Mix and mingle in Atlanta
It’s been a super busy week with about 20 different events going on in the city! It’s one of the many reasons I love Atlanta. I went to a film festival, listened to live hip hop music, Nina Simone tribute that was a spoken word/art event and singles mixer! I am exhausted as that sounds but I had a wonderful time running around town. I will tell you about the events in more detail next week.
On Tuesday, I braved the crowd and ventured to Buckhead to attend the 13th Annual Unsigned Urban Showcase the Havana Club in Atlanta. The event was hosted by R&B crooner Lloyd and DJ Drama, the showcase featured performances by hip-hop heir apparent Drake and Atlanta-bred Travis Porter.
One of the exciting moments for me was when BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations Catherine Brewton and members of Organized Noize and Goodie Mob presented rapper/producer Big Boi with the Legends of ATL Award. I am a HUGE OutKast fan, so it was great to see Bib Boi aka Sir Luscious Left Foot!
After I stopped pouting about being in a club on a Tuesday night, I relaxed a bit and had a great time catching up with my friend “SuperStar.” We mingled around as she caught up with friends, including one of the BMI representatives. Let me tell you, there are a lot of perks to knowing people in high places! He was kind enough to help us throughout the evening and kept us posted on Drake’s E.T.A. on stage.
The crowd was getting bigger and bigger, and it was getting later and later. I have been wanting to see Drake perform live since the buzz about him began. Just when I was feeling too old and too irritated to endure that crowd, Drake came on stage. I was pretty impressed by his stage presence. He worked the crowd and really did his thing. I get why there was so much industry buzz about him.
It ended up being a really great event that made me almost fall back in love with hip hop again. One thing I noticed about the crowd that night was that it was pretty diverse. I know I felt older *cough* then the average attendee, but the truth is there were people there of all ages.
When you go out, are you mindful of the age range of people? For the younger readers, do you prefer to hang out at events with people in your age/demographic? How can you tell when an event is geared toward you?
Are there certain places or events that you totally rule out because you know that the crowd won’t be your scene? Is it a good idea to discount any place you have a preconceived notion about? I actually met an older man, in the music industry while we were in line. He was pretty cool and not African American, so I would not necessarily have expected to swap business cards with someone like him that night. Which is my point. Do we mix and mingle with an open mind?
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Professor
April 23rd, 2010
1:14 pm
Lady J,
You know, even the baked chicken plates cost…don’t try to serve any salmon or seafood with appitizers and drinks. Whew! I would be looking at all these guest like, do I really like you enough to feed you? Shoot I’ll take the bracelet.
i'm swiss
April 23rd, 2010
1:15 pm
Is this a co-ed gathering, Leggs? And are drinks on you?
kinderbabe--22 days and counting! woohoo!
April 23rd, 2010
1:16 pm
hey lady j!:)
sexycool..yep, looks like it’s just the four of us…lol. never been into a lot of jewelry.
kimmie…i feel you on the jewelry being simple and classy. it has to be when you think about this is something you will wear EVERY day forever. if it’s too gawdy (sp?) i’d tire of it after a few weeks or months…lol.
Kym--Square Peg
April 23rd, 2010
1:16 pm
Wait has the misadventures facebook thingy been added and do I really want to friend/fan it or whateva it is called?
Elijah ( Today is a good day!)
April 23rd, 2010
1:17 pm
Everyone be safe have a great weekend!
Time to do a liquid lunch/happy hour!
Leggs go meet Ovie who knows he maybe into sexy cougars who look like they are 30 years old like yourself!
Lady J-Gone Baby Go, Don't be long-I can't wait to see what you DO!!!!
April 23rd, 2010
1:17 pm
professor i learned the hard way going into panic mode thinking extra mouths were coming and yes I had salmom with a cocktail party and everything in between we pd dearly and we pd not our parents…….never again! LOL
kinderbabe--22 days and counting! woohoo!
