Bill Vaughan's TASTY CLIPS

ACTING ACHIEVEMENT: Monique (Precious); Gabourey Sidibe(Precious); Yara Shahidi (Imagine That) '09 STARTLING MOVIE MOMENT: Judge's Chambers (Law Abiding Citizen) TRACKS: Blame It - Jamie Foxx; I Can See Clearly Now - Kermit Ruffins; Single Ladies - Beyonce; The Wait Is Over - Rihanna; Shampoo - Elvis Perkins in Dearland; We Gone Ride - Najee & Eric Benet; On The Ocean - K'Jon; Powerhouse - Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet; Blame It On Me - Chrisette Michele FAVE CONCERTS: LaBelle Reunion @ Civic Center - Atl; Dr. John/Neville Bros. @ Belk Theatre - Charlotte; Mike Phillips @ Taboo 2 Bistro & Bar - Atl; Ledisi/Anthony David @ Tabernacle - Atl; SOS Band's Michael Jackson Tribute @ Charlie W. Johnson Stadium - Columbia; The World-Famous Harlem Gospel Choir @ BB King's Sunday Brunch - NY; Warren Hill/Nick Collionne @ The InterContinental - Atl; David Sanborn @ Newberry Opera House - SC PLAYS: FELA! @ Eugene O'Neill Theatre - NY; Let Me Down Easy (Anna Deavere Smith!) @ Second Stage Theatre - NY; Blues For An Alabama Sky (Jasmine Guy!) @ Southwest Arts Center - Atl TV: Dexter; Men of a Certain Age; True Blood; 24; Curb Your Enthusiasm; Survivor; Chopped; LOST TALK SHOWS: Oprah; Wendy Williams; Lopez Tonight DOCUMENTARIES: We Shall Remain (PBS); Stand (TV ONE) BOOKS: Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African-Americans AUDIOBOOKS: I Am The New Black - Tracy Morgan; Nelson Mandela's Favorite Folk Tales DINING: ENSO - Charlotte; Verassano's Pizzeria - Atl; Real Men Cook @ GA Depot - Atl FAVE PARTY: Once again The Antillia Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Preview - NYC. See for yourself HERE!

NILE RODGERS - Recording Artist (Chic)/Producer (Duran Duran; Diana Ross)/Award Winning Video Games Composer (Halo 3 ODST; Gears of War)/Writer (autobiography TBA) MUSIC: After Michael passed away I started to think about his body of work. Before Chic, I had a band called NY City. We did the American leg of the Jackson World tour and Michael and I became tight. I was 23, Michael was 15. I listened to I Wanna Be Where You Are intently and actually analyzed the texture and layers. As if the vocals weren't high enough, he modulated and nailed it. It was Pop and R&B and everything. That's the record that impressed me most this year. Raheem DeVaughn's Bulletproof took me back. Reminded me of Marvin. Jamie Foxx's record Blame It wasn't what I expected but it was one of those things my music teacher talked about: When something hits huge you have to accept it for what it is. A guilty pleasure. Spiritually, a great record to me is Raphael Saddiq - 100 Yard Dash. I've seen him play this tour live 3 times and it gets better and better because it touches my soul. I'm a real musician and I relate to it. Jay Z and Alicia Keys is Pop but you can't just get that hook out of your head. The real kick in the face is Lady Gaga. People can say what they want, but if you go to a mixed club that plays everything from old school to Naughty By Nature and records like Hamilton Bohannon and Kool and the Gang, Poker Face fits right in. The crowd [goes] bananas! Her other joint called Love Game was strong to me. When you think about Pop, half of the reason why we all love it even though we don't want to admit it is like Ahmet Ertegun once said: repetition. [Hence] Turning Me On by Keri Hilson. I didn't know who she was but I was playing it over and over. MOVIES: District 9 may be my favorite of the year because of the racial and social ramifications. The very last scene was reminiscent of James Joyce. The bomb. Mo'Nique gave one of those powerful, movie perfomances in Precious you don't often get at least now a days. I loved This Is It. I was blown away in tears. He did something for me that was the single most generous act I've seen a human being do. When I went to play on History, I kept thinking about the poor brother. I know he was searching for something. I had recently my life changed 180 degrees. I wanted to give him advice. Give back but I wasn't in the position. We talked, reminisced, I did my thing and bounced and never saw him again. TV: Dexter. What I thought was brilliant writing was his inner termoil. True Blood is awesome. I don't watch TV with commercials. I'm a big fan of Big Love, Weeds and I'm heartbroken that The Wire is off. TRAVEL: Hands down Buenos Aires. The slave trade never made it to Argentina. 1st thing you notice is there's no black people. I consider myslef a big history buff. But I wasn't up on that. It was really interesting and they treat R&B music like it's a high art form. They were treating Chic like it was Pavarotti or Coltrane. It was absolutely spiritural. We had 50,000 people listening. You could feel the respect and love and as a performer I know the difference. They were living inside the groove. DINING: In Buenos Aires every meal that we were treated to was as if was the last meal of our lives. Almost everything was pure. It was the way food was when your grandmother made it. Fish like God had touched it.

