I Love The New Millineum

Man! This is great...not as great as Best Week Ever but still great. They made me remember that song, "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" by the Darkness. Hi-larious. The only thing that would make it better would be having Frangela on there. Yessir.

I miss my Austin apt... not the weather, but my apt.

I love how teen pregancy is just NOW being seen as an epidemic. Why is that? My whole theory... it is know happening to rich white people so now it is a big deal. Yes, it is very wrong, but all I am saying is that it has been happening to poor white communities and minority communities for years and no one wanted to say anything about it then. I mean come ON? WTF?

If Jamie Lynn Spears had not been on Zoey 911... that would be a normal thing where they are from. Also the only reason people are making such a big deal about the kids in Gloucester, Mass is because they are white kids. Let that have been any other race; people would not have cared.

I am just saying. It's been a big deal for decades and NOW we want to do something about it? Oh Lort.

Are Blacks Getting A New Role On Reality TV Shows?

Something happened in reality tv this week that has NEVER happened before (well unless it was a joke). The number of black housemates outnumbered the number of white castmates on The Real World. WHAT????!!!! Crazyness. Do I think that this "accomplishment" is a bit muted because one of the black guys walked in with a stupid behind shirt talking about "Sorry, I only date blond girls" (with your punk ass.... he's not even cute).

Anyway, I mean can you BELIEVE it? 4 blacks and 3 whites? I didn't think this was even allowed. And beside the stupid punk that walked in with that shirt... they don't seem like total sell outs. TOTALLY am happy about this.

Another thing, on SYTYCD... I stated yesterday that the black people were representing! They have 6 out of 20 this year which is a good percentage being that usually its about 2 out of 20. Anyway, so on the group performance today... they featured the black dancers... which they NEVER do (except that one Mia Michael's piece that I LOVE that featured Danny). Yes, it was a hip hop dance, but I'm just like OH SHIZOOT, are we getting some airplay son? QUAT!?


And even more random (not this next thing does not match)... but Michelle Obama put it down on the view. This chick is my freaking idol. And let us not call her "Michelle Oballbuster"... she just puts it down. That's all. And her outfit was banging too... sans her hair, which I am not sure what she was doing with that.

Oh man! I love (educated and well-doing) black people! And let me put this disclaimer. I am not nor have I ever been nor will I ever be anti-white. I am just SUPER PRO-BLACK! YAY!

Maybe I feel all this black love because of Juneteenth? Who knows WHERE this is coming from

Pigeon-Hold?

Um, I was watching America's Best Dance Crew and Lil Mama's dumb behind said "Make sure it doesn't pigeon-hold you". Gaaaaaa dog. Embarassing.

Twitch is hot...sorry he is

He could get it on sooooo many levels.

Anyhoo, the black dudes are holding it DOWN on SYTYCD. Seriously, Will gets it...he is like this seasons Danny (minus the 14 pirouettes in a row). The black guy from Dallas with the braces did his thing on Broadway. Totally overshadowed his little partner. And lastly Twitch totally got it.

Everyone else sucked...like seriously. If it wasn't for Twitch and Will's hotness this season, I would not be tuning in. Comfort was OK, but yeah that's it.

And what was Nigel's issue? Talking about dude didn't grab his crotch enough? LOL. Hi-larious

Peevation

I seem to be peeved at a lot of things right now... let me vent...

1. Why was a nice and clean "giving of dap" dubbed as a possible terrorist fist bump? I'm just curious. WTF is that about?

2.. Since when is it OK to call someone a Neanderthal. Yeah, i don't remember what radio show it was, but someone said Michelle Obama looks like a Neanderthal? And why is that? Is it because she is black? Is it because she is darkskinned? Is it because she has short hair? I mean tell me what it is... I would gladly like to know what makes this classy and highly respectable black woman look like a Neanderthal. Thanks in advance.

3. Why is it wrong to vote for Obama because it is black....when half of the country has made it clear that they will NOT vote for him BECAUSE HE IS BLACK?

4. Why was my Electric Bill 25 dollars last month and I was there the whole 30 days and it is now 30 dollars and I was only in my apartment for 10 of the 31 days in May? Why also did I unplug all of my appliances and turned off all my air. I mean WTF... don't think I'm stupid. I am not paying it. They are going to get so tired of me calling...

