Friday, April 24, 2015

OUT 195--SPOT BITZ (APRIL 24-30)

HEY OUTSTAGRS!

ITS THAT TIME AGAIN!!

TIME TO GET ON STAGE!!!







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 MARCH 31


IF YOU WANT TO DONATE TO THE MISTA COUTURE FUND  go to 




THE VENUE HAS BEEN SET FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL MISTA COUTURE CONTEST. IT WILL BE HELD AT BLUE MARK STUDIOS IN ATLANTA, GA. ON AUGUST 23. IF YOU WANT 
TICKETS to get on the list for VIP TIX (WHICH WILL INCLUDE PRIORITY SEATING, A FREE DRINK AND RAFFLE TICKET).  EMAIL TO SNAPHONEY2011@GMAIL.COM AND WE WILL SEND A PAYPAL INVOICE TO YOU!


Maatology is also looking for gents of color for its 2016 OBSDN Men of Color 
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: The deadline has now been extended to July 31.

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Georgia model/actor and "militarian" Jay Redd 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 BOXES.



HEY OUTSTAGRS YOURS TRULY wrote an article that is published in this week's West End Word about the upcoming and relaunching of the Visionary Awards (PICTURED are this years honorees: FROM LEFT Amy Kaiser, Ilene Berman, Shualee Cook, Kelly Pollock, Thelma Steward, Cecilia Nadal, Freida L. Wheaton). Check out the article at
http://www.westendword.com/Articles-Features-c-2015-04-21-195192.114137-Celebrating-Women-In-The-Arts.html


THE TOP ILLI-MO STORY THIS WEEK IS:



As reported by the Inquisitr, fans of the Fox TV show called Empire can rest assured that they are not cancelled, despite rumors floating around the web from fake news websites saying that the second season of Empire was cancelled due to producer salary issues. Now stars of the runaway hit show are weighing in on Twitter, too, telling their fans not to worry about the cancellation hoax rumors.
When Jovon Lee (@LeeJovon) asked Jussie Smollett if the second season of Empire was really cancelled, Smollett responded on Twitter that it was indeed a hoax.
Additionally, the @EmpireFOX Twitter account responded when Jayme Hoffman expressed her disappointment at hearing rumors of the cancellation. Hoffman even offered to start a petition to bring the second season of the show back to TV.
“Is season 2 really cancelled?? Is there any way to petition or raise money for it? Empire is the best show I’ve ever seen!”
That’s when the official Empire Twitter account ‏@EmpireFOX set her mind at ease April 18.
“@jaymehoffman93 We ain’t cancelled! We’ll see you soon, boo. #empire”
According to Gossip Cop, the rumors about the second season of Empire being cancelled were perhaps begun by a site called the New York Times News, which has nothing to do with the New York Times. Indeed, the Facebook page for the hoax news site shows the story titled “Fox Cancels The Hit Show Empire Just After 1 Season!” has been shared on Facebook nearly 6,000 times — and the blog post on their website claims to have been viewed more than 130,000 times.

Folks are still tweeting up a storm about the Empire cancellation rumors, with some people realizing it’s a hoax, whilst others think it’s true. The Twitter account of Taraji P. Henson has yet to address the cancellation rumors as of this time.
Not only is the second season of Empire in full swing — with Empire producer Brian Grazer hoping to land Eminem on Season 2 of the show, according to Billboard, — there’s also lots of buzz online about which stars may appear. Kanye West told fans that if you see his latest routine on Empire, you’ll know he did it first.

WORDZ TO THE WHYZ--Why would someone put up a fake article about Empire being cancelled? We dont understand at all but more than likely just want some attention and want to be discussed, well guess they got their wish.





Rap superstar  Kanye West reportedly stunned a crowd of dignitaries Tuesday with a performance art-infused 20-minute set at the annual TIME 100 gala honoring the most influential people in the world.
Bathed in an orange-yellow light and flanked by several shirtless men covered in white chalk, West reportedly took the stage to James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” before kicking his set off with his new single “All Day,” from his upcoming album, So Help Me God.
He followed with three tracks from 2013’s Yeezus — “Black Skinhead,” “New Slaves” and Amy Schumer favorite “Blood on the Leaves” — before moving on to “Runaway” and “Only One,” which was inspired by his late mother and his daughter with wife Kim Kardashian, who was also in attendance.
He reportedly closed out his set with a few of his older favorites, such as “Good Life” and “Gold Digger,” but stopped “Touch the Sky” midway and asked everyone in the audience to get on their feet before he continued. 
“It was an incredible performance,” supermodel Karlie Kloss told TIME afterward. “He knows how to work a room.
We all know Ye by now as far as his demanding things so telling people to get on their feet was no surprise. But does it seem a bit contrived though as though the crowd didnt have a choice to enjoy his performance? We are just sayin. LOL

