Wednesday, March 28, 2007

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HELLO ALL!

THIS IS YOUR FAVORITE E-BLOGGER, MA'ATOLOGY GIVIN IT TO YA ONE MOR ETIME FOR TEH OUITTOWN PEEPS IN THE HOUSE. ALL RIGHT, LETS GET TO IT:

ON A NATIONAL TIP:
Senate Democrats ignored a veto threat and pushed through a bill Thursday requiring President Bush to start withdrawing troops from "the civil war in Iraq," dealing a rare, sharp rebuke to a wartime commander in chief. Senate Democrats ignored a veto threat and pushed through a bill Thursday requiring President Bush to start withdrawing troops from "the civil war in Iraq," dealing a rare, sharp rebuke to a wartime commander in chief.

DUBYA CLAIMS TO VETO THE BILL, BUT HE HAS TO GO BEFORE CONGRESS FOR MORE MONEY. CAN SOMEONE SAY CIVIL WAR IN THE (WHITE) HOUSE?


Folks are still buzzing about Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and President Bush's former counsel approving the firings of eight federal prosecutors.
I WONDER IF THE ATTORNEYS HAD SOMETHING ON THE DUBYA CREW WHICH CAUSED THEIR FIRINGS? HMMM.


Veterinary group says more than 100 pet deaths blamed on recalled dog and cat food At least 471 cases of pet kidney failure have been reported in the 10 days since a nationwide recall of dog and cat food and about a fifth of those pets have died, a veterinarians' information service said Tuesday. The maker of the recalled pet food has confirmed the deaths of only 16 pets. Digs are dying left and right from the rat poison that was grinded into many brands of dog food.
MY QUESTION IS WHo PUT THE POISON IN THE FOOD? I HEAR THEY PUT SOME OF EVERTHING IN DOG FOOD ANYWAY, SO I GUESS WHOEVER GROUNDED UP THE STUFF PUT THE WRONG STUFF IN THE CANS.

James brown is finally buried and Anna Nicole died of a drug overdose. Uh….okay.

LOCAL/NATIOINAL
Former Rams player Marshall faulk (PICTURED ABOVE) retired his #28 jersey this week. After sitting out last season because of a knee injury, Faulk officially announced his retirement Monday. Faulk is ninth on the NFL's career rushing list, 33 yards behind Jim Brown, who at one time was the standard for the position. Faulk is fourth in combined yards from scrimmage with 19,154 yards and his 6,875 yards receiving are the most ever among running backs.
Faulk starred at San Diego State, where he rushed for 386 yards and seven touchdowns in his first game, and led the nation in rushing as a freshman.He was the second pick overall in the 1994 draft by Indianapolis and was offensive rookie of the year that season.He was traded by the Colts to St. Louis in 1999, where he became part of "The Greatest Show on Turf" with quarterback Kurt Warner and receivers Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt. The team won the Super Bowl after the 1999 season and was upset two years later by New England in a Super Bowl that many critics thought the Rams would have won had Faulk carried the ball more often.

He was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and offensive player of the year that season and won the offensive honors the next two years also. In that 1999 season, he ran for 1,381 yards and a 5.5 average and caught 87 passes for 1,048 yards.Faulk spent last season as studio host for the NFL Network and will continue doing this.

LOCALLY

The trial of Kevin Johnson (not the Pop Critic of the St. Louis Post!) is getting heated. He (PICTURED ABOVE) is who's accused in St. Louis County Circuit Court of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Sgt. William McEntee on July 5, 2005, in the Meacham Park neighborhood. To backtrack, Johnson blamed Kirkwood police for doing too little to help his dying brother and went gunning for the first officer he saw, the prosecution said Wednesday in opening Johnson's capital murder trial. Witnesses identified Johnson, 21, as the killer of Sgt. William McEntee or put him at the scene with a gun. If Johnson is convicted, McCulloch, the Prosecuting Atty, will ask in a separate hearing for a death sentence. Johnson has pleaded not guilty of the murder and of five other charges: robbery, assault and three counts of armed criminal action.
THIS IS A STICKY CASE. My QUESTION IS WILL THERE BE ANY EVIDENCE OF WHAT SGT MCENTEE DID WHILE JOHNSON"S BROTHER WAS DYING? THERE HAVE BEEN SPCLATIONS THAT THE OFFICER DIDNT DO ANYTHING. THIS WOULD AME ANYONE RAGEFUL. COULD IT HAVE BEEN TEMPORARY INSANITY? MAYBE. WILL JOHNSON HAVE ACHANCE OF GETTING AT LEAST LIFE IN PRISON. IT LOOKS DOUBTFUL. THIS CASE IS JUST GOING TO GET HOTTER AND IF HE GETS DEATH, IM SURRE THERE WILL BE A STRONG REACTION FROM THE STL!


