Tuesday, November 8, 2016

OUT 283--DELUX MAGAZINE's 2nd ANNUAL POWER 100@MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB NOV 6, 2016

Photos by Ma'atology


VIP DINNER




                           Event producer Keith Griffin II welcomes the pre-dinner guests to the event.


VIP RECEPTION

                                               Guests checking into the VIP reception.
      Martell Ice Sculpture. The company was one of the sponsors of the VIP Reception.



                                  Entertainment included the dee-jay, the violinist and the poet.
                                             VIP Swag Bags provided by Old School 95.5. FM



                                  The poet spitting bars and looking quite dapper doing it.








                                                         Minglers during the reception.



                                     The violinist in action while the dee-jay clicked the tracks.

                                                    Guests getting their comped drinks on.




STL promoter Mocha Latte helped with the event by passing tickets and later on passing awards.


STL promoter and mover and shaker Jacque Land, who was a Power 100 honoree poses with Griffin.



                                   STL mover and shaker Lisa West posing for the OUTCAM.




                                                                          Minglers


Healthcare provider Cecelia Harris and her family poses for the OUTCAM. Harris  and her family were recently on Family Feud with Steve Harvey and their episode had gone viral.

The very dapper Musa Ali in his holiday red tux jacket and his date Danielle Keaton.

                                   Singer CJ Conrod and event honoree Cheeraz Gorman


                                                                      Minglers


               Minglers (The lady in the pink dress and dangling pearl necklace looked lovely!)

                       Some of the magnet stickers used for the photo booth at the event.
                                                                      Minglers
                      KMOV's Courtney Bryant looked sexy in this sleek silver body hugging dress!


Some of the attendees (The lady in the middle is killing it with this elegant black shimmering gown with
slit and dangling silver earrings!)


                                                                            Minglers

Clear Channel rep Mousie Haley poses for the OUTCAM with this classic black gown and her
brown tinted natural locs were refreshing to see as well (The brother in the rear of Haley was rocking the rock rolls with his suede tux as well). .


                                                                         Minglers

                       Carri Griffin was all smiles at the event rocking a short silver number



Attendees

This couple gets the award for best dressed. Her in a lovely shimmering dark green gown with 
blue contraband and he in a complementary blue suit.




                                                Photo booth miscelleny for the photo booth.



Honoree Gormon, event honoree St Louis Post pop critic Kevin Johnson (looking dapper in a classic blue tux with black trimming) and Haley pose for the OUTCAM.






Pink Angels Foundation founder Chantelle Nickson-Clark in diva mode in a tapered  long white jacket.


CEREMONY:

                                                 People sitting for the awards ceremony.











From left: Awardees Land, event honoree Old School 95 dee jay DJ Kut and wife and honoree STL event promoter Phil Assets



                       The lady in the middle with the long ponytail  was ready for the OUTCAM!






                                              Bryant was the mistress of ceremonies.

                                            Griffin officially welcomes the attendees to the event.


THE FIRST AWARDEES WERE FOR  COMMUNITY BUILDERS

Gormon (fifth from left and next to Griffin) was one of the awardees with the group.

THE SECOND AWARDEES WERE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Three of the awardees were Keith Bryant (first from left), Nichol Stevenson (next to Bryant) and Land (next to Griffin)

THE THIRD AWARDEES WERE FOR VISIONARY HONOREES

Two of the awardees in the group were Elson Williams Jr ((sixth from left and next to Griffin) and T Luv (10th from left)


THE FOURTH AWARDEES WERE FOR  POLICY LEADERS

Other awardees were for Powerhouses, Social and Cultural Influences, Spirit of the Entrepreneur,  and Rising Stars

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE AWARDEES FOR DISTINGUISHED LEADERS

Kwame Group's Anthony Thompson won (accepted by Michael Thompson Jr.)
                    Herbert Hoover Boy;s and Girl's Club St Louis'  Flint Fowler was an awardee.
                                                 BJC Healthcare's June Fowler.
                                             Centene's Keith Williamson congratulated by Griffin
                                                  Monsanto's Melissa Harper.
                                                        KAI Design's Mike Kennedy

                                                            Griffin and Kennedy





                                                 Ferguson advocate Rev. Tracy Blackman


                                              A rep excepted CPA Steven Harris award.


                              Board of Alderman President Lewis reed spoke to the crowd.


                                        The Distinguished Leaders awardees  posing for a pic with Griffin


The Lifetime Achievement Awardee this year had gone to entertainment producer and manager Eric Rhone.

Wells Fargo's Vanessa Cooksey holding up the latest Delux Magazine with Rhone on the cover.





                             Rhone poses with Griffin and Cooksey after receiving his award.



A rep from Harris Stowe State University (right) receives a check for $10 K from Delux cares, Delux 
Magazine's charity organization.

A rep from Jamilah Nasheed from Missouri House State Rep of the 98th Assembly
gave Griffin a Proclamation from the state house.


                                                    Griffin admiring the plaque.
                           Visual artist CBabi Bayoc presented Rhone a commemorate painting.
                                                    People mingling after the event.
                                                                     Land in the cut.
                          STL promoter Larry Blue Jr schmoozing with guests including Rhone.


