“Yo, N-E-P, T-U-N, E-S/ The way they lace a beat’s like, one of the best” – Noreaga, “Super Thug” (1998)

There was a time earlier in the 2000s when I still liked listening to the radio and watching BET on the regular. The only time in recent memory that I’ve committed more than an hour to either was when Michael died. Prior to 2005, when “Laffy Taffy” and all of its spinoffs finally broke my threshold for pain, I was still regularly tuned in. A good half of that is due to music produced by The Neptunes.

From Jay-Z to Beenie Man to Ludacris to Babyface to Usher to Fabolous to Justin Timberlake… The Neptunes had a helluva run. At one point, they were more relevant than most of the artists they were producing. There was barely a half-hour that went by without one of their songs being played on something. I was DJing regularly back then, and there was a time when I was literally able to spin a full hour-and-change of Neptunes-produced singles and keep the floor occupied.

They’d been around for a hot second, as proteges of Teddy Riley (and contributing to songs like “Rump Shaker” and “Right Here/Human Nature”). Eventually, they were producing for artists like SWV, Noreaga, and Total during the late-’90s. But 2000 was where they took off, with their beats equaling an automatic hit most of the time, and Pharrell becoming a personality of his own through the hooks he sang. Starting with Mystikal’s “Shake Ya Ass” and ending around the time of Snoop’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot”, their music was controlling. Pharrell and the other guy Chad Hugo were still producing and putting songs together when a lot of folks were starting to just make beats.

There were even a few underrated songs in the midst of all the big hits that I spent a lot of time rocking with. Fam-Lay’s “Rock N Roll”, 702’s “I Still Love U”, and Busta Rhymes‘ “Call The Ambulance” got just as much play as the bigger records did. My favorite album of ‘02, Clipse’s Lord Willin’, was just about the only album I cared about during the second half of that year. They even did songs with artists I didn’t normally listen to (Nelly, Britney Spears) that I actually didn’t mind too much. Of course, not everything was hot- they made some shitballs with Angie Martinez and Bow Wow- but the batting average was high with me.

Lately, it’s been harder and harder to distinguish a specific producer’s sound, but the Neptunes definitely had one all their own. It was like all of their musical influences added with their own style to make some next-level/throwback type shit. In their music, they had some ’80s pop moments, Tribe Called Quest-ish moments, and even some New Jack Swing moments, added with their own unique drum sounds that nobody was competing with. Even when others tried to use similar sounds, they’d always sound like Neptune knockoffs at best.

Like all things (and all producers), the big run eventually came to an end, but the Neptunes were on their A-game when they were at their height. Even if they never have the game in a headlock like they did before (and really, what producer does right now?), they def. earned that Billboard Producers of the Decade accolade they got last week. Let’s hear it for ‘em.

Some of my favorites:

Kelis “Get Along With You” (2000)

N.O.R.E. “Grimey” (2001)

Babyface feat. Pharrell “There She Goes” (2001)

Usher “U Don’t Have To Call” (2001)

N.E.R.D. “Run To The Sun” (2001)

Clipse “Grindin’” (2002)

LL Cool J “Luv U Better” (2002)

702 “I Still Love U” (2003)

Jay-Z “La-La-La (Excuse Me Again)” (2003)

Birdman feat. Clipse “What Happened To That Boy” (2003)

Snoop Dogg feat. Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson “Signs” (2004)

Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell “Wanna Love You Girl” (2005)

-D!

cd tutorial

Satu kata menggambarkan CD Face Face dari Babyface … Mengagumkan

Face Face akan menarik perhatian Anda dari awal dengan Outside In / Inside Out dan menang T membiarkan pergi sampai catatan yang terakhir yang terakhir lagu Kekasih Dan Teman yang merupakan jalur besar lainnya oleh jalan.

Penggemar musik pop akan mengenali beberapa yang terkenal kontributor pada proyek termasuk Snoop Dogg dan Heavy D ditambah beberapa tokoh lainnya juga.

Face Face adalah CD tingkat pertama memberikan sedikit sesuatu untuk setiap orang. Aku memberikan two thumbs up. It S cukup hanya mendengarkan besar. cd tutorial Seorang harus membeli untuk Pop kipas.

Sementara seluruh album ini beredar lagu yang benar-benar menonjol adalah lagu – Ada Dia Goes lagu – Don T Take It Jadi Pribadi dan lagu – Kekasih Dan Teman.

