It's been a while since I did one of these and at the start of Day 2 of a very exciting day, I figured I might as well.
Over at Pop Life, Anil recounts a story about what makes "You Don't Know My Name" resonate so. My thumbs up on that song is due to the lush soundscape and the spoken interlude. Who doesn't love a spoken interlude? My top three are: the beginning to "Tonight Is The Night" by Betty Wright ("girl, you better not tell that story!"), "The Rain" by Oran "Juice" Jones ("You're just a squirrel chasing after a nut"), and "Float On" by The Floaters ("Libra...and my name is Charles.").
I am woman, hear me blog! [via Gothamist]. I've yet to cop a paper copy around the office to check out the pics, but *yawn*. Love the blogs, but I'm kinda tired of hearing the names. Hey, somebody, write a music writer/blogger phenomenon stories so I can connect faces with SFJ, Cowboyz and Poodles, Fluxblog and Hip Hop Music Blog, among many. I think we've reached the oversaturation point for the "they're urban, hip, acid-tongued and bloggers!" angle.
From my dear P. Diddy, "I obviously wasn't driving because I was busy at the time giving head." Just wow. I bet you she gets off.
All the "word"s in the world to O-Dub over this post. The other day, I was in Subway grabbing something to eat because I was running early for a change. The pure venom that spewed out about gays and lesbians in general and in the context of gay marriages from the black people sitting at the table behind me really made me sick. They actually said that homosexuality was like a fad. A bigot is a bigot. Just as I was in disbelief that Andre 3000 could get a pass for doing "redface" (and boy, did I love the article from Kandia Crazy Horse about that!), I'm pissed at the disregard for the civil rights of gays and lesbians. Homosexuals have always been around and they will always be around. They're people's parents, sons, daughters, cousins, co-workers, neighbors, friends -- they are everywhere. And if any straight idiot can get married and divorced at whim, they should be able to be also.
Anyhoo, the site most likely to only make a nervous type even moreso. [via Subtext, another fun one, and NewYorkish]
still laughing about the 'giving head' post. i think its flat out hilarous that the DA offered "His pants could have been down because he wasn't feeling well." as an alternative reason
Well, come on now, Jay. Don't you put your pants around your ankles when you're feeling kinda sickly while you drive? I mean, that's what I would do...if I drove and all.