More goodness from Shanepowers.com: Stem Cells

It's just never easy.

These are stem-cells. They are takin from embryos. In some belief circles, embryos are human beings, and thus the use of stem cells for scientific research is a bad thing.

That's the basic deal anyway.

Stem cells are amazing because they can morph or become what you want them to. The cell doesn't know what it is yet, and it will, evidently, become what a scientist can manipulate it to become.

I'm obviously in over my head with the verbage and completely understanding the process. BUT I DO KNOW THIS.....

There's a 16 yr old kid somewhere, who was paralysed in an accident, and it's been proven that stem cells, with enough study, could be used to REGROW spinal tissue, allowing this kid to maybe walk.

Republicans, because of their ties to the Christian right voting bloc, have accepted the stance that they are against stem-cell research, which is the silliest thing fuckin ever.

STEM Cells and the process in which they are harvested, is not an ANTI-LIFE process.

This issue and many other moral issues like this are the main reason why seperation of church and state need to exist.

Our government should be committed to the advancement and the betterment of human kind, and we should fund and support science, especially when it's a certainty that major breakthroughs are close to happening.

Because YOU BELIEVE MORALLY that it's wrong, shouldn't affect me. It's the whole freedom of religion thing. And your religious beliefs shouldn't dicate the way government spends money to benefit the planet.

FACT.

I'm happy you have a way of seeking God. Please, again, for the trillionth FUCKING TIME, don't impress your value set on me.

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Nikki & Rich

Every once in awhile something comes along that changes your perspective, reignites the passion and makes it all fun again. This is Nikki and Rich and trust me when I tell you they have made some of the most inspired, authentic, classic, fun music you have heard in a long time. They are pop music as it was originally intended, not as some type of record label science project. Think Amy Winehouse meets The Supremes. Think Alicia Keys meets Outkast (Hey Yah.) They are pure Americana with soul. The musical equivalent of an old school Lincoln Continental convertable. Rich is an old friend of mine who is a producer and songwriter that has worked with alot of artists from Ludacris to Robin Thicke. He completely blew me away with the music he put together for this project. Nikki is a singer/songwriter with one of the best voices I've ever heard filled with emotion on every note. Individually they are extremely talented but together its f@cking magic. Their melodies are ridiculous. They make music that makes you feel good. They tap into the best part of us. I've been fortunate enough to work with some incredible artists and movements and I don't hesitate to say this feels like that. Sure this may all sound lofty and as their manager I may be biased but I literally can't wait for people to hear. We are now in the process of putting it all together and doing a lot on our own prior to the label game. We shot a video last weekend that is gonna be amazing. I took the pics above at shoot.. You'll be hearing a lot from me in the future. Stay tuned. Check their site HERE.

Eminem Beautiful video.. is, well, Beautiful.

Directed by Anthony Mandler

Time to pack in the rims

Note to self: 22" custom rims aren't as cool as they used to be. Your 38 years old and a father. You don't wear Ed Hardy or have Ray J's album on repeat. It's a wrap. Not to mention the fact that you consistently ram them into the sidewalk like a drunken jackass.


-- Post From My iPhone

This is what you do with all that buzz?

I know Im in the minority but i personally dont think Drake matches the buzz he has.. He's obviously talented but cmon. It doesnt hurt that he has some big co-signers and the right people around him.. He also missed a big opportunity to do something that felt fresh with this video but stayed in hip hop video quicksand.. bummer... Ida at least played along if he at least brung it visually.

(from Shanepowers.com): Attn: Flock (Spencer and Heidi)

Hi. I'm God. And I have a few words about people who come to me ONLY when it's beneficial for them. It fuckin PISSES me off.
Following me is NOT like following someone on Twitter. Following me shouldn't be used to market yourselves. Following me isn't about deciding what is my will and the "devils will".
Following me is a PARTNERSHIP, where I'm always here kicking it, down for you and your journey on Earth, and you as HUMAN faulty beings, try hard to find your way by trial and error.
When you blame your fuckin ridiculous behavior on the "devil" steppin in for a minute, you haven't learned shit about me.
Life isn't about bein perfect. Life is about learning from your mistakes, your selfish behavior, and TAKING RESPONSIBILITY for your dumb-fuck DECISIONS, so that you aren't a victim. So that you can build CHARACTER. So that you can associate yourself with HUMILITY. So that you can become ok with just bein OK.
I don't like you any MORE if you are famous. I actually tend to KNOW that the idea of wanting to be famous shows that you are in a very big need for outside validation that isn't real, bcause for whatever reason your parents fucked up and didn't make you feel safe.
I'm God. I dig you regardless.

Please quit using my name as a TOOL. It makes me FUCKIN ANGRY. And you know what happens when I get angry.

I do shit you guys can't handle.

PLEASE SHUT THE FUCK up, and try some ANONYMOUS, just for YOURSELF, because you wanna better yourself work.

You are makin me look bad.

