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It’s Time to “Exhale”

Posted on: November 21st, 2013 by tommyj

Exhale Premium Cigar and Events

Thanksgiving Cigar & Dinner

The quaint boutique restaurant known simply as Meze was the meeting place for the first Exhale Premium Cigar and Events meet up. Geared towards the cigar aficionado and those who love pairing sophisticated drinks with exotic foods, Exhale Premium Cigar and Events was designed to bring together a few friends, as well as enjoy the company and surroundings of the Gaslamp Quarters. It accomplished that and more. With San Diego known for having some of the best cigar lounges in the country, more than a few friends attended the first gathering at Meze. The guys known as Big Tony, Downtown Bobby and Corey put this event together because of their love for cigars and their long standing affinity of downtown San Diego. Relax folks, they’re just regular guys. With the few friends they invited to EPCE, the word got out and the crowd came. Those looking for great aromatic flavored cigars got 2 stix from one of San Diego’s notable cigar lounges. Those coming for drinks and libations were treated with samples of some great martini’s, well drinks and wine selections. And the cuisine from the kitchen of Meze Greek Fusion was definitely the pallet pleaser of the night. The food selections were as authentic Mediterranean as being in city of Santorini.

Monday November 25, the second installment of EPCE “Thanksgiving Cigar & Dinner” will be held again at Meze, hosted by NFL great Vincie Glenn ( San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings) and a few of his friends. Those that know Vincie know that he is a cigar connoisseur, but getting him to take time from his travels on the golf course is a feat within itself. Specialty drinks, 2 complimentary cigars from Racine & Laramie, one of San Diego oldest and notable cigar shops located in Old Town is only the topper. The food pairing presented buffet style, will again blend perfectly into the start of a festive Thanksgiving week.

The night is not just another guys night out, hoping pretty ladies would by chance come and join them. The ladies that came were not there just as eye candy. They were aficionados of the smooth spirits, foods and stogies, but also assured that that last back glance in the mirror stated “Damn…even I would want to date me”. San Diego has had many cigar clubs, dining clubs and wine and spirits clubs, but none have been able to put them all together as did the guys from Exhale Premium Cigars and Events. The events will be scheduled monthly at various locations throughout San Diego in 2014, but Meze in the Gaslamp seems to hold its own in hosting the night. They added their own sensual flair with an exotic belly dance that made the smoke stand still before it evaporated into the air. The music pairing of Jazz keeps the mood light but at times make you wanna move a thing or two. With Missy Anderson unique style of Jazzy Blues and Sacha performing the rhymetic beats of Latin Jazz, the live entertainment for a Monday night will match any Friday or Saturday night club. This night life event will become one of San Diego’s notable destinations in 2014.

Meze Greek Fusion Restaurant, opened over a year ago by brothers Patrick & Raymond Davoudi, is known for their culinary excellence, enlivening atmosphere, and world-class service. Cuisine for the evening will be provided buffet style with a variety of options. Live entertainment will be provided by Grammy nominated Sacha Boutros, and the renowned vocal artist Missy Andersen. There will be a Cigar Art Auction, featuring two local San Diego Artists. Your reservation includes two Premium Cigars, a drink, and a delicious meal, a great place to net-work, and a memory to last a lifetime.

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So ladies, before all the stuffing sets in from the holiday feasting and the battle ground at the malls on Black Friday commence at midnight…guys before you’ve been simplified as just a reindeer leading the the shopping sleigh or just an arm for shopping bags to rest on, take some time to for yourself…who knows when you’ll get a chance to sit back and Exhale.

