The Many Faces of Manny Faces

Here’s a story of a guy I know.
Mike is in his mid-30s, a largely self-educated, highly successful mid- to senior-level manager in the business world, having spent 12 years or so rising through the ranks of various media firms, just outside of New York City. Mike has shown great skill and natural acumen at managing [...]

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Funny how things work.
February 3
I share a birthday with my Hunni. While this makes it unlikely I’ll ever get a surprise party, it does make for a fun time of year when we co-party, and occasionally, have a co-party. This was such a year. On the way home from BJs, I hear Funk Flex blasting [...]

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Occasionally, I see really interesting things, sometimes music-related things, and I am tempted to post them here. But than I say to myself, “no, this is not that kind of blog”. I mean let’s face it, among several blogs I read, there are several top items that are found on all of them, just in [...]

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She sent me an email today, as she often does.
She prefaced what she was forwarding with:
PLEASE FOLLOW THIS GREAT ADVICE!
Then the message, from good ol’ Reverend Run:
Good morning. One of the most important things I have ever learned is to give total attention to one thing at a time. Many people allow their creativity to [...]

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… so much.
N2U – I Miss U
R.I.P. Mommy
aka Ma
aka “WHERE ARE ALL THE F–KIN FORKS!!”
I hope you’re still proud of me.

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30 Days of Night looks scary, and I’m not into scary movies.
I am under the weather tonight. Well wishes, and monetary donations, are appreciated.
Check this out (audio). Expect this to appear at the beginning of a remix at some point in the future.
Oh, visit my friends at www.hiphopruckus.com. And stay tuned, we’re working on something, [...]

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Things are better.
:-)
Oh, plus, very nice email from a fella my man Marvin in S. Africa, in regards to my Bartender remix:
“Yo son. Im from South Africa and loving this one. I was speechless when I heard it for the first time but now I have it set as my ringtone, alarm tone, message tone.. [...]

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Tonight is not so good a night. It’s tough when you are a busy dad, working man, and musician, because it keeps me from having many friends. I’m not particularly close to family, and those I have chosen as my brethren, are simply not around. So with whom do I discuss my problems, besides my [...]

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Ok, I really should blog more. Not sure why exactly, not sure that anyone will stumble across this area of my e-persona.. However, for those that do, I will at least try to put up some interesting things that I stumble across during my online adventures.
First of all, interesting thing I’ve been doing lately… I’ve [...]

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Episode 2: Let’s Do It Again, the second of Manny Faces presents… Topical Paradise, my weekly R&B podcasts is now available for download and listening pleasure… Load this into your iTunes or Podcatching software so you can get it downloaded every week automatically!! You’ll love it. I know you will… I hope… please?
Here’s an interesting [...]

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