Hey, bitches! Yes, I finally caved and decided to start my own blog. Yeah, I'm a huge follower. Got a problem with that? Didn't think so.
What better way to start off my inaugural post than by giving a shout out to my Jewish homegirl, Elizabeth Brooks, whose Daddy paid $10 million to throw her a Bat Mitzvah party for the ages. Performers included Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Kenny G, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry from Aerosmith, Don Henley and Joe Walsh from The Eagles, Stevie Nicks, DJ AM and, drumroll please, everybody's favorite Hebrew Hammer: Fifty Cent.
That's right, for a mere $500,000 young Elizabeth got to hear the words that all Bat Mitzvah girls long to hear on the day that they become women: "Go shorty, it's your Bat Mitzvah, we gonna party like it's your Bat Mitzvah."
Would God have wanted it any other way?
Read about it here
Now, don't get me wrong; I rocked it hardcore at the Chicago-themed "Yvonne's Kind of Town" Bat Mitzvah party circa 1993. But if Howie Z. would have ponied up a couple of mill to pull down some actual talent for my soiree (rather than, say, the dude pushing 70 who provided excellent DJ services for my grandparents)--who would I have chosen?
Considering that fact that I was a pretty huge nerd whose first CD purchase was SWV (Sistas With Voices, holla!), I think my wish list would have looked something like this:
1. 4 Non-Blondes
2. Soul Asylum
3. Whitney Houston (pre- her "Crack is whack" days)
4. Jon Secada
5. Spin Doctors
And of course, the piece de resistance: Snow singing his acclaimed international hit, "Informer."
Who would you have secured for your rockin' Bar or Bat Mitzvah party? (I realize that 99 percent of people reading this are not Jewish, but rock the Jewfro for a moment and pretend your last name is Jackostein or Cliffordberg. Work with me here, folks.)
What better way to start off my inaugural post than by giving a shout out to my Jewish homegirl, Elizabeth Brooks, whose Daddy paid $10 million to throw her a Bat Mitzvah party for the ages. Performers included Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Kenny G, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry from Aerosmith, Don Henley and Joe Walsh from The Eagles, Stevie Nicks, DJ AM and, drumroll please, everybody's favorite Hebrew Hammer: Fifty Cent.
That's right, for a mere $500,000 young Elizabeth got to hear the words that all Bat Mitzvah girls long to hear on the day that they become women: "Go shorty, it's your Bat Mitzvah, we gonna party like it's your Bat Mitzvah."
Would God have wanted it any other way?
Read about it here
Now, don't get me wrong; I rocked it hardcore at the Chicago-themed "Yvonne's Kind of Town" Bat Mitzvah party circa 1993. But if Howie Z. would have ponied up a couple of mill to pull down some actual talent for my soiree (rather than, say, the dude pushing 70 who provided excellent DJ services for my grandparents)--who would I have chosen?
Considering that fact that I was a pretty huge nerd whose first CD purchase was SWV (Sistas With Voices, holla!), I think my wish list would have looked something like this:
1. 4 Non-Blondes
2. Soul Asylum
3. Whitney Houston (pre- her "Crack is whack" days)
4. Jon Secada
5. Spin Doctors
And of course, the piece de resistance: Snow singing his acclaimed international hit, "Informer."
Who would you have secured for your rockin' Bar or Bat Mitzvah party? (I realize that 99 percent of people reading this are not Jewish, but rock the Jewfro for a moment and pretend your last name is Jackostein or Cliffordberg. Work with me here, folks.)
posted by Yvonne at
8:54 PM
6 Comments:
I once recorded "Weak" by SWV with my sister and cousin Katie in a recording booth in Wisconsin Dells. We called ourselves CWV, or Cousins With Voices. BWAHAHHAHA!
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Anonymous, at 9:57 PM
Sweet, now I have more excuses to surf the web and get nothing done! Thanks yvonnee poo. I would agree with Spin Doctors and Soul Asylum and would throw in some UB40, Blind Melon and Joey Lawrence, like woah! I mean you gotta have some eye candy too right?
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Anonymous, at 6:50 PM
Hmm, 1993 you say. Pearl Jam and Weezer would be on the list for sure.
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Jess, at 1:35 PM
I have to admit, you seem to have a very well put together blog here!
Regards,
Bat Mitzvah Camera
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Anonymous, at 10:14 PM
I have to admit, you seem to have a very well put together blog here!
Regards,
Bar Mitzvah Camera
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Anonymous, at 11:51 PM
1) and thus the comments begin
2) would whitney sing 'jesus loves me', you know, to celebrate your jewishness?
3) my list would include an eclectic, well rounded group of the top artists circa '93 (assuming les would front the cash). this includes: ub40, rod stewart, garth brooks, dr dre, and rupaul
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