tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49680119084896511282024-03-13T19:40:52.393-07:00Jesús Talks . . .about beats, life & culture.Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-47809001826978068082010-05-28T00:00:00.000-07:002010-05-27T21:52:04.776-07:0030 Things I've LearnedMy 20s were great. I graduated college. I started great friendships. I became an uncle. I interviewed countless celebrities. I attended amazing concerts. I got married to the love of my life. I traveled for work and pleasure. I founded two nationally distributed pop culture magazines (became an EIC of one of them). I’ve learned the web game. I’m learning the cable industry, television programmingJesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-79664667402722499622009-11-17T15:27:00.000-08:002009-11-17T15:29:09.644-08:00My Top 5 Latino Guilty PleasuresAnyone who knows me knows I'm one damn proud Latino. How proud am I you ask? I'm so proud I even have a couple of Latino guilty pleasures. See below. 5. I enjoy watching Spanish language TV. Yes, it's cheesier than Fat Joe on a hot summer day but it's so over the top it's hard not to tune in. Overdramatic Latinos, bourgeois Latinos, poor Latinos, sex, cougars…it’s all there. 4. I think Vicks Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-62829012202442614452009-11-03T11:03:00.000-08:002009-11-03T11:08:20.008-08:00Wilmer Valderrama Stays GreasyI love over-the-top reggaeton videos! Wisin y Yandel, arguably the largest artists of the genre, released a video for “Imagínate.” It features T-Pain, ageless Colombian hottie Paula Garces, Amaury Nolasco, and (it gets better) the greasiest mofo in Hollywood—Wilmer Valderrama. Here are a few notes:1. T-Pain looks like Goldilocks2. Wilmer dances reggaeton like he’s not wearing a rubber (pause)3. Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-35149837210557205912009-10-15T15:07:00.001-07:002009-11-03T11:43:53.575-08:00I Walked a Marathon, Really I DidHello personal blog, it's been a while. Since we last met I freakin’ walked (easy with the running, I'm still chubby) a marathon. Even better the marathon was the Avon Breast Cancer Walk. Here are a couple of things I learned the day of the walk. 1. Men don't really participate. I was definitely a minority within a minority within a minority—a Latin guy named Jesús. It felt like I was walking Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-64582261878005639632009-08-05T14:21:00.000-07:002009-08-05T14:24:28.071-07:00Should I Run For The Border?As part of our training for the Avon Breast Cancer Walk (donate here if you can) in October my wife and I completed a 5K run across the Brooklyn Bridge this past Sunday. We ran it in the pouring NYC rain and the sticky NYC humidity. As we reached the end there were a lot of well-wishers saying, "You're almost there," "way to go" etc. As we pass by a group of people a lady screams out "run for theJesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-32404520595832039582009-07-15T09:49:00.000-07:002009-07-15T09:50:12.078-07:00650-lb Virgin Has Hamburger!Nowadays my appetite for cable TV has tripled. I'm not only watching guilty pleasures like Bad Girls Club but I'm also including various docs in my viewing diet. This past Sunday I caught TLC's 650-lb Virgin…yes, I know those two words go hand-in-hand. A couple of things I took away from it: a) good thing I'm losing weight, b) you know you're obese when your genital area looks like a huge flesh Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-24302339842009574272009-05-18T13:54:00.000-07:002009-05-19T07:05:06.121-07:00NY Yankee Baseball = Grey’s AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is consuming my wife and her BFF Pris. Pris and Oz were in town from sunny San Diego so we decided to go to the new Yankee (gag) Stadium and watch A-Rod walk three times. Even though the wives were entertained their convo mainly focused on the Grey season finale. They were even spotted on the Jumbotron and didn't realize it because Izzy is on her death bed aka the writers are Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-29834198130206813042009-05-08T21:01:00.001-07:002009-05-08T21:02:50.908-07:00Top 5 Ass Beatings By My MomI'm a mama's boy. It didn't hit me until I got married and called my mom a couple of times every day. She raised me the good ol’ Latino way: chancleta, metal spoon, Nintendo controller cord basically whatever she can get in a good whooping. Time outs are for sissies, kids. With Mother’s Day coming on Sunday it made me (and my ass) remember the top worst beatings she ever gave me. 5.At 2-years-oldJesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-33488819577883088012009-04-21T20:29:00.001-07:002009-04-21T20:30:11.553-07:00Immigrants Work