Hump Day & Chill

Charlize Theron

Pride Month officially ends today, but that doesn't mean we should stop celebrating the most important element of it all - LOVE.

That's correct Minions today we are going to Hump Day & Chill to L-O-V-E and Charlize Theron is sharing the love loud and proud on her T-Shirt along with a rainbow colored tutu. 

Charlize says Pride is an annual tradition for her family: “I try to always get my family to go and support, and these people live in my community and I love them, and so whenever I can support or be of support, of course I would be there,”

There you have it peeps love is love, now get out there and celebrate the last day of Pride with a good ole Hump Day & Chill by spreading that love and them some...

Happy Pride Month!

Pride on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_pride   

Pride: Call Me By Your Name

Kissing Strangers
Lil Nas X

OK, let's call this Pride Month post, prior to D-Day: important. How can we not acknowledge Lil Nas X's groundbreaking performance on the BET Awards of Call Me By Your Name? I ask you? As per usual I don't expect an answer. Moving on...

Lil Nas X IMHO is one of the greatest artists/performers of all time, it doesn't matter if he's gay, but this is Pride Month y'all. So yeah, there's that. 

So let us worship at his altar, yeah that's extreme, but what the F#ck isn't these days?

Lil Nas X is of the moment and what the world needs right here, right now, and always moving forward. Never straight. 

He puts the "ride" in Pride and then some. 

Keep on keeping dude, you are amazing! We will always "Remember The Time" we first saw this!!!

Check out his provocative performance at the BET Awards below. Get your Nas on!

Nas on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/lilnasx/    

Fox(y) Lady

The Proud "B"
Megan Fox

Hello Minions, we are officially in the dog days of Pride Month. This is not an excuse to discontinue celebrating.

Thus today we commemorate the last Monday of Pride Month with a Foxy Lady. Ms. Megan Fox to be exact.

Megan recently took to Instagram and posted the above photo with the caption: Putting the B in #LGBTQIA for over two decades 🌈🌈 @moveon @intoactionus #pride

Yeah, in case you didn't know Megan Fox is openly bi-sexual.

She is also one cool person.

PS Jennifer's Body rules!

Megan on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/meganfox/

Stand By You

As Pride Month winds down the celebration continues, yay!!! Friday was the debut of Miley Cyrus' Stand By You on Peacock. Stand By You is a concert put on by Cyrus and friends to celebrate what else? Pride, naturally. I viewed this amazing show last night.

Miley as we all know is an ally who is also a member of the LGBTQ community. 

While I do not review things in this space, and am not about to begin doing so right here, right now, I will go into this stating that I am a fan of Cyrus'. Her voice and expert showmanship are top notch, and let's just say this concert does not disappoint. Please refer to my out of the gate "amazing" comment if you have any questions about how I actually feel 😉 

It's uplifting, moving and most of all first class entertainment. Thus as Pride Month comes to a close this is a must add to your list of things to do in celebration of it.

Tell Miley: Michael Shinafelt sent you!

Check out Stand By You here:

https://www.peacocktv.com/   

Saturday Sinema: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

In honor of Pride Month I wanted to share one of my favorite Classic Movies with you. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor.

The movie is based on the brilliant play by Tennessee Williams who happens to be gay and filled his prolific works with gay subtext. While a watered down version of William's actual text, the film version of Cat still contains this subtext, it's simply not as direct as the play.

Another reason? Paul Newman, a classic Movie Star in every sense of the word. Basically a male specimen to behold and those baby blues of his...

Have I whetted your appetite? I'm sure I have. So let's saunter over to my friend Jay Jacobson's Classic Movie Blog where you will get all the 411 and behind the scenes dirt on this piece of Hollywood History.

Love is Love!

https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/47-cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof-1958

Photobomb!

Eyes Wide Open
Sarah Paulson & Madonna

Remember When Harry Met Sally? Well today we have When Sarah Met Madonna as in Sarah Paulson at the 2017 Met Gala.

