Say Goodbye To Love

The other day, Verse told me he doubts I've ever cried over a guy.

"I just don't see it," he said... trying to claim that I have an "oh well," keep-it-moving attitude when it comes to failed relationships. I haven't seen the movie, but he also said I was like Juno - whatever that means. Wasn't it about pregnancy and her wanting to give the baby up for adoption? WTF.

I didn't correct him in that moment, but he's definitely wrong. I mean, what am I, a robot?!? Not that I crumble for each gentleman that comes along, but I admit there have been a few (rare) savages who've made me momentarily lose my cool. If I appear tough on the outside, it's really only because I'm secretly a poptart (see: 50 Cent). Buried deep, deep, deep inside the layers of frosting armor that I wear, there is a tiny, hidden, gooey part of Zilla that I hardly ever let see the light of day. And since most guys I encounter don't deserve to be taken seriously anyway, it's more natural for me to coldly stand my ground than it is to put myself in the toaster.

It's so fitting that my BOO Kenna performed "Say Goodbye To Love" on Letterman last night (with Pharrell and Chad). There's a small chance that I have a crush on him...



Okay, I admit it, I'm probably in love with him. But I'd never tell him ;)

Take Me In Vein

I saw the new Jay video for "I Know" in the meeting on Monday, but slept on writing about it for some reason. Boz beat me to it, but you know I need to put my 2 cents in too ;) First of all, Def Jam is bringing it with these conceptual videos, man! Kanyeezy, and now this?

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Since "I Know" is about addiction, the video was executed perfectly to coincide with the dark theme. You see the separate lives of 4 girls played by only 1 chick (Lenny Kravitz's daughter, Zoe). Having her play them all makes such symbolic sense... At the end of the day, all 4 characters are fundamentally the same; feinding for their fix. Dopeness, I tell you.


My addiction, The Wire, is almost over:( Check out the boys who play Kenard and Bug discussing Omar's death and being on one of the best shows ever:



Many thanks to Mjeema for the link!

And lastly, for pure comedy sake (and because I love weaving my posts together), I had to post this "footage" I shot. F Deez's recent addiction - using the T-Pain effect - had the crew getting their creative on a few weeks ago. Below, listen to Rory M. Goldstein do his best Max B in F Deez's studio/closet, pre audio-edit. His pitch changes are effing genius.

I'm your physician. I'm your addiction.

XO

Who You Callin' a Witch?

There's been all this talk in the streets that Hillary and Barack are calling each other out and having beef. During the 20th Democratic debate (their 3rd one alone), both candidates were thankfully pretty calm and gracious with each other, especially toward the end. They avoided many petty jabs and saved the fightin' words for the real opponent : the Republican party. I really hope they end up joining forces to defeat the dark side, but that's not likely to happen.

I LOVE that this race has people paying attention to politics, but I HATE that it's simultaneously dividing Democrats. Did you hear about the Clinton/Obama argument that led to a stabbing? Luckily, my recent disagreement with young Caniba didn't end as dramatically!!! I saw that he posted a link on Facebook trashing Hillary with the caption:

"Hillary's lost it. Total Evil Witch-mode"

I clicked on the link, cringing to see what Hill Hill had done wrong. But after watching the video, I was extremely reluctant to agree with Caniba's characterization of the incident. Because I'm a fan of both candidates, I'm able to see that the ammunition they use against each other isn't always top shelf! If you watched the footage, you saw that Hillary's mocking Barack, poking fun at his idealistic campaign theme. I can understand how die-hard Barack fans would be upset about this - seeing Hillary as a predator to their hope. And as much as I love Barack's awareness movement, the realist in me sort of sees her point too.

Caniba and I discussed our respective perceptions on the footage, and like mature young adults, we both saw room for the other's point. No harsh words. No stabbing:) I just wish more people would see this race differently: Instead of angrily dividing ourselves, we should truly listen to Barack and unite.