NOTE: More than 600 people attended this upscale event where some of the STL's power movers and shakers attended as well as were awarded.  From the violinist to the Proclamation presentation, the event  was well coordinated and produced. This event, in its second year, is quickly becoming one of the upscale social networking events for the city of St Louis. Other awardees included Slim of Loosecannon, radio personality Jade Harrell, photographer Rob Ruger/Ethno Society, event producers Rhashad Wittier and Eddie Holman, to name a few.

Friday, November 4, 2016

OUT 282--SPOT BITZ (NOV 4-10)

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THIS WEEK'S SPOT BITZ ....



 

The Cubs won the World Series Wednesday nite winning their third trophy within a span of 108 years since the second one.  The Chicago Cubs dramatic, 10-inning, 8-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians  was the most watched game World Series Game 7 in 25 years raking in 40 million viewers.  We will bet that will be amount of people at the parade for the Cubs that will take place on Friday in Chitown.

Here are the details on that championship parade that will wind through downtown Chicago ...
What: The Cubs' 2016 World Series parade
When: Friday, Nov. 4, starting at 11 a.m. CT
Where: The parade will start at Michigan Avenue and Oak Street in downtown Chicago and work its way to Grant Park, where a rally will be held starting at noon local time.

UPDATE: More than 5 million people attended the rally and parade.  With the city having close to 2.5 million people, there were people from across the Midwest traveled to attend.





Beyonce was the surprise guest on this years Country Music Awards. she performed her song "Daddy Lessons" off her album Lemonade with country superstars Dixie Chicks. Their performance was the only thing that was competing with the World Series.

 From reports, the three-hour coverage averaged a 2.9 rating among adults 18-49 and 12.8 million viewers, off nearly a full ratings point in the key demo from last year. But, all told, the show was off by less than 1 million viewer.


 It certainly qualified the CMA Awards as “must-see TV” for Beyoncé ‘s devoted fan base as she wore a dynamic see through brown gown. what was interesting was to see the look of  the crowd watching Bey wow the crowd with her presence but after the performance it appeared that the crowd enjoyed it cheering up n their feet. In a clever move, soon after the performance, the song was available for download on various music sites. On I Tunes, as of Friday, it is  No 21 on the I Tunes chart.



Madea is ruling the boxing office yet again. Tyler Perry's production  struck box office gold with his latest flick Boo! A Madea Halloween. For the 2nd week straight weekend, the Halloween film remains in the No. 1 spot, beating out Tom Hanks’ action film Inferno.
Boo! A Madea Halloween raked in an estimated $16.7 million over the weekend, beating off off the third installment of the Da Vinci Code franchise for the No.1 spot. Inferno brought in an estimated $15 million and based on studio estimates, it bombed for its debut weekend.It's being reported the film is doing better overseas, but Tyler has the U.S. box office on lock.
Tyler Perry’s Halloween blockbuster is the filmmaker's biggest hit since his 2009’s Madea Goes to Jail. The film made an impressive $52 million over the last 10 days.



The lawsuits on Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars megasmash "Uptown Funk" continue to roll in.
 The most recent suit filed in federal court in California  recently  alleges that “Uptown Funk” is “strikingly or substantially similar” to the 1983 track “Young Girls” by an electro-funk band named Collage.

The complaint claims that “Uptown Funk” pulls heavily from the “Minneapolis electro-funk soul” sound of the ’80s, which the suit claims “Young Girls” employed.
As of press time, reps for Mars and Ronson have not yet responded to the allegations.
 In addition to the current lawsuit, three members of The Gap Band were added as songwriters due to the song’s alleged similarities to The Gap Band’s “Oops! Upside Your Head.”
Alleging copyright infringement, the suit seeks unspecified damages.

We heard the "YoungGirls" track and it does have similarities in its rhythm structure but the question is WHY did the plaintiffs wait until now to try and sue Ronson? Also, we wouldnt be surprised that litigants are set to sue for Mars' latest hit, "24 Karat Magic" that has the same funk vibe. 





In the STL





This week, KSDK personality Rene Knott, who had been the sports director at KSDK since coming to the station in 2003, has moved to Channel 5’s news department to co-anchor the “Today in St. Louis” show from 5-7 a.m. weekdays.
From reports, the change was because of budget cuts in the sports department.





The St Louis International Film Festival will be celebrating its 25th year as the organization will screen hundreds of shorts, documentaries and films from  Nov. 3-13. For more info go to http://www.cinemastlouis.org/





 Doors open at 7pm, Show at 8pm.



FIT BITZ


This week we feature  actor Jay Ellis who can be seen in the new HBO comedy Insecure. The most recent airing of the show exposed Ellis in his birthday suit causing a frenzy in the Twitterverse. As far as fitness, to keep his lean frame in tact, he is a celebrity endorser of the muscle supplement, Muscle Up.

















This week we feature Beyonce who made news performing with the Dixie Chicks at the Country Music Awards. This past Halloween she, along with her mother, Tina Knowles and daughter Blu Ivy dressed up as the rap group Salt N Pepa back during the group's "Push It" days  and nailed it!





WORDZ TO THE WHYZ