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This is Ma'atology recovering slowly on the flu. But I am a soldier and decided to carry on with this blog for my fans.
In national news,
Kudos to the Naptown Colts for winnign Super Bowl 41 and Tony Dungey (PICTURED ABOVE) for being the 1st African American caock to win the trophy. I wonder whurr Dungy is going after the Superbowl? It would be cool if he was going to chill in the hood somehwurr instead of the typicla Disneyworld rhetoric. And according to the USA Ad meter, the Top Commerical was Bud Light's crab worhsip spot (PICTURED ABOVE) (I thought this was pretty cool too). And kudos to Prince (PICTURED ABOVE) for a fantastic Half Time SuperBowl show. It was classic Prince. He performed err thing from Lets Go Crazy, Bob Dylan's All Along the Watchtower" and the closer, the apropo, "Purple Rain"( I was glad he took that kerchief off his doo. The rain was killing it). And speaking of the rain, what wa sup with the cameras used at the game? One camera was filled with dew drops. You wold think they would have an intern with a hanky to get that taken care of. Overall, it was a very historic Bowl.
THE perfect song for Barak Obama's presdiency run would now have be Outkast,s' So Fresh, So Clean."(He currently doesnt have one) I mean, that would be too cool. LOL
And what is up with that astronaut chic who drove from Texas to Florida to get even with the woman who was knokcin boots with her lover? Latest reports are that her boss, NASA will review the way it screens astronauts for mental or medical problems after the arrest of astronaut Lisa Nowak on charges she tried to kill a romantic rival, the U.S. space agency said. She may get life up to prison.
Will President Dubya's resolution to re-send 21K troops back to Iraq pass? Way thinsg are looking it may well will. Monday's Senate vote that blocked debate on Bush's policy likely was more a reprieve than a victory. A spokeswoman for the Bush administration conceded Tuesday that it had actively helped to block, at least for now, vote on a resolution which would express Senate opposition to Bush's decision to send 21,500 additional US troops to Iraq.
On a local tip, the Mercury has been dippin lower than Christina Millian in the St. Louis area. For the past week, the temperature was fallen to the teens and no end in sight....
The answer is No, well, for right now, for Barnes Jewish Hopsital's plan to expand its wing. STL Comptroller Darlene Green's opposition against BJC HealthCare's plan to extend its lease for a portion of Forest Park land for future expansion ends the hospital's pursuit. Green, one of three members of the city's board of estimate and apportionment, had not previously voiced her stance on the issue. The board did not pass the measure at a meeting Wednesday. The other two members of the board of E&A are St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, who supported the measure, and Board of Aldermen President Jim Shrewsbury who did not. BJC currently leases 9.4 acres of Forest Park land from the city for $150,000 annually for use as an underground parking facility. Word is they wer going back to the drawing board with BJC for a compromise.
On other local projects, St. Louis city officials have called a series of special meetings for this week that would allow rapid approval of financing Ballpark Village. The cluster of last-minute sessions is a push to have a final vote on both topics before the Board of Aldermen leaves Friday for a nine-week spring recess. On Ballpark Village, the Cardinals and their development partner, Baltimore-based Cordish Co., are seeking more than $115 million in tax subsidies for the first phase of the six-block entertainment district being planned for the land next to the new stadium.................
The saga continues on the Devlin-Hornbeck kidnapping issue. Mike Devlin, 41, faces charges alleging he abducted and sexually abused the two boys (69 counts--how hilarious is that?). Shawn Hornbeck was 11 when he was abducted in October 2002 from near his home in the Washington County town of Richwoods. Ben Ownby, 13, was taken Jan. 8 after getting off a school bus near his home in the Franklin County town of Beaufort. Also, A judge on Tuesday refused to block the publication of news reports based on interviews a woman working for the New York Post got with Michael Devlin, the man accused of abducting two boys and holding one of them for four years. people are also trippin on the pictures of Hornbeck in gang colors and a gun pointing to the camera. I'm sure we are going to find much mure evidence of what really happenned during his four year kidnapping in months to come............
On the East Side, looks like Carl Officer and Alvin Parks are goign to be the top frontrunners in the April primaries for mayor.
THE FOLOWING IS A RETRO-BITZ OF WHAT I DID THIS TIME LAST YEAR. BECAUSE OF THE BONE COLD TEMPS AND MY RECOVERING FROM THE FLU, I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A BETTER ROUTE TO GO:
Last Friday, I checked out the much hyped, sold-out Melba Moore (PICTURED ABOVE) one woman play, "Sweet Songs of the Soul." A gospel influenced stageplay that she has been producing herself since the mid 1990s.It was taged at the Terry M. Fischer Theatre at St. Louis Community College at Flo Valley. The event was free and I pestered Professor Laurencin Dunbar (who is an associate professor of Physics and Honors Program coordinator at Flo Valley) via telephone, who hosted and took care of the grunt work to get her to the STL (that is a pic of her on my blog on stage) .
I really enjoyed this two-hour production. I knew that Ms. Moore was a dynamic talent (she sings, acts and is a business woman), but I didnt relaize how much of a supertalent she really is. Told through storytelling and song, Moore took her audience on a journey of her life first as a product of illegitimacy, living with her grandmother, and her dreams of singing just like her mother who was a famous jazz singer (Bonnie Davis). She also talked about hoew neighbors used to take care of her and her grandmother when her grandmother had a stroke and couldnt talk (her stories about the big and bossy Mamma Lu, were hillarious!)
Then, she told the story of how she got to New York and got a degree in music and on Broadway in such musicals as "Hair" (she was the first African American sista to replace a white actress--then unknown Diane Keaton-- in the 1969 production ) and her breakthrough role as Luttibelle in the 1970 hit, "Purlie" , which garnered her many theatre awards including the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. Then, she talke dabout her tumultouous relationship with handsome actor, Clifton Davis. They were live-in-lovers making it on Broadway (he was in the Tony nominated" Verona") and had a short-lived variety show on CBS called, "The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show."(1972) . She quipped on their relationship," It was a lot of sex, a lot of drugs and a lot of parties." It got to the point where she had an abortion of their unborn child becasue of Davis' plea for her to continue her career.
She then talked about her health scare when she was diagnosed with appendicitis caused by an infected IUD she had fitted as a form of birth control. It took her nearly a year after her diagnosis to recover, but to much to her loss, Davis had moved out and she was nearly forgotten in the entertainment industry. But the play took on another light in the second act when she talked about how she met her husband Charles Higgins and how they developed one of the most successful African American music production companies, Hush Productions. Sitting mostly on a stool and talking to the audience, Moore spoke candidly of how after 15 years of marriage how Higgins forged a divorce without her knowing it, causing a legal battle which caused her to lose her credibility (he spreaded viscous rumors to her friends that she was a lesbian and a crack addict) her luxurious home in NYC, her production comapny rights, their daughter resuting in her having to go on welfare and her now infamous media blitz to the entertainment talk shows in 1992 to tell about her misery.