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Winter Jam 2014 Augusta Lineup Announced

Posted on: November 9th, 2013 by tommyj

Augusta, GA – The lineup for the […]

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AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS: THE NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Posted on: October 30th, 2013 by tommyj

AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS: THE NOMINEES ANNOUNCED ` […]

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Musiq Soulchild… Just Being A Real Man

Posted on: October 28th, 2013 by tommyj

When you listen to Musiq, you know he is a musical talent. When you meet the man behind the Musiq you realize there’s more to him than what you hear. We recently held a show for Breast Cancer Awareness month and it reminded me of what Musiq Soulchild has accomplished and why he is still “Just Being A Real Man”. Here’s the article…

Musiq Soulchild… Just Being A Real Man

The one thing that stood out the most about Musiq was his kindness and giving. After the show at the 4th And B, we spoke with him personally about some of the things he has done and achievements in music. He stated to me that he appreciated that I book him to do the show… a full show with a band and everything. He said that most acts and venues are so into the appearance and not the talent of performing. He thinks that waters down the industry and true music. He also said he only had 30 minutes after the show to do pictures, without a fee charge by the way, with a select few fans. Well he actually stayed for an hour taking pictures with anyone who came to the photo room and spoke with them on a personal level.

That leads me to this. I also found out that he was an ambassador for the Susan G. Komen For the Cure. He spoke about being a part of the movement and said he was honored to be a part of it.

(2010) Musiq Soulchild recently announced his new role as an Ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Circle of Promise, a movement designed to further engage black women around the globe in the fight against breast cancer.

In his new role, Musiq will raise awareness about breast cancer so that younger women know the importance of early detection and why it’s important to pay attention to their bodies.

“Early detection is the key to winning the fight against breast cancer,” said Musiq. “Too often, black women are diagnosed in stage three and four when breast cancer is most difficult to treat. Some women are afraid to seek treatment for fear of losing their breasts or their hair. One’s physical appearance is much less important than the will to live. It’s time to remove the stigmas that are attached to this disease.”

Take a few minutes to check out Musiq’s video “Yes”, which features breast cancer survivors from the metro Atlanta area. The video was directed by Juwan Lee.

When I saw the video I knew I had not only booked a great musician to do the show, but also a great person who is just a good ole fashion real MAN that does support women and their cause. He gives back as much as he can. When I now look into producing show, I want the quality of the person as well as the talent.

So for the remaining days of Breast Cancer Awareness Month we will feature the music of Musiq. Check out Musiq at www.musiqsoulchild.com. If you missed his show last year at 4th And B you missed a real talent that knows how to entertain his audience. We are looking forward to bring Musiq back to SD in 2014. Stay tuned…

Wednesday October 30, 2013

Musiq was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the oldest of nine children. At an early age, Musiq left home and dropped out of school at the age of 17. It was during that time Musiq started to build a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MC’s, free styling on the open mic circuit, scatting at a jazz club, or just performing a cappella in the streets of Philadelphia, which is where he got the name “Musiq” and later added “Soulchild”, which is intended to respect and represent the legacy and traditions of past soul artists. He cites as his inspiration such icons as Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Patti LaBelle, Billie Holiday, Sly & the Family Stone and Ray Charles.

“There were people who knew of me but they didn’t really know me; they just knew me as ‘that music dude.’ So after getting that so much, I was like ‘Just call me Musiq.’ It was so fresh to me because if I had to be called anything, I would have wanted to be called Music. That’s how much I dug it; when you see me, I want you to automatically think of music.”^[1] The nickname Soulchild came from two ideas. Musiq quotes it as, “Musiq Soulchild is technically two ideas. ‘Musiq’ is the front man and ‘Soulchild’ is the idea behind it. It’s basically me as an artist in this generation, representing the traditions and the legacies of the past soul stars.”

More than any song produced and performed by Musiq Soulchild, “Love” is and will always be the song most of his fans will identify as his signature song. The words, melody, arrangement and delivery pushed him to the top of the R&B charts. The “Philly” sound became known to the rest of the industry and the world.

Outside of music, he has been featured in television and print ads for McDonald’s, Nike, Inc., Coca-Cola, Levi Strauss & Co. and The Gap. He made a special appearance on The CW’s #1 comedy The Game on Monday, as well as the UPN sitcom All of Us. On June 25, 2012, Musiq released a book on love and relationships titled “143 – Love According To Musiq”.