Bonus saya Pick dan salah satu yang mendapat Sore … seperti dalam amp quot Stuck On Ulangi amp quot adalah lagu – Outside In / Inside Out. Outstanding

Face Face Release Notes

Babyface awalnya dirilis Face Face pada September tentang label Arista Records.

CD Track List Follows

. Luar In / Inside Out

. Ada Dia Goes

. Apa Jika

. Stressed Out

. Baby amp s Mama – feat. Snoop Cd Tutorial Java Dogg

. Bagaimana Cd Tutorial Photoshop Bisa U Jadilah Down

. Work It Out

. Aku Tetap Cd Tutorial menelepon amp

. Dengan-Nya

. Wish U Was My Girl

. U Should Know

. Don amp t Take It Jadi Pribadi

. Still In Love With U

. Kekasih Dan Teman

Face Face Album Catatan Personil meliputi Babyface vokal akustik

Produsen meliputi Mike City The Neptunes Babyface Megahertz Heavy D. Engineers meliputi Cd Tutorial Visual Basic Paulus Botin Brian Garten Edward Quesada. Tercatat Cd Tutorial Komputer di Brandon amp s Way The Record Plant cd tutorial Los Angeles California Chung King New York New York Capitol Studios Hollywood California.

With a blog name like Random Ramblings, it is highly appropriate for me to just throw out some completely unrelated musical thoughts that have been floating around my brain lately. So without further ado…

I like all of Coldplay’s albums.  But after listening to songs off “Parachutes” for the first time in a while, I’m thinking it might be good for Chris Martin to be a little bummed out again.  Anyone with me? Maybe Apple can be a little terror. But somehow I don’t think parental issues will conjure up a song as haunting as the lovelorn blues of “Sparks” or “Trouble”.  Just wishing you a teeny tiny bit of sadness, Chris. Not too much, though.

I really like the new Them Crooked Vultures album.  Really good, hard, intelligent, original stuff.  But I think I will always like music that I connect to emotionally more than stuff that I think just rocks.  Each one has its own place/time, but as far as favorites go, the artist that wear their hearts on their sleeves still make the most lasting impression on me.

Somewhere, somehow, is Zack De La Rocha still mad about something?

Anyone else remember listening to Rick Dees’ Top 40 radio show in the late 80’s, and how he would end each show with the song “Two Occasions” by The Deele (featuring Babyface)? If not, it’s the song that goes “I only think of you on two occasions, that’s day and night”.

I think each season should have it’s own official band to sponsor them. Even better, a specific album by a specific band.  My Morning Jacket, “Z” can have late autumn/early winter.  Will have to revisit this thought for the other 3 seasons.

I wish there was some way to know the percentage of a band’s audience that is quirky (or to get right to the point, insane).  I had this thought after listening to “Debaser” by the Pixies for the first time in awhile.  While this is a great song, it is really REALLY odd and strange.  Or maybe the movie that inspired the song is the odd and strange thing. Either way, I wonder if Frank Black has trouble finding the right emotional space for that crazy laughing every time he plays the song live.  To start another Pixies tangent, I really like the song “No. 13 Baby”. But I could probably do without the long outro.

How outraged would the world be if they found out that all this time Stevie Wonder was only pretending to be blind?

Is there a better guitarist of the 2000’s than Jack White? Will have to revisit this in another post. But the solos in “Ball and Biscuit” and “Catch Hell Blues” make a strong case.

Last but not least, there is a great quote by Nick Hornby in his book “Hi-Fidelity”.  The protagonist, a serious music fan, says “What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?”.  Good point.  Was I sentimental before I listened to thousands of sentimental songs, or did they just reinforce that part of my personality that was already there? Did listening to “Mayonnaise” by The Smashing Pumpkins ad nauseum in high school give me a good strong dose of bittersweetness, or was that blessing/curse already residing inside?

Usher = Timeless.
You can never get bored of his music, and it always sounds just as fresh as when you first heard it so I thought I’d post a fewww of my favourites

xo

Den minderårige “babyface” a k a

• Enver Durakovic, född 1993-11-21, från Bergsjön är nu placerad på Bärbys ungdomshem utanför Uppsala, där de jobbar med unga sexualförbrytare.

