Stick and Move: Ty on Brandy & Wesley

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After all kind of ruckus goin' on in LA related to Rum Brandy runnin' into another driver on the freeway and that other driver subsequently dying, it turns out that the LA City Attorney has decided not to file vehicular manslaughter charges against Ray-J's sister. In a jacked up move, ol boy waited until the last day before the statute of limitations on the potential crime ran out - talk about lettin' somebody twist in the wind...although that's pretty much what Brandy's career's been doin' so she should be used to it. Man, I'm just playin'.

Who's not playin' however is Gangster Sam with Wesley Snipe's race card droppin' behind....

In Noxema's latest attempts to get away with doin' wrong, Gangster Sam's Consigliere U.S. District Judge William T. Hodges uttered a clear and succinct, "Oh I don't think so" to Noxema's request for a change a venue for his federal tax evasion trial. Noxema's was trying to get the trial moved to New Jack York City where's he better known as crack kingpin Nino Brown. Apparently he believes that he can better intimidate witnesses there opposed to Ocala, Florida - a venue that he continues to believe will drop the hammer on him because he's guilty a southsider.

Getcha popcorn ready!

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

NAACP! What's up with the 2007 Heat Index?

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I demand a recount! USA Today is pubbin' their 2007 Heat Index which 'chronicles weekly gossip magazine, TV ratings and Web traffic to see which celebrities were getting the most attention'. The first southsider, Oprah Winfrey' clocks in at #17! That's one spot before Tom and Katie's crumb snatcher Suri Cruise and well behind such celebrity knuckleheads as Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie and list number one - Brickny. Way down in the Top 50 list is Kanye West (one spot above perennial knucklehead OJ Simpson) and interestingly Brad and Angelina's natural born daughter Shiloh somehow managed to come in well above Angelina's first adopted daughter Zahara...hmmmm. I'm not sayin' y'all - I'm just sayin'. Is the NAACP on holiday or what?

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Will Smith, Adolf and a trippin' JDL

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Holy Jewish Black Panthers, Batman! Big Willy Style is still feeling heat from the Jewish Defense League which apparently takes it's role as seriously as the Black Panthers once took theirs. Big Willy was recently quoted saying, "Even Hitler didn't wake up going, 'let me do the most evil thing I can do today.' I think he woke up in the morning and using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was 'good." Of course, 'Hitler', like the N-word is a political third rail - only to be uttered with the greatest of caution and best of intentions. Clearly, it's not like Big Willy was praising Hitler in any way, yet in a twisted 'Whisper Down The Lane' effect, his quote got his a$$ into hot water anyway...

About two seconds later, celebrity gossip websites were posting that Big Willy thought that Hitler was a good cat. Big Willy, who has taken focused pains to cultivate both his image and his career, immediately snapped back with a well put "It is an awful and disgusting lie. It speaks to the dangerous power of an ignorant person with a pen. I am incensed and infuriated to have to respond to such ludicrous misinterpretation. Adolf Hitler was a vile, heinous vicious killer responsible for one of the greatest acts of evil committed on this planet"

Hmmm...sounds good enough for ol Ty and apparently it was good enough for the more mainstream Jewish Anti-Defamation League (ADL). They heard his statement, said they were cool with it and called it day. The more militant Jewish Defense League, however, preferred to keep this nonsense brewing by issuing a backhanded slap across Big Willy's neck.

At any rate, I think it's safe to say that Big Willy will steer clear of any Hitler references in the future, just as northsiders should probably steer clear of any discussions of genetic intelligence difference between races or justifications for hanging nooses from trees. There are always better arguments to be made elsewhere with better, less emotionally charged examples. That fact is colorblind.

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Happy Boxing Day

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Happy holidays! I'm finally settled in my auntie's basement in FL and managed to survive Christmas without a scratch. The fam was overly generous this year (mama kicked in four months free rent!) so Ol Ty will be outfittin' my Chicago basement pad with a few new gadgets once I figure out what they'll be. Perhaps one should be one of those cloning machines like the one in the movie 'Multiplicity'. That would be handy so I could work for the man *and* chill up in the basement writing. Of course the clone would be doin' the working. Speaking of which, I notice my Holiday's of The World calandar says that today is 'Boxing Day' - a UK centric holiday where employers give their employees gifts...

We all know that these days employers tend to think that your job is their gift to you but that kind of thinkin' remains straight tacky. However, this does have me ponderin' whether the colonial northsiders ever celebrated Boxing Day with their slave southsiders here in the U.S.? You know, since the founding fathers did come from the UK and all. Somehow I doubt it, but I'll need to dig into the national basement archives to see what the actual factuals are on that.

In the meantime, I hope y'all got what you were lookin' for yesterday and that you're enjoying a little downtime before the rat race begins again on January 2nd. Thanks for all of your reading time and comments over the past year!!

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

'Boondocks' McGruder to start more ruckus

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The Hollywood Reporter dropped some new actual factuals about my boy Aaron McGruder, creater of the comic series The Boondocks. Malone Zone regulars already know that I'm a big Boondocks fan (despite their profilic use of the N-word which I can do without, but it's southside satire at its best...). The Boondocks is adult, racially charged satire so it only airs on FX's Adult Swim so the audience it limited. Now it appears A-Mac will 'create and write a live-action series out of his shingle Partner Rumble Studio'....

The outlet for his new joint, 'The Super Rumble Mixshow', will be the online comedy outlet 'Super Deluxe' so that will also be limited (but it's still world-wide since it's 'Net based), but homey wants to get his brand of humor to the masses a little more quickly than he can through his Boondocks vehicle since that animation process can take up to 19-20 months. I can attest to that since it took homey forever and a day to get Season Two of The Boondocks out!

I'm anxious to see what homey plans to brew up as his comedy is always topical and on point. I'm happy to hear that he plans to use some of the same voice talent that he uses for The Boondocks, a list that includes Regina King, John Witherspoon, Kat Williams and Samuel L. Jackson. You already know that joint is gonna be funny when one of the skits will feature John Witherspoon answering viewers questions in 'a recurring skit dubbed "Negrology"'.

See, if they had a course like Negrology in high school, I wouldn't still be up in my mama's basement! Always a day late and a dollar short. Anyway, I haven't seen a debut date yet, but I'll holler back when I .

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Wesley Snipes to IRS: Don't Hate

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Man, when is that fool gonna quit? If y'all aren't up to speed on Daywalker Wesley Snipes issues with Gangster Sam, check my October and November posts on it. Now, homey is finally back in country and out of the crypt complaining that the real reason the IRS is on his case is because he's black. Dummy! Even my niece Lollipop knows the *only* color Gangster Sam cares about is Benjamin GREEN...

I've said it million times, y'all. We need to stop cryin' wolf on the race thing every time we get in some trouble we brought on ourselves. You know what Gangster Sam is hatin' on Wesley? How 'bout the fact you didn't file a return for six years? Or maybe when you did decide to pay your taxes you tried to pay with $14 million in bogus checks? Or perhaps tryin' to skip out on $12 million in taxes by filing false refund claims?

I know, I know. You didn't know a thing about it since your accountant was doing it for you, but as I said before, I'm pretty sure you do have to SIGN YOUR OWN RETURN no matter who does it for you. Pretty simple just to read that bad boy, first.

Dude, here's Ty's simple motto when it comes to things like this:

'Own up. Pay up. Shut up.'

It's not quite Veni, vidi, vici but that's how we roll in Chicago...except for R. Kelly...

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

'Tini Mack To Thank or To Blame

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Long time Malone Zone readers will remember a comment posted way back by Urban Eye regular 'Tini Mack. My boy 'Tini - known for his custom martinis and frequent critical feedback - mentioned all the trouble he had to go through when following post links. Originally links would open in the same browser window forcing readers to follow the link, read the material, then click back to the post to continue. Oh the horror! That led to to hand editing the post HTML to ensure links opened in a new tab or window, but, those days may be done...

Now, thanks to a cool web service called Snap Shots, you don't even have to leave the page to follow most post links. When you move your pointer over a link, a summary box will pop up with the link content. There's a magnify icon on the top right that you can use to blow up the box so you can see things better if you need to *and* you still have the option of clicking in the box to get a full sized page in another tab or window. Very cool and you have 'Tini Mack to thank if you like it or to complain to if you don't. I'll post his email address shortly...

So now note that some links have a little balloon behind them like this sample link to Sean Kingston's new video 'Take You There'. Try it, you'll like it. Yes, y'all - it's all good...

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Cynthia McKinney Running for Prez

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When we last caught up with sister Cynthia McKinney, ol girl was getting booted out of her Georgia congressional seat and battlin' major 'do problems after deciding to undo her braids after 10 years. Well now word has reached the basement by way of Skeptical Brotha that sister Cindy has finally tamed her 'do and decided to throw her weave into the ring and run for President of the United States as a Green Party candidate. You can pop over to her campaign website to see why you should waste cast your only vote for her this November...

Clearly this move has been prompted by sister Cindy's crafty analysis of the current crop of candidates and her deciding on a 'Barillary' approach where you try to combine the strengths of Smooth Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. However in sister Cindy's case, since she has neither the appeal of either of those candidates, she's only left with the 'I'm Black *and* female' approach which was already done all classy by Shirley Chisolm in '72 and a bit less so by Carol Mosley Braun in '04.

Here's ol Ty's thinkin' for sister Cindy. Give a run for U.S. Senate a shot first. If you can pull that off, THEN give a run for President a shot. Quit puttin' the cart before the horse, homegirl. And if you draw off any more of Smooth Barack's southside vote (since southsiders seem to be jockin' Hillary pretty tough too), I'm a know somethin'! We saw how that Green Party ruckus with Ralph Nader worked out for Al Gore in 2000...

How come some sisters just can't fade away gracefully?

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Ty Nasty Alert: Hotel Drinking Glasses

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Yeah, this one caught me by surprise since I'm normally the first homey to clink some ice into a glass and start drinkin' when I hit my hotel room. Apparently, in many cases, those cute little white paper lids or plastic wrap over the tops of the glasses in the room are just window dressin' on glasses that have either been half cleaned (the old rinse and dry that Grandmama always does when she can't find the Dawn dish washing liquid...) or cleaned in the room with the same cleaner the chambermaids use to clean the bathroom fixtures (while using the same gloves)....

Say it with me, y'all: that's - straight nasty! Check the video but 1) make sure you've finished your breakfast and 2) make sure you aren't drinking out of a glass in your hotel room...


Don't Ever Drink From Hotel Glasses

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Revealing Donda West 911 Call

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I just listened to the Donda West 911 call that's burning up the web and that joint is disturbing. It's a textbook example of why we need to know some basic emergency skills like CPR (if you don't do anything else today hit that link!) and the number one skill - don't panic. I know it's easier said than done but think about it - the reason you want to panic is because someone you care about is in serious distress but you also have to know that in that moment, you are likely going to be the only one who can help save that person or keep them alive until professional help arrives...

On the call there are at least two people in the room with Ms. West (one who ends up hyperventilating during the crisis) but it's clear that no one knows what to do despite the 911 operator's attempts to get them calm and organized. Of course there's no telling whether immediate on-site help would have saved Ms. West but after listening to the call, it's clear she got no real help from those around her during the most crucial time of her collapse.

The more ol Ty hear's about this story, the sadder it gets, y'all. It's a real tragedy.

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Diddy Doin' Right

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I peeped a post over on Brown Sista about the party Diddy and Diddy ex, Kim Porter threw for her son Quincy. The party, dubbed the 'Stunna 16', featured Jermaine Dupri, Omarion, Bow Wow and Chris Brown among others and gifts included a white '64 Lincoln. At first I'm thinkin' that doesn't make any damn sense for a 16 year old - sounds like that completely outrageous MTV 'My Super Sweet 16' nonsense that features some seriously spoiled kidz and their clueless parents piling over the top gifts on their ungrateful behinds. But, like always, there's more behind this story...

First, Quincy is Al B. Sure's son by Kim Porter. He's not Diddy's son, but Diddy's been Quincy's father figure since his Huggies days. Big ups to Diddy on that (despite the excessive spoilage going on at the 'Stunna' and a little Ty wonderment as to whether Diddy discipline involved any non-alcoholic champagne bottles, but I digress...). Which brings me back to Al B. Sure's whack a$$. Al B.! How you gonna front with a son that looks JUST LIKE YOU? Dude, that's triflin'. Get a clue, homey (and make sure your support payments are up to date - Quincy's gonna need a little gas money).

