The G Manifesto

Surf and Turf: The Race Track

[Rap] Aiyyo my lifestyle’s exquisite, Llello like a blizzard
[Nas] It’s choir attire standin on ground with one pivot
[Rap] Two players rockin silk blazers and diamonds like glaciers
[Nas] Lands with name brand seats reclinin like in spaceships
[Rap] Bodies on ice
[Nas] Livin trife, rollin fixed up dice
[Rap] Gamblin Grants
[Nas] Handlin stamps
[duo] Moves are sheist
[Nas] My bankrolls, got the cops comin in plain clothes
[Rap] Tryin to arraign again cause of our fame that’s how the game goes
[Nas] True
[Rap] Right out the slammer with the fame and glamour
Cookin up grams with Arm & Hammer supplyin scramblers in Alabama
[Nas] Rub out faces and leave no traces
My aces got mad body cases, preserve spaces at the horse races

(Murder. Simply some of the Sickest lyrics ever breathed into a microphone. “Fast Life” by Nas and Kool G Rap,
G Manifesto Certified Hall of Fame Track…….and just so you know its spelled “Llello” not yayo…its Spanish…… Skippy)

One of the favorite places for The G to hang out at, especially in Summertime, is the Race Track. In fact, The Kentucky Derby is the official Start of Summer on the G Manifesto Calendar. And Summer time officially ends on Closing Day. September 6^th at The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on the West Coast and September 4^th at The Saratoga Race Track on the East Coast. Depends obviously on where you’re at (or where your going).

Winning at Gambling is very difficult at the race track. To paraphrase Andy Beyer, who has called horseracing “the greatest mathematical equation ever created” the odds are solidly against you. Good gamblers, Even great gamblers that win at other games get whacked at the Track. Me? I don’t gamble on horses too much. I operate on inside information, or have a jockey, or preferably jockeys in my back pocket. I also spend of a lot of time with the racing and sportsman set. This helps me get the edge I need. But mostly I go to the Race Track for the experience. Much like a Fight Night, the track is full of interesting characters. Big Money Horse owners, Jockeys, Trainers, Gold Diggers, Socialite Girls, Professional Team sports Coaches, Old Money, Nuevo Riche Jerks, Con Men, Models, Hollywood Actress Broads, Nightlife Princesses, Old-School G’s, G’s, G’s on the Rise, Prototype G’s, Gamblers, its like a modern day Damon Runyon Story. (Guess who is playing the role of the protagonist?)

However, you can’t just go to the racetrack with no preparation and game plan or you’re going to be outgunned. Like stepping into a gun fight with a deuce deuce against a four pound. It’s a war zone. You need to go stronger than ever, money longer than ever, longer Beretta. (And just so you know, personally, I am at war a lot like Anwar Sadat, no warning shot and my guns warm a lot)

Be well rested

Going into the racetrack you are going to need plenty of energy. Its summer time so it’s hot out. The track usually starts around 12 noon or sometimes 4pm. Either way you are in for a long day into the night, and you have to be ready for the night. I love going to the track during the week, because that’s when the real gamblers are there. I also love going to the track on Friday and Saturday, hell, even Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (never Mondays, I never eat seafood on a Monday, unless of course I am at Le Bernardin in NYC….props to Eric Ripert). Being well rested is difficult especially when you spent the night before getting massages and drinking Champagne with two exotic dancers till 5 am. So you might need to take a Vampire Nap or drink a Rockstar. Getting a workout and Entering The Dragon can also help take the place of lost Rapid Eye Movement. The best thing to do is hold off on booze when you first get to the track and really ease into the relaxed Atmosphere. Then ease into the Goose and Sodas, and I guarantee you, when you start seeing the summer dresses and smell the Coca butter and perfume you will start feeling wonderful. Plenty of time to get into the Seventh Dimension. The Race Track is one of the few places you will actually see me drink during the day.

Track Gear

You have to dress fresh at the track. My goal is to always dress the freshest. I can’t remember the last time I didn’t achieve my goal. And I have a great memory. You can never go wrong going old-school style: Seersucker Suits, Spectator shoes, etc. Make sure you wear a light colored suit as well. You’ll look like you only own one suit if you go in a dark collared one, which is probably the case if you are wearing a dark collared suit on a hot summer day. So stop being cheap and spring $2000 for a decent light colored summer track suit. Me? I have like 20 (on each coast). I like going with a light tan Valentino two button with Lavender Shirt (and I am not talking about that Nightlife Princess Lavender either), purple Brioni pocket square, Gucci Belt and Prada loafers no socks, Sportsman Style. It is also completely acceptable to wear sport coats and Slacks to the track. Just make sure they are top-notch. Ties can work, but due to the heat, it is advisable to go no tie. The Pocket Square is the New Tie.

