12/31/23 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Miles Davis- We Three Kings


A special Miles Davis moment when he performed We Three Kings. Continue reading

12/26/23 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Merry Christmas, Your Man Is A Bum


Merry Christmas, Your Man Is A Bum is a little more holiday cheer. Continue reading

12/12/23 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: A Holiday to Remember

The best part of the holidays is the memories, the ones we make and the ones we reminisce. Continue reading

11/29/23 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Whoopi Goldberg- Direct From Broadway, 1984 – 1985, (originally – Spook Show)

In 1983 Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Elaine Johnson) created The Spook Show, a one-woman show composed of different character monologues. Director Mike Nichols offered to take the show to Broadway. Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway premiered on October 24, 1984 and ran until March 10, 1985, for a total of 156 performances. Continue reading

11/24/23 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Dear Quincy- Carmen De Lavallade and Wesley Fata

Carmen de Lavallade dancing to Quincy Jones’s “Soul Bossa Nova” with Wesley Fata on November 16, 1968. Ms. de Lavallade’s late husband, the great Geoffrey Holder, choreographed this piece This is jut an excerpt of a much longer dance. Continue reading

11/23/23 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY ON THANKGIVING : Miracle On 34th Street


After a divorced New York mother (Maureen O’Hara) hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus (Edmund Gwenn) at Macy’s, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer (John Payne) defends him in court by arguing that he’s not mistaken.
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10/19/23 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: James Brown – It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World

It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World is a song written by James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome. Brown recorded it on February 16, 1966, in a New York City studio and released it as a single later that year. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its title is a word play on the 1963 comedy film It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. 
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9/29/23 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Tyler Perry as Maya Angelou- Bitch Betta Have My Money

Tyler Perry performs this hilarious tribute to the great poet, actress, dancer and activist Maya Angelou Continue reading

9/27/23 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Midnight Plane To Georgia (Donald Trump Song Parody)

With the deadline rapidly approaching in the Fulton County Georgia RICO case by Fani Willis, Donald Trump will have to jump on a Midnight Plane to Georgia so he can turn himself in. Continue reading

9/13/23 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: He’s Always a Moron (Billy Joel / She’s Always a Woman song parody)

A fitting music tribute to Orange 45 aka Fulton County Jail  prisoner P01135809. 

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