Saturday, November 7, 2009

Update! Melody Ross Murder Arrests Made!

Long Beach City 1st District Council Member Robert Garcia announced that there have been two arrests made in the murder of Wilson Student/Athlete Melody Ross.

Cool! This is progress and I commend the councilman for being forward thinking and having a website, email and all these new fangled techie things to get the word out and communicate with the people.

Since Melody's Murder, we the people have had to endure two other murder stories. The mass shootings in Orlando and at Fort Hood!

A Choice of Weapons, Mista Jaycee, and members of our community would extend our condolences to the families in all these recent tragedies. We grieve and fight alongside you to prevent these tragedies from happening whenever possible.

May the Peace of the Lord be upon the families and Justice reign.

BE Prayerful!BE Mindful!BE Careful!
Jaycee

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Rage Needed Now! The Murder of Melody Ross!

Saturday Evening, October 31st, a Honor student/athlete was murdered following the Long Beach Wilson/Long Beach Poly High School Homecoming Football game. Her name was Melody Ross and she was struck by a bullet on 7th/Ximeno near 10th Street. Feel free to go to the Long Beach Press Telegram's website where you can read all the known details.



No, this post is about the Gift of Rage! Yes! Rage is a Gift! We need it NOW!



We don't need another article stating the obvious.



"Oh, what a senseless murder! Those butchers! They didn't deserve to die.....

insert sobs!"



No one deserves to die! All murders believe it or not are senseless! So let us stop stating the obvious and get to the point!



Melody Ross, (Peace of the Lord upon her) is NOT the first young person to be murdered this year and she won't be the last! There that's the problem! She ain't the first, and she won't be ,the Last. But what have we done since the last senseless murder? What are we going to do now that this one has occurred?

Anyone remember Breon Taylor and Dennis Moses? Both were murdered when a gunman fired into a crowded party at a Masonic Hall in Lakewood, California last January 19, 2008. Is it mere coincidence that all three died by stray shots fired indiscriminately?

We Should be Enraged? Rage is good and necessary so we don't get used to things like this. We should never allow ourselves to get used to it! BE Angry then Do something to change it!

See last time I wrote a few posts just like I'm doing on this one but to what end? A couple of days of documented sadness and grief! No what we need is RAGE! We need to become so ENRAGED at the slaughter of our Young People that we ATTACK the PROBLEM!

Here's what we can do. Contact Mayor Bob Foster, the Long Beach City Council, The Press Telegram, The District Weekly, The Long Beach Times, The Los Angeles Sentinel, Long Beach Police Chief Billy Chief Billy Quach , UNITY 1 and any other anti gang and anti violence groups that you can think of. Write them, fax them, light em up with tweets, Face Book, My space, Hit the radio stations. Hit up Dominique Diprima at KJLH from the Front page.



But that's just the first thing. Then we need to fill the PTA/Parents association meetings to the Brim!



Here's something that never gets suggested first! Call the local chapter of the National Rifle Association and get them involved. Ain't they the ones always hollering about Gun rights. Well, you want to own guns then you can be responsible for em too. They should be the first to lead the fight against the use of undocumented or unsecured hand weapons. Get they Azzes on the phone!



Don't Just Howl! Get Enraged Then Get Engaged!



BE Prayerful! BE Mindful! BE Careful!

Jaycee

Monday, November 2, 2009

Trick Or Treat? This Year, TRICK!

Friendly Furniture Salesman wears Scary Costume!

(Photo by Mista Jaycee)


I hope that every one had a great Free Candy Day! (Halloween) I had fun but this year I got had more of a trick than a treat! And it wasn't the scary clown dude. He was friendly and a great sport! Thanks for letting me photograph you even though I didn't let you get close to me.


Clowns are EVIL but I digress!


So dig, I'm up late chilling on Facebook when I went to a fellow poets page. There was a question posted on his page. Do you think -------- has ever been to a strip club? Yes or No?


I answered yes and then a Face book program prompted me to take another quiz. Cool! It asked me did I think another of my Face book friends had ever kissed a Guy? Yes or NO?


I answered NO! But a few minutes later that same friend commented saying Hey! What kind of Ish is this? Don't nobody question my MANHOOD! Take that ISH DOWN MUTHA!


So I'm like what? So I look on my page and the question has been flipped. Mista Jaycee asks do YOU think Such and Such has ever kissed a Guy? VOTE YES OR NO?


What? I never asked that? All I did was answer a question. So I ended up going to alot of different pages and deleting that quiz. I got Tricked!


I immediately emailed and apologized to him for the grief and it's cool now but it could have went real bad. Heck! It did go bad! Done with the Face book Quizzes cause you think it's one thang and it ends up being another.


With that...


BE Careful! BE Mindful! BE Prayerful!


Jaycee

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Happy Free Candy Day!

Happy Free Candy Day! Happy Dress Up and BE Silly with Your Family Day! Also known as Halloween! Have a Happy Happy Happy Happy Joy Joy Filled Night!

