Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Hey, Sweetie..have a wonderful Thanksgiving and i will "see" you after this weekend. I'm going home for the holidays and i am SO excited!! Much love to you & may God bless you this holiday week!
Hi, letting all my friends know that i will be without internet for about 2-3 weeks, but i will be back as soon as possible! Til then, be safe, be loved & know that i am thinking of you! God bless you, too!
Brother Dirty, i know you remember some of these....
Hand dancing in Washington DC,s metro area. Three popular dances from the 60,s by some that were teenagers at the time. The Slop, The Birdland and Hand Dancing.
DC Hand Dancing. Bopping to " Members Only" by Bobby Blue Bland
MJ's Meeting Place in District Heights Maryland, Washington DC Metro Area. The Booty Call Line Dance.
About 4 or 5 years ago, i had a Players Ball page up on a site called EbonyVoices...It was my very first and only Players Ball until now....ROFLMBO. I just know Mama Edie gonna get a kick out of this...LOL, so lets all find those Pimp and Player pics and have a BALL, A PLAYERS BALL...ROFLMBO
I even found the song i used on that page, but i sure wish i still had that flyer i created for this song, it went something along the lines of "Welcome To The Players Ball With Special Guest Performer Mr. Rick James" Ahhhhh the memories....ROFLMBO
I remember when this was on PBS in the summer of 2000...Here is a little history...The Grey Suits are led by lead singer Bobby Thomas who became a member of Sonny Til's Orioles in 1966 and Mr. Johnny Reed who at that time was the only original Oriole still living, he is playing the standing Bass (he passed away in 2005...R.I.P)...When Sonny died in 1981, Bobby formed his own Orioles group who i called the gray suits....ROFLMBO
Don't know to much about The Red Suits...The lead singers name is Larry Jordan and that group has been together since the late 90's with various members from other Oriole groups
Brother Dirty, i have a very interesting story about that song "For Your Precious Love" it was written by Richard Brooks, Arthur Brooks, and Jerry Butler...The Impressions formed right here in Chattanooga, Tn.
The group was founded as The Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Fred Cash, Richard Brooks, and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their line-up to become The Impressions.
Here they are in 1957...Fred Cash's mother would not allow him to go to Chicago because he was still in high school, he would finally join the group in the early 1960's after Jerry Butler left
My mother had a big crush on Richard Brooks when she was about 10 years old and in 1992 they went together for awhile and got to talk to him about those good old days, he enjoyed those times and was very bitter about what went down in 1962 about him and his brothers departure from the group...He blamed it all on Curtis Mayfield
In the early to mid 1990's Richard and Arthur alone with Dozier Melvin formed Impressions and they were doing very well until Fred Cash and Sam Gooden decided to take them to court over the use of The Impressions name...The judge ruled in their favor and The Brooks Brothers and Dozier never recorded again
Here is a publicity shot of Impressions that Mama Edie gave me a couple of years ago
And here is a scan i did of a Cassette cover from the tape Richard Brooks gave me in 1992
Brother Dirty i did a story about the trial on another site a couple of years ago and if i find it, i'll leave it here, so you can read it...It was so sad how these once closes of friends can no longer stand each other...And i have always loved Earth Angel, i remember when New Edition remade it in 1986....LOL
I just got back in town, i just had to go see my new Grandbaby...SMILE. These are not the greatest pics, glad i bought another camera. I have to get that film developed.
My Grand-Daughter Janiyah, born June 22nd, 2008...
5 pounds 10 ounces
Love, exciting and new
Come Aboard. We're expecting you.
Love, life's sweetest reward.
Let it flow, it floats back to you.
Love Boat soon will be making another run
The Love Boat promises something for everyone
Set a course for adventure,
Your mind on a new romance.
Love won't hurt anymore
It's an open smile on a friendly shore.
Yes LOOOOOOVE! It's LOOOOOOOVE! (hey-ah!)
Love Boat soon will be making another run
The Love Boat promises something for everyone
Set a course for adventure,
Your mind on a new romance.