Well, with most womanesque stories such as this, it comes with a I-can-do-without-a-man-ending. Yes, she maintained and got back on her feet (most recently she was in the film, "Fighting Temptaions") and she ha sa story to tell and she survived. It was definitely a testimony that everyone, regradless of race or gender, can get a little morsel of what life can do to you and what you can do to pull through. On a sidenote, many of the songs taht were featured in her play were also worth mentioning.
She chronicled her career through her early beginning thinking what her mother may have sounded like or places she may have sang singing such sings as Duke Ellington's "It Dont Mean a Thing," and Ella Fitzgerald's scatting jam, "Airmail Special." The highlights were when she sang songs from "Hair" ("Easy to be Hard") with high afro and all, and the song., "I Got Love" that was specially written for her in the play, "Purlie," wearing a black Pippi Longstocking braids wig, and when she asked the audience to sing the chorus to her sole No. 1 R&B hit, "Falling," whre she held the last note to that song till eternity. The opening act was the Flo Valley Gospel Chrous under the direction of Al Anderson (who used to teach gospel choir at SIU-Edwardsville when I was a student there).
Afterward, Moore, signed autographs to her fans. One of which was Terry Freeman, who is a professor up at Flo Valley. He had an album jacket of Melba Moore's 1982 album, "The other Side of the Rainbow" (which was her lead off sing in her play BTW) and said earlier that back in his day, "he only would buy album if it had at least four cuts on it.' I heard that. Well, I didnt get a chance to speak to the music diva because I was ready to get my party on at teh Jazz Loft and 1st Friday at Club Seven. Oh, before I go any further, I must say that I had to take out my cornrows for this nite cause my sister was supposed to hook me up with my rows, but she couldnt do it cause she had "man problems", so I had to take them down and sport a Jimi- Hendryx style retro Afro. Well, you know me, I have to do what I have to (I got many compliments on it, so I wasnt complaning). I also had on some blue jeans that had paintings of clouds on them (You had to see them), with a long-sleeve white long john short , with a brown, bluish vest. I was retro all the way.
Okay, so I checked out the Jazz Loft and Club Seven that was putting on 1st Fridays this month. Both clubs are on Olive in Midtown St. Louis and are in cohoots regarding getting the clientele theses days. Seven has been the pioneer of sorts for upscale party events. Now with the Jazz Loft popping up, a few months in the game and they are giving Club Seven some serious comp. I think everybody had the same plan to go to Jazz Loft first, then Club Seven. I got to the Jazz Loft about 10:30 in the P.M and it was a nice and modest crowd. It wasnt as packed as the last few Fridays have been (people probably was preparing to go to 1st Friday ), but all, in all , it was a nice teaser for the clubgoers.
Up in there were local singer Tina Pate (hint-hint. LOL), former Flipside Newzine editor Carlos Turner, St. Louis American's Bill Beene (Nice comeback from your combing my hair comment, huh. LOL) and Inkosi's Kevin Bryant (Yes, I know I was sharp. LOL). Around 12 ish, I got a call from my boy Kameron who was up in Seven asking where I was. I told him I was still at the Loft and that I was coming through probably in an hour so I could get in free. NOT (I'll explain in a few). Also in the Loft was Fox 2 sports' Rob Desir, who said that he checks out my blog and told me to keep it up and that he was going to post. Much love, man (Still waiting on your post. LOL).
The music up in there was your typical crunk music (from D4L to the Franchise Boyz), then DJ Soundz got into some hip-hop house when he started playing the Fantasy Slide. You should have seen the scene when the brothers who were getting their dance on with the sistas flew to get off the dance floor. Suddenly, nothin but sistas ran to the dancefloor to do the accompanying slide with the song. It was a sight to see. Big ups to Soundz for trying to change it up. After that it was about 1:15 and I walked to Seven. I sa wthat it wanst a line and I figured that errbody who was going up in Seven were already up in there and that it was free to get in.
Well, when I opened the door, one of the security guys said for me to come on in. I thought it was home after that. No. He then said, "step up to the window." Shyt, I said to myself. So, I said to the light skinned sista who was at the register and asked, "How much?" She said, "20." "20!" I exclaimed. There wa sno way I was paying that much just to party for about an hour. I then aksed if Harry (Michel) there. And she said that he was around somewhere. So, I walked back outside and called Kam and put on his voice mail,"There ain't no way I'm going to pay 20 dollars to get in and it's just an hour or so left to get in." Well, in my line of biz, there's always a way out of noway. Let me out it this way, if I told you how I got in free, I would have to kill you. LOL. (Let just say that it is good to know where to go to get some progress without trying.)
So, I got up in there and it was PACKED like Amistad packed up in there. It made no sense how many people were packed on both the Art Bar and Club Seven side. I was able to walk from the Art bar to Seven, to the VIP area and saw Kameron walking down the steps of VIP. I was motioning for him to go back up in there cause I was going up in there. And there I stayed for about a half-an-hour. I saw a few people I knew up in there including local actor Paris Crayton (I saw you at the Mr. and Mrs. Contest. LOL).
Afterward, we walked to the Art Bar saide and stayed near the DJ-booth area and just looked at the people. Nothing else, but look at them. Then, it dawned on me that everytiem I go to 1st Friday, thats all I do, look at people, talk, maybe dance and drink. Nothing else. I remember when FF used to drop a lil comedy every now and then for the patrons (last time I remember STL's Lavelle Crawford performed last year). But I guess Seven club owners Harry and Fred Finley think that as long as people willing to pay 20 dollars to get in a club, then pay for drinks, there's no need to give the clientele anything else. I'm not mad at them for it at all. It;s just interesting to me how STL partiers will do just to say they were there.
On Saturday, I got my hair braided!!! and I checked out Hipster Magazine's , Feb. issue Release party at 609. This was the first time I would go to 609 on Saturday. the other time swere on Thursdays with DJ Nappy Needles spinning (this 'Black night" at 609 LOL). Anyway, I got the email from Keenan Harris, who is the EIC at Hipster, a week back so I knew this had to be the place to be. And it was. I got there about 11 ish and it was a whole different vibe when I got up in there First off, it was free to get in (a plus),they had free Pearl Vodka samples (another plus), they had copies of their latest issue of Hipster(another plus--go to http://www.hipstermag.com/ to get more info about this tight mag ) and to top it off, the music was eccletic hip-hop at its best.
