Music, Movies, Family and Friends!!!! I go out on occasion, and I also like to travel when I can.....
Fellow artists/musicians and friends!!!!! That includes YOU!!!!
James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Sly & The Family Stone, Ray Charles, Ike & Tina Turner,The Meters, Otis Redding, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Howlin' Wolf, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Joe Tex, Buddy Miles, Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield, Baby Huey, Ohio Players, Parliament/Funkadelic, Bootsy, Rick James, Prince, Morris Day & The Time, Jesse Johnson, Ready For The World, Phonkbutt (my band!!- Mark Mattrey, Mat Alston, Brutha Uugh!!! & Robin Windham), Michael DiSanto, Eric Crittenden (and anyone else I have jammed with throughout my semi-professional career!!), Tom Jones, Isaac Hayes, Barry White, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., Big Pun, Grand Puba, Ghostface Killah, DJ Quik, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, J-Dilla, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Wu-Tang Clan, Chino XL, Run-D.M.C., Jam Master Jay, KRS-One, NWA, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Gang Starr, Public Enemy, Blowfly, Rudy Ray Moore, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Grand Funk Railroad, Cold Blood, New Birth, Graham Central Station, Betty Davis, Kool & The Gang (BEFORE they went disco!!!), and any & all thangz PHONKAY!!!!!!!!!
Dolemite, Human Tornado, Petey Wheatstraw, Willie Dynamite, The Mack, What's Love Got To Do With It?, Half Baked, Fear Of A Black Planet, Black Shampoo, Enter The Dragon, Fists Of Fury, Foxy Brown, Coffy, Cleopatra Jones, Truck Turner, Goodfellas, Casino, A Bronx Tale, Scarface, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill (1 & 2),& Reservoir Dogs are just some of my favorites. Also any Action, Comedy, or Drama movies I'm game to try them out !!!
WWE Monday Night Raw, Weeds, Dexter, Top Chef, Yo' Momma!, Project Runway, Flavor Of Love, Celebrity Fit Club, Pimp My Ride, The Office, Chappelle's Show, Local News, NFL Football, Pro Basketball (when I can),Forensic Files, Cold Case, The First 48 and I also like documentaries.
Autobiography of Malcolm X, Dreamgirl: My Life As A Supreme, and just about ANY autobiographies interest me. If i pick up a book, it MUST have my attention from beginning to end!!!
1)The Most High-Who keeps me high off tha funk till the day that I DIE!!!!!2)My Mom-Whose strength in the face of adversity ASTOUNDS ME!!!!3)My Dad (1938-2002)- No matter what he & my Mom went through, he LOVED HIS KIDS!!!!!! And WE LOVED HIM!!!!! Also: I have his wit, love for "wrass-lin'" and music!!4)My Son-If it's ONE THING I did right in this world.......5)Gustina Conway-Ward (1949-2007)- Who taught me the ways of life & love. And I'm STILL learning!!!!!