BECAREFUL OF WHO YOU THROW SHADE AT

I had the opportunity to attend the Gay Erotic Expo this weekend, and I was able to take a picture with one of the models who was passing out copies of HX Magazine. Not only did he have a nice body (I have a thing for men who has nice chests), he had a nice personality and was very down to earth.
Later that afternoon, after squeezing through the crowd (hopefully they will have the expo in a larger area and have more ethnic companies there), I walked over to a table and saw three sexy models at a table smiling and greeting the guests. Let me rephrase that, they were being more flritatious with a White man while one gave me mixed actions. Even though this model was nice looking and plesant, he could have been more respectful and professional.

This particular post is one of many I've been wanting to write for a long time, but never got around to doing so. Now that I have the opportunity, inspiration and heart, I will write how I feel about many public figures, who feel they can treat and talk to anybody they want to. I've met and interviewed many singers, rappers, authors and adult film stars, and I was blessed to have good experiences with them, but there are some I've met who feel that the world owes them something.

2 years ago durng Gay Pride day, I met a group of models and purchased their calendars and get photographs. When they arrived, I purchased the calendar, got autographs, and photographs with them, and they were very nice. All but one, who I don't know, may have woked up on the wrong side of the bed that morning. I asked him for an autograph, and he said he would be with me in a moment. He wanted to cater to the females who were there, and I allowed him to give them autographs and take photographs with them. A few minutes later, I got his autograph and asked him for a photo. I went to put my arm on his shoulder, and he got an attitude
"OOh! Don't touch me!" he screamed.
I was shocked at his attitude. It wasn't like I grabbed his dick and ass; I just simply put my arm on his shoulder like I did with the other models who had no problem. Especially since they pose with females and males at events.
A former associate cussed him out
"You got some damn nerve being shady, yet my boy paid for your motherfucking calendar!" he said disgusted at his behavoir.

A few months ago, I was at a club when I saw this former porn star who I met before he entered the industry. We danced and I spoked to him about appearing on DA DOO Dirty show. Afterwards, he was like "I'm thirsty, buy me a drink!"
I was totally shocked at his command and outburst. This isn't the same kid I met at an awards dinenr, who spoke about the importance of showing and receiving respect. I said to myself. I didn't get him the drink for two reasons
1. My money was low
2. His attitude.

My nice nature began to eat at my conscience after the second incident; I left the club feeling bad at not telling him no, but after I re-examined the incident and spoke to a few friends, I realized that I had did the right thing. Especially since he didn't ask me in a nice manner to buy him a drink.

Being in the public eye has many pros and cons. The pros are being famous, recognized, and being able to travel the world, and experience other cultures, but the cons are constanly not having the ability to have quality time with family, friends, partners, and making sure a person isn't trying to hang because of their status or materialistic items they have, and it's hard to cater and please everyone, but there are things that are totally unexcusable such as being nice to certain fans because of their looks and physique, while overlooking the one's who may be full-figured and laid-back because they may be the ones who buys their products and they could be journalist and bloggers who will put you on blast.

The point: show respect because you the person who is getting shade thrown at them may be the ones who could help end and (may-be) re-start your career.

Songs inspired for this post

Think
Performed by Patra and Lynn Collins-The Sultry Siren of Funk
Written by James Brown-Lynn Collins & Patra
1993 Epic Records

Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
Performed by The Temptations
Written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
Produced by Norman Whitfield
1972 Gordy Records

After All This Time
Performed by Simon Webbe
2005 Innocent/Virgin Records

Runnin' Back To You
Performed by Vanessa Williams
1991 Wing/Mercury Records

DIRECTOR HIRES AVERAGE AND SEXY LOOKING MEN FOR HOT SEQUEL

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A POSITIVE FLASHBACK

It's 3:17 in the morning, and I had worked up from a nap and began to battle depression. Depression can be a bitch at times, but I always find a way to jump back to my joyful self.

Did you ever remember a time in your life when you was feeling lonely, losted and unloved? Have you ever been to a place where you was told to be on your best behavior so you won't be found guilty of association?

I have. As I was surfing You Tube, I stumbled across Gospel Group Commissioned's beautiful Gospel song "Secret Place" and as I was listened to the song, I began to think about the first time I heard the song and how much it means to me. It helps me find peace whenver I'm feeling down and it also brought back some memeories that I hold dear to my heart; being loved and accepted for who I am.

In 1993, I was hired to work with the Freedom School program as a teacher and one of the requirements was to take part in a 3 week training; two weeks at Shaw University in North Carolina and the final week in California. During my teenaged, years, I was always fanscinated with Southern culture, and I had always wanted to visit, and this would be my second time visiting Shaw University, but this time it would be more a posistive experience. The first time I went was two years prior to a Church convention and I was told by the former leader that I had to be on my best behavior becuse there was many Southerns who didn't like New Yorkers.
"Why" I asked.
She told me that the media had portrayed New Yorkers as being rich, and that it made them jealous along with many other New Yorkers who went the convention with egos.
I was shocked. I was unaware of the 'so-called' tension between Northerns and Southerners. Sadly, I found out that was true.
The second week, I was hanging out with one of the students and he told me how a guy from our training program had major attitude; he was standing in the doorway like he owned it and when the student got near the doorway, he gave him a look that said
"You better say excuse me!"
I was pissed, sad and hurt; I couldn't believe that the student would act like that. Espcially since he was a guess at a historically Black college!!
I remember telling the student that though I was from New York, I didn't like the way he acted, and if he had to bust his ass, do what you got to do.
I knew he must have been shocked to hear me say that because anybody else would have copped a major attitude because of where they're from.
During the first week, I had began to feel homesick, because it was the first time I would be away from home for a long period of time in over 10 years, and I remember that Friday I was walking around the campus, a student from Chicago called me over to speak and we cliked. the rest of the night, I began to hang out with other students from the University, and by the time the weekend ended I began to feel loved and envied. I recall eating with them and one of the students from the program gave me a look that said "I can't beleive this nigga is hanging out with the them"
In other words, the nerd wasn't supposed to be chilling with the popular people.
(He would have gagged had he known that one of the fraternity brothers personally invited me to a party at his house. The more I hung with them, the more I learned that if you have a great heart and soul, people will be drawn to you, and that's what I loved about my expericne at Shaw University 15 years ago; all you gotta do is have love in your heart.
I remember asking them to recommend some Gospel artists and they told me to check out Commissioned, so after I returned to New York, I copped the tape and fell in love with "Hold Me" and "Secret Place"
The saddest part about the trip was leaving; I remember telling one of the students a brother from Philly that I was going to cry because I had such a great time.
"Please don't because if you do I'm gonna cry too" he replied.
I held my tears, until I got on the plane and headed towards California for the last week of training. The minute we pulled off, I cried a bucket of tears; while I was crying, I remember Michael Jackson's interview with Oprah and he recalled once when he and his older brothers were scheduled to go to South America, and he hid in a closet crying because he wanted to stay home and be a normal kid.
I didn't want to leave North Carolina; I wanted to stay and enroll at Shaw University, graduate and find permanet residence there. Maybe one day I will.

Writing this post was a sad and joyful experience; the sad part is missing being with a great group of southern people who showed me love, and was able to not judge me based on where I was born and raised. The joyful part is that I can always flashback to the great memories I had and share them with others.

