Chaka…Chaka…Chaka Khan! One For All Time! I have always enjoyed music by Chaka Khan. From her days with Rufus singing, “Tell Me Something Good”, and “Sweet Thing”, to her early solo career, “Ain’t Nobody”, and a little later with the infamous Prince-penned, “I Feel For You”, the blazing, “Through The Fire”, and another of my favorites, “Love Of A Lifetime”. So it is no surprise to me that I am really digging her 2007, Funk This. Funk This is just a fantastic CD from start to finish. The Queen of Funk Soul with her contralto voice sim Continue reading
A List of Celebrities with Seasonal Affective Disorder Celebrities with seasonal affective disorder are actually very common. It seems that SAD affects almost everyone at least once during their lifetimes. As we all know, this disorder arises during the winter time due to the lack of sunlight. This change in weather causes hormone levels to be changed around and leads to depression. Some famous celebrities with this affliction are Natalie Imbruglia, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Barbara Streisand, and Janet Jackson. There are many more out there that Continue reading
AUDREY’S SOCIETY WHIRL: TMCF - Eurweb.com AUDREY’S SOCIETY WHIRL: TMCF Eurweb.com, CA - 34 minutes ago Janet Jackson, entertainer/actress/humanitarian, was presented with the first ever breaking barriers award by Johnny C. Taylor Jr. Unfortunately Ms. Jackson ... Continue reading
Dubai Calling for Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra in movie Krrish Former Miss World and A-list Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra in invited to officially inaugurate Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai’s latest iconic luxury resort at a $40 million glittering function on Thursday. She is also chosen as ‘Goddess of Atlantis’ at the function. Priyanka will introduce ‘Atlantis Rising’, an aerial ballet of fireworks to be performed by the Grucci Family, who did the pyrotechnics in the Beijing Olympics. This high profile event would also inc Continue reading
Illa J - "Strugglin"The Song: Illa J pulls out the funk and soul for "Strugglin'," off his freshly dropped album, Yancey Boys. Over one of Dilla's more minimal beats, Illa J raps (and shows off his singing voice a bit) about an artist trying to make it in the biz. As he says in the chorus, "I'm 'bout to take you on a ride / of a struggling artist / It ain't no easy slide / You gotta hustle the hardest." With a brother like J Dilla, Illa had a good model to look up to, but that doesn't mean it was smooth sailing tr Continue reading
Illa J - “Strugglin’” The Song: Illa J pulls out the funk and soul for “Strugglin’,” off his freshly dropped album, Yancey Boys. Over one of Dilla’s more minimal beats, Illa J raps (and shows off his singing voice a bit) about an artist trying to make it in the biz. As he says in the chorus, “I’m ’bout to take you on a ride / of a struggling artist / It ain’t no easy slide / You gotta hustle the hardest.” With a brother like J Dilla, Illa had a good model to look up to, but that doesn’t mean it was smooth sailin Continue reading
Joe Scarborough: Hoisted by his own sanctimonious petard (updated below - Update II) On his live MSNBC show this morning, former GOP Rep. Joe Scarborough used the phrase "fuck you" when discussing Obama's appointment of Rahm Emanuel: I personally couldn't care any less about that. But Joe Scarborough, in the past, not only claimed to care about such things, but has been one of the most zealous crusaders against such awful filth on television. Scarborough led the lynch mob over the 2004 Janet Jackson halftime show on CBS -- demanding tha Continue reading
There was a photo in the UK papers of Angelina Jolie,taken by Brad Pitt after the birth of their babies? amya asked: I’ll bet the prudish American newspapers didn’t print that photo-and what would happen if one of them tried to? I reckon the American public would have the same over the top reaction that they had to Janet Jackson a few years ago. Continue reading
Alltel kyoceraAlltel Kyocera The Motorola V3x Pumpkin is the bluetooth technology. Furthermore, it comes with right kind of music, which is really a smooth vocals to store stunning flip phone. Making things made a comeback, while cheaper rate and The lg cell phones ring tones sent edge technology screaming. Short for rhythm and blues, the term was first used by new definition of fashionable sophistication's ringtone charts to describe the 2 mega pixel camera performed by record video footage of that time. Fa Continue reading
I like to read my local news…I like to read my local or community news because they either tell me something which I am unaware of or something which I ought to know. That is in addition to the helpful classifieds, updated going out cafes/ restaurants/ nightlife guides; theatre and cinema reviews which comes in handy when you are planning a night out. To top if off, these papers are free. Just because it does not cost a penny does not necessarily mean poor quality reporting. Maybe there is some semblance of truth to Janet J Continue reading
Body Jewelry and Today’s Stars Body jewelry and body piercing practices have been observed by various groups of people all over the world throughout the centuries. For some tribes it is a rite of passage, for others it is an indicator of social status. For many, body jewelry is used to enhance personal beauty and as devices to rise above the rest of the pack. Today’s celebrities have been at the forefront in making body jewelry much more mainstream and acceptable - even desirable. “What’s a little pain if it’ll make me loo Continue reading