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Big Willy Laughin' Straight To The Bank

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Man - ain't no stoppin' Will Smith at the box office. Movie viewers brushed off so-so reviews of his latest flick 'I Am Legend', ponied up $76.5 million and made Big Willy's sci-fi flick the biggest December opener...ever - taking out previous champ Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King. Yeah, the king has returned alright. Not surprisingly, I Am Legends' initial splat rating at Rottentomatoes.com has magically turned Fresh.

I'm sure somewhere in the world Big Willy is lightin' a stogie with a Benjamin and doin' like Fiddy - laughin' straight to the bank (and laughin' straight at the critics). You know you're good when folks show up at the theater to not just see the movie but to see you in the movie. That's juice, jack. Big ups, Big Willy.

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Vick Snitch only gets a deuce!

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In hopefully my last mention of U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson and Mike Vick for a while, I just had to jump in and holler about the weak a$$, two month sentence Hudson handed down to Bad Newz Kennels and dogfighting mastermind Tony Taylor. A deuce! Two measly months for the brother who 'helped develop and run the dogfighting operation and admitted killing two dogs, one by gunshot and one by electrocution'. Prosecutors were pushing for probation! The cheap seats reaction? ASPCA? Cool! Humane Society? Cool! Man, I bet at least PETA is planning a late night drive by - that crew is hard...like Green Peace...

Of course former Falcons teammate, T-Hud, also turned States Evidence on his boyz and sang like a canary. For that laudable behavior he gets a deuce while Mike Vick's 'Get Sprung' clock is at 695 days and counting. That just doesn't smell right to me, y'all. We spend all that time in school teaching kidz that you shouldn't be rewarded for bad behavior but our justice system is set up for just that. What happened to Sammy Davis, Jr. and 'Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time?'

It'll be interesting to follow T-Hud's after jail life as he avoids all those errrant bricks headin' his way when his boyz finally get out... Man, it'll be just like when Stone and Robert from Cooley High got sprung!

Big ups to Lady E for droppin' a note in the basement about this ruckus!

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Sickle Cell Cure on the Horizon?

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There's a pretty encouraging Washington Post article that showed up in Ol Ty's mailbox the other day. We've all heard the ruckus going on in D.C. related to embryonic stem cells (if you haven't, stand in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic for about ten minutes and wait to get hit by a brick...). Since there's been so much moralistic pressure against using embryonic stem cells despite the amazing promise stem cells hold for curing a laundry list of illnesses, scientist have been trying an end run around this by developing viable stem cells from other sources...

According to the article, a recent technique for turning mouse skin cells into stem cells has shown real promise. Though this news is big, the bigger news is that once these stem cells were reintroduced into their mice donors, each sick with sickle cell anemia, the mice were cured. Of course there's always a long path between here and there, but this has be considered welcomed news to the southside community, the community predominantly effected by this chronic and lifelong affliction.

Two snaps up to our biologically inclined homeys who decided way back in high school that biology would actually be a pretty cool profession. This is just why you little homeys need to stay in school and forget about that thug life ruckus.


Peace@Least,

Tyrone

'I Am Legend' Reviews Not Legendary

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Will Smith's new joint 'I Am Legend' drops today and it looks like the reviews are mixed. Y'all know Ol Ty has been holdin' out hope for a movie that could live up to its trailer havin' been a bit disappointed with American Gangster and so lookin' forward to this sci-fi thriller starring Big Willy Style. Claudia Puig, USA Today's critic seems to dig it (tho she only gave it 2.5 stars and seems to be more into Big Willy than the movie), but so far it's receiving a splat over on Rottentomatoes.com which is a fairly good barometer of a movie's flyness...

Even the positive reviews like:

"The movie year's most expensive and ambitious sci-fi spectacular, I Am Legend, is three movies in one: a futuristic effects-o-rama, a zombie thriller and a survivalist parable. Each is better than average, and the experience is fairly gripping."

seem to take a backhand slap at it. 'Fairly gripping'? What the hell is that? A thriller needs to gripping, y'all.

Everybody seems to have a problem with the second half of the movie, the poor computer graphic imagery (CGI) of the zombies that appear and the fact this the story is similar to those UK based flicks 28 Days Later (liked it) and, the more recent 28 Weeks Later (not so much).