Turf Club

You have to gain entry into the private area of the Race Track. The Sky boxes are good but entry into the Private Turf Club is really what you want. Why? Because drinking cocktails out of plastic cups in General Population has never done any G any good. Also the girls are richer, the girls are hotter, its easier to place bets, and as Willie Sutton said,” Because that’s where the Money is”. How do you get entry? For members it’s easy. Other wise, you are going to have to be creative. (We will cover entry into private clubs and nightclubs in a future G Manifesto, for now refer to The Art of The Grease). Once you’re in, get the Matre’d on lock and the Bartenders. This will make your life easy. For me it’s real easy because these types of private clubs are like Bases of Operations for me.

Winning every Race

Once your settled in, got your table, ordered a Shrimp Cocktail or set up your Base at the bar its time to “win” some Races. Now, unless you “know” what is going to happen during the race (as I often do) you WILL lose if you bet. So the key to the track is you must pretend like your “winning” every race. Everyone likes a winner. Girls will gravitate over to you, Socialite girls will leave there boyfriends to hang out with you, the Gold Diggers and Table Hawks will start circling and you will get Biz opportunities and Biz Cards up the Kazoo. The advantage you have is most people bet and lose and when people ask them how they are doing, they say, “Losing”, or “I am getting killed!” or something along those lines (and I don’t mean Beeks either). Now when a fly girl just talked to that “losing” guy, and then comes up to you and asks how your doing, and you say “that last race worked out really well” or “that race set up perfectly, but I studied the race all morning” who do you think she is going to want to hang out with more? Also when the race is running, Yell and cheer (keep it smooth though), but don’t make mention of which horse you are pulling for. When the come down the wire, increase your cheering. As the horses approach the finish line Yell something to your Running Partner like “I told you!” And even thrown in some high-fives to make it all look authentic. You will be able to feel the eyes of girls on you from all over. Similar to marketing. Now spark up a smoke. Take a sip for an elegant high, be one hell of a guy, fly pelican fly.

Know the Ecosystem

The great part about the racetrack is you get a diverse portfolio of girls. Hollywood Actress girls love the Track. So do Model Girls. So do Gold Diggers and Table Hawks. And Rich Daughters. We will deal with how to deal with these different girls at a later date. For now refer to The Six Elements of Picking up Girls.

Do your legwork

Know the after gigs. It’s important to get multiple pitches out to girls during the track to hook up things for later. Know the resorts, the restaurant owners, who are hosting the Mansion Parties and the bartenders. Its summertime, remember, and bars tend to get busy. Every second counts, and you don’t want to waste precious time waiting for drinks. Get the waitresses on lock down also. These girls can really bail you out by putting together a private chilling area for you and a Running Partner and a couple of fly Diggers. Having a top chef come by and shake your hand and order something for you “off-menu” never made anyone look bad either. If the move gets no reaction from the girl, call her a cab to take back to her crib in the trailer park/ suburbs.

Work in Pairs

The G Manifesto usually advocates working dolo, unless you are rolling with a G Manifesto Certified Running Partner. Then it’s good to go Scarface with Manolo. The Race Track is a good place to roll with Running Partner. Girls often are in bigger groups and it’s good to have some extra muscle to deal with rival crews and Haters. And like anywhere these days, there is no lack of Haters at the Track.

“I knew it!”

In closing, here is a great custom move to use on girls at the track (and I have used this move so many times with success, I don’t mind giving it up): Spot two fly socialite girls like a Cheetah. Have your running partner roll over to them (suited down of course) and sprack up a conversation. Doesn’t really matter, could be about anything, just be charming, witty, and hold their attention. Next you “roll up” on them like sleeves, ignore the girls and say to your Running Partner “Remember we have ten Grand riding on this race” right before the announcer says “And there off!” Follow the Race and ignore the girls completely. This is very important. Become a little more animated as the horses are coming down the final stretch, remember, and don’t specify which horse or horses you are pulling for. As the horses come Thru the Wire (and I don’t mean that Kanye track with that dope Chaka Kahn sample, Through The Fire), say “I knew it!” and give your running partner a Pound. Maybe throw something else in there like “I told you….that’s three races in a row now!” Girls will already be completely sold on you. If you want to torture them, wait for them to introduce themselves. If you don’t want to punish them too much, Introduce yourself, and invite them for a drink at the bar. Ignore all questions about which horses you had or who you have on the next race, or greet there questions with your index finger up to your lips, like you would “shhhhh”. No need to make the sound. Invite them to your table at the finish line. The Rest is Up To You…………

