Hi everyone this is Lady Rerun! I have a lot to say about the photo shoot on Thursday. At first I thought that that it was going to rain and that we were going to have to postpone. I hoped and prayed for it to be a beautiful day and it was. By 11:30 am it was bright and sunny, just the light that Paul likes to shoot in. I tell you one thing, Paul is all about light and shadows. Most of the shoot was outside which was an experience for me because I always thought that most professional photographers liked to shoot in a studio where they could control everything but Paul blew all of my misconceptions out of the water! He was very much in control of the shoot and did everything to make sure that the lighting and all of the elements went his way. He is a master at lifestyle photography and he makes you feel like that your in the presence of a true artist. He gave me great direction and coaching without getting frustrated with me or acting the temperamental "artist" that a lot of photographers are known for. Don't get me wrong, he was very much the perfectionist and it had to be right! I now have a taste of how working models feel. It is not easy to hold a pose and have your angle, expression and energy all correct at the same time. It was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be and very rewarding at the same time when Paul would say "Love It!" and rapidly take pictures because he got what he wanted from me. Lighting is so important when it comes to pictures. Paul even has You Tube videos explaining lighting. Check it out!
It was one of the best days of my life! I felt beautiful, confident, sexy, mature and glamorous! And I have to give a major shout to the make-up artist, Brandi Luster, who made me look flawless! She was very professional, had a confident hand and one of the best techniques that I have every seen! She made my eyes look so stunning that I was in awe and could not get out of the mirror! It you need make-up service be sure to contact Brandi by email at flawlessforyou@yahoo.com! Be sure that you tell her that you read about her on The Lady Rerun Show's Official Blog! Also, don't forget that if you need photography services be sure to contact Paul Amodio, one of Atlanta's Best Photographers, at 770-423-1654 or photo@paulamodio.com! Be to check out his website at http://www.paulamodio.com/ and his other You Tube videos at www.youtube.com/paulamodio
Friday, October 30, 2009
My Photoshoot With Paul Amodio!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
It's Been 6 Years Today Since My Famous Father Died!
Hi everyone! This Lady Rerun! Today is a special day for me, it is the 6th year since my famous father, Fred "Rerun" Berry's death! This day is always a little hard for me because I was daddy's little girl and I still miss him all the time! Now that I am pursuing a career in entertainment and following in his footsteps, he is constantly on the forefront of my mind. Sometimes it is hard for me to keep down the grief and listen to many of his fans talk great things about him. Most of the doors that have opened for me lately is because of my father's legacy and I am very grateful for that! The whole first season of What's Happening! is on Comcast On Demand! Check out the Fred Rerun Tribute page on my website http://www.ladyrerun.com/ and if you were a big fan of my father's send me an email at ladyrerun@gmail.com
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Sorry About Last Nite!
I wanted to get the chance to give my two cents on an issue last night, but as always, Blogtalkradio was having issues with the switchboard. Anywway, I was going to kind of talk (in a roundabout way) about a recent underwear shopping trip with a friend of mine. Here's a link to my blog so you can check out my thoughts.
http://bubblesfairiesandcraplikethat.blogspot.com/2009/10/trashy-lingerie-raunchy-sex-and.html
malika
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Movie "Good Hair"- Thoughts From Malika
Hey again! This is Malika, the ever-loving cynic. Pumpkin took me to see Chris Rock's "Good Hair" and I have to say, it was pretty good. I couldn't help but to notice that there were very few men in attendance, no shocker there. Most of the men that were there were dragged by women, mine included. Most were just women in groups. I also noticed that although our movie was scheduled to start at 7:20, many trickled on in after the credits had rolled *sigh* it was still pretty cool though.
Like normal Chris Rock, the movie was hilarious. His constant quips kept the movie from being stale or boring. My date who is a guy's guy, really appreciated the movie about Black women's hair, which shows how good it really was.
