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You Will Be Missed…

  “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” Mission accomplished!  Rest In Peace to a voice that can’t be replaced.

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Speaking of Nerd Culture…

  I’m in something of a silly mood and stumbled into this classic.  Some of the cracks are definitely mean, many are Hall of Fame put downs, but (while this was for network television) there is something to be said here for the ability to be this damn funny with a bare minimum amount of […]

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‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’

  Alright, as always start with my point of view so you know how to take this… Casual appreciation for the X-Men, I’ve seen all the films of the current generation and the spinoffs.  In terms of the comic books themselves, I hadn’t read this story going in, the last X-Men comic I read was […]

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Song of the Day – ‘You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away’

  The only song I’ve only done in an audition: only four chords to master, and, as Eddie demonstrates here, well within my limited vocal range. This is a great cover of my favorite John song that’s not one of his ‘iconic’ records.  Just because Sean Penn commissioned this for ‘I Am Sam’ doesn’t mean […]

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Pay It Forward – Alpha1906.com

  Today I’m throwing some love back to one of my hardest working fraternity brothers. I first met Brother Lawrence Ross many years ago when he did a meet and greet for his book ‘The Divine Nine’ (which I also highly suggest for your bookshelf if you’re an active or inactive member of one of […]

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Song of the Day – ‘Love Never Felt So Good’

  I’m sure I don’t have to tell you I campaigned a little harder than normal when the opportunity to be in this video came up on my radar. And I’m only half joking when I tell you the thought crossed my mind, if I would’ve booked it… ‘You’re singing along to Mike in one […]

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‘Godzilla’

  So here’s my point of view so you’ll know how to read this one.  Not the biggest monster movie buff, not the biggest B movie buff.  Also, this is ‘Godzilla’, so there’s no way to really ‘spoil’ this one if you haven’t seen it yet right? The short version is I (and the audience […]

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BookPALs

  ‘Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.’ – Muhammad Ali Most of you know, looking at my generation or the guys directly before me, I model a lot of my activism on what I always heard about 2Pac: 90 percent of the selfless things that I do, […]