Did you all check out the season finale of "I Love New York? I know I wasn't the only person watching (I will admit....it's my latest "Guilty Pleasure"..lol). Didn't you just LOVE watching New York instigate a fight between Tango and Chance and then step back and act like she didn't understand what or why stuff was going awry????? She's priceless.
As bad as she (New York) is though...isn't it funny that she is oh so very "hood" in her proclimations of being fearless and being the HBIC (Head Bitch In Charge)...bladdah...bladdah...bladdah....she appears to be AFRAID or better yet...SCARED SH*TLESS OF ANYTHING THAT ISN'T HUMAN??????...It doesn't matter whether it's dogs, horses, dolphins, bees (okay...so I'm a punk when it comes to bees too!), mosquitoes...flies....the very sight of ANY of them is enough for her to break into hysterics...lol.
Now onto the "dinner" upon arrival....I thought that Chance had been acting like a child the ENTIRE show....(A cutie...but a bully...so that makes him less cute in my eyes). The whole attempt to "Out" 12-pack was bad enough but attack on Mr. Boston disturbed me....it looked like a lynch mob to me and it wasn't funny in the least (I dunno...after that last attack...I probably would have hid a knife somewhere close too!) and I am SURE that Chance wouldn't have thought it to be so funny had it been him being attacked (Hello?). The boxing event was ridiculous too....at the end I was relieved that she was letting him go (actually, I dunno why he stayed as long as he did...the whole nose picking thing would have been enough for me to eliminate him)....they might have tried to tar and feather him the next time....anyhoo...back to Chance....
The shattering of the glass, the drink splashing all over Tango and his proclimation of "I'll Cut You Up!!" was enough for me to think...."This broad is nuts if she chooses this sociopath!!!"....I thought it was cool that Tango managed to hold his temper and not take a swing at Chance (But I gotta tell you in the back of my mind....I am doubting if he has any "real scrapping skills" at all....hmmmmmm)
And lastly....Sigh....the clothing.
Was it me or did Chance look like a little boy wearing his father's suit???? LOL and I hated that wavy/slick/cut up hairstyle he had...it just looked wrong to me. I loved his reaction after he got eliminated and she wanted him to kiss her and give her some love...."what? Nah...girl you crazy....you got the lips you chose right over there....go get some love from him" (or something like that)" and then the classic "Fuck that B*tch" and then telling America that he "Tapped that ass".
Nice.
And TANGO????? WTF????
WHAT ON EARTH WAS HE THINKING ABOUT WHEN HE PUT THAT AWFUL OUTFIT TOGETHER????? He looked like Sky Masterson from "Guys & Dolls" in that blue pinstripe suit with a RED AND WHITE BARBERPOLE/PEPPERMINT STICK STRIPE TIE & HANDKERCHIEF?????? huh??? I kept waiting for him to break into "Luck Be A Lady" (btw...for all of you NON-MUSICAL THEATER PEOPLE!!!! LOL...Sky Masterson is the character that a very young Marlon Brando played in the movie version of "Guys & Dolls"). And I swear ya'll he makes me want to smack his hat right off his damn head....who in the world wears a hat that is cocked so far to the right that it's hanging onto his friggin ear???????!
And, I am not even going to TOUCH the "marriage proposal" (did she make like...a hundred faces before saying yes???..lol) until after I see the reunion show.
I'm glad it's over....cuz now I'm storing up popcorn for Charm School in the next week or so.
Will Keep you posted as usual!
Smootches!
Attitudes are like clothes...so decide to dress for success.
Friday, April 6, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
American Idol & I Love New York
YO PEEPS!!!! Please tell me that someone has been watching American Idol besides me...SANJAYA MALAKAR IS KILLING ME!!!!!!! Absolutely SLAYING ME!!!! I think that it is hysterical that he is still on this show with his non-singing behind!!! For Real!!! Doesn't he remind you of the kid with the tracheotomy hole in his throat from season 5??? Kevin Covais....I couldn't figure out why he even made it to the top 10 and the same holds true for Sanjaya. A cutie no doubt but he couldn't sing his way out of a paper bag. But I think the most hysterical thing for me is this:
For the last two weeks...."America" if you will, has been dead on with the voting...The week before last when Stephanie Edwards got voted off....let's keep it real....although she's a better singer than Sanjaya....her song sucked that particular week and he surprised EVERYONE with his version of The Kinks "You Really Got Me"....he's not much of a singer but he performed the HELL out of that song and I truly believe that's why he skated by on that particular occasion...and then this past week....uh....Chris Sligh??? Sorry...ya'll in my opinion...he should have been gone with that Schlocky/Syrupy Sweet/Up With People version of Endless Love!!! I swear I could have slit my wrists with THAT one but he really took me out of here when he ABSOLUTELY SLAUGHTERED The Police's "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" YUCK!!!! He deserved to get the boot this week....sorry.
