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Hey! I hope you had a great weekend and having a good start to your week.
I figured why don't we start off the week and end the month with something we all have a few of in our minds (not sexual fantasies so get your minds out the gutter!lol!); some useless and random facts to read.
Here are some Random facts
Some more good ones.
Here are the last set of facts
Here's the millionth video played on MTV
The Buggles-Video Killed the Radio Star
Please post some useless facts that you may have.
Harlemite shouts out- Jacqueline Jiminez, Zoe Hutzler, Ona Peterson, Joy Warren, Dionne, Dionna, Yolanda and the whole Lexington Kentucky crew,Fred "Freddy Cupid Matthews, Brian Monroe, Larry "Loco"Meadows, Kenyatta Bell, Bell aka Belacious, Michael "Cornbread" Gilbert, Janice Bryant ( Cuz I wiash you a healthy recovery), All of the coaches at Lexington Catholic High School, Erin At Paddy O's in St. Louis, Mike aka Skip, Everyone on the Foley's Softball team, and the K-Crew Basketball Squad.
Quote of the day- " I used to not want to kiss my mother and law; now I am kissing her ass!-Rodney Dangerfield
Have a good one!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Friday June 27th, 2008-Freestyle Friday
Welcome to the First Freestyle Friday of the Summer!
This was before Best Buy and Circuit City was created.
Throw back Videos of the week
LL Cool J-Around the Way Girl
Diamond D- The Best Kept Secret
Culture Club- Time(Clock of the Heart)
J Giles Band-Centerfold
Here are some sex tips for you.
How to tell a woman is faking an orgasm.
How to female ejaculate
Do some homework with these tips this weekend and let me know if it works for you.
Harlemite Throwback Movies of the Week
DC Cab
Easy Money
Bad Boys
Night Patrol
Caddy Shack
Here are clips from Easy Money
Rodney Dangerfield is hilarious!
Harlemite Happy Hour Drink of the week:
Bourbon Lemonade
2.5 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cups of water
8 cups of water
1.25 oz of Jim Bean Bourbon
Lemon Slice Garnish
Add Mint Leaves
Combine Sugar and one cup of water in a suace pan and boil until sugar is dissolved. Allow syrup to cool. Combine syrup with lemon Juice and remaining seven cups of water. Fill tall collins glass with ice, pour bourbon into glass. Fill with lemonade. Garnish with lemon slice.
Here is the introduction to Harlemite's Money Tip of the Week.
Post a comment and let me know what you think. I like to get constructive criticicism.
Harlemite Shout outs of the week: Shelley Pinks, Madeleine Jenni, Courtney Brown, Sean Murphy,DJ Chaps, Smax, Tone, DJ Eclipse, Tutu, Takita Mason, Dee Sonoram, Alyssa Leal, Leigh Fisher Savar, Sara Barkan Foster, Tim Giblin, Brook Dean, Phil Reese, Manny Rivera, Erin Stevens, Rahman Ali Bugg, Anson Carter, and Lazarus Sims.
Quote of the Day-"I don't know"-Jeff Spicoli in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
Have a great weekend!!!!!
This was before Best Buy and Circuit City was created.
Throw back Videos of the week
LL Cool J-Around the Way Girl
Diamond D- The Best Kept Secret
Culture Club- Time(Clock of the Heart)
J Giles Band-Centerfold
Here are some sex tips for you.
How to tell a woman is faking an orgasm.
How to female ejaculate
Do some homework with these tips this weekend and let me know if it works for you.
Harlemite Throwback Movies of the Week
DC Cab
Easy Money
Bad Boys
Night Patrol
Caddy Shack
Here are clips from Easy Money
Rodney Dangerfield is hilarious!
Harlemite Happy Hour Drink of the week:
Bourbon Lemonade
2.5 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cups of water
8 cups of water
1.25 oz of Jim Bean Bourbon
Lemon Slice Garnish
Add Mint Leaves
Combine Sugar and one cup of water in a suace pan and boil until sugar is dissolved. Allow syrup to cool. Combine syrup with lemon Juice and remaining seven cups of water. Fill tall collins glass with ice, pour bourbon into glass. Fill with lemonade. Garnish with lemon slice.
Here is the introduction to Harlemite's Money Tip of the Week.
Post a comment and let me know what you think. I like to get constructive criticicism.
Harlemite Shout outs of the week: Shelley Pinks, Madeleine Jenni, Courtney Brown, Sean Murphy,DJ Chaps, Smax, Tone, DJ Eclipse, Tutu, Takita Mason, Dee Sonoram, Alyssa Leal, Leigh Fisher Savar, Sara Barkan Foster, Tim Giblin, Brook Dean, Phil Reese, Manny Rivera, Erin Stevens, Rahman Ali Bugg, Anson Carter, and Lazarus Sims.
Quote of the Day-"I don't know"-Jeff Spicoli in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
Have a great weekend!!!!!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Name that Toon!...Wednesday June 25th, 2008
Hey Hey Hey!
I don't know if it's just me but I tried to watch a new cartoon the other day on Saturday morning and it was horrible. I feel like they don't make cartoons the way they used to.I remeber when I was younger I would rush home after school to watch cartoons ( I was a latch key kid). I also woke up bright and early on Saturday to watch all of the cartoons that came on as well. It seems like kids watch more reality TV then cartoon nowadays. Today I want to get a bit nostalgic and bring back some good cartoons from back in the days. Name that Toon!
Chilly Willy
Woody Woodpecker
Justice League
Battle of the Planets
Mr. T
Voltron
GI Joe
Aquaman
Laff A Lympics
Davey and Goliath
This was the only cartoon that would be on early Christmas Morning
Jem
Transformers
Flintstones
I could go on forever and post so many!
Post a comment and name the cartoons that you like.
