Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Ya'll know how excited I am for this damn album to drop. I am love love lovin' her new direction. Now if only she could get some radio play.
It was a night of 'Almosts' at annual Crystal + Lucy Awards gala. JADA kicked things off with a fly look. And I'm tellin' you if a had a perm and could keep my curls loose in the summer, I' be rockin' that do RIGHT NOW...
But then ya girl goes and scars her near-perfect looks with some bikini tan lines...Girlfriend, get you some bronzer. Quick.
And then AISHA TYLER (who almost never looks fly to me) comes through rockin this fly slate & pink look.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the dragon tail detailing...
But then I got to the kicks...Is your name Dorothy? Are you perhaps lost? Did you get your directions mixed up and thought you were to be following the red carpet instead of a yellow brick road?
And there's the ever-beautiful HOLLY ROBINSON-PEETE whom usually looks mom-tastic.
I'm lovin the colors, the make-up and errything. She looks very chic.
And then I catch a glimpse of the bag. I think I spotted these puppies at Wal-Mart for $9.99. Don't EVER rock this "bag" again.
Wow, who know it'd be just a Rih-tastic day? Rih Rih hosted a party to celebrate next weeks re-release of her album "Good Girl Gone Bad."
Yeah, I'm still not feelin' the look...
Ok, maybe it'll grow on me.
Rih's girls, LETOYA LUCKETT (Where you been?) & TEYANA TAYLOR (What happened to all the buzz on you?) came through to support.
NFL'er KERRY RHODES brought his new jump off, Top Modeler JASLENE GONZALES
And of course what party is complete without THE RETRO KIDS?
So am I mistaken or is Hancock really a porn? Cause what's happened between you and Charlize Theron, Will?
First you're all hugged up (below) at the Berlin preem of your "drunken super hero" flick. Then THIS (above) at the Paris outing? Now I know you and Jada swing and don't get em wrong, that's cool. But ummm, what's really good Will?
The two men vying to become president, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, and congressional leaders, journalists and other Washington elite paid tribute to television journalist Tim Russert on Wednesday at a private funeral mass.
"It is not easy to preach a homily for Tim and to communicate the feelings we all share concerning this remarkable man, for he was truly one of the great communicators in American society," Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., said in his homily.
Russert, the host of the Sunday-morning talk show "Meet the Press," died Friday of a heart attack at the age of 58. He also served as the Washington bureau chief for NBC News. A political insider, Russert was known for conducting tough interviews of Washington's most powerful politicians, yet he evoked an everyman quality that showed his blue-collar roots.
Among the dignitaries were New York Gov. David Patterson, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
There were also enough TV journalists to fill several political roundtables. Among the honorary pallbearers were NBC News anchor Brian Williams, "Today" show host Matt Lauer and Bryant Gumbel. Retired anchor Tom Brokaw greeted the guests, saying no house meant more to Russert than "the house of the Lord."
"It has all been said so eloquently in the tributes that have come from some of the highest authorities in our nation and even around the world. ... All that remains is to say thank you to the good and gracious God who gave us Tim Russert for 58 years and to pray that the beloved anchor of Meet the Press is now sitting at the large table of the Lord to begin a conversation which will last forever," said McCarrick, who presided over the Catholic service.
Russert's son Luke was also scheduled to speak.
The funeral service at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown was private, but a loud speaker broadcast the service to about 100 onlookers standing along the tree-lined streets. A man wearing a kilt played the bagpipes as the crowd arrived.
An invitation-only memorial service was scheduled to be held at the Kennedy Center later on Wednesday.
Yahoo! News
Israel has called on Lebanon to open direct peace talks between the two sides, the prime minister's spokesman said Wednesday.
The appeal comes after Israel agreed to a truce with the Hamas leaders who control Gaza.
"Israel wants peace with Lebanon. We are currently negotiating with the Syrians and with the Palestinians, and there is no logical reason whatsoever why we can't negotiate with the Lebanese," spokesman Mark Regev said.
Regev said Israel "is interested in direct bilateral talks where every issue of contention will be on the table."
This comment came as Israel and its longtime foe Syria hold indirect peace talks in Turkey.
Israel has never had formal diplomatic relations with Lebanon. It fought a war in Lebanon two years ago against the militant Shiite group Hezbollah, and another during the 1980s against Palestinian militants based there.
Israel has formal diplomatic relations with two other nations on its border, Egypt and Jordan.
As for Israel's relations with the Palestinians, it has been engaged in peace efforts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of the Fatah movement.
The truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders is scheduled to take effect Thursday morning and last for six months, Hamas officials said.
Hamas leaders said Tuesday that they had reached a truce with Israel -- to take effect at 6 a.m. Thursday -- but Israel did not confirm the deal until Wednesday morning.
Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory.
"We are hopeful that this will lead to a cessation of the daily rocket fire from (the) Gaza strip that Israelis have endured for so long," said David Baker, a spokesman for the Israeli government.
