Lengendary Sex Kitten Eartha Kitt Dies

Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said. She was 81.

Andrew Freedman said Kitt, who was recently treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, died Thursday in Connecticut of colon cancer.

Kitt, a self-proclaimed "sex kitten" famous for her catlike purr, was one of America's most versatile performers, winning two Emmys and nabbing a third nomination. She also was nominated for several Tonys and two Grammys.

Her career spanned six decades, from her start as a dancer with the famed Katherine Dunham troupe to cabarets and acting and singing on stage, in movies and on television. She persevered through an unhappy childhood as a mixed-race daughter of the South and made headlines in the 1960s for denouncing the Vietnam War during a visit to the White House.

Your attitude is important.

Failure is an attitude. Having an attitude of failure can't help us. It can only hurt us. If we're not careful, it can grow into a way of life. So, when we feel like failures, we'd better look at our attitudes.
An attitude of failure often comes from making mistakes. But we can learn to see our mistakes as lessons. This turns mistakes into gains, not failures. Sometimes, we try to do things that just can't be done. When we act like we can control others, we're going to fail. When we act like we know everything, we're going to fail. If we try to act like God, we're going to fail. We can't control others. We can't know everything. We're not God. We're human. If we act human, we've already won.

Prayer for the Day
Higher Power, help me to learn from my attitudes. Whatever the outcome, help
Me learn.

Action for the Day
Facing our past "failures" is the first step to learning from them. I'll talk to my sponsor about a past failure and the good that came from it.

Paris Highlight Runway Shows

Personal favorites this collection were Givenchey and Alexander Mc Queen. Great use of color and very fashion forward looks.

Chanel Spring 2009

With winter having dumped almost a foot of snow on us. I decided to look forward to the spring haute couture shows. I truely loved the Chanel show. Karl Largerfeld has keep the spirit of Chanel alive and revalant. My personal favs of this show were the shoes they must be in my collections. and soon.

Manolo Blanik

One of my favorite shoe designers talks shoes

GAY BLACK APPRECIATION WEEK ON YOUTUBE

Ne Ne The Villian?

I don't know call me crazy but I think Ne Ne was the most real, down to earth and genuine of all the "ladies" on this Real Housewives of Atlanta. She was so far from fake and I think she was demonized for not being one of the Joneses. I admired her for speaking her mind and for doing what was right for her. She was labeled a bitch but most strong self assured women are. She was, is and will be my favorite and we love her. I think she showed the most growth on the show and I am hoping for big things from her.

ILLINOIS FEATURED TODAY ON PURPLE STATES TV

Purple States is a dynamic new media company that transforms the best features of digital and established media into an original and valuable synthesis. Purple States taps into the raw energy, the unfiltered authenticity, and the dynamic interactivity of user-generated content on the web, and distills this diffuse material into the story of a group of ordinary people covering the news Ð a story with the coherence, high production values and watchability associated with traditional media. Purple States has pioneered people-powered broadcast-quality news coverage on television, the internet, and mobile platforms. During its first two seasons, Purple States has aired weekly documentary series on NYTimes.com, washingtonpost.com, Verizon V-Cast, and local television.

In January 2009, a new team will go to Washington with the new President and the new Congress, to cover the first hundred days of the new administration for major news platforms, both domestic and international.

As Purple States moves into 2009 and beyond, we are developing programming on various news stories that lend themselves to people-powered coverage. The website currently features a series called 50/50: fifty bloggers from fifty states in fifty days, in edited video-blogs that tell a cross country story about the economy. Purple States is also in discussion with cable networks about longer-form documentaries, including topic-specific series (immigration; housing; water), and a lifestyle series based on a purple premise.

The members of each Purple States team are carefully selected to reflect the range of demographic and other characteristics appropriate to the season's programming, whether that is election coverage or how the economic crisis looks from Main Street. They bring the depth of their own life experience to their interpretation of the news and their relationships with each other. The viewer gets to know and comes to care about them.

The members of the Purple States team are citizen journalists, but not in the usual sense. They are not isolated man-on-the-street videographers, but members of a systematically deployed team who travel together to report on news from the frontlines. Their journey is professionally filmed and edited, and aired on a variety of major media platforms. Purple States is reality news: The Real World meets The Huffington Post.

During the first two seasons, the Purple States cast included a 24-year-old florist - now college student - from Iowa, a laid-off manufacturing professional and libertarian from New England, a 33-year-old Baptist mother of three and teacher from South Carolina, a gun-carrying Cuban-American art gallery director from Florida, and a grandfather from Southern California who works for AT&T and lives with his Mexican-American son-in-law.

