It's My Birthday! :)

I am 24 years old today!

Now, you all got to give me a present :)

Dam, time goes by so fast, I'm feeling old already. Well, that's how I feel among younger folks, though I feel like a youngster among older adults!

KRS-ONE on 9/11

 

KRS-ONE made some controversial statements on 9/11


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/241962p-207504c.html

KRS-One, decency zero

If Osama Bin Laden ever buys a rap album, he'll probably start with a CD by KRS-One.
The hip-hop anarchist has declared his solidarity with Al Qaeda by asserting that he and other African-Americans "cheered when 9/11 happened."

The rapper, whose real name is Kris Parker, defiled the memory of those who died in the terrorist attacks as he spouted off at a recent New Yorker Festival panel discussion.
"I say that proudly," the Boogie Down Productions founder went on, insisting that, before the attack, security guards kept black people out of the Trade Center "because of the way we talk and dress.

"So when the planes hit the building, we were like, 'Mmmm - justice.'"

The atrocity of 9/11 "doesn't affect us [the hip-hop community]," he said. "9/11 happened to them, not us," he added, explaining that by "them" he meant "the rich ... those who are oppressing us. RCA or BMG, Universal, the radio stations."

Parker's screed drew a loud boo from novelist Tom Kelly, who was in the audience. "I lost six friends there on 9/11," Kelly told us afterward.

Parker also sneered at efforts by other rappers to get young people to vote.
"Voting in a corrupt society adds more corruption," he added. "America has to commit suicide if the world is to be a better place."

Ex-Nirvana rocker Krist Novoselic, who was on the panel, yelled back: "That is wrong, man. Suicide is not the answer."

But, judging by Parker's downward-spiraling career, he's already bent on self-destruction.

My comments: 

Hey, sometimes security piss me off, like that punk at Varsity Theatre I mentioned in this blog last month. But I'm not going to advocate destroying Varsity Theatre when film fans are inside. Why can't KRS-ONE have that mentality?

But then again, like other has-been celebrities, KRS-ONE is taking his popularity decline so hard to the point where he is, well, on path of self-destruction.

And I remember a while back, KRS-ONE dissed Nelly for being "too commercial". Nelly dissed him back! I'm siding with Nelly on this issue.

It's been a while


As of now, I am too busy to update this blog as much as I'd like

And for editorials, I sent in one to Ka Leo, but the editor said it was "too short". And so is he.

Anyways, check out this quote from Billy Bob Thornton.

http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2004/10/05/tues/index.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004461322,00.html

I think Shakespeare's overrated. It's bullshit. I'd never go and see a Shakespeare play," he said, adding that he wasn't inclined to star in one either (not that it's clear that anyone's asked or anything). "Who'd want to see me in 'Hamlet'? Who cares? I don't know why actors do it. Shakespeare is just a bunch of soap operas." And don't go suggesting that the Bard's work is over his head. "It's not that I don't understand it. But people think if you speak with an English accent it somehow makes you smarter," Thornton said. "I don't believe in all the flowery language."

Of course, this would be considered by blasphemy by a lot of literature profs!

But if you like Shakespeare, good for you. Your life, your interests!

Varsity Theatre Drama

 This month, Varsity Theater hosted the Cinema Paradise film festival. I was there to watch   "2pac Ressurrection", a documentary made by Afeni Shakur and MTV Films! It was very interesting to learn about 2pac's life from childhood, his early career, his troubles with the media, the law and the Bad Boy crew (Biggie and Puff), and his death! It showed a lot of 2pac's fun side, with a lot of hoochies coming on to him.

But the real drama was while waiting for the film to start. 

This was what I sent to the 2 local papers. Hopefully one will print it.

On Friday, September 17, the staff at Varsity Theatre was very disorganized. On that day, there was a film festival going on. Films earlier that day started late, which caused delays for those waiting to watch films later that night. Because of those delays, me and others who were waiting for a 10pm film weren't let into the theatres until 10:20. To add insult to injury, I went to use bathroom after finally entering the theatre, and a big burly staff member didn't even let me into screening room until a co-worker told him to let me in.

