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TIME TO GET TOWNED!!!

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ABOVE is a four minute video teaser of the opening number  from last month's MISTA COUTURE CHARITY STYLE CONTEST. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNBCIKpKMFw

Here is another teaser from the Mista Couture Show. It is of Mr Couture winner Chicagoan Orlondo Thompson in Crazy Costume Wear, one of the highlights from the show!

To order a DVD or vid link of this years MISTA COUTURE show email snaphoney2011@gmail.com

The 2014 OBSDN MEN OF COLOR  CALENDAR is scheduled for a DECEMBER 2013 release.  Pictured above is the front cover...To pre-order your copy, email to snaphoney2011@gmail.com

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Emmy Award nominated talk show shost Jimmy Kimmel had St Louis native and Emmy Award nominee Jon Hamm,\ on the show this week and made him do a taste test comparison between an Imo’s pizza and a homemade one. 

As expected, Hamm chose the St. Louis establishment’s product as being better.

Kimmel’s wife, who  is from St. Louis,  said he can’t stand some of the city’s claim-to-fame foods.

“I get a lot of abuse from people in St. Louis whenever I make fun of their terrible, terrible pizza place,” he said on the show .

Kimmel also said he thought toasted ravioli was "disgusting also."

http://fox2now.com/2013/09/26/jon-hamm-defends-imos-pizza-on-jimmy-kimmel-live/.

In other Hamm news, the rumors that he was dying of throat cancer are not true.

Despite rumors floating around after news broke that the Mad Men actor, 42, would undergo throat surgery next week to remove a polyp, he told the Associated Press Thursday that he's "fine."

"It's a simple injury," he said in an interview with AP, sounding raspy. "Something that develops on your vocal cord from overuse because I talk a lot.

"Other than that, believe it or not, I'm healthy as a horse. Hoarse, get it?" he joked.

His rep confirmed to USA TODAY Tuesday that Hamm will have the "routine outpatient procedure."

Hamm  also dispelled the rumors on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday to dispel rumors. "It sounds worse than it is, although it doesn't sound as bad as how the National Enquirer reported it, which was that I was coughing up blood and probably have cancer.

"That's good to put that out there. Thanks, guys. Thanks a lot," he said jokingly.

 It's hard to believe, but TV veteran  and Oak Park, Ill native

 (same birthplace of Betty White) Bob Newhart has just snagged his very first Emmy.

Newhart, 84, has been nominated seven times throughout 

his 52-year career, and on last Sunday night at the 

Primetime Emmys telecast he was acknowledged of his win

 that had taken place a week prior   at the Primetime 

Creative Arts Emmys.

He was named Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on CBS' "The Big Bang Theory." He appeared as Professor Proton, the former host of a kids' science show, on an episode in May.

"They wrote an awful good script," Newhart said of his "Big 

Bang Theory" colleagues. "They gave me a lot of hanging

curveballs and I kept swinging at them."

 Newhart humbly told reporters backstage that he "was 

totally unprepared for that," according to Entertainment Weekly.

Given the breadth and impact of his career -- from "The Bob

Newhart Show" of the early '60s and '70s to "Newhart" in the

 '80s and the short-lived "Bob" in the '90s -- it's curious how

Newhart managed to go this long without a prior win.

"The best answer to that really is whenever I was nominated, there were better people in the category than me," the star told Entertainment Weekly. "That's the truth. The best person wins. That's the way it is."

"The great thing about (the honor) is that you're voted on by 

your peers, and that's very important," Newhart told CNN.

As for what's next, Newhart is working on reprising his "Big Bang Theory" role this season and, if he can help it, a number of gigs after that.

"I'm trying to drop dead on a soundstage," the 84-year-old told CNN. "That's really my ultimate goal -- to just keel over in the middle of a show."

Emmy Award winning actor and Chicago native Andre 

Braugher (PICTURED RIGHT) co-stars with former SNL cast 

member Andy Samberg  in Fox’s new cop comedy,“Brooklyn

 Nine-Nine,” that airs Tuesday nights.

But in order to keep some element of surprise for viewers, there's one part of the show that we didn't discuss before it aired: The unexpected twist that Andre Braugher's police captain character is gay.

"I think it's wonderful that it's part of a complex person, as opposed to the defining characteristic, because when it is the defining characteristic it's always gonna bump up, inevitably, against good taste and wind up creating an offensive stereotype," Braugher said.

"I will have a husband like everyone else has a husband or a wife, but it's going to be entirely appropriate, and that's of overwhelming importance to me.

