Mexican Breakfast aka The Real "Single Ladies"

And you all thing Beyonce and her choreographers are so original.... naw son. Bob Fosse, Gwen Verdon, and two other random chicks were getting it 40 years before. Just saying. And I didn't think white women danced like that until the later 70's/80's. LOL.

Family Matters

So there is a marathon of Family Matters right now... and the first episode when Steve turned into Stephon is on... super funny. I remember thinking he was sooooooo fizine when it came on. Now...this dude is beyond funny looking. I mean beyond.

Overall, this show was kinda funny though. In like an awful kind of way. Super scripted, but I still enjoyed. Where are the shows like this now? All we have now are stupid reality tv shows (do I like them...yes i do) no good black situation comedies. Sadness.

Is This Bourgie...or Just Different

You know... whenever I think of December, I think of a staple in the mid to high level black society in Oakland... the Links Cotillion. I've been to so many and was actually in one when I was a senior in high school. And it got me to thinking...

I wonder if I will partake in these activities myself when I am older and more established AND if I will enroll me children in such things?

I say this because when I think of the Links and to a much less extent Jack and Jill, I think of mid to upper society black professionals... which I plan on being (yeah i said it so what). But at what point does that make me bourgie? I don't feel it does. I know my parents for sure were not and are not bourgie in the least and they made me partake in a lot of activities that were geared toward that particular group of black people.

So for starters, when I was growing up, my dad was a "prominent" black accountant in the area we grew up. So when I grew up, we had a little money. My parents sent me to a private school where I was one of two black people in my class. We lived in Oakland, and if you have the means, you do NOT send your child to an Oakland Public School. Even the ones in the good area of town sucked ass. So basically, in order to combat this onslaught of white people, they made sure they enrolled me in as many black centered activities and such as possible. I was part of a black ski club for most of my childhood, they always sent me to the YMCA summer camps, and other camps that were "black focused". When I grew up, there was the Jack and Jill thing. At this point I was the only black kid in my class...roughness. And then there was the Cotillion, which I thought was funny. I was forced into it, but it was one of the best experiences of my life. But whats really funny is, its basically a debutante ball, so you learn ettiquate and how to ballroom dance. I love how all the etiquette was pointless... as we already knew it. Come now...if ur in the Cotillion, you know etiquette...just saying.

I didn't realize that all black kids did not do this kind of thing until college. LOL. Seriously, I would talk about this stuff and the people had no idea what I was talking about. I don't think I realized what kind of life "that" was. I really thought it was the norm. Which brings me to my starting question. Am I going to enroll my children in things like this, AND be a part of the adult divisions myself? I think so... because even though it gave me a kind of skewed version of life, it was very beneficial to me.

Oh wait, on another front. Like I was saying, the black upper middle class (im leaving out the upper class... Im just including accountant, business, lawyers, and SOME doctors) in Oakland, was a rather small and tight knit community in the 90's and early 2000's. Not saying we all knew each other and all that crap. But you basically knew of everyone in some form. We all went to 1 of 3 high schools...yes there were outliers who went to private schools, but the majority went to either Bishop O'Dowd, St. Mary's or Holy Names. Why the catholic schools, I don't know. But I kid you not, this is where most of us went. I just think it is so funny. Half the black people at my school I knew from either summer camp, middle school dances (thats another thing, there was this league, I can't remember what it was called, but it had all of the good Private elementary/middle schools- Ecole Biliung, Athenian, Redwood Day School, Bentley, St. Paul's, The Academy, Head Royce, and some others... so we knew each other that way too), or the little social clubs.

So yes, just writing this, I know I am going to do it. Like I said, I came out of high school with a sort of skewed version of "the truth", but I think it was a good experience for me.

Aw Mike!

So I am procrastinating...dont feel like studying and I got in a Michael Jackson mood again. This fool was so freaking talented. Will never be another like him (Usher and Chris Brown, just stop attempting, like really).

Anyhoo, so I'm listening to "Off the Wall" and looking at videos and I must say when his skin color was still brown (lol), he was getting it. His songs had a much more soulful feel and his tone was different too. He sounded kind "good" on a couple of those songs. I'm just saying. I especially liked when he talked/sang in the deeper voice (like on Get on the Floor and Burn This Disco Out)... it was kinda hot. lol. Can you say RANGE?

Why he have to go looney on us? Oh yeah cuz his dad beat his ass and didn't let him be a little kid and his brother had relations in the bed next to him (or so the movie says).

Danny Jung

So I am totally feeling this saxaphonist named Danny Jung...I feel like he's the next Jeff Kashiwa (yeah, Jung is Korean and Kashiwa is Japanese...but bear with me). He's freaking awesome man. Where can I see this dude in concert? Why isnt he on the radio? He plays very clearly...kinda Kenny G. like...but totally not. He doesn't have to soul of Gerald Albright or Boney James, but he has his own unique style that has just enough soul so I don't call it hot garbage, but it's not overly funkdafied or soulful. Nice and melodic. Which is why I compared him to Kashiwa (besides the fact that they are the only 2 mainstream Asian American saxaphonists lol).

He has this song called, "Don't Ya Go Nowhere". Hotness. Check that ish out on imeem.

Also, theres this saxaphonist named

Is BL trying to get emotional on me?

Oh my goodness...there was just a moment in Boston Legal that was kinda sad. I have never felt sorry for Denny Crane and his mad cow, but I kinda did in this episode. He was going to get up to deliver his closing and he knocked over some flash cards. And they fell all over the floor and he had to go on the floor and pick em up. Looking all old and frail.

But then he regained it with his summation, so it was OK. But that was immensly sad when he dropped the cards. And I must say, season 4 of BL may be the best season for issue oriented stuff, but its also kinda sad. There were a couple of moments where I felt sad. Never really felt sad before except in that episode where they executed that cute black guy.

I wonder what season 5 is going to be like.... aw Denny Crane!

Oh yeah and on a totally different note, they seem to be making Jerry more and more wierd. I dont like it. He started off being moderatly wierd, then he got a little better, now he's supposed to have Aspergers AND Tourettes? Really?

Round here a burger comes with fren' fries and AIDS!!!!!!!

One more random thing, I was watching, "This Christmas"...and their casting was a hot ass horrible mess. Just saying. There are worse than the Cosby's with it. Yes, black families come in all colors, but like come on now. You got a chick on there that is obviously mixed, the rest of them look like they can be related, then you got that African dude on there that really didnt even try to change his accent? Why he sound African/English with it. Sooooooo mad man!

Just saying, and generally it was awful. DONE.

True Blood Take 2

So I got a new cable system which somehow allows me to watch HBO... did I order it, no...but this has happened before and they've never charged, so lets hope they don't do it now.

Anyhoo, so I decided to give True Blood another try and I must say, sans the gratuitous sex scenes, it is a great show. Like freaking great. I love the actor they got to play Bill, he's actually kinda hot...just saying. But my favorite is LaFayette. This guy kills every scene he's in. Seriously. I love that he's a "queen" but will get thug with it with no problem. LOL. Best scene of the movie; when the rednecks come in Merlottes talking bout LaFayette served them a burger with AIDS. He goes over to the table, effs em up real quick then says, "Bitch, you come into my house, you eat my food the way I FUCKING MAKE IT!!! Tip yo waitress." I'm sorry that was genius. Loves it man. Loves it.

I also like how they focus on other characters. Anna Paquin playing Sookie is irritating. Sorry it is. So its nice that they developed other characters like Jason, Sam and Tara. And I still love that they made Tara black. The best thing they coulda done. Just adds a little something.