved lane for gender benders and personality disorders, no one can deny that something has been missing ever since we lost the rapper/actress who was more powerful than two Cleopatras, named Lauryn Hill.


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"Tears of a Clown" Lloyd

I would like to consider myself a lover of Music..old and new but remakes can sometimes murder (as in a bad way) a classic song. And sometimes you have those remakes that are able to bridge the gap between young and old. Lloyd was able to not only captivate the audience with a great voice and sound but he was also able to introduce a legendary singer (Smokey Robinson) to his fan base. Lloyd did an excellent job with this remake and I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it. Im not sure how many times I can put love but just in case you didnt get the memo.. I LOVE THIS SONG! Im putting the videos to both song so you can hear the old and new. ENJOY!

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It's Alive. It's Alive: Claire Huxtable, Dr. Cosby's Monster.

Phylicia Rashad as Claire Huxtable

What can be said about Claire Huxtable, the iconic wife and mother of long-running, “The Cosby Show", played by Phylicia Rashad? She is gorgeous: a career woman who birthed five kids and in her 40s can still fit into a size 6 dress. She wakes up every morning with her face already made up and her hair already done. She cooks in designer clothes and cleans while wearing four-inch heels and pearls. Claire Huxtable is perfect. Her legacy as the first Black television mother to portray old-money lady-like charm and grace, without any hint of snudiness or pretention, has endured for almost thirty years. "The Cosby Show" is in mass syndication nearly three decades after its debut, and much of the show’s popularity can be attributed greatly to "Claire Huxtable."




But Claire Huxtable ins't real. She is a creation, based on and modeled after Dr. Cosby-not Bill, but Camille.



Few people know Camille Cosby; besides hearing her name in Alicia Keys' "Unbreakable", many have no point of reference for Camille. The reason for this illusiveness is that in the early stages of her husband's career, she elected to stay behind the scenes. After the family's financial manager ripped them off in the early 80s, Camille stepped in to become the family CEO and guide her husband's career.




Bill and Camille Cosby

 Perhaps her greatest touch can be found in Claire Huxtable. In the world of sit-coms, all characters come from "somewhere." The similarities between the two women are too much to be a coincidence. Camille Cosby is beautiful. So is Claire Huxtable. Camille's maiden name is Hanks. So is Claire Huxtable's. Camille is a triple-threat: mother/wife/career women. So is Claire Huxtable. Camille raised five kids-four daughters and one son. So did Claire Huxtable. Camille is married to Bill Cosby. So is Claire Huxtable.




To many of us, Claire Huxtable in the form of Phylicia Rashad is Bill Cosby's wife. Years ago, I myself was taken aback to learn that the two were not actually married. But in essence they are, as the very being of Camille Cosby was extracted from her real life and placed into the character.



It was important for Camille to be portrayed by an actress who could capture the image that the Cosby's hoped to project on the show. In an interview with Oprah in 2000, Camille Cosby said that people will identify with what they see on TV because it feels real to them. In the spirit of that realness, the Cosby's gave the Black viewing world a gift: a woman who lifted the thoughts of a nation. In a family, it is the woman who has the burden to impart culture and knowledge. As TV's first family for eight seasons, Claire Huxtable imparted to the nation knowledge of Black families that destroyed all stereotypes and culture that instilled pride. Claire Huxtable mothered the ideals of a generation, and thanks to syndication those ideals are still alive.



Now, in a time when women like Claire Huxtable only exist on Nick at Nite and TV Land, it is hard to imagine that such a woman could exist in real life. Well, such women do exist. If one were to ever need proof, just look up Camille Cosby.

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Whoop That Trick! The 5 Greatest Girl Fights

Let's be honest, there is nothing more sexy or exciting than two girls going toe-to-toe, blow-for-blow. Let's take a look back at some of the best fictional female fight scenes.


1. Diamond vs. Ronnie: "The Player's Club"

2. Peaches vs. Angela: "A Low Down Dirty Shame"
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4O9RMoBucc&feature=related
 
3. Beatrix vs. Vernita: "Kill Bill Vol 1"
 
 

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4. . Sharon vs. Lisa: "Obsessed"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEkPsese47w&feature=related

5. Catwoman vs. Laurel HHedare "Catwoman"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMpTGVHR84g&feature=related



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Beyoncé - Party ft. Andre 3000 (Prod. Kanye West)

So Beyonce is on a roll this summer. This is her 4th track released in the span of two months and Im loving it. Well im loving her dedication more than a song. Im a big, HUGE, fan of Beyonce but I just cant seem to get Jiggy with this track. I do however love the fact the Andre 3000 hops out of his cave and blesses this song with his pressence. (Gosh I love that man) And did I mention Kanye West produced this track. (I love him also) Anywho still awaiting the day for the album to come out. I STILL will be the first in the line to pick it up. ENJOY!!

