tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post5964327113603084813..comments2024-02-02T01:18:39.737-05:00Comments on Brookey's Cafe Blog: Life, Death and RebirthBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-3106145407708687402009-07-07T10:59:56.064-04:002009-07-07T10:59:56.064-04:00another great BLOG Brooke.Death has taught me many...another great BLOG Brooke.Death has taught me many things. By the time I was 16 years old I had already lost 12 people from my immediate family, including my Mother and Father. At the time I thought it was GOD's way of punishing me for something I did in a previous life.<br />What I learned is that there are two constants in life. The first is CHANGE.Life will change and move on whether you like it or not.And two death awaits us all.Death has taught me to always let the people I love know that they are loved. Sometimes I leave messages like "hey it's Stephanie and I just wanted you to know I'm thinking about you and that you are loved. You don't even have to call me back".Sometimes we take for granted that those we love will always be here.NEVER miss an opportunity to tell people how you feel. After loosing so many people at such a young age it has left me a little numb but life always keeps me hopeful.<br /><br />BarriodivaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-14601141617781072072009-07-06T20:31:14.483-04:002009-07-06T20:31:14.483-04:00Just wanted to say Brooke thanks for always puttin...Just wanted to say Brooke thanks for always putting things in perspective. I also agree that you have a healthy & clear understanding of the relationship between life and death. For me personally I'm definitely shocked into making sure I'm living my life to the fullest when I hear about someone dying what seems like an untimely death.Georgia Peachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512812467528547952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-10827879145011756322009-07-06T18:25:37.380-04:002009-07-06T18:25:37.380-04:00Tomorrow is TMI Tuesday... ;)Tomorrow is TMI Tuesday... ;)Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-78304470842378618082009-07-06T18:23:12.164-04:002009-07-06T18:23:12.164-04:00Here's the one thing I noticed...not sure if i...Here's the one thing I noticed...not sure if it's good or bad. BROOKE HASN'T TALKED ABOUT SEX IN WEEKS!!!! LOLPretty Ricky What Dey Call'emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426322462620415403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-29056216851496612642009-07-06T17:45:04.288-04:002009-07-06T17:45:04.288-04:00This whole death thing over the last few weeks has...This whole death thing over the last few weeks has got me all screwed up.<br /><br />I am not sure I can even say more than that. Just live your life.Anthony Oterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818411014851299966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-91825069088422306222009-07-06T17:27:33.445-04:002009-07-06T17:27:33.445-04:00Wow Rameer, it's like DAT?? :)
Serena, it'...Wow Rameer, it's like DAT?? :)<br /><br />Serena, it's hard to look at loss the way you do, but it's such a blessing that you healed yourself from all your losses and can now have peace. That's the hardest part after a loss...finding peace.<br /><br />I hope his family is comforted in the times to come - all of his family, and all of us and MJ's fans as well as everyone else I mentioned. I know MJ's death overshadows most to some people, but loss is loss, no matter how big or small or who feels it. Sometimes we wonder how the world goes on while we're hurting, and why no one is mourning with us... but life does go on...it has to.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-22825098766507800852009-07-06T16:23:50.218-04:002009-07-06T16:23:50.218-04:00Meryl...you know how you can have chocolate...and ...Meryl...you know how you can have chocolate...and then you can Ghirardelli's or Godiva?<br /><br />Well...this ain't even THAT. This is that chocolate that your friend brings you back from Europe that you've never heard of, but costs like $20 a square and tastes like heaven just exploded in your mouth when you bite into it. Or that good stuff she brings straight from Latin America...<br /><br />The stuff you see artisans in Montreal munching on while talking about traveling to Asia to "explore life". <br /><br />That stuff so good you don't know if you should eat it or decorate around it.<br /><br />Lol...can you tell I like it? Joint is soooooooooo smooth...Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-56161152386454972222009-07-06T16:23:22.125-04:002009-07-06T16:23:22.125-04:00Thanks for this blog Brooke. Death is a certain th...Thanks for this blog Brooke. Death is a certain thing and I try to lean on the passage in Matthew 5:4 that says blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted. When my sister Ayana died almost 2 years ago I was angry, sad and depressed. I even felt at that time that a piece of me died with her.<br /><br />But as Little Girl Blue explained I know her life is everything she couldn't do while on this earth. Knowing that she was now whole made me accept her death. Although death is natural a lot of can't come to grips with it. I had to go to a grieving class for my own sanity and learned how to look at loss differently.<br /><br />Although it was a class for those who lost a loved one it helped me heal all the open wounds from the bad break up that went down in 2007 to the loss of loved ones from years ago.