Black GQ Music: Weekend Love - Dwele

If you aren't going to canvass or phoneback this weekend in battleground states for Barack Obama (which you should) and you are not hungover from all the Halloween parties.

Maybe you should go visit or fly down that one who you want to be with but for some reason you guys aren't together. The one who stays on your mind and you stay texting and emailing late in the night when they are 3 plus hours away or even a short distance but the hustle of each of your jobs keep you from seeing each other. This is one of my favorite songs by Dwele. This goes out to you.

Election Day Parties in Washington D.C.

Here is a rundown of some of the parties in D.C. for next Tuesday. (Nov.4th)

Shadow Room (2131 K Street NW) is having an Election Night event from 7 PM to until. Shout out to my boy Todd Valentine. Look at his flyer above.

Young and Powerful for Obama is hosting "Live your Life: The Moment of Truth...Election Night Watch Party" at The Park at Fourteenth (920 14th Street NW) from 6 PM to until. See Flyer.

DC for Obama is hosting a watch party at Station 9 (1438 U Street NW). General admission is free and VIP is $20 (not quite sure what VIP gets you).

Bluepoint Bar & Grill

1299 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Downtown DC - Only Blocks from the White House

See Flyer Above.

The Usual Suspectz are hosting an election watch party at The Republic (1355 U Street NW). Doors open at 5:30 PM. See Flyer Above.

"Change Is Comin': End of an Error" party at Left Bank Bistro Lounge. For $25, sample free appetizers, enjoy drink specials, and receive a discount on tickets to the Inaugural Blue Ball. RSVP soon—the party is open to only 200 people. RSVP here.

The Democratic National Committee will hold its Election Night watch party at the historic Mayflower Hotel in downtown Washington, DC. Members of the press are invited to attend the party, watch the returns, shoot B-roll and take still photographs.

WHO: Democratic National Committee

WHAT: Election Night Watch Party

WHERE: Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036

WHEN: Tuesday, November 4th at 7:30 PM

To RSVP, please e-mail Michael Czin: CzinM AT dnc.org (spammer proof)

Busboys and Poets

2021 14th St., NW Washington, DC

202-387-7638

Extra-Super Tuesday: Election Watching Party, 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Food and Drink Specials


Election Night Party (Social)
We cordially invite you to join us November 4th at 8:00 pm for an election party to remember! Enjoy watching the election unfold live with CNN on a big screen TV!

There is no cover charge and we will be offering specially priced food and drinks (see full menu below). For all you local musicians, we will be having an open mic for acoustic musical performances (Already we've got a great line-up.) Come with your favorite folk/protest song to share! Join us for a great time while history is being made!

Contact angela@cafetropedc.com for more information or to pre-register for the open mic.

Election Party Specials

Drinks

All Bottled Beers $3

Rail Mix Drinks $4

Red &White Wines $5

Red Vodka & Blue Rum Shooters

Foods

Creole Seafood Gumbo with Jollof Rice 6

Crawfish Beignets 6

Crabmeat & Spinach Dip 8

BBQ Spiced Calamari with Old Bay Aioli 7

Mussles with Lentils, Chorizo Sausage and Tomatoes in Lobster Curry Sauce 8J

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Lollipops with Fried Cabbage Potatoes and Vidalia Onion Hash 7

Jumbo Lump Crab Cake with Maque Choux 9

Duck Salad with Maple Walnuts, Red Onion, Yellow Peppers, Carrots and Sesame Vinaigrette 10

Steak Salad with Artichokes, Fresh Horseradish, Shiitake Mushrooms, Bermuda Onions and Green Beans 10

http://www.cafetropedc.com/

Time: Tuesday, November 4 8:00 PM - November 5 12:00 AM
Host: Angela Durso
Location: Cafe Trope (Washington, DC)
2100 P Street NWWashington, DC 20037

202.223.9335

Jay-Z: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered Part 1, 2 and 3

There are 7 parts to the documentary you can catch on BBC of Hov. Dope insight on the greatest rapper alive.

The name of the broadcast is Imagine and you can see the website here. Alan Yentob explores the life and work of the chart topping rapper and multi-millionaire businessman Jay-Z. With an exclusive insight into his world Yentob accompanies Jay-Z for six months, including the build up to his triumphant headline gig at Glastonbury and backstage access to his concerts in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York. Jay-Z also talks in depth about his other passions, which include modern art, architecture, politics, sports and fashion.

