The First Lineup of the year... enjoy

The Lineup: January ‘12

What I can’t live without: Candid interviews.  This month was pretty much bland in terms of things to write about.  Nothing really stood out until I went to Facebook one day and saw a video of a Bow Wow interview with the Breakfast Club in NYC.  One link lead to another and it was 3am and I watched over 6 hours of interviews.  Envy, Angela and Charlamagne are really good at their jobs.  Not everyone knows how to give a good interview and they are incredible at getting people to step outside of their comfort zone and talk candidly about sensitive issues.  Despite being incredibly disrespectful, Charlamagne manages to get honest responses from guests and the result is pure comedy.  A great watch.

Are you Watching The Throne?

iLive

Go to YouTube and search for any recent concert and you’ll notice two things: the awful sound quality and how the crowd looks like a heard of lighting bugs.  Cell phones light up the arena not in your typical fashion (think Woodstock), but to record everything on stage.  Last Summer I tried to do this at a 4^th of July concert in Philly.  The Roots were playing one of my favorite songs from the Things Fall Apart album and I wanted to get a video of it.  I grabbed the phone, held it up and pressed record.  After only 10 seconds, things fell apart.

Kim Kardashian... marriage counselor.

Lessons Learned

I am looking forward to becoming a parent one day.  I plan on being a good father that’s engaged in my children’s lives.  I have my father to thank for this.  The irony is, I haven’t seen my father in nearly 25 years.  His absence and mistakes taught me what not to do when I become a dad.  When Kim Kardashian divorced Kris Humphries after only 72 days, I’ll admit, I laughed along with everyone else.  Its no coincidence that this season of Kourtney and Kim take New York have record high ratings but while most want to see a sinking ship, I’m trying to get educated.  A marriage that ends faster than a season of Dexter will provide you with enough “do not’s” to fill up a notepad.

The Beginning...

Resolutions

It’s a new year and you know what that means, resolution time!  I’ve never been a fan of New Year’s Resolutions because they end up being a series of empty promises.  Add that to the fact that most resolutions are boring (eat less, exercise more, blah, blah), and they just don’t excite me.  But this year will be different.  This year my resolution will be to create a list of resolutions.  Instead of the predictable - often selfish goals - let’s look outward and see what we can do in 2012 to change someone else’s life.  If you have $100, I have some ideas: