Terry Kennedy's hip-hop handshake with Pharell turns into big fiasco.MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. , FL -- In the vibrant and ever-changing world of hip-hop culture, Terry Kennedy made a rare misstep when he gave super-producer Pharell Williams a disastrous handshake. The groan-inducing mistake-filled greeting took place at Club Floss where Kennedy had spotted Williams. While going in for a fist-bump to fist-pound combination along with strictly-hetero back pat, Kennedy misjudged his timing and wound up kind of slapping around Williams' hand. Also, the back pat missed wildly and became an underarm un·der·arm adj. Located, placed, or used under the arm. n. The armpit. tickle See Tcl/Tk and tickle packet. (text, tool) Tickle - A text editor, file translator and TCL interpreter for the Macintosh. Version 5.0v1. The text editor breaks the 32K limit (like MPW). . In an uncanny coincidence, the DJ's record skipped at that very moment and the music came to a screeching halt. One nearby jerk broke the awkward silence In a social conversation, an awkward silence might occur momentarily when no one has anything to say and the conversation is halted as people look around tensely waiting for someone to break the silence. with a "Ooooooh ..." Kennedy apologized and later agreed to film a "One to Grow On" public service announcement on the nuances and hazards of modern man-greetings. Clips are shown at left. |
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