January 2012
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my book report, 01.26.2012.
i just finished reading the book of drugs by mike doughty and i probably should take a minute to let it soak in, but i feel so…conflicted.
let me start by saying that i’m a huge mike doughty fan. not just soul coughing (but DEFINITELY SOUL COUGHING; that’s one of my all time favorite bands) - i’m a fan of mike doughty himself, his writing, his music, his glasses, his...
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will someone please think of the black children?
i get it, guys. red tails. i need to see it - the fate of black cinema rests on me going to see a movie about a subject i have no interest in. [That doesn’t matter. Go see it. - Blackness Barometer Ed.]
i’m not hating to be hating. when george lucas went on the daily show and bluntly stated that all of the hollywood studios turned him down because they didn’t know what to do...
i’m still on the fence about ms. minaj, but sometimes she wins me over through sheer force of will, even though i’m tired of seeing female singers drop it low (think of your knees, ladies!). i still can’t decide if her weirdness is true and from the heart, like missy elliott, or if it’s totally manufactured.
either way, the beat is hot.
(that’s my go-to for...
will.i.am has two new songs. here’s the first one.
and here is the latest one.
will.i.am is taking recycling to a whole new level, maybe. i’ll tell you this - i’m hoping that every song on this CD has mick jagger on the hook, bleating about going hard or going home. EVERY SONG. including a power ballad and a dancehall track.
and while we’re talking about...
"we all need the human touch." - rick springfield
last night a friend was telling me about a recent birthday weekend, booze-based hookup. she was at the spot, kind of dancing with this dude and…i’ll let her take it from here.
“so i had, like, two huge glasses of cider,” she said. “huge. like, 44 ounces of cider.”
“you drank a big gulp of cider,” i nodded.
“ha. right. then someone bought...
written on MLK, Jr. Day, 01.16.2012.
as i sat at my desk today, i could hear crowds start to gather for the MLK Day parade/march/rally.
every year since the mid 80’s - since before it became a national holiday - there has been a parade/march/rally on MLK Day in atlanta. it starts downtown, on peachtree street, with a few marching bands and some black fraternities. as it moves through the city, winding up at the king center,...
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i really should have just turned it off after this.
this is the best….everything. this is just the best. every performer does an excellent job. there is a distinct build in momentum, which you assume peaks at common doing the windmill. then big daddy kane does some ol’ acrobatic, half-split nonsense and it officially becomes HYPE AS FUCK.
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the Bey-Z 6000 has arrived.
from miss info:
E! Online is reporting that the baby’s name is Blue Ivy Carter, but that is not confirmed. Others are saying that it’s Ivy Blue…NOTE: The savvy readers are suggesting that Ivy stands for IV, as in the roman number for 4…
when will i figure out how to monetize my obsession with beyonce?
i guess it’s official - america’s first cyborg is here.
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i’ve been in the mood for movies lately, so i pulled a double feature today, young adult and the artist. i guess i have feelings & opinions on both, but right now i want to talk about one of the stars of the artist, jean dujardin. so great. he had the perfect face for this movie. where did they find him? [France, you idiot. The director is French & he’s done a number of...
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an addendum to my last post.
“you’re listening to pharoah sanders? whoa. i like him, but he’s out there. your father and i went to his concert over on 72nd - we had to leave. my head hurt so much.”
-my mother, on the phone just now.
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today i received from amazon a cd that i had been seeking for the last 12, 13 years. back then, i was hanging with my friend, mark. he decided he wanted to get into jazz. i don’t know what made him pick up this pharoah sanders cd, but he did. we got in his car & he popped it in.
it’s a live recording from 1982; the first song was a version of john coltrane’s...
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ghetto revival.
hallelujah holla back.
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uh-huh.
from a yahoo story about demi moore’s upcoming interview in next month’s harper’s bazaar:
…Moore said; “What scares me is that I’m going to ultimately find out at the end of my life that I’m really not lovable, that I’m not worthy of being loved. That there’s something fundamentally wrong with me…and that I wasn’t wanted here in...
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i’ve been crafting an epic beyonce piece in my head, but it’s so hard to get down what i’m trying to say. i swear, she is going to send me to therapy faster than anything else going on in my life.
but i will say this: anyone out there thinking that she’s going to have that “baby” before the 4th of the month obviously didn’t watch her latest concert dvd,...
December 2011
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you boys get ready.
i’ve made no bones about 2011 being pretty sucky for me. and i must mean it, because i rarely use the word “sucky.” well, it wasn’t the worst time in my life (what’s up, august 2004 - june 2008?) but i did catch a case of that depression the kids always talk about. that is a strong li’l illness - i’m still fighting it.
anyhoo, i learned a lot about...
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jsmooth995:
I love this Merrill Garbus video where she’s sharing some of her favorite Youtube clips from 2011, and I love it even more for the onslaught of thumbs down votes and “WTF who is this weird lady” comments it drew out of the Youtube denizens.
the more i see of cap’n tune-yards, the more i love. she’s pretty rad.
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found between the pages of my joke notebook.
my notes on the last day of the pitchfork festival:
* black tights under a romper in 90° plus weather! your commitment to sparkle motion is admirable. but ladies in full makeup - you do know we’re outside in this heat, right? okay. so quit frowning and checking your face.
* yuck sounds so much like 1995 i think their set took 10 years off of my life.
* how to dress well - a brooklyn...
this year at christmas...
* i discovered that my mother’s favorite curse word was “shit.” she said this a lot…well, until i used it correctly as a one year old.
* my sister gave me some mac eyeshadow (“it’s called amber lights and it looks good on everyone. everyone loves amber lights…”) and a grindhouse burger gift card.
