To Quote JoeMI60

BRAND NEW JAMIROQUAI TRACK IN FULL – The very first track to be heard from Jamiroquai’s highly anticipated forthcoming 7th Studio album. Performed in front of a roaring crowd of 1000 at London’s intimate Debut Club, this warm up gig for his supporting slot at Hard Rock Calling featured not only this exclusive preview of what his new album will have to offer, but many classic tracks from his previous successes, Emergency on Planet Earth, The Return of the Space Cowboy and A Funk Odyssey. Enjoy Jamiroquai fans

Rest In Peace Bishop Walter Hawkins. GOD Bless him and his family through these trying times.

Bilal Oliver. Homie Got Soul . Still waiting for ‘Air Tights Revenge”.

Yall know me and Mya married right ? I forgot to tell her to shoot by my grandmas house to meet the fam since she was in my hometown. Real Talk.

The Living Legend known as Prince and his homie, the great Larry Graham set it off at BB Kings, and it seems like they liked it..! I can’t wait to get it together and treat my self to some of these pop up displays of greatness along the road of life. I’m at a fork, but I’ll still blog it out and show yall and myself what were missing. We Should Be There.

My Goodness !!!!!

I know I’m late, but 5 to 9 for success, 9 to 5 for survival. I’ll Love Janet …always !

At the 2010 New York conference, Anthropologist Grant McCracken discussed the thinking behind his latest book, Chief Culture Officer, a clarion call for the integration of culture into corporate strategy.

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Some Wiki Info :

Grant McCracken is an anthropologist, blogger and author. A member of Convergence Culture Consortium at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, McCracken has authored several books, including Chief Culture Officer (2009), Transformations (2008), Flock and Flow (2006), Culture and Consumption II (2005), Big Hair (1996), and Culture and Consumption (1988). He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago. He has been the director of the Institute of Contemporary Culture and a senior lecturer at the Harvard Business School. He has been a consultant for many corporations, including the Coca-Cola Company, IKEA, Chrysler, Kraft, and Kimberly Clark. He lives in Rowayton, Connecticut.
His Book

And Definitely Check Out His Blog

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By OSKAR GARCIA, Associated Press Writer

A 24-year-old Arab American from Michigan beat out 50 other women to take the 2010 Miss USA title Sunday night, despite nearly stumbling in her evening gown.

Rima Fakih of Dearborn, Mich., won the pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip after strutting confidently in an orange and gold bikini, wearing a strapless white gown that resembled a wedding dress and saying health insurance should cover birth control pills.
When asked how she felt about winning the crown, she said, “Ask me after I’ve had a pizza.”

Fakih, a Lebanese immigrant, told pageant organizers her family celebrates both Muslim and Christian faiths. She moved to the United States as a baby and was raised in New York, where she attended a Catholic school. Her family moved to Michigan in 2003.

Pageant officials said historical pageant records were not detailed enough to show whether Fakih was the first Arab American, Muslim or immigrant to win the Miss USA title. The pageant started in 1952 as a local bathing suit competition in Long Beach, Calif.

Fakih told reporters she sold her car after graduating college in Michigan to help pay for her run in the Miss Michigan USA pageant.

She said she believed she had the title on Sunday after glancing at pageant owner Donald Trump as she awaited the results with the first runner-up, Miss Oklahoma USA Morgan Elizabeth Woolard.
“That’s the same look that he gives them when he says, ‘You’re hired,’” on Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice,” she said.

“She’s a great girl,” said Trump, who owns the pageant with NBC in a joint venture.
In a moment that was replayed during the broadcast, Fakih nearly fell while finishing her walk in her gown because of the length of its train. But she made it without a spill and went on to win.
“I did it here, I better not do it at Miss Universe,” she said. “Modeling does help, after all.”

Fakih replaces Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton and won a spot representing the United States this summer in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. She also gets a one-year lease in a New York apartment with living expenses, an undisclosed salary, and various health, professional and beauty services.
During the interview portion, Fakih was asked whether she thought birth control should be paid for by health insurance, and she said she believed it should because it’s costly.

“I believe that birth control is just like every other medication even though it’s a controlled substance,” Fakih said.

VIA The AP

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Very Dope from the beautiful songstress who’s really making waves continuously by being a dope artist and not a model holding a microphone. I love the idea of brining real musicians and singers back to music. It’s better for the business.

Gulf Shores, AL, May 5, 2010 — Genre-crossing hip-hop band The Roots join the 2010 Hangout Beach Music and Arts Festival lineup. The Roots, the house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, are often hailed as one of the best live bands in hip-hop. When the festival learned that The Flaming Lips had cancelled a string of shows due to the hospitalization of guitarist Steven Drozd, The Roots stepped in to co-headline Alabama’s three-day beach party.

And for festival attendees who aren’t ready to call it a night after a full day of music, a late night show featuring Alex B, Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), and Big Gigantic has been added for Friday, May 14. Festival revelers looking to keep the party going will move from the white sands of Gulf Shores and into The Hangout Restaurant. Tickets are $20 in advance/ $25 day of show, and are available through the festival website.

In March, the festival announced national headliners and Grammy winners Zac Brown Band and John Legend, plus Trey Anastasio & TAB, Ben Harper and Relentless7, The Black Crowes, Alison Krauss and Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas, Gov’t Mule and Ray LaMontagne. For a complete artist listing, see below.

Tickets to The Hangout Beach Music and Arts Festival are available online at hangoutmusicfest.com as well as at The Hangout and Surf Style stores located along the central Gulf Coast. Ticket prices are $159 for a three-day pass. Limited day tickets are available for $79. VIP ticket packages and travel packages are still available starting at $500 and are available online or by phone at 1-888-512-SHOW. A wide assortment of lodging options is available surrounding the festival including traditional hotels and beachfront condos to camping at the local state park.

WHEN: Friday, May 14th – Sunday, May 16th
WHERE: 101 East Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, Ala. (The Southern End of AL-Hwy 59)
PRICES: $159 Three-Day Pass / Limited $79 Day Passes / VIP Ticket And Travel Packages
WEB SITE: http://www.hangoutmusicfest.com

CONFIRMED ARTISTS: Trey Anastasio and TAB, Zac Brown Band, John Legend, Ben Harper and Relentless7, The Black Crowes, Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Gov’t Mule, The Roots, Ray LaMontagne, Jakob Dylan and Three Legs feat. Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Funky Meters, Blind Boys of Alabama, Matisyahu, Girl Talk, Guster, Brett Dennen, Keller Williams, Jerry Jeff Walker, Papa Mali & Friends, North Mississippi Allstars Duo, ALO, The Whigs, Ozomatli, OK Go, Orianthi, Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam, Pnuma Trio, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Toubab Krewe, Needtobreathe, Jeff Austin & Friends feat. Larry Keel, Matt Hires, A.A. Bondy, Rachel Goodrich, Moon Taxi, El Cantador, Kristy Lee, Roman Street, Kirsten Price, Honey Island Swamp Band, Wild Sweet Orange, Rustlanders, Ben Arthur, Hightide Blues, Jon Black, The Cary Laine Band, and Rollin’ in the Hay.