Highway 64 is slowly becoming a relay track with hurdles? Oh what wa sup with the alleged cussin out St. Louis Public School prez Veronica Obrien did to Super Diana Bourisaw last week in the latter’s office after the State took over the Board last week? They say they got a tape of that. I m surprised no one aint tried to to get a copy of that and leak it on YOUTUBE!


Students from the Riverview Gardens district walked out of Riverview Gardens High School to march on the Riverview Gardens School District headquarters. The students are upset over the removal of Marshall Peeples as principal of the school, in north St. Louis County. Peeples has been shifted to a desk job at the district's headquarters, at 1370 North Umberland Drive, about two miles away.In a cell-phone interview this morning, high school senior Brian Turner said that 200 to 300 students were taking part in the two-mile hike to district headquarters from the school, at 1218 Shepley Drive. They plan to demand the restoration of Peeples as principal through the current school year. They are also being threatened with suspension if they dont return back to class.

I'M GLAD THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE. IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE SUSPENDED, GET SUSPENDED DOING SOMETHING TO MAKE A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER OF SOCIETY RATHER THAN BEING MENACES TO SOCIETY. YA FEEL ME?
AND NOW ONTO MY TRAVELS FROM LAST WEEK

On Saturday nite, I checked out the great crooner Johnny Mathis (PICTURED ABOVE) at the Fox. I know what y’all are sayin but like I tried tellin yall I’m all about the experience. And let me tell ya, it was definitely that. First, I knew I was going to be around a crowd of people over 35 (lets say more like 55). The crowd was mostly of elderly white poeple who look like they waited by the calendar just to see Mathis. I was the only youngster in the building—and I really dug that for real!


But before I get to the show, as I was walking toward the Fox as I passed the Grandel Theatre where the Black Rep is housed and I saw a man walking toward me. Come to find out, it was Ron Himes, The Black Rep founder looking kind of desheveled. I didn’t hardly recognize him until I walked right up to him. Then he said, “How are you doin Marcus?” Then I said "Okay" and shook his hand. He probably thought I was thinking, “Who the hell are you?” But I was good after that.


Anyway, I got to the Fox around 7:45 and got to my seat at 8 . meanwhile, the old folk were slowly creeping to their seats (many had walkers, too!). The stage comprised of a 30 piece orchestra , mainly of local musicians, so I knew that the concert was goin to be a lesson in watching a concert where you use your imagination rather than your eyes. Around *;10, the man of the hour, in a dapper black suit walked across the stage as the crowd grew wild and gave him a standing ovation. He has always been a very handsome man (He has to be about 70 these days) and it appears that he has taken care of himself.

Mathis told the audience that he was going to give them a melody of some songs that we may know and some that are (he starts to snooze). He did not disappoint as Mathis wowed the crowd with his very impressionable vibrato tenor voice on many fo his famous hits including “Chances Are,”, “Its Not for Me To say” and the crowd fave, “Misty.”

He also sang some showtunes and movie songs (including The Theme from the Godfather) and even sneaked in an R&B classic, the Stylistics’ You Make Me Feel Brand New.”

After his first set, comedian Dick Hardwick entertained the crowd for about 20 minutes or so (which I though t and intermission should have been). He was Henny Youngman kind of funny, not side bursting, but he was what you call a "nursing home comedian."

On Mathis second set, he changed into a Hawaiian shirt and continued singing some of his greatest hits(He surprisingly didn’t do a few bars of his #1 hit, “Too Much, too little , Too LAte”, much to my disappointment). After his set, the crowd leaped to their feet finishing up the soundtrack to many of the audience’s sweetheart years. I can see why he has been dubbed, ‘the Voice of Romance.”

After the show, as I walked through the lobby,. people were eating up Mathis memorabilia like it was a flea market Blue Light Special. I guess they say they wanted to get as much as they can cause I'm sure this may be the last time Mathis will perform in the Lou, I mean, he is in hsi 70s.