Here’s another classic that could make the average person want to get on the floor and try thier luck on doing the Chicago Step…

Saving the Godfather’s Soul

Posted on: October 23rd, 2013 by tommyj

After years of estate acrimony, James Brown’s […]

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‘CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story’ on VH1

Posted on: October 18th, 2013 by tommyj

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Cory Booker Adds to the Senate Legacy

Posted on: October 16th, 2013 by tommyj

With a victory in the Senate race for the state of New Jersey, Cory Booker adds to the short list of popular elected Black Senators. Only 3 before him have won their seats by in a popular election. In the 237 years, there have only been a total of 8 Black elected Senators in American history…and his presence is a welcome from the recent influx of elected officials that have a personal agenda instead of the country’s best interest. Some do have their own party’s best interest in mind. And if you ask them they say it is the will of the American people who they represent. The last I checked, I did not ask to have the government of the United Staes of America to shut down, take the country to the brink of a default or to not pass laws that would help create JOBS, JOBS, JOBS as promised in the 2010 midterm elections.

The 2010 elections began an era of radical positions on American policy and views. The majority of those elected took positions that were in the interest of a minority segment of America..The Tea Party. Their views seemed to not be their own, but a conjoined agenda passed down by big backers and organizations. These new officials came from a gerrymandered segment of local communities, without any diversity of thought and ideology. There seems to be no free thinking member among them. Public officials like Cory Booker, that have represented a diverse population bring a better representation of America to Washington DC. Mayor Booker has shown his community, city, state and America that he governs on an even kiel. The demographic of Newark is as diverse as the opening session of a UN meeting, a little bit of everyone. A politician that has a hands on approach to governing and dealing with his constituents, will deliver an approach similar to that of a Trigonometry equation “If – Then”.

From our little corner of the world here in San Diego, we have seen the effects of a mayor who has his hands on the pulse of the city and a mayor that has his hands on…well you know. And one of them ends up not to good for the city. Mayor Booker’s open approach to government and the importance of government officials to see his constituents as people and not just a block of voters, helps to make better decisions when there is a need to get involved and when to take a step back approach. This leads to a “Solution” that is in the best interest of all, not just the select few or a supporters cause. Keeping people in perspective, Mayor Booker was literally hands on when saving lives, physically and figuratively. An intelligent approach to solving problems creating opportunities is a missing trait in Washington.

Eight African Americans have served in the United States Senate. No African American served in the elective office before the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1870. The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits the federal government and state governments from denying any citizen the right to vote because of that citizen’s race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Of the eight senators, three were popularly elected, two were elected by the Mississippi State Senate, and three were appointed by a state Governor. The 113th United States Congress marked the first time that two African Americans have served concurrently in the Senate. Congratulations to Cory Booker in his bid to the US Senate and welcome to history.

The official senate portrait of Barack Obama, the fifth African-American United States Senator who would later become the first African-American President

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Congress Salaries/Expenses

Posted on: September 12th, 2013 by tommyj

$40,000 for State Office Furniture? Is Congress actually Working?

What if we could change the way our elected officials served their time in office by voting on their pay scale? It would be interesting to see how efficient our congress could actually be if they were forced to do their jobs, right?

For the 2013 calendar year, Congress has already planned to take 239 days off; this seems to be quite disproportional to the number of vacation days the average American employee is granted which is only 13. That is over half of the year that our elected officials have granted themselves while they have yet to approve one single day required time off for the rest of us.

Americans are not required to obtain a certain number of vacation days by the government, yet other countries such as those in the European Union get four weeks mandatory paid vacation. Apparently Congress has decided that they are worthy of paid time off while we all wake up and go to our places of employment and have to do actual work.