Harlemite Shouts out: Larry McKenzie, David Munford, Nigel Rawlins, Steroids, Kevin Oberle, Vanessa Penson, Derrick Hostler, Alice from Digiwax, Echo Hattix, Kevin Mercer, Drew Goodman, Kyrie Hobart, Carmen Orozco, Leroah Young, Marcus Samuelsson, Judy Khan,Dante, Andrew Chapman, Peta-Gaye Marsten, Kate Silas, and Ben Delta.
Quote of the day:"Who's got the Chewies?"-Allan Grantham
I don't know if it's just me but I tried to watch a new cartoon the other day on Saturday morning and it was horrible. I feel like they don't make cartoons the way they used to.I remeber when I was younger I would rush home after school to watch cartoons ( I was a latch key kid). I also woke up bright and early on Saturday to watch all of the cartoons that came on as well. It seems like kids watch more reality TV then cartoon nowadays. Today I want to get a bit nostalgic and bring back some good cartoons from back in the days. Name that Toon!
Chilly Willy
Woody Woodpecker
Justice League
Battle of the Planets
Mr. T
Voltron
GI Joe
Aquaman
Laff A Lympics
Davey and Goliath
This was the only cartoon that would be on early Christmas Morning
Jem
Transformers
Flintstones
I could go on forever and post so many!
Post a comment and name the cartoons that you like.
Harlemite Shouts out: Larry McKenzie, David Munford, Nigel Rawlins, Steroids, Kevin Oberle, Vanessa Penson, Derrick Hostler, Alice from Digiwax, Echo Hattix, Kevin Mercer, Drew Goodman, Kyrie Hobart, Carmen Orozco, Leroah Young, Marcus Samuelsson, Judy Khan,Dante, Andrew Chapman, Peta-Gaye Marsten, Kate Silas, and Ben Delta.
Quote of the day:"Who's got the Chewies?"-Allan Grantham
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
De la Soul is not Dead! Wednesday June 24th, 2008
Hey Everyone!
I hope you are well and having a great start your summer. For those that are in the midwest I hope that you are coping as best as you can with the floods that are occuring. I have been busy on the road these days so I apologize for not being as frequent with the blogs as I normally am. Today I decided to put a little twist to my blog and do an interview. I recently linked up with Pos aka Plug 1 from De La Soul. A lot of people that I have come in contact with lately thought that they have not being doing anything for a while. This interview will get you abreast of what is going on with the talented trio.
Harlemite: What up man? What's good?
Pos: peace Fam. We doing good and staying busy god bless!!
Harlemite: You were just in Dubai doing shows. How was that experience?
Pos:DUBAI WAS HOT LITERALLY!!ABOUT 110 DEGREES.BUT THE PEOPLE FROM THERE SHOWED US ALOT OF LOVE.ALOT OF THE DEVOUTED MUSLEM BROTHERS NEW OUR MUSIC AND KNEW IT WELL WHICH WAS VERY SUPRISING. WE GOT TO SEE ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF AMAZEMENT GOING ON THERE AS WELL AS VISIT MUCH MORE TRADITIONAL AREAS THERE.
Harlemite: A lot of people have been asking about the whereabouts of De La Soul these days...What have you guys been up to?
Pos: TOURING AND RECORDING.WE JUST GOT OFF TOUR FOR THE LAST MONTH THROUGH OUT LONDON,ENGLAND,DUBAI AND BAHRAIN.WE HAD A COUPLE OF KEY SHOWS IN LONDON WITH AN 11 PIECE BAND(RHYTHYM ROOTS ALL STARS) THAT WAS AMAZING AND THE REST OF THE SHOWS THOUGH WITH OUT THEM WAS JUST AS EXCELLENT.ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WAS GETTING UP WITH PUBLIC ENEMY IN BARCELONA AND HANGING OUT AS WELL AS PERFORMING TOGETHER AT THE SAME FESTIVAL AS WELL FINISHING UP A STUDIO ALBUM WE ARE PE ARE ALSO WORKING ON OUR OWN DE LA ALBUM DROPPING FEB 09 WHICH WILL BE THE ANNIVERSARY OF 3 FEET HIGH.WE HAVE BEEN PICKED TO BE HONOURED THIS YEAR FOR HIP HOP HONOURS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ROCK THE BELLS TOUR WE ARE APART OF. WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND BOB DOROUGH(WRITER/PERFORMER/CREATOR OF THE SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK PROJECT) ON WHAT IS BEING CALLED SCHOOL HOUSE RIGHTS WHERE WE INTERPRET THE HUMAN RIGHTS BILL IN TO SONG AND RAP.THERES A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS BEING WORKED OUT NOW AS WELL FOR US TO WORK ON SO AS I SAID BRO..BLESSED!!!
Harlemite:What do you think about the state of hip-hop these days?
Pos:RAP HAS BEEN STALE AS A WHOLE FOR A WHILE BUT THERE ARE GREAT MOMENTS THAT MAKE IT WORTH WHILE AS ALWAYS.
Harlemite: Are you in to politics? What do you think about the nomination of Barack Obama for the Democratic Party?
Pos:IT 'S DUE TIME AND HOPEFULLY HE WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO BRING THE USA INTO A BETTER PLACE THAN WHERE IT HAS BEEN
Harlemite: As far as a lot of the touring you guys have been doing, what are some of your favorite places that you have been to?
Pos:ENGLAND,JAPAN,CONGO(KINSHASA)SO MANY
Halremite:A lot of people don't know that you have done a lot of the production for your albums. Are you doing production for any other artists?
Pos: AT THE MOMENT JUST FOCOUS ON MUSIC FOR THE GROUP BUT DO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE FAMILY WITH OTHERS
Harlemite: What are you listening to in your IPod these days?