Han misstänkts för två fall av våldtäkt, två sexuella ofredanden samt två försök till våldtäkt i Göteborg från 27 augusti – 3 november. Även två rån samt en grov stöld tillskrivs några av övergreppen.

Han har tidigare vårdats med stöd av LVU (lagen om vård av unga) på Fagared sedan i början av 2008. Enligt en utredning på Sahlgrenska universitets-sjukhuset är han ”lätt utvecklingsstörd med autistiskt syndrom och adhd”. Förra sommaren ansågs Enver Durakovic så färdigbehandlad att han fick en praktikplats utanför Fagared, en bilverkstad.I somras dömdes han på nytt för bland annat personrån. Under den gångna hösten har han varit borta flera timmar vilket var då han slog till mot kvinnorna.

Den tidigare vårdperioden har varit ca 2 års tid, något som inte anses vara extremt alls. LVU är inte tidsbestämt till skillnad mot att dömas till sluten ungdomsvård, där staten står för kostnaden. Dygnskostnaden på Fagared varierar från 3 800 till 6 000 kronor för specialenheten. Notan på närmare 4 miljoner får skattebetalarna i stadsdelen Bergsjön stå för.

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Turn the lights down low, put another log on that fire, fluff up the fur on that bear skin rug, and you and your lady get close and enjoy the sensual slow jams of a desperate man in desperate times, resorting to desperate measures. 

[HT: HalfDayToday]

Den 16-åring, kallad babyface, som misstänks ligga bakom en serie sexualbrott mot kvinnor i Johanneberg med omnejd ska genomgå paragraf 7-utredning, en mindre sinnesundersökning.

Babyface är

• Enver Durakovic, född 1993-11-21, från Bergsjön i Göteborg. Han sitter häktad för sex fall av övergrepp och försök till.

Misstankarna avser

27 augusti: Våldtäkt och grov stöld
19 oktober: Våldtäkt och rån
26 oktober: Sexuellt ofredande
27 oktober: Försök till våldtäkt och rån
2 november: Försök till våldtäkt
3 november: Sexuellt ofredande

Tingsrättens beslut att genomföra en paragraf 7-utredning, en så kallad sinnesundersökning, är första steget till att göra en större rättspsykiatrisk utredning, men resultatet är bara rådgivande när domstolen senare ska ta ställning till om en större rättspsykiatrisk undersökning ska göras.

Vid en rättspsykiatrisk undersökning bedöms om en person har varit allvarligt psykiskt störd vid tiden för brottet eller är vid undersökningstillfället. En sådan utredning får bara göras när skuldfrågan är klarlagd, vilket inte är fallet med Enver Durakovic, som nekar till de grövre brotten.

I en tidigare utredning från Barnneuropsykiatriska kliniken (BNK) vid Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset i Göteborg beskrivs han blott 14 år gammal som lätt utvecklingsstörd med autistiskt syndrom och ADHD.

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PI artikelsamling - Babyface, 16-årig våldtäktsman

Ben je ook altijd op zoek naar de leukste babykleding voor een aangename prijs? Stop dan met zoeken en kom eens kijken bij www.tantetrees.nl. Bij Tante Trees is een zeer ruim assortiment, wij verkopen van sokjes tot winterjasje, broekje, jurkjes, rokjes, longsleeves, truitjes en vestenvan merken als Noppies, Babyface, Montefiore, ZieZoo, Babies Wear, Minymo, Name It, Go On, Knot so bad en vele andere. Verras Tante Trees eens met een bezoekje.

Den 15-årige serievåldtäktsmannen i Göteborg sitter nu häktad.

• Enver Durakovic, född 1993-11-21, från Bergsjön i Göteborg.

Han är misstänkt på sannolika skäl för sex överfall. Polisen utreder om han kan ha gjort sig skyldig till fler.

Massmedia och Efterlyst döpte honom till “babyface” i samband med det haltande signalementet innan gripandet. Diskussionen har sedan kretsat kring hans ursprung. Det mest troliga är zigenare, och då från Serbien. Många ifrågasätter även hans ålder.

Bilder

Göteborgs tingsrätt, Mål nr B 15268-09
PI artikelsamling – 15-årig serievåldtäktsman

Kl 11.30 inleddes häktningsförhandlingar mot den misstänkte 15-årige serievåld-täktsmannen, i media kallad “Babyfacemannen”. Det handlar om

• Enver Durakovic, född 1993-11-21, från Bergsjön i Göteborg.