T'KEYAH CRYSTAL KEYMÁH - Actress (That's So Raven; COSBY; In Living Color)/Writer (Natural Woman/Natural Hair: A Hair Journey; Some of My Best Friends)/Director/Speaker (www.tkeyah.com) BOOKS: A Mercy by (one of my favorite writers of all time) Toni Morrison (another instant classic); Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and stories of the wild woman archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D. (every woman should read this book) and Sugar by Bernice McFadden (I read it a while back but it bears mentioning). FILMS: Precious (a tremendously well made film with an unbearably heartbreaking story that is well worth the box of tissues it requires to watch); American Violet (a shocking true story that is important enough to surpass the film’s flaws); Rentals – Soul Men (sweet, engaging and one of the funniest films I’ve ever seen ...ever. What an awesome team Bernie Mac, and Samuel L. Jackson made); and Notorious (very well made, historically important with fine performances throughout). CDs: Collective Creativity by (one of my favorite musicians of all time) Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic; A City Called Heaven by Lesa Terry (sweet jazz violin); Train it to Maintain It - Hip Hop Vocal Workout by Bobette Jamison-Harrison who truly needs to get a vocal CD out. TRAVELS: I finally made it to beautiful Jamaica where climbing the rocks at Dunn’s River Falls was like being in an exhilarating survival movie wherein you make friends fast or drown. Loved it, loved it, loved it!; and (speaking of water) I made it back to lovely Hawaii where I spent so much time in the water I learned I can even get sea sick without being in a boat.

QUENTIN TARANTINO - Filmmaker (Inglourious Basterds; Kill Bill) MOVIES: The only ones I haven't seen so far, that I can't put on the list as far as the big ones I'm expecting things from is Avatar, Lovely Bones, and Invicuhtus. My movie out of it. OK, obviously not mentioning my movie. Star Trek, number 1; Drag Me To Hell, number 2; Funny People, number 3; Up In The Air, number 4; the Thai film Chocolate, number 5; Observe and Report, number 6; Precious, number 7; An Education, number 8. That's just now without seeing those other three films. And there's a couple of films I need to see again to see if they work themselves up the list. I need to see Bright Star again. I need to see District 9 again to really know exactly how I feel. That's it so far. (THR)

ANN NESBY - Recording Artist (The Lula Lee Project; formerly of Sounds of Blackness)/Movie Producer & Writer (I'm Going All The Way) MOVIE: I absolutly loved Precious. One of the songs I co-wrote on Love's Holiday was used. I loved I Can Do Bad All By Myself. MUSIC: Maurette Clark, Cheri Moffatt, Donald Lawrence, Back to Eden and the Clark Sisters. And of course I can't leave out Marvin Sapp. TV: I enjoy watching The Game. I think that Atlanta Housewives is really, really funny. And my baby Monica - I have to say, I enjoy watching that. Also the Mo'Nique and Wendy Williams shows. BOOKS: Divine Orders by Deborah Harris, and one by Kimberla Lawson Roby. I can't remember the name right now. TRAVEL: London for the Oracles Gospel event. It included Kirk Franklin, Martha Munizzi, Coco and a lot of singers from the states for one of the largest concerts they ever had. They were feeling the gospel of Jesus Christ. DINING: I'd gone to London before with SoB years ago to Southport which is what they call a vacation spot area by the sea. I returned to my favorite dining place - a spot called Dolce's with all homemade Italian food and fresh veggies. I always love the spinach when I eat Italian and Seafood Scalapino - all my seafood in one pot.

RAEKWON THE CHEF - Recording Artist (Built For Cuban Lynx, Part 2) MOVIES: Precious. That was a great movie. Very, very suspenseful. Almost made a tear come out my eye. Was with my mom and girlfriend. That touched me. Notorious was good, but could've been a little better. MUSIC: Big Bang album was crazy. Jay Z was aiight but I wanted it to be a little harder. I like Charlie Wilson. My son put me up on Green Day. I liked my album this year a lot. I like what it became. All I can remember is putting it together like an architect. When I finally heard the end of the album. I was blown away. I was my biggest fan at that time. I was like, 'That nigger Raekwon is the the thing.' BOOK: It was a classic gangster book called Black Brothers Inc. It was pretty good. DINING: I'm still a Wu Tang - Karate Kid dude so it's PF Chang for me. The Mongolian Beef. I was put on to that by Capone from Noriega. Between that and the spicy chicken, they got me. TRAVEL: I went to Hawaii and cooled out for a minute. I did a lot of travelling this year. I would definitely say between there and Berlin. I liked that modern day ambience there and seeing so many landmarks. '09 SCANDAL: If Tiger Woods didn't think he was black then, he black now. On a good note though, these things happen. He won't be the first or last. Let's acknowledge him for his good things. He just got caught out there. We don't want to ridicule him so he jumps off the roof. It's never going to stop cuz women are promiscuous. I guess men are too. I'm not going to say who's more slick than who. UNEXPECTED COMEDY: I looked in a magazine and see Obama lookng at a lady's ass and they froze on him. She walked by him and his boy and he's still looking. They swung back around. Don't know if she had a brick, but they were checking. BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT: I took my Shahada. All praise due to my maker. '09 JOY: The greatest feeling for me is that that fans put me back in perspective of being a great artist again.

LADY GAGA - Recording Artist (The Fame; The Fame Monster) 2009 ARTISTS: I would say that [my fans are] my favorite artists. Then I would say Semi Precious Weapons, who are on tour with me and are my very dear and close friends. And I really love Alphabeat, they're great and they're going to come out on tour with me next year. ALBUM: I really liked Morrissey's new album, [Years of Refusal.] I listened to that one a lot. SONG: Some of the songs I really liked ... hmm. Well, I really, really love Grace Jones' most recent album, [2008's Hurricane] and a song off it called 'Corporate Cannibal.' (MTV)

MICHAEL COLYER - Comic/Actor (The Princess and the Frog) TV: Law and Order; Dexter; The Office. MUSIC: Beyonce is the best thing in music period but Look Out, Keri Hilson is coming. BOOK: Paperboy by Omari Jeremiah. He's 12 yrs Old and writes like he's 35. In his book, the superhero wins by having good ideas. (What a concept). The writing flies off the page. It's smart, it's funny, and he's self published. DINING: Roscoe's on Pico in L.A. (Don't forget to ak for a pepper). VENUES: Chine Park in Detriot (Breathtaking) and Constitution Hall in D.C. (I headlined for about 4000 and got to express the love for my Mother and Our Great Pres., Mr. Obama. REASONS TO LIVE: God; The Love of a Good Woman; Chances to dance in every medium of Life; The Very Excitement & Adventure of living it; and Fresh out the oven Krispie Kremes.

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N'DAMBI - Recording Artist (Pink Elephant)(www.ndambionline.com) MOVIES: Black Dynamite is an excellent tribute to blaxploitation (an era of films I love). Precious...Brutally honest, pure and raw in its story telling. CDs: Kid Cudi: The Man On the Moon -Fun. Ryan Leslie - Made me wanna move. Jaspects: Polkadots and Stripes - Adventurous and takes you on an unexpected journey. TV: Anything on HGTV...it's so creative and motivating (plus, I've always dreamed of being an interior decorator); True Blood (it's campy and satisfies my syfy bug); Men of a Certain Age (interesting writing for a melodrama); Unsung on TV-One (love finding out artists facts I never knew). BOOKS: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini; Turning Point by Malcolm Gladwell; Speak So You can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston by Lucy Hurston; Willie Bea and The Time The Martians Landed by Virginia Hamilton; Scion by Jaqueline Carey. One day, I hope to write my own novel (fiction, sci-fi-fantasy). TRAVELS: Africa: Uganda... it was a wonderful experience to find a connection to my roots. DINING: Nothing beats Earle's Grill on Crenshaw in L.A. They have made heaven with an amazing veggie chilli cheese dog. Oh, and don't forget about the coconut pineaple cake. Eating at Bofinger in Paris is so divine. Everything tastes great and they make sure you don't walk away with too much room left in your stomach (lol)

EUGE GROOVE - Recording Artist (Sunday Morning) CD: Diane Birch - Bible Belt. TV: Mad Men. DINING EXPERIENCE: Pacific Dining, Seattle. TRAVEL EXPERIENCE: Driving Pacific Coast Highway from Napa to Los Angeles.

