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DP Dot Com Super Heroine Series: BATGIRL

Monday, November 19th, 2007

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I want to conclude this series with the G.O.A.T. of all red-headed superheroines, hell, the GOAT of all super-heroine chicks period. How hardbody was Batgirl to stand down an attempted murder from the Joker at point blank range? The Joker’s bullet left Commissioner Gordon’s daughter paralyzed but she still continued to fight crime from her wheelchair. Before that fateful moment Barbara Gordon was an even more capable complement to the Batman than Robin was.

The Batgirl was sassy, but she was’nt all wisecracks with red lipstick, wide hips and high heels. She had to be more of a detective than the Batman to make up for her lack of physical training and fighting skills. I like how the character developed as a bodyguard to her father. Batgirl appeared on the campy 1960’s television series before she was introduced to the Batman comicbook series readers. YVONNE CRAIG’s shocking red hair will forever be burned in my mind’s eye. ALICIA SILVERSTONE’s performance as Batgirl was like VAL KILMER as Batman. Erase that shit from your memory.

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Throughout Batgirl’s different incarnations she has been a peer to apprentice Robin and in some cases she has been an independent heroine who directs her own team of special super-heroines. What I enjoy the most is that no matter which artist illustrates Batgirl they all make sure that she has a big fat booty.

You know Batman had to hit that?

Official DP Dot Com ‘Batgirl’ Nike Dunks

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STEVIE IS WONDER-FULL

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

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The STEVIE WONDER M.S.G. concert after-party that KeiStar Productions jumped off was the truth as usual I danced my fat ass off until my Polo rugby was soaked through. If you aren’t connected to KeiStar Productions via their listserv or their MySpace page I suggest you connect to them ASAP.

KeiStar Productions featuring DJ SPINNA do the Prince versus Michael Jackson party, the James Brown tribute, the Motown tribute, the 90’s party, the 80’s Hip-Hop party. They are dedicated to making you move your ass for the love of music. Whenever they are in your town I suggest you make sure you are in the building.

KeiStar Productions @ MySpace

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A Tree Grows In Brooklyn…

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

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Let’s begin this day with the acknowledgment that GOD is good. All the time. For the simple fact that you are reading this drop from a computer in your home is the proof positive. For the simple fact that I am writing this drop from a computer in my home is the affirmation.

Just a few days ago I was writing my drops from the public library. Why? Because I hadn’t paid my cable bill and I allowed the service to be disconnected. I become a bit contentious at the thought of spending $140 per month mostly for internets access. Yeah, I have the basic cable and telephone service as well as the DV-R setup, but I get mad at the cable company for charging me so damn much for that shit.

So with the cable disconnected and the internets shut off it was back to the good ‘ol public library to get off my world wide web jones. The Brooklyn Central Public Library on the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway is still my spot. The public access terminals in the Career Opportunities section never have a line. They aren’t the best computers for pr0n access, but rarely if ever have I needed to pull that shit up from a public library. If I did it was for research purposes, of course.

The library just underwent a multi-million dollar facelift. There’s a retrofitted entrance plaza with Wi-Fi access and a brand new state-of-the-art auditorium in the basement. They are using the new space for hosting movie nights and book readings along with musical performances. Hotdamn if I hadn’t met my lady at the museum up the block I would have met her at the library. Picture the library as a cultural hotspot where young progressive people can get together to share ideas. What a novel idea (pun always intended).

Having my cable service deactivated ended up being a good thing because I got a chance to see why my community will flourish for the next generation. Libraries are as important as firehouses and police precincts in the poor and underserved neighborhooods. I’m glad that amidst all of the billion dollar residential development that a nigga who can’t pay his cable bills will never have access to, there is still some million dollar re-investment in the social infrastructure that only requires my free library card.

Brooklyn Public Library website

Did I say that GOD was good?

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FREE BARRY BONDS!

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

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I don’t think y’all understand how much I hate having to defend BARRY BONDS. I wish this Federal indictment were handed down to someone that I love in sports like say CHARLES BARKLEY, or KEN GRIFFEY Jr. I would have said DWIGHT GOODEN or DARRYL STRAWBERRY, but knowing those two fuck ups a Federal indictment might be the thing that keeps them from killing themselves.

BARRY BONDS is far from being one of my favorite baseball players of all time, but his singular journey against the Federal government, Major League Baseball and their media subordinates has turned him into the PAUL ROBESON of the new millenium. No offense to PAUL ROBESON. Times have certainly changed in that you have to find your voices of dissent that fight persecution in some odd places.

The latter half of 2007 hass been a banner year for negroes receiving Federal dockets. T.I. certainly deserved to get pinched for buying up Blackwater USA’s back order armaments, and MICHAEL VICK had the nerve to be messing around with one of the white Jesus’ favorite animals. Can you imagine what kind of shit he would have been in had he been sponsoring something like dolphin fights? In BARRY BONDS case you are seeing the result of over four years of investigation. WTF is going on here people?!

You mean to tell me that the Federal government has allocated four years to the staffing of an investigation into why BARRY BONDS now looks like a bobblehead doll? So while I am going broke over here paying for a war overseas, or some other corporate welfare, the Federal government has been pissing away money to tell us that BARRY BONDS lied under oath when questioned about whether or not he knowingly ingested steroids? I’m at a loss as to why I would even give a fuck, especially four years worth of giving a fuck.

Oh, right, baseball. The hallowed records. The sanctity of the sport. In the internets we have a saying… GTFOH! This is that getback shit that BARRY BONDS thought he was above. This is that shit that America reserves for people like MIKE TYSON and O.J. SIMPSON. I hate the fact that its BARRY BONDS going through the crime of unforgivable Blackness. I wish it were some other Black dude that I truly loved. And this is why BARRY doesn’t stand a chance.

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STEPHEN KING SHOULD HAVE MISSED THIS ONE…

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

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I peeped the new STEPHEN KING movie called ‘The Mist’. It was aiiight, but far from one of his classic movie adaptions. There is still a nice comedic intensity built into the horror aspect, but there was something missing from ‘The Mist’ that holds it back from being a new classic.

‘The Mist’ is the story of a little sleepy northeastern town that is besieged by a grand military eff up. The army lets some bad shit loose that effs the town in the a, and quite literally. The movie centers around townspeople that are holed up in the ssupermarket and the dynamic that surrounds them as they try to escape from this unknown terror. THOMAS JANE is the central ‘hero’ character although after you see the ending you will rethink his heroism. ANDRE BRAUGHER plays his opposite for much of the film and he turns in a performance more fitting for Broadway than for the silver screen.

The overall acting in the film was sort of ham-fisted with people yelling at the camera as if they were acting in the school play. The best performance was turned in by the child actor whose name I never bothered to find out even though I’m sitting here at a computer and IMDB is all but a click or two away. Maybe that’s how uninspired I am? Anyhoo, I won[‘t say the film is unwatchable, I just won’t spend the $11.25 on the ticket. So if you’re into ‘plexing like Big Walt, and frankly, at the prices of movies nowadays who isn’t? ‘The Mist’ is on the list for third or fourth string behind nekkid ANGELINA JOLIE’s ‘Beowulf'(excellent story despite the Shrek-like CGI animation), ‘Bee Movie'(racist SEINFELD, funny film) and ‘SAW'(24, or whatever number they are up to).

** True story is that my dudes from PardonMeDuke dot com and my homey Twerkolator came through the screening with me and none of them even turned around when the director announced that STEPHEN KING was in the theatre seated behind us. STEPHEN KING may have written a few books and made a few movies, but he is no iNTERNETS CELEBRITY.

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