5. This season of SYTYCD sucks. It's like why on their little personal interest stories at the beginning are they already trying to show personality? It's like, we don't know you so all and all, you look kinda dumb.

6. Why did they take the best part of the DQ commerical out? They took the part out after the baby spells "antidisestablishmentarianism" and then does the little eyebrow raise. I'm sure some crazy parent was like... "It's not cute to post children sassing thier parents. This can bring about imitative behavior"... Oh STFU... you just ruined the commerical. Thanks a bunch for your lunacy.

7. I think that is it... ChEA!

Um, I Can't Even Complete A Complete Sentance

I just saw Keiko Matsui at Yoshi's and I am still mad emotional about it. That was the best concert I have ever been to... point blank. I'm sorry, it was.

Keiko Matsui is such a show(woman), and she has so much personality for a lady of such small stature. I mean seriously.

The concert started at 8:00pm but I got there at 5:30 to get my seat. Got almost a front row center seat in one of the circular booths so I was RIGHT THERE behind the piano to see the action. Oh my goodness. I still can't believe it.

If you have any like (it doesn't even have to be love) for jazz music and/or the piano, seeing Keiko Matsui live is a must. I can't even find the words to explain how good she is. All I can say is she tells a story with her music; and to hear her on CD and see her in concert is a whole nother thing.

AND she's gonna be in Austin in October, hellsa going back to see her. OH MY GOSH!

KEIKO MATSUI KILLED IT SO HARD TONIGHT THAT I AM SPEECHLESS...which doesn't happen often, so you know it was amazing.

2nd Best Commercial Ever

The Dairy Queen Commercial... I just love the expression the little boy makes after he says "antidisestablishmentarianism"... like "yeah, AND WHAT!" Hi-larious.




Now the third best one is an AT&T commercial with the Dad on the ridge... I've got zero bars up here Kelly Moore.

Decisions Decisions Decisions

OK... so I have an internship right? Right. And my internship is UNPAID.... boo the freak hoo. This would not be a problem except for on thing. The line up at Yoshi's for the summer is CRAZY SON! Get a load of this; Keiko Matsui, Stanley Jordan, The Rippingtons, Spyro Gyra, Gerald Albright, Larry Coryell, Ahmad Jamal, and Lee Ritenour are all playing at Yoshi's Oakland/San Francisco either in June or July. Oh my freaking goodness.

Well Imma at least try to make it to three shows. Thats 100 dollars. I don't do much of anything, I think I deserve a treat. Probably Keiko Matsui, The Rippingtons, and Gerald Albright.

Hypermiling

So there is a, shall I say, "driving craze" that has been hitting the main streets as of late. Yes yes, I know that it has been around for years, but it is becoming more and more popular with the increasing gas prices. HYPERMILING. Basically it's trying to increase your gas mileage.

This technique seemed like a good idea so I tried it on my way to Costco today. Yeah, good in theory...fatal in fact. I say this because it seems that it causes more traffic and issues on the road. Or if we are going to do hypermiling then EVERYONE must be required to do it OR there should be like specific hypermiling lanes and streets.

Who Are The Best Hip Hop Dancers?

I posed this question a couple of months ago while watching America's Best Dance Crew... who is the better group of dancers as a whole; Asians or Black people. I was kinda on the brink, but I think I have come up with an answer.

For choreographed stuff, Imma have to go with the Asians. I mean come on, lets just look at America's Best Dance Crew season 1 and the prelims. Oh my, Kaba Modern and Jabbawockeez (who had all Asians and one Black) were straight killing it every single week. And this group that I just watched on America's Best Dance Crew 2 auditions were sick son! I think they were called So Real Cru or something of that nature... I mean straight up getting it. So impressed.

I think they are going to win (So Real Cru)... or they should. Getting it son.

Oh yeah, and black people are better club dancers.

And no I'm not being racist. Thanks so much in advance for your concerns. lol.

I Could Not Have Been More Wrong

about my Obama v. Clinton post and for the first time in a while I am happy that I was wrong.

Yay, Si Se Puede! All I have to say is... John McCain if you eff this up for me!

I Like To Dream...

...yes yes, right between the sound machine.

What the bleep does that even mean? I think it is obvious that "Magic Carpet Ride" was written while these people were high. I mean just listen to the lyrics. It makes absolutly no sense. Sorry, it doesn't. Its a hot song though.

