Cuomo shows up and it's like “Ooooh, Daddy's here.” Newsome shows up and it's like “Ooooh, likable step-dad is here.”Trump shows up and it's like “Ooooh, racist grandpa took out his dick at the bus stop.” - John Fugelsang Yeah, I wished I could take credit for this gem, but I acquiesce to comedian John Fugelsang. I follow Mr. Fugelsang on Twitter. Oddly getting my Tweet on has been a quite cathartic outlet for me during these trying times. It's the arena where I get truly politic and where brilliant minds like Fugelsang remind me not everyone is a MAGA Zombie Apocalypse wanna be. Moving on up, down and perpendicular... Post quarantine will the producers of My 600 Pound Life find me? Or do I need to call them? How does this work??? BTW - how's your quarantine going? I actually took a nap yesterday to stop eating... Vanderpump Rules is totally dreck this season In these tough times there we can always count on the Taylor Swift/Kanye West/Kim Kardashian menage. They'll be there for you. Raspberry Sherbet - that's all My favorite refrain of late? "Where's the pizza???" Stop getting creative with hard boiled eggs, I implore you!!! Just Say: Le Woof
Woman Crush of the Week - Sia because I want to swing from the chandelier, damn it You put your right foot in, you rock out with your c#ck out. Now THAT's the hokey pokey!!! Doesn't it feel a lot better? Fingers crossed Halloween Kills, the follow up to 2018's Halloween doesn't get lost in the shuffle due to the age of Corona. Hey, I have my priorities in tact. When you are a gay man with the last name of Rimmer (true story) Do you hear what I hear? Do you? Answer me! Whatever... Send nudes here: https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en https://twitter.com/MShinafelt
Wanna thrill? Hump Day & Chill to the other Yanni...Yanni Burton
Yanni Burton Yearns To Break Free from a Sleepy Stagnant Relationship
in New Single, “Awake”
“Awake,” the new song by out singer-songwriter Yanni Burton, was inspired by Yanni’s own experience, coming to terms with the realization that it was time to break free from a stagnant relationship and find passion in life again. “I was stuck in a long distance relationship,” Yanni explains. “The days and weeks apart left me feeling lonely and empty. I remember being in a constant fog of self doubt and indecision.” Sitting down to write “Awake” helped Yanni to refocus his goals and pull himself out from his sleepy funk. The end result is a broody song that brilliantly combines his passion for pop and classical music. Produced by Yanni and mixed and edited by multi-platinum record producer Kieran Kelly, “Awake” is available on iTunes, Spotify and all major digital platforms. The music video is on Youtube.
Yanni Burton grew up in Adelaide, Australia – a small town that was first put on the map as the birthplace of pop singer Sia. He lived most days in the city with his mother but holidays were spent in the country on his dad’s farm. “The farm was in the middle of nowhere and I’d arrive in solid gold sneakers, booty shorts and a tank top, like I’d just come off the set of Priscilla Queen of the Desert,” he remembers. “I loved hanging with the kangaroos and Klunk, my dad’s pet Emu.”
He came out as gay a bit later than most in his generation. Yanni had his very first relationship at 22. When he told his mother he was dating a guy, she slapped him. Not because he was gay. She had already had a vision about that. (When Yanni was born, she noticed a rainbow light up the sky and declared to his father that their boy would be gay.) She was more upset by the man’s advanced age. No son of hers was going to be a sugar baby!
Yanni, Yanni, Yanni!
Photo:
Charles Quiles
His dad took the news much better. Yanni told him while they were on a trip to rural Pennsylvania, visiting the Amish. “I was bawling my eyes out under the fluorescent lights of a moldy Motel Six hallway and Dad simply hugged me and said, ‘Its ok, I love you.’”
For college, Yanni attended the prestigious Juilliard School in Manhattan where he studied the double bass. In fact, he holds a bachelor's and master’s degree in orchestral performance and is Producer and General Manager of the Salome Chamber Orchestra, where he has performed alongside a long list of celebrated artists including John Legend, Michelle Williams, Natasha Beddingfield and Rufus Wainwright. John Legend and Rufus Wainwright were instrumental in helping Yanni to obtain an artist green card. Both graciously agreed to write a letter of support for his US residency.
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He describes life today as a “gay thirty-something in New York City”. Yanni attends Barry’s Bootcamp religiously, pays too much rent and complains about it every second he can. He’s also found love again! His fiancé is smart, attractive and most importantly, twenty-something, which means he is mom-approved.
He is not the man featured in the music video for “Awake”. That is Reed Laplau, a fellow Aussie who danced for the Sydney Dance Company before moving to NYC where his career has taken off on Broadway in productions of The Great Comet of 1812,Fiddler on the Roof, and the upcoming Moulin Rouge.
The video was shot in an incredible 20,000 square foot warehouse in Brooklyn. “It was abandoned and the lovely lady who owns it offered us the opportunity to do whatever we wanted with it…so naturally we filled it with lighting rigs, skeletons, and flour,” Yanni laughs.
Yanni aspires for his audience to connect, see, and feel themselves in his music and lyrics so that ultimately, they hear their own story being told. “I hope my music conveys to listeners that it is okay to be yourself. Never censor who you are or hold back in expressing yourself. Step up for what you believe in and most importantly, have fun.”
Did you know I love Sia? WTF?! Life is a mystery - no Sia should stand alone -
Sia, Sia, Sia - yes, she is amazing so F#@k Off! Oh, BTW, Big Girls Cry, is quite brilliant I might add. Source US Weekly: That's exactly why Sia decided to team up withDance Moms'Maddie Ziegler for her dramatic "Big Girls Cry" music video.
The child star donned the same nude leotard and blond bob wig as her previous performances for "Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart," except this time, the focus was more on her face than her full-body dance moves.
The simple-yet-bizarre clip films Ziegler up close, against a black backdrop, dancing to Ryan Heffington'schoreography all throughout the slowed-down track.
The music video is once again directed by Sia and Daniel Askill, marking the third time the duo has teamed up for the Grammy winner's videos.
"I'm beautiful in my way, 'Cause God makes no mistakes,I'm on the right track baby,I was born this way. Don't hide yourself in regret,Just love yourself and you're set,I'm on the right track baby.....I was born this way" Born This Way - Lady Gaga Hey Mr. DJ put a book on...well OK that is not what a DJ usually does, but in this case DJ Paul V. has, put a book out. Paul Vitagliano (in case you haven't guessed that's what the "V" stands for) has written a book. "Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay" (Quirk Books; $14.95; October 9, 2012) is a collection of adorable childhood photographs accompanied by sweet, funny, and at times
heartbreaking personal stories of those who grew up LGBTQ. Based on the popular blog of
the same name, Born This Way is a celebration of growing up gay, childhood, and
community history and awareness.
With some notable celebrity stories included as well: Congressman Barney Frank,blogger Perez Hilton, Erasure's Andy Bell, columnist Michael Musto,composer Marc Shaiman, radio host Frank DeCaro, singer Sia,and drag superstars Jackie Beat, Coco Peru,and Sutan Amrull(aka Raja, Season 3 winner of Ru Paul's Drag Race).
So what does Mr. Vitagliano have to say about all this?
"I'm really proud of this project, and the connection I hope it brings to both kids (gay and straight alike) and parents - who especially need to be aware of what our experiences are/were like. And more importantly, to put the message out there that gay kids need their parents' unconditional love and support"
And proud he should be, with wonderful reviews and great support from the LGBTQ Community Paul has plenty to be happy about, hey, he was "Born This Way".
Check out the groovy trailer for the book below....