The throwback feel of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is built into the premise. It belongs to a narrow genre, the squad room sitcom, whose most notable example remains the 1970s classic “Barney Miller.” And the relationship between Mr. 

Samberg’s Detective Jake Peralta and Mr. Braugher’s Capt. Ray Holt stems from an even older and more celebrated 

show: they’re a modern, manscaped version of Hawkeye Pierce and Colonel Potter in “M*A*S*H.”

Rap superstar and St Joseph, Mo, born Eminem 

revealed his  Marshall Mathers 2 LP cover art recently. Prior to the reveal he  took to Twitter to propose a contest to his followers on the location of his house in Detroit's 8 Mile where he was raised after moving from Missouri .

The winner on Twitter proceeded to tweet the picture to

 his followers, resulting in a retweet from Eminem, therefore revealing the cover to everyone else!

The cover shows Em's childhood home, which was also 

featured on the first Marshall Mathers LP.

Marshall Mathers LP 2 contains Eminem's hit single

 "Berzerk" which has a pretty angry music video and even stirred up some drama.

The former home  is also available to buy which can be  owned for a mere $1.

The Detroit house, at 19946 Dresden St., is no longer owned by Mathers or anyone in his family: It’s state property, which means it’s up for auction rather than for sale, and the minimum bid for the home, which is being auctioned by the Michigan Land Bank, is a mere buck.

The property, which measures 776 square feet and contains two bedrooms and one bathroom, has been prominently featured on two of Eminem’s album covers: First, in 2000, with The Marshall Mathers LP; and then this year, on Eminem’s seventh studio album,The Marshall Mathers LP 2.

St Louis reared fashion designer Paulie Gibson was featured in last week's episode of Americas Next Top Model 2.0 where the male and female contestants' challenge was to book a maximum of two go sees at Style Fashion Week in Los Angeles and had a chance to compete for a place for designer Gibson.

Congrats to Chicago based model and former Mista Couture

 first runner up Sesamir who will be featured in a 30 page

 spread for  Essence Eye Candy. Above is one of the pics 

from his photo shoot. The spread will be online within weeks. 

There was a special Thursday nite football game that

 had taken place at Edward Jones Dome between the St 

Louis Rams and the San Francisco 49ners (PICTURED 

Rams QB Sam Bradford throwing a pass. Photo by 

Gettys Images). The final score was 35 to 11 in the 49ers 

favor. The Rams are now 1-3.

All fans in attendance will receive a white #RamsPrimetime T-shirt presented by Charter, YP and Barnes-Jewish Hospital & Washington University Orthopedics. In addition, the Rams will be wearing all white uniforms for the game

 For prep, a portion of Broadway in St Louis was closed hours prior and after the St. Louis Rams game Thursday night at the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis for fans' safety.

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This weekend, baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith will host  Ozzie and Friends’  a benefit that will take place at the Chesterfield Amphitheater, and all proceeds will go to the Gateway PGA Foundation.

The Gateway PGA Foundation offers a variety of extensive programs with a focus on at-risk youth.

The event will feature an array of entertainers, including ‘Theo Peoples of the Temptations and the Four Tops’, national recording jazz saxophonist Tim Cunningham, and former top ten American Idol finalist, Nikko Smith.

Also making an appearance is the laugh-out-loud, nationwide comedian Henry Cho.

Food and beverage will be available for purchase through on-site, local food truck vendors.

The Gateway PGA Foundation is dedicated to improving lives through golf while growing the game.

Doors open at 6:00pm.

The Ozzie and Friends’ benefit:

September 28, 2013 
7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
$25-$60
631 Veterans Pl Dr
Chesterfield, MO 63017

For more information about Ozzie and Friends’, visit: http://gatewaypga.org/home/

Several Project Runway alums will showcase their fashions at The Fox Theater  on Sept 28 in St Louis during Saint Louis Fashion Week.  This will be a first for event producers Alive Magazine. They are St Louisans  Laura Kathleen, (PICTURED LEFT)who appeared on Season 9 as well as Project Runway “All Stars” Season 2. 

·                 Michael Drummond, also native to St. Louis, appeared on Season 8 of Project Runway a

April Johnston appeared on Season 8 as well as Project Runway “All Stars” Season 1. 

·                 Joshua McKinley Cook appeared on Season 9 and Project Runway “All Stars” Season 2. 

·                 Casanova appeared on Season 8 and Project Runway “All Stars” Season 2. 

·                 Anthony Ryan (PICTURED RIGHT) appeared on Season 9 and Project Runway “All Stars” Season 2 (where he won)

·                 Victor Luna appeared on Season 9. 