Songs played during the writing of this post

Secret Place
Peformed by Commissoned
1991 Benson/A&M Records

Reflections
Peformed by Diana Ross & The Supremes
Written by Brian Holland-Lamont Doizer-Eddie Holland
Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Doizer
1967 Motown Records

NORMAN WHITFIELD: MOTOWN RECORDS' INNOVATIVE PRODUCERS DIES

Norman Whitfield, Motown Records prolific and innovative producers has died in Los Angeles at the age of 65. The cause of death was complications from diabetes. During his tenure at Motown, he had helped wrote and produced many hits for many of the label’s artists including The Temptations who helped bring Whitfield’s songs to life, and making them classics that still gets spins on radio and has been covered and sampled by many of today’s singers and Rappers.

Whitfield was born in 1943 in Harlem, New York, but migrated to Detroit Michigan during his early teens with his family, where his father worked with his sister and brother law at their pharmacy Barthwell Drugs. Whitfield had enrolled in Northwestern High School, and hung out with Otis Williams’ band The Distants (which consisted of future Temptations Williams, Melvin Franklin and Richard Street), and played tambourine on their single “Come On” before joining Motown Records as a member of Popcorn Wylie * the Mohawks. Wanting to be more creative, he left and secured a job as a produced at Thelma Records, before returning to Motown, where the label’s founder Berry Gordy, Jr, impressed by his persistence, gave him a position at the label’s quality control department where he helped decided which singles should be released. He also co-wrote Marvin Gaye’s hit “Pride And Joy” as well as The Misrelates’ “Too Many Fish In The Sea” and “Needle In The Haystack for The Velvelettes, which did well, but his ultimate goal was to write and produced for The Temptations, who was being produced by Smokey Robinson, Gordy’s best friend and Vice-President of the label, who had a tight grip of the group. A grip that Norman planned to break with his persistence and aggressiveness, which was something that he was known for.

“I didn’t have great hopes that he would be able to beat out Smokey Robinson” songwriter Eddie Holland said in liner notes of the group’s Emperors of Soul boxed set. “But he felt so strongly, I said, ‘Well, let me take a look at it.”

In December 1965, the group recorded Robinson’s “Get Ready” A few weeks later, the group recorded Whitfield’s “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” which the group’s founder and only surviving member Otis describe as different as night and day. “

“Norman’s melody had a touch of blues.” Williams wrote in his autobiography “Temptations” sounded as anguished and desperate as Eddie Holland’s words, which David Ruffin brought to life. David sang his ass off on that one. It was a fantastic song, and even though it was a departure from out previous hits, it suited us.”

The label decided to release “Get Ready,” but told both producers that if the song didn’t crack the Top Ten, “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” would be the next single. Get Ready peaked at #29, and when “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” was released, it peaked at
#13, and made Whitfield The Temptations’ main producer who would have a eight year run of hits. It also marked a change for the group musically; the music had electric rock guitars, while the group’s harmony became more distinctive and the lyrics written with Eddie Holland, Cornelius Grant and Roger Roger Penzabene were about heartache, pain and regret, including “I Wish It Would Rain” which was written from the pain that Penzabeme was experiencing after he learned that his wife was creeping.

“Norman’s accomplishment, I think, was that he did with us what a producer should do; take us in a new direction without losing the heart of our sound.” Williams wrote in his autobiography.

Wanting to showcase his versatility, Norman began to collaborate with singer/songwriter Barrett Strong, and began to cut different versions of songs on different artists, including “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” which he first cut on The Miracles and The Isley Brothers, before he decided to cut a haunting version of the song on Marvin Gaye, who he had sing the song in much higher keys to capture the intensity of the lyrics. This caused friction between the two talented and strong willed geniuses.

“Norman and I came within a fraction of fighting.” Gaye told David Ritz. “He made me sing in keys much higher than I was used to. He had me reaching for notes that caused my throat veins to bulge….but even though we fought like hell; I knew he was good for me.”

The label thought other wise. They didn’t release the single because they though it was too dark for their Soulful Pop sound. Whitfield didn’t give up; he decided to redo another version of the song with Gladys Knight & The Pips, who’s Gospel and Southern version peak at # 1 one R&B charts and # 2 on the Pop charts becoming the label’s biggest selling single of 1967, and encouraging Norman to continue advocating for Gaye’s version to be released. Tired and impressive with his persistence, the label relented and released Gaye’s version the following year, and it topped both the R&B and Pop charts, sold over four million copies and became the label’s first platinum single.

Whitfield also gave The Temptations another musical makeover; The Tempts founder Williams had encouraged him to check out Sly & The Family Stone’s single “Dance To The Music” and at first he was resistant, but changed his mind and the group’s style; having each of the Tempts sing lead (including Ruffin’s replacement David Ruffin, who was eager to take the group to a new musical level), music that consisted of different rhythms, Indian chants and lyrics about the conditions of the world. Particularly the trials and struggles of inner city Blacks.

My thing was to out-Sly Sly Stone," Whitfield told Marvin Gaye' biographer, David Ritz. "Sly was definitely sly, and his sound was new, his grooves were incredible, he borrowed a lot from rock. He caught the psychedelic thing. He was bad. I could match him though, rhythm for rhythm, horn for horn."

In October, 1968, the group’s single “Cloud Nine” which hit #6 and earned them Motown’s first Grammy Award For Best R&B Performance by Duo or Group. They followed with “Runaway Child, Running Wild, “Psychedelic Shack,” and “Ball of Confusion (That’s what’s The World Is Today)” which featured the famous line ‘and the band played on. ‘ He also co-wrote and produced Edwin Starr’s top charting hit “War” but his streak came to a temporary halt when The Tempts single “Ungena Za Lowing (Unite The World)” failed the Top 30. This forced Norman to do something The Tempts and their fans want them to do; write some ballads.

“We needed to do something a little different,“ Whitfield’s former writing partner Strong said in The Billboard Book of Number One Hits.“ “”We had thought of ‘Just My Imagination’ a year of two ago before we recorded it, but the timing wasn’t right. Norman asked me, ‘What was that song we were messing around with a year ago? I played it on the piano and he said, “Meet me in the studio because I’m gonna record it today.'

In 1971, The Temptations’ ballad “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” topped the charts, went platinum and was dubbed one of Motown’s prettiest ballads. “When Jerry Long did the strings and horns, I had the feeling on ‘Just My Imagination” that I had on ‘My Girl” Williams said on The Temptations DVD “Get Ready: The Definitive Collection."

The following year the group scored with “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone’ which topped the Pop charts, and earned three Grammy Awards; it was one of the first singles that focused more on the music arrangements than the group’s vocals, paving the way for Cinematic Soul, music that would later be used in Black films like Shaft, Black Caesar and “Trouble Man.”

“I wanted to try some songs that had the scope and feeling of a movie” he told Billboard Magazine in 1973.

While Whitfield was being innovative, The Tempts had grown tired of seeing about the world’s woes, and was constantly fighting with him to record ballads. But Whitfield refused.

“Look, trends were changing and I was only interested in keeping them on top and in keeping them current” he said in the Billboard Books of Rhythm and Blues Number Ones” A transition was needed, but I admit I never really confided in them as to what I was doing.”

In 1974, Norman left Motown, formed his own label Whitfield Records and worked with his group Rolls Royce, who recorded the soundtrack to the film Soundtrack which featured the title track topping the Pop & R&B charts. They also scored with "I’m Going Down," "Love Don't Live Hear Anymore" and "Wishing on A Star.