The result? One of the best photobombs ever!

Sarah's expression says it all, she is clearly seeing a person she admires and is a fan of. The look on her face is priceless.

Hey, Madonna in an amazing Moschino camo gown and net inspired shawl will do that to a hardcore fan like Paulson.

May someone look at you the way Sarah looked at Madonna today.

T.G.I.F!

Photobomb on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Photobomb&redirect=no  

Michael's Musings

 

I See You 
Michael Shinafelt

This week, like most, for the last decade, I mean year and a half has been a test of one's resilience and patience. I sometimes wonder how it all came to a certain point. People really lack the skill of critical thinking anymore and it's seriously not a good thing. I'm gonna throw a little something, something in your face laters in this column. You'll find out...

Soup of the day implies another, possibly even seductive, soup of the night...

I'm gonna start an Only Flans page, "Yes" you read that correctly. Me engaging with flans in ways no one ever thought possible

Grow up and put on the pig nose

Don't make me show you what to do with your pralines

When you are married to a pork chop and have drumstick children, discuss

Things could always be worse you could have thin villainous lips

Dear Diary, I can't find my head, send help

Uh, Britney Spears conservators are forcing her to have an IUD?! Amongst other things...

Woman Crush of the Week - Sharon Stone for what she said with regard to Meryl Streep. FYI she was not ripping Streep personally, that is if one actually possessed the power of critical thinking and read what she said carefully. Yeah, there's that.

I believe I'm gonna start checking on you with a flashlight every fifteen minutes, giving you the heads up 👍

That time I held a door open for a fly so it could leave the house and it flew back in further. It's dead now...

I'm celebrating Pride with Miley Cyrus Friday night, and aren't you happy?

Aquifarian's are your friends, mermaids, they're here for you

Don't fake it, if it's bad pull them close and start booing in their ear

Hear me boo (or possibly cheer) here:

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt  

Hump Day & Chill

Carl Nassib

"Yes" it's still Pride Month and guess what Minions? How could we not have a Hump Day & Chill celebration about the first openly gay active NFL player Carl Nassib? 

I admit that I had no idea who Nassib was up until this point. Apparently he is a defensive lineman for the Las Vegas Raiders. The more you know.

This piece of 411 being included in today's Hump Day & Chill fest, Carl is a groovy guy. He took to Social Media and made a $100 thousand dollar donation to The Trevor Project. For those of you who aren't into the groove The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth.

So this makes Carl hotter than your average football stud, and quite a hero, he is using his powers for good.

Thus let's focus our collective Hump Day & Chill vibes to Mr. Nassib and hit his Instagram page, and send a few dollars to the worthy Trevor Project.

Hit the links below!

The Trevor Project -

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Carl on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/carlnassib/?hl=en

Remembering Judy Garland

Mike Clifford & Judy Garland

Today marks the anniversary of the passing of a legend, Judy Garland. Being that it is Pride Month makes it even more significant as Judy was a huge gay icon and supporter. 

Above is a photo of my friend Mike Clifford pictured here with Judy at the Little Club in Beverly Hills, CA. She was there to see him perform that night. "Yes" he was fortunate enough to call Ms. Garland friend.

Thus in memory of her, and in celebration of Pride Month. Here is Mike's wonderful cover of Over The Rainbow...

Enjoy, and Happy Pride!

Mike Clifford Fan Page:

https://www.facebook.com/MikeCliffordsWonderfulWorld  

Summer Loving

In The Summertime...
Zac Efron & Michelle Rodriguez

Summertime and the livin' is easy...and it's also a time for coupling. It was the summer of 2014, have you checked your dogs water bowl? Good! 

Whilst doing that you may have forgotten that Zac Efron and Michelle Rodriguez had short lived romance. Hey, I know I actually did, it was like a refreshing cool splash of water on your face during a hot summer day, then it was gone.