Pos:OUR NEW MUSIC IN THE MAKING.AND OTHER SONGS FOR OHER PROJECTS I'M ABOUT TO RHYME ON.BIG POOH'S SOLO PROJECT,JLIVE,COULTRAIN, AND OF COURSE THE CLASSICS
Harlemite:What do you like doing better writing rhymes or producing?
Pos:MUSIC IS EASIER FOR ME.I LOVE LYRICS THOU CUZ I TRULY STRIVE TO KEEP UP WITH TOP MC'S LIKE DAVE(PLUG 2),BLACK THOUGHT, MOS DEF AND OTHERS...
Harlemite: Is there anything people should look out for in the near future?
Pos:I'M ON THE JLIVE JOINT CALLED "UPGRADE"PRODUCED BY ODDISSEE AND LOOK FOR ME ON THE NEW SPINNA ALBUM AND JAKE ONE. DAVE AND MY SELF ARE ON THE PROJECT BY ESLAM JAWAD WHO APPEARED ON THE GOOD THE BAD THE QUEEN PROJECT THAT DAMON AUBURN PUT OUT. ALSO WORKING ON SOME MORE APPAREL WITH NIKE SO LOOK FOR IT
Harlemite: Sounds great. Thanks for your time and good luck with everything!
Here are some more classic De La Soul videos
De La Soul-Shopping Bags
This is a video they are featured with the Gorillaz called "Feel Good"
Great video!
Itsoweezee
De La always gives you great, creative videos!
They are one of the most innovative hip hop groups of all time. Those who are younger, do your research and get learn more about them. Hip Hop did not start with the Notorious B.I.G. Post a comment and let me know your thoughts and also who are some of the most innovative groups of all time. It does not just have to be in the hip-hop genre of music.
Harlemite shouts out: Fred Matthews, Chris Johnston, Ryan O'Flaherty, Coach White, Sandra Del-Valle Ortiz, Jess martinez, Melissa Chusid, Daniel Davis, Lex, Thomas, Glen "G-Man" Holt, Robert" Apache" Paschall, Kyrie Hobart, Madeleine Jenni, Jeff Coles, Brian Mcrae, Mike Dillon, Brett Kaplan, Pos, Dave, Maceo, Smiles, Sal, Courtney Brown, SDotSkills, Kevin Sakoda, Sherice Kirkland, Venus, Gloria, Tanya Espy, Joachim Rogers, Amber Brashear, Dara, Jamahl, and Janet Oberle.
Harlemite Quote of the Day: "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts"-Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Talk to you tomorrow!
I hope you are well and having a great start your summer. For those that are in the midwest I hope that you are coping as best as you can with the floods that are occuring. I have been busy on the road these days so I apologize for not being as frequent with the blogs as I normally am. Today I decided to put a little twist to my blog and do an interview. I recently linked up with Pos aka Plug 1 from De La Soul. A lot of people that I have come in contact with lately thought that they have not being doing anything for a while. This interview will get you abreast of what is going on with the talented trio.
Harlemite: What up man? What's good?
Pos: peace Fam. We doing good and staying busy god bless!!
Harlemite: You were just in Dubai doing shows. How was that experience?
Pos:DUBAI WAS HOT LITERALLY!!ABOUT 110 DEGREES.BUT THE PEOPLE FROM THERE SHOWED US ALOT OF LOVE.ALOT OF THE DEVOUTED MUSLEM BROTHERS NEW OUR MUSIC AND KNEW IT WELL WHICH WAS VERY SUPRISING. WE GOT TO SEE ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF AMAZEMENT GOING ON THERE AS WELL AS VISIT MUCH MORE TRADITIONAL AREAS THERE.
Harlemite: A lot of people have been asking about the whereabouts of De La Soul these days...What have you guys been up to?
Pos: TOURING AND RECORDING.WE JUST GOT OFF TOUR FOR THE LAST MONTH THROUGH OUT LONDON,ENGLAND,DUBAI AND BAHRAIN.WE HAD A COUPLE OF KEY SHOWS IN LONDON WITH AN 11 PIECE BAND(RHYTHYM ROOTS ALL STARS) THAT WAS AMAZING AND THE REST OF THE SHOWS THOUGH WITH OUT THEM WAS JUST AS EXCELLENT.ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WAS GETTING UP WITH PUBLIC ENEMY IN BARCELONA AND HANGING OUT AS WELL AS PERFORMING TOGETHER AT THE SAME FESTIVAL AS WELL FINISHING UP A STUDIO ALBUM WE ARE PE ARE ALSO WORKING ON OUR OWN DE LA ALBUM DROPPING FEB 09 WHICH WILL BE THE ANNIVERSARY OF 3 FEET HIGH.WE HAVE BEEN PICKED TO BE HONOURED THIS YEAR FOR HIP HOP HONOURS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ROCK THE BELLS TOUR WE ARE APART OF. WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND BOB DOROUGH(WRITER/PERFORMER/CREATOR OF THE SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK PROJECT) ON WHAT IS BEING CALLED SCHOOL HOUSE RIGHTS WHERE WE INTERPRET THE HUMAN RIGHTS BILL IN TO SONG AND RAP.THERES A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS BEING WORKED OUT NOW AS WELL FOR US TO WORK ON SO AS I SAID BRO..BLESSED!!!
Harlemite:What do you think about the state of hip-hop these days?
Pos:RAP HAS BEEN STALE AS A WHOLE FOR A WHILE BUT THERE ARE GREAT MOMENTS THAT MAKE IT WORTH WHILE AS ALWAYS.
Harlemite: Are you in to politics? What do you think about the nomination of Barack Obama for the Democratic Party?
Pos:IT 'S DUE TIME AND HOPEFULLY HE WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO BRING THE USA INTO A BETTER PLACE THAN WHERE IT HAS BEEN
Harlemite: As far as a lot of the touring you guys have been doing, what are some of your favorite places that you have been to?