In 1983, Whitfield produced The Tempts’ album "Back To Back" and #13 R&B hit “Sail Away” and did some work on “The Last Dragon” soundtrack, but have kept a low profile for many years. His music however have been covered and sampled by many artists including Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans and Madonna who covered “I’m Goin’ Down” and “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” while Public Enemy sampled “Psychedelic Shack” for their hit “Welcome to the Terrodome." Rapper Cam’Ron sampled “War” for his hit “My Hood” while Shaggy and Janet sampled “Oh Boy” for their single “Luv Me, Luv Me” for the “How Stella Got Her Groove Back”: soundtrack. Cam’Ron also sampled “I’m Goin’ Down” for his hit “Oh Boy”, which at the time was his former record label’s longest running single. He also joined Mariah Carey for her single “Boy I Need You” which contains samples of both songs, and Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliot joined forces to remake the classic hit “Car Wash.” The Covergirls and Beyonce each covered "Wishing On A Star."

In 1998, actor Mel Jackson won wave reviews for his portrayal of Whitfield in the Award-winning mini-series "The Temptaions."

The success of these remakes, samples and mini-series earned Whitfield and Strong an induction in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, where both appeared to accept their long overdue honor, but his honor was short live, when he plead guilty for tax-evasion the following year. Norman was sentenced to 6 months house arrest and order to pay a $25,000 fine, in part to his battle with diabetes and other ailments including heart problems.
During the last months of his life, Whitfield was hospitalized in Cedars-Sinai Hospital where he lapsed into a coma and successfully emerged, before he entered the Motown studios in heaven.

Many are sadden by his loss. "He deserves more credit than he gets for what he did with the Temptations," says Jay, the leader of the group The Undisputed Truth. . "He was a genius in getting the most out of their sound. You hear the stories about how he pushed Dennis to get that 'It was the third of September' vocal [on 'Papa Was a Rolling Stone'].
"He took the whole Motown sound around the corner."

Norman was survived by one daughter, three sons, one brother, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Funeral arrangements are pending at this moment.

Suggested CD to listen to Norman’s great work

The Temptations
Emperor of Soul
1994 Motown

Marvin Gaye
The Master 1961-1984
1995 Motown

The Temptations
Psychedelic Soul
2003 Motown

Car Wash-Soundtrack
1975 MCA Records

HONORING AN CREATIVE TEMPTAITON

Paul was so a unique individual, no one would be able to take Paul’s place because besides being able to sing and dance, his concept of how to put things together helped the Tempts were so unique, that he was a very special force.
Otis Williams
The Definitive Collection

Paul Williams was the creative force behind the legendary Temptations. He was the one who gave the group it’s spirit, drive and dance moves; he also help the group have sex appeal, and sell sex without it being though as being taboo or sinful. Sadly, his own spirit was robbed by health problems and alcoholism, which drove him into depression and unfortunately, suicide, leaving a void in the group and the Motown legacy that has yet to be filled. This article honors his memory, legacy and contribution to one of the greatest groups to come from the Motown label and era.
Paul was born on August 2, 1939 to Sophia Williams in Birmingham Alabama, and like most kids raised in the South, Paul honed his skills by singing in church, but he also listened to other styles of music including Jazz and Blues, and by the time he began school, he began to dance., learning from Peg Leg Bates, an dancer with a wooden leg, who would out dance anybody.
During his teens, he met neighbor Eddie Kendricks, who would become his best friend until his death. Wanting to pursue a career in music, he convinced his friend to leave Alabama behind and migrate up north, settling in Cleveland, and later Detroit where he and Kendricks linked with Kel Osborne and formed the group The Primes, who performed with a sister act named The Primettes, (who would later become The Supremes) at Sock-Hops, often sharing the bill with Detroit natives Otis Williams & The Distantsm who were amazed by The Primes’ singing and dancing styles. Little did they know they would wind up combining their talents together. In 1961, Kendricks called Otis who had informed him that two members of his group had left, and was in need of a tenor they had an audition with Motown Records. Eddie accepted, and asked if he could bring Paul into the group. “As good as Paul is, hell yes” Otis wrote in his autobiography “Temptations.” The two linked up with Otis, Melvin Franklin and Eldrige Bryant, and became The Temptaions, where Paul did more than arrange with the vocal harmonies, he began to teach the group routines.
“Paul said ‘now look, we can’t just stand there. Otis said on the group’s DVD “Get Ready; The Definitive collection’ “We got to dance. We got to sell sex. We got to be flashy.”
“Paul was a fabulous dancer and elements of his style were later evident in all the Temptations great moves.” former Primette and original Supreme Mary Wilson wrote in her autobiography “Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme.” The steps that Paul created were clever, sexy, and unique.”
That’s what made the Temptations stand out from the other Motown groups. After they signed with the label, they recorded many singles with produced the label’s founder Berry Gordy including “Oh Mother of Mine” with Paul on lead, didn’t do well, but the follow ups “I Want A Love I Can See” and “Farewell My Love” with production by Smokey Robinson made some noise, but didn’t do as well as the company and group hoped, but they continued to make an impact with their live performances, with the crowd calling them back for encores, though they were the opening act. By 1963, things Bryant’s drinking and attitude began to affect his behavior and relationship with the group, and one night Bryant got angry and hit Paul with a bottle after he refused to return to the stage for an encore, and though the group wanted to let him go, Paul was against the idea, so they kept him until he was replaced by David Ruffin, who would dominate most of the leads, leaving Paul to sing background and do album cuts and b-sides. At the end of 1965, the group released their classic “Don’t Look Back” with Paul singing lead, and it featured one of the group’s classic routines, which featured the group fanned out across the stage with him in the middle singing with soul and passion, but it would be the last single that featured him singing lead. The following year, the group released their single “Get Ready” and shortly before a scheduled performance on “American Bandstand” Paul came up with the routine in thirty-two minutes, and it became a hit with the fans. Paul had also wanted the group to come off the chitling circuit and play better venues.
“Man we’ve got to play Vegas and Atlantic City” Paul told the group “The white folks don’t want to see no guys out there bumpin’ and grindin’ and carrying on.” Neither did the his band mates or Motown; who felt that their artists needed to start performing in supper clubs, so in 1966, the group released their album “In a Mellow Mood” an album of standards, which Paul had resisted doing out of fear that their fans particularly those in the Black community would label them sell-outs, but the album did well, and helped them appear at the Copacabana, where the audience loved his rendition of the classic “For Once In My Life” which was one of his show stopping numbers that had audience members moved to tears. By the late 1960’s the group had began recording Psychedelic Soul music, which featured social conscious lyrics and the group sharing lead vocals with Ruffin’s replacement Dennis Edwards, and scoring with “Cloud Nine” which earned them Motown’s first Grammy Award, Runaway Child, Running Wild,” “I Can’t Get Next To You,” and “Ball of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today).” They had also filmed two television specials with The Supremes, and their special T.C.B.” featured Paul’s signature song “The Impossible Dream,” but the success was bitter sweet. Suffering from sickle-cell anemia (something that he never informed his band-mates), and having the group’s chirography being supervised by Cholly Atkins and Lon Fontaine, Paul began to drink heavily, which caused him to perform terribly and gasp for air, and though the group did what they could by having interventions and pouring his hidden stashes down the drain, his health began to fail.
“Paul was our strength. The spirit of our group.” Otis said in the liner notes for “Emperor of Soul” To see somebody go from drinking milk to alcohol on a regular basis was a traumatic experience for all of us.” With his health worsening, Richard Street was hired to sing Paul’s part backstage, except for his special numbers, and on January 31, 1971, Paul made his last television appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, when the group performed their single “Just My Imagination (Runnin’ Away With Me).” which topped the charts a few weeks later. A few months later, a doctor found a spot on his liver, which forced Street to take his place, but the group, however decided to have keep him on payroll and to help them create routines, but Paul continued drinking and feeling depressed over the closing of a boutique he opened with his mistress Winnie Brown, which left owing $80,000 in taxes. His financial problems and not being able to performed forced him to become more depressed. and on August 17, 1973, Paul was found dead two blocks away from the Hitsville studios. The official report was that Paul had committed suicide with a single gun shot to his head. Many were sadden by his death, and over 24,000 thousand family and friends attended his funeral including his wife and six children, and his band mates, who were too choked up to perform, though they served as pallbearers and when they arrived at the cemetery, Eddie had gently kissed Paul on his face. Though his death was ruled as a suicide, there are many including his family, who still believe that his death wasn’t a suicide; they believe that he was murdered, but he had expressed suicidal thoughts to many of his closest friends and. In 1982, the group dedicated its “Reunion” album and tour to Paul’s memory, while former Supremes lead singer Diana Ross, featured a tribute to him in her hit video “Missing You.” On January 18, 1989, Paul was posthumously inducted into the Rock of Hall of Fame as a member of The Temptations, where Kendricks accepted on his behalf, while, he. Otis, Melvin, David and Dennis sang his signature song “Don’t Look Back” after they accepted their awards. In 1995, Motown released a CD with two of Paul’s unreleased solo songs including “Feel Like Givin’ Up, and three years later actor/singer Christian Payton won wave reviews for his portrayal of Paul in the award-winning mini-series “Temptations.” which gave viewers a chance to see how talented he was, and how good of a heart he had.
Paul Williams was a talented and creative man, who gave a lot to the world and his bandmates; he gave them the strengh, drive, and polish to become the legends that they are today, and though he's gone, he's memory and spirit contiues to live on.

