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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".
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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
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Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all?
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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?
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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!!!
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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.
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I have fourfive 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 fourfive six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond.
Lo, okay I am going to use a tired cliche but they reminded me of children on Christmas morning. I had not watched and am glad you shared. As Jon said, that's the way you receive an Oscar . . . they was pumped . .. or should that be pimped.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh - lovely, sweet and fantastic!!! I missed it also thank you for sharing! Hip-hop History - BABY!!!!!!!!!!! I just love it!!! I shedded a tear of joy. PIMPING DA OSACRS - lol WOW!!!!!!
The same thing happened again. I held my breath, I started breathing. I stood up, began cheering. And when they won the award, I wanted to yell out, "My n*******." (Those of you who don't know me have no idea how funny that part is.) Anyway, thanks for sharing, Lo. Every now and again, when I need a lift, I think I'll take a look at that video again and remember that we are no longer in Kansas!
not to take anything away from 3-6, i'm happy they won the oscar! because they wrote the lyrics, tracks, etc but i'm like mj, i think it was terrence howard's "acting interpetation" of the song that won it for them. if you've seen "hustle & flow", and all that had built up within in the movie for DJay to become a rapper, that song makes sense. you gotta give credit where credit is due, terrence howard acted his ass off in that film.
and another thing, noticed the two other oscar nominated songs were by performers that WERE NOT PERFORMED ON FILM in those related movies, just film score. TH performed his, highlighting it more as a film score, plus soundtrack.
you know...it just didn't dawn on me, til i was reading everyone's post that could the academy, for it's past oscar performances, really wanted TH to perform the song along with or without 3-6 in the heezy? in other words, it should have been THREE-6-MAFIA, featuring TERRENCE HOWARD. makes sense to me.
think about it. technically, he TH DID RAP/SING/WHATEVER...so, he contributed. 3-6, on the otherhand, just did the background, the lyrics, composition, etc and considering the fact it was TH interpetation of the song which really gave it strength, should he have gotten an oscar, along with 3-6 for his contribution for singing the best song.
but, i guess it's more of a blunder on the record companies, not including TH "in the mix", because, i'm sure as hell they are about as shocked for the nomination, let alone winning as we were!
Lance where have you been - lol. I heard that Denzel and Sidney both called Terrence and said 'i'll whoop yo ass if you go up there and do that song - save that shit for the sscreen' (not verbatum)
About Me: I'm the author of six novels. My novella, "Three For The Road," included in the three-novella anthology, You Only Get Better, was published in March 2007.
They didn't even thank Terreance Howard!!!!
Crazy!!!!