Love won't hurt anymore
It's an open smile on a friendly shore.
It's LOOOOOVE! It's LOOOOOOOOOVE! It's
LOOOOOOOOOOOVE!
It's the Love Boat-ah! It's the Love Boat-ah!
And now presenting the hottest new group to hit the top of the charts in the last 20 years...The Stray Cat Trio singing their number one hit, The Stray Cat Strut...
SINGING.....
Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh,
Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence
Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent
I'm flat broke but I don't care
I strut right by with my tail in the air
Stray cat strut, I'm a ladies' cat,
A feline Casanova, hey man, thats where its at
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man
Get my dinner from a garbage can
Yeah don't cross my path
I don't bother chasing mice around
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night
Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry,
"Wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy."
I wish I could be as carefree and wild,
but I got cat class and I got cat style.
I don't bother chasing mice around
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night
Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry,
"Wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy."
I wish I could be as carefree and wild,
but I got cat class and I got cat style.
To me, this is one of the greatest true life sports movies of all time...I have watched this movie dozens of times over the years and getting ready to once again watch it....LOL. The videos down below only tells a part of the story of Earl "The Goat" Manigault, i would go out and tell anyone to buy this movie, it's a must have for your movie collection. Don Cheadle did a great job playing Earl.
On the very last video, be sure to watch from 5:25 till the end, you will see the real Earl Manigault....
THE GOAT (R.I.P)
Real Name: Earl Manigault
Hometown: NYC, New York,
Born: September 7th 1944...Died: May 15th 1998
Height: 6"1
Position: Guard
Affiliations: Rucker Legend
Filmography: Rebound
Short Bio
The Goat held court against countless NBA pros and Hall-of-Famers. This sleek 6-1 court-acrobat ran like a gazelle and seemed to defy gravity when he took flight. The only thing that could bring The Goat down to earth were his own personal vices on the street. Earl will always be remembered as a playground legend of his day. Earl "the Goat" Manigault is perhaps the best basketball player ever to have played the game. A shade over 6 feet tall, he could dunk effortlessly with both hands. With a vertical leap of 52 inches, he had the ability to jump up and grab quarters off of the top of a basketball backboard. He played during the renaissance of New York City basketball in the 1960s, at in the famous Rucker League where the best playground players played with the pros every summer.
"One of the greatest players the Rucker has ever seen," said Joe "The Destroyer" Hammond. "The best basketball player his size in the history of New York City," said Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Called "the king of his own generation of ballplayers, and the idol for the generation that followed" by Pete Axthelm in The City Game, Earl Manigault never realized his incredible potential as a basketball player because he succumbed to the lure of drugs in the Harlem neighborhood of his youth.
Earl "The Goat" Manigault, the New York City playground basketball legend whose life was chronicled in an HBO movie two years ago, recently died of congestive heart failure at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. He was 53.
Tribute to Earl ''The Goat'' Manigault (By Cipsas)
Otis Redding & The Bar-Kays - Try a little tenderness, December 9, 1967. This is Otis Redding's last television performance taped less than 24 hours before He and most of the Bar-Kays were killed in the plane crash on December 10th 1967.
QUEENB53
Nov 13, 2007
moonlight58
Just stopping by to show some love! Huggss & have a great evening!
Nov 14, 2007
moonlight58
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QUEENB53
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Nov 16, 2007
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MySpace Comments & MySpace Layouts
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Nov 20, 2007
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Nov 20, 2007
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Nov 20, 2007
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Nov 21, 2007
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Nov 25, 2007
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NubianGraphics.com
Nov 28, 2007
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Dec 1, 2007
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Dec 19, 2007
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Free Graphics - MySpace/Xanga/Friendster
Dec 21, 2007
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Jan 25, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
SMOKEY AND THE MIRACLES...MEDLEY 1967
SMOKEY AND THE MIRACLES...MEDLEY 1970
Jan 26, 2008
moonlight58
Hi, letting all my friends know that i will be without internet for about 2-3 weeks, but i will be back as soon as possible! Til then, be safe, be loved & know that i am thinking of you! God bless you, too!
