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dre & CLARA - THE DRESS REHEARSAL!

GREETINGS FROM KALI, MA' BAYBEES! YOU'RE STUMBLED ACROSS MY COVER PAGE - THE 1ST OF 4!!! NOW, GO MAK

About Me




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AND PROUD OF IT, I MIGHT ADD...!

D O U B T I T N O T , B A Y B E E S -
U N C L E d r e K N O W S W H A T T I M E I T I S . . . !

IF YOU CANNOT CONVINCE THEM,
CONFUSE THEM...
~*~
PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN

I T ' S d r e , B A Y B E E S . . ! ! ! ! !
(OTHERWISE KNOWN AS:
THAT POLTERGEIST SENT BACK IN TIME
TO ALTER THE COURSE OF HISTORY FOREVER...
~*~
OR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT THERE..!)

HEY! THANKS FOR VISITING MY COVER PAGE -
OR, AS I LIKE TO CALL IT: MY "DRESS REHEARSAL"
FOR "THE CLARA CHRONICLES - A COMEDY OF ERRORS
IN THREE ACTS"! ALL THE PAGES ARE INTERLINKED,
SO BY FOLLOWING THE VARIOUS HYPERLINKS YOU CAN
CRUISE THE PAGES TO VIEW STUFF - & LET ME TELL YA:
I HAVE MADD STUFF, BAYBEES!
***JUST BE SURE YOU REV UP YOUR RAM, & CLEAR
THOSE BROWSERS, OR IT MITE BE A BUMPY RIDE...!
**** NOW, YOU JUST MIGHT KNOW ME FROM MY OTHER
PAGES - SUPREMES '70'S STYLE PAGES 1 & 2.
MY NAME IS ANDREW, ALTHO' YOU MAY CALL ME dre,
DREW, ANDY - WHATEVERZ; I'LL ANSWER TO ALL!
I WAS BORN ON THE MOON A THOUSAND YEARS AGO...
WELL, THAT'S NOT QUITE RITE - I CAME INTO THIS
WORLD IN CHI TOWN DURING THE TIME OF THE HUNGARIAN
REVOLUTION - THIS I KNOW, BECAUSE MY MOTHER STOOD
IN THE SNOW, PREGNANT WITH MOI, TO COLLECT MONEY
FOR THE TEEMING REFUGEES!!! I GREW UP IN ARIZONA &
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, & CURRENTLY I RESIDE IN COVINA -
A CITY I ALSO GREW UP IN, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE SAN
GABRIEL VALLEY 22 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN L.A.
SOMEONE TOLD ME AWHILE BACK: "I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOUR PAGE IS ABOUT EXACTLY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU
ARE HAVING FUN." WELL, YES I AM, BUT SILLY ME -
IN MY CONVOLUTED SO-CALLED MIND I THOUGHT THAT IT
WAS OBVIOUS. AS I DON'T THINK LIKE A LOT OF OTHER
FOLKS, PERHAPS I SHOULD EXPLAIN MYSELF. MY PAGES ARE
PART HISTORY, PART PERSONAL BACKGROUND, PART FAN
APPRECIATION, PART FRIEND ACKNOWLEDGMENT (NO ONE
EVER RECEIVES ENOUGH PATS ON THE BACK, AS FAR AS I'M
CONCERNED) - BUT MOST OF ALL, MY PAGES REFLECT WHO I
AM, AS WELL AS WHO I'D LIKE TO BE - WHEN I GROW UP,
OF COURSE...!
HONESTLY, THERE IS NO NEED TO TELL ME WHAT A SPUN
LIL' PUP I AM; I TOTALLY AM AWARE OF THIS, & I GIVE
PLENTY OF CLUES -
(MISS BOW, IN THE BALLROOM, WITH A STILETTO, BAYBEE...!)
I MEAN, ISN'T THAT WHY THEY CALL DIS JOINT "MY" SPACE?
IF MY PAGES ARE A LIL' OUTSIDE OF THE BOX IT'S BECAUSE
I AM MORE THAN A LITTLE OUTSIDE OF IT MYSELF, YOU KNOW?
ON THE SUPREMES PAGES I GO INTO A LITTLE DETAIL
ABOUT MY INTERESTS, ETC. - THIS BASICALLY
ILLUSTRATES THEM A WEE BIT MORE! YEP, I DO LIVE
IN "MY OWM PRIVATE IDAHO"; BUT AT LEAST I GET TO BE
THE GOVERNOR - IF ARNOLD CAN, THEN SO CAN I...!
OH, & JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING: IT IS ABSOLUTELY
TRUE - I AM TRYING TO BLOW UP MY SPACE FROM THE
INSIDE OUT, BUT DO ME A FAVOR & KINDLY REFRAIN FROM
TELLING TOM, AS I'M SURE THAT HE'D FROWN ON THAT IDEA...!
THERE'S ONE LIL' THING I SHOULD MAKE
CRYSTAL CLEAR: NO MY SPACE HO' AM I -
NOPE; NOT EVEN A MY SPACE HOOCHIE...
ALTHO' IT'S BEEN SAID THAT I DO RUN A
PRETTY DIVINE HOUSE UP IN HEAH, BAYBEES...!
THANKS SOOO MUCH FOR DROPPIN' BY -
COME VISIT ANY TIME, YEAH?
C H E E R S , M A ' B A Y B E E S !
TO CHECK OUT MY OTHER PAGES:
CLICK ON THE HYPERLINK TEXT
BELOW THE PICTURES.
T H E " C L A R A C H R O N I C L E S "
C O N T I N U E . . . !
dre IS "CLARA'S BEAU..!" - ACT ONE
SON OF dre IS "CLARA'S BEAU..!" - THE SECOND ACT
TAKE A BOW, dre IS "CLARA'S BEAU..!" - THE CURTAIN CALL

