"Baby Be Mine"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYSCY0j93TI&feature=related
Is it just me or does this song only make it onto Black People's MJ's Top 20 of All Time?
...kinda like Stevie's "All I Do"
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
I've been feeling a bit introspective recently...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m2HN2y0yV8
Coltrane's "Equinox" always helps me whenever I'm in this state to go further into my thoughts. It is a personal favorite and I always play it first on the CD of songs that I have from him. I liked that he brought an avante-garde mentality to Jazz during the later years of his life, but at the same time, he was still "accessable" to those who might not have the ability to go as far out as he.
Coltrane's "Equinox" always helps me whenever I'm in this state to go further into my thoughts. It is a personal favorite and I always play it first on the CD of songs that I have from him. I liked that he brought an avante-garde mentality to Jazz during the later years of his life, but at the same time, he was still "accessable" to those who might not have the ability to go as far out as he.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Ken Griffey, Jr retires
He's been in the league for 22 seasons?
Remember when him and Shawn Kemp were running things in Seattle? Yeah, but Kemp was running rampant in other endeavors as well...
He did catch flack for wearing his cap backwards during batting practice...
He also would bump the hottest tracks of the day during said practice, too!
I never could forgive him for being quoted in "The Source" for plugging Eric B's solo album. It was like reading about Muhammad Ali talking to white supremacists, a heartbreaker!
Him being the 1st Hip-hop superstar in baseball has kind of faded over time.
Much like his nickname "The Kid" kind of lost its luster since he's pushing 40 years old now.
Thing is, given the make-up of the league, now, Hip-Hop might not be as relevant to the players now as it was then.
End of an era....
Remember when him and Shawn Kemp were running things in Seattle? Yeah, but Kemp was running rampant in other endeavors as well...
He did catch flack for wearing his cap backwards during batting practice...
He also would bump the hottest tracks of the day during said practice, too!
I never could forgive him for being quoted in "The Source" for plugging Eric B's solo album. It was like reading about Muhammad Ali talking to white supremacists, a heartbreaker!
Him being the 1st Hip-hop superstar in baseball has kind of faded over time.
Much like his nickname "The Kid" kind of lost its luster since he's pushing 40 years old now.
Thing is, given the make-up of the league, now, Hip-Hop might not be as relevant to the players now as it was then.
End of an era....
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Please, pardon me...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WkN9pNtgeE
Last week I met a young woman that was aggressive in wanting to engage in conversation with a man, a guy, a suitor, any XY chromosome nearby while she was out and about. It was at a lounge for Buppies and the music was lackluster. The DJ was not paying attention and was pretty much "dialing it in". I hate these types. They get their laptops and just play from a list and fail to set the right mood. They do that "NYC style of DJing" where one would play 30 seconds of a song before moving on to the next cut. On top of that, its not mixed-in or blended from song to song. Its like the DJ double clicks on the next tune after 30 or 45 seconds. With this in mind, its rather hard to be a patron in such a place, wishing to groove throughout the night but can't because the DJ done skipped to the next tune rather abruptly.
Back to the lovely Miss.
I casually made a remark to her about something that happened within our respective views. It was an ice-breaker of sorts. Something one would do when WANTING to meet a complete stranger. Not something formal and cold like "Hi! What's your name?". No, more like something that disarms and is warmer that includes both parties that they can relate to like an event or a commonly shared experience that recently happened. I WAS going to leave my comment at that. But as I began to walk away, she grabbed my arm to pull me back towards her. She's strong! She was slightly upset that I was about to walk away. I apologized and told her that I wasn't looking for anything else. Just that I wanted to make sure that I witnessed the same thing that she had seen.
She goes on to confess to me that she's 1) from South Texas, 2) misses being approached by men(and thus engaging in conversation), and 3) has no problems surviving a Chicago winter. I laughed and chatted her up some more. I found out some other things about her and her interests as well. Standard line of questioning for me when going through introductions. We exchanged cell #s and went our seperate ways. There wasn't a need on my part to go any further. I'm a sucker for entertaining and engaging conversation, so I was happy with the encounter ended.
