Both Sides Of The Lens
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| Monica Douglass
Home:Ozone Park Age: 17 Height: 5’5" Weight: 137 lbs Stats: 35-27-39 NY Photo By Nick |
Monica Douglass enjoys spending time on both sides of the camera’s lens.
A senior at George Washington Carver High School for Sciences in Springfield Gardens, this aspiring model wanted to become a vet when she was in middle school and veterinary sciences is what she is studying at Carver.
But she recently realized that medicine was not the direction she wanted to go in.
“I decided I didn’t want to be an animal doctor; I’d rather take pictures of them,” Monica said, noting that she has developed a love for photography, especially nature photography.
Monica, who grew up in Ridgewood and now lives in Ozone Park, hopes to go to college and study photography. She’s looking to study at a private arts school and is waiting to hear back from colleges.
In her free time, Monica enjoys playing video games, hanging out with friends at Queens Center Mall or the Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale, and spending quality time with her family.
Monica enjoys a wide variety of music, from rock and alternative to techno and dance. Among her favorite artists are American rock bands Flyleaf and Paramore.
Most of all, Monica enjoys taking pictures.
In Good Company
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| Queens judges: Congressman Greg Meeks & songstress Alicia Keys. |
Queens songstress Alicia Keys has been added as a judge for the National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights contest open to teens to express “What Civil Rights Means To You,” through either the written word, song or other artistic expression.
The Grammy winner who attended the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music in Flushing knows about artistic expression, and she is joining a panel of judges that includes comedienne Margaret Cho, NAACP CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous and another Queens person – U.S. Congressman Greg Meeks of Jamaica.
We’re going to follow Meeks and Keys making beautiful music together for civil rights creative expression.
Go to rollbackcampaign.org/contest2010 by April 12 to learn more or to enter.
Iti Biti Problem
Is this a bad omen for the Mets? The team’s year-old stadium, named for one of the world’s largest bailed-out banking corporations, appears to be crumbling, much like its namesake nearly did a year and a half ago.The cover of the giant “C” in the Citi Field sign that is perched over the centerfield screen fell to earth Jan. 25, smashing into a section of field-level seats. The incident comes after months of problems have arisen with the stadium, including flooding issues, leaks and mold in the luxury boxes, which cost up to a half million dollars. The Mets, apparently taking a lesson from its corporate sponsor on how to play down the negative, dismissed these problems as “cosmetic issues.”
The Mets blamed high winds and rains for the falling “C.” Records show more than an inch of rain and the peak wind gusts of 55 mph at nearby LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 25. However, one would assume a new stadium would not be so susceptible to winds fairly common in the New York area. Maybe Citi Field needs its own bailout.
Dave In Queens
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Dave Mathews Band to play CitiField this summer. |
Queens’ hackey sack/stoner college students are in for a two-day bonanza this summer. Dave Matthews Band will be playing Citi Field on July 16 and 17 as part of the group’s summer tour.
QConf, ever the ageless wonders we are, have already spoken to various “Dave” fans, many of whom plan to wear their ironic trucker hats, politically passive aggressive t-shirts, cargo shorts and flip flops to the concerts.
If past experience is any indication, the band might also leave a little present in Willets Point by emptying out its tour bus’s septic tank – like it did during its 2004 tour. It certainly could spruce the place up a bit.
Push It Real Good
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Pep’s got a man. Yeah, you read right. Sandra “Pepa” Denton, from the classic Queens hip-hop trio Salt-n-Pepa, finally got herself a “boyfriend.” She’s had a five-year hiatus from bedroom romps and after playing the field, we think she got her grove back.
Pepa, though born in Jamaica West Indies, grew up in Queens, and chronicled her quest to find someone who makes her quiver with kisses, on her VH1 reality series “Let’s Talk about Pep.”
Though Tom, the new beau, has been christened as the possible one, he has yet to “hit dat.” Good luck Tom.
Repeat Offender?
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John Riolo
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An eyewitness accused 19-year-old Riolo of the crimes that took place on March 1, 2 and 3.
Riolo was charged with four counts of grand larceny. If found guilty, we hope that his next sentencing keeps him away from people trying to help others – unless it’s in the prison library.
Toe-Curling
Things got a bit hairy for Germaine Bowman McDonald when the Queens resident went wig shopping.The 40-year-old was reportedly trying on Diana Ross-esque hair pieces at Hollis’s Baobob when a mannequin head fell and hit her foot.
McDonald claims in the time since the accident, she hasn’t been able to curl her toes properly, and has filed a lawsuit against the store for damages. Her hubby, Dean McDonald, has filed a separate suit claiming the couple’s sex life has lost its toe-curling ability since the accident.
This all probably could’ve been avoided if she went the Donna Summer route instead.
