Archive for the ‘Commentary’ Category

Commentary-March 2012

      Cover Photo-Trayvon Martin. Inside photo-Buddy Sampson. Inside Photo by Samantha Nancarrow. We are excited! A lot of great things are happening with The Scoop LA. First, Los Angeles has an underrated fashion scene and we hope to bring awareness to its burgeoning scene. We have a new Fashion...
March 28th, 2012 | Commentary | Read More

Commentary-January 2012

Johnny Sherman- Cover and Inside Right Photo.      Two Good Men       Greetings and thank you for taking time to check in. First, dear readers, we owe you our most profound apologies. Like many businesses in today’s fragile economy, we have been affected. Revenue is down, and advertisers...
January 5th, 2012 | Commentary | Read More

Commentary-Yes, We Are A Real Newspaper

         The Scoop LA Publisher, Buddy Sampson performs with Signature at the Falcon Restaurant in Hollywood. He will be performing at the Falcon November 10, 2011 with his own band, Buddy Sampson and Friends. Photo by Diana Ligon. September 11, 2011  We give honor to the casualities of...
September 11th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More

Commentary, July 10, 2011

  John Patrick O'Toole.   All You Need is Love     Hi and thank you for taking the time to check in to The Scoop LA. First, a lot has happened in the last three months. I’ve done a tremendous amount of soul searching after losing two dear people that were mainstays of The Scoop LA,...
July 11th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More

Eugenia Wright Hall-January 7, 1952-March 31, 2011

  Eugenia Wright Hall, who passed away March 31, 2011, was a syndicated columnist for several publications, including The Scoop LA. She connected many people together and will be dearly and sorely missed.         Eugenia Wright Hall. Photo by Jeff Knight. Jeff Knight, who missed the services...
April 5th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More

Commentary-Buddy Sampson, Bassist and Musician

            Buddy Sampson, Bass Player and Musician. Cover photo by Ann Deschenes. Article Photo-Deidra Burtonelli Memorial by Travis Jourdain. I’d like to say Hello to all of you and thanks for stopping by The Scoop LA. I’ve been a little untruthful to you, my readers. I’d...
March 11th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More

Commentary-January 17, 2011

   Martin Luther King Jr.   The Scoop LA's Publisher, Buddy Sampson Hello Readers,   This is my first commentary of 2011 and I’m proud and Blessed to be here another year. If you are reading this, you should be thanking Our Creator, The Lord, or if you don’t believe in God, your...
January 11th, 2011 | Commentary | Read More

Commentary-Everyone Loves a Comeback Story

    Hello Readers, Thanks for stopping by The Scoop LA. This has been a tough year, both professionally and personally. A number of people left us this year, and I’ve been blessed to have met and interviewed many of them. Music legend Solomon Burke was interviewed in these pages and he recently...
December 31st, 2010 | Commentary | Read More

Hello, From The Publisher

          The Scoop LA Publisher, Buddy Sampson. Photo by Diana Ligon  So much has happened with The Scoop LA!  For those of you that are perhaps visiting for the first time, know that you won’t find gossip, innuendo or tabloid stuff in The Scoop LA. If you want that kind of thing, there...
November 2nd, 2010 | Commentary | Read More

Greetings all!

Lately, I’ve been reflecting, for personal growth and a lot more. I learned a lot about myself. Most of all, I learned that I have to let things roll off my back more and that a saying in the Bible reflects a shift I need to adopt. “To forgive an affront fosters friendship.” Without...
July 1st, 2010 | Commentary | Read More