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Resurrection

Sunday August 08, 2010   EJ   11 Comments

So, you might be wondering….where is EJ and what the heck has been going on with this site for the last week? Well, there were quite a few adventures and mishaps. Note: this may get a little technical at times, so don’t sweat it

Just after my transition period started (also known as the end of employment), my site went down (bad_httpd_conf issue). After more than 24 hours, I finally heard from tech support that the site was being copied to another server. Most everything was copied but there were still some fundamental pieces missing from the puzzle.

Also during the same time, there was an attempt to upgrade the installation (from MT4 to MT5). The installation failed and there has been little help in fixing the problem. This is when I decided to get the help of Todd “Big-La” Kelley to work his magic and help converted the site over to WordPress (while trying to keep as much intact as possible), which is why you see this new site before you. Here’s the lowdown:

1. All of the entries you see before you work now.

2. All podcasts are still available.

3. Radio Blogs (popups to play the tracks) are now gone (yes, all of them). I will try to resurrect all of the ones from 2010, but all of the other ones (from 2004-2009) I am sorry to say, are gone. I can resurrect them upon request, but no promises. (Update:  Radio Blog Club is now closed down so now I am afraid I am missing source code as well.  Until I can find it, Radio Blogs are on a hiatus.)

4. The “About EJ” and “In Real Time” tabs are now on the site. They’re both still being worked on. “About EJ” will be a mini-autobiography, while “In Real Time” will consist of near-real-time updates about what’s going on, including CBox (quick shout outs) and Twitter Thoughts (yep, I’m on Twitter also).

So, after 5 days, we’re back in business, but the site is still being worked on, so you’ll see some changes, but steps are being taken so this issue never happens again. My apologies for this downtime, and major major props for Big La for pulling it together. Any comments or suggestions? Feel free to let me know.

Take it light.

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The Grammys: One Of The Fans

Tuesday December 01, 2009   EJ   1 Comment

In the past couple of months, there have been some life changes which have caused me to be a bit late with Old School Wednesdays and even more lagging with In Rotations. Often, it has been the regular increase (or severe lack / constant pursuit of) work. As I have now pushed past those issues, there is now another reason why I will be submitting the Old School Wednesday the end of the day (Wednesday).

I am now officially one of the community bloggers for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. I’m still overwhelmed, excited, and amazed that I have been chosen for this role- even more so that the colleagues around me are nothing short of amazing. I will be covering the R&B category which I feel is a great fit since R&B is what I grew up with and have been recognizant of all the changes that R&B has gone through. This also gives me the push I needed to again write about music (in addition to podcasting) as I did in the past (a kick in my complacency, as I like to put it.)

There will be a Grammy nomination concert that will be airing on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 9PM Eastern on CBS. (Please check your local listings). The theme this year is "We’re All Fans." There will be quite a few of us bloggers on Twitter during that time giving real-time feedback on the show. You can find a list of us here. The Grammy Awards will be taking place on January 31, 2010, so be on the lookout for that as well. Be sure to check out the Grammys website for up-to-date information.

The next few months will definitely prove to be interesting. In the meanwhile. look for the OSW coming out later today – and an Acid Jazz blend coming soon. Watch for it.

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Takin’ A Break

Wednesday November 04, 2009   EJ   2 Comments

As much as I would love to say I’ll have an OSW ready for you this week- sadly, I won’t be able to make it due to work and home schedules. I’m working on all-reqest mixes for the next two weeks, so stay tuned for them.

If there is anything you want to hear, please don’t hesitate to drop an email to ejflavors at gmail dot com.

As always, take it light.

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OSW: EJs Birthday, 2009

Thursday July 16, 2009   EJ   7 Comments

In celebration of my birthay, of course….all of my faorites.

Old School Wednesday – EJ’s Birthday, 2009
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01 – S.O.S Band – S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)
02 – Rick James – High On Your Love Suite/One Mo Hit (Of Your Love)
03 – Rufus featuring Chaka Khan – At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)
04 – Micheal Wycoff – (Do You Realy Love Me) Tell Me Love
05 – Donald Byrd – Love Has Come Around
06 – Dayton – The Sound Of Music
07 – Crown Heights Affair – Dreaming A Dream
08 – Jesse Johnson – Can You Help Me
09 – Earth Wind & Fire – Victim Of The Modern Heart
10 – Loose Ends – Love’s Got Me
11 – Shuggie Otis – Inspiration Information
12 – Peaches and Herb – Star Steppin
13 – Rotary Connection – I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
14 – Minnie Riperton – Les Fleur
15 – Twennynine Featuring Lenny White – Morning Sunrise

Thse are all my favorites, so I hope you enjoy, Thank you for being here, it’s your vibe that keeps me going. Got requests? Send an email to ejflavors at gmail dot com. For those who’d like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. Also, please be sure to check out on Flowink.com always keepin’ you in the loop. Take it light.

