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Sirlau

Native New Yorker

About Me

Native New Yorker currently roaming the wilderness of Alabama. In my early thirties, smart enough to get a decent job in radio, stupid enough to stick with it. Always down to connect with like minded people with similar interests.%D%AWhat are my interests? Music, sports, history, travelling, finding the fountain of youth (still working on that one).....

My Interests

Oops, got ahead of myself, see above.

I'd like to meet:


Music:

Very eclectic tastes, I like to tell folks from De La (Soul that is) to Fela. Other fave artists include The Roots, Talib Kweli, Donny Hathaway, J-Live, New Edition, Tribe Called Quest, Deniece Williams, Gangstarr, Erykah Badu, Hall

Movies:

Not a big cinema buff, but I tend to dig mob movies. I grew up on Star Wars, but I'm not a sci-fi guy. Also big into the comic book movies. Some of my favorite movies include: A Bronx Tale, Fresh, Mo' Better Blues, School Daze, Which Way is Up (RIP Richard Pryor), Spaceballs, and Less Than Zero.

Television:

Sports, sports and more sports. Nip/Tuck, The Boondocks. Guilty pleasure-BET Uncut.

Books:

Message To the Blackman, Autobiography of Malcolm X, Hip-Hop America, Manchild in the Promised Land, A House on Fire, Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, The Last Amateurs, Def Jam Inc, Gunshots in My Cook-Up, Dark Witness, And the Bad Guys Won.

Heroes:

Superman, The Mighty Thor, Spiderman.Role Models/Influences: El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, Frankie Crocker

My Blog

Do you know any killers?

Well apparently I do.  I talked to my brother on the phone today and he informed me that a friend of mine who I grew up with was arrested and charged with second degree murder. Unlike many of tod...
Posted by Sirlau on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:13:00 PST

To Be Loved or Feared...that is the Question.

I often recall a scene in "A Bronx Tale" where C (played by Lillo Brancata) asks Sonny (Chazz Palminetieri) whether its better to be feared or loved.  Sonny answers by referencing&...
Posted by Sirlau on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:41:00 PST

Where’s George Jefferson when you need him?

How I long for Jefferson Cleaners!!!  For close to five years, I patronized a dry cleaner on Valley Avenue.  It was close, convenient and it was owned by the family of a dude I know.  T...
Posted by Sirlau on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:32:00 PST

The Best of Times, The worst of times...

To paraphrase Charles Dickens...those words pretty much sum up Setember 27th, 2007.  Mychal Bell, the imprisoned teenager of the famed "Jena 6" was released on bail today much to the delight of h...
Posted by Sirlau on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:25:00 PST

The Day After...

The day after the monumental "March on Jena", which in many ways is the "Million Man March" of the 21st Century.  Although based on what I saw on TV, there was about a 2 to 1 ratio of women to me...
Posted by Sirlau on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:53:00 PST

Teenage Crush Music

Wow, what started out as a dreary, rainy Friday has turned into a beautiful afternoon.  As I was driving into work this morning, I was listening to HOT 1077, as I heard the "King of R&B", Bob...
Posted by Sirlau on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:11:00 PST

50 vs. Kanye

First of all, do you care?  I don't, but I think its interesting how this little marketing scheme has taken on a life of its own.  You really think 50's gonna stop making records when Kanye ...
Posted by Sirlau on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:06:00 PST

A few things I’ve learned from radio...

Radio has been a part of my existence for the better part of my adult life.  Through this strange, fun, but mostly thankless journey, I have come to terms with a few constants.  That is, thi...
Posted by Sirlau on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:40:00 PST