Every Saturday, I hear my boy DJ Enoch spins the urban grooves on the 1s and 2s while poet David A.N. Jackson hits the congas, African style. Well, they definitely didnt disappoint. In the house were NBA's Jahadi White, Carlos Turner, Kameron Hopson, Rachel, Brandon, Robert Kirk, STL model Jamelle, Stlouis online.com's Jacob (let's hook up with the blogs, man), Brian Swift, Keith Harris, Christiaan Coffield (I saw you all hugged up on that sista while I was leaving out. LOL), the Post's Kevin Johnson (Told ya R. Kellys concert was going to sell out in days. LOL)
On Sunday, there were many plaes around town to watch Superbowl 40(Some folks I knew were in Detroit for the Superbowl and I hate you. LOL) . I decided to check out Hipster Magazine's and Club Dreams' parties at Pepper Lounge and the other club;s namesake respectively. I got there about 5 p.m., so I can get a seat and watch some of the Pre-Game show with Stevie Wonder, Joss Stone, John Legend and India.Arie--and that's all I did was watch cause it was hard to hear Stone, Legend and Arie. Wonder was sounding good, though (The Aretha Franklin and Aaron Neville duet of "The National Anthem" was Ok. You could barely hear Neville and the Rolling Stones during Half Time show, well I think Delores Shante in PArtyline pretty much took care of that beef for all of us. LOL).
It wasnt hardly anyone up in theer when I got there, but I just thought that I was just too early. I gave dap to Kennan and Keith Harris who put on this watch party and got a table in the corner to wait on Kam. In this case, Kam, and unexpected guests Jamie Spencer and his cousin Treanna(I didn't hardly recognize you with the Erykah Badu-1999-gelee on). Both of them had me in stitches clowining and talking about people (Jamie you should be co-hosting a gossip show with Wendy Williams for real).
Before they came, I chatted with model Jamelle who was on her cell phone calling around Club PLush and Club Dreams to find out where the food was happening (Chips were all was was going on at the time at Pepper Lounge). She was ready to call up Imo's to order some wings at Imo's around the cause she was hungry. So when Kameron came through as well as the unexpected guests (Jamie called me via celly to ask if Pepper and Dreams were free to get in), she asked if anyone wanted to order something from Imo's. Kam ordered some wings as well and jamie and Treanna ordered a pizza. I was chill cause I ate a lil bit of mamma's cooking before I jetted and I was sipping on a Corona at the time as well.
Meanwhile, we were checking out the game and the commericals (My fave was the prehistoric Fed Ex commerical) and the folks who came up in there (I sa wyou Brian Swift up in theer for a minute). It wasnt a huge crowd, but it was about 20 or so who chilled out. Spencer bought us drinks (be careful with that eye, dude) and Jamelle told us that we were going to be treated with free Big MAcs and Apple Pies from Mcdonald's who help to sponsor the free event. My only thing was , "WHERE WAS THE FRIES!!!" You cant have Macs without fries. That's like Peanut butter without Jelly, or Ashford without Simpson! But it was all good though. I called comedian Maurice G who co-owns Club Dreams to tell him I wa son my way down therr in a few, but a few turned into the fourth quarter of the Seattle-Pittsburgh game. I was too busy jaw-jabbing with Spencer and Treanna that they were heading to comedian Darrius Bradford's comedy jam at the Improv.
While I got my burger (I mean cheese burger) and apple pie, said my goodbyes to Keenan and Keith that was my cue to jet as well. So, I met Kameron up at Dreams and when I saw Maurice, I asked him, where there anymore food left and he was like, ah naw, dude, it;s all gone. I missed a sumptuous catered and FREE BBQ dinner with side orders spaghetti, potato salad and people were getting seconds becasue it was so damn good. My jaw could have dropped to the floor when I heard that. But, I didnt trip. I was a trooper and enjoyed the end of the game. In teh house were Mo Witherspoon (thanks for the info on the Eye Candy of the Month event you have at Formula), Chocolate Tai, Staci Static (who was emceeing at the DJ booth), and Bill Beene (who was having an interesting and sobering conversation with a sista up in therr about men cheating on women when I got therr). After the game, 100.3theBeat's DJ Cuddy set up and people were getting their After-party on.
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STL-TIDBITZ. Kudos to Majic 104.9 personality Tammi Holland (PICTURED ABOVE) for braving the cold and skating in her skivvies. She did it to repay a bet on the Super Bowl.She thought DA BEARS were winning and her dare was if the Bears lost, she had to skate in her bahing suit (No not nekkid. LOL) and if the colts lost, her colleague TonY Scott had to cut his hair off and beard. Holland had an audience when she skated ouytside in the shivering cold. They had Clear Channel stations t broadcasting it and Fox 2's Tim Ezell had it televised. This was defintely an ordeal. I'm glad Tammi went through with it. The sista got ballz.....In other radio news, I hear that former Majic perosonality Denine Busby is now doing radio news spots during the Tom Joyner Morning Show on Foxy 95....Veteran jounrnalist Onion Horton is blowin it up on the AM side as he is back on the airwaves with his own mroning talk show on WESL from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m...Did anyone see Fox 2 news guy John Pertzborn stuck in traffic last week on 64? I hear he was stuck therre casue of a bad accident that occurred on the highway.......From one of my blog sources, I hear that Eye Candy Pageant winner Miss March, Sheena J is go going to be eating for two! I hear that the stork will be coming later this year. This is going to be interesting especially having to go around and rep Eye Candy at different events. We'll see what happens here as she starts to grow..... They may have to get Sympathies go out to the family of local club socialite/event promoter Steph Boogie (Big Steph) who died this week in a random violence shooting in North St. Louis.
CHART-IDBITZ. Jibbs (feat Chamillionaire) is making its strides up the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop charts as his latest single, "King Kong" moves up six spaces to No. 35 in its 9th week on this chart. The song has yet to make a dent on the Hot 100 or Rap charts.
In national news,
Kudos to the Naptown Colts for winnign Super Bowl 41 and Tony Dungey (PICTURED ABOVE) for being the 1st African American caock to win the trophy. I wonder whurr Dungy is going after the Superbowl? It would be cool if he was going to chill in the hood somehwurr instead of the typicla Disneyworld rhetoric. And according to the USA Ad meter, the Top Commerical was Bud Light's crab worhsip spot (PICTURED ABOVE) (I thought this was pretty cool too). And kudos to Prince (PICTURED ABOVE) for a fantastic Half Time SuperBowl show. It was classic Prince. He performed err thing from Lets Go Crazy, Bob Dylan's All Along the Watchtower" and the closer, the apropo, "Purple Rain"( I was glad he took that kerchief off his doo. The rain was killing it). And speaking of the rain, what wa sup with the cameras used at the game? One camera was filled with dew drops. You wold think they would have an intern with a hanky to get that taken care of. Overall, it was a very historic Bowl.