And The Mowhawk???? YA'LL KNOW the stylists' for American Idol are having a Field's Day with Sanjaya....I bet Ya'll he'll have a china doll bob with a bang next week.
Stay Tuned!!!
Oh Yeah....Am I the only one who noticed from the extra scenes episode of "I Love New York" that Tango had TUSSY Deodorant in his cabinet when he was supposedly packing his bags??? Remember THAT stuff from yo' grandma's house??? Right on the shelf next to the Dixie Peach Bergamot hair pomade??
WHAT BROTHER DO YOU KNOW THAT'S WALKING AROUND ROCKING TUSSY???? ROFLMAO!!!!
He must be funky as hell by now.
Smootches Ya'll!!
For the last two weeks...."America" if you will, has been dead on with the voting...The week before last when Stephanie Edwards got voted off....let's keep it real....although she's a better singer than Sanjaya....her song sucked that particular week and he surprised EVERYONE with his version of The Kinks "You Really Got Me"....he's not much of a singer but he performed the HELL out of that song and I truly believe that's why he skated by on that particular occasion...and then this past week....uh....Chris Sligh??? Sorry...ya'll in my opinion...he should have been gone with that Schlocky/Syrupy Sweet/Up With People version of Endless Love!!! I swear I could have slit my wrists with THAT one but he really took me out of here when he ABSOLUTELY SLAUGHTERED The Police's "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" YUCK!!!! He deserved to get the boot this week....sorry.
And The Mowhawk???? YA'LL KNOW the stylists' for American Idol are having a Field's Day with Sanjaya....I bet Ya'll he'll have a china doll bob with a bang next week.
Stay Tuned!!!
Oh Yeah....Am I the only one who noticed from the extra scenes episode of "I Love New York" that Tango had TUSSY Deodorant in his cabinet when he was supposedly packing his bags??? Remember THAT stuff from yo' grandma's house??? Right on the shelf next to the Dixie Peach Bergamot hair pomade??
WHAT BROTHER DO YOU KNOW THAT'S WALKING AROUND ROCKING TUSSY???? ROFLMAO!!!!
He must be funky as hell by now.
Smootches Ya'll!!
Don't let embarrassment stop the best laid plans for your life by God.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Where were you when the lights went out......
Last night I had just finished cleaning up my kitchen and had plopped myself down in my recliner to watch the latest episode of "24" on FOX. It was a little after 9pm and I had just gotten comfortable when I noticed that my lights had begun to flicker off and on repeatedly. Having lived through 4 or 5 blackouts in my lifetime...I knew this was probably not a good thing.
Sure enough, seconds later all of the power went out! As my monster began pulling out candles, batteries and flashlights (he's ALWAYS prepared!!! Ya gotta love it!!!) I went outside to see what was going on. Everyone was in the darkened hallways and on the way down five flights I saw some very interesting outfits...lol and joined in on some hilarious conversation....
I finally got down to the lobby with my neighbor Glenda right behind me and we were greeted by firemen and fire trucks.....we quickly found out that there was a transformer fire underground on my corner and it took out the power on the entire block! I was told that Con Edison had already been notifed and were en route...but they warned us that it would be a while because it was a busy night for them...(er....when HASN'T it been a busy night for Con Ed of late???...with manhole covers either blowing up, catching fire or electrocuting dogs....I guess I'd be busy too...lol)
Now as I said earlier....Being a native New Yorker...I have actually lived through several blackouts of the entire city! Although a MAJOR inconvenience....I always manage to enjoy myself during them...it forces people to TALK and LISTEN to one another for a change...there isn't any way to really "veg out" when you have no power. Of course this sort of event can either bring out either the best or the worst in your neighbors, but fortunately we didn't see the "worst" come out of anyone on this night. We all stood outside cutting up for a good while.....folks just decided to take for what it was and try and make the best of a bad situation. It was really cool. (Not the blackout....the people...PEOPLE!)