The average pay for a United States Senator, according to Senate.gov, is a staggering $174,000 per year of service. These representatives are elected into office by the people to run this country while they allot themselves over half of the year for time off making nearly $73,000 more than a married couple at the high end of the middle class. — (The Distribution of Household Income and the Middle Class)

On top of their ridiculous salaries, which is provided by the taxpayers, are the health benefits, travel expenses, and other things that we might not have heard of which are provided to Congress. There are funds allocated for things such as a “furniture and furnishing allowance”. Yes, you read that correctly. Congress is allowed $40,000 for state office furniture and or furnishings. — “Each Senator is authorized $40,000 for state office furniture and furnishings for one or more offices, if the aggregate square footage of office space does not exceed 5,000 square feet. The base authorization is increased by $1,000 for each authorized additional incremental increase in office space of 200 square feet.” – (Congressional Salaries and Allowances Report)

Congress gets paid far better than most Americans while doing less than half the work that is expected of them. “We the people” elect these individuals to oversee our government and we expect them to do their jobs, which clearly they are not doing very well. If an American worker wanted to take over half the year off for vacation they would be laughed at and told to get back to work. If Congress decides to do the same thing, not only do they give themselves that time off but WE pay for it. We don’t want to pay taxes for “the takers” in this country and yet some of the worst offenders of “taking” are our elected officials. Congress doesn’t want to provide universal healthcare and yet they have it provided for them on our dime. There are serious matters to be dealt with such as the Sequester and yet instead of formulating some sort of compromise, they went on vacation.

Elected officials need to be held to the same standards as the rest of Americans. Their pay should be based upon results, just like any other job in this great nation. If they choose to do nothing, then they should not be paid for it. Why should we allow them to use our tax dollars to give themselves a vacation especially in a time of crisis when decisions need to be made and policies need to be put into place to solve an issue?

If we don’t do what is expected of us at our place of work, we are reprimanded or fired; this should apply to congress as well. Congress has become lazy and less productive compared to the last 4 decades and according to The Huffington Post, congress is at the lowest approval rating it has had in the last 38 years (10%). We do need a change, and it involves our leaders stepping up and doing what is expected of them.

Contrary to what they may believe about themselves, Congress should not be and exception to the rule. They are not special, but rather elected officials who should be paid based upon performance and allowed the same number of vacation days as the average American. In my opinion, they should also be required to use the same healthcare plan as the rest of America so that they can perhaps gain some perspective. After feeling a smaller version of the pain the rest of average Americans have to suffer, they just might find a way to improve many things that could make the United States a better place. We elected every individual into Congress, so if they aren’t serving the people we can vote them out of office for better candidates.

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Summer Beach Wear

Posted on: June 19th, 2012 by Mark Gunn

Summer Fashions… Do I have the body to wear this? Is this still i style? Will I be comfortable in this? These are just a few questions that we all face when it comes to summer attire. Our Fashion features will be a major focus in each publication and updated web publication. What celebrities are wearing and new trends designers have down the pipeline, will keep TIOM subscribers in the know and ahead of the trending curve. This is not only geared toward clothing, but also accessories, lingerie, shoes and beauty trends will be delivered by those in the industry, not from the view of our writers.

Fashion is a general term for a popular style or practice, especially in clothing, footwear, accessories, makeup, body piercing, or furniture. Fashion refers to a distinctive and often habitual trend in the style with which a person dresses, as well as to prevailing styles in behaviour. The media plays a very significant role when it comes to fashion. For instance, an important part of fashion is fashion journalism. Editorial critique, guidelines and commentary can be found in magazines, newspapers, on television, fashion websites, social networks and in fashion blogs. In the recent years, fashion blogging and YouTube videos have become a major outlet for spreading trends and fashion tips. Through these media outlets, readers and viewers all over the world can learn about fashion, making it very accessible. However, over the past several years, fashion websites have developed that merge traditional editorial writing with user-generated content. Online magazines have begun to dominate the market with digital copies for computers, but print media still delivers an unmatched visual and details of the industry as a whole. TIOM will deliver you fashions RAW and unedited…and at times it will be RAW.