THE perfect song for Barak Obama's presdiency run would now have be Outkast,s' So Fresh, So Clean."(He currently doesnt have one) I mean, that would be too cool. LOL
And what is up with that astronaut chic who drove from Texas to Florida to get even with the woman who was knokcin boots with her lover? Latest reports are that her boss, NASA will review the way it screens astronauts for mental or medical problems after the arrest of astronaut Lisa Nowak on charges she tried to kill a romantic rival, the U.S. space agency said. She may get life up to prison.
Will President Dubya's resolution to re-send 21K troops back to Iraq pass? Way thinsg are looking it may well will. Monday's Senate vote that blocked debate on Bush's policy likely was more a reprieve than a victory. A spokeswoman for the Bush administration conceded Tuesday that it had actively helped to block, at least for now, vote on a resolution which would express Senate opposition to Bush's decision to send 21,500 additional US troops to Iraq.
On a local tip, the Mercury has been dippin lower than Christina Millian in the St. Louis area. For the past week, the temperature was fallen to the teens and no end in sight....
The answer is No, well, for right now, for Barnes Jewish Hopsital's plan to expand its wing. STL Comptroller Darlene Green's opposition against BJC HealthCare's plan to extend its lease for a portion of Forest Park land for future expansion ends the hospital's pursuit. Green, one of three members of the city's board of estimate and apportionment, had not previously voiced her stance on the issue. The board did not pass the measure at a meeting Wednesday. The other two members of the board of E&A are St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, who supported the measure, and Board of Aldermen President Jim Shrewsbury who did not. BJC currently leases 9.4 acres of Forest Park land from the city for $150,000 annually for use as an underground parking facility. Word is they wer going back to the drawing board with BJC for a compromise.
On other local projects, St. Louis city officials have called a series of special meetings for this week that would allow rapid approval of financing Ballpark Village. The cluster of last-minute sessions is a push to have a final vote on both topics before the Board of Aldermen leaves Friday for a nine-week spring recess. On Ballpark Village, the Cardinals and their development partner, Baltimore-based Cordish Co., are seeking more than $115 million in tax subsidies for the first phase of the six-block entertainment district being planned for the land next to the new stadium.................
The saga continues on the Devlin-Hornbeck kidnapping issue. Mike Devlin, 41, faces charges alleging he abducted and sexually abused the two boys (69 counts--how hilarious is that?). Shawn Hornbeck was 11 when he was abducted in October 2002 from near his home in the Washington County town of Richwoods. Ben Ownby, 13, was taken Jan. 8 after getting off a school bus near his home in the Franklin County town of Beaufort. Also, A judge on Tuesday refused to block the publication of news reports based on interviews a woman working for the New York Post got with Michael Devlin, the man accused of abducting two boys and holding one of them for four years. people are also trippin on the pictures of Hornbeck in gang colors and a gun pointing to the camera. I'm sure we are going to find much mure evidence of what really happenned during his four year kidnapping in months to come............
On the East Side, looks like Carl Officer and Alvin Parks are goign to be the top frontrunners in the April primaries for mayor.
THE FOLOWING IS A RETRO-BITZ OF WHAT I DID THIS TIME LAST YEAR. BECAUSE OF THE BONE COLD TEMPS AND MY RECOVERING FROM THE FLU, I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A BETTER ROUTE TO GO:
Last Friday, I checked out the much hyped, sold-out Melba Moore (PICTURED ABOVE) one woman play, "Sweet Songs of the Soul." A gospel influenced stageplay that she has been producing herself since the mid 1990s.It was taged at the Terry M. Fischer Theatre at St. Louis Community College at Flo Valley. The event was free and I pestered Professor Laurencin Dunbar (who is an associate professor of Physics and Honors Program coordinator at Flo Valley) via telephone, who hosted and took care of the grunt work to get her to the STL (that is a pic of her on my blog on stage) .
I really enjoyed this two-hour production. I knew that Ms. Moore was a dynamic talent (she sings, acts and is a business woman), but I didnt relaize how much of a supertalent she really is. Told through storytelling and song, Moore took her audience on a journey of her life first as a product of illegitimacy, living with her grandmother, and her dreams of singing just like her mother who was a famous jazz singer (Bonnie Davis). She also talked about hoew neighbors used to take care of her and her grandmother when her grandmother had a stroke and couldnt talk (her stories about the big and bossy Mamma Lu, were hillarious!)
Then, she told the story of how she got to New York and got a degree in music and on Broadway in such musicals as "Hair" (she was the first African American sista to replace a white actress--then unknown Diane Keaton-- in the 1969 production ) and her breakthrough role as Luttibelle in the 1970 hit, "Purlie" , which garnered her many theatre awards including the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. Then, she talke dabout her tumultouous relationship with handsome actor, Clifton Davis. They were live-in-lovers making it on Broadway (he was in the Tony nominated" Verona") and had a short-lived variety show on CBS called, "The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show."(1972) . She quipped on their relationship," It was a lot of sex, a lot of drugs and a lot of parties." It got to the point where she had an abortion of their unborn child becasue of Davis' plea for her to continue her career.
She then talked about her health scare when she was diagnosed with appendicitis caused by an infected IUD she had fitted as a form of birth control. It took her nearly a year after her diagnosis to recover, but to much to her loss, Davis had moved out and she was nearly forgotten in the entertainment industry. But the play took on another light in the second act when she talked about how she met her husband Charles Higgins and how they developed one of the most successful African American music production companies, Hush Productions. Sitting mostly on a stool and talking to the audience, Moore spoke candidly of how after 15 years of marriage how Higgins forged a divorce without her knowing it, causing a legal battle which caused her to lose her credibility (he spreaded viscous rumors to her friends that she was a lesbian and a crack addict) her luxurious home in NYC, her production comapny rights, their daughter resuting in her having to go on welfare and her now infamous media blitz to the entertainment talk shows in 1992 to tell about her misery.
Well, with most womanesque stories such as this, it comes with a I-can-do-without-a-man-ending. Yes, she maintained and got back on her feet (most recently she was in the film, "Fighting Temptaions") and she ha sa story to tell and she survived. It was definitely a testimony that everyone, regradless of race or gender, can get a little morsel of what life can do to you and what you can do to pull through. On a sidenote, many of the songs taht were featured in her play were also worth mentioning.
