The Guide to Getting More Out of Life
How to Make a Hip-Hop Beat By DJ Muggs 1993
My little Brother Nicholas Alfonso Mason, AKA The Jaguar sent me this:
DJ Muggs (1993) making beats at his home studio
Dope.
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Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA GFK, Jr.
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Fool’s Paradise: Players, Poseurs, and the Culture of Excess in South Beach by Steven Gaines
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In recent months, the sinking economy has, inevitably, altered that landscape. Many of the glittery hotels lining Ocean Drive are barely two-thirds full, and escalating rents and slowing sales have forced a number of boutiques and restaurants to move off the Lincoln Road Mall, the eight-block-long pedestrian street that is South Beach’s town center.
Clearly, the recession has cast a shadow here. But it is not a long enough shadow to have darkened the spirits of many heat-seeking visitors, who still descend on South Beach in search of escape. Lulled by the languid air and the pastel-tinted backdrop of Art Deco hotels, many are still intent on indulging a hedonistic streak.
This season, the usual streams of visitors from New York, Latin America and Europe have been joined by some deep-pocketed Russians, who tend to contribute unstintingly to the city’s economy.
Miami Beach has always been smart to target wealthy foreigners. The Russians are the only ones with any real dough to bake anymore.
And Miami Beach has been smart to serve up Sin. (And to entertain gambling).
And of course Models.
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AZ – Hey AZ feat. SWV
Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success by Christopher M. Davidson
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Sofia, a 34-year-old Frenchwoman, moved here a year ago to take a job in advertising, so confident about Dubai’s fast-growing economy that she bought an apartment for almost $300,000 with a 15-year mortgage.
Now, like many of the foreign workers who make up 90 percent of the population here, she has been laid off and faces the prospect of being forced to leave this Persian Gulf city — or worse.
“I’m really scared of what could happen, because I bought property here,” said Sofia, who asked that her last name be withheld because she is still hunting for a new job. “If I can’t pay it off, I was told I could end up in debtors’ prison.”
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With Dubai’s economy in free fall, newspapers have reported that more than 3,000 cars sit abandoned in the parking lot at the Dubai Airport, left by fleeing, debt-ridden foreigners (who could in fact be imprisoned if they failed to pay their bills). Some are said to have maxed-out credit cards inside and notes of apology taped to the windshield.
Dubai getting beat up.
Christopher M. Davidson who wrote “Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success,” says, “Why is Abu Dhabi allowing its neighbor to have its international reputation trashed, when it could bail out Dubai’s banks and restore confidence?
“Perhaps the plan is to centralize the U.A.E.” under Abu Dhabi’s control, he mused, in a move that would sharply curtail Dubai’s independence and perhaps change its signature freewheeling style.”
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Michael Porfirio Mason
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Cant be life Ft jay-z ,Beanie,Scar Face
Christian Audigier VS Ed Hardy: The Lawsuit
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(And Wale disses Ed Hardy)
Clothing designer Christian Audigier is being sued by tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy for allegedly distributing Hardy’s trademarked clothing line without permission.
Hardy filed a lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking $100 million in damages from Audigier’s company Nervous Tattoo and several other defendants.
Hardy claims he and Audigier signed a contract in September 2005 that allowed Audigier to promote and distribute Hardy’s work as part of a clothing line.
The lawsuit claims Hardy terminated the contract in August after discovering Audigier did not fully pay royalties to Hardy and underreported the sales and income from the clothing line. Hardy also claims Audigier launched a competing product—the Christian Audigier clothing line—using Hardy’s trademarks without permission.
This is the best thing I have seen all day (except maybe the Polish Model Girl that was in my Egyptian Cotton Sheets this morning), and I don’t wish lawsuit problems on anyone.
It’s no secret that I have complete disdain for Christian Audigier Clothing and Ed Hardy Clothing. I guess I just come from a world where guys aren’t supposed to wear Glitter on their shirts. (And a world where Girls are the ones who wear “designer Jeans”, but that’s neither Triple Beam nor Ecstasy Dream).
But even more than the clothing, I really hate the “Christian Audigier Type Guy” and the “Ed Hardy Type Guy” and I have waged a personal war on their destruction (which I am winning), like “Shinny Shirt Guy”, “Surf-Cowboy Shirt Guy” and “Striped Shirt Guy” before him.
