Justice @ Coachella. Pt 2 of 2 from chillcosby on Vimeo.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Monday, February 02, 2009
2009 Coachella Lineup Announced
The Killers, Lupe Fiasco, Amy Winehouse, TRAV$DJ-AM (WHUT!), Public Enemy, and Shepard Fairey, although I only know him as an artist. COACHELLA, I'll be back for the 1st time!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
TV For Sale
While Starbucks is a good place for coffee, conversation, and sparking new ideas and interests, I just needed to borrow the free Wi-Fi for an hour or so. I needed the creative space to get some ideas together for some television shows I want to pitch [and sell] this year. i'm tired of working for someone else, when I can do just the same for myself.
Friday, January 30, 2009
The Fresh Prince vs. Will Smith - Talented?
Today was my 1st day back in the office in NY, and I spent most of the day debating with my best friend about the creditability of Will Smith as a Grammy winning rapper, and whether or not he is a talented actor. Here is a summary of our arguments for you to decide:
HE SAID:
"Just because a bunch of Rich Muthafuckas who have no idea what Rap/Hip Hop music really is decide to give you an award doesn't prove shit to me. If anything it just shows how corny and "Gumball machine" your music was back in that day and time...and thats saying something . . . Like I said Will Smith is Overrated and that's my Stance. Is he talented ? Maybe. Is his talent worth 20 million a film?? HELL NO!!! Talent is not getting him 20 million a film...his personality/likeability is. If Talent got you twenty Million then someone like Edward Norton should be at the top of that list."
I SAID:
"Just because Will (Smith's) rhymes aren't in the streets or the gutter, it doesn't make him less relevant, less authentic, or less deserving of approval. None of us are from a street up bringing. If any of us rapped anything significant it wouldn't be in the streets either. If we all lay down our affinity with being hard as black men do, we might even understand other artists . . . Can you imagine what the Grammy's would say if the the rap category was full of hustler's, pimps, and goons? What would they say about us as people? You have to embrace the diversity because it is that diversity that defines us. Maybe Will Smith isn't saying the kind of things that you would say publicly because of fear of public opinon, but I know that you agree with his character."
Monday, January 26, 2009
I Wanna Hear This Song in The Club
Q-Tip, MANWOMANBOOGIE
"Work hard man everyday (for who?), For another man's plan"
Q-Tip - "Manwomanboogie" from Three/21 Films on Vimeo.
"Work hard man everyday (for who?), For another man's plan"
Q-Tip - "Manwomanboogie" from Three/21 Films on Vimeo.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Email to my friend Ryan. Stuff about Snowboarding, O'bama, and Warren Buffet
I posted this email to my buddy Ryan, because for some reason I opened up. I am trying to be more open and personal with my blog.
from Sterling Milan
to Ryan Brooks
date Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 9:34 PM
subject Yo
9:34 PM (0 minutes ago)
Man, I took a pretty nasty fall yesterday on the mountain, and my phone got a little water damage. I put it in the shop today, but they won't know if it can be fixed until later tomorrow. I am at home now just relaxing. Even though I hurt myself yesterday snowboarding, I do want to get back up and try it again. I really believe at this point in my life, i just really want to be good at something. I can't try something out, without wanting to truly be good at it, and that goes for anything in my life. I am already thinking to myself, when can I go again?
I sat out for a minute to let my knee heal, and I happened to sit next to a much older man with skis on, also taking a break. I look down and see that he only had 1 leg! I knew I had to dust myself off and keep trying. I rode up to the highest mountain there at the park, and damn near had an anxiety attack at the top of the mountain. I DID NOT want to go back down for fear of falling again, but I knew I had to try. I even asked if I could ride the lift back down, and made up an excuse about my bindings not being tight enough. Basically, the guide said I could but it would be about a 45 min wait to go down. That was when I made up mind to go down that mountain on the board, no mater how afraid I was. Seriously, I didn't know how I was going to get off that mountain because I was so scared.
I fell, and tumbled all the way down that mountain for 30 minutes until I finally got to the bottom. I didn't master it yet, but I didn't give up. I just really REALLY want to get it! Getting to the bottom of that mountain made me feel so good inside. Completion. Yes, I was in fucking pain, but man I had to do it.
The human body is fucking amazing, and I think back to when I used to run in college. People always ask me if I liked running long distances. Always, yes! Your body is a machine, and it can go. I really want to make it to Kona this year for the Ironaman Triathlon.
Now on to this O'bama excitement. I really hope black people don't treat this inauguration like an NBA All-Star Weekend. It is a celebration, but it isn't a party in my mind. It's a time of reverence for me. I've been trying to avoid all of the hoopla regarding the inauguration, but I do want to see his speech.
Today I imagined MLK meeting President O'Bama, and what the nature of their meeting would be. I really do believe that MLK would look up to O'bama on so many levels. I believe that President O'bama supersedes MLK on so many levels. President O'Bama reaches people on such a global, universal tone that I don't think MLK message did.
