CRAZY COOL GROOVY!!!

HOW TO MANAGE SUPER BOWL WEEK!!!

2012-01-30T13:55:00.000-05:00

Former PITTSBURGH STEELERS/CHICAGO BEARS Quarterback KORDELL STEWART makes an appearance in his role as ESPN NFL Analyst to give us some insight as to how the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS and NEW YORK GIANTS are managing their week leading to SUPER BOWL XLVI!!!

SUPER BOWL XLVI takes place this coming SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012, in INDIANAPOLIS, IN.

-CCG

NICK CANNON On BLEU!!!

2012-01-30T12:50:00.000-05:00

NICK CANNON is MAN OF THE YEAR for the new issue of BLEU Magazine!!!

-CCG

Found it @ THE YOUNG, BLACK, & FABULOUS

AMBER ROSE DECORATED HER FACE... !!!

2012-01-30T12:42:00.000-05:00

... with a Brand-Spankin' new MIKE TYSON-style tribal-inspired tattoo that begins around her far left forehead and extends around her left eyebrow and goes downward towards her left cheekbone!!!

What do YOU think???

HOLLA!!!

-CCG

ELIGHA OJOKO On DESIRABLE!!!

2012-01-30T12:23:00.000-05:00

ELIGHA OJOKO covers ISSUE 4 of DESIRABLE Magazine!!!

The AFRICAN Beauty was born in the country of SUDAN, and has been living in the UNITED STATES for about nine years. While she travels the world as a SuperModel, her family is now based in PITTSBURGH, PA.

-CCG

Found it @ BLACK FASHION EDITORIALS

RON REAGAN, Jr.; "I Am ASTOUNDED By The LEVEL Of REPUBLICAN DISRESPECT For President OBAMA"!!!

2012-01-29T20:26:00.000-05:00

RONALD PRESCOTT REAGAN, a.k.a. RON REAGAN, Jr. - eldest child of late President RONALD WILSON REAGAN and first wife JANE WYMAN, made an appearance late last year as a Guest Commentator with ROGER SIMON- Host of POLITICO, on the LET ME FINISH segment of MSNBC Talk Show HARDBALL With CHRIS MATTHEWS!!!

Author of "MY FATHER AT 100", a book that reflects upon President REAGAN who would now be 100 years old; RON and ROGER both spoke on the extreme levels of blatant disrepect that have been levied upon President BARACK OBAMA by various REPUBLICAN members of the UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

Along with the host; Ron and Roger agreed that though Presidents RONALD REAGAN and GEORGE W. BUSH ended their presidential terms during very testy times, the degree of contemptuous, disdainful language aimed directly at the COMMANDER-In-CHIEF has reached an All-Time HIGH!!!

-CCG

#WINNING WOMEN WEARING WINTER WHITE!!!

2012-01-29T19:39:00.001-05:00

ADRIENNE WILLIAMS BOSH (right) & SAVANNAH BRINSON @ SAVANNAH & LeBRON JAMES ENGAGEMENT PARTY

PEACE And GREETINGS;

HAPPY SUNDAY to ALL of My CRAZY COOL GROOVY Family, Friends, Fans, Followers, Frienemies, and Fantabulicioustical Funky Flyy Folk!!!

Y'all that check in on the regular know how Yours Truly, CCGroovy feels about a Woman in ALL WHITE E'rrrrrThang.

Check out these CRAZY COOL GROOVY Gorgeous Gems that have been out and about during these last couple of months wearing ALL WHITE.

ENJOY!!!

-CCG

BASKETBALL WIVES MIAMI Photoshoot

CHANDA PATTON & DAPHNE JOY @ SMOOTH Magazine COVER RELEASE PARTY

DOLLICIA BRYAN @ SMOOTH Magazine COVER RELEASE PARTY

First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA (Red) & GABRIELLE UNION @ 2012 BET HONORS

GABRIELLE UNION On RED CARPET @ 2012 BET HONORS

JENNIFER LOPEZ @ MIAMI PHOTOSHOOT

JORDIN SPARKS @ 2012 AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS

KARREUCHE & CHRIS BROWN; NEW YEAR'S EVE @ CLUB PURE, LAS VEGAS

ERIC & MANUELA TESTALONI BENET TwitPic

NICK & MARIAH CAREY CANNON On WINTER HOLIDAY

MARY J. BLIGE; NEW YEAR'S EVE @ RPM, LAS VEGAS

MARY J. BLIGE flanked by JENNIFER HUDSON (left) & KELLY CLARKSON (right) @ VH1 DIVAS CELEBRATES SOUL

MELANIE FIONA & CEE LO GREEN @ 2012 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS, ATLANTA

Mizz DR in The CLUB

RAVEN SYMONE' @ ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 50th ANNIVERSARY

MALAAN AJANG On FAINT!!!

2012-01-29T18:55:00.000-05:00

SUDAN-born CRAZY COOL GROOVY Chocolate Beauty MALAAN AJANG covers #04 THE COLOURS & THE KIDS Issue OF faint mAGAZINE for JUNE 2012!!!

-CCG

JEMELE HILL: HOLD THAT THOUGHT On JOE PATERNO And BEAR BRYANT!!!

2012-01-28T23:21:00.000-05:00

In this episode of #HoldThatThought, ESPN Host/Analyst JEMELE HILL explores the link between late PENN STATE UNIVERSITY NITTANY LIONS Head Football Coach JOE "JOE PA" PATERNO and late UNIVERSITY Of ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE Head Football Coach PAUL "BEAR" BRYANT!!!

-CCG

BLACK AND LATINO!!!

2012-01-28T22:59:00.002-05:00

The MUN2 NETWORK has produced an interesting new webumentary that dissects and discusses what it means to be BLACK And LATINO!!!

BLACK And LATINO brings out some our favorite CRAZY COOL GROOVY Black and Latino Family to bring their joys, pains, and perspectives on what it has meant for them to be Black and Latino in America.

Speakers include CHRISTINA MILIAN, GINA TORRES, JESSY TERRERO, JUDY REYES, LAZ ALONSO, SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, TATYANA ALI, and more.

-CCG

MUN2.TV

Found it @ THE YOUNG, BLACK, & FABULOUS

MUGSHOT MAYHEM: COBB COUNTY TAE KWON DO INSTRUCTOR Is CHARGED With AGGRAVATED CHILD MOLESTATION For HAVING SEX With UNDERAGE GIRL STUDENT!!!

2012-01-28T22:25:00.000-05:00

Meet YOUNG JIN SHIM!!!

32-year-old Master YOUNG JIN SHIM was arrested Wednesday, January 25, 2012, and charged with AGGRAVATED CHILD MOLESTATION for having a Sexual Relationship with an underage girl student.p with an underage student.

YOUNG JIM SHIM was allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old female student of his at his martial arts studio - SHIM'S MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY Of TAE KWON DO, and at his RSWELL, GA, home.

COBB COUNTY POLICE Spokesman MIKE BOWMAN said that the young girl said;

"that she began a relationship with her Tae Kwon Do instructor."

Master YOUNG JIN SHIM is held without bond in the COBB COUNTY ADULT DETENTION CENTER.

-CCG

Spotted @ AJC

RUBEN STUDDARD; "JUNE 28 (I'M SINGLE)"!!!

2012-01-28T22:05:00.000-05:00

BIRMINGHAM, AL-native Bigg RUBEN STUDDARD releases the Official Video to his Official Single, JUNE 28 (I'M SINGLE), from his forthcoming album, LETTERS FROM BIRMINGHAM which drops 03.03.12!!!

-CCG

NYCOLE WHITNEY has your Rehab from Reality @ REALITY REHAB

SY SMITH; "THE ART OF YOU" & "REACH DOWN IN YOUR SOUL"!!!

2012-01-28T01:28:00.000-05:00

SY SMITH dropped her last studio album, CONFLICT in 2008, and is hard at work getting ready to release her next album, FAST And CURIOUS, on VALENTINE'S DAY 2012!!!

Til then, enjoy two goodies from CONFLICT - visuals for THE ART OF YOU and REACH DOWN IN YOUR SOUL, which features liguistics from WES FELTON.

-CCG

MICHELLE OBAMA On MORE!!!

2012-01-28T00:27:00.000-05:00

The FLOTUS is Radiant in Red and speaks on SELF-DOUBT, EARLY STRUGGLES - AND HER BOLD CAMPAIGN TO BUILD GIRLS' CONFIDENCE in the FEBRUARY 2012 issue of MORE Magazine!!!