After a little research, I found out that Christian Audigier is French.
Which makes no sense.
I thought that stupid Americans were supposed to hate everything French?
Well, I love everything French: Beautiful Topless Girls on La Côte Basque and the Med in Summer, Complex Bordeaux’s, Parisian Nightlife, Foie Gras three ways, and Hossegor Pipes in my early 20′s.
But I hate Christian Audigier. (And Ed Hardy.)
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Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA GFK, Jr.
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
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To get everyone off this hideous topic:
Brand new Street Banger:
Raekwon – Heat Rocks
wale – am i dreaming
Ten Successful Weed Smokers
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These are the common stereotypes associated with the term ‘pothead’. In a recent piece we published on pot farms, a debate erupted in the comments section, with some arguing that if you smoke pot, you’ll be poor, gay, and “washing dishes until you’re dead.”
Where these stereotypes originated remains a mystery to us. In reality, they couldn’t be further from the truth. Not only have 42% of Americans admitted to trying pot, but pot smokers have gone on to become some of the most successful people in our society. We’re not talking about Willie Nelson and Snoop. These guys are on the Forbes 500, they’re leading the free world, and they prove that all existing pothead stereotypes are nothing more than myths.
Sir Richard Branson
While the ‘Sir’ in front of this guy’s name puts him in some very elite company, it doesn’t automatically get him on this list. What does earn him a spot is the fact that he’s the 236th richest person in the world, founder of the Virgin empire, which encompasses everything from airlines to record stores to cell phones, and made his entire multi-billion dollar fortune from absolutely nothing. Not only does this man smoke weed, he gets high with his 21-year-old son. He has publicly stated that there’s nothing wrong with smoking pot, has petitioned for the legalization of pot, and even said that if it were legal, he’d sell it.
Rick Steves
Your name doesn’t become synonymous with ‘European Travel’ by accident. You can’t just take a bong hit, lay back in your bean bag and toss off a few ‘graphs on how awesome the Louvre is. And yet here’s Rick Steves, author of 27 top selling European travel guides, host of his own TV show and radio show, and a very outspoken pothead. He’s a member of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, and credits pot for turning him into a better travel writer by opening his mind to new things.
Aaron Sorkin
In fairness to tokers around the world, Sorkin is a bit more of a ‘drug addict’ than he is ‘pothead’. He started dabbling with weed and coke back in the late ’80s, has been in and out of rehab numerous times, and was arrested for possession of marijuana, mushrooms and crack in 2001. So yeah, he loves to smoke weed… but he also loves to freebase. Not cool, Aaron! However, the man’s drug problems have done little to hinder his success in Hollywood. His work on The West Wing, both as writer and producer, earned him multiple Emmy Awards, and countless nominations for other awards.
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Barack Obama
Almost every American President before Barry, from Washington to Clinton to Bush, has had a pot addled past. Clinton purportedly tried and failed to smoke a joint, Bush was a boozer, but messed with coke and pot from time to time, Washington even grew marijuana on his farm. But as far as we know, none have admitted to smoking as much pot as Obama. He wrote extensively about his stoner past in his book Dreams of My Father, and in a 2007 interview stated “When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point.” Anyone who wonders what kind of future a pothead can have should take a hard look at Barack Obama. Not only can you grow up to be ridiculously smart, you can grow up to be President.
I can name way more than ten.
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Michael Porfirio Mason
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We Got It For Cheap – Clipse
Drug Explosion Coming: Cocaine Cheaper than Beer
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A line of cocaine is now cheaper than a pint of lager or a glass of wine, official figures have disclosed.
The Home Office has admitted that the street price of both cocaine and heroin has fallen by nearly half in the last ten years, making the most dangerous illegal drugs cheaper than they have ever been.
Based on reports from police forces, the Home Office said that cocaine is now being sold for as little as £20 a gram in some parts of the country.
The most common price for the drug is £40 per gram. Home Office figures for 1998 show the average price was £77.
A gram of heroin can now be bought for as little as £25, with the average price somewhere between £40 and £50 per gram. In 1998, the average was £74.
