On High-MUSIC REVIEW ON: Bishop Paul Morton

"On Broken Pieces"- A Hurricane Relief Project
The Williams Brother Present Bishop Paul Morton

"On August 29, 2005, The USA Gulf Coast (Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana) was struck by a devastating hurricane named Katrina"

That was the day that Bishop Paul Morton, like thousands of others, lost everything he had, his home and his church. This CD produced by the Williams Brothers is mighty powerful and so very inspiring. The title track On Broken Pieces says it all. "I am convinced that we can build on broken pieces". Bishops sings from his heart and soul about real loss and pain that so many still feel, and can't express. He is the voice of broken people.

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From the Bookshelf

The last protest

The book documents the scintillating running career of Lee Evans, including his outstanding quartermiling seasons leading up to the 1968 Olympics, "Speed City" at San Jose State, Harry Edwards and the proposed Olympic boycott, and the stresses of Mexico City, where Lee won the 400 and anchored the 4x400 team, both in WR times. The Olympics where raised fists caused fits. Heroes and villains stride through Murphy's story, but better still, there are people captured in time, making choices without certainty as to their impact, only as to the justness of their cause.

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The color of water

As a young black boy in Brooklyn, James McBride wondered why his mother looked different. When he asked her if she was white or black, she would answer, "I'm light-skinned." Finally, when he had become an adult, she told him her story. She was a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland, raised in the American South. McBride's tribute, now published in a 10th anniversary edition, has become a classic in healthy race relations, a topic we are all apparently still learning.

old school retakes vinyl visitations

This month we have chosen to suggest artists rather than CD's. recently this reporter had the opportunity to attend a family wedding celebration. It is always special when a family can gather in love and during happy times. The setting was spectacular, refreshments and dining an experience soon not to be forgotten, the ambiance out of this world. The music oh, the music, took you back in time to when all those brothers laid down all those sounds. Hey you all can recall when the lyrics and the music were all about romance. So to all you lovers out there here are some suggestions of some brothers records that you need to dust off and play. Male vocalists we suggest you tune in to just one more time.

Jeffrey Osbourne, Peabo Bryson, Barry White, Teddy Pendergrass, Stevie Wonder, James Ingram, Babyface, Luther Vandross, Sam Cooke and Lionel Richie. Some groups that need to played back. The Manhattans, Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes, Commodores, Temptations, Four Tops, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Now let the ladies give you some love. Etta James, Martha Reeves, Sarah Vaughn, Diana Ross, Janet Jackson, Patti LaBelle, Randy Crawford and Phylis Hyman. This ought to keep you bust till next month.

VIDEO GAME CHALLENGE

Gaming at a new level

Like all gamers I am anticipating the arrival of Playstation 3, in November of this year. Just in time for that holiday shopping list. For all of us who enjoy the demand and challenge of gamming the anticipation is high. Whether you are a kid between the ages of 5-12, a teenager, college student, or an adult the thrill of competing in the zone is enormous. Whether you prefer PSP, Playstation, Game Cube or X-Box, none of us can ever get enough of the competition. Playstation three will take all of us to new levels and promises to be quite the rewarding challenge for us lovers of the game. There will be two configurations available one at $499. and the other at $599. So get ready play games, listen to music or watch movies. Playstation 3 coming to a store near you.