Yes, Mayweather is #1...and unless/until somebody beats him he will remain in the top spot. That includes Pacquiao. Manny took the spot, though well earned, but by default. Last year, Mayweather left the spot vacant voluntarily. His return to the ring with a convincing win against a very worthy opponent, Juan Manuel Marquez (the no 1 figher in Mexico) assures him of his throne. What fascinates me is that people still find a way to not give Mayweather his credit. In the post fight news conference (and thereafter), people will make the excuse of the size difference, being that Mayweather was the bigger man, and other factors to discredit Mayweather's performance on Saturday night. Yall better stop and show Mayweather his proper due. He is undefeated, has beaten some quality opponents, and has not missed a beat even after 21 months off. Now, there are some opponents still out there who I would love Mayweather to fight but he remains the king of the hill until proven otherwise.
I see that Shane Mosley took it upon himself to call out Mayweather after the right in the ring and at the press conference. In fact, at the press conference, the entire Golden Boy promotion team got in on the act to try to sway Mayweather. Although Mayweather indicated he found that a bit disrespectful let's keep some things in mind. One, Mosley does not have the reputation to blatantly disrespect anybody or stealing anyone's shine. Two, Mosley is 37 years old (or thereabouts) so he has to get Mayweather in the ring as soon as possible if it is going to happen at all. With that, he has to pull out all the stops NOW before it's too late. Mosley cannot afford to wait too long and step in the ring with a quicker, younger opponent. It would be in Mosley and Golden Boy's best interest to even try to get Mayweather to sign something BEFORE the Cotto/Pacquioa fight, although many of us fight fans know that will most likely not happen. Mayweather is smart and has too many people in his ear and knows that a fight with Pacquiao is the big money fight. And that's assuming Pacquiao gets past Cotto. Don't you guys look past Cotto either. So Mosley & Golden Boy have to do everything they can to try to get Mayweather as soon as possible. And three, fighters of the past always pulled out all the stops to get the opponent they wanted, even if that meant taking the moment from them in a fight to do so. Ali was a big orchestrator of that as you guys well know. So what Mosley did to call out Mayweather Saturday night is nothing new at all. And can somebody tell Oscar De La Hoya to get over his short end of the stick on May 5th 2007. Ever since, he has backed ever opponent Mayweather has faced. He even had the nerve to make comments at the weigh in Friday evening saying "he's all bark but no bite." WHAT R U TALKING ABOUT?? In case you were in a blackout that night in 2007, you are part of his unbeaten record sir. Sorry to inform you.
Mayweather is still #1
Monday, September 21, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
I Look To You
Who doesn't know Whitney Houston's story? Who doesn't know what this woman has gone through in her life and career, especially the past 10 years. Well, if you haven't, you certainly did if you catched her interview on Oprah the last 2 days. I certainly was not lost on what she went through and found myself very dissapointed in her, as was the rest of her fans and support. If I ever made a joke or said anything sideways about her drug use, or marriage to Bobby Brown, I realize now it was all in the dissapointment of what I felt about what she was doing to herself. At the height and peek or her career, things seemed to fall down very fast.
What didn't Whitney attest to in the interview. She basically covered everything. And whatever we thought we knew, she certainly confirmed for us. Let me tell you about trials though, Whitney's testimony is a culmination of what we all go through in some aspect or another. The key is getting through it and coming out on the other side. And she has done just that and more. She looks great, she seems to be doing so much better, and of course she has the greatest support system and fans in the world. No matter what jokes we may have said, or things we expressed that seemed to put her down, i'm sure I speak for a whole lot of people when I say how proud we are that she has made it through. I don't have to tell you what got her through it all now, do I?
Is Bobby a bad guy? Certainly not. Those who know me knows definitely that Bobby and the New Edition crew are my boys 100 grand. I will always be fair though and not let my bias form uneven opinions of anybody. But people will always continue to label him with the stigma he's been known for for over 2 decades. So the Whitney Houston interview will probably not help his reputation with the people that have their minds set already. However, Bobby has always been Bobby. He's gone through things just like Whitney and the rest of us. He did the drugs just like she did. Now, maybe Bobby Brown has no business doing anything to enhance his already crazy behavior because that's when things will get dangerous for somebody like him. I am all for the staying together of any couple, especially married couples. But I guess Whitney could take but only so much and she had to do what she had to do in the end. I still do hope there was something, anything they could have done to repair their situation. Once someone gets spit and cheated on (numerous times) though, i'm sure that would be hard for anybody to come back on. To Whitney's credit, she certainly did try. With all of this though, Bobby seems to be doing much better himself and will hopefully get and keep his act together. He's currently touring with Heads of State (featuring him, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill), was recenly part of the New Edition tribute to the Jackson 5 on the 2009 BET awards, and will hopefully be part of the New Edition tour when that comes back around again. I pray for him just as much as I pray for Whitney Houston and their beatiful daughter Bobbi Kristina (yes guys, she is lovely, but I am not R. Kelly so do not worry).