Email of the Week in regards to Nightlife Princesses:

“I thought you got busted Mr. Portfirio, I was sick to my stomach and having panic attacks thinking you were in the clink, or are you? Anyways I have become quite the G thanks to your Manifesto’s, and when my new Razor PDF vibrated in my new Bironi Custom made suit with your latest blog in Vegas last night (all of this thanks to a heist in Scottsdale that netted me 450K and left 4 dead, but that’s neither here nor there) I quickly located the local “Vegas Nightlife Princess” at the most upscale underground night club in all of Sin City. I simply said “Jack Pot”!!!!!!!!

Needless to say I followed your tips, and had her back in my suite at 6 AM doing things to her that even a farm animal would scowl at. She limped out of my room 20 minutes ago. Thanks for the tips and tricks, keep them coming and should we ever cross path beware that you created primp up and coming mutha fucking G!!!!!”

—–Not sure about the whole farm animal thing. I don’t really know too much about farms. I stick to cities, beaches and cities on Beaches. Sounds like a decent score, too bad you had to go to Scotsdale to do it, but next time make it more clean, dead bodies can cause unnecessary Heat (and I don’t mean that crappy NightClub called Heat either). All in all, good work.—–MPM

Side Note:

Immortal Technique from Harlem, Washington Heights is probably the Rawest MC right now. Bone Chilling. You should look into it.

Side Note II:

Opening Day at the Track is the worst time to go to the track. Ask any dork when they like to go to the Track and they will say, “Opening Day!” Enough Said.

Side Note III:

When you are at The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, do not, and I repeat, do not go to Pacific Beach afterwards. Pacific Beach is one the greatest hoaxes ever put on the straight male. The bars in Pacific Beach have more guys than gay bars. The funny thing about it all the guys that go to Pacific Beach are homophobic. But maybe it makes sense; you know what they say about homophobic people……

Side Note III:

In the most recent issue of Los Angeles Magazine in a pro-smoking article about The Tinder Box, one patron is quoted as saying “Hitler was a non-smoker and Einstein smoked a pipe….what does that tell you?” Sound familiar? Probably does, because you already read the concept in The G Manifestos earlier installment, The Smoking Gun. That’s ok, I borrow from people also.

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA The Murder Machine
AKA The One you Got Your Game Style From
AKA You Probably know me from Your Girl
AKA The One your Girl was with When She Never Came Home
AKA The One Who Climbs up the Balcony with The Sunglasses and The Shotty
AKA The Don Juan Beside The Don
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
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Chaka Khan, Through the Fire…dope

Kanye West, Through the Wire

Entering The Dragon

“Don‘t think; feel. It‘s like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don‘t concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all the heavenly glory.”—Bruce Lee

“If I tell you I‘m good, you would probably think I‘m boasting, If I tell you I‘m no good, You know I’m lying.” —Bruce Lee

This week we are going to respond to one of the readers emails to The G Manifesto:

“I am a huge fan of the Manifesto and I think it is great. You Da Man! How do you go out every night and still stay game tight during the day? You probably have a unconventional line of work, but most of us have to go to work or school in the morning. Please help. Ken.”

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Great question, Ken. First off, never say “You Da Man”. To answer your question, The Key is working out. I train for nightlife. It’s really not unlike an NFL or NBA Superstar training for their season. I would be completely lying to you if I didn’t say I was in incredible shape. In fact, if they had a professional football league where everyone had to smoke two packs of cigarettes day I would be All Pro. (Although you would never catch me dead wearing a helmet, football pads and tight pants…bullet proof vest and a custom Valentino suit, yes, football pads, no). And if they had a pro-basketball league where everyone had to stay out all night 4 nights a week, I would be an All-Star. (In fact, outside of A.I., God Shammgod, and J-Will, you would be hard pressed to find anyone out there with a better handle than me….) But I will tell you this, put Any professional athletes against me for 5 straight nights of no sleep, no drugs partying, swooping girls and the beautiful evil that nighttime brings and the I can tell you it won’t be me who is the one going to have a mental and or physical breakdown. So how do I do it? You must Enter The Dragon.