The Importance of Being Ignorant

I am dark skinned-almost as dark as "black" can be. I have a new-era afro. I was educated at two well-known HBCU's. I am vocal about my love for black art, African folklore, and black history. So, you can imagine how baffled I was when another black student at my nearly all white law school said "you are the white boy of the crew" simply because my shirts are not overly expensive with some meaningless lable on the front, my jeans fit, and I don't wear tennis shoes. This was troublesome, indeed. This same student also felt the need to question my allegience to the black student body by saying things as "You are too propper" "You don't act like us" and "You listen to opera and country music." Again, I was baffled. I could not understand the ignorance that is still prevelant within the black race. Especially among the "educated" blacks. Such a shame. Loan money can buy a degree, but that's about all it buys these days.




The comments from that classmate was not the first time I'd encountered such ignorance. Ingnorance began in my own house. My mother was the first person to say that I was "acting white." From where she was standing, being interested in other sports besides basketball and football, being bi-lengual, keeping the "gs" on the end of my words, and wanting more than the trailor park or run-down apartment that we lived in was simply not in tow with the black race or lifestyle. There is no surprise that my brothers and sisters followed my mother's lead in classifying my deviant interests as "white."



It is something to wonder at. I only celebrate black holidays (most of which I have originated based on important events in black history), I don't believe in interracial dating, and I only go the theater to see black produced films. However, my siblings say that I think that I am "white" because I have a college degree, I don't sit on the porch all day and smoke black and milds, and I don't have meaningless tattoos covering my body. Intriguing.



Recently, I shared my delimma with an older friend. Her story is similar to mine in that she has a variation of an afro, was educated at a well-known HBCU, and her interests and hobbies vary from what blacks think is acceptable. She told me that she always got, and still gets, the "she thinks she's white" comments from others. I sympathized with her, as I knew what she was going through. I asked my friend her thoughts on this black limitation.



Her thoughts were astounding. She said simply, "we hate ourselves." Her words made so much sense. We, the black race, the American decendants of Africans, Africans in America, or whatever we choose to call ourselves, show clear and unarguable signs of hating ourselves. We hate ourselves so much that we have doomed ourselves to an everlasting state of mass mediocrity and neo-servitude. We hate ourselves so much that we celebrate the destructive behavior among our people and denounce any progressessive behavior that our brothers and sisters exhibit. It is a shame. We are the only group of people that allows brilliance to take a back seat to stupidity. We are the only group of people whose role models are the loudest ghetto women on reality shows and rappers who go to jail at least once a year.



From my friend's comment, I learned why it is so important to blacks to be ignorant. That is the only way to be sure that the self-hatred will continue. However, I will not be a part of this plot to kill us. I took the path of self love and self preservation. So I will take my afro, Wal-mart shirts, Sperrys, country music, and standardized English and move on. I am not a member of the "we." And to all you "wes" out there, I am not acting white. You are all just acting ignorant.

 
 
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Behind The Scenes: Style Vs. Fashion 2nd Collection

On May 21, 2011 (in the scorching Georgia weather) Style Vs. Fashion shot the 2nd collection for the clothing line. At first the shoot started off very hectic. Only one makeup artist and hair stylist showed up meaning the models were waaaaay behind schedule. The shooting started 2 hours late. But working with the group of people I worked with made the day go by alot smoother. Everybody (including the photographers) came together, with no complaining, and obtained excellent shots. The weather was close 90 degrees but the attitudes were positive. With this shoot I was able to debut my Custom made shoes, accessories, and brooches which were not available with the first collection. Here are a couple of behind the scenes pictures. Enjoy!!!

Models
Briana Myrie
Kimberly Manning
Sadye
Franshon Fisher
Quisha E'lom
Chasity Peeples
Shannon Marsicano


Photographers
Richard Howard
Frank Kloskowski
Mike M&R Photography
Khiry Grant

MUA
Brittany Cherese

Hairstylist
Diamond Kelly

Stylist
Jecoby Carter
Marcus Smith




Custom Made Shoes from Style Vs. Fashion




Model Briana and Hairstylist Diamond sharing a laugh



The Stylist Marcus and Jecoby arranging outfits



Jecoby and Marcus dressing the first model Briana.