So, no matter what we may say, do or think, we cannot judge. As i've said before, we will only be judged by Him. I know for sure though, He is smiling down on his angel Whitney for pulling through and trusting in Him once again. That's the testament of a true spirit who didn't "know her own strength." So true isn't it, we normally do not know our own strength until we are tested, down and out, backs against the wall. So thank you Whitney, for the inspiration, courage, and perseverance you have displayed.
The title of her album is apply named "I look To You". We all look to someone. I know who I look to. And He is here with us always!! Believe in Him and all will come to past.
What didn't Whitney attest to in the interview. She basically covered everything. And whatever we thought we knew, she certainly confirmed for us. Let me tell you about trials though, Whitney's testimony is a culmination of what we all go through in some aspect or another. The key is getting through it and coming out on the other side. And she has done just that and more. She looks great, she seems to be doing so much better, and of course she has the greatest support system and fans in the world. No matter what jokes we may have said, or things we expressed that seemed to put her down, i'm sure I speak for a whole lot of people when I say how proud we are that she has made it through. I don't have to tell you what got her through it all now, do I?
Is Bobby a bad guy? Certainly not. Those who know me knows definitely that Bobby and the New Edition crew are my boys 100 grand. I will always be fair though and not let my bias form uneven opinions of anybody. But people will always continue to label him with the stigma he's been known for for over 2 decades. So the Whitney Houston interview will probably not help his reputation with the people that have their minds set already. However, Bobby has always been Bobby. He's gone through things just like Whitney and the rest of us. He did the drugs just like she did. Now, maybe Bobby Brown has no business doing anything to enhance his already crazy behavior because that's when things will get dangerous for somebody like him. I am all for the staying together of any couple, especially married couples. But I guess Whitney could take but only so much and she had to do what she had to do in the end. I still do hope there was something, anything they could have done to repair their situation. Once someone gets spit and cheated on (numerous times) though, i'm sure that would be hard for anybody to come back on. To Whitney's credit, she certainly did try. With all of this though, Bobby seems to be doing much better himself and will hopefully get and keep his act together. He's currently touring with Heads of State (featuring him, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill), was recenly part of the New Edition tribute to the Jackson 5 on the 2009 BET awards, and will hopefully be part of the New Edition tour when that comes back around again. I pray for him just as much as I pray for Whitney Houston and their beatiful daughter Bobbi Kristina (yes guys, she is lovely, but I am not R. Kelly so do not worry).
So, no matter what we may say, do or think, we cannot judge. As i've said before, we will only be judged by Him. I know for sure though, He is smiling down on his angel Whitney for pulling through and trusting in Him once again. That's the testament of a true spirit who didn't "know her own strength." So true isn't it, we normally do not know our own strength until we are tested, down and out, backs against the wall. So thank you Whitney, for the inspiration, courage, and perseverance you have displayed.
The title of her album is apply named "I look To You". We all look to someone. I know who I look to. And He is here with us always!! Believe in Him and all will come to past.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Where are we going
Kanye West has been in the forefront of media and fan attention for the past 2 days. Rightfully so? Of course not. Because what he did in essence is take away a moment from an innocent young artist aspiring to capture her dreams. Also, the moment that Janet Jackson emotionally tributed her late big brother should have been what we are all speaking of in the aftermath.
