MY LONG LOST BROTHER IS NOW FOUND & WELCOMED INTO THE DYNASTY - A SISTER'S LOVE :)

Kevin Hanna, Queens, NY - the Missing Link to the Love Chain formed of Brothers & Sisters

What could I possibly say, where do I begin - do you know what it is like to know that you have a brother that lives in the same state that you do but never met him?  Can you imagine the days of distress trying to figure out well why am I crying? Will I ever meet him?  How is he doing?  Does he have a family?  How is he surviving in this hard knock life?  Is he struggling like me?  What are his talents?  Pet peeves?  Is his sarcasm like mines?  What do we have in common?  Will I ever get to meet my brother?

All these questions from time to time again would plague me, well my prayers were answered around the time of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.  So within a period of distress and turmoil we discovered & found my brother, Kevin Hanna.  What's so cool is that we live in the same borough and have lots of catching up to do.

It is overwhelming to comprehend that you who grew  up as an only child would discover in his late thirties that he is an Uncle to scores of nieces & nephews and a big brother to SO MANY siblings as well as a BABY / YOUNGER BROTHER to SO MANY siblings.

One of the best parts of learning and meeting of my brother is that when we do get together we learn something more about each other and that there is a common thread without even having to utter or interpret brotherly & sisterly love transcends all barriers.  A pact between both parties to protect and be there as a brother or sister would.

Finding my brother with the help of a nifty niece and my Dad trying to recollect old info from his noggin led us to the best gift I could have ever asked for.  An Answered Prayer - God told me Peggy no more tears you will meet him and be a whole & better person, never to have to feel empty without knowing who, what, where, when & why.  HOW great it is to say that KEVIN HANNA IS MY BABY BRO!!!!

That's as personal as I could bring it to you - so what is the lesson with this entry - well I guess it would be "Prayer changes things"  it changed our lives FOREVER!

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CARIBBEAN FEVER IRIEJAMBOREE MUSIC FESTIVAL - SUNDAY, 9/1/2K13

 

***ANNOUNCED LIVE ON THE AIR OF WVIP 93.5FM JUST CONFIRMED, THE QUEEN OF DANCEHALL - LADY SAW!!!!

Hi everyone I know it's been a minute - but it's all about being in NYC for the Labor Day Holiday Weekend where all that is Caribbean Culminates at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York.  Save the date for Sunday, 9/1/2K13 for the Caribbean Fever Irie Jamboree Music Festival.  For more info log on to www.barclayscenter.com purchase tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or listen for your chance to win tickets on Irie Jam Radio WVIP 93.5FM  www.iriejamradio.com

We've prepared a weekend full of Caribbean music - Labor Day Weekend is CARNIVAL MANIA!!! Starting on Friday all Caribbean Massive will enjoy the likes of Wyclef Jean, Kassav, Tabou Combo & DJakout #1 - then on Saturday, August 31 look out for Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons, Edwin Yearwood & Alison Hinds - just to name a few.  Sunday it's Irie Jamboree time with Jamaica in full representation - Jr. Gong Marley, Shabba Ranks, I-Octane, Capelton & Lady Saw - and more artists to be announced.

Make no doubt about it ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE BARCLAYS CENTER for Labor Day Weekend 2K13!

Tune into to Dahved Levy on WBLS 107.5FM & the Irie Generation on WVIP 93.5FM visit www.fevereyes.com and www.iriejamradio.com  for more details.

See you there!!!!!  

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IRIE FASHION RAVE & HAIR SHOW

Now you already know where to be on Sunday, April 28th I am so looking forward to hitting the runway, but most importantly being a part of such a fabulous production.

Advance tickets are just $25 get them at various outlets in Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Long Island & online at www.iriejamradio.com  

This years' honorees, celebrity guests & performances are guaranteed to be bigger and better than before - it's Irie Jam Radio's 20th Anniversary so every event will be an entertainment experience like no other.

Sponsors for the show include Liliana Footwear visit www.lilianashoes.com or the following retailers to get the brand Urban Original at www.urbanog.com Go Jane at www.gojane.com or Rainbow at www.rainbowshop.com and other sponsors like Lozos Virgin Hair, Bronx Diba Fashion Footwear, and Sashe Cosmetics.

You can also get the chance to purchase some of the fashions you see on the runway "The Shoppes at Rave" is a new element we've implemented this year. All designers and other fashion, beauty and cosmetic retailers will have a special area for you to browse and if you like what you see, buy it right on the spot.  So for the fashionistas and fashion forward gents you know exactly where you need to be, so mark your calendars.

