The ups with the downs

The ups with the downs

I got to see some pretty cool people at the Magic Johnson Foundation (MJF) Scholar Awards last night. Here's a brief list (this list is the people we interviewed while I was in the makeshift room):

Some nerdy, white Foundation lawyers

Jesse Jackson

Quincy Jones

Mayor Villaraigosa (He didn't shake my hand, but I didn't vote for him. Of course I was still registered in Illinois until very recently.)

Susan Taylor (Editorial Director of Essence magazine and a damn fine lady)

Will Smith

I also saw Russell Simons jetting around everywhere and caught a glimpse of Ludacris walking through the press room. I had a brief moment of getting Luda in for an interview and saying, "Hey, Luda. Do you spell your name with an "H" or...?"

Here's a list of celebrities that I didn't see, but everyone else on my crew did:

Eddie Murphy

Jay-Z

Muhammad Ali

Sean "Puffy" "P-Diddy" "Puff Daddy" "Etc." Combs

Beyonce (and the rest of Destiny's Child)

I get Jesse Jackson and they got Jay-Z (HOV!) and Ali? What's that about? Of course, any night one can say he only got to see Will Smith, Quincy Jones, etc. is a good night.

Then again I also have ants and a cold. I think I see a pattern developing.

Watching:

The Corporation

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