HURT: A Different Opinion on KANYE WEST

 

This is NOT me "taking his side."
(Frankly though, Kanye, Candice and Hershel have the right to whatever opinion they want. And there are millions of Black people that arrive at conservative choices for very intelligent reasons and from very valid pain caused by those we would consider liberal.)

While many of my friends are gloating and quick to call Kanye West many unimaginative names. I just pray that Kanye West has a lot of life to live. 

Some people (not throwing shade) are lucky that the camera phone and 24 hour news cycle didn't exist when we/they were working through their HURT.

Many of us also had people that could tell us to just CALM THAT BS DOWN...

My father passed away 10 years ago and my own family rarely sees the hurt I still try and manage alone. I could not imagine having the display the many ways my father's passing has changed me as well as the mistakes I have made since Dad's been gone, broadcast on TV and social media.

I have personally not held Kanye to account since his mom passed....and now because of mostly his own bad choices ...he is no longer a full time dad.....

He's got a lot of hurt to process...

Maybe you do too or have had to process hurt.
If you have?
Extend the grace that you needed to Mr. West.
And if you haven't?
Thank God because you are blessed.

What's Your Opinion?
We'd Like To Know.

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The Light's Movie Of The Week....

 LIFE WITH MIKEY

Starring Michael J Fox and Christina Vidal
released 1993

In 1993 Michael J Fox had wrapped his last Back To The Future film and left Family Ties (the TV show) behind. 

Fox was still a huge star and did a little New York film that seemed like it would be too small or pedestrian for the box office giant.

Life With Mikey was however a great tribute to Fox's life as a child star and all child stars.

In the film he plays a former child star...now washed up and running a talent agency for children hoping to be stars.

Fox's character runs into Christina Vidal as Angie Vega and a classic is born.

I love films like Life With Mikey for several reasons.

One because life the motion picture Fame...the hunger for the young people to make their way as performers is so vibrant you can taste the hunger and hear it's heart beating.

Also like Fame...the city of New York is a character itself.

Life With Mikey is a fairy tale but in this one...we see all the people that will never get to live in a castle but they still are working to get to the ball.

The film goes from funny to heart breaking to heart warming scene after scene.
The film shows that every performer has a family that truly loves them whether they are a star or hope to be star.

On a scale of 1-10. I rate Life With Mikey a solid 7....and in fact it's a favorite of mine...as far as making me happy? Life With Mikey gets 10 out of 10 easy.

 

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Actress Loretta Swit's Command Performance in STARS and STRIPES

People that know me , know that I have loved M.A.S.H since high school.

Mostly I watched for another look at war. A civil, thinking man's look at war. Tonight, I just saw the episode STARS and STRIPES. A wonderful Loretta Swit episode.

Ironically, it is not a episode I could have grasped in highschool but as a man of my age.... I identify too closely to finding love/comfort only to to have history/morals/ambition complicate things. In this episode Ms. Swit delivers one of the best television performances I have ever seen. I have seen this episode before...but watching it tonight...hit me for the first time. I don't know if she ever won an Emmy for Stars and Stripes...But she has my vote.

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The New York Public Library and Marvel to Issue Special Edition Spider-Man Library Card October 11

 LONG OVER DUE...IDEA

Spider-Senses will be tingling across New York City as The New York Public Library (NYPL) and Marvel Entertainment join forces to release a special, limited-edition Spider-Man library card on October 11 to inspire new and existing patrons to explore a multitude of free books, resources, and programs at the Library, including Marvel graphic novels. This dynamic collaboration—which debuts just in time for New York Comic Con—marks the 60th anniversary of Spider-Man’s first comic book appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 and emphasizes the importance of reading, knowledge, and libraries to Peter Parker’s crime-fighting comic book adventures. Images of Spider-Man—alongside Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy, two other iconic web-slingers—will be featured on the card, as well as on upcoming banners outside the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building and the windows of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), exciting patrons of all ages to tap into the unique power of reading, comics, and libraries to discover their inner super hero. Details about the card and related activities are available online: nypl.org/beyondamazing

The launch of the special-edition card also marks the start of the Library’s Open House week, which begins October 11. The card will be available to new and current patrons free on a first-come, first-serve basis at all NYPL branches, located throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Libraries will be hosting a variety of programs and events throughout the week, as well as featuring book displays and reading recommendations from a special reading list curated by NYPL staff.

 

“Reading is a superpower—one that provides everyone with the ability to learn, to be inspired, and understand the world more fully,” said New York Public Library President Anthony W. Marx. “At The New York Public Library we remain dedicated to providing books and resources that help New Yorkers reach new heights and working with Marvel on this exciting, limited-edition Spider-Man card reinforces the exceptional accomplishments people can achieve when they have access to information. It also states unequivocally that we think our patrons are ‘beyond amazing.’"

 
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