If we did not have enough to deal with, Serena Williams also showed her a** (not the one on her back). The heat of battle and the competition of sport can bring out the fires in any of us who love the competition. But, there is a time, a place, and appropriateness for everything we do. Now, for Serena to be upset about a call, lash out, say some things and let it go and play on are one thing. But to threaten to shove a racket up somebody's behind is another. Once you take it to that level, the consequences are immeasurable. And for those of you who think the dark skin color still has nothing to do with it have another thing coming also. All of the profanity and disguisting actions that were displayed by Serena leaves her in a situation where she'll have to face some questions. She was slapped with a $10,000 fine but that's like us going to the grocery store to buy milk. I normally would give her, or any other athlete, the benefit of the doubt in this situation. Serena, though, took this one too far. If she needed her voice to be heard to express her displeasure in a call, so be it. What Serena did was take a tirade off the court. Threats are not even tolerated in the real world anymore, let alone a tennis match. I have to admit, I have not yet been able to see the tirade on video for myself, but am utterly dissapointed in Serena Williams for taking a game that she loves further than it had to go. There are a number of things Serena could have done in response to an erroneous call. We see it all the time from athletes. But, the golden rule is, do not ever threaten a person to bring harm or danger to them in any way. Especially not a line judge who would not stand up to you if you paid her.
I pray for Serena Williams and the upcoming days and months ahead. She certainly is deservant of the accolades and praises she has received over the past decade (and some change). It would be extremely unfortunate if an incident like this were to hinder her career or image in any way. We all make mistakes, and are all entitled to 2nd and even 3rd chances. We will all be judged by Him and only Him when this is all said and done. But to Kanye, Serena, and the rest of our brothers and sisters who take matters into their own hands, and egos in some cases, realize that 'they' are watching, no matter what year we're in, no matter what time it is. We have come too far to allow arrogance, egos, emotions, or any other sort of detriment ruin what people before us have fought so hard for. The ones who were lynched, raped, murdered, hosed down, shot at, spit on, etc, etc. We have to realize that this is about them just as much as we think it's about us. The generation before us was conscious and strong enough to put up with what they did for the greater good of the generation that would come after them. And in their honor, if nothing else, we have to be smarter and wiser and even more conscious to pave the way for the generation that will follow us. Because right now, where we stand, they have not much to look forward to. We are leaving them scraps that will not carry them through tomorrow. We need to pick up these pieces, and let God back into our lives with whatever we do. We will never be perfect, but we can always strive to be the best.
If we did not have enough to deal with, Serena Williams also showed her a** (not the one on her back). The heat of battle and the competition of sport can bring out the fires in any of us who love the competition. But, there is a time, a place, and appropriateness for everything we do. Now, for Serena to be upset about a call, lash out, say some things and let it go and play on are one thing. But to threaten to shove a racket up somebody's behind is another. Once you take it to that level, the consequences are immeasurable. And for those of you who think the dark skin color still has nothing to do with it have another thing coming also. All of the profanity and disguisting actions that were displayed by Serena leaves her in a situation where she'll have to face some questions. She was slapped with a $10,000 fine but that's like us going to the grocery store to buy milk. I normally would give her, or any other athlete, the benefit of the doubt in this situation. Serena, though, took this one too far. If she needed her voice to be heard to express her displeasure in a call, so be it. What Serena did was take a tirade off the court. Threats are not even tolerated in the real world anymore, let alone a tennis match. I have to admit, I have not yet been able to see the tirade on video for myself, but am utterly dissapointed in Serena Williams for taking a game that she loves further than it had to go. There are a number of things Serena could have done in response to an erroneous call. We see it all the time from athletes. But, the golden rule is, do not ever threaten a person to bring harm or danger to them in any way. Especially not a line judge who would not stand up to you if you paid her.
