The Lady In My Life

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Like sands in the hour glass..like a clock ticking to the end...like it were your last breath Share

In the past week, i have come to discover, that three people i grew up with, have all lost family members within a short time span. Not too long ago a very young husband slumped and died, perfectly healthy,no warning sign, leaving behind a wife and a child ,we all grew up in the same neighborhood.

It is shocking to me, many of them i personally knew, conversed with ,some i laughed with, so i can’t even imagine what the families must be going through.

None of them saw this coming, none of them expected this. None of the families saw this coming . One day they were making plans and setting dates, have hearty conversations with their loved ones, and the next, they were gone, and to their loved ones, it was like a bad dream.

In a few days it would be the birthday of a friend that passed on when i was in my freshman year many years back,but feels like yesterday, he would have been 27 this year.

What’s my point. We have no control over when we would die. No matter how healthy we eat ,exercise or diet, there is no guarantee. No matter how safely we drive , efficient our pilots ,our sturdy our houses. There is no guarantee that we are even going to wake up the next morning, can you guarantee that the next breath you take won’t be your last.

These dear people were teenagers, young adults and well lived in the prime, chronology did not make a difference to their passing on.

Being young is no guarantee. We have all heard stories of people that step out of their front door and the next minute they are gone. We have heard of young people that sleep and don’t wake up, no warning . We’ve heard of toddlers, pre teens, teenagers , graduates and newly weeds that are gone in one second, shortly after saying, “i’ll be back in a few minutes”

A few months ago, Michael Jackson passed away, many people that never met him or had a personal knowledge of him, but they took it very personal and very hard. The next question was “where is he now?” Some of those that did not like him , made statements of “Roasting”, others say “he’s Moon Walking in the pearly gates”. I don’t know what confessions, decisions or repentance he made before he passed, so i’m not going to speculate.

The question we should be asking ourselves. What are we going to do when we breathe our last breath and find out after all, that there’s life after death?

What are you going to do when you find out that being good, doing good works, being a nice person, does not grant you entry into Heaven? That your good, or nice does not meet the standard of God.

How would you explain or give account for the life you lived?

How would you explain , hearing about God, knowing about him, and yet living a life that largely ignored him and the sacrifice he made for you?

When God says, WHY should i let you into my Kingdom? What would your answer be?

Your employee of the month. Paid off Mortgage, Tight Whip, Favorite Song, Retirement Fund, Big Bonus,Six Figure Salary, Goodness, Donations to Charity ,Appearance on a Magazine front cover, Award winning song,Movie, Best selling book are not going to matter. They are all going to be left behind for people to fight over.

When you stand naked before the throne of God, all that you achieved in the physical is not going to amount to a hill of beans. To put it bluntly , no amount of good works, that impresses humans, is going to impress an eternal and infinitely Holy God. To whom all our righteousness is like filthy rags. To use a modern term, presenting your “good works’ to a Holy God that knows no sin, is like strutting in front of him, in a coat made of month old used tampons, and expecting him to be impressed. Imagine the stink of it, not to mention how Ludicrous .

BEFORE WE PROCEED ANY FURTHER, LET’S TAKE THE GOOD TEST

-Have you ever told a lie? If you say NO, that’ s a lie right there . Baring false witness

-Have you ever stolen something , no matter how small or insignificant,even a pinch of cake,a piece of meat, a friends dress,shoe. Thou shalt not Steal

-Have you ever looked at someone with lust, you just looked and imagined. Yup, that’s as bad as doing the deed of fornication or adultery

-Have you ever taken the name of the Lord in vain? G….Dammit etc…well that’s blasphemy

-Has anything, job,money,love interest,ambition held a bigger place in your heart than God ,more time , more priority, more focus and attention than God? If so, it’s called Idolatry

-Growing up did you ever defy your parents and disobey a direct instruction even by omission,or subtly Well, you did not Honor your parents as commanded.

If you have answered yes to any of those question , you just broke one of the ten commandment. You see how hard it is? In all honesty we all have broken all of them at some point in time.