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Here is how:

First things first, you need a place to work out. You don’t want to join the corporate gym that has all new equipment, a juice bar and all yuppie clientele. Join the gym that has boxing equipment and is hot, smells terrible with a felon clientele. That’s the gym that is going to get you into great shape. Like Gleason’s in NYC, Kronk Gym in Detroit, Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Gym in Hollywood (although it does have a pretty large white-collar population), or the now defunct Finley’s or 7^th Street Gym in Diamond City. Join a tough gym. The kind of place where it doesn’t matter if you have a lit cigarette in your mouth when you are hitting a speed bag. (That all being said I do maintain a membership at a super exclusive club in NYC, oak lockers, marble floors etc, for biz deals. Always the top or the bottom, none of that middle of the road, suburban crap…a hall mark of The G Manifesto).

Jogging

Bruce Lee always said its not so important what time of day you run, it’s only important that you do run. I begin everyday with a jog. If I am living on the beach, I will jog on the beach. Barefoot is ok also. If I am living in the city, I will jog through the city streets. It helps you feel the rhythms of the street. Bad neighborhoods are always good to jog through early morning. It really helps to clear your head and will give you the stamina you need for being a player in the nightlife arena. Plus it keeps you in tune with real estate opportunities and you can see the progress of new restaurants and clubs being built. A reconnaissance mission of sorts.

Weight Lifting

You don’t need to lift heavy weights anymore, it’s not the Eighties, and you are not trying to sack the quarterback anymore. You also don’t want to become too tight and sacrifice hand speed, flexibility and fluidity. Lift lighter weights with higher reps. Work all body parts equally for symmetry. Be careful with the Good Morning exercise….that was the one that Bruce Lee injured his back and led to his demise…

Stretching

Always balance your weightlifting with stretching. Being agile is extremely important for the G. Stretching helps you recover from nights out. No one stretches enough. “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Moving, be like water. Still, be like a mirror. Respond like an echo.” –Bruce Lee

Pushups, Sit-ups, Pull-ups, Isometrics

Personally I do a thousand push-ups and sit-ups a day. I have for years. Now I typically do clap, handstand, and one-armed push-ups. Rocky Balboa style. Not really sure what Isometrics are but they sound pretty dope. Pull-ups are great exercises that are also helpful when you are doing High-Rise Socialite B and E’s. You never know when you have to scale down the outside of a building, and when you do, you will be happy that you have been doing plenty of pull-ups.

Boxing

One of the most important aspects of Entering The Dragon. You need to spar. I always try to get in a few rounds a week. I also smoke a cigarette; shoot down a double espresso or a Goose and Soda between rounds to simulate a night out on the town. Mickey Rourke used to work out the same way, and he won over a Million in the ring. Make sure you work the speed bag, Double End Bag, and the Heavy bag. Be careful with the heavy bag, you don’t have to hit it as hard as you can all the time. Personally, because I have such incredible punching power, I have to go easy on the bag as not to cause injury to my shoulders and hands. Make sure you get good equipment also; Everlast is my favorite, the height of fashion for boxing equipment. Don’t neglect jumping rope either. It really helps your footwork. I was lucky as a kid, Sugar Ray Leonard gave me a lesson of rope work, and I forgot none of it.

Martial Arts

I have respect for all styles of Martial Arts and fusions of Martial Arts (my grandfather is an early pioneer of fusing boxing and Jujitsu…I am also a big fan of fusion cuisine, even though it has become Too popular). Being a child of the Seventies, I have always had an affinity for Kung-Fu. I have had a great teacher and can trace my lineage four generations to the monks in China. So you could say I have a direct pipe line to the soul of Kung-Fu. I have to keep the style and my teachers shrouded in secrecy. Kung-Fu also helps your Chi, something I work on every day.

Fueling the Dragon

There are all kinds of crazy diets you can go on. Personally I just order whatever is the most expensive thing on the menu generally speaking. Or the most fattening. Or whatever sounds the best. It really doesn’t matter as long as a top-notch chef is throwing it together. Remember, you have to enjoy life. And don’t forget to wash it down with a bottle of Red (lately I have been drinking tons of Brunello Di Montalcino… you should look into it…) Drink Green Tea. There was a recent scientific study put out that proves that Green Tea completely negates any and all ill effects of smoking (I have doubts that there are Any ill effects of smoking). There was also a recent scientific study that proves that coffee cuts and counteracts negative effects of alcohol like, cirrhosis of the liver among others. So if you round robin Green Tea, Smokes, Double Espressos, and Vino/ Grey Goose like I do, you will maintain Perfect health. Glad they finally did these studies, however, it would have been just easier to ask me, I have known this stuff for years.