Pos:ENGLAND,JAPAN,CONGO(KINSHASA)SO MANY
Halremite:A lot of people don't know that you have done a lot of the production for your albums. Are you doing production for any other artists?
Pos: AT THE MOMENT JUST FOCOUS ON MUSIC FOR THE GROUP BUT DO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE FAMILY WITH OTHERS
Harlemite: What are you listening to in your IPod these days?
Pos:OUR NEW MUSIC IN THE MAKING.AND OTHER SONGS FOR OHER PROJECTS I'M ABOUT TO RHYME ON.BIG POOH'S SOLO PROJECT,JLIVE,COULTRAIN, AND OF COURSE THE CLASSICS
Harlemite:What do you like doing better writing rhymes or producing?
Pos:MUSIC IS EASIER FOR ME.I LOVE LYRICS THOU CUZ I TRULY STRIVE TO KEEP UP WITH TOP MC'S LIKE DAVE(PLUG 2),BLACK THOUGHT, MOS DEF AND OTHERS...
Harlemite: Is there anything people should look out for in the near future?
Pos:I'M ON THE JLIVE JOINT CALLED "UPGRADE"PRODUCED BY ODDISSEE AND LOOK FOR ME ON THE NEW SPINNA ALBUM AND JAKE ONE. DAVE AND MY SELF ARE ON THE PROJECT BY ESLAM JAWAD WHO APPEARED ON THE GOOD THE BAD THE QUEEN PROJECT THAT DAMON AUBURN PUT OUT. ALSO WORKING ON SOME MORE APPAREL WITH NIKE SO LOOK FOR IT
Harlemite: Sounds great. Thanks for your time and good luck with everything!
Here are some more classic De La Soul videos
De La Soul-Shopping Bags
This is a video they are featured with the Gorillaz called "Feel Good"
Great video!
Itsoweezee
De La always gives you great, creative videos!
They are one of the most innovative hip hop groups of all time. Those who are younger, do your research and get learn more about them. Hip Hop did not start with the Notorious B.I.G. Post a comment and let me know your thoughts and also who are some of the most innovative groups of all time. It does not just have to be in the hip-hop genre of music.
Harlemite shouts out: Fred Matthews, Chris Johnston, Ryan O'Flaherty, Coach White, Sandra Del-Valle Ortiz, Jess martinez, Melissa Chusid, Daniel Davis, Lex, Thomas, Glen "G-Man" Holt, Robert" Apache" Paschall, Kyrie Hobart, Madeleine Jenni, Jeff Coles, Brian Mcrae, Mike Dillon, Brett Kaplan, Pos, Dave, Maceo, Smiles, Sal, Courtney Brown, SDotSkills, Kevin Sakoda, Sherice Kirkland, Venus, Gloria, Tanya Espy, Joachim Rogers, Amber Brashear, Dara, Jamahl, and Janet Oberle.
Harlemite Quote of the Day: "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts"-Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Talk to you tomorrow!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Myspace vs. Facebook/ Euro 2008
What up?!
Since I did not post a blog yesterday, I figured that I would do a double blog for today. For a while a I have wanted to write this particular blog due to the nature of the several social networking site that are on the web these days. Two major ones that most people are suscribed to are Myspace and Facebook. I remember when about 5 to 6 years ago when Friendster and Black Planet were there big social networking site. Then Myspace evolved in which blew them out the water. Now it seems to be a competition between Myspace and Facebook.
I attended a wedding over the past weekend in which the age group was bascially 30 and up. I was surprised that the main conversations that were taking place at the wedding was about Facebook. I had to inject the conversation at one point and say this is crazy; we are at wedding and everyone here is talk about facebook. Everyone started to laugh.
I feel both sites are dynamic and I give kudos to Tom Anderson and Mark Zuckerberg for coming up with the ideas for this site. You definitely got people hooked on thses sites. It funny because I will e-mail some people I know to their google or aol e-mail and accounts and not hear from them and send the same message to them on facebook or myspace and get a quicker response from them from the myspace or facebook page.
Even when you go out now you will see people on their blackberries or I phone in a bar or club that are constantly checking thier messages. It's phenominal.
I have had a myspace page for a few years. I basically did for my business and I can definitlely say that I got some great business connections from it. I just signed on to facebook at the beginning of this year. It's been amazing how many people that I have not spoke to in a years that I caught up with. I have spoke to people that I went to school with in 3rd grade.
I wanted to go over of what I feel some are some of the pros and cons of each site
Myspace.com
Pros
-Great for connecting with people all over the world
-Listen to all types of music
-Blog posts
-Great for musicians and people to fan base and followers
-Ability to put different modules on your pages
Cons
-Spam mail
-Random Solicitations
-Some Peoples Pages are a eye sore because they are too busy
-Time it takes to upload some pages because there is so much stuff on some pages
-Random people that add you that are trying to find a jump off
-Can be addictive
FaceBook
Pros
-Connecting with people form your past.
-Applications (i.e. Scrabulous, Scramble,ect...If you have some skills challenge me to a game!)
-Easy to set up you page
-Cleaner looking pagers
-Mutual friend Module
Cons
-Too Many Applications
-People knowing when you write a message or do some on your page
-Can be addictive
-That people can post on your wall without your approval
-Poeple can upload and tag pictures of you without your approval
-Fun Wall make you page too big
In a conversation I was having last night at Supernodes Netwroking group that co-host, an interesting quote was brought up about the two sites by my good peoples Eric Rosenthal.
"Facebook is who you are, Myspace is who you want to be."
Things that make you go hmmmmmm....
Post a comment and let me know you pros and cons of these sites or just your thoughts on them.
Graft-Myspace Jumpoff
It's kinda funny!