NEW SINGER BRINGS SOUL AND ORIGINALITY BACK WITH DEBUT RELEASE

NOEL GOURDIN
AFTER MY TIME
EPIC RECORDS

4.9 On scale of 1-5

I first became aware of R&B/Soul singer/songwriter Noel Gourdin while I was on the express bus reading an article about him in Black Beat magazine. “This is one brother I have to check out” I said as the bus strolled up Courteylou Road. Three days later, I logged onto his website, and I was captivated with his soulful singing voice.
“Damn! This brother got some soulful pipes” I said after I listened to “One Love” and “The River” which was featured in the film “Meeting The Roscoes” and is still getting spins on R&B radio.
Born and raised in Boston, Gourdin grew up listening to Soul legends Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass, Michael Jackson and Tyrone Davis, as well as spending summers with his grandparents in their hometown of Biloxi, Mississippi, where he received an education about history, the southerners struggles, making out in backseats of cars. He also spend time in church where he honed his singing and writing skills, which is evident on his debut release “After My Time” which is the number one album on I-Tunes, and is becoming a hit with the young and adults.
With many of today’s R&B singers, relying on Hip-Hop beats to reach the young market, Gourdin opted to record songs that cater to both the females and males as well as combine all genres of music including R&B, Soul, Rock and New Jack Swing which makes him stand out from the other male artist. “I didn't do a bunch of collabos with popular names because I want people to fall in love with me as an artist” the singer told Essence Magazine. “There is something for everyone on this album and I’m comfortable in going other places musically.
Producers Kay-Gee (Naughty By Nature, Zhane, Jaheim), Rafael Saadiq, Salaam Remi, Antwann “Frost Beatz” helped with the production along with the team of Andre Harris and Vidal Davis.
The CD opens with his current single “One Love” which has great strings, and displays his Southern and Gospel roots, and his ability to sing lead, and harmonize, further demonstrated on “Better Man” which also has funky horn riffs. He displays his writing talents on his debut single “The River” which is still gaining spins on R&B and Adult Comptermporary radio as we speak. It features creative lyrics about life in the south during the 1950’s and 1960’s, and contains samples from Millie Jackson’s classic “How Do You Feel the Morning After.”
“Open” is a hot song that features Noel singing tenor and baritone, and sensual lyrics written by Salaam Remi and Rico Love, though his vocal performance at the end of the song should have been longer. However, he redeems himself with smooth flowing “Hurts Like Hell which has a hot combo of R&B, Soul and House, and lyrics about leaving a woman who played them.
“You have it all
Can have the house
Keep the cars and the dog
I’m gone. As long as you’re happy
But when it gets tough
And it will
Find another sucker to cover your bills
She really played me out
But I love her still.
Hurts like hell
But she’ll never see me cryin’
This song will be a hit with the brothers along with “Reach” is creatively written song about a guy thanking his woman for sticking with him, though he isn’t able to provide diamonds and expensive clothing. (Sisters need to listen to this song). “Led You On” is a favorite that be a radio and concert high light thanks to the old school live concert feel, courtesy of the guitars by Ray Horten, and finger snaps blending with Noel’s smooth vocalizing, which can also be heard on the Jazz flavored ballad “Sorry” which contains samples from the Jazz classic “Mystic Brew.”
“Summertime” is my all time favorite song on the album. In addition to Noel’s soulful vocal riffs and phrasing, this sexy ballad has creative and sensual about having hot and passionate sex during the winter season, and once you hear this song, you’re going to be tempted to use your personal days to make love to your partners. Especially when it’s cold outside.

It could be December
If we keep kissin’
We gonna need some air condition
Got a fifth of Bacardi
Suckin’ that Marley
Windows are foggy, whoa
And we can make summer wherever we go.
Just because it’s cold outside
And the sun ain’t shinning
That don’t mean we can’t get to sweatin’
Like it’s summertime.

The CD closes with inspirational “Make The Most,” an uplifting song about showing love to family and friends, and not taking them for granted. What make this song are the lyrics, and the vocal performance between Noel and the song’s co-writer Arama Brown who blends with the singer during the bridge of the song.

Noel Gourdin’s debut is one of the freshest debuts I heard in years; it’s great to hear new artist bring something different to the game, as opposed to trying to keep up with the Joneses. As long as Noel continues to follow his heart and stay true to himself, he will be able to maintain longevity, and become a legend in his own right.

TRYING TO KEEP MY HEAD ABOVE TROUBLED WATERS

Depression can be a bitch. It makes one feel so down and out that you don't want to do anyting, but sit and lay still and cry the blues silently and vocally.
Yesterday my day went well; woke up, fixed a nice breakfast, did some push-ups, went to the my writing class then to the villiage to do some writing, came home fixed a plate of food, then went to sleep. That was around 11PM. I woke up fours later and tried to go back to sleep, but I couldn't because I was feeling very weak, tired and sad for no apparent reason.
That's what depression dues to a person; makes them feel worthless and not wanting to do anything, and it can be a bitch. Especially for creative people who has to put their creative juices on hold until they come of their funk, which they had no intentions of getting into.
It's easy for someone to say dust yourself off and start again, and while some may mean well, there are many others who don't know what you're going through, so unless they walk through our shoes (sneakers and timberland boots), they have no right to put us down.
On the upside of things, I'm grateful to God that I've been around to live and learn; I wasn't the perfect person, and Lord knows I made many mistakes in life, but I'm glad that God has blessed me and continues to keep me on Earth to put smiles on people's face with my love and knowledge of music, cooking, and my writing.