NOTE: EACH OF MY "MY SPACE" PAGES ARE WORKS IN
PROGRESS, AS MY LIFE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS - ONE
DAY, I'M HOPING TO GET THEM (& IT...) RIGHT AS RAIN,
BUT UNTIL I DO: WELCOME TO MY HOT MESS...!!!
(AS MY GREAT AMIGA CHUNDRA WOULD SAY!)
**JUST TO LET YOU KNOW: I AM THE WORST AT GETTING
OUT COMMENTS IN A TIMELY FASHION - IT ISN'T THAT I
DON'T WANT TO, OR DON'T CARE, IT'S MORE LIKE THAT I
GET CAUGHT UP IN TOO MANY THINGS AT ONCE; BUT THAT
DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T THINK ABOUT ALL OF YOU A LOT!!!
A L L T H A T J A Z Z . . .
MISS MARY WILSON -
LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO
~ 2008 ~
S U M M E R T I M E . . .
A N D T H E L I V I N ' S E A S Y . . .
“[IF YOU] CANNOT MEET THE NEED OF
SOMEONE WHO [YOU] DEARLY LOVE, YOU
YOU MUST LEARN TO ALLOW SOMEONE ELSE
TO MEET THE NEED, WITHOUT BITTERNESS
OR ENVY, & ACCEPT IT."
~*~
ANNA ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ROOSEVELT

My Interests


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N O T E : T H I S P A G E I S B E S T
V I E W E D U S I N G T H E M O Z I L L A F O X F I R E B R O W S E R !

" I F Y O U B U I L D I T ,
T H E Y W I L L A D D . . . ! "



IT'S A NATION-WIDE PHENOM, BAYBEES!!!

OKAY: LET'S TAKE IT INTO THE 21ST CENTURY - SERIOUSLY...
IT'S TIME FOR ALL THE HATING TO STOP, MA' BAYBEES.
ONLY GOD IS IN THE POSITION TO JUDGE ANYONE -
DESPITE WHAT SOME MIGHT TELL YOU...

OH, HELL TO THE NAH, BAYBEES...!
LISTEN MISSY: EDITH WILSON MADE HISTORY,
AS DID JEANETTE RANKIN, ELEANORE ROOSEVELT,
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, GERI FERRARO, ANN RICHARDS,
NANCY PELOSI, & HILLARY CLINTON - AMONG MANY OTHERS.
CLEARLY, YOU ARE NOT IN THEIR LEAGUE, & IT SHOWS...

"TO JOHN,
FOR CONVINCING ME THAT EVERYONE
WHO IS INTERESTING HAS A PAST."
~*~
JEANNETTE WALLS
DEDICATION TO HER HUSBAND -
"THE GLASS CASTLE"

WELL, LET'S JUST SAY THAT I'M
OPEN TO NEW CONCEPTS, IDEAS &
SUGGESTIONS, SHALL WE..? LOL!!



