SHAZZAM
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Almost weirdest day ever...
I can't exactly remember the weirdest day, but this one is close.
- Britney Spears' movie "Crossroads" is on TV. I thought the world burned every copy of that movie.
- Every person at the grocery store asked me how I was. I wasn't in baller attire, or flashing dough. Normally nobody asks me anything. Maybe they've stepped up their customer service. Odd for Food Lion.
- I was accosted by a bagger or something at aforementioned grocery store. He confessed, "I'm feeling kind of wacky." Who says that!? Like grandmas use the word wacky. People like Julie Andrews. Which reminds me, why is "The Sound of Music" playing in my living room?
- I swear every time at work when I bust a move, somebody is rolling up trying to get on a damn boat. And then I feel super goofy. I was showing my friend the requisite "white girl moves". You know, the one with the ass all out and the hands on the floor. I was saying how not hot it is. You need to use more of the pelvis. Make yourself different than every other Tiffany or Ashley. And then this dude with handicapped kid came up. I was totally not laughing at him, but laughing at my situation because he saw me backing it up. It was embarrassing for me, so I laughed because it was also hilarious. I hope he's not offended.
- No food in my house means I have to fend for myself. Anyone want to explain why I came back with Lean Cuisine lasagna and macaroni and cheese, along with two packs of sandwich meat and some skim milk? I don't think I could handle living alone if I buy things like that when I am in desperate need of food. Crickity crickity crizzack. Whitney, where are you!? ¶ 8:33 PM 0 comments
- Britney Spears' movie "Crossroads" is on TV. I thought the world burned every copy of that movie.
- Every person at the grocery store asked me how I was. I wasn't in baller attire, or flashing dough. Normally nobody asks me anything. Maybe they've stepped up their customer service. Odd for Food Lion.
- I was accosted by a bagger or something at aforementioned grocery store. He confessed, "I'm feeling kind of wacky." Who says that!? Like grandmas use the word wacky. People like Julie Andrews. Which reminds me, why is "The Sound of Music" playing in my living room?
- I swear every time at work when I bust a move, somebody is rolling up trying to get on a damn boat. And then I feel super goofy. I was showing my friend the requisite "white girl moves". You know, the one with the ass all out and the hands on the floor. I was saying how not hot it is. You need to use more of the pelvis. Make yourself different than every other Tiffany or Ashley. And then this dude with handicapped kid came up. I was totally not laughing at him, but laughing at my situation because he saw me backing it up. It was embarrassing for me, so I laughed because it was also hilarious. I hope he's not offended.
- No food in my house means I have to fend for myself. Anyone want to explain why I came back with Lean Cuisine lasagna and macaroni and cheese, along with two packs of sandwich meat and some skim milk? I don't think I could handle living alone if I buy things like that when I am in desperate need of food. Crickity crickity crizzack. Whitney, where are you!? ¶ 8:33 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Downloading music: Why I refuse to buy anything by anybody named Gucci Mane
If you have never downloaded music, I think it’s safe to say you are lying. In fact, if you are reading this, then you are probably pretty in-tune with the whole internet thing anyway, so don’t act like you don’t know. Let me say first that I have spent a portion of the past two days downloading quite a bit of music. I’m not going to lie. I’m not stealing, so fuck the RIAA. There are only certain artists that I will give my money. That list includes Janet, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige and now Coldplay. Everybody else gets the download.
My current favorite song is “Icy” by Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy. I flat-out refuse to spend money on anything by anybody with names like these two goofies. The song is the hotness, but I will never purchase either album by these fools. Why? We all know that the rest of the album will be much of the same things, talking about chains hanging down to nether regions and the like. There is no money of mine going to these fools’ bank accounts. Sorry. I will however download the song and put it in the mix. I don’t see anything wrong with that. Some artists have proven that their albums are worth buying. I will discount Janet this last one (“Damita Jo”) because she was under such stress from the wardrobe malfunction; normally she performs up to her expected level. Coldplay have been straight bringing it. They deserve some money. Gucci Mane does not.
I guess it’s kind of odd now for folks to want to buy albums. Everybody’s got the I-pod, downloading albums onto them. Or simply downloading the songs they like. I know, all these folks pay for their music. I pay for mine damn it. I’m just highly selective about who receives my money. Some folks have been with me for the long haul. Mary J’s “My Life” has seen me through a large chunk of my life. Who doesn’t remember dancing to “Real Love” from “What’s the 411?”? Classic shit. Folks like her and Janet deserve people’s money. Jay-Z, whose albums tend to be rather spotty, has proven that even on the weakest track by Kanye or whoever he picks to make him a song, that he can still kill it with some witty rhyme or a verse that just leaves folks like, “Wow, did he just do that!?” See “It’s Hot” or “Hola Hovito”. Coldplay, my god. I loved “A Rush of Blood to the Head”. “X&Y” has been in constant rotation since I bought it last week. It’s not necessarily better than Rush, but it still sounds good, which makes listening to it even more enjoyable. The same cannot be said for other folks.