Follow these tips and you too can Enter The Dragon. How will you know when you achieved it? It’s a feeling you get. It’s a feeling you get when you feel you could kill a full grown Lion with your bare hands. I feel like that on my worst days….The Rest is Up to You……………

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Side Note:

Look for Fernando Vargas VS Shane Mosley to be better than the first. A win by Vargas would be good for Boxing and set up a third. Gatti- Baldomir should be straight fire. And look to see De La Hoya enter the ring with Mayweather. He is in a win-win situation. If he wins the fight, obviously he wins, goes down as one of the greatest fighters ever, and gets a monster payday. If he loses, he blows up Golden Boy Promotions, gets a monster payday, and will probably get Pretty Boy Floyd on Golden Boy, thus controlling the biggest star in the sport. Classic Checkmate.

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA The Dragon
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
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Formula for Resort Style…..

I’ll be in the house with the guns drawn
The nine mili, fire till I am sure that them lungs gone
Trapped yourself, word second the car bomb
Detonated, The target activated the cell phone

We be in the hood putting work in daily
Meditate with the ghost till my eyes are hazy
Red jag convertible, black 380
Intentions to murder, get the cash and Im swayze

Lost in the the virgin isle
Never see a day of trial
Do away with the witness
Be it man, girl, or child

Until I’m buried in shells and where the cash be
Probably be buried in EL’s, haze and hash weed
Need more than forensics to try and catch me

—–Select lyrics from “Gunz up, Foes Down” by Team Arliss featuring Styles P (G Manifesto Certified Underground Track of the Week)

Summertime. The Kentucky Derby is the official start of summer on The G Manifesto Calendar. Being that we had the Preakness last weekend, the summer is full swing (just so you know I made a killing on both races). Summertime is one of the best seasons of the year: the weather is warm (this doesn’t really effect me too much, I am always where it is warm), the days are longer, and girls have completely severed their ties with there wack winter boyfriends. Springtime is always good for business, so you should be flush with CASH. The only issue to figure out is: what styles to bust?

Resort steez is a great style all year round (if you live in warm places), but many average schmucks live somewhere freezing in the winter (NYC, Chi, Dream City are of course, more than acceptable). Basically, the key to Resort Style is dressing like your at a High-End Resort (makes sense, right?). It doesn’t mean looking like a jerk off in some stupid cargo pants, a T-shirt, a baseball cap and some Teva sandals. By the way, sandals with straps haven’t been dope since the days of Julius Caesar, and even still, he still got schooled by Cleopatra. It’s about looking like you got some Juice. Serious Juice. Think Sosa in Scarface. But just so it’s clear for the sartorially challenged, I will break down a Formula for Resort Style. Like any beautiful skyscraper, let’s build it from the ground up…….

Shoes. Summertime is time to bust loafers. And I am not talking Topsiders. Wear something with some Sizzle. White Gucci loafers will pay for themselves many times over. Same goes for white Prada loafers, the perforated ones, hard hitting, like a “Irish” Mickey Ward left hook to the liver. These are actually hard to get, so use your connections. Crocodile loafers are also statement making. Just make sure that they were skinned when the Croc was still alive, it makes for a better shoe. Same goes for Snakeskin. Really, shoes made from any Top Predator will work. Or some brown Gucci’s with white piping. Show stopping. With Resort Stilo, you can wear a lot of lighter colors, whites, baby blues, tans, light browns. Also no socks are the move. You might get blisters sometimes, but, I have said it before and I’ll say it again: “I would rather have blisters and $550 white Prada loafers on, than no blisters and no $550 white Prada loafers on”. Many times people ask me, “why would you spend five bills plus (emphasis on “plus”) on a pair of shoes?” Dumb question. The answer is because if you do, you will have girls on the ground in the Lounge touching your shoes and loving you. When was the last time that happened to someone with $75 kicks?…. White Gucci loafers will turn a fly lesbian girl back to hetero. Trust me, I’ve done it. Also, kicking your Gucci slips with piping up and telling a girl to check them out always works. However, the more artistic move is to compliment a girl on her shoes and she will inevitably check out yours. Now she is in deep water, and all you have to do is drown her……..In closing, don’t be afraid of a top notch pair of Spectators……old school and can work wonders at the Racetrack….

