Jean Grae & Talib Kweli

Jean Grae video from my homie Karl Cyprien

This is my cousin Jean that I always blog about. I am her number one fan.

BlacksmithTV Episode 6: Grae Goose Pt. 1 from Blacksmith Music on Vimeo.

Hiatus.... with a stop over in New York.

Hey guys,

I am watching Pars vite et reviens tard and it's 4:43am my time. I won't say where I am exactly but its Wednesday. I am very tired.

New York was eventful and short. I arrived at 5pm on Saturday and went straight to a premiere of Passing Strange that Spike Lee personally invited me to. My cousin Jean Grae and Kareem Black canceled on me. Karl Cyprien couldn't make it last minute. So Lia Martinez saved the day and joined me. I hadn't seen her since 2007 but we had been corresponding over the years. I wasn't sure what to expect with the film and I don't particularly like Broadway and it was a film of a Broadway play. I wasn't sure why Spike filmed it but after it was all said and done. I was so thrilled that I was invited to the screening because it touched me. I wanted to cry during the film but I didn't want people to see me. It reminded me alot of myself! You just have to see it! The actors were amazing and Spike captured the energy of the play. The actors in the play are so talented, I really hope to see them working in the future. I loved it! Lia and I than had some New York pizza with soda and called it a night. There were several calls on my phone but I just couldn't answer them. I was exhausted. I went to hang out with Marissa and John but John was upstate doing a skate charity.

Sunday was just as eventful. I hung out with Marissa, Monihan later on. Than I went to a Senegalese restaurant on 116th St. with Oona and Paul to celebrate Michel Gondry's birthday! It was great. My friend Leyla from Hearts Revolution came to meet up with us for a minute than we all split and went home.

Monday I left really early to go to the airport. I really wanted to leave Sunday but I can't complain. At least I got to see Michel before he left, he also left on Monday at 5am because he is working on the Green Hornet film in Los Angeles for one year.

I wanted some films as soon as I landed. I had alot of packages that were delivered to me. It was fun opening all of them. I had some dvd's and shoes delivered to me. Two of the things that I love most. Than went to sleep.
My dog Snappy woke my up earlier than I wanted to wake up and I watched more films. I returned some films and took a nap. Now here I am.

I have alot to do before I leave again...
I plan on being overseas for a long time so I am having another huge sale. I usually have an annual sale but this time I am selling more than usual.

I am selling a 1998 Toyota Four Runner and a 1992 BMW for reasonable prices.
I am going to be selling alot of books and dvds on Amazon.com and I will be selling clothing, jewelry, shoes, collectibles on EBay.com

I will post more information on here once I get it together.
I have an assistant named Rain who will be posting things on the internet and I will have her update this blog with the information if I am overseas.

I hope everyone is well rested and happy.
Life is short, live it the way you want to.

Best,
Tiffany Limos

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1. First thing you wash in the shower?
My face

2. What color is your favorite hoodie?
Red

3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
Yes

4.Do you plan outfits?
No

5. How are you feeling RIGHT now?
Great

6. Whats the closest thing to you thats red?
My hoodie

7. Do you say aim or a-i-m?
AIM

8. Tell me about the last dream you remember having?
It was about Nicolas Cazale & Salim Kechiouche

9. Did you meet anybody new today?
No

10. What are you craving right now?
Caffiene

11. Do you floss?
Yes

12. What comes to mind when I say cabbage?
Patch

13. When was the last time you talked on aim?
I was on Skype

14. Are you emotional?
Not anymore

15. Would you dance to the taco song?
Yeah.

16. Have you ever counted to 1,000?
No

17. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it?
Lick it.