YOU DONT WANT NONE BOO BOO

Good girl snaps. The soft demure Lisa has had about all she can take and goes the hell off on the reunion show. Can't wait to tune in for this one. Thru out the whole episode NeNe was being made out to be the evil black bitch. She is the one that I feel the most for at this point.

AM I THE PERFECT LIE?

I am totally addicted to Sex Change Hospital and I have to force myself as I watch it not to sit in judgement of the girls that go in to get vaginia to feel complete. I have yet to see one get a vagina and not look like an old man with a vagina. I bring this up because there is always the sexual debate and the qualifying factors of what makes us transexual.

Personally even though I am in the sex industry 95% of my life is spent not having sex. I don't know I don't let what I do 5% of the time dictate what I am as a person. I identify as female but I am really uncomfortable being considered a woman. Now let me say I dont want to walk down the street with everyone knowing whats in my panties but I am at a point in my life where I am content being transexual.

There were stages when I hated myself and my body and I thought that God was cruel for sending me into this world with that offending member dangling between my legs. I have made peace with myself and my body and I love every inch of me, no pun intended.

Let me give you a little back ground. For those of you that think that I am ugly you should have been here when the party started. This face has been surgically feminized beyond recognition. I guess I am a little jaded when I am loved for my feminity because I want to be loved for the person that I am. I am the same person that I have always been but the more beautiful, desirable and passable I get now people start to see me as valid.

I know many may not see where I am coming from but I want to be adored for who I am not for the image I give. In defense of men that bottom, and I am not talking bout you nasty mother fuckers running round giving up that happy hole to any thing in a dress and wig, I am talking about the men that have that come what may attitude when they fall in love with a girl and just deal with the reality of the situation. But in my personal experience bottom men have shown me the most respect and treated me as a lady should be treated, hell the majority of top men don't even know how to come correct with genetic females always on that bullshit and playing games thinking they dick is gold what the hell can they do with girls like me.

Now I have been in monogamous relationships and each was different and this may shock yall but some of them never gave up the ass. In a relationship I have a come what may attitude if my needs are being met outside the bed room if I am feeling loved cherished respected adored intellectually stimulated I will be orgasmning in my brain before we even get naked so when we get it bed I will be cool with what ever is going on.

I stick to my guns and I wont waver on it what so ever if I feel that our relationship is sexual and I am only a conquest to you we will both be putting a notch in the bed post. Everything must be mutual and you must be a gentleman and ladies come first.

I don't know Imma lady but I am no woman. To me at times the drive to pass and be a woman seems to speak to my spirit as if there is something wrong with me. I have to proudly wear the title of transexual in order to stay self loving. I don't think people understood when they defined man and woman in the beginning. Every culture since the beginning of time has had the two spirit people and today I walk that delicate line of feminity and masculinity and hold my head high. I am not less than cause I wasn't born with a vagina. I actually feel blessed to be born able to relate to both genders having my feet firmly planted in the world of both legs spread wide a woman with an enlongated clit.

I AM JUST OVER BEING THE PERFECT LIE. ITS OK TO BE CHANEL THE TRANSEXUAL.

ELECTION DAY GO AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

ENOUGH SAID CHECK OUT THE VIDEO IF YOU WANNA KNOW WHY I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT IT.

VOTE

ALPHA CAT FOR PRESIDENT

HERE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PERSONS TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE. ALPHACAT WILL KEEP YOU IN STICTCHES AND IF YOU DONT KNOW WHO HE IS YOU SHOULD DEFINATELY CHECK HIM OUT. HIS BARACK OBAMA IMPRESSIONS ARE CLASSIC AND DEAD ON.

ADULTS HALLOWEEN PARTY

Adults like to have as much fun during Halloween as the kids do! Adult Halloween parties tend to be much wilder than children's parties with dancing, alcohol use and catered food.

Using common sense can make a party a great one and avoid anything that may ruin it.

Keep an eye on the drinking, don't let it get out of hand. Take the keys away from anyone that may be driving. Have one person stay sober and offer to drive those people home who may be too intoxicated to drive.

When deciding on a menu, check and see if anyone attending the party has food allergies that might be a problem. Common food allergies to dairy products, peanuts and shell fish can really put a damper on the festivities.

Planning ahead for problems can make all the difference for your Halloween party!!!

