Friday, December 11, 2015

OUT 235--SPOT BITZ(DEC 11-17)

HEY OUTSTAGRS!

ITS THAT TIME!!

TIME TO GET ON STAGE!!!

This year this blog   celebrated 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 was July 8., 2005 
NOTE: Starting Jan 7, 2016, OUTSTAGN will no longer chronicle entertainment news
but focus more on self promotion of projects, commentary on entertainment stories, reviews of entertainment mediums (TV shows, movies, theater, social media films, etc) and features on artists (local or nationwide). We will continue with the regular segments ARTIST SPOTLIGHT, FIT BITZ, WHO GOT STYLE, DISHN and WORDS TO THE WHYZ. Also, we wont necessarily post weekly. It could be sporadic or more regular, just depends on what is influencing in the entertainment arena. 



The special Year In Review in ILLI MO SPOT BITZ will be posted Dec 18!






ALSO  HIS FIRST SOLO CALENDAR IS READY FOR PURCHASE!
FOR INFO EMAIL TO
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HEY GENTS--do you have style, a great personality and a go getter when it comes to self promotion well we have the fashion contest just for you. If you would like to get a head start on your modeling career you can enter the 8th Annual Mista Couture Charity Style Contest.







The  2016 OBSDN Men of Color Calendar is set to be released  AUGUST 19. It  consists of 12 gents from across the country in  style, undergear and artistic nude collage pics. To order your copy email to snaphoney2011@gmail.com and we will  send you a Paypal invoice. $15.

TO SEE THE VIDEO DOCUMENTARY GO TO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roGcPp9FsJ4


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Georgia based model/actor and "militarian" Jay Redd , who was last seen in the hit movie FURIOUS 7, has released his own calendar.  It consists of style pics, undergear, and  tasteful artistic body pics.  $15 To see behind the scenes of his calendar  videography go to 








Maatology Productions is prepping for its Los Angeles showcase of the stageplay SNAP HONEY
We are now staging for May 2016. 
The show link for updates is https://www.facebook.com/snapcasting2015?ref=bookmarks





THE TOP ILLI MO STORIES THIS WEEK ARE:

 President Barack Obama has become the first sitting president to participate in a reality show, NBC’s “Running Wild with Bear Grylls.”
The special episode featuring Obama airing Dec. 17  was filmed in early September, while POTUS was in Alaska to attend the Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic. Grylls promises it will show “a side of the president you never have seen before” as Obama opens up to the host about his fears and family.
You all know whats next...cameos on TV shows . Can't you all see him on an episode of Empire? He was referenced on that show last season when Luscious Lyon called him. So it's just a matter of time.


FLOTUS is getting her flow to promote college education. In a new rap video powered by CollegeHumor, First Lady Michelle Obama teams with Saturday Night Live comic Jay Pharoah to kick a few rhymes in the name of higher learning.
"Southside Chicago / We all know / We had to do overtime every night to make it tomorrow," she raps. "And everyone could really make their dream true / Hey kid, listenin' in Michigan, that could be you."
According to a statement from the Office of the First Lady, the music video collaboration aims to bring awareness to Mrs. Obama's Better Make Room campaign, which launched as part of her Reach Higher campaign to celebrate students' stories. 
This is a great idea. She and her husband have breaking so many barriers in pop culture and this is just one of many. She did the Turnip Vine last year so this is right on time....we waiting to see if this will lead to a mixtape. LOL

And speaking of the Presidential Couple,in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE for a Campaign 2016 special feature in this week's magazine, Michelle reveals she can't get enough of "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars, while her husband says he's all about Kendrick Lamar's "How Much a Dollar Cost." 

The president also says his favorite book of 2015 is Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff, a novel that explores the key to a great marriage from two different perspectives. Topping the First Lady's book list is another portrait of a marriage, The Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander's memoir about the sudden death of her husband. 

