Hump Day & Chill

 

Northern Exposure

"Blame Canada" - South Park 

Today marks the first Hump Day & Chill of July and it's a good one! You get a plethora of delectable delights from the great white north to choose from. "Yes" Minions it's the Men of Canada from a 1984 back issue of Playgirl magazine!

It's time to give in to sin with this bit of history of skin via Tye Briggs Favorite Hunks & Other Things. 

Thus I am not going to waste any more precious Hump Day & Chill minutes, ready, set...click on the link below and get to it, and get to it now!

https://favoritehunks.blogspot.com/2021/06/back-issues-playgirl-march-1984.html   

Love & Marriage

The Sweet Escape
Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton

"Summer loving had me a blast, Summer loving happened so fast, I met a girl crazy for me
Met a boy cute as can be" - Summer Nights, Grease

Remember the time when we all thought (well a majority of us did) that the Gwen Stefani/Blake Shelton romance was a PR stunt for The Voice? 

Cut to July 3rd 2021, "Yes" Minions they got married after six years together = 5 years of dating and close to a 1 year engagement. The two tied the knot on July 3rd 2021 in Oklahoma on Blake's ranch.

I hear he built a chapel for Gwen on the grounds for the ceremony. Can I get an Awwwwww? Of course I can.

With all the fracas going on in the world I thought a sweet escape with these two lovebirds would make it nice today.

This wedding photo is "So Fetch!"

Ha! Gretchen Wieners, I just made "Fetch" happen!

Gwen on IG -

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

Blake on IG -

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

Silversonic

Silversonic Cover Art
By David Grey

John Tejada & Ulrich Krieger Team Up on New EP Release

Silversonic

With Remixes by Josh Wink

Out on Palette Recordings

July 16, 2021

Palette Recordings, now in its 25th year, presents a new collaboration between electronic music artist/DJ/producer John Tejada and composer/saxophonist Ulrich Krieger. The duo’s first release, Silversonic, is a four-track EP with three dancefloor-friendly tracks—including two remixes by Josh Wink—and one beatless track, all showcasing Krieger’s woodwind prowess. The original version, a techno track that charts a journey from epic, melodic swells to pummeling hi-hats, is a blend of Tejada’s master electronic production and Krieger’s unique performance on his tenor and baritone saxophones, and contrabass clarinet. It features Krieger’s signature blend of microphonics, a specialized playing style involving microphones and feedback that he is known for. Check out an excerpt here. Find the pre-save links here.

Celebrate Independence Day!

Lady Liberty
Mae West

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.

Now zip it and Happy 4th of July Minions!!!

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

Saturday Sinema: The Poseidon Adventure

"There's got to be a morning after, if we can hold on through the night" - The Morning After, The Poseidon Adventure 

This Holiday weekend why not treat yourself to the classic that started the disaster film genre The Poseidon Adventure.

Accept no imitations, this is the real deal Minions, the film was nominated for eight Academy Awards. I attended the 40th Anniversary Screening of it at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood where I met one of the stars Pamela Sue Martin who was also the original Fallon on Dynasty. Yeah, that evening was a blast!

Moving on I will you leave you in the expert hands of  my buddy Jay Jacobson and his classic movie blog.

You're welcome...

https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/37-the-poseidon-adventure-1972  

Remember The Time...

Sooner Or Later
Michael Jackson & Madonna

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.

The more you know...T.G.I,F!

The Academy Awards on Wikipedia -

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

Michael's Musings

Whatever Makes Your Soul Happy, Do That
Michael Shinafelt

Well it's been an interesting last week to say the least. Rather than engage too much in things that I can not control I have been going with the mantra mentioned above: "Whatever makes your soul happy, do that"

That for me means focusing on myself and what I want. Currently that is getting back into my pre-pandemic shape, lots of low key activities with friends and flowers (as you can see.) That's correct Minions this week, find your bliss damn it!

Size Matters, no one wants a small glass of wine...

It has come to my attention your talents are underused in the finger painting realm

Watched the KISS bio on A&E, "Yes" it was interesting & entertaining, I recommend it

Did you know "Naomi" spelled backwards is "I Moan?" Well you do now

Quote of the Week "We live in a world where Britney Spears has people controlling her uterus, but Bill Cosby is free. Got it." - Randi Mayem Singer

Also, I'm surprised "Bye Phylicia" wasn't trending on Twitter yesterday

If you ask me the Devil has been working overtime and needs a vacation

Better to say nothing about the news kind of days is now a lifestyle

Woman Crush of the Week - Happy Birthday to the OG Debbie Harry!

Love is in the hair...think about it, but not too much

All I've ever done is be a bad ass

We the people said #FreeBritney - Not Cosby

Kathy Hilton for the win #RHOBH

So, what are you cooking tonight???

Find out what I'm serving here:

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

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt