Love, Life and the Diva

A lil insight into the world of Estelle aka Stelly... "The spot for those who wanna stay ahead of the game..."

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

NEw yor stories part 3 ...prom dresses , Tour dates Brooklyyyn and Cupcakes...

So as i get in to NYC I had a few days spare...hilarity... ok cos you can get into "anything" in NYC! and "anything" i did! Indeed...
so i decided that i was gonna go watch a movie..BLADES OF GLORY..my mate
Mel from london was also in town so she hit me and came along...
okay as we're strolling through looking for shoes and stuff..(read the krispy kreme's concession! i swear down there was one...) we happen upon
the GREATEST punishment i believe that American parents can inflict upon their kids...(that the kids actually wanna wear em is confusing to me also...)

A big ass section of (*ahem ahem - drum roll...*) PROM DRESSES!!!!

and you know..i had to try one on!!! for you guys - of course! lol im lying - shit I did it for my own amusement...yes i did...it was too tempting...

I know mel was like wtf? is she serious?!?

Yes my people - apart from just being hideous, i mean, made from polyester, viscose, net, sequins and other things..they had em in luminous colours too...GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, ORANGE (i kid you not! - who'd wanna look like a o'nge soda??!? i'm sorry in their right mind....)

now i didnt have the guts to wear aaaalll of them

But here is what i did manage to put on and string around my neck...

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Pure fun!!

GLORIOUS!

Mel's face is like what the hell am i doing?
lol...

I HAD TO DO IT...

yeah too much time on my hands..
I spent the next day in Brooklyyyn (thats how the train driver kept saying it - pure mirth...also my first time back oon a trian in like 5 years in NYC) with some british japanese and american mates getting lost upon arrival...

I got on a train in NY (as per my mate's instructions...) got out @ jay st and looked around me like where in the shits am i?
tried to hail a cab...cos i was l=told just get a gypsy cab...stick your hand out one will come...i did and a bus came towards me..i remembered that i was on the wrong side of the street..and in a bus lane!! quickly jumpin out of the way....i headed towards the nearest main road and
I called my mate joe who came and got me... thanks jesus he was in the area..
so we went out to dinner..it was warm...but got cold quick..anywhere here we all are...

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...acting like the sun's in the sky and we're warm...mmmm :-)!

Next day..i went to my mate DJ cipha sound's bday w my brothers from the T.dot Kardinal, Mayday and Mr Morgan...twas fun...also in attendance was Daytona (rapper/cipha sounds artist - very dope!), Trey Songz and Serius Jones
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I went to consequences album release party: w a few folk...(super G.O.OD producer) Devo Springsteen, my friend who rescued me Joe Romulus (romulus management) and my NY homie...miss shameeka (no grind no shine!!!)

Got told i look like i train by a guy who could generally pick me up with his pinky! yes he was gorgeous but huge...i'm not an eeeediot! as much as my spidey senses were like holla at him...i was like no he'd prob break me in half...let it ride! (no pun intended!)

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And so onto the next show...
Which i touched on briefly in part 2...nothing to complain about here keep it moving..tho i was a lil sad..it was my first NY show and i did it without my DJ Smasherelly

He understands the game so no hard feelings, but its one landmark i wasnt able to enjoy with him..being he's worked w me for (scratch the for) EVER it was kinda like batman and robin with out one of em being present...

so onto philly...
ok so men in philly cannot dance: Explain:
Well I drag a guy on stage to dance w me during "Come Over" which is a lil reggae song...no: 1
starts swinging my hand...
till i call him out "ladies is this how they do it out in philly"
they laughed... so he tried to dance behind me...
I was confused about his whole movement...2 steps in my timbos!!! terrible..
then:
No 2: was dancing @ my knees...scrubsing up my skirt...
(sighs....)

No 3: was john - we had a nice lil 2 step going on..was fun..
No 4: ok he started whinin in that TYPICAL dancer whine...just his hips but once again @ my knees...on the side....ok
now...
ya see...
I just don't know what to say..
but shit the people were entertained..i brushed em all...except john of course he was the best of em...
the worst thing about them was...THEY WERE ALLLL SOOOOOO CUTE!

(Siiiiiigh....) What is the word coming to when cute boys can't dance...? hmh? What? i ask...what will become of us?? lol....

