Monthly Archives: December 2005

Sen Charles Schumer lives in a fancy ass joint overlooking Prospect Park, as Brooklynites probably know cause he trots out his BKLYN4LIFE tattoo whenever possible, kinda like when Bloomberg gets all self-righteous bout riding the subway (/walking across the BKLYN … Continue reading →

Alex: “Julianne, have I told you about the Swishahouse drinking game? You drink every time someone says ‘Mike Jones,’ Mike Jones’ phone number, candy paint, ice grills, wood grain, drank, dro, syrup, or anything having to do with a Cadillac.”

“i’m in luv with a stripper” is an absolutely depressing odyssey, insofar that t-pain is dropping this great gossamer fantasy-ballad for this woman (“body of a goddess”) who is clearly descending from a pole in stripclub slo-mo, like wim wenders … Continue reading →

READING THIS ARTICLE IS LIKE LISTENING TO T-PAIN’S “IN LUV WITH A STRIPPA”= IT IS GREAT AND IT IS CONFOUNDING. YOU ARE TOTALLY ENAMORED OF IT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS COMPLICATED AND YOU DO NOT ENTIRELY UNDERSTAND NOW READ IT … Continue reading →

Pete Macia, on my sense of interior decor: “I like your room because it looks like a 14-year-old lives here. A really smart 14-year-old.” “Is it the Omarion paraphernalia or the stacks of teen magazines?” “It’s mostly just the T.I. … Continue reading →

Halfway through our phone conversation, mapping the day, that the bus would deliver Pete from our nation’s capital to East Broadway, and that I would take the train and meet him, he appealed to me, “I must find a shop … Continue reading →

The awesomely hologramic Diplomats belt buckle i received from chris nelson as a christmas gift not only represents “diplomatic immunity vol. 1,” but also “diplomatic immunity vol. 2.” Christmas. The most complicated time of the year. Enraged and Engaged: The … Continue reading →

my last year’s ballot the year before Dear Julianne Shepherd: Thank you for your submission – your votes have been recorded. Your Pazz & Jop albums ballot was submitted as follows: 1. Mary J. Blige – The Breakthrough – Matriarch/Geffen … Continue reading →

i lost the best-of lists i’d been compiling for 10 mos. in the great computer explosion of october 2005, RIP “bebe del cerebro.” In true OCD form, I recently tried to approximate them. I know I’m forgetting songs, and I … Continue reading →

i am looking for a Dominican ragga song, it is called “At chuhhh… (ya estoy cansàa)” and I think it is by Demprha, Elian and Burrell, and it is on here and I do not want to spend 19 euros … Continue reading →