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Nine years ago, a motorcycle accident left Daryl Mitchell paralyzed from the waist down.

More in the way of open air cinema, this time in fair Long Island City. Braving Bryant Park hordes is its own brand of fun, but beyond Manhattan, the Socrates Sculpture Park , an artist-founded public space, hosts a Museum of the Moving Image -curated show of world cinema.

Ever wondered why Martin Lawrence 's deejay character in House Party had the not-so-common name of Bilal ? It's because the famed film that made Kid 'N Play household names wasn't supposed to star the Bronx/Queens duo of kick-steppin' rappers, but instead was originally conceptualized with Long Island emcees Groove and Chill in the lead roles, with ...

Among the first groups to tame rap's hardcore mentality into a positive, message-oriented music suitable for teens and mass audiences, Kid 'n Play debuted in 1988 with the platinum album 2 Hype, which the duo later spun into a deal involving films and a Saturday-morning cartoon show, the first involving a rap act.

Looking for uninhibited silliness, unusual body language, and rubber-faced expressions? John Witherspoon is most assuredly the man to fit these requirements.

By MARIO TARRADELL George Clinton, back in his Parliament Funkadelic days, once chanted 'We want the funk.' If he were here this weekend, he'd get it.The third annual Fort Worth Musicfest, which runs Friday through Sunday in the Masonic Hall parking lot, features three soul-funk sizzlers: Zapp, Bar-Kays and Morris Day & the Time.

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