Good Morning America!!!

It's been a long time, since I left you.... LOL Hello people. I have a Tucker Max book review coming soon and some thoughts on the Oscars...Stay Tuned

"Doc"

Dead Island

This is an awesome trailer that combines two of my favorite effects, slow motion and reverse motion. The music makes the gore and blood okay. And the fact that the little girl is transformed into a zombie is not as disturbing as it could be because the film takes you into reverse which returns her back to her precious state.

6 thumbs up!

I Just Quit the NEWS

I'm going on 3 weeks without picking up a newspaper or watching FOX 5 Blues uhhh I mean news. I was reading a book called The 4 hour work week by Tim Ferriss where he recommended not reading the newspaper because there is more to be accomplished in the time it takes to read the paper such as reading a book on business or whatever your career goal is focused on. Self improvement etc etc. But he also touched on an important point which is human contact. We can have great conversations about what's going on in the news by just asking " So what's going on in the news today" or "Anything exciting happening in the world today" This will trigger a conversation that does not include a keyboard and a strong cup of coffee. Plus the news can really bum your day out with all its reports of death disasters and peeping Tom's. I want to know what's going on, I do NOT want to know what's going to happen to me if I do this or that. I don't want to live in fear because they just discovered that toothpaste causes cancer or AA batteries emit a faint toxin that will cause men to go bald....Damn that TV remote! LOL....No but seriously in this time I have been able to be surprised by news instead of inundated by it via twitter, facebook, fox 5, cnn.com and whatever feeds I have pumping into my droid phone.

Good News

1. Inclement weather forecast tells me to get outta dodge quickly
2. Metro Delays due to a customer who choked on a Chicken McNugget that he wasn't supposed to be eating ANYway-Expect Delays
3. Government Offices are Closed... I don't care about the reason I'm in my jammies doing the running man.
4. They cancelled Skating with the Stars due to new Concussion laws passed by Congress.

Bad News

1. School Shooting
2. Public Transportation Shooting
3. Mailroom Shooting
4. Shooting another season of American Idol

Well you guys/gals get the point.

Read with your eyes and ears not just with your thumbs and eyes (c) (REMIND ME TO COPYRIGHT THAT)

Is it better to speak to someone and touch them or to txt them and miss them? Happens all the time believe it or not. It gets to be like junk mail. you grab a handful of them and trash them.

QUICK!!!! HOW MANY PHONE NUMBERS DO YOU KNOW BY HEART??

Exactly my point!

Kanye vs Bush

I think Kanye West  fell victim to the media hype machine that usually surrounds a new album release date or in Diddy's case any product that needs a FREE push in the public eye. George Bush and his "people" had all eyes on the two emotional icons for the release of President Bush's  new book of memoirs called "Decision Points". Didn't get a chance to read it but based on some excerpts it will make a fine door stop in the back of Macambo Lounge. Hey if Kanye's off the cuff comment about Bush was the worst moment of his presidency then I shutter to think what he felt about all those hilarious SNL skits dedicated to his idiocy, I mean tomfoolery. I bet it has him burning up inside.........NOT! Here is the deal, when two presidents respond to Kanye West  [note: President Obama called West a "Jackass"] in a negative fashion either he is doing something right or something wrong (For his career) which is right anyway because that's thousands of new people who were at the verge of forgetting Kanye that now are like "Hmmm let me see what this guy is talking about". We don't care about feelings people we care about sensationalism. Drama. Tragedies that we can witness from thousands of miles away in our safe living rooms. So at the end of the day Bush sold a few more copies of his book because hey he dissed West and West will sell a few more units because this will make folks forget the Taylor Swift incident. It's a win win right?

1 Year Anniversary

November 9th 2009 {Wedding Vows}

I, Dr. Manwine, take you, Sugar Bailey to be my partner, best friend, better half and wife.
I realize now that the compassion and honesty that you have shared with me has changed
my life forever. Waking up to your smile is a satisfaction that is unmatched. I look forward to holding
your paint covered hands as we walk confident on the road less traveled. Our souls were made
to dance so I promise that our sweet music will be everlasting. You make me laugh and even
inspire me to stop and smell the roses. There is something about the way you unconditionally
dedicate yourself to what we have that allows me to trust you with my heart.
I know that the word Love is easy to say, and the act of Loving takes time and patience,
But I promise that the Love I have for you will endure forevermore because it is True.

Looking back on my wedding vows I see that we have endured the highs and lows together. So a year later this is what I have to add....

365 Days (Lovers Calendar)

360 degrees is a complete thought. Round like the ring as a reminder of the simple things
you got me going in circles, day in and day out surrounded by your passion for life
The sun rise reflects in your every breath, warm words and cool heads are bound to intersect.
What we planned we laid down a foundation over land through thick thickets and our bird is in hand.
Smiling little ones, freshly baked confections induce free smiles as the children do their cupcake dance.
Tears for what is difficult yet easier the following day. Holding hands while being plugged into the same 
itunes. Musically stroked into form the words are never too much but just placeholders for fond memories.
Silent car rides speaking telepathically through a glance a smile and a notion.
The framework of our dreams started a year ago today hammering home the first kiss you guessed it WE Nailed It!
Body forming two S's close enough to watch your dreams, kissing your forehead always triggers a smile.
Watching your tears your laughter or your rage for injustice all validate the state that we are in like license plates.
Marriage is not a perfect Science hell it's not always about the English you put on the ball or how you do the Math but more if you learn from your History and move on from the Past.
I want you to trust that I am your Rock over time evolving into fine grains of sand for which you can leave footprints and Love notes.

