Best Beyonce-inspired description of my political leaning: To the left, to the left
Best song that killed my street cred: "Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow" by Paula Abdul
Best reconciliation: J. Velsin. I realized I needed to apologize and took it as a sign of growth.
Best reason not to tangle with the law in Detroit: Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. Just ask former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick--now a convicted felon--once he gets out of jail.
Of Note: The late, not-so great Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC)
Best headline that I shouldn't've laughed at (but did anyway): "Jesse Helms Finally Dies," Village Voice, July 4
Best free therepy: Second Sunday, in Atlanta. A roomful of gay black men. The topic: Sex, Shame and Addiction. Discuss.
Best debut children's book: Will and the Soaring Seed by Devin Boone
Best longest wait, worst payoff. I finally saw Rent, but fell asleep during the first act after staying out all night the day before
Best musical: Passing Strange. If one-fourth as many people knew about this as they did The Color Purple, it might still be on Broadway.
The show, about an artist in search of "the real," sported a talented cast, won rave reviews and featured witty songs like "We Just Had Sex." But the showstopper was undeniably "Keys." For the uninitiated, "Welcome to Amsterdam!"
Best thing to keep working on: stop being stupid
Best performance by an actress in a motion picture: Penelope Cruz in Vicki Christina Barcelona
Best proof I'm getting old: My niece turned 10; so did my favorite album from my college days, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hll
Best misleading song title: "Like I Never Left," Whitney Houston
Best surprise visit: Pedro, a friend from New York who went from being someone I hadn't seen in more than a year to being on my door step in a span of about six hours.
Best planned visit: Ma
Best case for a British Re-invasion: Amy Winehouse, Adele, Duffy, Estelle
Best Sarah Palin criticisms (tie): “If BS were currency, Palin could bail out Wall Street herself”—Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 9-28-08
“It’s like some horrible Disney movie, “the Hockey Mom!”—Matt Damon, You Tube clip
“You know who’s not invited to my show? SARAH F------ PALIN!!”—Madonna, Madison Square Garden, 10-6-08
Of Note: ADELE ADKINS
Best new artist: Adele, because I can think of at least 19 deserving reasons.
Best foreign-named leader: Mikheil Sakashvilli (Georgia), Morgan Tsvangirai (Zimbabwe)
Best concert: Jill Scott, March 13, DAR Constitution Hall
Best song from an unlikely source: "We Break the Dawn," by Michelle Williams (formerly of Destiny’s Child) from her album Unexpected
Best unexpected cover: Aretha Franklin's version of Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body." The phrase throw me on the bed will never be the same.
Best thing I did in '08: paid off my credit card
Best funny lines (the friends and family edition):
**"Don't do it:" Heike warning me not to get involved with a 20-year old
**"There’s a Mariah [Carey] song for every occasion:" Thad, on the power of MC
**"Hey, mama!:" my nephew Johnathan, 3, assailing a random lady in a restaurant
**"Why is it that every one i meet is either bisexual or from out of town?" Robert, after meeting me in New York
Best lie: "I love to dance."
Best song I listened to too much: "Love, Need and Want You" by Patti Labelle
Best phrase I never used: I don't love, need or want you
Best hobby that came back from the dead: reading
Best could-you-run-that-by-me-again look: my brother, after I told him New York was my “spiritual home”
Best lyrics: "It’s too big, it’s too wide, it’s too strong, it won’t fit," from the song “Ego” by Beyonce Knowles
“Lay it down; let it go; fall in love,” from the song “Lay it down” by Al Green
Photos: Helms via Tannhauser; Adele cover photo from 19
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