By those pre Grace standards we are all on some level, Liars, Thieves and fornicators

Trust me, we do not want to be judged by the law, or how moral we have been.You can see them in Exodus 20

That is why a merciful God sent Christ, so we would not be subject to judgment by those standards. Our sin separates us from God and repentance and submission to Christ is the only guarantee to reconciliation with God.

This is not multiple choice, or the wheel of fortune..There are no several roads to salvation. If you don’t come to God through Jesus, you are not coming to him at all. He is offering us GRACE. God is not there saying “Let’s make a deal”, he’s saying “Here’s the deal, take it, or leave it”

GOD LOVES YOU,and he made a plan of salvation so you won;t be subject to the law. He’s a father opening his arms for you to run into ,but if you reject him, you have to realize that he is also an incorruptible judge, that would not let injustice, sin and rejection of his gift go unpunished.

Jesus was the only one to come and make a sacrifice for our sins. He paid the price that for our sin,and faced the wrath of God, that was meant for those who confess their sin and accept his Lordship. When you accept Christ, God no longer looks at you or your sin, but he looks at his sinless son, the righteousness of Christ and accepts that as YOUR righteousness.

He stands in the gap, saying Father, look at my righteousness not his, he has confessed and accepted me. In order to have that.

You have to acknowledge your sin first of all.

The lies, the lust (mental&physical), the cheating, the malice, fornication , hate ,the pride the jealousy ,envy ,greed ,spite and all those things we call part of human nature. No human being can say they have never being guilty of any of these, and THAT is exactly the point.

We are all born in sin, and until we accept the salvation of Christ done on the Cross , by mourning ,repenting and forsaking of our sin, we will face God as a judge instead of a Father welcoming us home.

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment Hebrews 9:27

You may be thinking “I know i need to get right with God, BUT I’ll do it later, i still have time , i want to enjoy life as i’m young”.

Tupac said very similar words to Evander Holyfield a few hours before he was gunned down. He was man that had it all by world standards; looks, fame , more money than he knew what to do with, a successful career and respect in his industry. What more, right??

The wisest man to ever live, King Solomon said

“Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your creator.Honor him in your youth before you grow old and no longer living. It will be too late then to remember him…….” Ecclesiastes 12:1-2

You may say “How dare you imply that i’m a sinner, who are you to say that, i’m a very good person , i work hard a being moral. How are you better than me?”

Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

I’m not better, but the fact is unless we are seen by God through the righteousness of Christ, we are all filthy and face the judgment of an incorruptible judge, because no human can live 100% to God’s standard ,his HOLY standard, no matter how good, or moral we think we are by human standards, humans are fickle, and what is moral today, in 30 years time would be called old fashioned and backward thinking.

If you are relying on Good works, it’s recorded that Michael Jackson did more more for humanity and Charity than any other celebrity or even some organizations. Yet there are human beings that hold him in contempt, for the charges of which he was acquitted. If people could not forgive him, for apparent mistakes, which were never proven.If despite all the good he did , humans with their own flaws and issues had such high standards and expectation .How much do we think our accumulation of good works can ever matter to an infinitely HOLY God, who has never known any sin.

There’s hope

He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved Acts 16:30-31

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

Come now, let us reason together,”says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet,they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.-Isaiah 1;18

If you have made it to the end of this note, you may still disagree and say NO ,

You may be infuriated with me.

You may be saying, This boy has come again?

You may be , this boy won’t leave this religion thing alone,is it by force?

You may even decide to bid me good riddance

But I’d rather say this truth to you , and have you mad at me, than keep quite, and just hope you stumble across it someday, just so we can keep the “peace”.

.You may decide that you’ve had enough of my Bible stuff and never want to speak to me again BUT Your life, your eternal destiny, is more important to me than how happy you remain with me,or how high i am ranked on your approval or “cool” rating, Where you stand with God when your time comes, is FAR more important than those things

This is not about religion.This is more than just an opposing theology or philosophy . THIS IS ABOUT YOUR LIFE. It’s about a personal relationship with God.

Ceremonies, church attendance,prayer routine is no guarantee to salvation, neither are any amount of good works or penance. Good people don’t go to heaven, forgiven people do.