-CCG

RED CARPET @ McDONALDS!!!

2012-01-27T23:59:00.002-05:00

CHRISTINA MILIAN

CHRISTINA MILIAN, MEAGAN GOOD, and Dynamic Duo SALT & PEPA were invited to LOS ANGELES by fast food magnate McDONALD'S to help them celelbrate the launch and release of their new "Hollywood-Style" CHICKEN McBITES!!!

Check out the CRAZY COOL GROOVY Cuties rolling down the Red Carpet!!!

-CCG

MEAGAN GOOD

SALT & PEPA

MEAGAN GOOD... I'm lovin' it!!!

Spotted @ ATL NIGHT SPOTS

OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY: LET'S GET HIGH!!!

2012-01-27T23:38:00.000-05:00

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

HAPPY FRIDAY; Let's Get HIGH!!!

Of course; Yours Truly, CCGroovy is talkin' 'bout dat MUSICAL HIGH that you, me, us, and we get from the euphoric aural stimulation that is provided by OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY.

What OLD SCHOOL Songs put you on a MUSICAL HIGH???

HAPPY IT'S FRIDAY AN' YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' TO DO SO LET'S GET HIGH OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

Ya Boy CCG does realize that JL has not exactly been around long enough to be considered Old School, BUTT; this song...

Get High with REGINA @ REGINA'S OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY SPOT

HE LOVED Her CAMERAPHONE PHOTO So MUCH...!!!

2012-01-27T15:36:00.000-05:00

He loved her cameraphone photo so much, he got it tattooed on his arm!!!

What do YOU think???

HOLLA!!!

-CCG

D'ANGELO Is LIVE In STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN!!!

2012-01-27T15:21:00.000-05:00

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Yesterday in STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, SoulBrotha D'ANGELO kicked off his European Mini-Tour by taking the stage at FILDELFIAKYRKAN CHURCH for his first LIVE Performance in over 10 YEARS!!!

D'ANGELO treated the appreciative audience to a few faves, such as CHICKEN GREASE and DEVIL'S PIE (first clip); and he debuted a few new songs, including the very well-received SUGAR DADDY (second clip).

-CCG

Poppin' @ POPSESSIVE

Got the Juice from JUICY @ JUICY CARTER

LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE: WIFEY 101: HOW TO KEEP YOUR HUSBAND HAPPY!!!

2012-01-27T14:43:00.000-05:00

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

In this episode of LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE, Host NIECY NASH goes to a Poledancing Class to meet up with a group of wives to discuss some of the Tips and Tricks that they have learned to keep their husbands happy and their marriages alive!!!

-CCG

CARL THOMAS, ft SNOOP DOGG; "DON'T KISS ME"!!!

2012-01-27T14:23:00.000-05:00

Cool Crooner CARL THOMAS catches up with Doggfather SNOOP DOGG to collabo on his new single and video, DON'T KISS ME!!!

-CCG

2 CHAINZ & DJ DRAMA On ROLLING OUT!!!

2012-01-27T14:10:00.000-05:00

HIP HOP ATLiens - Rapper 2 CHAINZ and DJ DRAMA go FROM MIXTAPES TO MILLIONS for the new issue of ROLLING OUT Magazine!!!

-CCG

WOMAN THOU ART LOOSED: ON THE 7TH DAY!!!

2012-01-27T13:59:00.000-05:00

WOMAN THOU ART LOOSED: ON THE 7TH DAY opens FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012!!!

-CCG

2012 HONDA BATTLE OF THE BANDS @ The GEORGIA DOME!!!

2012-01-26T20:52:00.000-05:00

The SUPER BOWL of BLACK MARCHING BANDS is back for their 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY at the GEORGIA DOME!!!

2012 HONDA BATTLE Of The BANDS at the GEORGIA DOME

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012
GEORGIA DOME
3:00PM ET

ATLANTA-native R&B SuperStar MONICA will be the Special Performing Artist at this year's 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the HONDA BATTLE BATTLE OF THE BANDS!!!

-CCG

GEORGIA DOME
1 GEORGIA DOME DRIVE
ATLANTA, GA 30313

Participating UNIVERITY BANDS:

•ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY Marching Rams Show Band

•BETHUNE COOKMAN UNIVERSITY Marching Wildcats

•JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY Sonic Boom of the South

•PRARIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY Marching Storm

•SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Marching 101

•TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Aristocrat of Bands

•VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY Marching Trojan Explosion

•WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY Red Sea of Sound

HONDA BATTLE OF THE BANDS

TICKETS For HONDA BATTLE OF THE BANDS

ONE FOR THE MONEY!!!

2012-01-26T20:19:00.000-05:00

ONE FOR THE MONEY opens tomorrow, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012!!!

-CCG

Is KEVIN LOVE The NEW GREAT WHITE HOPE For The NBA???

2012-01-26T15:17:00.000-05:00

Meet KEVIN LOVE!!!

6'10" MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES Power Forward KEVIN LOVE just signed a 4-Year-$62 Million contract extension with the NBA Team from the Great Lakes State.

ROB PARKER, TIM LEGLER, and SKIP BAYLESS debate to answer the question, "Is KEVIN LOVE the next GREAT WHITE HOPE for the NBA?"

-CCG

MUGSHOT MAYHEM: 21-Year-Old CONVICTED KILLER Of 7-Year-Old JORELYS RIVERA Commits SUICIDE IN JAIL!!!

2012-01-26T14:36:00.001-05:00

Meet JORELYS RIVERA (above) and RYAN BRUNN (below)!!!

Unless you truly have been living under a mountain of rocks, you've heard the story of how 7-year-old JORELYS RIVERA was Kidnapped from the playground at the apartment complex where she lived, Raped, Beaten to Death, and Disposed of in a garbage dumpster at the same complex.

21-year-old RYAN BRUNN is the man who was working as Groundskeeper for the complex when he was arrested, and subsequently pleaded guilty to ABDUCTING, TAKING taking to a vacant apartment unit, MOLESTING/RAPING, and then KILLING 7-year-old JORELYS RIVERA.

RYAN BRUNN pleaded guilty last Tuesday, January 17, 2012 to enticing JORELYS RIVERA into a vacant unit at the RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS in CANTON on December 2, 2011, to molest her.

After the SICK S.O.B. got her into the vacant space; he molested and raped her, cut her throat, beat her over the head with a roller skate and discarded her body in a trash compactor at the complex.

He then rejoined his roommate and a female friend for a night of shopping and marijuana smoking.

After pleading GUILTY, he was sentenced to LIFE In PRISON Without PAROLE.

Sometime Thursday afternoon, January 19, 2012, RYAN BRUNN was discovered hanging from the ceiling of his jail cell.

KRISTEN STANCIL, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections, confirmed late Thursday that 20-year-old Ryan Brunn was found unresponsive in his cell at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson at 4:15 p.m.

He was taken to a local hospital and was pronounced dead at 5:37 p.m. The case has been referred to the GBI for further investigation.

Jorelys' mother - JOCELYN RIVERA said;

“This is the kind of justice that I was expecting for him for all the damage that he made to my little daughter.” “Now, I can say that I feel satisfied,” she added.

JAMES McCOLLUM (lives upstairs from the vacant unit where Jorelys was killed) said;

“As far as I’m concerned, he got off easy.” Adding; “He didn’t suffer enough. When you hear how he beat her to death with her own skate, he didn’t suffer enough.”

NANCY HUDGINS (Complex Resident) said;

“His mind wasn’t right, but I feel kind of sad for the person because he was a human being,” she said. “I don’t see how he could have done that.”

-CCG

Spotted @ AJC

KELLY ROWLAND; "KEEP IT BETWEEN US"!!!

2012-01-26T13:39:00.000-05:00

KELLY ROWLAND drafts Actor LANCE GROSS as her co-star for the loverly visual to KEEP IT BETWEEN US, the third single from her album, HERE I AM!!!

-CCG

Kelly Rowland - "Keep It Between Us" from Kelly Rowland on Vimeo.

CHAKA KHAN, GLORIA GAYNOR, GRACE JONES, & SISTER SLEDGE Take Over ETAM FASHION HOUSE For PARIS FASHION WEEK!!!

