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A friend forwarded this to me and I could do nothing more than laugh— OUT LOUD…

A REPORT ON YOUR DEALING WITH IMPOSTORS VIA THE INTERNET.

I received a report from the EFCC and the American embassy here in
Nigeria concerning your dealings with some impostors who have been
contacting you and
extorting money from you, using the names of the Nigerian society.

I am very sorry for any inconvenience that this might have caused you,
and I want to use this medium to assure you that your fund will be
released to you along with the fund that you lost to those hoodlums. The
EFCC made me to understand that you have been very co-operative, but you
should have reported the issue to the Nigeria police before you start
sending money to Nigeria.

Be assured that those involved in this act will be brought to justice
for given this great country a bad influence all over the world. And i
promise that your fund will be released to you under the watchful eyes
of the Nigeria police and the E.F.C.C.

Note that the United Bank of Africa has been authorized to release the
sum of $28million usd to you, as soon as we complete our payment
verification on your behalf. I wait to hear from you to enable the
United Bank of Africa proceed with the payment transfer.

We are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past
years. Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept our
congratulations.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Olusegun Aganga
Minister of Finance,
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Secretary: Mrs. Anita Brown

Today, this beautiful soul would have been 32 years old. Her legacy lives on in her music and movies. Her blissful spirit will always be remembered.

I’m sure music fans all over have heard the sad news of Teena Marie’s passing. I am just sick from the news. I have been rocking Lady T since I was a young girl. I have a special appreciation for real artists/musicians such as this legendary funkstress. This is indeed a sad day. She will be missed, but music lovers will continue to adore her through her music.

I love hip hop; but I generally lean towards rap from the 80′s & early 90′s and the more indie hip hop groups like Heiruspecs, P.O.S. (also performing with Doomtree) and Panacea. I like some artists of today like Outkast, The Roots, Ludacris, Jay-Z, Common, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, but most certainly cannot get with the Lil Wayne’s and T-Paine’s of today.

One of my favorite indie hip hop groups is Doomtree and I just learned they’ll be coming to D.C. I am going to try my best to make it out to see this group. If you don’t know about Doomtree, take a moment to check em out.

Catch Doomtree LIVE!
Venue: Rock N Roll Hotel
Address: 1353 H St. NE
City: Washington DC
State: DC
Phone: 202-388-7625
Doors: 10:00PM
Ages: All Ages
Cost: $10/$12

What indie/underground hip hop groups do you listen to? Share with us…

Press release taken from http://www.nodoubt.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20198

No Doubt Announces 2009 Summer Tour

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JANUARY 21, 2009

No Doubt Announces 2009 Summer Tour With Special Guest Paramore
The Sounds, Janelle Monae and Bedouin Soundclash To Support on Select Dates

LOS ANGELES, CA – Grammy-winning rock band No Doubt announced plans for their 2009 summer tour today.

The band will launch their highly anticipated tour this May, playing outdoor amphitheaters and arenas throughout the summer.  Singer Gwen Stefani said, “The whole reason for going on this tour was to have fun, try on all our favorite songs again and to get inspired to make new music. It feels good to be all together again.”

No Doubt has selected Paramore as the special guest for the tour.  “What a dream tour! We couldn’t be more excited to kick off 2009 by touring with a band like No Doubt,” said Paramore singer Hayley Williams.

“Get there early…this is going to a be a great night from the moment the lights go down,” said bassist Tony Kanal.

The third act that will open the show will be shared among The Sounds, Janelle Monae and Bedouin Soundclash. Check your local listings for more specific information.

“Now that five years have passed, the excitement level for us is extremely high. We are so fresh and ready!  I feel like a kid again when rehearsing these songs,” said drummer Adrian Young.

The 2009 No Doubt Summer Tour will be produced by Live Nation and will include stops in both the U.S. and Canada.   The band last toured in 2004, co-headlining with Blink 182.

Tour dates and on sale information will be announced soon.  Check www.nodoubt.com for the most up to date tour news.

I love music and I’m always searching for new artists. This week I ran across singer/songwriter Brooke Fraser on emusic.com and I downloaded her latest album titled “Albertine”. WOW!!! What an amazing album. Brooke has a great voice and her song lyrics are thoughtful, strong and beautifully arranged. I can listen to this album from start to finish without even wanting to skip over a song.

However, there are a few songs that really stand out for me:

1. Shadowfeet
2. Love, Where is Your Fire
3. Albertine
4. C.S. Lewis Song
5. Epilogue

This is the video for one of my favorite songs on this album. It’s the title track “Albertine”. This song is really powerful and beautiful. Enjoy!

Here’s an extract of what I listened to last week.

Today I couldn’t get enough of Queen Latifah. Take a listen..

What artists did you listen to last week? Did you discover any new artists?

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

We don’t have parking lots like this in Northern Virginia nor in MD or DC. Although I don’t know why we don’t. It sure would make more sense. I just had to take a short little video of my car hoisted up in the air and then being let down in this Brooklyn, NY parking lot.

1. At
Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair
Dryer At Passing Cars.
See
If They Slow Down.

2. Page
Yourself Over The Intercom. Don’t
Disguise Your Voice.

3.
Every
Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.

4.
Put
Your Garbage Can On
Your Desk And Label It ‘In.’

5.
Put
Decaf In The Coffee
Maker For 3 Weeks
.
Once Everyone
has Gotten Over Their Caffeine
Addictions, Switch
to Espresso.

6.
In
The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write ‘
For
Smuggling
Diamonds’

7.
Finish
All Your sentences with
‘In
Accordance With The Prophecy.’

8.
Don’t
use any punctuation

9.
As
Often As Possible, Skip
Rather
Than Walk.

10.
Order
a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with
a serious face.

11.
Specify
That Your Drive-through Order Is’To
Go.’

12. Sing
Along At The Opera.

13.
Go
To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why
The Poems Don’t Rhyme?

14.
Put
Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And
Play
tropical Sounds All Day.

15.
Five
Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can’t Attend Their Party Because
You’re Not
In The Mood.

16.
Have
Your Co-workers Address You By Your
Wrestling Name, Rock
Bottom.

17.
When
The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream ‘I
Won!,
I Won!’

18.
When
Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The
Parking lot, Yelling ‘Run
For Your Lives,
They’re
Loose!!’

19.
Tell
Your Children Over Dinner.
‘Due
To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go.’

20.
And
The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of
Insanity…….

DIRT is definitely one of my favorite shows and is on my Top 5 list of must see shows. I don’t have FX, so I had to rent Season 1 on DVD. Totally watched it in its entirety in one setting. Courtney Cox is so manipulative, cunning, vain and hardcore in this show. I LOVE IT!!!!! She always has these celebrities on DIRT by the balls. It’s crazy. I also love the guy that plays her best friend Don who is her freelance photographer. On the show, he’s the one that always gets ‘the shot’ for DIRT magazine. He is a functioning schizophrenic, but a super talented photographer. I love this show. If you haven’t taken time to watch an episode, I suggest you check it out.

Other shows I consider must-see tv:
Weeds
inTreatment
The Riches
Big Love