For those who may not know, the Euro 2008 Football ( Soccer) Championships started this past weekend. For those who like football you will have a great 3 weeks of some solid matches. This is taking place in Switzerland and Austria. This is a teaser of what to expect for the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, minus the representation of teams from five other continents. There are some strong teams in the contention for winning like Germany, Italy, Holland, Croatia, France and Portugal. I am going with the defending champs Portugal to repeat.
They have a solid team, good coach and arguably the best player in the world Cristiano Ronaldo. He plays on the English Premier League Club Manchester United, that just won both the English Premier League and the Champions League this year.
Here is some footage on Cristiano Ronaldo.
These are all the goals he scored this season
Here's some extra footage. This looks like a European MTV Cribs with just instrumentals.
If you are into soccer you should check out a dynamic site called www.soccerfantasypro.com
You can soccer fantasy teams and read some great soccer blogs. Check it out. You may see some blogs post from the Halremite on there soon! Kudos to Lilly Tovbin and Patrick Mulrenin for creating this site!
Harlemite Shoutouts to: Siba, Bahiyah Robinson, John Lord, Amanda Amann, Phil Reese, Renewick John-Sandy, Bryan Adams, Erica Hall, Eric and Jeff Rosenthal, Tutu, Roslynn Corrubias, DJ Rasta Roots, Vic Grimes, Mike Dillon, Adrian Jones, Jamahl Gambler, Andrew, Gabriel Mendes, Alysha, Ellen, Linee, Jason Jones, Vic, Tania Kowalewski, Jeremy Hercules, and Crystal Mitchell.
Quote of the day:"Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again."-James R. Cook
See you tomorrow!
Since I did not post a blog yesterday, I figured that I would do a double blog for today. For a while a I have wanted to write this particular blog due to the nature of the several social networking site that are on the web these days. Two major ones that most people are suscribed to are Myspace and Facebook. I remember when about 5 to 6 years ago when Friendster and Black Planet were there big social networking site. Then Myspace evolved in which blew them out the water. Now it seems to be a competition between Myspace and Facebook.
I attended a wedding over the past weekend in which the age group was bascially 30 and up. I was surprised that the main conversations that were taking place at the wedding was about Facebook. I had to inject the conversation at one point and say this is crazy; we are at wedding and everyone here is talk about facebook. Everyone started to laugh.
I feel both sites are dynamic and I give kudos to Tom Anderson and Mark Zuckerberg for coming up with the ideas for this site. You definitely got people hooked on thses sites. It funny because I will e-mail some people I know to their google or aol e-mail and accounts and not hear from them and send the same message to them on facebook or myspace and get a quicker response from them from the myspace or facebook page.
Even when you go out now you will see people on their blackberries or I phone in a bar or club that are constantly checking thier messages. It's phenominal.
I have had a myspace page for a few years. I basically did for my business and I can definitlely say that I got some great business connections from it. I just signed on to facebook at the beginning of this year. It's been amazing how many people that I have not spoke to in a years that I caught up with. I have spoke to people that I went to school with in 3rd grade.
I wanted to go over of what I feel some are some of the pros and cons of each site
Myspace.com
Pros
-Great for connecting with people all over the world
-Listen to all types of music
-Blog posts
-Great for musicians and people to fan base and followers
-Ability to put different modules on your pages
Cons
-Spam mail
-Random Solicitations
-Some Peoples Pages are a eye sore because they are too busy
-Time it takes to upload some pages because there is so much stuff on some pages
-Random people that add you that are trying to find a jump off
-Can be addictive
Pros
-Connecting with people form your past.
-Applications (i.e. Scrabulous, Scramble,ect...If you have some skills challenge me to a game!)
-Easy to set up you page
-Cleaner looking pagers
-Mutual friend Module
Cons
-Too Many Applications
-People knowing when you write a message or do some on your page
-Can be addictive
-That people can post on your wall without your approval
-Poeple can upload and tag pictures of you without your approval
-Fun Wall make you page too big
In a conversation I was having last night at Supernodes Netwroking group that co-host, an interesting quote was brought up about the two sites by my good peoples Eric Rosenthal.
"Facebook is who you are, Myspace is who you want to be."
Things that make you go hmmmmmm....
Post a comment and let me know you pros and cons of these sites or just your thoughts on them.
Graft-Myspace Jumpoff
It's kinda funny!
For those who may not know, the Euro 2008 Football ( Soccer) Championships started this past weekend. For those who like football you will have a great 3 weeks of some solid matches. This is taking place in Switzerland and Austria. This is a teaser of what to expect for the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, minus the representation of teams from five other continents. There are some strong teams in the contention for winning like Germany, Italy, Holland, Croatia, France and Portugal. I am going with the defending champs Portugal to repeat.
They have a solid team, good coach and arguably the best player in the world Cristiano Ronaldo. He plays on the English Premier League Club Manchester United, that just won both the English Premier League and the Champions League this year.
Here is some footage on Cristiano Ronaldo.
These are all the goals he scored this season
Here's some extra footage. This looks like a European MTV Cribs with just instrumentals.
If you are into soccer you should check out a dynamic site called www.soccerfantasypro.com
You can soccer fantasy teams and read some great soccer blogs. Check it out. You may see some blogs post from the Halremite on there soon! Kudos to Lilly Tovbin and Patrick Mulrenin for creating this site!
Harlemite Shoutouts to: Siba, Bahiyah Robinson, John Lord, Amanda Amann, Phil Reese, Renewick John-Sandy, Bryan Adams, Erica Hall, Eric and Jeff Rosenthal, Tutu, Roslynn Corrubias, DJ Rasta Roots, Vic Grimes, Mike Dillon, Adrian Jones, Jamahl Gambler, Andrew, Gabriel Mendes, Alysha, Ellen, Linee, Jason Jones, Vic, Tania Kowalewski, Jeremy Hercules, and Crystal Mitchell.
Quote of the day:"Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again."-James R. Cook
See you tomorrow!
