I completed my fist mani-pedi last week. The last time I tried was in 2007. I received a gift certificate for Father’s day back then from my family to get a haircut, facial, manicure and pedicure from a place called BBraxton in Harlem. I thought it was cool because I had never had a gift…
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Gibson’s Bakery
They should change the name of Oberlin College to “Gibson’s College” from now on. Pay up!! Let this be a tough lesson for people who act too often out of emotion and don’t think. College…too many of them are big, expensive jokes that are a waste of time. Learn a skill, get a job and…
Read moreMeeting The Enemy: A Feminist Comes to Terms with the Men’s Rights Movement by Cassie Jaye
Cassie Jaye founded Jaye Bird Productions in 2008, which has since produced a collection of documentary films that have been praised for being thought-provoking, entertaining and respectful in representing multiple competing views within each film. Jaye is known for tackling complex and often controversial subject matters. Her latest film is The Red Pill. Prior to “The Red Pill”,…
Read moreDownsizing
This is the last storage unit I ever want to rent. I’ve rented spaces in Manhattan Mini Storage units since I moved here in 1993. Today was the first day since then that I’ve not needed to spend money on storing stuff. Why? I either sold, threw away or gave away everything. I used…
Read moreA Music Lesson at The Rum House
I checked out a really nice Latin music trio at The Rum House after work last night. I forgot how cool this place can be and how it often has interesting music. A group called Trio Cachimbo was playing and they were amazing musicians. I had the chance to meet and talk shop with some…
Read moreKenny Gamble
Most of the time when people come backstage, they are associated with musical theater or television. Maybe once a month I see a music industry related legend grace the backstage area. I barely know the non-musician types and often need to look them up on Wikipedia before I greet them to know what they’ve done. …
Read moreClarence Avant-The Black Godfather
I first heard of Clarence Avant through the producers Jimmy Jam and Jerry Lewis. They’d talk about him in many of their interviews. I never knew how many people this man has worked with and how many lives he has influenced until I watched this documentary. This is a real “influencer.” No need for an…
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