Hump Day & Chill

Blowin' in the Wind
Jonah

 "You have placed a chill in my heart" - You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart, Eurythmics 

Hello Fall! "Yes" Minions today is the first day of Fall, my most favorite time of year. So we are going to literally Hump Day & Chill to the season of cooler temps and autumn leaves.

We have some seasonal pin-up guys on hand to help us celebrate, Andrew & Jonah (pictured above)

Andrew is a tad more on the modest side than Jonah, he gives us skin, but does not go Full Monty. While Jonah on the other hand is a giver, all the way!

So let's welcome Fall and enjoy a good Hump Day & Chill with Andrew & Jonah by clicking on the link below, ya know below!!!

https://favoritehunks.blogspot.com/2018/11/mw-photo-md-after-fall.html  

Keeping Up With Ariel Beesley

She Is Busy!
Ariel Beesley

Ariel Beelsey is a favorite artist and human being of mine. You have seen my coverage of this unique powerhouse in the past. Well she has a new video out where she covers Here Comes The Rain Again by the Eurythmics and two upcoming shows. One is on her Birthday (that's the one I'm attending) -

So here's all the current 411 and the abovementioned video on Ariel, in her own words...scroll minions, scroll!

"Here it is!! I’m so excited to present the music video for my cover of “Here Comes The Rain Again.” The video was directed and edited by @dandyjoey and styled by myself. I truly feel like this video is a representation of many different parts of myself. Upon seeing the final cut, I truly felt so seen. Thank you Joey for being an absolute dream to work with. Makeup by sparkle queen/best gal @valentinaruby. And thank you @alice_magazine for the premiere ! Link in bio 🔥 happy holidaze xx"

"Wowow 2020 is lookin’ up ! First off New Year’s Eve, I’m singing some of my favorite songs at @taixfrench with a bunch of friends. Then first show of the decade is on my birthday, January 3rd at The Echoplex @theechola ! Couldn’t think of a better way to start the new decade off then doing what I love with the people I love. Hope to see you there" 🆒🆒🆒

Fall in line with Ariel at:

https://www.facebook.com/Arielbeesley/?epa=SEARCH_BOX

https://www.instagram.com/arielbees/

https://twitter.com/ArielBeesley    

Michael's Musings

Selfie Portrait
Michael Shinafelt

"Doubleplusgood, Times 17.3.84 bb speech mal reported Africa rectify, Times 19.12.83 forecasts 3 YP 4th quarter, 83 misprints, verify current issue" - "Doubleplusgood" Eurythmics

I woke up this ayem with this song by the amazing Eurythmics running through the corners of my mind. It's a term from George Orwell's 1984. This is a lyric from a track the duo laid down for a film version of the novel (which, "Yes" I did see)

Any questions? I thought not, it's time to get down with the master beat -

One, two, sit on a screw. Because shoe buckling is so passe 

"The trouble is you think you have time" - Sh!t Buddha says 

A friend I know suggested I binge watch Marrying Millions F#ck You, now I have to see the last two episodes! 

If you didn't read the news story about how Oomp Loompa's invaded Whoville? shame on you for not keeping up with current events!!!

A chicken with lipstick...discuss

If you can't be an athlete, be a space commander from Pluto 

Because smiles are important, Tracee Ellis Ross

My dreams often include twins

Woman Crush of the Week - Jennifer Lopez (I'm sure you can see why)

I love a man out of uniform, especially when it's raining them

Fingers Crossed is a generic all purpose kind of term for the non-committal individual

Walking testosterone thy name is Gerard Butler 

Ooooops! I dropped my soap in the shower, mind bending over and picking it up for me???

The Keebler Elf has an AK 47 just like everyone else

Who's This Guy? Find out at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt  

My Quick Take On The Grammy's

Annie Lennox - Queen of the Night 

Opening with AC/DC pleased this Rock N Roll dudes heart, yes, it truly is a Highway To Hell people! 