(Samma bild som media använder)

Han misstänkts för två fall av våldtäkt, två sexuella ofredanden samt två försök till våldtäkt i Göteborg från 27 augusti – 3 november. Även två rån samt en grov stöld tillskrivs några av övergreppen.

Strax före 13 förklarades han häktad på samtliga punkter. Han erkänner rånen och stölden men förnekar övergreppen.

Göteborgs tingsrätt, Mål nr B 15268-09
Ombud: advokat Per Rudbäck, Rudbäcks Advokatbyrå Gbg

Kriminellt CV

Dömdes för rån och våld mot tjänsteman till ungdomsvård vid Mölndals tingsrätt 2009-07-31, Mål nr B 1229-09. Domen överklagades till Hovrätten för Västra Sverige, som fastställde 2009-09-25, Mål nr B 35831-09

För detta är han intagen på Fagereds ungdomshem men p g a bristande rutiner där han fått praktisera utanför vårdhemmet har han lyckats begå de aktuella gärningarna.

Har innan han hunnit fylla femton ytterligare 20-talet polisanmälningar på sig sedan 11-årsåldern för olika brott. Samtliga fall överlämnade till Socialförvaltningens omsorg.

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Socialchefen: “På måndag ska vi utreda hur det kunde bli så här.”
15-åringens pappa: “Jag kan inte tro att det är han”.
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Kort från en soc-utred. -08

Fadern fyller 43 år idag. Sämsta tänkbara födelsepresent…

Interview by Sarah Toshiko with Anthony Cherry for TheBidness November 15, 2009

So first off HELLO MY LOVE and thank you for taking the time out to do this interview with me! I promise this won’t be painful.  So you have been doing my hair for about a year now.  Let’s give our readers a closer look at who you are.  Shall we? :

1. So what initially got you into hairstyling?

SINCE I WAS LITTLE, I USED TO DO CUTS ON THE GUYS IN HIGHSCHOOL.  YOU CAN SAY I WENT FROM
“ROCKS TO LOCKS!”  BEING A HAIR “BALLER” WAS ALOT SAFER.  GIVE ME SOME THREAD AND LOOSE HAIR AND I CAN MAKE YOU A TRACK!  THAT’S HOW LONG I’VE BEEN AROUND HAIR.  MY FAMILY OWNS HAIR SALONS, AND I’VE HAD MY OWN SALONS IN ST. LOUIS (BEFORE MOVING OUT TO LOS ANGELES).  LIKE MY GRANNY SAID “I CAN TAKE IT(HAIRSTYLING) ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND MAKE A NAME AND MONEY FOR MYSELF.”  THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I’VE DONE! LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

2. So hairstyling has obviously been in your family for a long time, it seems it was only natural for you to get into it.  Who do you consider the top in your field that you admire and aspire to be?

KIYA WRIGHT AND ROBERTA RODGERS.  I DON’T ASPIRE TO BE ANYONE OF THEM, BUT GREATER THAN THEM!

3. Kiya Wright?! Wow, what a small world!  She used to do my hair a couple years back.  She’s great with mixed hair.  So what music do you listen to?

I LISTEN TO ALL KINDS OF MUSIC!  I LOVE COUNTRY MUSIC BECAUSE THE LYRICS ARE BOMB.  ROCK, INSPIRATION(GOSPEL), JAMAICAN, POP, ALL KINDS OF MUSIC EXCEPT HOUSE!

4. I would have never expected from knowing you, that you were a fan of Country music! I love it too.  So who are some clients you’re proud to have worked with?

I AM PROUD TO HAVE WORKED WITH MISSY ELLIOT, NE-YO, NICK CANNON, SNOOP DOGG, TYLER PERRY, PRINCE, BABYFACE, CLAUDIA JORDAN, JORDAN B. SCOTT, DANIELLE CRAWLEY, AKON, PLIES -WHO GOT ME STARTED IN THE INDUSTRY), KEISHA COLE, KELIS, STACEY DASH(INFAMOUS KING MAGAZINE SHOOT), LAWRENCE FISHBURN, NIA LONG, CIARA, KEISHA KNIGHT PULLIAM, AND MANY MORE!  I’VE WORKED WITH EVERY MOGUL, MAN, VIDEO VIXEN I CAN THINK OF! I AM NOW MOVING TOWARDS KEY STYLING FOR CELEB WOMEN!

