I have a new Broadway musical idea. I’m calling it, “Cornbread, Fish and Collard Greens – The Musical.” It will be a new smash hit show featuring the soulful sounds of Anthony Hamilton. I don’t know what the show will be about yet, but the music better sound like what we see in the video…
Read moreCopy-wrong
Marvin Gaye’s estate probably thinks they should get a piece of every song by every artist written post 1965. Maybe the Robert Johnson estate should sue every blues songwriter. Why not allow Louis Armstrong to get a piece of every jazz recording as well No one is safe. A federal jury in Los Angeles a…
Read moreJustice Sonia Sotomayor at Ain’t Too Proud
Tonight I wondered when the next time a celebrity would come see our show. It’s been a while since I’ve seen someone come backstage. Then…BAM!! Out of nowhere comes this woman. Justice Sonia Sotomayor. When we get done with the show, I walk from upstage then make my way to the basement through stage left…
Read moreKing Of The Pause Tape – William Northern
It’s always good to run into my friends from Howard University. It’s even better when they are alumni of the Howard University Showtime Marching Band. When you add the fact that he’s a member of Thunder Machine, the drum section of the band, that makes it just that much cooler. William Northern came with some…
Read moreSubway Sanity
I put on my noise canceling headphones each time I enter the NYC Subway. It’s just too crazy, noisy and annoying on the train for me. My headphones enable me to be in my happy place in a matter of seconds. I made a playlist of songs on Spotify so I can enter another dimension…
Read moreLike Christmas Morning! My new Innovative Percussion sticks
It feels like Christmas morning when a box of Innovative Percussion sticks are delivered to me here at Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations. I love these sticks. Check out more of their stuff HERE. Thanks you Karl Latham and Lane Sanders for turning me onto Innovative Percussion. They are…
Read moreExpressing Yourself At Ain’t Too Proud
When you come to see this show, expect to hear a few members of the audience reacting out loud to the actors on stage. You might hear a, “SANG girl” here or there. You’ll probably hear a, “Go on now” or a “That’s right!! from the balcony too. It’s just the way folks are when…
Read moreThe 48 Laws Of Power, better known as The 48 Ways To Be An Ass!
I started to read this a while ago. I stopped because it was so depressing. I tried again a few days ago and stopped at law #15 because anyone who follows this advice must be miserable. Deceit, lying, misdirection, dishonesty, cheating, duplicity and fakery…the traits needed for power? You go right ahead and keep looking…
Read more25 hours in New York – Ain’t Too Proud – @BroadsOftheBay
I met these two women through social media. They were big fans of Ain’t Too Proud since the beginning. We found a way to meet in person while the show was in Los Angeles. We instantly had a connection, and over the past few months, we have gotten to know more about each other. In…
Read moreSoundgarden – Live From The Artists Den
I worked in record stores in D.C. back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. I had a grea time over those years. I heard so much great music. There was one fellow employee at a store called Kemp Mill Records who turned me on to new music that I was unfamiliar with at the…
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