It's that time of year again where Spring is in the air and I get to put my creativity, event & production skills to work.  Be a part of it!

I will see you at the Resort World Casino on Sunday, April 28th show time is at 7PM, for Irie Fashion Rave & Hair Show!

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USHERING IN 2013

It's 2013 and I'm looking forward to each day that God grants me.  If 2012 taught me anything it was to cherish even more so my life, my son, family and dear friends.  On the first day of the new year I am already reinforcing what I implemented in 2012 in respects to not allowing any person, place or thing get underneath my skin.  2013 can only be a year of straight positivity, because my only intention is to create and exude just that.  

Well when the ball dropped I was home counting down and then shouts and claps & hugging my son real tight.  Afterwards, I got myself all cute to head over to my Radio Family's Event.

Swag VS Class gave you two rooms to ring in the new year.  One side at Mink, catered to a younger crowd in a smaller setting.  There are two levels at Mink with plenty of room for your dancing feet and mingling opportunities.  By the time my niece and I arrived we went first to the Ballroom side which is Mangoville.  It was standing room only packed with party patrons, squeezing my way through the sea of people to place my coat in a safe place.  Steelie Bashment had the masses moving.  While trying to go through people it was great to be able to give my brother a new year's hug & kiss wishing him all the best, that would be DJ Roy.  Who I might add was stunning in his white & black tux that had a silk/satin finish.  Sharp was an understatement.  Pictures soon to follow.

At Mink the younger generation of Road International was up and giving the party people what they wanted BIG TUNES!  So that's where I was getting warmed up to a great mix from soca to dancehall hits.  After Road International completed their set, Music Machine was up next, it was nearing close to 4AM and he started his set by slowing down the pace with R&B classics.

Equipped with my camera which I didn't use till I came home.  My New Year's Morning was great.  Now what I felt when the sunset on Dec. 31st was a sense of calm;  I felt peaceful and content.  Waking up on New Year's Day while trying so hard to ignore my phone, I couldn't the well wishes were pouring in from the wee hours of the morning, for all those who reached out to me, from the bottom of my heart thank you!  It is a good thing when people can wish each other well.  We are all spreading kindness to one another and that can only bring about more happiness for us all collectively and individually. I got calls from Jamaica, (the island not Queens) and all over the states and tri-state area.  

I challenge you, not just on days like this - try to reach out more to your fellow man.  Good can only come out from it, smiles can be made and joy is created.  Try actually dialing the number and talking as opposed to texting, for some it adds a more personal touch rather than the acronyms and language of the digital, HD, Internet information era we live in today.

If you made "resolutions" this year, I would like you to take a good look at the make up of the word.  There lies "solutions" are you "resolving" something in your life? and are you going to create a "solution" for it?

What ever you do - dare to be a better person than you were last year.  Seek a higher plane in life, look up & live!

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REAL CHRISTMAS FACTS

12/22/12 - Penthouse of Resorts World Casino for the Irie Jam Radio Christmas Ball

Well tis the season to be jolly!  You went to school, there was a special assembly and you learned all these songs like frosty the snowman, rudolph the red nose reindeer, Santa Clause is coming to town, etc.  Is Christmas really a time for Christians to celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ?

Many people continue and are comfortable with tradition.  The traditions they grew up with most adults carry with them and pass it on from generation to generation.  Lots of people do lots of customs that they are unaware of its origins and have no desire to even question themselves into why it is that they carry on in such traditions, customs and sayings.  (I had to put that all in there)

For example, someone asks you "how are you feeling?" and you reply "much better knock on wood."  Then you look for a piece of wood to knock on.  Did the wood help you get better?  No, so why knock on it?  BUT there are people in this world that look at objects as sources of healing and wood being one of them.

Here's another one, why when it's someone's birthday that you take candles, light them, MAKE a wish THEN blow out the candle?  If you WANT something the "wish" should be a prayer, and perhaps you should light the candle, after the prayer. (that's just me)

Back to traditions & customs - as a business woman I look at every holiday on the calendar as a ways of generating more revenue for my business.  There is a holiday just about every month.  Holidays generate more profits because the consumer is out shopping for whatever the occasion may be taking advantage of the sales and keeping the economy going.  Holidays being that most working people have the day off, can be used as an opportunity to get together with family, friends and loved ones. SO TO ME, THAT IS THE BEST PART OF ANY HOLIDAY.