 

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OSW: Hang Tight

Wednesday July 16, 2008   EJ   14 Comments

They say that 41 is the new 31. I don’t know about all that, but I do know it’s my birthday today. Before I start talking about something else other than music, let’s drop the Old School Wednesday given to us by Mr. G-Force and Yvonne, cause they’re SO good at it.

Old School Wednesday: Hang Tight
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01 – Jesse Johnson – Can You Help Me
02 – Today – Girl I Got My Eyes On You
03 – Tony Terry – Lovey Dovey
04 – Patti Austin – The Heat of Heat
05 – Alexander O’Neal – What’s Missing
06 – Curtis Hairston – The Morning After
07 – Bobby Thurston – I Know You Feel Like I Feel
08 – Keni Burke – Hang Tight
09 – Phyllis Hyman – Under Your Spell
10 – Deniece Williams – Cause You Love Me, Baby
11 – Tashan – So Much Love
12 – Vesta – Sweet, Sweet Love
13 – Shirley Jones – Do You Get Enough Love

I’m grateful to G-Force and Yvonne for subscribing goodness this time around, particularly with Jesse Johnson,
Alex O’ Neal, and especially songs from Keni Burke and Bobby Thurston – two tracks that I had never heard before. As you can tell, they are a formidable duo. Suffice it to say, you will be hearing more from them. Believe that.

I have yet to get the actual count right of how many OSWs have actually been done here, but
the count is somewhere around 194. Back in the day, the OSWs were a creation of the one and only, KB. I did a couple from his suggestion, then a couple became 5, and then he passed the torch to me. I still can’t tell you to this day why I haven’t just stopped doing it. Masochism? Craziness? Probably a little, but mostly because of the love I have for music. KB helped me expand that vibe, and to that I’m very grateful for it. But what’s even better are the people that helped me with this with their comments and emails, including Ms. Alex, Thierno, Wayne, VPayne, Qamar, James Madison, GrantLove…and the list goes on and on. (By any means, if your name was left out, it’s not because of lack of love- more than likely lack of memory…definitely let me know.

During OSWs, since I had so much time on my hands, I also did radio-blogs of songs I liked – no matter how different they were. The count of those is around 65 with no signs of slowing down. Podcasting was an offshoot of that, beginning without vocals, and then when I discovered that people actually vibe to someone whose vocals are reminiscient Mickey Mouse except in an MP3 format, I kept on doin’ it, getting slightly better each time. If it weren’t for the bloggers Honey, Lis, Todd Kelley, Nikki, and TGrundy, I would have given up a long time ago.

…but here I am, still doing them, which of course begs the question is, "whatever happened to that thing called blogging?" Well, things combined with my weekly podcasting like Friendfeed, Twitter, and Plurk to name a few, I haven’t felt the need to blog about anything. I’m going to attempt to change that because when all is said and done, I still do miss what blogging used to be back in the day. In fact, I’ll start this by breaking the ice – let’s get to know EJ a little better. If you have questions about me, post the question here or email me directly at ejflavors at gmail.com and I’ll be sure to answer them. I’ll also try to give you a little more insight into my life, which isn’t a whirlwind, but more like a steady stream with a big rock here and there. So there you go. Give up a happy birthday to ya boy.

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming. You won’t hear my voice much in the podcast, because of time constraints, but I’ll be back next week, definitely. Thanks to G-Force and Yvonne for mixin’ it up quite nicely. For those who’d like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. Also, please be sure to check out on Flowink.com, where there’s always great music to check out. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light.

 

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Summer Meme: Sing Along / Seven Songs

Friday June 20, 2008   EJ   2 Comments

I promised I would break out of this podcast/radio blog shell and do something more with this blog. Guess I got a kick in my complacency – a meme I just could not pass up.

Tagged by jbrotherlove:

“List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring summer. Post these instructions in your blog along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they’re listening to.”

Both old school and new school enter into this meme, since they’re always in rotation. Here we go….