There are many rumors and speculation I have heard about his particular coupling, none of which I will repeat here. "Yes" Minions I do not gossip, I tease. This being stated the official reason for them parting ways is that Michelle couldn't get over her ex, Cara Delevingne.

Saying so long to those fast and furious photo-ops 😮

Summer on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer  

Father's Day

We Are Family

Happy Father's Day and all that jazz! Jazz hands only please, thank you...

Being that it is also Pride Month I thought maybe, perhaps, definitely we would celebrate not with one, but two Dads. Sounds good? I knew it would and it is a completely wizard idea!!!

Thus we have Cheyenne Jackson and his husband Jason Landau with their twins Willow and Ethan. These two little nuggets were born via surrogacy, and since one is a boy and the other is a girl it's easy to tell them apart, correct?

Love is love and family is family.

Keep on keepin' - 

Who's your Daddy???

Cheyenne on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/mrcheyennejackson/?hl=en 

Rainbow High

The Rainbow Connection
Kate Middleton

She's got the look of Pride Month. That's correct Minions today we have a Rainbow High Pride shout out from the Duchess of Cambridge herself Kate Middleton.

Hey, there's nothing like a dame and Kate is showing her true colors by supporting Pride under her umbrella.

To the casual observer it may look simply like Kate has a multi-hued rainbow umbrella, but to those who are in tune to the world at large we know she is giving a show of support to Pride Month.

Given that the colors are specific to said Pride ones how could you not get the Duchesses intentions? I ask you, of course I can not wait for an answer so I am moving on...

Kudos to Ms. Middleton for the show of solidarity, for those about to accessorize your frock with Pride we salute you!!!

Bend it like Kate on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/dukeandduchessofcambridge/?hl=en

Film Buff Friday: Major Dundee

"No true Peckinpah-lover should pass it by" — 

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

After making his first bonafide classic in Ride the High Country, director Sam Peckinpah took a step towards the epic with Major Dundee. The film would, in many ways, define the rest of his career both on screen and off, as the drama behind the camera matched the action in front of it.

Charlton Heston stars as Major Amos Dundee, a vainglorious Union Cavalry officer, who mounts an expedition to hunt down Apache war chief Sierra Charriba. Building his own army of criminals, ex-slaves and Confederate POWs - among them one Captain Ben Tyreen (Richard Harris), whose intense former friendship with Dundee is tainted with a sense of betrayal on both sides - Dundee heads into Mexico, his eye fixed firmly on a last shot at greatness.

Legendarily acerbic, Major Dundee would be the first time that Peckinpah had a movie taken away from him. While a director's cut may be lost to us, this Limited Edition shows us the thrilling, morally complex epic that Peckinpah was aiming for. Beautifully shot and with a stellar supporting cast including James Coburn, Warren Oates, and L.Q. Jones, it remains a stunning achievement and an essential experience for anyone interested in the life and cinema of "Bloody Sam."