Playin' Themselves Like Parker Brothers

A friend of mine wants to set me up with a guy she knows. After asking permission to give him my email, she exited the situation, and he appeared in my inbox (let's call him Clive). We go back and forth for a week or so, and surprisingly, Clive hasn't said anything stupid yet. He sounds smart, ambitious, funny and (thankfully) well-raised. In fact, I realized that I might be more of a goon than him; he has that refined, gentlemanly swag... more GQ than XXL. (Not that I'm superthug or anything, but superthug does swim in my personality's pond - along with hippy, nerd, savage, mystic, princess...) The matchmaker pulled me aside to let me know all this too - ("He's not really, umm, 'hood'... at all") - but I'm no dummy and had already figured that out. While I appreciated the FYI, her apologetic tone was unnecessary: I like to LOOK AT Jim Jones, but I wouldn't date him... goons are trouble and I don't need the nonsense! I know why she did it though...

I love words; and like I am with anything else, I don't discriminate; I'll play with them all. Urban jargon is used frequently, and although it's flagrantly silly and positioned on purpose, Clive may not know that about me. And since he and I haven't spoken on the phone or in-person yet, all he has to go on is the words I type in e-mails, IMs and this hurr blog. It might be a generalization to say this (because admittedly, I don't know him very well either), but now I'm thinking that maybe the impression I gave him isn't exactly what his "type" would like. Too casual, perhaps? The joke, of course, is that I can write my ass off for academic purposes, but amongst peers, it's blasé, slang-ridden speech all day.

After my conversation with her, I started thinking about how girls in my situation might tone it down and mold their personalities around the guy, catering it to his more mature tastes. If I wanted to play that game, I could totally do it - and win. But that's just not my style. I'm driven to fully be myself with guys because (1) I am what I am and (2) if they're going to love it or hate it, at least I'm not playing myself. Dumbing it down is for suckers. And besides, men are like having a car in the city: it would be nice to have one in certain situations, but you don't need it for survival (and there's always the subway, nah'mean?!) But hopefully Clive understands LaceZilla's savage tendencies and thinks they're endearing. I guess we'll see.

And in game-related news...

"The country's second-largest toy maker is embarking on a six-year, four-picture deal with Universal Pictures based on its top-selling board games such as "Monopoly" (the world's top-selling board game, with more than 200 million copies sold) as well as 'Candy Land,' 'Clue,' 'Ouija,' 'Battleship' and 'Stretch Armstrong.'"

Thanks to Rory for the article and for inspiring this blog with his own rhetorical introspection.

Whose World is This?

Apparently the Serbs are unhappy with the West supporting Kosovo's independence, so they set Belgrade's American embassy on fire. NY Times article

In Mexico, don't mess with drug gangs!

This year alone, 320 deaths have been attributed to turf wars, and now, hitmen are killing off folk singers... NO!!!!!

And in some lighter international news, the Brit Awards aired last night in the UK...
Leona Lewis killed it with "Bleeding Love"



Mark Ronson (with guests Adele, Daniel Merriweather, Amy Winehouse):
"God Put A Smile on My Face," "Stop Me," "Valerie"



And Amy alone: "Love is a Losing Game"

Cheers.

Some Wan' Play Young Lind-say Like She Dumb

I'm sure most people have already seen the topless photos of Lindsay Lohan from New York Magazine. But did you know that this shoot wasn't just for smutty press? It was actually a recreation of Marilyn Monroe's last photo shoot - taken just six weeks before her death. 

Yup... "The Last Sitting" was shot by photographer Bert Stern in 1962, and now in 2008, Stern returned to shoot Lohan. I applaud Lindsay for this. Not only is it an achievement of a lifetime for her considering she's a huge Marilyn fan, but it was tastefully done and she looks great. I guess I need to create an "I Love Him" label-equivalent for girls... I think I'll call it "Pause."

Photo Slideshow and New York Magazine Article

I've Got Patron In My System

Or should I say Inbox?

The bartender sent me one of her gloriously random e-mails today:

From: (Milly)
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:02 PM
To: (Zilla)
Subject: two words double stacked

It was funny for a few reasons.

1. Her subject line.

2. They're wearing so much Louis V. it's distracting. 

3.(a) I love Weezy, and (b) it exhibits him in his most pure form; (c) sipping lean from styrofoam cups. I've mentioned this environmental tragedy before.

4. It showcases Byrdgang's new contribution to fashion (via scarf over-usage) that I've also pointed out in a recent post.

5. They're drinking Patron and Hawaiian Punch, respectively.

Face The Gun

At first I was upset, but now I'm kind of relieved that Bozworth and I didn't go to N'awlins this weekend. Who needs shoot-outs in their life?

Instead, I set my sights on some music...

Highlights including Kenna and Kate Nash.

