1/13/14's Monday Night Mashout on Pulse Radio

Check out the Monday Night Mashout with DJ O Sharp and yours truly from 1/13.  I talk entertainment news and provide tips for a good club experience, which I've listed below.  You can reach DJ O Sharp on Twitter at @djosharp and me at @socialyte

1. Prepare to pay.  Even if there is a special to get in free, things happen… you don’t want to get caught at the door looking stupid because you don’t have $ to get in.  People get 2^nd hand embarrassment from watching people tiptoe away or haggling over a cover charge.  Your friends will also be pissed if they have to leave because you don’t have it.

2. Set your budget.  If you and your people are going out, use the “put with” method and see what yall have collectively.  Which brings us to my next tip.

3. Pregame. Have a drink or 2 before you get to the club so that you have the money for the door and have a few drinks for inside (I ‘m not condoning drunk driving so if you’re driving you might want to take some unopened airplane bottles and drink in the parking lot).  Get some food so it soaks up by the time you have to go home or take a cab. 

4. Go early enough to get in free.  “Ladies free all night” usually means until 11:59.  Midnight is AM.  You’re welcome.  Ask a dude if you can skip the line because he has to pay regardless.

5. Don’t look for handouts – don’t come to the door looking for the owner/promoter thinking you have some kind of imaginary pull.  9/10 the door person doesn’t care.  Also, the owner has nothing to do with the door because the promoter is likely paying EVERYBODY including security.  Have money to at least get in, and get a drink.  Also, if the owner/promoter is your friend:  SUPPORT THEM! 

The Monday Night Mashout on Pulse Radio

I had the pleasure of being on the Monday Night Mashout with DJ O Sharp on Pulse Radio. We talked about the film (614) Days of Summer, Columbus artists, Beyonce's new album, Love and Hip Hop New York, Reality TV and more! It was a great time and I'm looking forward to doing more radio in the future.

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Arrest in ‘Housewives' ex-fiancé beating death | ajc.com

Arrest in ‘Housewives' ex-fiancé beating death  | ajc.com

Atlanta police charged a strip club employee with voluntary manslaughter Saturday in the beating death of the former fiancé of the newest member of the reality television show The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Ashley “A.J.” Jewell, who was engaged to Kandi Burruss until last August, died of  massive head injuries at Piedmont Hospital. He was fatally injured in a "one-on-one"  fight with Fredrick Richardson Friday night, police said.
Richardson also was injured as the two exchanged blows outside the strip bar, the Body Tap Club,  Friday night. Richardson was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital where he will remain until  doctors say he can be discharged. Then Richardson will be taken to the Fulton County Jail, according to police spokesman Officer James Polite.
Polite said detectives were still “trying to figure out [what happened]. We had a pretty good number of witnesses that are being cooperative.”
But the cause of the fight in the parking lot of the club in the 1200 block of Marietta Boulevard was still not known Saturday, Polite said.
Jewell was part-owner of Body Tap, a club popular with celebrities.

Burruss was flooded with condolences on her social networking pages on Twitter.com and MySpace.com.
Burruss thanked friends for their condolences and asked for prayers for Jewell’s six children.
But she asked to be left alone. “im just in one of those moods where i dont wanna talk, i dont wanna b held & told its gonna b ok. i just wanna cry myself 2 sleep, alone,” she wrote on a Twitter.com post.
She also posted that she had to get some rest before her uncle’s funeral on Saturday.
Kim Zolciak, a fellow "Housewives" castmate, said in a phone interview from California Saturday morning how "disgusted" she was that someone could take a life like this.
"My heart and prayers are with Kandi, AJ's children and family," she said. "I can't imagine the loss they're feeling. I'll be there for my dear friend Kandi."
Zolciak added,  "I adored A.J. He will definitely be missed."
Burruss, who has a daughter, joined the other Atlanta "housewives"  this season as they focus on their status, their clothes and who’s arguing and why.
Jewell, as Burruss’ fiancé, appeared occasionally the show. In some episodes the 33-year-old Burruss argued with her mother over her relationship with Jewell.
Burruss is an award-winning singer-songwriter and a solo performer. She was a member of the now-disbanded R&B group Xscape.
According to an interview last month with the entertainment Web site Essence.com, Burruss and Jewell had taken a “hiatus” from their relationship but remained friends while they worked on their issues.
Rodney Ho contributed to this article.

Atlanta police interview person of interest in death of Atlanta "housewife" fiance | ajc.com

Atlanta police interview person of interest in death of Atlanta "housewife" fiance  | ajc.com

Atlanta homicide detectives have a “person of interest” they are interviewing in the death of the former fiancé of the newest member of the reality television show The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Ashley “A.J.” Jewell, who was engaged to Kandi Burruss until last August, died of massive head injuries he suffered in a “one-on-one” fight in the parking lot of an Atlanta strip bar, the Body Tap Club in the 1200 block of Marietta Boulevard.
Atlanta police spokesman Officer James Polite said detectives were still “trying to figure out [what happened]. We had a pretty good number of witnesses that are being cooperative.”
But the cause of the fight was still not known Saturday.
Polite said Jewell worked at the club but he did not know in what capacity. Burruss said in an interview with the entertainment Web site Essence.com last month that Jewell had bought an interest in an Atlanta club but she did not identify the business.
Burruss, who has a daughter, was flooded with condolences Saturday on her social networking pages on Twitter.com and MySpace.com.
Kandi Burruss thanked friends for their condolences and asked for prayers for Jewell’s six children.
She also asked to be left alone. “im just in one of those moods where i dont wanna talk, i dont wanna b held & told its gonna b ok. i just wanna cry myself 2 sleep, alone,” she wrote on a Twitter.com post.
She also posted that she had to get some rest before her uncle’s funeral on Saturday.
Burruss joined the program that features metro Atlanta “housewives” who focus on status, clothing and who’s arguing and why.
Jewell, as Burruss’ fiancé, appeared occasionally the show. In some episodes Burruss, 33, argued with her mother over her relationship with Jewell.
Burruss is an award-winning singer-songwriter and a solo performer. She was a member of the now-disbanded R&B group Xscape.
According to an interview last month with the entertainment Web site Essence.com, Burruss and Jewell had taken a “hiatus” from their relationship but remained friends while they worked on their issues.