that new Michael Jackson album avoid it

it is still hard to believe Michael Jackson is no longer here. some year and a half after he is gone. sony put out this half baked, pieced by glue project. Sony Records and Michael Jackson's estate is just holding there hands out to keep making MJ the gift that keeps on giving.

MJ has been one of the biggest money makers since his passing if not the biggest money maker.

but this is the kind of album that never should have seen the light of day. most of these tracks were average at best. he might have a few gems here and there, but overall we already got his best.

unless you got a ottis redding "sitting on the dock of the bay" or a Sam Cooke " a change is gonna come", then you gonna get mainly 2nd and 3rd tier left overs which were never meant for release.

cool demos are alright,however not meant to be put out.

dug the MJ album cover, but te music felt contrived and some of the vocal parts didn't add up. i wanted to have a real MJ, album and not a half baked set.

this is gonna continue for another 5 or so years. we will get a 2-4 new Mj songs which will be manipulated, with some folks he wouldn't have worked with Alive.

a Musical Genius like MJ deserves better.

tucker carlson another Fox News Bigot

how is this clown going to say that Philidelphia Eagles Quareterback out to be executed for his crime of killing dogs? i love dogs and Michael Vick paid his debt to society, he served time and earned his right back as a nfl player. what would make this clown to say that about vick, except it spoken in a racist tone?

Black Life isn't valued in this society,however a bigot like Carlson can spew this venom as they do daily on fox news. President Obama praised Vick and the eagles orgainization for given Vick another chance. America is about second chance and forgiven.

why is Michael Vick even a topic when we are dealing with war? recession? umemployment? racism?exism? poverty? etc...

still anything to get people talking about everything but the most important things.

R.Kelly Love Letter is that Album

loved or loathed, you can't deny the impact of R.Kelly. as a Singer,Songwriter, arranger and producer he isn't afraid to do his thing. his latest album "love Letter" which at time channels the 50's and 60's of the spirits of Jackie Wilson,Aretha Franklin,Sam Cooke,Ottis Redding, Frankie Lymon,then fast forward to Stevie Wonder,Michael Jackson,Marvin Gaye,Lionel Richie,Isley Brothers and Sade and yet the Genius of R.Kelly is that he truly modernize all of that that talent into one.

when a woman loves the lead off song, it seems reminded some folks at how badd the brother truly is. the soul train music awards and on the jimmy fallon show R.Kelly Live took that song to a whole different level.

my main cuts are also the remix to when a woman loves, number one hit, radio message, love letter and remix,taxi cab and other tracks.

R.Kelly is the Artist i mainly listen to and in my adult years,i've listen to his work more than anybody else.

he is a throwback talent, but with a modern feel. he is the only cat that can channel Sam Cooke or Stevie Wonder right into Snoop Dogg and LL Cool J.

this album reminds me of Marvin Gaye's " hear,my dear" which was marvin's post divorce album.

r kelly's love letter has alot of interesting metaphors and themes of a pleading heart going and dealing with thigs.

i dig his versatility, humor in his songs and that gospel feel he always has.

love letter is the best album i have heard in a long time and to me he is the last great musical Artist we have had.

in the recent issue of billboard magazine R.Kelly was the number charted Artist on the R&B/hip-hop charts for the past 25 years and albums like love letter got a chance to keep him there for many more years.

this album puts me in the frame of mind of his 1995 self title album, chocolate factory and happy people album.

this album is about words and music all the way.

Rest in Peace Teena Marie

badd, soulful and down to earth. i loved me some Teena Marie. soulful vocalist, songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist and a poets poet.

she was so loved and down to earth. black fols accepted her, not only because she was true to R&B, but because she was down for the cause and struggle.

She and her mentor and one of the baddest Artists ever Rick James took her under his wing and guided her. to expand her as musician, her singing and composin,etc...

She was signed to Motown Records by Berry Gordy and he felt her.

it took a while but once She hit then the sky was the limit. she was always about what was happening.

unlike quite a few white acts who try to get a hood pass with R&B or use the latest producer or sounds and then revert back to a familar surroundings as the "IN" thing to do.

Lady T never Sold out her Soul and she incorperated a wide range of styles and hybrids.