Song played and inspired for this post

BLESS HIS SOUL
PERFORM BY THE JACKSONS
WRITTEN BY TITO, JACKIE, MARLON, MICHAEL AND RANDY JACKSON
PRODUCED BY THE JACKSONS
1978 EPIC RECORDS

JACKSONS GATHER FOR HONOR AT BMI AWARDS CEREMONY, BUT GROUP'S BASS PLAYER AND GLOVED ONE PLAYED HOOKY AGAIN

Last night, BMI Urban had honored The Jacksons with Icon award in Beverly Hills, and while brothers Jackie, Tito, Marlon and Randy were on hand to accept their long-overdue honor, brothers Jermaine and Michael didn't attend the festivities, despite reports that the former would be in attendance.
This isn't the first time the group's famous lead singers played hooky from family events; during their 1984 "Victory" tour, both didn't appear in the videos for their hits "Torture" (which both sang lead on) and "Body" which was featured on their 1984, the first and only album to feature all six brothers.
I know that Michael is working on a new album and has been spending time all around the world, but it would have been nice had he attended, because this is the first time that the industry has honored the group in both it's reincarnations. don't know," Marlon told The Associated Press when asked about his younger brother's whereabouts. "I think he's in Egypt riding a camel or something."
It would have been nice had Jermaine been there too, since he's the one took it upon himself to be the spokesperson for the family, and been pushing a reunion for years. I think he's still feeling guilty about opting to stay with Motown, while his brothers move to Epic and had greater success them he did. (He did leave Motown and signed with Arista and scored with "Dymanite," "Do What You Do" and the top charting ballad "Don't Take It Personal", before moving to LaFace and fucking up his career by dissing Michael with the single "Word To The Badd!!" in the original version he sang about Michael's physical appearance and not spending time with the family).
The group's journey began 29 years ago when Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael singed to Motown as The Jackson 5 and made history by becoming the first group to score four back to back hits with "I Want You Back," "ABC," "The Love You Save," and "I'll Be There." They also scored with "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Mama's Pearl," "Maybe Tomorrow" and "Dancin' Machine" but by the mid 1970's the group success started to fade, due to Motown refusal to allow them to write and produce their own material, so they decided to leave and sign with Epic, while Jermaine decided to stay with the label until 1982. In addition to being forced to replace Jermaine with brother Randy, they were forced to rename themselves The Jacksons, and they scored with their platnium albums "Destiny" and "Triumph" and hits "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)" "Lovely One" "Heartbreak Hotel," and "Can You Feel It" which has been sampled by many of today's singers and Rappers including Shaggy, Charli Baltimore, BLACKStreet, Heavy D, and Madonna. In 1984, all six brothers reunited for their Victory album and tour, but after the tour wrapped Michael and Marlon decided to leave and focus on solo careers.
"It's a great honor to know your music influenced a generation," said Tito as he accepted his honor. "We're very proud of this moment."
In 1997, The original Jackson 5 were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of fame, where all five brothers showed up to accept their award, but it would have been much nicer had Jermaine and Michael attended this event since all six brothers were honored.
The tribute featured a dance troop performing a routine for their hit "Dancing Machine," while Mario performed the group's classic "Heartbreak Hotel" JoJo and Llyod performed "I'll Be There" while the latter linked up with Mario, Bobby Valentino, and Ray J. for the group's classic "Never Can Say Goodbye" which was nice, but would have been better had more of the group's post Motown hits were performed including "Enjoy Yourself," "Show You The Way To Go," "Can You Feel It" and "Shake Your Body" which were some of the group's biggest hits. Making the tribute sweet was sister Janet presenting her big brothers their award and saying she was proud to do so. The Jacksons didn't perform (it would have made sense since their main two lead vocalist were not there) but they were grateful for being honored and they posed for photographs with their parents Katherine and Joseph and sisters Janet, Rebbie and La-Toya.
What is it goin to take for The Jacksons to reunite? A petition? A protest? They were the first band boy to break into the industry, and they paved the way for New Edition, [See New Edition's Never Ending Legacy and Impact] who's celebrating their 25 anniversary and still tours with all members though Bobby makes guest appeances due to his battle with bipolar), New Kids on The Block, BoyzIIMen, B2K, B-5 and Final Draft to have the opportunites to pursue careers in music, and if Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph and Johnny who had more career professional setbacks, then there is no damn reason (except for famliy illness) why Jermaine and Michael wasn't at the award to accept their awardl
Don't get me wrong, I love The Jacksons; their music contiues to be the soundtrack of my life and helps him when I'm happy and going through my bouts of depression, but it would mean alot to me and the fans to see them together like they did at Michael's 30th anniversary special seven years ago.
Katherine, it's time for you to call a family meeting to have your sons reunite and soon, because it's time for them to bring that magic back to the airwaves and stage. Even if it's for a limited number of dates.

I'M BACK (ONLINE AT HOME) BABY

It feels so good to be back online and at home too.
For the past couple of months, I had to post at my former college due to the lack of internet service at my crib; it was cut off due to many reasons, but it taught me not to take things for granted. Whoever thought that I would miss being online at home; now I'm able to check my emails and do research and post more often.
Now that I'm gonna be able to post more often and be more creative, ans to take life seriously while enjoying life as well.

YOUNG RAPPER MOUTH WROTE BAD CHECKS THAT HIS ASS COULDN'T CASH

Last summer, Rapper Yung Berg scored a #18 Pop hit with "Sexy Lady" featuring R&B/Pop singer Junior, which became one of many hits that DJ's bumped in the clubs last summer thanks to it's hot and catchy hook.

Hey sexy lady.
It was nice to know ya
(It was to know ya)
But I gotta move on.

Looks like many fans, espeically females will be moving on and leaving him and his career in the cold. Especially many dark-skinned females who he offended during an interview he did last month when he appeared on Serius Satalite's Lip Service Radio program, and publicly spoke about his dislike of dark-skinned females, referring to them as dark-butts.
When asked did he have a bad experience and some bad pussy, he said no, but he saod that any female he brings to his house must past a pool test. "If you don't come out looking exactly what you are or better, it's not a good look" he said.
It didn't take long for fans to blast his intercultural ass on the web, forcing him to issue an apology, and when fans read his statement, they became even more enraged. Especially when he revealed that his mother is a dark-skinned female!!
Talk about lack of respect.
After his remark, it seemed that the rapper who was once signed to rapper DMX's now-defuncted record label has experienced some bad karma during the past couple of weeks. The day after his debut album was released, he and his friend were arrested in New York City for carrying weed and guns after the limo driver called the police for an altercation he had with the Chicago-born rapper, who recently got a beat down while he was in Detroit for disrespecting the city and rappers from the famous Motown city. Detroit rapper Trick Trick denied having any involvement in taking part in the beat down, though he admitted that he did break up the fight when it occured and that he's a "disrespectful individual."
"You've got to be respectful wherever you go" the legenary rapper and entreprenuer said on a radio interview. He also said that the world would be a better place if everybody shows respect towards one another.
Back to Yung Berg, he would have scored some points had he said he prefered women that are the some complexion he is, and said positive things about dark-skinned females, but to call dark-skinned women dark-butts doesn't cut it. I wonder how would he feel if somebody was to use that remark towards his moms? I bet you he would be ready to fight and to put out a song about it.

