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JOY

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me



GOOD: THE HIDDEN COST OF WAR
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids....



“granny doing the shuffle” video – DanceJam
http://dancejam.com/videos/1054584844-granny-doing...



My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

Barack Obama, Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, and Nelson Mandela. Check out my Pops playing drums here with Jimmy Smith showing how cool cats were back n the day!

Music:

This is my Pops Donald Bailey Sr. on YOUTUBE playing drums for one of the jazz greats, Carmen McRae, at the Cork Jazz Festival. He played the drums with jazz great organist Jimmy Smith for years along with many others. Check out my Pop's cool symbol stop at the end of this set. This was what cool really was!

Movies:

Miracle at St. Anna - Official Trailer
Quantum Of Solace – Trailer

Television:

One of my all time favorite tv performances - Motown 25 - Michael Jackson performing "Billie Jean." And I give David Cook from American Idol a thumbs up for performing the Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) version of "Billie Jean." Rock on David!

Books:

"Excuse me your life is waiting", "The Purpose Driven Life", "The Secret". Currently reading Joel Osteen's "Become A Better You".

Heroes:

My mother Jean Bailey and my Pops, Donald "Duck" Bailey, whose still swinging those drum sticks, my Uncle Morris "Old Spice" Bailey, my mother-in-law Effie Jane and William "Papa D" Dismus, my Grandma Horton, my godparents Norman and Hazel Morgan, my brothers Donald,Darlando,and Woodrow, my sisters Jean, Julia and Dee (the artist!) who hung in there and waited patiently for the most beautiful blessing of all, the return of her lovely daughter Sydney; and my beautiful son Aamir who has such strong confidence and who makes me laugh every day and Keith, who is a wonderful father to our son.My featured hero is Wesley Autrey, who risked his life to save a young man who had fallen on the NY subway tracks.

My Blog

Dont make me hit you with my pocketbook!

There are some folks who can sing, and then there are those who can SANG! Jennifer Hudson has a song on her forthcoming album called "Pocketbook" (featuring Young Jeezy) that is sa-lam-min.! Hot! Hot!...
Posted by JOY on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:33:00 PST

Bust Your Windows (out your car)!

Bloggers - ok, this is my new guilty pleasure song to listen to. Shout out to all those who ever thought about busting the windows out some suckas car.  Take a listen to Jazmine Sullivan's song "...
Posted by JOY on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:55:00 PST

Hey - wait just a minute John McCain!

I thought you said that being a mayor from a small town and governor makes you qualified to be Vice President?  Didn't you say that right after you selected Sarah Palin as your running mate? ...
Posted by JOY on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:03:00 PST

Check out this event: RAPHAEL SAADIQ MySpace Release Show 9/19 in LA!

Hosted By: A Place For Hip Hop When: Friday Sep 19, 2008 at 7:00 PMWhere Hollywood & Highland Center 6801 Hollywood Blvd.Hollywood, California|5 90028United StatesDescription:A Place For Hip Hop Clic...
Posted by JOY on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:21:00 PST

The "Green Light" - Are You Ready to Go Right Now?

Hey Bloggas!  Ok, everybody always wants to know what I'm listening to so I'll try to post something different every day.  You know what I was jammin' to this morning?  "Green Light" b...
Posted by JOY on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:32:00 PST

Eric Benet

Ok, I was a little pissed off yesterday but today I'm back to my "JOYFUL" self with passion for music in my heart. Yesterday, I should've been putting on blast Eric Benet's record that came out this ...
Posted by JOY on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:15:00 PST

They’re talking about Lipstick? Seriously?

I'm a little pissed off at the media these days. Can we get back to talking about the ISSUES PA-LEASE! I cannot believe with folks losing their homes to foreclosure, with children not having health c...
Posted by JOY on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:03:00 PST