SUZZANNE DOUGLAS - Actress (The Old Settler with Ami Brabson; Rain for the Goodman Theater; How Stella Got Her Groove Back; The Parenthood; Upcoming: The Good Wife; Changing The Game) MOVIE: The Princess and The Frog. It's been wonderful seeing our children mirrored back to the larger population in such a beautiful way. TV: I'm really enjoying Modern Family. BOOK: The Shack. FAVE '09 DINING EXPERIENCE: Cooking in my home, but I love Pure Food and Wine [Vegan Restaurant in NYC's Flatiron District].

JIMMY JEAN-LOUIS - Actor (Heroes; Diary Of A Tired Black Man)/Activist (Hollywood Unites For Haiti) (www.jimmyjeanlouis.com) MOVIE: The Prophet; This Is It; Avatar. MUSIC: Maxwell; T.I/Rihanna; Zaho (French singer, "je te promets") TV: Fringe; Conan on NBC Late Night; The special Michael Jackson BET Awards; Heroes; Husain Bolt at the Olympic Games; and the best TV moment, Barack Obama kicking Bush out of the White House. Unbelievable. DINING: White Lotus (Indian restaurant in L.A.); Momo's in London (great Couscous); TAP TAP (Haitian restaurant in South Beach Miami); Mama Africa (African restaurant in Paris) and of course my Mum's cuisine in Haiti. TRAVEL: Alpes d'Huez Film Festival in the South of France; Guadeloupe; Paris; Haiti.

JESSICA SIERRA - Recording Artist/Reality TV Star (American Idol; Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew) TV: 24. I watch it on DVD a season at a time, that way I don't have to wait a week to see what happens next! ARTISTS: I Love Lil' Wayne and Eminem. Eminem is a genius lyricist and Lil' Wayne is just very attractive to me! DINING: Miss Peaches in North Hollywood, CA and Stevie's Creole Cafe in Encino, CA. I'm from the south and love southern style soul food. Both of these restaurants are the best for down home cooking! FAVE FOOD: Pickles from Jerry's Deli on Topanga Blvd. in Topanga Canyon, CA. I was pregnant and the baby wanted them! FAVE PERSON: My newborn son, Kayden Cash of course!

CALVIN RICHARDSON - Recording Artist (Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack) MOVIE: My favorite movie of this year was surprisingly The Blind Side starring Sandra Bullock. A great American story against all odds. MUSIC: Willie Clayton - Love, Romance & Respect; Charlie Wilson - Uncle Charlie. TV: Dr House is my favorite show. DINING: Ruth Chris is my favorite experience. I Love steak and theirs is about good as it gets. TRAVEL: My most memorable '09 experience was to Roanoke Rapids where I was on the bill with The Don: Frankie Beverly. Afterwards, I had an opportunity to sit and talk with him as he shared a wealth of knowledge.

SARAH DASH - Recording Artist (Labelle; New Solo CD: The Seventh Child)/Actress (Happy Holidaze; Wiggers)/Fragrance Line (Just A Dash)(www.sarahdash.net) MOVIE: Precious. MUSIC: Mary J. Blige; The Dells Tribute to President Obama: I'm Only A Man. TV: Because of Vanessa, Ugly Betty; Tyler Perry's House of Payne; Judges Brown, Mathis and Judy; and Jeopardy. BOOK: The Bible - Trying to finish reading it from front to back. DINING: The Ewing Diner in Ewing, NJ. TRAVEL: The London Hotel in NYC.

ADAM LAMBERT - Recording Artist (For Your Entertainment)/Reality TV Star (American Idol) SONGS: Boom Boom Pow was pretty cool. Bad Romance was a great song. I loved Sober by Pink, that's a great song. I love her, she's amazing. I like that new Ke$ha song, 'Tik Tok,' that's a good song. Use Somebody by Kings of Leon ... amazing. ALBUMS: Probably [Lady Gaga's The Fame.] I have a list of things that I love. You know what else is a great album? Miike Snow's [self-titled debut]. That album is unbelievable. I need to learn how to pronounce it, so I can start plugging it. Is it pronounced like the Japanese director? Mai-ike? Mike? That double 'I' is confusing. I'm gonna start calling them Mike now. '09 MAN: Obama's a good one. Tiger Woods, not so much for me? '09 WOMAN: I do love Lady Gaga, it's no secret. Everyone knows that I get all obsessed over her." (MTV)

