…cause then it gets the photoshop treatment….
*The first pic is the original…

I was pretty excited to get a hold of this album and give it a listen. I mean, this dude has come correct plenty of times in the past… especially when he blessed our ears with ‘Earth A Run Red.’
Maybe I should try harder not to expect great things from musicians that have provided great things in the past (although I feel that I do try), but this latest effort from Mr. Spice offers less than a spectacular tracklist. It’s not altogether ‘bad’, but it doesn’t provide those ‘bangers’ that we’ve come to expect from the dude who burst onto the scene with, once again, ‘Earth A Run Red.’
There are a few tracks that do stand out on this album. First of which is track number two which is the title track ‘Gideon Boot.’ For me personally, this is the strongest song on the album. I wish more of the tracks had the ingredients this one does; a positive message, a nice riddim, and a stand-out sound when combined. The next track that’s a keeper on this one is ‘Gettin Harder’, which is why many people have probably heard it on recent mixtapes or spun at their local reggae club. The last track on the album is pretty nice as well. It’s titled ‘Hang On’. It’s got a slower tempo and keeps with the conscious messages that we expect from Spice. I think that the biggest factor working against this album is that it doesn’t offer much as far as ‘new’. Most of the tracks are kind of forgettable, and don’t make you want to reach for that volume knob. Luckily for us, this dude is still young and we can expect him to be making new music for a while to come still…hopefully learning from mistakes made.

*I found another review written at the Jamaican Observer. Check it out if you want another opinion on this one: CLICK
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I almost cried when I saw this picture. It is absolutely gut wrenching.

It shows the importance of being properly strapped in.

A friend sent this photo of a horrible highway accident in Germany.
The picture may be kind of hard to take for some of you.
If you look closely you can see what appear to be some survivors of
the accident still in the wreckage. Although the picture is quite
graphic, it makes you realize how quickly our loved ones can be taken
from us.

My friend stayed on the scene to help and even though he performed
mouth to mouth on quite a few of them, none apparently survived.

(Brace yourself . . . Click on image).

I found this posted at The Wave Magazine and felt compelled to post it up for all to see. Be sure to click ‘Read More’ below for the best part:

Malt Liquor Review

We asked a widely published wine critic and Napa Valley regular to closely examine some of the finest malt liquors a $1.19 can buy.
By: Tim Teichgraeber

Malt liquor looks like beer, smells like beer, and—aside from the fact that it may be a little more bland and a little more sweet—more or less tastes like beer. Sounds harmless enough, but don’t be fooled: Malt liquor is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I call it “sucker punch” because it tends to sneak up on you.

I guess you could say that malt liquor is like a beer that makes you want to break stuff. Weighing in at somewhere between 5.5 and 8% alcohol by volume, it can be twice as strong as regular beer, which falls somewhere between 4 and 5.5%. While a reasonable person might say, “Well, maybe I’ll just have two malt liquors instead of my usual three regular beers,” it doesn’t usually seem to work that way. Instead, folks drink about the same amount of malt liquor as they would beer, then start breaking stuff.

Malt liquor is like beer without the cultural sensitivity. If those bikini-chick Keystone and Bud Light ads drive you nuts, you should definitely steer clear of the malt liquor aisle. Some of the packaging is tasteless enough to make Jack Kent Cooke spin in his grave.

Mickey’s, the belligerent Irishman-themed brand—and the only one that seems to appeal to a broad base of white malt-liquor drinkers, also known as “swiggers”—is on the lower end of the alcohol content spectrum at 5.6%. Whether it’s because the Mickey’s brewery staff has a social conscience or doesn’t want their brew to be perceived as weak, Heileman doesn’t print the alcohol content on the bottle. Read more

The last post reminded me of the original ‘funny break up letter’ so I figured I’d post it up (even though it’s posted in various forms around the net already). It’s a little long, but worth the read…here it is:

Dear Connie ,

I know the counselor said we shouldn’t contact each other during our “cooling off” period, but I couldn’t wait anymore. The day you left, I swore I’d never talk to you again. But that was just the wounded little boy in me talking. Still, I never wanted to be the first one to make contact. In my fantasies, it was always you who would come crawling back to me. I guess my pride needed that. But now I see that my pride has cost me a lot of things. I’m tired of pretending I don’t miss you. I don’t care about looking bad anymore. I don’t care who makes the first move as long as one of us does.

Maybe it’s time we let our hearts speak as loudly as our hurt. And this is what my heart says “There’s no one like you, Connie.” I look for you in the eyes and breasts of every woman I see, but they’re not you. They’re not even close. Two weeks ago, I met this girl at Flamingos and brought her home with me. I don’t say this to hurt you, but just to illustrate the depth of my desperation. Read more

*from an email: Thx Sonar

First off, I know how I felt about seeing that Julia Roberts was in this, which is why it took me so long to actually sit down to watch this, but even with her in it, this flick is dope. I’m just not too big on Julia. Anyway, the other two main characters, played by Tom Hands and Philip Seymour Hoffman, make this a must watch. The onscreen chemistry between these two is friggin hilarious. I was seriously impressed with almost every encounter these two had during the course of the film, especially the first time they met in Charlie Wilson’s office.
For those that don’t know, this movie is based on true events and is about the United States’ roll in aiding, training, and funding the Afghan Muhajideen to help them fight the Soviet Union’s military occupation of Afghanistan.
I have to say this movie and cast do an excellent job of telling this important bit of recent history and keeping it entertaining all the while. I think this is an important story for Americans (and others) to know to help them understand more of why the Middle East is such a complicated problem.
Anyway, big props to Hanks and Hoffman for making this so enjoyable. Get your learn on and be entertained by this one.
More movie info: CLICK

Peace,
~zOnk.oNe
*here’s a screenshot from a favorite scene:

*From an email:

Track your partner/husband/wife/friend ..

Where is he or she right now? I can’t believe this works!!! Good old Google Earth just got better.

Click on the link below, when the web page pops up, type in the mobile phone number and you get the location of that person!

Give it a try. It’s incredible!!!

Hope you find out what you want to.

Track-Your-Partner

*Warning: Don’t use this on a work computer. You’ve been warned.

This is from one of those email forwards that circulate. I’ve gotten this before, but I never had a blog, so I’m posting it up and giving it a home. These are definitely some interesting stats that should help to open some people’s eyes out there…seeing as how there are a lot of peeps that don’t seem to realize how lucky they actually are.
*Click the arrows to navigate through slideshow
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