She chronicled her career through her early beginning thinking what her mother may have sounded like or places she may have sang singing such sings as Duke Ellington's "It Dont Mean a Thing," and Ella Fitzgerald's scatting jam, "Airmail Special." The highlights were when she sang songs from "Hair" ("Easy to be Hard") with high afro and all, and the song., "I Got Love" that was specially written for her in the play, "Purlie," wearing a black Pippi Longstocking braids wig, and when she asked the audience to sing the chorus to her sole No. 1 R&B hit, "Falling," whre she held the last note to that song till eternity. The opening act was the Flo Valley Gospel Chrous under the direction of Al Anderson (who used to teach gospel choir at SIU-Edwardsville when I was a student there).
Afterward, Moore, signed autographs to her fans. One of which was Terry Freeman, who is a professor up at Flo Valley. He had an album jacket of Melba Moore's 1982 album, "The other Side of the Rainbow" (which was her lead off sing in her play BTW) and said earlier that back in his day, "he only would buy album if it had at least four cuts on it.' I heard that. Well, I didnt get a chance to speak to the music diva because I was ready to get my party on at teh Jazz Loft and 1st Friday at Club Seven. Oh, before I go any further, I must say that I had to take out my cornrows for this nite cause my sister was supposed to hook me up with my rows, but she couldnt do it cause she had "man problems", so I had to take them down and sport a Jimi- Hendryx style retro Afro. Well, you know me, I have to do what I have to (I got many compliments on it, so I wasnt complaning). I also had on some blue jeans that had paintings of clouds on them (You had to see them), with a long-sleeve white long john short , with a brown, bluish vest. I was retro all the way.
Okay, so I checked out the Jazz Loft and Club Seven that was putting on 1st Fridays this month. Both clubs are on Olive in Midtown St. Louis and are in cohoots regarding getting the clientele theses days. Seven has been the pioneer of sorts for upscale party events. Now with the Jazz Loft popping up, a few months in the game and they are giving Club Seven some serious comp. I think everybody had the same plan to go to Jazz Loft first, then Club Seven. I got to the Jazz Loft about 10:30 in the P.M and it was a nice and modest crowd. It wasnt as packed as the last few Fridays have been (people probably was preparing to go to 1st Friday ), but all, in all , it was a nice teaser for the clubgoers.
Up in there were local singer Tina Pate (hint-hint. LOL), former Flipside Newzine editor Carlos Turner, St. Louis American's Bill Beene (Nice comeback from your combing my hair comment, huh. LOL) and Inkosi's Kevin Bryant (Yes, I know I was sharp. LOL). Around 12 ish, I got a call from my boy Kameron who was up in Seven asking where I was. I told him I was still at the Loft and that I was coming through probably in an hour so I could get in free. NOT (I'll explain in a few). Also in the Loft was Fox 2 sports' Rob Desir, who said that he checks out my blog and told me to keep it up and that he was going to post. Much love, man (Still waiting on your post. LOL).
The music up in there was your typical crunk music (from D4L to the Franchise Boyz), then DJ Soundz got into some hip-hop house when he started playing the Fantasy Slide. You should have seen the scene when the brothers who were getting their dance on with the sistas flew to get off the dance floor. Suddenly, nothin but sistas ran to the dancefloor to do the accompanying slide with the song. It was a sight to see. Big ups to Soundz for trying to change it up. After that it was about 1:15 and I walked to Seven. I sa wthat it wanst a line and I figured that errbody who was going up in Seven were already up in there and that it was free to get in.
Well, when I opened the door, one of the security guys said for me to come on in. I thought it was home after that. No. He then said, "step up to the window." Shyt, I said to myself. So, I said to the light skinned sista who was at the register and asked, "How much?" She said, "20." "20!" I exclaimed. There wa sno way I was paying that much just to party for about an hour. I then aksed if Harry (Michel) there. And she said that he was around somewhere. So, I walked back outside and called Kam and put on his voice mail,"There ain't no way I'm going to pay 20 dollars to get in and it's just an hour or so left to get in." Well, in my line of biz, there's always a way out of noway. Let me out it this way, if I told you how I got in free, I would have to kill you. LOL. (Let just say that it is good to know where to go to get some progress without trying.)
So, I got up in there and it was PACKED like Amistad packed up in there. It made no sense how many people were packed on both the Art Bar and Club Seven side. I was able to walk from the Art bar to Seven, to the VIP area and saw Kameron walking down the steps of VIP. I was motioning for him to go back up in there cause I was going up in there. And there I stayed for about a half-an-hour. I saw a few people I knew up in there including local actor Paris Crayton (I saw you at the Mr. and Mrs. Contest. LOL).
Afterward, we walked to the Art Bar saide and stayed near the DJ-booth area and just looked at the people. Nothing else, but look at them. Then, it dawned on me that everytiem I go to 1st Friday, thats all I do, look at people, talk, maybe dance and drink. Nothing else. I remember when FF used to drop a lil comedy every now and then for the patrons (last time I remember STL's Lavelle Crawford performed last year). But I guess Seven club owners Harry and Fred Finley think that as long as people willing to pay 20 dollars to get in a club, then pay for drinks, there's no need to give the clientele anything else. I'm not mad at them for it at all. It;s just interesting to me how STL partiers will do just to say they were there.
On Saturday, I got my hair braided!!! and I checked out Hipster Magazine's , Feb. issue Release party at 609. This was the first time I would go to 609 on Saturday. the other time swere on Thursdays with DJ Nappy Needles spinning (this 'Black night" at 609 LOL). Anyway, I got the email from Keenan Harris, who is the EIC at Hipster, a week back so I knew this had to be the place to be. And it was. I got there about 11 ish and it was a whole different vibe when I got up in there First off, it was free to get in (a plus),they had free Pearl Vodka samples (another plus), they had copies of their latest issue of Hipster(another plus--go to http://www.hipstermag.com/ to get more info about this tight mag ) and to top it off, the music was eccletic hip-hop at its best.
Every Saturday, I hear my boy DJ Enoch spins the urban grooves on the 1s and 2s while poet David A.N. Jackson hits the congas, African style. Well, they definitely didnt disappoint. In the house were NBA's Jahadi White, Carlos Turner, Kameron Hopson, Rachel, Brandon, Robert Kirk, STL model Jamelle, Stlouis online.com's Jacob (let's hook up with the blogs, man), Brian Swift, Keith Harris, Christiaan Coffield (I saw you all hugged up on that sista while I was leaving out. LOL), the Post's Kevin Johnson (Told ya R. Kellys concert was going to sell out in days. LOL)
On Sunday, there were many plaes around town to watch Superbowl 40(Some folks I knew were in Detroit for the Superbowl and I hate you. LOL) . I decided to check out Hipster Magazine's and Club Dreams' parties at Pepper Lounge and the other club;s namesake respectively. I got there about 5 p.m., so I can get a seat and watch some of the Pre-Game show with Stevie Wonder, Joss Stone, John Legend and India.Arie--and that's all I did was watch cause it was hard to hear Stone, Legend and Arie. Wonder was sounding good, though (The Aretha Franklin and Aaron Neville duet of "The National Anthem" was Ok. You could barely hear Neville and the Rolling Stones during Half Time show, well I think Delores Shante in PArtyline pretty much took care of that beef for all of us. LOL).
