Who I’d Like to Meet (Or Wish I Would Have)
Jesus Christ. Ms. Bailey at Bier Garden just one more time. :) Madame Benazir Bhutto, the Apostle Paul, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Muhammad Ali, B.B. King, Dr. Phil, Gloria Steinem, Ellen Degeneres, Gabrielle Union, Tyra Banks, Tina Turner, Chaka Kahn, Maya Angelou, Cicely Tyson, Myrlie Evers, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Katie Couric, Nancy Pelosi, Michelle Obama, Halle Berry, Dwight Howard, Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Andy Rooney, Dave Chappelle, Katt Williams, Amelia Earhart, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker, Shug Avery (LOL), Pearl Cleage, Gwendolyn Brooks, Eudora Welty, Willa Cather, Langston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston, Robert Frost, Mark Twain, William Shakespeare, Della Reese, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Redd Foxx, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Derek Jeter, Michael Vick, Dwayne Wade, Tyler Perry, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Betty Shabazz, Harriet Tubman, Jackie Kennedy, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, Medgar Evers, Emmett Till, Janis Joplin, Johnny Cochran, my ancestors
Hmmm...Who else?
feminists, environmentalists, historians, influencers, leaders, readers, writers, seekers, thinkers, movers, shakers, observers, doers, musicians, teachers, students, athletes, artists, actresses and actors (but no drama queens or kings), philosophers, poets, painters, Life Enthusiasts; people who are Real; people I can learn from; people who are aware of their soul and want to know it better; people that value truth, love, friendship, intelligence, listening, feeling, believing, spirituality, philosophy; people who are loyal; people who follow through on what they say; People Who Question Authority. I.N.D.I.V.I.D.U.A.L.S. People who create history. People who know how to have fun, who laugh out loud, who can laugh at themselves. People who dance. People who smile. Positive folk. Creative folk. Music-loving folk. People with a true sense of self-worth and a reasonable dose of self-confidence along with a shot of self-awareness. Clemson folk. Atlanta folk. Asheville, NC folk! People who are Ambitious, Open-minded, Driven, and Determined.
People With Book Knowledge, Street Knowledge, Sports Knowledge, and Common Sense
1. There are four quarters in a fiscal year.
2. There are four quarters in a pound.
3. There are four quarters in a football game.
4. There are four quarters in a dollar.
Basically, if you nodded in agreement as you read 1 thru 4 and wondered why I was stating the obvious, we'll probably get along just fine. :)
Indigo Girls, Tina Turner, Melissa Etheridge, Joseph Arthur, Jazz Salm, Ashland, Paolo Nutini, B.B. King, Mississippi John Hurt, Feist, Doria Roberts, Laura Blackley, Lindsey Hinkle, Sophie B. Hawkins, Christine Martucci, Stephanie Callahan, Sade, Colbie Caillat, Nirvana, Fergie, God-des & She, Manifest Frequency, Joan Armatrading, Augustana, Hinder, Snow Patrol, Nickelback, Lloyd, KT Tunstall, Rob Thomas, Sam Cooke, Bonnie Raitt, Kristin Hersh, Gin Blossoms, Joss Stone, The Fray, Corey Smith, Howard Jones, Thousand Foot Krutch, Green Day, Timbaland, Jack Johnson, Radiohead, The Cure, Young Jeezy, The Cardigans, The Steve Miller Band, The Chris McCarty Band, Arrested Development, Dionne Farris, Outkast, Rhianna, Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Dixie Chicks, Annie Lennox, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Maroon 