" fire and desire" was the cut that Rick and Teenia belted that touched so many souls.

however the other known Rick James song he gave her " de ja vu" i've been here before" speaks volumes and even more so. we only had her here on earth for 54 years, however she touched many a Soul and blessed many a ear.

much respect to a true Soul Sister.

december 31 how you say year?

did you get all you wanted?

whom was the presenter of meeting your goals?

was i the final straw that made the glass spin in a circle?

all capture and all being

where must i change and turn from?

did you want to rewind and take up a delievery

and re stock your mental items?

fall leaves and plenty bells

beneath the curtain is joy and hope

start a new and feel thy fresh

december 30 love in all things

take my tempo and hear me asking

why you question and never entertain your

own thoughts

could i be the fruit to your basket

could i bring you joy?

wisdom and colors in the woods

fumes and freh scents

pennys spent and ask to picture

the deluxe photos

no misery and no mistakes

december 29 march in place

respomse and surrender you being

forsake what has no business upon your soul

dare to hide and question the magnet that

is stuck within your wounds

many carry the badges and never seek out the pain

stain and poured through the glass that broke

shall it be in debt and used as evidence against

your very being?

time to stand in line for a better way

whom knows how tommorow will bring

if you refuse to sing in uplift

december 28 everyone

so this land and your time

fruit and rasins all boxed in

coupons to save and fear to avoid

run the distance and the prize is

well within your eyes so to speak

neat and turn around, whom dare you spark

and centered of word thy fought to speak

seperate and by pass the toxic of a evil

and leave the trivia in it's place

december 27 the thought

reflection and capture

beauty and task

upon thy merit and window

i seldom see,how thou art

is crafted and needed to establish

being and wording

compose lines and meanings

pick apart and structure changes

how long you been going through

deceit and acting oh it is so neat

bring forth your circle of friends

and them that have there own

december 26 the gift

gave candles for light

gave love for the soul

gave water for nature

gave hope in time of need

gave a hand when eyes went away

gave money when hands refused to support

gave energy when others ran

gave a listen, when pretending not to hear was all the style and rage

December 25

the values of family and friends

what if i never touched

this earth,what if i was

a bird,and flew over land

and you never knew about me?

what if i was a dream

and you forgot about me?

what if my soul and spirit

hadn't connected with yours

what if a higher power

passed our beings

from one another?

so little time

and many wonder

what if?

december 24

on the birth and bless your soul

giants and tendency

current and relief

nature and grass

seeds planted and eyes see through

warm haze left and lifted the fog

was the storm so strong

and jumping to conclusions

was either truly warm?

burned and conclusive

naive couldn't put together

the degree and calm

inspiration

december 23

often than not and who

dare i forget upon the turn and around

door and whistle bells

fallen and unwanted doom

toward the sky

private and entertaining

miracle and wings

speaker toward teacher

do you hear me?

glad to be able

and able we are glad

free them and hear them

december 22

company and how it is expressed

invitation and forthright

seekers of truth and devotion

all on the side lines and nothing

was for free

how to carry on and rotate

what been the matter

when the engine from inner peace

locks the brakes when no traffic

is trying to hold up

ones destination?

utter and yield

dare i need another

path to find thy way?

december 21

winter you old spirit

misty and mellow

whomever was the belt

that fasten you into gear and tightly

nowhere to cover and enough to bare

heavy was the weight of dry air

comfort was a measure to gain

over the eye was all to the fruit

strange and streaky

moments

plow and catch the moment

do you enjoy the brisk fresh air?

december 20

wait,wait,wait

speeding when the lane and curb

wasn't meant to be walked

so whom said as a human

all follow the rules?

tide shifted and wave and weaves

were tangled and twisted

hostile and forced

dawning and the set wore a shadow

winds escape the thin path

doom was a friend of a pretender

conquest and ease were medleys

that ran into packs

oh who understands thy ways again?

december 19

up and away point to the merit

salute and breath thy air

storms become a rapture

and feelings are designed to

puncture the joined salute

sentence and wording

have twists and no compassion

we sing, i sing and they sing

however where are the words again?

thrifty and crazy

how split is the time

and way of the rules

december 18

books were my tools

knowledge was the stairs to climb

for all i wrote teacher and broom

dismissed me and neither one

went hand to hand or mind to mind

ignore the talk and signs

in the dark i heard a planet turning

toward the limited edition of fantasy

relief was putting it mildly

and though the door open

the mind had it's on lock that wouldn't

crack

december 17

run faster and speed dial

of the fraction and menu

bound for singing and talkative ways

crazy yet thinking of all outlets and sockets

who blames and creates these directions?

it was your spirit and paper that was thy map

quickly a fixture and only a foot become enough to move

a few days away and like a daisy run in the park

suddenly the elements came into view

were you always you?

december 16

tough went the way and manner

up the road and block we marched

pointed toward an odd exchange that

calculated what equals and subtracts meanings

how and whom do i become content

when the math and science puzzles

and makes me feel complex?

