Enthusiast April
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You know how when elderly people with dementia hear some Glenn Miller or other music from their era and they become lucid and like themselves for that moment? I swear they dragged his ass out on the golf course (to cheat some more) so they could force some kind of conversation out of him and get him to remember…anything.
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Posted without comment. 👀
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Make America Great “Again”. Some small items to remind folks why many of us aren’t in a hurry to get back to the “good ole days” (whenever those were).
From August 30, 2014
I helped set up a vintage beauty museum/collection today. Had my hands on everything from face powder and compacts from the 1920’s to makeup used by Max Factor on set.
Also…
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This is a really excellent doc that I suggest everyone check out. It goes way beyond entertainment and explores how groundbreaking it was for Ed Sullivan to feature Black performers on his show, as well as the pushback he got for it behind the scenes and publicly. It’s on Netflix now.
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Wait…howcomes you ain’t even tole me about this???
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Started watching this… my favorite quote so far from Ed is when talking about his parents. “They weren’t necessarily broad minded…. they were just sensible” when talking about their views on segregation/racism.
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Saw it a few weeks ago and it was very good. Ed Sullivan stood on business when he knew it would cost him those ad dollars and piss off Southern affiliates that aired his show.
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Give it up for the funky grandpa!
QUESTION: What is something you love about your culture (culture such as ethnicity, nationality, profession, organization; any identity group)?
One thing I will always LOVE about Black folks, is we will hype you up if you are genuine (not weird) and want to join us in something. Look at the love the brothas… Read more
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I love how Black folks are ALWAYS gonna delight in the absurd and have a great laugh, no matter the situation. Your funeral is gonna be sadness and laughter.
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