Boz aimed first, putting me on with the track, "Dickhead".

Also in music updates, the underrated Trey Songz shows us he knows how to eventually bite the bullet in his solid new video for "The Last Time."

As for my random findings...

I assume this will get shot down by the labels soon enough, so while you still can, play with this song search engine, Songerize

You just type in the Title and Artist and it plays the song for you, on the spot. (Courtesy of Kanye's blog).

And FYI:

Charles Barkley called Republicans "fake Christians" on CNN.

Read and Watch.

He's not scurred either...
"They can't do anything to me. I don't work for them."

Shots Fired.

If The World's Apple Pie

...Of course we want a slice.

I can't believe I'm posting about him again. SMH. 

I blog about Jim Jones as much as Kanye, Hova and Lupe. What's wrong with me?!?

"Love Me No More/Byrdgang Money" videos

The amount of scarf usage in there is absolutely absurd, but I lovingly approve, of course. Anything he'd do, including a tiny cameo on The Wire, has me applauding like an idiot. Did you catch him for a split second in episode #58? I did :) And ladies... Juelz' lil' mohawk in this video? Oww.

As I've said a few times before, the Harlem's American Gangster mixtape was amazing. But now that Capo's releasing it as an album WITHOUT MAX'S VOCALS, I'm a little befuddled. Thankfully, neither of the songs above were harmed too much, but you need to hear how "Two More Blocks" (now called "Come On, Come On") got seriously destroyed! 

Little Miss Sunshine/Rihanna Where You At?

This interesting photo of Jay and Rihanna was taken at LA Reid's Grammy party: 

Sandra Rose dealt with it perfectly.

Yes, I noticed they may have been flirting on stage during Rihanna's grammy win, but that wasn't what stuck in my mind. Jay interrupting her speech did, and although it was cute to a degree, it was also in very bad taste.

I'm saying... 

Let's imagine that you just won a grammy...

You get up in front of America to speak, and then your boss/mentor decides he's going to give your speech for you. But instead of, say, praising you, it's more like he's making fun of you... in front of all these people. Would you be a little salty?

"The fact that most women missed the boat on the Jay Z spectacle on stage - and instead chose to gossip about a friendly hug, proves the mentality of most women in our culture... The scandal was not in the hug, the true scandal was in the disgraceful way that Jay Z (a grown man who should have known better) disrespected a 19-year-old woman on national TV." -Sandra Rose

Some of the ladies who commented on Sandra's post were very angry, so I can't say I agree with everything said, but I did share the her same observations when I initially saw the Grammys last Sunday.

Criminal Minded

So I'm surfing the shit out of the web the other night, and I stumble upon a few gems. Surely I'm not the first to discover them, but do yourself a favor and follow my lead. First: The ultimate collection of celebrity mugshots on The Smoking Gun.

Some noteworthy reasons for arrest?:

Vince Vaughn gets into a massive bar fight

Lucky Luciano was a gangster

Yanni slaps his girlfriend around (Yes, Yanni.)

Darryl Strawberry's does drugs

Janis Joplin runs her mouth (Love her!)

Bill Gates snags a traffic violation

Next, the ladycop who threw a quadriplegic out of his wheelchair. The video will summon your inner (and possibly unconscious) disgust for authority, ignorance and ignorant authority figures. I wish I could catch that savage in the street, I'd run her over.

And speaking of vehicular attacks, this last clip from Necole Bitchie is HORRIFYING, but if you want to see something you've probably never seen, I suggest you watch. Not for the faint-of-heart.

I Never Thought That You Would Take It This Far

We'll talk about this later...

...in depth though.

UPDATED 2/17:

Kanye got us thinking with this one.  

Why is she killing him? Why did she burn her clothes beforehand? What did he do to her in the first place? I'd love to hear Kanye's actual intentions for it. He's 4 for 4 with visually incredible videos on this project, but this is clearly the most vague and intense of the bunch. What did he want to achieve with Flashing Lights? Did he want us to be confused? Did he want to make us uncomfortable? Did he just want to showcase a phenomenal female figure?

From an artistic perspective, the fact that the video is so random only makes me like it more. F Deez thought that maybe the woman represents the industry or fame, and she is, thus, "killing" Kanye. Shateema thought that maybe Kanye was respectfully nodding at death - showing us how he'd like to "sleep" since he's recently mentioned seeing his mother in his dreams. I have no idea. I'm just shocked that MTV and BET got the "okay" from Standards to play this booty-showing, pyro-inspiring, murder novella.