Even if you grew up in church, with Christian parents, that is no guarantee. Going to church does not make you a Christian, any more than going to MacDonalds makes you a hamburger. God does not have any grand children , faith in Christ is not genetically transferred. The evidence about what your life is TODAY.

The word says
Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine.Test yourselves.If you cannot tell that Jesus Christ is among you, it means you have failed the test? (2 Corinthians 13:5-6).

The only thing i will ask, is that if you have never done this before, Cry out to the God of heaven and earth through his son Jesus and ask him if you are right with him. If he is pleased with your life right now, If he recognizes you as his child and if you have a place in his Kingdom, and to teach you how to be reconciled to him. If you don’t believe he’s real , well, all you’ve lost is some words. If you do, well, this could just be the beginning of your journey with him.

That’s all i ask.

GOD BLESS

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Win or Fail: Perez Hilton's Book!? Perez Hilton's Book Signing?

Perez Hilton, if you know who he is, you know he is the infamous celebrity blogger turned “celebrity”  himself.  Even if you don’t like him, you’ve got to admit he was extremely successful with perezhilton.com; that he is a pioneer for bloggers who want to make it big.

He’s releasing a tell-all book, “Perez Hilton’s True Bloggywood Stories–The Glamorous Life of Beating, Cheating, and Overdosing.”

Will his book be successful?  We think there will be some DEFINITE controversy surrounding it and it may be damaging to Perez’s reputation, not that that isn’t uncharacteristic of him.

Highlights of the book are  “Steamy Details on Twilight Dating”, “The Michael Jackson Catastrophe”, “Exclusive details on Perez’s controversial face-to-face encounters with Will.I.Am, Carrie Prejean, and Drew Barrymoore“, “Exclusive dish on Jon and Kate+8 debacle and other reality TV scandals”, just to name a few.  Does this dish sound delish?

Perez is also offering to personally autograph every book that is bought and sent to a special address.  As for live signings, there’s no information on that yet.

So, is this a win or fail move?  We’re tempted to look through the book if we see it lying around!

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Courting Revulsion

 

by James Howard Kunstler www.kunstler.com/
Originally posted November 23, 2009

HOW INFANTILE IS AMERICAN SOCIETY?  Last night’s CBS “Business Update” (in the midst of its “60 Minutes” program) featured three items: 1.) The New Moon teen vampire movie led the weekend box-office receipts; 2.) Cadbury shares hit an all-time high; 3.) Michael Jackson’s rhinestone-studded white glove sold at auction for $350,000. Some in-house CBS-News producer is responsible for this fucking nonsense. How does he or she keep her job? Is there no adult supervision at the network?

Meanwhile, over at The New York Times this morning, Paul “Nobel Prize” Krugman writes:
“Most economists I talk to believe that the big risk to recovery comes from the inadequacy of government efforts; the stimulus was too small, and it will fade out next year, while high unemployment is undermining both consumer and business confidence.”

Disclosure: I’m not one of the economists that Mr. Krugman talks to (nor am I an economist). But it’s sure interesting to know that the ones palavering with Mr. Krugman imagine that that the US can possibly return to an economy based on the fraudulent securitization of reckless debt. Does Mr. Krugman think that the production housing industry can resume paving over the nether exurbs with half-million-dollar houses (to be bought with no money down loans by the sheet-rockers working inside them)?

Does he think all those people receiving cancellation notices from their credit card issuers are in a position to flash their plastic at the Gallerias this Friday? Or ever will be again?  Is he perhaps misusing the term “recovery?”  After all, that is generally taken to mean resuming a prior state, which is, in turn, presumed to be a healthy prior state.  Is that what the economy of the past decade was?  And, incidentally, what exactly is a “consumer?”  And why, at the highest levels of journalism in this land, do we refer to citizens that way?  As if the American people have no other purpose except to buy things? Or is that the only way an “economist” can imagine them?

I’m sorry to burden the reader with so many questions, but the idiots running the mainstream news media in this land are not doing it and somebody has to.

If a “recovery” is not in the cards, then what exactly is going on out there?