2012-01-26T13:24:00.000-05:00

LES BEAUX-ARTS De PARIS was taken over by HOT CHOCOLATE SOUL as Legendary Soul Sistas CHAKA KHAN, GLORIA GAYNOR, GRACE JONES, and SISTER SLEDGE kept it funky for ETAM Fashion House SPRING/SUMMER 2012 Runway Show during PARIS FASHION WEEK!!!

The Still SoSoSEXY Disco Divas devastated the crowd with the iconic tunes I WILL SURVIVE, WE ARE FAMILY, and so Much MORE!!!

-CCG

CHAKA KHAN

GLORIA GAYNOR

KATHY SLEDGE (Gold Dress), GLORIA GAYNOR, GRACE JONES (Black Bodysuit/Mask), CHAKA KHAN

Found it @ THE YOUNG, BLACK, & FABULOUS

THE WOMAN IN BLACK!!!

2012-01-25T02:34:00.000-05:00

THE WOMAN IN BLACK opens FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012!!!

-CCG

ESTELLE On ESMagazine!!!

2012-01-25T02:22:00.000-05:00

LONDON SoulSista ESTELLE is Ravishing in Red shares her GREAT EXPECTATIONS in the JANUARY 2012 issue of london-based EVENING STANDARD Magazine!!!

-CCG

AESTHETICS, FAITH And FREEDOM In CONTEMPORARY ART And CULTURE @ HAMMONDS HOUSE MUSEUM!!!

2012-01-23T11:27:00.000-05:00

The good folks at HAMMONDS HOUSE MUSEUM invite YOU to join artists from their current exibition, CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS Of AFRICA HERE And ABROAD as they discuss the impact of Spirituality and Politics on Contemporary Art in AFRICA!!!

-CCG

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012
2:00PM-5:00PM ET

MODERATOR: Art History Professor CANDY TATE

HAMMONDS HOUSE MUSEUM
503 PEEPLES STREET SW
ATLANTA, GA 30310
404.612.0500
HAMMONDS HOUSE MUSEUM

OWNER Of ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES Suggests ASSASSINATION Of President BARACK OBAMA!!!

2012-01-22T15:12:00.001-05:00

Meet ANDREW ADLER!!!

Since 2009, ANDREW ADLER has been the Owner/Editor/Publisher of the ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES (AJT), a small weekly newspaper in the Atlanta Jewish community.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012; Owner/Editor/Publisher ANDREW ADLER published an article in his newspaper in which he suggests three options that ISRAEL might consider when dealing with a nuclear-armed IRAN.

ANDREW ADLER wrote that one of the three options might be...

"take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel."

He then reiterated his statement to make sure that his point was clearly understood.

"Yes, you read 'three' correctly. Order a hit on the president in order to preserve Israel’s existence."

After a nationwide backlash hit the AJT fan, his flimsy explanation was that he wrote the piece...

“to get a reaction from the Jewish community.”

ABRAHAM FOXMAN, National Director of the ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE (ADL); the international organization that is on top of ALL Things JEWISH Everywhere said;

” There is absolutely no excuse, no justification, no rationalization for this kind of rhetoric…These are irresponsible and extremist words…an apology cannot possibly repair the damage."

Adler says that he was not actually advocating an attack on President OBAMA when he stated that Israel should take out a President.

"I apologize. I truly apologize if it comes across that way,” said Adler. He continued, “In next week's issue there will be a huge apology on my part.”

The UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE is charged with protecting the president and stated;

"We are aware of this matter, and we will make all appropriate, investigative follow-up in regard to this matter."

ANDREW ADLER said he will apologize to President OBAMA, , to ISRAEL, and to his readers in the next issue of the ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES.

Hmmmmm... just wondering how that apology is gonna go.

Maybe... "I didn't actually mean that someone should actually KILL the President when I said that some should Kill the President."

SMH!!!

-CCG

Atlanta Jewish Times Column Suggests 'Hit' on President: MyFoxATLANTA.com

Found it @ FOX ATLANTA

ADRIAN YOUNGE; "LOVELY LADY"!!!

2012-01-21T18:45:00.000-05:00

ADRAIN YOUNGE released VENICE DAWN back in 2000, has now re-released the album as SOMETHING ABOUT APRIL, and dropped a superbly authentic 1970s-inspired first visual for LOVELY LADY!!!

ENJOY!!!

-CCG

Saw it @ SOULBOUNCE

THE HUNGER GAMES!!!

2012-01-21T18:26:00.000-05:00

THE HUNGER GAMES opens MARCH 23, 2012!!!

-CCG

(1)NE DROP: WHAT DOES BLACKNESS LOOK LIKE???

2012-01-21T17:57:00.001-05:00

WHAT DOES BLACKNESS LOOK LIKE?!?!?

Meet Dr. YABA BLAY!!!

Dr. YABA BLAY is an Assistant Professor of AFRICANA STUDIES who teaches courses at LAFAYETTE COLLEGE, located in EASTON, PA. Her research focuses on BLACK IDENTITY, with specific attention to SKIN COLOR and HAIR POLITICS.

Dr. YABA BLAY is the recipient of a 2010 LEEWAY FOUNDATION ART And CHANGE GRANT through which she embarked upon and authored the book project, (1)NE DROP: CONVERSATIONS On SKIN COLOR, RACE, And IDENTITY.

Using the total project of what the book has become, Dr. BLAY is using (1)NE DROP: CONVERSATIONS On SKIN COLOR, RACE, And IDENTITY to challenge narrow, yet very popular perceptions of what BLACKNESS is and what BLACKNESS looks like.

Dr. YABA BLAY says;

"If we can recalibrate our lenses to see Blackness as a broader category of Identity and Experience, perhaps we will be able to see ourselves as part of a larger global community.In the end, (1)NE DROP hopes to awaken a long-overdue and much needed dialogue about racial identity and skin color politics."

-CCG

Dr. YABA BLAY, (1)NE DROP

THANDIE NEWTON On MONARCH!!!

2012-01-21T16:46:00.000-05:00

Top Notch THANDIE NEWTON talks on GOOD DEEDS and HER ROLE IN UPCOMING TYLER PERRY FILM, HOLLYWOOD, and HOW SHE STAYS BLANCED in the WINTER 2012 issue of MONARCH Magazine!!!

-CCG

BJ THE CHICAGO KID; "LADY LADY"!!!

2012-01-21T16:37:00.000-05:00

BJ THE CHICAGO dropped off a very artistic B&W visual for LADY LADY, his new single from his forthcoming album, PINEAPPLE NOW-LATERS, which drops VALENTINE'S DAY, February 14, 2012!!!

-CCG

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES VISITS MICHON'S In COLLEGE PARK!!!

2012-01-21T15:59:00.002-05:00

Internationally-reknown Chef GORDON RAMSAY - the uber-emotional host of FOX RealiTV Series KITCHEN NIGHTMARES, recently accepted an invitation to come to Metropolitan ATLANTA to right the rocky ship of family-owned MICHON'S SMOKEHOUSE RESTAURANT in COLLEGE PARK!!!

Located at 1583 Virginia Avenue in College Park, GA; MICHON'S was founded in 1990 by AL WILSON and his wife and named for their daughter, NATALIE MICHON WILSON (photo below).

AL WILSON - the patriarch of MICHON'S, has had some recent health challenges, and wants to transition daughter NATALIE MICHON into ownership of the family business.

Mr. and Mrs. WILSON also realize that the family enterprise has a plethora of internal issues. This realization is what caused them to reach out to Chef RAMSAY to come to College Park and get MICHON'S back on the right track.

-CCG

MICHON'S SMOKEHOUSE RESTAURANT

MALIAH MICHEL & TAMMY TORRES On SHOW: BLACK LINGERIE!!!

2012-01-20T23:55:00.002-05:00

Video Vixens/Models MALIAH MICHEL and TAMMY TORRES cover BLACK LINGERIE ISSUE #15 of SHOW Magazine!!!

-CCG

K'JON; "WILL YOU BE THERE"!!!

2012-01-20T23:54:00.004-05:00

DETROIT-based Singer K'JON is back with a thought-provoking visual to his new single, WILL YOU BE THERE, from his forthconing new album, MOVING ON!!!

-CCG

THE ONLY WAY IS ESSEX On ASIAN WOMAN!!!

