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I'd like to meet:

My husband to be and other musicians. Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Spielberg, Barbara Streisand, Vanessa Williams, Magic Johnson, Bill Cosby, Babyface, Prince, Quincy, Sylvia Rhone, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith Entrepeneurs 1 PERSON I MUST MEET: OPRAH WINFREY SHE IS NO DOUBT ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING WOMEN IN AMERICA IF NOT THE MOST AND I WOULD NEED ANOTHER PAGE TO DESCRIBE HER INTELLECT, GREAT CHARISMATIC CHARACTER, AND GIVING SPIRIT. CLASSY, BEAUTIFUL, MULTI-TALENTED!!! I AM TRULY INSPIRED BY THIS WOMAN. LET'S SEE: ACTING, SINGING, MODELING, DANCING, CLOTHING, PERFUME: NOW A FAMILY. I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE HOOPLA FLOATING AROUND ON HER PERSONAL LIFE. SHE'S BAD. THE UNTOUCHABLES TAIMAK MUAY TAI MASTER TONY JAA

Music:

As another known artist put it, I enjoy music and prefer to experience a rainbow of classics (but for me) as long as the rainbow remains bright. THE SINCERITY AND GREATNESS OF HER CHRISTIAN MINISTRY IS A BLESSING TO US ALL.CECE WINAN'S MUSIC HAS SENT ME INTO TEARFUL PRAYERS A COUNTLESS NUMBER OF TIMES. IT IS PRECIOUS, AN INSPIRATION TO ME AS A CHRISTIAN POP ARTIST.THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER. PRINCE REIGNS. I DON'T KNOW WHO I WAS THE CRAZIEST ABOUT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BETWEEN EL DEBARGE, MJ, AND PRINCE. THIS MAN IS SO SMOOTH.JAMIE WAS THE FIRST THREE TIME NOMINEE!!! HIS ABILITY TO DOMINATE THE ART OF COMEDY, FILM AND TV ACTING, AND SINGING IS AMAZING. TINA TURNER, A WOMAN THAT STILL STANDS ALONE AS A BLACK ROCK AND ROLL DIVA.STEVIE WONDER IS NOT ONLY A MUSICAL INSPIRATON BUT AN ARTIST THAT SENDS A GREAT MESSAGE TO THE HANDICAP AND CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. ISN'T HE LOVELY. I USED TO SING HER SONGS OVER AND OVER JUST TO SEE IF I COULD MATCH HER, HER VOICE REMINDS ME OF A FLUTE. ALTHOUGH OTHER FEMALE ARTISTS CLAIM TO HAVE THESE WIDE RANGES, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYONE ACTUALLY SING NOTES ABOVE HIGH G BEAUTIFULLY THE WAY SHE DOES. SHE WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR WINNING AWARDS AND SHE HASN'T STOPPED. SHE'S CLEAN AND INSPIRING AND WILL ALWAYS HIT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS BECAUSE SHE KNOWS "A WOMAN'S WORTH". I DIDN'T GET HIP TO BOB MARLEY UNTIL MY FRESHMAN YEAR IN COLLEGE AND NOW HIS MUSIC AND I ARE INSEPARABLE. AALIYAH, WE HAVE THOUGHTS BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHY THE MOST HIGH CHOSE TO REMOVE THE RISING STAR FROM THIS WORLD BUT THE STRONG SOFTNESS OF HER VOICE AND THE PERFECTION OF HER PETITE BEAUTY WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED."I WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER ME AS A FULL ON ENTERTAINER AND A GOOD PERSON" -AALIYAH ONLY WHITNEY KNOWS HOW TO CLOSE THE DOOR TO DARKNESS SO WE CAN SEE HER SHINE LIKE BEFORE. WE ONLY KNOW THAT SHE HAS THE VOICE OF THE CENTURY, A VOICE THAT WE MISS AND LONG TO HEAR AGAIN. ALL CHRISTIAN MUSIC LOVERS KNOW THE SOULFUL VOCALS OF YOLANDA ADAMS.MICHAEL AND JANET WILL ALWAYS BE THE KING AND QUEEN OF POPULAR MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT LIKE MICHAEL JORDAN WILL ALWAYS BE THE KING OF NBA BASKETBALL. IF YOU WEREN'T A FAN OF THE LADY OF SOUL BEFORE (WHICH IS CRAZY) YOU ARE NOW! MARY J. BLIGE JOHN IS THE LEAD SINGER OF ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS. TO HEAR THEIR HIT "STATE OF MAN" JUST CLICK ON HIS PICTURE UNDER MY TOP 8! MY CURRENT FAVORITE MALE VOCALIST PHYLLIS HYMAN (1949-1995)IN 1995 I PULLED MY CAR OVER AND BOO HOO CRIED WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED HER SUICIDE. WE SHOULD ALL LEARN FROM OTHER PEOPLE'S BATTLES AND MISTAKES WHEN WE CAN. THE SPIRIT IS ALWAYS FIGHTING THE FLESH. BEING SUCH A TALL WELL FRAMED WOMAN I BELIEVE PHYLLIS HAD LOW SELF ESTEEM AMONGST OTHER ISSUES. IT IS A SHAME WE HAD TO LOSE HER TO SUCH A WRONGFUL DEATH. LADIES, THE MOST HIGH BLESSED YOU WITH A UNIQUE BEAUTY THAT DOES NOT COMPARE TO ANY OTHER. IT IS GREAT TO LOOK YOUR BEST AND BE YOUR BEST BUT NOT TO PLEASE OTHERS THAT WILL ALWAYS PICK YOU APART. I RECOGNIZE THE INFLUENCE SHE HAD ON TONI BRAXTON BUT NO OTHER R&B/SOUL ARTIST THUS FAR HAS TOUCHED THE DEEP RICHNESS OF HER VOICE. Although Phyllis continued to record new material and perform live, her bouts of depression were clearly overwhelming her. Her irrational, self-destructive behavior was becoming common knowledge to those inside the music industry, her friends and also her fans and on June 30th, 1995, only hours before a scheduled performance at the Apollo Theatre in New York, Phyllis' lifeless body was found in her apartment where all efforts to revive her failed. Her suicide, while shocking, was not a surprise to many insiders. We, like so many others who know her, believed she would pull her life together. Sadly, we were mistaken.In the posthumous released, I Refuse To Be Lonely (1995, Zoo/BMG), Phyllis alluded to her inner struggle on several songs, five of which she co-wrote. Her most intimate and emotional project yet, I Refuse To Be Lonely has reached the top 15 in Billboard's R&B chart, proving that talent of this caliber will always stand the test of time.Her passing has left a void in the entertainment world, and in the hearts of many, including ourselves. Phyllis Hyman, Old friend, we miss you.biography written by MICHAEL GRIMALDI

