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A few things about me… ten to be exact.

• I love many Woody Allen films, and hate a few. I tend to react strongly one way or the other; the only one I can remember being lukewarm about was “Match Point.”
• My favorite flower is the lily. Specifically so-called “oriental” varieties (such as Stargazer), and daylilies. Calla lilies are ok, but I prefer the “star-shaped” types.



• I am primarily of German, French, Dutch, Scottish, and English ancestry. As with most people, there are likely a few more things in the mix I don’t know about.
• I have severe arachnophobia (an intense, sometimes illogical fear of spiders). It seems I have always had it, as my first sentence as a toddler was “Daddy, kill the spider!”

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• You actually use “sha’mon” in conversation. Bonus points if you did that before 2009.
• You notice the difference when it goes from “mama-say-mama-sa-ma-ma-koo-sa” to “mama-say-mama-sa-mama koosa” (that’s phonetically, of course, not the actual spelling of those words).
• Your child(ren) can identify Michael on sight, no matter what point in his life or career they’re looking at.
• Michael, or related persons/symbols pop up in your dreams, even if those dreams have nothing to do with him/them otherwise.
• If someone says something that brings to mind an MJ song, you have to start singing it or reciting lyrics (at least in your head).
• Your ringtone is now, or has been, Michael-related.
• When you hear one of Michael’s songs on the radio, it feels weird when the song that follows isn’t the next track from the album.
• You’ve given children, cars, pets, stuffed animals… MJ-related names.
• You know which songs on the “Michael” album just don’t feel right.
• You treat “The Wiz” as if it’s “Citizen Kane,” when, in reality, it’s only good because of Michael.

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This is a post about some people who truly appreciate those who appreciate them. In other words, celebs/artists who treat fans well.

First up… Seth Green and Matthew Senreich of “Robot Chicken.”
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This is the first in a planned series of “if I could keep only 10 songs by…” entries.

As most of you know, Color Me Badd has been a huge part of my life for 20 years now. So, I figured I’d start with them and take it from there.

If I could keep only 10 songs by Color Me Badd, I think they would be…

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Some of these opinions will not be “popular” ones, but here they are.

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01. – “Two of Hearts” by Stacie Q. coming on the radio as I started my car today. The visual of Seth Green dancing to that song as James St. James in “Party Monster” springs to mind every time I hear it. Never fails to make me giggle.
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I really enjoyed this guy’s cover of “Close to Heaven” by Color Me Badd, and I think you might, too.

So, there’s a WordPress app for my iPhone (which I’m posting from right now). That will make it much easier to blog “on the go,” so to speak. So, yay for that.

A rundown of my five favorite albums.

#1 – “Off the Wall” by Michael Jackson

This was the first album I ever bought. I was five years old, and I got it on cassette with the birthday money I had received from relatives. This is still a fantastic album, but I usually rely on a digital version these days.

In recent years, I’ve grown to love “Thriller” very much, so it’s pretty close to a tie at this point. However, “Off the Wall” has the nostalgia factor going for it, and “Thriller” has a few of the overplayed MJ hits that I tend to skip past simply out of… rebellion, I guess you could say (such as the title track, Beat It and Billie Jean). “Off the Wall” remains something I can just sit and listen to in its entirety… multiple times.

TRACK LISTING (favorites in bold italics):

1. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
2. Rock With You
3. Workin’ Day And Night
4. Get On The Floor
5. Off The Wall
6. Girlfriend
7. She’s Out Of My Life
8. I Can’t Help It
9. It’s The Falling In Love
10. Burn This Disco Out

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