Farewell Butterball

"You get choice, not chance... when you make it to a Butterball dance!"

This man practically raised me over the radio airwaves in the 70s. I actually had the pleasure of shaking his hand, giving him a great big hug, and telling him the same when he appeared @ Sound of Market Street a few years ago. His beautiful spirit and distinctive voice will truly be missed in Philadelphia and words cannot express just how much. If anyone would like to leave messages to celebrate his life and legacy in the City of Brotherly love, he has a couple of Facebook pages and here are the links:

Joe "Butterball" Tamburro & Butterball - WDAS FM  on Facebook

Philly.com - Thursday, August, 2012

Philadelphia said goodbye to beloved WDAS-FM radio personality Joe "Butterball" Tamburro today. The funeral service was held @ Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City. The Philly chapter of the NAACP is also planning an event to celebrate his legacy and commitment to civil rights in October. There will be no other like Butter. He will truly be missed!

Old Images of Philadelphia on Facebook

Upcoming Event For A Philadelphia Son

How many of you Philly natives remember growing up in the 70s and seeing the graffiti tag name "CORNBREAD" on every-other building and structure in the city? Well, the person behind that name is still alive and doing well. Believe it or not, he is known all over the world as "The Godfather of Graffiti" among many who view it as a valuable form of art expression, when done appropriately. In fact, I bet you didn’t know that his signature tag name is actually hanging in a museum in Paris, France--and, he didn’t have to sneak in after hours to put it there. Check out the flyer for an upcoming tribute in Philadelphia for Darryl A. McCray, better known here and everywhere else in graffiti art culture circles as "Cornbread". And, click on the flyer to learn more about his incredible life journey from a troubled teenage street kid looking for attention, to the man he is today.

R.I.P. Chad Everett

Raymon Lee Cramton (June 11, 1936 – July 24, 2012), professionally known as Chad Everett, was an American actor who appeared in more than 40 films and television series, but was probably best known for his role as Dr. Joe Gannon in the television drama Medical Center which aired on CBS from 1969-1976.

R.I.P. Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Alexander Hemsley (February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012) was an American actor, most widely known for his role as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family and The Jeffersons, and as Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC series Amen. He also played Earl Sinclair's horrifying boss, a Triceratops named B.P. Richfield, on the Jim Henson sitcom Dinosaurs.

My Granddaughter's First Video!

Too, too cute! I Love it!

Join The PBG Movement!

Pretty Brown Girl Official Website

The mission of “Pretty Brown Girl” is to encourage girls to celebrate the beautiful shades of brown all over the world, while inspiring positive self-esteem and confidence.

In 2010, Sheri and Corey Crawley returned to Detroit from Chicago. They relocated from a diverse downtown Chicago neighborhood to a small suburb of Detroit called Novi, MI, where the demographics were only 1% African American. After their oldest daughter, Laila, was enrolled in kindergarten, Sheri observed changes in her behavior. She lost her bubbly personality and became more withdrawn and timid during school hours. She began to make comments when she saw shampoo commercials on television. She said she wanted long blonde hair like that of her classmates, as opposed to her own beautifully textured hair.

Around the same time, Anderson Cooper on CNN 360, aired a four-part series on research results of the infamous "Doll Test". The test was initially conducted in the 1940s by Dr. Kenneth and Mamie Clark and greatly influenced the decision of Brown vs. Board of Education. This test showed that when given a choice, children have a bias toward brown skin tones.

Sheri also had a similar experience with planning a birthday for her youngest daughter, Aliya, at a very popular doll store located downtown Chicago. Not one of the little girls, including both of Sheri’s own daughters, chose a brown doll. Sheri was shocked and appalled with their decision and very surprised that the only brown doll that was available at the store was a freed slave.

More than ever, Sheri recognized the need to address the harmful messages about skin tone and beauty in the media. She was very concerned about the effect on girls who rarely see images of their own likeness depicted in a positive manner. Simultaneously, she began asking God how she could use her gifts and talents to empower others.

Ironically, Sheri's husband always used “Pretty Brown Girl” as a term of endearment towards their daughters. So, they decided to share this simple yet powerful message to encourage girls to be happy in their beautiful brown skin. The couple began by creating “The Pretty Brown Girl Doll” for little girls of all ethnicities to send the message that brown skin is indeed beautiful!

You are encouraged to visit "The Pretty Brown Girl" website and actively participate in the various ways they are uplifting the images and self-esteem of young girls everywhere by celebrating the various shades of brown all over the world. Then, spread the word to your family and friends so they can get involved too! You can also follow them on these websites!

Pretty Brown Girl on Facebook 

https://www.facebook.com/prettybrowngirls 

Pretty Brown Girl on Twitter

http://twitter.com/prettybrwngirls

Pretty Brown Girl on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_L7aQdAjMc&feature=youtu.be

R.I.P. Ernestine Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine (January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American film and television actor whose career spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, winning an Oscar in 1955 for Marty. On television, he played Quinton McHale in the series McHale's Navy (1962-1966) and co-starred in the action series Airwolf (mid-1980s), in addition to a wide variety of other roles. Borgnine earned an Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the series ER. He was also the voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants.

Happy 4th of July!

From The Lady(Bug) of the Household

R.I.P. Andy Griffith

Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, television producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer. He was a Tony Award nominee for two roles, and gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) before he became better known for his roles on television. He played the lead characters in the situation comedy The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968) and in the legal drama Matlock (1986-1995).

Tribute To Frankie Beverly & Maze

There are 27 of the most popular song titles by
Frankie Beverly & Maze in this tribute. Can you find all of them?

© 2012 Written by The Lady (Bug) of the Household

EAT @ JOE'S!

 New location in Bala Cynwyd, PA!

Well, we finally checked out the new Joe's Crab Shack on in Bala Cywyd, PA last night... the food was good, we had a great time, and they have quite a crowd up there right now! We were told the wait would be 1 hour, but it was actually 30 minutes. They ask for your cell phone # when you give your name and you immediately get a text welcoming you. Later, you get another text when your table is ready. I even discovered a final text on my phone this morning, thanking us for coming! My how times have changed! :) 

Top (l-r): My daughter was a little unhappy because her "pot" didn't have enough seasoning; my daughter and her co-worker.

Bottom (l-r): My hubby still had a mouth full of food and I didn't realize my lipstick had worn away; my daughter, after the waitress brought more seasoning for her food! LOL!

R.I.P. Don Grady

Don Louis Agrati (June 8, 1944 – June 27, 2012), better known as Don Grady, was an American actor, composer, and musician. He was best known as one of the Mickey Mouse original Mouseketeers, and as Robbie Douglas on My Three Sons.

Getcha Seafood Grub On All Day Tomorrow!

Happy Heavenly Father's Day Dad

Roosevelt Williams
October 9, 1936 - May 2, 2002

I thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new.
I thought about you yesterday, and days before that too.
I think of you in silence, I often speak your name.
All I have are memories, and your picture in a frame.

In life I loved you dearly, in death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place, that no one could ever fill.
It broke my heart to lose you, but you didn't go alone.
For part of me went with you, the day God took you home.

No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye.
You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why.
A million times I needed you, a million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died.

Gone yet not forgotten, although we are apart,
your spirit lives within me, forever in my heart.
Nothing can ever take away, the love a heart holds dear.
Fond memories linger every day, remembrance keeps you near.

A gift for such a little while, your loss just seems so wrong.
You should not have left before us, it’s with loved ones you belong.
Your memory is my keepsake, with which I’ll never part.
God has you in His keeping, I have you in my heart.

If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane,
I’d walk right up to heaven, and bring you home again.
Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.