I pray for Serena Williams and the upcoming days and months ahead. She certainly is deservant of the accolades and praises she has received over the past decade (and some change). It would be extremely unfortunate if an incident like this were to hinder her career or image in any way. We all make mistakes, and are all entitled to 2nd and even 3rd chances. We will all be judged by Him and only Him when this is all said and done. But to Kanye, Serena, and the rest of our brothers and sisters who take matters into their own hands, and egos in some cases, realize that 'they' are watching, no matter what year we're in, no matter what time it is. We have come too far to allow arrogance, egos, emotions, or any other sort of detriment ruin what people before us have fought so hard for. The ones who were lynched, raped, murdered, hosed down, shot at, spit on, etc, etc. We have to realize that this is about them just as much as we think it's about us. The generation before us was conscious and strong enough to put up with what they did for the greater good of the generation that would come after them. And in their honor, if nothing else, we have to be smarter and wiser and even more conscious to pave the way for the generation that will follow us. Because right now, where we stand, they have not much to look forward to. We are leaving them scraps that will not carry them through tomorrow. We need to pick up these pieces, and let God back into our lives with whatever we do. We will never be perfect, but we can always strive to be the best.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Get back to Michael
If only Kanye West knew that his place in music history is about as minute as Manute Bol's was to basketball, maybe he wouldn't think so highly of himself. Maybe he wouldn't proclaim himself as a king. Maybe he wouldn't have taken away a special moment from a young lady who HUMBLY won her first MTV award last night and only wanted to enjoy her moment. For Kanye to jump on stage and take the mic out of a young lady's hands is nothing short of bitch ass. And for him to do it right after Michael Jackson's tribute, which Janet did a fine job of, is disrespecting THE REAL KING. I felt so bad for Taylor Swift but what Kanye did not realize in his self indulgence is that his gimick only backfired and got everybody in Swift's corner. Not to mention, the person he was vying for, Beyonce, was just as mortified as the young lady who's moment was stolen from her. So when it came time for Beyonce to do the right thing and, with all the class she has had in her entire career, she turned her moment over to Taylor Swift so she can continue hers.
I did not know Taylor Swift before last night but NOBODY, absolutely nobody, deserves what she received last night. Fortunately, she did not allow that to ruin her night as she stepped back on stage and handled HER MOMENT with the class and dignity that Kanye attempted to take away. Only a bitch girl such as Kanye would grab a microphone out of a young lady's hands and proceed to jack her of a happy honor. I would love to see him do anything similar to that to someone like, say, hmm......50 Cent, somebody that might have actually put Kanye to the canvas. Take the mic out of one of their hands and look at your watch when you wake up out of your sleep.
And what is up with Lil' Mama. Doesn't she have an etiquette class to attend, or some 12th grade class that she needs to make up?? I won't even go into the unexpected, unpleasant surprise she put onto Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. She looks like she could use some girly features to help her with her masculinity. Wow, I wonder how Jay-Z reacted to that AND the Kanye situation.
Most of these artists today act like they invented music and without them we wouldn't have anything. If Kanye exited music today, it would go on and wouldn't miss a beat. Lil' Mama is so irrelevant I don't even know how to comment on what she did. But she was the top trending topic on twitter so I guess the game now is about gimicks and beef to up your status. But if this was all in the spirit of Michael Jackson, they are not honoring that man AT ALL. That's not what he was about and not what him or any other old school artist had to do to gain any sort of status. Their MUSIC always spoke for itself. So after all this, will MTV now have to have top of the line security at their events to prevent the classless artists they are honoring from continuing to kick themselves in the buttochs.
I did not know Taylor Swift before last night but NOBODY, absolutely nobody, deserves what she received last night. Fortunately, she did not allow that to ruin her night as she stepped back on stage and handled HER MOMENT with the class and dignity that Kanye attempted to take away. Only a bitch girl such as Kanye would grab a microphone out of a young lady's hands and proceed to jack her of a happy honor. I would love to see him do anything similar to that to someone like, say, hmm......50 Cent, somebody that might have actually put Kanye to the canvas. Take the mic out of one of their hands and look at your watch when you wake up out of your sleep.
And what is up with Lil' Mama. Doesn't she have an etiquette class to attend, or some 12th grade class that she needs to make up?? I won't even go into the unexpected, unpleasant surprise she put onto Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. She looks like she could use some girly features to help her with her masculinity. Wow, I wonder how Jay-Z reacted to that AND the Kanye situation.
Most of these artists today act like they invented music and without them we wouldn't have anything. If Kanye exited music today, it would go on and wouldn't miss a beat. Lil' Mama is so irrelevant I don't even know how to comment on what she did. But she was the top trending topic on twitter so I guess the game now is about gimicks and beef to up your status. But if this was all in the spirit of Michael Jackson, they are not honoring that man AT ALL. That's not what he was about and not what him or any other old school artist had to do to gain any sort of status. Their MUSIC always spoke for itself. So after all this, will MTV now have to have top of the line security at their events to prevent the classless artists they are honoring from continuing to kick themselves in the buttochs.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Time Is Now!
No more judging
No more anger
No more worrying
No more frustration
No more yelling
No more probing
No more toughness
No more pride
No more thinking
No more arguing
No more selfishness
No more inconsideration
No more doing things on my own
No more being absent from important people around me
No more letting the Devil win!!