Media

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Bonus Materials

• TWO-DISC LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
• The 136-minute Extended Version of the film from a 4K scan, as well as the original 122-minute Theatrical Version
• 60-page booklet featuring new writing by Farran Nehme, Roderick Heath and Jeremy Carr plus select archive material
• Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
• Fold out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
• DISC ONE - EXTENDED VERSION
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation from a 4K scan by Sony Pictures
• DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio with new score by Christopher Caliendo
• Lossless original mono audio with original score by Daniele Amfitheatrof
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with Nick Redman, David Weddle, Garner Simmons, Paul Seydor
• Audio commentary by critics Glenn Erickson & Alan K. Rode
• Audio commentary by Glenn Erickson
• Moby Dick on Horseback, a brand new visual essay by David Cairns
• Passion & Poetry: The Dundee Odyssey, a feature length documentary about the making of Major Dundee by Mike Siegel, featuring James Coburn, Senta Berger, Mario Adorf, L.Q. Jones, R.G. Armstrong, Gordon Dawson
• Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah Anecdotes, nine actors talk about working with legendary director Sam Peckinpah, featuring Kris Kristofferson, Ernest Borgnine, James Coburn, David Warner, Ali MacGraw, L.Q. Jones, Bo Hopkins, R.G. Armstrong, Isela Vega
• Mike Siegel: About the Passion & Poetry Project, in which filmmaker Mike Siegel talks about his beginnings and his ongoing historical project about director Sam Peckinpah
• Extensive stills galleries, featuring rare on set, behind the scenes, and marketing materials
• 2005 re-release trailer
• DISC TWO - THEATRICAL VERSION (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation from a 2K scan
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Riding for a Fall, a vintage behind the scenes featurette
• Extended/deleted scenes
• Silent Outtakes
• Select extended/deleted scenes and outtakes with commentary by historian and critic Glenn Erickson giving context on how they were intended to appear in Peckinpah’s vision of the film
• Original US, UK and German theatrical trailers
• Stills gallery

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Michael's Musings

Love Profusion
Michael Shinafelt

"You make me feel, You make me shine, you make me feel" - Love Profusion, Madonna

Being that it's June 17th, it's still Pride Month. So let's spread and feel the love Minions! Have you got any other plans for those Good Vibes? I thought not, thus let's enjoy the ride known as Pride. "Yes" I made a rhyme and now it's time for another one. I do declare I'll stop right there and move right on, pinky swear!!!

Fun Fact: You may fascinate a woman by giving her a piece of cheese - the more you know...

The Berenstain Bears seem like such a happy family

I'm gonna vacation in a Van Gogh, later

Wonder Twin Powers activate! Shape of a Preppy Leprechaun!

I like it, it's got shiny knobs

Hope you are having a groovy Pride. I hope one day the world loves bisexual women as much as heterosexual couples with failing marriages do.

Don't be afraid to get on top

Trifling in Hoeness is the new black 

Woman Crush of the Week - The eternal Marilyn Monroe, nothing more needs to be said.

AI will never be a bigger threat to humanity than natural stupidity

The heat tide keeps rising

Does anyone other than me find this season of RHONY exhausting yet boring???

Cruel Summer's season finale was perfection, there I said it

Indecision is a decision

Let me school you here:

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt  

Hump Day & Chill

All The Colors Of The Rainbow...
Sergey

"This is my life, gonna hold my head high, Gonna live it with pride, till the day that I die" I Got My Pride, Barry Harris 

"Yes" Minions we are continuing our Hump Day & Chill Pride Month Edition, since well, tis the season and all that jazz 😎

Some of us celebrate with our usual flair, others venture out into uncharted territory. Sergey on the other hand dips himself in rainbow color glitter and nothing else, while being photographed on the beach.

It's like your very own unicorn, or perhaps Power Ranger. I'll leave that for you to decide, as that is all a matter of your own Private Idaho.

Me? I find Sergey's exuberance infectious, not to mention unique. 

Hey, that's one of the things Pride is all about, you doing you.

Hump Day & Chill with Sergey by hitting the link below, celebrate your Pride!!!

https://favoritehunks.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-matter-of-pride-sergey-by-richard.html?zx=18c1cc290cfc0f53   

Shade

The Future's So Bright...
Bella Thorne

Shade Slang Meaning - Shade is a subtle, sneering expression of contempt for or disgust with someone—sometimes verbal, and sometimes not.

Tis the season, summer that is, for shade. "Yes" it's the most sunglasses time of the year, Yay! However shade is also a slang term as illustrated above for the unfamiliar. OK, seriously who doesn't know it's alternate meaning other than the standard one: comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.

Here we have one Ms. Bella Throne leaving the Beverly Hills Hotel illustrating both types of shade from my perspective. 

That's correct Minions see Bella shelter herself from direct sunlight whilst  giving off what appears to be a subtle expression of contempt. 