I Love you Mrs. Taylor!!!


Let's Do It AGAIN

30 Days 30 Nights

Hey people!

It's been almost 30 days since I have ran my fingers over the keyboard and blessed you with a prescription for life, love and discomfort. Problems with Metro? [check] Problems with traffic? [check] Computer Problems? [CHECK]. I have been all over the place in the last month taking pictures and having some interesting conversations but one thing I have noticed is that there is no shortage of high maintenance, low wattage humans in the world. High maintenance is defined as those that need to be reassured of their worth and their value with an emotional deposit accompanied my a monetary dessert. Low wattage are the folks that are just not that bright in simplest terms. They are the ones who talk text and spread cream cheese on their bagels while driving. They work at the DMV or answer phones at your utility company. Heck they might even be your boss! So navigating through these treacherous waters takes a special type of person. My wife and I came up with a name for these type of people, "OBLIVIONS" Oblivious to how their inability to make a U-turn causes a ripple effect across town. Keep a bird count. How many times are you flipping the bird or better yet how many times has some Oblivion flipped you for laying on the horn to bring attention to their idiocracy? It's amazing! I know this sounds like a negative rant but oh no its an alert to those who just want to get to work or get home on time.

Report your IDIOT aka Oblivion spotting today in the comment section and WIN 30 minutes of LOL

Open Letter to Cloud 9

D.I.Y.va Designs Launch Party 8-19-2010

This was truly an awesome event. The perfect mix of people, sweet treats and DIY vivacity. There were quite a few business owners in attendance and folks who cherish fresh ideas with a twist. If you missed it you really should stick your head in the freezer for 23 minutes because your senses have been painfully dulled by your deprivation from HOTNESS. Not to worry DIYva Designs has much more in store in the near future. Stay Tuned!
www.diyvadesigns.com

Turn your iPod Touch into an iPhone with the Apple Peel 520

The Apple Peel 520 is a silicone rubber case that wraps around an iPod touch and straps it to a SIM card slot, a dock connector, and a battery. It is produced by startup Yosion Technology and is tentatively priced at RMB 388 apiece, or US$57 -- that’s almost 13 times cheaper than the official retail price for the Apple iPhone on the Chinese mainland. The gadget was invented by a 24-year-old Chinese graduate who felt it “inconvenient to have a mobile and an iPod Touch at the same time,” the South China Morning Post reported. Don't we all. To enable calling and texting, users would have to jailbreak their iPods to install Yosion and YsSMS apps.Here’s a translation of what Chinese reviewer PC Online has to say about the product: “Apple Peel’s tonal quality is excellent, voices came through loudly and clearly... basically there is no difference from an ordinary mobile phone.” The downsides? “Users might receive periodic blank texts if there are missed calls... the monitor failed to light up automatically when we made calls. Also, we couldn’t hang up on incoming received calls.”One of the brothers behind the firm told the South China Morning Post that once the intellectual property rights of the Apple Peel have been cleared, it'll be ready to be mass produced overnight.




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Morris Day & The Time (wiki wiki wiki wiki)

From time to time (no pun intended) when I get bored or feel the urge to get in famous people's business I go to Wikipedia to find out the back story to some of the most influential people of my generation. I love Prince and Morris Day & The Time but I never knew he was such a JERK towards them. Prince is a genius but this kind of shows how being an a$$hole can really kill a lot of the talent you have around you for the soul purpose of feeding your own ego. This is a great story of Love, Hate, Betrayal and entertainment. 