18. Do you like your hair?
YES

19. Do you like yourself?
YES

20. Have you ever met a celebrity?
YES

21. Do you like cottage cheese?
NO, my sister does

22. What are you listening to right now?
A movie called Have Mercy on US

23. How many countries have you visited?
Too many to list

24. Are your parents strict?
No

25. Would you go sky diving?
No

26. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush?
Yes

27. Would you throw potatoes at him?
No

28. Is there anything sparkly in the room you’re in?
Yes, Crystal Chandellier

29. Have you ever been in a castle?
Yes

30. Do you rent movies often?
YESSSSSS!!!!!!

31. Who sits in behind you in your math class?
I have a private tutor, I don't take math

32. Have you made a prank phone call?
Yes

33. Do you own a gun?
Yes

34. Can you count backwards from 74?
Yeah

35. Who are you going to be with tonight?
Alone

36. Brown or white eggs?
Brown

37. Do you own something from Hot Topic?
Hell No.

38. Ever been on a train?
Yes

39. Ever been in love?
Yes, many times

40. Do you have a cell-phone?
Several

41. Are you too forgiving?
No

42. Do you use chap stick?
YES, I have too many different kinds.

43. What is your best friend doing tomorrow?
Yes

44. Can you use chop sticks?
Yes

45. Ever have cream puffs?
Yeah

46. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect?
NO

47. What was the last question you asked?
I asked my mom about Manny Pacquiao

48. What was the last CD you bought?
Ciara and Jay-Z (Philippines)

49. Boys or girls?
Both

50. What is your bus number for school?
I drive

51. Is your hair curly?
Yes and long.. and dark...

52. Last time you cried?
January 31st 2009

53. Ever walked into a wall?
Yeah

54. Do looks matter?
YES

55. Have you ever bought anything from Pac Sun?
NOOOOOO

56. Have you ever slapped someone?
Yes

57. Favorite time of the year?
Summer

58. Favorite color?
Black, Red, Blue, Purple, Green, Yellow

59. Are you sarcastic?
Yes

60. Do you have any tattoos?
Used to

61. The last person you held hands with?
Olivier Pere

62. Do you sleep with the TV on?
Sometimes

63. Where was your default picture taken at?
France

64. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people?
Probably

65. Do you like your life right now?
Yes, it gets better everyday

66. How often do you talk on the phone?
Never

67. What is your favorite animal?
Snappy my dog, toy poodle

68. What was the most recent thing you bought?
Martin Margiela boots

69. Do you have good vision?
Yes

70. Can you hula hoop?
Yes

71. Could you ever forgive a cheater?
Depends

72. Do you have a job?
Yes, I am a writer

73. Can you handle the truth?
Yes

74. What are you wearing?
Black pants, white/black striped tank

75. Have you ever crawled through a window?
Yes, Michel Gondry's brother's house in LA

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I will miss you MARCH!

March was the best month of the year for me so far. I know it will just get better. I really disliked January and February compared to March! I am so happy to be alive.

I am too tired to write funny captions but I will later today.

These are photos from MARCH!


Photo by PG


Scott Barnhill, Claudia Wu, and ME!


Texas P & Busy T








My cousin the illest MC on the planet, JEAN GRAE!








Alright we were not in our right minds. First day of 12 inches of snow in NY. Hell no.





MY NEW FRIENDS By Raphael Neal (He is one of the best artists I know, look him up!)

ONS


TONY


Ons and Tony are great actors in Paris, France.
Check this little clip out. Salim Kechiouche is also in the clip.




Salim Kechiouche and Tiffany Limos (me) by Raphael Neal


Paris


Paris

2/27/09 - 03/03/09 & Ed Banger Party

Claudia and I landed at Charles de Gaulle airport on March 3rd to a rough start. I left some of my items on the plane. I didn't sleep because of the rough turbulence.

Right before we even boarded the flight to Paris New York was experiencing a foot of snow. We took a cab to the airport and he got lost! This was on March 2nd.

March 1st I ended up hanging out with Leyla of Hearts Revolution, a band that is on Kitsune and my friend Marissa. We honest to G talked for hours and I felt drained. I was supposed to meet my friend Tim in Soho but I just had to bounce.

Than my cousin Jean Grae finally hit me up and I just couldn't say no. We have been trying to meet for months but she has been in the studio recording! So yes we finally meet up when the snow starts and we just have a blast until the bar kicks us out. We stood outside waiting for the cab and he doesn't show up. So we are standing outside at 6th and Berry in Brooklyn alone, dead streets, freezing! I start to think that things will get better until the people in the bar leave and we are stranded for real. No cars were on the streets and it looked hopeless. We both started shivering and I started to wonder why I left Texas and California weather for this?! Jean tells me to walk down the block because there is a bank. I am thinking, what is a bank going to do? We walk and the winds pick up and blow more snow and cold up our skirts and nostrils letting us know that things will not get better. There was no bank in site. The wind was blowing so hard from one direction that I decided to hide in a corner and scream! I started to look at Jean and I was like hey she doesn't have a hat and she is wearing a skirt and boots! Than somehow snow got all up around her boots and thighs! I do have pictures of this that I will post up on here. She than has someone pick us up. We go back to the bar and wait and some dude is there harassing us until we can't take it anymore. Than our ride comes to save the day!

Saturday February 28th - that was a hectic day because I had to return the car I was using and I took the train which I never had taken in Long Island, it was just a total mess. Than I went to hang out at Starbucks for a coffee, see Marissa in BK, than met up with Claudia at Southside. We chatted with Tim for a bit than went to Bungalow 8 to see the LRG family. Kareem Black was there and it was on.