So that's the story, if you ask me...

Bella on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/bellathorne/?hl=en

Monday Motivation

Squat Like A Boss!
Bruce Springsteen 

In the midst of all this Pride Month hoopla one thing still remains and is constant. I am currently working on shedding my Pandemic Pounds and it's a process. Thus I seek inspiration, like everyone else, from time to time. 

Today's Monday Motivation comes in the form of 71 year old, "Yes" you read that correctly, 71 year old Bruce Springsteen!

Seriously how does he rock a better body and even look more handsome then he did in say his 40's? I ask you, OK, yeah I was actually joking about asking you "As If" you know the answer.

Well I know how he keeps that body at least judging by the deep squat he is doing, and I am sure he has a healthy well balanced diet to accompany it.

Therein lies the rub with Moi, it ain't the exercise part that is the issue at present it's getting myself back to eating well, everyday of the week (that's what I have to do for a few weeks out of the gate, after those few weeks then, and only then can I add a cheat day.) 

As I embark on this week, I am off to a good start wish me well. With Bruce as my inspiration Monday Motivation is indeed Born in the USA.

Shred it like "The Boss!"

Bruce on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/springsteen/?hl=en

Who's Your Zaddy?

Thirsty???
Christopher Meloni
Photo:
Clifton Mooney

As Pride Month keeps turning I thought I'd offer something up for the boys. Well actually everyone! Here is a delicious image of one Christopher Meloni recently featured in Interview Magazine.

Let's face it every human being with a pulse has lust in their heart for Chris, this being said, gay men in partik REALLY have that lust in spades.

Seriously who do you think that thirst trap opening on Law & Order: Organized Crime with a shirtless Meloni doing push-ups was for? It was obviously a valentine to his gay fans, and we'll take it, gladly!

Zaddy - is a uniquely modern twist on "daddy" meaning a dude with swagger or style

Sounds like Chris, no? He is called this a lot (no surprise) and here is what he had to say about that in his chat with the magazine...

“I’ve been called that a lot, and who am I to argue with it? Sure, I’m a zaddy."

Oh, Zaddy!

Happy Pride Month!!!

Meloni on Instagram -

https://www.instagram.com/chris_meloni/?hl=en   

Love Is In The Air

OK, we all know June is officially Pride Month, but did you know today, June 12th is National Loving Day? How wonderfully appropriate that this day falls in the thick of a celebration that encourages people to be proud of, and love who they are!

Thus I have posted a montage of gay celebrity power couples to celebrate today in the way one should, with Pride.

What's that you say? I left some high profile gay celebrity couples out? Hey, one can only do so much and this was a nice cross section of couples I found on the WWW - if one of your fave power couples isn't in this, Google them.

Here to celebrate National Loving Day/Pride with us today going clockwise from the upper left are: Bill Porter & Adam Smith, Ellen DeGeners & Portia de Rossi, Sarah Paulson & Holland Taylor and last, but certainly not least Ricky Martin & Jwan Yosef. 

Season of love indeed...

National Loving Day on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_Day   

Film Buff Friday: Dead & Buried

 DEAD & BURIED

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Reversible Sleeve and three different 3D Lenticular Slipcovers

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“Chills to the bone… A film that effortlessly captures the essence of the horror genre!”