April 23rd, 2010
1:18 pm
@leggs…i’m kinda late here. was a gathering proposed for Tazzee? when, where? i missed the info.:(
Luvbug
April 23rd, 2010
1:18 pm
Melo – I’m sure you’ve posted it before, but I’m curious. Why no ring?
and no…I’m not talking about the amount…15 (million, thousand, hundred, dollars, cents, pebbles)…I don’t particularly care.
Just what’s the hangup with getting Madame Queen a ring?
i'm swiss
April 23rd, 2010
1:21 pm
Kym — Where’ve you been, chica? Yep the MIA FB page is up. You should check it out just to see if you can guess who’s who…
LURKER (The most interesting LURKER on The MIA blog)
April 23rd, 2010
1:25 pm
Random Comments: YEAAA
I bet BMW can put a mean grip on a diesel dyck with those skinny hands!
YEAAAHHHH
Kimmie…. You acknowledge more American traditions then anyone I know when it comes to receiving a wedding ring….Did you grow up in Fairy Tale land?
YEAHHHH
Wisdiva….. Are you getting into all these place without paying? If so hit me up and I will be your date at a moment notice! Hey Drinks at McDonalds is on me!
Just because SexyCool licks a diesel Dyck does not mean she gives PSH, I beg the differ she wrote the book on how to give PSH but the book did not get publish do to Superhead’s book coming out first!
YEAHHH
Carlito….Are you inviting your favorite chickens and cows to the wedding?
yeah
JtJ
April 23rd, 2010
1:27 pm
Afternoon All,
@ Leggs- Count me in. That sounds good, I don’t know her much aside from reading the blog, but let me know when & where. I still have your e-mail address, so I will send you an e-mail.
BlackMagicWoman
April 23rd, 2010
1:29 pm
Of course LEGGS I would like to toast the bride to be. When??
Leggs
April 23rd, 2010
1:30 pm
@i’m swiss ~ this definitely can be co-ed. Drinks would be on me if it was at my house. I’m not giving a strange bartender my money for you alkies….(LOLOLOL)!
Dig That
April 23rd, 2010
1:30 pm
Is this a co-ed gathering, Leggs? And are drinks on you?
((((Crickets))))
@Leggs- Where and when is the proposed gathering taking place?
i'm swiss
April 23rd, 2010
1:33 pm
“I’m not giving a strange bartender my money for you alkies…”
C’mon, now Leggs… you know my people don’t drink much…
Dan
April 23rd, 2010
1:34 pm
@Leggs
Holla at cha boy!
I’ll buy Tazz a drank (know she ain’t gone do two)
Melo
April 23rd, 2010
1:38 pm
Just what’s the hangup with getting Madame Queen a ring?
@Luvbug??
coz on the real tip,its dble jeopardy!
Culturally,as a Zulu, i pay whats called lobola..bride price in $$$ terms,some suits to the father in law, a dress suit to mum in law and a cpple of cows and goats to her fam.U pay this stuff over the lyfe of ur marriage,not really in one day altho most of it is delivered in $$$ terms on that one day my reps gop to their house to do the officiation.
A ring is sme extra that u can buy and esp if u have a (white)wedding/ceremony or the magistrate thang which i had.
Its not really a requirement to denote that somebody is married altho i understand the modernity of it.
JtJ
April 23rd, 2010
1:38 pm
I heard you all mentioning Wet Willy’s a few weeks back as a cool place to go for drinks- I was wondering what nights are good for 30+ crowd? My fiance and his friends went last Saturday and they saw mostly 25 and under crowd.
Anyone been to 3 Willie’s on Sugarloaf Pwky in Lawrenceville? I hear it is nice and they play live Jazz. Any one?
Leggs
April 23rd, 2010
1:40 pm
Very nice compliment, Elijah! Thank you.
@kinderbabe ~ just a suggestion has been put out. I suggested Sambuca’s or if any had other ideas on a restaurant, that would be fine. I know have 5 responses, would love to have more!!
BlackMagicWoman
April 23rd, 2010
1:40 pm
I LOVE WET WILLIE’S! The Call-a-Cab is my drink of choice! Although the Atlanta one if not as fun because there is no beach and they don’t let yoy take your drink to go. You have to have a big purse and sneak it out!