FOR MORE INFO SEE EVENTS BELOW

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This week we feature St Louis based award-winning event promoter Mocha Latte . Always notorious for changing up her tresses, she has been rocking her natural hair for sometime now. Above, she posted this collage of her latest do, a rocked out fro with red,brown and yellow dye. The blue blouse and earrings shes sporting are also quite fashionable. She can currently be seen hosting every Friday at Soho in The Mangrove and next month will be hosting her longtime monthly spoken word event Got Lyircs at Inspot  on Delmar that takes place every first Thursday. 

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Why did that senator in D.C. stage that so-called filibuster for

 hours end reciting Dr Seuss and  quoting Ashton Kutcher?

  Why did it take so long for that black Florida woman who

 got sentenced 20 years under the Stand Your Ground law  to get another trial? Why  was certain TV legends not given a 

special tribute at the Emmys (e.g. Larry Hagman)? Why are 

Rams fans turning their back on the Rams and the season is 

just four weeks old? Why is Evelyn Lozado getting her own 

reality show? Why is Lamar Odom blaming his father for his

 drug addiction? And why has twerking become a dance trend?

Alive Magazine presents Saint Louis Fashion Week
Saint Louis Fashion Week is back with 10 days of shows featuring 36 regional and national designers, including Casanova and Laura Kathleen from Bravo’s Project Runway, Samantha Pleet from Anthropolgie and Wai Ming from Shopbop.com. Experience the 10 venues, 22 retailers, 30 fashion bloggers and 70 models from September 26 – October 6. Saint Louis Fashion Week will partner with four charities this year, donating 100% of the ticket revenue from the Saint Louis Galleria’s Thursday, September 26 and Plaza Frontenac’s Friday, September 27 Fashion Week Gives Back shows to HavenHouse and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. And Sept 28 Project Runway All Stars at The Fox.  (Pictured St Louis native/Project Runway finalist Laura Kathleen )

For a schedule of events and ticket info go to http://www.saintlouisfashionweek.com/schedule/buy-tickets/

St. Louis Actors' Studio is presenting Topdog/Underdog, the 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner, from September 20 through October 6. Thursdays @ 8:00pm Fridays @ 8:00pm Saturdays @ 8:00pm Sundays @ 3:00pm This show is not for children. We say every curse word imaginable. I think Suzan-Lori Parks even thought up some new ones for this play. At GASLIGHT THEATER 358 N. BOYLE AVE. For ticket information: http://stlas.org/

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Get ready for a classic event for the Gateway Classic Weekend at EXO Ultra Lounge (3146 Locust). 

We are bringing to you a Michael Jackson vs. Prince Event you don't want to miss.

Come listen to music by and inspired by both musical legends. Not only hear music from both MJ and Prince but also hip hop and R&B songs influenced by their music.

Ladies are free till 11 and men get a discount till 11 by RSVPing to freetimestl@yahoo.com.

For VIP and bottle service call 314-707-8709 or email freetimestl@yahoo.com.

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OS 100--STAGE REVIEW--TOPDOG UNDERDOG@GASLIGHT THEATER UNTIL OCT 6

Dog-eats-dog on main stage

by Marcus Ma’at Atkins

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“You’re only yourself when no one’s watching.”

   This is one of the memorable lines quoted from the Pulitzer Prize winning stage play 

“Topdog/Underdog” written by Suzi Lori Parks. It also defines a reactionary and universal trait 

when it comes to surviving in a no-holds barred American socioeconomic system. 

'Topdog'  is currently being staged at The Gaslight Theatre in Midtown St Louis, where St 

Louis Actors  Studio opened its seventh season last weekend.

   Directed by Elizabeth Helman, the two-actor play consists of two brothers. A straight laced 

go-getter named Lincoln (played by Reginald Pierre) and the libidinous Booth (played by 

Chauncy Thomas) who live in a run down flat in NYC and make a living hustling as a 

continuously killed Abraham Lincoln impersonator at an arcade shooting gallery and a street 

Three Card Monte  dealer respectively and coming to grips of  their checkered family past.

    Filled with social metaphor and irony, “Topdog” delves into the psyche of the African 

American man in America and how he adjusts to survival. Every detail of the dialogue mirrors 

the  underlying message that black  freedom or economic independence was, and still is, 

depended on white male assistance or die trying. Hence, Lincoln dressing up in costume in

whiteface becoming invisible his blackness or scheming people at The Three 

Card Monte game--the winning card being the “two of spades,” symbolizing this analogy.