2012-01-20T23:47:00.000-05:00

ESSEX, ENGLAND-based RealiTV Series THE ONLY WAY IS ESSEX stars (clockwise from top left) LUCY MECKLENBURGH, SAM FAIERS, and JESSICA WRIGHT cover the LOVE FASHION: NEW YEAR, NEW TRENDS, NEW YOU Issue of ASIAN WOMAN Magazine for WINTER 2011/12!!!

-CCG

WHO WINS NFC CHAMPIONSHIP???

2012-01-20T19:22:00.000-05:00

Sunday, January 22, 2012, the NEW YORK GIANTS will be in SAN FRANCISCO, CA, to face the SAN FRANCISCO 49ers at Candlestick Park for the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

ESPN FIRST TAKE has NFL Analysts JEMELE HILL and SKIP BAYLESS to chop up the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME which airs LIVE at 6:30PM ET.

-CCG

OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY: ETTA JAMES!!!

2012-01-20T19:00:00.001-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

LOS ANGELES-native Legendary R&B/Blues/Soul/Jazz Singer ETTA JAMES, the Lady with the Soul-Full, Sensuous VOICE, and SoSoSassy ATTITUDE passed away earlier today from complications of Leukemia at RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL in LA at the age of 73.

CRAZY COOL GROOVY Celebrates, Commemorates, and Dedicates OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY to the Life, Love, and Musical Legacy of Queen ETTA JAMES.

HAPPY R.I.P. QUEEN ETTA JAMES OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

REGINA'S OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY SPOT got some mo' ETTA JAMES for ya!!!

LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE: WHAT MAKES A WOMAN FEEL SEXY???

2012-01-20T14:01:00.000-05:00

In this episode of LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE; Host NIECY NASH and guest SHERRI SHEPHERD, Host of ABC Daytime Talk Show, THE VIEW, get down to the naked truth about WHAT MAKES A WOMAN FEEL SEXY!!!

-CCG

WHO WINS AFC CHAMPIONSHIP???

2012-01-20T13:41:00.000-05:00

Sunday, January 22, 2012, the BALTIMORE RAVENS will be in FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, to take on the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at Gillette Stadium for the AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!!

ESPN FIRST TAKE has NFL Analysts JEMELE HILL and SKIP BAYLESS to chop it up the game that airs LIVE at 3:00PM ET.

-CCG

NE-YO; "TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE IT"!!!

2012-01-20T13:17:00.001-05:00

NE-YO drops TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE IT, a nice-n-smooth mid-tempo Love Ballad that is certain to make some people make some noise!!!

-CCG

Music by Singersroom.com

More on Ne-Yo

LEGENDARY Singer ETTA JAMES Has PASSED AWAY At 73!!!

2012-01-20T12:46:00.002-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

Earlier today, legendary R&B/Soul/Blues/Jazz Singer ETTA JAMES passed away in LOS ANGELES, CA, from complications of Leukemia at RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL at the age of 73.

ETTA JAMES was born in LOS ANGELES, January 25, 1938.

Given the birthname JAMESETTE HAWKINS, the singer with the husky soul-ful voice and sassy attitude cranked out such hits from the 1950s-1970s such as "ROLL WITH ME HENRY", "TRUST IN ME", "SOMETHING'S GOT A HOLD ON ME", "SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE", "ALL I COULD DO WAS CRY", and of course; the 1941 tune that she remade and came to be the ETTA JAMES signature song, "AT LAST".

ETTA JAMES was awarded a GRAMMY AWARD in 2003 for her Contemporary Blues album, "LET'S ROLL," and another in 2004 for her Traditional Blues album, "BLUES TO THE BONE".

In 2008, Singer/Actress BEYONCE' KNOWLES portrayed ETTA JAMES in the film, CADILLAC RECORDS.

January 20, 2009, newly inaugurated President BARACK OBAMA and First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA danced to "AT LAST" as sang by BEYONCE'.

We offer PRAYERS, CONDOLENCES, and Wishes of WELLNESS And HEALING to the Surviving Family of ETTA JAMES.

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

President BARACK OBAMA SINGS "LET'S STAY TOGETHER" At FUNDRAISER At APOLLO THEATER!!!

2012-01-20T11:46:00.002-05:00

HAPPY FRIDAY to ALL of My CRAZY COOL GROOVY Family, Friends, Fans, Followers, Frienemies and Fantabulicioustic Flyy Folk!!!

During a fundraiser last night at the famed APOLLO THEATER in HARLEM, NY, President BARACK OBAMA broke out into a brief rendition of the classic love song, LET'S STAY TOGETHER.

Commander-In-Chief OBAMA acknowledged that the Rev. AL GREEN was in the audience and paid tribute to the legendary Singer/Preacher by hitting the audience with;

"I... am sooo in love with you..."

Yours Truly, CCGroovy is more that sure that if President OBAMA had continued any further, the SECRET SERVICE would have had their hands full!!!

In the words of YOUNG JEEZY;

"My President is BLACK... !!!

-CCG

EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE!!!

2012-01-20T11:25:00.000-05:00

EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE is a heart-tugging family-friendly film which stars THOMAS HORN as OSKAR, a young boy who lost his father (portrayed by TOM HANKS) in the collapse of the WORLD TRADE CENTER on SEPTEMBER 11, 2001!!!

SANDRA BULLOCK plays his mother who assists Oskar, as he urgently searches the five boroughs of NEW YORK CITY for the lock that matches a mysterious key left by his father.

NOW SHOWING!!!

-CCG

CUBA GOODING, Jr Does IMPERSONATIONS On SPORTSCENTER!!!

2012-01-19T15:47:00.000-05:00

ACADEMY AWARD-winning Actor CUBA GOODING, Jr. appeared today with LINDA COHN on ESPN SPORTCENTER to promote his new film, RED TAILS, and Linda asked him to do some impersonations of various sports personalities!!!

-CCG

SINNERS & SAINTS @ HAMMONDS HOUSE MUSEUM!!!

2012-01-19T15:26:00.000-05:00

HAMMONDS HOUSE MUSEUM and WRITTEN Magazine Present: SINNERS & SAINTS, as a part of their WINE And WORDS Series!!!

-CCG

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
6:30PM ET

HAMMONDS HOUSE MUSEUM
503 PEEPLES STREET
ATLANTA, GA 30310
404.612.0500
HAMMONDS HOUSE MUSEUM

WRITTEN

THE DECODERS, ft COCO O.; "HEY THERE LONELY BOY"!!!

2012-01-19T12:35:00.000-05:00

Here's one more from THE DECODERS; this time featuring COCO O. on a remix of the RUBY & THE ROMANTICS classic groove, HEY THERE LONELY BOY!!!

You may also remember the EDDIE HOLMAN version; HEY THERE LONELY GIRL.

ENJOY!!!

-CCG

Hey There Lonely Boy feat. Coco Owino by The Decoders

THE GREY!!!

2012-01-19T12:11:00.000-05:00

THE GREY opens next FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012!!!

-CCG

FOREVER YOUNG FASHION & ACCESSORIES {PRE} SCENE @ FOREVER YOUNG BOUTIQUE!!!

2012-01-19T12:01:00.000-05:00

FORVER YOUNG FASHION & ACCESSORIES is Cordially Inviting you, u, You, U, and YOU to be {PRE)SCENE at their celebration of the Launching of FOREVER YOUNG FASHION & ACCESSORIES!!!

-CCG

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012
7:00PM-10:00PM ET

FORVER YOUNG BOUTIQUE
145 NASSAU STREET
ATLANTA, GA 30303
(Directly Behind The Tabernacle)

HOSTED By: Radio/TV Personality NINA BROWN
HOT 107.9 Radio Personality MARIA MORE
R&B Singer DONDRIA

MUSIC By: DJ TRACI STEELE

RSVP: FOREVER YOUNG BOUTIQUE

THE DECODERS, ft SY SMITH; "INSIDE MY LOVE"!!!

2012-01-19T11:30:00.000-05:00

Producer/Musician ITAI SHAPIRA. Musician/Arranger TODD SIMON, and Musicians QUINCY McCRARY and BLAKE COLIE make up THE DECODERS, who brought in SongBird SY SMITH to lay down her amazing vocals for a remake of INSIDE MY LOVE, the classic love song from one of the greatest female voices of all time - the late Great MINNIE RIPPERTON!!!

ENJOY!!!

-CCG

HAPPY FOUNDER'S DAY ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, Inc.!!!

2012-01-19T11:07:00.001-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

HAPPY THURSDAY!!!

