Malcolm Ali Davis-I'll Be Home For Christmas

Thriller Turns 30 Today! What's Your Favorite Song from The LP?

                                 
Today the long play album Thriller turns the ripe old age of 30.

Total sales have gone over 110 million, which is about how many times I have played it.

So I have already written about how Thriller changed the business.I have already written about how I have personally benefited from Thriller's success.

I have not written about many of the changes in music since Thriller like the fact that there were cassette tapes, CD's had barely been on the market at all and I am personally responsible for about 5 of the vinyl record sales of the 110 Million over the years (just trying to help a man.)

I have also never written about my favorite song from the LP.

As a kid back at AC High my song was Wanna Be Starting Something. I felt it in my soul as Don't Stop Til You Get Enough part two.Today I would say my favorite song is Billie Jean...because of how crazy it was for that song to come out in 1982.Because it was crazy for MJ to be singing about a paternity suit.

And yes because that single changed the game in a major way.And I still love to play it, dance to it and remix it.
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I Wonder....DO YOU UNDERSTAND Part One.

YOU WILL MOST LIKELY NEVER GET ONE OF THESE....

I am going to make some talented performers angry with me as well as some less talented ones who constantly shoot themselves metaphorically in the foot.

I WONDER IF ARTISTS TODAY KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL?

Now, I believe you can have a successful music career today with out being a hit recording artist.

I would say that being a music artist and recording artist at this point in time are two different things.

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The Secret To SUCCESS

There are several things that everyone in every walk of life needs to do to be successful.

There are several things that will always put you further and further behind.

Please believe...no one has ALWAYS done everything RIGHT.
Also know that EVERYONE has tripped themselves up at one time or another.

THE KEY IS TO GET INTO THE HABIT OF DOING IT RIGHT.

In 2012-2013...Doing it right means....

Making Solid Music That People Want To Hear- Yeah millions of people on Facebook and Twitter have cute pictures and quotes "At The Same Damn Time." The question is.How many many people are buying the CD's and paying to download the song? And even if you come up with a catchy beat and phrase at the same damn time. Who is going to pay you to listen to it?

Network Smarter-You spent a night at the club buying "Trone" for you and the honey with the shortest skirt. You got up on stage and was one of 25 other MC's that night. Then you gave away your CD to the other people at the club and let's say you added 50 new people to your Twitter and Facebook.

How has this night gotten you closer to your goal of becoming a successful music artist?

Do What You Say You Will and Can Do-New York, Philadelphia, L.A and other big market music cities are as small as they have ever been. Try to deliver when given an opportunity.

You may be the best band in Philly, you could be hottest comic in L.A you can have the sweetest voice to come out of Harlem but guess what? At that same stage you are on, there will now be people from Detroit, Houston, Atlantic City and sometimes from a whole different country who wants to take that stage. Some one from out of town who wants to sing on that radio show. Someone who has less experience but who will deliver that wants that fan that you earned.

I personally give a performer one time to burn me and than I mentally place them at the back of the line.

There are TOO MANY artists who treat their career like a hobby, but for myself and the people in my circle...Music and Entertainment is our career and a priority.

I WILL GET NO WHERE CONSTANTLY DEALING WITH ARTISTS WHO HALF STEP.

HALF STEPPERS will constantly be asked to find a place in the back, to please come again when YOU ARE READY. (That's what I say. Most will tell you never come back you blew it.)

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There is not enough internet to go into all the do's and don'ts. I also do not know every thing so in part two.

I will be asking my other professional friends to critique this article and to answer the question themselves....DO ARTISTS UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN 2013?

Please leave a comment.....

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The Pleasantville High School Marching Band.

Please donate any instruments you are not using by calling Robert Williams at 609-576-2705
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He can consult you on mold problems, replacing appliances damaged during the storm, most importantly he can save you money on monthly and yearly heating bills.

We Remember Larry Hagman

The Dallas and I Dream Of Jeannie star passes at age 81!

Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 November 23, 2012) was an American film and television actor, producer and director most known for playing J. R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera Dallas and for playing Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. His films include Fail-Safe, Superman, JFK, Nixon and Primary Colors. His television appearances continued in international soap operas and with guest roles on shows such as Desperate Housewives into the 21st century. In 2012, he reprised his role as J.R. Ewing in an updated version of Dallas.
Hagman was the son of the actress Mary Martin. A long-time drinker, he underwent a life-saving liver transplant in 1995, and although a member of a 12-step program, he publicly advocated marijuana as a better alternative to alcohol. He died on November 23, 2012, of complications from throat cancer.


After years of guest-starring in many television roles, and starring in a less successful series the previous year, Hagman hit the jackpot in 1965 playing Barbara Eden's television "master" and eventual love interest, Air Force Captain (later Major) Anthony Nelson in the highly successful sitcom I Dream of Jeannie for NBC. The show had climbed into the Top 30 in its first year and was NBC's answer to both successful 1960s magical comedies, Bewitched on ABC and My Favorite Martian on CBS. The show ran until 1970, and continues to be shown on TV networks around the world. Two reunion movies were later made, both televised on NBC: I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later (1985) and I Still Dream of Jeannie (1991), though Hagman did not appear in either of them.
In November 1999, after 29 years, Hagman agreed to reunite with Jeannie co-stars Barbara Eden and Bill Daily and creator/producer Sidney Sheldon on the The Donny and Marie Show. In 2002, when I Dream of Jeannie was set to join the cable channel TV Land, Hagman once again took part in a I Dream of Jeannie reunion with Eden and Daily, this time on Larry King Live. On the TV Land Awards in March 2004, Hagman and Eden were the first presenters to reunite on stage. The following October, Hagman and Daily appeared at The Ray Courts Hollywood Autograph Show. And the following year, 2005 brought all three surviving stars from I Dream of Jeannie to the first ever cast reunion at The Chiller Expo Show.
Hagman reunited with Eden in March 2006 for a publicity tour in New York City to promote the first season DVD of I Dream of Jeannie. He reunited once again with Eden on stage in the play Love Letters at the College of Staten Island in New York and the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. The appearance marked the first time the two had acted together since Eden appeared with Hagman on Dallas in 1990.

Dallas

In 1977, Hagman was offered two roles on two television series that were debuting. One was for The Waverly Wonders and the other for Dallas. Maj Hagman told Larry Hagman to take the role in Dallas.^[8] In Dallas, Hagman was cast as the conniving elder son and businessman J. R. Ewing, a man whom everybody loved to hate. When Hagman read the script for the role of J.R. at his wife's suggestion,^[8] they both concluded it was perfect for him. Seen in over 90 countries, the show became a worldwide success and Hagman became one of the best known television stars of the era. By the end of its second season, Dallas was a hit. Producers were keen to capitalize on that love/hate family relationship of J.R.'s, building anticipation to a fever-pitch in the 1980 cliffhanger season finale in which J.R. is shot.^{[citation needed]}
At the beginning of the fourth season of Dallas, audience and actors were guessing "Who shot J.R.?", now one of fictional TV's most famous questions to have ever been asked. During the media buildup, Hagman was involved in contract negotiations, delaying his return in the fourth season. Holding out for a higher salary, Hagman did not appear in the first episode of the show until the final few minutes. Producers were faced with a dilemma whether to pay the greatly increased salary or to write J.R. out of the picture. Lorimar Productions, the makers of the series, began shooting different episodes of Dallas which did not include Hagman. In the midst of negotiations, Hagman took his family to London for their July vacation.^[9] He continued to fight for his demands and network executives conceded that they wanted J.R. to remain in Dallas. From then on, Hagman became one of the highest-paid stars on television. At the beginning of the third season, writers were told to keep the storylines away from the actors until they really found out who actually shot J.R., and it took three weeks until the culprit was revealed on November 21, 1980 in a ratings record-breaking episode.
For his performance as J.R. Ewing, Hagman was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1980 and 1981, but did not win. He was also nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, between 1981 and 1985. He was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award seven times for Outstanding Villain on a Prime Time Serial, Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role on a Prime Time Serial, Favorite Super Couple: Prime Time and Outstanding Actor in a Comic Relief Role on a Prime Time Serial, and won five times. In 1984, co-star (Barbara Bel Geddes) left the show after suffering a heart attack. At one point, Hagman suggested to his real-life mother (Mary Martin) that she play Miss Ellie, but she refused and Bel Geddes was replaced with veteran actress Donna Reed. Reed was fired from the show, just months before her death in 1986, aged 64, from pancreatic cancer.^{[citation needed]} Bel Geddes returned to the role in 1985 and stayed until 1990. By the end of its thirteenth season in 1991, ratings had slipped to the extent that CBS decided to end Dallas. Hagman was the only actor to appear in all 357 episodes. He had also made five guest appearances on the Dallas spin-off series Knots Landing in the early 1980s. Some years after Dallas ended, Hagman appeared in two subsequent Dallas television movies: J.R. Returns in 1996, and War of the Ewings in 1998.
Hagman reprised his role as J.R. Ewing in TNT's continuation of Dallas, which began in 2012

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5th Annual Running Of The Santa's

Dress in your Santa’s best and get ready for some charitable fun! Tropicana Casino & Resort is starting this holiday season off with its zany and ever popular annual Running of the Santas Saturday, December 1^st from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. This year, a portion of proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross toward recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy.

Join the spectacle as hundreds of Santa-clad participants raise awareness for a great cause as they celebrate the season by participating in this “running” bar crawl. The traditional “run” begins on the Boardwalk and ends in The Quarter.

Registration will be hosted by JoJo and Scotty of 103.7 WMGM ROCKS and takes place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hooters in The Marketplace. Enjoy $3 Pabst Blue Ribbon pounders. Wall hangers will be sold for a small donation, and $1 for every order of 10 wings sold on Saturday (original or boneless) will be donated to the Red Cross. The party continues from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Firewaters with $5 40oz. bottles of PBR and Miller High Life.

The “run” down the Boardwalk to The Quarter kicks off at 10 p.m., led by the famed Hooters Girls, Boogie Nights characters and Savage Men Male Revue dancers.

From 10 p.m. to midnight, the excitement ensues at A Dam Good Sports Bar as they offer $5 40 oz. bottles of PBR and Miller High Life and host a Sexy Santa contest at 11:30pm. The sexiest Santa will walk away with a $250 Visa or AMEX gift card as the top prize.

The after party will take place at midnight at the Boogie Nights Jingle Ball where the first 100 Santas through the door will receive a free white afro. Take in the ultimate 70s and 80s experience while taking advantage of $5 Budweiser, Bud Light and Bud Light Lime drink specials. Admission is free to all registered Santas with a wristband.

Advance tickets are available at www.runningofthesantas.com for $15 in advance or in person on the day of the run for $20. All “Santas” will receive an exclusive 20% hotel room discount at Tropicana. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross. Don’t have a Santa outfit? Stop by Signatures located in The Quarter to purchase a pink or red Santa hat for only $20.

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DIVERSE Pop Group Featured At The 2012 Little Wellness Arts and Music Festival

Come out and Meet The Diverse Pop Group as they feature at The 2012 Little Wellness Arts and Music Festival this Sunday at The Shore Mall!

They will be doing an exclusive CD Signing, you can meet them. Have your picture taken with them and get autographs!

Then at 2pm they will be on stage with a special performance!

The 2012 Little Wellness Arts and Music Festival is sponsored by The Little Wellness Arts Center and
Intelligent Energy Auditing Systems.

Call them today before you replace any of your appliances that were damaged by

superstorm SANDY.

Leonard Dozier Thankful and Giving....

We are thrilled to announce that a percentage of the profits generated from download sales of This Thanksgiving will be donated to the Food Bank of South Jersey. The Food Bank of South Jersey is an organization that exists to provide an immediate solution to the urgent problem of hunger by providing food to needy people, teaching them to eat nutritiously, and helping them to find sustainable ways to improve their lives. Please support Leonard Dozier and the program by downloading your copy of This Thanksgiving on iTunes.
The song will be heard on radio stations across the world including:

Satellite Radio	Digital Radio
International Networks	100's of College Stations
100's of Club DJs	100's of Magazine/eZines
Soundsystems	Record Pools
National Network Radio	Internet Radio Stations
Syndicated Radio Shows	T.V. Music Programs

ITunes link - http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-thanksgiving/id335191104?i=335191187
This Thanksgiving video on YouTube - http://youtu.be/W9ND6C4MHEY
Leonard Dozier – http://www.leonarddozier.com
Food Bank of South Jersey - http://www.foodbanksj.org/

 

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