I decided to make my way to the bodega down the street to get some cold beverages and munchies for the long night. I got back up my 5 flights and found my monster sitting all cozy in the living room with the room lit up with candles....VERY ROMANTIC!!! So I plugged in my Ipod to some portable speakers, turned on some music and we spent the rest of the evening listening to music and just talking...something we don't get to do a lot these days....Con Ed must have arrived around 1am because that's when the street was suddenly lit up with floodlights....they worked through the night and when I awoke the next day the power was restored....YAY!!!!
Thanks Con Ed for an inadvertently magical night!
Sure enough, seconds later all of the power went out! As my monster began pulling out candles, batteries and flashlights (he's ALWAYS prepared!!! Ya gotta love it!!!) I went outside to see what was going on. Everyone was in the darkened hallways and on the way down five flights I saw some very interesting outfits...lol and joined in on some hilarious conversation....
I finally got down to the lobby with my neighbor Glenda right behind me and we were greeted by firemen and fire trucks.....we quickly found out that there was a transformer fire underground on my corner and it took out the power on the entire block! I was told that Con Edison had already been notifed and were en route...but they warned us that it would be a while because it was a busy night for them...(er....when HASN'T it been a busy night for Con Ed of late???...with manhole covers either blowing up, catching fire or electrocuting dogs....I guess I'd be busy too...lol)
Now as I said earlier....Being a native New Yorker...I have actually lived through several blackouts of the entire city! Although a MAJOR inconvenience....I always manage to enjoy myself during them...it forces people to TALK and LISTEN to one another for a change...there isn't any way to really "veg out" when you have no power. Of course this sort of event can either bring out either the best or the worst in your neighbors, but fortunately we didn't see the "worst" come out of anyone on this night. We all stood outside cutting up for a good while.....folks just decided to take for what it was and try and make the best of a bad situation. It was really cool. (Not the blackout....the people...PEOPLE!)
I decided to make my way to the bodega down the street to get some cold beverages and munchies for the long night. I got back up my 5 flights and found my monster sitting all cozy in the living room with the room lit up with candles....VERY ROMANTIC!!! So I plugged in my Ipod to some portable speakers, turned on some music and we spent the rest of the evening listening to music and just talking...something we don't get to do a lot these days....Con Ed must have arrived around 1am because that's when the street was suddenly lit up with floodlights....they worked through the night and when I awoke the next day the power was restored....YAY!!!!
Thanks Con Ed for an inadvertently magical night!
There are three kinds of people in the world: Those who make things happens, those who watch things happen and those that wonder what happened...Which one are you?
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Rip The Runway 2007 - Hammerstein Ballroom NYC
Where do I begin with this one???? Let's take it back to 2006 where we made history on BET by being the first plus sized divas to grace the runway during Rip The Runway 2006.....as you know the segment went over HUGE and caused LL COOL J to formally rename us "Size Sexy". It was a great moment in history for me and a whole lot of other woment.....Unfortunately, I have to say....that this is where the dream ended....with the wrapping of RTR 2006. 2007's broadcast was a "whole 'nother story"......
The week before the taping, I received an email from a friend alerting me to the casting call for Rip The Runway....which was being taped on March 6th at the Hammerstein Ballroom on 34th Street in Manhattan. I read the email and decided immediately that I wasn't going to attend when I saw this written at the bottom of the email "Video Vixens encouraged to attend". Well....CLEARLY!!!! "Video Vixen" is not often used (if used at all...lol) to describe luscious ol' me!!!! So I didn't bother attending the casting....but I got TONS of calls from folks who braved the cold to stand outside amongst over 1500 people....and I KNEW I had made the right call by NOT attending and didn't think about it anymore.
Now here is where it gets screwy....on the day before the taping I got a call from a model friend who told me that one of the plus sized designers (Baby Phat...to be exact) had pulled out of the show in the 11th hour because they were told that the plus sized segment would lumped together with a total of 4 designers showing....and two of them were menswear designers....so as a result only one designer was showing and she didn't have enough models after Baby Phat pulled.....and would I be willing to help out?
Well, although I had to work in the morning at the Mandarin Oriental hotel...where they were presenting Queen Latifah's new clothing line...CURVATIONS....I knew my evening would be free and although it was chaos the year before....it WAS fun doing it. And going of that particular memory....I said okay....So I arrived at The Hammerstein Ballroom at around 2:45pm along with my girl Mia Amber (who had also worked the Curvations show) and my first inkling that perhaps I had made a mistake was the difficulty I had in getting inside the venue...(lots of back forth phone calls... and stinky attitudes from some of the folks working the front of the house......and the total confusion of course....