5. Ne-yo? You did Ne-yo’s hair? Does Ne-yo have hair that i’m not aware of?! LOL Kidding.  That’s quite an impressive resume!  And to hear you’re getting into styling women, gotta say I love it! Hmm…next question.  If you had a choice to be in another profession, would you?

IF I HAD THE CHOICE TO HAVE ANOTHER PROFESSION IT WOULD FOR SURE BE AN ACTOR,TALK SHOW HOST, AND RECORDING ARTIST, IN WHICH I’VE DONE ALL ALREADY.  NOW MY CAREER PUTS ME IN THE DRIVER SEAT TO DO ALL THE PREVIOUS THAT I’VE MENTIONED.  MR.UP AND COMING!

6. Do you love what you do?

I LOVE WHAT I DO BECAUSE EVERY DAY IT’S DIFFERENT AND I’M NOT RESTRICTED TO “THE SALON”BECAUSE I’M FREELANCE.  IT HAS TAKEN ME  IN AND OUT THE COUNTRY WITH THE BEST!  THE BEST IS STILL YET TO COME!

7. That’s amazing.  To go from St. Louis to all over the globe, must be an awesome feeling.  Most people HATE what they do for a living, so it’s nice to hear that you’re in the many few that get to love their jobs.  So what projects can we look forward to seeing from you?

TO SEE MY WORK  LOG ON TO TWITTER WWW.TWITTER.COM/ANTHONY CHERRY OR FACEBOOK WILL KEEP U UPDATED WITH ME DAILY.  MY WEBSITE IS WWW.ACHERRY-ONTOP.COM FOR ALL OTHER SCOOPS AND INTERVIEWS GOOGLE “CELEBRITY HAIRSTYLIST ANTHONY CHERRY” ALSO MY OWN TV SHOW ON E! WILL SURFACE VERY SOON!

Very exciting stuff! Thanks so much for the interview and letting us delve a little more into your world.

-Sarah

Madonna é a rainha do pop, mil hits e blablabla blablabla blablabla. Mas ouvindo seus cds, comecei a perceber que eu adoro uma série de canções não tão hits assim. O Lado B. Listei dez destas canções.

Se você é fã (como eu) deve conhecer todas, mas senão, corre atrás. Vale super a pena!

1. Candy Perfume Girl

Faixa quatro do álbum Ray of Light. Tem uma guitarra bem roqueira e na versão ao vivo do dvd Drowned World Tour, de 2001, isto ficavidente.

2. I Deserve It

Balada meio pop country do álbum Music com efeitos eletrônicos e violão lindo por toda a canção. Fofa.

3. Let It Will Be (live)

Esta tem sua versão original no ábum Confessions On A Dancefloor, de 2005. Mas é a versão ao vivo, do cd ao The Confessions Tour, de 2007 que é matadora. Com uma batida que lembra o funk carioca em alguns momentos, “ninguém segura a loira”!

4. Beat Goes On

Do álbum Hardy Candy é a música que melhor funciona na proposta do álbum. Madonna divide os vocais com Pharell Williams e vira quase um “mano” [rs].

5. Love Profusion

Love Profusion foi lançada como single (com um clipe que parece propaganda de xampu) mas pra mim nunca implacou. É do álbum American Life, um dos maiores fracassos de titia. Canção doce. Linda lindinha.

6. Where’s the party

1986! Totalmente 80’s, com aquela bateria eletrônica característica, refrão delicioso. Integrava o fim do primeiro bloco da Blond Ambition Tour. Do ábum True Blue. Uma festa, como sugere o título.

7. Survival

Babinha deliciosa lançada em 1993 no cd Bedtimes Stories. Babinha porque o cd foi produzido, em sua maior parte, por Babyface, especialista em canções melosas. O cara era Timbaland da época. Secret e Take a Bow são deste álbum.

8. She’s Not Me

Irônica. Com uma pegada de rua e uma batida deliciosa. Madonna mano de novo, ou seja, faz parte de Hardy Candy.

9. Runaway Lover

Também de Music é uma faixa extremamente dançante. Ótima para ouvir em quanto se aruma pra cair na noite.