In other Ye newz, he made headlines
references to his pal Jay Z's music streamer Tidal and then adding more support 
for it.
“The love of music is louder than words,” he tweeted Wednesday night.
West was one of the many music superstars, along with Beyoncé, Rihanna, Madonna and Nicki Minaj, who attended Tidal’s star-studded launch last month, and  when he removed his original tweets and the service logo promoting the service, it was a bit head scratching.
Reports claim it could have happened becasue of the news of Tidal's middling launch; it dropped out of iTunes’s Top 700 most-downloaded apps chart this week. Another was possibly that Jay Z and Beyoncé plan to release a joint album exclusively on Tidal, a move that could bolster the flailing company.
Hmm, interesting. Well one thing for sure, 
something caused him to change his mind.
 Who knows?



And in more Ye newz, he and wife Kim Kardashian  have been authorized to proceed with their lawsuit against YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley, a California appeals court ruled Wednesday.According to an AP report, Hurley posted footage of West’s 2013 proposal to Kardashian—which took place at San Francisco’s AT&T Park—on his website MixBit despite having a confidentiality agreement in place. The leak appeared before the proposal aired on Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
The couple filed the suit in March of 2014, at which point Hurley claimed the confidentiality agreement did not apply to MixBit. Hurley’s lawyer Rodger Cole added that his client’s First Amendment and free speech rights allowed him to have posted the video.
However, the 2nd District court of Appeal in Los Angeles declared that some of Hurley’s suit “lacks merit,” and West and Kardashian could win a case based on claims of fraud, unjust enrichment, and breach of contract. 






Kansas City, Mo native and Emmy Award winning actor/former SAG president  Ed Asner will be very busy on TV projects this year. He recently was seen on On Criminal Minds, playing Hotch's (Thomas Gibson) father-in law, Roy Brooks, who's been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.  It's Asner's second guest appearance this year on CBS. He recently played a perverted liberal billionaire on The Good Wife.
According to imdb.com, the 85-year-old actor has 12 more projects lined up for 2015. Several of the projects require just Asner’s voice as narrator including the documentary The Gettysburg Address, and the animatedYamasong: March of the Hollows with Abigail Breslin and Whoopi Goldberg. Asner will also appear on camera for an intriguing family Western titledBoonville Redemption with conservative Christian singer Pat Boone and Laura Dern's mother Diane Ladd.



ADD: Chicago native and Oscar winning rapper/actor Common is the latest actor to be cast in Warner Bros. Pictures' upcoming super-villain film Suicide Squad.Warner Bros. has not yet divulged Common's role in the DC Comicsfilm, THR reports, but it's only a matter of time before we hear more.
Common will join Jared Leto's Joker, as well as Will Smith's Deadshot and Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn, with David Ayer directing. 
Suicide Squad is currently in production in Toronto and is set to hit theaters on August 5, 2016. 



ADD: Washington, Mo. native actor/singer Jack Wagner (PICTURED with Lori Loughlin) will return in Season 2 of the 19th century based western When Calls The Heart .  He will play, Bill Avery, a character who last

 season was a supporting character, becomes main 

character and in Episode 3, Wagner’s former General 

Hospital costar (and former wife) Kristina Wagner joins the

 cast in a mysterious role.When Calls the Heart  will air this

 Saturday on the Hallmark Channel. Check your local listings

 for showtimes. 


Rap mogul Nelly will start touring on the Main Event Tour 

with NKOTB and TLC starting May 1 in Las Vegas. As far as 


any Illinois or Missouri dates, he will be in St Louis on May 22


 at Scott Trade Center and May 23 and 24 in Rosemint, Ill at


 the All State Arena. The tour ends during the NKOTB 


Cruise in October, 
The talk these days with Nelly is no doubt his recent arrest on drug charges on his tour bus and his hearing on June 19 during the middle of this tour.  His attorneys are saying he will be exonerated of all charges, but if he isn't then we wonder what the tour managers will do as far as his spot on the tour. Only time will tell. His hearing is June 19.
Speaking of Nelly, he and former St Louis rap artist Tiffany are gearing for their roles on two popular reality shows. Just this Monday, Tiffany Foxx made her debut on the shoe Love and Hip Hop:Atlanta (where she currently resides) on VH1 and Nelly and his family is set for Season 2 the reality series, Nellyville" will begin airing May 5 on BET,

Our question is if the producers will mention Nelly's arrest on the show. We doubt it because it goes against his family image that he portrays


ADD:Tony Award winning Mike N Molly star and Dixon, Ill native actress Rondi Reed guest starred in this week's epsiode of Scandal .  In an epsiode titled,  "First Lady Sings the Blues," she plated a former KGB spy Black Sable/Mary Peterson who Olivia Pope sought to help from getting murdered for not killing an enemy of the KGB as a favor for a Russian doctor who helped save Jake. from a murder attempt.



