Music

Scribe: Samuel Otis

Email: samuel@thethinkering.com

Today we will offer a musical tribute to a new generation. This group hailing from San Franciso, California change dumped a pound of funk on the world with tunes like, Stand, Fresh, Small Talk and Riot Goin' On. 

Sly and the Family Stone was formed 51 years ago and was active from 1966-1983, and instrumental in the genre's of funk, soul, rock and psychedelic music. The group was headed by multi-ionstrumentalist Sly Stone and included Freddie Stone Sly's brother on guitar, Rose Stone on Keys, Cynthia Robinson –trumpet, drummer Greg Errico, Sax amn Jerry Martini and heavy thumping Larry Grahm on Bass. 

The band was one of the firt major groups with a racially and sexually integrated line up. 

Everyday People, Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin were two hits that made the world a better place. 

For all of you young-heads here is something to sample.

Scribe: Lucy Osbourne

Email: lucy@thethinkering.com

Shaunie O’Neal and Shaq launched a $1 million birthday party for their 16-year-old. The celebration included rap concert by YG, who sang a few crowd favorites including, “Why You Always Hatin?” and “Toot it and Boot It.”

The party was on the roof of the W hotel in Hollywood. Amirah O’Neals or MiMi was a 16th that she was no likely to forget anytime soon with her gift from her parents being a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon.

The ex-spouses didn’t spare an expense to give their little girl a night who would remember.

Scribe: Lucy Osbourne

Email: lucy@thethinkering.com

Actor Terry Crews alleged last month a high level Hollywood executive groped him at a party he and his wife attended. 

Crews has now filed a police report with the Las Angeles police department after the Weinstien outing. He said recently, “People have to be held accountable.” 

Last month he said via social media that the Weinstein issue was giving him PTSD. he went on to describe the incident. After being groped he explained that he and his wife looked at each other while the perpetrator just “grinned like a jerk.”

Crews is a former NFL player who is known for his heavy lifting and pec jerks. He starred in the television sitcom “Everybody Loves Chris.”

Scribe: Samuel Otis

Email: samuel@thethinkering.com

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Earlier this year Live Nation and Jay-Z penned a 10-year partnership worth a reported $200 million and at that time in a statement to Forbes magazine the tenured rapper described the deal as redefining the live even landscape. At the time no one knew what that meant. 

The rapper and business mogul is planning a tour for his latest music 4:44. 

Scribe: Samuel Otis

Email: samuel@thethinkering.com

Jon Bon Jovi bid on the Buffalo Bills football team in 2014 and would have likely won the bid had it not been for Donald Trump.

Trump also had interest in the team, however, he was not willing to fairly bid on the team so he created and funded a group to run an anti Bon Jovi campaign. The group was called the 12th Man Thunder, they handed out fliers and gathered thousands of names on a petition promoting a “Bon Jovi Free Zone.”

The Trump team also claimed Bon Jovi would move the team out of the country to unfairly put fans against the seasoned rocker.

Mr. Bon Jovi was not awarded the team and nor was Trump. However, it seems the rocker has a higher moral standing than the man who would become the president of the United States – and thats kind of sad.

Scribe:  Lucy Osbourne

Email:  lucy@thethinkering.com

Famed stage and television actor Robert Guillaume has died.  At the age of 89 the Emmy Award winning actor has become known to every American household in the 1980’s in his role as Benson. 

Born Robert Williams in St. Louis, Mo. In 1927, the voice of Rafiki in The Lion King is the voice of Robert Guillaume.   He was an accomplished Broadway musical star.  He was the lead in performer in Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical “The Phantom of the Opera.”

He is the only actor to win both the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. 

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6675 Hollywood Boulevard.  He died in his Los Angeles home in Los Angeles.  

Scribe: Samuel Otis

Email: samuel@thethinkering.com

A California Billionaire has committed to spending $10 million on a TV ads for Trumps Impeachment.

Tom Steyer is considered a Democratic mega-donor according to reports and is accusing Trump of threatening to shut down media outlets, obstructed the FBI and brought the country to war. The ad urges viewers to call their members of Congress and ask them to file articles of impeachment.

He said during recent interviews that this president offers a clear and present danger and is mentally unstable a sentiment that seems to be going around.

Steyer intends to spend and additional 7 figures on digital ads, to oust the president and has band of brigands.

Scribe:  Samuel Otis

Email:  Samuel@thethinkering.com

Larry Flynt publisher of the world famous Hustler Magazine has offered a $10 million bounty to anyone who can provide information that can be used to impeach Donald Trump.    

Flynt pointed to the fraudulent 2016 presidential election that has proven to have been manipulated by the Russians.  The firing of FBI director James Comey was mentioned.  He placed a full page ad in the Washington Post for anyone who could provide evidence that could lead to his “impeachment and removal from office.”

In the ad, Flynt says, “Trump has proven he’s dangerously unfit to exercise the extreme power accrued by our ‘unitary executive.”

It continues, “Impeachment would be a messy, contentious affair, but the alternative –three more years of destabilizing dysfunction – is worse.” 

Scribe:  Samuel Otis

Email:  samuel@thethinkering.com

Harvey Weinstein has been released from the company he started amid allegations of sexual misconduct. 

The company released a statement saying, "In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged in the past few days, the directors of The Weinstein Company -- Robert Weinstein, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg and Tarak Ben Ammar -- have determined, and have informed Harvey Weinstein, that his employment with The Weinstein Company is terminated, effective immediately." 

The Weinstein Company launched as a multimedia production and distribution company in 2005, by brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein.  Since its start the company has produced films such as Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Silver Linings Playbook, etc. 

Scribe:  Samuel Otis

Email:  Samuel@thethinkering.com

Former first land and President Barack Obama are reportedly interested in an Upper East Side apartment in Manhattan.   The new place is across from Charles Schurz Park and overlooks the East River. 

The pre-WWII building is quintessential New York City and expected to be in the neighborhood of $10m.  Security and white glove service are selling points in the building that has been home to Gloria Vanderbilt and Alexander Woollcott.  The building has a wood burning fireplace four baths and five bedrooms.  The 15-story building has 47 apartments. 

The former first couple purchased an 8,200 square foot mansion in the D.C. area earlier this year.  The Obama’s recently inked a two separate book deals worth an estimated $60 million.