BE Prayerful! BE Mindful! BE Careful!
Jaycee

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Fiction: Effin D Cups Part 3

Hey Y'all,
So this is the last section of the Effin D Cups! We left Wilt and Dr. John Morales in Dr. Morales Home office.


“Wilt, I going to draw some blood and have your hormones tested. I’ll need a sperm sample too. I’m going to take you off work and place you on disability until we figure this out. Don’t worry we will work it out.”



I hated his reassuring voice right now. Plus, he seemed too excited about this. He had this insane gleam in his eye. At this thought, I decided to ask some real questions.


“John, what am I gonna do? I, not we woke up with breasts. I’m a man!


A Man! Damn it! What am I going to do? , I felt myself going over the edge. How will I be able to get through this? At that moment a text was coming through. By the ring tone I knew Sheba Jones wanted to take another bite out me.


I ignored it cause of all the times that this was not the time. This was the time! Instead I concentrated on what John was saying.


“Wilt if you couldn’t walk tomorrow what would you do? Would you give up and say I can’t walk so that’s it? If you couldn’t have children would you still be a man? Could you still be loved and love someone? He paused for dramatic effect. Shit, was honestly pissing me off. Sheba sent another text.

This one was marked URGENT! I ignored it because SHEBA was epitome of the word Drama and I didn’t have time for this. She always texted URGENT! Dr. John was still going.


“Well, Wilton Tate? You are Wilton Tate, a man. That doesn’t change because of the shell. And I might add that gender doesn’t make up all of what you are. Who are you at your essence? What are you at you essence?"


He looked at the breasts.

"John, stop staring at my breasts please.”

He laughed.


I can’t help it some poor adult film stars missing those. We both found ourselves laughing, loud and hardy. Then John, put on his Doctor cap again, and began to ask me questions about what had I been doing in the last two weeks. We moved from the examination room into his small office. Once again, Drama Queen Sheba, my Sexxxy friend with benefits texted a Brotha!

URGENT!


"Damn it Wilton! Answer this phone! Need to talk to you now! Right now!"

John stared at me, obviously wondering about the rash of texts. There was a knock at the door. His wife stepped in, I found myself covering my breasts, I mean, the twins! She looked at us, Chai tea tray and saucers held before her. This was just a ruse! John looked at his Wife as a disapproving Father would a naughty child. She didn’t flinch! But her accent became more pronounced.


“Wha Cha want me do? Boy interrupt me Saturday with me Husband yelling bout breasts! I had to see me self!”


I turned so she could get a look at the adult film industries loss. She looked on with her mouth gaped open.


“Whoa, Boy what the hell you do?”


John and I both laughed! Miriam Morales had seen a few really strange things in her life but the look on her face at that moment was priceless. Another text came through.


I took the call.

“Sheba, hi, this is not a good time at all. I’m kinda in the middle of something.”


“Wilt, do you remember the other night when we quarreled?”


Like I said, drama queen, cause we didn’t quarrel we argued but I just listened to what she had to say.


“We argued, not quarreled Sheba. And yes I remember.”


I lied, I was just saying that. I don’t remember that night or at least much of it cause I found a case of beer bottles and a two bottles of Jagermeister. Memories of that evening were foggy at best.


“Wilt, I wanted us to be closer ya know.”


I interrupted.


“You wanted us to be exclusive! That I remember and then got mad cause you wanted to change our relationship. When I wanted to give us a go you wanted your freedom, now you want to be Exclusive after a year of just being bed buddies!”


My tone was cruel but hell I had two watermelon sized Titties that used to be Pecs!


“Motherphuckah!”


She barked! I could hear her voice break a bit. She was getting really upset.

The only wish I could think of at that moment was "Please Lord don't let her tell me she's pregnant cause I don't want to be breast feeding this Baby!"

“We both made a wish!”


“A wish?”


“I wish that you could see what the world looked like from my point of view. And you said you wanted the same thing! Wilt, has anything funny happened to you?”


I am ashamed to say it but I have never listened to Sheba quite the way I was listening then.
“Yeah…..a couple of things have happened.”


“Wilt, I’ll come wherever you are but I need to see you. You need to see me!”


John and Miriam were both glued to my conversation while sipping Chai Tea. I gave John’s address without thinking about it.


“John and Miriam I’m sorry I should have asked before I invited her here!”


John rubbed his beard. ”Wilt after you brought “Them” in here I have got to see what’s next!”


His ebony life mate agreed. It took about a half hour but Sheba drove her Lexus 450 into the backyard. She exited the SUV as if she hadn’t called me sounding hysterical a mere forty-five minutes earlier. Sheba, statuesque, who stood all of 5’11, stopped, stared into her driver’s side mirror, flipped her hair and walked into the rear office. She wore a Plaid or Tater skirt and a cream colored blouse. She strolled with the walk of a queen. I watched from the rear window, the twins, covered by a sweatshirt.



Miriam greeted her as John came out of his office and shook her hand. She looked to me and I knew whatever she had to show me she wanted private but it couldn't’be crazier than what had already happened. I just stood as she walked towards me with all the grace of a hurricane. She stood before me and looked me in the eye. It felt as if she was boring a hole in my soul.
“Wilt, can we go somewhere else?”



“Sheba this is Dr. John Morales, my doctor, and one of my closet friends. It’s ok. Why don’t you sit down, I don’t want you to be too shocked.”


Miriam, right on cue, extended a glass of tea for her. I looked to John who just gave me this look that said, well, let her have it.


I pealed off my sweat shirt and untapped the twins. Sheba’s mouth dropped open and then she like John and Miriam broke into loud laughter! I found myself a little angry cause I was excited to hear what she had to say and here she was laughing at what happened to me. John, standing behind me set his hand on my shoulder. Miriam stood next to her husband as Sheba inhaled a deep breath and lifted her tarter skirt. To say that everyone exhaled loudly at the same moment would be an understatement……But it definitely alters our relationship.


DEFINITELY!



Fin


Well Y'all, that's it for now. There are actually three alternate endings to this story. The original has been published in the Kosmic Muffin Press Long Beach Pan Afrikan Writers Workshop Anthology under the title Mr. Floppy. I hope y'all enjoyed it.

Jaycee

Friday, October 23, 2009

Happy Friday!

I had nothing to do with it! I was just as shocked to see a Clown arrested as you were.......
Bruhhaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I tried to keep from laughing on that one but I couldn't !

Y'all know me. I was doubled up in Super Sized Shaquille O'Neal Glee at this!

Have a Good Friday!

BE Prayerful! BE Mindful! BE Careful!
Jaycee

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Cause You Asked for it! RAW TATTIGE!



You like that? Yeah, you do! Well, you shouldn't, cause they Serious Black's Man-Tatas! Just Kidding! Serious Blacks Man Boobies put these to shame! Just kidding! Love you Lisa Nicole Carson! Love You!
But it illustrates an important point. Breast Cancer Awareness. That's right! It's Breast Cancer Awareness month!


Why? Whyyyyyy Mista Jaycee did you take it there?????????


Cause Mrs. Jaycee won't let me put the really hot, really luscious works of art that the Great Manufacturer created!


No, not really!


Let's be serious for a moment. Breast Cancer can happen to Men and Women. That's right, Check! Take the time to check yourself and get checked and if you should feel a lump don't let fear rule you! GOOOOOO to the DOCTOR!


And Fellas, while you're in the shower do an Equipment check. Same rules apply!


Husbands don't be afraid to help your Wives examine theirs. It's the Responsible thing and plus you, well, you get to feel her BOOBS, ya idiot! Now get to it!

BE Informed! BE AWARE! BE Astounded by SERIOUS BLACK'S RAW TATTIGGE!


No just kidding...


BE Mindful! BE Prayerful! BE Careful!

Jaycee

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

THE BLUE CAFE

Today I decided to walk along the promenade in my beloved East Arts Village neighborhood of Downtown, Long Beach. Here is the World Famous Blue Cafe. It's closed right now due to a flood but it's a great place. I had my 30th birthday party here, listening to BB Chung King, came and participated in the "Best Damn Poetry Slam" every Sunday afternoon and ate great chicken Nachos!

Here's hoping it doesn't close! The Mama's Boys need a good place to play and the promenade would not be the same without the aroma of good food, sounds of good music, the sights of half nekked women and classic cars lining the streets but most of all "Me" just jottin it all down and shooting pics!

BE Mindful! BE Prayerful! BE Careful!
Jaycee

Monday, October 19, 2009

So, What happened to The Change?

Ok, so we now know, what we've always known. Obama is not super dude! He can't fix everything in a single stroke of the pen. But that does not absolve you from the responsibility of doing your part. Have you contacted your representative and those who plan on running for office?

If not, why not?

See, Obama is not the only one crying for change! I want and need better health care. I want more money spent on education! I want a large reduction in prison building and upkeep.

Ask yourself. How are we doing in America after building all these prisons? We incarcerate more people than any other country. Has it made us safer. Politicians constantly run on getting tough on crime. Has any and I mean, ANY of the crime measures enacted deterred anyone from crime?

Why are we not asking those questions?

Why are Public Highways being built with Private money for Private contractors? Did the State run out of money? Did the State or the Federal Government forget how to do it? Perhaps it's cheaper this way? Is it?

Why do so many schools in Los Angeles County look like prison yards? The basketball courts and playgrounds are fenced in and on the 2nd level of a former office buildings. Why?

The State of California is in the toilet? Why was Arnold not allowed to fix it? What happened? Is it the way we collect taxes? Warren Buffet seemed to think so. He said we didn't tax homes properly. He paid more in taxes for his home in Nebraska than for his home in Newport Beach.
A Billionaire said that!

So, when our we gonna see some change? When you start making it!

BE Mindful! BE Prayerful!BE Careful!
Jaycee

Friday, October 16, 2009

Daryl Coley - I'll Be With You

One of the greatest singers ever! Giving it to the Lord!