So basically, you all know I'm a huge fan of music. You can find me downloading new music every single day. Of course, I'm not limited to one genre: the typical hip-hop/R&B. Pop, Rock, Alternative, Dance/House/Techno, Gospel, Jazz - I love it all. So it's only natural that anytime my family has a get-together, I'm the go-to guy for the music. Normally, I'd make some mixed CD's with hip-hop/R&B tunes.
Last night, however, I decided to do something a little different. Instead of making CD's, I bought a set of adrenaline-pumping surround sound speakers to hook up to my laptop and played the tracks from iTunes. Having nearly 3,000 songs, I'd never run out of music to play. So basically, I was the unofficial DJ. I don't know how to mix the music like the professionals and of course I didn't have the equipment to do so but that didn't stop everyone from having a good time.
They, my cousins of course, even started coming up with a moniker. I've heard of everything from DJ "DJ" to DJ "Dre Day" to DJ "Drizzy Dre". All lame, I know lol. I did get a lot of suggestions to take up the DJ thing more seriously. A couple of gigs, a couple hundred dollars each. Some of the laid out a whole plan, smh.
Y'all know I loves me some Whitney "Crackhead" Houston, especially when she high. One of her recent concerts somewhere in hot ass Austrailia (peep the fur coat), she showed her sense of humor when it came to Bobby Brown. *Ignore the terrible singing...because it is definitely terrible*
And of course, she candidly blasted the media for recent reports of her horrible performances:
I decided a long time ago that I was going to go to the movies on March 5th. Why? Because that was the day a certain highly anticipated film was being released. A remake of an old Disney classic visually brought to life, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway.
If you guessed Tim Burton's "Alice In Wonderland", pat yourself on the back.
A 19-year-old ALICE returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
This movie was UH-MAY-ZING! From the fashion to the storyline to the visuals. I'm not sure why I always find myself in surprise and amazement when seeing a new Tim Burton film but he does his job very well. If you know Tim Burton's work then you know his films tend to seem a bit dark. I loved his version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". This film may seem a little too grown up for children at times but it does carry a message about life - the world is never bright and shiny, and there will always be speed bumps and road blocks. The plot isn't so much original, however, it is indeed unique enough to be so.
The acting from the cast is highly superb and made the characters seem real as they brought them to life. Johnny Depp is a great actor, dare I say the greatest there is today, because of the kind of roles that he takes on (Willie Wonka in "The Chocolate Factory", Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbeans"). So it is no surprise that he's played the role of Mad Hatter extremely well enough for some Oscar attention next year. However, it is in my opinion that Depp has, for once, been upstaged by none other than Helena Bonham Carter, whom plays the Red Queen.
And don't get me started on the visuals. Brilliant. Just Brilliant. GO SEE IT!!!
Twitter accounts, blog screen names. I'm surprised he didn't have a Myspace account. He pretended to be "Kahla" for a YEAR before the REAL Kahla, who didn't even have a Twitter, found out somebody's pretending to be her. In fact, as you can see in the above photo, the REAL Kahla posted a facebook status about the surprising news.
Last night, however, I decided to do something a little different. Instead of making CD's, I bought a set of adrenaline-pumping surround sound speakers to hook up to my laptop and played the tracks from iTunes. Having nearly 3,000 songs, I'd never run out of music to play. So basically, I was the unofficial DJ. I don't know how to mix the music like the professionals and of course I didn't have the equipment to do so but that didn't stop everyone from having a good time. 
