Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron November 4, 2009 – BB King Blues Club, NYC GIL SCOTT-HERON Produced by Jill Newman Productions File Under:  R&B, Classic R&B, Spoken Word Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm NB:  General Admission – First come, first seated $30 adv, $35 at door VIP Booths available for four to six people; must buy whole booth Tix/Booth for four:  $200  /  Tix/Booth for six:  $300 Poet, musician, activist, author, bluesologist. These are all terms that have been used to describe the great Gil Scott-Heron, who more humbly refers to himself simply as a “piano player from Tennessee”. Most famous for his era-defining 1970’s poem, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” Gil Scott-Heron’s politically charged material made him a stalwart figure in the 1970’s civil rights movement. His lyrical content covered topics like the superficiality of television and mass consumerism, the hypocrisy of some would-be Black revolutionaries and white middle-class ignorance of the difficulties faced by inner-city residents.  Not only a pioneer of blues, jazz and funk, his honesty, matter-of-fact delivery and fearlessness to address important social issues in the face of media criticism made him one of the foremost progenitors of contemporary hip-hop and spoken word.. Expect an incredible new CD in early 2010. B.B. King Blues Club and Grill is located at  237 West 42nd Street, between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue. Tickets may be purchased through Ticketmaster, online at ticketmaster.com or 212-307-7171. Tickets can be purchased in person at our box office from 10:30 am to midnight every night. We are a full-scale restaurant and bar; serving food and drink throughout most of our shows.  A $10 food and/or beverage minimum is standard for table seating during all shows.  To read our menu, please click here. Unless otherwise noted, all shows are suitable for all ages and offer general admission seating. Seating for all shows is first come, first seated; we do not take advance table reservation, except where noted as a condition of a VIP ticket.  We cannot seat incomplete parties.  Standing room for all shows is available at our bar. For further show information, directions to the venue and for the latest updates visit us at www.bbkingblues.com or call 212-997-4144.

Half a million pounds of beef recalled on E.coli fears

clipped from money.cnn.com Half a million pounds of beef recalled on E.coli fears Meat producer Fairbank Farms says ground beef may be contaminated with a potentially lethal bacteria. NEW YORK (CNN) — A voluntary recall was announced Monday for more than half a million pounds of ground beef because it may be contaminated with bacteria linked to at least two deaths, officials said. Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York, said the recall was issued Saturday for approximately 545,699 pounds of ground beef produced between September 14 and September 16 after the meat was “possibly linked” to E. coli O157:H7. “Any customers from northeastern or mid-Atlantic states who have identified recalled ground beef products should remove the product from their freezers and return it to their stores for full reimbursement,” the company said. Retail outlets include: ACME, BJ’s, Ford Brothers, Giant Food Stores, Price Chopper, Shaw’s, and Trader Joe’s. The products affected are listed on the USDA Web site.

The 83rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade(R) Is Set to Debut New Giant Character Balloons, Amazing Floats and New Parade Route This November

clipped from finance.yahoo.com The 83rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade(R) Is Set to Debut New Giant Character Balloons, Amazing Floats and New Parade Route This November New Giant Character Balloons Include Pillsbury Doughboy(R), Ronald McDonald(R), Sailor Mickey and Spider-Man(R) New Floats Include Local Heroes Helping Everyday, There’s A Party In My City and Santa’s Sleigh 2009 Parade Route to Bypass Broadway for the First time and Travel Down 7th and 6th Avenues to Macy’s Herald Square NEW YORK, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ — The magical procession returns to the Big Apple this November as the 83rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off the holiday season. On Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 9:00am at the sound of Let’s Have a Parade, America’s favorite holiday spectacular will step off with its signature giant helium balloons, floats of fantasy, marching bands, clowns, celebrity and large performance groups, and the one-and-only Santa Claus.

White Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Dresses In Black Face for Halloween

clipped from www.eurthisnthat.com White Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Dresses In Black Face for Halloween (Photos) Folks have realllllllllllly been trying to push that race card as far as they can with President Obama being in office. Now, the latest of many other race infractions is Whitney Isleib, a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, who thought it would be funny if she showed up to a Halloween party in black face. Oh yeah, guess who she’s supposed to be? If you guessed Lil Wayne, you’re right. Check her out with two unidentified black girls cheezin’ it up with her! Crazy right?

Where is the outrage toward Tyra Banks when she did the same thing with the contestants on her model show.

A real life Transformer

Check out this cool costume!

 

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