With this I change rest assured,
Cuz God is telling me no more!!
No more anger
No more worrying
No more frustration
No more yelling
No more probing
No more toughness
No more pride
No more thinking
No more arguing
No more selfishness
No more inconsideration
No more doing things on my own
No more being absent from important people around me
No more letting the Devil win!!
With this I change rest assured,
Cuz God is telling me no more!!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Top 10 movies
These are my top 10 favorite movies of all-time. After the 1st listing, all the rest are not in any particular order. I could not really rank the rest b/c they're like your kids, it's hard to pick a favorite. Here they go:
1. Coming to America- This will always be my all-time favorite movie. This is the first Rated R movie me and my sister was allowed to watch. It was so good, when we got to the end, we rewound it and watched it all over again. Prince Hakeem, Semi, King Jafe Jofer, Lisa McDowell, Darryl, Soul Glo, the barber shop crew, etc etc. This movie got really got me onto Eddie Murphy and displayed his extreme comedic and acting talents, solitifying his place as my all-time favorite comedian/actor (that's another list for another time).
3. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka- Like Coming To America, this movie was among my early welcomes into Rated R movies. I still crack up when I see this movie. Before In Living Colour, Keenan Ivory Wayans blessed us with this cult classic comedy which only a mind like his could offer. They don't speak much about this movie now but in terms of comedic performances, this should be an all-timer.
8.Ace Ventura- Jim Carrey bursted out after In Living Colour with this one. I used to imitate Ace all the time in school and considered him to be my long lost uncle for a while (I know that's dorky but whatever). They did a sequel to this movie but the sequel was not nearly as good as the 1st (plus, it was sort of ignorant and could possibly offend african-americans that see it as a stereotype).
4. Malcolm X- For those of 'us' who understood what this movie was about, this should be on all of our top 10 lists. Spike Lee has a way of entertaining us and educating us at the same time. No matter the length of this movie, it's enjoyable and intriguing from beginning to end. And Denzel's depiction of Malcolm should have won him an Oscar long before Training Day. I understand the academy would not have given him one for his portrayal of someone who they were scared of anyway, so we'll give them a pass on that one. I still see Denzel saying, "we didn't land on Plymouth rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us." Damnit Denzel, it sure did. LOL.
2. The Last Dragon- Up until I saw Coming To America, this was my favorite all-time movie growing up. Bruce Leroy made every young, black kid want to learn the martial arts. We would all kid around in the playground and 'shadow fight' to try to imitate what Leroy gave us. And, of course, who could deny "Sho Nuff" (God rest his soul). Every young boy watching that movie had to have a crush on Laura Charles (and if you didn't, check your.....you know). The movie, the music, it was all good with me, and still is. They are supposed to be doing a remake soon, but I doubt it will live up to anything the original did, at least for me (but I'm pretty sure i'm not alone). "Am I the meanest, am I the prettiest, am I the baddest mo' fo' down around this town...I can't hear you."
10.Anchorman- Ha ha ha, i'm laughing just thinking of this movie making my top 10, but it has. This is a recent addition to the list but I could not deny Will Ferrell. The comedy is more simple than anything but I can't get enough. This is one I recite the lines to at work (with my crazy co-worker Mike) all the time. It is one of those movies that may not be for everybody but for those who dig it really, really like it. Stay classy San Diego!!
6. The Temptations- If you're a Tempts fan (or I should say, if you're 'colored') and don't like this movie go shoot yourselves now. I can spit this movie verbatim. Most of us may have known at least most of the Temptations story but this movie depicted it in a way that you feel like you didn't know the half. As triumphant as the Temptations story is, it is a sad one as well. So much can happen to a music group and it is so hard to keep a group together (egos, drugs, money, etc). But the tragic ending of the original members' lives go far beyond the group. God bless Otis Williams for his life and keeping the tradition alive (as well as Dennis Edwards with his own version of the Temptations). Now, no matter how much Otis and Dennis, respectively, continue to carry on the Temptations name, there will never be a group like the originals (and the 2nd & 3rd tiers). My mom continues to support the new Otis Temptations, but I can't do it. It will never come close, no matter what they do now. I will stick with the memories of the golden oldies.