– Blu-ray.com 

The Creators of ALIEN Bring A New Terror To Earth Something very strange is happening in the quiet coastal village of Potters Bluff, where tourists and transients are warmly welcomed… then brutally murdered. But even more shocking is when these slain strangers suddenly reappear as normal, friendly citizens around town. Now the local sheriff (James Farentino of THE FINAL COUNTDOWN) and an eccentric mortician (Academy Award® winner Jack Albertson of WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) must uncover the horrific secret of a community where some terrifying traditions are alive and well… and no one is ever really DEAD & BURIED. Melody Anderson (FLASH GORDON), Lisa Blount (PRINCE OF DARKNESS), and Robert Englund (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) co-star in this genuinely chilling horror hit written by Ronald Shusett and Dan O’Bannon (ALIEN), directed by Gary A. Sherman (POLTERGEIST III), and featuring ultra-grisly gore effects by Oscar® winner Stan Winston (JURASSIC PARK). In honor of its 40th Anniversary, Blue Underground is proud to present DEAD & BURIED in an eye-popping new restoration approved by Director of Photography Steven Poster, ASC (DONNIE DARKO), scanned in 4K 16-bit from its 35mm IP, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, and packed with exclusive new and archival Extras!

Bonus Features: Audio Commentary #1 with Director Gary Sherman Audio Commentary #2 with Co-Writer/Co-Producer Ronald Shusett and Actress Linda Turley Audio Commentary #3 with Director of Photography Steven Poster, ASC NEW! Audio Commentary #4 with Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson NEW! Behind the Scenes of Dead & Buried NEW! Dead & Buried Locations: Now & Then NEW! Murders, Mystery, and Music - Interviews with Director Gary Sherman and Composer Joe Renzetti NEW! The Pages of Potters Bluff - Interview with Novelization Author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Stan Winston's Dead & Buried EFX Robert Englund: An Early Work of Horror Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear Theatrical Trailers NEW! Poster & Still Galleries Steven Poster’s Location Stills BONUS! DEAD & BURIED Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by Joe Renzetti BONUS! Collectible Booklet with new essay by Michael Gingold

Michael's Musings

Look, I'm Fully Vaccinated
Michael Shinafelt

That's correct Minions, I'm fully vaccinated and magnetized for your enjoyment. So scratch that tin foil hat you were thinking of buying me as a potential Birthday gift this year. No one needs one of those when they are magnetized it would mess with the frequency, Kenneth. 

Oh, and in other news, yeah, there's this...

Tell me all the beautiful and untrue things. Tell me damn it!

10 second warning, just looking out for you, Darlin'

Who needs to go to sleep, when I've got you next to me under my umbrella

Throw your head back and spit in the wind, it's a game called life

Hang with me or be scared, the choice is yours

I call the shots, Jack Daniels please!!!

Caught Zack and Miri Make A Porno on Netflix, With Seth Rogen & Elizabeth Banks. The filth those two spouted at the top of the film, refreshing 💦

Baby elephants rolling in palm leaves, discuss

Woman Crush of the Week - Simone Biles for winning a record 7th title and being the first Simone Biles ever!

Garbage has a new album out No Gods No Masters. Well I say that could be wrong. I have seen Shirley Manson live and she at the very least qualifies as a Master

Yep, I knew it Bravo teased the Erika Jayne drama in last week's trailer for RHOBH and then did us dirty by showing it in only the last two minutes of the show. But that means this coming week, buckle up Minions! 

BTW Val Demings is going to slay Marco Rubio

Summer is near, birds are sitting in their little rocking chairs

I'm hatching a plan

Find out what it is, here:

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Hump Day & Chill

Solid As A...
Rock Hudson

While browsing Tye Briggs Favorite Hunks & Other Things I came across a piece he did on Hollywood Legend Rock Hudson and his status as a gay icon. Honestly the piece is a great read and has some yummy photos of Rock that will fuel your Hump Day & Chill I tell you what.

This being Pride Month I thought it would be great to present this as Tye has really done his homework and gives his own unique perspective on Hudson, and his own personal coming out story in relation to the icon.

"Yes" again there are some Hump Day & Chill worthy images to satiate your lust, don't worry, you'll be happy 😉

Keep on keeping and hit the link below...I said below <eg>

https://favoritehunks.blogspot.com/2020/05/between-rock-hard-pace.html  

"Born This Way"

Lady Gaga

Being that it recently celebrated it's 10th Anniversary, Being that it's Tuesday Tunesday and Being that it is Pride Month. Here's Lady Gaga with the ultimate Pride Anthem, Born This Way!

