!FIRST!!!!

the biggest day in american history……now hopefully y’all can get a dark-skinned prez within the next millenium

Dr. King would be appalled at his people for ignoring his dream, I mean remember the whole “not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Do you know how many of “US” I spoke to who only voted for Obama because he was a person of color?? They had no idea what the man stood for or wanted to do. That IS racism too people don’t you get it????? I guess not, oh well happy birthday Dr. King. Happy Birthday.

Congrats Obama! Am I actually First? (whatever that really means…)

DAYUM – i guess 4th will do…lol..

2nd

DAMMIT!!

1st 10. I love Obama, cant wait 4 2moro.xox

It is a shame that on this day, MLK someone’s post is referring to the color of Obama’s skin. This is truly what Dr. MLK was fighting against. To the poster who talked about voting for Obama just because of the color of his skin, yes this is a not a good reason, however just think of how many people didn’t heed his message or vote for him because of the color of his skin. Let all of us including you the poster, move beyond this. I hope you listened to his message, his message would have radiated change regardless of who the messager was. We are just blessed that it was out of the mouth of someone of Color. Yeah for Obama! Change is in our midst. Yes! We Can!

My dear Candid Canuck:

“Judge me not by the color of my skin, but by the content of my character”

History is being made across the World. Barack is representing more than being black, he is educated and a God fearing man. And he speaks in COMPLETE SENTENCES!What more do we need?

God Bless the Obama’s now and forever!!!
Sending you love from the LBC

He needs to say Kings name at one of his speeches. quit referring to him as a preacher from Georgia

TRULY A GREAT TIME TO BE ALIVE!
Someone pinch me…………..

I voted for Obama because he is BLACK!:

If you were born (1930-1965) You understand.
If you were born (1980-1990) You won’t!

I voted for Obama because he is black!

think

It’s good to see a Dr. King post on this holiday.

I still haven’t fully absorbed the full impact of the historical moment that will take place tomorrow.

To mark today’s holiday, here’s a link to Mahalia Jackson’s tribute to Dr. King, “Precious Lord,” which she sung in 1963 at the March on Washington:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lxr6cJsmiE

FYI, CNN will air the I Have a Dream speech in its entirety at 12 ET today.

*she sang* Pardon the typo

For those who want to watch CNN’s airing of Dr. King’s speech (which starts at noon ET today), it will run about 17 minutes.

Hey Syd!!

How was the wedding reception? Happy MLK day (these slave drivers still have me at the plantation).

If one mo’ m-f’er at my job today has the audacity to question President Obama’s citizenship……….I might be watching the inauguration from the County Jail!

Hey Ill

I wound up feeling under the weather this weekend, so I didn’t make it, unfortunately.

Happy MLK Day to you, too!

Yeah, and MLK wanted us to judge not by the color of our skin but the content of our character. Which, for the most part, was NOT the case with this election.

It’s so eerie — yet inspirational — to watch footage of Dr. King in 1963 standing in the same spot, on the same steps where President-Elect Obama stood yesterday.

Wow.

Happy MLK Day, dubya!

well, the two who mentioned the same thing I did, did so much more eloquently than I did. Thank you.

same to you Syndey! MLK was a true visionary; Obama is a sign of the times.

Happy MLK day to my American bros and sis’s

For the people who continue to say that BLACKS only voted for OBAMA simply because he is BLACK is a bunch of POPPYCOCK!its no different than the WHITES that voted for BUSH because he is WHITE and for the record,OBAMA is not the first AFRICAN AMERICAN to run for PRESIDENT and i assure you that if he was a BLACK REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE he wouldn`t have gotten the BLACK support that he recieved,ALLEN KEYES ran for PRESIDENT years back and BLACKS did not support him so in reality its not RACISM.

I think they’re both visionaries in their own right.

I voted for Obama, not because he shared my skin tone, but because of his message, his platform, his stance on issues of importance to me (such as expansion of health care, education, and domestic programs). I voted for him because, in my eyes, he was the best candidate for the direction that I hope this country will go.

Sydney

I think they’re both visionaries in their own right.

I voted for Obama, not because he shared my skin tone, but because of his message, his platform, his stance on issues of importance to me (such as expansion of health care, education, and domestic programs). I voted for him because, in my eyes, he was the best candidate for the direction that I hope this country will go
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agree to disagree

Obama is a palette on which we paint our hopes and dreams. MLK is the platform from which we have been able to jump from.

You can already see a change in Washington. People are filled with an air of excitement, and not just Democrats, or even those who voted for Obama.

Obama visited a shelter for homeless teenagers today and earlier visited wounded soldiers at Walter Reed. Michelle and Jill Biden are helping to put together thousands of care packages for service men and women overseas. The Obamas have already made themselves known throughout the city, and unlike the Bushes, who never really connected with D.C., IMHO, I think they have an interest in local issues and in Washingtonians.

This is a highly anticipated transition of power.

Syd

Sorry to hear that….hope you are feeling better.

“…I still haven’t fully absorbed the full impact of the historical moment that will take place tomorrow.”

My mother and I were discussing the exact same thing this morning. I guess we will not fully appreciate it until some time has passed and we can look back in retrospect with 20/20 vision. Presently, while we are in the midst of an event with such historical signifcance, all we can do is bask in the energy that surrounds it. Maybe its just me but the same people (our people) that I run into on a daily basis seem to have a little more “pride in their stride”……just a hint of a noticable swagger. We look at each other with an usaid sense of accomplishment that usually shows up as a facial expression……that of a smirk. I’ve heard us address each as brotha and sista (with an obvious sincerity) at a rate that I would hope is just not “of the moment”. I don’t know, it would seem it is not about the event, as much as it is about the essence of the moment.

I wish President Obama well.

Yes we can!!!!!!!!!!!

@Ill

“Maybe its just me but the same people (our people) that I run into on a daily basis seem to have a little more “pride in their stride”……just a hint of a noticable swagger. We look at each other with an usaid sense of accomplishment that usually shows up as a facial expression……that of a smirk. I’ve heard us address each as brotha and sista (with an obvious sincerity) at a rate that I would hope is just not “of the moment”. I don’t know, it would seem it is not about the event, as much as it is about the essence of the moment.”

Oh, I definitely agree. Before Election Day, I struck up conversations with some brothers and sisters I met, and we all shared the same sense of pride and knowledge of the significance of the moment.

I think we have a glimpse of what our parents and grandparents may have felt during the time of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement. You know you’re in a moment of great history, that will be chronicled for generations to come. It’s kind of overwhelming, if you really think about it.

Seeing the Obamas together at the Lincoln Memorial was awe-inspiring — They all looked beautiful, including the precious Wee-Michelles (Sasha and Malia).

Good Afternoon everyone…

whats up

afternoon

AT TIME TO BE ALIVE!
Someone pinch me…………..

I voted for Obama because he is BLACK!:

If you were born (1930-1965) You understand.
If you were born (1980-1990) You won’t!

I voted for Obama because he is black!
_____________________________________________

An intelligent black perspective on an age old problem.
We ARE different. Of course, he won’t part the red sea,but his perspective is fresh!

A young black thinker is a God! Man OR WOMAN.

think

How come Obama doesnt have an american pin on his lapel. my friends thinks he aint a patriot

“…Do you know how many of “US” I spoke to who only voted for Obama because he was a person of color?? They had no idea what the man stood for or wanted to do. That IS racism too people don’t you get it??..”

Question?? At the end of Obama’s four years can you hosetly tell me that Whites are not gonna rally togehter and do all the Voter fund-raisers they can think of to get this man out of office?? The same way we had Rock the Vote and all those other voting campaigns pushing our young people and elderly to vote, you can trust and believe that they are gonna do the same thing if not more.

Racism is real because it is alive, breathing, living and growing. And ignorance is the biggest meal Racism can have. Don’t fool yourself or convince others that Racism is over. Cuz that is the biggest crime of all.

“..yes this is a not a good reason, however just think of how many people didn’t heed his message or vote for him because of the color of his skin.”

We have to all be realistic. No matter how much we wich it were not true racism does exist and will exist until the end of time. Yes it is sad that people either voted for or against Obama because of the color of his skin. However I am grateful that he is president. I am grateful that history has been made.

Syd

I just hope that people don’t let this become JUST an event though. If people want to take anything out of the civil rights era and MLK, what they need to realize is that his famous “I Have a Dream” speech was one event (all be it a defining one) of many, that made up a movement. A movement that wouldn’t have happened without the multitudes of people that stood up for a cause. If everybody goes home after the Inaugaration, shares their stories, downloads their pictures and props their feet up waiting for change then they just wasted an afternoon in D.C. There has to be a collective effort to become more involved in how we are governed and put this constitution to the test…..let’s see if this really is a government for the people, by the people. We have to start holding government accountable.

If someone is ready to celebrate the incoming president yet they have no idea who their state reps are then they are actually being counter productive to the change they are so eagerly anticipating.

Good afternoon, all

@ .

“How come Obama doesnt have an american pin on his lapel. my friends thinks he aint a patriot”

He wore an American flag pin during many of his appearances during the election (in fact, there was at least one televised debate when Obama wore his pin, and McCain did not).

Obama spent today with everday Americans, including homeless teens. He visited wounded soldiers, and he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. He attended a concert that featured performers of different races and genres who sang patriotic songs.

I don’t know about you, but I rather have a president who puts actions behind his words. A flag pin doesn’t help Americans, nor does it symbolize the depth of one’s commitment to this country.

HAPPILY CAUTIOUS

As i look at the most of the posts, they have a negative tint to them.This should be a happy time for black Americans.I find it strange that we can take happiness and find a loophole.( ? )

I love the mood in D.C. Though i’m not there, i have friends there that email he great things.

Let’s try to take this major achievement and apply it mentally. Get off your PCS,and meet people in the streets!

think

@Ill

“If someone is ready to celebrate the incoming president yet they have no idea who their state reps are then they are actually being counter productive to the change they are so eagerly anticipating.”

Very true and an excellent point. And I think there are people who do view this as an “event.” But I hope others are inspired to really take an introspective look and make moves to improve their lives and those of individuals around them. I love the Call to Service theme of this holiday, and I think we’re going to need a lot of teamwork in the years to come. Obama can only do so much, and what he may be able to do will be constrained by a gargantuan budget deficit. I think his speech tomorrow will emphasize how dire our situation is as a nation and there is no quick elixir to ameliorate our condition.

We have a long road ahead of us.

**** OPPORTUNITY ****

Good afternoon & POWER TO THE PEOPLE! (I just got through watching PANTHER).

So, being that I just accepted a job today with a local television station, I wanted to let you know of another opportunity with AMERICAN EXPRESS. The agency moved too slow in getting me back in there, so I accepted another position just this morning and starting tomorrow.

If any one is interested in being a TEMP-EA w/ American Express, go to ADVANTAGE HR and sign up with them. They are located in the Chrysler Building (across the street from Grand Central Terminal).

The opportunity will go from temp-to-perm if you do the job right and is paying up to $25.00 per hour. If interested or if you know of anyone else who is – then you should apply.

Good Luck and this is my contribution on MLK Day – and that’s looking out for others in need.

Good Luck!

