Where's Grimus?

What is really good with the recycled Ronald McDonald wigs this broad has been rocking lately? I mean I know everyone is going green but reusing a polyester blend weave seems like a bad idea. I understand wanting to stay relevant and all that, but there has got to be a better way.

This was bad enough!

Naomi Campbells Hair Line Runs From Her Too

Now I know that Naomi has had a million different hairstyles in all her years on the runway and that has likely been the caused this, but why not shave it...why leave a hair line of bead-d-beads to frame your face...

I mean good Lord woman. You have entirely too much money to be walking around looking like a South African orphan with trichotillomania (the act of compulsively pulling out your own hair).

And being that there isn't any hair there to damage, if I were her I'd glue that wig to my joint with gorilla glue to prevent this BS.

Now I know why she's so angry, this enough to make anyone smack a limo driver.

Unbeweavable...

Indian hair sold by Asian (and Mexican) women to Black and Hispanic women
and they call it AFROCITY...Alrighty then!

Doing it in the Park...

While out on a hair product hunt in the BX yesterday, my girl Wandee and I stumbled upon a Park Jam up on 105 street and Lexington...


I rained here in NY yesterday so most of the dancers couldn't really go in hard like they wanted too but a those that did dance, went hard!

They were seriously getting it out there...I heard there was a much larger group before the down pour of rain and that dudes were spinning in the middle of this huge puddle of water...
Mad I missed that!

Brother man right here damn near took out a few teeth...


This dudes shirt said, "I May Not Be Made of Stone, but I Damn Sure Can Rock!"




And this well behaved lil' cutie was in the crowd rocking his pink studded collar...

I'm was seriously feeling this dudes t-shirt. On the back it said, "The Struggle Continues".



And then as an added bonus on my walk to the train I got an eye full of great art work...




This flick gave me a serious flash back to African dance class back in the day...

Funga alafia, Ah-shay Ah-shay. Funga alafia, Ah-shay Ah-shay.
Funga alafia, Ah-shay Ah-shay. Funga alafia, Ah-shay Ah-shay.

That's the song we sang as we came out on stage...It means welcome and blessings...



Ahhh, the melding of so many cultures...LOVES IT!


These are just a few reasons why



Here are few video of the performers...Enjoy!

Get Your Bengalian Hair Weave Here!!!

So the other day I bump into a friend on my way to my girls house and as I am talking to him, I peek over his shoulder and I see a sign that catches my attention...

I'm thinking to myself, "HUH, Russian? I know they don't mean weave hair".

So I look a little closer and I see...



OK, now come on Sisters? Is it really this serious...We just want any hair but our hair...


And then it got worse!!!!


Do you see that rainbow array of weave hair in the back and the skunk do on the chick in the flick below?

And that's the same chick in all the flicks...where the heck is HER weave from?

And the flick of the Russian style building? Really is that supposed to make me think you're on to something up in there...


I'm done!

Parking Lot Fighting...Do Better Broads

Why?

Happy Halloween...Going Gaga

May your Halloween be filled with
tons of treats and no tricks...
(unless you like tricks)


This isn't the whole costume. Got some huge angel wings and a few other
Gaga-rific stuff to go with my Disco Stick (which lights up by the way).

Be safe!

Shoe Abuse

Before you even scroll down I need you guys to press play...

I jammed to this song many nights in the Paradox or Hammer Jacks when I was in B-more...

Now y'all know how much I love shoes, but this right here is straight shoe abuse and I'm not happy about it...

Actually it's every damn thing abuse...Victoria's poor secrets are all over the damn place, those poor shorts are stuck in places that day light hasn't see in a years.

On a serious note this is just sad...you can look at there knees and calves and tell they are not meant to be this big. I don't have a damn thing against a big girl but when your knees look like fried pig knuckles and you're half naked I do take offense.

Tangy Tuesday...Tight & Tangy

I'm not even mad at him I just want to know where the hell he found size Triple 0 jeans.

And is it just me or does it look like his hair is going to come off with that hat.

OOOOO, I'm Telling....

OK, many have heard about Chris Rock being sued by Regina Kimbell, the creator of a documentary called "My Nappy Roots" claiming that his film "Good Hair" was a copy of hers.


Peep these clips from each and let me know what you think...

My Nappy Roots





Good Hair



Chris needs to be ashamed of himself and I can't believe her case was dismissed. It's a total rip off...just because he went to different celebrities and Chicago's Hair Show rather then Atlanta's doesn't make it a different movie.

Louisiana Judge Denies the Swirl...

You know this story doesn't even surprise me...I know where I live and I know good and well any country who had to be forced to pass laws to make a race of people "equal" to it citizens is going to have things like this happen. You can change laws (though that doesn't protect us from some of the racist B.S. that pops off on a day to day basis) but you can't change the mentality of people.


Here's the full story in all it's insanity...

Interracial couple denied marriage license in La.

By MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer Mary Foster, Associated Press Writer – Fri Oct 16, 4:50 am ET

NEW ORLEANS – A white Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.

Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.

"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."

Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed race couple. If they are, he does not marry them, he said.

Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said.

"There is a problem with both groups accepting a child from such a marriage," Bardwell said. "I think those children suffer and I won't help put them through it."

If he did an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all, he said.

"I try to treat everyone equally," he said.

Bardwell estimates that he has refused to marry about four couples during his career, all in the past 2 1/2 years.

Beth Humphrey, 30, and 32-year-old Terence McKay, both of Hammond, say they will consult the U.S. Justice Department about filing a discrimination complaint.

Humphrey, an account manager for a marketing firm, said she and McKay, a welder, just returned to Louisiana. She is white and he is black. She plans to enroll in the University of New Orleans to pursue a masters degree in minority politics.
"That was one thing that made this so unbelievable," she said. "It's not something you expect in this day and age."

Humphrey said she called Bardwell on Oct. 6 to inquire about getting a marriage license signed. She says Bardwell's wife told her that Bardwell will not sign marriage licenses for interracial couples. Bardwell suggested the couple go to another justice of the peace in the parish who agreed to marry them.

"We are looking forward to having children," Humphrey said. "And all our friends and co-workers have been very supportive. Except for this, we're typical happy newlyweds."

"It is really astonishing and disappointing to see this come up in 2009," said American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana attorney Katie Schwartzmann. She said the Supreme Court ruled in 1967 "that the government cannot tell people who they can and cannot marry." (unless you are gay)

The ACLU sent a letter to the Louisiana Judiciary Committee, which oversees the state justices of the peace, asking them to investigate Bardwell and recommending "the most severe sanctions available, because such blatant bigotry poses a substantial threat of serious harm to the administration of justice."

"He knew he was breaking the law, but continued to do it," Schwartzmann said.

According to the clerk of court's office, application for a marriage license must be made three days before the ceremony because there is a 72-hour waiting period. The applicants are asked if they have previously been married. If so, they must show how the marriage ended, such as divorce.

Other than that, all they need is a birth certificate and Social Security card.

The license fee is $35, and the license must be signed by a Louisiana minister, justice of the peace or judge. The original is returned to the clerk's office.

"I've been a justice of the peace for 34 years and I don't think I've mistreated anybody," Bardwell said. "I've made some mistakes, but you have too. I didn't tell this couple they couldn't get married. I just told them I wouldn't do it."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091016/ap_on_re_us/us_interracial_rebuff


Did he really say that he lets the black people he knows use his bathroom? Just the simple fact that he felt the need to say that says a lot to me. And he "treats everyone equally"? This man doesn't even seen to know and doesn't seem to know what "equally" even means. Since when do the personal feelings take precedence over the law?

And peep the book I found while hunting around for more info...I bet Justice Bardwell gives these out as stocking stuffers.

Willie Lynch lives on...Tsk Tsk Tsk!

Way Back Wednesday...Ghetto Heaven

I always though Sounds of Blackness sang this song,
but it actually it was a group called Family Stand...

The group Family Stand was made up of Peter Lord,
Jefferey Smith, and Sandra St. Victor. Their song, Ghetto Heaven was huge hit
back in 1990 and Common used the hook for his song of the same title in 2001.

I used to love this jam but I sure couldn't figure out what they
were talking about....Was it good loving, was is drugs, liquor? Yo No Se, but her are the lyrics...they didn't help me though.

You know I love my baby
My baby loves me
My day, it gets so heavy
I need a little company
It's quarter to 11; it's time to make some ghetto heaven...

Ghetto heaven
I need a little ghetto heaven...

Nana likes brandy, especially peach
She keeps it by the radio
And listens to the Reverend preach
It's 10:07, and time to get some ghetto heaven...

Ghetto heaven
It's time to get some ghetto heaven
Ghetto heaven
She needs a little ghetto heaven...

Baby, baby, baby
All I need in this world is you
And when you're gone
Baby, baby, baby
Your touch, your kiss always gets me through

Sister needs her sugar
To get her through the day
She doesn't have the money
But always got a way to pay
It's 2:07; it's time to sell some ghetto heaven...

Ghetto heaven
It's time to sell some ghetto heaven
Ghetto heaven
She needs a little ghetto heaven...

You know I love my baby
My baby loves me
My day, it gets so heavy
I need a little company
It's quarter to 11; I need a little ghetto heaven...
Ghetto heaven
My baby needs some ghetto heaven
Ghetto heaven
I need a little ghetto heaven
Ghetto heaven

(repeat to fade out)

So What's Your Ghetto Heaven?

And I know it was the 90's but that hair...please people, lets not bring this back.


Thanks for the song suggestion Suga Shack!

Talking 'Bout Good & Bad Hair...

Chris Rock will be releasing his documentary
Good Hair on October 9th.

From the looks of the trailer it looks like it's going to be a good one,
so grab a few of your girls and learn a little about why we do what we
do in the name of beauty and get a lil giggle in at the same time.

Here's a lil School Daze Flashback for ya...

It's so sad to me that some people labeling women as Jiggaboos or
Wanabees by hair texture, as if that could really tell you the core of a person.

We've got to do better!

I'll post a reminder about this closer to the release date.