What’s going on in the US economy is a slow-motion convulsion from which we will emerge as a very different nation with a different economy.  The wild irresponsibility of the media in pretending otherwise is only going to make the convulsion worse, more painful, more socially and politically destructive. The convulsion can be described with precision as one of compressive contraction.

Historic circumstances are requiring us to change our behavior, to make new arrangements for everyday life in all the major particulars: capital accumulation and deployment; food production; commerce; habitation; transport; education; and health care. These new arrangements must be organized at a smaller and finer scale, and on a much more local basis.

The main “historic circumstance” mandating these changes goes under the heading of “peak oil.” We’ve come to the end of our ability in this world to increase energy inputs to the global economy. The routine “growth” in industrial activity and production that has been the basis of our financial arrangements for 200-odd years is no longer possible.  Offsetting this decline in oil energy “input” with “alt.energy” is a dangerous fantasy because it distracts us from the urgent task of making new arrangements for trade, food production, et cetera – the very things that would provide jobs and social roles for our citizens in the future.

We are seeing a comprehensive failure of leadership in every sector and every level of American life – in politics, business, banking, education, news media, medicine, and the clergy. All are determined to pretend that we can somehow continue the habits and behaviors of the pre peak oil era. They are all unwilling to face reality, and are all engaged in mutually supporting each other’s dangerous fantasies.

If we don’t attend to the transformation of American life by downscaling our activities and changing the way they are carried out, and re-localizing them, we will see our society disintegrate – and I use the word “dis-integrate” with purposeful precision. Everything will come apart – our political arrangements, our households, our health and well-being.

At the moment, banking is disintegrating.  It’s happening because the end of regular, predictable, cyclical, industrial growth means the end of our ability to generate credit without limits, and in fact we passed this point by stealth some time ago leaving the banks in “Wile E. Coyote” suspension above an abyss, where they have lately been joined by government at all levels and the indebted citizens of the land. The profound nausea spreading through the offices of America is the somatic recognition of exactly where we are in all this: off the cliff.

It’s important to remind readers that so-called “capitalism” is not to blame. Capitalism is not an ideology.  It refers to a set of laws governing the disposition of surplus wealth. There is going to be surplus wealth somewhere in the years ahead, even if our living standards fall substantially, even under the strictures of peak oil.  All the communist experiments of the 20th century produced some kind of surplus wealth. All of them were subject to the phenomenon of compound interest. What matters in the disposition of capital are the rules created for accumulating and deploying it.

In the USA the past two decades, we ignored the rules, repealed some of the critical laws, and failed to enforce the existing ones so that, when faced by the historic circumstances of peak oil, we allowed fraud and swindling to run wild – just at the moment when we should have taken the most care. That is why our money system ran off the rails.

We’re now seeing worldwide a kind of race between the assertion of peak oil and the failures of capital management as to which will provoke a widespread convulsion first.  They are obviously related and whichever gets us in the most trouble fastest, our destination is the same: the absolute necessity to reorganize how we live. Among the many elements of this is the fact that “globalism,” in the Thomas Friedman sense of the word, is over. The urgent need to re-localize economies makes this self-evident. As a practical matter for us, this means committing to import replacement – making things we need in the US, probably much more regionally. “Globalism” now joins the many other fantasies that we can no longer indulge in.

At the moment, going into Thanksgiving 2009, America’s leadership has dedicated itself to the worst action it could take under the circumstances: a campaign to sustain the unsustainable. This is what’s embodied in the foolish term “recovery.” The way we try to explain things to ourselves matters, if we don’t want to be crushed by history. Go back to the top of this blog and look at the things we pay attention to. Aren’t you ashamed?

 

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Speed Explains: The 2009 AMAs.