B E Y O U R S E L F !

T h e r e i s s o m e t h i n g
t h a t y o u c a n d o
b e t t e r t h a n a n y o t h e r .



L i s t e n t o t h a t i n w a r d
v o i c e & b r a v e l y o b e y i t !

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?
WILL ALL THE PLAYA' HATERZ KINDLY
STEP TO THE REAR OF THE LINE? GOOD
JOB! BE PATIENT: THE "SHORT BUS" WILL
BE ALONG TO FETCH YOU IN A MINUTE...

WHAT DO YOU THINK? AREN'T I KINDA LOVABLE,
IN AN OFF-BEAT SORTA WAY...? I'D SURE LIKE
TO THINK SO...!!!

LIKE AVIS, I DO TRY HARDER..!

A N Y T H I N G F O R Y O U , B A Y B E E S . . .

A WONDERFUL SINGER - A BEAUTIFUL LADY!

REALLY, THERE'S A GRIP OF STUFF
TO SEE, STARTING ON ACT ONE!
TO CHECK IT OUT:

DON'T BE SHY! JUST CLICK HERE!

I'd like to meet:



SO SAYETH TERESA OF TANGO -
SHE IS VERY WISE, & SHE KNOWS, BAYBEES!
~*~

S T R O N G E R I N T H E B R O K E N P A R T . .



MR. JAI RODRIGUEZ -
BOWED, BUT NOT BROKEN...

W O R D - A B O U T " M A ' D A W G Z " :

I WILL NEVER, EVER, NEVER HAVE TWO
MILLION FRIENDS ON MY SPACE ...

IT'S LIKE SHE SAID, YEAH? I MEAN, COME ON
NOW - THAT'S LIKE SAYING THAT THE ENTIRE
CITY OF CLEVELAND IS YOUR BUDDY - PALEESE!!
PRETTY PERPOSTEROUS, DON'TCHA' THINK...?



200,000 - HMMM...DO THEY DO COFFEE
AT THE ROSE BOWL? 20,000 - COCKTAIL
HOUR AT SOLDIER'S FIELD? REALLY, WHO
CARES HOW MANY FRIENDS YOU HAVE - IT'S
THE QUALITY OF THOSE FRIENDS THAT IS
IMPORTANT, I AM RIGHT? LISTEN TO dre,
NOW - I WOULDN'T STEER YA WRONG, BAYBEES...!

SOOO...& YES, I CAN HEAR YOU
THINKING ALL THE WAY OVER HEAH -
IS DIS GUY ACTUALLY NUTZ...?

HMMM...WELL, POSSIBLY -
BUT REALLY, I'D LIKE TO THINK
THAT I HAVE SOME "REDEEMING QUALITIES"...
I SUPPOSE THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO DECIDE ALL
THAT FOR YOURSELVES, BAYBEES; BUT LISTEN UP:

"AND THERE AIN'T NUTHIN' I CAN DO ABOUT IT -
WHOA, WHOA, WHOOOOAAAA..."

LUVIN' YA OUT IN KALI, BAYBEES...!

FRIENDS ARE SO VERY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE
THEY ARE THE FAMILY YOU CHOOSE FOR
YOURSELF... I HAVE QUALITY FRIENDS,
BAYBEES - YOU FEELIN' ME ON THIS...?



LUNCHING WITH MY DEAR FRIEND JIM SAPHIN
("MOTOWN JIM") AT THE FARMER'S MARKET IN
HOLLYWOOD - OCT. 9TH, 2007. NO DUMMY JIM;
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT HE'S NOT THE ONE SITIING
(& SQUINTING...)IN THE SUNLIGHT!!!

I AM PICTURED HERE HAVING DINNER AT MY
MOM & DAD'S HOUSE - SEATED BESIDE ME ARE
MY GREAT LONG-TIME FRIENDS BILL & NANCY BROWN,
OCT. 2007. THEY'RE JUST THE BEST PEOPLE!!!!

**WE NEED TO BEGIN CELEBRATING & REVELING
IN OUR UNIQUENESS & DIFFERENCES. EVERYONE
HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL TO BRING TO THE TABLE!
REALLY, THO' - GOOD TABLE MANNERS NEVER HURT,
NOW, DO THEY...?