Friday February 27th - was hectic. Julion and I arrive to NY. LATE. Just in time to go to La Esquina and Southside. Marissa has a funnier version of this story and maybe we should just keep that to ourselves. We went to the Bowery Bar also and this place Little Frankie's. Marissa tells me that all our old skater homies eat there and she was shocked when I told her that I had never been there before.


Marissa chilling in her crib.


Clive!


Some of Marissa's amazing work.


DESOLE I'M SOOO SORRY.... (THE NIGHT WE CAME FROM MICHEL GONDRY'S HOUSE!)


Fast forward to today. I am about to go to sleep but I just wanted to jot down a few things. We land and go to my friend's apartment. Scott Barnhill, he is a friend I have known since I was 15 years old. All you fashion heads would know who he is. Claudia and I get lost. Our phones don't work! So we are scrambling around to get to Scott. We catch up with him and he tells us he is in a band. To my surprise its pretty good! It's called Black Box Exposed. Check them out! Than Claudia and I just went strolling around and had a tea/coffee. We also had to buy a phone. We ate. Now I am exhausted.

Gotta wake up early in the morning!

Bonne nuit,
TL

* I will post photos and videos later, I am just too tired.

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Here is the information for the Ed Banger party on Friday.

Vendredi 6 Mars 2009 au Bataclan - Minuit
Free your funk : Stones Throw meets Ed Banger

Après le succès de notre anniversaire (la vidéo : http://vimeo.com/2435838 ), Free your funk est de retour pour une nouvelle soirée au Bataclan et en heureuse compagnie. Après les avoir reçu séparément en Décembre, on vous propose en effet d’assister à la rencontre de deux labels : Stones Throw et Ed Banger. Trois lives et 7 artistes pour une nuit qui oscillera entre funk à l’ancienne (Mayer Hawtorne), electro-funk (Dam-Funk), hip hop twisté (DSL)... on pourrait continuer en tentant d’accoler une étiquette à Peanut Butter Wolf, Busy P, DJ Mehdi ou James Pants … Seulement, ça fait longtemps que Stones Throw et Ed Banger se plaisent à brouiller les pistes et ne sont respectivement ni seulement hip hop ou electro.
La preuve ce soir avec quelques uns des artistes qui auront marqué notre année 2008 et le début 2009 de l’album « Welcome » de James Pants au nouveau maxi « Pocket Piano » de DJ Mehdi en passant par le 45tours en forme de cœur de Mayer Hawtorne.

Lives :
James Pants (Stones Throw), Mayer Hawtorne (Stones Throw), DSL (Ed Banger)
DJs :
Peanut Butter Wolf & Dam-Funk(Stones Throw), Busy P & DJ Mehdi (Ed Banger)
.

Les 400 premières préventes à 16 euros sont en ligne : ne tardez pas trop…
http://www.digitick.com/free-your-funk-soiree-electro-le-bataclan-paris-06-mars-2009-css4-digitick-pg101-ri176822.html
ou
http://www.fnacspectacles.com/place-spectacle/manifestation/Musique-electronique-FREE-YOUR-FUNK---BAFRE.htm

Un petit déroulé de la soirée…

Mayer Hawtorne (Stones Throw) : Live / 0h30-1h
Un 45 tours qui a fait le tour du monde : forcément… et tourne en boucle sur Nova. Un ovni qui nous replonge dans années 50/60 et un multi-instrumentiste qui déclare de la plus belle des manières sa flamme au label Motown. http://www.myspace.com/mayerhawthorne

James Pants (Stones Throw) : Live with the Royal Zodiac Band / 1h-1h30
Son premier album s’appelle « Welcome » : il est sorti sur Stones Throw l’an passé. Son premier concert à Paris il y a quelques mois avait confirmé le bien que l’on pensait de James Pantalon. « We’re Through » ou « You’re the one » sont des tubes ! Si vous ne connaissez pas, il est encore temps. La vidéo de « We’re Through », ici :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvErrmMZNVY

DSL (Ed Banger) : Live / 1h30-2h
Ecoutez “Find me in the world” ou “Invaders” là : http://www.myspace.com/dslbros

DJs sets : 2h-6h
Dam-Funk, DJ Mehdi, Busy P, Peanut Butter Wolf (+vidéo)
Il sera 2h ou 2h30. Le Bataclan sera plein comme un œuf. Place aux DJs. Dam-Funk en grand spécialiste de l’electro-funk eighties fera à Paris sa première apparition. On vous invite à vraiment à ouvrir grand vos oreilles. Les deux boss de Stones Throw et Ed Banger se défieront sur un ring de box. DJ Mehdi jouera pour la huitième ou trente deuxième fois à notre soirée… On ne sait plus mais on ne se lasse pas.
L'artwork est réalisé comme pour toutes nos soirées par Tom&Leo : on ne se lasse pas non plus!