HOT FLICK SHOWS EVERYBODY GETTING WHAT THEY WANT

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CARLITO GETS HIS WAY
STARRING: CARLITO, STORI, FRONTEIR, POWER T, SAUTE, KATIO
PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY CHARLOT AIME

A lot of people likes to have theirs done in a particular way; some people likes to eat, dress, and look a certain way, and that’s the theme of “Carlito Gets His Way” (Street Royale Media Corporation) who manages to get fucks the guys he’s partner with in his latest starring role, which has great lighting, shots and editing, and though it would have been nice had be had more roles, the film is good to watch and get you’re your rocks off with.
The movie begins with Stori laying on his bed, and speaking to one of his friends about getting a guy he was eyeing at a club to come to his place for some hot and steamy sex, and no sooner than he says that, Frontier, a tall dark skinned brother with dread locks, walks over to him and begins to kiss him.
“You remind me of somebody I know” Stori tells his sexy date.
“He’s a movie star.”
Flattered, Frontier walks over to Stori and continues to kiss him before they lay on the bed, and enjoys a hot oral session with Stori kissing his chest and sucking dick slowly, and Frontier finishing by placing Stori on his back and eating his ass, making them both hot and turned on.
“Go head boy” he says before Frontier fucks him missionary style, by holding his legs up in the air with Stori later having a Pretty Ricky moment by grinding on him on his dick so seductively that it will have viewers getting hot in all the right places. Especially when they kiss while Frontier smacks his ass, and when Stori has a Janet Jackson moment by backing his ass up on his dick and making him moan before he shoots a load on his ass.
The following scene shows Stori cleaning the kitchen counter, where the film’s star Carlito enters, and confronts him about a story about him having Frontier over at the house. Stori informs the star that he did because he tried to call him, but he didn’t pick up his cell phone, and he had to get his sexual needs met before he has to leave town. He then fixes him a bowl of strawberry-vanilla ice cream, and when he turns around to give him the bowl, he’s surprised to see the stud had removed his clothes. Shocked and turned on, Stori places the spoon of ice cream under Carlito’s dick and sucks both the cream and dick
“Since you’re not gonna eat the ice cream, I will” he says before he sucks his cone. After taking off his sweatpants, they both head to the kitchen, where Stori sits on the counter and participate in some hot foreplay before, Carlito positions in the middle of the kitchen and fuck him causing him to moan
“”Go ‘head boy” Stoir says while he’s getting hit from the back
“Don’t Stop.”
They then head to the bedroom where Carlito fucks him in various positions including doggy style and missionary style.
“You like that dick” Carlito asks.
“Yeah” Stori replies.
“Take it boy.”
Carlito then has Stori on his back and while he’s fucking him, he tells him to say ‘gimme that dick’ and Stori doesn’t have any problems submitting and honoring his requests without any complaints or worries. I like how the camera man was able to capture shots of both their body thrusts and facial expressions, further making the scene more sensual and hot.
Carlito also appears in the next scene that begins with him having a conversation with one of his friends about Stori flying back to Iraq.
“He’ll be alright” he says in a calm, yet concerned tone of voice.
While he’s continuing his conversation, Power T enters the bedroom wearing an animal chain around his neck and his waist, pissed off that he’s lacking attention, so Carlito abruptly ends his conversation.
“Who’s that?” T asks
“My people” Carlito replies.
“Your people ain’t here. All you got to do is worry about me.” T says before he begins to deep throat Carlito’s large tool
“Go up and down on that shit” Carlito says while gently pulls on T’s chain., before he sits on Carlitto’s dick and rides him while his chains are still being pulled. Carlito then fucks him laying down and missionary style; he fucks him so hard that he has him falling off the bed and screaming loud enough to wake up the whole neighborhood.
The last scene features Saute and Kit laying on a steel futon kissing and touching each other seductively (It’s nice to see two Black men showing their intimate and romantic side; which is something many we need to see on screen more often. Seeing two Black men displaying their affection from one another by kissing is a beautiful sight to see).. They then participate in a hot 69 session with both moaning and enjoying the taste of each other’s body and private parts.
“Damn” the brother with the small Afro says in a southern accent while he’s laying on the brother with the short hair cut with waves, giving him a tongue bath before he takes him to the bathroom and fucks him in the bathtub while he’s looking at the bathroom window and holding onto the wall.
“Damn nigga” he says as he gets pounded.
After the sex, the southern boy shoots a creamy load and continues to kiss him
This movie is pretty good. I loved how each of the men showed their sensuality and intimacy by kissing, rubbing and grinding as well as having hot passionate sex, but it would have been nice had Carlito had been in an extra scene since the film was named after him. I’m also loved how the story line focus on a guy fighting in Iraq, and flying back home in order to release his sexual tension, and though this is an adult film, the story line should have focused more on that, but all in all it was a great film to watch.

"Carlito Has His Way" is out in stores now

This review is dedicated to those fighting war.

DVD HAS HOT BOYS HOLLERING FOR PAIN

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DOODIRTYSHOW IS NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD

Today I received some wonderful news; Da Doo Dirty Show was recently nominated for an Velocity Magazine award. How do I feel about the news?
I feel honored that the hard work I do along with the crew is being recognized, and it's a dream come true for me. For years, I would watch many award shows, and be imagining my name being called to come onstage and collect an award for my work.
I won't know until November, but being a part of a team that's making a impact in the Gay community by giving lgbt artists, politicians, producers, entreprenuers and adult entertainers a platform to have their music aired and a place to be heard means alot to me.
I have to thank DJ Baker for asking me to come onto the show and appointing me the researcher and professor, along with BBOP, Tysexy, Soul G, Eric Parker, Gio, Shorty Roc, Jesse O, The Cast of Christopher Street, My family of orgin and choice for supproting me.
The awards ceremony will be held in November in Washington DC

MEN ENJOYING PLEASURE AND PAIN IN HOT FLICK

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HOT FLICKS SHOWS TRUE THUG LOVIN

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HARLEM THUG NIGHTS
STARRING MR. SAKI, HAITIAN BOY, THIRST, LAZARUS, JOVANNIE, TROPHY BOY, TONIC, JASON, MIDNIGHT & NUBIUS

