The 2020 Arts and Authors Extravaganza Date Is Out

Readers, artist, writers, aspiring authors, poets, musicians, or anyone else interested in the Arts, come join us at the 2020 9th Annual Arts & Authors Extravaganza on Sunday, Aug. 2th 3pm-9pm at the Crowne Plaza, Cherryhill, NJ.

You don't want to miss this huge book signing, live art show, spoken word artist, special performances, live band, light appetizers, and a cash bar, 'Write Your Book' discussion panel, along with prizes and giveaways!

Seating is limited. So save your spot by purchasing your tickets at www.bit.ly/artsandauthors2020

Family-friendly and Open to the Public. Free Parking! $5 pp, $10 at the door!

For more information go to the website or text 856-343-8830#artsandauthors
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Candace Woman of Achievement Awards, Masquerade Ball with Silent Auction Sponsored by National Coalition of 100 Black Women-SNJ Chapter

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National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. - Southern New Jersey Chapter cordially invites you to attend its Sixteenth Annual Fundraiser, Candace Woman of Achievement Awards, Masquerade Ball with Silent Auction on Saturday, the twenty-first of March two thousand twenty.

Candace: Woman of Achievement Awards Reception - 6 o’clock to 7:30 pm.

Check-In Begins at 5:45 pm with Candace Awards Reception to begin promptly.

Check In Begins at 7:30 pm -Masquerade Ball with Silent Auction at at 8 o’clock -

Dinner & Program Begins at 8 o'clock

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Semi-Formal Attire| Masks are optional but so much fun!

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Uncle Ray's Secret Juke Box: Stevie Wonder's All In Love Is Fair

MORE HAUNTING THAN "THRILLER"

First of all let's clear one thing up....if not for Song's In The Key Of Life....INNERVISIONS would be one of the greatest recordings ever made.

Innervisions is. 

However it is unfair to Michael, Prince and The Beatles (and all the rest) to rate all of Stevie's music where it truly belongs in recording history.
Let's just say he was a king in the 1970's.

The single All In Love Is fair has always haunted me. I was 5 years old in 1973 when the song was released as part of Innervisions ...so at the time it was not a song I was checking for.

Still the title...All In Love Is Far....I knew it was a play on the phrase All Is Fair In Love and War....

The title spooked me even as a kid.
I wouldn't play it because I just knew it would be heavy and so I stayed close to that classic Jackson 5.

Decades later and several relations in the can.
The song still haunts me more than MJ's Thriller.

I would rather face The Wolfman and the zombie apocalypse than face the reality that plays when I hear Stevie's voice singing "All In Love is Fair...Love's a Crazy game...."

His voice is young, masculine, yet fragile.
Personally. I think about the women that hurt me...and whether they meant to or whether I am just another causality of love.
I think about the women I hurt even though when I met them I just wanted to share in their happiness.

When he sings "I had to go away"....man....(I Can't Even...)

In a song that wields truth like a weapon ....Stevie adds...
"All in war is cold...you either win or lose"...

Everytime I hear this song...it takes me back to different moments none of them happy or unhurtful but all of them were needed for me to be who I am today.

Loving Myself.
Currently ...Alone...
Uncertain about My Future Love Life as I have every been....
"The Writer Takes His Pen...
To Write The Words Again...
That All In Love Is Fair....."

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Uncle Ray's Juke Box: WHO OPENS THIS SHOW?

So...These Beautiful People Crash Your Birthday Party (circa 1968) and do a concert.

Question: Who Opens The Show?
Question: What's The First Song You Want To Hear?
Question: What Song Should The Headliner Close With?

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Remembering John Ritter September 17th 1948-September 11th, 2003 or....

"MY MAN TRIPPER"

As a kid mini Christmas came for me every Tuesday night.
8 pm Happy Days
8:30 pm  Lavern and Shirley

And then one night...I saw John Ritter cycling across the (Santa Monica?) sand and fall...
Honestly with Happy Days and Lavern and Shirley as lead in shows ...Three's Company had me by the first time I heard "Come and Knock On Our Door."

