tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22464491.post114781183592811392..comments2023-05-11T06:06:47.420-04:00Comments on Letters to Famous People: Re: The Legends Ball Special--Now Less Than One Week Away!Penny Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716301568257066532noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22464491.post-1148738511033787812006-05-27T10:01:00.000-04:002006-05-27T10:01:00.000-04:00I saw the Legends Ball. I didn't find it inspirin...I saw the Legends Ball. I didn't find it inspiring at all--it was like watching <I>The Evil Dead</I> for me. In fact, I screamed when they had an extreme closeup of Oprah before she handed out those diamond earrings--IMO Oprah has <I>not</I> aged well. (However, I <I>have</I> seen worse--I screamed all the way through Oprah's <I>Meet the Faith</I> commerical on BET.) I liked the syndicated Elie Wiesel special (on Wednesday) better.Penny Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716301568257066532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22464491.post-1148667148348089862006-05-26T14:12:00.000-04:002006-05-26T14:12:00.000-04:00actually i meant did you watch the legends ball? a...actually i meant did you watch the legends ball? and if so, what did you think? i missed it b/c i was watching the season finale of 24. my bad for the confusion.<BR/><BR/>-same as Anon 4:40pmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22464491.post-1148588595196899792006-05-25T16:23:00.000-04:002006-05-25T16:23:00.000-04:00^^Me? I don't watch 24--I have friends that do, bu...^^Me? I don't watch <I>24</I>--I have friends that do, but I don't. I never saw the first episode, and I feel I'd get lost if I attempted to watch the show now. It's the same reason why I don't watch <I>Lost</I>. (On the other hand, I don't watch <I>Desperate Housewives</I> because I couldn't get into it.<BR/><BR/>^(holds breath at Erica P. comment)Penny Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716301568257066532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22464491.post-1148580017771285442006-05-25T14:00:00.000-04:002006-05-25T14:00:00.000-04:00Yall are buggin!This was a Much needed display of ...Yall are buggin!This was a Much needed display of love and admiriation for women who were not rightfully honored for all the work they have done.. they are true solidersand this includes the singers, poets, and playwrites. <BR/><BR/>First off.. Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, and Katherine Dunham have all passed away and Ms. Dunham died the day before the showed aired (5/21/06)..God Bless the Dead. Thanks to George W, she probably didnt get to see it. Im sayin.. another batch of BullShyt out his mouth.. i defintiely could have done wit OUT! <BR/><BR/>anyways, i digress.. <BR/><BR/>The actual legends have all endured something you nor I can bear witness to. Would you goto work everyday if your bigot honkie boss made you come thru the back door, told you that you arent allowed to eat in the breakroom, made you and everyoone who looked like you work in the nastiest of conditions, and CONSTANTLY, CONSTANTLY verbally and emotional abused you due to your never ending state of black-diseased-ness.. NOT to mention for our southern legends.. they had to deal with the daily, ever present threat of being beaten, raped, and/or lynched by an angry mob or white folks!<BR/><BR/>NOW would you have been able to push on to such a state of greatness.. with all that going on? Probably not.. i would have shot me a a few. Besides with all this "privellege" they sacrificed for, half us dont have the patience, tolerance, or endurance to deal with the ghetto ass chick at the McDonalds Drive thur. <BR/><BR/>thanks O for making our Queens feel like Royalty! It was defeintely over due!<BR/><BR/>O fo President!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22464491.post-1148416832378197792006-05-23T16:40:00.000-04:002006-05-23T16:40:00.000-04:00so what did you think? i missed it (season finale ...so what did you think? i missed it (season finale of 24), but i heard good things about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22464491.post-1147910571048598122006-05-17T20:02:00.000-04:002006-05-17T20:02:00.000-04:00i would hope oprah never honors ashanti and brandy...i would hope oprah never honors ashanti and brandy as a legend!!! or any entertainer under 30 for that matter. lol<BR/>-darealAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22464491.post-1147895906108559672006-05-17T15:58:00.000-04:002006-05-17T15:58:00.000-04:00The way I see it, some of those women honored are ...The way I see it, some of those women honored are legends in their own right, but Oprah invited a <I>lot</I> of people that have appeared on her show before such as Ashanti and Brandy, and I don't see them gettting legend status any time soon.Penny Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716301568257066532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22464491.post-1147882534049537422006-05-17T12:15:00.000-04:002006-05-17T12:15:00.000-04:00i dont know what to think of this special. may not...i dont know what to think of this special. may not watch it so i hope someone does a recap. of the women i've heard mentioned, i havent heard folks like dr. mae jemison or carol moseley-braun included. i think they deserve to be honored for their accomplishments. were they included? or was this just for legends in arts & entertainment?<BR/>-darealAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com