PAMELA WILLIAMS - Recording Artist (Chameleon; The Saxtress) MOVIES: I loved the new Transformers. I kinda like stuff like that. Precious; Star Trek; X Men - Wolverine. I thought Earth by Disney was incredible. It really makes you appreciate the planet you live on. 2012 considering it could come true. I loved Taken. I laughed at Madea Goes To Jail a few times. I liked The Last House On The Left; Knowing; The Proposal; Angels and Demons; and Up. TV: I love watching Rachel Ray and Dr. Oz. I still watch Oprah, Family Feud, The View, Dexter and Californication. I love True Blood. That's really cool. BOOKS: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I kind of read that book The Secret. I mostly read meta physical self-help. You need to have a positive outlook to be in this business. I'm always reading Conversations with God. DINING: Akashi in Dayton, Ohio. It's authentic Japanese. I love unagi and the big giant sushi boat... with miso soup. Every time I go back to Philly, I go to a place called The Hoagie Factory. OMG! They have 24 inch sandwiches that will knock you out. Of course, you can't eat the whole thing by yourself. If I move back I'm going to have to go to the gym every other day. In Miami, the atmosphere in Gloria Estefan's restaurant was nice and food was really good. The price wasn't bad either. TRAVEL: I took a cruise for a station in Melbourne called The Groove. It was fun and the Bahamas are really gorgeous. All I have to do is sit on the beach with a pina colada and blue waters and I'm fine.

DRES of BLACK SHEEP - Recording Artist (The Black Pool of Genius - due March '10) MOVIES: The Hangover; Notorious; Tyson. TV: Plenty of Comedy Central; True Blood; National Geo; Forensics; History Channel; skimmed too much reality TV too; Go Diego Go; Wow Wow Wubbsy; Little Einsteins; Yo Gabba Gabba. TRAVEL: Went all over Australia with De La Soul and 12 pc band to perform with them for their 20 year anniversary tour. Incredible.. with Fish (Fishbone) on drums. One of the best experiences of my career. Was sold out every night (2 to 5k cap). It was my first time there and I experienced great food and people (especially company I was in). I stayed at The Establishment in Sydney (31 rooms .. each diff). The architecture and schematic in each room a work of art (period).. 2 blocks from the water .. eating fresh seafood expertly prepared to order .. the excellence of the tastes waned as I began to learn the plight of the Aboriginal people. It was upsetting .. maybe to realize it was the same .. not an escape, that would parallel its beauty with deed.. the same. DINING: The Mill House Inn in Long Island. It's positioned off the road right next to a lake - deck and all. Walk in and it looks like a biker bar. THE MENU IS RIDICULOUS. You'd think G. Garvin was in the kitchen. It's truly an experience. I'm a member of the Original Tee Golf Crew and you gotta see 20 loud, confident, professional brothers (various colors) gettin it crackin with more than NYC in common. Probably ate there 3 times in '09 - each time better than the last - and we'd order "The Menu" between us and pass it all around (It's far from finger food). Was even better if you played well and had some of your fam's money in your pocket.. the goodness. CONCERT: Jacksonville, Florida. Despite it being poorly promoted, I had the most special night. The opening act blew me away. This cat was on stage killing the mic .. presence .. mechanics .. wordplay .. depth .. and each track was literally sick. Choked when I heard how Charlie Brown's Christmas was chopped up. Banoodles! When I finish the first song or two, I ask the dude to come back on stage. Wanted to give him his propers and let Jacksonville know they have something worthy of their shoulders. Well, little did I know. The kid's name is Tough Junkie. He put me onto Paten Locke, Arsun Fist, and Willie Evans - some of the dopest hip hop I've heard in a while .. a looong while. A friendship forged, I flew back down for his latest album release. Wound up taking it to the next level and constructed my upcoming album with tacks from them, besides others. Our work together is more than solid and a highlight of a 2009 concert.

MARA DAVIS - Radio Host (Dave FM - Atlanta)(www.maradavis.com) MUSIC: Lady GAGA, The Fame (Is that from last year though?) LOVE her. Alternate: Wilco, The Album. Not as good as Yankee Hotel Foxtrot but pretty darned close. Pearl Jam, Backspacer. It's under 50 minutes and absolutely fabulous. Pearl Jam gets better with age. 2009 CONCERT: No Doubt. One of the tightest bands in rock and they pulled it out this year. Gwen is a goddess!! TV: Mad Men on AMC. The fashion, the drama, Jon Hamm....sigh..... BEST STAGED (Yes, I said staged) TV TRAINWRECK MOMENT: Taylor Swift with Kanye West at the MTV Awards. It was kinda mean but it was the best thing to ever happen to her career. Love her, can't stand him----but it was great TV. BIGGEST NEWS STORY (besides President Obama's inauguration and Nobel Peace Prize (and Aretha's hat): Michael Jackson. I still can't believe it. After seeing "This Is It" it makes me even sadder that he is gone. So tragic. ENTERTAINER OF THE DECADE: Beyonce. Sasha Fierce has got it all. Talent, class, style, grace and she appeals to everyone. Black, white, young, old....who doesn't love and respect Beyonce?