The following are ILLI MOians  who  and ILLI MO based projects that are nominated for various awards that were announced this week:

ON GOLDEN GLOBES

Actress in a motion picture, comedy
Melissa McCarthy, "Spy"

TV series, drama
"Empire"
Actor in a TV series, drama
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul" 

The 2016 Golden Globes will air  Jan. 10 on NBC. 
NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
  • Misty Copeland
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
  • Lauren Keke Palmer, Brotherly Love (Flavor Unit)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
  • Jennifer Hudson, Chi-Raq (Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
  • Chi-Raq (Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)


Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
  • Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
  • Don Cheadle, House of Lies (Showtime)

AND
  • Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
    • Don Cheadle, House of Lies — "The Urge to Save Humanity is Almost Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule" (Showtime)

Outstanding Drama Series
  • Empire (Fox)




Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
  • Terrence Howard, Empire (Fox)



Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series
  • Welcome to Sweetie Pies (OWN)


Outstanding Female Artist
  • Lalah Hathaway (Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One)


Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
  • "One Man Can Change the World" — Big Sean feat. Kanye West and John Legend (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings)


Outstanding Jazz Album
  • Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4, Miles Davis (Columbia/Legacy Recordings)

The NAACP Image Awards will air Feb 5 on TV One,

GRAMMY AWARDS



 BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

Planes

Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
Label: Def Jam Recordings



BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE

Little Ghetto Boy

Lalah Hathaway
Label: Entertainment One/8Th Floor


 BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

All Day

Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
Label: Def Jam Recordings


BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

One Man Can Change The World

Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
Track from: Dark Sky Paradise
Label: Universal/Def Jam

Glory

Common & John Legend
Label: Def Jam Recordings/ARTium Records



BEST RAP SONG

All Day

 (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney)


AND

Glory

(Common & John Legend)

 BEST BLUES ALBUM

Born To Play Guitar

Buddy Guy
Label: RCA Records/Silvertone Records



 BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA

Glory

(Common & John Legend)
Track from: Selma
Label: Def Jam Recordings/ARTium Records; Publisher(s): Paramount Pictures/Pathé Productions Limited

The Grammy Awards will air Feb 15 on CBS.




  • Jessie Williams, Actress Zendaya and Harry Belafonte share the cover together. This December/January issue unveils The Power 100 list and those activists, be they celebrities, board room executives or grassroots community organizers, 
  • that are pushing loudly for change. This begins a 70th anniversary celebration for the magazine, which includes a star-studded Black Pride-themed gala hosted by Arsenio Hall in Hollywood.





Chicago native singer and Grammy Award winner  R Kelly 
has relaesd his 13th studio album "Buffet." today.

Its the follow up to 2013’s Black Panties.

 Fans can now stream the album in its entirety for free thanks \
to good folks at Spotify

To hear snippets go to 



According to reports, The St. Louis Board of Aldermen are considering the city's share of funding for a new NFL stadium. The Ways and Means Committee voted 7 to 2 to approve the $150 million spending plan of the $1 billion project.
The 7-2 vote moves the bill to the full Board of Aldermen. The board will reportedly  debate the bill today but must reportedly call a special session for next week to vote on the plan. Even if the full board approves the bill, the city must reportedly  still secure funds for construction from the NFL and team owner.The NFL has set a deadline of December 30th for the full stadium financing proposal to be submitted.
Opponents say projected costs overruns would  reportedly add about $5 million a year in unfunded liability. 
Alderwoman Megan Green, who opposes the funding plan,  reportedly tweeted about deal cutting and bribery but did not make any specific allegations. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that St Lousi Comptroller Darlene Green has been in contact with the FBI.
The league is expected to decide next month if a team will move to Los Angeles.
WOW, this is getting scandalous! Now there have been reports that Alderman Antonio French had proposed a minority amendment in the bill for talks of minority and female participation in the construction of the stadium, but that was all that was amended, nothing etched in stone. This was supposedly what got the majority of the alderpeople to vote for it. The way it looks, the bill will pass, the city taxes may or may not be risen (from Alderman Chris Carter who voted against the bill said taxes wont be raised but other means will be used), minorities may likely will be hired as flaggers during the construction to save face and the Rams will leave and a new team will be brought in before the 2016 Football Season starts . So they have eight months to get a stadium built? Thats going to be a pressure cooker.