5, Meshell Ndegeocello, Erykah Badu, india.arie, U2, Sinead O'Conner, Della Reese, Daughtry, Sarah Slean, Ryan Adams, Coldplay, Norah Jones, Cher, Sammie, Carrie Underwood, Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Tori Amos, Prince, Melissa Ferrick, Three Doors Down, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Howie Day, Corrine Bailey Rae, Lifehouse, Counting Crows, Edwin McCain, Matchbox Twenty, Train, Rascal Flatts, Carl Thomas, Vanessa Carlton, Shawn Mullins, America, Meredith Brooks, Dido, Tracey Chapman, Natasha Bedingfield, Pink, Sugarland, Michelle Branch, Goo Goo Dolls, Three 6 Mafia, Craig David, Jamie Foxx, Yung Joc, Gavin Degraw, Bee Gees, Stevie Nicks, Manifest Frequency, Three 5 Human, John Mayer, Angie Stone, No Doubt, Sarah McLachlan, Blaque, Santana, Alison Kraus and Union Railroad, 50 Cent, Avril Lvinge, Barry White, Keith Urban, Toni Braxton, Big Punisher, Missy Elliott, Groove Theory, George Strait, Linkin Park, Fuel, Juvinile, Good Charlotte, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, Jill Scott, Guns-n-Roses, Tupac, Dan Hartman, Boy George, Jaheim, Kenny G, Oliver James, Chicago, Jodeci, kd lang, Five for Fighting, Jermaine Stewart, Busta Rhymes, Christina Aguilera, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Young Dro, JJ Fad, Eddie Money, Notorious B.I.G., Dave Matthews Band, Commodores, Dirty Vegas, Jon B., Faith Evans, Hall and Oats, Charlie Biddle Trio, David Banner, Frankie J, Eric Clapton, Jon Secada, Ice Cube, Heart, Kool Moe Dee, Lil Zane, Macy Gray, Twista, Pink Floyd, Luther Vandross, Lumidee, JS, Foxy Brown, The Eagles, Ja Rule, Go West, Heather Headley, Lil Kim, Toby Keith, Journey, Earth Wind and Fire, Cheryl Lynn, Digital Underground, Elton John, Fat Joe, Dinah Washington, Najee, George Michael, Jimmy Wayne, Lil Jon, Jo Dee Messina, Marcia Griffiths, R.E.M., Brooks and Dunn, Frou Frou, Da Brat, Calvin Richardson, City High, Jagged Edge, Liz Phair, Marvin Gaye, Cranberries, K-Ci and Jojo, Lauryn Hill, Jewel, Etta James, Ani DiFranco, Field Mob, John Melloncamp, Kanye West, Janet Jackson, Van Morrison, Monica, Ruff Endz, Stepahnie Mills, Martin Page, Ugly Kid Joe, Police, Sunshine Anderson, Bob Dylan, Ginuwine, Sting, Jimmy Buffet, Mary J. Blige, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Jen Foster, Dem Franchize Boyz, Ray Charles, Keisha Cole, Truth Hurts, Ludacris, Stevie Nicks, Methrone, Bubba Sparxxx, Tantric, Dr. Dre, Cherish, Tim McGraw, Shai, Wilson Phillips, Third Eye Blind, Sara Evans, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Patrice Rushin, Trisha Yearwood, Mr. Big, Syleena Johnson, Paul Wall, Gnarls Barkley, Mobb Deep, Ne-yo, Sister Hazel, Paula Cole, Run D.M.C., Sounds of Blackness, Yound MC, Salt-n-Pepa, Gloria Estefan, T.I., Little Texas, Rude Boys, Musiq Soulchild, The Calling, Richard Marx, Fat Joe, Soul II Soul, Trey Lorenz, Vince Gill, Natalie Cole, Sophie B. Hawkins, Stereo Popsicle, Ying Yang Twins, Mariah Carey, Kid Rock, James Taylor, Eve, Widespread Panic, Isley Brothers, Don Henley, Chakka Kahn, Bon Jovi, Common, Lisa Marie Presley, Ghost Town DJ's, Marcy Playground, Pearl Jam, Ciara, Melissa Manchester, Wayne Wonder, Oleta Adams, DMX, Whitney Houston, Savage Garden, UB40, Zhane, Craig David, Sisqo, The Deal, Righteous Brothers, Meatloaf, Tony Terry, Rod Stewart, Nelly, Soft Cell, Thalia, Pretenders, O Town, XScape, Tatyana Ali, Sonique, Phil Collins, Tom Petty, Patty Loveless, The Cure, Tony Rich Project, McFadden & Whitehead, Nas, Sheryl