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CELEBRITY PAYDAY

This week has seen Brandy gain some level of legal closure over compensation for a 2006 car accident that left a woman dead (see Grind Mode Connect 'News' section).   However, she has still to finally settle with the woman's husband who refused $1.2 million in compensation for the accident.  This instance may point to the man not having really dealt with the tragic loss of his wife.  Then again it may point to a feeling that he can gain more financially. 

While we can speculate, we cannot know the true reasons behind the husband's refusal of compensation.  However there does seem to be a spate of celebrity suing - often for far more trivial matters.  Whether it is Justin Timberlake's restaurant, Kanye West losing his temper at LAX or Michael Jackson's concerts - a lawsuit never seems too far behind - regardless of whether the celebrity are themselves at fault or not.

 

While real grievances should be taken through the courts and awarded relevant compensation, could it be that we are going slightly overboard with the whole thing? 

 

I can just imagine it now; there I am walking down the street, looking down to check my phone, when I notice a shadow fall across me.  Before I have a chance to fully look up or react I have encountered Puffy (or 'Diddy' - call him what you will), who accidentally steps upon my new trainers (that's "sneakers" in America).  Stopping to assess the damage I notice that he has creased the leather on one toe and scuffed the outer layer slightly.  What's worse is that he seems to have also crushed my foot very slightly.  Hobbling to a low wall I sit down and gingerly remove my shoe and sock.  Yes!  There it is!  A slight graze on my foot.  I quickly take a picture before shouting, "I'll see you in court" at the rapidly retreating mogul, my $80 shoe quickly turning to potential millions before my eyes.

 

OK - I'm joking and of course such a case would never stand up (would it?).  Plus I would actually be too ashamed to carry it out.  But there are certainly those out there who see celebrities as paydays; whether it is the victims themselves or, perhaps more frequently, at the behest of 'concerned' friends and relatives.  It is a shame that sometimes regular mistakes are followed up by victorious legal action.  We put our celebrities on a pedestal and then act hurt when they fall from grace, forgetting that for all their talents they are people like us.  Their egos may be a little expanded at times (that's the fame) but ultimately they share the same basic hopes and dreams as everyone else.  In our 100-mile-an-hour culture of instant celebrity and instant money (without the effort?) it is all too easy to see the dollar signs, but integrity can't be bought.  Like respect, it needs to be earned. 

 

I hope that Awatef Aboudihaj's husband, Marouane Hdidou, can find peace over the loss of his wife due to Brandy's car crash - but I also hope that such a real tragedy can help put the frivolous claims of others into perspective...

 

Slim (Managing Editor – Grind Mode Media LLC) - www.grindmodeconnect.com and www.grindmodepress.com
 
 
   
 

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Real–Life Theme Music

Hip-Hop music is sometimes portrayed as a realistic insight into life in urban America.  The only thing is, with the video images of expensive cars and champagne popping, this could not seem further from the truth.  Making matters worse is the other end of the spectrum where super-gangsters swagger and shoot without consequence or remorse.  So how can such blatantly skewed images of life be considered ‘real?’

 

The confusion begins when people attempt to place hip-hop music in a position of 100% factual realism.  No other entertainment is placed under such pressure to be true-to-life (even when it obviously isn’t).  Hip-hop is quite possibly the single-most popular poetic form in the world today and yet many are loathe to allow it poetic licence.  This is not helped by the insistence of its proponents that all they say is a true to life rendition of their lives – or at least those of someone they know.

 

However, if you remove the exact details and delve into the underlying themes of many hip-hop records you can find a great deal of reality.  The concerns of rap music are those of the ‘real world’ – money, love, anger, camaraderie, betrayal and self-belief being just some of the themes that immediately spring to mind.  It is the empathetic qualities of the best rappers that give them a special place in our hearts.  Tupac’s passion, B.I.G.’s story telling and the ease with which he can draw you into his world, the double and triple meanings of the best rhymes from names like Jay-Z and Lil Wayne; all of these are examples of how an MC can touch the public with their words.

 

Without an anchor to something that a listener can feel or connect to their own lives and experience a lot of the power of hip-hop is lost.  While this is more obvious with the most down-to-earth rhymes, even the most far-fetched of lyrics need to maintain a root in the human experience to be effective.  The names, places and details may change but the essential experiences and emotions remain the same through much of hip-hop’s history.  Greed, pride, passion, jealousy, love, hate, joy and pain are just some of the basic emotions that hip-hop delivers, and for that reason it will remain real-life theme music.  Even if the life it portrays isn’t your own.

 

Slim (Managing Editor – Grind Mode Media LLC) –

 

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Lately

Hey Guys. I though i would start writing blogs on this site again as i miss doing it, and i now have the time to do it because i'm not always working or at college. To be honest i could have continued doing it for a few months now but i completely forgot that i had an accound. Ah well.

