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A slice of varietyArchive for September, 2008
Results from Saturday’s Show…
Hey everybody, another great show in the can good response and honest answers always make for a good show, the question we asked you was “Has R&B Music Lost it’s Soul”? ,also we wanted to know what High School you went to and when did you graduate! Here is a sample of what was said….
Wilma in Seattle (Marshall Town Iowa High c/o 81) says…….Who are the R&B singers of today? Very few artist there that are actually any good.
Sandy in Seattle says: She is old school, she believes you can’t replace artis such as Luther V. and Barry White, likes Jill Scott, Alicia Keys, and older Jodeci.
Lisa in Seattle (Rainier Beach c/o 91) says: It has lost it’s soul Erkyah Badu, Jill Scott are holding it down BET & MTV don’t really promote soul artist anymore, they need to do more to promote singers, also likes Robin Thicke.
Marcell (Garfield High School c/o 97) says: It has!! Musical roots have been washed out.
Frank P. says: No R&B hasn’t lost it’s soul, it just has many flavors, it’s the big record labels that don’t do anything to promote R&B artist, if they did a better job promoting then you’d see more soul artist, Soul music will always have flavor!!
Brianna (Garfield c/o 82) says: R&B ain’t been the same since the 80′s, today’s artist just don’t have the same love for creating music as Marvin Gaye and the Luther Vandross.
Devon (Texas Christian High c/o 87) says: Soul music has been dead for about 20 years now, today’s artist don’t know if they want to rap or sing, look at Joe he started off as pure R&B and now he thinks he’s hip-hop.
Jesse B. (Ballard High c/o of 83) says:Go Beavers! R&B music of today just ain’t the same as it was when I was growing up, it had more passion and didn’t have rappers rapping in the middle of the songs, what’s that all about?!! Thank you for playing Raphael Saadiq.
Well as you can see so many different answers, my personal opinion is that R&B has slipped, but it will never lose it’s soul, because there are artist out there who are fans of older music and they are taking the time to study and learn from the greats, as long as we have artist like that, then R&B music will always thrive!!
U.L.O. Flashback of the Week
Hey everyone this Saturday we will be talking about High School memories, this idea came about due to the new re-opening of Garfield High School here in Seattle,Wa, alot of Garfield’s Alumni are coming back o the “Dogg House” including the legendary Quincy Jones, so we are asking you what high school did you attend and what year did you graduate, also a second question “Has music lost it’s Soul?” Hope to see you Saturday……enjoy the clip!
Tyler Perry update…….
Hey everyone the second week Tyler Perry numbers are in “The Family that Preys ” brought in $7,277,899 for a two week total of $28,128,159, not bad the movie should top out around $35-40 million in a couple of weeks, coming in at #1 was the new Samuel L. Jackson thriller “Lakeview Terrance” I heard nothing but good reviews on this movie, look for the official review in our movie section.
The Results from Saturday’s Show……..
Hey everybody what a wild show we had Saturday, the phone lines were lit up like a X-Mas Tree, so many different opinions, but in the end we came up with our own Top 10 List of African American Movies, thank you for everyone who participated in the show, here are the results…….
1. Cooley High 
2. The Color Purple 
3. Let’s Do it Again
4.Coming To America 
5. Malcolm X 
6.Claudine 
7.The Autobiography of Jane Pittman 
8. Soul Food 
9.Tyler Perry’s “Why did I get Married?” 
10.The Imitation of Life 
These are the movies that you selected to represent us as our Top 10 African American Movies of All Time, if you feel that you’re favorite movie wasn’t represented then please feel free to leave a comment in the comment section, also coming later this week be sure to check out our section of the movies that no one mentioned (we’re working on that as we speak), also here are some of the listener comments from Saturday…….
Nece from Seattle says: The Imitation of Life,and Malcolm X should be on the list
Frank P. from Seattle says: Shaft, and Claudine
Lauri from Seattle says: Green Pastures from 1950, Lackwanna Blues, & Why did I get Married?
Belinda from Seattle says: Roots, Sugar Hill, and New Jack City
Linda Collins from Seattle says:
10. The Learning Tree
9. Raisin in the Sun
8. For the Love of Ivy
7.Jungle Fever
6.Inside Man
5. Malcolm X
4. Boyz’ N the Hood
3. Higher Learning
2. Carmen Jones
1. Porgy & Bess (Thank you Linda)
Nikki in Seattle says: Sparkle
Candy in Renton says: Cabin in the Sky, Harriet Tubman, & The Color Purple
Brenda N. in Seattle says: Claudine, Eve’s Bayou, & Something the Lord Made
Derrick in Seattle says: Menance 2 Society, Devil in the Blue Dress, The Wiz
Janaya from Girlfriends Salon in Renton says:
10. The Imitation of Life
9. The Color Purple
8.Cooley High
7. Shaka Zulu
6. Roots
5. Uptown Saturday Night
4. Smoking Bandit
3. Claudine
2. The Wiz
1. Mahogany (Thank you Girlfriends Salon!)
Robert in Seattle says: Sounder, Jane Pittman, Claudine, and Nothing but a Man
Monique in Seattle says: Jason’s Lyric, Class Act, School Daze, Lean on Me, and House Party
Here is my personal favorites I couldn’t stop at 10 so I did 12
12. Drum Line
11. Cooley High
10. School Daze
9.Carmen (classic movie)
8. Let’s do it Again
7. Rosewood
6. JoJo Dancer your’e Life is Calling
5.The Color Purple
4. Do the Right Thing
3.Meet the Browns
2. Talk 2 Me
1. Jackie Brown
Thank u once again for making this a fun show, see you next Saturday!!
Romey
U.L.O Flashback of the Week…..Movie Posters
Hey everybody this may help you with your list for Saturday’s show, check out some of these classic movies posters!!
Romey
Get your list ready for Saturday………Top 10 A.A. Movies of All Time
Hey everybody this Saturday we attempt to name our own Top 10 list for favorite African American Movies of all time, A.F.I. came out with their list of Top 100 Movies of all time (not to long ago) and I noticed that when it comes to African American Movies you have to go all the way down to # 75 to get to your first true African American Movie “In the Heat of the Night” , and coming in at #96 was Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing”, so this Saturday we are going to attempt to name our Top 10 (can’t do 100 because we only have 3 hours) so get your list ready for Saturday. Here are the A.F.I. top 100 Movies of all Time:
1. Citizen Kane, 1941.
2. The Godfather, 1972.
3. Casablanca, 1942.
4. Raging Bull, 1980.
5. Singin’ in the Rain, 1952.
6. Gone With the Wind, 1939.
7. Lawrence of Arabia, 1962.
8. Schindler’s List, 1993.
9. Vertigo, 1958.
10. The Wizard of Oz, 1939.
11.City of Light , 1931
12. The Searchers, 1956.
13. Star Wars, 1977.
14. Psycho, 1960.
15. 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968.
16. Sunset Blvd., 1950.
17. The Graduate, 1967.
18. The General, 1927.
19. On the Waterfront, 1954.
20. It’s a Wonderful Life, 1946.
21. Chinatown, 1974.
22. Some Like It Hot, 1959.
23. The Grapes of Wrath, 1940.
24. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1982.
25. To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962.
26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939.
27. High Noon, 1952.
28. All About Eve, 1950.
29. Double Indemnity, 1944.
30. Apocalypse Now, 1979.
31. The Maltese Falcon, 1941.
32. The Godfather Part II, 1974.
33. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 1975.
34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937.
35. Annie Hall, 1977.
36. The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957.
37. The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946.
38. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948.
39. Dr. Strangelove, 1964.
40. The Sound of Music, 1965.
41. King Kong, 1933.
42. Bonnie and Clyde, 1967.
43. Midnight Cowboy, 1969.
44. The Philadelphia Story, 1940.
45. Shane, 1953.
46. It Happened One Night, 1934.
47. A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951.
48. Rear Window, 1954.
49. Intolerance, 1916.
50. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001.
51. West Side Story, 1961.
52. Taxi Driver, 1976.
53. The Deer Hunter, 1978.
54. M-A-S-H, 1970.
55. North by Northwest, 1959.
56. Jaws, 1975.
57. Rocky, 1976.
58. The Gold Rush, 1925.
59. Nashville, 1975.
60. Duck Soup, 1933.
61. Sullivan’s Travels, 1941.
62. American Graffiti, 1973.
63. Cabaret, 1972.
64. Network, 1976.
65. The African Queen, 1951.
66. Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981.
67. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1966.
68. Unforgiven, 1992.
69. Tootsie, 1982.
70. A Clockwork Orange, 1971.
71. Saving Private Ryan, 1998.
72. The Shawshank Redemption, 1994.
73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969.
74. The Silence of the Lambs, 1991.
75. In the Heat of the Night, 1967.
76. Forrest Gump, 1994.
77. All the President’s Men, 1976.
78. Modern Times, 1936.
79. The Wild Bunch, 1969.
80. The Apartment, 1960.
81. Spartacus, 1960.
82. Sunrise, 1927.
83. Titanic, 1997.
84. Easy Rider, 1969.
85. A Night at the Opera, 1935.
86. Platoon, 1986.
87. 12 Angry Men, 1957.
88. Bringing Up Baby, 1938.
89. The Sixth Sense, 1999.
90. Swing Time, 1936.
91. Sophie’s Choice, 1982.
92. Goodfellas, 1990.
93. The French Connection, 1971.
94. Pulp Fiction, 1994.
95. The Last Picture Show, 1971.
96. Do the Right Thing, 1989.
97. Blade Runner, 1982.
98. Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.