Friday, June 6, 2008
Just Some Friendly Recommendations!
Hey Everyone.
Another Friday has come and since it is the end of the week I thought I keep it light and give recommedations of things that I experienced that you may find interesting for yourself or to pass on to someone else.
Harlemite's Cyber Recommendations:
www.misstheda.com
http://stuffblackgreekslike.wordpress.com/
www.itsthereal.com
www.soccerfantasypro.com
www.punchlineworldblog.wordpress.com
Harlemite's literary picks:
The Sunlit Path-Sri Aurobindo
The Power of Now-Eckhart Tolle
Beyond Fear-Miguel Ruiz
Retire Young Retire Rich-Robert Kiyosaki
The Prince-Niccolo Machiavelli
Harlemite's Recommended Vacation Spots:
Costa Rica
Barbados
St. Kitts
Cannes, France
Petit Martinique
Halrmite's songs of the Week
Markita- Toy Soldiers
Human League- Human
Rakim-Follow the Leader
Prince- Diamonds and Pearls
Special Ed-I'm the Magnificent
Human League- Human
Great song. You gotta love 80's music.
If you have anything that you recommend please post it and share it with everyone. It's always good to pass on some good information!
Harlemite Video picks of the week.
Beres Hammond-Step Aside
No Disrespect! No Disrespect! This is a grown man pimp song! It may be the summer anthem! lol!
Erup-Click mi Finger
Big Tune!!!!!
Halemite Happy Hour Cocktail of the Week:
Key Lime Strawberry Daiquiri
-1 1/2 oz. of Bacardi Island Breeze Key Lime
2tspn of low-carb vanilla yogurt
3 medium Strawberries approx (1/4 cup)
-Light whipped cream
-Blend the forst three ingredients with 5 ice cubes and pour into a chilled glass. Top with light whipped cream
Harlemite Shoutouts to: Black, McNabb, Theda Sandiford, Lawrence " L Booty" McKensie, Lee Stone, Allan "Steroids" Grantham, Michael "Cornbread" Gilbert, Blackphut, Navani Otero, Debo, Jeffrey Coles, Wordsworth, J-Live, Hannah Keirnan, Eben Krim, Kevin Hercules, and Cassandra.
Quote of the day: "Danger: If you meet it promptly without flinching, you will reduce the danger in half. Never run away from anything. Never!"-Winston Chruchill
Have a great weekend!
Another Friday has come and since it is the end of the week I thought I keep it light and give recommedations of things that I experienced that you may find interesting for yourself or to pass on to someone else.
Harlemite's Cyber Recommendations:
www.misstheda.com
http://stuffblackgreekslike.wordpress.com/
www.itsthereal.com
www.soccerfantasypro.com
www.punchlineworldblog.wordpress.com
Harlemite's literary picks:
The Sunlit Path-Sri Aurobindo
The Power of Now-Eckhart Tolle
Beyond Fear-Miguel Ruiz
Retire Young Retire Rich-Robert Kiyosaki
The Prince-Niccolo Machiavelli
Harlemite's Recommended Vacation Spots:
Costa Rica
Barbados
St. Kitts
Cannes, France
Petit Martinique
Halrmite's songs of the Week
Markita- Toy Soldiers
Human League- Human
Rakim-Follow the Leader
Prince- Diamonds and Pearls
Special Ed-I'm the Magnificent
Human League- Human
Great song. You gotta love 80's music.
If you have anything that you recommend please post it and share it with everyone. It's always good to pass on some good information!
Harlemite Video picks of the week.
Beres Hammond-Step Aside
No Disrespect! No Disrespect! This is a grown man pimp song! It may be the summer anthem! lol!
Erup-Click mi Finger
Big Tune!!!!!
Halemite Happy Hour Cocktail of the Week:
Key Lime Strawberry Daiquiri
-1 1/2 oz. of Bacardi Island Breeze Key Lime
2tspn of low-carb vanilla yogurt
3 medium Strawberries approx (1/4 cup)
-Light whipped cream
-Blend the forst three ingredients with 5 ice cubes and pour into a chilled glass. Top with light whipped cream
Harlemite Shoutouts to: Black, McNabb, Theda Sandiford, Lawrence " L Booty" McKensie, Lee Stone, Allan "Steroids" Grantham, Michael "Cornbread" Gilbert, Blackphut, Navani Otero, Debo, Jeffrey Coles, Wordsworth, J-Live, Hannah Keirnan, Eben Krim, Kevin Hercules, and Cassandra.
Quote of the day: "Danger: If you meet it promptly without flinching, you will reduce the danger in half. Never run away from anything. Never!"-Winston Chruchill
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
I don't listen to White Music. I don't listen to Black Music. Stop fronting you listen to it all!!!!
What up ya'll?
Today I want to touch on a topic of music. In my walk of life music has played a major roll in it. I listen to all types of music ranging from Hip-hop, R&B, Jazz, Reggae, Calypso, Soca, Pop, Rock and Roll, Heavy Metal, House, Blues, 80's, ect. I have been fortunate to go to see concerts of artists such as Michael Jackson, Sting, Depeche Mode, Billy Joel, Elton John, Kiss, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, The Might Sparrow, Jam Band, Buju Banton, Bounty Killa, Beenie Man, John Mayer, Maroon 5, N'sych, Van Halen LL Cool J, Bobby Brown, Wu-Tang, Black Star, Roots, and many others.
It has definitely made me there person who I am, and I am proud of it. In my perspective music is universal. You can vibe to music even you don't understand the language. I have a friend named Jason,who is a one of the biggest artists in Sweden, he goes by the name of Timbucktu. He rhymes in Swedish and I don't understand the what he's is saying but I do like his music and had it in my Cd rotation for quite some time. He even came over to the States and performed about a year ago and it was a great concert. Good music is good music. Period!