Anywhoo....after a 15-20 minute wait...I was finally allowed into the ballroom....where we were quickly fitted and headed to hair & make up and to my surprise we were greeted with the "everyone is getting the same look speech" Bare eyes and red lips...now this didn't sit too well with me as...we all know that red lipstick most certainly cannot go with everything....so imagine my surprise when I sat in the make up artists chair and watched him take a cotton ball with makeup remover and REMOVE MY BEAUTIFULLY SMOKED EYES FROM THE CURVATION SHOW!!!!! as well as my lipstick and put on this hideous ass red lipstick!!!! That wasn't the kicker though!!! After he removed my eye make up he looked at me with all seriousness and said "okay...your done!"....I looked at this man like he had twelve heads and asked him...."So you are not even going to try and make my eyes look neutral or neat, nor will you touch up the make up you removed from my eyes???...and YOU THINK I AM GOING ON STAGE LIKE THAT??????" Well, :I am sorry"...that's all I can do was his reply!!!!
Fortunately, for me...I learned YEARS ago how to do my own make up (I always carry my brushes and kit with me) AND how to FIX IT when SOMEBODY ELSE BOTCHES IT UP!!!!
Well, needless to say it all went downhill after that!!!! I witnessed the makeup people give the plus sized girls the runaround for several hours....as the hour of the taping drew near..most of us were forced to do our own makeup...yet again....as we watched them "hook up" all the little teeny weeny girls...(and TRUST me here...NONE of them were wearing bare eyes and red lips!!!)....if anything they were doing "fantasy" makeup on everyone EXCEPT the plus girls!!! And this was the sort of behavior that had me seething backstage.
Now, as I said earlier...I wasn't going to participate...so hadn't attended the rehearsal/run through....but the ladies brought me up to speed as we were waiting to run through our segment...it was then that I realized that we not only had to "walk" at the same time as the guys in the Steve Harvey/LSG segment...but we had to hold on to their arms like we were going to the prom....as we walked to Musiq Soulchild's new "Buddy" song.....it was then that I began to protest aloud...."Why on EARTH do we have to hang on to these guys arms"???? "No one can get their "STRUT" on like that???? None of the OTHER models have to have escorts and we only have ONE SEGMENT!!! Why do we have to share it with not one but TWO other designers??? Of course my protests fell on deaf ears but I DID hear from a model that attended the rehearsal...that they were going to cancel the plus sized segment because we didn't have a "Fat Girl Anthem" on the radio this year????
WTF???? If THAT isn't the DUMBEST thing I have heard in a very long time.....just plain dumb....anyway....after much confusion we got through our segment but at that point...I don't know about anyone else...but I most certainly was not pleased. The highlight of the whole evening for me was to meet and take photos with Deelishis from Flavor of Love (Beautiful, classy & quite approachable), Chris Brown (Very nice and mannerable young man...BOY!!! did THAT statement make me feel old...lol), Rakim (who shouted out his love for me on the mic...sorry Rocky!!!) and Steve Harvey...who in my opinion had to be one of the nicest celebs there that evening....
Meanwhile the dressing room has morphed into a holding area for a bunch of men & hanger-ons in parkas and boots who were CLEARLY not in the show AND checking out the models as they changed....Not cool BET!!!!(this made me lock up my purse in my suitcase!!! and the staff could NOT get them to vacate the backstage area....I dunno...but it made me a little nervous...but once a certain celeb and his entourage arrived...it was just ridiculous...the smell of the weed in the backstage was so thick you could cut it with a knife....I am surprised we didn't all hit the stage with "Contact Highs"...lol. They were rude and they moved like locusts...just obliterating everything in their paths...just pushing folks out of the way.
The segment went quickly and I could not wait to get out of there after the taping wrapped...the whole thing just felt really weird to me and I couldn't wait to get home!!! I remembered last year's broadcast, where you mostly saw the back of my head...so I didn't even bother telling anyone I would be doing it.....and quite frankly I am glad I went with my gut..this time...Although the segment looked better on TV than it did live...I wasn't really pleased with how I came across...and I am QUITE sure I will not be on hand for this broadcast next year...My plus sized Diva's did the damn thing!!! Kudos My Sisters!!! I saw a whole LOT of dancing and not much "Strutting" on the runway and while that is "Hip-Hop" it most definitely is NOT fashion and it disturbed me.
