Friday, May 29, 2015

OUT 203--SPOT BITZ (MAY 29-JUNE 4)

HEY OUTSTAGRS!

ITS THAT TIME AGAIN!!

TIME TO GET ON STAGE!!!


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This year this blog  will be celebrating a milestone
 this year as this blogspot will turn 10 years old!  
Its hard to believe but it has come a long way from
 small paragraphs journal entries, to a mini news 
letter to  entertainment highlighter to what it is today. 
The commemorative date is July 5.  To reminisce we
 will do  weekly RETRO BITZ of some of the highlights 
from this blogspot (SEE BELOW)






                          
HEY COUTURIANS  the semi-finalists have been chosen. To vote your choice go to 
http://outstagin.blogspot.com/2015/03/2016-mista-couture-charity-style.html
DEADLINE TO VOTE iS MIDNITE MARCH 31

UPDATE: The voting poll has exceeded its voting 


limit so now you can vote at 


maat.atkins@gmail.com....for rules copy and paste the 

link above.























STUDIO, 892 JEFFERSON STREET N ATLANTA




Maatology is also looking for gents of color fo its 2016 OBSDN Men of Color e 

Calendar. Must be comfortable in front of the camera and doing artistic nude poses.
If  interested in shooting, the shoots are ONE DAY shoots THRU  June 2015 . The shoots 
will be in St Louis, Mo.   All models will receive a share of the sales and an opp to sale it 
as well. A small stipend will be given for travel. If interested email 
snaphoney2011@gmail.com with a selfie pic showing your chest and abs. 
To see video of 2015 calendar go to  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXOCifGU-lY

UPDATE (5/22): The deadline has now been extended to AUGUST 9

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Georgia based model/actor and "militarian" Jay
Redd , who was last seen in the hit movie FURIOUS 7, is coming out with his own calendar.
 It will consist of style pics, undergear, and
 tasteful artistic body pics. He will shoot 
it in St Louis in June and will be out in July.
 For pre-order discounts  info email 
snaphoney2011@gmail.com or 
COMMENT BELOW IN THE COMMENT
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Maatology Productions is seeking African American male and female actors in the Los Angeles area for its upcoming showcase SNAP HONEY in October. The play is about a famous female impersonator , Vageena Honey, who is retiring from show business and returns home for one final show where she talks of her life. It also consists of a talk show where Vageena is interviewed about her show with the talk show host and secrets are revealed.

To see a breakdown of the parts available and instructions on how to audition go to
https://www.facebook.com/snapcasting2015?fref=ts 





HEY OUTSTAGRS check out YOURS TRULY's article about the construction of St Louis Artworks new home in this week's West End Word. Go to





THE TOP ILLI-MO STORY THIS WEEK IS:


Former View co-host Sherri Shepherdwho exited the ABC program in June 2014, returned to her talk show roots on Thursday when she appeared as a guest moderator on the program. It was a very special episode of ABC’s “The View” that was pre-taped  two weeks after the ruling,  that she was the legal mother of an 8 month old that she and ex-husband Lamar Sally had through surrogacy. 
Shepherd's open dialogue started when Raven Symone explained how impatient she was to have kids, to which Shepherd responded, "Girl, I got one or two you could have of mine. I will give them to you."
The topic then changed to the importance of friendship and how it affects relationships, with Shepherd explaining of her failed marriage, "I actually feel like if I had listened to my best friends, I wouldn't be having a million attorney’s in my life right now."
Still, joking about her struggles wasn't something Shepherd was shy about doing, concluding the topic of discussion with, "My father still wants to kill my husband… Dad you're 70 years old. What you going to do now?"

Another subject  was of Tinder — in particular, a recent survey that found one-third of the app’s users are married, and that women are more likely to cheat using it than men.
“Usually when you window shop you usually go into the store and eventually buy something,” Shepherd said.“I don’t think it’s just looking; I think it’s just waiting for somebody to bite,” 

Interesting that The View invited her back. Wonder if she would return if they brought her back on as a cohost?  When she co-hosted The Tom Joyner Morning Show Thursday, the question was asked about it and she quipped, "You know, this looks like this might be there last year, but, you know, I really dont know. I really dont know.".....oh we know, add more zeros to the checks and guess what....she is having a seat! LOL

Kanye –Madonna

Devout Glastonbury-goers really don't want Kanye West to headline the festival. After an online petition attracted more than 133,000 signatures calling for the rapper to be taken off the bill, Emily Eavis has revealed she received death threats after booking Kanye for the headline slot.

The Glastonbury organiser, Emily Eavis (PICTURED WITH HUSBAND MICHAEL) said it was upsetting given she had booked “something that was so exciting and interesting and fresh and brilliant for the festival”.
She told the Times: “It was not a pleasant world we unwrapped. I had death threats and stuff. It was just horrible. It was just crazy.
“It was getting out of control. We had Time magazine, all the American news channels saying they were going to come down. This incredible onslaught worldwide.”
She said that Kanye was the most exciting artist making music at the moment, adding: “for us, getting the biggest star in the world was an amazing coup”.
The petition to “cancel Kanye West’s headline slot and get a rock band” states on its change.org page: “Kanye West is an insult to music fans all over the world. We spend hundreds of pounds to attend glasto, and by doing so, we expect a certain level of entertainment.”

The annual festival will take place June 24-28 in  Pilton,

 Somerset, England
Wow, death threats? Really? We know Ye can be a bit off the chain, but he isnt Hitler. 
In other Ye newz, he reportedly settled a lawsuit with former child soul star Ricky Spicer over the sample that anchorsYeezus hit, "Bound 2," Billboard reports.
Spicer initially sued West, Roc-A-Fella Records, Universal Music Group and Island Def Jam Music Group in December 2013, claiming unauthorized use of his voice. Paperwork, dated March 6th, was filed to a New York Court on May 11th discontinuing the suit.
A representative for West declined to comment on the settlement. An attorney for Spicer did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The sample in question was the song's repeated refrain, "Bound, bound / Bound to fall in love." Spicer recorded those vocals in 1971 when he was 12 for "Bound," a song by his former group the Ponderosa Twins Plus One.
The initial suit claimed, "Mr. Spicer's voice is sampled exactly as he recorded it and his voice… is heard several times." Spicer demanded compensation in light of the song's success, which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100; the song's popularity was also bolstered by a video featuring West and a topless Kim Kardashian — as well as James Franco and Seth Rogen's endearing shot-for-shot remake.

Wonder how much Ye had to settle for? The song was a huge hit for Ye--and now for Spicer!

After three grueling days that dispatched 283 spellers with ruthless efficiency, St Louis, Mo  resident Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, of Chesterfield,  tied with Vanya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kansas at the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday in in the Maryland Ballroom within the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center  in NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. .
 Vanya correctly spelled the word  ";scherenschnitte" and Gokul correctly spelled the word "nunatak."
Until last year, the World Series of spellers hadn't seen a tied win in more than five decades.
Now, it's happened for the second year in a row.Why? There weren't enough words left on the competition's list for them to keep facing off until only one was left. Gokul and Vanya who each took home a gigantic trophy and $35,000 in cash prizes.

How can you run out of words??? Havent they heard of a dictionary---it has plenty of them LOL



ADD:"Empire" star Taraji P. Henson announced on Friday on Twitter that Season 2 of the breakout hit Fox drama will debut on September 23 at 9 PM ET/PT.
The show's writing team also confirmed the news on Twitter.
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, the series--which films in Chicago starting in July,  will continue to ramp up its star power with appearances by Chris Rock, Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz in Season 2.



The Chicago Blackhawks has tied up the NHL Western Conference  against Anaheim Ducks 3-3. They will play the advancing Game 7  Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, which also will be televised on NBC. The winner will play either Eastern Conference contenders Tampa Bay Lighting or the New York Rangers that will be decided Friday.

UPDATE: The Hawks won Game 7 over The Ducks 5-3....They will face the Tampa Bay Lightnings in the Stanley Cup finals in Game 1 starting Wednesday at Amalie Arena . Hawks will be questing their third NHL championship in six seasons. .

Now, in anticipation of her clothing-line launch slated for August, McCarthy spoke candidly with MORE Magazine about how the shopping experience for a plus-size woman hasn’t seen dramatic improvements .
McCarthy singles out one easily remedied issue, in particular, that she still faces while shopping: the segregation of plus-size clothing in department stores.
“People don’t stop at size 12,” she tells MORE. “I feel like there’s a big thing missing where you can’t dress to your mood above a certain number. [Malls] segregate plus-size [women]. It’s an odd thing that you can’t go shopping with your friends because your store is upstairs hidden by the tire section. ‘We’ll put you gals over there because we don’t want to see you and you probably don’t want to be seen.’”
She continues: “There is just this weird thing about how we perceive women in this country. I would love to be a part of breaking that down.”
According to MORE, McCarthy’s clothing line will contain upwards of “80 pieces in sizes 4 to 28″ marked from $59 to $159 and will be available at Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s — as well as her personal website MelissaMcCarthy.com.
In other McCarthy newz, and in relation to weight, the actress continued to wow at the London premiere of her new film,Spy, on Wednesday in London  with her continued weight loss (PICTURED ABOVE)
Interesting that she is now losing weight. Wonder if her fans will appreciate her becoming more svelte now that her plus size clothing line is about to launch.