Then, I drove over to SYGU Group’s very popular Fashionably Late event held again at Copia. I got there around 11or so and I go in without too much problem (I was 5 minutes off from the ViP deadline!. LOL). This had to have been their biggest populated event yet. I heard that over 500 people tried packing up in Copia’s which I'm sure made the owner of the restaurant a little nervous having all of US up in therre having a good time and no one try in to TEAR DA FUCCIN CLUB UP.

The event was also precedented in that the event had 5 DJs playing on the 1s and 2s either separately or together. They were DJ Will, Nappy Needles, Dj Anisto, Di Cinnimon, and DJ Reminisce (Man SYGU.yall rolling like that??) Fashion designers Yani were in the house with models in their tees.

In the house were Treanna, Jamie Spencer (what’s up with you dropping that cookie?LOL), Crystal Allen, Kevin and Danielle, Brandon Demps, Miss Gina, Miss Millicent, and Dana Christian.


On Sunday, I checked out Last Sunday at IAM Boutique. It was IAM’s monthly networking event and Last Sunday tie din with it. I got there about 9ish. It was a cool little hang as people socialized as we waited fo r the fashion show to get started. Meanwhile, I did my schmoozing with eth regular local socialites while getting my three FREE drinks from the makeshift bar at the counter (one was a fruit drink which didn’t count) until it was time for the fashion show that represented by the Amore Models. It was hosted by local singer Deandre Perryman(man, you needed a mike!). the show only lasted fro about 10 minutes, but it was what it was. Afterward, we continued drinking until the liquor was gone (They had nuthin but the fruit drinks left!)

In the house were local rappers Rucka Puff and City Ant, Eugene Tsimmerman, Joel King, Nick Loftis of VOKAL , SYGU Group, Kiki the First Lady (thanks for the scoop), STL Top Model winner Miss Countess, Brian Stemmons (NO FRONTLNE that night?), Rennigade, Hit Shots' Jafus Johnson, Kamren Holbert (Sorry about your loss), Dj SMitty, Kevin McCoy (what wa sup with you drinking a whole bottle of Petron and lived to tell!)I AM manager Walt Johnson and model Jamell (who hooked up the gin and vodka drinks big style). DJ Reminisce was on the 1s and 2s.

On Wednesday I checked out Mocha Latte's Lyrics On the Lou at their new home of the Jazz Loft's VIP Room. It was very intimate and I think it works in a smaller setting. Mocha was being her usual Oprah on speed self and the regulars were therre to perform poetry and derivitaves thereof including Robert Dillard and 16 bars. There were a few newbies on the mike, but one in particular that was off the chain was this sista named Renee who kept saying that the wine she drank gave her gas and she was having a hard time getting her poem out. I don’t know if she was acting or not, but it was mos def memorable. DJ Reminisce was on the 1s and 2s. Oh and what wassup with the lackluster applause when Mocha introduced the Posts' Kevin Johnson when he came up in therre (and late might I add. LOL)? And what was up with Mocha's assistant Mr. Calvin sleeping in the VIP area? LOL

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STL-TIDBITZ. They have a big spread on STL based cage fighter Jermaine Bam Andre (PICTURED ABOVE)in this week's Riverfront Times ("Bow to Your Sensei"), He's on the front cover . Is local rapper City Ant the next big thing? I will spotlight his demo CD next week.....the Kevin Kline Awards were earlier this week celebrating St. Louis acting talent. Although Black Rep vet Linda Kennedy (PICTURED ABOVE) didnt win in her category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play for Marija’s Pictures, Upstream Theater (she lost out to DONNA WEINSTING (From Door to Door, New Jewish Theatre)it was still a great feat in that she was one of the few African American actors to be nominated for the Awards. St. Louis actor and Tony Award winner Ken Page was the host. Happy B-Day to KMOX personality Carol Daniel.... What’s this I'm hearing that Bally Total Fitness is on the verge of bankruptcy? A personal trainer that I know gave me the skinny on that? Opening day of the Cards first home game in the STL is this Sunday, April 1. I wonder how fans will react when Tony LaRussa drives around in the parade? Missouri-based singer Sheryl Crow joined breast cancer survivors and prevention advocates — including three St. Louis County women — at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. East St. Louis native singer and 2004 American Idol contestant DeAndre' Perryman is now available for booking. For more booking information, contact Martin Barnes at 314-495-4555. or go to http://www.deandreperryman.com/ or www.myspace.com/deandreperryman. You can also check out his single, I Love You on his website as well....Wherr is former model Alvin Jackson? Style queen Kimora Lee Simmons is to be turned into a doll by toymakers Mattel. The “Baby Phat,” designer and estranged wife of hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons will create a clothing line for her mini-me, which is expected to hit toy stores later this year. She can also be seen on TV One this month being interviewed with Kathy Hughes on Hughes' show TVONE on One.