Our new president is so prolific…

This is truly an accomplishment for this nation. I pray that all these celebrites that have flocked to D.C. and rallied to be apart of the inauguaration ceremonies will please become a vital part in bringing this nation together, helping to educate and be positive role models for youth, and truly care about the average and below average americans that make their “lifestyle” possible. Our people, african americans as well as our fellow americans, are in peril. Our young black men are dying by the gun daily trying to live up to “hood standards” that are played out in rap music, movies, and sitcoms. Trying to have the flyest clothes, cars and jelwry that they see in the videos. Back in the day, neighbors looked out for neighbors, whether that be keeping an extra eye on the children, helping out with food, rides to church, etc. I hope that the swearing in of our 44th president with electrify our want to dig up some of the practices of the past that were so positive and vital to our community. Be Blessed.

@ Miss Blaze43

You just got your sargeants strips!
You are a great black woman!

I try to do nthe same,as much as possible!!

kisses!

think

Good Afternoon to everyone!!

Happy MLK Day to everyone, and Happy Inauguration Day to everyone for tomorrow!!

@MissBlaze43, good looking out, thanks for posting that.

@ tiray
@ Angee

Thank you. This is how we ALL need to be in this day and age. After watching PANTHER today, I feel we should take it back to the days of old and look out for each other as much as we can.

Hi MissBlaze, Angee, Tiray

For those who are interested in volunteer opportunities, here’s a link for a national organization that links volunteers with non-profit groups:

http://www.onebrick.org/

Hi Sydney!

I am watching CNN now, and listening to the different interviews. Different people are giving their perspective of everything that’s going on. CNN is doing a good job today.

“….After watching PANTHER today, I feel we should take it back to the days of old and look out for each other as much as we can.”

Cosign that %100……..instead of waiting for someone else to help us. Not a bad theme for this year…..self reliance.

Hey MissBlaze !!!

@Miss Blaze- Congratulations on your new job! Power to the people!!, my sister…Was happy to see that you’ll be in a new medium-media,even behind the scenes or in front, we need more.. Glad you were there to meet the challenge….

Hey MissBlaze, can I do that job part time from home? I could use the extra scratch!!

@ illuminate Truth
@ Always Knew

Hey, y’all. Thank you and even though I do start tomorrow – I’m sure they’ll be screens all over showing the Inauguration. I can’t wait to start. I’m really excited about this new gig.

Angee, did you see the interview with Mrs. Abernathy, Rev. Ralph Abernathy’s widow?

I think Soledad and Roland are doing a great job. Roland looks so proud, lol.

Also, FYI, here are some job sites that I came across in a recent wsj.com article — It also mentioned Indeed.com for job searches:

New job sites with names like MarketVendorJobs.com have sprung up to take advantage of growing user interest amid the economic downturn. Established sites, such as CareerBuilder.com, have also started rolling out new features to improve the relevance of job listings for candidates and make their résumés stand out, among other things. And some sites, such as Vault.com, are providing career counseling and other new services.

Some how I knew we would get here……….still so amazing to be here…………bless to all….most blesses to BLACKS…….

I did Sydney! I am in awe of all of this! Soledad and Roland are doing an excellent job. Roland is cheesing from ear to ear!!

That’s good information about the job sites!

@ Sydney

Hey Sydney. I’ve used INDEED.COM for job listing with corporations that I was interested in working with. They’re good at notifying you when opportunities come up.

A lot of hypocracy going around today.

@Miss Blaze 43:

Congrats on the news gig.TV news is generally big on
hiring & promoting women.It’s also very easy to transition into any position you desire once you figure out the workings.I was a editor/cameraman @ an ABC affiliate in S.Fla. back in the day.Took me six months after starting as a gofer.Careful!…everybody in the newsroom is horny.

@Angee

“Roland is cheesing from ear to ear!!”

LMAO, he sure is.

Another good site for federal jobs — because a lot of people want to work for the new administration and government jobs offer more stability — is http://www.usajobs.gov.

What would Dr. King think? Coming from an African American thru my eyes: I think Dr. King would be most proud of the achievements of some African Americans, those who have invested in thier own well being thru education and advancement. He would certainly be proud of the African American women who have been abandoned by their childrens’ father only to succeed proudly. He would be proud of the achievements of Senator Barack Obama. He would be proud of the young African American adults who have chose education over misinformation, work over lawlessness, deep appreciation over dispair, acceptance over ignorance, results over second guessing yes, Dr. King would be proud of some! In the same breath Dr. King would frown as I do over some things we as an African American race has done. Dr. King would certainly frown over the unspeakable music and lyrics our young people have gravitated to, he would look at the shameful embalance of our educational institutions as oppose to the correctional institutions, the disproportionate number of our young men ages 15-31 dying every 23 seconds thru violent means. In fact although, we are facing turbulent times with majority of it our own choosing Dr. King would graciously still Love us both black and white, Jews, Gentiles, Protestant and Catholics. When I see comments such as the one previously on this page Dr. King would expect us to accept ones negativism positively, so it is hard for me to do, however I will accept the comments positively as Dr. King would expect.

[...] of war and peace, depression and prosperity. Beneath the unfinished dome of the Capitol, a young lawyer from Illinois swore an oath to defend the Constitution a divided nation threatened to tear apart. [...]

@ Dr. Funk

LOL! Thanks for the “heads up”. LMAO!!!!

@Ms Keys,

“He would certainly be proud of the African American women who have been abandoned by their childrens’ father only to succeed proudly.”

Coretta Scott King would never hook up with no thug nigga. NEXT!

MissBlaze, congrats on your new gig. Are you member of NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists)? If you want to progress in your media career, that may be a good resource for you.

*Are you a member*

@ Sydney

No, Sweety. I’m an Executive Assistant.

tomorrow is a historic and wonderful day for Americans, Black Americans especially. However, please do not become complacent and believe that Obama’s Presidency means we have arrived. we have come a long way since King gave his “I have a Dream” speech but, we still have a long way to go before it is realized. the only way Obama can be successful is if we all pull together to lift ourselves up and work to make America better.

@ Kigali (Is working with a full clip of IDEAS)

I agree women choose who they lay down with and if you choose a Thug then thats what you get a thug a closed minded Ignorant person who likes that????

We certainly are doing wonderful things in America today.

Hello Syd!

Yea!I feel the positive vib in the streets too!Let’s try to keep it going! It’s very easy to be nice on a blog,but it’s another thing to do it in the street’s!

Stay positive SYdney!
It’s contagious!

Opps! Time for sushi with my foverite..(only..LOL!)
GIRL!!

Think

What a beautiful day tomorrow will be! I wasn’t born to march in the 60′s but I want to thank those who marched for me. THANK YOU! I will be on the mall tomorrow with millions of other people and I am honored to be an official volunteer. To more greatness America….enjoy, sit back (or stand out in the cold with me lol) and internalize the moment because what a moment it will be. Please remember that this is a day for all the world to celeberate…it is long over do!

I’m hymming ” A Change Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke

Download it!!!!! Good Home cooked Soul Musik

It is so good to be an American!
If you work hard enough!
Study hard enough!
Play by the rules, you can do anything! My little brother was just accepted into the University of Michigan!! He’s going to be a doctor, Ob/GYN!
I graduate from Penn State in 2010!
Always reach for your dreams and never give up because we are going to turn things around for all Americans.

Pauline

It is so good to be an American!
If you work hard enough!
Study hard enough!
Play by the rules, you can do anything! My little brother was just accepted into the University of Michigan!! He’s going to be a doctor, Ob/GYN!
I graduate from Penn State in 2010!
Always reach for your dreams and never give up because we are going to turn things around for all Americans.
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Hey Pauline, congratulations to both you and your brother! However, we could have and have been doing this all along many of us just never get the hoopla that comes with it. Black people have been movers and shakers in academia since America’s inception. We have erected amazing institutions of higher education, libraries, and businesses during a time when we were not even considered human.

Our history is FULL of amazing individual who have made many great contributions to our society and all of society.

I’m surprised by the tone that comes with Obama, as if we, as blacks, had no potential until he came along.

Obama is a sign of the times, made possible by all of those who came before him at a time when it was almost impossible to even survive.

Sam Cooke’s “A Change Gonna Come” makes me tear up whenever I hear it. . .Classic.

So does Louis Armstrong’s What A Wonderful World. . .

@ Syd

Tear Jerker:
“Its So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” (original “Cooley High” version)…..why they have to kill Cochise like that?……..WHY?!?!?!

@Ill

Cooley High was so depressing, and, yes, that song is a classic (I loved the Boys 2 Men version as well).

Oh, and my waterworks start when I hear “We Shall Overcome” and the Negro National Anthem.

Mary J. gave a great rendition yesterday of “Lean On Me” — the original version, not Club Nouveau.

Syd

The Negro National Anthem was actually written to be used in a play for a small school in the south. It wasn’t until about 20 years later, when it was officialy adopted as an anthem by the NAACP after becoming popular in the south just from word (song) of mouth. Its amazing what our preserverance has kept alive throughout time. Its really a testament to how tight knit our community used to be and should strive to become again.

when I hear “We Shall Overcome” and the Negro National Anthem.

O Lord, here comes the pickaninny moment. Why do some of you love to fall back on those woe is me spirituals? It’s 2009, stop it!

@ dubya

Thank you SO much for putting that into perspective. Indeed, its been as if African Americans were deemed as “nothings” until Barack Obama. But it’s just as you said, “Obama is a sign of the times, made possible by all of those who came before him at a time when it was almost impossible to even survive.”

Very well said.

@Ill

“Its amazing what our preserverance has kept alive throughout time. Its really a testament to how tight knit our community used to be and should strive to become again.”

Very true, and that’s what these songs represent for me — the sacrifices of those who came before.

@ Modern Sister

So what song SHOULD we be singing? Because in Mississippi they’re STILL have SEGREGATED Proms. While this might be the year 2009 – we’re still having the same problems from the year 1809!

While you think SOME things have changed there’s still a WHOLE lot that hasn’t!

@ Sydney

Yes, Mary J. rocked it yesterday, she was really good, as so many others.

MissBlaze43

Last i checked, Mississippi was shackle-free. If you don’t like the conditions, move! You don’t need the Underground Railroad, either. No one is stopping you, but you.

@MissBlaze

I think everyone did a phenomenal job. The ending with everyone was stage was stirring.

The ending with everyone on stage (typo). Here to help

@Marquis

Oh boy, here comes the negativity. . .

MissBlaze –

“So what song SHOULD we be singing?”

Lets all hold hands and join our voices together in that ol’ negro spiritual “If You Loved Me Then You Woulda Put a Ring on it”…………………….nah, misses something in translation.

@Ill

“Lets all hold hands and join our voices together in that ol’ negro spiritual “If You Loved Me Then You Woulda Put a Ring on it”…………………….nah, misses something in translation.”

LOL

Anyone black person who says that the color of Barack Obama’s skin was not a reason that they voted for him would be absolutely kidding themselves. As someone pointed out, he is educated, God fearing and hmmm let me think, BLACK!!!! Get a grip people and stop acting like you are so higher than mighty and beyond all of the color business because the veil still exists whether you want to acknowledge or not.

AMEN @Danielle….