Anyway, we'll see. I'm holdin' out 'til mid next week to catch this joint, so until then, holler back and let me know what you think.

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

George Foreman: Teen Mugger

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Almost lost among the details in the letters sent to Judge Henry E. Hudson on behalf of Michael Vick requesting leniency (including a handwritten joint by Mike Vick himself) is the one in George Foreman's letter that pointed out how the grill pitchman was once a teenage mugger who 'covered myself with mud from a busted sewer pipe under a house so the police dogs couldn't sniff me out'. First, we all know that wasn't 'mud' he was covering himself in during that straight Shawshank moment. Second, George was trying to make the point that some people make big mistakes, yet can turn their lives around and become productive citizens...

Among those writing letters to the judge on Mike Vick's behalf were Hammerin' Hank Aaron, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, Mama Vick and a few of the charities that have benefited from homeboy's generosity. Strangely missing was a letter from his knucklehead cousin Davon whose bush league shenanigans led to the discovery of the dog fighting operation. Put another way, homeboy is the tape on the doors at the Watergate Hotel. My Republican homeys should be able to feel me on that one.

Man, George was swinging for the fences with his letter. He straight admitted that he covered himself in doo-doo. That's a friend, Mike Vick.

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Bernie Mac & Wayans Bros back, America!

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Word has filtered to The Basement that Bernie Mac and Shawn and Marlon Wayans are prepping new TV projects. America, I didn't even know Bernie Mac was off his last show. In his new joint, 'Starting Over', B-Mac will play a 'divorced, opinionated guy who not only finds himself living with his son but also working for him.' Hmmm...sounds like Must Flee TV to me, but I'll give it peep when it drops...

As for the boyz you (I) love to hate, the Baby Way crew is collaborating on a new joint called 'Life And Times of Marcus "Felony" Brown' - 'the tale of an up-and-coming hardcore rapper (Darius McCrary) who moves to LA to record his second album, trailed by his manager, body guard and hype man'. Hmmm...if you want dead on satire of the life and times of a 'hardcore' rapper then save yourself some time and check out the Thugnificent Boondocks episode (PG-13 Adult Swim material, y'all. You know the Boondocks makes prolific use of the N-word so use your discretion on if and where to view...).

That joint had ol Ty cryin', y'all. If the Baby Way crew can top that then I'll bow down to their superior comedic skillz (riiiiight)...

boondocks thugnificent



Peace@Least,

Tyrone

RIP Ike Turner

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Anna Mae! Ike finally gave up the ghost, homegirl. Ol Ike - immortalized on the silver screen by always smooth Laurence Fishburne in the bio-pic 'What's Love Got to Do With It' - didn't seem so likable after that portrayal, but to his credit, like OJ, Ike did dispute he was all that bad a$$. I'm still waiting for the Ikettes to weigh in on that one but I wouldn't put that 'old school pimp' behavior past him. Still he did contribute greatly to the musical world, but unlike Cher when her ex Sonny Bono died and she gave a teary eulogy at his funeral, it doesn't sound like Tina's feeling that noise...

When reached with the news, her spokeswoman Michele Schweitzer broke it down like this:

"Tina is aware that Ike passed away earlier today. She has not had any contact with him in 35 years. No further comment will be made."

Daaaammmmnnnn! 35 years? That's cold, Anna Mae. I told y'all that sisters don't play! Truthfully, I'm surprised that Ike made it this long as I'm pretty sure Tina had a standing hit out on homeboy Anyway, rest in peace, Ike and don't hate on that champagne toast Tina is having at this very minute. It's not always about you, you know...

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

National Racial Profiling - Peep 'Rendition'

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No it ain't The Perfect Holiday and Tyler Perry ain't in it (cuz y'all know you've seen everything Tyler Perry has put out and you can't wait to see Gabrielle Union in TPH). In fact, there's not a single southside face in this joint, but if you read the recent news about disappearing CIA torture footage and their use of 'waterboarding' to eliciting confessions from terrorists squirreled away in secret CIA prisons outside the country, check out the flick 'Rendition' when it hits the barbershop bootleg circuit....