Part 1




Part 2




Part 3

Black GQ Politics: Obama Infomercial

Obama: 'American Stories, American Solutions'



The ratings are in and it is an amazing 26.4 million.

The Obama-mercial was fairly highly rated across the three broadcast networks (CBS, Fox and NBC) in the early metered market numbers. Between the three networks it scored an impressive combined 17.8/29 (household rating/share).

If ABC truly hoped that by being only scripted programming on broadcast for 8:00pm-8:30p, it would help out Pushing Daisies, that plan went awry. My guess is ABC was more likely just looking to burn off an episode. Daisies scored a 4.2/7, pretty much the identical rating it had a week ago up (4.2/6).

Let's compare Obama's rating to last week's Nielsen Ratings:

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Oct. 20-26. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

1. (1) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 19.49 million viewers.
2. (2) "Dancing with the Stars," ABC, 18.5 million viewers.
3. (3) "NCIS," CBS, 17.23 million viewers.
4. (7) "Dancing with the Stars Results," ABC, 16.35 million viewers.
5. (4) "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 15.95 million viewers.
6. (X) World Series Game 4: Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, Fox, 15.48 million viewers.
7. (9) "The Mentalist," CBS, 15.28 million viewers.
8. (7) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 15.01 million viewers.
9. (X) World Series Game 1: Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, Fox, 14.634 million viewers.
10. (11) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 14.63 million viewers.
11. (4) "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 14.45 million viewers.
12. (10) "CSI: NY," CBS, 14.39 million viewers.
13. (11) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 13.5 million viewers.
14. (14) "Survivor: Gabon," CBS, 13.31 million viewers.
15. (16) "The OT," Fox, 13.28 million viewers.
16. (15) "House," Fox, 13.08 million viewers.
17. (X) "World Series Game 4 Preview," Fox, 13.06 million viewers.
18. (13) "60 Minutes," CBS, 12.82 million viewers.
19. (X) World Series Game 2: Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, Fox, 12.78 million viewers.
20. (16) "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," ABC, 12.26 million viewers.

Black GQ Lifestyle: Bentley x Stockinger Custom Safes

Bentley has created a luxury safe in collaboration with Stockinger, an exclusive German safe manufacturer, for all your sentimental belongings. Bentley and Stockinger have created two safes which are called Continental and Arnage coming after the luxury models that Bentley produces. Stockinger and Bentley wanted to make sure that these safes would be the most safest, organized, and equisite. The safes are built in with many security mechanisms such as built in alarms and GPS trackers.

Black GQ Fashion: INQMND Buyers Buyable Fall 2008

INQMND is a online magazine hailing from Canada giving you the insight on the hottest fashion for Fall 2008. Take a look through the magazine then go into your closet and make room for some of these pieces.

Click here to go to the website

Black GQ Entertainment: Lure Wednesday's @ Josephine's

Black GQ Entertainment: D.C. Halloween Parties

Black GQ Music: She Got Her Own - NeYo feat. Jamie Foxx & Fabolous

Hot remix by NeYo with Jamie Foxx and 'Lous. This is real talk and a tribute to all my ladies in the DMV who got thier own and if you do, holla at me.

Black GQ Music: Warwick Ave. - Wale feat. Duffy

Warwick Ave by Wale feat. Duffy

The track is heatrocks. I can't wait for the album.

Black GQ Music: Live Your Life by T.I. featuring Rihanna

Another banger by the King of the South.

Black GQ Politics: Rev. Wright

Eight days away from the election and the GOP releases the Rev. Wright ad. The GOP is spending 2.5 million dollars and it will be played in Ohio, Pennslyvania and Florida which are battleground states.

Metro to Conduct Random Bag Checks

This is something I always wondered about riding the metro to work everyday with people rocking over-sized bags. I have always felt safe but every precaution makes the Metro better and safer. I just hope I'm not hassled but now let's fix those red line delays.


From WashPo:

"Metro officials yesterday announced plans to immediately begin random searches of backpacks, purses and other bags in a move they say will protect riders and also guard their privacy and minimize delays.

The program is modeled after one begun three years ago in New York that has withstood legal challenges. However, experts said it is difficult to measure the effectiveness of such searches, beyond assuring the public that police are being vigilant. New York officials declined to say what they have found in their searches; none of the other transit systems conducting random searches have found any explosives, officials said."