Slacks. Lots of linen. Again, white is always good. With white however, you need to watch what you drink. This is the only time to ease up on the Spicy Zinfandels and Big Cabs. Drink some white; it goes well with summer day anyway. Goose and soda will not screw up your $450 Zegna slacks either. Seersucker is fresh; the boys have been wearing it down in New Orleans for who knows how long. Some shrimp Maison, crab Maison, shrimp remoulade and a seersucker suit at Galatoire’s is a perfect way to spend a hot summer day. Just think lightweight fabrics. Don’t shy away from lighter colors as well. Go a little baggier than normal as well, that way you won’t sweat on the toaster in the small of your back.

Belts. Make sure it matches your shoes…..skippy. Something with a “G” on the buckle is illmatic.

Shirts. Again Linen. Madras as well. The patch ones. A lot of Designers are going with some crazy print stuff these days. Some is dope, some not. Be your own judge. Untucked is very much ok. Especially if you are not wearing a sport coat, that way no one can see the heater. Loose and a little flowing is smooth. Sosa style. Think Cocaine Kingpin or the kind of guy who has a dozen shell companies based in the canton of Zug, Switzerland, and even if you miss the mark, you should be fine.

Sportcoats. Summertime is really the only time I wear sport coats. Windowpanes and Plaids can be more than ill. White sport coats should be in every gentleman’s closet. Cream (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) too. This is the time of year when you really can put every off balance, and go with “scorched earth tactics”. Sport coats are really good for more casual environments like Hawaii and by the pool in the afternoon for Goose and Sodas.

Suits. Suits are a must for the racetrack. Same color rules apply. Tans, All-White-Gucci’s, Greys with Vanishing pinstripes by Etro….really anything sick that’s going to make the place go wild when you step in. Two or Three button. Side vents. The main thing is you want top-notch fabrics. Here is not the place to be cheap.

Hats. No two words in fashion say as much as “Panama Hat”

And make sure you have a smoke or a Cigar in your hands at all times. Just to stay one step ahead, often times I am holding both at the same time.

Resort Style is just as much about your clothes as it is about your attitude. Resort Style is all about positive vibes. Say hello to people. Act like your on vacation. Offer to buy people drinks. Tip Big. Make moves. Go out every single night. Swoop as many dope girls as your body can handle. Summertime is heating up, so make the most of it. Don’t be kicking yourself while you’re freezing next winter about how you didn’t seize the day this summer. Don’t worry about me, I will be in Buenos Aires, Rio De Janeiro and Miami Beach, Resort Style…La vida Hermosa…The Rest is Up to You………..

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA Top Predator
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
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Styles P & ST.Raw (Team Arliss) – Gunz Up Foes Down

Watch for the Hook, and Don’t forget to Duck

“The C stands for Cool Breeze who’s known as the champ
Freddy Calhoun, the coolest cutta at camp
Ay, my one’s and my two’s got your whole town shook
You betta listen to your corner, and watch for the hook
You betta listen to your corner, and watch for the hook
You betta listen to your corner, and watch for the hook!”

—–Select lyrics from “Watch For The Hook” by Cool Breeze (G Manifesto Certified underground ATL classic)

So I am sure you all heard about the city of Chicago banning the sale of the delicacy Foie Gras. Here is yet another example of government intrusion on our personal lives. I really think we need to get our priorities straight. I mean seriously, don’t we have bigger problems than Goose and Duck liver? And of all places, banning it in Chicago. Here is a city were we have poverty, violence and drug problems. Mayor Daley was the only voice of reason and said “We have children getting killed by gang leaders and dope dealers. We have real issues here in this city. And we’re dealing with Foie Gras?”

First of all, I can’t believe Mayor Daley couldn’t squash this nonsense. I can’t remember a time when a Mayor of Chicago with the last name Daley didn’t have the spot on lock. This obviously isn’t our father’s Chicago. I really miss Irish Democratic Machine Politics.