Let me say this though...ALL of the models that I encountered backstage were friendly and had nothing but positive things to say about the plus sized models ...But I did notice they (BET) were doing backstage interviews for clothing sponsor Hanes...I think...with June Ambrose..but I noticed that they didn't include not one plus size...whassamatta???? I KNOW Hanes makes plus sizes...hence the Just My Size line...so what's up BET?? Your demographic is FILLED with young women and teenagers who are struggling to love and accept themselves and be comfortable in the skin they are in....why not continue (as you did last year with the whole "size sexy" plug) to help encourage that self love by acknowledging and showing them that they are beautiful too...rather than ignoring them or try to brainwash them into trying to fit in to some ridiculous, unattainable mold that you have created for them???
We are NOT ALL meant be a size 6....and what a boring world it would be if we all were!!!
Enjoy the slide show family!
One more thing.....
To the reality TV Model who came to the ballroom complete with security and then rudely announced to those present in the ladies room that they needed "to clear the restroom" because she had her period and needed to change her tampon...."
Classy move. Very classy indeed!
The week before the taping, I received an email from a friend alerting me to the casting call for Rip The Runway....which was being taped on March 6th at the Hammerstein Ballroom on 34th Street in Manhattan. I read the email and decided immediately that I wasn't going to attend when I saw this written at the bottom of the email "Video Vixens encouraged to attend". Well....CLEARLY!!!! "Video Vixen" is not often used (if used at all...lol) to describe luscious ol' me!!!! So I didn't bother attending the casting....but I got TONS of calls from folks who braved the cold to stand outside amongst over 1500 people....and I KNEW I had made the right call by NOT attending and didn't think about it anymore.
Now here is where it gets screwy....on the day before the taping I got a call from a model friend who told me that one of the plus sized designers (Baby Phat...to be exact) had pulled out of the show in the 11th hour because they were told that the plus sized segment would lumped together with a total of 4 designers showing....and two of them were menswear designers....so as a result only one designer was showing and she didn't have enough models after Baby Phat pulled.....and would I be willing to help out?
Well, although I had to work in the morning at the Mandarin Oriental hotel...where they were presenting Queen Latifah's new clothing line...CURVATIONS....I knew my evening would be free and although it was chaos the year before....it WAS fun doing it. And going of that particular memory....I said okay....So I arrived at The Hammerstein Ballroom at around 2:45pm along with my girl Mia Amber (who had also worked the Curvations show) and my first inkling that perhaps I had made a mistake was the difficulty I had in getting inside the venue...(lots of back forth phone calls... and stinky attitudes from some of the folks working the front of the house......and the total confusion of course....
Anywhoo....after a 15-20 minute wait...I was finally allowed into the ballroom....where we were quickly fitted and headed to hair & make up and to my surprise we were greeted with the "everyone is getting the same look speech" Bare eyes and red lips...now this didn't sit too well with me as...we all know that red lipstick most certainly cannot go with everything....so imagine my surprise when I sat in the make up artists chair and watched him take a cotton ball with makeup remover and REMOVE MY BEAUTIFULLY SMOKED EYES FROM THE CURVATION SHOW!!!!! as well as my lipstick and put on this hideous ass red lipstick!!!! That wasn't the kicker though!!! After he removed my eye make up he looked at me with all seriousness and said "okay...your done!"....I looked at this man like he had twelve heads and asked him...."So you are not even going to try and make my eyes look neutral or neat, nor will you touch up the make up you removed from my eyes???...and YOU THINK I AM GOING ON STAGE LIKE THAT??????" Well, :I am sorry"...that's all I can do was his reply!!!!
Fortunately, for me...I learned YEARS ago how to do my own make up (I always carry my brushes and kit with me) AND how to FIX IT when SOMEBODY ELSE BOTCHES IT UP!!!!
Well, needless to say it all went downhill after that!!!! I witnessed the makeup people give the plus sized girls the runaround for several hours....as the hour of the taping drew near..most of us were forced to do our own makeup...yet again....as we watched them "hook up" all the little teeny weeny girls...(and TRUST me here...NONE of them were wearing bare eyes and red lips!!!)....if anything they were doing "fantasy" makeup on everyone EXCEPT the plus girls!!! And this was the sort of behavior that had me seething backstage.