This joint opened and closed at the theaters with little fanfare (you may still be able to catch it at the 'second run' theaters), but it posed the following jacked up 'What if? scenario': What if you were a law abiding, foreign born national who has lived most of your life in the United States but you suddenly get flagged as a terrorist on your way back to the States from a technical conference?

Trust me - this joint is DEEP and will have a familiar feel to it for southsiders who have experienced similar racial profiling. Remember the Chicago PD torture stories? Now picture that on a national scale with Gangster Sam swinging the phone book...

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Queen Latifah: The Denial

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The rumor wire is white hot with new of Queen's 'coming out' party and follow up nuptials, but Queen herself ain't havin' it, y'all. According to USA Today (by way of Mario Anzuoni at Reuters), Queen was up in my neck of the woods, Chi-town, for her 'The Perfect Holiday' movie premier and 'laughed off the idea of any wedding announcement'....

She told the Chicago Sun-Times: 'Ain't gonna be no wedding'. Just like that - all grammatically incorrect and what not. She went on to dish to All Hip Hop (though I sure didn't see it...) that 'You can't believe everything you read...there will be no major announcement made'.

So I don't know what to make of MediaTakeOut.com's 'exclusive'. Either they're trying to just drive traffic to their site (which is straight tacky for 'the most visited Black website in the world'...must be Wally World) or Queen is pulling a Mike 'I didn't know that was going on' Vick or this is much ado about nothing and Queen plans to keep her lifestyle on the down low like Oprah and Gail (which is the rumor I'm throwing out there to drive traffic to my site - the most visted Black website on Ashland Avenue...)

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Mike Vick Countdown T-699

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Just thought I'd throw a Mick Vick Countdown clock out there for my time obsessed basement dwellers. I've dropped one in my sidebar as well for real time updates. I know, I know - what about the dogs? You won't find a bigger dog lover than ol Ty and I'll be the first to condemn ol boy's heinous actions, but he is paying his debt to society, lost a tall stack of money and now it's all about piling on.

Keep in mind, that Mary Winkler killed her husband, got convicted of voluntary manslaughter and only served 67 days. I'll admit the circumstances are dubious and that I don't know what happened but she was convicted and only did 67 days. Note that Mike Vick's clock is at 699 days and counting...

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Vick gets 23 months put on him

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Man, talk about a blind side hit! Federal Judge Henry E. Hudson laid the lumber on Michael Vick by sentencing him to 23 months in the Graybar Hotel - five months more than the top end of the U.S. Probation Office guideline. See kids, this is what sponsoring dog fighting, killing dogs and smokin' reefer will do for you. You better pause for the cause and recognize!...

With good behavior, Vick should be able to hit the playing field again in 2009. You know if Ricky 'Reefer Madness' Williams is back on the field after all of his shenanigans, Mike Vick is a shoe in for reinstatement but it'll be interesting to see if he keeps his skillz up in the Pen. Hopefully homeboy will be smart enough to *not* be working out like he is here in this glossy.

Man, what a fall...

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Oprama Express Rocks Iowa, NH & SC

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Who said Oprah couldn't rock a crowd? With Big O in tow, Smooth Barack and 'Chelle got the real Barack-star treatment at campaign stops in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, each crucial early primary stops that can make or break a presidential bid. The only thing I've seen pull in bigger crowds is Free Doughnut Day at Krispy Kreme (where, coincidentally, you'll also find Big O... Just playin', Oprah!). Check the official video here.

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Ty Keepin' it Real (time)

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Just want to draw your attention to a new sidebar addition. If you check down a little ways you'll see the 'Peep Real Time Ty' section that keeps my real time updates flowin'. It's like ol Ty hittin' you on your celly with real time comments while I'm doin' my thing. The 'Roll with Ty' link will take you to my Twitter feed so you can soak it all in. Just think of it as my Christmas gift to you. Merry Christmas, y'all and to all a good night

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Kat Williams is Big Pimpin'

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Why must I chase the Kat? Cuz his a$$ is too damn funny! If you haven't noticed, Kat Williams is all over the dial these days. He's about to pop up in that southside Christmas movie 'The Perfect Holiday' (December 12th), yet another flick starring Gabrielle Union lookin' for a man, but I digress.... Money Mike's to got two more flicks in post production and lends his voice the funniest animated character in television - a brother named 'A Pimp Named Slickback' on The Boondocks...