Robbins, Ill. native actress/talk show host Keke Palmer has landed a role in Grease: Live, Fox’s upcoming live production of the popular musical, set to air on January 31, 2016. She’ll play the sassy Pink Lady “Marty Maraschino”, alongside Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens. Palmer also will next be seen in Fox’s comedy horror series Scream Queens


The St Louis Cardinals will have its Kickoff to Summer Weekend this weekend  at Busch Stadium with several activities for fans, young and old. Some of the promotional items the organization is giving away are Whitey Herzog Garden Gnomes on Friday, Ozzie Smith Bobble heads (PICTURED) on Saturday and Kids Sports Socks on Sunday. For more info on activities and how to receive free promotional items go to www.stlouiscardinals.com



With the start of Fair Saint Louis now just over a month away, representatives recently announced that legendary Hip Hop artist MC Lyte (PICTURED), alt-rock group American Authors, R&B trio Tony! Toni! Toné! and up-and-coming singer/songwriter Noah Guthrie have been added to this year’s musical entertainment lineup on the Budweiser Main Stage. The acts join an existing all-star lineup that includes the iconic Melissa Etheridge and Blondie, legendary greats Kool & the Gang and Morris Day and the Time and top country music artists Chris Young, Parmalee and Natalie Stovall and The Drive. Fair St Louis will take place July 1, 2 and 3.



Comedian/actor Tony Rock is in  St Louis, Mo this weekend performing at The Funny Bone in Westport Plaza. Opening for him is STL based comedian Jessie Taylor . Rock will be performing at the Funny Bone until July 31.



The Saint Louis Story Stitchers needs your help. We are finalists in the 2015 State Farm Neighborhood Assist grant competition. 


They need to generate over 50,000 votes by  JUNE 4to be in the top 40 nationwide to bring home $25,000 to our youth and city. People can vote 10 times each day (all at once) for our Cause. We need help to reach the top 40!!



Our cause is The Weight of Words:
Through the power of young voices, art and the Internet, The Weight of Words sees inner city teens put down guns for books.
Collective artists and teens will create and disseminate art works that motivate youth to put the gun down, pick up a book and take control of their own life stories to create a safer community. Funds will be used to train teens in digital storytelling. 





St Louis journalist Martin Duggan who was a former editor for Globe Democrat and host, producer and “provocateur” of KETC’s Emmy Award winning panel show “Donnybrook,”  died Wednesday (May 27, 2015) at St. Agnes Home in Kirkwood. He was 93. He was a long-time resident of St. Louis County near Creve Coeur.




FIT BITZ
We are now debuting a segment called FIT BITZ where 
women and men (mainly in the ILLI MO area) who are 
extremely fit, have fitness model quality and have post their 
fitness pics  on social media.





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This week we feature former STL model and current Floridian Ashlai Box and current Mista Couture and model Ricodemo  
                                           









This week we feature STL event promoter Loosecannon Slim (who is promoting his annual 
Celebrity BBall Game this Sunday at Chaifetz Arena), who  has developed his own style
of skater boi swag.  Here he sports his trademark back turned cap (here being a black one), a blue Mickey Mouse tee, blue fade jeans and  some black and gold kicks (Jordans we assume).  His tatts  compliment his gear and we definitely cant forget the Tri star MercedesTruck  he's leaning on-- the ultimate accessory.


Why is Duggar's family saying they will use religion to help their son in his incestuous molestation charges? Why are people upset that  Steph Curry is bringing his daughter Riley to the Golden State press conferences? Why did  BB Kings handlers allegedly bar two of his adult children from seeing him during his near end? And why are their now allegations that he was poisoned? Why did a Kenyan lawyer offered cows for Malia Obama's hand in marriage? Why did the police had to  wrestle down a black woman who was 8 months  after she didnt answer them about a disturbance call they received? Why was Chris Brown all in his feelings when his ex Karruche Tran posed with Tyson Beckford? And why did Tyson post a vid of him butt naked for all the freak' who wanted to see him naked? And why was his movie Chocolate City barely in theaters? Why did  singer Cheryl Lynn get all up in her feelings when singer Anita Baker blocked her on Twitter?  And why people BBQ on Memorial Day?

If you have any feedback, scoop, or fashion/fitness pics to be featured  email to snaphoney2011@gmail.com or comment below!