Part 4...
acapella in bmore...




Monday, May 7, 2007

new york stories part 2...

ok so here's where it gets interesting..i breifly touched on the last 2 week trip but having just landed from this one ( a month) and just gottten out of bed..(5.45pm.. - jetlag with either allergies or a terrible cold)...

now onto the real trip...so i landed in detroit...for my first show w the john and crew for the baileys afterparty after a loooong ass flight (started travelling @ 4am that morning)...flying klm to amsterdam then onto detroit by northwest airlines? (never heard of em!)
so after a pisstake 1 hour flight...or so..you know the kind where you can't nodd off cos by the time you shut your eyes and i did want to @ 5am...you land.
we get to amsterdam..i swear down they are just racist.
i tell you just racist...
so they put you through another check ..the attiudes of the security staff to me and my dj among other black and asian/indian folk compared to how they treated their white customers was amazingly rude.
First of all...the guy looks @ me (through his one good eye- he had one eye busted - i looked @ my dj smash like yep!he got beat up ahahaha!!!) as though my brand new passport were not real @ this point im staring @ him like get a good look...then he begins to speak to me like i'm an INSURGENT
"listen here...you can't drink that and put your trolley over there!" (meanwhile i'm in shock wide eyed I've got a mouthful of water - "what can't you hear me...???"
i look @ him and proceed to the line up gate with said water in my mouth and leave the trolley right where it was...(now i know why he got beat up! stank attitude arsehole!)

that was pure disrespect...

so while lining up for a further security check..there are 2 lines a gang of white folk line up to the left and behind us...
so the security girls keep going to the left of us..to let them in first?
i'm stunned like do you not see us lining up????
is the right hand queue the line you don't answer?
wtf?
Its very hard not to take these things generally racially when its a consistent theme...
so then we go through to xray...
I ASK IF I NEED TO TAKE OUT THE MOISTURISERS IN MY BAG....
the attendent says no..its fine its in the plastic...
puts my bag through...
then brings me back to take out the plastic...
i say to him I ASKED YOU!!!! wtf???
i tell you - i had to breathe HARD!!!!

One of my pet peeves is repeating myself or having to watch people do over stuff i've already asked em to do and act like i'm the person who wasn't clever enough to get it right the first time...
PURE IRRITATION! LIKE THAT MAKES MY NERVE SNAP!
So i had to BREATHE....reallllly Breathe @ that point..plus i'm tired...

so we get through...
Once again i get on a the plane and the check in attendent said i had aisle seats allll the way to detroit...of course you just know they put me in the middle
some lady was alll bubbly and excited..i just put my big bomber jacket hoodie over my head and went to SLEEP!


Got to detroit...it was grey...
Sorry no pics didnt feel like takin any...get to the hotel..after an hour we get into the room...im lookin @ my suitcase...they stright broke it...cracked the wheels...cracked the case messed up the pulley handle...

So i gotta get a new one...bear in mind we have to soundcheck and be on stage later that night as well as go to the main show...

the taxi driver takes us (me and smash) on a £70 dollar trip to and from a shoppin complex that resembles brent cross...but also has a black hair shop in it like for real it sold straightners and relaxers..imagine that alongside john lewis! luv it...

on the way back...finally deducing we were from london.decided to show us the sights...to the effect he brought us almost back to the airport... (im spazzing in my head like - (what friggin sights??? were on a motorway there is only the for factories and few buildings...where are you taking us?!!? i'm tired for fucks sake...)
Smash is just laughing cos he knows i'm spazzing..my eyes have started to widen and I'm staring out the winow looking for signs of the HOTEL!

get back do the soundcheck...
all good...im knackered @ this point...

Sooo get to do the show...finally 12pmish @ night..im 2 hours away from collapsing..then i have to leave @ 6am n the morning...to get to ny to do

We go to do my set...it actually is a great show the girls (first song - about beign more than a fuck friend) and guys (by the second song - about first time sex w that special person) were really into it...especialy as i brought a guy up to dance w me...it was hilarious the guy was such a stiff ass! but gotta love him for coming up! :-)
Pure fun....i had a ball in detroit...they were real people and real reactions...

NEXT DESTINATION - NYC...

and because you read all that here's a treat..diana ross singing among some weed plants...hahah..not really but they look like em...