Friday, March 20, 2009

Old School Fridays - Songs With The Word Baby In Them

Hi Everyone! Glad to be back. It has been a while and I really missed blogging, especially my "Old School Friday" friends. Today I chose a double shot from the tempting Temptations, "My Baby" and "Since I Lost My Baby"

This meme was developed by Marvalus View and Ms. Grapevine. The rules are simple:

1. Anyone can participate; any music genre
2. Old School is defined as music created before 1999
3. No offensive words allowed, please use edited radio version
4. Post a video of your favorite Old School song to take us back down memory lane
5. Add your name to the meme list so that others can check you out
6. Have fun & don't forget to leave comments for other participants

If you want to join in on the fun, click here.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Old School Fridays - Song With The Word Heart In The Title



Well it's Friday once more. I had a really hard time with this theme for some reason; however I came up with the perfect song. Anyone Who Had A Heart, originally performed by Dionne Warwick (unfortunately I could not find the original) and two covers of the song, one by Luther Vandross and the other by Dusty Springfield. I found Ms. Warwick performing the song (sort of) with Cliff Richards dubbed in.

This meme was developed by Marvalus View and Ms. Grapevine. The rules are simple:

1. Anyone can participate; any music genre
2. Old School is defined as music created before 1999
3. No offensive words allowed, please use edited radio version
4. Post a video of your favorite Old School song to take us back down memory lane
5. Add your name to the meme list so that others can check you out
6. Have fun & don't forget to leave comments for other participants

If you want to join in on the fun, click here.




I got a last minute add!

Monday, March 2, 2009

25 Writers That Influenced Me


Sojourner tagged me! She wants to know twenty-five authors that have influenced me. Here goes in no particular order!

1. Patricia Hill Collins
2. Assata Shakur
3. El Hajj Malik El Shabazz
4. Nikki Giovanni
5. Ida B. Wells-Barnett
6. Terri McMillan
7. John Saul
8. George Jackson
9. Angela Y. Davis
10. Joyce A. Ladner
11. Alex Haley
12. Henry Lewis Gates Jr.
13. Alice Walker
14. Gil Scott Heron
15. Langston Hughes
16. Maya Angelou
17. Sonya Sanchez
18. Ntozake Shange
19. W.E.B. Dubois
20. Dorothy Roberts
21. Zora Neal Hurston
22. Randall Robinson
23. Molefi Asante
24. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
25. Lorraine Hansberry