And as my hormones raged with no where to go , when Suzanne Somers turned over in the opening, they had another fan...easy.

I loved Three's Company and every character...I liked The Ropers, Ralph Ferley, I liked Larry The Used Car Salesman (reminds me of how Potsie Webber was early on in Happy Days. ) Three's Company was so much fun, that I wanted to ride with Jack and Larry and pick up girls at The Regal Beagle.

Yeah...My Man Tripper.

John Ritter made the character of Jack Tripper one of he most fun but under rated characters in TV history. With his prat falls and jokes he should be remembered with Barney Fife and Rob Petry.
Tripper was like the Archie Bunker of 20 something sex on TV.
Tripper some how made me feel that even though I lived on the east coast...that he was just a short walk a way and that one day I would see him out and we'd have drinks.

John Ritter/Jack Tripper was cool with me.




I remember where I was when I heard the news.

I was buying records from Sound Of Market Street in Philadelphia and the guy who was ringing me up asked "if I heard the news?" (The internet was not the "thing" that it is now.) He literally said. "Jack Tripper died today. He had a heart attack." He said it with a smile...but like me clearly sad.

Even today I wish that John Ritter, Richard Pryor, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin were all still here. It is still very hard to reflect of their work and be ..."sad." I can not remember a time when I was younger and their art was fresh that a smile doesn't come across my face.

I just responded to the guy that broke the news to me..."Not My Man Tripper...?"

He responded.."I know...right?"

I did know.

In fact , he and I ...along with 3 other people stood and talked for about 20 minutes...sharing our favorite "Tripper" memories. On the subway, people were chatting about it as well.

Here we are September 11th, 2019 ... John Ritter is still missed and so is Jack Tripper.

So many years later I still feel like the next party or cheesy lounge I go in...My Man Tripper is going to stumble in and we're going to argue over hot girls...

John Ritter....Thank You.....



And also thanks to Don Knotts, Norman Fell, Audra Lindley and Ann Wedgeworth





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NEVER...EVER SAY "NEVER"...AGAIN. EDDIE RETURNS TO SNL Words By Raymond Tyler

The last thing I read before I went to bed last night still has me smiling.

Reading that Eddie Murphy was returning to Saturday Night Live was like finding money in the street.

I have reserved to myself to believing that after reports that Murphy took a great joke by David Spade super personal and after numerous appearances at The SNL Anniversary Shows that Murphy had basically put SNL forever behind him.

I never liked that choice but understood.

Eddie Murphy was in the next to last class of true ROCK STARS in my book.

Eddie for decades has been bigger than Saturday Night Live and still may be.

Infact for those that don't know...Eddie may be the reason that SNL survived at all after the original cast moved on. And has been the only member after the original cast to be as big or bigger than Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.

I also understand why he came back.
Life, loss, wins and losses and loving makes you change your mind.

I will most likely throw a private watch event for this....

I am already setting my expectations for a great surprise ...hoping that like when Richard Pryor hosted SNL,  Murphy will bring Black Hollywood and extra special guests like Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock.

I am however, also managing my expectations...I was so young and so junior high when Eddie created Gumby and Mr. Robinson. Not many people can recapture that lightning.

I recall seeing The Jacksons perform I Want You Back in their 30's and I was underwhelmed...I had to face the cold facts that I had missed The Jackson 5 and they wasn't coming back. Still when they performed I Want You Back in their 50's at their 30th Anniversary show...I appreciated that they still had the moves and enjoyed the music. And that they were enjoying the music...maybe MORE than when they were first at Motown.

I have no idea how Eddie Murphy will do...but I am there for all of it and if I was young I would want to be in the audience (at my age I so do not...)

I do pray he above all enjoys the experience and that perhaps Murphy, Keenan Wayans and Robert Townsend will do another stand up comedy film (that I will be in the audience for.)

Eddie if you read this JUST HAVE FUN....

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