by dre of onustees.com on 13 February 2012
Rest & Thanks to Ms. Whitney Houston
With the sudden passing of Houston… the Grammys took a different tone, or should have, this year… These are 5 things I learned while watching the tail-end of the show…
- Jennifer Hudson did a wonderful job singing tribute to Ms. Houston… the ability to put on that performance in that window of time and mountain of emotion was dynamic…
- Taylor Swift made an odd acknowledgement to Black History Month… 1st by rocking that get-up from “The Color Purple” during her performance… then following that up with coming on stage in the Watch The Throne dress… Then again that could be my imagination…
- Rihanna… *deep sigh* like… I can’t even call it… most on my Twitter timeline were fans of her look… I just thought the non-singing child looked like she was attending a Tina Turner dress-alike contest and came in 274th place…
- Chris Brown… whenever I see him… I still see Rihanna… whom I don’t care much as a singer… but as woman, didn’t deserve this… and he certainly doesn’t deserve to be back or get an R&B Grammy for Fame… I only know of 2 songs off the album and neither one sounded like R&B… then again what does…
- God / Lawd Jesus / Sweet Baby Jesus / Jebus / Zeus / Buddha / Vishnu / Optimus Prime… forbid… If Stevie Wonder was to be taken away from this Earth… on the VERY day of the Grammys… the ENTIRE schedule of performances and award announcements need to be scraped for a 2 and half hour long concert in honor of Stevie Wonder… There’s no excuse for anything else to occur… just have folks lining up to sing their favorite Stevie song… while the ushers hand out the Grammy’s to the winners in the audience… No need for them to be announce… damn them… It’s all about Stevie… Some may think, foolishly, that this is overdoing it… However, I’d like them to remember his last name isn’t actually Wonder, it’s Judkins (or Morris) and he was given the name “Wonder” because there were 7 wonders of the New World… and he made 8… During a time when artists had names one could aspire to… Like being Supreme, a Miracle, Dramatic, or even a Main Ingredient… they gave him this name at age 11… and for 50 years he’s lived up to it… Not mention his Grammy raid from 73 to 76… when he had Paul Simon thanking him for not releasing an album… thus others had a chance… So, when his time comes… we better do the right thing… and spend the entire night singing his songs…
by dre of onustees.com on 17 January 2012
MLK Weekend @ Nationals… a place where brothers can chase the man in public…
During MLK weekend the USFTL (United States Flag & Touch Football League) held their 41st Annual National Championships in Orlando, Florida…
These are 5 Things… I learned while playing and traveling with my Men’s 8 on 8 team…
- The radio is awful… It’s not even funny anymore… There were only 5 artists played across 4 different “hip hop” stations with only 7 SONGS!!! I’m not sure if this was because we were in Orlando… or if this is the nature of ALL “hip hop” radio stations… But Aubrey, J. Cole, T-Pain, LMFAO and the apparent overlord of the radio waves Rihanna were the only folks heard on the air… Well, them and commercials… There WILL be a doing it wrong post about this… soon. Very soon. “I heard trash songs, in a hopeless place.”
- Nothing says you’re old and out of shape… like chasing a bunch of 21 year olds up and down a football field… Midway through my last game… I jotted down a love letter… “Dear Insanity… I was wrong to quit you. I didn’t mean to sneak off with those Food Trucks and Hamsnacks. They were just always around… and we became stagnant. But now I know… you were there for me and only had good intentions. If you give me a second chance… I swear… we’ll go to the end this time. Forever yours (or until the next bacon craving…) – the skinny fat guy who’s lost a step.”
- Watching women play contact football in tights and cycling shorts may be the sexiest thing of all-time… Salute to all of the women who played in the 8 on 8 league this weekend… Thank you. There’s nothing like seeing a young lady take a halfback toss right run, set up her blocks, cut back and take it to the house for 60 yards… Well, I guess watching a safety scan the play, hawk one side of the field to snag an interception and return it 70 yards for a TD would top that… Then there’s the 45 yard over-the-shoulder catch on a seam route in stride to put the other team completely out of the game… and tournament for that matter. All those things occurred in one game by the eventual champions, “Lady All Met”… Congrats to those wonderful women.
- The North needs both Waffle House & Pollo Tropical… Waffle House has always been a request in my heart (if only for the cheese eggs)… However, during my second trip to Nationals… Pollo Tropical has solidified it’s spot in my “HOW COME WE DON’T HAVE ONE OF THOSE!?!” rants… Chicken AND RIBS??? In one affordable meal!?! Oh wait, I can get the Trio platter and add Roasted Pork to that delicious madness??? With 2 sides??? Ok, sold. Here’s a $10… and here’s… Timeout! Why are you giving me change back??? I thought you would need more! Oh, Pollo Tropical… I love you.
- The 4th thing I learned completely goes against the 2nd thing I learned… However, I will try to Do Better and maintain this second go-round with Insanity… Today is Day 2… 58 to go…