Offering sincerest apologies for being tardy; Yours Truly, CCGroovy would like to wish my sisters in Greek - the Lovely Ladies in Royal Blue and White of ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, Inc. a HAPPY 92ND (January 16, 1920) BIRTHDAY!!!

PRAYERS, HUGGZ, SHOUTTZ, LOVE, and CRAZY COOL GROOVY CONGRATULATIONS to You ALL!!!

Have a WONDERFUL WEEKEND, Ladies!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

TERRENCE HOWARD On ROLLING OUT!!!

2012-01-19T10:41:00.000-05:00

TERRENCE HOWARD - star of the epic film RED TAILS, enjoys THE RESURGENCE OF A HOLLYWOOD HEARTTHROB on the new issue of ROLLING OUT Magazine!!!

-CCG

COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES: A TATTOO DOCUMENTARY!!!

2012-01-19T02:56:00.000-05:00

Meet MIYA BAILEY (below)!!!

MIYA BAILEY is a lifelong Fine Artist, 20-year-professional Tattoo Artist, and the Founder/Proprietor of CITY Of INK Tattoo Shop & Art Gallery located at 323 WALKER STREET in the CASTLEBERRY HILL DISTRICT, right here in The ATL.

MIYA BAILEY and Filmmaker/Director ARTEMUS JENKINS have teamed up to bring us COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES: A TATTOO DOCUMENTARY, that explores the colorful Tattoo Culture from the perspective of persons of color.

COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES: A TATTOO DOCUMENTARY seeks out and finds some of the Black artists that were the pioneers. It explores their hardships and struggles, and unearths the prejudices that individuals had to overcome in order to break into and become successful in the business.

COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES also explores the "Do's and Don'ts" that many BLACKFOLK ignore when making the critical choice of something that will be on their bodies for the rest of their lives. The film examines the phenomena of the Athlete, Entertainer, Modern Urban Culture Icons, and how what they put on THEIR bodies affects what we as "Regular" BLACKFOLK may put on our bodies. It also takes an insightful look into how finance often dictates the quality of Artist, and consequently; the quality of ART.

-CCG

MIYA BAILEY
ARTEMUS JENKINS
CITY OF INK

BRALESS THURSDAY: NEW YEAR'S BRALESSOLUTIONS!!!

2012-01-19T01:38:00.001-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL of My CRAZY COOL GROOVY Jewels of ALL Ages, Tribes, Colors, Shapes, Sizes, and FLAVORS!!!

Have you made any NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS?

Have you resolved to make 2012 the Year of YOU??

Have you resolved to Look Better, Feel Better, Do Better, OR; to simply BE BETTER?

Have you made any NEW YEAR'S BRALESSOLUTIONS???

Have you resolved to take better care of your Personal Health, specifically; have you resolved to be more proactive regarding your BREAST HEALTH?

resolve to take off your bra

Have you resolved to call your Health Care Professional (HCP) to discuss your new BREAST HEALTH Plan of Action?

Resolve to take off your bra.

Have you resolved to investigate and discuss with your HCP, the information/research that suggests that wearing your bra more than 12-15 hours per day (like some of you do) could be harmful to your BREASTS, and could drastically increase your chances of contracting BREAST CANCER?

Resolve To Take Off Your Bra.

Have you resolved that the next time that you go lingerie shopping; you will ask for a proper bra fitting to be sure that you are wearing the correct bra size, and; when you get home from shopping, you will take off your your brand-new properly-fitting bra?

Resolve To TAKE OFF Your BRA.

Have you resolved to take off your bra the minute you get home from work, school, church, or; whenever you are in the privacy of your home, and; when you sleep at night?

RESOLVE To TAKE OFF Your BRA.

Have you resolved to enjoy the Good Feeling that YOU will receive from Taking Off Your Bra?

PLEASE RESOLVE TO TAKE OFF YOUR BRA.

I LOVE YOU!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

ESTELLE; "THANK YOU"!!!

2012-01-18T23:36:00.000-05:00

ESTELLE drops off THANK YOU, a heartwreching visual about the power of Heartbreak and Healing!!!

-CCG

NBA COUNTDOWN: CONTENDER Or PRETENDER???

2012-01-18T23:18:00.002-05:00

The NBA COUNTDOWN CREW - CHRIS BROUSSARD, JALEN ROSE, JON BARRY, and MICHAEL WILBON chop up their CONTENDER and PRETENDER picks in the Western Conference!!!

-CCG

CHAD OCHO CINCO & EVELYN LOZADA On URBAN INK!!!

2012-01-18T23:09:00.000-05:00

LoveBirds NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Wide Receiver CHAD OCHO CINCO and VH1 RealiTV Series BASKETBALL WIVES Star EVELYN LOZADA cover the new issue of URBAN INK Magazine!!!

-CCG

AMERCAN IDOL: SEASON 11 On FOX!!!

2012-01-18T22:52:00.001-05:00

Season 11 of the FOX hit RealiTV Series, AMERICAN IDOL begins tonight!!!

JENNIFER LOPEZ, RANDY JACKSON, RYAN SEACREST and STEVEN TYLER to our living rooms for the two-night premiere of AMERICAN IDOL to sift through the countless hopefuls who tried out last Fall.

FOX starts Season 11 in SAVANNAH, GA; but, also held auditions in ST LOUIS, MO; PORTLAND, OR; SAN DIEGO, CA; PITTSBURGH, PA; DENVER, CO; HOUSTON, TX; and EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ.

The first AMERICAN IDOL Audition Episode aired tonight, Wednesday, January 18, 2012; 8:00-10:00PM ET. The premiere continues with a one-hour episode starting at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday and a Special Broadcast on Sunday, January 22, 2012; after the NFL NFC Championship Game.

-CCG

Found @ FREDDYO

SANTIGOLD; "BIG MOUTH"!!!

2012-01-18T22:30:00.001-05:00

SANTIGOLD is back with a creatively animated visual for her new single, BIG MOUTH!!!

-CCG

MARSHA AMBROSIUS On HEED!!!

2012-01-18T22:16:00.000-05:00

Marvelous MARSHA AMBROSIUS is REKNOWN, REINVENTED, and REVEALED in VOLUME 2 ISSUE 4 of HEED Magazine!!!

-CCG

JOHNNY POPCORN; "HELLO TO THE BAD GUY"!!!

2012-01-17T23:55:00.000-05:00

Rappa-Turnt-Produca HEZEKIAH steps back in front of the M-I-C as a Sanga!!!

HEZEKIAH has teamed up with TONE WHITFIELD to form the duo JOHNNY POPCORN, and together; HELLO TO THE BAD GUY is their first single release from their upcoming album.

SAY HELLO TO THE BAD GUY!!!

-CCG

UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING!!!

2012-01-17T23:40:00.000-05:00

UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING opens FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012!!!

-CCG

HAPPY BIRTHDAY First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA!!!

2012-01-17T23:30:00.001-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

HAPPY TUESDAY to ALL of My CRAZY COOL GROOVY Family, Friends, Fans, Followers, Frienemies, and Fantabulicioustic Flyy Folk!!!

We would like to say CRAZY COOL GROOVY CONGRATULATIONS and HAPPY 48TH BIRTHDAY to our First Lady Of The United States MICHELLE ROBINSON OBAMA!!!

HAPPY FABULOUS 48TH To The FLOTUS With The MOSTEST!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

CHANEL IMAN On L'OFFICIEL!!!

2012-01-17T23:20:00.001-05:00

CHANEL IMAN covers PARIS-based publication L'OFFICIEL Magazine for February 2012!!!

-CCG

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUHAMMAD ALI!!!

2012-01-17T13:41:00.000-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

HAPPY TUESDAY!!!

We would like give CRAZY COOL GROOVY CONGRATULATIONS and say HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY to Legendary 3-Time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion/Philanthropist/Activist MUHAMMAD ALI!!!

HAPPY BITHDAY To THE GREATEST Of All TIME!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

MUGSHOT MAYHEM: TEXAS NASA WOMAN Charged With FIRST-DEGREE MURDER For KILLING HUSBAND'S MISTRESS!!!

2012-01-17T03:08:00.002-05:00

Meet SHANNON GRIFFIN!!!

52-year-old Retired NASA Employee SHANNON L. O'ROARK-GRIFFIN is currently held in the SEDGWICK COUNTY JAIL near WICHITA, KS, on one count of FIRST-DEGREE MURDER and ARMED CRIMINAL ACTION for the Shooting Death of IRINA ANCA PUSCARIU, her husband's mistress.