texture and territory

wizard of never and hazard

of ones own wit

december 15

beloved and birthed

totally about the love and sentiments

rise and hold hands

roses and charming get together

what becomes of your being

i imagine plenty of emotion and affection

what will be sought out and what can be said

that didn't trap our minds

free the inner glow and allow a heart to emerge

and spring freely

birds dance and are playful

aren't we all trying to be as fourtunate again

and again?

december 14

capitol and honor

where you meet and teach me

basics and channels turn

room and spoken word

heard in light

passages and degree

freedom

and salute lead you

onto thee and open

comes through ways

turning points

and manner create a light

buzz be into the woods

whisper and the glow

has yor eyes and ears as one

december 13

first and foremost seek out the enemy

ticking awy and far from

day whereever you find room

broom and deliever

seek and solution

pesky and nerves are crazy

whom spoke and wires are tapped

tip toe around the nerve

blue is the sky

moving unto

the next solar and peace

onward is the water

december 12

storms and tides

all was hazy and nothing was fine

burden and blame

questions and tone

nothing quite ever meant the same

wore a shirt and out went the tie

pie in the sky and drive thru

service for two

shallow are minds and reservations

equal depth

onto the next frontier

galaxy and no being

for mere ordinary minds

december 11

two sticks and no stones

walk in the valley and reach

for peace and it runs from you

crying over your youth

when those days were hazy starts of fall

bridges much too much to bare

lonely eyes on the rabbit left a stare

embark and impact

playing games as time ticks

and your mind remains still

december 10

perfect is the flight

all depends on the scenes

and whom and how they lead

basking and chancing

constant reminders

of the do and the don't

remember and cherish

the challenge

perfection and the science

which leads one nation

under a path

complete and treat

never below or too far

shallow and not go

home is your front

december 9nth

wounded into a trance

just the shock and emotion

took a page and left me in a treasure

of never

fast forward and whom was the lion

and how did they roar again and again?

rainy and cloudy fast become the evening

dark and until the lit of moon

planets described and sun shall rise

december 8th

take me back and hear the sounds as the rain pours

glancing out the window and hearing the groove

rewind years and no more tears

glory and the sand as to the tropical and unknown

looking down over me and looking toward me

running and seeking out thy answer

your teachings were the best and your meanings

were all to the real

i listen more than ever and hear you more than ever

tommorow is a spring toward fall and the winter

of my Summer and I acknowledge the words and wisdom

365 24/7 of what you meant to me

december 7th

early was day and early was night

study was i into encounter and enviroment

was a major discussion

need not and want not

solve the problem and cast no doubts

whomever dared flinch

neither nor there gave just cause

how do i belong and how do i believe

celebrate as i sing to thee

december 6th

walking and talking

spinning like a ferris wheel

looking at stars and clouds

motorcycle roars by

for sale is everything that has it's price

carnival ride is about as much as half

the tank of gas which still won't start

life is a beautiful creation

and yet no one knows the way

the numbers will play themselves out

like a nail through the wall

thy hero won't ever fall

december 5th

you caught me under a christmas tree

tears poured and no amount of tissues could hide

my emotions upon this down pour

sitting here in the dark

remember when all it took

was a smile and filling a glass with ice cubes

soft ice cream and a strawberry in winter time

was a float and dream like

no bubbles were burst

and no tables were turned

december 4th

you step and the clock was motioning

dare to face me as the frost and chill

in the air just went through and left a freeze

at ease was the car that suddenly stopped on a dime

how kind and sincere was the dog that ran and brought

the paper to the lady with the red rose garden

all eyes look and await the next move

does your focus long to be featured?

december 3rd

walking down that quiet road

something there reminds me of pictures took

that sign is familar and eyes connected there

further down the road all the path we lead

must be more to this space and time

looking upward stars and night life

smelling the wonderful scent of

a late fall feel

only a moment ago snow

had danced on the path, that suddenly is

rain and crystal clear

december 2nd you called

voice of fruit and delite

magical and pure enjoy

what becomes of a voice in our time of need

when a week ago snowed burried sentiments,feelings

compassion and understanding

define logic and reasoning

where does tommorow take place

when the shuttle of today forgot to leave?

what will be the next wave to emerge?

December first

cool air and the last of the year

rewind and reflect

time draws near and moments

are more and more into view

through and through

bonds and stories are shared

each passing day,night, season and tick

of the clock means more than ever

where you past year?

where do you go from here

lord willing to feast in the next 30 days

and tip past midnight?

alot to be thankful for

enter through that door

and life is for blessing and thanking