When I was twelve I went to a Depeche Mode concert in Nice, France. It amazed me to see how many people loved the music and most of the people did not understand the the lyrics. That was a true breakthough for me to understand music is universal. It's a vibe.
On numerous occaisions I hear black people say I don't listen to white music and vice versa, white people saying the same about black music. I think it's bulls@*t and you are in the closet about your music preferences.
If you grew up in the 80's like I did, MTV played mostly music that had "white" artists. The Black artists that came on there were Michael Jackson, Prince, Rockwell, Herbie Hancock, and maybe Run DMC. And those videos came on a dime a dozen So if grew up during that time frame , watched MTV alot, are black and say that you don't like "white" music. STOP Fronting!
Not too long ago I went to a club called Element in NYC and went for the dancehall, reggae and soca night. The crowd was predominantly Black. The DJ at one point played p a medley of songs that consisted of Kelly Clarkson "Since You've Been Gone", Sara Barreilles "Love Song" (corny song but I can't front I like it! lol), Berlin "Take My Breath Away". A good amount of the crowd, that consisted of females, got excited when these songs came on and knew the words verbatum. Now, I have been to bars that consisted of predominately white people and Kelly Clarkson came on and did not see people get as excited they people did at the reggae night. As a matter of fact, the white popele got amped when 50 Cent, Kanye and Lil Wayne came on and they knew all of the words. Some of sogs they knew the lyrics better than I did (Note: if it's old school I know all of the lyric buts the lyrics the recent hip hop don't register in my hippocampus. that's what processes memory in your brain). That may have to do with the state of hip-hop today but that's an entirely differernt blogworthy topic that I will discuss soon.
When I go to Jazz clubs, Hip-Hop concerts, and reggae concerts the majority of people that attend are white people. So I say to white people who deny liking black music, STOP FRONTING that you don't like "black" music!
The point I am trying to get across is what is "white" music and what is "black" music.
The question I would like to pose is : Does music have a color?
What makes music Black or White? Or any color at that?
The last time I went to a music store I did not see a sign for "black" music, nor "white" music.
Do we dictate the what type of music it is from the color of the artists' skin? I feel that's a mistake to claim music like that.
I feel music can be based of a culture but not the color of the skin.
I remember when New Kids on the Block first came out with the song "Please don't go Girl"
A lot of Black people thought it was New Edition or another Black group singing it. When they found out it was a white group people were shocked.
Rock and Roll and Blues music was pioneered by many black artists and musicians.
My point is music is universal there are no color barriers to it. Listen to it and like it! No need to front on something that you like.
Please post your thoughts on this topic. Harlemite would like to know your thoughts on this.
Here are a couple music videos to check out.
Timbucktu
Good music
Sara Bareilles-Love Song
Harlemite Shououts to: My Mom, Sandra Del Valle Ortiz, Fizzstar, C-Boogie, Xavier, Enrique Figueroa, Jamil Adams, Nicole Yvonne Ducan-Smith, Timbucktu, Jazelle Superina, Howard Falconer, Marcus Samuelsson, Claes Uggla, Judy Figueroa-Khan, my godson Dante, Issa Mass, Kellye McMillon, Leslie, Angela Mignone, Anson Carter, Michael Rivers, Diana Giruli, Elaine Williams(I need another message from you!), Hannah Kiernan, Sean Dillon, Shaun Clancy, Harry Allen, Mande Whitaker, Mosi Singleton (The Woman!), Yuma Decaux, and DJ Rasta Roots.
Birthday shouts to Tori Ervin, Ziad Mugraby, and Sarah Orlinsky Maitland
Quote of the day: " That what can't be good for the bee-hive, cannot be good for the bees"-Marcus Aurelius
Talk to you tomorrow!
Today I want to touch on a topic of music. In my walk of life music has played a major roll in it. I listen to all types of music ranging from Hip-hop, R&B, Jazz, Reggae, Calypso, Soca, Pop, Rock and Roll, Heavy Metal, House, Blues, 80's, ect. I have been fortunate to go to see concerts of artists such as Michael Jackson, Sting, Depeche Mode, Billy Joel, Elton John, Kiss, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, The Might Sparrow, Jam Band, Buju Banton, Bounty Killa, Beenie Man, John Mayer, Maroon 5, N'sych, Van Halen LL Cool J, Bobby Brown, Wu-Tang, Black Star, Roots, and many others.
It has definitely made me there person who I am, and I am proud of it. In my perspective music is universal. You can vibe to music even you don't understand the language. I have a friend named Jason,who is a one of the biggest artists in Sweden, he goes by the name of Timbucktu. He rhymes in Swedish and I don't understand the what he's is saying but I do like his music and had it in my Cd rotation for quite some time. He even came over to the States and performed about a year ago and it was a great concert. Good music is good music. Period!
When I was twelve I went to a Depeche Mode concert in Nice, France. It amazed me to see how many people loved the music and most of the people did not understand the the lyrics. That was a true breakthough for me to understand music is universal. It's a vibe.
On numerous occaisions I hear black people say I don't listen to white music and vice versa, white people saying the same about black music. I think it's bulls@*t and you are in the closet about your music preferences.
If you grew up in the 80's like I did, MTV played mostly music that had "white" artists. The Black artists that came on there were Michael Jackson, Prince, Rockwell, Herbie Hancock, and maybe Run DMC. And those videos came on a dime a dozen So if grew up during that time frame , watched MTV alot, are black and say that you don't like "white" music. STOP Fronting!