It spotlights the world-famous Bonner Brothers Hair Show here in Atlanta, Ga. Now I'd heard about the Bonner Brothers Show before, but this movie showed exactly what goes on there and it showed the importance of the show. It showed how much money the Bonner Brothers Hair Show not only brings in to the city ($60 MILLION!!), but how much it relays to retailers and stylists what Black women are doing and want to be doing to their hair.
Of course, no movie about Black women and their hair would complete without talk about perms, AKA ammonium thyglocolate. Rock manages to get in how some women actually perm the hair of children that are as young as a year and a half. As a black woman that has worn natural hair for the last 8 years, that both angered and saddened me. There is even a demonstration of what the perms and relaxers do to an aluminum can. Sistas actually put that mess in their hair?! *shudders*
The other thing Rock touches on the movie is of course, hair weave. Different women (Nia Long, Sandy "Pepa" Denton, Raven Symone, and Vanessa Bell Armstrong to name a few) talk about their relationship with hairweaves. It is also discussed about how much Black women spend on hairweave, and according to the movie, the good stuff is not cheap!! The part that will make you think the most about hair weave is when Chris Rock travels to India to see where it comes from. According to the movie, much of it (the human hair of hair weave at least) comes from women that sacrifice it at temples. It is then harvested, washed, and brought here to the States. Another way its gotten is when women are sometimes sleeping or in the movies and some &*#^! comes and cuts their hair off. As you can tell, cutting a woman's hair without her permission doesn't sit well with me.
It was a pretty good movie, but the only complaint I have is that they didn't really touch on natural hair. When natural hair is featured in the movie, its typically in an Afro wig and people turn up their noses at it. Actress Tracie Toms has natural hair and during the taping, she had extensions. She made a comment about how strange it is for her to decide to wear her hair the way it naturally grows out of her head and people are amazed and baffled by it. That was such a profound statement and I can't even begin to tell how much I totally agreed with it. I just wish that Chris Rock had shown how many beautiful natural hair styles there are for Black women. Trust me, an Afro can be HOT on the right woman. Braids are really cute, and my hair is in dread locks (or locs as I prefer to refer to them) and I've seen dozens of hairstyles that are beautiful for natural hair. I've suggested to many women that they go natural and they normally complain that natural hair doesn't have enough variety. That is where Chris Rock should have gone and done a montage of the beautiful natural hairstyles that are available. In short, WHERE WAS THE NATURAL HAIR CHRIS?!
Overall: This is a great flick and even if you drag your dude along, he'll appreciate too. But I'd recommend it for a girl's night out, followed by drinks while you think talk about your impression of the movie. This is a great choice for those that are heavy thinkers that want to lament, and for those that don't want to think too hard and just want to laugh. It'll also give some Black women with weaves and perms something to think about.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
The Lady Rerun Show Now Has Sponsor!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Lady Rerun's and Malika's Day At Taste Of Atlanta!
Hey yall! Its Malika here. Sorry it took me so long to finish our blog on Taste of Atlanta, I've had quite a few things going on in my world. I just posted a blog on my thoughts of Chris Rock's "Good Hair" and I help you check it out. Anyway, on to the topic at hand- Taste of Atlanta.
Honestly, I didn't know what to expect, but I really did enjoy myself. It was held at the corner of 5th and Spring streets in (duh) Atlanta, Georgia. We were both kind of stoked to be there as media, instead of just as observers, while the fact is, we were just taking it all in, just like the regular observers, but the only difference is that not only were we there to eat, we were also there on a mission. To report you y'all, our loyal readers and listeners where the best food locations were and which places might be worth a visit and your hard-earned money.
To start with, thankfully, the day was pretty nice. It was actually down-right warm. Which is a sharp contrast to this weekend which was so cold that Pookie (my nick name for my son's father) and I nearly froze our wazoos off as we hung out this weekend. I've always kind of felt that sometimes the Higher Power looks out for us on issues like weather for certain events like this.