It wasnt hardly anyone up in theer when I got there, but I just thought that I was just too early. I gave dap to Kennan and Keith Harris who put on this watch party and got a table in the corner to wait on Kam. In this case, Kam, and unexpected guests Jamie Spencer and his cousin Treanna(I didn't hardly recognize you with the Erykah Badu-1999-gelee on). Both of them had me in stitches clowining and talking about people (Jamie you should be co-hosting a gossip show with Wendy Williams for real).
Before they came, I chatted with model Jamelle who was on her cell phone calling around Club PLush and Club Dreams to find out where the food was happening (Chips were all was was going on at the time at Pepper Lounge). She was ready to call up Imo's to order some wings at Imo's around the cause she was hungry. So when Kameron came through as well as the unexpected guests (Jamie called me via celly to ask if Pepper and Dreams were free to get in), she asked if anyone wanted to order something from Imo's. Kam ordered some wings as well and jamie and Treanna ordered a pizza. I was chill cause I ate a lil bit of mamma's cooking before I jetted and I was sipping on a Corona at the time as well.
Meanwhile, we were checking out the game and the commericals (My fave was the prehistoric Fed Ex commerical) and the folks who came up in there (I sa wyou Brian Swift up in theer for a minute). It wasnt a huge crowd, but it was about 20 or so who chilled out. Spencer bought us drinks (be careful with that eye, dude) and Jamelle told us that we were going to be treated with free Big MAcs and Apple Pies from Mcdonald's who help to sponsor the free event. My only thing was , "WHERE WAS THE FRIES!!!" You cant have Macs without fries. That's like Peanut butter without Jelly, or Ashford without Simpson! But it was all good though. I called comedian Maurice G who co-owns Club Dreams to tell him I wa son my way down therr in a few, but a few turned into the fourth quarter of the Seattle-Pittsburgh game. I was too busy jaw-jabbing with Spencer and Treanna that they were heading to comedian Darrius Bradford's comedy jam at the Improv.
While I got my burger (I mean cheese burger) and apple pie, said my goodbyes to Keenan and Keith that was my cue to jet as well. So, I met Kameron up at Dreams and when I saw Maurice, I asked him, where there anymore food left and he was like, ah naw, dude, it;s all gone. I missed a sumptuous catered and FREE BBQ dinner with side orders spaghetti, potato salad and people were getting seconds becasue it was so damn good. My jaw could have dropped to the floor when I heard that. But, I didnt trip. I was a trooper and enjoyed the end of the game. In teh house were Mo Witherspoon (thanks for the info on the Eye Candy of the Month event you have at Formula), Chocolate Tai, Staci Static (who was emceeing at the DJ booth), and Bill Beene (who was having an interesting and sobering conversation with a sista up in therr about men cheating on women when I got therr). After the game, 100.3theBeat's DJ Cuddy set up and people were getting their After-party on.
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STL-TIDBITZ. Kudos to Majic 104.9 personality Tammi Holland (PICTURED ABOVE) for braving the cold and skating in her skivvies. She did it to repay a bet on the Super Bowl.She thought DA BEARS were winning and her dare was if the Bears lost, she had to skate in her bahing suit (No not nekkid. LOL) and if the colts lost, her colleague TonY Scott had to cut his hair off and beard. Holland had an audience when she skated ouytside in the shivering cold. They had Clear Channel stations t broadcasting it and Fox 2's Tim Ezell had it televised. This was defintely an ordeal. I'm glad Tammi went through with it. The sista got ballz.....In other radio news, I hear that former Majic perosonality Denine Busby is now doing radio news spots during the Tom Joyner Morning Show on Foxy 95....Veteran jounrnalist Onion Horton is blowin it up on the AM side as he is back on the airwaves with his own mroning talk show on WESL from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m...Did anyone see Fox 2 news guy John Pertzborn stuck in traffic last week on 64? I hear he was stuck therre casue of a bad accident that occurred on the highway.......From one of my blog sources, I hear that Eye Candy Pageant winner Miss March, Sheena J is go going to be eating for two! I hear that the stork will be coming later this year. This is going to be interesting especially having to go around and rep Eye Candy at different events. We'll see what happens here as she starts to grow..... They may have to get Sympathies go out to the family of local club socialite/event promoter Steph Boogie (Big Steph) who died this week in a random violence shooting in North St. Louis.
CHART-IDBITZ. Jibbs (feat Chamillionaire) is making its strides up the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop charts as his latest single, "King Kong" moves up six spaces to No. 35 in its 9th week on this chart. The song has yet to make a dent on the Hot 100 or Rap charts.
EVENT-IDBITZ
Stress Free Fridays will take place Friday, February 9, at 5pm at Mandarin(www.mandarinlounge.net)> 44 Maryland Plaza--Central West End> St. Louis, Missouri 63108> 314-367-4447. Valet Parking will be available. > **Kamren, our Massage Therapist, will be on hand> with> his famous massage chair to massage your stress> away. > Bring your business cards as you never know who you> might meet! If you have not been to Stress Free> Fridays in a long time, come back and see what you> have been missing.> > Please visit our website: www.stressfreefridays.com>
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From Sharee Galvin’s CORNER:
MONDAYS: LOOKING OF THE AFTERWORK EARLY RUSH- MARTINI MONDAY'S @ THE LOFT FREE HAPPY HOUR 5-7PM 3$ MARTINI SPECIALSHOSTED BY GARTH ADAMS & CRAIG BLAC W/ DJ CHARLIE CHAN FREE BEFORE 7PM, 5$ BEFORE 8PMBIG TAH'S
TUESDAYS: The ULTIMATE 2$ TUESDAY AT DREAMS-HOSTED BY STACISTATIC FREE TIL MIDNIGHT ANDTWITZID TUESDAY'S AT THE SOFT TOUCH HOSTED BY BIG JAY
WEDNESDAYS: "HUMP DAY-GOT LYRICS?" COME HANG OUT WITH ME@ THE FILTER BAR for LYRICS ON THE LOU; FREE B4- 8 ONLY 5$ AFTER 8- POETS 3$DRINK SPECIALS.. THERE WILL BE SOME NEW CHANGES TO THE OPEN MIC:SIGN UP 8-10PM(SIGN UP CLOSES @ 10pm) call me before 9:30pm if you can't make it. EACH POET WILL READ ONE PIECE(ROUND ROBIN STYLE)IF TIME PERMITS THE LIST WILL REPEAT... WE'LL TRY THIS STYLE TO SEE IF THIS IS A FAIR WAY TO GET EVERYONE ON BEFORE THE BREAK. Thanks!
