Hip Shakin Studios

03/11/2026

Joe Fortes So Divine! WOW 🤩! They sat us at our regular table, with our regular host, Johnny! So AMAZING! 😻 Such a great way to celebrate 40 years since our first date!

01/26/2026

If ANY of you TWISTED, DISGUSTING, VILE, MENTALLY SICK, SO CALLED FAKE FRIENDS STILL love them some TRUMPSTIEN, you best be leaving now! YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM!!! You are a brainwashed, MINDLESS IDIOT!

He made more money by ripping off Americans in one year than he has ever made in his entire PATHETIC LIFE! You have been TRUMPED! He is EVIL! You are his to r**e and use!!!! I mean he can “grab” whatever he likes!!!

Alex Pretti! ❤️‍🩹 He was an American 🇺🇸 Hero!!! Trump has given bounty hunters, terrorists, murderers with criminal records and substance abuse issues the “RIGHT TO KILL AS THEY PLEASE!” Kill Americans AS THEY WISH!!!

If this is you, and you feel justified in this action, YOU CAN BLOODY WELL F*CK ALL THE WAY OFF!!! You have a criminally LOW IQ LEVEL! Let’s make America safe again so that American 🇺🇸 Born ICU nurses can LOVINGLY 🥰 Care for Veterans who have served their country!

Trump is Screwing the USA for every cent, EVERY DROP OF BLOOD 🩸 HE CAN GET!!!

F*CK TRUMP!!! You are a blind, deaf and dumb COWARD to support this Orange 🍊 Windbag!

11/13/2025

Such a beautiful night! ❤️

09/10/2025

I want to talk about BANSKY! This painting hit my HEART ❤️‍🩹 SO HARD! I lived in London, England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 37 Years Ago I married my Ethnic Husband in Ealing, London. We were married in Vernon and Wendy Nesbeth’s home. This Painting protrays a Black Judge, BEATING DOWN HIS YOUNGER SELF! The younger self who FOUGHT FOR FREEDOM , TRUTH, JUSTICE and the RIGHTS OF OTHERS!

The world is NOT understanding this! He is beating his younger self, FULL OF RIGHTEOUSNESS! Killing his wise, younger version of who HE IS!!! Democracy has been More Than Comfortably Numb!!!! It has altered our awareness of truth, justice and civility!

Richie was one of the Artists that formed the Music Group, The Southlanders! Vernon Nesbeth was their creator. An immigrant from Jamaica 🇯🇲! He married a Showgirl! She was the Talk of the Town! Wendy Nesbeth! The most Glamorous Woman I have Ever Met! Vernon told me stories of how people hung signs, saying “No Blacks Allowed!” When looking for lodging or a warm meal, etc. It was hard for so many who came from the Caribbean. They were called, Southlanders! They were outcasts, hated and shunned at first, and then this music group did rise, even to Top of The Pops!

Vernon was married to a Caucasian Show Girl of Persian Lineage. Many West End London Clubs did not allow people of colour into them! Wendy would sneak him in the back door. Vernon was the first black man ever allowed into these “High Class Clubs!”

They fought hard as Southlanders, for rights and then EQUAL RIGHTS! While inspiring and changing the music scene, they gave other Southlanders hope and encouragement to keep on going! Keep on rising above diversity!

This painting breaks my heart 💔 to think that a community of people could TURN ON THEMSELVES after fighting and surviving SUCH GREAT EVIL! I am broken and profoundly moved. What would Uncle Micheal Gilkes have to say?!! I would expect he would write an entire manuscript and a grand performance around it!!!

What Have They Done?!!!!

09/01/2025

Well this one is for the books! Djavan & I went to see Nobody 2! This is a first for us to go to the movie theatre to see a movie 🎥 🍿 that our son worked on! So AWESOME 😎! 🎉 🥂 🎉 Djavan Hardinge

08/01/2025

07/26/2025

Good Night Beautiful People! What a Gorgeous Storm!!! ❤️

07/15/2025

Persnickety Furniture just came by to take pictures of our Gorgeous Settee that their expert craftsman, Darrin Henry upholstered for us! ❤️ So Very Thankful!

07/14/2025

I commissioned our Amazing 🤩 Local Artist 🧑‍🎨 Weiming Zhao, our commuinity Van Gogh, to paint our 10th Street Emporium as a surprise for Richie’s 60th Birthday 🎂! It’s OK to post! Richie is NEVER on Facebook! HOLY! 🥰 WOW!!! I am truly blessed & thankful! We LOVE ❤️ our building & our life at our 10th Street Emporium! The Sweetest Life Ever! We have created here! We also watch over & adore those who live here with us! Mama is watching over all of them! ❤️ 💋 ❤️ Until September.

07/10/2025

I met with producers today as I have written my Opening Scene 🎬! In my Humble but Accurate Opinion I am writing a Netflix Special about life in downtown Brandon & life on the inside! It is simply flowing through me like water to write this series! Look out Shondra Rhimes! Hip Shakin Mama is coming for you! Everyone will learn of our Beautiful Manitoba, our many Ethnitities and our First Nation’s heritage including agriculture and our foods. I have been asking, praying and pleading for Brent Butt (Corner Gas) ⛽️ to move into our 10th Street Emporium to write together for at least twenty years! Now I find it is all flowing through me! No Matter What! If you know him, tell him to come here! I will continue to be troubadour to this creativity until then! ❤️

The Series will be called, SAY WORD

This is the theme song as it comes on the radio EVERYDAY thank God and all of us dance with JOY 🤩! ❤️

https://youtu.be/-Qylhk6jsT0?si=mIelaMyEDv8381PJ

https://youtu.be/-Qylhk6jsT0?si=mIelaMyEDv8381PJ
I have spoken with Producers today!

Talking Heads - Psycho KillerOriginal VersionTony Mendes Video Re Edit 2014

06/14/2025

It has been one crazy amazing day! Our youngest son has graduated! 🧑‍🎓 We are so proud of Chef 🧑‍🍳 Leighton Hardinge! Have fun sharing your Culinary Skills with others! ❤️ 🥂 🍾 💐 😘 ❤️ WELL DONE CHEF! 💋