Topics may stay the same but the tenor and approach of this author’s writing is very dependent on mood.
- It’s been a good five minutes. – So you get five topics, five minutes each.
Luther Vandross
The brother is not doing well. And be honest (nobody’s listening), how many of you have written him off as not going to make it?
Don’t beat yourself over it. It’s human.
Despite all the prayers and candle vigils. Despite lovin’ the brother and his music. Despite his mama’s pleas. There’s a part of us that does not believe he’s going to be all right.
We want to hope. But that little voice deep down keeps saying, “What’s the point? That velvet voice that has background so many “mmph” moments, is forever gone. No more Luther babies.”
This is fear talkin’, partly.
If he doesn’t make it and we’ve hoped, we know it will hurt more. Plus we’ll feel like idiots (trust me, somebody will get in your face and say – “What were you thinking? I knew he would die (like they’re Ms. Cleo).” (brutal, wasn’t it!)
We’re also afraid because we don’t know if we got that kind of faith and relationship to pull the brother through. And we truly don’t like Luther’s illness putting this issue in our face.
On the way home from work The Beat 104.7 Pittsburgh played “Stop the Love” by Luther. Cranked it up, sang … ugly and loud. Windows rolled up but sunroof open.
“Stop, I love you so, stop.
Come home from the road.
Gotta stop to love.
And lets celebrate, celebrate.
The love we got, stop.
Say you’re coming home.
Gotta stop to love.
And one day you’ll discover
I’m the one who love ya.
Gotta stop to love.
No one loves you better.
Can’t you stay forever.
Stop to love.
I can hardly stand the loneliness.
Come on home, that’s what its all about.
Cuz you really turn me out. 1
It made me feel good.
So it may be a long shot, but what the heck. He’s given us so much. He believed we’d be there for him so let’s prove him right.
Come home from the road Luther. Let’s celebrate.
1 Stop to Love (1986), Epic.
Annika Sorenstam AKA “Should Women Play with Men?”
For that matter should women play in any men’s sports?
And if she plays with him, can he play with her?
Men are generally stronger than women. We all know exceptions to this rule. Gordon. (oops, sorry)
So Annika, and every woman, likes to play against the best. Like the class weakling wanting to best the class bully.
So let her play.
And isn’t this tired argument always used when the privileged don’t want to share with the nonprivileged?
Now him playing with her?
That’s the class bully beating on the weakling. It’s not right. Even though it happens too much. Gordon. (double oops)
And as far as Annika taking a man’s place, the sponsor gave her an exemption, which they are allowed to give to anybody, any gender. But the men are whining, “no, no.” They want to pass a rule barring women from getting a sponsor exemption. Now that’s stupid. Annika brought bank to the table, which increases their prize money.
Don’t cut your nose to spite your face.
So let’s just say it – This is an inch contest. The men are scared hers is not only longer, but also more accurate in the hole. Guess it was. She didn’t make the cut; but some men didn’t either.
Ego. Get over it.
For the men she beat and the men who beat her, it just proves that on four given days, somebody was better than somebody else.
And men still can’t give birth!
Ruuubennnn Stud-dard
For you “been under a rock” people, he won, he won!
And folks know you didn’t think he would. This writer admits she didn’t think Ruben would win. So don’t lie. After Tamyra last year you said, “um hmm.” Now here I have to say when this was shared with my up north friend she said black folks were seeing conspiracy where there was none. She’s not black. Um hmm. I hear y’all. (and that’s another commentary cuz we all need to work on that)
Did he deserve to win?
Yes, he had across the board support. But he wasn’t the better singer? Clay has voice. His farts probably sing better than half the top ten finalists. Baa-baa. And when he hits Broadway – sold out. But Ruben had that velvety voice with possibility to come. Yes, to come. Cuz that lady arranging those songs – hmph? Ruben needed me. I can’t sing, but I can sang and arrange. It’s a black choir thing.
Now Ruben and Clay will face-off with dueling CD’s.
Well here’s my next conspiracy – all those clay mation fans will buy more than one cd just so they can prove Clay should have won. Then they’ll take them back for a refund (those numbers won’t net overall sales).
Too bad we’re embarrassed to do the same.
Dixie Chicks & Bad Etiquette
Lord knows Natalie Maines, the lead singer of the Dixie Chicks, regrets bashing Bush.
Lord knows the other chicks – Emily and Martie – regret her opening her big mouth. And probably at least once or twice thought about cutting her from the group. But considering how poorly they sold pre-Natalie, they’re not stupid. More bank.
But it’s free speech.
And it’s free speech to boycott the Chicks.
And it’s free speech to boo the Chicks.
But when you jump on the bandwagon cuz it’s now the profitably green thing to do, you’re a friggin’ butthole. Smart, but a butthole.
And when you keep booing when the curtains have closed, you look like a friggin’ idiot some of you Country Music Award attendees. And on that subject – the Dixie Chicks sang better than 90% of the other groups who sang.
And when you keep kicking someone who’s down just cuz you can … well that says more about you than them.
And it’s not complimentary. Especially to your mama.
LeBron James and Sex on the Brain
Not related. My southern friend just felt the latter was a better topic. So here are two for 2 ½ minutes each.
LeBron – 90 million for an eighteen year old!
You’re wishing he were your son, brother, cousin, friend, neighbor, or the baby you now wish you’d gotten pregnant for and given up for adoption. Anything to make a part of that bank come to you.
So now the arguments begin again – he should stay in high school?
Translation – that is too much money for a black man.
Response – why does this argument only come up in the sports dominated by African-Americans: basketball and football?
So let’s skip the “he needs to get an education.”
But until folks start screaming at tennis players and ice skaters and gymnasts, sports not dominated by African-Americans and populated by kids younger … Speak to the hand.
Now having said that, let’s not use that as an argument to deflect from the fact, everybody needs an education.
Sex on the Brain – Better than abstinence.
Weeeee, what a quick and easy sootliun.