I'd like to say that what transcribed was quite welcoming. I really don't come across women here who boldy make such moves, especially after such a minimal effort on my part just to lighten up the mood. I usually chalk it up to my lack of savoire faire....I need to work on that! Thinking about this made me remember the Chaka Khan song up top. About the women who have the moxie and gumption to talk to a guy, a stranger, without having any hang-ups about the results that will soon follow. It really does speak of an innocence that some have lost where we overthink things that we want to do, and thus fail to act on a simple impulse. Which in Chaka's case, a percolating desire to find out if said subject is some one she knows from her past that she can't stop staring at without knowing if it is them. Even if she comes across as being rude for staring, she will politely tell him she's sorry for doing so. Just in the same way as the lady did in my story, she didn't mean to be rude, she was just reacting on an impulse to see something through. Being rude was not the intended goal, but just an unitended side effect that should not be held on to for more than 30 seconds.
Last week I met a young woman that was aggressive in wanting to engage in conversation with a man, a guy, a suitor, any XY chromosome nearby while she was out and about. It was at a lounge for Buppies and the music was lackluster. The DJ was not paying attention and was pretty much "dialing it in". I hate these types. They get their laptops and just play from a list and fail to set the right mood. They do that "NYC style of DJing" where one would play 30 seconds of a song before moving on to the next cut. On top of that, its not mixed-in or blended from song to song. Its like the DJ double clicks on the next tune after 30 or 45 seconds. With this in mind, its rather hard to be a patron in such a place, wishing to groove throughout the night but can't because the DJ done skipped to the next tune rather abruptly.
Back to the lovely Miss.
I casually made a remark to her about something that happened within our respective views. It was an ice-breaker of sorts. Something one would do when WANTING to meet a complete stranger. Not something formal and cold like "Hi! What's your name?". No, more like something that disarms and is warmer that includes both parties that they can relate to like an event or a commonly shared experience that recently happened. I WAS going to leave my comment at that. But as I began to walk away, she grabbed my arm to pull me back towards her. She's strong! She was slightly upset that I was about to walk away. I apologized and told her that I wasn't looking for anything else. Just that I wanted to make sure that I witnessed the same thing that she had seen.
She goes on to confess to me that she's 1) from South Texas, 2) misses being approached by men(and thus engaging in conversation), and 3) has no problems surviving a Chicago winter. I laughed and chatted her up some more. I found out some other things about her and her interests as well. Standard line of questioning for me when going through introductions. We exchanged cell #s and went our seperate ways. There wasn't a need on my part to go any further. I'm a sucker for entertaining and engaging conversation, so I was happy with the encounter ended.
I'd like to say that what transcribed was quite welcoming. I really don't come across women here who boldy make such moves, especially after such a minimal effort on my part just to lighten up the mood. I usually chalk it up to my lack of savoire faire....I need to work on that! Thinking about this made me remember the Chaka Khan song up top. About the women who have the moxie and gumption to talk to a guy, a stranger, without having any hang-ups about the results that will soon follow. It really does speak of an innocence that some have lost where we overthink things that we want to do, and thus fail to act on a simple impulse. Which in Chaka's case, a percolating desire to find out if said subject is some one she knows from her past that she can't stop staring at without knowing if it is them. Even if she comes across as being rude for staring, she will politely tell him she's sorry for doing so. Just in the same way as the lady did in my story, she didn't mean to be rude, she was just reacting on an impulse to see something through. Being rude was not the intended goal, but just an unitended side effect that should not be held on to for more than 30 seconds.
Picking up the pieces
Its been 3 years since my last blog post. I've lived my life, but neglected this part of it, in which I wanted to develop. I'm sorry for the lapse in responsibility.
Responsibility?
Yep.
If one sets a goal for themselves, and then fails to meet that goal, I figure that person dropped the responsibility of making sure that goal is achieved. Think of it as an extension of household chores or job duties. Well, I do, and that is why I'm sorry for neglecting this endeavor. So now I'm back and ready to get into the habit of blogging.
Responsibility?
Yep.
If one sets a goal for themselves, and then fails to meet that goal, I figure that person dropped the responsibility of making sure that goal is achieved. Think of it as an extension of household chores or job duties. Well, I do, and that is why I'm sorry for neglecting this endeavor. So now I'm back and ready to get into the habit of blogging.
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