Prince, who is definitely up there on my list of favorite all-time artists, has yet to show me that he is worthy of my spending money on everything he puts out. I think I have actually bought one Prince album (“Sign of the Times”). I own both discs of his greatest hits. You really don’t need anything else by him if you own these. They’ve got everything. Which brings me to my next point; I do not shy away from purchasing greatest hit albums by folks I like. I would never in my life buy an Elton John album. I mean, come on, he’s got like 75, that’s too much money for him to spend on giant sunglasses. But I did pick up his double-disc greatest hits. I love some Tina Turner, but she knows what a single is and what is not and her albums reflect that. So I also recently picked up her greatest hits collection. And I did buy the cheaper Taiwan version (I live in America, and this mess was like $5 cheaper…I don’t get it, but what’s money got to do with it?), but it meant that I was getting exactly the same thing. I love Tina. Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, their greatest hit albums are worth buying. I will recommend Michael’s “Dangerous” album though. It’s the straight heat even now.
Anyway, I had to write out this out to explain to myself why I continue to buy albums but only by certain people. My friend asked why I did and I said, “Because I like to support people I like.” Really, it’s because I want to support people I like who have proven they are worth buying their albums. “Icy” is the jam right now, but Gucci Mane ain’t got nothing on anybody! ¶ 12:46 AM 0 comments
My current favorite song is “Icy” by Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy. I flat-out refuse to spend money on anything by anybody with names like these two goofies. The song is the hotness, but I will never purchase either album by these fools. Why? We all know that the rest of the album will be much of the same things, talking about chains hanging down to nether regions and the like. There is no money of mine going to these fools’ bank accounts. Sorry. I will however download the song and put it in the mix. I don’t see anything wrong with that. Some artists have proven that their albums are worth buying. I will discount Janet this last one (“Damita Jo”) because she was under such stress from the wardrobe malfunction; normally she performs up to her expected level. Coldplay have been straight bringing it. They deserve some money. Gucci Mane does not.
I guess it’s kind of odd now for folks to want to buy albums. Everybody’s got the I-pod, downloading albums onto them. Or simply downloading the songs they like. I know, all these folks pay for their music. I pay for mine damn it. I’m just highly selective about who receives my money. Some folks have been with me for the long haul. Mary J’s “My Life” has seen me through a large chunk of my life. Who doesn’t remember dancing to “Real Love” from “What’s the 411?”? Classic shit. Folks like her and Janet deserve people’s money. Jay-Z, whose albums tend to be rather spotty, has proven that even on the weakest track by Kanye or whoever he picks to make him a song, that he can still kill it with some witty rhyme or a verse that just leaves folks like, “Wow, did he just do that!?” See “It’s Hot” or “Hola Hovito”. Coldplay, my god. I loved “A Rush of Blood to the Head”. “X&Y” has been in constant rotation since I bought it last week. It’s not necessarily better than Rush, but it still sounds good, which makes listening to it even more enjoyable. The same cannot be said for other folks.
Prince, who is definitely up there on my list of favorite all-time artists, has yet to show me that he is worthy of my spending money on everything he puts out. I think I have actually bought one Prince album (“Sign of the Times”). I own both discs of his greatest hits. You really don’t need anything else by him if you own these. They’ve got everything. Which brings me to my next point; I do not shy away from purchasing greatest hit albums by folks I like. I would never in my life buy an Elton John album. I mean, come on, he’s got like 75, that’s too much money for him to spend on giant sunglasses. But I did pick up his double-disc greatest hits. I love some Tina Turner, but she knows what a single is and what is not and her albums reflect that. So I also recently picked up her greatest hits collection. And I did buy the cheaper Taiwan version (I live in America, and this mess was like $5 cheaper…I don’t get it, but what’s money got to do with it?), but it meant that I was getting exactly the same thing. I love Tina. Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, their greatest hit albums are worth buying. I will recommend Michael’s “Dangerous” album though. It’s the straight heat even now.
Anyway, I had to write out this out to explain to myself why I continue to buy albums but only by certain people. My friend asked why I did and I said, “Because I like to support people I like.” Really, it’s because I want to support people I like who have proven they are worth buying their albums. “Icy” is the jam right now, but Gucci Mane ain’t got nothing on anybody! ¶ 12:46 AM 0 comments