CHART-TIDBITZ. St. Louis based rapper Baby Huey continues is slow but steady rise on the Billboard R&B charts as his first single, Pop Lock and Drop it moves up four spaces up that chart to #24 in its 14th week (and is bubbling in the Top 20 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart ) . Although its creeping slowly, I think this song (which was used in the flick, "Stomp the Yard") will catch fire as the Spring Summer season approaches. How far it will go on the charts? Who knows. But I know his record company has a lot of backing with him, so you know.....


MA'AT-TIDBITZ. Well I'm still working out the kinks of my fashion show TEST-OS-COUTURE. I had to audition more models (Most of them dropped out for some reason), change the venue (Its now going to be at St. Louis City Hall) and I had to move it to May 13 on Mother's Day to tie in with Women's Health Week (The show is geared toward women with it being an all-male fashion show). I am also trying my best to get signer Tank to co-host this. I can see him doing this show and from the last time I talked with him about four years ago when he was a part of Joe Torry's B-Ball Challenge , he seems to be very hospitable and cool. (And he is on a verge of a comeback with his Jamie Foxx produced single, "Please Don't Go.") . It's rough trying to get this show together, but with my sturdy assistants Mocha Latte and Marquita Buchanan (AND OF COURSE MY MUSE ARTEGO), I know I can pull this off and as Soul II Soul sang, "Keep on Movin." I will have a haiku that will be featured in a tribute Kwansaba anthology edited by Sisters Nineties in tribute to attorney, poet and art gallery curator Sheryl Y. Johnson. Go to their blogsite
http://www.sistersnineties.blogspot.,com/ for more info.


EVENTZ-BITZ-

SPOTLIGHT
Stress Free Fridays, Friday, March 30, 2007, 5pm Bar Napoli (
http://www.theloftstl.com/) 3112 Olive--Olive and Compton St. Louis, Missouri 63103 Mid-Town 314-225-2505. Join them this Friday (March 30, 2007) as we visit the most popular venue in St. Louis, The Loft Jazz Club. This Stress Free Fridays event will also be the Preview for the Ray Hill's American Pilsner...Network with the best of the best at Stress Free Fridays: enjoy live music and dance to the beats of one of the best DJ's in the STL. Sip on great drink specials, featuring Ray Hill's American Pilsner-this brew is the King of the Hill.
Find out what all the buzz is about! Meet Ray Hill and his business partners MarioWayne and Stephen Bruce....come out and meet someone new and get away from the stressors in your life! Massage Therapist, Kamren, will be on hand with his famous "Massage Chair" to massage your "stress" away! Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to network as you never know who you might meet. **SPECIAL NOTE: Please visit http://www.rayhills.com/ for more information about Ray Hill's American Pilsner! .............................................


Hipster Magazine is doing it once again TWICE at POSH (408 N. Euclid in the Central West End) from 9:30 pm to 1:30 am!DJ Kue will be spinning hip-hop, soul and r&b all night...FREE ADMISSION + DOPE MUSIC + A HOT VIBE = A PARTY YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!!Please note: This event is for the fly people so please dress accordingly Enjoy JACK DANIEL'S drink specials and giveaways all night! Please remember to drink responsibly
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Where are you watching the Final Four games on Saturday? Well come to North County's newest sports bar/billiards hall, CUETOPIA (11824 W. Florissant near New Halls Ferry), for a special evening of hoops, food and drinks.The Jack Daniel's Viewing Party will tip-off when the games begin at 5 pm with free food and $3.50 Jack drink specials! Also, meet the Jack Girls, enjoy giveaways all night and enter the Pop-A-Shot tournament for your chance to WIN!
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From Sharee Galvin’s CORNER:
Blackmon;s Plaza Presents Male Explosion, Sunday , May 6 , 7 p.m. at 127 Collinsville Ave. Hosted By Mocha Latte, ADV tickets $20, $25 At DOOR, VIp tickets $40 (includes Champagne Tickets available at Blackmons Plaza, Club Illusion, Metrotix, Top Styles, Personal Touch Boutique, Foster’s Elegant Salon, and satisfied Inc (25th Satet0. For more info call 618,. 531. 8522 or 618. 567. 8912.

