Say it out loud, I’m black and I’m proud!

Hey folks, with this being the last day of Black history month, I thought I’d close it with talking about two of my favorite people in the film and TV industry, Dwayne McDuffie and Bruce W. Smith. Dwayne McDuffie, is an African American comicbook and screenwriter. He’s written a number of comics for Marvel, DC comics and Archie comics and has written [...]

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And the Oscar Goes to…

Hey folks, Yes… it’s that Monday again… the day after the Oscars. As always here’s this year’s winners: http://oscar.go.com/nominees Years ago, I thought the Award Shows, especially the Oscars were the most boring thing on television. Why? well, when you’re  five  the last thing you want to watch on a Sunday night are people giving a speech while holding [...]

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Black Friday?

Hey folks… and it’s Friday… ok for those who are wondering why this is titled black friday, I’m not referring to the big sales the day after Thanksgiving. I’m talking about Black History month and in this case it was a ‘black’ friday. Anyway, went over to the recreation center on the West Side of [...]

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What great day this has been

Hey folks, it’s Wednesday! Also, today marks the 7th anniversary of my main website going online. With this being my site’s 7th anniversary, I decided to  do a timeline on how far my Hooked on Mutts series goes: 1997- Gwendolyn “Wendell” Dalmatian. Originally a fan character but later established as an original character. 1st of [...]

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Music of my Heritage 2

Hey folks, it’s Monday…. Well, without further delay here’s one of my Black history month posts. This is a follow up to one of my posts from last year, Music of my Heritage, which can be found here: http://rudybeagle.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/music-of-my-heritage/ This next post features more music from my library: African Woza Mfana- Hans Zimmer The Penny Whistle [...]

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California Roadtrip.

Hey folks, Well, what started out as a promising start to a 3-day weekend turned out to be a day trip. How so? After waking up and doing some cleaning and such I got word that my folks had planned to drive down to Rancho Cucamonga to meet with my sister and drive back. I [...]

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And the B.A.F.T.A. goes to…

Hey folks, I know it’s kind of late, had I known the BAFTA’s were on I’d have watched. But anyhow, Octavia Spencer won for best supporting actress. Take a gander: Winners & Nominees http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?award=false&category=Film&pageNo=1&year=2011 Well now all that’s left is the granddaddy of award shows… the Academy Awards! Look for an Oscar related post the [...]

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Vegas Pet Expo

And it’s Monday… no surprise. Went to the Vegas Pet Expo on Saturday and I have to say, it was a great experience. Lots of people and lots of pets. I got there late so I missed some of the main attractions, though I did get to meet and see a lot of great dogs. [...]

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Every Writer Has Their Day

Hey folks! It’s Friday… not just any friday… 11 years ago today was the first time I experienced snow. Happened while in Lancaster, CA. it had been raining then all of sudden the rain froze and turned into snow! I have to say, it was a pleasant experience, cold but fun. Up until then, I [...]

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Two’s Company?

Hey folks! With the Academy Awards a couple weeks away, just thought I’d post this interesting article. Seriously, two songs nominated for Best Original Song? Take a look: Why There Are Only Two Nominees for Best Original Song http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscar-original-song-nominees-the-muppets-288382 Even Mary J. Blige herself wasn’t keen on her song “The Living Proof” snubbed and for [...]

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