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the Media Man!

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About Me

I'm a screenwriter, filmmaker,freelance photographer and all-around budding entrepreneur. I usually stay busy working on different projects, but I do find the time to socialize and have fun also.I run a business consultation company that focuses on designing marketing systems for small businesses that allows them to work less while increasing their revenue.We now have a special system designed for photographers to better the marketing of their businesses - for more info on how to make your photography a career instead of a hobby, check out: http://24exposures.ccjconsulting.com/Pretty busy right? I'm a true believer in 'Multiple Streams of Income'!Whether it's just hanging with my peoples, or finding new experiences in the city, I try to appreciate this life that's been given to the fullest.On the flipside, I have to admit that I enjoy talking and ranting on how f'd up and hypocritical the political system is in this country. I like to keep abreast on what's going on in the world. Most people don't have an understanding of things outside their backdoor, so I try to gleam to the truth when I get a chance. Don't get me wrong, I don't force my views on anyone, but just don't get me started talking about this stuff! :)Check out a small sampling of my photography skills in the PICS SECTION and at: http://modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=45454!&BUSINESS OWNERS: see how I can help you earn more and work less!. Go to: www.ccjbusinessconsulting.com

My Interests

ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WRITING, FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY, & COOL PEOPLES!

I'd like to meet:

Folks to network with re: Business Development, Real Estate investing, Screenwriting, Filmmaking, and Photography.View All Friends | View Blog | View Pics | Add Comment

Music:

Biggie (of course!), Talib, Common, the Roots, the JazzyFatNastees, FloBrown, the mighty Mos Def, Public Enemy, Keith Sweat, all the Native Tounges Movement artists, Fela & Femi Kuti, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Anthony Hamilton, Goapale, J Live, T-Love, K-os, Thelma Houston, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Prince, a lot of the old R&B/Soul giants, and most any good Reggae/Dancehall/Lover's Rock

Movies:

Different things: Most of Spike Lee's flicks,a lot of Hitchcock, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (classic!), Hav Plenty, Shadow of the Vampire, Baby Boy, Nowhere, Old Boy, Alien, Blow Up, Waking Life, Manchurian Candidate (original), Godfather (Original and 2), Goodfellas. Almost any good Black movies, Dramas, good Sci-fi/Fantasy and anything Sanaa Lathan is in ;) newly discovered fav flix: Paris, Texas; Fresh; Happiness (unfortunately, nothing that's been in the theatres)

Television:

Sopranos, (R.I.P), CSI (the real one), Law and Order C.I., Rescue Me (best show on tv), Entourage, the West Wing, Buffy, Angel, LOST, Soul Food, Chapelle's Show (R.I.P), The McGaughlin Group, and 30-Minute Meals

Books:

most anything from Octavia Butler, Nalo Hopkinson, Walter Mosley & Peter David, My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due, Seventh Child by Rondell Collins (Malcolm X bio), Bailey's Cafe by Gloria Naylor, HUGE Langston Hughes fan, James Baldwin - The Devil Finds Work is among my favs, Malidmo Patrice Some's books on life and ritual

Heroes:

my parents; writers Donald Bogle, Octavia Butler, Zora Neale Hurston; historians Ivan Van Sertima, Walter Rodney, Dr. Ben, Dr. John H. Clarke; photographers Richard Avedon, Gordon Parks, David LaChapelle, Barron Clairborne

My Blog

The Media Man! 2006 Pop Culture Awards

--> --> THE Media Man! YEAR 2006 POP CULTURE AWARDS Hey all.Media and life-wise, Year 2006 was a kooky a year as any, maybe even kookier thanks to the antics of Britney Spears, Nicole Ritchie, idioti...
Posted by the Media Man! on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:40:00 PST

The New Fall TV Season: Hits & Misses pt. 1

As a burgeoning screenwriter, I encounter a lot of other writers and filmmakers who tend to downplay the artistic merit of television shows.  They often debunk television, making it seem as if it...
Posted by the Media Man! on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:21:00 PST

Life, Life...

Wassup people! It's been a minute since I've posted to this  blog so I figured instead of pontificating about an issue for once, that I'd just spit on how life has been. Things are cool.  ...
Posted by the Media Man! on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:17:00 PST

Once Upon A Time When We Werent Colored

    Im here this Wednesday night watching A Different World which starting replaying on Nick @ Nite a few weeks ago.    This episode, World Alike, was the one in which Freddie (Cr...
Posted by the Media Man! on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:22:00 PST

5, 4, 3, 2, 1...and I'm done son

Question 1: If you had the chance to have a private conversation with any 5 people (dead or alive), who would you choose to chat with?A: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I'd always wanted to know what he h...
Posted by the Media Man! on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:02:00 PST

Three Questions for Lifelong Happiness

Don't you hate when you wake up thinking the same thing you went to sleep thinking about?   Considering the fact that I only slept 5 hours, and have been catnapping for the past two days, makes ...
Posted by the Media Man! on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 06:34:00 PST

the real & the unreal & the real again

I seem to live a life of opposites. At one point of my life, I knew what I wanted but was afraid of the potential success. At another, I didn't know and when I found something that was good for me I c...
Posted by the Media Man! on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:10:00 PST

Pause and Look for the Flavor

I Aint No Joke is the best hip-hop song of all time!  Well, thats what I thought back in 1987 when I got my first true introduction to Eric B. and Rakim.  At the time I was only a casual hip...
Posted by the Media Man! on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:53:00 PST

The Life of a Writer

Life is difficult enough. But when you choose to be one who examines life and has the courage to confront both what is questionable about it and what should or shouldnt remain the same, and then wants...
Posted by the Media Man! on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:45:00 PST

reAwakenings

This past Saturday, on the coveted 1st big weekend of the year - Memorial Day weekend I was reawakened.  I was also re-re-awakened in another way the day after, but thats a story for another day...
Posted by the Media Man! on Tue, 30 May 2006 09:29:00 PST