Second of all, what is the reason for banning Foie Gras? Radicals say that the “overfeeding of ducks” to make Foie Gras is inhumane. Isn’t the “underfeeding of humans” inhumane as well? Seriously, we have children growing up around the world and in our country malnourished and starving, and we are worried about giving ducks too much to eat? Its not like ducks are endangered. It’s not like it’s the Sturgeon from the Caspian Sea that might go extinct. Why don’t these people go to any park in any city that has a pond, all you will see is ducks. And who knows if the ducks don’t like being overfed. Has anyone asked the ducks if they don’t like it? It has to be better than being a hungry duck, right? I haven’t noticed Daffy or Donald taking a public stand against Foie Gras. Personally, I like overeating. Many times I like overeating Foie Gras! And smoking cigarettes and gulping wine with a Bulgarian Model Girl, while Zegna down. In fact, there are few things I like more. Have any of these people who are so against Foie Gras actually tried it? I doubt it, because the stuff is delicious!

I really cannot relate to the minds of these people who are against Foie Gras. How can this be their top priority? Think bout it. If you were so in favor of ducks rights, wouldn’t you also be against violations on human rights? Anti-war perhaps? Everyday Americans die in the Middle East, but you want to spend your energy stopping the sale of Foie Gras? What is next? Stopping the sale of Live Lobster Sashimi? Personally, I like seeing a Live Lobster look at me while I am eating it. Are you gonna try to take away that pleasure as well? Why not go after factory farming of pigs and chickens. Factory farming does more harm to animals, people, and the environment that Foie Gras does. Why don’t they go after Pizza Hut for cheapening Italian Culture and serving fake cheese? That stuff cannot be good for anyone. Charlie Trotter (who first came out against Foie Gras) really screwed this one up. One of my good friends who lives in Chicago, (who is G certified, armored car heists are his specialty) wanted to shove this Trotter guy in an oven, when he heard that even Trotter said the government shouldn’t decide for people. (You don’t know how close you came Trotter………..)

Side Note:

If you have been hanging around boxing gyms since Oscar De La Hoya dismantled Ricardo Mayorga, you have probably heard the rumors that De La Hoya and I might meet in the ring. True, if this fight happens, it would set a record for the most girls ever attending a boxing match. And true, I haven’t been in a ring since the amateur days and some unlicensed bare-knuckle boxing matches in the mid 90’s in London (when I was working with some Firms on the East End), but I can tell you De La hasn’t faced anyone with my body attack. You remember when my main man Hopkins took out De La with a liver punch right? Where do you think he got that tip? But the fight will probably never happen. I don’t think De La would want to fight above 160lbs, and I am not dropping below 168….I enjoy Foie Gras too much……..The Rest is Up to You………..

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
http://www.thegmanifesto.com

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JR Writer version, Watch for the Hook

Cool Breeze, Watch for the Hook!!!!!

The Smoking Gun

“I got just one question for rappers that disrespect me, what do you want to be cremated or buried”

“The wake… the funeral… and the burial… after that nobody remembers you, so as long as you alive, get your revenue, stop hating on us that’s what you better do.”—Papoose from “The Boyz in the Hood” (G Manifesto Certified Track of the Week)

First California, then NYC, then Florida, now Washington, DC. All places you can not light up a cigarette in a bar or restaurant. California was a hopeless cause, but the NYC smoking ban was a big surprise. Miami obviously would never have supported a smoking ban, with all the Latin American and European tourists, but the State of Florida (which might as well be Mars compared to Miami) made it happen. But something about The Capital of The Free World banning smoking, smacks me in the face the wrong way.

So now the city council has decided that they know, better than employees, customers and Owners of restaurants and bars what is “best” for them? They have decided that it was not fair for workers to have the option to work in a smoking or smoke free environment. They have decided that it was completely oppressive to have a smoking and non-smoking room. They have decided that a Private business owner cannot have the option to allow his patrons, who want to smoke, to smoke. They have decided that no reasonable compromise can be found.

This is the Capital of the Free World, and you could be a fireman from the Hornet’s Nest and rescue a baby from a burning building, but you can’t go to a bar after work and light up a grit and have a Guinness in a bar. You can lobby Congress to give Billions of dollars to a War in Iraq (and cause thousands of young Americans to die before their time), but you cannot celebrate your lobbying efforts in a bar with a Montecristo no.1 and a Scotch, because it’s to “dangerous”. You can meet up with a Swiss Ford Model Girl from NYC but you can’t enjoy the buzz created by a bottle of Rioja and cigarettes with her in Adams Morgan. What is this country becoming? Dante’s Inferno?

The craziest thing about this ban in particular is that it is not even people in DC that want it. It’s a bunch of over-funded, over-moral jerks from New Jersey! People in DC have real problems on their hands, like daily gun violence, poverty, shitty schools, and a still active Crack Cocaine epidemic. The people behind this attack on our right to choose, never even go out at night!