I’m sure many of us voted for Obama simply based on the fact he is Black…..but where is the relevance in that “revelation”? We traditionally vote democratic so we didn’t cross party lines to vote for him. It seems we are being “blamed” for this election even though more whites than blacks voted for him (in sheer numbers). This has to be the case since we only represent about 10% of the population but yet and still Obama won the popular vote. Do the math. Lastly, regardless of if we voted for Obama based simply on race or not………John McCain was the alternative. Nuff said.

@ Modern Sister

Ummm, I live in New York! And I’ll ask you AGAIN – what song SHOULD we be singing?

Since you’re so MODERN I take it that you’re Modern Mind has come up with something?

@ Illuminate Truth

No thinks – I’ll still to being a “MODERN Day Pickaninny” and stick with “We Shall Over Come”.

Thank you – but HELL no!

MISSISSIPPI IS STILL BURNING!!!!!

Ain’t nothing change!

COPS ARE STILL KILLING OUR BLACK MEN IN COLD BLOOD!!!!!

Ain’t nothing change!

@Ill

“We traditionally vote democratic so we didn’t cross party lines to vote for him. It seems we are being “blamed” for this election even though more whites than blacks voted for him (in sheer numbers).”

Thank you! How many white candidates have we voted for? Also, Latino voters also largely swung their support behind Obama.

Also, um, isn’t the election over?

A DRUNK WHITE MAN CAN RUN OVER A BLACK MAN AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO HIM!!!!!

Ain’t nothing change!!!

One of Barrack Obama’s most admirable traits is his ability to be able to see beyond colour this allows him to be inclusive and to able to get on with different groups of people.I remember that during the election he knew that there were people who were just not going to vote for him but he moved on and decided not to dwell on those individuals.The one lesson to learn from Barrack is that there are people that are going to dislike you for various different reasons but that should not stop a person from striving for the best.Barack Obama see himself as a president who is black NOT a black president
There is a difference

A WHITE GIRL CAN TELL A LIE ON A BROTHER AND RUIN HIS WHOLE LIFE!!!!

Ain’t nothing change!!!!!

In addition, the Republican brand was on life support after eight years of Dubya — 2008 was the year for a Democrat to win. Obama was able to win the support of swing voters who represented all races.

Preach, Miss Blaze!

@ MissBlaze

Some will think that we should all be singing “O say can you see…..” and hold onto THEIR history instead of maintaining our own traditions. To call the Black National Anthem “picaninny” and belittle its significance tells me maybe we should just destroy all written words by James Weldon Johnson (poetry, novels, etc.). While we are at it, how about forgetting about more great writers of that time……Booker T. or DuBois for starters. That “picaninny” song is part of our history. We have a hard enough time preserving our history as a whole to be voluntarily shredding it up ourselves.

WHITE AMERICA WILL STILL HIRE THEIR “NON-COLLEGE GRADUATE” FAMILY MEMBERS BEFORE HIRING A BROTHER / SISTER WHO HAS THE SKILLS!!!!

Ain’t nothing change!!!

O-O deep in my heart – I do believe (come on y’all sing it with me) WE SHALL OVERCOME SOME DAY!!!

Of course you people, consistently vote Democrat. The Democrats are your drug dealers, who have plied you all with welfare, social programs and other handouts to keep you dependant on the system and not becoming self sufficient, thus ensuring your continued support and constituency. You’re their biggest customers.

another song that makes me cry:

Ray Charles – America the Beautiful

@ Modern

I don’t know what damn world you live in – but you need to get a clue!!!!!

@Opie Taylor

Kick Rocks and eat a burnt piece of toast!!

@ Opie Taylor

Why don’t you take MODERN and y’all can skip to my damn loo together!!!

Okay!

Shanequa

I don’t have to. I have your mom, Moqueesha to scrape the burnt crust off and butter my toast. She’s one of the good ones.

Hi c from stl

@Ill

“To call the Black National Anthem “picaninny” and belittle its significance tells me maybe we should just destroy all written words by James Weldon Johnson (poetry, novels, etc.). While we are at it, how about forgetting about more great writers of that time……Booker T. or DuBois for starters. That “picaninny” song is part of our history. We have a hard enough time preserving our history as a whole to be voluntarily shredding it up ourselves.”

That’s right, brother!

Deep in my heart, I do believe, that we shall overcome some day. . .

@ Illiminate Truth

Yeah, that was the LIE they tried to sell us!

FOR THE LAND OF THE FREE – THAT’S the part that really makes me want to throw up!

MissBlaze43

If you wish to continue to wallow in your ghetto, the white man is evil lament and not strive for self sufficiency, then by all means, go ahead.

@ Illuminate Truth

You know I just fully read your post. The sad thing about that is – some of these youn’ens REALLY do deem that song their new Anthem!

Hi Sydney!

Ahhhh, finally some intelligent convo with you…lol

I thought you people’s new anthem was Loli-Pop.

@ Opie Taylor

I betcha my ‘hood is better than the back-woods where you have to eat / sleep / n’ shit all day! How are those new MODERN out-houses working for y’all out there?

LOL @ Lollipop

No, that’s the “club anthem,” or should I say, “da club.”

One of the most haunting books I have ever read is Mamie Till-Mobley’s “The Death Of Innocence: The Story Of The Hate Crime That Changed America.” She was the mother of Emmett Till. In unflinching detail, she describes the body of her fourteen year old son from head to toe when she had to go identify it after he had been lynched by white men when he allegedly whistled at a white woman. She doesn’t pull any punches in her recollection and she should not. Blacks have to realize the sacrifice that woman paid and the horror she endured. You will also become personally affected by the rage that emanated from that crime which subsequently prompted Rosa Parks to refuse to abdicate her seat to a Caucasian passenger. Blacks were even more determined to fight for change when they started to murder ‘our babies.’ That book burns its impression on your psyche.

@ Opie Taylor

You be sure to use that PINE-sol, okay!

Opie Taylor

Of course you people, consistently vote Democrat. The Democrats are your drug dealers, who have plied you all with welfare, social programs and other handouts to keep you dependant on the system and not becoming self sufficient, thus ensuring your continued support and constituency. You’re their biggest customers.
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although I do not know the true intent of this post, I must say that I can see where you are coming from and must say that I agree with you.

my support for the democratic party ended when I finally realized that I was only tolerated if I stayed within the boundaries in which they held me, i.e. angry, bitter, dependent, and grateful for all the “good” things they have done for me.

I want equality, but not the kind that gives preferences, or one the kind that excuses and embraces bad decisions because of your skin color or gender.

@ Awww

I’ve never read her book – but from what I understand, it was the same reason why she chose to have an open-casket funeral for him.

She wanted the WORLD to see what they’d done to her son.

@Opie Taylor

There happen to be alot more Conservative blacks than you may think. I’m one of them. But, let it be known there is also nothing wrong with being a Democrat because I agree with alot of their views as well.

My President Is Black!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do You Know Long Everyone Has Been Waiting To Say This And Now That We Finally Get To Say Everyong Has a reason why were arent to stay it…
For many year a black person wasnt even allow to dream about this and now the time has come and im gonna ENJOY IT!!!1
MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK……YES WE DID

There was a documentary aired a while ago on Emmett Till that I missed, but the photos of his mutilated body are forever etched in my mind.

MissBlaze

That song was not written with us in mind. The Black Anthem was. Plain and simple. They still want us to refer to the original American imperialists as “our forefathers”. I don’t know about your forefathers, but I know mine weren’t living in the “land of the free”. We as a people are quick to get upset at the sight of the Confederate flag while ignoring the atrocities done to us under the banner of “ol’ glory”. Personally, I fly the Red, Black and Green…..but thats just me.

@ Syd

Like you I truly believe we will overcome one day too Syd. We just have to be mindful of the fact that it is not the “white man” we have to overcome. We have to overcome our obsessive need to be accepted by him. The day we start doing for self, starting with educating our own about our own, is the day we can begin to regain our esteem and our right minds.

There was a study done comparing domesticated dogs to wild dogs. In the study, some food was placed in a cage that the dog could obtain if it used some very basic deductive reasoning skills. Any half way intelligent dog should have been able to figure it out on its own. When the wild dog was allowed to attempt to get the food, they were succesful after only a couple of tries at it. Not once did it look to the human for help. The domesticated dog was given the same obstacle and NOT ONCE did it even try to get to the food once the problem presented itself. It immediately ran to the human looking for help. I couldn’t help to think that we are so much like the domesticated dog…..smh.

Side Note to All: Do not bother responding to Opie….he will bait you with a half witted post that is there to provoke a response at which time he comes back with some dim witted reply. Strip him of his platform and let him talk to himself.

jaerisk

Dr. King would be appalled at his people for ignoring his dream, I mean remember the whole “not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Do you know how many of “US” I spoke to who only voted for Obama because he was a person of color?? They had no idea what the man stood for or wanted to do. That IS racism too people don’t you get it????? I guess not, oh well happy birthday Dr. King. Happy Birthday.
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Hey homie…would U rather have another cracker-ass Rebuplican in office so The States can end up bankrupt…STFU

obama gon give it to em tomorrow. happy mlk

Emmett Till’s story makes me cry every time I see it. It’s just unbelievable….smh

Ms Keys

What would Dr. King think? Coming from an African American thru my eyes: I think Dr. King would be most proud of the achievements of some African Americans, those who have invested in thier own well being thru education and advancement. He would certainly be proud of the African American women who have been abandoned by their childrens’ father only to succeed proudly. He would be proud of the achievements of Senator Barack Obama. He would be proud of the young African American adults who have chose education over misinformation, work over lawlessness, deep appreciation over dispair, acceptance over ignorance, results over second guessing yes, Dr. King would be proud of some! In the same breath Dr. King would frown as I do over some things we as an African American race has done. Dr. King would certainly frown over the unspeakable music and lyrics our young people have gravitated to, he would look at the shameful embalance of our educational institutions as oppose to the correctional institutions, the disproportionate number of our young men ages 15-31 dying every 23 seconds thru violent means. In fact although, we are facing turbulent times with majority of it our own choosing Dr. King would graciously still Love us both black and white, Jews, Gentiles, Protestant and Catholics. When I see comments such as the one previously on this page Dr. King would expect us to accept ones negativism positively, so it is hard for me to do, however I will accept the comments positively as Dr. King would expect.
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This is why U roll with me…

@ MissBlaze43

I’ve never read her book – but from what I understand, it was the same reason why she chose to have an open-casket funeral for him.

She wanted the WORLD to see what they’d done to her son.
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True. But you don’t get the full scope until you read it in her own words. She was just like a lady next door who had to find courage and perseverance when she was blind-sighted by her son’s murder. It’s a powerful story about overcoming impossible obstacles and finding courage amidst the worst circumstances. I encourage everyone to pick it up especially in this climate where there’s another momentous achievement in the Black Movement.

@Ill

“Like you I truly believe we will overcome one day too Syd. We just have to be mindful of the fact that it is not the “white man” we have to overcome. We have to overcome our obsessive need to be accepted by him. The day we start doing for self, starting with educating our own about our own, is the day we can begin to regain our esteem and our right minds.”

True — There are self-erected obstacles we must also overcome. That was an interesting analogy you used, and I agree with the concept of de-programming and self-empowerment.