The Home Office figures are based on data collected from police forces and the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
According to DrugScope, a charity that provides research and advice on drugs policy, gram of cocaine can make between 10 and 20 lines for snorting, depending on its strength.
That means a line of cocaine can cost as little as £1, with an average price per line of between £2 and £4.
The average price of a pint of lager is around £2.75, although some pub chains have reacted to the credit crunch by cutting the price of a pint as low as 99p. A glass of wine typically costs £3.50.
The Drug Explosion is on its way.
Better for Standover Men, Oh my Brothers.
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Michael Porfirio Mason
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Clipse – Nightmares
Smuggler’s Corridor San Diego
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A recent spike in human and narcotics smuggling attempts off San Diego County’s so-called “Smuggler’s Corridor” has kept members of the San Diego Marine Task force busy over the past week.
Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 1,100 pounds of marijuana off Mission Beach, on Jan. 17. Then, on Jan. 28, an abandoned boat thought to have been used to smuggle undocumented individuals was discovered adrift off Torrey Pines State Beach. That vessel contained 21 lifejackets.
Apparently, these two well-publicized encounters were only the beginning of a rash of attempts to circumvent security measures along the international border by running an offshore gauntlet along the coast between Ensenada and Del Mar, dubbed Smuggler’s Corridor by local mariners.
On Jan. 31, the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a 17-foot vessel traveling north from the international maritime boundary with four undocumented Mexican nationals on board.
Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team officers patrolling San Diego Bay on Feb. 1 at about midnight thwarted an apparent smuggling attempt when they intercepted a 25-foot sailing vessel with four persons on board.
Before dawn Feb. 2, CBP agents intercepted a Mexican fishing vessel loaded with 23 undocumented Mexican nationals off Torrey Pines State Beach.
Later that morning, Coast Guard crewmembers from the Maritime Safety and Security Team in San Diego apprehended two suspected illegal migrants attempting to swim north across the international maritime boundary near the mouth of the Tijuana River.
The accelerating pace of interdictions off San Diego’s shoreline is beyond anything previously seen.
“I can’t even make an educated guess what’s behind the increase,” said Coast Guard Pubic Affairs Petty Officer Jetta Disco. “I don’t know what it’s like in Mexico or how bad it’s getting over there. I’ve talked to other agencies such as CBP; the fantastic job they’re doing (blocking illegal entry landside) seems to be leading to an increase of (waterborne) smuggling attempts.”
The increase is because we are about to see a Drug Explosion in America.
You heard it here first.
Side note:
For the strong at heart, heisting these boats a la Somali style is a good move to make scratch in the Down Economy.
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Michael Porfirio Mason
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Smuggler’s Blues – Glen Frey
CLIPSE FT PHARELL – HELLO NEW WORLD
How to do a Financial Heist: Madoff Style
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JBell sent me this article:
1. Last More than Six Years. This is the key part. The look-back period for a fraudulent conveyance claim is six years. Once you, the fraudster, go past the six-year mark, any monies that you transferred to third parties before that time are likely safe. It appears that Mr. Madoff’s fraud has gone far past the six-year mark, giving him safe harbor for any transfers made prior to that time.
2. Transfer Your Money to Friends and Family. With the six-year fraudulent conveyance period in mind, it is important to transfer significant sums to your friends and relatives through outright transfers. In addition, employ them in your business and pay them inflated amounts, which can also be hard to challenge on legal grounds. Ensure that the transfers to your spouse are plentiful and that significant sums are kept in his or her own name only. To the extent that this is impossible, open up accounts abroad. We don’t know the full extent of Mr. Madoff’s transfers, but it appears that his children, niece and brother were paid millions by his firm and that his wife is paying for his court-ordered 24-hour security service. I don’t believe she had a job. Where do you think this money comes from?
3. Title Your Assets With Your Spouse. After transferring as much money as possible for as long as possible, make sure that your home, vacation home, boat, etc., are all titled in your spouse’s name. In particular, have him or her own a home in Florida. This way, they can eventually relocate there and be protected under Florida’s homestead laws. Again, Mr. Madoff followed this principle, and much of his real estate, including his homes in Palm Beach, Long Island and France, appear to be titled solely in his wife’s name. Where do you think she got the money for these?
