Remembering...

"Once we pranked my dad [Quincy Jones] and she acted like she was Christina Aguilera. She was asking my dad to do something on her record and she was just singing, and he totally believed it was her. When he was like, “What number can I call you back at?” she gave him my home number. He still didn’t realize that it was us! I called him right after and he goes, “Christina Aguilera just called me.” but then he looked up the number and he figured it out."

—Kidada Jones on her times with Aaliyah

Knowing that Aaliyah and I both have the hamming activity of impersonating Christina Aguilera and pranking people in common brings a smile to my face. I swear it's one of my favorite pastimes.

XOXO,
Tia

Aaliyah Tribute show by Netta Brielle



This evening the Bay Area's own, Netta Brielle, will be performing a tribute to the late and great Aaliyah.

If you have no plans tonight or will be wandering the streets of San Francisco make your way over to catch this beautiful and talented woman sing. It's sure to be an amazing set!
Address: 330 Ritch, San Francisco, CA
tickets are $5 w/RSVP and $10 at the door

XOXO,

Tia

it's been too long...

There's been very few modern day people/artist who fully inspire me.Our current day media is overflowing with socialites, reality stars and half talented entertainers who have an uncanny lucky streak. But for as long as we make them trending topics on Twitter and Google, they will still be around.They scheme to find better ways to stay in the public eye and usually this means a scandal must follow...not a display of true talent. Talent is scarce these days. Maybe it isn't, maybe it's just what people tire of. People seem more interested in paparazzi and the next reality craze.In music we see pretty much half-assed stars making moves currently. Despite what makes more noise and earns more views, I deep down refuse to believe that western society no longer believes in truly being entertained. If this is so then why do we consistently mourn the loss of great artists from the past? Because they were great during their time on earth and their legacy while here was strong enough to impact us after their death. A great person can impact you even if you've never known them (crazy huh?). Aaliyah is no exception. Every year I wonder what she would've accomplished had she still been alive. No doubt she'd be making moves in a subtle yet gigantic way like the true lady she was.