Posted in music, photos, random, tagged regina spektor, russia, russian, sausage art on October 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A psychedelic house of Russian blacksmith in a Russian village near Yekaterinburg city. They say the blacksmith himself has already passed away and his wife gets offers to sell it regularly but she denies them. via
Russian sausage art
Regina Spektor
Last night I had the great pleasure of seeing Regina Spektor live at Radio City Music hall. [...]
Posted in celebrities, music, photos, quotes, tagged amy grant on October 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
For me, this is long overdue. I’m not sure why I’ve been keeping my love for Amy Grant a secret on this blog. Maybe I thought it unnecessary what with the mulatto diaries vlog #72 thanking God for Amy Grant through tears and laughter. It just doesn’t seem right though. The obsession has faded, [...]
Posted in history, music, race, tagged African American stereotypes, all coon's look alike to me, blackface, coon! coon! coon!, jemima's wedding day, little black me, mad men, mammy, minstrelsy, racism, ragtime, sheet music, the watermelon trust on September 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve actually been planning to blog this for a while, but I got lazy and tucked it into a folder on my computer. Last week’s episode of Mad Men has inspired me to get it together though. If you saw the episode, you probably know what this is all about. The blackface. The throwback to [...]
Posted in music, quotes, tagged marian anderson on July 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Posted in celebrities, music, tagged colorism, michael jackson, racism on July 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Michael Jackson is still at the forefront of my mind. I’ve read so many great, and so many not great, articles on Michael’s life and death. I thought I’d share some of my favorites.
On Michael Jackson: Respite, sadness and memory
by Sean Kirst / The Post-Standard
http://www.syracuse.com/kirst/index.ssf/2009/07/on_michael_jackson_respite_sad.html
Gina Ingram is trying to avoid the endless media recaps of [...]
Posted in celebrities, history, music, tagged man in the mirror, michael jackson, paul mccartney, siedah garrett on July 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The memorial is about to start. I still can’t believe this is happening. I have been listening to MJ non-stop. Still watching everything they’re offering on tv. This video is probably my favorite tribute I’ve come across so far…
I also came across some of Nancy Malnick’s personal photos of Michael at [...]
Posted in biracial, celebrities, music, quotes, tagged bob dylan, rolling stone on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not a major Bob Dylan fan or anything, but I love that song. I think it applies to a certain aspect of the biracial experience.
Posted in celebrities, inspiration, music, photos, tagged black or white, michael jackson, thriller on June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, it’s been five days. This living in a world without Michael Jackson thing. I’m still trying to wrap my brain around it. I’ve been absent minded and forgetful in my preoccupation with this. Or are they the same thing? Anyway. He’s gone. And he came to a tragic end. And that is so sad. [...]
Posted in music, photos, tagged ella fitzgerald, time machine on May 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Posted in history, music, race, tagged bonnie greer, civil rights, ella fitzgerald, marilyn monroe on May 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I’m kind of freaking out about this. As much as I love anyone that I’ve said that said that I love on this blog, I LOVE Ella Fitzgerald! When it comes down to it, I would rate her #1 vocalist of all time. A constant on the list of (dead) people I’d like to have [...]