Anyway, Lady Rerun and I had made it a point to try as many diverse places as possible. We tried not to review places that I'd gone to before but the temptation of two locations, Paschals and Tin Drum Asia Caf'e, made it in. :)
The way the festival operated by giving tickets to people. The general admission was $35 and for that you received 15 tickets for the booths. The food items cost between one and three tickets. If someone wanted more tickets to get more food, they could purchase ten of them for $10.
Anyway, the first place we visited was Blue Moon Pizza. Neither Lady Rerun nor I were too impressed with it. The pizza was thin crust, which she dug, but I didn't. I'd asked if they offer thick crust pizza and they don't, which for me was a no go. They also had barbecue pizza which I normally like, but the sauce on theirs was a little over powering, so I gave it a thumbs down. Lady Rerun didn't like that it was cold. Neither of us really liked it. http://www.bluemoonpizzaatl.com/
The next place we visited was The Melting Pot. It was a fondue spot. We had fresh strawberries and yellow and fudge cake drizzled in chocolate sauce. It was absolutely heaven. Lady Rerun really enjoyed how fresh the strawberries were. My only gripe was that there were no take away menus. I just looked at the website and they don't have a menu either, despite having many locations around the country! Perhaps they have different foods at each restaurant, but I wish that there was more available on this place. We both loved the food there, but it would have been nice to see what's available there. While I enjoyed the sample that I had, they should have done a better job of letting the public know what they offer. There was a menu at the booth, but I wanted something to take with me and poor over. They didn't even offer any other kind of food at the booth. What we had was great, but personally before I'd stop in, I want them to make more information available to me. http://meltingpot.com/
Next, we stopped at the booth for New York Prime. We they had a few different choices, but we settled on the Southwest Creamed Corn, not expecting much. OMG!! They had the BEST creamed corn EVER!! It was warm and cheesy and spicy. It was GREAT. Lady Rerun looked up the website menu and it was $11. You know its some good creamed corn if it cost that much. It was pretty freaking expensive when she told us the other prices, but honestly if something as basic as creamed corn is this good there, one can only imagine how good the rest of the food is there. It would be great for a good expensive dinner. If I could afford it, I'd be there NOW!!! (I'd also like to add that the guy that served us was pretty cute and Lady Rerun appreciated teh fact the was dressed in a professional manner like he was ready for business. http://centraarchy.com/newyorkprime_Atl.php
After New York Prime, we were headed to watch Top Chef finalist, Carla Hall, but we were called to Tin Drum by our noses. Yummy! We had a chicken curry dish (I hate that I can't remember the name!) that was served with white rice and fresh spinach. We both finished our food. Initially Lady Rerun didn't want us to eat there because I'd tried it before (and loved it) but the smell of the booth made us come on over anyway. Like I said, the food was worth it. I also went back later for a crab and cream cheese springroll. I loved the fact that even though it was fried, it felt light. It came with a sweet and sour sauce. http://www.tindrumcafe.net/
(We didn't get any pictures of the booth, so here is a picture of one of the Atlanta locations instead. Sorry!)
So on we go to see Carla Hall. We were pretty entertained by the chefs they had onstage entertaining the audience during the short wait. And I've gotta say how impressed I am that they started pretty much on time. I gets so irritating when you're at a function like this and you have to wait an hour for a celeb appearance. The funny thing is that even though there was no wait, she totally would have been worth one. Carla was humorous and engaging. I'm going to report on her later so I won't get too far into it now. Actually Lady Rerun tried to get an interview with her, but her handlers let us know that she'd had plenty of requests for interviews, so she turned all of them down to be fair. I respect her diplomacy on the matter, but I have to say that I was a tad disappointed to not be able to talk to her in person.
Once we'd seen Carla, I felt it necessary to visit the little girl's room. The event had plenty of porta potties available, but Malika wasn't going to put her precious tush anywhere near those things. So despite the fliers saying that their restrooms were only for paying customers, I snuck into the Georgia Tech Barnes & Noble restroom. I know I went against the rules, but quite frankly, I'd do it again if I had to.