Give Me What I Deserve

NEW Mariah Carey...

"Touch My Body" from her upcoming album: E=MC2

Lyrics stolen from Tha Mission

I can definitely hear The Dream's influence... already know it's going to get stuck in my head!
Oh yeah, and, um, I think she's T-Paining in the part about a "camera," right?

You More Like LOVE To Start Shit

We all know how incredible Kanye's Grammy performance was, so on Monday morning, I was extremely excited to see the video for Flashing Lights in our acquisitions meeting.

It goes on the screen...

A car pulls up in the desert. Someone gets out of the driver's side, wearing a long fur coat. Long hair indicates it's a woman, and she walks away from the car (towards the camera), removes the fur, and throws it on the ground. She then does the same with her skirt. After first spraying a flammable liquid, she then throws a lit lighter on it.
Turning around to head back towards the car (now with a fire behind her), this THICK, beautiful woman is almost naked; wearing only a bra, thong, garter belt, stockings and boots. Her walk is in slow-motion, forcing us to watch the skin on her voluptuous figure wriggle with each step. Dark hair, stomping with authority - totally hot.
Back at the car, she then opens the trunk. A man is tied-up inside, and as we get closer, we see it's Kanyeezy. His mouth is taped closed and his hands and feet are tied. Her fingers gracefully pass over his lips before she leans in to kiss the tape that covers them. Reaching into the trunk to pull out a shovel, this buxom beauty then violently thrusts the pointed, metal part of it at Kanye repeatedly, pressumably killing him. Video over, the end.

Immediately, everyone in the room announces they HATE it. "Sleazy!" "Morbid!"

I can understand where they're coming from.

But of course, lil' me, sitting quietly in the corner, loves it!
I don't know if Tarantino is a good comparitive reference, but the video was super SUBLIME - enticing and revolting, disturbing and provacative. Think Edgar Allan Poe... the imp of the perverse. Gosh, I'm such a nerd! Of course, I'm not sure how any channel can air the version that I saw, but I guess we'll see when it premieres tomorrow on BET. Get ready boys, you will love her.

In other exciting news, (please forgive me, but...)

Lupe is MTV's Artist of the Week!

Shout out to Sol for helping create these AMAZING spots that will run through Sunday. And make sure you watch them all; they play continuously, one after another:

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Me Against The World

So this man rings my doorbell a few hours ago. 

I hear him talking to one of my neighbors, so I check the peephole (he looked like a politician), and crack the door open to see what he wants.

Now that I see him closer, he's a little sinister-looking.
Pale. Red eyes. Light gray hair. Older... not young. He's selling security systems.

"There have been a lot of burglaries in the building," he tells me. Do I want to hear about the systems he can install? 

"No, thank you," I tell him politely, moving to close the door.

"Oh," he says calmly and assuredly, "Take my card! You're just not ready."

I thought he looked sinister at first glance, but after he basically told me I'd be calling him soon (since I'm going to get robbed!), I was certain that I was looking into the eyes of Satan. 

Not literally, of course; Satan wasn't actually at my door. But can you believe it? This guy really gets off on making people afraid - it's his business! I think that's why he set my creep-o-meter off so loud... his whole intention was to make me nervous. Sure, I've thought about what might happen if the apartment got burglarized, but I'm not going to let a little fear drive me crazy! This is life, anything can happen at any moment.

What a douche.

"Have a nice night," I told him, and I closed the door.

Guest Blog #1

The following is the first of many GUEST BLOGS that I will feature. 

Rory M. Goldstein will be a regular, so get used to him!
xo, Zilla


They say the game don't change. Just the players. I say fuck that.

The game does change alongside the players, literally and metaphorically - whatever that means. Nothing stays the same forever. Things are constantly changing, and if you don't know how to move, you're gonna get run over. That's just some real shit.

You can wait around and let the game come to you, and see how far that gets you. Not saying this doesn't work for some people, because for some that's the ONLY way to play it. Others have to go out and get what's coming to them. Be it good or bad, they want it, and they're not tryna wait. So that leaves the hybrid, the person that knows when to let the game come to them, and know when they gotta go out and spin that wheel.

I've seen all these kinds of people in action on numerous occasions. I'm talking pure strangers. It's easy to tell who is who on the playing field when everything is laid out:

-That dude in the club who is not only standing against the wall, but is actively face fighting (see: ice grill) with whomever he can engage with in contest. Not only is he screaming "look at me," he is also saying, "if you look, we fightin'". Dude or chick, it don't matter, "we doin' battle."

-Then you got the dude who is buying everybody shots at the bar. This guy is here to play the game, and he has a strategy. Don't just try and get the girls drunk. You have to get everyone drunk, that way you pretty much control the situation. Don't like the chick you got paired up with? SWITCH! She's so drunk she'll fuck pretty much anything, same for eveyone else who is 10 deep on shots of whatever flavored patron is hot on the steets right now.

-Then you got the dude who is also chillin' on the wall, but he is NOT face fightin'. He's standing there with 2 drinks in his hand, WAITING for the dude with the flyest chick to go to the bathroom. As soon as dude turns to leave, our guy makes his move. He brings the drink over to the recently released shorty and does his thing. By the time dude comes back from the bathroom, our guy is in the VIP tellin' shorty how he has use of the company jet and the whole 9.

Which one do you wanna be?

If My Daddy Thinks I'm Fine...

What's Your Addiction? We all have them, don't feel bad.

alcohol.blackberry.sex.cigarettes.fastfood.drugs.

What the tabloids show us from the lives of celebrities is often just a refection of our own civilian tendencies. With so many stars in the news for substance abuse, should we maybe be examining our own vices instead of shamefully pointing the finger?

Amy Winehouse

Marykate and Ashley

Lindsay Lohan

And don't forget Mischa Barton... here with Lohan many years ago.

Also, Britney Spears

Eva Mendes

 and Kirsten Dunst.

(Does anyone think Kirsten and Michelle together is strange?...)

 Considering Michelle was married to Heath? 

And don't forget Pimp C

and Brad Renfro.

Who else got rehabbed or died in the past six months? Milly calls it Celebrity Death Watch, but seriously, who's next? Hopefully not anyone we know.

Addiction on HBO

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew on VH1

Intervention on A&E

Tryin' To Take My Life Away

When 50 Cent endorsed Hillary on O'Reily, he also mentioned that he believes America isn't "ready" for a black president. Immediately following that statement, 50 explained why and expressed his concern for a potential assassination by saying "I think they might kill him."

I first saw this clip, and I thought it was an intelligent yet blunt thing to say. But frankly, it's not the most crazy conspiracy theory ever heard of. I've honestly thought about what might happen to Barack Obama if he won the Democratic ticket and ran for president... After all, there are racial extremists out there whose hateful practices are protected by the First Amendment, and(!) I wouldn't put an execution past Uncle Sam's elitist nephews either. Morbid, I know.

If you have time to do anything today, watch this clip! It's an excerpt from Eddie Murphy: Delirious. I watched it so much in high school that my friends and I would say all the jokes as Eddie delivered them (shout out to Cunningham!). Seeing all the fuss over 50's comment has forced me to dig it up and share. The whole clip is hilarious and worth watching, but at 6:45, he starts talking about African Americans in politics, and around 7:12 he starts the assasination joke. 

I've seen Jesse in the gym, working the fuck out, too, for getting into shape.
You know he got a chance he can win.
White dudes like to do shit like that...
...vote for the wrong dude as a goof.
They get drunk and shit and go like:
"Let's vote for Jesse Jackson!" 

"I just voted for Jesse Jackson!"
And next day would be like this: 

"He fucking won?"
Jesse knows that shit can happen. He gets in shape.
I've seen him running round the track and shit.
I said: "Why the fuck you getting in shape like this?"
He says: "'cos I'm gonna be the first black president."
"I have to give speeches like this: 

'My fellow americans!
As your president I feel...'"

Unfortunately, the punch line of the joke got cut off and is continued HERE:

And dude be going: "He won't stand still!"

Did you hear how hesitant the crowd was to laugh after that last line!? They were horrified at first, but a few seconds later, found the truth in the joke and applauded.

No stranger to bullets, it's not surprising to me that 50 might have some wisdom in a situation like this (see: Many Men).

So much for hope.

American Dreamin'

Everyone's got dreams.

What's this about Jay starting a small label with Lyor under the Warner Music Group umbrella?

And meanwhile, it looks like WMG's living a nightmare... oooof.

Mitt Romney dropped out of the Republican race. I guess his dream is crushed too, and frankly, I'm terribly disappointed we won't have a Mormon as president :(

And in case you haven't seen this, it's hilarious!!!

Snoop's dreams are coming true right before our eyes.

GOD I LOVE THE WIRE!

It's Well and it's Fine and it's Fine if it Fell

The Superbowl was yesterday, and Super Tuesday is tomorrow - how fitting.

Because I'm still somewhat torn between candidates, I feel like I'm able to observe the political climate objectively. That said, I need to point out that not only is Obama seen as the more cool candidate, but in some cases, Hillary is even viewed as an enemy. On his show Friday night, Bill Maher discussed how there is serious hatred toward Hillary, and it's not really clear WHY that is. Meanwhile, BOTH Hillary and Barack are exceptional candidates, and they're changing our country's precedents each day that they campaign. I would feel comfortable with either one of them leading that ticket, and I'm interested to see who's chosen to ride shotgun as VP.


Because they share such similar views on policy, many have reduced this primary to a competition between a black man and a white woman. I don't want to turn this into a RACE VS. GENDER issue, but I've been seeing a lot of people doing that, and I keep hearing the argument that Barack "deserves" it more. I've also noticed that Hillary fans (like Patriots fans in New York today,) are not being vocal in this current celebrity-endorsing, pro-Barack environment.  When I polled people and asked if they felt the same Obama peer pressure that I do, everyone was pretty much in agreement. That fact is disturbing to me considering how desperately we need BOTH more women AND more minorities in office. 

Anyhow, if you need to cram before voting tomorrow, here is the latest debate from LA. It's the first of 11 YouTube clips, but it will link you to the rest!

DOES ANY OF THIS REALLY MATTER?

Will any of our votes even be counted?

While we're cheering for our favorite team in this sporting event, I think we're forgetting the biggest burden of all. The election of 2004 was stolen by dirty strategies and hacked voting machines! FYI: That mess never got cleaned up, and groups like Black Box Voting are blowing the whistle every chance they get!

SEE FOR YOURSELF:
-Russia Today: Footage covering the New Hampshire voting mishaps
-Bill Maher: Footage discussing election fraud
-Rep. Rush Holt: Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008
-NY Times: Article on Holt's proposed legislation

In addition to the lack of pro-Hillary sentiment, I've also encountered overall cynicism regarding the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. While we're being pitched promises of hope and new beginnings, many folks have demonstrated doubt that actual change will occur. Is this a pessimistic attitude, or are people just being realistic?

Below, David Simon (creator of HBO's The Wire) shares his thoughts on what he calls "The End of the American Empire." Clearly, he would argue that viewing the future in a not-so-optimistic manner is, in fact, reality.

He goes on in Part 2 and Part 3.

"We are targets. Hello Darkness." Enjoy your week! :)

On My New York Shit

LET'S GO!!!

Licensed To ILL

There was a point in college when I considered (1) getting a marketing degree to (2) potentially try to work in advertising. It's probably ill ad campaigns like this from Disney that ignite that creative spark in me.

(Photographed by Annie Leibovitz):

Beyonce, Lyle Lovett and Oliver Platt depict Alice in Wonderland

Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella

It behooves me to point out that Disney broke from tradition and chose an African American to portray Alice. Also, in the Pocahontas ad, the Native American princess is represented by a white actress.

zILLa approves!

Don't miss the other Disney ads with Jessica Biel, J. Lo, Marc Anthony, Rachel Weisz, David Beckham, Giselle Bundchen, Tina Fey, Julie Andrews, Roger Federer and Whoopi Goldberg.

In music news, artist Janelle Monae killed it at the Bad Boy showcase at Spotlight Live on Tuesday night. Between her ill dancing skills, her ill singing skills and her ill tuxedo skills, she's a STAR. And I totally dig her androgynous swag! (pause?)

Also, I met Vinyl Richie at Atlantic, but I had know idea the consultant/DJ was so ill with a rubik's cube!

LOL at him posting the triumphant video on Myspace, but I give credit where credit is due! Gosh, I just love the YouTube age.

And! Just for a healthy dose of TRUTH and giggles, here's another ad I found that is ill enough to belong up here today:

Good job 3M. As if I didn't love Post-its already, you certainly made the product relatable to potential consumers ;)