<br /><br />My heart goes out to McNair's kids. Yes we should bury our parents one day, but not so early in the game. Tragic.Serena W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08899725312118622702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-11518116604631959072009-07-06T15:52:26.039-04:002009-07-06T15:52:26.039-04:00Damn, I'm getting a lil tingly just listening ...Damn, I'm getting a lil tingly just listening to you rave about it :) I LOVE Maxwell, he just does something to me, so I'm sure I'll love this new cd :) Have to go see him again...real soon :)Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-40106494782356721552009-07-06T15:47:45.412-04:002009-07-06T15:47:45.412-04:00I'm with you. I'm not a big Beyonce fan ei...I'm with you. I'm not a big Beyonce fan either, but I give her credit cuz she can ACTUALLY sing (though Jennifer Hudson blows her out the water). But her albums DO tend to sound very similar. <br /><br />The Urban Hang Suite is nuts...but me and my family love his whole catalog. This dude is A BEAST musically. <br /><br />So far, I can't stop listening to BLACKsummers' Night. It's literally stopped me from doing work today - I've been at my desk all day playing it since like 10am non-stop. <br /><br />Maybe I'm the only one who will have this reaction...but I'm cool with that. Lol. I just wish he had more songs on it...it's so good it makes me want more. <br /><br />I think it's just HIS VOICE...this dude can SAAAAAAANNNNGGGGG...Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-81776550611536282682009-07-06T15:42:02.097-04:002009-07-06T15:42:02.097-04:00Yeah Rameer... I absolutely agree with you. That i...Yeah Rameer... I absolutely agree with you. That is what makes them great. Like I'm not a big fan of Beyonce because all her music sounds the same to me. <br /><br />So I'm definitely not knocking Maxwell at all... but the urban hang suite joint I couldn't stop listening to it. There are a few albums like that for me. This new album will definitely have a solid roster spot in the 10 CD Changer!Pretty Ricky What Dey Call'emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426322462620415403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-31667332811885317572009-07-06T15:35:25.117-04:002009-07-06T15:35:25.117-04:00I meant makes me like their ALBUM...damned typos.....I meant makes me like their ALBUM...damned typos...Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-36395083466156451272009-07-06T15:34:12.902-04:002009-07-06T15:34:12.902-04:00REALLY?!?
See - I don't do that with artists ...REALLY?!?<br /><br />See - I don't do that with artists - compare albums. Most artists I REALLY like - Kanye, MJB, Outkast, Sade, Prince, 2pac, Mos Def, etc. - don't typically make similar sounding albums; there's always a progression in sound. Madonna is FAMOUS for it. So I take it on the merits of the individual project on it's own. <br /><br />I think Maxwell's new album is INSANE. Like, I can't stop listening to it. It's just audio crack to me...it's beautiful! And no, I'm not one of those people who simply likes an artist so that makes me like their - I still don't know what the hell is the big deal about Beyonce's last album, and I think she's cool.<br /><br />I don't think ANY of Maxwell's albums sound alike in the least bit. But they're all excellent to me. And hearing this album lets me know how long I've been suffering without really good Soul music. <br /><br />John Legend and Raphael Saadiq are good, but they're just appetizers to stuff like this...<br /><br />You tellin' me the melody and arrangement of "Help Somebody" doesn't just take you to church - albeit with Maxweel's subdued, rich smoothness?Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-27070219794551053332009-07-06T15:29:22.573-04:002009-07-06T15:29:22.573-04:00LOL!! I gotta go to this site so I can get my free...LOL!! I gotta go to this site so I can get my free copy! I haven't heard the cd yet, looking forward to it. Nothing will top Urban Hang Suite! That joint was the shiznit!Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-43640046768927175052009-07-06T15:25:34.057-04:002009-07-06T15:25:34.057-04:00I'm giving away a few Maxwell CD's through...I'm giving away a few Maxwell CD's through my fan page. "Together AsOne" (Oh shoot..am I giving away my secret identity!!)<br /><br />Anyway... Rameer... I was just listening to it for the first time... I am mixed about it. I like it because of the originality, the uniqueness of it..the sound is definitely smooth. However it didn't hit me lake Urban hang Suite! Overall I give it 3 1/2 afros outta 5.Pretty Ricky What Dey Call'emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426322462620415403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-86989485278185273932009-07-06T15:23:22.462-04:002009-07-06T15:23:22.462-04:00I can't write that blog either. Too opinionate...I can't write that blog either. Too opinionated. It would be me alienating the person on your blog who dared to describe Lil' Whoopi's music as "real".<br /><br />And by alienating I mean LAMBASTING...Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-26680836603207369072009-07-06T15:19:19.909-04:002009-07-06T15:19:19.909-04:00Rameer, I think you should write it. I love music ...Rameer, I think you should write it. I love music just like anyone else out there, but I think you, DMoe, Ant and probably Dre have an understanding that far surpasses my expertise. <br /><br />I'll be out Friday for a wedding, so I could use a guest blogger ;) Any takers?Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-42938811438577019532009-07-06T15:10:45.535-04:002009-07-06T15:10:45.535-04:00I think you should do a real music blog, Meryl. Cu...I think you should do a real music blog, Meryl. Cuz this new Maxwell album has me floating today...and that's all I keep thinking about: "this is REAL MUSIC". It's the same thought that pops in my head when I hear Sade Adu sing. <br /><br />Of course, it's all subjective. But honestly - and I may be alone in this assessment - I view Maxwell the way I used to view Marvin Gaye as a little boy. Not putting him on the same level, just saying - my reaction is the same. A dude so smooth and effortless with his singing and impact of music...