| 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. To this day, she has no idea what a "Lolita" is. |
| 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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| Mash-Up Paradise!!! |
| Thursday, August 03, 2006 |
Boy, all these different mash-ups are really something. Yesterday, my lit agent's assistant Robert*, after reading my blog and learning about the new Gnarls Barkley/Biggie mash-up, The Gnotorious Gnarls Biggie...
 ...told me about yet another really cool mash-up joint.
This one's a doozy, in keeping with the coolness of that ultimate mash-up beast, The Grey Album.
Some of y'all might already know about it, but I didn't. You ready? Okay. It's called...
Okay, this thing came out TWO YEARS AGO (!!!), riding on the strength of The Grey Album. How the hell did I not know about this???? I'm slippin'. I must be. I mean, come on...like The Grey, The Purple mixes Jay-Z's The Black Album...
 (Seems like everybody loves doing mash-ups with Jigga. Hell, I wouldn't mind mashing up with him my damn self. No disrespect, B. Y'all make an excellent pair. I'm just poppin' theoretical shit. *sigh* But I digress...)
Hardcore Prince fans (myself included) might recall that he also had a Black Album. Two of them, actually. The first...
 (Yeah, that was the cover. WTF? Ain't that just like his cryptic ass?)
...was leaked in early 1987. He recorded it as a birthday present for Sheila E., then changed his mind and decided not to release it, but somehow the thing got out and became the stuff of legends, the bootleg of all bootlegs to own (I have one).
 The song "When 2 R In Love" ended up on the Lovesexy cd that came out a year later. But the legend of the original Black Album never died, so His Royal "I Don't Talk To Just Anybody" finally released it for the desperate masses. That version looked like this.
 It's not one of his greatest works, but then 'not great' for Prince is still pretty damn exemplary. The cd was just something that you had to have because it was initially so damn elusive.
Anyway, I've reallllllllllly digressed. Back to the lecture at hand: The Purple Album.
This thing is outta control!!! "99 Problems" is mixed with "Let's Go Crazy"; "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" is mashed up with "Computer Blue", "Encore" is matched with "Baby, I'm A Star". My head almost flew off listening to this. It's AMAZING. I'm so serious. How THE HELL did I miss this for two years????????!!!
Click HERE to go to the website, then click the word "Listen" to check out samples of the songs.
*Thank you, Robert!!! Good lookin' out.
The Purple Album - The Official Site |
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the beauty of the lo-zone....
i was looking for a b'day gift for my cousin, who's a big prince fan, but i bet he doesn't have this yet!
so, i went ahead bought it online. he almost blew the surprise, walking in on me at the computer when i was on the website.
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Glad to be of service, Lance! Robert at my agent's office gets all the credit for this one.
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mucho grassy-ass roberto!!!!
{{{hugs}}} for lo...
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the beauty of the lo-zone....
i was looking for a b'day gift for my cousin, who's a big prince fan, but i bet he doesn't have this yet!
so, i went ahead bought it online. he almost blew the surprise, walking in on me at the computer when i was on the website.