We also cannot forget the sacrifices of Malcolm X; Medgar Evers; James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner (three civil rights workers murdered in Mississippi); and countless other men and women who dedicated their lives to establishing equality.

Sydney, you’re probably talking about the documentary ‘Eyes On The Prize,’ a brilliant PBS series which chronicles the Civil Rights Movement. They show you the body in the casket – and that’s after they had cleaned him up to be ‘presentable.’

@Aw

No, I’ve seen Eyes on the Prize, but there’s another recent documentary (also aired on PBS) that focuses solely on Emmett Till. Hold on, I’ll look it up.

Also, I watched PBS this morning and there was an interesting series by Henry Louis Gates about the future of Black America. He interviewed many notables, such as Vernon Jordan and Franklin Raines (before he left — or was pushed out from — Fannie Mae), about their take on race relations and the impact of race on the achievements of black Americans.

I just found the documentary — The Murder of Emmett Till — which was broadcast on PBS. Below is a link:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/

Happy White Guilt Day!

O, I’m a fan of ‘Skippy’s.’ I know he’s been getting grief on this site for being some kind of ‘House Negro’ up at Harvard but I love his presentations on PBS especially what he’s been doing in tracing celebrities’ lineage via DNA links. That’s fascinating to me.

Here’s a link to the last letter Emmett Till wrote to his mother in 1955:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/filmmore/ps_letters.html

I think I’ve seen it but I’ll check to confirm.

@Aw

Yes, I’ve watched those series as well, and I’m very interested in undergoing DNA testing.

Skip is also a heavy contributor to theroot.com. In fact, I believe he has a commentary posted today on slaves who built the Capitol.

That letter’s in the book. It’s pretty comprehensive in detailing much that transpired around the murder.

Messing around with y’all, time just totally escaped me. I had to go and put dinner on. I’m back now!

I’ll definitely have to pick that up.

Hey, Sydney, there was a Black, male student from a prestigious college who had launched a campaign to reopen the Emmett Till investigation and bring the murderers to justice (Can you believe that white woman is still alive!!!!). Are you on top of that? And if so, do you know if anything ever became of his efforts?

Skip was a little amusing to watch as he interviewed kids in inner-city Chicago in this morning’s documentary. You could tell he was out of his element — He was a long way from Harvard.

Some of his critics think he’s a tad bit elitist.

@Aw

That sounds familiar — Was it in the last fewe years?

Hold on, let me do some digging.

There’s an Emmett Till blog, and I just came across this, FYI:

The Obama administration will be the first to implement the newly passed Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act, which creates a cold-cases unit inside the Justice Department to gather information for possible prosecution of unpunished killers from the civil-rights era. Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden were co-sponsors of the bill.

He had put off some Blacks when he kept harping on his DNA link being traced back to Ireland. I think he even flew there to research his ‘roots.’

@ Awww

YES – I remember that! Believe it or not I was working at the Anti Defamation League at that time and I remember reading that in the papers.

Regarding the book that Emmitt Till’s mother wrote – I have to pick that up.

@Aw

Are you thinking of Keith Beauchamp? He created the documentary, The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till, in 2005. There’s a Wiki page on him.

Yeah, I saw that segment in Skip’s documentary, and I found it off-putting as well.

The college student launched his campaign in just the last two to three years. I think it was Ed Bradley from ’60 Minutes’ who did a piece on it. Hey, did you catch that segment when he (Ed) showed up on the property of that white woman (she who caused the lynching) and tried to engage her in an interview? Her son drives up in a pick-up and ordered Ed to get off his property or else. This guy was totally unapologetic and had obviously inherited the same bile from his mother. I think that’s the piece Ed said was the most important of his career. I agree. It was riveting.

MissBlaze, how was working for the Anti-Defamation League? That must have been interesting.

@ Sydney
@ Awwww

I remember Emmett Till being a very handsome young brother. But you know who I always think about when this subject comes up?

I’ve always wondered how his cousin and their friends felt about pushing Emmett into ‘whisteling’ at that white woman AND KNOWING THE CONSEQUENCES!

Because believe me – they KNEW what it would’ve been – yet they “dared” him into doing it.

He WAS from Chicago, afterall, and was probably CLUELESS to the ways of the “JIM CROW” south.

I just always wondered about that!

Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act, which creates a cold-cases unit inside the Justice Department to gather information for possible prosecution of unpunished killers from the civil-rights era.

Ha! This sounds like the equivalent of a Nazi War Crime Unit. Sounds political and no way will they be able to fund or staff it. Doesn’t Obama realize he’s already elected? Him and Biden, doing this, is like Cowtowing to the Black Vote after the fact.

I find it rather disturbing that we are talking about Emmit Till on a blog where you have so many people who become violently enraged when they see a black man with a white woman. Its that same kind of violent rage that killed Emmit Till but yet we justify it here everyday. It doesnt make any sense.

It sounds familiar but let me google ‘Keith Beauchamp.’ I thought the young man was brave for spearheading that kind of campaign.

@Opie Taylor,

I didnt know it was only black folks interested in justice and remember there were a few white murders from that period as well.

I didn’t recall a documentary associated with the project but I just saw an image of the film-maker. Yes, that’s the same gentleman I was referring to.

@ Sydney

One of the things I had to do was scan the many newspapers that my boss would get. It was in the New York Times, I believe when I read about the “Two Proms in Georgia”.

When I told my boss, he got on the phone right away with the Atlanta Office – asking them what they were doing about the situation. They reported back that they would be sending two representatives to the school before the week was out.

I was also working there when people had defamed the grave of that man who was dragged to death in Texas. The Anti-Defamation League wasted no time in sending representatives to the man’s family and demanding that the police find the culprits who’d done the time.

Oh, yes, it was VERY interesting indeed.

His mother, Miss Mamie Till-Mobley, describes her son as having a stutter. She says she taught him to whistle before speaking so that he could control the stutter. She says that her son was probably doing this technique which was misinterpreted for disrespect by the white woman.

However, a side note, a cousin of Emmet who was there says that Till did in fact whistle at the white woman. Miss Mobley went to her grave disputing it.

Yes, Keith Beauchamp was interviewed by the late, great Ed Bradley (boy, do I miss him).

I think I recall that interview. Bradley was a consummate professional and a brilliant journalist. When he passed, 60 Minutes dedicated a program to him, and, outside of his notable work, he was a fascinating man. I loved his interview with Muhammad Ali.

He’s irreplaceable. *sigh*

@MissBlaze

Yes, the entire incident is profoundly disturbing, but who could have known that he would be murdered in such a hideous fashion? For whistling?

The man dragged in Jasper, Texas to his death was James Byrd. Once you hear the stories, you never forget the names.

@ Sydney

Regarding the two separate proms – it was about two years after that when LIFETIME had that movie regarding the story. RAVEN SIMONE starred in it.

@ Awwww

Thank you. I really couldn’t recall the name – there’s just too many, but thank you.

What were the circumstances surrounding the two proms? I think I missed that one.

That’s the dragging in Jasper, TX, right, Miss
Blaze? I remember that well.

Hi, Kirby

@ Awww

However I can never forget Michael Stewart / Eleanor Bumpers / Amadou Diablo / Sean Bell – but maybe that’s because I’m from Bronx, New York.

There was a movie starring Jim Belushi and Gregory Hines regarding the Atlanta Child Murders in the 1980′s. (I remember seeing a mini-series depicting the crimes which scared the hell out of me as a kid.) But in the more recent movie, they laid the blame on the Klan. They revealed that the Klan had been secretly murdering these Black children. I’ve always been aghast that this didn’t get further coverage. It’s like it was almost totally swept under the rug.

@MissBlaze

I remember that Lifetime movie, but I missed it.

boogie down, bronx

hi, sydney

@ Awwww

Can’t you guess? Georgia – Black / White – A Prom for the White Kids and another Prom for the Blacks?

All this was in what? 2001-2002! Not to mention Mississippi just got through going through the same kind of nonsense – in 2008!

As you can see – there’s still a WHOLE lot of changing that needs to happen!

@ Awww

I was young and dumb at the time and really didn’t pay much attention to it either – but I DO remember it.

Blacks can’t afford to be nonchalant and just fall into our every day lives. We still have to remain vigilant. How about the emergence of Neo-Nazi groups (last I heard, 70,000 in number) who are frequently terrorizing minorities in Russia? Due to the accessibility of the internet, membership is swelling.

OK, is anyone else having trouble with this server?

I also remember the Atlanta Child Murders, and I think I saw the same mini-series, and it was very scary. My parents took a trip to Atlanta around that time and left my brother and I at home with a babysitter. They didn’t want to take a chance.

There are a lot of holes in the case against the brother who was convicted, right?

@ Sydney

As Awwww pointed out – that be the one.

@ Sydney

Their Server has been wacked all day – and as you can see – non of our gravatar’s are showing. Least not on my end.

I have a friend in Houston who tells me about the cotillions for the elitist Blacks who bring out their daughters to show them off to their rich associates and their sons. I thought that was something of the past. Do we really need to still hold onto that kind of tradition?

Sydney, they said that Black guy who they convicted was a scapegoat. I don’t know the accuracy behind that. But I do know there was an expose where they revealed the murders had been a covert operation by the Klan.

@ Awww

Yes – it was at the Anti-Defamation League that I first heard about the Aryan Nation Brotherhood. It was through them that I also learned that these people ARE in our EVERYDAY LIVES. With jobs in corporate america.

It is the reason why I don’t trust BALD-HEADED WHITE MEN.

We are also not that far removed from lynchings in this country. Ted Koppel did a documentary last year for the Discovery Channel called “The Last Lynching,” and he looked into a 1981 murder of Michael Donald by two Klansmen in Alabama.

@ Awwww

I can believe that. When I lived in Georgia EVERYBODY and their momma thought it cool to live in STONE MOUNTAIN!

As I’m sure you all know – Stone Mountain was the stomping ground for the KKK. They can keep their damn mountain as far as I was concerned.

I lived on the SOUTHWEST part of Atlanta – CAMPBELLTON ROAD – Baby – right off 166!!!

MissBlaze43, you can’t appreciate the full scope of their reach until you go to bootcamp and see how many of them are enlisting into the military. It’s like a rights-of-passage to get training in warfare. And they’re being allocated into programs where they’re being taught how to make bombs.

I can see gravies; I’m just having trouble posting.

@Awww

“I have a friend in Houston who tells me about the cotillions for the elitist Blacks who bring out their daughters to show them off to their rich associates and their sons. I thought that was something of the past. Do we really need to still hold onto that kind of tradition?”

Are you talking about the Boule?

I think that would be the correct term, yes.

And I’m not being an alarmist. I saw this with my own eyes. The military is chock full o’rednecks. It’s been confirmed time and again by other family and friends I have in several branches. When they say the military is racist, believe it.

My father is a member, I think, lol.

My parents went to one of their meetings recently, and they had an event scheduled for the sons and daughters of members to mingle. My mom told me that — shockingly — the men outnumbered the women significantly.

I think they have strict rules on who can be a member.

@ Awwww

Yeah – scary shit. However, after Jennifer Hudson’s family was murdered – I took a look into this whole GANGSTA DISCIPLES gang – and guess what? The founder of that gang also encouraged its earlier members to do the same.