The appeal comes after Israel agreed to a truce with the Hamas leaders who control Gaza.
"Israel wants peace with Lebanon. We are currently negotiating with the Syrians and with the Palestinians, and there is no logical reason whatsoever why we can't negotiate with the Lebanese," spokesman Mark Regev said.
Regev said Israel "is interested in direct bilateral talks where every issue of contention will be on the table."
This comment came as Israel and its longtime foe Syria hold indirect peace talks in Turkey.
Israel has never had formal diplomatic relations with Lebanon. It fought a war in Lebanon two years ago against the militant Shiite group Hezbollah, and another during the 1980s against Palestinian militants based there.
Israel has formal diplomatic relations with two other nations on its border, Egypt and Jordan.
As for Israel's relations with the Palestinians, it has been engaged in peace efforts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of the Fatah movement.
The truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders is scheduled to take effect Thursday morning and last for six months, Hamas officials said.
Hamas leaders said Tuesday that they had reached a truce with Israel -- to take effect at 6 a.m. Thursday -- but Israel did not confirm the deal until Wednesday morning.
Militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza have pummeled Israel with thousands of rocket and mortar attacks, prompting Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory.
"We are hopeful that this will lead to a cessation of the daily rocket fire from (the) Gaza strip that Israelis have endured for so long," said David Baker, a spokesman for the Israeli government.
CNN
With "Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne becomes the first artist since 50 Cent in 2005 to sell more than 1 million copies of an album in a single week, according to chart reports that will be issued tomorrow morning (June 18) by Nielsen SoundScan.
In its first week on the market, "Tha Carter III" (Cash Money/Universal) sells just over 1 million units. The last album to top that milestone was 50 Cent's "The Massacre" in March 2005.
No album in 2006 sold as many as 800,000 copies in a single frame, and the largest sales week since "The Massacre" belonged to Kanye West's "Graduation," which netted an opener of 957,000 copies last year when it hit stores on Sept. 11.
Lil Wayne first appeared on The Billboard 200 in 1999. His previous biggest sales week was a 238,000-unit start for "Tha Carter II" in 2005. That set entered The Billboard 200 at No. 2 while becoming his fourth No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Billboard
Awww...Can't got wrong with a chick that loves Target.
WTF? JAVON WALKER SAYS HE WAS ABDUCTED AT GUN POINT...
0 comments Posted by THE fly GIRL at 10:30 AM
"I was just back at my room and at about 5:30 in the morning, I got a knock at the door, I opened it and 3 guys with guns were there, they cracked me in the head a few times knocking me unconscious. They then robbed me of everything I had -- my watch, money -- everything! Somehow they got me to the car and dropped me off in the street. That's what happened."
Javon Walker spoke to The Dirty about the events that led to him eventually being found unconscious in the Vegas streets.
Javon also goes on o say that this was in NO WAY connected to his (quite gay) champagne feud with Floyd Mayweather earlier in the night.
Hmmm...Something about this just don't sound right. But I'm glad dude is OK though. I've be scouting him for my fantasy team.
Javon Walker spoke to The Dirty about the events that led to him eventually being found unconscious in the Vegas streets.
Javon also goes on o say that this was in NO WAY connected to his (quite gay) champagne feud with Floyd Mayweather earlier in the night.
Hmmm...Something about this just don't sound right. But I'm glad dude is OK though. I've be scouting him for my fantasy team.
RIH RIH hit TRL yesterday and what easily could have been the WORST fit ever put together. Everything from her too high-yet too short skirt to her strangely cut jacket, to those ankle boots that remind me of centipedes (and I HATE those nasty looking things) just made me hate this look. Which is a great dissapointment cause ya'll know I love me some Rih Rih.
And then there's the bob. Just months ago, Rih set the curve for bobs with her punky-rock-hipster dark choppy cut. I love love loved it. Everyone else did too. And I was excited to see what the summer would bring next. Whomp whomp.Apparently the summer brought the usually fashion forward Rihanna a time machine, cause everything about this limp, slightly off-colored mop screams 90's. And not the good, Boyz II Men, Cross Colors, WGCI w/ Doug Banks, Aaliyah made you wanna be a tomboy 90's. Nope this do reminds me of the Vanilla Ice, EnVogue loses Dawn, WCGI w/ Crazy Howard McGee, Aaliyah marries R. Kelly, 90's.
Me no likey. You're threatening your bellweather staus here Rih Rih. Get it together.
BOSTON -- Cigar smoke.
The smell was unmistakable, wafting through the air some 15 feet from the Celtics' bench as Paul Pierce joined in on the Gino dance and Kevin Garnett bounded up and down with joy.
There were still two minutes and 21 seconds remaining in a Game 6 that for all intents and purposes had been over for at least an hour, the fans were chanting "Se-ven-teen," and coach Doc Rivers was still a few moments away from being doused with a bucket of orange Gatorade.