BE SAFE ALL AND ENJOY

THANK YOU SO MUCH

I WILL BE UPDATING ON TWITTER.

www.twitter.com/tssexychanel

Amber Alert Issued for 7 Year Old Illinois Boy
Posted: Friday October 24, 2008 8:03 PM CT

The Illinois State Police Issued the Amber Alert on Friday evening after the boy was abducted in Chicago and his Grandmother and another relative were found shot to death. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

Julian King is a black male, 7 years old, 4 feet 11 inches, 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown polo shirt with stripes and khaki pants.

The suspect is unknown at this time.

The suspect vehicle is a white 1994 Chevrolet Suburban with Illinois tag number X584859.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

BET'S SUNDAY BEST GOSPEL CONTEST

BET IS HAVING THE SUNDAYS BEST COMPETITION AGAIN IF YOU ARE A LOVER OF GOSPEL MUSIC YOU CAN NOW HAVE A HAND IN HELPING MANY TALENTED SPIRIT FILLED HOPEFULS ON THEIR JOURNEY TO SHARE THE WORD AND THE LOVE OF THE LORD THRU MUSIC.

I AM A TRUE BELIEVER THAT MUSIC IS A MINISTRY AND HAVE SUPPORTED MANY OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. IT IS A JOY OF MINE TO SEE SO MANY YOUNG FOLKS WITH A ZEAL AND PASSION FOR CHRIST.

I WANT YOU TO CHECK OUT A DEAR YOUNG LADY MISS CRYSTAL JOHNSON FROM TN. SHE IS A COUSIN TO A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND UPON MEETING HER AND GETTING TO KNOW HER SHE HAS CAPTURED MY HEART EVEN MORE. SHE IS DOING WELL BUT STILL NEEDS YOUR HELP TO REALIZE HER DREAMS IN SHARING HER GIFT WITH THE WORLD. SHE TRUELY HAS AN ANNOINTED VOICE.

HERE ARE SOME EXPERTS FROM HER INTERVIEW.

What is your idea of the quintessential gospel artist?
My idea of the quintessential (most perfect embodiment of) a gospel artist is one who is not only talented musically, and versatile stylistically, but one who is spirit-filled. In my opinion everyone is great today. Seriously, talent is just absolutely overflowing in today's society, but it's the annointing that destroys the yoke. A great singer, gospel singer that is, is the one who leads you to change your life, who leaves you feeling encouraged and inspired, not the one who- when they're gone- just leaves you thinking about how many awesome runs they did. This is my desire: to be the kind of artist who, through God, changes lives and gives inspiration.

Which gospel song best describes your relationship with God?
"Great is Thy Faithfulness" is the gospel song that best describes my relationship with God. Through all that I've experienced in my life, one thing is for sure: God is faithful to me...........In Spite of Me!!!

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Honestly, I wouldn't change anything about me right now. I am far from perfect but even my imperfections have helped to mold me into the person I now am. I enjoy being me. I am flowing in my own lane, being myself, who is exactly who God created me to be:)

YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS YOUNG LADY AND MANY OTHERS BY GOING TO THE SITE AND VOTING FOR THEM. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES EVERY 24 HOURS.

THIS IS THE DIRECT VOTING LINK TO MS JOHNSON'S PROFILE AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT MY PROFILE TO SEE OTHERS THAT I HAVE VOTED FOR AND ENJOY AS WELL.

LET'S SHOW THESE SPIRIT FILLED CHILDREN SOME LOVE. ITS GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE LIKE THIS IN A WORLD FILLED WITH HATE AND DISSENTION THAT THE LOVE OF GOD STILL ABOUNDS.

THANK YOU

CHANEL

CHICAGO MAY SOON HAVE GAY SCHOOLS

I had to weigh the pros and cons of Gay Schools. I have very mixed feelings about the need for such schools. I would love to hear back from people and their feelings good or bad on this subject. Do you feel that this is something necessary and long over due or do you think this is a step backwards considerig that we all wish to be accepted as one. Does this further alienate and already discriminated bunch of people? I have written a special article explaining why Gay Schools don't just yet have my full support.

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YOU CAN NOW GET DAILY UPDATES HOUR BY HOUR. FOLLOW CHANEL ON TWITTER NOW.

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HALLOWEEN IS FAST APPROACHING

CHANEL'S HALLOWEEN VID

EVERYONE THAT KNOWS ME KNOWS HOW MUCH I ENJOY LETTING ALL THE CRAZY CHARACTERS INSIDE OF ME COME OUT TO PLAY. I DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TIL HALLOWEEN COMES AROUND TO LET THEM OUT BUT ITS THE ONE TIME OF THE YEAR NO ONE QUESTIONS MY INSANITY. LOL. I CELEBRATE THE WHOLE MONTH AND ALWAYS DO SOMETHING WILD AND EXCITING.

