Hello boys and girls! I'm DJ Sexy Sadie. Thanks to The Cheese for inviting me to virtual DJ here at KHEL 666.
Very briefly about me: I was born November 22, 1968 in Manila but have lived in the U.S. since the age of 7. I am happily married to my high school sweetheart. We have two lovely daughters, ages 24 and 18.
I really love the sounds of the 60's and into the early to mid 70's. I am okay with Disco, but what I really like is rock and soul from these decades. I'm not saying there isn't some good music that has come out in the past 10 years, but a lot of it makes me want to stuff cotton in my ears!
The featured piece is from the 2004 release Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix by Devoted Spirits. The complete track list can be found here.
Devoted Spirits is a band made up of former Earth, Wind and Fire members Sheldon Reynolds (guitar, vocals and production), Larry Dunn (keyboards) and Morris Pleasure (keyboards, bass and trumpet). You can read more on their Soul Tracks page.
I hope you enjoy the track. I am going to look for some more music on this sleepless night!
Take care.
Love,
Sexy Sadie
I stumbled across this video and was struck by the images of extreme poverty.
Nigeria is a prosperous nation, but there is a vast discrepancy between the haves and have-nots.
I don't live there and am not entirely aware of the political situation. However, the narrator of this video does live there, and the words and images he shares are disturbing.
I am a U.S. citizen. I come from a middle class family and would myself be considered part of the working class. My feeling on our current economic situation is that I have never earned such a high dollar per hour amount, but it doesn't go anywhere near as far as the $10 per hour that I was earning 15 years ago.
I also wonder if I'll ever be able to retire at the rate things are going.
The working class in the United States is pretty well fucked. We can't afford anything. The working poor have it even worse than people like me, who live from paycheck to paycheck. I'm not sure how they can even afford housing.
If something doesn't change, could scenes like we see in this video become more commonplace in the U.S.?
Something's got to give. It isn't right to have one percent of the population getting all the benefits while everyone else gets the shaft.
~DJ Wanda~
P.S. We really aren't turning this into a political blog. I was struck by Bloomy's editorial the other day, and then this video above inspired me to speak my peace.
A beautiful video featuring Adam and his little godson.
This video was made in honor of the birthdays of Adam and Riff.
Today is my son's birthday.
23 years ago today, I was in horrible agony.
It was worth it!
There are two things in life that must never be resisted or passed up--besides free money. I mean cheese and chocolate, Dahlings! This post will cover the chocolate angle. In the meantime, I will eat some chocolate from this Valentine heart that I got as a gift from my Mommy.
Refuting silly, silly myths about chocolate, the Food of the Heavens.
Wheezy gets some insanely good chocolate and shares his thoughts.
He also discusses barefoot running. I'd rather not try it. When I was much younger, I forced myself to run. I hated it. I jog in the pool--seriously. Non-impact exercise is much better for my sciatica and knee issues.
Poor Wheezy. He really has to go to the bathroom, but he can't let Matt Damon, he of the Godlike bladder, know!
Come ride along with this guy. It's fun! At the end of the Vlog, he poses the question: Would you rather rent or own?
Here was my answer.
I enjoyed "riding" with you. I just want to warn everyone, do not every buy a mobile home. Do not ever buy a mobile home. And I repeat, do not ever buy a mobile home. I am stuck with this money pit and its 15% interest mortgage which I bought out of desperation in 2001. I was totally ignorant and it seemed like a good idea at the time. But now I have not only $650 a month mortgage but $550 a month lot rent. They raise that shit every year without fail. Bad deal, People!
At this point in time, I am also stuck needing to buy a new car because the clutch in my car that has 200,000 miles on it has gone south, and it isn't worth it to pay $2000 to fix it. I'm driving my late father's old truck right now. It's a good truck, but I really need a vehicle of my own, because this is the auxiliary vehicle that I share with my mother.
So...yeah.
Lest you wonder why I never have any money.
A 1981 Defense Department film created for pilots utilizing planes with ejection seats.
By the way, happy birthday, Cie Cheesemeister. Don't you go bailing out on us--we need your heart and your art!
Here's some tunes from Beyonce for you to listen to you for the big 4-8! Cheers!
Image credit: davinci / 123RF Stock Photo
This is what I said to Subway on their Facebook page.
Your sandwiches are great for a quick lunch, but I'm not keen on your support of "The Biggest Loser." This vile program purports to encourage "health," but the tactics utilized are anything but healthy. This program is a weight loss competition, period. They utilize tactics such as dehydration, extreme calorie limitation, and over-exercising to the point of injury and vomiting. None of this equates with healthy behavior. Equating weight loss and health is erroneous in the first place. Adapting healthy habits for better overall well being REGARDLESS OF WEIGHT LOSS is much more likely to result in long term adherence to said healthy habits. Please support Health at Every Size if you really want to promote health.
They'll likely delete my post, but perhaps a few people will see it and think about it before they do.
Read Atchka's recaps of The Biggest Loser on Fierce, Freethinking Fatties. It is really educational.
Read Lily's statement to Progresso Soup for their support of The Biggest Loser.
Lily and I are preaching from the same book when it comes to Health at Every Size. Health at every size is about HEALTH, not about hating yourself for not being a Size 0.
Sociopolitical commentary on control vs. freedom and finding a balance thereof.
I found this one especially for my home slice Wanda, in response to her Joey Bada$$ post.
You have to love these lyrics.
"I'm hot cause I'm fly, you ain't cause you're not."
I'm picturing Whitey Crackajack covering this tune!
I've been checking out what's coming up on Undead in the Netherworld. With Writing Sisters Tempest LeTrope and Rose LeMort creating most of the posts, the talent is there in spades, but things are pretty heavy handed. I thought I'd better bring a dose of fun to the mix so you don't use your entire box of Kleenex crying!
Thank you sooooo much to Writing Sister Aurora Hylton for doing all the reposts on the Singing and Sabotage series.
Wanda
Here are nine classic tunes from a classic rock class act, in honor of his 65th birthday. Happy birthday, Mr. Alice Cooper! Rock on for many more!
Love,
The Krew at KHEL 666 and Undead in the Netherworld
Steven wrote a poem about pain to go with his insightful painting. I wanted to share my response.
I live with chronic low-grade pain (which I almost spelled "pane.") What color would it be? Muted red, perhaps. On a good day, light pink. Like my mental illness, I'm used to it. Unlike my mental illness, there is never a question that I would get rid of the pain if I were able.
The mental illness has affected the way I think, and I have had it all my life. I sometimes think if it were taken away, I might not know how to deal with the world as a "normal" person.
Just like some people who have been blind all their lives have trouble navigating the world if by some miracle their sight is restored. I am blind to what it is to be "normal."
I also wanted to respond to Adam's very kind post in which he mentioned my struggles.
I was initially discouraged by the asshattery of other people. Then I overcame that. Now I'm discouraged by the publishing process. It is NOT FUN! It is expensive and time-consuming. It probably doesn't help that I have obsessive-compulsive disorder. I hate being my own publicist. If you can't afford to have a team helping you promote your work, and you don't enjoy doing this sort of shit by yourself, woe betide you.
So, yeah, I don't know if I'll ever publish another book. I'm going to get the one I'm (still) working on out there, but that might be it. I don't expect to get a huge readership for it, not nearly enough to cover the expenses of getting it published.
And that's currently where I stand.
Why so serious? Take a break from heavy concerns and watch these guys play games. This video is full of funny fails and stuff that would be horrible in real life made hilarious.
If you liked that first one, there's a lot more of the same from the boys. You may find yourself taking breaks all day to watch them crash things and crack beauties. Jokes that is!