According to stltoday.com, Nelly’s annual Black and White Ball will be moving from December to April.
Event producer Amit Dhawan of SYNERGY Productions announced this week that the new date will be April 10 at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown St Louis. It also will be the special 10th anniversary edition of the Black and White Ball.
The event, presented by Plaza Motors and Mercy, will raise funds for Make-A-Wish Missouri.
There was no reason presented  as to why the event was moved. One could just speculate 

ST LOUIS NATIVE COMEDIAN HOT SAUCE aka BRANDON GLOVER   RETURNS TO HIS HOMETOWN TO PERFORM at  Breve Inspot Wine & Music Lounge LIVE WITH COMEDIAN WILLIE C! 

FIT BITZ


This week we feature Chicago native a fitness enthusiast and 
entrepreneur Gregory Duba  Washington  aka King Duba 




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This week we feature St Louis businesswoman/TV host/former reality
show personality Gina Cheatham. Here she is posing down at a recent
gala wearing an elegant shoulder strapped black gown with a silver buckled waistband,  and silver 
multi-strapped pumps with dangling silver earrings


















 Why did Donald Trump say that Muslims need to be banned from the United States? Why did Supreme Court Justice Scalia say that black people are better off attending less challenging schools and universities" Why did Fox News's  Stacey dash and   Lt Col Ralph Peters make disparaging remarks about President Obama?  Why did Chloe Kardashian act like she made those pies when she actually bought them? Why did Kanye and Kim call their son "Saint?" Why are so many R&B artists covering Adele's song, "Hello?"  Why is dabbin a dance craze? And why are hover boards so popular? 
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Friday, December 4, 2015

OUT 234--SPOT BITZ (DEC 4-10)

OUT 233--SPOT BITZ (NOV 20-26)

HEY OUTSTAGRS!

ITS THAT TIME!!

TIME TO GET ON STAGE!!!

This year this blog   celebrated 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 was July 8., 2005 
NOTE: Starting Jan 7, 2016, OUTSTAGN will no longer chronicle entertainment news
but focus more on self promotion of projects, commentary on entertainment stories, reviews
of entertainment mediums (TV shows, movies, theater, social media films, etc) and
features on artists (local or nationwide). We will continue with the regular segments
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT, FIT BITZ, WHO GOT STYLE, DISHN and WORDS TO THE WHYZ.
Also, we wont necessarily post weekly. It could be sporadic or more regular, just depends
on what is influencing in the entertainment arena. 





2016 MR COUTURE CORDARIO WORRELL ATTENDED  SAINT LOUIS FASHION WEEK NOV 4 AT UNION STATION. CHECK OUT PICS AT
http://outstagin.blogspot.com/2015/11/out-228-saint-louis-fashion-weeks-pre.html


CHECK OUT OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CORDARIO AT 



CHECK OUT PART ONE OF MISTA COUTURE CONTEST





ALSO  HIS FIRST SOLO CALENDAR IS READY FOR PURCHASE!
FOR INFO EMAIL TO
SNAPHONEY2011@GMAIL.COM 

To see the behind the scenes video go to 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAskNsKfLAU




HEY GENTS--do you have style, a great personality and a go getter when it comes to self promotion well we have the fashion contest just for you. If you would like to get a head start on your modeling career you can enter the 8th Annual Mista Couture Charity Style Contest.







The  2016 OBSDN Men of Color Calendar is set to be released  AUGUST 19. It  consists of 12 gents from across the country in  
style, undergear and artistic nude collage pics. To order your copy email to snaphoney2011@gmail.com and we will 
send you a Paypal invoice. $15.

