- I just saw the New Edition and New Kids on the Block performance at Sunday’s American Music Awards. Both groups look great in their older age. I loved the trench coats that NE wore. The wardrobe choice didn’t look too bulky and they still moved well. NKOTB’s outfits were age appropriate, too. I didn’t mind Jordan’s sequined T-shirt either. Now I’m thinking where I can find a tee like that for G. I can’t help but wonder if they were female groups if they would still be covered. Remember Janet Jackson in the “Pleasure Principle” video? She looked great in her black T-shirt and tight black jeans; she was covered but still looked sexy in my opinion. The Go-Go’s were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and they are obviously older, and I was pleased to see them in their usual randomly personality-inspired and age-appropriate outfits.
- King Richard is a great movie. If you’re expecting to watch a movie about Venus and Serena, keep in mind that the movie is named after their father. Shoutout to Will Smith who donned the old-fashioned tennis shorts and embodying him as well as Aunjanae Ellis who was outstanding as their mother. It was a story of a man who believed in his daughters and made decisions that he thought were best for them. Was he perfect? No, but that was never his intent. There’s a lot more that I can say about how he placed himself in situations where they were clearly out of their league, and it was of no consequence. When you’re driven and have purpose, there’s nothing you can’t achieve. It’s on HBOMax as well as in theaters.
- Before internet shopping there was the Service Merchandise catalog. Every year in early November, I poured through the pages in anticipation of Christmas, dog-earing the pages of gifts that I would like. Wouldn’t you know it? I never got a thing from it, but it didn’t keep me from wishing year after year. If you don’t know what I’m referring to, I feel sorry for you because you missed out on a childhood rite of passage of not getting everything you wanted.
- Someone I was familiar with unfriended me because they didn’t agree with one of my posts. For the record, they connected with me on social media, and it’s too bad that they were offended by my stance on a particular issue. As I looked back, they focused on something that had little to do with the point I was making. Meh. I was tipped off to this because I recently saw this person at an event, and they were rather dry to me, so I thought, “Lemme see if we are still ‘friends’.” Chile, they dropped me like a hot potato! I continue to have friends with whom I have dissimilar views which is what life is all about, right? That’s only one person of which I’m aware but there are probably several others and that’s okay. I’m thankful that my mere existence doesn’t depend on the number of those who agree with me. As my momma used to say, “You ain’t livin off their likes,” and this was way before social media.
Happy Thanksgiving Eve, friends!
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