Dear Diary
Omarion, whose progression from kiddie-band crooner (with B2K) to sex-obsessed solo singer mirrors Christina Aguilera’s journey from the Mickey Mouse Club, was in London on July 7 when terrorist transit-system bombings killed more than 50 people. In a press release that made no mention of the casualties, the uninjured artist allegedly expressed that he “would like his fans to pray that he has a safe trip.” This statement turned out to be a hoax engineered by a publicist with whom Omarion was not affiliated. However, a recently uncovered secret tour diary may provide insight into the singer’s singular perspective.
7/9/05, London: The subways here are still slow. Damn. Man’s got some shopping to do, and they say my limo driver is in the hospital, though I’ve never heard about anyone being sick with “shrapnel.” I’m here with Snoop Dogg, Mariah, Madonna, Eminem’s homies Elton and Dido, and some really old dude named Floyd. We’re playing this Live 8 concert to ask for cash, and I think it’s cool that people are giving it to us even though we’re already famous and stuff. Mariah and Madonna keep bringing black folks up onstage with them during the show and talking about Africa, I guess ’cause they’re trying to cross over.
9/4/02, Denver: The show tonight was actually pretty hype. I was worried about Colorado, because we did a show in the cafeteria at a high school in Littleton once and the crowd was wack. They didn’t like the “B2K Is Hot” skit. They didn’t even get mad during “Your Girl Told Me” or laugh when I pointed at someone in the lunch line and yelled, “You got served!” I got up on the Web site and asked the fans to pray for me that night, that I could have the strength to deal with gigs like that one.
3/11/02, New York: We played a free show today at Bryant Park, and the kids were crazy. I was scared before it started, because we played there last September and no one was getting into the music, even when we took off our shirts. It was like the whole city was depressed. I prayed that night, asking the Lord why there was so much suffering (onstage) in New York, and the answer came to me: free show. Maybe someday they’ll have a benefit concert for us so we can recoup our funds. — Miller