10. Love Song

Parceria de Madonna com Prince, do ábum Like A Prayer. Mega sensual o encontro dos dois. Bom pra fechar gostoso esta mini seleção side b.

Er staat een prachtige update online bij Tante Trees. Deze keer een heleboel mooie babykleding in de maatjes 38-92. De allerkleinste maatjes zijn ook erg leuk als kleding voor de baby Born pop en voor dat prijsje een leuk kadootjes voor de Sint.

De merkjes die voorbij komen zijn Montefiore, Mexx, Esprit, Go On, Babies Wear, Kids-art, Noppies, ZieZoo, Minymo e.v.a. Een kleine preview zie je hieronder.

ZieZoo rokje

Mexx winterjasje

Minymo rokje

Noppies longsleeve

Minymo blouse

Montefiiore worker

Verras Tante Trees eens met een bezoekje en laat je verrassen door het grote aanbod en de kleine prijsjes. Bij elke bestelling spaar je automatisch punten op de spaarkaart waarmee je spaart voor aantrekkelijke kortingen. Nieuwsgierig naar alle updates en acties die nog gaan komen? Schrijf je dan in voor de nieuwsbrief van Tante Trees.

Graag tot ziens!

www.tantetrees.nl

Hejsan hoppsan!

Vaknade i morse med värdens värk i nacken, AJ!! Men nog om gnäll. Jobbar inte fören på lördag och det känns riktigt skönt, samtidigt som den känslan är nådigt blandad med ångest, det är inte direkt så att man drar in några pengar under dom arbetsfria dagarna, och det behöver man inte vara raketforskare för att fatta!

Förstår mig inte på såna som jämt vill vara lediga!? skaffa ett liv vet jag!

Igår hängde jag hemma hos Anders. Vi åt kyckling och potatis, riktigt gott var det. Sen kollade vi på The big bang theory (tror jag det stavas?) Mycket skratt! haha, dom är ju så roliga Och smarta!

Efter att vi sett klart ett par avsnitt var det dags för mig att åka hem. Jag gillar inte att åka hem ensam, och särskilt inte nu när det är mörkt och en galning vid öken namnet “babyface” ännu en till som våldtar kvinnor, Ni kanske minns den jobbiga tiden då hagamannen härjade runt i min hemstad. Fyfan! och inte nog med bara överraskande på hopp, han går från dörr till dörr också. Om det är någon skum person man inte känner som knackar på, var för guds skull noga med att kolla vem det är innan du öppnar! Kan det bli mer patetiskt? om man kallas för babyface? Såna som honom borde skaffa sig ett liv. Vid detta extrema fallen så borde ju fanskapet sitta insydd för alltid. Sorry, men jag bryr mig faktiskt. Stackars vi utsatta som måste få lida för en persons handlingar.

I alla fall.

Så tog jag bussen från johanneberg till Hj brantingeplatsen, och sedan bytte till spårvagn. Det är rätt kusligt sen på kvällen, att ta sig hem själv dessutom på hisingen iiiik! Efter att jag stigit av ser jag en annan tjej som klivit av på samma som jag. Ptju! tänker jag. Nu behöver jag inte gå ensam hem, om hon bara inte svänger av någonstans på vägen. Efter att vi gått en bit kommer jag fram till den stora parkeringen i bostadsområdet, och hon svänger av..

Jag ser trapphuset och håller kursen mot siktet i en ovanligt snabb gång. SÅ ser jag honom!!! En mörk man som ser lite skum ut i gångstilen, jag nästan hoppar till av att jag missade honom totalt från min vänstra ögonvrå, jag börjar springa och jag kollar bakåt, varför klättrar han över staketet när han kunde ha rundat hörnet? han visste alltså att jag var rädd, han mumlade något och sprang mot mitt håll, jag sprang med hjärtat i halsgropen, letade fram mina nycklar i jackan och snabbt låste upp dörren och drog igen den efter mig, sprang snabb som en vessla upp för trappan och öppnade lägenhetsdörren. Samuel satt vid datorn och jag berättade allt för honom, om vad som hade hänt.

Den här mannen liknade till kroppsform en pigvin, runt huvud, svarta kläder med luva, kort.. inte särskilt lång, kort, mörk hy, sen hann jag inte se så mycket mer. Det är så här det blir när man känner sig utsatt allmänt. Man tror att minsta lilla fel eller minsta lilla annorlunda är något farligt. Ska vårt samhälle vara såhär? Nej jag tycker inte det. Otroligt jobbigt att ständigt vara rädd. Särskilt när man måste gå hem ensam. Fyfan!