Now – we all have our theories regarding those murders – but I’m always one to take it to the next level. YOU CAN’T TELL ME that Jennifer’s father was ALSO a member of this gang and that in fact – THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS TIED TO IT.

How did I come to this conclusion? THE FOUNDING MEMBER WHO STARTED THE GANG CAME FROM THE VERY SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AS JENNIFER’S FAMILY!!!

@ Awwww

By “do the same” I mean he encouraged them to join the army / marines as well so that they, too, can build bombs, etc.

O, I understood your meaning.

I took a look into this whole GANGSTA DISCIPLES gang – and guess what? The founder of that gang also encouraged its earlier members to do the same.

@miss

where you look? id like to know. you a smart chick.

you a smart woman. my bad sydney

Sydney, who is that in your gravatar? At first, I was thinking Eartha Kitt back in the Fifties. But now it’s looking more like Dinah Washington to me.

Oh, I believe there are a number of racists in the military, just like the police force, etc.

BTW, have you heard about the death of Pfc. LaVena Johnson? She was mysteriously found dead in Iraq, and her family believes she was murdered. There’s a site set up for her: lavenajohnson.com/

@Awww

It’s Sarah Vaughn.

@ kirby

For starters there’s this thing called WIKEPEDIA(spelling). AND you can also go on their own website!

I don’t know much about the Gansta Disciples but I’ll research them when I get time. I’ve lived in two neighborhoods heavily populated by Hispanics and all they ever talk about is the Latin Kings. It’s puzzling how they can be proud of this gang bourne out of penitentiary culture and now infesting Spanish neighborhoods.

damn you aint have to say the shit like that. i heard of wikipedia. thank you

Now see that’s why I got out of the military. I’m too outspoken. And I know they would have popped my ass off in the first third world country they invaded and cover that shit up.

Wasn’t there a movie about the Latin Kings?

I do think it’s strange that there has been so little written about the deaths of Jennifer Hudson’s relatives, but I suppose the D.A. is building his case. It just seems flimsy to me.

@ Kirby

I was just joking with you – not meaning for it to be offensive in any way.

You can’t rely too heavily on Wikipedia. Anybody can go on there and type any garbage.

ill stick to the website. thank you awww

no worries miss

The Latin Kings are often a topic on focus on a cable series called ‘Lock Up’ which details prison life. They’re (LKs) convinced they’re going to eventually take over.

@ Sydney
@ Awwww

I remember when my mother called me at work some years ago when my oldest daughter was in Jr. HS. “She’s wearing those beads!”

“What beads, ma?”

“Those ‘Latin King’ beads.”

I told my mother not to worry about it – until one day, my daughter and I were together and these group of puerto rican girls hollered from across the street. When I asked her who they were, she said, “Oh, them, they part of the LATIN QUEENS. They go to my school.”

I took every damn bead necklace she had and got rid of them shits!

(Correction: *Topic OF Focus)

yeah i seen that shit lock up before. i think it was on msnbc

peace people

Is it like that old HBO prison series, Oz? That was very hard to watch. . .

LOL!! @ Ms. Blaze. I have a red hoodie which, for some reason, gets more attention from the teens around my way. You know, they associate it with gang colors. I won’t stop wearing it though. It’s one of my favorite articles of clothing.

Back to the Latin Kings – I get Spanish people coming up to me all the time trying to engage me in conversation. I’m a light-skin Black man but, I guess, I look Spanish. So I can empathize with the unintended solidarity with the Latinos.

There are Latin Queens, too?

I was part of a gang once — We called ourselves the Michael Jackson Girls, and as part of our initiations, we imitated the Thriller dance. And we wore our MJ purses with pride.

It’s not as exaggerated as ‘Oz.’ It’s ongoing documentaries of prison life filmed as is. It’s real life, not acting. The most disturbing segments surround prisoners who target new inmates for ‘initiation.’ It’s just nasty how they describe how the new-comers turn them on and what not.

Oh, I just read Kirby’s post — You’re referring to that MSNBC series. The one I can’t watch.

MJ purses – LOL! – O, God.

There was a Spanish guy back in my high school days who used to bus’ that ‘Thriller’ jacket. He would be strolling down the hallway like he was the shit. You couldn’t tell him NOTHING. I just got an instant picture of him in my mind. That was hilarious.

How about the CHINGALINGS! They still have a chapter right here in the Bronx.

However, I don’t know what happened to the BLACK FALCONS Motorcyle Gang who had their club on Third Avenue for the longest. I looked up one day and they were just gone!

@Awww

“There was a Spanish guy back in my high school days who used to bus’ that ‘Thriller’ jacket. He would be strolling down the hallway like he was the shit.”

LMAO! He was a brave soul, wasn’t he?

I didn’t go that far — but I do still have my MJ doll with the glitter glove.

Billie Jean is not my lover. . .Ooh. . .She’s just a girl that thinks that I am the one. . .(oh yeah) but the kid is not my son. . .

Oh, sorry, I had a flashback.

It was one of those test-to-enter high schools so the kids were a bit more forgiving. Michael was very popular back then so a lot of people was feelin’ him. However, in hindsight, when you see that Michael Jackson jacket bopping down the corridors, whether it was a hot or cold day, that is pure comedy.

Why did the Mexican push his wife out the window?

Tequila

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

@Awww

“However, in hindsight, when you see that Michael Jackson jacket bopping down the corridors, whether it was a hot or cold day, that is pure comedy.”

Yeah, that is comedy, lol.

I look at some 80′s films, and I just think to myself, what were we thinking? The fashions were horrendous, lol.

Bye, Kirby

O, God. LOL.

Sorry. I know I shouldn’t laugh.

hahahahahah i just got to laugh at my own shit sometime. sydney know that shit was funny

Good one, Z

What are the Chingalings, Miss Blaze? That’s a new one to me.

Yeah, the fashions, and every scene had a heavily keyboard-laden soundtrack. I was watching ‘Fletch’ the other day and cringing most of the way through. I was thinking – Enough already! What was with all the synthesizers?!?

Bye Kirby

@ Sydney
@ Awwww

Wow, y’all just took me back – for REAL! Those were the days though, weren’t they? We didn’t have damn care in the world – couldn’t wait to grow up and hit them streets in a big way. Now that ‘our time has come’… Man, if I could just go back 20 years!

@Awww

LOL! Yes, synthesizers were big in the 80′s, along with big hair, loud colors, coke habits, etc.

Fletch had a song I liked by a sistah — What was it?

Oh, Beverly Hills Cop is another movie heavy on the synthesizers, lol.

How do you guys feel about the current crop of horror remakes? You know, ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ ‘Halloween,’ ‘Friday the 13th,’ ‘Amityville Horror,’ and now ‘The Last House on the Left.’ I’ve seen most of them and I always leave thinking I’ve just watched the same movie. They don’t have their own individual style like the originals. Aesthetically, they’re all the same.

‘Beverly Hills Cop’! LOL! So true.

‘Take Your Medicine’ by Stephanie Mills?

jokey joke again. peace sydney, aww, miss

Well, it may not have been that particular song but I’m pretty sure it was Stephanie Mills.

Bye, Kirby.

MsBlaze, you can have those high school years. I wouldn’t want to relive those years for anything. I’m just glad to have made it through.

@ Sydney

Yes, Gurl, there are Latin Queens and they’re just as ruthless as their Kings.

I think it was Stephanie Mills — I think the chorus had the words “bit-by-bit.” I love Stephanie, btw. She can blow!

They’re remaking Last House on the Left. I just saw the original last year, and I think they need to leave that in the 70′s or wheenver it was made. It was really disgusting.

I didn’t see the Halloween remake, but I love the original — It’s a classic.

I saw the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which left me numb with fear — I had never seen anything like that. The remake with Jessica Biel (sp) was more grotesque than scary to me. I thought it was a typical slasher flick.

@ Sydney

Oh, you know what I meant to tell you? Mariah Carey is playing a SOCIAL WORKER in that movie PUSH. You said you wanted to know her role in the movie. Didn’t know if you already knew or not.

I saw the remake of Amityville Horror, and you’re right, it was like the original, but not as well done.

And Friday the 13th was bad when it first came out — It’s a camp classic, but it’s like bad 80′s slasher cinema. It’s so horrible, it’s hilarious. I don’t know why another one is being made.

Now I did like the Nightmare on Elm Street series. Freddy kept dropping one-liners that cracked me up.

I was born in 85′ and cut ass hell.

“They want to bring the 80′s back, that’s OK. that where they made me attttt….”

Thanks for the update, Miss Blaze! That should be a good role for Mimi. I am curious about that film — I’ve seen some of the director’s other films, and they’re all pretty dark, but very well-acted.

That’s it, Sydney, bit by bit. Stephanie Mills lived like three streets over from my aunt in Mount Vernon, NY in the early 80s before she got big. She had a bit of that Naomi Campbell disposition about her too. Used to haul off and slap her make-up artist silly if she did her face wrong. Major attitude but funny as hell.

cute*

*whenever* Please pardon the typos

Mariah’s gonna jack that movie up. That book was pretty disturbing though. I’m surprised she associated herself with such a grim subject matter.

Stephanie had an attitude? Say it ain’t so!

You put a little rush on me, but I want to know you better. . .Maybe next time. . .

@ Sydney

Yeah – the original Texas Chainsaw scared the hell out of me too – but then again – I love scary movies.

Now – the scarriest movie BY FAR is THE EXORCIST! You have to keep in mind that this book / movie was based ON ACTUAL EVENTS regarding a LITTLE BOY though – not a girl. I don’t know why they switched that up in the movie.

I had the book when I was a little girl. I convinced my grandmother to buy it for me and when I got home – I….SWEAR…. by page 10 – I got up, went out to the incinerator and dropped that book right into it.

SCARY WASN’T THE WORD!!!

@Awww

Did you see the gangster movie Mariah was in several years ago? It came out after Glitter, and it was an indie flick.

Maybe Mimi is trying to take another go at acting after the past fiasco.

William Peter Blatty’s ‘Exorcist.’ Classic. My mother had a paperback copy lying around the house for YEARS before I finally attacked it. Just that blurred image on the jacket of ‘Regan’ was a deterrent.

I didn’t see the ‘Indie’ movie with Mariah. How did she do?

AWWWWWWWWWWWSHADDAAAAAAAP!!!!

That’s it, Sydney, bit by bit. Stephanie Mills lived like three streets over from my aunt in Mount Vernon, NY in the early 80s before she got big. She had a bit of that Naomi Campbell disposition about her too. Used to haul off and slap her make-up artist silly if she did her face wrong. Major attitude but funny as hell.
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She was a damn good artist…well singer…under appreciated

@MissBlaze

LOL, I read the book, too, and I know people were freaked out by the movie, but it didn’t scare me that terribly. I’m not sure why — But I won’t go near a ouija board again.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original) terrified me because of its realism, and I have a fear of backwoods areas, anyway. I think some of the scariest movies were made in the 70′s and early 80′s.

The Shining is another one of my favorites — I can watch Jack Nicholson all day long.

How many failed departures are you going to make, Kirby?

‘The Shining;

@Kirby

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@Awww

It was called “Wisegirls,” and Mira Sorvino (who I also like) was in it. Mariah did a much better in this film than in Glitter. She played sort of a tough type, and she was convincing, I thought.

