| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. For as long as she lived, she had no idea there was anything sexual or seedy about being called "Lolita". |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| Chris Penn Dead? WTF????????????? |
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 |
 This one truly caught me offguard, not that anyone ever really expects death, at least, not when everything seems to be fine. Chris Penn, brother of actor Sean Penn, has long been a favorite of mine, well-suited for his many memorable roles as edgy, forked-tongued tough guys---the kind that would be your ride-or-die dawg---in such excellent films as At Close Range, True Romance, and Reservoir Dogs. He was a damn talented actor.
Per Reuters.com:[...] Penn...was found dead on Tuesday at an apartment near the Pacific Ocean in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica, police sources said.
No cause of death was immediately determined but there was no signs of foul play, the sources added. Funny how when someone like him dies, an actor you only know from roles he's played that garnered your respect, it catches you unaware. I never met the man, but it's as though, somehow, a bit of the mosaic of what makes up my life just fell away. It all falls away sooner or later, I guess. One tile at a time.
R.I.P., Chris.
Reuters.com: Actor Chris Penn dead, no sign of foul play-police |
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yeah, lo...i kinda feel the same but not just for chris penn but anyone who's in my age range (40's). once you've clipped 40, there's mortality presence that seems to be around when someone dies. but for celebrities, i guess it's deeper because you've probably grew with them through their careers. case in point, when richard pryor died, i truly felt like i lost a part of me. the comedy, my youthful antics of "hiding in the bedroom and "quietly" giggling to one of his comedy albums and his "teachings" from his concert movies. so much life. so much to treasure.
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Richard's death really messed with me. His work was an enormous influence in my life. My father used to do these spot-on Richard impersonations, and I come from a family of excellent storytellers/comedians, so comedy was real big in our house. My brother and I never had to sneak to listen to Richard. My dad would play the eight-tracks (yeah, eight-tracks) of his comedy albums in the car like they were the radio or something. It's not that my parents weren't strict---my brother and I wouldn't dare curse or be disrespectful...we were model kids---but there was something about Richard and his superb anecdotes that rose above the profanity and allowed the storytelling to prevail, so they allowed us to hear it and we would all laugh together. I'm a better storyteller because of Richard's influence (and my father's and my uncle's). I learned comedic timing from him. I wish I could have seen him live. I've seen so many of my favorites perform live---Eddie, Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Richard Jeni, Dave Chappelle (two times!!), Cortney Gee, Reggie McFadden. Seeing Richard during his prime would have been the ultimate. But I have my memories. His anecdotes (Miss Rudolph and that disappearing tarantula) are the stuff my life is made of.
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yeah, his comedic timing was the best....and for all y'all that hated eddie murphy's "harlem nights"...keep this in mind, he assembled FOUR of the greatest comics of all time together in one film. eddie murphy, richard pryor, redd foxx and robin harris. as well as hired a buncha black folks behind the camera as well. so stop hatin'.
i had a chance in '84 in atlanta to see richard in concert, when "here and now" was on tour. many regrets now that i didn't go. right now, i try to catch some of our living legends now while they are still performing. james brown is one of them. when i was in LA in november, he was set to perform at the house of blues the day after i headed back to NY...DAMN! hopefully, i'll see him this year. c'mon, y'all show some love...go see a legend perform and uhhhh, buy lolita's book!!!!!.... ;-)
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for you lo...
and if y'all don't buy lo's book soon, y'all gon' see that tarantula again!!!!
;-)
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Yeah, bitches!!! Buy my book!!! Then go see a comic with the money you have left.
('Cause y'all shonuf don't wanna see that tarantula. For real.)
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lol - when the piss turned blue and he opened up his knife ALL the way... HILfuckinlarious!!!!
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Exactly, LBoogie!! That shit was beyond funny!!
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yeah, lo...i kinda feel the same but not just for chris penn but anyone who's in my age range (40's). once you've clipped 40, there's mortality presence that seems to be around when someone dies. but for celebrities, i guess it's deeper because you've probably grew with them through their careers. case in point, when richard pryor died, i truly felt like i lost a part of me. the comedy, my youthful antics of "hiding in the bedroom and "quietly" giggling to one of his comedy albums and his "teachings" from his concert movies. so much life. so much to treasure.