Politcal Dog Days

OK...unless something breaks...I'm going to put politics on the back burner for the next month or so. Its really down until the conventions anyway.

However...I will be passing along get out the vote activities as they come my way. :)

Sad Day

I am saddened by the loss of Tim Russert today. I am a loyal Meet the Press watcher and the manner that he conducted his interviews are second to none. He would challenge his guest, but not appear overly confrontational. His passing is a blow to transparent political discourse in our country.

The Training Our Children So Badly Need

America is frequently called the greatest nation on earth, but our kids continually fall behind their Asian and European counterparts in math and sciences. However we have been able to ignore this because we have a more advanced military and easy access to weapons. According to the report below...we are falling behind African nations for equipping our children to become soldiers and warlords.

enjoy ;)


Report: American Schools Trail Behind World In Aptitude Of Child Soldiers

Back On The Concert Scene

Another Concert
chrissett Michele is an amazing up and comer in the Jazz / Neo Soul game. I happened to "befriend" her on MySpace and saw she was going to be in Chicago last night. I shifted my plans and made it a point to attend the concert. It was held at the House of Blues and lacked the big venue feel of the Badu concert...but it was still a great experience. She did a great job and it was nice to see that she is not just a "studio" singer and still has a powerful voice. Here is one of my favorite songs by her.

How The Nomination Was Won

How The Nomination Was Won

I read an interesting article in the Washington Post that lays out the battle plan for how Barack manage to win the nomination. Keep in mind that Hillary winning the nomination was a forgone conclusion for the last year and it took a great deal of strategy and gamemanship to pull of the upset. In light of the upset that occurred, you can understand her supporters being disappointed and angry. However, it is worth reading how his team approached things. In a nutshell...luck, excellent strategy, and rabid grass roots support.

Read The Article

Erykah Badu / The Roots Live Experience

I went to the Erykah Badu/The Roots concert in Chicago for May 31, 2008. Just to get to the point...I f*ckin love Erykah and I f*ckin love The Roots. I was pretty pumped about going to the concert...as much as I love music, I rarely go to concerts. Well...this is def the year of change :)

First The Roots...Crazy amazing!!! The band is bangin and it was a good short...I felt cheated because they got off the stage after an hour and didn't do much of their new stuff. But still good ;)

Erykah is AMAZING...the girl puts on a show and her presence fills the venue. She performed most of her catalog and seemed to be on stage for about 2.5 hours. Good times!!!

Ironically the song that helped to really jump start a mass Roots/Badu following was not played. :(