If this is how Varsity Theatre usually operate, then I'll support any plans to knock that theatre down and replace it with housing for UH students.

A Day to Remember

It was 3 years ago today, when Islamic terrorists slammed airplanes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania!

Take a moment of silence to remember the innocent victims of the attack, to remember those who attempted to rescue those stuck in the buildings, and all those whose loved ones passed away!

Shoot the Crop Thieves

Earlier this week, a farmer in Kahuku shot and killed a crop thief.

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Sep/10/br/br04p.html

He was arrested and recently out on bail! He might go on trial!

I say LET HIM GO ALREADY!

That Kahuku farmer doesn't belong in jail!

That crop thief DESERVES TO BE SHOT AT! That's what he gets for taking things that aren't his! You don't ask for permission and you take, you should get a beat-down or be shot at!

If that Kahuku farmer is found guilty and put in jail - THE CROP THIEVES WIN! They will celebrate by stealing more crops, knowing that the farmers would be reluctant to defend what's rightfully theirs!

But of course, gun control fanatics, and the mega-left don't care about the livelihood of farmers who live FAR from the nearest police station! It doesn't matter to the mega-left that many crop thieves are dangerous psychopaths!

People whine about vigilanteeism! I say Vigilanteeism is NECESSARY! Cops don't arrive on time! Criminals KNOW THAT! By the time cops come, you're already severely injured, raped or even killed!

And peace pansies say "just give the robbers what they want and you wont get hurt" I say BULLSHIT! When someone ask you for your possessions in an aggressive manner, it has NOTHING to do with getting your possessions! The robbers say "give me your $$$" to see if you're scared! As soon as you show signs of fear, not only they'll take your stuff, they'll beat the living shit of you, even if you gave them your stuff!

Remember, it's not Dick Cheney or John Kerry getting robbed in the streets. Criminals know those people are well protected. It's the common person who has 1% of Cheney's or Kerry's wealth, that get robbed by street thugs! Why? It's not the possessions the common person has, it's the vulnerability the common person has!

I remember my former co-worker told me that during his middle school years, he would step up to some kids and say "give me your $$$, muthafucka"! He said he did that because he thought it was fun! That same guy told me that at the same time he was robbing other kids, he himself had more than enough $$$ in his pockets to buy snacks and soda! Money wasn't his motive, bullying the other kids for fun was his motive! He wouldn't even dare rob The Rock or Suge Knight for $$$, even if both those celebrities he WAY MORE $$$ than the kids he was robbing. Why? Because The Rock or Suge Knight would give him a beat down if he even dared! So he robbed kids are LOT LESS RICH and a LOT MORE VULNERABLE!

You cant reason with thieves, muggers, rapist, etc. Those people think reasoning is for sissies! The only language they know is fear and violence! So if a robber steps up to you, DONT EVER THINK giving him your stuff, pleading for respect, etc would ever work! The only thing you can do is 1) run like hell and hope they wont catch up, 2) knock them out or 3) point a pistol at them! You don't like those options? IT DOESNT MATTER! This is reality, you can't sing "give peace a chance" to someone who is threatening you! Criminals aren't politically correct!

Republican Convention

1) some great comments by Arizona Senator John McCain

Our choice wasn't between a benign status quo and the bloodshed of war. It was between war and a graver threat. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Not our critics abroad. Not our political opponents. And certainly not a disingenuous film maker who would have us believe that Saddam's Iraq was an oasis of peace when in fact it was a place of indescribable cruelty, torture chambers, mass graves and prisons that destroyed the lives of the small children held inside their walls. Whether or not Saddam possessed the terrible weapons he once had and used, freed from international pressure and the threat of military action, he would have acquired them again

.2) Arnold again used the "girlie men" comment in reffering to Democrats. I admit, it was funny to hear Arnold say "dont be economic girlie men". But the feminists do have a point in saying that the "girlie men" comments gives the image that women are weak and therefore, weak men are "girlie men". Maybe next time, Arnold can call his opponents "cowards" and "whiners"!