As far as the economy goes, our economy really isn't as bad as we think it is. The media has prompted all of us to act in this precautionary fear, that we have all reacted to as it relates to this economy. I don't want to sound too technical, but we are all experiencing hard times because we are all in fear right now. True, there are a LOT of people with no money, and no jobs, but that is nothing new. Recession or not, unemployment has been up and down throughout the years. Currently, in today's economy, we are all afraid of when we all might be cleared of this "recession," so we store up what we have in order to carry us through. After the plummet in the stocks last year, major corporations started to conduct massive layoffs. This is really what put us into this current state of the recession. OK this is all boring me too, so I will leave this alone now. No more boring talk about about the economy.
There is one interesting thing about President O'bama and the economy. Do you know that Warren Buffet, the richest man in the world, is a personal friend and advisor to O'bama? Warren Buffet has actually said that O'bama is smarter than he is! Together they discuss the economy, and the plan for revival, and Warren Buffet is simply amazed at the level of understand that O'bama has with our economy. That's some very good news to hear. :)
Warren Buffet is also the master of living within his means. He probably lives within my own personal means! Warren Buffet lives in Omaha, Nebraska, in the same modest home he has lived in for the past 50 years. That is incredible!
Warren Buffet, the richest man in the world.
Good talking you boy. Hope you are good. I think I am gonna add this email to my blog because it has become such an open letter.
--
Sterling Milan
562-230-xxxx cell
freshlike88.blogspot.com
from Sterling Milan
to Ryan Brooks
date Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 9:34 PM
subject Yo
9:34 PM (0 minutes ago)
Man, I took a pretty nasty fall yesterday on the mountain, and my phone got a little water damage. I put it in the shop today, but they won't know if it can be fixed until later tomorrow. I am at home now just relaxing. Even though I hurt myself yesterday snowboarding, I do want to get back up and try it again. I really believe at this point in my life, i just really want to be good at something. I can't try something out, without wanting to truly be good at it, and that goes for anything in my life. I am already thinking to myself, when can I go again?
I sat out for a minute to let my knee heal, and I happened to sit next to a much older man with skis on, also taking a break. I look down and see that he only had 1 leg! I knew I had to dust myself off and keep trying. I rode up to the highest mountain there at the park, and damn near had an anxiety attack at the top of the mountain. I DID NOT want to go back down for fear of falling again, but I knew I had to try. I even asked if I could ride the lift back down, and made up an excuse about my bindings not being tight enough. Basically, the guide said I could but it would be about a 45 min wait to go down. That was when I made up mind to go down that mountain on the board, no mater how afraid I was. Seriously, I didn't know how I was going to get off that mountain because I was so scared.
I fell, and tumbled all the way down that mountain for 30 minutes until I finally got to the bottom. I didn't master it yet, but I didn't give up. I just really REALLY want to get it! Getting to the bottom of that mountain made me feel so good inside. Completion. Yes, I was in fucking pain, but man I had to do it.
The human body is fucking amazing, and I think back to when I used to run in college. People always ask me if I liked running long distances. Always, yes! Your body is a machine, and it can go. I really want to make it to Kona this year for the Ironaman Triathlon.
Now on to this O'bama excitement. I really hope black people don't treat this inauguration like an NBA All-Star Weekend. It is a celebration, but it isn't a party in my mind. It's a time of reverence for me. I've been trying to avoid all of the hoopla regarding the inauguration, but I do want to see his speech.
Today I imagined MLK meeting President O'Bama, and what the nature of their meeting would be. I really do believe that MLK would look up to O'bama on so many levels. I believe that President O'bama supersedes MLK on so many levels. President O'Bama reaches people on such a global, universal tone that I don't think MLK message did.
As far as the economy goes, our economy really isn't as bad as we think it is. The media has prompted all of us to act in this precautionary fear, that we have all reacted to as it relates to this economy. I don't want to sound too technical, but we are all experiencing hard times because we are all in fear right now. True, there are a LOT of people with no money, and no jobs, but that is nothing new. Recession or not, unemployment has been up and down throughout the years. Currently, in today's economy, we are all afraid of when we all might be cleared of this "recession," so we store up what we have in order to carry us through. After the plummet in the stocks last year, major corporations started to conduct massive layoffs. This is really what put us into this current state of the recession. OK this is all boring me too, so I will leave this alone now. No more boring talk about about the economy.
There is one interesting thing about President O'bama and the economy. Do you know that Warren Buffet, the richest man in the world, is a personal friend and advisor to O'bama? Warren Buffet has actually said that O'bama is smarter than he is! Together they discuss the economy, and the plan for revival, and Warren Buffet is simply amazed at the level of understand that O'bama has with our economy. That's some very good news to hear. :)
Warren Buffet is also the master of living within his means. He probably lives within my own personal means! Warren Buffet lives in Omaha, Nebraska, in the same modest home he has lived in for the past 50 years. That is incredible!
Warren Buffet, the richest man in the world.
Good talking you boy. Hope you are good. I think I am gonna add this email to my blog because it has become such an open letter.
--
Sterling Milan
562-230-xxxx cell
freshlike88.blogspot.com
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Still Working With My Logo
I got a location...I just have to nail down my dates. Its happening!
Check this one out and tell me what you think. It's almost what I wanted, but there a still a few changes to make. This is just a sneak peak, so "shhh!"
Check this one out and tell me what you think. It's almost what I wanted, but there a still a few changes to make. This is just a sneak peak, so "shhh!"
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