Cafe Society was a New York city nightclub opened in the late 1930s in the midst of Greenwich Village. It featured mostly African American talent and was intentionally set up to challenge the ideals of the rich club goers of that era. It was set up as a place for political events, fundraisers and considered…
Saying goodbye is incredibly tough – Particularly if you don’t know if you’ll ever meet again. When all you have are memories from a painful departure, it numbs you to your core being. You need to be thoughtful in your farewell messages, because once you do, there is no second chance. This week’s album review…
Have you ever taken one of those standardized personality tests, dear readers? You know the ones – Myers Briggs, Jung, Eysenck, Keirsey, Rorschach, True Colors. The list goes on, and on. There quite literally dozens of these tests. Now, I’m going to let you in on a little secret, some of these tests are rooted…
If there’s some strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? When there’s something weird, and it don’t look good, who you gonna call? Not Ray Parker Jr., according to this new movie. But maybe it’s progressive enough that it doesn’t matter. I guess we are about to find out dear readers. Ghostbusters (2016) Cast: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy,…
Experience will teach you a lot. For instance, I couldn’t roll my r’s until someone taught me how. And granted it’s probably a useless skill, but I hear that some chicks enjoy it when you kiss ’em with that level of dedication. Just something to think about, you creative cuties. Green Day – Revolution Radio released October…
I’m glad I went to art school. I was exposed to a lot of people looking to impress, but without anything real to offer up. The struggle of the artist isn’t one of employment, it’s whether they can commit to a purpose and authentically represent it. Too many posers walk around pretending they suffer, when…
I work for the largest national furniture retailer in North America, as my day job. Now I don’t work directly in a store, but the corporate office which effectively operates in service of the 200+ stores that comprise the retail fleet. I’ve had the distinction to work in a few areas of the business, but…
Jaws did an excellent job in 1975 of creating a movie monster out of the great white shark. You see dear readers, for a long time people believed that sharks had never attacked a human being. And it wasn’t until the early 21st century that some attacks happened which inspired Jaws. This lead to sport…
I’m not the biggest fan of winter. Like at all. I should have a better taste for it as my ancestors are a variety of European types, but for whatever reason, I was a skinny kid with a fair complexion. So I hated winter. Like a lot. It makes me want to scream into a…
At first I was afraid, I was petrified. Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking about how you did me wrong, and I grew strong, and I learned how to get along. I Will Survive is a fantastic song, and while I have no real…