Crow, Roxette, Monifah, Lenny Kravitz, Shakira, TLC, Tamia, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Stevie Wonder, Sammy Kershaw, Terry Ellis, P. Diddy, Spin Doctors, Soul Decision, Usher, Smashing Pumpkins, Mystikal, Snoop Dogg, Regina Bell, Pointer Sisters, Nappy Roots, Spandeau Ballet, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Rembrandts, Maxwell, Clemson University Tiger Band, CeCe Winans, Motor City Mass Choir, Shirley Caesar, Joe Pace, Fred Hammond, Kirk Franklin, Richard Smallwood, Kurt Carr, Donnie McClurkin, Mississippi Mass Choir, Dottie Peoples, Ray Boltz, Shekinah Glory Ministries, Georgia Mass Choir
The Bucket List, The Architect, The Break-up, Live Free and Die Hard, Premonition, The Departed, Perfect Stranger, Freedom Writers, The Pursuit of Happyness, Shrek, Click, 50 First Dates, 1408, The Birdcage, Shadowboxer, Idlewild, Monster's Ball, Pearl Harbor, Pirates of the Carribean, Training Day, The Longest Yard, Hustle and Flow, Crash, Deuce Bigalow, United 93, The Guardian, The Protector, Gridiron Gang, The Covenant, Final Destination 1, 2, & 3; Malcolm X, Vertical Limit, Beaches, Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood, Gross Anatomy; To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Nemar; Set It Off, American Beauty, Ever After, Farenheit 911, Boys on the Side, Two Can Play That Game, The Brothers, Harlem Nights, The Grudge, Pulp Fiction, Four Brothers, Derailed, B.A.P.S., What's Love Got to Do With It, Coming to America, Fried Green Tomatoes, Queen, Roots, The Shawshank Redemption, The Color Purple, Braveheart, Friday, Life, The Laramie Project, Brokeback Mountain, Underworld, Underworld Evolution, Drumline, Silence of the Lambs, A Few Good Men, Jerry McGuire, Coach Carter, Stomp The Yard, I Think I Love My Wife, Why Did I Get Married, Daddy's Little Girls, all Tyler Perry movies, The Bone Snatcher, Boys Don't Cry, Normal, Dumb and Dumber, What Dreams May Come, Beloved, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Look Who's Talking Too, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka, The Bone Collector, The Nutty Professor, Bad Boys, Big Momma's House, Fools Rush In, Gothika, Saw
Once upon a time when I had time to watch, there was...
Dr. Phil, Antiques Roadshow, The Contender, The Wire, Grey's Anatomy, Overhaul, Big Brother, Reno 9-1-1, Daria, The Jamie Foxx Show, Wild 'n Out, Passions (Don't you dare laugh!), Law & Order, SVU; Touched by an Angel, Chicago Hope, Roseanne, Joyce Meyers, Paula White, Pimp My Ride, Punk'd, SportsCenter, CSI, Without a Trace, Cold Case Files, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Martin, Saturday Night Live, Wanda at Large, The Dave Chappelle Show, Comic View, The Today Show, local/world news, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Sanford and Son, 227, What's Happening, Golden Girls, 20/20, Dateline NBC, 60 Minutes, Take 2 Sports, college football, college baseball, women's softball, all Clemson sports
Da Good Book...The Bible, A Confederacy of Dunces, Rubyfruit Jungle, The Road Less Traveled, Farther Along the Road Less Traveled, Tuesdays With Morrie, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Kiss My Tiara: How To Rule the World as a Smartmouth Goddess; The Places That Scare You, Self Matters, Life Strategies, Their Eyes Were Watching God; Woman, Thou Art Loosed; A Day Late and a Dollar Short; Yeah, I Said It; The Bluest Eye, The Color Purple, A Time to Kill, To Kill a Mockingbird, Stone Butch Blues, The Go-Girl Guide to Surviving Your 20's, Ten Little Indians