CHIEF THIS AND THAT OFFICER
These are compilations of the best fails and luck of 2010. They're both a bit lengthy and will have you cringing, covering your eyes, laughing your ass off, giggling and even make you cry :)
Best Failures
Best of Luck
"If Los Angeles is phony and pretentious,
New York is real and raw."
"Los Angeles is like a teflon frying pan,
while New York is a cast iron one."
The sun is shining down on me and this comfortable warmth washes over me. The setting is a beach, not overly populated, with the sun closing it's angle on the horizon and spreading light off of the water. In the near foreground I can see my daughter walking, or should I say, waddling along the beach. Images of the Coppertone ad with the dog pulling on a little girl come flowing through.
My daughter's holding a hand, her mama's hand. For years I've tried to place that hand. Each time I experience the dream I try and make note of some other clue or detail that gives me the identity to the mother of my children. Her lithe wrists, fingers nimble, agile like a concert pianist and holding that child's hand with a direct flow of love. I'm blessed. Two of the most important women in my life just standing in front of me surrounded in love. Cassiopeia.
“... joy and sorrow are inseparable. . . together they come and when one sits alone with you . . . remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.”
The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
-Marcel Proust
I was battling what I should do for a personal card. I've always had two or three different cards to represent myself in different circles. And I think I've branded myself on Twitter quite well, so got me thinking...As of today, these bad boys are off to the printer!! And I have to say that I was fully fueled and pumped up to do so after watching this riveting delivery of whatever you want to call this?! Joel Bauer cooks up some awesome! He's on point on so many different levels.
Yup, I said it. It's dumb. My prescription is to another means of 'helping' people get to know one another and that is by way of #imjustfollowing. What does that mean?!
#imjustfollowing @imjustcreative Why?! He's the reason this exists. Bloody brilliant chap over the pond who's spanks out lovely logos #solid
#imjustfollowing @mmcgovern Why?! Day one those windows spoke volumes of kindness. Amazing eye for photos & always there with a sweet tweet
Shot just outside the Mashable party in the heart of Austin, Texas.
Radio Raheem: Let me tell you the story of "Right Hand, Left Hand."
It's a tale of good and evil.
Hate: It was with this hand that Cane iced his brother.
Love: These five fingers, they go straight to the soul of man.
The right hand: the hand of love.
The story of life is this: Static.
One hand is always fighting the other hand;
and the left hand is kicking much ass.
I mean, it looks like the right hand, Love, is finished.
But, hold on, stop the presses, the right hand is coming back.
Yeah, he got the left hand on the ropes, now, that's right.
Ooh, it's the devastating right and Hate is hurt, he's down.
Left-Hand Hate K.O.ed by Love.
Get Your March On@iamkhayyam and that was a chunk of funk from my chest to yours on Hot, Buttered Soul.
Inside out you got me flippin'
front to back, fatbackin'.
Dreamin', about them
hot pants road way...
I got to get up,
in that heartbeat.
I got to get up,
in that Genevieve.
The reasons for me are just too many.
Tired of having soup for one, plenty.
What you won't do for love?
These are the reasons for me...
DR. SEUSS: Theodor Seuss Geisel
His first book came in 1937, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. He had great difficulties in finding a publisher that was interested in his works. He was determined and continued until the lucky number rang out, lucky number 30!! Can you imagine those other 29 publishers kicking themselves when Dr. Seuss was a first class success?! Priceless ;)
The stylings of Dr. Seuss in both illustrations and rhyme were brilliant. The illustration were heavy, simple black drawings with strong and limited colorings while the words flowed with a pattered delivery, similarly after he has said something that you would interpret differently ;) The idea of his first book came to him while on a boat from Oxford back to the United States and having to listen to the clink clank boom of the engine room.
Dr. Seuss makes a list and checks it three times. You see, in 1954, Life magazine published a report on literacy in the early and elementry years in the education system. The results determined that children were bored with what they were reading and were starved for some kind of inspiration. And with this report funneled down and inspired Dr. Seuss to take a list of words used in early readers. Of the original 348 words he shortened it down to 250 and was challenged by his publisher to write a book using only these words. Close to a year later Dr. Seuss used 236 words to produce his magnum opus, The Cat in the Hat.
Everyone just loved this book, I just loved this book! This colorful cat with a striped hat invoked all kinds of creative thoughts in tandem with the wonderful patterned words sent kids into just loving this and parent the same. Have you ever read it? It's absolutely a lovely experience and you see a lovely little nuance in language use with hidden and double meanings. It's a wonderful mystery to read and re-read these classics.
Dr. Seuss published over 60 children's books, which were often characterized by imaginative characters, rhyme, and frequent use of trisyllabic meter. Combined there are more that 220 million copies of his works around the world. Among them are The Cat in the Hat, (1957)
Green Eggs and Ham (1960) and his last book in this lifetime, Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990)
Dr. Seuss changed the world single handedly to create a lovely rhyme filled learning experience to millions of children, generation after generation sealed with timelessness.
As I was researching this and combing my google search for images for this post, I came across one of the most profound quotations:
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
If you want to find more of Dr. Seuss, check out the following what, what, what dot com's:
http://www.seuss.org
http://www.seussville.com
http://www.ilovedrseuss.com
http://www.suelebeau.com/drseuss.htm
Till You're Satisfied@iamkhayyam and that was a blast from the past edition of Hot, Buttered Soul.
I get lifted whenever I feel
all this love I'm giving up.
It reminds me of my boo,
she's the beautiful low rider.