And speaking of liking to dream... I wanna be a latin ballroom dancer. Well I don't wanna be LATIN, but I want to learn to do the latin ballroom dances. BAM!

Do You Want Me To Be Inside?

You've got that body and I wanna ride with you babe...you.

From Boney James feat. Jaheim... Ride. I loved this song when it came out about 5 or so years ago, but I recently heard it on the radio. This song gets it son. Sorry, it just does. Actually Boney James has gotten it since about 1998, but I kinda got tired of him because all of his stuff started to sound the same. Boneyard and Grand Central are good choices as well.

Now, for some reason, I am hearing his stuff a bit more (oh I know why, because I am back in the bay area and we actually have a jazz station here) and I just remembered how tough he gets it.

Take for instance, Pure. Freaking great song. That would be a song you listen to when you are driving down a coast, just chill. And to be honest, he isnt' the greatest saxaphonist, and yes he is very commercial, but it is he beats and compososition that set him apart.

You know what lets just do this for the heck of it. Imma post my favorite song from each album. Shoo I already started to.

So lets move on to Shine, which was his last album and admittedly I was not feeling this album. He had two good ones, Hypnotic with George Benson and In The Rain with Dwele. This song reminds me of the Starbucks on Center and Oxford...studying for the LSAT... very boo. Still a good song though.

Now Shake it Up with Rick Braun. There were actually a couple that I really liked on here. Grazing in the Grass has been done so much and they really didn't add anything to it. But RSVP was kinda hot on the other hand. Once again it is the programming and composition.

So Body Language was probably may favorite or second favorite of his albums. You can almost play this one straight through. Let's start with Are You Ready. I like this one because it is softer and smoother than a lot of his stuff, but it still gets it. It does sound a bit like Kenny G. at times, but the beats kill that notion quick. The title track Body Language gets it on so many levels. If this song is not sexy, I don't know what is. Like for real. Oh wee... Now Bedtime Stories. From the very first beats you are entranced. Just gives you chills. All the rest are solid.

Sweet Thing was the first Boney James CD I bought in 9th grade. Good memories. The first three are the best. The rest is solid. Words (unpoken) is hauntingly good.

Yeah, going through this list of CD's I do see how someone might say that Boney started to get unoriginal and uninspired. When we get to Seduction, it is kinda clear. The title track is like everything I said about all the other songs wrapped up into one. Camoflauge and Sara Smile are solid as well.

Is it wrong that I have never heard any of the songs from Trust? Maybe because I could never find it.

Backbone was OK, but probably my least favorite. I liked Just Between Us and thats about it. I love the way the soprano and alto saxes, "talk" to each other. Kinda Hot.

Woo, that just took me back.! Good stuff. I'm glad Smooth Jazz is not dying like hip hop and R&B are. Thanks guys

Randomness That Pertains to Nothing

1. Law school students (sans myself and a few choice others) are BORING. Oh my, the people at my job are soooooo boring man. I understand that we don't know each other, but is the only thing you can come up with to talk about is torts and contracts? And not like relevant issues, like talking about CLASS.

2. Those Real World people are alcholics. How are you going to have a recovering alcoholic come back in the house and these people still drink like sailors and constantly wake him up at 3am? Are you that rude and selfish that you can't even contour your actions one bit? Rizude! And Black dude was mad cuz he got kicked off. He needed to go. Sorry, he did.

3. The Sims2 is the most addicting game ever.

SYTYCD 2008

Oh shucks so the final 20 has 6 black people in it??? What? Are you serious? I thought we were only allowed 2 black guys, one black girl, and a half black girl per season. Oh shucks son!

I am very excitable for this season. Wootie hoo. Be excited with me; thanks!

If This Isn't The Most Beautiful Picture I've Ever Seen I Don't Know What Is

And I say this for a couple of reasons; yes blah blah he is the democratic candidate blah blah. Now I am in no way trying to say that it isn't a feet, but it has been beaten to death.

Now why I think it is beautiful, is, you can guess...SHE is black. A powerful black man that is not afraid of a smart and sucessful darkskinned black woman. Hot business. And another thing, she is not sterotypically pretty for a black woman(long hair and light skin) a very successful (come ON he is the democratic presidential candidate folks) black man is married to her. I just think it is hot. Sorry, it is.