‘The Shining’ is hands-down my favorite horror movie of all time. I can’t count how many times I have seen that. And I rarely watch the same movie twice but Stanley Kubrick was BRILLIANT. A masterpiece!

By the way, I don’t believe in ghosts but I won’t go near a Ouija board either. A guy at worked brought one in back in the Nineties and I had to tell him sternly to keep it away from me. They say it’s a gateway to invite the spirits through. Then you can’t get them to leave. If you don’t believe in ghosts, which I don’t, then you won’t see them… Unless, you invite them into your life Ouija board style.

No, Mock, you’ve never sounded like this, lol.

Truly an honor to come from a stock of people so resilient and strong. Education is key people. Let’s raise scholars, people. It’s time for a change~

Hymn #365

A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, ‘If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.’

With even greater emphasis he said, ‘And if I had All the wine in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.’

And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he Said, ‘And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.’

Sermon complete, he sat down.

The song leader stood very cautiously and announced With a smile, nearly laughing, ‘For our closing song, Let us sing Hymn #365, ‘Shall We Gather at the River.’

O, I do remember ‘Wisegirls.’ It was unwatchable. Mira Sorvino is an Oscar winner. I don’t understand what she was doing mixed up in that train wreck.

@ kirby

Dude – I’m drowing in WATER because of a Test I’ll have to take soon – so please don’t tease me.

@ Sydney

I was teasing my friend about “The Overlook Hotel”. She tried begging her husband not to go to the spoof of an event that STEVE HARVEY and WBLS put on for that Barack Obama celebration.

It was snowing like crazy that and she was trying to get out of it. Anyway – she said that day before she left work “I’ll call you from the Overlook Hotel if we get stuck.”

funny shit z do some more. dont type it so fast next time

Z

Hymn #365

A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, ‘If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.’

With even greater emphasis he said, ‘And if I had All the wine in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.’

And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he Said, ‘And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I’d take it and pour it into the river.’

Sermon complete, he sat down.

The song leader stood very cautiously and announced With a smile, nearly laughing, ‘For our closing song, Let us sing Hymn #365, ‘Shall We Gather at the River.’
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Sounds like a MockRockStar song leader to me…gotta go

@Z
Not much of a payoff for such a long-winded joke. What else you got?

Do you know the back story behind The Shining. I saw a documentary a while ago, and, apparently, Stanley Kubrick was very cruel to Shelley Duvall. He just disliked her for some reason (or acted as if he did), and she was miserable on the set.

I lived in Oregon for a summer, and I visited the hotel near Mount Hood where part of the movie was filmed.

I did use a Ouija board once with my cousins, and the marker — or whatever you call it — did move, and my cousin swore that she did not move it (I didn’t believe her, though).

my last one was fo miss

Stephen King is a bonafide racist. I’m sorry. Whenever he introduces a Black character in any of his books, inevitably one of the other white characters drops the N-Bomb in reference to the former.

Then in ‘The Shining,’ Scatman Brothers is the only one who dies – and with an axe to the chest.

LOL @ Awww

OK, Wisegirls wasn’t a masterpiece, but it was much better than Glitter, lol. You’re right — Mira Sorvino was much too good for it.

OK, I know you probably didn’t see this, but I loved Lisa Kudrow and her in Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion.

@MissBlaze

Yes, girl, the Overlook Hotel is scary. Did you read the Stephen King book?

Things To Do In An Elevator

1) When there’s only one other person in the elvator, tap them on the shoulder and then pretend it wasn’t you.

2) Push the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more.

3) Ask if you can push the button for other people, but push the wrong ones.

4) Call the Psychic Hotline from your cell phone and ask if they know what floor your on.

5) Hold the doors open and say your waiting for a friend. After a while, let the doors close, and say, “Hi Greg. How’s your day been?”

6) Drop a pen and wait until someone goes to pick it up, then scream, “That’s mine!Don’t put your disgusting little germs on it!”

7) Bring a camera and take pictures of everyone in the elevator and say that it is just a precaution.

8) Move your desk into the elevator and whenever anyone gets on, ask if they have an apointment.If they say no give them a card with your number on it and tell them to make one.

9) Lay down the twister mat and ask people if they would like to play.If you don’t play you don’t ride!

10) Leave a box in the corner, and when someone gets on, ask them if they can hear ticking.When they go to answer you run out of the elvator screaming duck and cover!!!

11) Pretend you are a flight attendant and review emergency procedures.If someone enters at a different floor say may I see your ticket you are rudly late!

12) Ask, “Did you feel that?” Or was it just me?

13) Stand really close to someone, sniffing them occasionally.Then get a understanding face on say nope it was me! Sorry for the stinch.

14) When the doors close, announce to the others, “It’s okay, don’t panic, they open again!” I didn’t know that yesterday so it is alright!

15) Swat at flies that don’t exist. Then ask someone for bug repelant.

16) Tell people that you can see their aura.

17) Call out, “Group Hug!”and then enforce it.

18) Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering, “Shut up, all of you, just shut up!”

19) Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside, ask, “Got enough air in there?”

20) Stand silently and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off. Giving peolpe a scary face occasionally.

21) Stare at another passenger for a while, then announce in horror, “Your one of THEM!” and back away slowly.

22) Wear a puppet on your hand and use it to talk to the other passengers.

23) Listen to the elevator walls with your stethoscope.

24) Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button.

25) Stare, grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce, “I have new socks on”.

26) Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passnegers, “This is MY personal space!”

27)Sit in a curlded up ball and say repetedly I am ok there isn’t such thing as a….!! Then start crying for mommy!!

28)When quiet say are you gonna answer that or do I have to dig for that phone?

29) When someone gets on put on a Mardi Gras mask and a voice changer and say I am in cognito!!

@Awwww

What did you think of The Stand?

So I’m watching ‘Creepshow 2′ the other night and in part three of the stories, a white woman in a Mercedes hits a Black hitch-hiker. But he pops up consistently on her drive home. And then she runs him over – again and again. All the while he’s like, ‘Thanks for the ride, lady.’ At one point, he’s on the hood of her car and she’s ramming the hell out of him against an oak tree. Literally reversing and ramming, reversing and ramming. It was so obviously racist. Screw you, Mr. King. You and your Mainesque racist sensibilities.

‘The Stand’ was junk. At least the tv movie. I never read the book (though I had a friend rave about it). C’mon now, Sydney.

sorry yall for my behavior

peace people for really real

That’s a funny list, Z.

LOL @ Awww

OK, The Stand was Stephen King’s best book, IMHO. It’s more than a horror novel — It’s an exploration of the dichotomy between good and evil, and there are a number of spiritual undertones.

I haven’t seen Creepshow 2 in ages — I remember that story (That was creepy!). The sequel wasn’t nearly as good as the first.

Yeah, King is probably prejudiced — I’ve never seen him around black people, and, well, isn’t Maine pretty homogeneous?

Okay, Z. A few of those made me laugh out loud. I have read similar jokes but they pertained to a series of ways to torture your roommate. Like clipping your toenails, cupping them in your hands while chewing on one and yelling at your roommate – “They’re mine!!!” It must have come from the same author.

Maine’s beautiful but I get the hell outta there come sundown if you catch what I’m saying.

@Awww
OMG. thats traumatizing.

I’ve never been to Maine, but I’m sure it is beautiful.

What about “It?”

Sydney, I thought you were a guarded, angry person from first reading your earlier posts but I’m now thinking you’re alright.

Pennywise made me scared of clowns for life.

@Awww

“Sydney, I thought you were a guarded, angry person from first reading your earlier posts but I’m now thinking you’re alright.”

LOL, that’s funny. I don’t like some of the trolls on this site, and I’ve gotten more vocal about it, but I try to keep it civil. At least, I thought I did.

Okay, here’s my thing with Stephen King novels. As long as he doesn’t interfere with the transition to film process, they have a better chance of turning out fine. He bellyaches about Jack Nicholson’s schtick in the original ‘Shining’ but his (King’s) remake, shown on free tv back in the Nineties was waaaay inferior. Yet he claims the latter was a truer depiction of what he was going for. ‘It’ started out fine especially with Tim Curry as the clown but at the end there’s this ridiculous, over-sized spider that appears to fight against another ludicrous monster. I felt cheated. Just like when I watched ‘The Stand.’ I want that time back.

A doctor tells a guy: “I have bad news. You have Alzheimer’s, and you have cancer.” Guy says, “Thank God I don’t have cancer.”

@BAhhhh

u’ll never intimidate me. I don’t csre how nice you say the mean shyt you say…..

Jesus I have a headache…..

My last comment was at Sydney

King’s best are ‘The Shining,’ ‘Misery,’ ‘Delores Clairborne,’ ‘Stand By Me,’ ’1408,’ ‘Carrie,’ and ‘Christine.’ The rest is junk. Reluctantly, I give a nod to ‘Pet Sematary’ and that’s largely in part because I read the book before the movie and found the reading scarier.

The TV mini-series of The Shining was inferior to the Kubrick film, but it was truer to the book — it depicted scenes straight out of the novel, but they fell flat.

Tim Curry was great in “It,” but, you’re right, the gigantic spider was too much — The book was much better, and it was genuinely scary, particularly since it involved kids.

Come to think of it, I can’t think of many good King movies. Stand by Me was excellent.

@Z LOL

This is crazy:

Real Quotes ya’ll
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Nick Dipaolo

I think I might vote for Barack Obama. Because I live in New York City and have been giving black guys change for the past 10 years. I want to see what it feels like for a black guy to give me change.

Sidebar:

Why am I the only person who remembers the 80′s horror movie “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”

Kigali and Marquis only want to push your buttons. It’s like that Howard Stern kind of humor. They do it to entertain themselves but if one takes it too personally, they’re missing the point. Usually what they say is so outrageous that the intent is for people to laugh at the absurdity of it. Not to take them seriously. But I think you know that.

Which comment, Z?

@Awww

I didn’t see 1408 — What is it about?

Kathy Bates was great in Misery and Dolores Claiborne. Carrie is a classic. Christine was good — the car freaked me out, though.

Pet Sematary was disappointing, especially after I read the book.

You know why the US can’t find Osama Bin Laden? They’re using the wrong agency to look for him. Don’t send the Army, Navy, Marines or the CIA – send Child Support!

Just the title of the movie, “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” was a non-sale for me. I never saw it. Kind of like “Mars Attacks.” If it wasn’t for the stellar cast, I never would have wasted my time with “Mars.” Even after watching it, I don’t know what to make of it. I’m just like, “What the hell?!?”

Ah. A ‘Baby Daddy’ joke.

I’ve actually known Marquis for a while, but he takes it too far sometimes, and all the “ni**a bi**h” comments get to be too much, and they sound really angry. But you’re right, this is his form of entertainment. God bless him.

I think Kigali and I have an understanding now, lol.

Desiree Burch

I don’t wear vanilla-scented lotion or perfume. Most girls love that crap, but I can’t do it. ‘Cause I can’t be the fat girl that smells like Rice Krispie treats. Can’t do it. People are all like, “God, Desiree! Did you eat again?!”

I remember Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, lol.

I also watched Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, but don’t tell anyone.

