"Have we ever taken time to step back and stepout of our 'normal' minds for a minute, and look at the madness that exists around us? Have we ever stopped for a moment and noted the madness that motivates us to jam into these subways every morning; that motivates us to work endlessly and compulsively; that motivates us to feel guilty in a moment of leisure; that motivates us to consume endlessly; that motivates us to be the victims of all kinds of erratic fashions? Have we seen the craziness that peers out at us from our television screens? Have we recognized that the television screen projects little reality at all? That we measure ourselves against what we look at there! That TV advertising is designed to keep us in a state of frustration and dissatisfaction, and designed to inculcate in us a sense of inferiority, and designed to keep us from facing reality and confronting the truth, to divert us from the pitifulness of our situation!; to not let us recognize as a people that we are in a precarious situation, and that our very biological survival is in question. We sit in front of the TV set and look at those little families whose members are so polite to each other, who are so witty,who wait for each other to get through speaking before speaking themselves, who lay in just the right line at just the right time, and who resolve their problems so neatly and beautifully, and assume that they represent the typical family." -From, "The Falsification of Afrikan Consciousness" By: Amos Wilson
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Consider This A Dropped Jewel
Monday, January 25, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Fly Hair Tip: Enriched Coconut Oil
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Happy 2010...Will Be Back
Happy 2010! I hope that everyone is having a great 2010 thus far. I've been taking a hiatus from blogging for a while; however, I will be back blogging in full effect on 1/21/10.
Lots of Love & Best Wishes,
Elsie
Friday, November 27, 2009
The Classics: Dick Clarke Interviews Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke talks about writing music, working with Muhammad Ali (who was known as Cassius Clay at the time of the interview); and sings "Ain't That Good News"...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Just Because...
...This has always been one of my favorite songs off of En Vogue's "Born To Sing" album. Terry Ellis sings, "I Just Can't Stay Away." All hail real talent!
CLICK HERE for video [SIDEBAR: The You Tube embedding was disabled; but it's worth the click!]
Monday, November 16, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Just Because...
...It's rare; but every now and then I hear a song that echoes my sentiments exactly. This is one of those songs...
Monday, November 2, 2009
The Nineteen Ninety Fly™ Video Of The Week
CLICK HERE for one of my favorite Redman videos. (YT diasbled the link).
Monday, October 26, 2009
The Nineteen Ninety Fly™ Video Of The Week: Part 2
[SIDEBAR: I have love for this song on a whole; but Coko was sanging! She's one of my favorite singers.]
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Fly Quotes: Jackie Robinson
"This ain't fun. But watch me, I'll get it done." -Jackie Robinson
[SIDEBAR: It's starting to get a little fun...lol.]
Monday, October 19, 2009
Consider This A Dropped Jewel
Farrakhan talks about Michael Jackson, his changing appearance, and his desire to create a movie showing the beauty of people of African descent...
Fly Hair Tip: Use Beeswax As A Curling Wax
I've been doing my own hair for most of my life. I've only had one professional stylist ever touch my hair (that was during my early teen years when I first got my hair pressed). Therefore, I have lots of experience doing my hair in a variety of styles [SIDEBAR:...As long as it doesn't involve a chemical process. I've never hasd my hair colored or relaxed.] I've accumulated some hair tricks that can rival a professional hair dresser's. Here's one:
If you apply Murray's Beeswax to you hair before curling it with a curling iron, your curls will last for a long time. After using Murray's Beeswax as a curling wax, my style has stayed until I was ready to do my hair again. This was one of my best discoveries for creating a curly style.
[SIDEBAR: I'm not particularly trying to promote one specific brand of beeswax. However, I've tried a couple of other brands and this is the one that has worked the best for me.]
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Fly Quotes: Bob Marley
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Who Writes Your Laws Of Power?
Sometimes I think that the With all of the books on "universal laws" and out of all the great intellects, leaders, and strategists that have spanned the eras (not to mention a one's own intuition); why are some people turning to Robert Greene to give them the "laws of power." I've skimmed his "48 Laws of Power," and decided not to read it fully. It seemed too sinister to me, and I didn't find a lot of it valid.
However, I literally just finished fully reading Robert Greene's "The 33 Strategies of War." Although I didn't agree with a percentage of it, I liked some of the allegories and some of the lessons. I especially liked the first part of the book that applied to self-discipline. [SIDEBAR: I recently took Mr. Greene's most recent tome (a collaboration with 50 cent) out of the library; so I'll see what I think about that rendition of "power rules" soon.]
To quote the author Robert Greene himself, from "The 33 Strategies of War":
"Over the centuries millions upon millions of readers have used Machiavelli's books for invaluable advice on power. But could it possibly be the opposite- that it is Machiavelli who has been using his readers? Scattered through his writings and through his letters to his friends, some of them uncovered centuries after his death, are signs that he pondered deeply the strategy of writing itself and the power he could wield after his death by infiltrating his ideas indirectly and deeply into his readers' minds, transforming them into unwitting disciples of his amoral philosophy."
So, again I ask: "Who writes your laws of power?"
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
The Nineteen Ninety Fly™ Video Of The Week: Part 2
Who remembers this?!...I see the smoke coming out of your ears from here...LOL. This was that classic, never to be duplicated again track...[SIDEBAR: Was that Biggie in the background?]
The Nineteen Ninety Fly™ Video Of The Week: Part 1
Brooklyn gearheads loved this video! An afterschool favorite in The Video Music Box days...
Friday, October 9, 2009
Fly Flicks: Fly Athletes From The 1960s
Front row: Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Kareem Abdul Jabar
Back row: Carl Stokes, Walter Beach, Bobby Mitchell, Sid Williams, Curtis McClinton, Willie Davis, Jim Shorter, and John Wooten.
This photograph was taken at a press conference given on June 4, 1967. The top African American athletes of that time, gathered together as a show of unity for Muhammad Ali, as he publicly proclaimed his reasons for rejecting the Vietnam War draft.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Fly Interviews: Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix discusses music vs politics, the power of music, the importance of artists being humble, and more...
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Happy Birthday: Donny Hathaway
Happy birthday to Donny Hathaway; a truly insoirational artist. He created an incredible catalog of soulful music that still helps people get through things. [SIDEBAR: For the past couple of weeks, I've been listening to this song and Donny Hathaway's rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman" on repeat. Nobody's music speaks to me like his right now.]
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