   Although a  bit claustrophobic in its setting and farfetched in some of its explanations of their

 familial past  (e.g. how they were named  and why their abandonment), what gives “Topdog” its

 breath are the powerful non-verbal pathos and dialogue by the two actors, with each other 

and themselves, showing a sense of reality of how people act and re-act  when they are not in 

public and are in cohabitation.

 Crude and poignant, “Topdog” is definitely a cathartic piece that is definitely one to be 

reckoned with as a well-rounded thesis in the black male aesthetic from a point of view. It is a 

definite must see and is worthy of Kevin Kline Award consideration.

WHEN:                        Friday, September 20, through Sunday, October 6

                        Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.

                        Sundays at 3 p.m.

WHERE:         The Gaslight Theater

                        358 N. Boyle Ave.

                        St. Louis, MO  63108

TICKETS:        Adults - $30

                        Students (with a valid ID) and seniors (65+) — $25

Individual tickets are available for purchase through Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers or Charge by Phone at

1-800-982-2787. Tickets will also be available at the theater box office one hour prior to performances.

Season Tickets also available. Download a form at www.stlas.org/tickets/

Purchasing tickets in advance is encouraged as seating is limited.

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HEY OUTSTAGRS!

ITS THAT TIME AGAIN!!

TIME TO GET TOWNED!!!

 

THE FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN IS SEPT 22

MAAT BITZ

ABOVE is a four minute video teaser of the opening number  from last month's MISTA COUTURE CHARITY STYLE CONTEST. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNBCIKpKMFw

Here is another teaser from the Mista Couture Show. It is of Mr Couture winner Chicagoan Orlondo Thompson in Crazy Costume Wear, one of the highlights from the show!

To order a DVD or vid link of this years MISTA COUTURE show email snaphoney2011@gmail.com

The 2014 OBSDN MEN OF COLOR  CALENDAR is scheduled for a DECEMBER 2013 release.  Pictured above is the front cover...To pre-order your copy, email to snaphoney2011@gmail.com

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First Lady Michelle Obama used the power of her bully pulpit Wednesday to push food companies and television broadcasters to do more to promote healthier foods to children — and to do it faster.

Research shows food marketing is a leading cause of childhood obesity because the ads and promotions lead impressionable kids to then pester their parents to eat what they saw on TV, consumer advocates say.

The first lady cited a "cultural shift" taking place in America's eating habits, and highlighted as examples salad bars that are now in many school lunchrooms and kids' restaurant menus that offer such items as broccoli and whole-wheat pasta.

But while she said there has been progress, including slight reductions in childhood obesity rates in a few states and cities, Mrs. Obama noted that "we clearly have much more work to do" when 1 in 3 kids in the U.S. is on track to develop diabetes.

"I'm here today with one simple request and that is to do even more and move even faster to market responsibly to our kids," the first lady said as she opened the first White House summit on the issue. Dozens of representatives from the food and media industries, advocacy and parent groups, government agencies, research institutions and others attended.

The goal, she said, is to "empower parents instead of undermining them" as they try to make the best choices for their families.

 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Discovery Networks International today announced the continued international expansion of OWN with the launch of an exclusive OWN programming block in South Africa.
Slated to launch on October 17, the block will be exclusively available to DStv subscribers on TLC Entertainment, the new name for TLC in South Africa and 40 Sub-Saharan markets. Currently, the OWN programming block is also available to viewers in the United Kingdom and Central and Eastern Europe on TLC and in Australia on Discovery Home & Health, exclusive to Foxtel subscribers.
"Oprah couldn't be more proud and honored to share her new television programs with South Africa," said Erik Logan, President, OWN. "This an exciting milestone moment in our continued international expansion."
"Oprah is truly a beloved figure around the world, but no more so than in South Africa," said Luis Silberwasser, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer - DNI. "With the recent local success OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER specials with Justin Bieber and Lance Armstrong, this key market has a proven appetite for OWN's inspirational, entertaining and provocative programming. Come October, we are thrilled to offer audiences even more OWN content on TLC Entertainment."
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Hip hop superstar Kanye West gave an introduction to remember when he prefaced G.O.O.D. Music rapper Pusha T's My Name Is My Name listening session with a drunken rant. Laced with verbal middle fingers to "corporations" and "sellouts," it seems 'Ye is already feeling the backlash from his words.

According to Page Six, the Chicago rep is reportedly struggling to find corporate backers for his creative projects, i.e. fashion line, performances and art installations, because of said rant.

