"Once you put your hand in the flame, you can never be the same There's a certain satisfaction in a little bit of pain I can see you understand, I can tell that you're the same If you're afraid, well, rise above I only hurt the ones I love" - Erotica, Madonna
"Hey, they say that a stitch in time saves nine, They say I better stop or I'll go blind" - She Bop, Cyndi Lauper
Tis the Merry, Merry Month Of May! Do you know why it's so merry? Well I'll give you some hints. Cyndi Lauper is singing about it in the her song She Bop (think about the lyrics above, but not too much)
Madonna has simulated it in concert and in the image above. "Yes" May is a month long worldwide celebration of the big "M"
Now I'm not going to expand on what the big "M" is. Not because I am uncomfortable saying it, because it's more fun to be somewhat subtle and cryptic.
In case you still don't get it, here is a link to Planned Parenthood below to spell it out for you...
So Ricky Martin appeared on stage with Madonna for her Celebration Tour stop in Miami.
There has been some debate as to whether or not Ricky popped a boner on stage or not.
While I personally did not see it in the video, that does not mean that otthers did. It may have blended in the way my eyes saw it.
Honestly even though it eluded me I'm going to go out on a limb and say he did. Those Drag Queens were grinding and writhing in his lap something fierce!
Let your body move to the music [move to the music]
Hey, hey, hey
Come on, vogue
Let your body go with the flow [go with the flow]
You know you can do it" - Madonna, Vogue
Here's an image for the ages, Madonna & Pamela Anderson on stage during Vogue for Madonna's Celebration tour in Vancouver, BC.
Let's call this when two icons unite. If you have been living in your own Private Idaho and don't know either of these women it's called Google Minions!
It's a Doubleplusgood type of Hump Day & Chill today with two, count em', two divas instead of uno.
"Yes" it's Madonna and Barbara Streisand together on what looks like the set of Who's That Girl? Because as you can see Madonna is looking quite Nkki Finn.
Obviously these two have encountered each other prior to this, I wonder what prompted Ms. Streisand to visit the set? I wonder if anything of importance was uttered? I wonder, wonder, wonder what exactly went down when these two divas colllided period!!!
Well I guess we can Hump Day & Chill and fill in those blanks for ourselves Minions, now can't we??? We Can!
Since the Holiday Season is hectic I'd thought it's time for something one can truly Hump Day & Chill to. You've heard of Elf on the Shelf of course, how could you not?! Well today I bequeath you the most chill thing ever on this Hump Day December 13th 2023 - Ladies & Gentlemen it's Madonna and a Martini...Yay!
While I am not specifically sure what Madonna era this was shot in, I do know the location, this was shot at, the now defunct Small's Bar across from Paramount Studios (I loved that bar and had Martini's there quite often) for an issue of Vanity Fair.
Thus take a Holiday breather and join Madonna and myself for that matter in a Martini!
Do you prefer vodka or gin? I am a gin straight up two olive sort of guy...
Well Minions how could we not Hump Day & Chill to the Queen of Pop, Madonna's 65th Birthday today? I ask you, OK fine don't answer.
"Yes" Madonna turns 65 years young today. It seems like just yesterday I saw her on a video screen for the first time (and not like a virgin) at the 18 and older club Skoochies in Seattle, WA.
Madonna has had so much influence in music and pop culture that I don't even know where to begin and end.
Thus let's just give a Hump Day & Chill toast to the best selling female recording artist of all time!
Yesterday Madonna's debut album, Madonna turned 40 years old! Proving that time is fleeting and our youth is but a waking dream...
I remember the first time I became aware of Madonna was when I was 18 at an eighteen and over club in Seattle, WA called Skoochie's. I was on the dance floor when this video came on with this woman withing on the asphalt and singing about burning up for someone's love. The song was naturally Burning Up, obviously. I was so taken by her bold in your face sexuality and giving zero f#cks attitude I became a Madonna fan on the spot!!!
Also even though I was there with a girl I was seeing I should have ditched her and came out of the closet on the spot.
This album was my jam when it came out and I play many songs off of it still to this day.
