In honor of mother's day...

all Hail the Fierceness that is Claire Hanks Huxtable.

Denise Huxtable

I miss the Cosby Show. Don’t we all?... I know for a fact that there is not one Cosby Show that I haven’t seen at least four times.

My favorite Huxtable kid was always Denise (Lisa Bonet).

Always cool, even in the early episodes when she had braces, Denise was a stunner.

There were many poor souls that were victims of 80s and 90s fashion, but Bonet’s sense of style transcends the decades. She was a fashion misfit. She dared to rebel from the pretty in pink era.

I loved her mismatched clothes, her wild hair and her ability to make all the boys swoon. (Ain’t that right Dwayne Wayne and Cockroach?)

The entire Huxtable family was relate able, but out of the entire clan, Denise was the one that I could best picture as my cool big sister. Being an only child with an active imagination here's how I'd picture our relationship going:
-I'd want to borrow her clothes. She'd say NO, but I'd sneak and wear her things anyway.
-I'd want to hang out with her and her friends. She'd say NO, but make time to occasionally hang out with me at places where no one that knows her.
-She'd be the prettiest, coolest upperclassman in our high school. I'd be her dorky freshman little sister that she's let sit with her in the cafeteria sometimes.
-She'd graduate and go to Hillman, and surprise me with some of her cool jackets and sweaters.
...As you can see I've really thought long and hard about this relationship.

Alas, all dreams must eventually come to an end. Denise dropped out of college to find herself and went away on a safari in Africa. When she came back she was married to a Naval officer that was a total cornball and she had a cute little step daughter that would have taken all of my shine.

But it was still a good dream while it lasted. Here's to you Denise Huxtable, forever and always, my imaginary cool big sister.

MIsty Copeland

Okay, I must admit... I only know who she is because of Prince, but when has the Purple Wonder ever steered us wrong?

This is the gorgeous and graceful Misty Copeland of ABT (American Ballet Theater) 

She is the dance company's first ever Black female soloist.

She began studying Ballet at the age of 15, which is very late to start for such a physically demanding practice.

All Ballerinas have an unparalleled aura of grace and elegance, but what I adore about Misty is she carries all of the grace and elegance as any other Ballerina, but with less of a pretententious heir that the majority of the mass public may find intimidating.

Ballet is a beautiful yet elite art form that does not attract as many fans as other popular genres of dance, but to see such a beautiful woman of color succeed in the genre is enough to get my attention.


Check out Misty's official website: 
http://www.mistycopeland.com/home.html

Words to live by

I've been watching this clip on repeat.

 Even with all of her fame and incredible glamourous legacy, life for her boiled down to this...

I'm no Eartha Kitt, but I can certainly dig it.

The King of R&B

... hahaha, just kidding.

Say what you want, but don’t front, he was THE MAN back in the day.

I freaking love this cat.

P.S. Happy Friday

Michelle Pfeiffer

…just look at her. Is she not the epitome of a “Stone Cold Foxxx?”

My earliest memory of Ms. Pfeiffer is from her role as Catwoman in Batman Returns (92’). She was stunning, sexy and mysterious. The same could be said for her role in the cult classic Scarface (83’). That scene when Tony sees her for the first time coming down in the glass elevator is one of my all-time favorite movie images.

From a miserable cokehead (Scarface) to a determined inner city high school teacher (Dangerous Minds, 95') she makes any role seem glamorous.

She’s just a stunner. There aren’t too many women that can pull off smoldering sexiness, mysteriousness and regal classiness.

Clink on the link below for her Wikipedia Bio and chhh-chhh-check her as the iconic Catwoman below...

Wiki Bio

Stormy Weather...

Happy Friday. It's a dreary day of rain in the forecast for LA today... but for some reason, I love it. My spirit needs the downpour.

It's gonna be a good weekend folks, because I said so...

Enjoy this classic performance by Ms. Lena Horne. It's perfect the perfect mellow groove for a rainy day.