Dig That
April 23rd, 2010
1:44 pm
How bout Sweet Auburn Bistro
SexyCool
April 23rd, 2010
1:44 pm
So, did anybody check with Taz on this?
Not saying that she wouldn’t appreciate the sentiment, however, I know her schedule is going to be pretty tight – at least for the next few months or so.
Melo
April 23rd, 2010
1:44 pm
JtJ??
Queen and I stepped into Wet Willies about a month ago,looked left and looked right and then stepped out after jus 5 seconds!
U about my age range 35-45 and u dont wanna be in there at all costs!
DreamsMaterialize
April 23rd, 2010
1:45 pm
Supposedly the rule is 2 to 3 months salary should be spent on a ring.
Yeah whatever. No way I’m spending 25k+ on a ring. I can make a ring out of the deed to our house and put that on her finger.
I’ve seen some gorgeous gold bands with intricate carvings and stones. My mom and dad just had wedding bands when they got married. He promised he’d get her something nicer when they weren’t struggling anymore. On their 10 year anniversary he bought her a 2ct sapphire ring. Being together was what was important…all the material things came later.
Professor I must say I am very impressed with your comments! Yousa a keeper!
Elijah make sure you read her chapter in the upcoming blog book before you make the approach. Melo and I are currently
blackmailingnegotiating her advance.Oh yea 15K for an engagement ring I like that
Either your math is slipping or you’ve lowered your standards. At three months salary for a ring, your ring needs to cost at least 25k to maintain the 6 figga requirement.
DeBeers.
Swiss you got that right. lol
Lady J-Gone Baby Go, Don't be long-I can't wait to see what you DO!!!!
April 23rd, 2010
1:45 pm
between begging students and folk calling my name do thi do that i am about to run hide!!!! without this blog I would be ms evil! LOL 310 is the goal!
Kym--Square Peg
April 23rd, 2010
1:46 pm
@Swiss..I don’t know..then folks will know who I am..LMAO!!!
Lady J-Gone Baby Go, Don't be long-I can't wait to see what you DO!!!!
April 23rd, 2010
1:46 pm
dig that that is a cool spot!
Melo
April 23rd, 2010
1:48 pm
I know her schedule is going to be pretty tight – at least for the next few months or so.
@Sexxycool!!?
We can drank and be merry to her happyness,even in her absense.
If we’all(AAs) can get our boogie on as adults, for a baby’s very first bifday,we can do this for Tazzee even when she aint there!!
SexyCool
April 23rd, 2010
1:49 pm
Kym – posted something to your FB page. Check it out.
Dig That
April 23rd, 2010
1:50 pm
Dayum Lady J. We are supposed to be keeping that spot a secret. My bad
SexyCool
April 23rd, 2010
1:50 pm
Melo – that would work. Put me down for my required two drAnks.
Dig That
April 23rd, 2010
1:51 pm
It’s a quarter after 1 and I’m a lil drunk and I need you know.
i'm swiss
April 23rd, 2010
1:51 pm
“I don’t know..then folks will know who I am..”
Aw, c’mon, Kym… It’s not that bad… Hell, it couldn’t be any more obvious which one I am, and nothing bad has happened….
Leggs
April 23rd, 2010
1:53 pm
@i’m swiss ~ may not drink hard liquor, but you guys can put away some beer.
@Dig That ~ wanted to first take a poll to see if anyone truly would be interested in coming before I do an evite. She gets married in 3 weeks so I thought the following week after her marriage! Trying to get particulars on if she’s immediately going on a honeymoon.
Lady J-Gone Baby Go, Don't be long-I can't wait to see what you DO!!!!
April 23rd, 2010
1:54 pm
LOL!
DreamsMaterialize
April 23rd, 2010
1:55 pm
@Swiss..I don’t know..then folks will know who I am..LMAO!!!