7. An Act Of Love – Rockie Robbins. First time I heard this song was 4 days ago. It’s my "clap yo hands" song.
6. With You – Atjazz feat. Dawne B & Hernandez. I call this my mojito song. Prompted me to get Full Circle. [Traxsource]
5. Waiting For Your Love – Onda. Yeah. If I were to dance, which I don’t (for fear of someone thinking I had spasms), I would definitely be grooving to this track. Mellow house. [Traxsource]
4. Yeah You – N.E.R.D. The album Seeing Sounds is growing on me. Played this song about 5 times today. Must be the horn section. And backgrounds. And percussion. And, well…everything. [Amazon]
3. I Love Every Little Thing About You – Stevie Wonder. Arguably the best track from Music Of My Mind. [Amazon]
2. Tight Fit – Chaka Khan. Not quite sure why this was on my mind. Oh yeah, I do. Her sister, Taka Boom, was also on this cut. Love the arrangements. From Destiny. [Amazon]
1. What’s On Your Mind – Jimmy Abney. Return to Forever is one solid album and perfect for my mellow, downtempo vibe. [Dusty Groove America]

Tag, you’re it….

Jason
KB
TGrundy
Osolage
Roney
Anjibee
Roddykat

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XXXIX

Sunday July 16, 2006   EJ
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I don’t know if’n anyone told you, but today is a day for celebration. It’s my birthday. Of course, it’s not just my birthday:

Corey Scott Feldman.
Ruben Blades.
Barry Sanders.
Stewart Copeland.
Phoebe Cates.
Barbara Stanwyck.
The same exact date as Will Ferrell.
Even
Orville Redenbacher.

All of whom have nothing on Honest, who also got a promotion. You know she’s the queen of the 16th, right? Right. But I digress.

I’m not one for writing much these days, because my head is in many different places at once.
The last couple of days have been really eye-opening. If you were wondering what was going on last week, my mother had a heart attack Tuesday afternoon which put life on hold for a second, but I’m glad to say that everything is back to normal. The whole situation itself was terrifying, to say the least. To put things in perspective, I lost my father to cancer and my stepfather to a heart attack, so Mama Flavors is the linchpin of the family and it’s my job to make sure she stays that way. Pounds to those who had my back during the whole ordeal.

These situations, in addition to work restrictions, are forcing me into being more money-conscious, which means rethinking how I’m going to be spending vacation for the rest of the summer and into the fall. Unfortunately, I’m having to postpone my trip to the west coast which is breakin’ my heart. Brother needs to get out of town to clear his head though, so I’m going to be cutting corners here and there to go up to NYC in a couple of weeks.

More random thoughts, since I’ve now got more time, and it’s often been said that I speak more about music and less about me.

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The Epidemic Meme

Tuesday July 04, 2006   EJ

Davey reminded me that I was a month behind, and since RPM and Nikki Indigo did theirs, and I’m sure there are plenty of other people too…..

1. If you could be doing what you really want to be doing for a living, what would it be?

I would be one hellified producer with a studio adjacent to the house. Sans incidents like ones in Dubai, of course.

2. If you could slap the shit out of any famous person, alive or dead, who would it be?

That’s easy. The W. Six years of pure frustration. Runner-ups include Adolph Hitler and Whitney Houston.

3. What’s the dumbest decision you’ve made in the past 5 years?

Putting my time (and my money, damnit ) out there towards a couple of people and not getting anything in return.

4. Give up one for a year: (good) sex or (good) music.

Now you know I can’t give up my music….

5. Dudes, would you rather have a big dick or a great sense of humor?

I would want to stick with what I have right now. *Rimshot*

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Memelicious – A to Z

Saturday May 20, 2006   EJ

The road kinda went like this: JT -> Saga -> Davey. Saga and Davey threw it over here, so I finally just turned my headphones down and went for it. I hadn’t done one in a while anyway.