I got the blues about how
outstanding this girl is.
I just couldn't do it. You know,
what a man is supposed to do.
Stop the rain, write of true love
in the stone & make time stand still.
Bottom line through all the
lessons is to enjoy yourself.
The King of sorrow is dead!
And now there's nowhere left to go,
cause you can't hide from yourself.
To not give a shit about everyone's new year's resolutions :)
Mos def. Good chances seeing that if you're playing Russian Roulette that you're using a six shooter. So you have a 1 in 600 chance of poppin your top.
It's simple. All you have to do is make 'em smile :)
Depends on how old the kids are. I wouldn't adopt anyone over the age of 5 or 6. So I guess that makes me an early adopter.
Shoes. With a close second of how she walks in those shoes.
It's more of a guideline that's presented with clues along the way to unravel the mystery. The choices one makes after integrating their new found knowledge have an effect but the destination is the journey and that is your destiny ;)
No question... there's always a middle way. Why not do both :)
What dead hooker is exactly right. It wasn't a ditch, it was a desert.
Don't feel negatively about it, this much I know. It is what it is... flattery with imitation.You can always try to replicate but you'll never duplicate! :P
Of course I do. As you can tell, I'm quite lazy and lackadaisical when it comes to answering... so it has to be me :)
Question that concerns me is that what does this Lady Gaga mean to you? Marinate on that and get back to me.
Love me some Netflix.
Modern Family is going to take that slot... currently :)
A legacy encapsulated in a story within a story and a lot of smiles ;)
THIS NEEDS TO EXIST!!!
The fact that this isn’t a real thing makes me sad.
It’s all in the game.
It's spring time and today is going to be a wonderful day, this much I know. @iamkhayyam and once in a moon I get to kick out some music that is designed to stir your soul. This edition of Hot Buttered Soul is no exception.
This all star cast for special Spring Fever Edition include the likes of:
The Jacksons | Ben E. King | Huck Daniels | Chairmen of the Board | Junior Walker & The All-Stars | Robert Lowe | Feist vs The Gaff | Angie Stone | The Buena Vistas | Betty LaVette | Al Green vs. The Gaff | Amel Larrieux | The Emotions | Jestofunk | John Legend
Amel Larrieux (born March 8, 1973) is a U.S. singer-songwriter and keyboard player. She was formerly lead vocalist of the 90s r&b and soul group Groove Theory.
Larrieux was born and brought up in the Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village, New York City, New York. Her mother was a dance critic and professor, who encouraged Larrieux to grow up in a free-spirited, artistic environment. Many of her influences are drawn from R&B, soul, jazz, folk, hip hop, and gospel, with flashes of Middle Eastern, West African, and Indian ethnic styles. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
//i have a deep love for this woman.
Yes, this is Hot Buttered Soul and @iamkhayyam.
If you need a little bit of a groove in your day, a pep in your step... a limp to your pimp - I suggest you mosey on down and press play on the mix. Wouldn't be able to have a foot tapping - booty shakin party with out the help of some of my older acquaintances, like:
Kool Moe Dee | Kid N Play | Unknown to Me | House of Pain | Erik B. & Rakim | Big Daddy Kane | Solesides | Another Bad Creation | Run DMC | AceyAlone | LL Cool J | Pete Rock | Another Unknown Cat
The titles are in the flow somewhere and if you listen along then you can play along - the name of the game is Name That Tune! ;)
Razor Sharp WitI go to work like I did
Austin, TX at the #sxsw festival and have stayed up all night working and putting this lil' here mix together for all y'all. Yes, this is Hot Buttered Soul and @iamkhayyam. The melange of this fine Irish day consists of some of my favorites in the soul department. Had to be resourceful since I didn't have my usual Tickle Trunk of Funk with me. A nice little mellowly stroll through the clovers and gold coins that fall from the sky today! Erin go Bragh ;) Joining me today in the mix are the fat cats of melodious vibeology:
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 | The O'Jays | Michael Jackson | Herman Kelly | Gwen McRae | Chaka Khan | Randy Crawford | Marlena Shaw | Bootsy Collins | Ohio Players | Chocolate Milk | The Stylistics | Stevie Wonder | Kool & The Gang
Mind Grapes Don't Forget
For what it's worth, time in & time out,
Sarah Vaughan - Peter Gunn (Max Sedgley Remix) / Verve Remixed Vol.3
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Newark, New York NJ, United States (1924 – 1990)
Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed “Sassy” and “The Divine One”) (March 27, 1924, Newark, New Jersey – April 3, 1990, Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz singer, described as “possessor of one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century”. Jazz critic Leonard Feather called her “the most important singer to emerge from the bop era.” Ella Fitzgerald called her the world’s “greatest singing talent.
This live recording is a favorite of mine to listen to. Crystal Blue Persuasion is a feel good song that takes me back...
You'll feel nostalgic when listening to this song even if it's the first time you've heard it.
Am I right?
Love is an action and those below have taken just that in the movement and sharing of love in it's many obtuse corners to their wonderful parabolas. The mathematical variables behind this particular equation of love are as follows:
Get Your March On@iamkhayyam and that was a chunk of funk from my chest to yours on Hot, Buttered Soul.
Inside out you got me flippin'
front to back, fatbackin'.
Dreamin', about them
hot pants road way...I got to get up,
in that heartbeat.I got to get up,
in that Genevieve.The reasons for me are just too many.
Tired of having soup for one, plenty.What you won't do for love?
These are the reasons for me...