Brittany beating (its a term for applying makeup) Model Chasity's face




While waiting for hair and makeup Shannon shows off her ink




Model Briana ready to head to the next set. 90 degree weather dont seem to phase her




Model Kimberly, Photographer Khiry, and I waiting to cross the street. Just the dangers of shooting outside




Waiting to shoot




Model Quisha getting her facebook but MUA Brittany




Models, Stylist, and Photogs headed to the next shooting location




model Quisha holding a pair of custom made heels




Me posing with model Kimberly, Quisha, Chasity and Franshon




at the last and final location of the day.




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Chris "Rocks" the Motherfucker with the Hat with No Doctor in the House

So, Chris Rock has made the jump from the big screen to the big stage- and what a jump it is. "The Motherf''ker with the Hat" is a drag down, laugh out loud, grab your chest for breath hit on Broadway. Rock's infamous voice brings humor and distinct character to this production. In the play, Jackie, a recovering alcoholic comes home to his junky girlfriend and discovers a strange male's hat on the nightstand and that the bed covers "smell like aquavelva and d*ck." (Jackie's words, not mine). The plot unfolds as Jackie goes to his Alcoholic Anonymous Sponsor, Ralph (Chris Rock), in order to help him find "the Motherf''ker with the hat." The crowd loved the energy of the play that lept off the stage into everyone's lap. On this particuar night, that same energy drove Bobby Cannavale (the actor playing Jackie) to put a little too much into his perfomance, causing him to cut a gash into his face right between his eyebrows during one of his irate scenes. This incident stopped the production for about twenty minutes, while the announcer repeatedly asked "is there a doctor in the house.?" Unfortunantely, there were no doctors in the house, but a nurse practitioner from the crowd ran backstage to assist the injured actor. Finally, after almost a half hour of waiting, the production resumed with Jackie sporting a new bandage over his eye. The bandage worked well with the play, as Jackie and Ralph engaged in hand to hand combat with one another in a scene toward the end of the play. This show of dedicartion from the actors proves that the show really must go on. After the curtains closed, the crowd errupted with cheers. An inside source told me that Cannavale was rushed to the hospital right after the performance. "The Motherf''ker with the Hat" is bound to slay any adult who is in search of a laugh while in New York City.



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Beyonce Fever

As soon as I heard Beyonce was coming out with a new Cd I immediately become overly excited with joy. Not only is she my favorite artist she's my favorite entertainer. People love to argue and say Whats the big deal about Beyonce and I'm here to say its her dedication to what she does. If you go to her concert, she puts on a show. Her videos are entertaining without being overly sexual or too "weird". She's dependable. She never keep her fans waiting too long for her music. Beyonce always delivers.

Check out Beyonces' new video for her song "Move your body" Its a remix to her chart topping "Get me bodied" from her critically acclaimed album "B-day." Beyonce continues to prove why she is the queen of pop/R&B. This song is a fun as the original and gives even more energy.

The video is simply shot in a school cafeteria with no professional back-up dancers just school aged kids having a great time. All in all this record is sure to be a summer anthem.

The song is all action with incredible substance guaranteed to make you dance until you pass out.
 
"Who run the world....Girls" is also a hott new video Beyonce debut this summer. Its been a while since we (as in women) had a theme song.
 
Enjoy and you to might catch Beyonce Fever too...
 
 

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What Can The Japanese Tsunami Teach Us About Prepping For Disasters And Emergencies?

The Japanese tsunami is a crystal clear example of just how unpredictable disasters and emergencies can be. Nobody ever dreamed that a tsunami in Japan could wash cars, homes and people up to 6 miles inland. But that is exactly what happened. So while it is great to make elaborate preparations for potential disasters and emergencies, it is also absolutely essential to have backup plans. After all, what good is all of that emergency food that you have stored up going to do if a massive tsunami comes along and rips your house off the foundation and deposits it into the sea? Not that all of us shouldn't be busy prepping. Of course we should be. All over Japan right now the supermarkets are being stripped bare. Don't you think that many of those people are wishing that they had stored up some food? It is those that prepare that have the best chance of surviving disasters and emergencies. No plan is foolproof, but having a plan is much better than not having a plan.