ADD: Gospel duo Mary Mary's reality show's episode this week focused on their telling fans that they were breaking up and they  done it during their visit and  farewell performance concert in St Louis.Mo. The episode titled "Out with a Bang,"  the episode shows the group on KPLR TV getting interviewed with Melanie Moon to  promote the show and peforming at the Chaifetz Arena  that had taken place last October,  The episode aired on We TV. 











The 2010 and 2013 Stanley Cup champs Chicago Blackhawks  were defeated by the Hawks 5-2 at Bridgestone Arena. The Hawks still lead the series 3-2 with Game 6 at the United Center on Saturday.

UPDATE:Blackhawks won Saturdays game 4 to 3. So they advance to the second round of the semifinals and play the Wild.  The Blackhawks will have home-ice advantage and the series will begin in Chicago.As of Monday, April 27,  Dates and times have not yet been announced.The winner of that series will move on to the Western Conference Final to face either the Calgary Flames or Anaheim Ducks.



The St Louis Blues are in the playoffs against the Minnesota 

Wild and  the Blues won Game 4, 6-1, to even the opening 

round series  2-2. This marks the Wild's worst playoff loss in 

franchise history.
Below are the remaining schedule:

Game 5 — at St. Louis, Friday, April 24,



(UPDATE: Blues lost 4-1  The series is now Wild 3 wins

 and Blues 2 wins)



Game 6 — at Minnesota, Sunday, April 26, 


(UPDATE: Blues lost 4-1. The Blues are out of the First Round playoffs and The Wild now advance to the Second Round to play The Blackhawks.)




The casting directors of  CBS' "Big Brother" will be casting for his upcoming season this Saturday  from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Chesterfield Mall. Only 200 people will be able to audition, with wristbands given out starting at 7 a.m. The casting site is across from the New York & Co. store. 
Bring with you:
• A short-form application (go to cbs.com) 
• Your driver's license or state-issued ID.
• A passport or Social Security card.
• Two photos, one face and one full-body.
They will have extra applications on hand and will be able to make copies of your IDs if needed. They will also have a photographer on hand to take photos if you do not have head shots. Your audition will be recorded and sent to the producers. 

Jazz aficionado and radio personality Don Wolff  will be honored with the Jazz Hero Award April 30 at the Ferring Jazz Bistro in Grand Center. Wolff has been named as one of 24 national "Jazz Heroes" by the Jazz Journalists Association and the first St Lousian to be honored from the association.  The event is hosted by Jazz St. Louis and is free and open to the public.




This year's Visionary Awards will take place Monday April 27 at The Sun Theater in Grandel Square Theater. At the event, seven women  from the St Louis area will be honored for their work in the arts. They are FROM LEFT:Amy Kaiser, Ilene Berman, Shualee Cook, Kelly Pollock, Thelma Steward, Cecilia Nadal, Freida L. Wheaton. See ABOVE West End Word story  for ticket  info.




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As we celebrate 10 years of blogging on July 5 we will highlight some of the stories reported and covered over the years each week.



THIS WEEK 2006
STL-TIDBITZ. I got a gmail from Vernon Scott about Derrty ENT (as in Nelly's production company) All Star Party going down at Club Toxic. Sunday. April 30. They are celebrating its Holla at Ya Derrty Vol 3 Cd Release pArty. Special guests include St. Lunatic Ali and GripBaby Huey, Stl Lunatic Murphy Lee., and Penelope to name a few ( I hear Nelly, himself might come through as well) . Doors will open at 9:30 p.m. Admission is 20 bones. VIP is available. For VIP or general info, call 314-477-3040......................................................
I will have the opportunity to interview St. Louis jazz diva Denise Thimes (pictured on my blog ) on her career for the West End WordNewspaper. We will also talk about her upcoming annual Mothers Day concert, Sunday May 14 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. I will keep you posted when the feature will run.....
http://maatspear.blogspot.com/2006/04/out-44.html