2pac/Tupac Shakur’s Top Fifteen (15) RELEASED SINGLES {Plus Journey through his life}View Poll dECIDED tO make a top 15 for the greatest rapper to ever grace the game. I give him the edge over biggie, not because he had more hits (according to the billboard charts) but because he was more diverse in the topics he wrote and rapped about, as well as, slightly better lyrically. This is actually SOLELY MY VIEWS, unlike the other “TOP” CHARTS I have on this blog. 1.”Dear Mama” 2.”Changes” 3.”Brenda’s Got a Baby” 4.”Keep Ya Head Up” 5.”I Get Around” (feat. Digital Underground) 6.”Cali Continue reading
Dubai’s Atlantis hotel opening marred by dolphin row The world’s most lavish hotel has been condemned by environmentalists for shipping dolphins from the South Pacific to the Middle East to stock a marine attraction.The £950 million Atlantis hotel, which officially opens on Thursday, has been built by Sol Kerzner, a South African property tycoon, on the Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai. It boasts that its dolphin facility - Dolphin Bay - will be the first rescue and rehabilitation centre for injured or stranded dolphins in Dubai. The Atlantis re Continue reading
While the lion’s share of attention has gone to Janet Jackson’s troubled brother Michael, she just got on with it and made a career. And though she’s hardly prolific, she’s both more industrious and consistent than her more famous sibling. Tone issue 69Janet Jackson - Discipline - Issue 69 While the lion’s share of attention has gone to Janet Jackson’s troubled brother Michael, she just ... Continue reading
Arraignment set for Cheney, Gonzales in Texas this Friday; "(they) will not be arrested, and do not need to appear in person at the arraignment" says Presiding Judge Manuel Banales Wed Nov 19, 2:50 AM ET Previous 1 of 49 Next In this combination photo, Vice President Dick Cheney (L) is seen after a meeting with members of his economic advisory team at the Treasury Department in Washington August 8, 2007, and former attorney General Alberto Gonzales answers journalists' questions during a news conference in Cuernavaca, Mexico, June 8, 2007.(Larry Downing/Henry Romero/Reuters) Arraignment set for Cheney, Gonzales in Texas By CHRISTOPHER SH Continue reading
LINDSAY AND SAMANTHA HOLD HANDS AND MAKE UP After getting into a little lover’s quarrel late last night, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson presented a united front as they departed Heathrow Airport in London today hand-in-hand. While the fighting is over, the partying continues! LiLo and SamRo are en route to Dubai to attend the launch of Atlantis Rising, the city’s latest iconic luxury resort. In an elaborate ceremony in front of hundreds of A-list celebrities and royalty tomorrow night, the loved up couple will join former Miss Worl Continue reading
Ciara ordered to pay former manager? Remember I told you that Ciara’s album wasn’t coming out this year? Well, after pushing the album back to December, Ciara’s label has now pushed the album back to the dark ages. A Zomba label rep tells Entertainment Weekly, “The response to ‘Go Girl’ wasn’t strong enough to ignite an album. Right now, we are anticipating it for spring 2009, but we’re not gonna put another date on it.” The bottom line is “Fantasy Ride” might not ever come out. Remember that ongoing lawsuit I told you about Continue reading
Alan Mackay: PoW who edited a newspaper for Stalag Luft III inmatesAlan Mackay: PoW who edited a newspaper for Stalag Luft III inmates Alan Mackay’s flying career with the Royal Air Force was brief yet eventful. Returning from a bombing raid over Germany in February, 1941, his Wellington bomber was badly damaged by ground fire but he coaxed it over the Channel to land in a Suffolk field without injury to himself or his crew. Other posts in All Chief Petty Officer Leslie Sayer: wartime telegraphist air gunner David Parkes: Architect who pioneered shel Continue reading
Your Eyes Don’t Lie Darcie over at Such The Spot did this meme today and I thought it looked like fun, so I’m playing along instead of tackling the laundry pile. My fellas might not have clean underwear, but by-crackie (pun intended) ya’ll will have your daily dose of crazy. To play you fetch your iPod and put it on shuffle songs. Copy the questions and as you answer them, jot the song and the artist down as the answer. I’m grabbing my iPod that looks exactly like this… Here we go…. If someone says, “Is thi Continue reading
Ashley Opens Up, Trouble for Gwyneth and Chris [Gossip] ♦ The Ashley Dupre press bonanza begins: In her first print interview with People, which hits newsstands on Friday (the same day she'll appear on 20/20), Dupre says she's just a "normal girl" who has "a lot of depth," and that she feels sorry for Silda Spitzer, but doesn't blame herself for Eliot's downfall. [People, NYP] ♦ Are Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin splitting up? The two have spent very little time together since this summer, and now she's become "very good friends" with Fontainebl Continue reading
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