Slowly... Surely....

Slowly... Surely ..... I am making my way back around the Blog-o-sphere. Good to be back "home". While the neighborhood may have changed - it's good to see some familiar faces & places. I'm enjoying some of the new faces & spots that have opened up, too.

While I'm out perusing the Blog-side & until I get my head fully into the writing/blogging game again I hope YOU will enjoy a tune from my Best-Friend-That-I've-NEVER-MET, 'round The Way Gurl: Jilly from Philly:

I've been Awarded & Tagged by Blog-Land's Sweetest;-)

I am doubly blessed! First, Dear, Sweet Mel Avila honored me with the 24 Carat Gold Most Outstanding Blogger Award. I am thankful that he & his family did not suffer any damages in the typhoon that hit the Philippines.

Then, Brother G-Sweet tagged me & y'all know I have a weakness for his "type". LOL! His tag is pretty easy, too:

"List seven songs that you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now, shaping your spring/summer. Post these instructions in your blog along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to."

You all know that no matter how cute a cutie is I can't follow rules exactly, so here's my spin:
My songs are in this play list for u to enjoy at your leisure. If u like this one feel free to self-tag & let me know, so I can come by and check your tunes out;-).

Enjoy!


*click image for source.

Thanx 2 the Li'l Harlem Mamacita;-)

Forgot to include this in my ATL travels story last Thursday. It's a funny experience I had when I got off the 6 train at 125th street & Lexington Ave.: Harlem, USA. I walked to the stop for the bus to LaGuardia Airport. Along came this li'l Baby Girl walkin' with her mom, wavin' & sangin' this li'l tune. The li'l girl could not have been more than 6 years old, if that. She was so into it she had a li'l hoppity type of walk-dance going and everything. I looked up at her mother who was watching me watch her daughter and we both burst out laughin'. I'd never heard the song before so I came home and googled it. I think the li'l girl was a prophetess who knew I would need this on my journey. Enjoy!

* Can't embed the video anymore - but click here!

Note: 12Kyle & other sports fans will be proud to know that due to yesterday's lovely weather and the playoff game - I was detained at a local watering spot and unable to "make" my own BTRadio Show;-). SOOOOO, I rescheduled it for tonight LIVE at 9:30pm EST;-).

Time to Groove!

Blame Rich and Kiki for this infectious post:-). Either u dig it or u don't - but I can't worry, cuz I'm groovin'. LOL!

TOO FUNNY how corny the videos were for some jammin' tunes!

I couldn't resist this REAL OLD school clip (this brother used to WORK a mic-stand! LOL!):

Let de Ridm Guide U - CAP's PlayList

My newest interest is a NY born Trinidadian drummer/conga player/percussionist. AND I hail proudly from the Nation's Capital = home of dat Go Go Beat! Here in this modern day Babel, known as NYC, I find meself amongst dese Islanders (PuertoRiCAN, DominiCAN, JamaiCAN, TriniDADDY-an, etc. ;-)...

What de Lawd tryin' ta beat intuh a Gurl lak me? Hmmmm... well, unteeel ah figure it out ... let de rhydim sway...

Enjoy the new songlist I compiled (it's in progress & being built up slowly:-).
FYI about the list/artists:
Do I really need to explain Chuck Brown - GodFather of Funk and Rare Essence? ;-)
Frankie Beverly is an honorary Washingtonian:-).
Meshell Ndegeocello was raised in DC & used to play in the Go-Go Band Rare Essence;-).
TimbaLand & Cee-Lo have southern roots and I'll Be Around clearly has that Go-Go groove.
In case you're wondering how Chris Brown made the list - he's from the county next to my grandmother's home county - so, Chris, "Boo" - - u have a fan fo' lyf since u rep proudly from Tappahannock, VA. Gots to love my Virginia Southern survivors' Roots;-).
Anthony Hamilton - How can I not love a Southern Gentleman & fellow Aquarian who sings about cornbread, fish AND collard greens;-)?
Stephanie Mills - If you're old enough to remember her on Broadway in The Wiz (even if u didn't witness her live...I was too young to travel like that - but I was there in spirit;-), you KNOW why she's on this & should be on EVERY playlist;-).
Johnny Mathis - The relative after whom I was named had so many of his albums & played them so frequently when we visited -- my sisters & I literally believed that she was married to him. We laughed about that recently, and we all continue to love his voice.
Jill Scott's a Philly girl - lots of DC connections there (at least in my family:-) ... and the funny thing - Philly & DC Black Folk are more similar than B'more & DC folk and they're only 30 minutes apart -- what's up with that?

I don't have any answers either...so, let's just groove;-)

Classics...to reiterate my girl, Miz:-)

Sistah Miz posted about classics which reminded me of this tune. Enjoy the groove...


And then I found this GEM! I LOVEEEEEE KRS-1 and DougE.Fresshhhh....



I should be back to MeSelf next week;-) - but then I pray that I'll be better than I evah was...

For Life - Naturally 7

I'm newly "obsessed" with this group Naturally 7, who seems to be blowing up in Europe. In light of our recent tragedies, this video is JUST what I need. May it bring U joy, as well!

Something's in the AIR...and I'm loving it!

I've been waiting for this moment ALL my LIFE! Or Better Yet: The Lord has been preparing me for this moment ALL of my LIFE! Thanx to The Creator for ALL of LIFE's BLESSINGS!

Now that you've enjoyed the above video of my "back up" singers - go check out the inspiration I discovered on Brother Rich's Blog (who's living UPTO his name;-).
Singing group's name: Naturally 7. Click their name to check out their website.

MUSIC that MOVES me!!

I recall watching an aunt cry when this song came on the radio. I was a youngster who had no idea about the Relations between and a man and woman, so I looked at her with sadness and wonderment. Waaaal, I guess I know now - because the same song brings tears to my eyes. Lord knows I LOVE some Jeffrey Osborne. Enjoy!




To Borrow from one of Cortney G's themes on rock just a li'l bit...I LOVE me some Mother's FINEST! Only those who know me VERY intimately know that, so now you are also privy to a private part of me;-).

Enjoy a treasure that I found on YouTube: