The Intersection of Talent and Perseverance
The phenomenal Billy Porter performed two shows Monday night at Joe’s Pub in New York, showcasing his many vocal gifts, his skills as a songwriter and his showmanship at entertaining an audience. Enjoyable as the show was however, viewers were left with the thought that if the world were truly a fair and equal place, and people were judged solely on their talent, Porter would be ten times the star he is today.
The evening’s performance coincided with the release of his second album, At The Corner Of Broadway + Soul, and allowed the veteran actor-singer-dancer to draw on his experience in musical theater, his gospel roots in the church and his natural soul instincts. What resulted was an enjoyable program of up tempo R&B, stirring ballads and music with a real message.
This was his first return to Joe’s Pub since his triumphant autobiographical one-man-show, Ghetto Superstar, earlier this year. It is also where he debuted the current material more than a year ago. Porter is quite an accomplished songwriter and performed a number of his original compositions. Feel It to Heal It was penned after 9/11 and speaks of using love to overcome the pain of that event. Hell or High Water is a danceable track with the message that no is not an answer, while World’s Gon Hav 2 Wait had Billy taking us to church, as he puts the world on pause in order to make time for his own needs. Capathia Jenkins, Aisha de Haas and Marty Thomas made a joyful noise in the background.
About two or three songs in, Porter matter-of-factly restated the obvious. “Y’all know I’m gay, right?” Not only was that known but it was also one of the unifying elements to the evening. Gay or gay affirming seemed to be the general audience demographic. He further reminded folks of his recent appearance on Oprah. And therein lies the great paradox of his career.
While record companies fawn over the next teen heart-throb, with talent about as long as the stubble on their pubescent chins, Porter can easily put all of those whiney little kids to shame. He can out sing any number of Grammy-winning adult performers as well. But he’s gay. Open, proud and unapologetically gay. No doubt because of that, he does not have a recording contract and doesn’t neatly fit into the marketing packages producers and record execs try to craft for today’s stars. How do you sell the masses on a great soul singer who happens to be gay and refuses to hide that fact? (The late Luther Vandross clearly took a different approach.) They haven’t figured that out yet, meanwhile Porter forges ahead with his career largely through his own determination and the support of fans enlightened enough to look beyond sexual orientation.
At one point during the show, he and his lover and fellow out gay singer Ari Gold, performed another Porter original All That Matters which may have been the first time two men sang a love song to one another before an audience. Porter joked, “We’re the gay Jay-Z and Beyonce,” coyly asking audience members to guess which one of them was who.
While their song spoke of love being all that should matter in a relationship, it could just as easily have referred to one’s talent being all that should matter in show business. Nevertheless, Billy Porter continues on, demanding the entertainment world to take notice.
Save The Date: “Voodoo”
No one will ever confuse me for a party animal. Workaholic maybe, sports nut, recluse. Guilty as charged. But just because you won’t find me up in the clubs doesn’t mean I don’t know who’s doing what around town.
Nathan “Seven” Scott produces some of the newest and most popular events targeting a Black gay crowd in NYC. In addition to running three regularly held events, on December 7, he’s hosting a special fundraiser at Club Shelter, for Bailey House, Inc., New York City’s largest provider of housing for people living with HIV/AIDS. Bailey House is also my employer and so we e-chatted to find out more of what he’s up to and what this event is all about.
Bernie: You seem to have at least an event a week somewhere around town. How many do you produce a year?
Nathan: Oh gosh, well I’m really just getting into producing. In the past I've produced maybe 3 events a year, but I've definitely produced more events this year.
B: You've got regular events plus special events that you do, right?
N: Yes, I have a weekly party at Luke and Leroy called 7:THE PARTY. I produce a once a month spoken word event called WORK, it showcases artists and it's been amazing, and we've started a discussion group of sorts called Last Wednesday.
B: I think most folks may be familiar with your party at Luke and Leroy. Tell me how that all started and how it's developed over time.
N: Hmm... well we'd have to go back about 2 years. Nathan Williams and I started a party at Bar D'o on Thursdays for the afterwork crowd. That party "SPRUNG" outgrew the space and then moved to Luke & Leroy. This past march I had a conversation with the owner of L&L via Nathan and he gave me the chance to create a new Sunday party there and 7 was born. It started off with a BANG! The party had a tough time finding it's crowd, sometimes there was a mature crowd, a young crowd, a mixed crowd, it's sorta been up and down, but it's now starting to get it's groove.