Even if you are not a smoker, you have to be very wary of this affront to Property Rights, Consumer Choice, and Personal Freedom. What is next? Telling people that they cannot drink in Bars because when people get drunk they have a higher chance of getting violent, and it’s not “safe” for people?

Have we really become healthier since these bans started? Have people started to live longer? Does anyone want to live longer? Even in California, the land of health, everywhere you turn, people are obese and out of shape. Who was the last good boxer that California produced? Ricardo Mayorga and Arturo Gatti are the two most exciting boxers of recent memory and they both smoked! Mayorga even lights up in the ring! America is a heart attack waiting to happen. Why don’t we say people can’t eat fast food? But it’s the smoking that killed the fat guy who never exercised, right? Why don’t we crack down on White Girls that can’t dance in nightclubs? Or shitty DJ’s playing safe, crappy music in clubs? Or the club owners who can’t stop opening up “modern lounges” and lack original ideas? The pain of watching white girls dance has taken years off my life…….

My favorite reason for the smoking ban is because “Smoking imposes a heavy cost on society”. If smoking really kills people before their time then the savings on Medicare and Social Security would be enormous! If we really want to solve these crisis in our country, let people smoke! The Democrats could probably even convince Homo-phobic Middle America to vote their way if they used this as a platform.

Is smoking really more dangerous than other legal drugs like alcohol and caffeine? Does anyone spaz out on cigarettes like they do on Caffeine? Does someone crash their car killing innocent pedestrians because they are so fucked up from smoking cigarettes? Does anyone cheat on their wife and undermine the American family unit because they were so wasted on cigarettes?

The taxes on cigarettes are out of control as well. Increased Taxes have not stopped teenagers from smoking (as the geniuses thought it would). In fact, it has opened the doors for Smuggling and Organized Crime a la Prohibition. This actually is a decent business angle. In fact here is a free investment tip: Personally, I am liquid, long oil, long gambling, and long cigarette smuggling.

Let’s look at the facts:

Adolf Hitler, non-smoker
Gandhi, enjoyed an occasional smoke
Benedict Arnold, non-smoker
Albert Einstein, smoker
Ayatollah Khomeini, non-smoker
John F. Kennedy, smoker
Osama Bin-Laden, non-smoker
Notorious BIG, smoker
That balding jackass from that shitty 90’s rock/rap band Blimp Liscut, non-smoker
Frank Sinatra, smoker
Idi Amin, non-smoker
Pablo Picasso, smoker
J. Edgar Hoover, non-smoker
Nelson Mandela, enjoyed an occasional smoke
Pol Pot, non-smoker
George Washington (and all the founding fathers!), smokers
Charles Manson, non-smoker (believe it or not)
Bill Clinton, smoker (obviously)
David Koresh, non-smoker
Christopher Columbus, loved smoking!
And most importantly Girl Models Smoke!

Draw your own conclusions………

Anytime government infringes on our personal freedoms, we are in trouble. So do what I do: Light up in bars anyway. And carry extra CASH to pay for the fines. Compromise, Personal Freedom, Options, and Choice are what make our country great. Attacking these values only destroys our great country. I think I need to spend next winter in Rio di Janeiro, I know those girls can dance………..The Rest is Up to You……

Emails of the week in regards to last week’s G Manifesto: Insight into the world of Suits

“I just tore my stained Dickies off from back to front like a circus
clown. My Calvin Klein jacket has been serving as a chick repellent
for the past 10 years of my life, I had no idea and I am disgusted about
it. I just robbed 10 g’s from my dying best friend and I’m heading to grab me an Oxxford. Many thanks for the insight to suiting up like a G. G’s up, hoes down, now you mutha fuckas bounce to this!!!!”

“I just slipped into my new Oxxford suit pants and my rocket almost blew out the right pant leg. This is the best 10 G’s I ever stole and spent. Thanks Fisto, my ass meter is already in the red, game on mother fucker!!!”

Side Note:

A lot of people have been wondering if there was an assassination attempt on my life recently during the break of The G Manifesto. All I will say is next time bring more people. You didn’t know I was handy with the steel? Desert Eag. “You can’t take me out the picture I’m photogenic, I wash both of you all up even your co-defendant”—Papoose

Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
The Guide to Getting More out of Life
http://www.thegmanifesto.com

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