Friday, January 13, 2012, SHANNON GRIFFIN and her husband, U.S. AIR FORCE Colonel ROSCO GRIFFIN were involved in Marital Counseling in GREAT BEND, KS, when ROSCO revealed that he had a mistress, and had no plans to stop seeing his Other Woman.

After the session; SHANNON GRIFFIN drove to IRINA ANCA PUSCARIU's home, rang the bell, and upon IRINA answering the door, SHANNON entered the home and shot her three times in the face; killing her.

According to a police affidavit, O’Roark-Griffin called her husband Rosco Griffin and told him she had shot and killed his mistress, Irina Anca Puscariu. Griffin called police at about 2:10 p.m. Friday and reported the crime.

ANETA PUSCARIU, mother of IRINA, was home at the time her daughter was killed, and later identified SHANNON in a photo lineup.

After allegedly shooting Puscariu, O’Roark-Griffin drove south along Interstate 35 into Kansas. She was pulled over at 4:56 p.m. in Kansas and arrested without incident, the affidavit notes.

-CCG

CBS DALLAS/FT. WORTH

KEVIN DURANT On SLAM!!!

2012-01-17T01:34:00.000-05:00

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Forward KEVIN DURANT says "IT'S KD TIME" as he covers the Belated 2012 NBA PREVIEW ISSUE of SLAM Magazine for March 2012!!!

-CCG

MUGSHOT MAYHEM: SAINTS FAN HELD WITHOUT BOND For APPLEBEE'S SHOOTING!!!

2012-01-16T23:52:00.000-05:00

Meet DONALD RAY AYRO!!!

31-year-old DONALD RAY AYRO is being held without bond in the GWINNETT COUNTY JAIL on charges of two counts of AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, BEING A FELON In POSSESSION Of A FIREARM, and POSSESSION Of A FIREARM DURING The COMISSION Of A FELONY due to being arrested for shooting two men Saturday, January 14, 2012, in an APPLEBEE'S Parking Lot in DULUTH, following an argument over the NEW ORLEANS SAINTS vs SAN FRANCISCO 49ers football game.

Police responding to a report of shots fired in the parking lot of the Applebee’s at 2085 PLEASANT HILL ROAD Saturday night, found 30-year-old CHRISTOPHER MIDDLETON, of STONE MOUNTAIN, with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

CHRISTOPHER MIDDLETON remains in Critical Condition at GWINNETT MEDICAL CENTER.

DULUTH-resident COREY ADAMS, also 30 years old, susatined a minor graze wound to his head. He was treated at the scene and released.

COREY ADAMS said he and his friend were watching an NFL playoff game and rooting for the San Francisco 49ers. He said a New Orleans Saints fan took offense to his cheering and had words with him.

COREY ADAMS said;

"The only thing me and my buddy said was, we were excited that the 49ers scored," Adams said. "It was only one touchdown."

Adams said the man paid for his food and left in a hurry saying that he would be back, but he just brushed it off.

"I saw him pop a pill."

Witnesses provided police with a description of the alleged shooter and the vehicle he left in.

A short time later, police caught up with DONALD RAY AYRO traveling south on I-85 near Jimmy Carter Boulevard and stopped him for questioning.

Investigators said all three men had been inside the Applebee’s watching the game. Ayro became upset with Middleton and Adams and made a comment that he would be back for them and left the restaurant, police said. A short time later, Ayro confronted the two men in the parking lot and fired on them with a handgun.

-CCG

Spotted @ AJC

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KINNY; "BIG FAT LIAR"!!!

2012-01-16T15:40:00.000-05:00

CANADA-born KINNY was also born with a mix of a little CANADIAN INDIAN, JAMAICA, FRANCE, SWEDEN, and whole lotta SOUL!!!

KINNY is a classically-trained opera singer, BUTT (a bigg but); it was her deep-rooted love of Soul, Jazz, and Reggae, that evetually won her over.

BIG FAT LIAR is her first single from upcoming album release, CAN'T KILL A DAME WITH SOUL.

ENJOY!!!

-CCG

MONDAY MOTIVATION: KING HOLIDAY!!!

2012-01-16T15:19:00.000-05:00

In 1986, a collaboration of singers and rappers got together and were dubbed The KING DREAM CHORUS & HOLIDAY CREW!!!

The KING HOLIDAY CHORUS & HOLIDAY CREW then created and released the visual to KING HOLIDAY, the single that paid tribute to the Late Rev. Dr. MARIN LUTHER KING, Jr.!!!

Participating Artists in the KING HOLIDAY CHORUS are EL DeBARGE, WHITNEY HOUSTON STACY LATTISAW, LISA LISA & FULL FORCE, TEENA MARIE, MENUDO, STEPHAINE MILLS, NEW EDITION, and JAMES "J.T." TAYLOR.

The HOLIDAY CREW was made up of Rappers KURTIS BLOW, THE FAT BOYS, GRANDMASTER MELLE MEL, RUN DMC, and WHODINI.

Everybody Sing for MARTIN LUTHER KING!!!

-CCG

TEAM USA 2012 OLYMPIC BASKETBALL FINALISTS!!!

2012-01-16T14:55:00.004-05:00

DUKE UNIVERSITY BLUE DEVILS Head Coach MIKE "COACK K" KRZYZEWSKI will once again Head Coach the TEAM USA OLYMPIC BASKETBALL Team at the 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS, taking place in LONDON, ENGLAND!!!

Former CHICAGO BULLS/DUKE BLUE DEVILS Point Guard ESPN College Basketball Analyst JAY WILLIAMS breaks down the finalists.

-CCG

RED CARPET @ 2012 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS!!!

2012-01-16T13:58:00.001-05:00

AMBER RILEY

FOX Sitcom GLEE Star AMBER RILEY set Hollywood on fire last night in this Ravishing Red gown at the 69th Annual GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS that took place last night, Sunday, January 15, 2012; at the BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL!!!

Give pause for some of the CRAZY COOL GROOVY Celeb Cuties that catwalked the Red Carpet.

-CCG

ANGELINA JOLIE

FREIDA PINTO

JEANNIE MAI

JESSICA ALBA

JESSICA BIEL

KATE WINSLET

LEA MICHELE

MADONNA

MARY J. BLIGE

NAYA RIVERA

NICOLE KIDMAN

NICOLE RICHIE

OCTAVIA SPENCER

PAULA PATTON

SALMA HAYEK

SHAUN ROBINSON

SOFIA VERGARA

VIOLA DAVIS

MOTIVATION MONDAY: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Rev. Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr.!!!

2012-01-16T12:05:00.000-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

Legendary Singer/Musician/Arranger/Activist STEVIE WONDER penned the song HAPPY BIRTHDAY, as one of the songs for his 1980 album, HOTTER THAN, as a tribute to the Late Rev. Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr.!!!

MONDAY MOTIVATION is dedicated to the Life, Legacy, Love, and Work of the Late Rev. Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIN LUTHER KING MONDAY MOTIVATION!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

HAPPY MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY!!!

2012-01-16T10:45:00.000-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

GOOD MONDAY to ALL of My CRAZY COOL GROOVY Family, Friends, Fans, Followers, Frienemies, and Fantabulicioustic Flyy Folk!!!

Today, JANUARY 16, 2012; as we do annually each third Monday in the month of January, we give pause to honor the Life, Legacy, and Work of the Late Rev. Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968).

Today is the 26th Anniversary of the MARTIN LUTHER KING Holiday, and across the nation there will be Church Services, Speeches, Freedom/Peace Marches, Laying of Wreaths, and other Acts of Remembrance in honor of one of our greatest NATIONAL HEROES.

Below, you find a clip of the iconic "I HAVE A DREAM" Speech, that Rev. Dr. KING gave on AUGUST 28, 1963, at the historic MARCH On WASHINGTON, DC.

Watch the video and listen with the intent to not only honor Rev. Dr. MATIN LUTHER KING, Jr. who passed away 43 years ago, BUTT; to help you to decide what it is that YOU must DO to keep the DREAM ALIVE.

I LOVE YOU!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

RED CARPET @ BET HONORS 2012!!!

2012-01-15T23:49:00.000-05:00

First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA & GABRIELLE UNION

Presenter First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA and Host GABRIELLE UNION were both flawlessly stunning at The 5th Annual BET HONORS, which took place Saturday, January 14, 2012, at the WARNER THEATER in WASHINGTON, DC!!!