Now, I came in around 9:30, because I decided to watch two clusterfucks created by Seth MacFarlane. (The only redeeming quality of Family Guy/Cleveland Show last night was the fact that Quagmire’s complete decimation of all things Brian-related Oh, my God, that was probably one of the greatest Family Guy moments ever, if not one of the greatest moments in animated history (at least of the past decade, Simpsons Movie be damned).
With that out the way, did Adam Lambert give homophobes everywhere a giant “F.U” last night, or did he give homophobes everywhere a giant “F.U?” I mean, damn, I was speechless after that performance. Then, I actually applauded, just because dude just didn’t give a fuck. He went up there with an agenda, stuck it to the Establishment and even got some faux-fellatio out of it
::snarky smile::
Only thing is, dude was pitchy as all hell.

Alicia Keys should go back to playing the piano on her songs. Last night’s performance set her up to become another artist in the vein of Beyonce and Ciara. We need singers, not showgirls (even though Beyonce can sing her ass off from time to time.) Alicia, we love you because you don’t have to jump around and screw yourself into the ground while you perform. You exude sexy by playing the piano, cranking out melodies and being you. Wearing leggings and flaunting your ass-ets doesn’t really seem like you. Plus, the song was kind of too poppy for my tastes.

Eminem and Fiddy really need to stop trying to be all gangsta-fied now. They’re both 30-plus and haven’t seen the wrong side of the tracks for the latter part of the past decade. There is no need for hoodies pulled up over your head and shit. You’re not some underground nobody anymore. You’re frackin’ Eminem, the only white rapper that’s outsold just about every black rapper that isn’t named Jay-Z.

Speaking of Jay-Z, nice suit…minus the suede coat to go along with it. Then again, you’re Sean Carter. You can do those things because, outside of Barack and Oprah, you’re the most powerful black man on the planet right now that isn’t…well, I’d rather not go there.

Jennifer Lopez fell on her butt, both literally and figuratively with her Loubouitons song. It was boring and sounded like, well, every other post-2000 J. Lo song.

And, Drake bores me now. He looks so freakin’ unnatural in front of a camera when he isn’t in a wheelchair. Like, f’really.

I could go on, but yeah, I’ll stop. I did, however, expect Kanye West to come out and say “Taylor, I’m really happy for you, and I’ma let you finish, but MICHAEL JACKSON was the greatest artist of the year…even though he only released a greatest hits album, had one new song, and his only performance was a rehearsal for his tour that never happened.”

I love you, Mike, but you can’t win EVERYTHING. (Anyone remember when Ray Charles damn near swept the Grammys after he died?)

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Chris Brown Transformed Me.

Yes, I went to the Chris Brown concert. Yes, the FAN Appreciation Tour. Now before I get “hate” comments, let me explain myself.

I love live music. I love small venues. And I love a good performance. All three of these? Checked off the list.

I know a lot of people were just like, “F Chris Brown,” “going to his show means you support domestic violence,” etc etc. But. I have to disagree. The boy can put on an effing show. Seriously.

I Can Transform Ya Intro

Totally Transformed.

He started out with his new single, “I Can Transform Ya.” Hot choreography, not so hot vocals (he TOTALLY lip-synched the song.) Everything after this was sung live, however, so he is forgiven (my mom says I trust/forgive too easily. She also once told me how she was worried about me, and says that I have a personality that would end up staying in an abusive relationship…. I haven’t told her that I went to see Chris Brown.)

My new nightgown.

Overall observation/highlights? The fact that the venue was filled with under-18-year-olds, some fans we met that came all the way from Sweden to see Chris, a surprise appearance by Ray-J during the New Boyz opening act, Chris Brown bringing Keri Hilson on stage to sing “Turnin’ Me On,” and watching Ciara rock out to CB’s show from the balcony view (I swore she waved to me and former USC roomie Priya.) Oh! Speaking of Priya, she had fabulous quote that sort of summed up why people should give Chris Brown another chance, and I thought I’d share: “Bill Clinton cheated on his wife, and people still loved him as President.” Translation? Chris Brown, despite what many would consider personal shortcomings, still kills it as a performer.

OH! And can’t forget the Michael Jackson medley/tribute. He did a little Rock With You, Thriller, and Billie Jean! Think it’s safe to say Chris Brown could have been MJ’s heir?

MJ Tribute

The girls went Craaazy.