**BABY OUTLET**
Imps & Elfs, Pure Baby, Piro & Etje, DBM, Kanz, LipFish, Petibom, MeToo, Noppies, Babyface.

**BILLY EN LILLY mt 50-110**
Leuke kleurtjes, goede kwaliteit en zeer betaalbaar!

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I was very excited to see that Patti la belle was coming to perform live in South Africa. She had been announced a few times in the past and at the last minute the show would be cancelled. So I was already used to the disappointment as far as Miss Patti is concerned. When the show finally took place I was expecting no less than a brilliant show- a friend of mine had insisted we buy the tickets way up front- we could not find any since they were all sold out. We still managed to get the next best seats we could find. I don’t get easily excited but I was really excited about this show and if anybody would have told me about the disappointing performance @ Sun City- I would have argued with them ’til I was blue in the face- because I have not seen Miss Patti put on a less-than-perfect show in many of the DVD’s and TV shows I have seen her in. So I was waiting to be blown away! It turned out in this instance that I was rather blown-off!
I’m used to Miss Patti missing the beat sometimes when she performs-I sometimes think she does it deliberately- as some sort of a signature thing maybe- but to miss it in every single song!? But I still could take that because her voice was just too brilliant in the permitting acoustics of the Sun City superbowl. She has an amazing Mic technique!
And yes, there were great moments: the songs walk around heaven all day, oh me oh my, if only you knew, the Lord’s Prayer, etc. were delivered really well, albeit rather short. The crowd really enjoyed these moments and were singing along to these and other songs. Other than that the show was less than brilliant. Miss Patti gave us the short versions of her songs, no attempt to extend songs thru ad libs or any of the weird and wonderful things she does in many of the live shows I have seen. For a catalogue as long as she has, and hour and a half was not good enough either- could we at least have had medleys from the other albums like Flame, When a woman loves, the work with labelle, etc? Hits like I’m in love again, Love Bankrupt, isn’t it a shame, A new day, Stir it up, New Attitude, etc? Quiet a shame, yes it is!
And then she forgot the words to her signature song, a song she has sang 2700 times- You are my friend! I mean now really! Now- while I understand she is not as young as she used to be, not remembering the words of songs?!Especially THAT song?! UNFORGIVABLE! She could not even remember what came next in the set- it was like everything was put together slap dash just to get this show done and over with! As I always say- there’s no good reason to not be prepared. She also appeared to have forgotten the lyrics to “when you talk about love” (with the backing singers trying to introduce some tricks to…well…I don’t know what they were doing) and she performed the shortest version of ” over the rainbow” I’ve ever heard, no choir, no costume changes…and wait for this….no grand entrance! (To think I had to eat at a choking speed before the show because I did not want to miss the entrance!).
Apparently the band had just flown up from Cape Town and Patti mentioned that her eyes were red because she had not slept for a few nights and that her ankle was sprained (However she still insisted on wearing her high-heeled pumps in spite of the hurting ankle [apparently Miss Patti fell in Cape Town]). She later quipped she has a reputation to protect so she cannot be seen on stage with baby flat shoes! So much for image!
A friend of mine commented after the show that the band had been performing in Miami on Tuesday! Then to fly 24hrs to get to South Africa- then hit the ground running- no wonder they were ill-prepared! They could have just taken a few days to rest and performed on Saturday and Sunday- we don’t mind, we are used to shows on Sundays- again if they were prepared, they would know these little facts!
…oh, by the way- Miss Patti- Sun City is not in Johannesburg- it’s at least a 120miles away from Johannesburg- in another province altogether! That’s like the full length of Massachusetts (or half the length of New York State!). Please do the research next time ma’am.
I think Patti is a great singer- and a spirited performer but I’m sorry- this performance bordered on nothing but disrespect for my money and the distance I had travelled to come and see the show! Miss Patti can do a whole lot better- I know.
PS: This week I read that Babyface will be performing in the country- he admitted in an interview that he doesn’t know what music to play for us! I am definitely not going to the show – I refuse to attend a show of someone that is happy NOT TO KNOW his or her audience!