Black History Month

In the spirit of Black History Month, here is your random education of the day.

I sent an email a long time ago about the Lean With It, Rock With it dance so you guys knew about it before it got big. You feel special? There's a new dance coming out of Harlem. This is old news but I've been out of the country for a couple of months.

Here's some Harlem history for you. A couple of years ago, they came out with the Harlem Shake. Preview the clip before if you don't know what it is.



And now they have the Chicken Noodle Soup dance. Laugh all you want but this dance is hot fire. You can see the harlem shakin, and crumpin influences in how they dance now. Fascinating to see how it evolves over the years.





And for those of you out, out the loop. Here's the new hot song coming out of NYC.

classic Mike.

Mike [picks up phone]: ...hello?
Me [wondering why he hasn't visited Naked yet]: hey it's Johanna
Mike: Oh hey what's up!
Me: Where are you?
Mike: I gotta go, I'm actually going to miss a flight.

Also inspired by Mr. Goodbody... I don't know why

inspired by the mr. goodbody post

I went to see the Body Worlds exhibit over the weekend. It is bodies and body parts preserved through plastination (something to do with plastics). The exhibit isn't really gross because the bodies are in strange poses: soccer goalie making a save with one hand and holding all his internal organs in the other, a man riding a horse holding his brain out as an offering, a runner with his muscles peeling off behind him, and the Winged Man- his arm muscles were peeled back so they looked like wings- who was sporting a fedora.

It's a traveling exhibit and I know it was in New York recently. Look for exposed goodbodies in a city near you.

Sorry, Dana and Raqib...

Your idea is already in use. Just saw this on TV the other day and had to put it up:)
http://www.brainwash.com/index.swf

From CitySearch: Brain Wash Cafe and Laundromat Editorial Review – by Erika Stalder
In Short
"Calling this place a laundromat is like reducing Yerba Buena to a grassy knoll. No one frequents Brainwash simply to do laundry. The adjoining street-side cafe serves burgers, salads and beer while hosting hip-hop groups, comedy nights and salacious people-watching. The entertainment schedule rivals that of most DJ bars, without cover charge, bouncer attitude or inflated drink prices. During open-mic nights, patrons pack in for standing-room-only capacity."