Jennifer Lopez is Brave
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007
In my down time I was thinking to myself....
...as I was walking around the Walgreens in Sacramento late last night, and I strolled down the magazine aisle to see if they had finally decided to carry "The Source Magazine", no such luck. But also I was casing to the place to see how easy it would be to shop lift if I so chose to do that. Much easier than in Wal-Mart I tell you. I picked up the new Blender issue with Jay-Z on the cover, flipped it open and scrolled through it, when I came upon the grading of the new albums released, I noticed Jennifer Lopez had a new album titled "Brave". And I thought how fitting of a title when you consider what "Brave" stands for by her usage. Brave can only mean how brave she is to continue to put albums out when her singing and dancing isn't getting any better. It was cool at first, because every actor is allowed that one mistake album or project, and it was her turn. But she keeps on doing the same mistake projects. Regardless if it's bad or terrible, it's nice that she refers to it as being" Brave". Every ethnic group has to have that one they try to hold on to and push, so I guess J Lo is the Puerto Ricans glimmer of hope I suppose. If all eles fails she can do Selena 2: The Return of The Girl that helped make Jennifer Lopez famous. That's a long title I know.
F.U.E.L. - MV
Comedy Gods Shined On Me Today
Ooctober 7, 2008
I'm working the Cleveland Improv again this week. I agreed to do a split week, where I headline Wednesday, Thursday and feature for the headliner the rest of the week. It's a bit of a buzz kill to get demoted, but what can I do right? They throw me in the well lived in comedy condo, where comics have probably shit on walls, murdered a groupie, or fucking died themselves. Nonetheless, I have two good shows, and then Friday around noon, the club manager calls me and asks can he talk to me. I'm thinking "OH SHIT", he's about to tell me the headliner decided to bring someone to feature and that I won't be able to work the rest of the week. Because believe it or not, Bitch shit like that happens far too often. However, on this day the comedy Gods decided to shine down on me. He calmly says to me "how do you feel about headlining the rest of the week?" I truly thought he was fucking with me. But he was as serious as the state of the economy. I almost lost my shit. I was somewhat offended he even had to ask me that. I said yes like seventeen times. Why wouldn't I want to headline? I wouldn't even know how to say no if I wanted to. It wasn't the upfront way I had always dreamed of, but it is a scenario I have played with in my head. But in mine I think the headliner dies and can't make it.
WTF is Reggaeton?
June 16, 2008
Anyone who knows me knows I have a fond appreciation for music. All types of music, except for Reggaeton that's where I draw the line. I don't know what that is, I don't know where it came from, and every song sounds the same. Gasoline always ends up in it somehow. It's like rap. You rap about what you can't afford. I don't get it at all. Is it Reggae with a TON? It's like Spanish Go-Go music. It's loud then louder, then fucking loud with gasoline in it. It's it spicy reggae music? I thought things from Jamaica were somewhat spicy enough. In fact I blame Reggaeton for the spike in gas.
F.U.E.L - MV
JA RULE CD IS NOT A SIGN OF FRIENDSHIP
...Anyhow back to my dilemma I wanted to pick up the phone and call friends or people who I thought were my friends and say "did you give me a Ja Rule CD by accident? Then again I would hate to have thought for all these years' people I thought were my friends would think giving me a Ja Rule CD would be a sign of friendship. What kind of friend is standing in Best Buy saying, this motherefucker would bang this shit all day, I should get it before it sells out? Even though it's like ten thousand copies in front of him going nowhere. If a so called friend did leave it, I would ask him humbly. why would do such a thing. I would much rather you have sexy with my girl and tell me years later. I just can't get a handle on it. At first I thought it was a terrorist act. Only terrorist are this evil and mean, as told to us by President Bush.
My First Time: Showtime at the Apollo
November 11, 2007
My Blogs Are Like a Spike Lee Film
Before you read this, let it be known I ramble in thought. Some of my blogs and journals are like Spike Lee's early films, a lot is going on in it.
The Comedy Condo Is No Joke
October 20, 2007
Slave Trails Still Exist
What Is The Opening Act Tour?
October 1, 2007
What is the "The Opening Act Tour", well allow me to explain....
For those who don't and for those who do know I've been touring, more like I've been the opening act for Paul Mooney going on almost two years now. In that time I have performed at the world famous Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal(considered the NBA draft for comics), tapped Jamie Foxx's Laffapoloza, performed in front of the noturious Apollo crowd, that's been known to make and break careers. I'll blog that experince later.
I bust my ass to get to the Monteral Festival, only to have a half as manager accompany me there and do what I could have done if I was a midget guarding Shaq, fucking nothing. The festival use to breed development deals for comics, sitcoms, walk a way with an agent or a better manager. But Hollywood, was burned by giving comics deals to develop shows and some of these retarded fucks would use the money to start rap careers or blow it on shoes, or create failed internet ideas. So they stop doing it. Plus the people they were selecting they couldn't develop film with.
I went I did what I was suppose to do at this festival. And I feel I'm back at square one.
So I took it upon myself to make myself. Can't get upset because Comedy Central will pick lame ass comics to put on their shows, or give undeserving comics who haven't been doing it long enough to call themselves comics God awful half hour specials. But hey when you have the right people in your corner, pushing the lack there of, anything is possible. Maybe my complexion isn't Hollywood friendly.
So at the beginning of the year I decided to start my own tour, fuck what someone won't give to me. If I wait on Comedy Central, or a network or Hollywood, I will Richard Jeni myself. I called the tour and the book that will follow "The Opening Act". I just journal and keep track of my journey of the cities I travel to, the clubs I work, the managers that run them, my crowd interactions, how I get around and how I am treated as the opening act. All I can say is, there is nothing funny about being a comic.....
I'm about to be truly honest with you people.
"one day it'll all make sense"
Thank You New York
July 28, 2007
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