B: And how about the spoken word event. How'd that start and how's it progressing?
N: Oh that's been AMAZING! It's hosted by Raymonde Green who is an amazing poet/writer. Each month we've had the most talented muses and it's outgrown Luke and Leroy so we are moving to a new location...GROOVE, it's right down the street from the BLUE NOTE on West 3rd street. We've only been doing it for 3 months and each time there have been 100+ attendees. It's like a broadway show...LOL.
B: Fantastic. And so what is the discussion group about?
N: Basically Last Wednesday was created to foster relationships outside of the bar scene. We've been hosting it at Factory Cafe on Christopher Street. We talked about sex (Can I put the head in?) and the last time we did a social mixer using cameras, it was so much fun. I co-host it with a guy named Cisco. and it's supported by GMHC.
B: How's the turnout?
N: There have been over 20 men in attendance.
B: But this is the newest of the three, right, so there's room for growth.
N: Yes of course but I'm learning that brothas aren't as open to having real conversations. The bar scene dominates our community.
B: This is true.
N: Everyone wants to pick up a date but nobody REALLY wants to talk.
B: Hmmm...we may need to talk further later about that problem. One of my pet peeves.
N: My pet peeve too.
B: On December 7, you are hosting "Voodoo." Tell everyone about it, because it's not just a chance to socialize but also do something for a good cause.
N: Oh man, this VOODOO thing has been in the works for about 3 months. We are raising money for Bailey House. Our goal is to raise enough money to buy toys for the children. I honestly think we should be buying them something more useful like a savings bond or something that can grow, but kids want toys so i guess that's what we'll give them.
B: hehehe. You're thinking long range, they want immediate gratification.
N: Quentin Harris (dj, producer), L.A. Thomas (dj), Audi Thomas (dj) and myself are the major players in this. We tapped our resources to get the live performances which include Joi Cardwell, Cordell McClary, Dawn Tallman and Buttaflysoul. I think it's going to be an amazing night, things have been shaping up so well, we have ads coming out in HX and NEXT and we didn't expect that at all.
B: It's at Club Shelter, 20 West 39th Street, btw 5th and 6th, for those who don't know. What's the cost to get in? Can people just show up?
N: $10 is the minimum donation, but folks can donate more.
B: What else would you like folks to know, either about this event, or anything else you've got upcoming?
N: Hmmm... well let's see... we are making WORK bigger and better so I think that people should definitely support us at the new venue, it's much more conducive for performances. I'm so very excited that I will be working with executive producers Nathan Williams, Keith Boykin and Maurice Jamal on Maurice's new film 'Dirty Laundry'. I'll be a producer on that. I cannot wait! People should also know that they can support that at www.dirtylaundrythemovie.com. I have been very blessed and I feel that with the community's support I can continue to develop and produce interesting events for New York City nightlife and more. i'm having a blast.
B: I think by the continued success you're having, the community appreciates your hard work. Thanks for talking with me.
N: Thank you for the conversation.
Nathan blogs at The 7 Magazine and Got Nathan.
Voodoo, a special benefit concert for Bailey House, will be held Wednesday, December 7, 2005, at Club Shelter, 20 W. 39th Street, New York, NY.
Whipped!
I used to be amused by stories of (mostly rich, pampered, white) people who checked into hospitals suffering from exhaustion. But honestly, if I had it like that, that would be a wonderful vacation right about now.
Friday night I completed a long journey that began with an idea more than a decade ago. I finally completed my culinary school externship requirement, all 210 hours of it, when we closed the kitchen at 11:00 pm.
Officially, I did 212 hours, that started on August 17, done 16 hours a week at three nights a week. This in addition to my 9-5 job during the day. The externship came after 11 months of going to school full-time while also working full-time. The job was Monday through Friday, culinary arts all day Saturday and Sunday, culinary management, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights after work. That started in August 2004 and ended in June of this year.
I spent the remainder of June, July and part of August relaxing by just doing my day gig before school reminded me, none too subtly, that if I didn’t start the externship soon, I would be dropped without receiving my diploma. I took the hint and found a location and have been at it ever since, up until Friday night.
