If Marvin were here...

Mother, mother, there's too many of you crying

Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you dying

You know we'ver got to find a way

To bring some lovin' here today, hey

Father, father, we don't need to escalate

War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate

You know we've got to find a way

To bring some lovin' here today

Can you hear him...? I can

There has been so much going on in April, it makes a brother literally want to step back and say... "What's Going On??"

Everyday, every hour the news talks about the John Ford corruption trial, the Preachers Wife (Mary Winkler) murder trial and then they sprinkle in the new murders , shootings and burglaries of the day. I guess Ford got a little too arrogant for them. Yes I agree... he was arrogant but remove that arrogance and focus on the act... how many others have done what he did?

There is definitely a trend in Memphis. Not only are our youth under the microscope but our elected officials as well. Is it a coincidence that Memphis is the heaviest, and I say that figurative speaking, politically black city in the nation? I try not to comment much on politics... but I think some of our politicians have lost sight and become complacent. In fact our people have lost sight and become complacent. It's true, politicians are servants of the people and we are getting what we put in by the people that put them in... How did we, and I say this holistically speaking, allow the murderer of Mickey Wright to get a plea bargain for only a 15 year sentence. According to an Attorney I know, and I won't reveal my sources, since that is "state" time he may only do a third of that sentence..."What's going on?" Do we have too many lawyers in the system?? Do we have too many timorous statesmen in our system?

I got my NAACP letter in the mail saying that a Federal Investigation will be launched re: the Mickey Wright trial. I'll keep you posted.

My heart and prayers go out to the families, loved ones and friends of the Virgina Tech family. Anyone connected in one form or another... son, daughter, faculty, staff and administration is considered family. I could not imagine what they must be going thru. It is a sad tragedy that must be perplexing. Could this have been avoided?? Where there people out there who saw this coming...? Who knows? Now we should keep them in our prayers and hope they find the strength to come together and grow in spite of.

On a different note:

The word of the day is "Timorous"

New Amorous Drink: Chocolate Martini

That's how they bounced...

Gotta first of all give a shout out to the SEC. Congrats to the Lady Vols and Florida Gators for winning the National Championships!! I'ma have to call up my girl Candace Parker and congratulate her. Humm... I wonder if Pat Summitt will be interested in coaching the Grizzlies AND Candace is interested in playing for the Grizzlies!!

I did wil the office bracket in the men's tournament!! Even though I picked OSU to take it all I still had more points than everyone else! Yea... I got a few hidden talents. Gotta shout out to Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr. for doing their things! G.O. You represented! See you in the NBA next year... I'm predicting a top 5 lottery pick. For real I heard the Grizzlies are trying to court Billy Donavan. What would be the odds if we got him AND Oden in the same year??

Word of the day - (m) Pulchritude

Ahh... The 7th Inning Stretch

Sup fam... This past weekend I was fortunate enough to experience and be a part of the Inagural MLB National Civil Rights Game held in Memphis, TN. It was truly a divergent experience especially since I was never a baseball fan. I guess I am part of the Black community that has gravitated towards Football and Basketball. At the forum, they raised several questions. The main one being why is MLB only 9% Black or African American. I guess Golf & Hockey is next, followed by NASCAR. If a brother can have a system and some dubs....wonder if that would change things?? You could get extra points for having the most tricked out ride! Or Race on Hydraulics!! Back to the subject... I think it's really a cyclical occurrence. When we are young, the people in our neighborhoods don't promote baseball. Then as we get older we see the cool guys playing Basketball and see all the Videos with "ballers" on it. Does Jigga need to do a Video with the Yankees?? Speaking of NYC, I got to give it up to Spike Lee for always promoting sports. I was fortunate enough to meet him and even have a brief conversation with him. I asked him when was he going to turn School Daze into a Broadway play. I think we are going to work on it. Z, you gon be Gammite #1. There were several baseball exec's and a few retired players there also. It was a humbling experience. I got to pay homage to those players like Jackie Robinson who endured so much so today we have an option to play in, manage and own ML baseball teams. Wrapping this up... I got to give a shout out to Lynn Witfield and Uncle Charlie (Charlie Wilson) who were also a part of the festivities. I didn't say anything to Lynn.... She played that part( A Thin Line) a lil too good for me! Charlie Wilson was good... he sang (yes sang) all the old Gap Band stuff and a few of his new tracks. He put on a good show, even though he tired to call me in front of everyone.