Feast your mere mortal eyes on some of our CRAZY COOL GROOVY Gems and one Gentleman that rolled on the Red Carpet.

-CCG

B. SMITH

Honoree BEVERLY KEARNEY

CICELY TYSON

GABRIELLE UNION

Judge GLENDA HATCHETT

INDIA ARIE

JEANNETTE JENKINS

JILL SCOTT

KAT GRAHAM

KELLY ROWLAND

LEDISI

Honoree MARIAH CANNON

MICHELLE WILLIAMS

ROCSI

WILLOW SMITH

Honoree STEVIE WONDER

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Rev. Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr.!!!

2012-01-15T23:38:00.000-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

GOOD SUNDAY to ALL of My CRAZY COOL GROOVY Family, Friends, Fans, Followers, Frienemies, and Flyy Folk!!!

Yours Truly, CCGroovy would like to take this moment and say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Late Rev. Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. (January 15, 1929; Atlanta, GA-April 4, 1968; Memphis, TN)!!!

Son. Student. Husband. Father. Teacher. Preacher. Prophet. Thinker. Dreamer. Leader. Visionary. Revolutionary. Peacemaker.

GOD Bless YOU and Your WORK, Rev. Dr. KING!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

CHRIS BROWN Keeps KARRUECHE On HIS ARM!!!

2012-01-15T17:04:00.000-05:00

CHRIS BROWN wants his current Girlfriend KARRUECHE with him at all times, soooooooooo... he went and got her face tattooed on to his left arm!!!

The artwork is a replica of a photo of her face draped in wet hair, and wearing tribal makeup. In the above photo, you can see the tattoo on his left arm, just below his sleeve.

What do YOU think???

HOLLA!!!

-CCG
Noticed @ NECOLE BITCHIE

PROBABLE CAUSE!!!

2012-01-15T16:52:00.001-05:00

BLUE LION PRODUCTION and Executive Producer/Writer/Director TABARI STURDIVANT Present the film PROBABLE CAUSE; starring TERRI J. VAUGHN, LISA ARRINDELL ANDESON, MNEKO PARHAM, KARON RILEY, ARLE MICHEL, and PRESTON PRATT, III!!!

COMING SOON!!!

-CCG

Found @ FREDDYO

RED CARPET COUPLES @ BET HONORS 2012!!!

2012-01-15T16:35:00.000-05:00

Queen of Soul ARETHA FRANKLIN & Fiance' WILLIAM WILKERSON

The 5th Annual BET HONORS took place yeterday, Saturday, January 14, 2012, at the WARNER THEATER, in WASHINGTON, DC!!!

Check out some of our favorite CRAZY COOL GROOVY Couples that rendezvoused on the Red Carpet!!!

-CCG

CICELY TYSON & Designer b. MICHEAL

U.S. Attorney General ERIC HOLDER & Wife Dr. SHARON MALONE HOLDER

KEVIN & ERICA LILES

Dr. MICHAEL ERIC DYSON & Date

NICK & MARIAH CAREY CANNON

SPIKE & TONYA LEWIS LEE

BET Exec. STEPHEN HILL & BET HONORS 2012 Host GABRIELLE UNION

TERRENCE HOWARD & Daughter AUBREY

Director WILL PACKER & Date

HAPPY FOUNDER'S DAY ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, Inc.!!!

2012-01-15T14:21:00.002-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

HAPPY SUNDAY!!!

Yours Truly, CCGroovy would like to wish my sisters in Greek - the Pretty Girls in Pink and Green that wear 20 Pearls of ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, Inc. a HAPPY 104th BIRTHDAY!!!

PRAYERS, HUGGZ, SHOUTTZ, LOVE, and CRAZY COOL GROOVY CONGRATULATIONS to ALL of YOU!!!

Have a SUPER SUNDAY, Ladies!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

SUNDAY MORNING JAZZ: HAPPY BIRTHDAY EARL HOOKER!!!

2012-01-15T13:58:00.000-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

GOOD MORNING!!!

CHICAGO Blues Guitarist/Bandleader EARL ZEBEDEE HOOKER (January 15, 1929-April 21, 1970) was born this day in 1929, and today would be celebrating his 83rd Birthday.

EARL ZEBEDEE HOOKER was born in QUITMAN COUNTY,MS, just outside of CLARKSDALE. However, his mother moved the entire family to CHICAGO, IL, when he was only 1 year old.

EARL HOOKER was considered a "Musician's Musician", who performed with blues artists such as SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON, II, JUNIOR WELLS, and his cousin - legendary JOHN LEE HOOKER. He also fronted several of his own bands.

EARL HOOKER was influenced by the modern urban styles of T-BONE WALKER and ROBERT NIGHTHAWK.

In the late 1960s, Hooker began performing on the college and concert circuit and had several recording contracts.

However; EH had been fighting a life-long battle with TUBERCULOSIS, and in 1967 suffered a major attack and was hospitalized for a solid year.

Upon being released from the hospital in 1968, EARL organized a new band, and began playing, recording, and touring against doctor's orders.

Just as his career was on an upswing, he suffered another major attack, and checked himself into a hospital in late 1969.

EARL HOOKER passed away APRIL 21, 1970, at the young age of only 41.

B.B. KING said;

"to me he is the best of modern guitarists. Period. With the slide he was the best. It was nobody else like him, he was just one of a kind".

HAPPY R.I.P. BIRTHDAY EARL ZEBEDEE HOOKER SUNDAY MORNING JAZZ!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

EARL HOOKER

VIVIAN BROWN Makes GREAT DAYS At THE WEATHER CHANNEL!!!

2012-01-15T00:13:00.001-05:00

VIVIAN BROWN has always been a STORM CHASER!!!

JACKSON, MS-native Metorologist/Anchor/Host VIVIAN BROWN has been holding it down on THE WEATHER CHANNEL (TWC) for 25 years. She currently hosts DAYPLANNER; Monday-Friday, 2:00PM-5:00PM ET, on TWC.

VIVIAN BROWN says;

"I've always been fascinated with cloud development and storms. When I was in high school, I started thinking about my career and thought Meteorology was a wide open field for women and minorities."

VIVIAN holds a Bachelor's of Science in METEOROLGY from JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY, where she is also a member of the JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS HALL Of FAME. for her acheivements in Track & Field.

VIVIAN is a member of The AMERICAN METEORLOGICAL SOCIETY (AMS); where she has earned the AMS SEAL OF APPROVAL, and The NATIONAL WEATHER ASSOCIATION (NWS); where she has earned the NWS SEAL OF APPROVAL.

VB is also a proud Pretty Girl in Pink and Green of ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, Inc.

VIVIAN BROWN Brings the Sunshine!!!

-CCG

VIVIAN BROWN

MELANIE FIONA; "WRONG SIDE OF A LOVE SONG'!!!

2012-01-14T23:26:00.000-05:00

MELANIE FIONA lays down a heartwrencher as she describes the pain of ending up on the WRONG SIDE OF A LOVE SONG in this single from her forthcoming album, The MF Life!!!

-CCG

Music by Singersroom.com

More on Melanie Fiona

MUGSHOT MAYHEM: GEORGIA STATE SENATOR ARRESTED For DUI!!!

2012-01-14T22:46:00.001-05:00

Meet KIP SMITH!!!

29-year-old GEORGIA STATE Rep. KIP SMITH (R: COLUMBUS) was arrested early Friday morning, January 13, 2012, in BUCKHEAD and charged with DUI.

Rep. SMITH had apparently just left a good time at HAL'S Restaurant on OLD IVY ROAD, when he decided that he was in good shape to get behind the wheel of a car and drive himself home.

The Senator was pulled over after allegedly running a red light while traveling southbound on PEACHTREE ROAD.

ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT Officer Z.A. KRAMER, who was following the lawmaker’s 1998 gold four-door JAGUAR XJ8, said the traffic light had just turned red when Smith went through the intersection at PHARR ROAD.

Kramer said he informed Smith, who was traveling alone, why he was stopped, and the lawmaker told him he didn’t realize the light was red.

APD Officer Z.A. KRAMER said;

“I observed the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Mr. Smith’s breath,” Kramer said in his report. “He advised me he was a state representative and gave the name ‘Kip Smith.'”