Feb 17, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
Hand dancing in Washington DC,s metro area. Three popular dances from the 60,s by some that were teenagers at the time. The Slop, The Birdland and Hand Dancing.
DC Hand Dancing. Bopping to " Members Only" by Bobby Blue Bland
MJ's Meeting Place in District Heights Maryland, Washington DC Metro Area. The Booty Call Line Dance.
Apr 8, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
About 4 or 5 years ago, i had a Players Ball page up on a site called EbonyVoices...It was my very first and only Players Ball until now....ROFLMBO. I just know Mama Edie gonna get a kick out of this...LOL, so lets all find those Pimp and Player pics and have a BALL, A PLAYERS BALL...ROFLMBO
I even found the song i used on that page, but i sure wish i still had that flyer i created for this song, it went something along the lines of "Welcome To The Players Ball With Special Guest Performer Mr. Rick James" Ahhhhh the memories....ROFLMBO
May 9, 2008
Ur Sweet Sensation
MySpace Comments
Jun 2, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
Jun 2, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
I remember when this was on PBS in the summer of 2000...Here is a little history...The Grey Suits are led by lead singer Bobby Thomas who became a member of Sonny Til's Orioles in 1966 and Mr. Johnny Reed who at that time was the only original Oriole still living, he is playing the standing Bass (he passed away in 2005...R.I.P)...When Sonny died in 1981, Bobby formed his own Orioles group who i called the gray suits....ROFLMBO
Don't know to much about The Red Suits...The lead singers name is Larry Jordan and that group has been together since the late 90's with various members from other Oriole groups
Jun 5, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
The group was founded as The Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Fred Cash, Richard Brooks, and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their line-up to become The Impressions.
Here they are in 1957...Fred Cash's mother would not allow him to go to Chicago because he was still in high school, he would finally join the group in the early 1960's after Jerry Butler left
My mother had a big crush on Richard Brooks when she was about 10 years old and in 1992 they went together for awhile and got to talk to him about those good old days, he enjoyed those times and was very bitter about what went down in 1962 about him and his brothers departure from the group...He blamed it all on Curtis Mayfield
In the early to mid 1990's Richard and Arthur alone with Dozier Melvin formed Impressions and they were doing very well until Fred Cash and Sam Gooden decided to take them to court over the use of The Impressions name...The judge ruled in their favor and The Brooks Brothers and Dozier never recorded again
Here is a publicity shot of Impressions that Mama Edie gave me a couple of years ago
And here is a scan i did of a Cassette cover from the tape Richard Brooks gave me in 1992
Jun 6, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
Jun 6, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
Bake And The Tenderhearts...Ooo Baby Baby
Bake And The Tenderhearts...That's What Love Is Made Of
Bake and the Tenderhearts...Bad Girl
Jun 15, 2008
Edie Antoinette
Jun 17, 2008
Edie Antoinette
Jun 17, 2008
SmoothJazzWorld
A Gift From SmoothJazzWorld and Edie2k2
*play & save..to save simply right-click the arrow and click 'save target as'*
Enjoy!
Jun 18, 2008
Ur Sweet Sensation
Jun 22, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
My Grand-Daughter Janiyah, born June 22nd, 2008...
5 pounds 10 ounces
Papa and Janiyah
Grand-Daughters Jaleesa and Janiyah
Grandkids Jaleesa and Jabarie
Jun 23, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
Smokey Robinson...Cruisin'
Smokey Robinson...Theme From Big Time
Sheletta interviews the legendary Smokey Robinson
Jun 25, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
Love, exciting and new
Come Aboard. We're expecting you.
Love, life's sweetest reward.
Let it flow, it floats back to you.
Love Boat soon will be making another run
The Love Boat promises something for everyone
Set a course for adventure,
Your mind on a new romance.
Love won't hurt anymore
It's an open smile on a friendly shore.