FRIDAYS— CHECK OUT 5$ FRIDAYS HOSTED BY POTZEE AND THE UC MEFAMILY@ DREAMS...WHERE THE STARS PLAY DRINK SPECIALS ALLNIGHT LONG...SPONSORED BY 'JC' COGNAC…
SATURDAYS--Sweet Saturdays at the Filter Bar, music and complimentary sweets 8p-9p, Cover charge $5 9 p.m.-1 am.
Big Jay Presents Dreams Do Come True by teresa, 2007 V-Day Extravaganza, networking/social party, hosted by BET comeidian Lil Rock, Sat. Feb. 10 at Ceadrs, 939 Lebanon, 7 p.m., $50, $100 VIP, $150 Couples.
For any info on these events email Sharee at sgalvin26@yahoo.com
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EVENT SPOTLIGHT
Stray Dog Theatre and the Clayton Symphony Orchestra (http://www.claytonsymphony.org/) team-up for an artistic adventure - MY FAIR LADY: IN CONCERT. Thrill once again to this “loverliest” of musicals, in which Professor Henry Higgins transforms Eliza Doolittle, the little cockney gutter sparrow, into a paragon of verbal correctitude. Winner of the 1957 Tony Award for Best Musical, the musical score includes such beloved hits as “I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” “Get Me to the Church on Time,” “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “With a Little Bit of Luck,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “Wouldn't It Be Loverly?”.
“Creating an artistic partnership with the Clayton Symphony Orchestra to produce this timeless classic is an opportunity we could not miss,” says Gary F. Bell, Artistic Director of Stray Dog Theatre. “The Symphony and Stray Dog have comparable missions - to provide Saint Louis audiences with artistic works of excellence and elegance. It’s a natural fit for collaboration since both organizations share residency in Clayton.”
“This unique production will place the Clayton Symphony directly center stage with the performers in a never before seen format. The entire libretto and all of the glorious Lerner and Loewe music will be performed. It will truly be a show to remember,” continues Bell.
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the legendary Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY!
Dates: February 16 -18, 2007
Friday & Saturday at 8-pm, Sunday at 2-pm
Tickets: Adults $20.00, Seniors & Students $18.00 Reservations Highly Recommended!
Location: Clayton High School MainStage Auditorium
#1 Mark Twain Circle, Clayton MO 63105
Contact: Call 314-865-1995 or visit www.StrayDogTheatre.org for information/reservations
Our Valentine's Package consists of two tickets to MY FAIR LADY: IN CONCERT and a variety of discount certificates to several Clayton-area businesses. The certificates entitle you to more than $100 worth of savings on Valentine's-related items, including flowers, spas, wine, and restaurants. Our package is valued at more than $140, and is priced at only $60. (Seniors/Students $56)
It's a great way for you to save money, while helping to support the arts!MY FAIR LADY: IN CONCERT is produced in partnership with the School District of Clayton, and SDT is funded, in part, by the Fox Associates Foundation, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation, Regional Arts Commission, and the Saint Louis Mental Health Board.
In keeping with its mission of community outreach, Stray Dog Theatre will collect non-perishable food items at each performance for distribution to Food Outreach (www.FoodOutreach.org).
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Dr. Michael Eric Dyson will speak at the University of Missouri - St. Louis inthe Millennium Student Center Century Room on Monday, February 12, 2007 at 7:00pm. Dr. Dyson will discuss the "the color of disaster" and the broadimplications of the Hurricane Katrina aftermath. This event is free and open tothe public. Seating is limited, please arrive early. Dyson is a professor at theUniversity of Pennsylvania and bestselling author of "Come Hell or High Water:Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster." He will answer audience questionsas well as sign copies of his book after the lecture. This event is sponsored byUM-St. Louis student organizations, Associated Black Collegians and theUniversity Program Board. Call the Office of Student Life, 314-516-5291, for more information.
If you're in Los Angeles next month, DON'T MISS THE PREMIERE OF "SWEET EVALINA" >> written & produced by: Kyona Levine. Directed by: Apaulo Malloy, February 2nd, 2007 – February 25th, 2007, at the Inglewood Playhouse, 714 Warren Lane, Inglewood CA . EVERY WEEKEND IN FEBRUARY 2007. Fridays 8:00 p.m. Saturdays 8:00 p.m. Sundays 3:00> > p.m.TICKETS ARE $15.00. RESERVE ONLINE: www.plays411.com/evalina For more information about the show and cast visit online: www.myspace.com/sweetevalina...................
The Black Rep’s Popular “I Stand Alone” Solo Performance Series Returns. The Black Rep’s new, I STAND ALONE solo theatre series returns on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m., February 12 – March 26, 2007at The Black Rep Monsanto Center for Performing Arts Education, 1717 Olive Street, 4th Floor. The series will feature solo performances of original work with a 15 minute intermission. Refreshments will be available for purchase. Admission is $10 or $5 for Black Rep subscribers.February 12 and 19IF AN ORCHID SIZZLE featuring Linda Kennedy. Based on the life and times of Josephine Baker and her more than 50 years as witness to triumphs and turmoil. WHERE: The Black Rep Monsanto Center for Performing Arts Education, 1717 Olive Street, 4th FloorTICKETS: $10 and $5 for Black Rep Subscribers, for info please call (314) 534-3810....................
Stormy Monday: A Play by Gregory S. Carr at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun. FEBRUARY 15, 16, 17, 18 Adult/student matinees: 10 a.m. (Thurs. & Fri.) Afternoon performances: 2 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.) Evening performances: 7 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) Lee Auditorium $7.50 per person; $6 for MHS members. Tickets on sale now at the Missouri History Museum, or by calling (314) 361-9017.........................
Yari Yari will be part of the Sisters~Nineties Literary Group annual Black History Month program/poetry reading on Saturday, February 17th, at 1 p.m. in the Prince Hall community room. Telephone 367-4223 for more information or visit www.sistersnineties.blogspot.com.
Vanita Appebum Entertainment Services presents soul artist Anthony David. Also performingOne Sound Teresa Jenee and featuring DJ WillPower, Sunday, February 11,Gravity1620 Delmar, Admission: $10Doors open at 6:30pm Show starts at 7pm.
