Yes PLEASE!
April 17-19, a fun-filled-three-day extravaganza will take place at the fairgounds in Indo, where the annual Coachella music festival will be held.
If you haven't gone, you should. Mark your calendars and go ahead and buy your tickets. if you can afford the three-day pass go for it, otherwise it's $99 for a day pass.
I can only afford to go one day this year, but I can't wait. It's lots of fun and the weather should be great by that time. Checkout www.coachella.com for more info. Otherwise, look at some of the acts that have performed in the past and look at the line-up for this year. I really want to go on Sunday to see Lupe Fiasco. But, there are many other bands that perform each day of the festival, much more than a handful.
If you have gone, tell me when you did and what you liked or didn't like. Checkout these youtube vids to see what the fuss is all about.
09 March 2009
"You're my favorite rich negro man..."
Okay so I do not mean to be a thorn in anyone's side here, but I was watching Oprah the other day when I was at the gym and couldn't believe my ears!
Oprah had an exclusive interview with Michelle Obama in Washington with Gayle. Michelle gave them a tour of the family's quarters and her daughters' new swing set, and she talked about how everything has to be "fort-friendly" for the girls to play. It really sounded great. In this months edition of O magazine, which features a great shot of Michelle and Oprah, she opens up about living in the White House and how she is re-doing the White House image. It sounded like a great interview, but Oprah's comments to Tyler Perry are what later disturbed me.
I do not watch Oprah often, but when Tyler Perry appeared as a guest on the show after talk of Michelle, I was offended.
First of all, when Perry walked on set he looked great. Oprah introduced him as a media mogul to the audience and then said, "You're my favorite rich negro man..." and Perry returned the compliment to Oprah saying: "You're my favorite rich negro woman." I was surprised at this comment, which I can laugh off, but there's more.
The panel, which included four others talked about how successful Perry's latest movie "Madea Goes to Jail" has been in the past couple of weeks and how many were worried of its success because of the release of the Jonas Brothers 3D concert movie. But fans didn't come out in droves to theatres as much as critics had anticipated. Instead, people saw the famous "Madea."
After talk of his ranking numero uno two weekends in a row, Perry was very humble and smiling, said he didn't read reviews. He was just wanted to make a movie to uplift people's spirits amidst all the pain afflicting our country right now.
But, then Oprah says, "I have to admit, I haven't seen it." When Gayle and I were in Chicago one day, she insisted we see it, but to get the full effect had to see a late showing in the "hood." Then Oprah says, "You white people wouldn't understand."
This pisses me off. Wasn't one of the single most significant factors of Obama becoming President supopsed to erase that color line and really bring everyone together?? Like my frustration in a past post, it's like more and more people are becoming more aware of the color line. People are even more outspoken now. I mean negro? And 'you white people?' I mean...what the hell?
If you have an opposing opinion, please post. Don't just watch.
Oprah had an exclusive interview with Michelle Obama in Washington with Gayle. Michelle gave them a tour of the family's quarters and her daughters' new swing set, and she talked about how everything has to be "fort-friendly" for the girls to play. It really sounded great. In this months edition of O magazine, which features a great shot of Michelle and Oprah, she opens up about living in the White House and how she is re-doing the White House image. It sounded like a great interview, but Oprah's comments to Tyler Perry are what later disturbed me.
I do not watch Oprah often, but when Tyler Perry appeared as a guest on the show after talk of Michelle, I was offended.
First of all, when Perry walked on set he looked great. Oprah introduced him as a media mogul to the audience and then said, "You're my favorite rich negro man..." and Perry returned the compliment to Oprah saying: "You're my favorite rich negro woman." I was surprised at this comment, which I can laugh off, but there's more.
The panel, which included four others talked about how successful Perry's latest movie "Madea Goes to Jail" has been in the past couple of weeks and how many were worried of its success because of the release of the Jonas Brothers 3D concert movie. But fans didn't come out in droves to theatres as much as critics had anticipated. Instead, people saw the famous "Madea."
After talk of his ranking numero uno two weekends in a row, Perry was very humble and smiling, said he didn't read reviews. He was just wanted to make a movie to uplift people's spirits amidst all the pain afflicting our country right now.
But, then Oprah says, "I have to admit, I haven't seen it." When Gayle and I were in Chicago one day, she insisted we see it, but to get the full effect had to see a late showing in the "hood." Then Oprah says, "You white people wouldn't understand."
This pisses me off. Wasn't one of the single most significant factors of Obama becoming President supopsed to erase that color line and really bring everyone together?? Like my frustration in a past post, it's like more and more people are becoming more aware of the color line. People are even more outspoken now. I mean negro? And 'you white people?' I mean...what the hell?
If you have an opposing opinion, please post. Don't just watch.
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