DISTRIBUTED BY PITTBULL PRODUCTIONS

Harlem has many historic landmarks including the Apollo Theatre, The Schormburg Library, Hue-Man Book Store, and Sylvia’s Soul food Restaurant. Harlem also has it share of sexy homo thugs, who love to get their freak on, and that’s what’s captured in “Harlem Thug Nights.” one of the hottest adult DVDs to capture Gay/SGL men living in Harlem. What I love about this film are the sub themes that dispels the myths about thugs being a bunch of uncompassionate men with no sense of class, romance or respect for others.
Scene 1 begins with Mr. Saki and new comer Mr. Haitian Boy, in a nice decorated Harlem apartment talking about Boy’s film debut. After he encourages him to relax, Boy begins to suck him, before they stand up and kiss; then Boy continues to suck Saik off, while Saki stands on the couch, and grabs the back of his head.
“For the first time, you suck dick like a pro.” he says before he removes his boxers and stands on the couch, and rubs his hand in the tall stud’s Afro, while Boy continues to give him oral pleasure by licking his balls. After being sucked off, Saki tells Haitian Boy he wants to see his ass, and after seeing how well shaped it is, Saki proceeds to eats and licks his ass, causing Boy to moan in ecstasy; especially after he fingers him. After his fingers him, Saik begins to fucks him doggy style, which has them both turned on.
“Muscle ass” Saki says while he smacks Boy’s muscular ass.
“You know that ass is good, right?”
Haitian Boy decides to give him a run for his master card, by having a Pretty Ricky moment by grinding on his dick, forcing Saki to almost lose his balance, before he Saki gets him on his back and fuck him missionary style. Saki fucks him so hard that he has Haitian boy speaking in a heavy Caribbean accent and holding on to the arm of the couch. Saki then stands over him and busts a nice load on his face, and compliments on his first time performing on film
“Next time you gotta cum” Saki says
Scene 2 is another hot scene that shows how many Ghetto men have different personalities. Thirst is sitting in the living room watching the football game, when his lover Lazarus excitedly enters with a weed plant talking about how they’re going to smoke some trees. Thirst, however informs his young lover that smoking weed isn’t something he’ going to partake in. This pisses Lazarus off so he decides to involve them in a game of show and tell, and before you know it, he unbuttons Thirst’s pants and sucks his dick, like he’s hungry. He later removes his Black Amani t-shirt, and continues to finish the job, with Thirst returning the favor, showing him how a to give a good blow job.
“Suck that dick” Lazarus says as he throat fucks before they head to into the bedroom, where Lazarus fucks him doggy and missionary styles, and has him all over the bed. What make this scene hot is Lazarus’ various speeds, facial expressions and his ability to display his sensuality by kissing Thirsts’ lips while he’s fucking him to the point where Thirst busts a nut on his own stomach.
Mr. Saki returns for another hot scene, which will have views putting this scene on repeat. Saki, and Trophy Boy enters Jovannie’s house, where Saki asks Jovannie how his date with Ciit Bwoi went. Jovannie tells him it was good, and that they had hot sex in the shower. Saki then talks about being hot and horny and proceeds to come onto Trophy Boy, who doesn’t see him in the same light.
Sensing his receptiveness and shyness, Saki asks Jovannie for some privacy, and begins to rub Trophy’s leg while he grabs his hard dick
“When did we get to this level? Trophy Boy asks Saki who then pulls out his dick and asks “Do you wanna find out?”
“Kind of” Trophy Boy replies before Saki pulls out his dick which has Trophy Boy’s interest, and within a few seconds, he begins to suck his dick, before they remove their shirts.
“You’re sexy as fuck” Saki tells Trophy before he leads them to the bedroom, where they participate in a hot 69 session, with Trophy keeping on his hat, while Saki is donned in a 69 cap and while Air-force ones, pleasing each other orally. Saki then get on top of Trophy and begins to kiss and fuck him gently, while he makes sure he’s in a comfortable position (Saki is known for fucking guys taller than him) before he fucks him doggy style and slaps his ass to the point where his dicks slips out his ass. After putting his dick back in, his urban side comes out; he arches Trophy’s back down, and tells him to ‘resume the fucking position’ before he tears that ass up.
“Shit nigga” Trophy moans while he’s getting pounded to the point where he pushes his dick forcing Saki to become more dominant.
“Put that shit back in nigga” Saki says while he slaps his ass, and fucks him while he grabs his legs before he has him on his side, making it pleasurable for both. Saki them fucks him on his back and asks him ‘you wanna come or do you want me to fuck the come out of you?'
“Fuck the cum out of me nigga” Trophy replies as Saki fucks him to the point of coming and falling asleep. Saki then busts a load on Trophy’s face and says “Whew. I finally got it."
In the next scene, Tonic calls his friend Jason to see if he received the letter he wrote him while he was in prison. A few minutes later, he arrives at Jason’s apartment where they sit on the couch, and talk, with Jason asking him did he mess around with guys in jail, and he did he feel to learn that his girl was creeping while he was incarcerated. He later asks Tonic if he pulls out his dick would he suck it?”
“Chill” Tonic says.
Jason then slowly pulls out his dick, and the next thing you see is Tonic sucking him off, before he gets serviced by Jason eating his ass while he’s knelling on the top of the couch and later sucking his dick while he’s sitting in the middle of the couch, with him being slighty aggressive.
“Suck that shit” he says before he gets fucked missionary style.
“Gimme that dick” he says while he wraps his legs around Jason, who later fucks him from the back while he’s kneeling on the edge of the couch moaning with pain and pleasure.
The hottest part of this scene is how Tonic shows his flexibility by stretching his legs while he’s riding Jason’s dick and kissing him on his lips. I loved how they cuddle up after they bust their loads.
The movie ends starts with Midnight sitting in his bedroom watching television and playing with his football, when his roommate Nubius bursts into the bedroom, demanding to know what happened to his PS2. Midnight denies having any knowledge of the system, and gives him an ultanatium; either calm his ass down or leave his bedroom. Nubius replies with ‘We can workout something for this PS2”
Midnight begins to lift Nubius’ tank top and suck on his chest while he unbutton his jeans and proceeds to suck his dick, while he gets his faced by Nubius who later, leads him into a hot 69 session, with Midnight getting his ass eaten. He later lays on his stomach where Nubous grinds and kisses him before he fucks him dog style and enjoying every moment of it.
“I can stay in this ass all day” he says before he pounds him hard, having him against the wall before Midnight rides him and shoots a watery load before he gets pounded missionary style for three minutes before he ejaculates.
After the session,, Midnight asks Nubius to join him in watching Law & Order, but still wants to know where is his game. Midnight decides to playfully put a sword at him
This movie was pretty hot. The director did a great job of having shots that captured the models’s movements and expressions as well as having them display their sensuality by having them kiss, but I felt that the last three scenes should have been filmed during the night time, because it would have kept with the theme of the movie. All in all it was a good film showing that all thugs are not cold hearted criminals, and thieves; they're can be cool people and know how to sex their partners passionately.