 

Anyways. As i mentioned i have no job.. Yes i know *sigh* It's just so hard to get one with this whole crdit crunch ... thing. I went for an interview at a care home and they seemed okay. I just need to fill out my CRB and they're going to give me a banking contract which is better than nothing i suppose. I'm still going to continue applying to other places though. I will do that when my boyfriend goes on holiday, i'll be going back home to Boro for a few weeks.

 

It's really exciting to think that i'm going to be living in Surrey with my boyfriend. It makes me feel more independent. Not having to rely on my mum for things, and it's gonna be great when i do get a job and i'm earning my own money. I'm really looking forward to it all :o)

 

I never thought i'd find anyone like Marty. He's so perfect and amazing.. just everything you could want in a guy. I know that's probably what most girls say about their boyfriends but he's really something special. He never gives me reason to doubt him and he always gives me reassurance when i need it. He'll tell me he loves me and that he'll never leave me because i'm the only girl for him, it gives me the most amazing feeling in the world. He holds me all night, i love falling asleep with my head on his chest just listening to him breathe and listening to his heart beat, it makes mine skip one!

I never thought that he would be interested in someone like me, he's so gorgeous and i mean gorgeous! And i'm just.. not. He can do better than me thats for sure, but i'm glad that i am the one he wants, it makes me feel special knowing he could have anyone but only wants me.

 

Anyways i'll keep you updated on the job thing, that's if anyone is even reading this. If you did then thank you i really appreciate it, drop me a comment.

 

Ciao for now. x

 

 
 
 

   
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Are you anyone's first love?  I don't think so.  I'm hopefully someone's last though.


Has someone ever told you they want to spend the rest of their life with you?  It has been implied.  As soon as I do that one thing.

Do you think you can love someone without trusting them?  No.

If the year consisted of only one season, which would you choose?  Fall.  No spring, no...fall.  No...spring.  Just as long as it's not freezing, I'll be happy.

What are you doing tomorrow?  I'm worrying about the weekend and sewing.

What do you do when you get mad? Clean.

What's bothering you right now? My throat has a tickle, and my fingers are numb.

Who's the last guy that IMed you?I unno.


Who was the last guy who called you? Gregory.


Someone knocks on your window at 2 AM, what do you say? Holy Fuck!  You've got to be 20 foot tall!

Do you miss anyone from your past?Yes


Are you open about your feelings or closed off? Heh.  I'm very open.  Sometimes that's unfortunate.

Did you ever lose a best friend?  Yep.

Will you talk to the person you like on the phone tonight?  Oooo...stacy likes a boy.....stacy likes a boy.  Ahem.  Yes.  I will tell him he needs to grab the mail from my car before he comes inside.


Do you trust all of your friends? Yes. I'd better, right?

Would you honestly say you'd risk your life for someone else? Yes.

Has anyone upset you in the past week?  Uh, yeah.

Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?  Usually, but not a third, and definitely not an eighth.

Would you ever get back with your ex? Um....no.

What holiday is your birthday close to?  I'm birthday twins with our next president, does that count?

Are you easily distracted?  Of course I'm not.  I always give my....full....attention......to whatev.......is that something shiny?

When you're cold do your teeth chatter or do you get goose bumps?  If it's really cold I do.  My bogies froze in my nose on Monday. 

What's the worst thing to happen to you today?  Um....I stuck myself with a needle a few times.  


Do you re-use towels after you shower?  Yep.  Towels are only used for my hair.

What is your favorite flavor of JELLO?   The standard answer of strawberry applies here.

What kind of winter coat do you have?  A fancy one.  It's grey fake fur and hits my knee. 

Do you sleep with the door to your room open or closed? Open.  So the cat can come in and out.  And in and out.  And in and out.

If you jumped out your bedroom window right now, how injured would you get?  Well, pretty badly I'd think.  I'm on the second floor.

Do you like a particular brand of tennis shoe?  I usually gravitate to Chuck Taylors.

Do you find graveyards scary? No.


What's the most painful dental procedure you've had? When I was 19, I had all four wisdom teeth pulled at once.  That wasn't the painful part - it was developing dry socket afterwards and also learning I'm allergic to codeine.  Which was the painkiller they gave me.  However, it was at that time that I discovered South Park, which made me laugh despite the pain.

 

Are you an emotional person?  I cried at tonight's episode of NCIS.  And the book I'm reading now - Straub/King's The Talisman.  (Wolf has just entered the picture.)

 

Why did you and your last ex break up? Um....is that Josh?  We just weren't compatible.



Do you still talk to them as much as you would like to? No.  But he's in my thoughts often.  And always there when I call.


How long have you and your current boyfriend/girlfriend been together?  Three years in 15 days.  Crikey.

 
 
   
 

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