THIS WEEK 2007

I was going to see if I wanted to risk my life and go to club Society to check out Kyjuan’s B-day party at Club Society. I’m glad I didn’t cause I hear that over 2,000 people were trying to crowd up in the two story club. And that is bananas! I Up in there was Nelly, and Lil Wayne (who performed, but the rest of the guests (Rich Boy, Jim Jones, etc.) couldn’t even get in and I heard they went to the east Side to wreck havoc over at Blackmon’s Plaza and the club over there had to close early (which was about 3 in the morning and it closes at 6 ) . that was too much playin. The rappers were in town for a concert up at Scott Trade center.

http://maatspear.blogspot.com/2007/04/out-178.html

THIS WEEK 2008
STL rap superstar Nelly and professional cagefighter Jermaine Andre were on tap for BET's martial arts reality series "Iron Ring" which premiered
last Tuesday. On the show, the celebrity“owners” interact with their gladiators between rounds – and sometimes right in the middle of them. Each week, as top competitors enter the battle zone to face off, using the combined techniques of jiu-jitsu,judo, karate, boxing, kickboxing and wrestling,viewers will witness true-to-life, bone-crushing,face-smashing sports entertainment unlike anything ever seen before. Only the strong will survive! Nelly was the celebrity owners of fighters Eric Marriott, Darryl Cobb, and Mike Cook and Jeremaine Andre was the coach. Check your local listings for airings.In unrelated Nelly news, nelly is touring the countrywith his Blackout parties. The last one was held last wekeend in Houston. Im sure the STL isnt far way! 

http://maatspear.blogspot.com/2008/04/out-385.html




THIS WEEK 2009

Chitown native Jennifer Hudson (PICTURE bywww.nydailynews.com) performed last Thursday at the Fox (as Robin Thicke as the co-headliner who opened the show) to a sold out crowd (SEE OUT 600 FOR PICS) . According to reported sources, the Oscar and Grammy winner performed near hour set singing songs from her debut CD, " including her #1 hit, “Spotlight,” the current single, “If it Isnt Love” and her newest sngle, “Pocketbook” as well as the gospel cut, “You Pulled Me Through” along with movie music from "Dreamgirls" (“ One Night Only,” I Love You I Do” and the finale, “And I AM Telling You”) She also did cover songs by Aretha (“Giving Him Something he Can Feel”) and Chaka (“Sweet Thing.” ) She also had her female cousins as her background singers who also got a chance to perform. At the start of her show, she quickly thanked fans for helping pull her through her family tragedy in Chicago last October . But the buzz that was goin’ on was whether she was preggo. With some of the outfifts she wore, her midsection could have been showing a possible bump. Oh and neither Hudson or Thicke attended any afterparties in town. On Saturday, she returned to her hometown to perform at the Arie Crown Theatre. There, she was reportedly just a few minutes away from where her mother, brother and nephew were murdered six months ago. The Chicago stop comes at the end of the first leg of Hudson's first roughly six-week, 19-city tour. It is her first tour.
To catch some concert footage from a fan go tohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXYHlcApI4w

http://maatspear.blogspot.com/2009/04/out-605-stl-tidbitz-and-more.html


THIS WEEK 2010



WORDZ TOTHE WHYS????????????????????????????????
Why are RadioOne/Tv One creator Kathy Hughes radio ads about the Performance Tax on Black radio so annoying? Why did Mo'Nique's brother and family go on Oprah's show to talk about his molestation of the comic? Why do people who cant sing try to sing when they have on headphones?Why is Rev.Al Sharpton doing Beta Prostate radio commercials? Why does it seems though Trey Songz is trying to be the new R Kelly?Why did Big Mike say on American Idol on Tim Urban's farewell package that he was in love with him? Why are JJ Walker and Ann Coulter an item? Why is Tameka Foster,Usher's ex,all on Twitter sending hate tweets about his new lady? And why did Mayor Francis Slay's Office want to give Tyler Perry a Proclamation?(Good thing he had sense to turn it down). 


THIS WEEK 2011

Legendary St. Louis Cardinals player Lou Brock and his wife, Jacqueline, was on hand to the unveiling of his likeness in a bronze statue form at LindenwoodUniversity’s Lou Brock Stadium Monday.
Brock said he hopes that students will be inspired to work hard when they walk past the statue. "One of the greatest attributes in competition is to be able to outlast your opponent," he said. "If you can't outlast your opponent, you'll be in second place."
The bronze statue, which was created by St. Louis sculptor Harry Weber , depicts Brock's famous pop-up slide. Also there were John Mozeliak and Albert Pujols.
Brock and his wife are involved with Lindenwood University and raise money for an annual scholarship at the school.