Not gonna lie, even during all the Rihanna hoopla, I had a soft spot for Chris Brown. Maybe it’s because of the interview I did with him back in Sept ‘08, where he came off as nothing short of a sweetheart. OK maybe not a sweetheart, but he was pretty nice when he talked to me about all of his tattoos and his love for Super Nintendo (FYI, his favorite SNES game is Mario 3, he liked the option of Mario with a raccoon tail that lets you fly.) If you watch the clip below, you actually may even hear him talk about RIHANNA! Check it out.

OH! Funny side story. I saw this little kid who looked like he wanted to be Chris Brown. I couldn’t help but stare. He was next to another kid (older) who appeared to look like Lil Wayne. Said-individual then takes his shirt off and…underneath? A shirt that says “Weezy.” Anyway. I go up to them and say hi. They take their earphones out to listen. I ask to take a picture. They nod their head. Straight one-way conversation… like, I totally got celebrity-style dissed by wannabe celebs! So whack. Anyway. At least I have the picture!

Mini Chris Brown and Weezy.

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exhausted

I’m so beat right now. Julia and I went to the gym this morning and then came back for a little and went straight to Limes. We left Limes a little early to go to the beach with Heather, Jon, and Nate. Josh’s bus was too late unfortunately. And then, tomorrow morning the plan is that Julia, Heather, Rachel and I are all going river tubing with the other S.O’s.  I have no idea what to expect. Hopefully the water isn’t too rough.

This Is It was sad as anything. Although, Heather almost got into a fight with the person sitting behind her. He was singing the whole time and kicking her chair to the beat. And when he wasn’t singing he was sucking on a popcorn kernel really loudly. People are stupid. Seriously.

An Audience with...the Pope?

The Catholic world is in shock today as they recover from the outrageous appearance of the Pope on the hit ITV show ‘Stars in their Eyes’. To the astonishment of Catholics everywhere, last night Pope Benedict uttered the immortal words ‘Tonight Matthew….I’m going to be…Michael Jackson’.

He then proceeded to do a medley of Jackson hits including ‘Bad’, ‘Billie Jean’ and ‘We are the World’. Senior figures in the Church have been concerned by Josef Ratzinger’s increasingly erratic behaviour. He was spotted pacing around the Vatican last week shouting ‘A Talking Snake???’ and ‘A Virgin Birth??? in an incredulous manner. Last night’s antics have only increased doubts over his conduct.

During his performance Ratizinger donned a pair of sunglasses and a tight red leather jacket and seemed to particularly enjoy angrily shouting the choruses of the songs in the manner of a drunken simpleton with tourettes. The lyrical content of the songs was also alarming in its content with lyrics such as ‘I’m bad, bad, really really bad’, ‘Billie Jean is not my lover, she’s just a girl who says that I am the one, but the kid is not my son’ (upon which he produced a photo of Jesus) and perhaps most disturbingly of all ‘We are the world, we are the children’.

The host Matthew Kelly commented ‘As a suspected kiddyfiddler myself, I was disappointed with the Pope’s behaviour but I lost my faith completely when he told me about banging some brown bitches in da club, he then proceeded to tell me he would take me to ‘the candy shop’ where he would let me ‘lick his lollipop’ whilst making obscene gestures with his fingers, freestyling rap lyrics and gesturing with his crotch, he was quite a strange individual to say the least.’

Ratzinger hasn’t been seen since the show. When asked to appeal for the general public’s votes for his performance Ratzinger instead brushed off some imaginary dust off his shoulder pads then screeched ‘Can’t touch me motherfuckers!’ and moonwalked out of the studio before he could be restrained.

Catholics have been voting non-stop for his Excellency as they presume he is infallible in both his decisions and vocal range.

BEYONCE + THE GO-GO's + SUZIE WONG ART = LA TODAY. HOT!

Beyonce grew up in Destiny’s Child, the biggest selling all girl group on the planet. But long before Beyonce ‘borrowed’ from The World of Suzie Wong: The Movie fashion styling to tour the world, there were All American Girl Bands who worked hard without as much recognition and who paved the way.