<br /><br />Damn this is a dope CD...Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-76134472915603207502009-07-06T14:58:37.790-04:002009-07-06T14:58:37.790-04:00I'm sure this is hurting his entire family - i...I'm sure this is hurting his entire family - it's unimaginable. <br /><br />When I first heard the story about a woman being with him, and that she wasn't his wife, I was like "oh no, this is gonna make it 10x worse." Can't say I was shocked he had a "mistress" or girlfriend or whatever, but it definitely adds to the sensationalism of it all.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-57666703246364478482009-07-06T14:47:51.179-04:002009-07-06T14:47:51.179-04:00Agreed on all points. Life lost is life lost! And ...Agreed on all points. Life lost is life lost! And that young lady was someone's daughter. No smear on Steve McNair intended. But now with the Media all in your business... that has to put some extra hurt on it for Michele.Pretty Ricky What Dey Call'emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426322462620415403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-87177071215099266932009-07-06T14:27:37.575-04:002009-07-06T14:27:37.575-04:00Little Girl Blue is my cousin everyone! Say hi and...Little Girl Blue is my cousin everyone! Say hi and welcome!!<br /><br />As for the whole Steve McNair/mistress thing, I'll save that for another blog. We don't know what was going on with that yet, but it's sad nonetheless that WHATEVER was going down, two people died - one DEFINITELY murdered - and no one deserves that, no matter what sin they may or may not have been committing.<br /><br />I do feel for his wife and children...as well as the rest of his family. It's one thing to lose someone, but another to lose them in such a violent manner...to have them taken from you by someone other than God Himself. There is the tragedy.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-38650761285716194712009-07-06T13:58:08.581-04:002009-07-06T13:58:08.581-04:00YUP leaving the tasing alone just for today.
I a...YUP leaving the tasing alone just for today. <br /><br />I agree with the whole McNair thing. I find it hard to believe that his wife didn't know. <br /><br />Life & death are such sensitive issues. We need to value life & each other more in life that way we don't have regrets in death.Annamarianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-39384601225777148722009-07-06T13:53:57.065-04:002009-07-06T13:53:57.065-04:00Let me just chime in here...
Steve McNair was sai...Let me just chime in here...<br /><br />Steve McNair was said to have been seen with the young woman for 7 months. He was known to frequent places with her, they had a car in both their names, and may have had the condo together as well. <br /><br />Do you REALLY think his wife had no idea?!?<br /><br />Sounds more to me like a case of them being separated or having some type of understanding. I mean, even the police termed them as "dating".<br /><br />While I don't defend it, all I'm saying is people have been to quick to throw Steve under the bus cuz he was "cheating". None of us know what went on in that man's household or what was or wasn't understood. Doesn't take away from the tragedy of the situation at all.<br /><br />People are too quick to paint him as a cheater...it's common if people are separated (which we don't know for a fact that they were or weren't) to explore new relationships. For all we know, a divorce could've been in the works - or it could've been a Michael Jordan situation, where he stayed married to his wife for years, but had no romantic dealings with her and it was understood between the husband and wife. <br /><br />R.I.P. Air McNair.Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-2334618556214149952009-07-06T13:49:02.373-04:002009-07-06T13:49:02.373-04:00Yeah Little Girl... I gotta agree with you. I'...Yeah Little Girl... I gotta agree with you. I'm really feeling for the wife right now. Not only do you lose your husband, but on some old bull'ish too!!! Of course I don't know what was going on behind closed doors... but dam!!! And now they got pictures up too of them hanging out on trips...AND SHE'S 19...aww hell no.Pretty Ricky What Dey Call'emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426322462620415403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-27833745603941994362009-07-06T13:26:07.838-04:002009-07-06T13:26:07.838-04:00I'm a new follower (thanks for the invite, cou...I'm a new follower (thanks for the invite, cousin) and am one that generally likes to view for a bit before commenting, but I couldn't pass this one up. <br /><br />B, I appreciate your view of life, death and the cycle we're in. Definitely a solid understanding. I too think that the here and now is just temporary (and frail at that) so I developed an understanding with death (so to speak) a while ago. Not to say that death and me are real tight and homies or anything, but we're cool. :) Of course, like Pretty Ricky commented, I will weep when someone in my immediate family passes, but that's to be expected. Then again, I think about the sadness, violence, anger, misunderstanding, etc. that they will no longer be subjected to and I find peace. <br /><br />Now...on to Steve McNair. Yes, he died at age 36, and leaves behind a wife and four, count them, FOUR sons. And yet, he lost his life along with that of his 20 year old mistress. While it is sad that someone with so many accomplishments and such an impact died, my empathy is countered by the whole cheating thing. Maybe I'm just being critical, but dang...really? That was a true bummer for me...Little Girl Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462486628026143114noreply@blogger.com