Just Ain't Gonna Work Out (sorry baby)

I've been feeling this song for a minute now. It's a video for Stone Throw Records artist, Mayer Hawthorne I still need to get the record though :/ This video is dope and I'm especially feeling how the actual record is the object of attention and desire here. It's subliminally telling me/you that the music is more important than the video and we need to love it and buy the cool heart-shaped vinyl- which is a throwback to Bobby Caldwell's 1978 classic, "What You Won't Do For Love", that was also pressed on clear red vinyl and cut into a heart shape.

Check out more Mayer Hawthorne music and buy it >HERE<
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Happy Record Store Day!!

Today is the third annual Record Store Day.Unfortunately I can't partake in the festivities today but everyone else should. I kinda have a store in my house so I think I'll just go shopping at home tonight. In all seriousness though, if you love music or claim to be a DJ but don't have any records you need to go out there and support vinyl. It doesn't really matter if it's new or used. Just get out there and buy some goddamn records!

Read more about the holiday at their website

Get your hands dirty..put on a mask and rubber gloves..talk to crazy old dudes who know more about music than you ever will..spend your rent money..justify how you don't need to eat much for 2 weeks but you "NEED this record"..don't care about the environment and all the paper and PVC used to make records because "it's worth it"..inhale decades old dust from old basements..hear stories about the DJs in your town that created the music scene there..negotiate prices over some tiny mark on the cover..get excited about how you're gonna play that old song in your new sets..clean off some mold to unearth a rare gem..argue about 'proper ways' of cleaning records (NO alcohol & water solution...NO paper towels!)..be humbled by the amount of great music that was made and you didn't know about..realize that you haven't dug through as many boxes of wax as you think you have (pshaw...amateurs! haha)..hear stories about high profile collectors like ?uestlove, J-Dilla, Kenny Dope and that dude from PM Dawn!! hahaha..and the infamous dealers that supply them..use the 45 adapter that you keep in your wallet..get annoyed by those people that want to listen to a whole song on the listening station (c'mon dude! you can't tell if you like it in less than 15 seconds!!??)..keep an eye on what the person digging next to you is missing then get 'em..act naive and put on your poker face when you find that $30 record for .50 cents (or that $100 record for only $3)..realize that you actually won't sell it for $100 anyway..be late to work or any other important appointment because you're in the middle of going through all the records in a store..laugh when you hear some kid as "do you have records with samples on them?" (they ALL have samplse you idiot! be creative.)..pretend you don't really know much about disco and are just starting out, then help the store price everything before selling it to you..claim that your addiction to vinyl is under control when secretly it isn't.

What A Fool Believes

Nope! Not the version you're thinking of by Michael McDonald (of the Doobie Brothers). This is from a wedding reception for Alex and Sarah, who know a thing or two about music....they got Antibalas with Blinky Griptite to play at their wedding!!!



Here's a live version of the original-

What it's like for a man

I live in a cave that makes time stand still. This explains why I don't catch on to some things until after everybody else. Case in point, the "Who's Gonna Save My Soul?" video by Gnarls Barkley. I've liked this song since I first heard it but the video is really powerful. I'm soooo glad I don't feel like the dude in this video. (been there, done that, never again) Ugh....I could go on and on about what's wrong with women and how they fuck with our minds (and their own) but I will refrain. Watch the video-

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Awe...isn't that sweet

Here's a couple stories that I thought were touching. I like romantic stuff like this sometimes because it makes me feel human and I can laugh at somebody for being such a wimp! (just kidding) I'm a bit of a romantic myself but I'm not sure I'd do anything as crazy as these guys. Then again, I haven't been in a relationship in a long time and haven't had the chance to spend as much time with someone as these guys have.

I think this story is amazing. Not only is it romantic and sweet but it really shows tests the limits of focus and endurance.
read- Man carves 6,000 stairs for his wife
(what if he was just building himself a faster escape route?)

Now, this one isn't so sweet. Basically this man is suffering from a common mental illness only found in males called 'I can't believe she did this to me' syndrome. The cause is when a woman whom a man has spent considerable time, emotion and even money on, just decides to end the relationship or cheats on the man. Nobody really knows what causes the woman to do such things but some researchers believe they most likely suffer stupidity, selfishness and a cold heart. Unfortunately, symptoms will be with the man for life but there are cures to make life livable again. Such as getting rid of any physical evidence that reminds him of the woman. That's what this guy did. I wonder though, if he's selling everything he owns, isn't he selling his life before her too?! That seems kind of dumb if you ask me. Yeah, ok, this guy is just an idiot and she should have left him. ("that's right baby, you're with me now and I'd never sell everything I own to get you out of my life. See, i told you I'm romantic!")
Read his story and check out the auction>

On a side note, I've been asked the question 'so, why are you single?' quite a bit and I honestly don't know. I have met and went out with a lot of girls in the last couple of years (like a pimp!) but have only met a couple that I sincerely wanted to be with. Even recently I met someone I really wanted to know and be with..she's awesome, smart, funny, caring, interesting, etc...we had a great time and really connected and were both looking forward to seeing each other more...I wasn't planning of building 6k stairs but would have done some other good stuff with/for her. We only hung out once though and she won't talk to me now!? I know you're probably thinking,"wtf?!" I don't know, maybe you should ask her! haha.. Or, if you know someone whom I might like, let me know. I'll warn you though, I'm picky..they must have all their limbs! (being awake, able to speak and walk would be nice too!) hehe...I kid, I kid..