Movies:

The Last Dragon, Fists of Fury, Ong Bak, Tombstone, Purple Rain, Under the Cherry Moon, All (Spielberg, Denzel, Don Cheadle, Mel Gibson, Robert Dinero, Al Pacino films, Tom Hanks, Lawrence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes, films), Whale Rider, The Color Purple, Freida, In the Time of The Butterflies, Hoodlum, King of New York, The Sound of Music, ground breaking (independent) films and real (character developed) love stories. THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE TO RECEIVE AN OSCAR!!! NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS ABOUT HER PERSONAL LIFE or her compromise for success SHE PROVED TO US THAT SHE WAS SERIOUS ABOUT HER CRAFT BY STUDYING, WORKING HARD, AND IMPROVING. THE HALLE THAT WE KNOW TODAY HAS DEVELOPED INTO A MATURE ARTIST AND WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE SUPPORT OF WOMEN LIKE MYSELF. NO ONE MADE ME LAUGH GROWING UP LIKE RICHARD PRYOR, BILL COSBY, EDDIE MURPHY, AND THE MUPPETS.

Television:

The Discovery Channel, Good Times, Sanford and Son, AMOS AND ANDY, The Three Stooges, old cartoons, black and white romantic musicals and films, and the hit list sitcoms when i get a chance. MY DAD LOVED THE GRACEFUL STYLE OF LENA HORNE WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL. I ADMIRE THE SOPHISTICATED SINGER/ACTRESS/CLASSIC BEAUTY AND HOPE THAT I LOOK AS GOOD AS SHE DOES FIFTY YEARS FROM NOW, GOD WILLING. IT IS ACTRESSES DURING HER TIME PERIOD AND SHORTLY BEFORE THAT PAVED A WAY FOR US TODAY. HARRY BELAFONTE WITH HIS SUPERMODEL LOOKS WAS THE MOST POPULAR VOCALIST DURING THE POST WAR ERA. HE IS KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR HIS CHARITY AND CONCERN FOR OTHERS THAT LACK EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES. AS ARTISTS, LIKE SAMMIE DAVIS JR., OSSIE DAVIS, AND OTHERS, BELAFONTE SHOULD ALWAYS BE RECOGNIZED AS A TIMELESS GREAT.. MANY BLACKS WERE OFFENDED BY THE BEHAVIOR OF AMOS AND ANDY BUT THESE NO LIMIT COMICS WERE NOT AFRAID TO WALK ON THE LINE TO BRING OUT THE LAUGHTER IN OTHERS. LOOKING AT SOME OF TODAY'S RAP ARTISTS AND ENTERTAINERS, AT LEAST AMOS AND ANDY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

Books:

Biblical texts, African History books, Fitness references and magazines, great novels

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Heroes:

THE SON OF THE MOST HIGH, MY GRANDPARENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 65 YEARS, AND ANY HUMAN BEING THAT PUT THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE FOR A GODLY PRINCIPLE. THOSE AFRICANS THAT BLED AND DIED TO BUILD THIS COUNTRY AND THAT SACRIFICED MUCH SO WE COULD HAVE A DEGREE OF FREEDOM TODAY. THOSE THAT ARE NOT AFRAID TO STEP UP WHEN NEEDED AND THAT ARE NOT AFRAID TO STEP DOWN TO HELP OTHERS. GREAT MOTHERS, TEACHERS, DOCTORS, AND SCIENTIST THAT WORK FOR THE MOST HIGH NOT JUST THE DOLLAR, and our loving beautiful patient animals that have had to deal with disagreeable humans.