9. Forrest Gump- Yes, "stupid is as stupid does", but Tom Hanks showed his genius at work. A lot of people don't realize that Hanks came into the business as a comedian, but has since well diversified his acting talents. I can still watch this movie over and over again. It is probably one of the most imitated movies of all time, to boot. The sadness of it, the joy of it, it could even be an inspiration if you looked at it that way. I will always love Jenny, Leiutenant Dan, Mama, and, of course, Bubba.
5. The Exorcist- The best scary movie of ALL TIME. None of today's movies comes close, and none after it can beat it. My parents told me that when this one came out, people were literally running out of the movie theaters, crying, screaming. They had never seen anything like it. It set a trend for movies to come. Now, it does take a while to get to the plot, the meat of the movie. But, just be patient, it will come, trust me. Don't be a punk though, turn out the lights. When that spirit enters her body, it's on!! There have been many movies on 'possession' after the Exorcist but, again, nothing can beat the original to me.
1. Coming to America- This will always be my all-time favorite movie. This is the first Rated R movie me and my sister was allowed to watch. It was so good, when we got to the end, we rewound it and watched it all over again. Prince Hakeem, Semi, King Jafe Jofer, Lisa McDowell, Darryl, Soul Glo, the barber shop crew, etc etc. This movie got really got me onto Eddie Murphy and displayed his extreme comedic and acting talents, solitifying his place as my all-time favorite comedian/actor (that's another list for another time).
3. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka- Like Coming To America, this movie was among my early welcomes into Rated R movies. I still crack up when I see this movie. Before In Living Colour, Keenan Ivory Wayans blessed us with this cult classic comedy which only a mind like his could offer. They don't speak much about this movie now but in terms of comedic performances, this should be an all-timer.
8.Ace Ventura- Jim Carrey bursted out after In Living Colour with this one. I used to imitate Ace all the time in school and considered him to be my long lost uncle for a while (I know that's dorky but whatever). They did a sequel to this movie but the sequel was not nearly as good as the 1st (plus, it was sort of ignorant and could possibly offend african-americans that see it as a stereotype).
4. Malcolm X- For those of 'us' who understood what this movie was about, this should be on all of our top 10 lists. Spike Lee has a way of entertaining us and educating us at the same time. No matter the length of this movie, it's enjoyable and intriguing from beginning to end. And Denzel's depiction of Malcolm should have won him an Oscar long before Training Day. I understand the academy would not have given him one for his portrayal of someone who they were scared of anyway, so we'll give them a pass on that one. I still see Denzel saying, "we didn't land on Plymouth rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us." Damnit Denzel, it sure did. LOL.
2. The Last Dragon- Up until I saw Coming To America, this was my favorite all-time movie growing up. Bruce Leroy made every young, black kid want to learn the martial arts. We would all kid around in the playground and 'shadow fight' to try to imitate what Leroy gave us. And, of course, who could deny "Sho Nuff" (God rest his soul). Every young boy watching that movie had to have a crush on Laura Charles (and if you didn't, check your.....you know). The movie, the music, it was all good with me, and still is. They are supposed to be doing a remake soon, but I doubt it will live up to anything the original did, at least for me (but I'm pretty sure i'm not alone). "Am I the meanest, am I the prettiest, am I the baddest mo' fo' down around this town...I can't hear you."
10.Anchorman- Ha ha ha, i'm laughing just thinking of this movie making my top 10, but it has. This is a recent addition to the list but I could not deny Will Ferrell. The comedy is more simple than anything but I can't get enough. This is one I recite the lines to at work (with my crazy co-worker Mike) all the time. It is one of those movies that may not be for everybody but for those who dig it really, really like it. Stay classy San Diego!!
6. The Temptations- If you're a Tempts fan (or I should say, if you're 'colored') and don't like this movie go shoot yourselves now. I can spit this movie verbatim. Most of us may have known at least most of the Temptations story but this movie depicted it in a way that you feel like you didn't know the half. As triumphant as the Temptations story is, it is a sad one as well. So much can happen to a music group and it is so hard to keep a group together (egos, drugs, money, etc). But the tragic ending of the original members' lives go far beyond the group. God bless Otis Williams for his life and keeping the tradition alive (as well as Dennis Edwards with his own version of the Temptations). Now, no matter how much Otis and Dennis, respectively, continue to carry on the Temptations name, there will never be a group like the originals (and the 2nd & 3rd tiers). My mom continues to support the new Otis Temptations, but I can't do it. It will never come close, no matter what they do now. I will stick with the memories of the golden oldies.
9. Forrest Gump- Yes, "stupid is as stupid does", but Tom Hanks showed his genius at work. A lot of people don't realize that Hanks came into the business as a comedian, but has since well diversified his acting talents. I can still watch this movie over and over again. It is probably one of the most imitated movies of all time, to boot. The sadness of it, the joy of it, it could even be an inspiration if you looked at it that way. I will always love Jenny, Leiutenant Dan, Mama, and, of course, Bubba.
5. The Exorcist- The best scary movie of ALL TIME. None of today's movies comes close, and none after it can beat it. My parents told me that when this one came out, people were literally running out of the movie theaters, crying, screaming. They had never seen anything like it. It set a trend for movies to come. Now, it does take a while to get to the plot, the meat of the movie. But, just be patient, it will come, trust me. Don't be a punk though, turn out the lights. When that spirit enters her body, it's on!! There have been many movies on 'possession' after the Exorcist but, again, nothing can beat the original to me.
7. Harlem Nights- This had to make the cut. To be able to get the ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY together before they left us, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and Redd Foxx, was classic in itself. (screw what you heard about the 2000 version, these are the ORIGINALS and that is the end of that argument, period). This was a mixture of a ganster movie and, of course, the comedic talents of the legends put together. Also, the likes of the late Ricky Harris, Dela Reese (who was hilarious also- "oh, so now you want to shoot me in my pinky toe"), Jasmine Guy, Charlie Murphy (yes, pay attention, Charlie Murphy was in a couple of Eddie's earlier movies), the list goes on. My favorite part in the movie came from my man Arsenio Hall though. I felll out at his part just a couple of days ago like I had never seen it before. He only has a guest appearance in the movie but it's not how much you get, it's what you do with it. And I felt Arsenio certainly left his mark on this one.
*Now, notice there are numbers next to each selection. After drafting the list and looking it over, I realized that I actually could rank each movie. Unfortunately, I cannot copy and paste the selections, for some reason, to allocate them in order according to their ranking. So bare with the selections and their numbers.*
Big Bad Yankees!
Yes to all you New Yorkers who support the best team in the majors, the New York Yankees. We just ended a huge weekend against the Red Sox. This 4 game sweep indicates that this may be the year we go on to do big things. The Yankees started this cycle of signing players of big status to huge contracts and since 2000 we do not have that championship to show for it. Of course, we have continue to make the playoffs (with the exception of a couple of years) and that is good enough for most teams in sports period, but the Yankees put so much on themselves and build a roster of teams to which anything less than a World Series win is a dissapointing year.
As unfortunate as it is, it's how the Steinbrenner clan has built this organization. And especially this year, with the big free agent signings in the off-season, the Yankees are primed to go all the way. Now, I am not getting too happy about this 4-game sweep of the Sox, which make sit 7 straight wins for the Yankes, but it was a big series to put them up even further in the division. Plus, it sends a message to the Red Sox themselves, who have all but owned us the past couple of seasons. It is good for our psyche as well as letting the Red Sox know that this year we are here and they will have to contend with us. Anything the Yanks can build on the Red Sox is big money. So, as much as we can enjoy this weekend and the way the Yanks have been playing so far this summer, let's not get overjoyed, but continue to ride this train out. Let's hope I will be blogging in October over the Yankees in the World Series.
By the way, who the hell let all these Red Sox fans into Yankee Stadium. Their fans sound almost as loud as ours. Get them the hell out of here!!
As unfortunate as it is, it's how the Steinbrenner clan has built this organization. And especially this year, with the big free agent signings in the off-season, the Yankees are primed to go all the way. Now, I am not getting too happy about this 4-game sweep of the Sox, which make sit 7 straight wins for the Yankes, but it was a big series to put them up even further in the division. Plus, it sends a message to the Red Sox themselves, who have all but owned us the past couple of seasons. It is good for our psyche as well as letting the Red Sox know that this year we are here and they will have to contend with us. Anything the Yanks can build on the Red Sox is big money. So, as much as we can enjoy this weekend and the way the Yanks have been playing so far this summer, let's not get overjoyed, but continue to ride this train out. Let's hope I will be blogging in October over the Yankees in the World Series.
By the way, who the hell let all these Red Sox fans into Yankee Stadium. Their fans sound almost as loud as ours. Get them the hell out of here!!
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