This is clearly a mash-up of Madonna's Express Yourself & Vogue, with Gaga's own spin on them. BTW for those of you who think she did this without Madonna's permission, uh, think again.

Madonna is biz savvy and having this out there keeps her relevant, enough said.

While this is far from my favorite Pride Anthem, it is always a staple, not to mention it is on the forefront of everyone's mind this Pride Season because of the Birthday it recently celebrated.

Hey there are far worse things to do than get your Gaga during this time of unity and love, so why not hit the video below???

Born This Way on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_This_Way_(album)    

I Scream, You Scream...

Yummy!
Katy Perry

We all scream for ice cream!!! Today we specifically scream for chocolate and lot's of it, yummy! Because guess what Minions, it's National Chocolate Ice Cream Day...Yay!

Personally I am not much of an ice cream imbiber. Perhaps I consume it once a year, give me pizza any time over the sweet treat. Yet, should I ever decide to cross over to the creamy side it would definitely be of the chocolate variety.

So let's start our week with Katy Perry by getting our licks on, shall we? We shall!!!

Nom, nom, nom...

National Chocolate Ice Cream Day on the WWW -

https://happydays365.org/important-days-in-june/national-chocolate-ice-cream-day-june-7/

Best Sunday Dress

His Sunday Best!
Billy Porter

"Put on my best Sunday dress, and I walk straight into this..." - Best Sunday Dress, Hole

Do you see what I see? Why it's Billy Porter celebrating Pride in his Best Sunday Dress, which is all the colors of the rainbow, naturally.

I admire Billy, his talent, his activism, his fashion sense but most of all his choice to be himself. That to me at least, is where the power of Celebrating Pride lies. Choosing to be one's authentic self.

Thus it's great to have individuals like Porter help show those struggling that you can do exactly that.

Get out your Best Sunday Dress and celebrate yourself!

Billy on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/theebillyporter/?hl=en   

Saturday Sinema: Omerta: The Act Of Silence

 

Omerta: The Act of Silence 

New film takes a detailed look inside organized crime in Brooklyn

Coming to DVD and digital platforms on June 8th

Set in the iconic Italian neighborhood of Bensonhurst, Omerta: The Act of Silence is a peek inside the operation of the Mafia, at a time when the organization had a firm grip on day-to-day living in the area. The word Omerta describes a code of silence about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to authorities.

This is the story of 18-year-old Reno who is given a taste of power when he joins the Mob’s system of endearment and enforcement. The neighborhood is kept safe and businesses flourish. But the methods are ruthless and ultimately self-destructive.

Reno quickly learns that pledging his life to the organization is nothing more than becoming a pawn in a deadly game of street chess. As the neighborhood changes and those who have pledged themselves to the crime syndicate move away, Reno is forced to confront the fact that the oaths of loyalty and devotion to one another are nothing but false promises and misplaced trust.

He is forced to confront himself and concludes that he must change his ways. With no friends or family for support, he turns to the local parish priest and confesses his sins as he takes the first steps toward personal renewal. He confesses his sins to the priest. As he reflects on his past, he takes the viewer on a journey through the crimes he has committed and the friends he has lost.

Filmmaker Craig Syracusa, founder of God’s Plan Productions, says, “I made the film to show the power of redemption and forgiveness and that God will meet you where you are and that we are all sinners and through the power of confession we are forgiven. This film is for people who need to build a relationship with Christ but are afraid that God will not forgive them.”

Omerta stars veteran Hollywood actor Joe Estevez and introduces Paulie Malignaggi, the former professional boxer who held the IBF junior welterweight and the WBA welterweight titles.

The cast also includes: Joseph D’ Onofrio, Carmen Argenziano, Cara Castronuova, Adam Nelson, Will Wallace, Gaetano Iacono, and Ceazar Reyes.

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