Tonight: Layover Monday's at Fly

Dave and Ray. Their events are premier. Tonight the spot is at Fly.

Black GQ Fashion: For the Greater Good

A new store in D.C. opened by Commonwealth. It is promoted as a high end fashion store here in the area. So take a peek and let me know what you think. I saw a dope pair of Wallie's on the website that are a must have for the fall.

For The Greater Good

1781 Florida Ave NW

Washington DC, 20009

Black GQ Technology: AT&T Blackberry Bold Drops on November 4th

Go Vote for Obama then pick up your new Blackberry.

NEW YORK (AP) - AT&T Inc. says that the new flagship BlackBerry model that was initially expected this summer, the Bold 9000, will go on sale Nov. 4.
Ralph de la Vega, head of AT&T’s consumer business, supplied the launch date on the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call Wednesday.

When BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion Ltd. revealed the model in May, it said it would go on sale this summer. The Bold 9000 did launch in some overseas markets, but not in the U.S. The apparent delay hurt RIM shares over the summer.
Early in October, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis that the Bold was still being tested by AT&T, and implied that the carrier was being extra careful after widely publicized problems with Apple Inc.’s latest iPhone.

Black GQ Fashion: How to Tie a Scarf

Getting you ready for Fall/Winter.

Black GQ Politics: Our Work Doesn't End on Nov. 4th

Black GQ Music: Day and Night by Kid Cudi

Black GQ Reading: Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

A great book that can be purchased here on Amazon


The Four Agreements are very simple, but very profound. To embrace and live each of the Four Agreements is to find yourself experiencing personal freedom--possibly as never before. The Four Agreements are:

Be Impeccable With Your Words
Don't Take Anything Personally
Don't Make Assumptions
Always Do Your Best

From the cover of the book:

Be Impeccable With Your Word: Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Don't Take Anything Personally: Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

Don't Make Assumptions: Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

Always Do Your Best: Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.

Black GQ Music: Black Mags by Cool Kids

Notorious Movie Trailer

Obama Bucks: What's wrong?

That is what Diane Fedele, member of the Chaffey Community Republican Women of California replied when she decided to include this picture on the organization's newsletter. Fedele replied, "Everyone eats chicken, ribs, and watermelon." She insists the picture is not racially insensitive. Fedele claims that the picture is making an argument that Barack Obama will usher in a socialist welfare state, not that Obama is black.

Read the article: Here

Two weeks away from the election and you should expect this from the Grand Old Party. Will someone please tell Republicans the definition of socialism? Isn't George Bush nationalizing the banking systems a major tenet of socialism? Funny season has begun.

50 Most Stylish Men According to GQ

GQ's 50 Most Stylish Men

These are the 50 most stylish men. Pay close attention to George Clooney, Ali, Tom Brady and the Kennedys.

Mint: Personal Finance and Responsibility

I'm always preaching Financial Literacy. The economy is in dire straits and everyone needs to "tighten their belts" and save money. We have been a consumer society for so long especially the African American community. We continue to buy above our means and spend money on frivolous items. Saving money builds wealth.

So last week my boy put me on to a new website: Mint

The first thing you see when you log onto Mint.com is a dashboard filled with useful information. You can see your account balances and your current net worth. You can see your total available cash and the current month’s net income. You can see alerts about account balances, transactions, interest rates, and payment due dates. You can see recent changes to your investment accounts. And of course, you can see if you're on, under, or over budget.

Other great features:

- Tag your transactions to group them and find related purchases

- When looking at transactions, it takes one click to see all transactions with that description or in that category

- Bulk edit transactions

- Create rules to automatically categorize transactions

- Create rules for alerts to your email and mobile phone

So make a budget and put more money aside for savings. It's going to be a lot more rainy days before there are sunny days in the future.

Kanye West Album Promo Pics and New Song

Let me start off with a statement: I'm a Kanye fan. I don't think Ye' is in the top 10 -15 rappers in hip hop now but he is dope.

When I first heard about him singing and using auto-tune on the new album I was a skeptic. But after hearing his first three songs, I have to say the songs are HEATROCKS.

If Kanye pulls off this album and it's a classic (like I have a gut feeling it will be) I will put Kanye top 3 in the game.

Here is the newest joint: "Heartless". It tells everything I have felt in my last two relationships with females in this song. Funny how music can say what you can't express.


Kanye West - "Heartless" from the new album 808's & Heartbreak