I wish I had decided to do this, oh, maybe 20 years ago, when I had more stamina, but all the same, I am surprised at how fast the time flew and proud of myself for getting through it. About 10 years ago, when my acting career was starting to plateau, I asked myself what else would I like to do that would be creative but perhaps more in demand than a show business career. I’ve always enjoyed cooking and began exploring culinary schools way back then, but for various reasons (mostly financial) never acted on it until now.
My day job afforded me the means to make it happen, but I still had a psychological barrier to overcome. Could I work and go to school and not kill myself? Well, the answer is a qualified yes.
I am a mental and physical wreck right now. I crave about a month of uninterrupted sleep. I’ve lost weight largely from only eating one good meal a day. I’ve got achy knees, strained muscles in my back that have enabled my chiropractor to purchase a home through the regular visits, and a perpetually dazed look in my eyes that won’t go away easily.
The past two weeks have been particularly stressful. I could see the light at the end of the tunnel and decided nothing was gonna stop me from completing this task, not even illness. And this was my two weeks to get sick. The late fall temperature change left congestion in my chest and a raw throat I haven’t been able to shake. This past Wednesday, I had to conduct a training at work and was talking for the better part of four hours. By Thursday, I had no voice at all. For a guy who used to make a good living doing voiceovers, to not be able to speak can be pretty disturbing. I’ve got a little of it back now however. Just imagine if Kathleen Turner and Harvey Fierstein had a love child, that’s about the way I sound.
And while I’m physically banged up, the rest of my life is in somewhat of a shambles as well. My apartment is a fucking mess. A_fucking_mess! I just haven’t had time. Haven’t paid bills in a while either. I’ve got plenty of money in the bank. I just haven’t had the brain power to sit down and see who is owed what. And for the remaining few people who still consider me a friend, I really owe them phone calls and visits. I’ll need to spend time reconnecting.
I also have to reconnect with my love for cooking. Truth be told, if you ever want to hate cooking, do it professionally. There is a certain assembly line nature to the work that cuts out the creativity for the sake of expediency. The executive chef gets to be creative. Those of us who execute his vision just follow the recipes. I need to get away from it for awhile, then go back in a kitchen and just experiment.
While I won’t miss the long hours, I will miss my co-workers at the restaurant. There are some fine, very hard working men and women working in the kitchen and among the wait staff. Most in the kitchen are immigrants from Latin and Caribbean countries. I was surprised at how easily my high school Spanish came back to me and how useful it was. The world-reknowned New York restaurant scene would cease to exist were it not for immigrant labor, many of whom are undocumented. For relatively low wages, they easily work ten times harder than most native born Americans. I have much love for those guys and will genuinely miss them. Now, if only they had ownership and management that truly supported their efforts and knew how to run a restaurant.
I’ll close now, but to show you how tired I am, it took me all day to write this entry. I had fleeting moments of energy and clear thinking and couldn’t have done it any faster. I’m off to rest.
Rubbed Him the Wrong Way
Singer Johnny Gill went to great lengths to dispel the Internet rumors swirling around about his close relationship with newly divorced actor/comedian Eddie Murphy.
In an interview with Patty Jackson on WDAS-FM in Philadelphia, Gill spoke briefly about an upcoming concert there with Bell Biv Devoe, then spent the bulk of the phone call interview addressing the rumors. Listen for yourself and decide what to believe.
The Right to Bear Arms
A spate of recent attacks on gay men and lesbians in different cities has had differing results, raising the issue of what personal steps people should take to defend themselves.
On October 25, writer, actor and performance artist Emanuel Xavier was beaten up by a group of 15-20 teenagers as he walked to his mother’s house in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, NY. Although his injuries did not require hospitalization, he suffers hearing loss for which he will require treatment for the foreseeable future.
Just four days later, in Philadelphia, 21 year old aspiring singer Lucas Dawson was chased and beaten by four men as he walked to a bus stop. When he pulled a knife and confronted one of the attackers, he wound up stabbing and killing the man. After a brief period of time in jail, Lucas was released and a judge dismissed manslaughter charges against him.
