Listening to instrumental type shit like Debussy...and I remembered my most favorite guitar solo of all time. I first heard it on Oceans 12, the moments Brad Pitt would see Catherine Zeta-Jones and I just bonded with it for some unforsaken reason. Anyway, I know I will play this at my wedding and I will imagine this is playing at any romantic moment I expericnce....its beautiful and everyone should like it. Here's an adaptation to it I found on youtube but the original is better IMO
So I listened to Janelle Monae's album yesterday - I adore it, if you haven't heard it you should.
Anyway my favorite song from it so far is the video below. It hit me as soon as I heard it and made me smile. While reading a review of her album I saw an explanation of the song and that solidified my adoration and my reasoning.
in her lyrics, which ask if her lover is ready to completely trust in the power of their union (“Love is such a novelty/A relic painted masterpiece…An underwater rocket love/Exactly what I’m searching for/If you’re brave enough to go then tell me so…”)
To me, it shows my progression from my last relationship to my current one. I've evolved from the hurt individual to a place of neutrality but uneasy feelings of the future. From there I'm actually coming to a place where I can hope for good things, imagine great future things, and hope he wants and see's the same with me....but that's just me....
...as far as this album, it's not one of my favz. I personally say Alicia got the Keyshia Cole/MJB curse....once you get a man and all extra happy the music isn't the same and doesn't always take like prior albums....but "everybody's got a Nastradamus"
This is a song I do adore, and the video is a really cool movement through time from the 50's to the present and interacial dating is the focal point. It's a great idea and played out nicely
Last night, I went to University of Penn to take my best friend to get some breathing treatments since her asthma was acting up. At the same time we noticed a family in turmoil arriving because someone got shot. Of course at first, we think nothing of it - niggas get shot in the hood everyday B....but while waiting, the story begins to unfold itself through the devestated witnesses and family members.
Apparently...all over a dispute with an off duty newly hired cops' girlfriend about water guns one man gets killed and two others injured. It was a fairly hot day yesterday - who wouldn't be happy to just chill and play on the block with water...it harmless. The cop who apparently already dislikes the victim, who's name was Howard Williams, gets all in his feelings and decides THIS is the moment to seek revenge on whatever vendetta he has.
All Howard was doing was trying to diffuse the situation between the two females so everyone can go back to enjoying the day and the cop can pick up his son. The cop goes to his car grabs his gun....shoots Howard twice in the chest, then three more times once he's down in front of children and other neighbors with no regard for anything or anyone.....unnecessary
Me and Tyk were in the waiting room with the family and all you could see were sad faces...all you could hear were cries for stability and help....one of Howard's sisters had to be put on oxygen because she was having the worst panic atttack, that wouldn't let up because of the anticipation of knowing if he would pull through. The whole family and neighborhood came to support them, and after atleast 2 hours they were finally informed he didn't make it.
I know things like that happen everyday...if someone works in the ER, that's almost a regular occurence, but for ME to watch that whole situation unfold is devestating. It was senseless.....a young cop with the wrong mindset expressing his anger the wrong way. Now a family is planning how to bury their son....father....brother....uncle. His poor niece will forever hold herself responsible for his death because she was arguing with the cops girlfriend - everyday crying like she was when she entered the hospital screaming "I'm sorry" multiple times between the sobs in hopes it will make everything ok and bring him back.
A sister in denial her brother is gone and told every person in the lobby "Call my brother and tell him I'm downstairs, he's coming home with ME - you'll see..."
Besides being fired that cop better be put under the jail. His job is to serve and protect whether on or off duty. He doesn't deserve a fair anything because he wasn't fair to Howard or his family. I hope his family has a lot of protection because they will have the entire Williams clan looking for them.