SPEND VALENTINE'S DAY AT CAFE SOUL Special live performances by:
Coco Soul, Lamar Harris, Charise, Twan & more!!(Open mic immediately following featured artists) Wednesday, February 14th, Club Dreams (3207 Washington at Compton) Doors at 8PM / Show at 9PM Admission: $10 or $25 for two RESERVED seats. For mor einfo contact them at cafesoulstl@yahoo.com
LOOSE CANNON ENT PRESENTS THE SOSODERRTY EXPERIENCE IN LAS VEGAS FOR ALL STAR WEEKEND..THEY AINT JUST TAKING OVA THE CLUB... THEY TAKING OVA THE HOTEL AND THE WHOLE CASINO. Hosted by Jermaine Dupri and Nelly, Feb. 15-18 atthe Aladdin resort and casino during teh 2007 All Star NBA weekend in Las Vegas. For more info go to www.sosoderrty.com
AUDITION-BITZ
OPEN AUDITIONS for THE NERD, a comedy by Larry ShueDirected by Ron Gravemann & Beth WorkmanTuesday, Feb. 20 and Thursday, Feb 22, 7pmAuditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Parts are available for 4 men, 2 women & 1 boy (8-10 years old).
Audition Dates: Feb. 20 & 22 TIME: 7pm LOCATION: St. Peters Community and Arts Center, 1035 St. Peters-Howell Road, St. Peters, Missouri Performance Dates April 27, 28, 29 & May 4, 5, 6 More Info & Directions ACT II Community Theater email: http://us.f366.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=info@act2theater.com
phone: 636-336-0006 web: http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=tjklj7bab.0.uknp6zbab.8vflgzbab.172&ts=S0223&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.act2theater.com
YOURS TRULY, am seeking male models of all ethnicities MAATPRODUCTIONS is seeking male models or wannabe models of all ethnicities who are at least 5' 10" tall, slimto athletically toned build with striking features for an upcomingout-of-the-box all male review fashion show In April 2007. Must be 18Y.O or over, comfortable with your body. Please send 2 recent pics(one headshot and one body shot that shows your toned build), modeling resume (if any) and contact info to maatspear@yahoo.com.
The next auditions will be Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Emerson Library at Webster U from noon-3p.m.I will also have auditions for my upcoming stageplay, Monologues and Penisillin at the same place, same time. I am looking for five principal AfricanAnmerican actors in the roles of a hip-hop thug, a bougie corporate type,a drag queen, a street pimp, and a senile WWII veteran. I am also lookingfor an African American actress who can play different voice oversof a nurse, a beautician, and the adult daughter of the WWII veteran. Please bring photo and resume at the audition.
J.O.B.-ITZ. Loan Officers Needed No Experience Necessary! Will Train! Nations Funding Source, STL Recruitment and Business opportunity Where: Kingsbury Real Estate, 415 Debaliviere @ Waterman Suite 271 (Inside Pulaski Bank 2nd floor Time: 7:00pm every Tuesday Come fill out application ask for Kellie NFS agent or Juan Lewis, Broker/ Agent
SUBMISSION-BITZ The MaTiff Dancers are going to New York's Legendary Apollo Theater!!!!!!This is a wonderful opportunity that has been offered to the MaTiff Dancers. Many of who have never traveled, performed on a national stage, or even been on airplane!!! MaTiff Dancers were chosen out of 180 acts that auditioned for the show. The taping of Showtime at the Apollo will take place March 2-5, 2007.
All donations made payable to the West End Community Conference c/o MaTiff Dance Program. Feel free to contact them directly regarding additional information at (314) 249 1194 or email at matiffdance@gmail.com
ONGOING-BITZ.
Check out blog http://www.sistersnineties.blogspot.com/for local literary group Sister’s Nineties Afrocentricliterary activities for the family and youngsters
Check out Lachrisa Crenshaw’s spa products at http://www.warmspirit.org/esuite/home/chriscspirit,or call her at (314)401-0710 or go tomailto:tolachrisa_crenshaw@sbcglobal.net.
Check out Kameren Holbert who gives free profressional messages atStress Free Fridays at various venues in the ST. Louis area. For an appt. or when he is scheduled to do messages at the next Stress Free Fridays, call 314/477-3427 or email him atmailto:atmrholbert@yahoo.com
For body painting, makeup, face painting wigs and other special effects, contact Jessica Dana at http://www.jessicadana.com/ or go towww.myspace.com/jessicadada13
For all of your STL club event plans, AD SPACE and pics,go to http://www.stlouis-online.com/.
For your catering needs, check out Collective Cateringcollectivecatering@yahoo.com located at4958 Cote Brilliante, their digits are 314-575-3333)
KDHX Radio’s Chuck Lavazzi has a hot new podcast calledSTAGE LEFT which he talks about CD reviews, news and interviewsfrom the world of stage, screen, cabaret and related places.Go to it directly at http://tinyurl.com/zrqd7
Check out STLdee-jay Enoch online with his own radio playlist.The Flow: Music Lounge. Peep it out at http://www.flowink.com/player-popup.htm or go to his myspace page www.myspace/enochisreal.
Show Me Entertainment presents Industry Nights, a networking partyfor artists, entertainers, models, actors,painters, dancers, entertainment lawyers, managers, etc. everyWednesday night at the Lindbergh Bistro located inside the AirportPlaza inn at I-70 and Lindbergh. 18 Y.O. to enter. 21 Y.O. and upto Drink. Admission FREE. For more info, contact Terrence Smith at314/713-3793, or tsmith@showme1.com or http://www.showme1.com/
Local movie screener and TV programmer James Thomas has two hotshows on the new CW Channel 11 with his shows “First Look” aboutupcoming movies in theaters, Thursday morning at 2:30 am and HotVideos, Friday mornings at 3 a.m. For more info, email him atmailto:attdjoo7@sbcglobal.net
Theatre advisor L.A. Barge has a new book on CD that he is sellingcalled, “Choosing the Right Mate Before the First Date.” For moreinfo call 314/5331639 or email him at dreamscope921@hotmail.com
For all your STL hip-hop info needs, go to http://www.stlhiphop.com/!
STL videographer Dana Christian has a hot website where peoplecan send their professional music videos films to get exposed. Itis http://www.spitflix.com/.
KYO (pronounced KEE-O) continues "Redefining the Art of Dining &Nightlife" with a fresh weekly lineup that promises to quench yourthirst for drink and dance. So "Be Fashionably Elite" with a smileand let KYO claim your evening from 5pm till 3am in the morning. Formore info go to http://www.kyostl.com/newsletter.htm
Well, that be it, folks. If ya got anything for me to pub, hit me up e-mail style at maatspear@yahoo.com. Until the next time, see ya outside in the 07!
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