Memorial Day means different things to different people. For some it is a time for sadness; for others it is time for joyous celebration. Whatever your reason, you commemorate the lives lost and the lives that still live.

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With the warm, summer weather in full force, more movies are set to hit the strip.

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My favorite tv sitcom of all time is “The Beverly Hillbillies.” back then, Jed, Granny, Elly May, and Jethro tried to fit into modern day life. If they tried today, I wonder what they’d say.

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For me, the 90’s was great time in my life and I was really into artists like Guy, Montell Jordan, and SWV. “New Jack Swing,” was the rave on the airwaves and the dance floors. And, my all-time favorite girl group, SWV, was burning up the music scene.

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Summer is coming and the kids will be getting out of school. Now is the time to think about that much-needed vacation with family. These beaches are appropriate for the entire family and they are easily accessible from most major highways.

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Being a divorcee, I thought this poem would be perfect, in a world where so much uncertainty seems to be the norm.

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Seeing this 2008 American horror film really made me sit up and take notice. Being an avid horror movie fan, I was not prepared for the ending.

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With two remaining teams battling for the title of “America’s Best Dance Crew,” who would win? Would it be all-male group, Quest Crew, or all-female group, Beat Freaks? America has voted!

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Between 1976 and 2006, a total of six “Rocky” films were made but my all-time favorite was “Rocky III,” released on May 28, 1982. Rocky’s confrontation with “James “Clubber” Lang was dynamite.

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On March 5, 2009 at 10 p.m., on MTV’s “Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew’s” third season live finale, all nine crews were brought out to a dance off in the judges’ choice of groups of three.   The finalists, Quest Crew and Beat Freaks were ready to find out how America voted, with more than 20 million votes counted.  Both dance teams hailed from Los Angeles, California.  Both teams were exceptionally good and had a long line of fans.  Quest Crew as an all-male group; Beat Freaks was an all-female group.  Both groups were intense.  Both groups were determined to win.

First, Quest Crew, Dynamic Edition and Strikers All-Stars, clogged, braked, and grooved to a smooth remix of the ’80’s classic “You Spin Me Round.”  This trio was chosen by Judge Shane Sparks.

Second, the Beat Freaks teamed up with Team Millennia and Boxcuttuhz. The trio danced to Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance.”  This dynamic trio was chosen by Judge JC Chasez. 

But it was the combination of G.O.P. Dance, Fly Khicks, and Ringmasters, who danced to Sean Paul and Keri Hilson’s “The Tide,” that really got the crowd excited.   This last trio was chosen by Judge Lil Mama.

Next, the Beat Freaks and Quest Crew teamed up to perform in front of a celeb-filled crowd, which included Lil Jon, Lil’ Kim, and more, to a master mix of “Beggin” by Mad Dog.  As Judge Shane Sparks said to Quest Crew, “When you all came on the show, you came to dominate.”  And dominate they did.  They became “America’s Best Dance Crew” for season three, where the shows creator, Randy Jackson, presented them with the $100,000 grand prize.

Finally, as the losing team, Beat Freaks, exited the stage, the remaining seven crews chanted, “Beat Freaks!” causing quite an emotional moment among the Beat Freaks.  What a night!  I don’t care what anyone says, Beat Freaks are winners in my book.  They fought just as hard as the guys and they met every challenge bestowed upon them with fury and professionalism.  Not to mention the fact that they’re the first all-girl dance team to make in the finals.