Family, fatigue and fun!

We don't have much family here in Kentucky, but the family we have is FUN! When we get together we usually stay up too late, talk too much, eat too much and laugh plenty.

We had a cousin get married this weekend so there were THOUSANDS of us here. I think we doubled the Black count in this town, LOL!!!

This was baby girl's first wedding so she was excited and talked and danced and posed all night. It was a Friday night/Saturday morning wedding and we had a gathering on Saturday afternoon/night/Sunday morning and man....Sunday morning came quickly. I have to be in the studio by 7 a.m. on Sunday's to do my radio show and man I was beat. I took a REAL nap about 11 a.m. and slept until 3.

It was a GREAT weekend. Here are some wedding shots.
What'd you get into this weekend??

Some good info. if you can use it...

In case you find yourself in an intelligent conversation about Sen. Obama's pastor and want to have some additional insight, here is someone WHITE speaking on behalf of Rev. Wright (come on, you know it helps when you quote white people, LOL)

I pulled these because of some mess I heard on local talk radio Friday. The radio station my show plays on is conservative to say the least. Rush Limbaugh is the main draw during the weekday. Well, a local host tried to take on the Rev. Wright comments but he was ill equipped. A caller said that he was Catholic and has been his entire life and had to endure the priest sleeping with boys scandal. He said Obama can't be held accountable for his pastor's actions. Then the host said something to effect of 'Obama shouldn't subject his wife and children to talk like that and Rev. Wright is the head of that church so he is the equivalent of The Pope.' See, that's some ol' ignant ish right there. So tomorrow on the air I'll address this before I start my "real" show.

NOTE: If you want to listen in, my show is Key Conversations and we are on at 6pm EST you can go here and click LISTEN LIVE (near top right side) and you can hear us. My topic this week is "Black's and Lincoln: What is the connection and why the recent disconnect." Our state is battling with Indiana and Illinois for claim to Lincoln. His 200th birthday is coming and there are celebrations planned and the white folks want Blacks to be on committees to come up with a way to acknowledge him for freeing the slaves and most of us don't want nothing to do with that one. So we're going to to have one of my favorite local scholars on. Her name is Alicestyne Adams and she is the head of the Underground Railroad Research Institute at Georgetown College.

Join us on Sunday!!!

Join me Sunday (12/23) at 6pm EST for my weekly radio show "Key Conversations". You can listen LIVE on-line at www.wlap.com

Our topic will be "2007 Year End Review" We're giving a Black perspective on the biggest local and national headlines. This week is Part 2.

Special guests will be:
Popular blogger Mwabi Murdock, Editor in chief of Jamati.com
and
Founder of BlackAmericanTalks.net, Bruce Edwards

LISTEN ONLINE AT WWW.WLAP.COM (click Listen Live)

See you on the radio!

Join me today at 6pm EST for my weekly radio show "Key Conversations". You can listen LIVE on-line at www.wlap.com

Our topic will be "2007 Year End Review" We're giving a Black perspective on the biggest local and national headlines.

Special guests will be:
Popular blogger Mwabi Murdock, Editor in chief of Jamati.com
and
Founder of BlackAmericanTalks.net, Bruce Edwards

LISTEN ONLINE AT WWW.WLAP.COM (click Listen Live)

Have a great weekend!

Please listen in to my radio show, Key Conversations, LIVE online at www.wlap.com (click LISTEN LIVE) THIS SUNDAY at 6pm EST. My guest will be Ms. Harriette Cole. We'll be discussing "Holiday Etiquette". If you live in Central KY listen in on 630AM at 6pm.

Remember, Key Conversations SUNDAY at 6pm EST! See you on the radio!

How REAL radio could change this town!

***Caution--Uncensored music lyrics below***
OK, just 2 days into my XM adventure and I've had a revelation. In my opinion, radio in Lexington is only filthy R&B or country or conservative talk. So there's nothing to listen to except Key Conversations every Sunday at 6pm on 630 AM (that's somewhat of a joke, if you didn't know that's my radio show!) Well, with XM I feel like I am back in The D. I can hear new soul, old soul, Black talk, jazz, world music, everything! It gives me a feeling of connectedness too. Knowing that I am hearing what people all over the country are hearing makes me feel good for some reason. When I listen to the local "urban" station I feel manipulated. Like someone is telling me what to listen to and deciding what Black music is for me. OK, I'm rambling but HERE IS THE REVELATION.
A few years ago I was telling someone that we are all going to pay a price for feeding the youth this diet of filth and disease we call music. Can you imagine going to see a doctor who just finished listening to "Wait'll you see my dick"? What about your child's teacher listening to "Pop that coochie" during lunch? Or worse, your daughters date coming to get her with Akon's un-cut CD playing "I want to fuck you" as they ride to the movies? This diet of music is changing how we see each other. Wouldn't you rather the teens hear Cameo singing, "We're going out tonight" or Jaheim's "Put that woman first"?
Since getting our radio, my husband and I have been sitting around sharing memories associated with certain songs. We're just feeling normal again. We can turn off the TV and listen to some good music on a real sound system. Not just the Internet radio we were forced to settle for and to me this is easier than trying to make my own playlist for an iPod. I like having a dj and if I don't like what's playing I can switch stations, unlike locally. As you can see, I could do a commercial for XM. But I really think the lack of "diversity" in music and talk choices for Blacks here is playing on our collective psyche.