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MY RENEWED LOVE AND ADMIRATION FOR THE BALLROOM SCENE AND COMMUNITY

I can’t believe it’s been 15 years since I began a journey to find myself, and being at the Latex ball gave me a perspective about life; being Gay is NOT A CURSE, OR MENTAL ILLNESS!!!!!!!!!!
It’s how God intended for me to be, and though it took me many years to finally accept myself.
I also got a chance to see the ballroom community in more of a positive light.
When I first came out, my friend at the time had me on a 3-way call with a dude named “M” who asked if I wanted to walk
“What you mean walk? I asked
“The ball”
“What’s a ball I asked?”
D had intervened.
“Chill. He’s just coming out”
M told me that a ball was place for me to walk and strut my stuff. I later learned that it was a place where many Gay kids go to express themselves creatively, by dancing and competing in many categories to win trophies and cash prizes. It’s also a place where they’re able to be safe from the hassles of ignorant ass homophobic closet people who have nothing better to do then waste their energy picking on our community for no apparent reason.
My friend D was a member of a house, but had left to focus on school, and help raise his sister after the death of their father, and while he told me about some of the positive aspects of the ballroom scene and what it meant to be in a house, he also told me about the negative aspects.
IF YOU’RE A MEMBER OF A HOUSE, PLEASE DON’T ATTEMPT TO READ ME!
THIS PARTICULAR BLOG IS JUST A REFLECTION OF MY EXPERIENCES THAT HAPPENED 15 YEARS AGO AND IT IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO THROW SHADE OR SHOW THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT. I’M JUST EXPRESSION MY FEELING AND EXPERIENCES. LIKE MARY J BLIGE SAID ON HER 1995 RADIO HIT IF YOU LOOK IN MY EYES AND SEE WHAT I SEE.
He shared many stories about how many people he knew how got caught up in the scene and how they revolved their lives around it. Some were missing school, boosting and having cosmetic surgery to have the perfect attire and looks to win trophies and score points with many in the community. He also had told me he was glad that I decided to explore my sexuality at that age, because had I came out during my teenage years, the kids would have went all out to recruit me, but the reason why they wouldn’t recruit at that particular moment (I was 22 at the time and he was 18) was because I conducted myself as an adult and knew what I wanted to do with my life.
5 months later, I decided to go to my first ball, at Union Square. It was the winter time, and after I paid my admission fee, I went downstairs and saw a lot of kids (teens and college students), socializing, practicing their moves, smooching and passing out leaflets about the importance of safe sex. I also picked up bad vibes from many of the kids who gave me looks that said “who is that child and what is he/she doing here?” It did make me feel uncomfortable, and did hurt, but I managed to watch the event before I left.
Turn the clock ahead to the winter season of 2003-2004. I had began to attend weekly meetings and seminars at GMAD, and I began to see more House kids who had positive attitudes and looked out for people who they felt were being taken advantage of. I was sitting in the lounge area, and this playboy was sitting next to me and playing with my left ear. This high school junior named “G” who was sitting next to me, didn’t like what he saw, so he stared the dude down with a look that said “what the fuck you’re doing?” He then looked at me and I said it was OK. He then got out his seat and gave the guy another look that said.
“Don’t fuck with him bitch or I’ll whip your ass.”
A year later, I had gone back to GMAD to use the computer to kill time before I met my brother Garry for dinner. I had walked into the lounge area and I saw a group of people talking. I had no idea it was a closed group, but this bitch who I won’t even give him a fake name was extremely rude to me.
“This is a closed group and you got to leave” he said in a nasty tone of voice.
I left, and “G” who was at the front desk had asked why I was looking sad.
I told him how the bitch treated me and he got heated.
“I would have been like 'Bitch you need to mind your business'” he said
“Fuck being nice. That bitch need to his business!”
He then called “J” a part-time employee and house member and told him to come to the front. He arrived and when G told him what happened, he was pissed as well.
“That bitch’s a mess and got nerve” he said.
I was about to leave when the shady bitch said ’don’t let the door hit you when the good Lord spit.”
I snapped. I went into the lounge and read him. I left and then he said “Don’t let the door hit you twice.”
I ran back and read him again and the kids were laughing and clapping. Laughing because I was reading him in a nerdy way (I’m a nerd) and clapping because I had stood up to him. It turned out they wasn’t too found of his nasty attitude either and they were happy that somebody put him in check.
Two years later my brother had asked me to assist him on a documentary he was shooting about homophobia and the ballroom scene, and one day while we were having lunch, he was talking about his dancer named Pony, who’s a member of the House of Zion.
“This kid is talented and mad humble” Garry told me shortly before we filmed Pony’s segment.
One Friday night in October, I had met to help with the camera work, and I was captivated by Pony’s looks, spirit and personality. He was very upbeat, joyous and showed off some of his moves without boasting, and it was then that I began to gain a better understanding of the ballroom community, and after watching the rough draft of my brother’s documentary, I gained a lot of respect for the community. One day I would like to go “I said shortly after I watched the documentary, and last weekend I attended my first ball in fourteen years, and this time it the experience and energy was more positive and uplifting. I actually enjoyed myself and started to feel good about being a Black Gay/SGL man and I also learned how I made an impact on a person’s life. I bumped into Joseph Jefferson am employee of POCC who was honored with the Eric Christian Bizarre Leadership Award for his work with young Gay youth. He told that he enjoyed the CD’s I made him in March and that he was listening to them while got dressed for the occasion.
I was touched by the positive feedback to the point of crying inside.
About twenty minutes later, I left wearing a bunch of beads and condoms around my neck and I walked to Virgin Mega store to check out the latest music and DVD releases, and I had a great time, walking around with my beads and condoms. (I felt like TLC then). I then saw a member of the cult I was apart of, and I was shocked at how he greeted me.
“Sup” he said without giving me any eye contact.
Normally Philippe* would always greet you with a smile and in a smooth tone. That wasn’t the case. It seemed like he was angry and had a lot on his mind. I don’t know what he was going through nor I was about to find out. I wasn’t going to let his attitude ruin my good night/morning. (I’ll write about him in the next posting).
Being at the Latex ball gave me a greater perspective about life; there’s nothing wrong with being gay and it doesn’t matter whether you’re masculine, femine, or display both charetestics, Gay people are wonderful people (though we have a few bad apples that God also loves unconditionally) who are responsible for helping make the entertainment industry look and sound fabulous, and for being one of the first ones to make people award of the AIDS epidemic that’s still claiming many of our brothers and sisters, and that we’re going to be around forever.

THIS WENT TO FAR

I heard stories about people taking things to the extreme, but church people protesting at a funeral totally takes the cake. As I was surfing the net, I came across an article where a bunch of members from a Baptist church had planned to protest the funeral of Comedian/Actor/Producer Bernie Mac. When I saw the article, I was like, this got to be a fucking joke. It wasn't. A group from a chruch said that their reasons for protesting was because they said he was an evil man who spoke filthy language.
If you ask me, the people who thought about the protest are the real evil ones, who don't have respect for themselves and others, and they got the nerve to call themselves God's children? Please. They ain't nothing but a bunch of evil people who don't the true meaning and value of love, and respect. Funerals are intended for familys and friends to honor the loss and memory of loved ones, as well as mourn and start their process of coping and healing.
So what Bernie Mac cursed when he did his comic sketches. That was the way he entertained people. If those members didn't like his material, then what the fuck they were doing watching it? Like Millie Jackson said on her 1979 album "Live And Uncensored," the ones who be saying I'm dirty, be buying me shit and hiding it!"
That's one of many issues I have with so-called Christians. They be the ones pointing the fingers at people, but they be the main ones drinking, smoking, partying, fucking and commiting adultrey.
You would think they would offer support and comfort to the entertainer's family, but no; they decided to do something that totally tacky just to get some attention for their church.
Everybody's not perfect. They strive to be the best people they can be, but it seems like most so-called Children of God always be the ones putting down people and causing the most drama, when they should be working hard on teaching people to love another unconditionally. Who are they to judge? I know that God welcomed Bernie into Heaven for the good he did while he was on earth, such as being a provider for his wive, daughter, nieces, newphew and grandduaghter, and doing many charitable events for those less fortunate. Something most of these churches need to do and not for tax-write offs either.
Just because they didn't like his style of comedy, doesn't justify their reasons for protesting; I bet if Bernie really wanted to get nasty, he would have jumped out his coffin, ran to that chruch, and cuss all those jackasses out. He didn't take that route. He's probably joking about them in Heaven, and I bet that when it's time for those jackasses to meet God, he won't be happy with their behavior, and he will let them have it.

Song inspired for this blog

PHUCK YOU SYMPHONY
PERFORMED BY MILLIE JACKSON
WRITTEN BY MILLIE JACKSON & BRAD SHAPIRO
PRODUCED BY MILLIE JACKSON
1979 SPRING RECORDS

WHAT'S GOING ON
PERFORMED BY MARVIN GAYE
WRITTEN BY RENALDO OBIE BENSON, MARVIN GAYE AND AL CLEAVLAND
PRODUCED BY MARVIN GAYE
1971 MOTOWN RECORDS

THE GODSON OF SOUL REHIRES MOM AS HIS MANAGER

R&B Singer/songwriter/actor Usher has settled his differences with his mother, and has rehired her as his personal manager Jonetta Patton, who had manager her Grammy award winning son he was a teenager, and servered ties with music legend Benny Medina, who he had hired to take her spot.
"Usher has dissolved his management arrangement with Benny Medina and he re-engaged Jonetta Patton as his manager" according to a joint statement issued though the singer's record company LaFace/Zomba.
Last year, many in the industry were shocked when they learned that he had replaced her with Medina, a former record executive, who have helped guided the careers of Karyn White, Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey had helped executive producer the God Son of Soul's comeback album, "Here I Stand" which despite debuting at # 1 hasn't reached platnium status like his last release "Confessions" which sold 1.1 million copies in it's first week, breaking R.Kelly's record. There were many different stories about about the split; one including that the singer's wife fashion designer Tameka Foster had influenced his decision because they didn't get along. Usher had denined that his wife, who gave birth to his son, influenced his decision to part with his mom. He had wanted her to focus more on being his mother, and to enjoy life. Many feel that him rehiring his mom was a great move for him business wise.