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Song of the Week – 5-18-10 – Nothing on You by B.o.B

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Lyrics for Nothing on You by B.o.B.

Beautiful girls all over the world
I could be chasing but my time would be wasted
They got nothing on you baby
Nothing on you baby

I know you feel where I’m coming from
Regardless of the things in my past that i’ve done
Most of really was for the hell of the fun
On the carousel so around I spun (spun)
With no directions just tryna get some (some)
Tryna chase skirts, living in the summer sun (sun)
This is how I lost more than I had ever won
And honestly I ended up with none

There’s no much nonsense
It’s on my conscience
I’m thinking baby I should get it out
And I don’t wanna sound redundant
But I was wondering if there was something that you wanna know
(that you wanna know)
But never mind that we should let it go (we should let it go)
‘Cos we don’t wanna be a t.v episode (t.v episode)
And all the bad thoughts just let them go (go, go, go)

Beautiful girls all over the world
I could be chasing but my time would be wasted
They got nothing on you baby
Nothing on you baby
They might say hi and I might say hey
But you shouldn’t worry about what they say
‘Cos they got nothing on you baby
Nothing on you baby

Not not not nothing on you babe
Not not nothing on you
Hands down there will never be another one
I been around and I never seen another one
Look at your style they ain’t really got nothing on
And you out and you ain’t got nothing on
Baby you the whole package plus you pay your taxes
And you keep it real while them other stay plastic
You’re my Wonder Woman call me Mr. Fantastic
Stop..
Now think about it

I’ve been to London, I’ve been to Paris
Even went out there to Tokyo
Back home down in Georgia to New Orleans
But you always still to show (still to show)
And just like that girl you got me fro (got me fro)
Like a Nintendo 64 (64)
If you never knew well now you know (know, know, know)

Beautiful girls all over the world
I could be chasing but my time would be wasted
They got nothing on you baby
Nothing on you baby
They might say hi and I might say hey
But you shouldn’t worry about what they say
‘Cos they got nothing on you baby
Nothing on you baby

Not not not nothing on you babe
Not not nothing on you
Everywhere I go I’m always hearing your name (name, name)
And no matter where I’m at girl you make me wanna sing (sing)
Whether a bus or a plane or a car or a train
No other girls in my brain and you the one to blame

Beautiful girls all over the world
I could be chasing but my time would be wasted
They got nothing on you baby
Nothing on you baby
They might say hi and I might say hey
But you shouldn’t worry about what they say
‘Cos they got nothing on you baby
Nothing on you baby

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The song of the week is brought to you by Michael Zampelli, former owner of Southern California punk rock icon, Zed Records. For almost 30 years, this mecca of punk and alternative music kept Southern California enthusiasts adequately supplied with unique, original and innovative music.

Currently, Zampelli manages a hockey fan message boards at www.letsgokings.com with thousands of subscribers. He takes photos for the LAist and the LA Derby Dolls. Each week he will contribute a song with a theme, a message and a beat. Enjoy and stay tuned.

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Rivers Cuomo Picture in Rolling Stone Magazine

Friday, January 9th, 2009

cuomorollingstone Since I was in the room when this photo was taken and I’m closely related to the photographer, I can’t help but get excited that its in Rolling Stone Magazine.

Rivers Cuomo (Weezer front man) did a special hootenanny at Fingerprints Records in Long Beach back in November. It was the day Alone II – Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo was released in stores. By some last minute change of plans, me and my husband Michael went to the event as journalists on behalf of the LAist.com. Michael Zampelli shot photos and I captured the evenings events in writing.

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Cuomo Rivers at Fingerprints in Long BeachThere were some cool little milestones along the way such as getting on the week around the ists list, having the photo published on The Rolling Stone and District Weekly’s websites and seeing that the event itself was front page local news in the Press Telegram. Plus, I was in a photo that was published on PressTelegram.com (I’m in the red sweater, standing beside Rivers Cuomo).

Today’s milestone is the biggest and best of all so far; a photo published in Rolling Stone magazine. I’ve been looking at music magazines most of my life. Cool photos of my favorite musicians was probably one of things I most looked forward to seeing. It’s fun to be a part of the story in the making. Major props to Michael Zampelli AKA Rinkrat for this noteable accomplishment.

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This Week’s Most Recommended on LAist.com

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

I’ll have to admit, I got a kick outta this. Rinkrat and I went to the Warped Tour on Sunday. He took a TON of photos and I basically kicked it at the Old School Stage and rocked out to classics from my youth.

I spent the day listening to sweet little ditty’s like “Abolish Government” by T.S.O.L., “I Don’t Care About You” by Fear and “Johnny’s Got a Problem” by D.I. while downing free Monster drinks and pretty much loving every minute of it.

Rinkrat submitted his photos to the LAist and I wrote a little piece about my day at the concert. Well, it ends up it was one of the Week’s Most Recommended posts out of literally hundreds of posts. Check it out.

