Hello blog readers; It's Shawn, Sheletta's husband! I'm giving her the day off since it's our anniversary. It was two years ago today that I said "I do" to someone else's soul mate (because Lord knows Sheletta isn't rightfully mine. My soul mate is somewhere making six figures with good credit and six pack abs). Our wedding was a beautiful event, except for the part in the vows where I had to recite "your people will be my people" (You guys don't know her family like I do. She's the sane one!); that spawned my first poetry moment on this website last September in a blog entitled "Your people will be my people"...   more »

Patti LaBelle, Nona and Sara are reuniting LaBelle at this year's Essence Music Festival! They'll be performing on the main stage down in the Big Easy during the July 4th weekend event! I hate I ain't got enough money to be there. This is the first time I'm gonna miss the festivities since 2000! But with ticket prices at $620 a piece, I'll be humming "Lady Marmalade" in the shower...   more »