*** KEEP YOUR LOVED ONES CLOSE -
& YOUR ADVESARIES CLOSER STILL..!!!

M Y P A L S A R E L I K E T H E C O S M O S -

N O T A L W A Y S E A S Y T O S E E ,
B U T I K N O W T H A T T H E Y ' R E
A L W A Y S T H E R E !

B E S O S , B A Y B E E S . . . !



CLARA SEZ "DA CARDS DON' LIE, MON -
C'UM ON & GET YA SUM...! "

P L E A S E T A K E Y O U R S E A T S -

T H E H O U S E L I G H T S A R E D I M M I N G . . .



WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, HONEY? CLICK HERE!

Music:




PARTIAL LYRICS TO "18TH FLOOR BALCONY"

BY

B L U E
O C T O B E R

"...so we talked about mom's and dad's
About family pasts
Just getting to know where we came from
Our hearts were on display
For all to see -
I can't believe this is happening to me...

"...and I raised my hand as if to show you that I was yours
That I was so yours for the taking
I'm so yours for the taking -
That's when I felt the wind pick up
I grabbed the rail while choking up
These words to say and then you kissed me...

"...I knew it from the start
So my arms are open wide
Your head is on my stomach
And we're trying so hard not to fall asleep
Here we are -
On this 18th floor balcony
We're both flying away..."

THESE ARE ALSO MY PAGES - DEDICATED TO
CINDY BIRDSONG, JEAN TERRELL, LYNDA
LAURENCE, SCHERRIE PAYNE, SUSAYE GREENE,
& THE SUPREME ONE HERSELF - MISS MARY
WILSON (ERR...NICE TRY KAAREN, BUT I ONLY
FEATURE REAL SUPREMES..!)

LADIES & GENTLEMEN - I GIVE YOU

7 0 ' S S T Y L E ! ! ! ! !

(YOU MAY VISIT THESE PAGES BY USING THE HYPERLINKS
BELOW THE PICTURE)

SUPREMES '70'S STYLE

SUPREMES '70'S STYLE PAGE 2

(L-R) MISS CINDY BIRDSONG, MISS JEAN TERRELL. MISS LYNDA LAURENCE,
MISS SCHERRIE PAYNE, & MISS SUSAYE GREENE.

MISS MARY WILSON



OH, THERE'S TON'S OF MUSIC, AS WELL
AS THEATRE, MOVIES, TELEVISION, TUT,
SCOTLAND, "IN 'N' OUT", MAMIE VAN DOREN,
"I LOVE LUCY", RUDY YOUNGBLOOD, JOSEPHINE BAKER,
MY GODKIDS, EL CASTILLO, MOM & DAD,
LOONEY TUNES, MARY WILSON, JAI RODRIGUEZ, AB FAB,
ALBERTA HUNTER, SALLY RAND, THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS,
LUPE VELEZ, BESTSELLERS, ANNA MAY WONG, SILVIA SIDNEY,
THE ROARING '20'S, dre's DRIVE-IN SLIDESHOW,
SUSAYE GREENE, SARAH BRIGHTMAN, & OF COURSE LOTS
& LOTS OF CLARA, STARTING ON ACT ONE!! TO TAKE
A PEEK:

CLICK HERE & JAM ON IT!

Movies:


L I F E ' S A B E A C H , B A Y B E E S . . . !

~*~
LIKE I ALWAYS SAY: "KILL 'EM WITH KINDNESS...
& IF THAT DOESN'T WORK - BAFFLE 'EM WITH A
WHOLE LOT OF BALONEY, BAYBEES...!"
~*~

L I F E I M M I T A T E S A R T . . . ! ! !

NOW, TO GET YOUR MOVIE TICKETS:

THIS IS THE PLACE TO CLICK!

IF YOU FIND THAT THE LEGIT STAGE
IS MORE YOUR CUP OF TEA, THEN COME
VISIT THE FOOTLIGHTS ON ACT 3! SIMPLY
TAP YOUR LIL' MOUSE HERE!!!

TAKE A BOW, dre IS "CLARA'S BEAU..!" - THE CURTAIN CALL

Television:


" M R . D E B O N A I R E "


~ M E E T S ~



" T E C H N I C O L O R T E S S " ! ! !