And in Hartford, Connecticut, two lesbians were beaten by a gang of men as they walked from a nightclub to their car. The men shouted offensive epithets as they assaulted the pair, and the women also claim that after someone called 911, it took Hartford police more than an hour to arrive.
The fact that some homophobes, prone to violence, would choose to attempt to assault and victimize lesbians and gays should come as nothing new. That some of us are getting fed up with it and the indifference from law enforcement officials, may be a surprise. A more militant LGBT community does exist and they have no plans to be anyone’s victim.
Personally, I am not a violent person, but neither am I one to back down from a fight, particularly if my life depends on it. I won’t start it, but given a choice between me or you, I plan to be the guy who comes out of the fight alive.
Which brings me to the issue of guns and weapons. I’ve never been a fan of guns and tend to veer left on most gun control issues. But in light of these recent accounts, I can’t argue with someone else’s right to do what they feel is necessary to protect themselves. And I reserve the right to re-evaluate my own needs for firearm-based protection, within the confines of legal usage.
What’s your opinion? Should we start carrying knives, mace, pepper spray, clubs, guns or other weapons and be prepared to bust a cap in somebody’s ass if they want to jump us? Do you do so already? Or should we continue to take the moral high ground, advocating respect for and faith in the legal system to protect us and prosecute any and all attackers?
If we fight fire with fire, will that make these roving gangs of cowards back down, or cause them to become even more violent? Is it better to reason with homophobes, attempting to build bridges with our confused and misinformed enemies, and change their attitudes through dialogue and education?
Freedom for Philly Gay Bash Victim
A Philadelphia man who defended himself against an attempted gay bashing and then was subsequently charged with manslaughter when he killed one of his would-be attackers, has had charges against him dropped.
Municipal Judge Gerard Kosinski ordered the release of 21-year-old aspiring singer Lucas Dawson. Dawson told police that seven people began taunting him, chasing him down and beating him as he walked to catch a bus Oct. 29. He said he pulled out a small knife and waved it, but when Gerald Knight, 17, punched him, he stabbed him in the chest.
Knight died within the hour.
"He did the only thing he could do, the only thing in his power to stop the attack," defense attorney Kevin T. Birley said.
Dawson called police after the attack and led them to the knife. Assistant District Attorney MK Feeney praised him for turning himself in to police, but said a jury should decide if his actions were self defense. She had not decided if she would appeal.
The day before the attack, Dawson had performed at an audition for the FOX television program "American Idol" his family said. He was eliminated after the third round.
Election Roundup
Democratic and progressive candidates and causes received mixed results following Tuesday’s elections.
In elections of particular interest to the Black gay community, political newcomer Jass Stewart lost his race for Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts to City Council President James Harrington by a 56 percent to 44 percent margin. Despite an endorsement by the local newspaper and a strong finish in a four candidate primary, Stewart failed in his bid to become that city’s first Black and first openly gay mayor.
Norfolk, Virginia voters also failed to elect Virginia Paige as that city’s Treasurer. In a four candidate race, Paige came in second with 31 percent of the vote. Paige was a Black, openly lesbian candidate, who had been the target of smear tactics by unknown opponents.
In Albany, New York, author and activist Barbara Smith easily won her race for City Council from the city’s 4th District, trouncing her opponent by 642 votes.
Voters in Maine defeated an effort to repeal the state's new gay rights law Tuesday with supporters of the law declaring victory shortly after 11 p.m. when unofficial totals showed 55 percent rejecting the repeal and 45 percent in favor, with 86 percent of precincts reporting.
A different story down south however, as Texans voted overwhelmingly to bolster the state's ban on same-sex marriage by writing it into the state constitution, rejecting concerns that the broadly worded amendment could go much further than intended.
The measure swept most of the state's major urban counties, including Dallas and Tarrant. Overall, the amendment, Proposition 2 on the statewide ballot, prevailed by about a 3-to-1 ratio as voters decided nine amendments.
In a sharp repudiation of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Californians rejected all four of his ballot proposals Tuesday in an election that shattered his image as an agent of the popular will.
Voters turned down his plans to curb state spending, redraw California's political map, restrain union politics and lengthen the time it takes teachers to get tenure. Voters also rejected four other statewide initiatives, including one requiring parental approval for a minor's abortion.
