By Tora B
You Want To Twitter Rumble with Lil’ Kim, huh?
Keyshia Cole went to her Twitter and decided that it was time for her to explain what “friendship” means to her followers. She believed that it was a great idea to use Lil’ Kim as an example of not being friends with her but being associates with Lil Kim because they have previously worked together. However, she must have forgotten the ill words that Lil’ Kim had tweeted to Keyshia Cole’s friend, Nikki Minaj, yet the Queen B let her know that loyalty and respect is worth more than any industry friendship.
Lil’ Kim agreed that they are not friends because she has no tolerance for a person who has no loyalty or respect for her. She quickly tweeted that she gave Keyshia a hit song, “Let It Go”, plus never charged her for any performances. Also, Lil’ Kim pointed out to Keyshia that she would never allow anyone to disrespect her on a song; yet Keyisha allowed Nikki Minaj to disrespect Lil’ Kim on a song – which flopped.
Don Lemon Cleans Out His Closet
CNN anchor, Don Lemon, had the courage to tell the world that he was molested as a child last year when the Bishop Eddie Long scandal unfolded, to encourage other black males to come out and deal with their molestation. This week, he decided to take another step and come out in the open as gay on his Twitter (is Twitter the new place for public announcements for celebrities?) and in an interview with Bill Carter of the New York Times to promote Lemon’s new memoir, Transparent. He to Carter his fear about coming out publicly, acknowledging that being gay might cause people to shun or ostracize him.
Lemon noted that being gay in Black culture is the worst thing you can be. ““You’re taught you have to be a man; you have to be masculine. In the Black community they think you can pray the gay away.” I don’t know about all that, but kudos to Lemon coming out of the closet. His move can certainly give hope to others who are currently anguishing over the decision. Let’s hope the announcement wasn’t a ploy to sell some books.
R.I.P. Randy “Macho Man” Savage
Earlier this morning, the professional wrestling world lost one of its most legendary figures when Randy Poffo, the “Macho Man” died in a car crash. Around 10 A.M. this morning, the Poffo, 58, suffered a heart attack while driving in his home town of Tampa, Florida and lost control of the vehicle. While he was having a heart attack, Poffo’s vehicle went over the median, jumped the curb and collided head first into a tree. He was transported to Largo Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. He had just recently celebrated a one –year anniversary with his wife, Lynne.
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Many will remember him as the lead endorser for Slim Jim spiced meats, but for legions of fans, Randy Savage was one of the greatest wrestlers ever, with fluid movement, a ferocious nature, a grand personality behind that microphone and an assortment of moves that made many of his matches a joy to watch.
Savage could take you to the mat or he could hit you from the air with his patented double axe handle move or his soaring finishing elbow from the top rope. He had that are combination of skill, charisma and execution that only the most special of wrestlers possessed and an edge that made him a lovable heel (villain) and a dangerous face(good guy). He will be missed. Here are a few videos that show the “Macho Madness.”
PREPARE FOR A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE…if tomorrow ain’t the Rapture.
A couple of days ago, the Center of Disease Control had a post on its site preparing readers for a “Zombie Apocalypse.” After a brief discussion of recent movies featuring the flesh-eating monsters, the post compares such an event to a natural disaster like a hurricane and goes on to give the instructions “just in case.”
The CDC continues:
If zombies did start roaming the streets, CDC would conduct an investigation much like any other disease outbreak. CDC would provide technical assistance to cities, states, or international partners dealing with a zombie infestation. This assistance might include consultation, lab testing and analysis, patient management and care, tracking of contacts, and infection control (including isolation and quarantine). It’s likely that an investigation of this scenario would seek to accomplish several goals: determine the cause of the illness, the source of the infection/virus/toxin, learn how it is transmitted and how readily it is spread, how to break the cycle of transmission and thus prevent further cases, and how patients can best be treated. Not only would scientists be working to identify the cause and cure of the zombie outbreak, but CDC and other federal agencies would send medical teams and first responders to help those in affected areas (I will be volunteering the young nameless disease detectives for the field work).
It’s all in jest as part of the CDC’s preparedness campaign, but with all the radiation leaking in Japan, who knows whether this is truly a joking matter.
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