For example, there are lots of people in Japan right now that are wishing that they would have stored up at least a bit of fresh water to drink. There are homes in Japan that are still completely surrounded by saltwater from the tsunami, and if those homes do not have running water at this point then the people inside are going to get thirsty really quick.



Of course bottled water flew off store shelves all over Japan in the aftermath of the tsunami. Now it is becoming very difficult to find.



But there are thousands and thousands of homes in Japan that do not have running water right now.



So what are they supposed to do?



Thankfully there are a lot of aid agencies that are working really hard to help the Japanese out. Hopefully everyone that needs water and food will be able to get them.



Have you seen video of the empty supermarkets in Japan?



That can happen someday in America too.



In the United States, even a minor snowstorm can cause a run on the supermarkets in many areas. If a major league disaster or emergency ever hit the food in the stores would be gone really quickly.



So do you have food stored up for you and your family?



Another huge lesson that we can learn from the Japanese tsunami is that a disaster in one area of the world can have a ripple affect across the globe.



For example, it has now become incredibly difficult to find supplies of potassium iodide anywhere in the United States.



In fact, in many areas even finding iodine or kelp has become problematic.



So what are the people that don't have these things going to do if nuclear radiation becomes a problem?



They are just going to have to suffer.



That is the way it is with disasters and emergencies. If you have not prepared ahead of time there is a good chance that you are simply going to be out of luck.



You see, millions of Americans have not become preppers just because they didn't have anything better to do.



We live in a world that is becoming increasingly unstable. Our financial system is crumbling. Our society is crumbling. The earth itself is crumbling.



Those that are not doing anything to prepare are rather foolish.



Many of those that laugh at preppers are the same people that have health insurance, car insurance, home insurance, boat insurance, motorcycle insurance, disability insurance, travel insurance and business insurance.



But they won't lift a finger to get some "food insurance" for themselves and their families because that is what "preppers" and "conspiracy theorists" do.



Well, a whole lot of people in Japan wish that they had been "preppers" just about now.



Not that preppers always come out on top either. As the tsunami is Japan, demonstrated, if a major disaster hits right where you live your home may not make it.



The truth is that all of us always need to be ready to "bug out" at any time.



If you got word that your town was about to face a major league emergency, where would you go?



That is something to think about.



It is also a good reason why we should all be encouraging our family and friends in other areas of the country to be storing up food and supplies. You never know when you might have to depend on them for help.



The truth is that none of us should ever be too proud to ask for help. Many survivalists sit back and brag about all of the guns and beans they have stored up, but if their house was swept away by a disaster what would they be forced to do?



They would be forced to turn to someone else for help.



The reality is that we all need a little assistance from time to time. Don't be too proud to give some help and don't be too proud to ask for some help.



So what are some things that all of us can be doing right now to start preparing for disasters and emergencies?



Well, in a previous article I listed a few things that can be done by most people....



#1 Become Less Dependent On Your Job



#2 Get Out Of Debt



#3 Reduce Expenses



#4 Purchase Land



#5 Learn To Grow Food



#6 Find A Reliable Source Of Water



#7 Explore Alternative Energy Sources



#8 Store Supplies



#9 Protect Your Assets With Gold And Silver



#10 Learn Self-Defense



#11 Keep Yourself Fit



#12 Make Friends



That last point is very important. It is key to have a network of friends and family around the country that you could depend upon in a pinch.



For example, whoever would have imagined that nuclear radiation from Japan could potentially be a threat to those living along the west coast of the United States?



Hopefully what the government is telling us is true. Hopefully the amount of radiation that makes it over the Pacific will not be enough to seriously harm any of us, but it just shows that someday a crisis may arise that could require people to flee to another area.



So if someday a crisis like that arises, where would you and your family go?



When it comes to preparing for the worst, flexibility is the key.



And preparing for the worst does not have to be complicated. When you go to the store, pick up a couple extra items that you see on sale and store them away. Learn to grow a garden. Read blogs about prepping. Talk with your family and friends about what they would do in an emergency.



One of the keys is for all of us to learn from each other. None of us has all the answers.



The world can be a very cold, cruel place. Millions of people in Japan are finding that out right about now.



Someday you and your family could be caught right in the middle of a major crisis. When that happens, will you have plenty of food, water and supplies stored up or will you be scrambling to survive?



As the Japanese tsunami has shown, disaster can strike anywhere and at any time. The United States is certainly not immune.



Someday it will be our turn.



Will you be ready?



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