CLIFTON POWELL - Actor (Army Wives; Preacher's Kid; Ray) TV: Majority of the time I'm watching the sports channels like ESPN, or unsolved mysteries and crime shows. MUSIC: I like all kinds of music. BUT if I had to pick a favorite, I would pick anything made by Al Jarreau. I love Al Jarreau. BOOK: The Road Less Travelled. This is one of the books I use to help me on my journey. DINING: Any seafood restaurant. My favorite food is blue crabs. The best blue crabs are in Washington, DC! But I love these blue crabs from Obrycki's Crab House and Seafood Restaurant in Baltimore.

LUENELL - Comic/Actor (Californication; All About Steve; Borat) MOVIE: The Hangover; This Is It. '09 SONGS: ...New York - Jay Z & Alicia Keys; Hard - Rhianna; That Gangsta - Snoop Dogg; Obsessed - Mariah Carey; Blame It - Jamie Foxx. TV: The Wendy Williams Show; Lopez Tonight; Oprah; The Young & The Restless; The Housewives of Atlanta; Ugly Betty; Zane's Sex Chronicles. DINING: The Stinking Rose; Mr. Chow; Morton's; Joe's Crab Shack. TRAVEL: St. Kitts Island; New York; Chicago

DR. BOOGIE - Hairstylist (Vivica Fox, Debbie Allen, Christina Milian, Melyssa Ford, Elise Neal, Claudia Jordan - Dr. Boogie's Hair Studio - Hollywood Prod. Ctr.)/TV Producer (www.BoogieSecrets.com); Reality TV Star (Shear Genius). TV: Nip/Tuck - is just so raw, so bad and so good! The writers just don't hold back. I should mention that I am also addicted to Golden Girl reruns, I love them old chicks! MOVIE: Precious. It was a topic I was happy to see finally explored within the Black community. DINING: Kitchen 24 in Hollywood. I love the $5 chicken wings at happy hour and you never know who you will see there. Also Wing Stop on the corner of LaBrea & Sunset (chicken wings again!) I like the lemon peppers there with little bit of garlic parmesan sprinkled on them. CONCERT: Teena Marie at the Nokia in L.A. - she jams like no other - these young girls better watch out for mama! MUSIC: Anything Anita Baker and Fantasia - if they never release another record, they will still be my all time favorites. Anita amazes me the way she can orchestrate a band with hands! And Fanstasia just sangs! I don't know the name of my favorite single this year - but the lyrics are " Yea Buddy! Rollin like a big shot, Chevy tuned up like a Nascar pit stop..." Everytime it comes on the radio I just lose it !!!!

DYANA WILLIAMS - Radio Host (Soulful Sundays/WRNB-FM 107.9 - Philly 10 a.m.-3 p.m.)/TV Commentator (Unsung)/Celebrity Coach (Influence Entertainment) MOVIES: Precious tops my list. Lee Daniels continues to evolve as a gifted filmmaker/director, along with the brilliant executive producer Lisa Cortes and company. Newcomer Gabourey Sidibe is a dynamic stand out. Paula Patton shines; Mo'Nique as Mary, should be nominated for every award there is to give; and Mariah Carey shows the world that she DOES have acting chops. Also, This Is It, which should be mandatory viewing for every artist who aspires to be an entertainer. In this illuminating film, Michael Jackson demonstrates how a show should be done! His legacy lives on! MUSIC: Maxwell's long awaited Blacksummers' Night CD and tour did not disappoint die hard fans like ME! Bad Habit remains a favorite and I was spellbound at his Philly concert! He's easy on the eyes, smooth on the ears and he elevates the spirit. Sade's Soldier of Love, her first single in eons (nine years to be exact), gets in under the wire in '09 in anticipation of her sixth album, Feb. 8, 2010 release of the same name! D'Angelo and Lauryn can't be far behind! TV: Unsung documentaries are the highest rated shows in the history of the five year young TV ONE network and with reason. Compelling stories about artists who never fully received just dues during their careers. READS: WaxPoetics is a must read for true soul music lovers. Editor-in-Chief Andre Torres and editor Brian DiGenti, along with an impressive array of fine contributing writers like the prolific Michael Gonzales, "represent in the fashion of the truly gifted." Also Tasty Clips - ALWAYS to stay informed with the latest in the realm of the creative arts. Bill Vaughan is my cultural conductor! TRAVEL: Havana, Cuba is unspoiled, the people are warm, welcoming, and engaging! If you appreciate preserved Colonial architecture, delicious food, pristine, picturesque beaches and incredible music, Cuba is for you! For American citizens, there are currently some exceptions that will allow for legal travel, check this link. President Obama has relaxed some of the restrictions for Cuban Americans, but when the embargo lifts completely, book right away to experience this wondrous country before it becomes Americanized. The National Hotel is the place to stay. Under the auspices of my International Association of African American Music Foundation, I visited there over a decade ago and fell totally in love with this unique country of 11.3 million people with 14 provinces and a rich history. Went again for the holidays with Kool & the Gang to document their performance and visit. My travel agent is Mayra Alonso: malonso@marazul.com.