Security guards were already lined up along the perimeter of the court, holding a long rope that would serve as a crowd control device for any ruffians who dared try to rush the celebration, and a fan nearby was holding up a sign that read: "Light One Up for Red."
Somebody had already lit one up, though the source of the cigar smoke could not be located. And to me, that was just as well, because I'd like to close this season with just the slightest belief that the source of that smell was a ghost, a ghost with nine championship rings who will be able to rest in peace a little longer knowing that the man chasing ring No. 10, Lakers coach Phil Jackson, would be flying back to Los Angeles without the record for most NBA championships by a coach.
The game itself was extraordinary only for being so anticlimactic, the Lakers showing no urge to fight after Boston's lead grew from four at the end of one quarter to 23 at halftime to 29 at the end of three quarters and to 39 by the end -- making it the most lopsided Finals game since the Chicago Bulls destroyed the Utah Jazz by 42 in Game 3 of the 1998 Finals, and the most lopsided clincher ever.
"I thought we played on our heels from the get-go. They overran us," Jackson said. "Garnett knocked Pau [Gasol] down in the lane and scored an easy basket on one of the first four or five possessions, and it kind of set a tone that they were going to establish an aggressive form, and we never met that energy all night."
For a long time, the Celtics' steals total was keeping pace with the Lakers' field goal total. Rajon Rondo ended up with six of Boston's 18 thefts to go along with his 21 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and James Posey added three steals apiece, and Paul Pierce had a pair to go along with his 17 points and 10 assists (and the Finals MVP award).
The Celtics' 18 steals were a Finals record, Allen tied a Finals record by making seven 3-pointers (and 22 in the series, also a Finals record), and the championship came in Boston's 26th postseason game -- yet another NBA record. Let's also not forget that the Celtics won this title after making the biggest single-season turnaround ever, going from 24 victories a year ago (when fans were openly rooting against them, hoping to secure a better lottery pick) to 66 this season following the franchise-altering deals that brought Garnett and Allen aboard.
There was almost a sense of disbelief running through the building as the game got away from the Lakers in the second quarter, the signature stretch coming when Bryant threw away a pass and Garnett scored on a one-handed half-hook shot at the other end, drawing a foul and completing the three-point play to make it 56-35. Kendrick Perkins then blocked a shot at the other end, came downcourt and dunked off a fancy lookaway pass from the nether reaches of Garnett's repertoire.
Pierce, Allen and Garnett exited together with 4:01 left, the celebration already in full swing.
"I took a deep breath, looked up and said 'Hey, it finally happened, man,'" Pierce said. "So many things were running though our heads on the sidelines. We were just in awe over there, can't believe what was going on. I still can't believe right now that I've got a championship under my belt."
Every championship looks a little different, and not every title-clinching moment sounds the same.
But what's really different from time to time -- not every year, but often enough for it to strike me anew from time to time in the middle of each June, is the way a title can assault the one sense you wouldn't expect to be assaulted.
Two years ago in Dallas, the stinky-sweet odor of champagne emanating from the Miami Heat's locker room was so overwhelming it bordered on the repulsive, and that was just from outside the door. Once you got inside, the smell was so noxious you actually felt sorry for the poor cleaning people who were probably going to have to bathe the room in bleach to get rid of the stench and had to pick up the thousands of small pieces of paper bearing the words "15 Strong".
A year ago in Cleveland it wasn't champagne, it was beer. The visitors from San Antonio were flinging it around the place like it was a frat party, but their celebration was muted enough that you walked away not remembering one snapshot moment, but rather one snapshot smell.
This time, it was the cigar smoke.
And that smell stayed in my nostrils as the clock ticked down to 30 seconds and I made my way down an exit stairwell to the parking lot outside the new Garden, a parking lot that lies in the footprint of the old Garden, where the Celtics' first 16 championship banners were won. In that parking lot stood at least 100 police officers in riot gear, many carrying canisters of tear gas, all holding strips of plastic handcuffs and 4-foot long wooden billy clubs that thankfully they never needed to use.
There were a couple high-fives among the cops as the game ended, but the scene outside remained strangely quiet aside from the noise produced by two helicopters overhead, along with a "Se-ven-teen" chant that eventually went up from the bar patrons who emptied out of the pubs across the street but were kept behind metal barricades on the other side of Causeway Street.
Most of the fans stayed inside to take in the celebration and the cops ended up not having to push or shove anyone.
The same couldn't be said of referees Bennett Salvatore and Joey Crawford, who were forced to move cameramen and photographers off the court in front of the Celtics' bench with 2:21 remaining in order to clear up a certain corner of the parquet floor where the victory celebration had already begun.
I trailed Pierce as he left the locker room and made the walk to the post-game interview area, the unmistakable scent of champagne emanating from his soaked jersey and cap.
But that's not the smell I'll forever associate this night with.
Instead, it's the smell of a cigar -- the source of which I'll never truly know, even though a part of me will always suspect it came from an area just above the Celtics' end of the court, right where Red Auerbach's spirit was floating.
Chris Sheridan for ESPN
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