HERE ARE SOME REAL CHRISTMAS FACTS:

1. JESUS CHRIST WAS NOT BORN ON DECEMBER 25TH, but the ancient Babylonian King Nimrod was, Mithra the god of the sun, Osiris & a host of other sun gods were all born on December 25th.  Back in ancient times the folks had all kinds of festivals for all kinds of reasons to drink & get besides themselves.  December 25th was one of those high festival days.  Biblical evidence indicates a much warmer season for Christ's birth.

2.  Christmas became a federal holiday in the United States on June 26, 1870.  The United States reinvented Christmas and pulled from different customs from around the world in making Christmas what it is today.

3.  Pope Julius I is the person responsible for choosing December 25th as the day to celebrate Jesus Christ's Birth.

There are a lot more facts that I can share with you, but just about every holiday on the calendar has its pagan origins.

Now It's nice to know that society has decided to acknowledge such an important gift as Jesus, that ultimate sacrifice, his purpose while on Earth, his purpose as High Priest.  It's nice that people can reflect on the Nativity, the Cross and his Return.  

Celebrating Christmas is an individual decision.  I am not catholic so  Christ & Mass - you wouldn't see me at a church I don't do "mass."  The origin behind wreaths & evergreens and trees all stem from pagan celebrations.  That's what they did back then.  What you do now should matter to you.  You should at least want to know why you do the things that you do, or where did the whole idea stem from, don't you think?

Either way during this holi - day season - spread goodwill towards men and do good deeds for the less fortunate, help someone in need of it.  Now I see no harm in spreading good cheer.  Do something to bring your home and community together.  There's no harm there.

May God Bless you - during this time of year and all throughout 2013!

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THE PRESSURE TO "PERFORM"

"Where relationships should go" Simply Said

***This blog entry is not be read by children and is intended for a mature audience & viewers****  Simply Said

Do you suffer from mental pressure?  Do you allow whatever is happening on the job and other outside influences and situations disturb your happy moments with your loved one?  If so when you're ready to deal with that problem, read on to help give you clarity on that type of pressure.

First things first, you have to know your partner.  Your will to please comes naturally, if you're not a selfish person; you will love completely with out holding back.  Those who can love with everything and mentally focus on pleasing their partner will have a more rewarding love life.

If your disposition is angry and hateful, your love making actually transmits that same message.  The saying "angry sex is the best sex" - well that's truly a matter of opinion.  Angry sex is abusive sex because you intend to be with your loved one yet you are angry?  Your body is transmitting mixed messages and if you are on the receiving end you are getting angry love which brings about confusion in a relationship.  Both of you can't make simple decisions & fly off the handle for the silliest things and it just opens up a Pandora's box of mixed emotions.  You are what you create in your relationship.  

The key is to know what your partner likes.  Not to love one sided, and before going there look at each other, understand what your partner is saying to you without even speaking.  Be on the same level; that way when you begin the process it's smooth and your position transitions are that more exciting.  In the end a moment of gratification & completion veils over both of you.

Mental capacity while "performing" is an integral part of your performance.  For men too much excitement can equal a serious flop and a two or three minute endurance level.  For women depending on where your head is that day, your partner might not tell you because he just wanted it and needed to release but if you loved him lazily then what do you expect to get out of him?  Yet both of you wonder in your own way what happen to us, while in fact what is happening to your relationship is a result of both of your actions.

Love should be a satisfying experience for both parties.  Aim to please every time and love with your all.  When you do the "pressure to perform"  will not be there.  What pressure?  Just pleasure!  Love & Love Responsibly!

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TOP 3 REASONS WHY I RESPECT JAY Z & TYRA BANKS

FELLOW DECEMBER BABY JAY Z 12/4

All righty then - here are my top 3 reasons why I respect Jay Z and Tyra Banks:

1.  They are both born in December :)

2.  They are both very intelligent people.  For example, while at peak points in their careers they looked at other avenues to move their money and do other things, branch out into other territories.  So yeah, they have great business sense.

3.  They genuinely like helping out the next person, in some shape or form.

***Bonus - did I say they were born in December? (a jokey joke)

There you have it my top 3 reasons - do you have a top 3?  Inbox me or leave your comment below - till my next entry...  & Happy birthday to Jay Z, Tyra Banks & everyone else born on December 4th - best wishes from all of us at Simply Said Media!