So anyway, after we tried the first few places, we decided that it was time for some sweets, so we stopped by Sogno Gelato. I got the lemon and Lady Rerun got the strawberry flavor. It just so happened that neither of our flavors had dairy, which we both thought was a plus. Lady Rerun also loved the fact that the guy that served us was so upbeat and informed on the product.
http://sognogelato.com/index.html
After gelatos, our next stop was Genki, where we got chicken yakitori. Chicken yakitori is chicken with a barbeque/soy sauce. The chicken was so tender and the sauce was awesome. I actually plan to go check this place out. I also loved how friendly the girl at the booth was. Before this, my favorite yakitori was at my favorite restaurant, Rusan's. Genki just may give Rusan's a run for its money. Based on what I tasted, I plan to go there one day to find out. http://www.genki-inc.com/
Now it was time for some soul food. And Paschal's is the good stuff! Lady Rerun had a collard green wonton and I had a piece of Almond & Pecan Sweet Potato Pie. Lord. Lord, lord, lord!! Even though I'd eaten there before, I was still really excited to visit the booth. I have nothing but the utmost respect for Paschal's because of its rich Civil Rights Movement history. Back in the 1960's many of the top Civil Rights leaders of the time (including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!) met there to strategize. With food as good as we had, there's no question of why they made this place a regular haunt for them. On Sundays they also have a regular brunch that is one of the most popular in the city. http://www.paschalsrestaurant.com/
Back to our mission of diverse food, we then visited Desta Ethiopian Kitchen. We both decided to get the Veggie Sampler that had veggie spreads, wrapped and rolled in a spongy bread called injera, which is native to Ethiopia. Lady Rerun wasn't too thrilled with it, but I was impressed. It was a tad spicy which I also appreciated. http://www.destaethiopiankitchen.com/location
The last food venue we tried was an Indian restaurant called Madras Grill. Lady Rerun had a drink called a Mango Lassi. Its a mango and yogurt beverage. I had something called a Sev Puri which I compared to it being like a puffed Lays potato chip and they put an onion veggie mix. I enjoyed it. Lady Rerun enjoyed it. She also liked how decorative the booth was. Check out the cool fountain there on the end. It was flowing with mango lassi. http://www.madrasgrill.com/index.html
Our next and final destination was the Robert Mondavi Wine Tasting. When I got to the front of the line, I asked the man for something that wasn't too dry because I didn't want to look like a 16-year-old kid by asking for something sweet. He offered me a small taste of the Riesling and I was set with a nice subtle buzz. Lady Rerun did more of the tasting of the wines than I did and she really enjoyed it. They also had cabernet, merlot, pinot noir, and pinot grigio. There were a lot of people in the area enjoying the wine. There was also a beer tasting somewhere in the facility, but by then we were too pooped to check it out and we're not really beer drinkers. We were also already kinda buzzed. http://www.robertmondaviwinery.com/flash/index.html
And there, ladies and gentlemen was the Lady Rerun Show visit to the Taste of Atlanta. We had a great time and most of the food was absolutely awesome. We offer a sincere thank you to the staff and the people that allowed us to share this experience.
malika & Lady Rerun
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Lady Rerun & Malika Will Be At Taste Of Atlanta Tomorrow!
Hi everyone , this is Lady Rerun! Malika and I are going to The Taste Of Atlanta Festival tomorrow and we will be talking about our experience on The Lady Rerun Show on Tuesday night! We are so excited about going and representing The Lady Rerun Show! Come and check back on the blog Tuesday for all the highlights! Monday is the 2nd season permiere of the show, here is the link to listen www.blogtalkradio.com/reruns-daughter
We will be talking about the changes to the show, my birthday week, and Malika will be her cynical self as always!