KEVON EDMONDS - Recording Artist (Who Knew feat. the single Oh; 24/7; formerly of After 7) MOVIE: Precious. CD: Jazmine Sullivan's Fearless. BOOK: Angels and Demons. FAVE PLAY: The Marriage Counselor. FAVE RESTAURANT: The Best Little Catfish Place in Pegram, Tennessee. FAVE CITY: Chicago

TARA DOWDELL - Business & Politcal Strategist/Democratic Commentator (Fox News Channel; Fox Business; Comcast Channell; MY9)/Reality TV Star (The Apprentice) TV: Criminal Minds - If this political commentary and consulting thing stop working out for me, I think that I want to become an FBI profiler. The Office - Steve Carrell and Rainn Wilson are comedic geniuses - quirky, politically incorrect, and silly! SONG: Jay Z and Alicia Keys "Empire of State of Mind." BOOK: I am currently reading The Tipping Point (I know I am a little late to the party on this one, but better late than never.) It is fascinating. TRAVEL: I attended a fabulous wedding in Cartagena, Colombia. Forget what you heard, Cartagena is wonderful! I stayed in the old city, which is quaint and rich in history. Narrow cobblestone streets, open air cafes, brightly colored homes with balconies draped with beautiful flowers, large outdoor markets, and friendly people. I even petted an actual toucan. Word to the wise stick to bottled water, have a working knowledge of Spanish, and be prepared for several security check points - guess Colombia's other industry has not gone away. DINING: Being a political geek, I typically do not get star struck. However, I was eating at one of my favorite relatively inexpensive Italian restaurants in NYC [Bar Pitti], and I looked up to see none other than Halle Berry. I must admit that I was pretty star struck. She is truly beautiful and her skin is luminous. Now all the celebs that eat there b/c no one bothers them are going to be pissed! Here are all the celebs that I have also seen there: Benjamin Bratt, Johnny Knoxville, Julianne Moore (eats there all the time), Sofia Coppola, and Chris Webber and Tracey Ellis Ross (on a date).

DR. TOMMIE SMITH - Iconic Olympic Gold Medalist (1968)/Author (Silent Gesture)/Lecturer/Educator (www.tommiesmith.com) MOVIES: I'm not a movie guy but I did like what I call a futuristic film: 2012. I also liked Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself. BOOK: I just finished the Howard Cosell book, I Never Played The Game. He was the guy who best covered me and Muhammad Ali back in the day. MUSIC: Seal - A Change Gonna Come. . . and anything Sam Cooke! DINING: Everything at my own table! TRAVEL: Paris and getting in my '87 Benz and going down the road.

LINDSEY CHRISTIAN - Filmmaker (Jazz In The Diamond District)/Recording Artist (Soblu Music) TV: True Blood (definitely the best show I have seen in a long time). I also love Californication and my sister just got me started on Top Chef, which I think is pretty good. MUSIC: I'm a huge fan of Lady Gaga. Both of her albums are incredible. And I listen to my labelmates, Likeblood, a lot. I really like what they are bringing to Hip-Hop right now. MOVIES: District 9 is probably my favorite movie from the past year. It was so original and it really got me excited for a sequel. TRAVEL: St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. My father is from there and we usually go every year as a family. It is so beautiful and peaceful. One of my favorite places to go. DINING: I am really into Mexican food right now and my favorite spot in D.C. right now is Alero.

VICTOR BAINS MARSHALL - Radio Host (The Middle Passage/CKLN - Toronto: Wed., 5-7 p.m.) MOVIES: Sugar; Precious; Avatar; The Prophet; Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans; Inglourious Basterds; An Education, District 9 CDs: I mostly listen to unsigned artists from MySpace and other music sites - whose music hasn't been "processed" for mainstream consumption. LaRombe, who's about to drop Philaphornia Soul on the populace, is somebody I particularly like, as well as Ledisi. Chico DeBarge's Addiction. CONCERTS: Naturally 7, Midori, Paquito D'Rivera at the Royal Conservatory of Music's Koerner Hall (one of the premier venues in the city). King Sunny Ade at The Harbourfront Centre (my preferred spot for live music). Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings at the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival. TV: The Daily Show; Iron Chef; Countdown with Keith Olbermann; Dr. Who; Blue Jays & Raptors; and basically anything on PBS & HBO. BOOKS: Three-Day Road & Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden. "Hemingway - esque!" DINING: Harlem on King St. West.