@ Sydney

1408 was sort of like The Shining. But just the Room itself was haunted. That mess was wierd. Samuel Jackson told his ass not to rent the room for the night.

What it dew?

Oh, that’s the John Cusack movie, isn’t it? I want to see that! It was good?

I read ‘Pet Sematary’ when I was around age 12 so that’s a book review from a pre-teens perspective. You must see ’1408.’ John Cusack plays a writer who goes from allegedly haunted hotels, bed & breakfasts, etc. to dispute the claim that the buildings are haunted. So he hears about Room 1408 in one particular hotel that’s supposed to be rife with paranormal activity. He’s cynical, of course, but because it’s his job, goes to check it out. Samuel L. Jackson is the hotel manager and he does everything to persuade John not to spend the night in room 1408 because supposedly no one lasts more than fifteen minutes. John won’t take no for an answer and reluctantly Sam gives him the key. Then all types of mayhem ensues. I recommend it. It works particularly because John Cusack has never taken on such a role before and his fear is quite convincing and contagious.

I love hummus.

Elvira was one of my fav movies as well as Teen Witch. Don’t tell anyone, but I have the soundtrack to Teen Witch…

Oh yeah and Earth Girls are Easy is still one of my fav movies of all time.

HEY OSH!

I didn’t like 1408, I thought it would never end – actually I think me a my husband walked out of that one.

@Awww

Yeah, I don’t think John Cusack has done horror before, has he? I love his acting, so I’ll check that out.

King loves creepy hotel rooms, doesn’t he?

I remember Teen Witch, and Teen Wolf, lol.

O, Sydney, and ‘The Mist.’ I forgot that one.

1/20/2009 WILL BE THE GREATEST DAY IN AMERICAN AND BLACK HISTORY!!!THE DREAM IS ALIVE!!! THE DREAM LIVES!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR.KING!!!

Off topic, but have you seen Vacancy? Another creepy motel movie with a yuppie couple that gets stranded in the middle of nowhere.

Was The Mist good? After seeing the previews, I wasn’t sure if it was worth the time.

Hey Z!!!

Okay, I had to get my grandson ready for his mother, so I seem to have missed some things.

So, how many of you know that they’re remaking FRIDAY THE 13TH – as in the FIRST one. They seem to be STARTING ALL OVER again.

Also, I LOVED the remake of HOLLOWEEN because, let’s face it – ROB ZOMBIE is tha SHIT!

Have y’all seen HOUSE OF 1000 CORPES & the 2nd one – damn what was the name of it?

The problem with King’s books is this. I understand the ongoing themes of ultimate good vs. evil but the monsters that appears in the movies at the end are too absurd to expel disbelief and it takes the viewer out of the movie. This problem hurt ‘The Stand,’ and ‘Dreamcatcher.’ However, with the improvement of CGI effects, the technology has now caught up with King’s vision so that graphic artists can create monsters that are believable. I think this holds true especially in his latest movie, ‘The Mist.’

Speaking of which my dad has a collection of Elvira stuff. In his words she is a “babe”. Ech.

Oh, and I avoid all M. Night Shamahoo movies, because they never fail to fail, IMO.

He needs to say Kings name at one of his speeches. quit referring to him as a preacher from Georgia

Thank you for your observation. I have been bothered by this fact from the gate. I find it disrespectful towards Dr. King!

YES!!! I loved ‘Vacancy’ AND ‘The Strangers.’ I think they were the same movie.

Oh, and THE SKELETON KEY was good, too.

‘The Devil’s Rejects.’

Any horror movie that is set in New Orleans is GOOD. That’s why I loved INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE!

Yo’, I’m the HORROR QUEEN!

Who does that We are One song, maZe and who?

Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you’ll be a mile away and you’ll have their shoes.

OK, Rob Zombie is demented — I saw both movies, and I don’t know if I can stomach the Halloween remake (plus, how can you top Jamie Lee Curtis?).

I thought they were making a Friday the 13th sequel (like Jason Takes Manhattan), but they’re starting over the series?

@LaLa Obama is being diplomatic. He’s acknowledging Dr. King and at the same time not ‘rubbing it in the face’ of the white people. Trust, brother man, he knows what he’s doing.

@ Awww
@ Z

YES – THE DEVIL’S REJECTS!!! Those movies were so damn good. That’s Rob Zombie’s Sister in those movies.

Can you imagine coming up against a family like that in the back woods somewhere? THAT’S WHAT MAKES THOSE MOVIES CRAZY!!!

And how about at the end – just when you think ol’ girl is gonna make it!!!

LOL You gotta love it.

We never see ourselves as the world sees us because love is blind

I hate horror moview, guess this is the wrong convo for me. Plus Sydney’s still ignoring me.

I’ll be back later, going to bathe my child.

@Awww

I want to see The Strangers, but isn’t the ending kind of bad?

I loved Interview with the Vampire — Yes, N.O. is a great location for horror.

those movies pissed me off….I feel light headed.

Optimists think the glass is half full. Pessimists think the glass is half empty. Realists know that someone will have to wash the glass.

I was on an Anne Rice kick for a long time. I read nearly all of her books. I agree with ‘Interview’ being very good. Then they screwed it up with the sequel. That’s not meant to be a slant against Aaliyah. (Loved that girl.)

Wait, isn’t that Rob Zombie’s wife?

@ Sydney

Yeah – it was wierd. I was watching the football game last week when they showed the previews. I was like, okay, Friday the 13th WHAT? They’re starting all over again from the beginning?

Hollywierd aren’t making scary movies the way they used to anymore.

I cant post!

There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel. Just hope it’s not a train.

That’s why ‘The Strangers’ is so scary – because of the ending. And they said it was based on actual events. Take that with a grain of salt. They said the same thing about ‘The Blair Witch Project’ and ‘Hostel.’

Whoever said nothing is impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.

Sydney, New Orleans couldn’t save ‘Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil.’

Hey Redd

@MissBlaze

I guess Hollyweird is taking the easy route and is just remaking movies, which is pretty lazy.

Besides, Friday the 13th is a camp classic, but it wasn’t that good to begin with — It did scare the beejesus out of me when that kid jumped out of the water at the end.

BIG REDD!!!

@Z Are you working down one of them Bob Marley, Cigar-sized blunts?

Opportunity knocks, but temptation kicks the door down.

@Awww

I saw the Blair Witch Project alone one night, and my legs were shaking uncontrollably at the end. I couldn’t go home, so I went over to my boyfriend’s house. It scared me that bad. I think I’ve always had a fear of the woods — I hated when my parents sent me off to camp, lol.

Hostel was just gross, I’m sorry. The last hour was just straight gore.

Making movies that already has a built-in audience is more profitable. Besides, it’s hard to scare us now. We’re so desensitized.

I’d like to see what that guy from ‘Cabin Fever’ is going to come up with next. He’s demented.

@Awwww

actually no. I don’t smoke weed. I do think I am getting sick. My head hurts and I am lightheaded.

@ Sydney

Yes – with the worms and all that on his head and with eye sockets with no eyes in them LOL… That shit made EVERYBODY jump in the movie theatre.

I saw that movie on THE DEUCE! Before it became the swanky-swank 42nd Street that it is today! THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!!

LOL @ Sydney. That movie was brilliant. It’s in the ‘World Book of Records’ as the most profitable horror movie ever.

That reminds me of my mother and the first time she saw ‘Psycho.’ She says she couldn’t take a shower and she stayed up until my father got home from work at about eleven o’clock at night. It’s particularly funny because my mother is usually fearless. But a drag queen coming at her with a butcher knife made her knees knock.

The day the monkey is destined to die, all the trees get slippery

Are you talking about the Blair Witch Project, Awww?

“Making movies that already has a built-in audience is more profitable. Besides, it’s hard to scare us now. We’re so desensitized.”

Good point, but kind of sad. It does take much more to scare us nowadays — I guess that’s why gory flicks like Saw and Hostel are so popular. I prefer more subtlety.

American Psycho scared the shyt out of me!

@ Sydney

What was the name of the one that Ryan from All My Children played in… they were on the beach and these people drugged them because the guy wanted their organs?

That man got on the View and he said that the Director of that movie ACTUALLY went through that shit.

Now with Hostel – lets face it – it was VERY believable to me. This is why I was never too keen about going to all these Islands and foreign countries n’ shit.

@ Z

Yeah, that was deep.

“But a drag queen coming at her with a butcher knife made her knees knock.”

LOL!

Yeah, after watching Blair Witch, I will never venture into the woods again. No witch is going to terrorize my black arse. No sir.

Yes, ‘Blair Witch’ is in the Book of Records.

you know what. I just realized I took some headache Pm medicine. thats why I feel lightheaded. My ass is high as a kite

@ Awwwww

Even the actress (Jamie Curtis’ Mothere) she even said she couldn’t get back into the shower after doing the movie.

Same thing with LINDA BLAIR – She said she ‘went through some things’ after doing that movie.

@MissBlaze

I know the movie you’re talking about, but I can’t remember the name.

Did you see The Ruins? After reading the reviews (it’s pretty gory), I skipped it.

American Psycho was great — Christian Bale played that part spot-on.

I have a Shakespeare teacher who came from Houston. The guy is a blast. He’s more like a buddy than a professor. But we were analyzing ‘Midsummer Nights Dream’ and he happened to talk about how his Black friends have a whole different perception on being in the woods at night than his White friends. Blacks usually associate it with men in white sheets, torches, ropes and shit.

@ Z

Don’t you find that medication like that makes you have WIERD DREAMS?

I do.

Yeah, Linda Blair fell off. But I do like the Scariest Places on Earth series.

‘The Ruins’ is not bad. I didn’t find it that gory. I mean, if you can deal with ‘Apocalypto,’ ‘Ruins’ is nothing. ‘The Descent’ is also a better than average horror flick.

@ Awwww

You damn right that’s why we’re afraid of the woods.

And we damn sure won’t go in there “in the night – in the dark.”

People have been continuously recommending the BOOK ‘American Psycho.’ They said the violence in the movie pales to that of the book. Supposedly, the author takes the gore factor to an obscene level.

@Miss Blaze

Honestly I never take pm medicine. But it was all that my roommate had. This prolly my second time in life. I would imagine though that it prooly have you delirious and hallucinate and shyt. the way i feel right now. I could really just just fall out the chair right now as we speak. mannnn

Now what movie was THAT from?

“Nobody will here you and nobody will come. In the night. In the dark.”

LMFAO!!!

Hey Syd, Miss Blaze, & Mock!

Bossip wont let me post, so Ill talk to yall 2mar

@awww

I read the book as well. Shyt is no joke. Had me scared of corporate men for many years…..

@ Z

Well, be careful and don’t go anywhere.

OMG MISS BLAZE

Remeber this quote “where ya gonna go? What ya gonna do? Who you going to tell?”

Okay, wait, that wasn’t the right line. It’s:

Nobody will come any nearer than that. In the night. In the dark.

The Descent was very good, but I felt so sad at the end. . .

“But we were analyzing ‘Midsummer Nights Dream’ and he happened to talk about how his Black friends have a whole different perception on being in the woods at night than his White friends. Blacks usually associate it with men in white sheets, torches, ropes and shit.”

Interesting point. . .