99. Toy Story, 1995.
100. Ben-Hur, 1959.
Not alot of brothers on the list, also check out these clips about african American Movies, they will help you with your list also!!
Tyler Perry vs. Spike Lee
Hey everybody, wasn’t it beautiful this past Saturday afternoon, the topic we had has was very intresting, we asked you who’s movies would you rather see Tyler Perry or Spike Lee, a good portion of you said Tyler Pery, and a good amount of you said Spike Lee, we did this strictly for fun we weren’t trying to say one is better than the other, because they are both very talented at what they do, we also wanted to know your’e favorite Spike and Tyler movies, here are some of your comments from Saturday:
John in Seattle says: It’s hard to determine who is better, but they both make movies that make you think!
Sandy in Seattle says: I like them both, but Tyler ‘s movies are more family friendly and I can take my grandchildren to go see his movies, with Spike it’s not always family friendly.
Tenile in Federal Way says: Her favorite Spike Lee movie was Inside Man, she is also glad they are making Inside Man Part 2, she enjoys Spike Lee movies.
Debra in Kent says: Spike Lee movies are more enjoyable because they are very artistic and more realsistic than Tyler movies, but I do love and respect Tyler Perry.
Sharonda in Kent says: Her favorite Tyler movie is “Daddy’s Little Girls”, it was a very heart warming and touching story.
De’Dra in Seattle says: The last Spike Lee movie she saw was Malcolm X, it was his best movie,his other movies that came out didn’t really inspire her to go out and see them, Tyler is doing his thing right now, he is opening the door for other black authors.
Jackie in West Seattle says: Tyler Perry movies anyday over Spike Lee they both have good messeages, but Spike gets caught up in always making a statement , just stick to making movies Spike!!
Patti in Seattle says: They are both good, but Spike lost his touch after Malcolm X, her favorite Tyler Perry movie is “Meet the Browns” because it reminds her of home.
Well I like and support both Tyler & Spike they have both inspired me to write and create what I feel, without them making movies would be stuck with those awful Hollywood stereotype movies, so I say make sure you go out and support both of them. My favorite Tyler movie is now “The Family that Preys” and “Meet the Browns” My favorite Spike Lee movies are “Do the Right Thing” (which I saw seven times during that summer it was out) and of course “Malcolm X” and “School Daze”.
Romey 
Tyler Perry going for #1 this Weekend.
Hey everybody the New Tyler Perry movie is on it’s way, this to date may be his biggest movie yet, we here at U.L.O estimate that it will be bring in between $25-35 Million on opening weekend, check it out Friday because we will discuss it Saturday on the Romey Rome Show on 1620 KYIZ from 12-3, here is the trailer enjoy!!
Mary J. Blige crowned Soul Sista’ #1
Hey everybody what a wild show we had Saturday, we asked the question “Who do consider to be Soul Sista #1″, so many calls so many different opinions but in the end Mary J. Blige came out on top, here are some listener comments and also check out the voting. Jennifer Lopez almost stole the voting, fans were calling from Federal Way, we had a huge upset in the making, but in the end the Mary fans put her on top.
SOUL SISTA #1!!!
Bill Jones in Seattle says: Mary J. because she puts it all on the line in her songs.
Shannon in Kent says: India. Arie should be considered Soul Sista # 1 because she is all about being positive, and uplifting.
Brenda in Renton says: No one can touch Aretha Franklin.
Debbie in Kent says: Beyonce is Soul Sista # 1 because she can dance act & sing.
Vivian in Seattle says: Angie Stone should be soul sista #1 and you need to play more music from her in your show!!
Rosita in Fed. Way says: J.Lo, because she is the bomb.
Carmen in Fed. Way says: I vote for J. Lo
Diego in Fed.Way says: I vote for J.Lo
Sarah in Fed Way. says: I vote for J. Lo she is #1!!
Peaches in Seattle says: Mary J. Blige is Soul Sista’ #1 not no dang J. Lo!
Kermit in in Seattle says: Gladys Knight is Soul Sista # 1 because she paved the way.
Kim in Seattle says: Mary J. Blige
Belinda in Sea-Tac says: Mary J. Blige
Dee in Seattle says: Mary J. Blige
Wilma in Seattle says: Jill Scott
Sandy in Tukwila says: Chaka Khan
Nicole from “Girlfriends Salon in Renton” says: We have 10 customers right here who would like to vote for Mary J. Blige!!
Here is how the voting broke down:
Mary J. Blige - 32 votes
Keyshia Coles -20 votes
J. Lo -17 votes
Jill Scott -7 votes
Beyonce’ -6 votes
Erykah Badu -5 votes…..(That’s who I voted for!)
Angie Stone -3 votes
India.Arie, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Lay La Hathaway all with one vote each.
Ne-yo with -1/2 a vote????
Thank you everyone it was a fun show see ya next Saturday!
Romey
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