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Date Day: Hancock and 212 Bistro in Review

Friday, July 11th, 2008

This Wednesday Rinkrat and I had date day. We started the morning with breakfast at 212 Bistro at 2708 E. 4th Street in Long Beach where we took our seats on the back patio and sat next to a lovely water fountain surrounded by flowers. I am soothed by the sound of running water.

I ordered the Chilaquilles, a breakfast tortilla casserole. It’s an exotic mix of corn tortillas, scrambled eggs, sauteed onion, garlic, oregano and house salsa topped with crumbled queso fresco and cilantro with a side of refried beans. The plate was beautiful, colorful and artistic with cilantro sprinkled around the edge. My husband had The Bistro: chorizo, potatoes, onions, and garlic, topped with cheese, house salsa, sour cream and avocado. I had a bite. The chorizo was to.die.for.

The coffee was rich and robust, the ice water had a slight cucumber taste and was so refreshing. We chatted with co-owners Angel Maldonado and Irene Saldana before leaving. Irene is also the Executive Chef. Angel and Irene are both very down-to-earth, friendly and dedicated people. I had an overall vibe of being in a trendy San Francisco restaurant.

After breakfast, we headed over to Marina Pacifica to catch the 11:30 viewing of Hancock. This movie was very endearing and had a touching, prophetic storyline with many subtle messages about individuality, humanity and spirituality. I don’t like to give away specific details because I think you should go into this movie with a fresh mind. I’ll just say that the writers effectively weaved Universal concepts into the story so that many people on many levels could mentally adapt and relate to it.

These Universal concepts are presented in a cool, super-hero, comic book context, not the usual cheezy, predictable methods used by Hollywood decision makers. The movie presents some surprises and uses innuendos and a creative storyline to give alert viewers food for thought in regards to issues of humanity.

I couldn’t leave the theater without first trading my dollar for four game tokens all of which I used to feed the Galaga machine. I have been a Galaga fiend for 25 years. When I hear the Galaga sounds I am drawn to the machine like a gambler to a slot machine. For those of you who are Galaga freaks and know what it means, I went to level 11.

If you want to find out more about 212 degree Bistro, call 562-439-8822.

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Rinkrat’s Song of the Week – July 8, 2008

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Dr.Alimantado.best.dressed.chickenDr. Alimantado’s Born for a Purpose off the Best Dressed Chicken LP has a story behind it. The story of a man who nearly lost his life and then came to value it more than ever.

A bus driver went out of his way to run over Dr. Alimantado for “daring to wear dreads in his hair”. His story is fascinating. You can read it at www.reggae-vibes.com. This is a song with a rhythmic beat and inspiring words that will make you a better person for listening to it.

Click play, turn up the speakers, read the story and enjoy.

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Rinkrat is the former owner of Southern California punk rock icon, Zed Records in Long Beach. He currently manages a hockey fan message board at www.letsgokings.com with thousands of subscribers and takes photos for the LAist and the LA Derby Dolls. Each week he will contribute a song with a theme, a message and a beat. Enjoy and stay tuned.

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Roller Derby Practice Pictures

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Gal VanIZed at Fresh Meat practiceSunday’s from 6-8 p.m. is the time for L.A. Derby Dolls Fresh Meat practice. 15-30 women congregate in a warehouse to push each other to the limit both mentally and physically. We are prompted to go at our own pace but also to push ourselves past what we think is possible.

This photo is a good milestone for me. It shows me doing crossovers in the turn and that was something I could not do when I first started. I was like a calf straight out of the horse. My legs felt gangly and out of control, my back was slumped, I could barely bend my knees to save my life. Now, I can skate the track with a little bit of skill. It feels good to improve and to have proof of it.

I’d like to take this opportunity to let you know about Fresh Meat practices and the upcoming L.A. Derby Dolls Jr. Derby Camp. I will post a complete blog about Jr. Derby Camp tomorrow. Come back and see how you can help a young woman you love to build self-esteem, confidence and inner strength by sending her to jr. roller derby camp. Visit www.derbydolls.com for details.

By the way, there is a complete photo gallery with lots of lovely fresh meat practice photos at www.letsgokings.com and also on Rinkrat’s Flikr page.

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Celestial Offerings Wins in the Bixby Knolls Photo Contest

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Angel Food fly-throughCelestial Offerings, by Michael Zampelli (aka Rinkrat) creates an association that provokes an idea that this is some sort of drive-thru donut for angels in need of nourishment. The photo caught the attention of judges and the general public and was chosen as winner of the Bixby Knolls Summer Shutters photo contest in the category of ‘best sign’. To see other winners, including one of my favorites: Fairies of Bixby Knolls by Phil Harvey, visit http://www.bixbyknollsinfo.com/summershutters.html

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