The Keyboard Khronicles

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Daily Dose....

365 Days of Love: May 9, 2009

"Two human loves make one divine."

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Must Read:: Who Does She Think She Is?....

Well if we're referring to Benilde Little I'm gon' go ret ahead and say a talented a*s author!! I really enjoyed this book. It was a definite page turner and kept me coming back for more and more. This is the 1st book I've read by Little but it will NOT be the last. Little is actually the best selling author behind the bestselling smash hit "Good Hair" ! What else can you expect from the creative genius that's an editor at Essence?!
This book touches on love, race, gender issues, as well as sex and fashion! I love the style that this book is written in; as if you are watching a movie IE: flashbacks, and POV from each main character. You get to know the life of the main characters.

From the inside cover: Aisha Branch is getting married, and if she has her way, the wedding will be the event of the millennium. At twenty-six she is still the "baby girl," the indulged only child of Camille and the only grandchild of Geneva. As the wedding draws closer , the Branch family is turned upside-down-a $7,000 designer wedding dress? A fiance' who's a "white boy"? But that turmoil is nothing compared to what happens when Aisha falls hard for another man. All the excitement stirs up old feelings in the Branch women, and they reflect separately on their won lives and relationships, and the things they wish had turned out differently. Geneva, a seventy-year-old powerhouse who always strove for "Negro respectability," has never approved of Camille's decisions-single motherhood, a career in social work, dreadlocks. Aisha, the light of Camille and Geneva's lives, is a bright, beautiful, impulsive woman who is used to getting what she wants, even if she has to fight for it. Her real father's absence still looms large in her imagination, but her stepfather, who came into her life early on, has always treated her like a princess. Now Aisha has to choose between marrying her staggeringly wealthy fiance' and pursuing an elusive older man. For her part, Camille grapples with watching her adored daughter live the kind of life she didn't dare to dream of, and is just a little bit resentful of Aisha's ignorance of how hard Camille worked to make it possible. As the drama of Aisha's love like unfolds, the three woman take turns narrating their own stories in Little's most expansive novel yet.

I'm all for a great novel and good read, and I must say "Who Does She Think She Is?" is a very good read. If you are tired of the hood books (my boyfriend is a drug dealer, I wear all the latest designer clothes, my baby daddy dies, and I'm on the come up...) the this is something you'll enjoy. I know I did...tell me whatcha think. Hit me up at Keyboard.Khronicles@gmail.com or leave me a comment below.

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Check Up On It

Mother Bey graces the cover of MARIE CLAIRE June 2009 issue! Mounting a 110-city tour in the course of a year, I am not mad at this woman! Plus, her Media (PR, Advertising) team are simply on top of game cause her BRAND is everywhere! 2 points for Beyonce & Company!

Catch all the Mayhem over at Marie Claire - more pics, interview comments and more!

P.S. KK'ers, how did we miss this performance on DANCING WITH THE STARS?

Letterman's all the way LIVE!

Choreography was on point + Breathing stayed under control + Mr. West was there = GREAT PERFORMANCE!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Cinco De Mayo.....

Just a niddle bit of history for ya, just in case you were wondering why you can't find the Fruits and Veggie man today on the busy corner of Main St.!!!! (LMAO...I'm going str8 to hell!!)

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Daily Dose....

365 Days of Love: May5, 2009

"Agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you."

2 Corinthians 13:11 NRSV

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Monday, May 4, 2009

2009 Costume Institute Gala

How bout a 'round of applause... for Ri Ri in Dolce & Gabbana

If you want some, come get some... of Ciara in Emilio Pucci

SO WHAT....says Tyra in Badgley Mischka

To see all the photos, click here! Fashion is where its at...Get in, Fit in or GET OUT!

My Baby got me #1 on his Top 8

Ummmm, I'm all for a Lil' Kim come back right now, but I feel like this video ISN'T helping It appears to be type low-budget looking if you ask me. Don't get me wrong, I don't need a bunch of special effects and what not but the setting was type drab! What happen to T-Pain; Lil' Kim said he WAS going to be in he video?! T(eeth)Pain didn't make his appearance but I see Nuvo did & stiff neck a*s First name Charlie last name Wilson....LMAO!! I love the song either way its just what we needed because as sure as my shower is steamy folks of today will "Download" !! BTW: be sure to vote for my girl on "Dancing With The Stars" by logging onto http://www.abc.com/ or by calling 1-800-868-3401; Kim and Derek Hough (who also had a cameo in the video) ain't playin' they going for the WIN!!