“ I lov-ded mah brotha.

And this is why.

This is why. https://prismreports.org/2022/04/20/hate-crimes-rise-anti-lgbtq-legislation/

All I can say is, RIGHT-THE-FUCK-ON

Otis Blackwell knew full well that his songs sung by him would never get any play. He was content with getting paid and having Elvis get half the money and credit. He was completely pragmatic. Dang, I don’t know if I could have been OK with that.

I still didn’t get it until I read the comments. Thank you guys. 

I had never heard this and it sounded like an urban myth, so I went to my trusty Snopes and I’ll be damn, it’s true. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shoe-stopper/.

How have I never seen this? OMG, “Fade to Black!” Heh heh heh.

Richard Pryor stopped using the n-word in his routines after a trip to Kenya, when he came to see the slur as more demeaning than comedic.

“How come these guys are never on TV?”

Here is a Medium article that I wrote that is Illinois centric:

Slide #4: This is not Janelle Monae.

My niece made me feel super old once when she remarked about a performance on an award show that Jay-Z was singing with some old white dude. It was Paul McCartney.

I can’t remember who, but someone introduced me to apple juice/apple cider and granola. It’s really good.

I regret that I have only 1 star to give for this comment.

What’s so cool about selling weed? In my lifetime, I’ve known about a bajillion folks who sold weed. Big whoop.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention, but what can we do as individuals? It would be nice to include resources that we can donate to.

This is my absolute favorite Tiny Desk performance by anyone, supplanting Tank and the Bangas.