"That's why I stand next to this n-gga," Yeezy yelled while standing next to Pusha, who admitted in later interviews that he nearly fainted during the ordeal. "I don't give a f-ck about none of these corporations, none of these f-cking sellouts. This is muthaf-cking Pusha T.

Execs over at Hennessy, who threw a born day bash for Queens MC Nas the following night, were said to be disappointed when West did not show face.

Not that the Yeezus lyricist needed a sponsor when his A.P.C. clothing line dropped. The collection, chock full of white t-shirts at $120 a pop, sold out once it hit the Internet. Still, brands are apparently still skeptical to side with 'Ye.

“Sponsors are scared away because he’s so unpredictable,” a source said.

STL based director and playwright Chrys Yvette made her publicity tour rounds recently to promote her 30 day campaign to raise money for her upcoming film HAPPY HOUR that was filmed in St Louis this summer. She made a  stop at Cassandra and Kelley Show Wednesday on 1380 The Woman AM in St Louis. Pictured are Cassandra Walker Suggs, Yvette and Kelley Lamm. To donate to her campaign go to 

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/chrys-yvette-s-happy-hour-the-movie/x/4575796 

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This week we feature St Louis based music artist Playboy Ro who posted this pic as his recent profile pic on Facebook. Here, Ro, is sporting a backwards black cap, black shades, a black tank and fatigue pants. He is also sporting some tatts that compliments his army b-boy style. Ro, who penned the classic hip-hop song, "Nikki," is also a music producer under his production company Haymaka Musick. According to his website, he will be performing at Cicero's in the Delnmar loop on Sept 23. For more info on his music and more go to http://playboyro2710.wix.com/iamplayboyro

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Why did the media report that the D.C. shooter was a Buddhist? Why is Ben Affleck playing Batman? Why is Pope Francis riding in a pimp mobile? Why is it a big deal of wearing white after Labor Day? Why are Dr King's children still fighting over controlling his  estate? And why did a contestant molest Simon  Cowell on the X Factor?

Alive Magazine presents Saint Louis Fashion Week
Saint Louis Fashion Week is back with 10 days of shows featuring 36 regional and national designers, including Casanova and Laura Kathleen from Bravo’s Project Runway, Samantha Pleet from Anthropolgie and Wai Ming from Shopbop.com. Experience the 10 venues, 22 retailers, 30 fashion bloggers and 70 models from September 26 – October 6. Saint Louis Fashion Week will partner with four charities this year, donating 100% of the ticket revenue from the Saint Louis Galleria’s Thursday, September 26 and Plaza Frontenac’s Friday, September 27 Fashion Week Gives Back shows to HavenHouse and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. (Pictured St Louis native/Project Runway finalist Laura Kathleen )

For a schedule of events and ticket info go to http://www.saintlouisfashionweek.com/schedule/buy-tickets/

St. Louis Actors' Studio is presenting Topdog/Underdog, the 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner, from September 20 through October 6. Thursdays @ 8:00pm Fridays @ 8:00pm Saturdays @ 8:00pm Sundays @ 3:00pm This show is not for children. We say every curse word imaginable. I think Suzan-Lori Parks even thought up some new ones for this play. At GASLIGHT THEATER 358 N. BOYLE AVE. For ticket information: http://stlas.org/

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Sunday September 22nd marks the first day of Fall 2013. I just can't think of what better way to bring in the new season than an evening of Hot Jazz to warm us up through the winter? 
The night's group 'TRACER' features a grand and dynamic trio of Saint Louis notable musicians... the incomparable Darrell MIXON - on Bass, Ptah WILLIAMS - on Keyboards, and Mr. Gary SYKES - on Drums. Sitting in with the band on a few tunes will be your host David A. N. Jackson on Percussion+ offering up and adding flavor, colors, nuances, and a touch of poetry here and there.
also
Live Art Demonstration and Auction of work by: William Burton Jr, curator and gallery manager will be part of the experience.
Food, Libation, and select Unique works from local artisans, craftsperson's and vendor will be available and on hand.

You Do Not want to Miss this event of the season.
Purchase your tickets early to reserve your spot today. Admission for this fundraising event are $10.00 Advance Reserve, $15.00 GA at the Door.
For more information call (314) 884-1819 (314) 995-9570

The 14th Street Artist Community Gallery is a founding member of the newly formed ALLIANCE OF BLACK ART GALLERIES of Saint Louis, Missouri. Come see, taste, feel, and witness what the celebration of Black Art and artistry is all about.

If you or someone you know who is an artist or a business person in the arts and would like to be featured email us at snaphoney2011@gmail.com

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