* my parents gave me a sensible sweater and...
i’m off from work. i’ve done all of the holiday shopping that i’m going to do. i only have one appointment today. my brain hurts from overthinking and weighing pros & cons. i have a little bit of money burning a hole in my pocket but i don’t have the desire to buy goofy shit. i’m hungry. traces of sadness are still being felt. my horoscope thinks i should lighten...
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obligatory favorite music of 2011 list.
no need for a preamble, right? let’s just do it. (no particular order, by the way.)
ALBUMS:
tUnE-yArDs w h o k i l l - out of respect for how amazing this record is, i typed it out correctly based on merrill garbus’ vision. and her vision is massive: afropop, jazz, hip hop, weirdogaze, ukulelecore, exuberence-pop. true story: the very first time i listened to bizness, when the...
oh man.
i’ve never really tried to used the search function on tumblr. it is TERRIBLE, huh?
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wooking pa nub.
I am seeking a nerdy woman with low self esteem who wears glasses, has a great body and great sexual appetite but considers herself unattractive or told that you were unattractive. This is a fetish of mine and I want to live it out…
okay, i think we can let that whole “nerd” thing go now.
(also, i pretty much meet this dude’s criteria - except for considering myself a...
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Beebleblorp.: I'll pass. →
danielleh:
Everyone is excited for Lena Dunham’s new HBO show GIRLS. I’m sure it will be lovely. I’m also sure I won’t be watching it, as I am straight up sick of shows with all-white casts, particularly all-white girls, telling me their all-white problems like everyone can relate. If judging…
last night i saw shame, a movie by british director steve mcqueen. i ended up talking about...
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a maxi pad walks into a bar...
i said an untested joke¹ about tampons² during a show last night and it was well received. after the week i’ve had, i’ll gladly take it.
1 - i don’t normally like doing untested material when i’m on a booked show; i prefer to have driven it around an open mic or two. i see comics think of something in the green room and immediately say it on stage. i’m envious of...
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and you know we got mimes running all around this...
you guys. i’m doing a show on new year’s eve at the downtown atlanta hyatt regency. that is already the craziest thing i’ve ever done and it hasn’t even happened yet. i am a part of something that has a commercial like this. i’m half expecting ass dan to die there.
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how about i TOTALLY FORGOT that the love interest in case’s “happily ever after” video was beyonce?!? look at her - if my math is correct, she was 18 in this video. can you imagine that happening now? or hell, five years ago? d’ya think she answers case’s phone calls today?
i swear to god, VH1 Soul will be the end of me. and by that, i mean when the EMTs break...
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occasionally, i find that i’ve let somebody in my life and i can’t for the life of me figure out why. it could be someone i actually know (and in some cases, i know well) or it could be an acquaintance or it could be one of those internet-only relationships where we only speak through email or twitter or livejournal comments. whatever the circumstance, they’re in my life and as...
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today i oscillate between being gone and being so...
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you know, i kind of wish somebody had stood up on that plane and said to him,”hey. you’re not jack donaghy. right now, you’re not even alec baldwin. you’re that asshole who’s holding up this flight so you can PLAY A FUCKING WORD GAME ON YOUR POCKET COMPUTER. this is how the real world works - they tell us to turn off our stuff and for the most part we do, the plane...
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you confused?
there’s nothing i love more than watching rap dudes FEELIN’ IT in the studio, and that love stems from this clip.
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sosure asked: "aaaand just like that, i'm back. oh, comedy." What took you out? What brought you back?
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and he's supposed to be the manager...
my make-a-wish request would be to perform 1:56 - 4:18 of this song with posdnuos in front of my family & friends.
runner-up request would be to do the dance from 0:16 - 1:03 of this video.
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All I want for Christmas
danielleh:
is for Quentin Tarantino to realize he’s not African American and stop writing us into his movies as if he is.
LET THE CHURCH SAY “AMEN.”
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today’s theme for the daily double is LADY.
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November 2011
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“I recall a heart breaking story
about my own 10th birthday party
shoulda been...”
– YOU GUYS I WAS LOOKING UP LYRICS TO THE CHRIS COOPER TEX RICHMAN RAP FROM THE MUPPETS AND THERE’S AN EXTENDED VERSION AND THIS IS ONE OF THE STANZAS AND NOW YOU KNOW WHY HE HATES THE MUPPETS SO MUCH ALSO I AM 27 YEARS OLD. (via brandieposey)
this clears up a MAJOR PLOT POINT in the movie that...
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a rose by any other name shouldn't have its own...
it’s 5:30am and i am fired up. hoo boy, am i fired up. i just read this article in the ny times and it’s one of the dumbest things i’ve ever read in my life. IN MY LIFE.
it’s about trying to come up with an original name for your child in this internet age. parents are coming up with possibilities and immediately googling them to check for negative connotations. okay,...
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5 Pack of Joke-A-Cola: Joke-a-Cola →
5packjokeacola:
Atlanta’s five pack of JOKE-A-COLA is a joint effort by that city’s top rising comics to bring hilarity from the mean streets of ATL to the masses. The quintet delivers an intelligent brand of stand-up that encompasses clever story-telling, irreverent wit, sardonic assertions and absurd musings….
JOKE-A-COLA. NOW MORE LEGIT THAN EVER. for real, though - check out my...
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made-up m3m0ries: Other Notes from Heavy D's... →
madeupmemories:
[Here’s my Rolling Stone piece, but I had to cut out a lot of smaller moments.]
The room shivered when Rev. Sharpton announced that the letter was from the “President of the United States.” Like, shivered, palpably. It was amazing, and I don’t use that word lightly.
“We know that everyone in…
i think i’m more upset about heavy d’s death than i should be.