Now, as I said earlier...I wasn't going to participate...so hadn't attended the rehearsal/run through....but the ladies brought me up to speed as we were waiting to run through our segment...it was then that I realized that we not only had to "walk" at the same time as the guys in the Steve Harvey/LSG segment...but we had to hold on to their arms like we were going to the prom....as we walked to Musiq Soulchild's new "Buddy" song.....it was then that I began to protest aloud...."Why on EARTH do we have to hang on to these guys arms"???? "No one can get their "STRUT" on like that???? None of the OTHER models have to have escorts and we only have ONE SEGMENT!!! Why do we have to share it with not one but TWO other designers??? Of course my protests fell on deaf ears but I DID hear from a model that attended the rehearsal...that they were going to cancel the plus sized segment because we didn't have a "Fat Girl Anthem" on the radio this year????
WTF???? If THAT isn't the DUMBEST thing I have heard in a very long time.....just plain dumb....anyway....after much confusion we got through our segment but at that point...I don't know about anyone else...but I most certainly was not pleased. The highlight of the whole evening for me was to meet and take photos with Deelishis from Flavor of Love (Beautiful, classy & quite approachable), Chris Brown (Very nice and mannerable young man...BOY!!! did THAT statement make me feel old...lol), Rakim (who shouted out his love for me on the mic...sorry Rocky!!!) and Steve Harvey...who in my opinion had to be one of the nicest celebs there that evening....
Meanwhile the dressing room has morphed into a holding area for a bunch of men & hanger-ons in parkas and boots who were CLEARLY not in the show AND checking out the models as they changed....Not cool BET!!!!(this made me lock up my purse in my suitcase!!! and the staff could NOT get them to vacate the backstage area....I dunno...but it made me a little nervous...but once a certain celeb and his entourage arrived...it was just ridiculous...the smell of the weed in the backstage was so thick you could cut it with a knife....I am surprised we didn't all hit the stage with "Contact Highs"...lol. They were rude and they moved like locusts...just obliterating everything in their paths...just pushing folks out of the way.
The segment went quickly and I could not wait to get out of there after the taping wrapped...the whole thing just felt really weird to me and I couldn't wait to get home!!! I remembered last year's broadcast, where you mostly saw the back of my head...so I didn't even bother telling anyone I would be doing it.....and quite frankly I am glad I went with my gut..this time...Although the segment looked better on TV than it did live...I wasn't really pleased with how I came across...and I am QUITE sure I will not be on hand for this broadcast next year...My plus sized Diva's did the damn thing!!! Kudos My Sisters!!! I saw a whole LOT of dancing and not much "Strutting" on the runway and while that is "Hip-Hop" it most definitely is NOT fashion and it disturbed me.
Let me say this though...ALL of the models that I encountered backstage were friendly and had nothing but positive things to say about the plus sized models ...But I did notice they (BET) were doing backstage interviews for clothing sponsor Hanes...I think...with June Ambrose..but I noticed that they didn't include not one plus size...whassamatta???? I KNOW Hanes makes plus sizes...hence the Just My Size line...so what's up BET?? Your demographic is FILLED with young women and teenagers who are struggling to love and accept themselves and be comfortable in the skin they are in....why not continue (as you did last year with the whole "size sexy" plug) to help encourage that self love by acknowledging and showing them that they are beautiful too...rather than ignoring them or try to brainwash them into trying to fit in to some ridiculous, unattainable mold that you have created for them???
We are NOT ALL meant be a size 6....and what a boring world it would be if we all were!!!
Enjoy the slide show family!
One more thing.....
To the reality TV Model who came to the ballroom complete with security and then rudely announced to those present in the ladies room that they needed "to clear the restroom" because she had her period and needed to change her tampon...."
Classy move. Very classy indeed!
Simple minds are satisfied by simplistic explanations.
Friday, November 3, 2006
Mo'Nique Book Signing at Harlem NYC's Hue-Man Bookstore
Today was a relatively easy day for me. Of late I have been spending my days with my Stepdad (who is in the mid stages of Alzheimer's disease) and today was no different. I usually wait for my Mom to arrive and then head home but tonight I headed down to the Hue-Man Bookstore in Harlem where Mo'Nique was signing copies of her new book "Skinny Cooks Can't Be Trusted". Although I initially heard about the signing thru an email sent by the bookstore....I hadn't heard a word about it in the media. As a result the turnout was very nice and calm (not the usual frenzy she causes when her fans know she's in town).