Yes LOOOOOOVE! It's LOOOOOOOVE! (hey-ah!)
Love Boat soon will be making another run
The Love Boat promises something for everyone
Set a course for adventure,
Your mind on a new romance.
Love won't hurt anymore
It's an open smile on a friendly shore.
It's LOOOOOVE! It's LOOOOOOOOOVE! It's
LOOOOOOOOOOOVE!
It's the Love Boat-ah! It's the Love Boat-ah!
Jun 27, 2008
Ur Sweet Sensation
Jul 4, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
Jul 5, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
SINGING.....
Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh,
Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence
Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent
I'm flat broke but I don't care
I strut right by with my tail in the air
Stray cat strut, I'm a ladies' cat,
A feline Casanova, hey man, thats where its at
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man
Get my dinner from a garbage can
Yeah don't cross my path
I don't bother chasing mice around
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night
Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry,
"Wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy."
I wish I could be as carefree and wild,
but I got cat class and I got cat style.
I don't bother chasing mice around
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night
Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry,
"Wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy."
I wish I could be as carefree and wild,
but I got cat class and I got cat style.
ROFLMBOOOO....BWAAAA HAHAHA
Jul 10, 2008
moonlight58
So good to be back!! =) Hope your upcoming week is a fantastic one..huggsss!
Jul 13, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
On the very last video, be sure to watch from 5:25 till the end, you will see the real Earl Manigault....
THE GOAT (R.I.P)Real Name: Earl Manigault
Hometown: NYC, New York,
Born: September 7th 1944...Died: May 15th 1998
Height: 6"1
Position: Guard
Affiliations: Rucker Legend
Filmography: Rebound
Short Bio
The Goat held court against countless NBA pros and Hall-of-Famers. This sleek 6-1 court-acrobat ran like a gazelle and seemed to defy gravity when he took flight. The only thing that could bring The Goat down to earth were his own personal vices on the street. Earl will always be remembered as a playground legend of his day. Earl "the Goat" Manigault is perhaps the best basketball player ever to have played the game. A shade over 6 feet tall, he could dunk effortlessly with both hands. With a vertical leap of 52 inches, he had the ability to jump up and grab quarters off of the top of a basketball backboard. He played during the renaissance of New York City basketball in the 1960s, at in the famous Rucker League where the best playground players played with the pros every summer.
"One of the greatest players the Rucker has ever seen," said Joe "The Destroyer" Hammond. "The best basketball player his size in the history of New York City," said Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Called "the king of his own generation of ballplayers, and the idol for the generation that followed" by Pete Axthelm in The City Game, Earl Manigault never realized his incredible potential as a basketball player because he succumbed to the lure of drugs in the Harlem neighborhood of his youth.
Earl "The Goat" Manigault, the New York City playground basketball legend whose life was chronicled in an HBO movie two years ago, recently died of congestive heart failure at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. He was 53.
Tribute to Earl ''The Goat'' Manigault (By Cipsas)
Jul 18, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
Jul 23, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
The Ink Spots - If I Didn't Care
Mills Brothers - Cielito Lindo
Miss you Grand-Daddy...Thanks for your part in making me enjoy these timeless classics from yesteryear.....SMILE
Jul 27, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
Jul 28, 2008
Edie Antoinette
Jul 30, 2008
MadameDivaChocolate
KINKYCOMMENTS.COM
Aug 6, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
Aug 9, 2008
Ur Sweet Sensation
It's the weekend...Party time...lolSep 19, 2008
moonlight58
Have a great week....hugs....
Sep 29, 2008
moonlight58
Hope you have a great weekend!
Nov 8, 2008
moonlight58
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving--gobble til you wobble! :) ~*~HUGGSS and BLESSINGS~*~
Nov 26, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
AWWWWWW.....LOL
Nov 26, 2008
moonlight58
Have a wonderful weekend...huggsss! :)
Dec 19, 2008
Shelley "SoleMann" King
Dec 24, 2008