The Go-Go’s are an all girl band that define the Californian story and lifestyle. Four girls came from four different states across the USA, to Los Angeles to enjoy the surf n sun.

They ended up colliding into one another in the fast-paced LA life and forming a band. The rest is history.

The Go-Go’s are tres amazing. I saw them in concert at The House of Blues on West Hollywood’s infamously fun, Sunset Strip. Enjoy, their music in the form of this clip from The Johnny Carson Show and vintage Suzie Wong movie promotional artwork, today.

American endearing China and China endearing America, is the way of the future and a golden romance of political ties and alliances.  The Kung Fu Kid executive produced by Will Smith starring Will’s son, Jayden Smith and Chinese geat, Jackie Chan is Hollywood’s next big effort to produce and generate a Chinese-friendly film. Securing the music rights of Michael Jackson’s music and incorporating it into the journey of the young hero’s story for this film; will be pivotal to breaking into China. 

Yes We Can… Let’s go America!!!

The Go-Go’s lyrics of one of their most famous songs, Our Lips follows. Great fun girls:

Can you hear them 
They talk about us 
Telling lies 
Well that’s no surprise 

Can you see them 
See right through them 
They have no shield 
No secrets to reveal 

It doesn’t matter what they say 
In the jealous games people play 
Our lips are sealed 

Careless talk 
Through paper walls 
We can’t stop them 
Only laugh at them 

Spreading rumors 
So far from true 
Dragged up from the underworld 
Just like some precious pearl 

It doesn’t matter what they say 
In the jealous games people play 
Our lips are sealed 
Pay no mind to what they say 
It doesn’t matter anyway 
Our lips are sealed 

There’s a weapon 
We must use 
In our defense 
Silence 

When you look at them 
Look right through them 
That’s when they’ll disappear 
That’s when you’ll be feared 

Hush, my darling 
Don’t you cry 
Quiet, angel 
Forget their lies

Jealousy will always be one of the greatest demons that any Hollywood star will ever have to dragon slay, in order to be an Angel of LA. The Go-Go’s nailed it! Love ‘em.

~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA~

Michael Jackson - THIS IS IT!

Recently I saw the film, “This is it” which records the final months of Michael Jackson’s life as he prepares for his final world tour. I have heard great reports about the film and so wanted to check it out myself. I watched the film with interest and was amazed at the incredible gift that God had given to MJ to sing, dance and entertain people.

As the media has shown us, Michael Jackson is a peculiar person who has been the subject of much controversy over many years. His relationships, appetites, plastic surgery, philosophies and lifestyle definitely fit into the bizarre category. Yet as I watched MJ dance, sing and prepare for his world tour, the gifting upon his life was so evident that it is also a testimony to the abilities that God had given to him.

I just can’t help but wonder what impact MJ could have had upon the globe if his life was completely surrendered to Christ and his gifting was focused upon proclaiming the gospel? Who knows what the outcome would have been?

Like MJ, each of us have been given unique gifts and abilities to reveal and express the nature and glory of God to this world. We may not have the freakish talents of Michael Jackson but we all have something that sets us apart and positions us to influence others. Don’t despise your uniqueness, if the world can embrace someone like MJ, there’s a place for you to express what God has put inside you.

I was amazed at the power MJ wielded when he was on the stage and behind the scenes. Unfortunately, he was treated like a god and he would basically get anything and everything he wanted. This is the downside of misdirected power. As someone once said, “With great power comes great responsibility.” The bible says, “A mans gift makes room for him.” Your gift brings with it power and influence and with privilege comes great responsibility. Steward the gift you have and don’t use it to take advantage of people but to point people back to God.

Lead the Change!

Dirty Sheryl????

Now, some of you already know that I am mosttimes the King of Absolutely Worthless Trivia, and today I came across a piece of trivia that surprised me.

Sheryl Crow is Dirty Diana!

The hot chick walking through the Michael Jackson video is Sheryl Crow, who, at the time, was one of his backup singers. This was always one of my favorite Jackson videos – mainly for the hot chick walking through the video – And now I know why! Because, directly behind my Number 1 & Number 2 favorite Hot Chicks of All Time, Stevie Nicks and Jolene Blalock, respectively, is Ms Crow.

This is it

Já fui ver duas vezes. Amei, venerei, quase chorei. O homem era um génio, autêntico génio. Iria ser sem dúvida o concerto do século.  Não acredito que tenha abusado de menores. Não acredito mesmo. Aposto que era uma boa pessoa, excêntrica é certo, mas mesmo boa pessoa. Incompreendido acima de tudo.  Acho que permanece vivo em cada um dos seus verdadeiros fãs. Já gostava muito dele, mas desde que comecei a pesquisar mais, a saber mais, tornei-me fã incondicional. Da sua música, da sua dança, das suas preocupações com o planeta e com as crianças à beira da miséria.  O povo ( sobretudo as más linguas que adoram falar do que desconhecem) podem tê-lo julgado mal, mas a história já o absolveu.

Altri 4 biglietti per il film su Michael Jackson

Seconda settimana per  This is it, il film documentario dedicato all’ indiscusso re del pop, Michael Jackson.

In esclusiva le immagini degli ultimi giorni di prove prima del grande concerto di Londra che avrebbe rilanciato MJ sulla scena mondiale.

Dalla morte di Jacko tanto si è scritto e tanto si è detto, forse anche troppo; questo film arriva per fare chiarezza e spazzar via alcuni dubbi legati alla figura di uno dei più grandi artisti di sempre.

Noi di Misilmeri Blog, grazie alla consolidata collaborazione con il cinema King vi offriamo ben 4 biglietti. I primi due biglietti saranno messi in palio con il tradizionale gioco della “Foto misteriosa”. Alle ore 12:00 pubblicheremo uno scorcio, un dettaglio della nostra Misilmeri e dovrete indovinare il luogo in cui è stata scattata la foto.

Alle ore 17:00, verrà riproposto il gioco “Chi l’ha detto”. Vi faremo sentire la registrazione della voce di un personaggio di cui dovrete indovinare l’identità. Il regolamento di questo gioco ripercuote quello del concorso fotografico.

Fan di Michael Jackson fatevi avanti, non potete mancare a questo grande appuntamento

The most crazy MJ story I have ever heard. Get a grip Arnie, shamone!!

By TMZ  3rd November 2009   Finally an explanation as to why Michael Jackson’s 1993 accuser could identify the discoloration on the singer’s genitals … Michael liked to pee for an audience.

TMZ has obtained files from the 1993 Santa Barbara molestation investigation. A deputy from the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department noted the young accuser was able to describe — in explicit detail — the discoloration on Jackson’s genital area … the result of Vitiligo, a skin discoloration disorder.

TMZ’s Harvey Levin spent 3 hours last Sunday with Dr. Arnold Klein, Jackson’s best friend and doctor for decades. Dr. Klein insists Jackson did not molest the boy, and says the reason he could describe Jackson’s genitals is because Jackson liked to pee in front of other people. Dr. Klein said Jackson thought it was funny.

Klein says there were numerous times when Jackson would pee in the doctor’s home – in a cup!!! — around groups of people, including children.

Klein says Jackson would also pee in front of other people in his office.

Dr. Klein says the 1993 accuser saw Jackson peeing and that’s why he could identify the genital markings.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/03/michael-jackson-the-urination-explanation/#ixzz0VqNGbbQr

Epic

Halloween was epic. The subway trip alone was epic–ingenuously, the MTA decided Hallowee night was a GREAT time to do some construction work and cut service. Yes, an epic subway trip.

My costume was an epic mess–nobody could guess that I was Shirley Temple. I blame it on my failure to create the necessary curls. Oh, well. Maybe next year.

The parade was epic. Zombies danced Thriller and ghost heads waved into the crowd’s faces. And it rained. It rained on our parade–but it didn’t really matter. It was fun, and that’s what’s important.

And the crowds were epic. So many different mutants, cross-dressers, animals, Michael Jacksons, princesses, and Jesuses converged into the streets of The Village that life was overflowing. Sometimes drunken life. Funny drunken life. I have never seen so many happy drunks in my life.