I remember one night at camp when we saw bats flying overhead and we took off running like the Boogey Man was after us. And I saw a few snakes, which I hate, and I got a lot of bug bites.

But, yes, there are a lot of potential dangers in the woods, including Klansmen, depending on where you are.

MissBlaze, you mean that movie filmed in Brazil? Yeah, I liked it. Supposedly, the director of ‘Hostel’ was going to do an actual documentary on Americans disappearing in Europe on account of being lured to slaughterhouses by Europeans who butcher them for sport just like in ‘Hostel’ but he got such a stern warning from the underground mob who threatened to have him whacked if he put it out that he opted to do a fictional movie-version of the subject matter. I’ve heard people debating whether it’s true or just a good marketing tactic.

What movie is that from, Miss Blaze? It sounds familiar.

@ Z

DAMN – that’s a good one – and I can hear the person sayin’ it with a raspy voice!

Turista

@MIss Blaze

The movies is the Body Snatchers. That was my fav line

Do any of y’all ever experience sleep paralysis?

‘Turista!’ Thanks, Z.

@Aww

I know what you mean. I used to get held down in my sleep all the time.

‘Sleep Paralysis’ is like when you wake abruptly out of a dream. You’re brain is awake but your body is not. There’s a sensation of a presence being in the room. It is holding you down on the bed and you can’t move your body – not even to turn your head. I get this more often than I’d like but I’m hearing that it’s more common than one would think. I usually say the Lord’s Prayer to break out of it because it literally feels like a demon has sneaked into your room and holding you down on your bed.

1. WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY… WE HAVE NEVER BEEN A DEMOCRACY… GOD HELP US IF WE BECOME A DEMOCRACY… (the president should know this)…

2. What do any of you think about Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y. introducing H. J. Res. 5… I seriously doubt any of you know what I’m talking about… THEY ARE TRYING TO REPEAL THE 22nd AMENDMENT…

3. Since we are talking about the washington times did any of you bother to read the article where they are talking about how the inauguration is really just… A BIG MASONIC RITUAL… probably not…

4. What do you think about this “universal citizen service,” an idea laid out in The Plan, Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed’s blueprint for changing America. “Young people will know that between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five, the nation will enlist them for three months of civilian service. They’ll be asked to report for basic civil defense training in their state or community, where they will learn what to do in the event of biochemical, nuclear, or conventional attack.” in conjunction with the fact Charlie Rangle (D) N.Y. is trying to bring back the draft… AGAIN…?

5. what do you think about princess caroline in new york…?

@Z, is that a prison reference?

@ Z
@ Awww

It’s called A WITCH RIDING YOUR BACK. When you have to struggle and wake up – then stay awake because if you go right back to sleep, it’ll keep happening to you.

Wait!

What about sleepwalking – I did that once when I was a child and ACTUALLY brought something back to bed with me.

That’s an old wive’s tale, MissBlaze. I don’t believe in witches. (And stop it. You’re scaring me.)

Don’t just stare at it, eat it.

I have to return some video tapes.

Great overnight bag, Bateman. Is that LaCroix?

-american psycho

What did you bring back?

AWWWWWWWWWWWSHADDAAAAAAAP!!!!

@Z, is that a prison reference?
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lmao. no I was being serious. It is a spirit bothering you. It used to happen to me all the time and when i sought help, I found out it was ghost who followed me everywhere bc I reminded it of someone in its past. I pray and it will leave evntually. Twice I prayed and the shyt started laughing. So now what I do it smoke the house out. Which mean you get a sage smudge stck and walk thru your house and pray asking for protection. keep your house clean and always sweep the dirt out your front door before putting it in the dustpan. Shyt like that.

@jaerisk
you have the right to say whatever you want dude but I don’t understand your comment.
Don’t you think that white people have done the same thing (voting for someone who’s same race) for way too long?
I think your way of thinking is related to self hatred

@ Awww

There was a picture hanging on the wall next to the full-length mirror in my room – which I was standing in front of – looking at my DAMN self.

The picture was of Christ in the boat with the fishermen who were trying to catch fish so that they could eat.

When I woke up I still had the picture in my hand.

I WILL NEVER FORGET IT.

I heard a scientific explanation for sleep paralysis whereas you’re supposedly suspended in sleep REM or something. Whatever. It’s still a more frightening experience than any movie I have ever seen.

It reminds me of a sayin’ my Jamaican grandmother used as a method of stirring fear in me. “Ol’ hag ah guh ride yuh back.” She would say. Supposedly, for misbehaving kids, an ol’ witch enters into their room at night, climb on top of their sleeping bodies and ride them as a way of punishment.

I wanna see a ghost.

you’re blamin us for voting for an intellectual, very charismatic & competent black man but I’m sure you’re not saying anything to he people who voted for Bush 8 yrs & 4 yrs ago (even if we all know last election was a trick)

I personally strive to vote for people who are not white, as long as they are not republican. I guess that means I suck or whatever.

I see and hear ghost. I sense presences all the time, but never feel scared. they just be there.

@Miss Blaze

“The picture was of Christ in the boat with the fishermen who were trying to catch fish so that they could eat.

When I woke up I still had the picture in my hand.”

That’s some story. . .

I haven’t experienced sleep paralysis or sleepwalkiing, but I have cried in a dream and awakened with tears on my cheeks, or had a nightmare, and I’m still scared when I wake up, and I have to shake it off. That kind of thing. . .

what are you talking about people? ghost & spirits stories! damn it’s scary
have a good night of sleep looooooool

I saw a ghost once when I was a kid.

Hey, Z. Can I tell you just how much better that makes me feel.

So, I’ve been having that occurrence for years. You’re telling me a spirit has been haunting me that long? O, what the hell – where does one get a smudge stick from?

@ Yoshi

Hell, come to the Bronx. There are hella apartment buildinds that are over 100 years old. Those railroad apartments – full of ghosts.

My apartment has them – I have to keep PLUG-INS because of the OLD PERSON smell that seems to linger in and out in my living room. Agh – the smell is horrible.

Like I said – I keep mirrors ALL OVER MY DAMN HOUSE specifically for this reason and especially in front of my front door when I open it.

Plus, my good neighbors ACTUALLY WARNED me about them – but AFTER I’d moved in. I was like, “Gee – thanks!”

I dreamt once that a spirit came to me and was tryna teach me how to leave my body. THATS CRAZY! I WAS SCARED!

Have you ever seen a spirit or hear voices in your apartment, Miss Blaze?

@ Sydney. Tell us about it.

@ MissBlaze. I only have one such occurrence to tell. I was in the fifth grade at the time. And one night, my grandmother found me in the hallway outside my bedroom wandering aimless – still in sleep mode – chanting, “Fractions. Fractions.” So she was startled and grabbed me by the arm, asking “Where are you going? Where are you going?” I’m still going, “Fraction. Fraction.” She has a death grip on my arm and I’m yanking away furiously, “Fractions. Fractions.” She wouldn’t let go no matter how hard I fought and then finally urine poured down my legs. It turns out I had been newly introduced to fractions in class and, being overly occupied with the subject matter, it had somehow infiltrated my sleep. My grandmother may have been spooked thinking some spirit was controlling me but, in fact, I just needed to go to the bathroom. True story. Sorry. It wasn’t that interesting.

@ Sydney

Oh, do tell….

When you’re home alone and you’re washing dishes and you have to turn around quick because it seems like there’S somebody standing RIGHT behind you – make no mistake about it. IT’S A GHOST!!!!!

OK I am going to sleep ppl. this medicine is kicking my ass. goodnight all

Goodnight, Z.

@ Awwww

Now you KNOW I thought of the Exorcist when you said urine ran down your legs, right!

My grandmother didn’t do anything – but I’m sure she was close-by because she was a light sleeper. We never, ever talked about that though.

I DO however stop breathing for a long while when I’m asleep. Some of my ex’s have actually TOLD me that they would watch me sleep.

I’m like, “Why?” And they’d say “because its like your ass will just stop breathing – and for a long damn time, too.”

And on that note: I’M OUT! Gotta get ready for my new gig tomorrow at the TV Station.

I’M SO EXCITED!!! Until next time, y’all…

I’ll holla,

PEACE!!!

Wow, that’s some story, Awww!

Well, as a kid, my family would visit my grandparents, and I would normally sleep in the back room on the upper floor where the other bedrooms were. Well, for some reason, I hated sleeping in that back area, something about it unnerved me, and I couldn’t put my finger on it. So, one night, when I was maybe 10 or 11 (I think), I woke up and saw this brother (he looked young, like in his 20s at the most) sitting across from me. He looked very sad and he was silent. I think I looked at him for a while and then he just disappeared. I remember that I wasn’t scared at all – I was more sad. Well, I told my mom and grandma, and, of course, they said I was dreaming, but I’ve never had an experience like that before or since.

So, years passed, and my grandfather shared a story with my cousins and me about the back room and how an older woman used to live in the house. One day, when my cousin was a baby, she was in the back room and she was crying¸and my grandfather heard someone comfort her — but my cousin was in the room by herself. He said he heard a woman’s voice.

I think there are locations that experience paranormal activity, and that room somehow was like a gateway I felt for strange occurrences, and that’s why I never felt comfortable in it. I felt there was a presence there.

I’m out too. It was a pleasure, y’all.

Bye, Miss Blaze!

@ Sydney

WAIT!!!

Yes – I have – in the apartment I’m in now. And this is how I know that there are numerous spirits here.

One afternoon I was home alone and I was taking a nap. I woke up to all these voices – all talking at once in my ear.

I woke up and had to cover my ears – they were still ringing. I actually spoke out to them saying, “listen, I know y’all here, but DAMN.”

Then I said, “IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE.”

I refuse to be scared by them – and of COURSE there’s a child here as well, because my grandson is always looking into thin air and laughing. He actually told me the child’s name – David or some shit like that. I just said, yeah. Okay.

Y’ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING, OKAY!!!

LOL, I thought everyone had left. . .

Miss Blaze, your story freaks me out. I haven’t had anything like that happen, and I think it would really scare me.

@ Sydney

Don’t be scared – you already know this is what they try to do.

Have a good evening, Syd. Until tomorrow – God willing.

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(In my best Mr. McDarrell)

Listen here Z, I’m going to tell U this only once…if U want to work with me U’re gonna half to stay off the drugs

Hey Mockk

Sydney

I’ve actually known Marquis for a while, but he takes it too far sometimes, and all the “ni**a bi**h” comments get to be too much, and they sound really angry. But you’re right, this is his form of entertainment. God bless him.

I think Kigali and I have an understanding now, lol.

Huh? A week and a half ago, you were co-signing and bonding with SMDH & Passenger 57, and I’m angry? OK, I get – “N*^ga B*tch” bad! “WORTHLESS BLACK MALE; TAR COON; N!*^ER; TAR APE; GOLLIWOG; etc, etc”, is acceptable. (Scratching head) Sigh! You’re a true cunundrum, Lady Sydney…But who am I to question your subjective P.O.V.. Sweet dreams.

@MissBlaze43. You are so racist! Bigots like you are the reason Ain’t Nothing Change!

from Australia…………
we are united in our hope for the USA with the election of President Obama.
“Obama-mania” is alive and well here, with all our media in Washington covering the Inauguration.
Thank God Almighty!

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