Love Always, in whatever way you are searchin,

God

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Moment of Silence

this video is sick. Directed by Anthony Mandler. Pow.

na na na na.. na na na na.. hey hey hey.. goodbye

In my lifetime i think people will move closer to God by moving further from religion... you can see it slowly begin to unravel... The ultimate irony is that people will be more aware, alive and spiritual than they ever were.

SWEET TWEET. HILARIOUS

Outside of seeing the value and marketing and promotion I'm still having a hard time understanding twitter. (oh yeah the Iran thing) Its starting to feel REAL TRENDY which means its already on its way out. Sure it opened alot of doors that will remain open and evolve into other things but Im going out of a limb and saying that within 6 months the word "tweet" will be about as cool as Ed Hardy.. (and i use it, Im so confusing)

Dont mess with my World of Warcraft account!!

Im speechless. Someone in between laughing my ass off and scratching my head..

Glen Beck is a dick.. A pure bred one.

no one challenges my commitment to being non judgmental more than this guy. He is a dick. A pure bred dick, meaning he comes from a long line of dicks. He uses his show on the comedy channel Fox News to spew his naive arrogant views as fact and rile up those who are already looking for a fight. He wants us all to be afraid. Extremely afraid of the big bad government and that crazy black man Barack Obama who is going to start coming to you house and telling you what to eat. He wants the them all to stay out of our business (except when they need to tell women how to live, tap our phones, torture or give tax credits for our machine guns).. He thinks global warming is a hoax and land is ours to pillage. He rails on the intellectuals as if being smart is a check in the negative column when it comes to running the country. Yes hes a dick. A massive one with an extremely popular show. An audience full of people who cant accept the one constant in our lives: change. Evolution is a bad word in those parts. I only hope that people begin to see the ignorance for what it is..

Patience isn't where its at...

when exactly did patience become a virtue.. its more of a pain in the ass to me. It implies not being satisfied with the current moment.. classic case of the "grass is greener" where somewhere supresses anxiety about wanting to be somewhere else. Seems to me living or teaching the practice of presence would be much more satisfying. One cant be present and patient at the same time. Once is repressive and the other is expansive. Patience requires resisting what actually is, presence allows you to rest in what is.. What you are impatient for will still come but not at the expense of the current moment.. You just might miss something incredible.

Eminem "Beautiful" video pics

Picture from upcoming Beautiful video shot in Detroit.. this video is gonna be (pun intended) Beautiful.. it was directed by Anthony Mandler (i took that pic at shoot) who is an old friend of mine and brilliant..

The Gossip: Heavy Cross produced by Rick Rubin

Hands down my new favorite song.. fucking ridiculous...

Barker x AM.. Killing in the name of

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Lakers: part time

A friend of mine was giving me a hard time because i was rooting for the Lakers because 1. Im not from Los Angeles (originally) and 2. I never even mentioned them during the regular season... well those are 2 really good arguments and without context i would immediately be thrown out of the courtroom as a frontrunning floozy.. heres the context: I wouldnt call myself a Lakers fan, I am not a part of Laker Nation. No Kobe jerseys hang in my closet.. not even a sticker can be found in my house.. I most likely wont even watch the parade on Wednesday.. What i am a fan of is greatness and Kobe is just that, and when it came down to it, i happened to like the Lakers more than the Magic and rooting is just part of my competitive nature.. A good reference point for this is the Bulls, I never considered myself a Bulls fan but Ill be damned if i ever missed a playoff game and the opportunity to watch Jordan do something spectacular.. I wanted to be there so i can have perspective when i told my grandkids about it someday. No whether or not Kobe is Jordan can be debated at length but the truth is at the very least he allows the argument to even exist. I enjoy watching him because hes evolved, selfishness gave way to a team mentality and leadership... why wouldnt I root for that.

Scary thought.

what does it say about me (any my wife) that Im excited about the fact that "For the Love of Ray J" is returning for a second season?

Detroit, Michigan

I've been spending a lot of time in Detroit lately and until recently I resisted it. Its amazing to see the pride of the people from this city.. Seeing the wreckage of a city abandoned is much different than reading about it in a paper. There is incredible architecture on its last legs, entire neighborhoods boarded up and people hanging on.. literally. It really represents the economic meltdown in almost a cartoonish way. I always stay in Birmingham which is about 20 minutes away from downtown but worlds apart. Boutique shops, smiling faces and zero graffiti with a bit of a utopia vibe. Its truly strange to see the difference a few miles makes.. I suppose my point is that Detroit is growing on me, not in a Ima move my family here way, but in a way that tugs at my Philly roots.. its the city pride thing, you can see it on peoples faces and feel it in the air of the abandoned buildings.. Hopefully someday the city will stage a comeback, theres plenty of people here willing to put that on their back.

Stop the Presses..

I have found an artist that plain and simple blows me away.. Reminds me of everything I love about music and the business of music. Stay tuned....

Lauryn

She made one of my favorite albums of all time and proceeded to go batshit crazy... If Mariah can come back from the brink Lauryn Hill sure the fuck can. Shes got more talent than the Top 100 Billboard chart and its all going to waste with bottles of Lexapro and God knows what else... Let the comeback begin.