MAYSA - Recording Artist (Metamorphosis; A Woman In Love; formerly with Incognito) MOVIE: This Is It. TV: Desparate Housewives. DINING EXPERIENCE: The Osaka Hibatchi Grill in Sykesville,Maryland. TRAVEL EXPERIENCE: [Wherever I go] to perform for people who support my music.

KWESI BOAKYE - Actor (Men of a Certain Age; I Can Do Bad All By Myself) MOVIE: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. TV: Avatar The Last Airbender. FAVE ARTIST: Michael Jackson. BOOK: Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief. DINING: Benihana's in L.A. for all the cool tricks the chef does. FAVE CITY: New York because of The Bronx Zoo!

MONIFA BROWN - Radio Host (WBGO Jazz 88 - Newark - Sat. 2-6 p.m.) CDs: Horace Silver Retrospective Series. Not sure if it was released this year but I bought it in 2009 and it has been in heavy rotation ever since. The hardbop grandpop is SWEAT SOUL all the way. Also Stefan Harris and Blackout - Urbanus. TV: Yo Gabba Gabba - courtesy of my son and The Real Housewives of Atlanta (shhh .. don't tell anyone). MOVIE: I saw Australia this year and found it heartbreaking that so much prejudice and evil exists in the world. The acting was incredible. The little boy was beautiful and I just fell in love with him. On the flip side, there is also so much beauty in the world and there are those people who see past color and recognize what is truly important. The balance between the physical and spiritual world was dealt with well and the cinematography was excellent. DINING: Doro Tibs-Mesob, Montclair, NJ. Consistently good! This year I have taking a liking to Ethiopian Food. TRAVEL: The beach in Mystic, Ct. Peaceful.

A. SCOTT GALLOWAY - Writer (currently writing reams of fascinating liner note essays for great CD reissues on Bill Withers, Deniece Williams w/ Thom Bell, Nina Simone, Phyllis Hyman, Freda Payne, Cheryl Lynn...and Tony Williams). ALBUMS: Nicki - Nicki Richards; Pure Thang - Steve Arrington; A Flutter and Some Words - Ingrid Chavez; Big Neighborhood - Mike Stern; The Power of One - Israel Houghton; A Grateful Heart - Kevin Toney; Ancients Speak - Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity; BLACKsummers'night - Maxwell; Watts - Jeff "Tain" Watts; Pretty World - Anne Walsh. SONGS: "Soldier of Love" - Sade; "Favorite Lullabye" - Terri Lyne Carrington; "Zansa II (Live)" - Joe Zawinul & Zawinul Syndicate; "Bed" - Lobster Newberg; "IYouWe" - Baby Jaymes; "Black Thunder" - John Beasley; "What U Got 4 Me?" - Teena Marie; "The Council of Nicea" - Everette Harp; "Angel (The Prelude)" - Mariah Carey; "On the Floor" - Julian Marley. CONCERTS: Tower of Power/Average White Band - Dec. 11; Herb Alpert & Lani Hall - Grammy Museum - Sept. 1; Steve Gadd - Catalina Bar & Grill - Nov. 11 (two sets); Patti Austin w/ Big Band - Disney Hall - Feb. 13; Lou Donaldson Quartet - Jazz Bakery - Feb. 24 (two sets); Pat Benatar/Blondie/The Romantics - Orange County Fair - July 26; Buster Williams/Patrice Rushen/Cindy Blackman/Bennie Maupin - Catalina B&G - Aug. 13; Esperanza Spaulding - El Rey - Sept. 16; Barbara Morrison All-Star Birthday Show - John Anson Ford Theatre - Sept. 12; Ramsey Lewis Trio - Disney Hall - Oct. 14. MOVIE: Soul Power. TV: Unsung

RAY EDWARDS - Professional Athlete (Minnesota Vikings) MOVIES: Avatar; Public Enemies; Couples Retreat. MUSIC ARTISTS: Drake; Lil Wayne; Mary J. Blige; R. Kelly. BOOK: The Samson Syndrome. DINING EXPERIENCE: Manny's Steak House - Minneapolis, MN. TRAVEL EXPERIENCE: The Half Moon Resort in Jamaica.

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