I haven’t really tried to figure out who’s who, but I might just be lazy. lol
Lady J-Gone Baby Go, Don't be long-I can't wait to see what you DO!!!!
April 23rd, 2010
1:56 pm
We can drank and be merry to her happyness,even in her absense
melo so smart!!!!! laugh leggs! HAHAHAHA!
BlackMagicWoman
April 23rd, 2010
1:56 pm
DIG THAT…I LOVE Lady Antebellum!
Dig That
April 23rd, 2010
1:57 pm
@Leggs- Cool just keep us posted.
Leggs
April 23rd, 2010
1:57 pm
@SexyC ~ I’m checking on her schedule.
We can drank and be merry to her happyness,even in her absense.
Someone said the exact same thing….too funny!
Right now restaurants vying for our business”
1. Sambuca’s
2. Sweet Auburn Bistro
Carlito
April 23rd, 2010
1:57 pm
I became confused when I heard the word “Service” used with these agencies:
Internal Revenue ‘Service’
U.S. Postal ‘Service’
Telephone ‘Service’
Cable TV ‘Service’
Civil ‘Service’
State, City, County & Public ‘Service’
Customer ‘Service’
This is not what I thought ‘Service’ meant.
But today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he had hired a bull to ‘Service’ a few cows.
BAM!!! It all came into focus. Now I understand what all those agencies are doing to us.
You are now as enlightened as I am
JtJ
April 23rd, 2010
1:58 pm
@ BMW- My fiance had that “Call-A-Cab drink and he and his friend had to walk over to wing spot nearby to get something to eat because he was wasted. He said there was nothing but 20 somethings there with the shortest, tightest lil dresses they could find!!! He said they felt like dirty old men!!
sexycool
April 23rd, 2010
1:59 pm
She will be honeymooning.
AmazonRed™
April 23rd, 2010
2:01 pm
I was watching that show “Basketball Wives” and Antione Walkers ex finace was like “I’ve already had an 11 carat ring, the next one needs to be 15″
Carlito
April 23rd, 2010
2:02 pm
Wedding Ring:
LITTLE RALPHY ON MATH
A teacher asks her second grade class, ‘If there are 5 birds sitting on a
fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?’
She calls on little Ralphy.
He replies, ‘None, they will all fly away with the first gunshot.’
The teacher replies, ‘The correct answer is 4, but I like your thinking…’
Then little RALPHY says, ‘I have a question for YOU.
There are 3 women sitting on a bench having ice cream:
One is delicately licking the sides of the triple scoop of ice cream.
The second is gobbling down the top and sucking the cone.
The third is biting off the top of the ice cream.
Which one is married?’
The teacher, blushing a great deal, replied, ‘Well, I suppose the
one that’s gobbled down the top and sucked the cone.’
To which Little RALPHY replied, ‘The correct answer is ‘the one with the
wedding ring on,’ but I like your thinking.’
Lady J-Gone Baby Go, Don't be long-I can't wait to see what you DO!!!!
April 23rd, 2010
2:02 pm
lmbao
Leggs
April 23rd, 2010
2:02 pm
You funny, LadyJ!!
Carlito
April 23rd, 2010
2:03 pm
LITTLE RALPHY ON GRAMMAR (Part 2)
One day, during lessons on proper grammar, the teacher asked for a
show of hands from those who could use the word ‘beautiful’ in the same
sentence twice.
First, she called on little Suzie, who responded with, ‘My father bought
my mother a beautiful dress and she looked beautiful in it.’
‘Very good, Suzie,’ replied the teacher. She then called on little
Michael.
‘My mummy planned a beautiful banquet and it turned out beautifully.’
She said, ‘Excellent, Michael!’ Then the teacher reluctantly called
on little RALPHY.
‘Last night at the dinner table, my sister told my father that she was
pregnant, and he said ‘Beautiful, just ph*cking beautiful!”
Lady J-sleepy dwarf
April 23rd, 2010
2:04 pm
anyone seen alice in the wonderland movie version??? how was it????
Dan
April 23rd, 2010
2:05 pm
Rate the President’s job so far:
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