A Little Comic Relief

Today is Michael Jackson's birthday (Aug. 29). I'm not sure how many of you listen to the Rickey Smiley morning show, if at all. But every now and then, Bernice Jenkins, played by Rickey, calls her friend Cora in heaven and speaks to her as well as deceased celebrities. Well, Michael Jackson is one of the celebrities and whoever is the voice for Michael is hilarious! Fast forward to the 2:14 mark and be prepared to cry with laughter! Turn down if at work!

August 27,2011 Meeting with Dr. Daniel Black

Here are the pictures from our August meeting with author Dr. Daniel Black! Enjoy!

Beautiful Man, Beautiful Performance!

In case you missed Eric Benet's live performance of Sometimes I Cry at the Trumpet Awards, here it is! Amaaaaazing!

Tyler Perry to play Alex Cross

Briefly: A package is now going around Hollywood to reboot James Patterson‘s Alex Cross franchise with Tyler Perry as the lead and Rob Cohen directing, I, Alex Cross. The character was previously played by Morgan Freeman in Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. Deadline broke the story in a brief article Monday night. They said that QED International, which helped put together The Perfect Getaway, W. and District 9, are beginning to shop the package around town. I imagine with Tyler Perry attached to an extremely popular book series, this will get scooped up quickly.

source: Slashfilm.com

The Help Trailer

Now if we can get Perfect Peace into a movie, that would be great!

Have you heard this track yet???

Niiiiiiice!

MAY BOOK

This is our book for May, "If Sons, Then Heirs" by Lorene Cary *keep in mind the covers look different!

Cary tells a complex story of family, race, and the challenges of reconciling the present with a persistent past. Alonzo Rayne was raised in South Carolina by his great-grandmother, Selma. Now he owns a construction business in Philadelphia and lives with Lillie, a single mom, and her seven-year-old son, Khalil. As the story begins, Khalil accompanies Alonzo to South Carolina where Alonzo urges the aging Selma to sell her land so they can pay for her long-term care. But she hasn't owned the land since King, her husband, died almost 50 years ago; Selma was King's second wife, not an heir, and this unforeseen fact, combined with ancient, racist inheritance laws, makes for a sticky situation. And Alonzo's mother suddenly wanting to reconnect after years of abandonment further complicates matters; her marriage to the white man she met after abandoning her son turned her life around. Finally, Alonzo's investigation into his great-grandmother's land puts him on a collision course with the men who brought about his great-grandfather's violent end. Cary (Black Ice) pairs generations of loving, and loyal individuals with social history, making for an absorbing and moving tale.

Artist Spotlight

Here is another under-rated artist by the name of Daniel Moore. Check him out!!

April Book

Hello, our next book for April is "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson!!!

Artist Spotlight

So I know a few ladies enjoy music. Here is an artist who doesn't receive any recognition and I think it's about time we start supporting him! He is extremely talented and his name is Rahsaan Patterson. Check him out!!!

March Book

Hello ladies! Our book for the month of March is "The Help" by Katherine Stocket

Hated It!!!!

Everyone's reaction to Bitch Is the New Black reminded me of "In Living Color's" Men on Film..... HATED IT!!!!

Bitch is the New Black

Our February book is Bitch is the New Black by Helena Andrews. Description is below.
At 28 years old, having survived a tortured childhood raised by a peripatetic lesbian mother and a career as one of the few black writers for the New York Times and the only one for Politico.com, Andrews has surpassed the stereotype of the strong black woman and been deemed “perfect girl” by a boyfriend desperately trying not to commit. Andrews offers a caustic and humorous running account of her life, mad texting her girlfriends about dates and career horrors, as she navigates the prickly terrain of a modern America getting used to a black First Lady and struggling to rethink its image of black women in general. She recounts adventures with her dog Miles, who apparently—to her embarrassment—hates black men, and her search for Mr. Right, including a date with President Obama's bodyguard. She also offers painful recollections of near-abandonment by her mother, later growing up the only black child on Catalina Island, watching The Cosby Show with longing. Fans of her acerbic wit will appreciate this collection of essays.

Just For Laughs!

At our recent meeting where we've discussed Church Folk, the majority of the women liked Theophilus the best with two of the women being in love with the character (I'm not naming any names, Damita and Kizmet lol!). While everyone else pictured Theophilus resembling Idris Elba, Ashley pictured him looking more like....John Amos? What you think?

Welcome Ladies!

Welcome to our Bookie Down Ladies Bookclub blog page!!! Woo-hoo! I thought it would be neat if we had a scrapbook,which is in the works, to record all of our memories through pictures,etc. I also thought it would be cool to have an actual blog page where we can feel free to post and talk about whatever we want on our page! So here is our official site, Bookie Down Ladies! Welcome!