Yeah, 40 years old it is, but the memory is a fresh as it was when it happened.
With her resurgence in popularity Kylie Minogue has been making a lot of noise of late on the musical front as well as with regard to her desire to duet with Madonna.
Not so coincidentally all this commotion is happening during Pride Month. Usually when something like this keeps showing up in the press it means there is either something already finished and the pot is being stirred or there is something in the works. Trust me either way it means it is a done deal.
Personally never have I ever entertained the thought of this at any given point in my gay existence.
I must also confess I have zero feeling about it happening one way or the other. Duets are tricky and usually don't work out for the most part. However these two could pull off something that could make me eat my musical opinion.
So tell us ladies when is this coming out, because you know you are doing it so let's hear it post haste.
While I have not been a fan of Madonna's latest creative endeavors and shall we say "interesting" behavior. I think her statement to everyone about how she looked at The Grammys deserves a big ole Hump Day & Chill! Salut!!!
Dear Jessie | Madonna Pink elephants and lemonade,
Dear Jessie hear the laughter
running through the love parade
Current Mood = benevolent and nothing says that like a good Madonna song. Madonna was at the peak of her powers (for many years actually) when she recorded Dear Jessie for her amazing album Like A Prayer (my personal fave album by her is Erotica) -
Go grab a lemonade and check out the pink elephant in the room, hey it's a love parade after all!!!
While surfing the WWW I came across this image of Madonna getting down with her younger bad self circa 1985 as "Susan" from the film Desperately Seeking Susan.
This brings back memories of when I was in college because that is when Susan hit theaters.
It also reminds me of a simpler more enjoyable era, the 80's. Hey, they were really a great time to live through so if you didn't I'm sorry.
Time keeps on moving along though and here we all are collectively in 2022. A time where I am truly Desperately Seeking Susan.
"Give it up do as I say! Give it up and let me have my way!" - Madonna, Erotica
While I did not catch the VMA's last night, I actually didn't know they were on. That being stated I wouldn't have watched anyway, I'll catch the performances I wanna see on YouTube thank you very much.
There was as per usual a lot of chatter about Madonna's appearance on it on the good ole Social Media platforms. Thus I checked it out.
I likey this Mae West vibe she is giving off. I also likey that it harkens back to the album that I think is her masterpiece Erotica.
Heading into the week this completely embodies my Current Mood. That's correct Minions I am Master of my domain (Hey Seinfeld fans, holla!)
The more you know...
"Once you put your hand in the flame, you can never be the same..."
Diva: "a famous and successful woman who is very attractive and fashionable" Merriam-Webster
Today I woke up feeling myself, like, well a diva - minus the woman part. We men can be divas too, trust me.
I guess Cher was feeling it as well. Part of my morning routine is to get on Twitter and what was the first Tweet I spied? One from Cher with her and another diva Madonna with the simple caption: Me & Madge.
Hey when you are as famous and successful as these two that's all you need.
Thus the tone is set for the week Minions, let loose your inner diva, like me. Feel good about yourself, while feeling your bad self. Yeah that's the ticket to ride...
As everyone breathing knows today is the 4th of July, Independence Day as it were. So what better way to celebrate than with one of the original independent women Mae West dressed as a patriotic Statue of Liberty circa 1970! Yay!
I'm sure there are those of you out there seeing this and thinking "Who is Mae West?" Well that is too much to go into, but let's just say if it weren't for her there would be no Madonna.
What's that you ask? How do I know this? Well I have provided you with the Wikipedia link below to discover that for yourselves.
I thought we'd welcome the first Friday of July with some Flashback Friday action. With the recent anniversary of Michael Jackson's death and Madonna's NYC gay club performance let's remember the time they attended the Academy Awards together, shall we? We Shall?
The year was 1991 Madonna had been asked to perform Sooner Or Later by Stephen Sondheim from the film Dick Tracy, in which she appears as Breathless Mahoney. Madonna with her usual flair invited the King of Pop as her date for the to do.
Madonna has since described the date as "epic" and "fun." To make the evening even better Sooner Or Later won the Oscar for Best Original Song.