random notes

in the mail i received a copy of uptown magazine. i dont recall subscribing to it but here it is. i like uptown magazine..in theory. the execution however is a bit extreme (to me). what i mean is for most people, we are in a recession or are so close to one the point is …

there are quite a few ways to get black entertainment trash. some is available online, some on the radio and some on tv. the most recent trash tv i have heard folks talking about is the wendy williams show out of nyc. ms williams seemed to me to have very little positive to offer from …

for the past couple of weeks i had a folder of audio files from a mariah carey remix contest. as you know im not interested in the prizes (unless they are non taxable cash). but i wanted to explore how ms carey puts a song together. and then deconstruct it. i already knew there were …

for the past few days i was in nyc. i checked on family, went to see friends and dealt with everything else that happened over the weekend (bernie and issac’s passings). i made a few discoveries (not inward, but new restaurants and other places). a few funny things happened as well. i was in harlem …

BERNIE MACi got the news this morning that Mr. Mac passed away. when we worked with him on the movie soul men we knew he had some health issues. but working on the music made him energized. when we were in shreveport, he told me that he appreciated how i worked with him and sam …

i got a surprise in my myspace mailbox. i got a note from bassist russel blake. i have known russel since i was 15 or 16. we used to play in his father’s latin band playing in late night walkups (second floor clubs) and other gigs. russel was a motherfuc*er even back then. i always …

the mccain campaign has decided to go after barrack obama’s suggestion that part of personal responsibility for conserving energy includes having proper air pressure in your automobile tires and regular tune ups (along with developing renewable sources of energy as well as limited off shore drilling). in my own situation, i was driving over the …

here in georgia we are having a runoff election tomorrow for two democratic us senate candidates. one is black the other white. the black one, vernon jones voted for george w bush TWICE. the white candidate, jim martin has stated he supports getting our troops out of iraq as quickly as possible, he supports lowering …