Monthly Archives: October 2004

slo mo from the

Teedra Moses is a sweet potato: a blithe, slight, pretty New Orleans tweeter, so the one song we saw lacked the brass punch it needed to be a real Southern raw diva woofer-banger. It was the Lil’ Jon produced track … Continue reading

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you’ll never find a better woman.

Tonight is the humble kick-off of College Music Journal business-cardxtravaganza, but where you’ll see me is BB Kings, with Hua‘s and my sweet New Orleans roundtheway girl who believes-in-love and too-cute-to-fight, Ms. Teedra Moses. Full report in the AM. On … Continue reading

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fiasco 2004

America’s opinions will be hijacked by Bush supporters. Sign a petition, join a boycott. Viacom, too.

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art projects, elementary school style.

And since Jessica floated down on the sparkly unicorn like Glinda the good witch, crafting is what we’ve done. We are making surprises with our hands; the living room is a wastepile of glue guns, dirt, newspapers, fabric paint, mod … Continue reading

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respect

Commenters: If you want to rumble or register beef: 1. leave your actual email, or I will delete your chicken ass 2. especially if you’re making uninformed, non sequitur, ill-conceived attacks on my race, creed, and/or personal life, of which … Continue reading

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the light

Now look at this. The feminism fairy has delivered my inbox a surprise!

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total angsty ranting “without question”

Dick Cheney, harbinger of war, is the consummate patriarch: impenetrable, inarguable, in extreme authoritative tone. He’s all lies and taglines; the language is so rigid and fake-knowledgeable and the phrasing shuts out debate. He speaks with the condescending, firm voice … Continue reading

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hoops to the hooptie

Chauncey Billups’ silence, explained. It’s not the off-season; <a href= VH-1 annexed his chops. He scribed the page, but did he choose The Real Roxanne photo? And where can I get earrings the size of a chihuahua?

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fumbles and free-falls

Vice presidential debate tonight, 9 pm Eastern. Also broadcast on npr.org. The New Yorker Festival panel at the NY Public Library: I forgot to mention. The panel was “Political Rockers,” moderated by Sasha, and featuring KRS-One, Henry Rollins, and Krist … Continue reading

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mornin’

Caffeine at 4 am when everyone else is “four whiskeys to the wind,” as the b-day bwoy self-described. Downstairs neighbors blasting “Touch Me” by the Doors. It is 4:58 am. It is unbearable. Think about this: when dudes are out … Continue reading

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