Cirio H. Santiago Tribute (R.I.P.) Serge Gainsbourg Tribute

One of my childhood heroes was Cirio H. Santiago and I was blessed enough to meet him in 2007. I remember sitting infront of the television when I was a toddler and watching all his terrific B movies. I can't take all the credit, my father was his ultimate fan. (Thanks dad.)

Tonight in Los Angeles at the New Beverly, they are doing a tribute to Cirio H. Santiago. Quentin Tarantino lent them some of his priceless prints and they are screening them tonight. I will have to contact Brian at the theater to find out which films but if I am not mistaken, they will be showing THE MUTHERS and EBONY, IVORY, AND JADE. (Just tried to call the theater, he is not answering) I just figured that they'd be showing those two films because those are mine and QT's favorite Santiago flicks! (AND he owns the only prints available on the planet EARTH, AND I've seen these films at his personal theater with him at his home, in AUSTIN, TEXAS during the QT FILM FEST, and in the Philippines WITH Cirio H. Santiago present!!!!!) *** update! Brian just called me back and he said that the tribute will be moved to February 10th. Alot of special guests will be there and I will update you on that. AND they are going to show THE MUTHERS AND EBONY, IVORY, AND JADE... TOLD YOU SO! (wink) **** so stay tuned for the updates, thanks.

ALL HAIL THE PHILIPPINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (only true b movie heads would get this and true cinema connoisseurs of international films. ie. tarantino and Gilles JACOB (The President of the Cannes Film Festival, whom by the way knows all of the classic and b films of the philippines! He was Lino Brocka's biggest fan.)

Speaking of Cirio H. Santiago, Vincent Sandoval contacted me about doing a tribute in June. Not sure if that will happen because I am too busy this year with prior commitments. But if it does, I will be helping to bring Eddie Romero and Quentin Tarantino to New York. We'll see... Cannes is in May and I know Quentin is bringing his film there and if he's doing press after that, I highly doubt there will be a little festival in New York. But Q and I do plan to do a tribute in the Philippines, not sure when though. I will keep you posted.

Today I feel great for some reason. The new year started off okay and this little cold (which I think had been lingering) crept up on me! Than it just took me over completely! I was in a state where I just didn't want to talk to anyone or be around anyone. I just dabbled on this blog, read Angela's Ashes, and worked on this project that Larry and I have been crafting. (for forever!) I read some of Diablo Cody's blogs and they made me laugh. She wrote one about the Sham-wow towels and it was genius. (I also read her book Candy Girl and that had me rolling on the floor too.)

Today feels like the greatest day in my life. I have finally been able to catch up with writing and that makes me feel like the wealthiest woman in the world. Claudia and I are working on Me Magazine and that is all caught up with. Thank goodness. I still have more to do but I am taking it one day at a time. Yesterday was a little stressful because I was plotting my year. The end of January to June is a hectic time for me every year. Birthday, Valentine's Day, Grammys, NY fashion week, Paris fashion week, SXSW, Cannes.

OH, my cousin Jean Grae is performing at The New Museum! Go and check it out. I was supposed to be in New York throwing her an after party at The Submercer but my plans changed.

SERGE GAINSBOURG TRIBUTE IN PARIS

Voila, Serge Gainsbourg. One of my favorites in the world. I am definitely going to this tribute. See you there! Who does not love him? If you don't know who he is than you must have been living under a large rock or don't have a penchant for anything French. Because if you did, you'd know who he was. Get it together!

This is bringing back memories. Man, its been since 2005.... I remember when I was in Paris and Michel Gondry and I were working on THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP. I was watching Gael Garcia Bernal in that little suit and admiring the details of the sets. I remember when Michel was casting the film and he mentioned Charlotte Gainsbourg and I thought, perfect! She was just perfect. That made me dust off every Gainsbourg item I had. Records, cd's dvd's, books, posters, you name it.

I can't wait to be back in France, eventhough I am there all of the time. I can't wait to see this tribute. Awe, makes me want to day dream.

(SNAP!)

Gotta go, gotta write.

TL

Ps. One of my friends just posted something new on his blog, he is going to be performing at the Serge Gainsbourg tribute as well. Check it out!

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