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Thursday, October 11, 2007
JD’s Diary - The Parties Begin
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
5:53 p.m. Thursday
OK, so far, here’s what’s gone on with me: I got on a plane like at 4:00 in the morning this morning. I came from New York. I was in New York last night at a party. An In Touch magazine party. Drinking, partying all night. Then, again, I got on the plane. Came home. Had some things thing to do - some running around for a little bit before this event. Went home for a second and got me something to eat. What did I have to eat? Ummmm - teriyaki chicken from Mama Fu’s. That’s one of my spots out here that I eat at a lot. Mama Fu’s. So I ate that and then I just, you know, was waiting on everybody to get here to this party tonight.
This is the beginning of the night. The beginning of the big BET weekend. It’s like 6:00 so this party is supposed to be over with. So I guess I’m about to leave here and go to the studio in a minute and start working until like all my friends come in town. They’re flying in town right now so they should be touching down like 8, 9, 10. Then I’ve got to go by the Ladies Night to see Jagged Edge. Then I’m going to go by the Velvet Room just to see what’s going on over there. The Welcome to Atlanta party. It’s my thing to make sure I check out everything, and see who’s partying and who’s not. See if there’s any competition for my party tomorrow.
Oh yeah, I’m looking at my Blackberry right now. This comes out Monday - me and my daughter on the cover of Jet. It’s basically talking about the book [his autobiography “Young, Rich and Dangerous”] and everything. So y’all look for the Jet magazine Monday. That’s what y’all do. Or you can go on themostaccess.com and you can see the big picture. It’s up there now I think.
I’m real excited about this. This is going to be funny when I show it to Shaniah. She’s 9. She’s probably going to buy like 100 copies and take them to school, like, “Look at me!” So I’m excited about that.
I guess I should talk about the Courvoisier campaign launch. That’s where I am. At Antica Posta in Buckhead. Real nice spot. I mean, the Courvoisier situation is beautiful because it’s finally done. It took a long time to get this deal together. It’s got a lot of different tiers to it, that’s going to take place like all through the years. They built me a club too. That’s my own private club. It’s a Courvoisier Lounge for Jermaine Dupri and his friends only. It’s at the studio. It’s being built right now. So, it’s a place where if I’m in the studio I don’t even have to leave. I can just go take a relaxing moment in the club, in the studio.
Oh - Tonight in the studio I’m working with myself. I’m probably going to record my [V-103] radio show because I’m probably not going to be able to do it live tomorrow. And then I’ve got to do overdubs on a record for Nelly. And I’m probably going to write a hook for this Jay-Z song. That sounds like a lot, right? I’ve got three songs on his album already. This “American Gangster” album. He’s working every day on it. He’s drastically working on it. Trying to get it done. And I heard I’ve got three songs on it already so I’m happy about that.
You’re gonna get a lot of exclusives like that here. And it’s just starting like right now. And I’m going to remember stuff that’s going on with me as the night goes on, to tell you.
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Movies that rock
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rock ‘n’ roll and film go together like peanut butter and chocolate. They’re great apart, but put them together and it can be a special event — or it can be truly heinous (see “Can’t Stop the Music” or “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”).
The Woodruff Arts Center’s 14th Street Playhouse will screen some of the best marriages of music and movies during the month of October. They’re calling it, not surprisingly, “Rocktober at the Playhouse.”
We’ve already missed “The Wall,” which screened on Oct. 9, but the rest of the month will feature “This is Spinal Tap” (Oct. 15), “Gimme Shelter” (Oct. 16), “A Hard Day’s Night” (Oct. 23) and “Woodstock” (Oct. 30). Tickets are $12 and are available through the Woodruff Arts Center box office (www.woodruffcentertickets.org).
It’s interesting to note that the most recent film on this list was made in 1984 (“This Is Spinal Tap”). There are some fine films about the pop music world of more contemporary vintage, though. “24 Hour Party People” and “Dreamgirls” come to mind. And then there’s the upcoming film bio of Joy Division’s late lead singer Ian Curtis, “Control.”
What are some of your favorite rock films? And which ones should never have been made?
