This upcoming Hong Kong release is a must see for any Wing Chung disciple. Based on the life story of Yip Man, Grand Master and teacher of Bruce Lee.
Posted on November 04, 2008 at 12:53 PM | Comment (0 comments)
Words fail me at the moment, but I felt this needed to be shared ASAP.
Posted on October 16, 2008 at 10:45 AM | Comment (33 comments)
Minister Farrakhan Vs. Mike Wallace On CBS’ 60 Minutes
Posted on April 07, 2008 at 04:04 PM | Comment (7 comments)
Benazir Bhutto speaks from the grave
Listen carefully.
Posted on February 21, 2008 at 12:11 PM | Comment (2 comments)
An interesting documentary from the U.K. that explores the dangers and ridiculousness of overzealous religious fanatics.
*NOT FOR THE EASILY OFFENDED*
Part 1 of 5
Part 2 of 5
Part 3 of 5
Part 4 of 5
Part 5 of 5
Posted on January 24, 2008 at 03:12 PM | Comment (7 comments)
Peep “The Millenials Are Coming”, a 60 Minutes article about the annoying epidemic of Delayed Adolesence in the Good Ole U.S. of A.
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3486473n
Posted on November 12, 2007 at 04:28 PM | Comment (4 comments)
A priceless glimpse into our “Pre Hip Hop” childhood. Old New York’s Afro-Carribean street culture, from the 1971 Documentary “Our Latin Thing”, featuring The Fania All Stars performing live at the Cheetah Club. With Ray Barretto, Willy Colon, Cheo Feliciano, Bobby Cruz, Adalberto Santiago, Hector Lavoe, Ismael Rivera, Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez, Santos Colon, Johnny Pacheco, Larry Harlow, other musicians, and the people of Uptown Manhattan and The Bronx.
Posted on November 01, 2007 at 11:26 AM | Comment (6 comments)
Trailer for BLING: A Planet Rock, the extremely necessary documentary about American hip-hop culture’s obsession with diamonds - “blinging” - and all its social trappings, and how this infatuation correlated with the ten-year conflict in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The film follows three rappers - Paul Wall, Tego Calderon, and Raekwon - as they trek to the country to meet the survivors, perpetrators and diamond miners in the country.
Directed by Raquel Cepeda and Produced in association with VH1 and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the film began airing on VH1 in February, 2007 and is now available on DVD.
Posted on October 22, 2007 at 10:25 AM | Comment (2 comments)
Bush Sr. vs JFK: You Do The Math
Investigative reporting.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-223865000828471342&q=bush+jfk&total=466&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=4
Posted on October 16, 2007 at 12:51 PM | Comment (2 comments)
“Generoso, Que Bueno Toca Usted”
Legendary trombonist Generoso Jimenez, who redefined the role of the trombone in Cuban music and Latin jazz, died September 15th, in Miami of renal failure. He was 90.
The prolific Jimenez worked nearly to the day of his death. He is a featured guest on Gloria Estefan’s new album, “90 Millas,”.
The trombonist lived Cuba’s golden age of music. He was a member of the original lineup of Orquesta Aragon and later joined Chico O’Farrill’s band.
His greatest success came In April 1955, when he joined La Banda Gigante, as trombonist for the great singer Beny Moré. Moré reworked the lyrics of his famous song “Que Bueno Baila Usted” and turned them into “Generoso, que bueno toca usted” (Generoso, how well you play), immortalizing Jimenez’s name among legions of Cuban music fans.
In 2002, Jimenez released an album titled “Generoso, Que Bueno Toca Usted,” which was nominated for a Latin Grammy. Jimenez left Cuba for Miami in 2003 and remained active on the music scene. One of his last public appearances was June 23rd, when he played with Cuban singer Isaac Delgado in Miami.
Jimenez is survived by six children. He was be buried in Miami.
Posted on October 10, 2007 at 12:27 PM | Comment (0 comments)
CELL PHONE NUMBERS GO PUBLIC TOMMOROW
IF YOU DON’T WANT BITCH ASS TELEMARKETERS WASTING YOUR MINUTES YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY.
https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx
Posted on September 21, 2007 at 02:16 PM | Comment (3 comments)
The Human Punching Bag: Why Bob Sapp Sucks
For those of you who havn’t realized that talk is cheap.
You might piss in your pants with this one.
Posted on September 21, 2007 at 12:43 AM | Comment (3 comments)
Tom O’Keefe Vs. American Express
American Express Sued Over “My Life, My Card,” Represents Bigger Problems Than A Lawsuit
Tom O’Keefe, an art director based in Boston, is suing American Express and Ogilvy & Mather for allegedly using his trademarked concept for the “My Life My Card” campaign. According to the press release issued by O’Keefe’s attorneys, the art director was pitching O&M for work on the campaign. For years, O’Keefe had used a portfolio, website and other collateral that involves a concept that is similar to the AmEx campaign. He didn’t get the gig, but a year later “My Life, MY Card” had become the ubiquitous tag line for the advertising campaign.
You be the judge. Similar concepts, but does this constitute trademark violation? A court will ultimately decide if the case has merit. But anyone who has done work in advertising knows that this happens all the time. High-powered agencies cast a wide net for talent, entertain numerous pitches, and all too often creative concepts that originate from outside the agency become part of the mix. And in some cases, end up as part of the campaign.
The problem for American Express is that CGM is an echo chamber and what would otherwise be less than a blip in the media landscape all of a sudden gets legs - blogs pick it up, readers “digg” it, discussions take off in forums. This layer of CGM now intercepts customers searching for “My Life, My Card” in search engines. American Express continues to invest heavily in the campaign and they drive a significant amount of search traffic. For example, a consumer who sees the hilarious Wes Anderson ad on TV may type “my life my card” in Google to find the YouTube clip and share it with friends. In the top ten search results, there are a number of articles about lawsuits filed against American Express for similar claims in the past. Now the brand experience becomes more than the Wes Anderson ad - now the dialog about the brand, the campaign, and the card involves the lawsuit.
My guess is that O’Keefe’s case will have a similar effect. From a PR perspective, David and Goliath narratives tend to get pick up. It could turn out that the lawsuit becomes the least of AmEx’s problems.
Posted on September 10, 2007 at 09:49 PM | Comment (5 comments)
Trailer for the new documentary by FWAPE. Official cats shine some long overdue light on the art of the “52 Blocks”.
Support these brothers by checking them out at http://fwape.com/non_member_index.php
Also:
The Lowa Deck’s own Hassan Yasin of The Du Bros, real talk on prison combat, empty hand techniques vs. armed oponents, and demonstrates a hardcore training regimen for self preservation.
Not for the faint of heart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Il2-705YM
Posted on August 15, 2007 at 09:25 PM | Comment (4 comments)
