Friday, July 24, 2009

Michael Vick's Woes continue: Strip Club Rumors


So we all know by now that Michael Vick has done his time for his role in the doggy dog way of treating animals right? Vick, now been campaigning to get reinstated by the NFL, is now the subject of strip club rumors, and is vehemently denying them.

According to ybf.com (aka Young,Black & Famous), Vick & basketball player Allen Iverson visited the Atantis Club in Virginia Beach on Monday. Vick denies the story stating that he was in Tampa, Fl touring a facility.

Neither the story, nor the sighting were confirmed but published in many media outlets.

I hope for Vick's sake that he is being truthful, as he is in the process of restoring his image.But for Christ sakes, so what if he went to gentlemen's club? Who cares if he went to see dancers "shake what their mama gave them? It's his money, not ours. Oh I forgot, he claimed to be broke. Oh well. Not that I think it is the right thing do. But we should understand that the guy was just released from jail. Oh my bad, he has a fiance doesn't he? Perhaps she is aware and okays it. I now a lot of couples whose significant other would okay them going to a bar, it is a source of entertainment, isn't it. Much like sports, concerts etc.

My point is what he does personally should not have an impact on his profession,unless it hurts other people...even animals.


What do you guys think?

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Video Flick:Michael vs Michael

Simply amazing use of technology. Think what you will of MJ, but the one thing that remained consistent throughout his career was his love and passion for music. This too is evident in the video.

Mariah Carey: Are fans not Obsessed with her New Single?


When you're edged out by Hannah Montanna, there is a problem Mariah Carey's new single Obsessed debuted last week at No. 11 on the Billboard Chart.

This week, the singer dropped to a paltry #20 on the charts.

I saw the video during its America's Got Talent debut. The song is okay, the beat catchy, but it would have helped to have a real guy as the obsessor, not a cross-dressing Mariah! This would have given more realism to the video and suspend my disbelief.

What I miss most, as an avid Mariah fan, are the soulful emotional yet powerful ballads that Mariah I know can blow. This song and her most alot of her most recent songs have been the antithesis of this and "Obsessed" is no different.

Is it an effort to keep her music & image young and hip? Who knows. But Mariah I or based on rankings it would be safe to say...We want you back!!!

Cop who arrested Henry Louis Gates: "I'm No Racist"



Just when you think this bizarre situation involving Sgt. James Crowley and Henry Louis Gates, would blow over, it continues. The charges against Crowley were dropped, he demands and apology for which Crowley refuses.....end of story right? Crowley in his five minutes fame, has been giving interviews on his take of the situation. He refuses to apologize for his actions, after all he was simply doing his job right? His reason? He is not racist, he once gave mouth to mouth resuscitation to pro basketball legend, Reggie Lewis when he collapsed in 1993.

Is that all he could come up with to support his case? I mean if I were a teacher,and a racist at that and one of my students of another race, needed mouth to mouth resuscitation, I would do it, simply because it is a part of my job. Or my jobs would be at risk. Seriously, a better argument could have been that his favorite entertainer is black, for Christ sakes.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the situation was all his fault. And I'm not going to join the "It was racial profiling band wagon," because it is clear that Henry Louis Gates' status got to his head, also. Taunts of "You don't know who you're messing with," would aggravate the heck out of anybody, black, white, or blue. Had he just shut his mouth and complied with the law enforcement officer, things might have ended on a peaceful note. But then again maybe we needed this incident to initiate talks of race relations.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Breaking his Silence:Chris Brown's Apology to the public

Genuine and heartfelt or disingenuous? That's for you to decide.