The band was assembled under a clause in Prince's contract with Warner Bros. that allowed him to recruit and produce other artists for the label. Inspired by the 1980 film The Idolmaker, Prince decided to put together a pop-funk group that would serve as an outlet for material in the vein of his own early albums, while he explored other genres and styles in his own career.^[1]
By 1981, he had built The Time out of an existing Minneapolis funk unit, "Flyte Time" (from the Donald Byrd song), which featured Jellybean Johnson on drums, Jimmy Jam and Monte Moir on keyboards, and Terry Lewis on bass. To this base were added Jesse Johnson on guitar and a lead singer and childhood friend named Morris Day, and Jerome Benton who was a promoter drawn from another local band called "Enterprise", who became Day's comic foil. Prince had used an Enterprise song, "Partyup", on his Dirty Mind album, and his selection of Day was essentially a reward; he had originally tapped Alexander O'Neal - yet another player in the Minneapolis Uptown funk scene - for the vocalist slot, but O'Neal wanted too much money, himself being quoted as saying, "I basically didn't see no point in being a superstar with no money."
The band went on to release four albums (mostly performed by Prince + singer Morris Day alone) during the course of their main career, each a solid slice of jammy, rock-infused 80s funk, generally light and humorous in tone, strongly influenced by Parliament - and, of course, Prince. Although they scored numerous hits (including "The Bird", "Jungle Love", "777-9311", "Get It Up", "Gigolos Get Lonely Too", "The Walk" and "Cool", mostly on the R&B charts) during the early 1980s, they never approached superstardom.^[1] But as good as they were, they weren't allowed to play a note on their debut album. Prince recorded all the music himself, crediting the production to Jamie Starr and Morris Day, who at least was allowed to sing on the record, but was forced to follow Prince's guide vocals note-for-note.
A growing rivalry began to develop between the two groups, as The Time toured with Prince and his band during his 1982 Controversy Tour. Frustrated with their lack of input on the albums bearing their name and being underpaid, The Time would take to the stage with the purpose of showing up Prince, much the same way Prince and his band undermined Rick James when they toured with him as James' opening act. (Unlike what happened during Rick James' Light it Up tour, no one was leaving before the headliner, Prince, finished his set.) The tension came to a head on the final night of the tour in Cincinnati during the Time's set when Prince and some of his cronies egged their supporting act from off stage. Things further escalated after The Time's performance when guitarist Jesse Johnson was handcuffed to a wall-mounted coat rack and further humiliated. Prince, of course, demanded no interruptions during his performance, but as soon as he left the stage, a food fight erupted. When the battle continued at the hotel, Prince made Morris Day pay for all damages, claiming that he had started the whole thing.^[2]
During the 1983's 1999/Triple Threat tour, The Time were forced to play as Vanity 6's backing band from behind a curtain, before playing their own hour-long set with only a small pay increase. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who had begun writing songs and production work of their own (working with SOLAR to produce Klymaxx and with Tabu Records to produce the S.O.S. Band), were stranded in Atlanta by a blizzard and failed to make it to a Time concert in San Antonio, for which Jerome had to mime playing bass guitar on stage while Prince played Lewis' part off stage, and Lisa stood in for Jimmy Jam. Subsequently, the duo were fined and then fired. Although Prince would state in a 1990 Rolling Stone's interview that he "didn't fire Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Morris asked [him] what [he] would do in his situation. Remember, it was [Morris'] band." Whether their firing was due to the incident or to their increasing independence has never been clear. Monte Moir took the opportunity to leave as well, and would also work with Jam and Lewis. The three were replaced with Mark Cardenas and Paul Peterson on keyboards and Jerry Hubbard on bass. This new line up were featured in Prince's Purple Rain film. The Time rode the wave of popularity created by the movie and hit singles "Jungle Love" and "The Bird" and were household names in 1984. Unfortunately, the band was not to reap the benefits.
It was Day who left next after arguments with Prince, choosing to pursue a solo career in 1985 after a successful acting turn in Purple Rain. Soon thereafter, with Jesse Johnson also opting to go solo (taking other Time members Cardenas and Hubbard with him), the band disintegrated; the remaining members (Benton, Jellybean Johnson and Peterson) were reformed into a new short-lived project called The Family. Meanwhile, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis went on to become one of the most successful songwriting and production teams of the 80s and 90s.^[1]
In 1990, the original six members of the band reunited for the Graffiti Bridge movie and soundtrack, as well as a new album, Pandemonium. The project was originally called Corporate World and was set to only feature Morris and Jerome, but Warner Bros. demanded that the original line-up be brought in if Prince wanted the company's backing for the movie. This spawned their highest selling single, "Jerk Out" and the album featured more input from the band than any other Time album. The reunion was short-lived, however - infighting within the band caused them to disband once again. Morris and Jerome have since remained a team, with both trying out some small acting roles over the next few years.^[1]
Several members of The Time reunited in 1995, added a few new recruits and have remained together since. This version of the band can be seen in the Kevin Smith film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and tours frequently to this day. The band is usually billed as "Morris Day and The Time".^[1]
A fifth Time album is rumored to have been completed in the late 90s, recorded with the new lineup but production and coordination with Prince has prevented its release. The title Old Dogs, New Tricks was the working title. A 2004 album attributed to Morris Day called It's About Time contains a few new tracks written and performed by Day and a number of live performances by The Time.
The Time reunited at The 50th Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008 in a medley that included Rihanna and featured "Jungle Love."
In June and July 2008, all of the original members of The Time (Morris Day, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jesse Johnson, Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson, and Monte Moir) reunited once again for a series of shows at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
A recent interview as of January 2009 mentions that guitarist Jesse "FunkFunk" Johnson states he is working with The Time on their upcoming album. The Time were scheduled to appear at The Fox Theater, in Detroit, Michigan on June 11th, 2010, with the original lineup. On June 13, 2010 the "magnificent 7" played a hometown reunion concert in Minneapolis, MN, and, during that concert, announced on stage that a new album was "90% complete,"^[3] which confirmed information provided in a Billboard profile published a week earlier.