RUN FORREST! A good day in LA...

This morning, my mom and I volunteered for AIDS Project LA in support of their runners who raised (I found out this morning) $500,000 dollars during this year’s marathon. Because they changed the route to cut clear across LA, they got to set up a major event and PowerAde/water station. We started at 6:30AM making balloon towers, setting up tables and stations, then pouring 12,000 cups of beverages for the runners. Half of the volunteers didn’t even show up, but something wonderful happened. People walking down Santa Monica Blvd stopped and asked if they could help. Some stayed 30 minutes, one guy and his dog stayed a few hours. He didn’t even talk to anyone; he just saw what we were doing and jumped in. They pretty much doubled the volunteer sign up as the morning progressed. It was amazing!

My two cents on Telephone...

Since I'm hearing about Lady Gaga and Beyonce's new Telephone everywhere, I figured I would throw in my two cents as well. I'm a music geek, but I'm also a music biz geek. What that means it that I can equally love and hate something for totally different reasons. I see the perspective of art and artist, but also of sales tool and image. So, here we go...

F R E S H

So, the 80s are back. The good, the bad and the ugly. My mom has a theory that everything goes in 20 year cycles. I think she's right. So around 2029, skinny jeans will be in full effect right? Let's hope not!

A few things from the 80s we can do without. Fanny packs, gumby fades and overalls are all back. Thankfully they haven't caught all the way on yet. I've seen a few too many Bobby Brown esque fades in music videos lately and I'm sure they will be followed by men in biker shorts soon. But one trend that excites me to no end...the 2 finger ring redux! I'm not talking gold nuggets and nameplates (though the name plates are back too). Remember these gaudy pieces of craziness?

It's still fashion...

Gabourey Sibede in Marchesa,

"If fashion was porn, this dress is the money shot!"

J*Davey live at The Roxy March 3, 2010

Miss Jack Davey from CWG Magazine's review of the show.

Just wanted to share my pics from one the THE BEST J*Davey shows I've ever been too!! That says a lot because they never disappoint. I have video too, but the singing along and the drunk queens screaming lyrics next to me fucked up my audio. So I added a little live snippet of Get Together (my favorite J*Davey song of the moment) I found on youtube. In or out of focus...you get it!

Tell us what you really think!

"I think Jill Scott has a poodle on her head. Looks like the dog @Oprah used to have. #NAACP Image Awards." - Jawn Murray

"Jill Scott's braids are TIGHT. She's got crazy beautiful skin. She's on the end of the row. Another winner?" - Honey Magazine

GET YOUR OWN! Please and Thank you.

Ok, I haven't blogged in a while. To the few people that check these, sorry 'bout that. I will get back to it soon and very soon. However, there's something I just have to get off my chest...

it is my sincere wish and prayer for 2010 that folks will MIND THEIR OWN DAMN BUSINESS! Stop being nosy under the guise of being helpful or protective. We know that is NOT the case. We know you just don't have a life of your own, so you're fascinated by everyone else's.

I've also noticed that nosy ass people are usually the one trying to make everything about them. They pry so they can then tell everything THEY did and said. It makes them feel important (in their own minds). It normally goes like this. "So and so went to the doctor"..."Oh, well I told them they should go. And I said that it's probably ____." I, I, I, I, I...I'm getting annoyed.