ANIKA NONI ROSE (MMA GRACE MAKUTSI), JILL SCOTT
(MMA PRECIOUS RAMOTSWE), & LUCIAN MSAMATI
(RRA JLB MATEKONI) HEAD THE CAST OF THE BBC
ADAPTATION OF ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH'S LOVELY
& INSPIRING "NUMBER ONE LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY",
FABULOUS BOOKS THESE, BAYBEES...!

Books:


T H E R O G U E ' S G A L L E R Y . . .
(L-R) MARY STUART, JOHN PAUL, SUNDORA, BRUCE.
(L-R) MAMIE, PIDGET, CLARA, STEPHIE.
THESE ARE TWO BOOKS I WAS GIVEN AT AGE TWO
- NO, THEY ARE NOT WRITTEN ON PAPYRUS...
THE FIRST ONE I DISPLAY IN MY LIVING ROOM TO
THIS VERY DAY, AS IT SENDS A NOT-SO-SUBTLE
MESSAGE...! THE SECOND BOOK WAS A COMPANION
PIECE FOR A DISNEY T.V. SHOW FIRST AIRED IN
1957 ON ABC, STARRING JEROME COURTLAND AS
"ME"! NOW, WHAT IS EVEN WEIRDER IS THE MAN
ON THE RIGHT IS ANDY'S BEST FRIEND JOE CRANE.
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MY BEST FRIEND WAS
NAMED...YOU GUESSED IT...!!! COULDN'T EVEN
MAKE THIS KIND OF STUFF UP!!!

AND SPEAKING OF "BIG BOOKS"...
TIRED OF BEING SPRUNG & CONFUSED..?
GO CHAT UP MY LIL' BRO' BRUCE AT
"RECOVERY 101 RADIO" - YOU'LL BE
GLAD YA DID, BAYBEES...!
JUST GO AHEAD & CLICK BELOW!
THIS IS THE 1ST STEP TO WORKING YOUR STEPS!
(L-R) dre & THE DREDANTES (AKA ANDY & THE ANDANTES),
CLARA, GUS & BOBO, CHONDRA.
(L-R) JOSHUA, RO', dre, ANDI.
IF YOU LOVE READING LIKE I DO,
SOME OF MY FAVORITE TITLES CAN
FOUND ON ACT ONE - TO VIEW THEM:
PUNCH IT, BAYBEES!!! FALL IN HERE!!!
(L-R) DANNY, CHRISTINE, RUDY, APRIL.
(L-R) SHA-D JACK, MOLLY, BARACK, HILLARY.

Heroes:


NOT ONLY A PRAYER - THIS IS A STATE
OF MIND & WELL-BEING...ANYONE WHO CAN
ATTAIN THIS IN OUR WORLD IS MY HERO.

JEAN & JOHN BURNETT.

BE GUIDED BY LIGHT; NEVER DARKNESS...

MAHATMA GANDHI.

My Blog

Its baaaaaack...! dres Supremely Long-Ass Slideshow!!!

soooo...between the dre & clara, & supremes '70's style pages, i have approxomately 7,500 pals here on my space. now, i know that by some people's standards that isn't much - after all, there ...
Posted by dre & CLARA - THE DRESS REHEARSAL! on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:16:00 PST

another year older...

KELBY PARK - DOWN THE STREET FROM MY PLACE. have you ever had a moment that was just soo perfect, that everthing came together in such a way that all apears good in the world? i've had many of these....
Posted by dre & CLARA - THE DRESS REHEARSAL! on Sat, 31 May 2008 08:00:00 PST

the "sha - la bandit" is interviewed by april at "cribhouse poetry"...!

hello, baybees! my dear friend april, who runs cribhouse poetry decided that it would be fun to do a mini-interview of me for her spot. if you are not a friend of april's, please request her - she's g...
Posted by dre & CLARA - THE DRESS REHEARSAL! on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:56:00 PST

let it go!

you all know that i'm not much for blogging. it isn't that i can't, i suppose - Lord knows i write enough stuff, but i simply haven't gotten into the swing of things on my own pages. a dear friend sen...
Posted by dre & CLARA - THE DRESS REHEARSAL! on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:32:00 PST