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The President enjoyed an impressive number of accomplishments this week. WSY blogger/trustee Carolinagirl chronicled many; Booman’s list is here. Fittingly, the lounge theme tonight is Hail-to-the-Chief! Obama Rising  1 1/2 oz. Absolute Vodka 1/2 oz. Blue Curacao 2 1/2 oz. White grape juice 1/2 oz. Calpico 1/2 oz. yuzu lemonade Obama-Time-Tini 2-1/2 ounces Bombay Sapphire Gin 1-1/2 [...]

Rolling Stone describes Hip-Hop’s Golden Age as the years 1986-1999. Well, that works for me! I’m gonna go with the east coast flava this week. These will take ya back! Das EFX – They Want EFX Onyx – SLAM

Friday Night Speakeasy Cocktails The Scofflaw The word “scofflaw” applies to one who flouts the law.  During Prohibition this term was a popular one, thrown at those thirsty souls determined to drink spirits in  hidden speakeasies. 1 1/2 ounces rye 1 ounce dry vermouth 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice 3/4 ounce grenadine The Fedora 1 1/2 ounces single-malt [...]

Can you believe its been a year? However, they say legends never die, and Michael Jackson was truly a legend. His music is simply timeless. Billie Jean Lady In My Life

Good Morning WSY!  This week, discover the Africa you don’t see on TV. This vast 53 country continent (yeah, a CONTINENT, its not just a big ole country!) is diverse and rich in both history and hope. I’ll just touch on some interesting facts about a few countries this week, and hopefully provide encouragement to continue researching [...]

Yeah Yeah….right now you’re hi-fiving me, going “OH HELL YEAH!”   That’s right…get up and dance…dance I said! My Mic Sounds Nice

Fabulous Fly Friday Folks!! Today’s designer spotlight: Kevan Hall Detroit-born Kevan Hall’s fashion creativity emerged early. By the age of seven, he knew he wanted to be a fashion designer. After attending Cass Technical High School in Detroit, where he studied fashion design, he won first place as “Designer of Tomorrow” – a scholarship sponsored [...]

Almost home WSY…almost home! Happy Thursday! Today, we bring you the beautiful and talented Tracy Reese. With an innate desire to create beautiful things, Detroit native Tracy Reese headed for Manhattan in 1982 to attend Parsons School of Design where she received an accelerated degree in 1984. Upon graduation, Reese apprenticed under designer Martine Sitbon [...]

Happy Hump Day WSY! Today we bring you the irreplaceable Patrick Kelly Patrick Kelly (c. 1954-1990) began designing and sewing clothing when he was a teenager in Mississippi. Although he had some formal fashion training, many of his skills were self-taught. While in his twenties Kelly moved to Paris, started his own design company, and [...]

Good Morning WSY! Today, we bring you the talented Mr. Byron Lars. Byron Lars started designing under his own label in 1991 with a small collection of sportswear focusing on what Lars refers to as “twisted American classics.” Taking inspiration from such unlikely sources as his grandfather’s hunting jacket, Byron crossbreeds it with a “Dior [...]

Ladies Love Cool James! (look, I only picked 10…dont start’cha whining!!) I’m Bad