Michael's Musings

Demon Sperm
Michael Shinafelt

This week in the world at large Demon Sperm & Alien DNA took center stage. Seriously you couldn't make this sh!t up. OK, let's have some astral plane Demon Sex, shall we???

Muffin Terrorist, discuss

So you sold your soul and you're going to Hell forever, The End

Balloon Head Madness

Can't believe I just discovered HBO's Room 104 in it's final season. What an off the wall wild ride!!!

Why won't you dance with me? I'm not no Ninja Turtle!

The tragic trajectory of Madonna

All that, and a potato too?!

Is your Daddy a giant?

Woman Crush of the Week - Gwen Stefani, she can really rock a mask!

Horny Unicorns go bump in the dark

Friends don't let friends miss voting day

Today's secret word is: Cognitive 

Remember when you cut your leg on that disastrous bathroom floor? Uh-huh

And she was...

TTFN -

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Hump Day & Chill

Feed Me!

Nothing says Hump Day & Chill like a shirtless hunk being fed grapes, so it is written and so it shall be, at least for today.

Life has been pretty stagnant of late, the world seems to have stopped. but we can still smell the roses.

When I saw this image I felt transported and calm. It fed a few fantasies of mine as well. OK, they really aren't fantasies, more like memories. Fluff up your pillow and dream about that one.

This is a perfect oasis for me and gives me all sorts of feels. You know what feels are, correct? Like tranquil, relaxed, groovy get the picture???

So I'm kicking my Hump Day & Chill off with this image in mind. It's giving me life at present and I hope you all get something from it as well.

In the immortal words of Audrey II "Feed Me!"

Hump Day on Wikipedia 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpday  

Light As A Feather

Light as a feather, stiff as a board. Did any of you play this weird supernatural in nature sort of game as children?

Yes? No? Maybe so??? Well too bad if you didn't. Could have, should have, would have. because it is today's post inspiration. No, I didn't even have to dance for it.

Saw this gem and accompanying photos on my Twitter feed this ayem via Christopher (The Stud) Meloni.

Twitter Follower Says: How does it feel to hold the title of a Zadddy ?

Meloni Says: Light as a feather and yet heavily pregnant with awesome responsibility

And there you have it.

Meloni on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Chris_Meloni

Monday Motivation

If You're Happy & You Know It...
Matt Bomer

Wow! Just Wow! There is so much turmoil going on in the world I am, well, needing an oasis to escape to. Is there actually one available where my positive energy won't take a licking? Most likely not.

Thus my Monday  Motivation is finding things that make me happy today. Like this photo of Matt Bomer wearing next to nothing on the beach meditating. This is how I am starting off my Monday and now because of me, so are you.

As I navigate the journey that is today I am going to focus on everything that there is to be happy about, and pay it forward with good vibes only.

Seeing this image of delicious Matt looking oh so tranquil on a peaceful stretch of sand is a great kick off point.

It's giving me what I need right here, right now. Then when I move on with my day it will be time to find some other Monday Motivation to bring back the happy. I am up for the challenge, you???

Who's the Happy Monkey? Why you are, duh!

Get "Happy" at the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy  

Orange Crush

On Sundays We Wear Orange
Katy Perry

"See the pretty girl in that mirror there
Who can that attractive girl be
Such a pretty face, such a pretty dressSuch a pretty smile, such a pretty me" - "I Feel Pretty" West Side Story

How are you feeling today? Do you feel pretty? Perhaps you should be crushing it in orange like Katy Perry.

Seriously I have never seen anyone make pregnancy look so glamorous (it isn't) or effortless, especially during a pandemic no less.

Well the Katy Train, orange or otherwise keeps moving during this challenging time. Girl has an album to promote and has figured out how to just do it!

Honestly she is a source of inspiration to us all, if she can manage in her condition then what are you doing?!?! 

Let's bend it like Perry - keep up with Katy if you can...

Katy on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/katyperry/?hl=en  

Gamera: The Complete Collection

Gamera: The Complete Collection 

Limited Edition Blu-ray Boxset 

coming 8/18 (North America) and 8/17 (UK)

For the first time ever worldwide, all twelve tales of the adventures of everyone's favorite titanic terrapin are collected together in one deluxe Blu-ray boxset

PRE-ORDER HERE 

This limited edition collectors' set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the "friend of all children" in his more light-hearted earlier films, to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.

COLLECTOR'S EDITION BOX SET CONTENTS

• Limited collectors' edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt Frank
• Casebound, fully-illustrated disc book containing eight Blu-ray discs
• High Definition (1080p) versions of all twelve films, with lossless original Japanese audio and a complete collection of English dub tracks, including classic American International dubs on the Showa-era films remastered from original MGM elements
• Hardback 130-page comic book including a full-colour reprint of the four-issue Gamera comic series originally released by Dark Horse Comics in 1996, and the first-ever English-language printing of the prequel comic The Last Hope by Matt Frank and Joshua Bugosh
• Perfect-bound 80-page book including a new retrospective on the series by Patrick Macias, an archive interview with Noriaki Yuasa by David Milner, kaiju X-ray illustrations by Jolyon Yates, Fangoria set reports on the Heisei trilogy by Norman England, and a viewers' guide to the English-dubbed versions of the films
• Double-sided four-panel poster of "Gamera's Map of Japan" in both Japanese and English
• Collectors' artcards for each film, featuring new artwork by Matt Frank  

"American Pie" Celebrates 20 Madonna Style

Tiara Time!
Madonna

"AMERICAN PIE" MADONNA STYLE CELEBRATES 20th ANNIVERSARY

Madonna's Version Topped Billboard's Dance Club Songs Chart in 2000

Don McLean's Original Recording To Celebrate 50th Anniversary In 2021

Original "American Pie" crooner and songwriter Don McLean celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Madonna's version! 

As many people know, there are some songs that are considered classics. So when another artist covers a classic song, it can either turn out to be a hit (Whitney Houston covers Dolly Parton’s ‘I Will Always Love You’) or it could be a dud (Jessica Simpson covering Nancy Sinatra’s ‘These Boots Are Made For Walkin’’).

One song that would be considered both, depending on who you talk to, is Madonna’s take on "American Pie" by Don McLean.

At the behest of her co-star Rupert Everett, Madonna recorded her version for the soundtrack to their film The Next Best Thing, a romantic dramedy from Midnight Cowboy director John Schlesinger, which starred Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, and Neil Patrick Harris.The film was critically panned and soon faded from memory, but “American Pie” -- released as a single the same day on March 3, 2000 -- became a polarizing global hit.

While the movie did not do well, the song hit its peak at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs.

Produced by William Orbit, her lead collaborator on Ray of Light and “Beautiful Stranger” (her psychedelic 1999 single from the second Austin Powers soundtrack), the “American Pie” track is colorful, almost gaudy -- the theremin-like synths and marching snares threaten to tip over into kitsch. 

Don McLean, when interviewed in 2015, said this about Madonna covering his song: “I loved it. I thought it was outstanding. I thought Madonna did a great job with it. To me, she’s an artist for the 20th and the 21st century. She’s magnificent."

"It is a gift for her to have recorded 'American Pie,'" McLean continued. "I think it is sensual and mystical. I also feel that she's chosen autobiographical verses that reflect her career and personal history. I have received many gifts from God but this is the first time I have ever received a gift from a goddess."

In the music video, Madonna seemingly becomes an avatar for America itself. Between shots of her dancing in front of the flag, she showcases a diverse cast of working-class, queer, ordinary Americans. “American Pie” was unusually patriotic and nostalgic, two words rarely associated with Madonna.