TO SEE THE VIDEO DOCUMENTARY GO TO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roGcPp9FsJ4


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Georgia based model/actor and "militarian" Jay Redd , who was last seen in the hit movie FURIOUS 7, has released his own calendar.  It consists of style pics, undergear, and  tasteful artistic body pics.  $15 To see behind the scenes of his calendar  videography go to 








Maatology Productions is prepping for its Los Angeles showcase of the stageplay SNAP HONEY
We are now staging for March 2016. 
The show link for updates is https://www.facebook.com/snapcasting2015?ref=bookmarks






THTHE TOP ILLI MO STORIES THIS WEEK ARE:



Oprah Winfrey, whose book club produced dozens of best sellers, is now writing a memoir that will draw on “her own story as the source of inspirational advice.”
It will be called The Life You Want and is due out in January 2017, Flatiron Books announced Thursday.
In addition, the publisher said Winfrey will be given her own book imprint, which will publish several non-fiction titles a year, chosen by her. (The imprint does not yet have a name.)
In a news release about her new book, Winfrey said: “All of my experiences, even the painful ones, have been there to teach me something about life.  I’m still learning and I hope my story inspires other people to live the highest, fullest expression of themselves."
Last year, Winfrey wrote What I Know for Sure, a collection of her columns from O, The Oprah Magazine. It reached No. 52 on USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list.




Chicago native actor/comedian Bill Murray is decking the halls of the Carlyle Hotel with a few of his closest friends.
In A Very Murray Christmas, on Netflix Friday, Murray stars as a cocktail-swigging, lounge-singing version of himself, whose plans to tape a live holiday TV special from the hotel are dashed when a blizzard rolls into town. But with the help of stranded guests, staff and pianist Paul Shaffer, the actor still manages to pull off an informal cabaret show of Christmas standards.
Co-created with Murray's Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola and Scroogedscreenwriter Mitch Glazer, the one-hour special harks back to holiday variety shows featuring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, and mixes a loose narrative with song-and-dance performances. It features a star-studded cast — many in hotel or holiday garb — including George Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Chris Rock, Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones,Maya Rudolph, Jason Schwartzman, and Michael Cera.
"We dragged people along who you wouldn't think would be in this situation," Murray, 65, says. "The great thing about it was, everyone did better than we thought or they thought they'd do. Paul Shaffer was the common chord with (them). He went, 'You can do this better. How about you do this?' He liked the whole idea from the beginning, and liked the fact that all the people had the talent to do it and were doing better than expected."
Glazer, who worked with Murray on Scrooged and this fall's Rock the Kasbah, says, "It sounds like a Mickey Rooney thing: 'Let's put on a show,' which it was. Bill thought of his favorite people and (Sofia and I) kind of chimed in with some. The feeling of (being in) the halls of the Carlyle in New York during a blizzard is exactly like what you see. It really felt familial."





Spike Lee’s latest movie Chi-Raq opens in theatres for a limited release December 4th. Nick Cannon, Samuel L. Jackson, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson and Angela Bassett are featured in the controversial film that takes a raw, hard look at the violence in Chicago. After its limited release, the movie will be released to Amazon Instant Video.

 Some critics reviews from reports have been mixed on the film, but Spike 
Lee was on the Tom Joyner Morning Radio Show Friday and 
said that the film was shown in only 400 theaters and pushed for
everyone to see the film before it hits Amazon Video as well as the
new Star Trek movie.




