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Contra Mom---Ma Dukes

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About Me

Live from New York, it's ME! I am a former vocalist from the old school. I sang back-up in the '70s with Stax Records--their roster included The Staple Singers, Rufus and Carla Thomas, The Soul Children, Bobby Rush, Issac Hayes, and others. I did a lot of stage productions in my home town of Indianapolis and won an award for Best Actress in a musical for the role of "Lutiebelle" in "Purlie!", first performed on B'way by the faabulous Melba Moore. I sang jazz, recorded and toured with the late, great, Jack McDuff (jazz organ) in the 80's, was in Heavy-D's 1st video "Mr. Big Stuff" (which still gets aired sometimes on BET), and still managed to have children, go to school and become a nurse. I also performed in NY in the 80's with a rock band called 'Fierce Jones' which was formerly 'The Heat' (google THAT and see what happens!)I am now developing myself all over again in theatre, music, health and wellness, and hip-hop. I would love to work with OutKast and Erykah Badu and reunite with a lost love or find a new one.
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Oshun - Oshun is the Goddess of Love and the Rivers. She radiates beauty and teaches us how to love and please our bodies. Oshun belonged to no man and believed all was fair in games of love. Oshun is the Goddess of Divination. When you seek guidance through the art of divination call on Oshun."Oshun is brass and parrot feathers in a velvet skin. Oshun is white cowrie shells on black buttocks. Her eyes sparkle in the forest, like sun on the river. She is the wisdom of the forest. She is the wisdom of the river. Where doctors fail, she cures with fresh water. Where medicine fails, she cures with fresh water. She feeds the barren woman with honey, and her dry body swells up like a juicy coconut. Oh, how sweet, how sweet is the touch of a childs hand." -Yoruban chant to Oshun
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My Interests


People watching, self-improvement, theatre, music, photography, learning Pro Audio so I can make a movie, children and old people.
You Are A Fig Tree
You are very independent and strong minded.
A hard worker when you want to be, you play hard too.
You are honest and loyal. You hate contradiction or arguments.
You love life, and you live for your friends, children, and animals.
A great sense of humor, artistic talent, and intelligence are all gifts you possess. What's Your Celtic Horoscope?
You scored as Emergent/Postmodern. You are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don't think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in dialogue. Evangelism should take place in relationships rather than through crusades and altar-calls. People are interested in spirituality and want to ask questions, so the church should help them to do this.

Emergent/Postmodern


86%

Classical Liberal


71%

Charismatic/Pentecostal


57%

Roman Catholic


57%

Modern Liberal


43%

Neo orthodox


43%

Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan


29%

Reformed Evangelical


0%

Fundamentalist


0%
What's your theological worldview?
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I'd like to meet:

Robert DeNiro, Andre (OutKast), my next husband Cee-Lo (Goodie Mob), Michael Jackson,Angela Bassett, my other next husband Dave Chappelle, all the descendants of the slave owners from LaGrange, GA and Liberty, MS who are related to me (so I can finally get invited to the family reunion after all these years), and my twin, half-brothers-- who may be named Richard and Robert Taplin---whom I've never met.
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Your Hidden Talent
You have the power to persuade and influence others.
You're the type of person who can turn a whole room around.
The potential for great leadership is there, as long as you don't abuse it.
Always remember, you have a lot more power over people than you might think! What's Your Hidden Talent?

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Music:

So much music...so little time. So I just concentrate on writing and developing relationships with people who are writing the stuff that has yet to be discovered---my own included---just to stay ahead of the game.
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----------INSTALLING LOVE----------INSTALLING LOVE-----INSTALLING LOVE-------------INSTALLING LOVE------------ *****
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___________________________________________________ **--Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you?^^--Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process?
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**--Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?^^--Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. What do I do first?**--Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?
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^^--Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?**--Tech Support: What programs are running? ^^--Customer: Let's see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment running right now. **--Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off?
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^^--Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?**--Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely erased. ^^--Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?
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**--Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades. ^^--Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, "Error - Program not run on external components." What should I do? **--Tech Support: Don't worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.
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^^--Customer: So, what should I do?**--Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.^^--Customer: Okay, done.**--Tech Support: Now, copy them to the "My Heart" directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.^^--Customer: Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files. Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over My Heart. Is this normal?
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**--Tech Support: Sometimes. For others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So Love is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up. Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.
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^^--Customer: Thank you, God.**God/Tech Support: You're Welcome, Anytime.
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_________________________________________Yesterday I had a chip on my shoulder Today I ate it...------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------
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Movies:

I get so-o-o-o excited by the movies of the late 30's, 40's and 50's---it's just something about that era where it is still a lot of magic to be had in those journeys on film. But on the other hand---there's Johnny Depp---Charlize Theron---Halle Berry---Denzel--- I must organize my ever-growing DVD collection!

Television:

I'm not watching TV right now---but before I went on a TV fast---I liked The Apprentice, Dan Rather, David Letterman (my Naptown homie!), The Sopranos, Live at the Actor's Studio, and CBS Soaps!

Books:

Right now I'm reading 'Discover The Power Within You--A Guide To The Unexplored Depths Within' by Eric Butterworth, 'The Purpose Driven Life' by Rick Warren, 'DILLIRGAF', by Bryan K. Washington (available only on the net), and plays.

Heroes:

My Mother and Father; my sons; all children; Olamide from Illinois State University--who still hasn't been found; survivors of storms, deluges, abuse and disease; military men and women of this and all other wars. Which Orisha Crowns You?
Oshun - Oshun is the Goddess of Love and the Rivers. She radiates beauty and teaches us how to love and please our bodies. Oshun belonged to no man and believed all was fair in games of love. Oshun is the Goddess of Divination. When you seek guidance through the art of divination call on Oshun."Oshun is brass and parrot feathers in a velvet skin. Oshun is white cowrie shells on black buttocks. Her eyes sparkle in the forest, like sun on the river. She is the wisdom of the forest. She is the wisdom of the river. Where doctors fail, she cures with fresh water. Where medicine fails, she cures with fresh water. She feeds the barren woman with honey, and her dry body swells up like a juicy coconut. Oh, how sweet, how sweet is the touch of a childs hand." -Yoruban chant to Oshun
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Your Life Path Number is 8
Your purpose in life is to help others succeed
You are both a natural leader and a natural success. You are also a great judge of character.
You have a head for business and finance. You know how to make money.
A great visionary, you can see gold where other people see nothing.
In love, you are very generous - with gifts, time, and guidance.
You love to inspire people, but it can be frustrating when they don't understand your vision.
Great success comes easily for you. But so does great failure, as you are very reckless.
You are confident, and sometimes this confidence borders on arrogance. What Is Your Life Path Number?
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My Blog

Check out this event: Frank Silveras Writers Workshop

Hosted By: casandra steeleWhen: Monday Oct 01, 2007 at 6:30 PMWhere: Theatre at Harlem School of the Arts645 St. Nicholas Ave./ 141st St.New York, NY 10031United StatesDescription:casandra steele Clic...
Posted by Contra Mom---Ma Dukes on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:28:00 PST

NBTF Memoirs of Spirit: From The Banana To The Savannah

From The Banana To The Savannah": Memoirs of Spirit August, 11, 2007 To All In All:      I'm one who knows what I know.  So--don't question me cause I've seen it all before.&n...
Posted by Contra Mom---Ma Dukes on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:27:00 PST

Didn't I Do It Well?/ Another journey down another road and then some!

There I was......        &nb sp;    all alone--          ;       &nb...
Posted by Contra Mom---Ma Dukes on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:08:00 PST

RESPCT THA AUTHORITAY!!! Myspace is in jeopardy--- 50 million strong and yet ....

All MYSPACERS EVERYWHERE ALL 50 Million of us need to pay attention to the powers that want to limit your freedoms----we are 50 million strong-- don't let these money mongers take away your freedoms...
Posted by Contra Mom---Ma Dukes on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:13:00 PST

Soul Seeking Soul

  What Kind of Soul Are You? You Are a Seeker Soul You are on a quest for knowledge and life challenges.You love to be curious and ask a ton of questions.Since you know so much, you...
Posted by Contra Mom---Ma Dukes on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:50:00 PST

To All My Peeps Far and Near---

----------------- Bulletin Message ----------------- From: contra mom Date: Dec 31, 2005 6:59 PM To all my peeps far and near-- let me take tha' time to whisper in your ear--- Not that Y'all can't hea...
Posted by Contra Mom---Ma Dukes on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 10:50:00 PST

Morning Again

Ashley P--Hey, my sister ! It's morning again and... ....as I awakened this morning-- the sun was streamin' through my window-- blinding and blazing---searing my eyelids to open themselves i...
Posted by Contra Mom---Ma Dukes on Fri, 28 Oct 2005 01:27:00 PST

This Lifetime

When I think of this lifetime--I think of all the places... the people...I might have been Compliments of this lifetime-- but sort of in between the story...that might have been...that might have been...
Posted by Contra Mom---Ma Dukes on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:35:00 PST