Not too long ago I went to a club called Element in NYC and went for the dancehall, reggae and soca night. The crowd was predominantly Black. The DJ at one point played p a medley of songs that consisted of Kelly Clarkson "Since You've Been Gone", Sara Barreilles "Love Song" (corny song but I can't front I like it! lol), Berlin "Take My Breath Away". A good amount of the crowd, that consisted of females, got excited when these songs came on and knew the words verbatum. Now, I have been to bars that consisted of predominately white people and Kelly Clarkson came on and did not see people get as excited they people did at the reggae night. As a matter of fact, the white popele got amped when 50 Cent, Kanye and Lil Wayne came on and they knew all of the words. Some of sogs they knew the lyrics better than I did (Note: if it's old school I know all of the lyric buts the lyrics the recent hip hop don't register in my hippocampus. that's what processes memory in your brain). That may have to do with the state of hip-hop today but that's an entirely differernt blogworthy topic that I will discuss soon.
When I go to Jazz clubs, Hip-Hop concerts, and reggae concerts the majority of people that attend are white people. So I say to white people who deny liking black music, STOP FRONTING that you don't like "black" music!
The point I am trying to get across is what is "white" music and what is "black" music.
The question I would like to pose is : Does music have a color?
What makes music Black or White? Or any color at that?
The last time I went to a music store I did not see a sign for "black" music, nor "white" music.
Do we dictate the what type of music it is from the color of the artists' skin? I feel that's a mistake to claim music like that.
I feel music can be based of a culture but not the color of the skin.
I remember when New Kids on the Block first came out with the song "Please don't go Girl"
A lot of Black people thought it was New Edition or another Black group singing it. When they found out it was a white group people were shocked.
Rock and Roll and Blues music was pioneered by many black artists and musicians.
My point is music is universal there are no color barriers to it. Listen to it and like it! No need to front on something that you like.
Please post your thoughts on this topic. Harlemite would like to know your thoughts on this.
Here are a couple music videos to check out.
Timbucktu
Good music
Sara Bareilles-Love Song
Harlemite Shououts to: My Mom, Sandra Del Valle Ortiz, Fizzstar, C-Boogie, Xavier, Enrique Figueroa, Jamil Adams, Nicole Yvonne Ducan-Smith, Timbucktu, Jazelle Superina, Howard Falconer, Marcus Samuelsson, Claes Uggla, Judy Figueroa-Khan, my godson Dante, Issa Mass, Kellye McMillon, Leslie, Angela Mignone, Anson Carter, Michael Rivers, Diana Giruli, Elaine Williams(I need another message from you!), Hannah Kiernan, Sean Dillon, Shaun Clancy, Harry Allen, Mande Whitaker, Mosi Singleton (The Woman!), Yuma Decaux, and DJ Rasta Roots.
Birthday shouts to Tori Ervin, Ziad Mugraby, and Sarah Orlinsky Maitland
Quote of the day: " That what can't be good for the bee-hive, cannot be good for the bees"-Marcus Aurelius
Talk to you tomorrow!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Wedesday June 4th, 2008-Victory for Obama
Good day everyone.
The day has finally arrived. The democratic nomination has been announced. It's a boy. lol! Barack Obama will be democratic candidate that will be running against McCain for the presidential election in November. It seems like this has been going on for eons and it can now be put to rest. Congrats to Obama. He earned a well, hard fought victory. No one can deny him of that. He just wrote a monumental new page in United States history.
Here are some clips from his victory speech.
Here's part II
I feel he really is great public speaker. Obama keeps your attention as well as get his point across in a eloquent manner.
The one thing that surprises me is how Hillary Clinton did not concede to Obama winning the nomination. I have been listening to talk radio and reading comments about that throughout the day and alot of the conversations have focused on this. There were comments about her being a racist, being scorned, and just a plain sore loser.Other sources I have been coomunicating with are saying that she won't do so because then she can't ask for anymore funding for campaigning anyome. It beats me. I don't think that she is a racist at all. I do feel she a tough competitor and will go to the extreme to enable herself to get an edge. These tactics she used are not something that have never been done. They are actually done all of the time. I feel that some of this did get blown up because she is white woman competitng against a black man; which was a wet dream for the media to magnify anything controversial. At the end of the day she could have acknowledged him winning the nomination.
Please post a comment on your thoughts on this historical campaign. Do you think Hillary Clinton with take the Vice President candidancy? There is no way that you don't have any thoughts on this.
Here's throwback video for you that fits the nature of a heated battle
Quote of the day: " If you don't take risks , you don't drink the champagne"-Gary Kasparov
Talk to you tomorrow.
The day has finally arrived. The democratic nomination has been announced. It's a boy. lol! Barack Obama will be democratic candidate that will be running against McCain for the presidential election in November. It seems like this has been going on for eons and it can now be put to rest. Congrats to Obama. He earned a well, hard fought victory. No one can deny him of that. He just wrote a monumental new page in United States history.
Here are some clips from his victory speech.
Here's part II
I feel he really is great public speaker. Obama keeps your attention as well as get his point across in a eloquent manner.
The one thing that surprises me is how Hillary Clinton did not concede to Obama winning the nomination. I have been listening to talk radio and reading comments about that throughout the day and alot of the conversations have focused on this. There were comments about her being a racist, being scorned, and just a plain sore loser.Other sources I have been coomunicating with are saying that she won't do so because then she can't ask for anymore funding for campaigning anyome. It beats me. I don't think that she is a racist at all. I do feel she a tough competitor and will go to the extreme to enable herself to get an edge. These tactics she used are not something that have never been done. They are actually done all of the time. I feel that some of this did get blown up because she is white woman competitng against a black man; which was a wet dream for the media to magnify anything controversial. At the end of the day she could have acknowledged him winning the nomination.
Please post a comment on your thoughts on this historical campaign. Do you think Hillary Clinton with take the Vice President candidancy? There is no way that you don't have any thoughts on this.
Here's throwback video for you that fits the nature of a heated battle
Quote of the day: " If you don't take risks , you don't drink the champagne"-Gary Kasparov
Talk to you tomorrow.
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