Wednesday, March 13, 2024

I’ll See You Again

I never visit much where a body lays to rest. It use to make me feel closer to the person taken away. Since I can’t visit the resting place of Aaliyah, I feel close enough in my heart. I wish you could come back Aaliyah. The good news is I’ll get to see you again one of these old days. I miss you. Rest in peace.

Looking Back At Keshia Chante/Aaliyah Movie

 


It would have been nice if Keshia Chante could have played as Aaliyah. Maybe one day in the future she can when things are better. Keshia does look and can look a lot like Aaliyah. She can act out some of Aaliyah’s personality and ways. Keshia talked about how it would be some big shoes to fill, but I know she can do it with the right movie makers.

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Monday, March 11, 2024

Did Aaliyah’s Music Tell The Story?

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Aaliyah’s song, Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number, is one of the most talked about songs. Aaliyah was very young and still a child singing adult music. When I heard the song, I didn’t think or consider anything bad about the song. It was just a song to me not knowing what could have been behind the song. I heard a teenage girl, and I figured she was singing about someone older. That’s it. I was hearing Aaliyah’s song everywhere. People would repeat the title Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number in conversation.  I wasn’t a fan of Aaliyah’s or the song during that time the song was first released. I didn’t always agree with the song. I knew a few girls that liked older men, and I knew that things were not working out between them. Age did matter sometimes. However I see Aaliyah’s point. Whenever I looked at some men, they were just like boys. They didn’t grow up. …

Moving right along. Eventually Aaliyah moved to different songwriters. She was singing songs like I Don’t Know What To Tell Ya.

You wanna handcuff me But yo, I don't know what to tell ya (don't know what to tell ya) You want my intimacy But yo, I don't know what to tell ya (don't know what to tell ya) You wanna wall around me I swear, I don't know what to tell ya (don't know what to tell ya) You want my lock and my key But yo, I don't know what to tell ya (don't know what to tell ya) Incarceration's what I'm facin' When I'm with you Your watchin' my every move Tryin' to pick up on some clues We play twenty questions Every time I walk in or out the door What do you bother for? (What do you bother for?) Get comfortable it's yours …

This is another song I never payed much attention to as far as the lyrics. I heard this song after Aaliyah passed. People began to chatter and wonder if Aaliyah was telling things through her songs. Well, she was a clever girl. She might have been. I don’t really know what Aaliyah’s intentions were, but I know that she wasn’t stupid. Aaliyah had sense enough to return home after she ran away from home. It was said she ran away. From what I understand, it was hard for Aaliyah to talk about what really happened to her. So it’s a possibility she could have put it into her music. If something bad was done to Aaliyah, I know she was probably never the same. But the story was told like no harm was really done. 

There was a big thing going on about Aaliyah’s music. Suddenly I was seeing in an article that Aaliyah’s music was going to disappear. I thought: That’s crazy. I had already bought one or two of Aaliyah’s CD’s. I know at least one. So I knew the music. I wondered what could have been so bad that her music had to disappear. I don’t even remember what I read in that article. Then sometime later I saw in headlines that Aaliyah’s music would be streaming.

I’m going to tell you right now. Don’t nobody really know what went on between Aaliyah and her family and the people that surrounded her in her life. We don’t know every conversation that Aaliyah had. We don’t know everything that was said and done. I still feel like some things were not told that lead up to her death and all that. People say a lot of things, but we really don’t know. People that do know call themselves keeping their mouths shut. I don’t see how it’s doing Aaliyah any good if anyone wants justice for her. Aaliyah did mention something to her boyfriend. That means Aaliyah wanted somebody to know. If Aaliyah tried to put it in her songs, that’s good.

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Drawing Aaliyah by Hand

 

By Gail Nobles



When it comes to my thoughts on Aaliyah, I have several blogs. One idea for a blog always turns into something else, but each one is different. Nothing seems to be one way with me. 

There are different things I do when I make art. I have tried AI by turning words into pictures, and it has been a big help in helping me to see the ideas in my mind. I also put my sketches into AI. But AI is nothing like your natural ability to think and do. AI helps you to create and publish your ideas faster. It can create some beautiful ideas of yours from your mind and thoughts. So AI is just another art tool to add to your list. It is a helper. 

After trying AI, I still have the desire to do my sketches by hand drawing Aaliyah. I like to make my own lines. I still love to draw. I still love using the computer with my art as well. Sometimes I want Aaliyah to have a certain look when I draw, and AI doesn’t always give me that look.You have your own real style within yourself.

You can see the next story I have written and sketch of Aaliyah on The Aaliyah Inspired Post Edition

Monday, March 4, 2024

The End of Aaliyah’s Video Looked Like Her Foretold Dream

 

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Singer Aaliyah said she had a recurring dream that she was flying away from her problems. ... "How do I feel? As if I am swimming in the air. Free. Weightless. Nobody can reach me. Nobody can touch me. It's a wonderful feeling."

I don’t know if Aaliyah had her dream before making her video Rock the Boat or after, but she did know how to swim. She knew what swimming was like. And in her dream, she felt like she was swimming in the air. Aaliyah liked how it felt because she felt free. 



Saturday, March 2, 2024

Aaliyah’s Career Was Growing Bigger

 

We didn’t get to see more of Aaliyah. We all know her life was cut short. We all know that her career was growing. She could sing, act, she could host on MTV, she could dance, she was into clothing fashion, and she was becoming her own woman. If she wasn’t, she most certainly had enough knowledge to do so.

 She was moving in the right direction in meeting higher people in her career. She could have easily worked with Quincy Jones and her aunt Gladys Knight. She had spoken with Janet Jackson and wanted to collaborate with her. Aaliyah was on her way to meeting Whitney Houston for the movie Sparkle. 

Her uncle was Barry Hankerson. Some people didn’t or maybe don’t like him, but I must include him. He is the founder of Blackground Records, and is a producer. That’s all I know about him. He made some mistakes maybe, and God does forgive our mistakes. If or when something is deliberately done, we are allowed to repent. Mr. Barry Hankerson was a big part of Aaliyah’s career because he was both her uncle and producer.

As far as connections, it looked as if Aaliyah was on her way to a bigger career. It made no sense how she just died so tragically. Every time I think about it, God lets me know that he’s a sovereign God. That means that he has the highest authority. If he wasn’t ready for Aaliyah to die, who knows what is on his mind? God made man, made life, and made death. There is nothing too hard for him.

If Aaliyah could come back, The good LORD would put better people in her life and bigger and better things. He doesn’t leave things undone. He gives us all that we need, and no man can take it.


Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Playing Checkers With Oscar



Aaliyah Enjoys Wearing Her Stacked Crown That She Earned Without Winning An Oscar! 

 Oscar: … Then nothing will ever come Between Us. WAIT!! 

 Aaliyah: See, you’re not paying attention.