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4. Confess When the Writing is on the Wall. Once it appears the scheme is over, confess quickly. This way you can control the process and limit the collateral damage. So, for example, did Mr. Madoff’s two sons, Andrew and Mark, who had worked for Bernie’s firm for years, 1) learn of the fraud from him and immediately inform on their father to the federal government, or 2) know about it all along, but their father, knowing that the end was coming, told them to report him so he could take the fall?
Which scenario seems more plausible: that Andrew and Mark were top executives for their father for years with no inkling, or were at best willfully blind? Under the former explanation, I think they are at best fools, and under the latter explanation, far worse. In any event, by managing his capture, Mr. Madoff has been able to create the appearance that he is the sole actor, something which seems incredible. In any event, I don’t see the Madoff family and the firm’s employees rushing to return the millions paid to them over the years.
5. Be Arrested by the Feds. The United States federal government has lenient bail requirements, which allow for bail so long as you are not a danger to society or a flight risk. Conversely, in the state of New York, you can go to Rikers. By being arrested by the Feds, Mr. Madoff was able to come under the federal bail procedures. That is why he is now sitting in his penthouse apartment. Had he been arrested by the state authorities, he might be in Rikers right now.
Here, I have a question: Where is New York County District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau in all this? Mr. Madoff’s alleged crimes sustain a simple felony theft charge under New York State law. If I am correct, Mr. Morgenthau should do his job and charge Mr. Madoff with felony fraud and theft. Perhaps he can do a better job than the Feds, who don’t appear to have much traction on this case.
It all goes smoother with no spouse.
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Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA GFK, Jr.
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
http://www.thegmanifesto.com
Prodigy – Represent Me
The Future? Justice – Stress – Romain Gavras
This video reminds me of my youth:
Justice – Stress (directed by Romain Gavras)
Heavily influenced by The Warriors and
A Clockwork Orange. Two must have movies for any G.
Is it our future?
I am ready if it is.
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Michael Porfirio Mason
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The Guide to Getting More out of Life
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Guest Manifesto: HD on Bourdain and Kicks Food Knowledge
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HD had this to say about The G Manifesto post: Anthony Bourdain: Three Little Pigs Sandwich
“MPM-
Great call on Bourdain. He is a perfect representation of everything twisted & jaded with folks in the food world today. Also the perfect American dream story, drank too much and did a ton of dope in the 70′s, 80′s & 90′s. Now has one of the top culinary entertainment career’s in the world and a multimedia superstar. Not to mention he is one of the only true lyrical assassin. Tony has thrown stones at everyone from Alan Richman, Rocco, The Food Network, and most recently her majesty Alice Waters. Dude just isn’t afraid to go toe to toe with anyone.
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Now on to something I picked up while hunting in Madrid when I was a young cook. First thing you want to focus on is landing the Jamon Iberico Aka “pata negra”. Iberico pigs from Spain that feed only on black acorns. The marbling on this stuff is out of control. At $150 per lb. in the down economy I know is tight, but it will be well worth it. Just at all cost stay away from the “Boars Head” shit.
Cubed fresh braised Pork Belly should be your next move. I take my pork very serious, Duck is the only other protein that I have the same passion for. well talk about that another time. A nice organic fried egg is a great touch. On to the cheese, Keep it in Spain and lay on the aged manchego. When trying to land fly model chicks, stay away from the stinky cheese. This might be the most important touch of all. I’ve seen some closed deals drown because of the cheese. Drizzle with a nice Extra Virgin olive oil and a crunchy baguette.
Open up a Unico, Vega Sicilia – 1998, Ribera del Duero
Tempranillo, which comprises between 65% and 80% of “Unico” has a structure that seems to defy oxidation. Blended with a small portion of Cabernet, this Tempranillo gives intense black fruit and leather aromas. The texture is legendarily supple due to extensive oak aging. (10-25 years!)
White Wine with pork isn’t an advisable move, especially with the cheese. If you don’t get down with the reds. Grab something barrel fermented from the WC of the US.
Enjoy
-HD
Helping young playboys close through cuisine since 93′
Big Noyd – Shoot Em Up (Bang Bang) Part 1
Which of course samples The G Manifesto Certified Soul Classic:
INTRUDERS – COWBOYS TO GIRLS – 1968
Cowboys to Girls – The Intruders
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