Accent: Southern. It’s got me and won’t let go.
Booze: Vodka, gin when in the summer, Baileys in the winter.
Chore I Hate: Every single one of them, but I especially can’t deal with sweeping or mopping.
Dogs/Cats: Dogs. Anna to be specific. It’s her world, I’m just the owner.
Essential Electronics: Gateway laptop and and iPod.
Favorite Perfume/Cologne: I thought my body scent was enough? Oh well, I don’t really have one, ‘cept for Curve.
Gold/Silver: Silver.
Hometown: Westbury, Strong Island, New York.
Insomnia: Nope, just need 30 hours in a day and all would be perfect.
Job Title(s): Technical Architect, Lead Product Support Specialist, DJ.
Kids: Anna (3). Well, technically she’s a beagle, but hey….
Living Arrangements: Me, three, and a dog.
Most Admired Trait: Pulling out the niceness in people and being able to multitask successfully.
Number of Sexual Partners: Uno.
Overnight Hospital Stays: Walking pneumonia (25), kidney issues (35), nice little brain seizure (38).
Phobia: Unemployment. Need job, gotta have it. Not having one scares the s— out of me.
Quote: None I can think of yet, except for a ST:TNG one, and I don’t think you wanna read that.
Religion: Was Baptist when growing up, Catholic when going to college, now just use the word Lord when stating an exclamation.
Siblings: Older sister (47), younger sister (33)
Time I usually wake up: 4:00AM and 7:30PM (after the post-work nap)
Unusual Talent: Persuading/enticing people to do things without even asking.
Vegetable I refuse to eat: Okra. GTSOH.
Worst Habit: Forgetting little things like my collar, putting on a new pair of socks, shower….
X-Rays: Lungs.
Yummy Foods I Make: Pigs In A Blanket.
Zodiac Sign: Cancer, Scorpio Moon, Capricorn Ascendant.

Tags: Todd, KB, Phillykat, Carla

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The Return of DJ Swole (OE)

Sunday April 23, 2006   EJ

Much more much ado about nothing. Back from the mind of
ManNMotion…..

Overtime
Working overtime consistently. Not a bad thing, but if you see me on late at night, that’e usally why. Holla at a brother. If I don’t respond quickly, it’s because I’m multitasking. We all know how much fun that is.

TV

Monday night at 8PM EST, I will be watching 24. For anyone who’s been watching it, you know why I’ll be glued to the set. Between the president, Jean Smart as the First Lady, and all the twist and turns it keeps me wildly entertained. And then there’s Alias’ final 6 episides, I think I’m in heaven. At least for the next two moinths.

Traveling:
On my way to Philly on Thursday, which means I’ll be cramming in 40 hours into 3 1/2 days (easy) and bring work with me to Philly (not so easy). I am officially a spring sadist. This is even more sadistic, considering that Omar is in concert in town in Atlanta and I will be in Philly instead. And then to make matters even more complicated, I’ll miss Nikki. Damn. At least I preordered Omar’s CD.

MySpace:
Speaking of sadism, there’s yet another site I have to keep updating. Yeah, I’ve ben swayed to the MySpace side. While I want to kick myself for succuming to it, I’m getting more and more attracted to it. If only there were 30 hours in a day….

The Gym:
You should see me, man. Go in the gym with an iPod ready to rumble, and then come out barely able to walk- and drive- my car. I even hobbled around some cool people a couple of weeks ago. So when I’m not working, at the gym, or have music on my mind, I am in my bed. Asleep. Good thing I don’t drool on the keyboard. It’s coming along though. I won’t say much more about it now lest I jinx myself. DJ Swole is tryin’ to make a comeback. Now all I need is a cape and some turntables…

Blogs
I’m a week behind reading blogs because whenever I start reading I get sidetracked doing something else. See also: The Gym, Overtime, TV. My purpose is to catch up on my reading in 24 hours. If I don’t fall asleep.




More Music:
I’m listening to 10 CDs at this time, including new Van Hunt, Gnarls Barkley and Amel Larrieux. Good stuff. I’m sure that they’ll be on heavy rotation. Even made another iPod mix as a request. If you want the tracklisting, let me know. You may have wondered what that graphic is up above. Well, go check out Flowink. I’m an official DJ up in the place along with Todd Kelley and the crew too. Check out the mixes, join the forums, just enjoy yourself.

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April Thoughts (OE)

Sunday April 02, 2006   EJ

I’m a simple man, mostly with headphones on and a laptop in my lap. While the headphones were off this past weekend, my mind was in a couple of places. I’m stealing OE’s from ManNMotion since he does it so well…..

Daylight Savings Time:
You know, I thought it was still April Fools Day because I lost my damn hour this weekend. It’s a cruel joke. Father Time must have been drunk or something. I must have done something wrong in a previous life. I looked on eBay to see if someone had it for sale but I haven’t seen it there.


Movies:
I always tell myself I never go see enough movies, so I went to go see ATL. A film with Chris Robinson as director, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Dallas Austin, and Will Smith as producers, and Mykelti Williamson acting in this movie too should prove to be interesting, right? Right.

I wasn’t looking for an award-winning picture and I didn’t get one. I wasn’t looking for stellar acting and I didn’t get any of that. What I was looking for was just a good time, and that’s what I got. We’ve seen better pictures, that’s for sure, but this pic was a step in the right direction. The flick had enough one liners, music, and scenes to make it enjoyable. This is thumbs-up from a southern guy so take it for what it’s worth. Whatchu say?

Traveling:
I’m travelling up to Philadelphia the end of this month. I don’t need any red carpet. A good Philly Cheese Steak with some Tasty Cakes for dessert will work. If you’re gonna be around, holla atcha boy!

TV:
I was going to say how they have too many shows like The Apprentice on television these days, but then I realized that I watch The Apprentice, The Apprentice UK, The Next Food Network Star, and Top Chef. I need professional help. (Notice that I don’t mention America’s Next Top Model. I’m not quite on that wagon.) I will tell you one thing- Grey’s Anatomy has been consistently in my top 5 since it’s inception, and even more so since they played Crazy by Gnarls Barkley in one of their scenes. What other show do you know can mix surgeries and Cee-Lo in there? I’m jus’ sayin….

Music, Mixing, Life:
You know I’m a music fiend, right? These mixes and podcasts are totally new to me. I do take requests. Doesn’t mean I’ll have em all, but lemme know what you want to hear and I’ll try to get it on- past and present.

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The Deal With SXSW.

Thursday March 16, 2006   EJ



SXSW – The Darkchild Remix

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What does a person who has been on a blog hiatus for quite some time say? I mean, let’s face it. It’s obvious that my foremost love is music and I consider the rest of my life to be either terribly complex or terribly boring simple. I’ve been, without hesitation, been supplying my Old School Wednesday mixes (shoutouts to my man KB for creating the madness). On top of that, I’ve been dropping my In Rotations at least twice a month. Both of those are a labor of love, to be sure, but I was reluctant to resume actually talking about what’s goin’ down with me.

I believe that’s about to change, because SXSW has lit a fire under me to actually move forward instead of keeping things in my head.

With camera in hand, I went there to hang out with RPM, J. Brotherlove, George, Tim Tiffany (who’s also here and here), Lynne d, and Jason, with the promise of new experiences, and a good vacation.

Well, this wasn’t just a good vacation, it was one of the best times I’ve had in years. You see, it started out with Victor Tolbert, Keith Hall, Jeffrey Bowman, Baratunde, JW Richard within the first 2 hours of being there. Then, soon after that, I get to see Tony Pierce. As if that weren’t enough, I also get to see George and Janeane Sessum. But it doesn’t stop there.

After attending the Blogging While Black Revisited panel (the main reason that I attended SXSW), I was more than hyped, and already making my plans for next year. Oh, but I ain’t done. It gets even better. I get to spend some time with three of the coolest women around: Denise Jacobs, Leslye James, and Laina Dawes. Around the way I get to meet Drublood, take a picture of Chris Pirillo, trip on out with Liza, and say hello to Ming Jung Kim.

I could go on and on about how I met many more people. I could tell you how I almost overdosed myself with eating wayyyy too much barbecue at Iron Works, about how I actually danced and didn’t scare people away, and had a nuclear taco that I’ll never eat again ’cause it was too damn hot and I’m sure it will take a month for my mouth to be normal again. I’m also not going to talk about missing a Wendy and Lisa, Erykah Badu, ?uestlove and company. I won’t. Just know I’ll be there again next year…and you needs to be with me. Forreal.

Coming up…. reviews, rotations, and podcasts. And yeah, even everyday thangs in the land of EJ.

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OST: Valentines Day, 2006

Tuesday February 14, 2006   EJ

We preempt Old School Wednesday this week for the special occasion known as Valentines Day, in a more comprehensive mix:

Old School Tuesday : Valentines Day 2006.
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01 – Alexander O’Neal – Do You Wanna Like I Do
02 – Quincy Jones featuring Patti Austin – Somethin’ Special
03 – Loose Ends – Sweetest Pain
04 – Atlantic Starr – Send for Me
05 – Switch – I Wanna Be Closer
06 – Stevie Wonder – Ribbon in the Sky
07 – Heatwave – The Star of The Story
08 – Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack – You Are My Heaven
09 – Jermaine Jackson – You Like Me Don’t You (Single Version)
10 – One Way – Lady You Are
11 – Deniece Williams – Free
12 – Anita Baker – You’re The Best Thing Yet
13 – Skyy – When You Touch Me
14 – Sade – Kiss of Life
15 – Enchantment – It’s You That I Need
16 – Etta James – At Last
17 – Phoebe Snow – Poetry Man
18 – Chaka Khan – My Funny Valentine
19 – Spandau Ballet – True
20 – Swing Out Sister – You Already Know
21 – Van Morrison – Someone Like You
22 – Gino Vannelli – I Just Wanna Stop
23 – Player – Baby Come Back
24 – The Art of Noise – Moments in Love
25 – The Time – Gigolos Get Lonely Too
26 – Bootsy Collins – I’d Rather Be With You
27 – Prince – Adore
28 – Isley Brothers – Atlantis

I wanted to give a little of the old school staples, like Deniece Williams’s classic Free, and Heatwave’s Star Of The Story, one of my personal top 5 all-time classics. But I thought it be essential to pull out some of blue-eyed soul, like Player’s Baby Come Back or some cuts that were played way back in the day, like Phoebe Snow’s Poetry Man. Also, there is no way I could possibly forget my cassette tapes and 12 inch songs that I’ve bought at least 3 copies of, like Moments In Love and Gigolos Get Lonely Too, essentials for the cool dudes from around the way.

I consider myself one of "least romantic" people out there, as I told my homeslice PhillyKat better known as The Romantical Chick. She gave me that push that I needed. Enjoy it. Hey, and if Valentines Day isn’t your bag, you could always do something like let EJ know what you think about him (snatched from George and Hopluv.) Don’t be shy.

Happy Valentines Day to you and yours!

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B12: All Over The Place / IR: 12/05/05

Monday December 05, 2005   EJ

B12: All Over The Place. From KB’s Baker’s Dozen.




Rahsaan Patterson and Company

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The concert: what started out good and ended up dissapointing………..

1. A lovely weekend starts off with going to see Rahsaan Patterson and Trina Broussard in concert.
2. Problem number one: when a concert is supposed to start at 9pm and doesn’t start until 10:30 or so, you know that there’s a problem brewing.
3. So, Trina Broussard starts at approximately 10:30pm, and ends a little after 11:00pm. Great intro from her, so it’s all great.. We wait for them to setup for Rahsaan.
4. Problem #2:
He finally takes the stage at about 11:30.

5. Problem #3: He sings exactly 4 songs 7 songs, all extended versions (read: more than 6 minutes apiece). Also, both Algebra and Sol Elder were also at the joint – singing background.
6. The killer: he then leaves the stage at exactly midnight. And no, he doesn’t return for an encore, despite the audience chanting for him to return.
7. I leave a bit irritated, and run into a couple of people that made life a little bearable: Jodine, Van Hunt, and Anthony David. Now that was a proper ending to an otherwise slightly dissapointing experience.

Stir Crazy: when I need to get out of the house……

8. After waking up and needing to get outta the house, I went to go check out Aeon Flux. even though I had read both good and bad things about the movie.
9. My verdict? I liked it. My favorite character? Sithandra. Yes, there are better films out there, but I wasn’t going for art, I was going for entertainment. It was entertaining enough for me to keep me in my seat through the movie….
10. ….so much so, I added Aeon Flux to my wishlist. I’m all for taking this season, if you wanna give. I’m jus’ sayin…..

Getting Back To Music: since it’s obvious I should be listening to some music constantly….

11. I pulled out my Rahsaan Patterson and Trina Broussard, to hear the songs I should have heard in concert but didn’t. I also pulled out Van Hunt, Algebra, and Anthony David, since I saw them. But not only that…
12. …I also pulled out some Benny Sings. Since I was feeling his vibe, I pulled out some Beady Belle and some Si Sé. Yeah, I couldn’t let a week go by without a rotation:

In Rotation – 12/05/04

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World AIDS Day, 2005

Thursday December 01, 2005   EJ

Support World AIDS Day

It may seem that music, work, and life and general is on my mind 24/7, but it’s not. You see, the world is not a perfect place. The world is larger, much larger, than just music, more extensive than the workplace.

There’s a four letter word out there that’s been a debilitating force. Its complete name is the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. You may know it as AIDS. Even though this is World AIDS Day, we can’t merely dismiss this day as something that affects ourselves – and the entire world – to just one day.

AIDS is here.
All day, every day.
There is no cure yet so it won’t just go away.

So don’t stop.

I can’t, and I won’t.

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