Now word has reached the basement that homey plans to be in an upcoming, office comedy movie called 'Mission: Intolerable' " a workplace comedy about a temp agency that hires out a 'temp from hell' for companies who'd rather have an unwanted employee quit than have to fire him". Naturally, Kat is playin' the temp. Sounds a bit like that ridiculous 'Hell Date' on BET but you know that with Kat, this joint's gonna be funny.

In the meantime, I'm waitin' for his alter-ego 'A Pimp Named Slickback' to pop back up on the Boondocks and offer more pimp pearls of wisdom like 'Make that #itch behave!' It's wrong, but it's cracks me up everytime...

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Queen Latifah Coming Out?

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Hey, I'm not saying, I'm just saying that there are some serious, unconfirmed rumors concerning the next big closet opening. MediaTakeOut.com, which bills itself as the "most visited Black website in the World", (see I'm already reaching for a grain of salt after that wuffin'...) has posted an 'exclusive' that suggests that Queen plans to pop the question to her long time GF Jennette. Here's Tyler Durden's take on the 'actual factuals'. Me? I'm waiting on the announcement and my lavender scented invitation! Got to give it up to Queen tho, if this is true - ol girl is cute. Not like that ruff neck she was dating in 'Set It Off'...

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Oprah the Kingmaker?

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We know our girl Oprah can sell a book and launch other media personalities but does ol girl have enough O-magic to make a president? We'll soon see as Big O heads to Iowa to stump for Smooth Barack.

That's right, y'all - the Oprama Express is leaving the station! The race is tight, the primary is less than a month away (January 3rd) and Smooth and Hillary are pulling out all the stops. I'm thinking Oprah has enough effect to sway the vote over to Barack but if that should happen, watch out for the expected backlash from folks who think that Oprah's Midas Touch and extensive reach have gone too far... Whatever. Here's my question - Is my main man Stedman gonna be on the trail too? What about Gail and those girls from South Africa? Tyra? Nate? Dr. Oz? A brother needs to know these things...

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Sisters Favor Hillary over Smooth Barack

Wassup, Y'all!

Now ain't this a mess? Ordinarily a homey would get this type of backlash after a southside shorty found out a brother was dating a northside shorty, but Smooth Barack's got 'Chelle by his side (that would be Mrs. Michelle Obama for you uninformed basement dwellers...). Could it be a backlash once removed? Could it be that our southside sisters are hatin' on Smooth's bi-racial background and his northside shorty moms?? I have to give sisters more credit than that...

Indeed, noted southside political strategist Donna Brazil broke down the actual factuals this way:

"Most Black women simply believe Clinton can win. They loved her husband Bill and would like to see 'a woman elected first'"

Now we all loved southside President Bill, but how you gonna figure that we would love Smooth Barack any less? Ease up, my sisters. Smooth's doing the necessary - he's got a job, he's married, he's takin' care of his kids, still has all his teeth, plus he's one of Oprah's Favorite Things. Erase the hate, y'all and give Smooth a chance!

Peace@Least,

Tyrone

Debaters Should be Great

Wassup, Y'all!

With a subject like that you have to know that this post has nothing to do with presidential debates either Democrat or Republican but rather that big buzz, Denzel Washington / Oprah Winfrey movie 'The Great Debaters'. If you've seen American Gangster then you likely saw the trailer to this one but if not, you've probably been hit by the email campaign that's propping this joint big time, but it not...

Based on the trailer it looks like a cross between Remember The Titans (another favorite of mine), Dead Poet's Society and Pride and stars two southside movie titans - Denzel, who stars (with a nappy a$ 'fro) and directs, and Forest Whitaker fresh off his Oscar win for The Last King of Scotland. It's produced by Big O's Harpo Productions and similar to Remember The Titans, The Great Debaters is inspired by the 'true story of Melvin B. Tolson (the original Mel B. in the glossy), who, while at Wiley College formed a debate team that challenged Harvard during the 1935 National Debate Championships.

Sounds tight, looks inspiring and it's always good for us to pause for the cause and take a look back to see how far we've come so we can see how far we've yet to go. Big ups to Big O and 'Zel for keepin' these types of stories in front of us.

Peace@Least,

Tyrone