WEDNESDAYS: "HUMP DAY-GOT LYRICS?" LYRICS ON THE LOU WILL NOW BE AT THE LOFT

Sharee is also promoting STL based author Cheriyln Michael’s second book “First Fridays”. For book or book tour info, send Miss Galvin an e-out?

For any info on these events email Sharee at
sgalvin26@yahoo.com

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St., Louis Fashion Week will be April 5to 8. It includes
Thurs., Apr. 5, Who’s Who Party, Macks. Call (314) 306-7999. Fri., Apr. 6, Fresh Faces N Fashion Show, 7700 Delmar. Call (314) 306-7999. and Sun., Apr. 8, 7 p.m., Glamour Ball & Haute Hair Show, Adam’s Mark Grand Room. Call (314) 306-7999. call the number for ticket info.


New Images presents UNMASKED, GARDEN OF EDEN FASHION SHOW, Sat. April 7, 2007 @ Tower Grove Park Piper Palm House, 2pm-4:30pm. For more info. 314.560.0915


Attend the 2nd Annual PRONTO Fashion Show on Friday, May 11, 2007, 6:30 PM. Hosted at the historical site of 555 Washington Avenue. Don’t miss St. Louis’ only international runway fashion show where the Best Voted Designer and Best Voted Model will be selected! Proceeds will also benefit a children’s fund as part of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Campaign! For ticket information, please call 314/534-9251 or go to
http://www.prontofashion.com/ for more information.


ONGOING BITZ The Lindbergh Bistro Located inside the Airport Plaza Inn @ 70 & Lindbergh presents Show Me Entertainment Industry Nite every Wednesday nite , 6 p.m. Singers, producers, songwriters, dancers/choreographers, radio personalities, designers, models, actors, labels, promoters, djs, make up artists, stylists, web/graphic artists, barbers, beauticians, entertainment lawyers, image consultants, modeling agencies, models and entrepreneurs catering to the entertainment industry... Fro more info contact Terrence at 314.731.9808


Mingle and Mix Mondays , Mingle 4p.m. (Bring Ya Laptods and Biz Cards) Drink Specials, $1 off Appetizers and Mix with DJ Sir Thurl (8p.m. -1 a.m.) FREE before 9 p.m. $3-$5 Cover after 9 p.m. at the ST. Louis Happy Hour Bar and Grill inside PArkler Plaza, 12948 Halls Ferry at Parker Rd.

Check out local comedian Brie Johnson's website podcast. Make sure to logon to
http://www.riverfrontradio.com/ and listen to my new morning radio talk show called "The Grey Area"!!! Every Monday morning from 10am to 12noon CST. Chat online with us, or call in to talk live on the air. It's one hell of a way to start the week!

For all of your fashion and fashion show needs, go to PRONTO at
http://www.prontofashion.com/

Gravity presents Natty Lounge for Reggae Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-2.a.m, located at 1620 delmar. $5 door, ladies free til 11p.m., for more info, call 314-479-3376

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

For body painting, makeup, face painting wigs and other special effects, contact Jessica Dana at
http://www.jessicadana.com/ or go to www.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 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.

For all your STL hip-hop info needs, go to
http://www.stlhiphop.com/!

STL videographer Dana Christian has a hot website where people can send their professional music videos films to get exposed. Itis
http://www.spitflix.com/.

Popular DJ Enoch has just posted a new episode on his podcast. the title is Knocturnal Sunshine Episode: Knocturnal Sunshine #214. You can hear it at
http://knocradio.podOmatic.com/

Peep out veteran radio personlality Edie Bee with her weekly jazz series Jazz on the Bee Side"Sundays from 1-3pmOn Soul Classics 1490 WESL AM

If you want to get on Vanita Applebum's hot new entertainment newsletter, email her at
vanitaapplebum@yahoo.com

WELL THATS IT! IF YA GOT ANYTHING FOR ME TO SCOOP OR PUB, hit me up email style at
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