The signing was from 6pm to 8pm and I quietly snuck in at around 6:30pm and positioned myself behind a bookshelf to watch Mo' as she made her entrance. The bookstore was comfortably packed and Mo'Nique, dressed in a beautiful beige off the shoulder sweater and jeans. It's always a pleasure to watch Mo'Nique around her fans...she carries herself so regally and walks with such grace that folks are in awe of her....they love her to death.
She entered through a side door and was surrounded by security & her "team" consisting of Rita Hamlin (her hairstylist), Writer Sherri McGee, Make up Artist DeDe along with KS & Bam (her personal security). Mo' took her seat at the front table and made some brief comments before the book signing began. I sat in the back of the house with the always beautiful Tiffany Jones (MFC Season 2/Top Five Finalist) and we quietly got caught up on each other's lives.
It was a very small and cozy setting and not nearly as crowded as I expected it to be (Mo had done a very large signing earlier that day in downtown Manhattan), so it was quite intimate. In the midst of the signing...she (Mo') stopped the signing and had us form a "sister Circle" around a young woman who was having a very hard time. The young lady was about 14 years old and at that stage where she thinks she knows everything and will listen to NO ONE. Well everyone stopped what they were doing to try and help that child find her way.....It was an amazing thing to watch. The thing that I love the most about her is that she sat there and signed each and every book, photo, piece of paper....whatever her fans wanted...she gave it to them. I observed her speaking to folks families on their cell phones!!! She didn't leave until each and every person got to meet and chat with her....hell! The bookstore was actually cutting off their lights to get folks to leave...lol.
Around 9pm or so, I walked the crew out to their tour bus and hung out with them for a moment....Rita ran out and got fish sandwiches and everyone chilled and ate till it was time to go back to their hotel. I said my goodbyes and walked the 4 blocks to my apartment.
Oh yeah! Did I mention that I got some EXCELLENT news from Mo' while I was at the book signing??? We're headed to Paris, France for this year's show!!!! She gave me some more really good news....but I'm gonna hold on to that until later!
Smootches Ya'll!!
The signing was from 6pm to 8pm and I quietly snuck in at around 6:30pm and positioned myself behind a bookshelf to watch Mo' as she made her entrance. The bookstore was comfortably packed and Mo'Nique, dressed in a beautiful beige off the shoulder sweater and jeans. It's always a pleasure to watch Mo'Nique around her fans...she carries herself so regally and walks with such grace that folks are in awe of her....they love her to death.
She entered through a side door and was surrounded by security & her "team" consisting of Rita Hamlin (her hairstylist), Writer Sherri McGee, Make up Artist DeDe along with KS & Bam (her personal security). Mo' took her seat at the front table and made some brief comments before the book signing began. I sat in the back of the house with the always beautiful Tiffany Jones (MFC Season 2/Top Five Finalist) and we quietly got caught up on each other's lives.
It was a very small and cozy setting and not nearly as crowded as I expected it to be (Mo had done a very large signing earlier that day in downtown Manhattan), so it was quite intimate. In the midst of the signing...she (Mo') stopped the signing and had us form a "sister Circle" around a young woman who was having a very hard time. The young lady was about 14 years old and at that stage where she thinks she knows everything and will listen to NO ONE. Well everyone stopped what they were doing to try and help that child find her way.....It was an amazing thing to watch. The thing that I love the most about her is that she sat there and signed each and every book, photo, piece of paper....whatever her fans wanted...she gave it to them. I observed her speaking to folks families on their cell phones!!! She didn't leave until each and every person got to meet and chat with her....hell! The bookstore was actually cutting off their lights to get folks to leave...lol.
Around 9pm or so, I walked the crew out to their tour bus and hung out with them for a moment....Rita ran out and got fish sandwiches and everyone chilled and ate till it was time to go back to their hotel. I said my goodbyes and walked the 4 blocks to my apartment.
Oh yeah! Did I mention that I got some EXCELLENT news from Mo' while I was at the book signing??? We're headed to Paris, France for this year's show!!!! She gave me some more really good news....but I'm gonna hold on to that until later!
Smootches Ya'll!!
When your character changes and you grow up and set a standard, so will your words and you will be influential and become a magnet. (magnate)
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