Virginians elected Democrat Timothy M. Kaine yesterday as the state's next governor, choosing him to continue the centrist legacy of popular Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) and rejecting the Republican candidate for the state's top job a second time in four years.
With stunning ease, Democrat Jon Corzine was elected governor of New Jersey yesterday, defeating Republican Doug Forrester in a campaign that turned out to be the most expensive and negative the state has ever seen.
With more than 97 percent of voting districts reporting, Corzine had garnered more than 1.1 million votes, or 53 percent to Forrester's 44 percent.
And New York City voters returned incumbent Republican Michael Bloomberg to the mayor’s office. The billionaire businessman defeated Democratic challenger and former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer by a 59 to 39 percent margin.
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A Key Endorsement
While many of us from way outside Brockton, Massachusetts have been following the mayoral race there with interest, candidate Jass Stewart picked up significant local support Sunday when the city’s daily newspaper, The Enterprise gave him their official endorsement.
Stewart, a political newcomer and local businessman who has lived in Brockton just six years, faces City Council President James Harrington. Despite his inexperience, the newspaper feels he articulates a more inspiring vision for this blue collar city of 95,000.
Even so, tomorrow’s election isn’t a shoe-in. Stewart earned 29 percent of the vote in a four person primary last September and has been working to solidify his base while expanding his support to include those who backed other candidates. If elected, he would be the first Black and first openly gay mayor, in a city where less than 18% of the population is Black.
The Sports Pages
The family of Muhammad Ali is refuting reports in the London Evening Standard and other papers that the 63-year-old former heavyweight champion has “just months to live.”
Ali, who suffers from Parkinson’s Disease, recently had surgery at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta to fuse two vertabrae in his neck that had been the source of chronic pain. This helped to fuel speculation, along with an article in the Los Angeles Times a week ago that quoted Ali's daughter, Laila, as saying her father's health was deteriorating.
The tabloid National Enquirer reported the rumor that the London paper picked up and which Ali’s wife Lonnie now calls "absurd and absolutely without foundation".
That newspapers would take a little bit of information and distort it beyond reality should surprise no one. Not the first time, won’t be the last.
As a member of the generation that grew up watching Muhammad Ali in his prime, he transcended the sport of boxing, serving as a living symbol of the hopes and dreams of Black America during the turbulent 1960’s and ‘70’s. When he fought and won, especially against the “Great White Hope” du jour, we all won. When he spoke out against the Vietnam War and refused to serve (costing him three years of his career), he was speaking for all of us who felt that was an unjust and unnecessary war. So many heroes from the Civil Rights era are leaving us, so news that he will be with us at least a little while longer is reassuring.
Former National Hockey League coach and general manager Jacques Demers demonstrated courage of a different sort this past week when he revealed for the first time publicly that he is illiterate, and that at age 61, has hidden his inability to read and write his entire life.
Twice named NHL coach of the year, he led teams in Montreal, Quebec City, Detroit, St. Louis and Tampa Bay and was the last head coach of a Stanley Cup winning Canadiens team, in 1993. But the entire time, Demers lacked the ability to even fill out a lineup card and had to resort to elaborate schemes to hide the fact.
When it was time to write up the roster, he'd delegate the job to trainers. When he was sent to coach in the United States, he offered the excuse that he was French Canadian so his English wasn't very good.Then he returned home to coach in Quebec, and said he'd been in the United States so long that he'd gotten rusty with his French.
He would say he forgot his glasses. He was too busy. When he was hired by Tampa Bay as general manager, he got the assistant GMs to read the contracts.
"I don't enjoy fooling people because I was only fooling myself," he said. "And the only reason I did it was to protect myself and to survive."
The product of a poor family in Montreal, Demers grew up with an abusive father who often physically beat his mother. He dropped out of school in the 8th grade and traces his problem to anxiety born of that upbringing. His willingness to speak openly about his situation is being praised by literacy groups in both Canada and the U.S. who say the coping skills he employed are typical of the lengths many illiterate adults use just to get by.
Finally, with the weather unseasonably mild Sunday, African runners continued to set the pace at the 2005 New York City Marathon. A Kenyan and a South African took first and second in the men’s race, while a Kenyan and an Ethiopian took second and third in the women’s.