According to stltoday.com, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon met with Rams owner Stan Kroenke on Monday at Rams Park, multiple sources told the Post-Dispatch. Dave Peacock, co-chair of the St. Louis stadium task force, also was at Rams Park on Monday, although Peacock did not take part in the meeting.
A spokesperson from Nixon’s office later confirmed that the meeting took place but provided no further
 details.
Kroenke was in attendance last month in New York when the task force made its presentation to three 
NFL committees. But Monday’s get-together may be the first time that Kroenke and Nixon have met 
face-to-face on anything related to the potential relocation of the Rams to Los Angeles or the 
St. Louis stadium project.
Over the course of his ownership involvement with the Rams, but especially since he became controlling 
owner of the club in 2010, Kroenke has rarely been at Rams Park.
Specifics of Monday’s meeting were uncertain, but according to a source, Kroenke wanted to make 
sure he had a “complete understanding of things.”
There have been recent indications that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has nudged Kroenke to 
engage in communication and dialogue with Nixon on the proposed $1 billion riverfront stadium 
on the north edge of downtown.
One of the frequent complaints about Kroenke in particular, and the Rams in general, is that the 
organization has not engaged in any kind of consistent dialogue with the St. Louis task force, formed 
by Nixon a year ago and co-chaired by Peacock and Bob Blitz.
At a town hall meeting Oct. 27 at Peabody Opera House to discuss the potential relocation of the 
Rams, NFL executive vice president Eric Grubman said the league was negotiating directly with the
 task force on the stadium project.

 Hmm, interesting. Now everyone is trying to figure out what was said in the meeting but one thing
we know for sure is the question of who is paying for the stadium had to have come up--and one thing
for sure, from past reports, Kronke is not paying for the stadium. The Board of Aldermen has already 
voted that the public will not vote on whether it will pay its share (ie. It will be decided by the political
entities) and they have until Dec 28 to draft the proposal. What we think? We think the stadium will be 
built, but the Rams will not be the team moved in it--the team will be going with Kronke and likely another
team will be bought....we just sayin.


Mizzou coach hired Missouri defensive coordinator Barry Odom has been named the program's new coach, the school announced Thursday night. Odom, who agreed to a five-year contract, replaces Gary  Pinkel, whose retirement became effective after the Tigers' season-ending loss to Arkansas on Nov. 27. Odom, a Missouri graduate, was Missouri's defensive coordinator last season after returning from Memphis.
"I'm tremendously honored to have this opportunity," Odom said in a news release. "Mizzou means the world to me and to my family, and we couldn't be more proud and excited to be in this position."
Pinkel, who was coach for 15 years and the most winningest coach in Mizzou history, 
resigned from Mizzou last month after disclosing he had Non Hodgkins lymphoma.




Over the Tgiving holiday we lost Jazz 
enthusiast/radio personality Don Wolff 
at the age of 80 from leukemia. A 
celebration of Wolff’s was held at the United 
Hebrew Temple.








             




This week we feature  St Louis based rapper/radio mix podcast host Rip James. He has just
released a new single  "Clap" and an upcoming video shoot for it at Planet 13 Recording Studios
in St Louis . For more info about this single and other music works go to 
http://ripjamesmusic.com/ He also hosts a mix pdocast every Friday 6pm -9pm CST at
http://www.mycitymymusic.com/radio.html
FIT BITZ
This week we feature STL based fitness competitor Jennifer Cooley.


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This week we feature St Louis based event host Aaliyah Sahar 
aka Rampage  who was sporting a new wave look with a bell
bottomed waist length black jacket with silver lame leggings and 
gray boots. She also rocked some red dyed locks that accompanied
her look.
















ON AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS:Why were their a lack of African American performers 
at this year's awards? Why was Nicki Minaj look shady on camera when J Lo danced to 
her song "Anaconda" during her dance medley? Why did Prince have his guitar when 
presenting an award? Why was Justin Bieber doing the robot during J Lo's dance tribute?
Why wasnt Taylor Swift at the award show?



ON SOUL TRAIN AWARDS: Why wasnt Karyn White there to perform Superwoman during
Babyface's tribute? Why was Cameo's performance a bit off in presentation showing 
more of Larry Blackmon's  codpiece than his performing? 




OTHER Whys: Why did it take a year for the video of the death of Laquan McDonald by police
 to be  released? Why were their comments on Twitter that The Wiz Live is racist for having
an all black cast? Why did those black pastors go to meet with Donald Trump in support of him?
And why was Omarosa delegated as the spokesperson for Trump during that meeting?
Why did it take Adele's album sells of 25 to rejuvenate the music industry? And 




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