I HAVE A EARLY HALLOWEEN POSTED AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL CHECK IT OUT AND IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE RATE IT FIVE STARS AND LEAVE ME SOME COMMENTS.

HALLOWEEN IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN

CHANEL'S HALLOWEEN VID

Music is my way of life

Music has always moved me since I was first in my crib shaking the bars and bopping my head. My love of music has been a life long journey one fantastic beat after another. Music in one way form or another has been there to help me thru every emotion and I can remember events in my life by what I was listening to when it happened.

Well I did a music challenge for a few kids on youtube I posted a video which they posted response videos too.

If you are true music lover and live your life like I do you will enjoy these young men and I truely thank them for their efforts and willingness to participate.

ThatswhatIbelieve

Ricodn

thruthealcove

hslovette02

BlaqmamabaX

The love of Self

I feel that the Love of Oneself is the most important love one can have. Self love and caring should be a daily responsibility of each and every person. We should not have to look outside ourselves to find the acceptance and love that we need. What we get from others should enhance how we already feel about our ownselves. Self love is not to be confused with conceit or being full of oneself but celebrating who you are as a person. Its a sense of being at peace with yourself where you are and with what you have been given. Each and every one of us was designed by a greater being that sees us as perfect and good and its up to us to find that same unconditional love for self. Take some time out today to appreciate yourself, love yourself, validate and praise yourself.


You can read my weekly column for Stopping the Hate on The Art of Love

STOPPING THE HATE

Upcoming videos and discussions on YouTube

I will be making a series of vids dealing with some questions and emails I have recieved. I know it took a minute for me to get to them all but I think we are gonna have some fun with that series stay tuned for more.

CONTEST TIME AGAIN

I HAVE ENTERED ANOTHER VIDEO CONTEST ON YOUTUBE AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN AND REMINISANT OF MY YOUTH. CHECK OUT THE VID AND DONT FORGET THAT IF YOU ENJOY IT I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE SO THAT I MAY CREATE SOME MORE DYNAMIC LOOKS FOR YOU.



WATCH ON YOUTUBE FOR THE ANNOTATIONS

Grace Jones' first studio album in two decades, "Hurricane," will arrive Oct. 27 in the U.K. through a deal with British electronic-leaning indie label Wall of Sound.
PIAS, the parent company of Wall Of Sound, will distribute "Hurricane" worldwide, excluding North America.
"It's an absolute honor and privilege to be working with Grace," comments Mark Jones, managing director of Wall of Sound, in a statement. "No one has inspired more people whatever race, sex, colour or creed to be who they want to be and so much more." He adds, "Her new album will not only re-establish her as one of the world's most important artists but also introduce her to a new generation of music lovers".
The Jamaican-born artist previewed four new tracks from the forthcoming release, including "Corporate Cannibal," during a well-received performance June 19 at the Meltdown festival on London's South Bank. Press headlines glowed the following day, included one in the Guardian Newspaper which simply read "Amazing Grace."
The new album, her first since "Bulletproof Heart" landed in 1989 via Capitol Records, was produced by Ivor Guest and Jones and includes performances from Sly and Robbie and Brian Eno.
Jones' only festival performance this year will be an exclusive headline set on the second-from-last evening of the Secret Garden Party Festival, to be held July 24-27 in Huntingdon, England.
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Confirmed Tracks:
"Corporate Cannibal"
"The Key To Funky"
"Hurricane"
"Devil in My Life"
"This Is Life"
"Love You To Life"
"William's Blood"
"Keeping Up with the Jones"

STOPPING THE HATE

I along with some other of the world's most well known transexual adult entertainers have joined Meghan Chavalier on her anti violence program. The new site is called stopping the Hate. Its a wealth of information along with colums written weekly by many of us as well.

I would like you all to stop by there take a time to see the work that Meghan has done so far and I hope that you will support and do your part to stop hatred.

STOPPING THE HATE

Female Dominance

My online stable for those unable to be lucky enough to live in Chicago and be accepted into my real time one is now moved to a new space. Check it out sign up and by all means let Goddess know you are there

New sexy shemale bedtime stories posted

You can check out my latest series in the Shemale bedtime stories come to my adults only blog for more intense fun.

BEDTIME STORIES