On this past Friday night, I attended the Maze ft. Frankie Beverly concert at the Lee E. Williams Athletic & Assembly Center on the campus of Jackson State University.  R&B singer, Terisa Griffin, was the opening act, followed by R&B singer Glenn Jones, and then the headliner……..Maze ft. Frankie Beverly.

Now, I’ve seen Frankie Beverly perform almost every year since the mid-90′s and this is the first time that I’ve been in attendance where there was a Cougar Crowd.  Older women had that joint packed!

Anyway, here are a few photos that I took at that concert.  Click photos to enlarge.

For more concert pics, head on over to Flickr:  Maze ft. Frankie Beverly

Do yourself a favor and get your download on and support musical artist, Zo! He has released an EP of goodness called, ….Just Visiting Too, which features songs from artists such as Phonte, Sy Smith, Darien Brockington, Carlitta Durand and Yazarah.  OMG, Yazarah does a hellefied remake of Minnie Riperton’s, Perfect Angel.  She is killin’ it!

As Don Cornelius would say, “It’s a biggin’ you sho nuff ‘gon be diggin’!”  Oh, and did I forget to mention that the EP is free?  So what are you waiting for?  Download it already, sheesh!

Click to download:  Zo! – ….Just Visiting Too




Tracklisting
1. Perfect Angel feat. Yahzarah
2. Nights Over Egypt feat. Carlitta Durand
3. Crazy You feat. Sy Smith
4. Holding You, Loving You
5. My Flame feat. Phonte
6. Somethin Special feat. Yahzarah
7. The Highways of My Life (Pts. 1&2) feat. Darien Brockington

Been longing to see Denzel go hardcore again since his character Alonzo died in Training Day?  Well, long no more, because he’s coming back rawer than ever in The Book of Eli.

Release Date: January 15, 2010

Directors: Allen Hughes & Albert Hughes

Screenwriter: Gary Whitta, Anthony Peckham

Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Evan Jones

Synopsis: A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

Excuse me for a moment while I shed a tear.  A part of my childhood is coming to an end.  PBS is airing its last episode of Reading Rainbow on today.  After 26 years on the air, the beloved children’s learning show, hosted by LeVar Burton, will fade to black.  I don’t even know how to handle this news.  It’s like someone ripping out your soul!

Believe it or not, I grew up a very shy kid, until books were introduced to my life.  Books took me on journeys in my mind, and that led me to gain confidence in speaking to others, as well as becoming a better writer.  Reading Rainbow helped to play a huge part in that.  But……..you don’t have to take my word for it.  *weep*

So over the weekend, the news media outlets reported that deceased television pitchman, Billy Mays, had cocaine in his system, as well as various prescription medications, according to the toxicology report performed after his death.  You know what?  That explains a lot.

All this time I was thinking that dude was really enthusiastic about Orange Glo and Oxy-Clean, because he was screaming at the top of his damn lungs, when all the while he was hyped up on coke.  Sham-fucking-wow!