Hard…Duuhhh!I planted a tree this past Saturday. I shit you not. The wife and I volunteered to plant trees in Pomonuc Park in Queens. I always wanted to do something green especially after watching Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. This was the first time in a long time that I actually did hard manual labor. The last time was probably when I was skinning chickens with my pops at the butcher shop. I could do Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-88835195803349956002009-04-14T18:34:00.000-07:002009-04-14T18:41:57.498-07:00I Lost Weight Now my Wife is Idolizing Lorena BobbitI've been fighting the battle of the bulge since the second grade. And the mofo's been winning more often than not. It’s tough coming from a Latino family with all the delicious food my mom can whip up. As a child I was a plumper because I had extra helpings of her food not fast food…actually I probably didn’t have a Big Mac until my high school years. I was only in shape from 17 to 21 or so. Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-27368537905987966842009-03-09T13:46:00.000-07:002009-03-10T14:58:10.814-07:00NYC, Characters Not WelcomeTo say New York City is full of interesting people would be the freakin’ understatement of the century. This weekend was evidence that New Yorkers aren’t just interesting but annoying, dumb, gentle, negative, and did I mention annoying. Below are some of the “characters” I encountered this weekend. Mr. Chicken WingHe was a hefty guy at the doctor’s small office …with two buckets of KFC and a Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-59212739339473763502009-02-24T12:46:00.000-08:002009-02-25T15:02:11.054-08:00I Think Slumdog Millionaire Made Me RacistI say this because ever since I saw Slumdog Millionaire a few months back, every time I see a young Indian couple I think of the movie. Perhaps it’s just an innocent image association thing my mind plays on me. The fairy tale-ending flick (with the ill Bollywood dance number closer) has infiltrated my mind the same way City of God did. Even though I would love to travel to Brazil, there’s Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-47820674634981262009-02-11T20:25:00.001-08:002009-02-11T20:26:33.168-08:00The Case of the Teflon PanOne of things I love/hate about marriage is the ridiculous mini fights. After a long day of work the exact words I want to hear on the other end of the phone are, "Why did you use the metal spatula on the pan?" Really? She continues, "You have to use the wooden spoon on that one...it's our only Teflon pan." Really? "This is the third time!" Really? It's a pan. Who gives a fruck? Apparently my Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-23286757193927852582009-02-06T07:03:00.000-08:002009-02-06T07:09:28.400-08:0025 Things You Should Know About My WifeOK so I'm jumping on Facebook's “25 things you should know about me” bandwagon . . . but I'm doing it with a twist. Rather than bore you with my facts, I'll list 25 things you should know about my wife. She’s prettier. 1. She's adorable, beautiful, sexy, etc.2. She's my wife. Sorry ladies I'm taken (word to TG)3. She dated losers in the past. I'm assuming.4. She's extremely close to her sister Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-72039533835448365692009-01-27T15:17:00.000-08:002009-01-28T07:17:23.176-08:00Dream Job Deterred: Bikini-Clad Latina Cannot Serve BeerAs I was perusing the New York newspaper sites this headline: “Former Hooters girl Melody Morales sues Hawaiian Tropic Zone for discrimination,” caught my eye. I didn’t click on it for the obvious (Hooters) but for the last name; I mean I gotta see what’s up with mi gente, right? Well, much to my chagrin it wasn’t the story I was looking for; not to say that she has no right to sue anyone but Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-90584770846587245522009-01-24T15:27:00.000-08:002009-01-25T14:55:03.916-08:00Guilty Pleasure: The Bad Girls ClubI have a confession: I love The Bad Girls Club. Yes, it's a guilty pleasure. Yes, it's on Oxygen (why the fuck am I watching that?). Yes, it's reality TV but I love it. The wife and I ended up watching a marathon on a day we were home sick from work. If you haven't seen it, just imagine taking all the wild girls from The Real World crew and arming them with a limo at their disposable. Clubs, Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-86283715659790649652009-01-24T15:26:00.000-08:002009-01-24T15:27:41.348-08:00Co-Workers Make The World Go ‘RoundThis past Thursday I swung by the homie Ans' fiesta at Negril. With all the familiar faces it felt like a class reunion (one you wouldn't mind going to). The more and more I reminisced the more I felt removed from the hip-hop mag world. Even