THIS WEEK 2012
Rocker and gun advocate Ted Nugent came under scrutiny after making incendiary comments about the U.S. president at a recent National Rifle Association convention held in St Louis last weekend 

He said "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year," he said. "If you can't go home and get everybody in your lives to clean house in this vile, evil, America-hating administration, I don't even know what you're made of."

In response to Nugent's remarks, Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary in a statement, "We are aware of the incident with Ted Nugent, and we are conducting appropriate follow-up." He added, "We recognize an individual's right to freedom of speech but we also have a responsibility to determine and investigate intent."


http://maatology.blogspot.com/2012/04/out-1126-illi-mo-bitz-april-19-25.html


THIS WEEK 2013

Why are the media still doing Breaking News in the Boston Marathon bombings? Why are the American Idol producers trying to replace Mariah Carey before the finale with J Lo?  Why does it seem as though pop star Justin Bieber  becoming the  next Lindsay Lohan these days? Why was Gwynith Paltrow chosen as People Magazines Most Beautiful Woman? Why do people still keep their car idle when the red light turns green? Why is Beyonce banning all media photographers from taking pics of her during her concert tour? And why is Facebook changing by the minute their ways of navigating on the social media site?
http://outstagin.blogspot.com/2013/04/os-71-stage-bitz-april-25-may-1.html





THIS WEEK 2014
Although fans have been speculating, nobody connected to Scandal has made an official statement regarding Kansas City, Mo native Columbus Short's  space there until today. Check the official statement that he released through his publicist below:"At this time I must confirm my exit from a show I've called home for 3 years, with what is the most talented ensemble on television today. I would like to first thank Shonda Rhimes for the opportunity to work with such an amazing cast.  Thank you GLADIATORS, who have supported me throughout my entire career and of course to ABC and Shondaland for allowing me to play such a pivotal role in the Scandal series. I have enjoyed every single minute of it. Everything must come to an end and unfortunately the time has come for Harrison Wright to exit the canvas. I wish nothing but the best for Shonda, Kerry and the rest of the cast, who have become like a second family to me in such a short amount of time. For this, I will forever be grateful."

We are not surprised.

http://outstagin.blogspot.com/2014/04/out-136-outsagin-bitz-april-2-may-
1.html


DISH BITZ
Which reality show personality was spotted recently ordering food at Crazy Bowls and Wraps in Midtown St Louis?

HINT 1. This person is a female

HINT 2. This person is seen "managing" on  a show that airs on OWN

HINT 3. This person's first name was mostly publicized but it has four letters  with the first letter beginning with a consonant and the last letter beginning with a vowel.

Who is she? TYPE YOUR ANSWER BELOW IN THE COMMENT BOX.


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



This week we feature fitness champion/trainer 
Angel Hendricks and body builder Vlad Dravin.









This week we feature rap artist  and new Love and Hip Hop Atlanta star Tiffany Foxx who is looking fly with her retro 80s chic. She  sports a bone straight swept to the side tresses, white spring onesie tank top and pants suit with  colorful applique designs. She accessorized them with gold  earrings,  gold chain  necklace, and gold  bracelet.  




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WORDZ TO THE WHYZ
 
Why was Ben Affleck embarrassed that his ancestors owned slaves? And why didnt 
Henry Louis Gates call him out on it on his show Finding Your Roots? Why did Sherri Shepherd think she could get away with not paying child support for the surrogate baby after divorcing her husband? Why was Sandra Bullock votes Sexiest in People Magazine?Why are people doing the Kylie Jenner lip challenge on social media? Why is Tidal streaming flopping? Why did comedian Amy Schumer fake a fall on the red carpet at Time's  Why did Wendy Williams try to cut off Monique as she wMost Influential? And why did Kanye and Kim just look at her and walk passed her?as clearing up rumors on her talk show that she was difficult and didnt play the Hollywood game? Why is Wocka Flocka running for President of the United States? Why did Warren Sapp  allegedly tackle those exotic dancers in a hotel  during SUper Bowl over a fee disagreement?   Why is there going to be a reprise of the 90s  sitcom Full House with Fuller House? Why is Creflo Dollar now saying the devil blocked his having a new 60 million jet? And why do some people talk even louder on their cell phones  when they see someone  or other people watching them talking on the phone? 





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