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Now I’m Feelin’ so Fly Like a G-…John Salley?!

Now I’m Feelin’ so Fly Like a G-…John Salley?!

Samia December 29, 2011 1

What happens when two brown girls walk into a Far East Movement party? It’s like a blizzard. Okay, not really, but I wanted to incorporate the lyrics of the group’s most popular (albeit lyrically

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Basketball Jones, I Got a Basketball Jones…

Basketball Jones, I Got a Basketball Jones…

Samia December 23, 2011 1

Confession: I used to be a boy. OK, not anatomically, but at least in interests. I grew up playing video games, having Power Ranger action figures, and watching basketball on the reg (a fan

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How Metta World Peace’s Daughter, Diamond, Inspires Me

How Metta World Peace’s Daughter, Diamond, Inspires Me

Samia September 22, 2011 2

FIRST LISTEN HERE: Diamond Artest – “Fighter” [KHANversations.com Exclusive] I’d never been inspired by an eight-year-old until I got an email from Metta World Peace (yes, the basketball player formerly known as Ron Artest.) Sure,

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My Spur of the Moment Dinner w Bruce Bowen

My Spur of the Moment Dinner w Bruce Bowen

Samia September 1, 2011 1

What happens when you @mention a former NBA player on Twitter, who just so happens to have gone to your high school? You end up becoming Twitter friends and getting dinner the next time

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Ron Artest: From Ballin’ to Bawlin (from Laughter)

Ron Artest: From Ballin’ to Bawlin (from Laughter)

Samia August 1, 2011 0

Knock knock. Who’s there? Ron Artest. Ron Artest who? Ron Artest the comedian. Okay okay, I know that wasn’t the best joke you’ve ever heard… but um, that’s because it’s not a joke. It’s

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A Thunderful Birthday

A Thunderful Birthday

Samia April 6, 2011 0

What happens when you encounter a couple basketball teams (more specifically, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the LA Clippers) at a club? THIS: SK on Birthday: “Hi Kevin, I’m Samia. It’s my birthday, can

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Greg Finley: The Wright Look

Greg Finley: The Wright Look

Samia September 7, 2010 0

Greg Finley. Six feet tall, New England-born, basketball-loving, Hanes wearing (yes I saw them), Simply Orange-drinking actor most known for his role on “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.” As for his secret

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Most Amazing Run-In Eva?

Most Amazing Run-In Eva?

Samia June 4, 2010 2

A comic, a journalist,  a professional basketball player, and a “Housewife” all walk into a comedy club…. The journalist says to the comic, “I love the Spurs! I have to talk to Tony.” The

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Jokes on…Jokoy?

Jokes on…Jokoy?

Samia December 2, 2009 0

Jokoy. Filipino comic, who you may know from the Laugh Factory (where I first saw him back in like 2005,) or more recently on a national scale as a frequent panelist on Chelsea Lately’s

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I got 99 Problems…But Getting into a Party Isn’t One. Jay-Z/Eminem Private Concert.

I got 99 Problems…But Getting into a Party Isn’t One. Jay-Z/Eminem Private Concert.

Samia June 19, 2009 0

Jay-Z. Eminem. Together…on the same stage. Yes, it happened weeks ago, but I’ve been on blogging hiatus and instead of recapping older events and going chronologically, I’d rather talk about the most exciting one.

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