-CCG

READ ON:

Rep. KIP SMITH, whose given name is JOHN ANDREW SMITH, first told the officer he had not consumed any alcoholic beverages.

“I asked him again, and he stated he had consumed a single beer at Hal’s. I noticed also that Mr. Smith’s eyes were watery, and I asked him to exit the vehicle, which he did,” Kramer said in the report.

Smith told the officer he’d had the beer 45 minutes earlier, and the officer asked him to blow into a hand-held “intoximeter”. The officer said the lawmaker refused, stating he would prefer to go to a clinic or the hospital to get tested.

The officer told Smith that was done only after an arrest, and that Smith had not been placed under arrest, but Smith “seemed to be having a difficult time understanding what I was trying to explain to him,” the officer said in the report.

The officer said Smith finally agreed to blow into the device. The report stated that Smith blew a .091., which is above the legal limit of .08.

The officer said Smith then told him he’d had a beer 15 minutes earlier, instead of the 45 minutes he had said previously. Smith then allegedly failed a “walk-and-turn” test and a “one-leg-stand” test.

After the tests, Smith was placed under arrested, and two other officers arrived at the scene, according to the police report.

Kramer said that on the way to the city jail,

Rep. KIP SMITH said;

“stated that what had happened was his fault, and that he had been incredibly irresponsible.”

He was given two more breath tests, and Smith blew a .099 and then a .100, “well over the legal limit,” the report said.

Smith was charged with three offenses -- two DUI charges, and the third, failure to obey a traffic control device. He was released on bond. An Atlanta police spokesman said the department would have no comment beyond the police report.
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ALLABOUTGOODMUSIC LIVE!: The MIXTAPE; VOL. 1!!!

2012-01-14T22:23:00.000-05:00

The AllAboutGoodMusic LIVE!: THE MIXTAPE; VOL. 1 is a cool mixture of Funk, Indie, International, Reggae, and Soul from our Brothas and Sistas “across the pond” in the UK that is just right for creating that vibey lounge atmosphere!!!

It's ALL ABOUT GOOD MUSIC!!!

-CCG

Get more Good Music @ GROWN FOLKS MUSIC

First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA JOINS TWITTER!!!

2012-01-14T21:47:00.001-05:00

Thursday, January 12, 2012, #OBAMA2012 Campaign launched First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA into the Twitterverse with the handle @michelleobama!!!

The FLOTUS gained over 250,000 followers in the first 24 hours.

#Obama2012 will manage the account, with personal tweets from the Fist Lady signed, -mo.

See how President OBAMA welcomed his wife to Twitter.

-CCG

Found @ FREDDYO

ENGLAND SIMPSON On CURVE APPEAL CULTURE!!!

2012-01-14T14:28:00.000-05:00

Actress/Model/Singer ENGLAND SIMPSON covers the WINTER 2012 Issue of CURVE APPEAL CULTURE Magazine!!!

SUMMER WILLIAMS; "COLD WINTER"!!!

2012-01-13T23:57:00.000-05:00

Summertime is over, and SUMMER WILLIAMS ain't feeling the cold weather, so she drops COLD WINTER to tell us about it!!!

Enjoy this COLD WINTER!!!

-CCG

Summer Williams; Cold Winter

MUGSHOT MAYHEM: SMYRNA MAN Charged With FELONY MURDER In SHOOTING DEATH Of BP CLERK!!!

2012-01-13T23:44:00.001-05:00

Meet EARLIN LEE TURNER!!!

52-year-old EARLIN LEE TURNER was arrested and charged with FELONY MURDER in the Shooting Death of BP Gas Station clerk DAMODA PATHAK, that took place Monday night, january 9, 2012; just before midnight.

EARLIN LEE TURNER was taken into custody Thursday, January 12, 2012, by the DeKALB Fugitive Squad in the 2000 block of Lake Park Drive after being spotted by authorities.

He was arrested without incident and taken to the DeKalb County Jail.

DAMODAR PATHAK was shot in the abdomen at the BP gas station and convenience store in the 2100 block of CEDAR GROVE ROAD.

39-year-old Pathak died at GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

A witness told authorities that two men went inside the store, and Turner allegedly shot the clerk as he entered the game room area. The men left on foot before police got to the scene.

According to DeKALB COUNTY Police, the second man was cleared of wrongdoing and released after turning himself in earlier this week.

-CCG

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TRUEHOOP TV: EARLY IMPRESSIONS!!!

2012-01-13T23:27:00.001-05:00

In this webisode, the TRUEHOOP TV Players discuss their early impressions of the 2011-2012 NBA Season!!!

-CCG

HAPPY FOUNDER'S DAY To To DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, Inc.!!!

2012-01-13T23:21:00.004-05:00

PEACE And GREETINGS;

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Yours Truly, CCGroovy would like to wish my sisters in Greek, the Devastating Divas in Crimson and Cream of DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, Inc. a HAPPY 99TH BIRTHDAY!!!

PRAYERS, HUGGZ, SHOUTTZ, LOVE, and CRAZY COOL GROOVY CONGRATULATIONS to You ALL!!!

Have a WONDERFUL WEEKEND, Ladies!!!

PEACE And BLESSINGS;

-CCG

JENNIFER HUDSON, ft NE-YO & RICK ROSS; "THINK LIKE A MAN"!!!

2012-01-13T16:32:00.000-05:00

CHICAGO-native JENNIFER HUDSON collabos with ATLien NE-YO, and FLORIDA Boss RICK ROSS on the title tune to THINK LIKE A MAN, the upcoming film based on the STEVE HARVEY book, ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN!!!

-CCG

Jennifer Hudson, ft Ne-Yo & Rick Ross, Think Like A Man

LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE: FIVE MISTAKES WOMEN MAKE IN DATING!!!

2012-01-13T04:12:00.000-05:00

In this episode of LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE, Relationship Expert/Host NIECY NASH takes the ladies to school and advises them on the FIVE MISTAKES WOMEN MAKE IN DATING!!!

NIECY elaborates on the Five Mistakes and offers these Five Solutions:

5. Walk in the truth

4. Date a man who wants the same things you want

3. Date for your priority, not your preference

2. Stop the drama

1. Be what you want to see

-CCG

SH*T WHITE GIRLS SAY... TO BLACK GIRLS!!!

2012-01-13T03:52:00.000-05:00

Meet FRANCESCA LEIGH RAMSAY!!!

NEW YORK-based Blogger/Comedian/Designer/Singer FRANCESCA "CHESCALEIGH" LEIGH RAMSAY recently exploded on YouTube with her videos SH*T WHITE GIRLS SAY... TO BLACK GIRLS, and SH*T WHITE GIRLS SAY... TO BLACK GIRLS TWO.

CHESCALEIGH did her videos in response to the recently popular YouTube entries SH*T GIRLS SAY; which led to a barrage of similar offerings - the most popular of the bunch being SH*T BLACK GIRLS SAY.

CHESCALEIGH has opened up the floodgates of White Folk screaming "RACIST" at her because of her videos, when in fact; she is only recounting many of her own TRUE LIFE Experiences.

Check out Chescaleigh and give a close listen to... Sh*t White Girls Say... To Black Girls.

-CCG

SHANELL; "MY BUTTON"!!!

2012-01-12T23:54:00.000-05:00

SHANELL brings her A-Game to the visual interpretation of her smokin' hot new single, MY BUTTON!!!

-CCG

Shanell - My Button [Music Video] from Daniel Mousdell on Vimeo.

MUGSHOT MAYHEM: ALPHARETTA PHOTOGRAPHER Is SENTENCED To 6 YEARS For CHILD PORNOGRAPHY!!!

2012-01-12T23:38:00.002-05:00

Meet DIRK LaPAGLIA!!!

Photographer DIRK LaPAGLIA was sentenced today by a Federal Judge to 6 years in prison due to being convicted of CHILD PORNOGRAPHY Charges!!!

The 53-year-old ALPHARETTA resident was taking photos of young girls - some of whom were friends of his own daughter, and superimposing them over pornographic images

Apparently, this pervert had lots of access to young children. It seems that he volunteered to photograph neighborhood events such as swim meets and fall festivals.

DIRTY DIRK was charged with POSSESSION Of CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in September 2011.

JOHNS CREEK Police were alerted to LaPaglia after he was accused of stalking a minor child, anonymously sending suggestive packages, an FBI spokesman told the AJC in September. He was charged with stalking on April 15, and authorities said then that there may have been other victims.

-CCG

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