though it was less than two years ago it felt like a lifetime ago. I still love hip-hop culture and will ‘til God calls me up but things done changed. Yet Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-28735522556892479722009-01-05T20:00:00.000-08:002009-01-05T20:03:13.939-08:00Latinos Gets No Love in ‘The Real World’I’m an avid Real World watcher. In my early 20s I would identify with some of the cast mates but now as a full blown adult I enjoy poking fun at them. It’s pure entertainment. Yet in the 20 seasons and counting and the over 100 cast mates their have only been around nine Latinos on the show. See below for the breakdown. L.A.: Irene was a cop. The cowboy virgin developed a crush on here. San Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-11936327057521089622009-01-01T05:15:00.000-08:002009-01-01T05:16:55.973-08:00Colombian Cougars Got My Brother-In-Law…And He Loved ItI spent New Year’s Eve with a bunch of cumbia-loving Colombians. The wife, her fam and I attended a party in Queens which included food, an orchestra and a multitude of underdressed cougars. It was fun to get out of the routine of eating food and getting a blessing from the ‘rents (which I still got via phone). Even though the food was included in the cover price the liquor wasn’t so I pulled a ‘Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-27099554420076909872009-01-01T05:14:00.000-08:002009-01-01T05:15:39.122-08:00Where’s Our Go-To Couple?Ralph & Alice had Ed & Trixie; Doug & Carrie had Deacon & Kelly; Fred & Wilma had Barney & Betty. The wife and I do not have a go-to couple. You know, the pair of husband/wife or bf/gf that are the default double date peeps. Most of our friends are single and mingling for the exception of a few. Last week one of her bffs, Pris, came over the crib with her hubby Oz. And it was in-cred-ible. We Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-1309430988457953582008-12-09T08:41:00.001-08:002008-12-09T08:43:33.198-08:00Scarface (For A While) Killed The Latino ActorToday marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Scarface. I saw Scarface when I was 10 and all I thought was, “Coño, Cubans are some cutthroat mofos.” It wasn’t until my college years when I realized the impact it had on my generation. Rappers, in particular, used Tony Montana’s story as inspiration and sprinkled references in their rhymes. Once I found out Tony was really an Italian-American Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-56998946960254434712008-12-02T14:37:00.001-08:002008-12-02T14:38:24.185-08:00Meet My Niece Maria, I Mean, MorganSo after doing some power prayers to the almighty G-O-D my pregnant sister, Mercedes is not pregnant anymore. She gave birth to a baby girl this past Sunday; she’s a preemie just like her uncle was back in 1980. She’s a tiny, tiny human being…all of four pounds. The doctors say she’ll be home for Christmas. Now on to her name. My big sis named her first-born Madison. Umm. OK. She named the new Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-37122207721714505462008-11-21T12:19:00.000-08:002008-11-21T12:50:24.445-08:00Stuff My Turkey And Mine TooOnce you get hitched the holidays become a negotiation. Unless you married an orphan, chances are you have to discuss which family you’ll be celebrating with. Thanksgiving is a toss-up; you can base it on which mother cooks better or you could do both—dinner at one place and dessert at the next. Now Christmas is the tricky one. As a Latino we do our partying on Christmas Eve while the 25th we Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-68793935426601362392008-11-14T12:38:00.001-08:002008-11-14T12:38:51.338-08:00Willie Colon Would’ve Slaughtered The Latin GrammysIt’s great to hear Juanes won pretty much every Latin Grammy last night. Dude is a huge, pause, talent and deserves all the awards he gets. I didn’t watch much of the Latin Grammys, I only caught Victor Manuelle’s ill performance. It was a ton of Latinos dancing stage with VM improvising, as he always does, with the audience. If a non-Latino would have switched to Univision at that moment they Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968011908489651128.post-3578444126817476822008-11-12T07:44:00.001-08:002008-11-12T07:45:22.575-08:00Got Milk?I’ve never been one to shy away from men’s magazines. I’m a subscriber to some (Playboy), have written for them (King), and even been an editor-in-chief (Fuego) to one. But even when I was an EIC of a lad mag I felt weird being at photo shoots where women would have to make to the camera. You always have to straddle the line between sexy and provocative. I was surfing the web this morning and Jesus Talkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794952888166304089noreply@blogger.com1