Lola's Top Dancers

Hi friends,
Tonight I watched the second half (the good half) of "The Top 25 Dancers of All Time" on BET. I really wasn't impressed by the lineup, including J.Lo and Alvin Ailey, UNTIL we got to MC Hammer. I immediately sat up in my booster seat and flapped my elbows and rolled my shoulders like the great original (admit it, any reader of my parents' generation: you have all done Hammer Time!). After this spectacular beginning, I was quite happy to give the jammin' thumbs up or the bored thumbs down to the rest of the acts. It's party time for Janet Jackson, Chris Brown (who crumps, among other styles), and the Nicholas Brothers (30s and 40s tap-dance, anyone?). Sad times for the following: Prince, Michael Jackson, and the late, great Godfather of Soul. My parents can't quite understand the tastes of we under-24s (months, that is). They are still mourning my lack of interest in James Brown.

Other notable events of the day include a trip to the playground under looming thunderstorm skies. We had only a half-hour window in between flashing warnings on the Weather Channel: lightning is nature's number one killer. It was fun to run around on the green field, kicking it with my parents ("it" being a giant blue ball). Love, LK