While I was a huge Madonna fan once that was so Confessions On A Dance Floor ago.

Madonna so sucked last night it was like a vacuum on it's last legs - I am over gay men who are drooling over her performance. (hey being one I have a lot of them on my Facebook page, so this is first hand experience.)

Annie Lennox was IT last night, she had the last werd! 

Have loved her since the Eurythmics and all of her solo work is bomb! 

Although Hozier is very talented I was annoyed and over hearing his song Take Me To Church. My spin instructor has been playing it every class for the last 3 months, I go Saturday and Sunday, do that math!

Note to Kanye West, quit always defending Beyonce you jackhole. She was tre' boring last night. If people weren't already asleep by the end of the show, they sure would have dozed off then. 

Taylor Swift, quit getting down, white girl you have no rhythm and it's uncomfortable when the camera cuts to you and you pretend to. 

Katy Perry is a lovely and gracious loser.

Congratulations Sam Smith, the appeal is lost on me.

Love Beck, but I did not even know he had an album out last year.

Jessi J. & Tom Jones, that was cool. Not a show stealing performance like Annie Lennox, but fifty shades of cool none the less.

Pentatonix so glad you won, you deserved it for your Daft Punk medley.

Yeah, I'm done, I said it was a quick take, capice? 

Until next year!

Beware The Ides Of Ozomatli !

March on! Here comes Ozomatli!!

OZOMATLI
PLACE IN THE SUN ALBUM PREVIEW ON KCRW BEGINNING TODAY!
“READY TO GO” KCRW’S ‘TODAY’S TOP TUNE’ ON FRIDAY, MARCH 7TH
ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW!

Starting today, music lovers everywhere have the opportunity to hear Ozomatli’s new album Place In the Sun thanks to influential Los Angeles public radio station KCRW. Just log on to their Album Preview webpage and get an exclusive sneak preview of the full album featuring tracks such as the first single “Brighter” featuring Dave Stewart (of The Eurythmics), “Paleta” featuring Voces Del Rancho, and “Burn It Down.” The Ozomatli love continues on Friday, March 7th, when the song “Ready To Go” will hold the spotlight as KCRW’s “Today’s Top Tune.”

Ozomatli continues their strong relationship with radio partners both in their hometown of Los Angeles and around the nation. This past weekend, SiriusXM’s prominent Latino channels La Kueva and Caliente presented the world premiere of Spanish single “Paleta.” Newest Los Angeles radio station KCSN will be ingraining the band in their Latin Alternative music programming.

Place In the Sun is the new album from the multi-cultural Grammy-winning superstars. It is the band’s eighth album in a career spanning almost 20 years and produced by the band and longtime friend, world renowned engineer Robert Carranza (Eels, Jack Johnson, The Mars Volta). The band unveiled their new lyric video for “Brighter,” which you can check out here. Ozomatli will be hitting the road following the release of Place In the Sun. You can view the full list of tour dates by visiting www.ozomatli.com.

Ozomatli has also teamed up with Pledge Music to offer fans an exclusive pre-order of their March 11th Vanguard Records debut album Place In the Sun. Fans who pre-order the album here will have the opportunity to receive limited edition merchandise including signed drum heads, signed vinyl, test pressings from the new album, VIP meet and greet packages and more. In addition, those who pre-order will have access to the band’s latest videos, track streams and more before anyone else!

About Ozomatli:
Having originated in East Los Angeles, the city and its elements are firmly at Ozomatli’s core.  The city, likewise, shares a mutual admiration for the band, as evidenced by the band’s partnerships with the Los Angeles Dodgers and, perhaps more impressively, the Los Angeles City Council’s proclamation of every April 23rd as “Ozomatli Day.”  Reaching far beyond the city limits, though, the band has also served as Cultural Ambassadors for the U.S. State Department, collaborated with the Boston and New York Pops Orchestras, and they were the first band to be asked to give a musical talk at the TED Conference in San Francisco.
 

www.ozomatli.com