Revenge of the crazy dryer

The dryer in the laundry refuses to accept £1 coins...actually refuses to accept any coins. After standing for about 5 minutes waiting for two girls to finish off-loading and folding their clothes (seriously, why fold your clothes in the laundry) I went to the dryer, popped by clothes in and put in the coin, out it rolled, again I put it in, out it rolled, again and again..Vishal broke the pound into several small coins, but it swallowed it and refused to accept it was pound...I just walked back home..and bumped American Gangster..I hate this place!

American Gangster

So, the day arrived, the big day arrived. Finally, I was going to see the movie of the century, the movie of movies- American Gangster!
Our poetry group had decided to go to the cinema in suits, in real gangster style. Well, that's what William Cunningham thought, without the knowledge of Cunningham, we decided to scrap the suit idea and go casual.
The line to the ticket till was fairly long. I could smell the excitement in the air. We finally got in, got good seats, not too high, not too low. Then in walks Mr. Cunningham a beige corduroy suit, brown shoes to match, he looked up, expecting to see his brethren in lapels, shirts and ties, what he got were hoodies, jeans and beanies.
Now the movie begins.
What an opening scene, the scene was bursting with gangsterisimo! I love how they showed Frank Lucas as a loving family man, and then also a man about his money. His brother (played by Nigerian born actor Chiwetel Ejiofor) left some heroin in the car he wasnt supposed to).and the cops found out, next thing Frank Lucas beats him black and blue. Another African actor- Idris Elba is also in the movie, as a small time gangster who tries to fill the void left when Harlem's biggest gangster dies. Idris gets killed by Denzel, in broad daylight.
There are some scenes that are not for the fainthearted, like a scene of a baby crying, and his mom has OD'd and is lying dead beside him.
Anyway, Denzel's character Frank Lucas finally gets nabbed by Russell Crowe's character Richie Roberts in an iconic scene outside of the church.
One thing that surprised me though was the enthusiasm with which Frank Lucas snitched. He caused the conviction of many corrupt cops and government agents.
Verdict?- This has surpassed Dreamgirls as my favourite movie. It is absolutely flawless. Denzel is fierce as Frank Lucas. The scene where you see the best example of Uncle Denzel's impeccable acting is when he talks to Armand Assante's character 'Dominic Cattano', they scene that has the famous "They tried to kill my wife!" I'm sorry but this movie has my vote for best everything at the Academy Awards..Best Lead Actor- Denzel Washington, Best Supporting- Russell Crowe..Best Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Director- Ridley Scott. The movie is a perfect 10. Supporting cast include Common as Denzel's bro, T.I. (the foolish rapper) as Common's son. RZA (Wu-Tang clan) as a detective, Cuba Gooding as the gangster 'Nicky Barnes'...and of course Anthony Hamilton doing what he does best!
I recommend it to every single person on this earth. You can't have lived if you haven't seen American Gangster!

Driving in cars, with Boys

My flatmate Vishal came back from home today, so we decided to drive to Aldi to go grocery shopping. Well, we are in the car going uphill slowly, about to come into a main road. Suddenly from our left side springs a paraplegic in an electric chair..wheelchair. Vishal braked, she braked, and a disastrous accident was avoided. The strange thing however was our reaction, I didn't feel my heart stop, or panic, nor did I scream. All I said was 'Oooooooooo!!' and that's what the wheelchair woman seemed to say as well. I mean how bad would that be, to hit a disabled person...someone must have cursed you (and the person)

American Gangster

I got the Jay-Z album American Gangster....and I'm currently digesting it. Songs I recommend are Party Life, American Dreamin', Roc Boys & No Hook!

Nigerian Gangster or what I do when I'm bored

For Laura- Lionel Rich-tea

Rest in Peace Donda West

I spent most of Sunday playing football. Came back home and went out almost immediately, and then slept at William Cunningham's home. Woke up on Monday just going through the usual, E-mail, Facebook and then concreteloop.com...it was at the last one, I received the shock news: Kanye West's mother Donda West had passed away during surgery. My stomach turned, I felt very bad because I knew how Kanye felt about his mother, besides the song 'Hey Mama', when you saw both of them, you saw a solid mother & son relationship. You saw a man who genuinely loved his mother, and you saw a mother who was very proud of her son. I am happy that Donda West was able to see her son gain so much international fame and recognition as a musician.
She will be missed!

Crazy rants of a black man

On Tuesday, we have American Football training from 5-7...well yours truly for some reason thought it was 6-7, so I just chilled at home, and at 5:30 I started walking to training...I got there 'on time' at 6, strolling inside lesiurely, wondering to myself 'Hmmmm why are they so organized, training has just begun" I asked someone. "Have you guys done stretches?" He replied "Yes" with a confused look on his face...like 'is this dude serious, he's an hour late, asking if we've done stretches' ...anyway I trained for one hour..
American Gangster signs have been put up around Sunderland, Jay-Z's album has dropped...the anticipation heightens. The Roc Boys video is a classic (he better continue it, I'm tired of this videos that are never continued...I'm looking at you Cassidy)
I got a football game on Sunday...damn Football is takin my church time... it is