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| Artistic Aziza
Aziza
Home: Laurelton Age: 26 Height: 5’6" Weight: 120 Stats: 34-25-36 Not just the average still-frame model, this Laurelton beauty has been featured on television shows and has a knack for the visual arts. Aziza has appeared on the Food Network’s “Molto Mario” as well as the Style Network’s “The Look for Less,” but has more interest than just being in front of the camera. “I like to know what the sound operator is doing,” she said. “I like to pay attention to what the tasks of everyone on a production are.” The reason for her curiosity in all aspects of the arts is that she is an artist herself. Aziza began drawing at a very young age. She still enjoys drawing people and frequently does freelance illustrations for magazines and books. Mags that have featured her works include “African Voices” and “The African.” Aziza grew up in a home where the creative environment set up by her artistic parents ignited a natural attraction to art. She was born and raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and since the age of 5, has been in Laurelton. Though her main interests are drawing and artistry, Aziza took up acting in order to expand her own artistic horizons. “As an artist, it is important to keep your mind open to anything. That way you can keep your creativity at a high level.” One of Aziza’s favorite aspects of growing up in Queens was that she had a spacious backyard to relax in. A lot of her time is spent in Manhattan these days, but she still takes dance lessons at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. She likes to go shopping on Jamaica Avenue, taking advantage of some of the great deals that it has to offer. She also likes to eat and shop on Austin Street. “It’s always nice to have the peace and quiet, and its nice being so close to Manhattan,” Aziza said of our borough. |
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| KISS This!
Unlike the countless groupies and devout female fans that followed the legendary Queens band Kiss, Lydia Criss was there from the start.
She married the group’s Brooklyn born drummer, Peter Criss, years before the group made their first live performance in the former Queens club Coventry, on a weeknight in front of just a handful of fans. The group’s trademark facial make-up wasn’t on yet and the band wasn’t even called Kiss at the time. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley were up-and-comers who probably had no idea how famous they’d become. Now, the ex-wife of the group’s former drummer has come out with her tell-all book, titled “Sealed With a Kiss.” Available at the end of the summer only through her Website, www.lydiacriss.com, the book is listed as a hard cover edition, containing more than 1,500 rare and unpublished photos and memories from the group’s early days. A longtime collector of the group’s memorabilia, 25 years after her divorce, Lydia began selling most of her items and has now embarked on profiting even more from her ex-husband’s success. Although her marriage might not have worked out, Lydia Criss appears to be now rockin’ and rollin’ all the way to the bank. |
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| S#@t Happens
On the door of state Sen. John Sabini’s district office, a note told constituents that the torrential rains last week flooded the premises, causing the staff to work elsewhere.
But the note didn’t tell half the story. The excessive rain caused the buildings sewer lines to back up, eventually reaching the point where waste of all manners of foulness were pumping from the office’s toilet, covering the floor in sewage. Brave staffers spent hours sweeping the mess outside, only to have some of it wash back in. The smell was rank. Shoes and pants were ruined. This work was not in the job description. Other neighborhood electeds had been generous in offering their offices to help Sabini’s displaced staff. Days after the flood, the office had been scheduled for a professional cleaning. To make matters worse, Councilman Hiram Monserrate announced t that he would challenge Sabini in this fall’s election. Now the staff truly knows what it means in politics when they shovel the sh-t. |
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| To The Max
With a new name, there ought to be a new identity.
The borough's senior performance venue located at Queens College, finally has a new name. The name “The Colden Center” just never seemed inspired, and the performances – though often top-notch, just seemed to be brought down a rung or two by being located in “The Colden Center.” Needless to say, the new name, "Max and Selma Kupferberg Center for the Visual and Performing Arts" just ain’t any better a name to win over fans. So we at QConf had an idea – let’s make the place sing, jazz up the name a bit, and shake off some of that stodgy vibe – sorry Mr. Kupferberg, no offense intended, but the place does sound like it is named after some guy who makes parts for electrical devices produced shortly after the Stone Age. We can still name it after the generous donor but give the joint a nickname – The Max. It sure sounds a lot cooler to say “I’ve got a pair of tickets for a great concert at The Max,” rather than “I’ve got tickets for the Max & Selma Kupferberg Performing Arts Center.” Let’s face it – it’s just not sexy. |
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| Run's Wisdom
Hollis native Rev. Run’s second season of “Run’s House” began airing on MTV this month. The show enjoyed its first successful season, wooing more than 32 million viewers. Rev. Run will share his words of wisdom at the end of each episode this season.
Fans of the show can also have Run’s inspirational words at their own disposal as his new book, “Words Of Wisdom: Daily Affirmations of Faith,” is now available in book stores. “Words Of Wisdom” was born out of Run’s daily two-way pager messages of inspirational thoughts of the day sent to celebrity friends and colleagues such as P. Diddy, Donald Trump and Venus and Serena Williams, according to ThugLifeArmy.com. According to O Magazine Editor, Gayle King, “’Words of Wisdom’ always seems to come at just the right time for whatever is going on in my life.” Hey, if it’s good enough for Oprah’s crew, that’s good enough for us. |
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| Enemy Turf
Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. was recently spotted in a popular Red Sox bar near Union Square in Manhattan taking in a game between the Red Sox and the Tigers.
Has the Queens born-and-bred politician turned his back on his beloved Mets? No, he was there attending a birthday party for a Boston-born staffer. He didn’t seem to be rooting one way or the other, but the Sox lost anyway. Vallone had a few pints and gossiped about politics with reporters also at the party. He left a little early, saying he was heading to Astoria to hit up a local hot spot, Cavo. | |||||||||
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