Top Women 2005
1. Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT) 2:24:41
2. Susan Chepkemei (KEN) 2:24:55
3. Derartu Tulu (ETH) 2:25:21
Top Men 2005
1. Paul Tergat (KEN) 2:09:30
2. Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) 2:09:31
3. Meb Keflezighi (USA) 2:09:56
There’s no team in T.O.
Let me be clear. As a lifelong fan of the New York Giants, I take a certain measure of delight watching our NFC East Division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles, implode under the ego of wide receiver Terrell Owens and his self-centered antics. Hopefully it will cause them to spiral out of contention allowing my Giants to win the division easily.
But as a football fan and a student and teacher of organizational management skills, I watch this latest episode with the mindset of a manager forced to deal with an employee who just isn’t fitting in.
If you’re not up on this story, you’re either not a football fan or have been living in a cave somewhere. Read the background story to get caught up.
Owens just can’t embrace the team concept. Like the spoiled brat who whines incessantly until he gets his way, he insists on mouthing off and alienating his teammates. In one of the most team-oriented of sports, with 52 teammates, he doesn’t seem to understand it’s not all about him.
In fact, if he had a clue, he’d know that beyond a shadow of a doubt, the Eagles are quarterback Donovan McNabb’s team. They were before Owens arrived last season and they will continue to be long after he’s gone, which should be any day now.
In business, there are employees who are competent and fun to work with; competent and not fun to work with; incompetent and fun to work with, and incompetent and not fun to work with.
The last group--incompetent and not fun to work with--are easily fired. They contribute little and cause disruption. Get rid of them. The first group--competent and fun to work with--are a joy to have in your organization. They contribute and help foster the team concept.
The two in the middle pose challenges for managers. The incompetent and fun to work with, while not contributing to programmatic goals, can help keep the work environment light and enjoyable. They may even be able to learn minimal skills or tasks that allow them to contribute in specifically focused projects.
But the competent person who is not fun to work with is a hard nut to crack. Their skills clearly contribute to the bottom line. They bring tangible results. But the price is often a divided worksite, unnecessary drama and tension, self-absorbed behavior and questions about whether or not it’s all worth it. Terrell Owens is this type of employee.
The Eagles have a legitimate deep threat when he’s in the game. He has the ability to get open and make things happen after the catch. But he is a polarizing force in their locker room, who has worn out his welcome. He’s a drop of piss in the punch bowl. Guys like Owens need to learn that no player is indispensible. The Eagles can survive without him and they will. But the way he’s ruined his own reputation, will any other team take a chance on him? Will he survive without football? I hope they let him find out.
UPDATE: Monday, the Eagles told T.O. to take a hike.
Another Silly Meme
I’m just being lazy and filling the space until I get time to write something more substantive. But I saw this here and here and figured I’d give it a try.
And yeah, there’s some truth to it, except this guy looks nothing like me.
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Is This Thing On?
First the hard drive died, and I had to get that fixed. Then some sort of corrupted files pevented me from accessing Movable Type, so I couldn’t blog. I had to get that fixed. Now, the most recent problem involved Dreamhost losing my database and claiming essentially that they’ve never heard of me, despite the fact they have been hosting my site since I started two years ago. Somehow or other the dipshits “found” it, with the exception of my last two entries in October, which I reposted, minus the comments.
It has been a frustrating several days not being able to blog. I was all set to comment on the Chicago White Sox' exciting sweep of the Houston Astros to win their first World Series title in 88 years. Congratulations Chicago. I similarly missed reveling in last weekend’s ass kicking my New York Giants dished out to the Washington Redskins 36-0. This on the heels of the passing of their owner and one of the most respected team owners in all of professional sports, Wellington Mara.
I missed commenting on the passing of Civil Rights-era pioneer Rosa Parks. While I question the involvement of so many right wing politicos at the Capital Rotunda viewing, it was a fitting tribute to a true legend.
I’ve also missed a chance to comment (on my own blog, at least) about the Noah’s Arc hysteria currently sweeping over the blogosphere (the gay corner of it, anyway). I missed the second episode any way and am watching the third in a re-airing, as I type this. The show perpetuates some of the oldest stereotypes known to man, but it is television after all.
Technical difficulties behind me (for now) I’ll try to get back to regular blogging. I’ll also be looking for a new website host.
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