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midoriyas-wifey · 4 years

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yandere! BakuDeku x fem! reader

ok so I know the original request wasn’t specifically for yandere but i wouldn’t be true to myself if i didn’t write for the yans. I take most of my inspiration for the types of yandere they are from @yanderenightmare

* So first of all, there’s no way out. Like there just isn’t. You’re stuck forever.

* I see bakugou as being both possessive and protective, while midoriya is much more obsessed and manipulative. He’s also delusional in the sense that you NEED to be taken care of otherwise you’ll shatter to pieces.

* They started out as rivals for your affection, because of course they did.

* Both felt entitled to you as a sort of reward for their heroism and all they’ve sacrificed to get on top.

* midoriya realizes bakugou is also after you first, given how midoriya stalks you at every chance he gets.

* It ends up turning into some spy vs spy shit before they finally decide to team up.

* Sharing is caring ❤️

* If you weren’t fucked before, you are now.

* Two of the top heroes in japan have set their greedy and obsessed eyes on you, and they have the resources and influence to do whatever it takes to get you.

* legal repercussions for their actions? don’t know her.

* As for how they treat you really depends on how you act around them. Midoriya has much more patience, but is somehow more condescending? He truly believes you to be too dumb and naive to take care of yourself. Or do much of anything else really.

* Infantilizes you like no tomorrow. Any little scrap of autonomous action or thought is quickly snuffed out.

* Gets a stiffy from feeding you.

* Like a dumb lil heifer, you NEED him.

* Bakugou at least respects your intellect to an extent, but of course he’s much smarter, goes without saying.

* Physical capabilities? Oh honey you’re even more outmatched and this time you all know it.

* Bakugou is the one to rub your nose in it the most, pinning you down underneath him and letting you squirm in vain. He’ll straight up laugh in your face. Just general assholery, you would smack him to Osaka but the fact that you can’t escape is kinda his whole point.

* Calls you a helpless weakling, and that you should be grateful for his protection, attention and affection. Where would you be without him? Dead in a ditch in his mind.

* Also gets a stiffy from feeding you.

* They both love to smother you with cuddles and attention. You never go unmonitored. They also spoil the shit out of you, you’re their baby ❤️

* Cameras cameras cameras. Not only for keeping an eye on you, but both of them fancy dressing you up in dainty clothes and doing what they call ‘photo shoots’... Speaking of,

NSFW AHEAD CHOO CHOO 🚂

* They DO take photos of you sitting pretty like a little dolly, but eventually that (forced) aura of innocence... gets to them.

* The last couple photos of every shoot is of you stuffed to the brim and dripping with their cream. Multiple loads. Your fucked-out look is so cute! They can’t get enough.

* Midoriya likes using sensory deprivation on you, loving to see your every surprised jolt, moan, and twitch, knowing them to be genuine.

* Bakugou has a filthy smell kink. He likes to get all up in your business and sniff like a dog, groaning and humping against the sheets the whole time.

* Both have a daddy kink and a double penetration kink uh oh

* You should be grateful of the time they spend prepping you, because handling even one of them is a tall order.

* Both? Whew chile you’re gonna be stuffed up to your throat 💀

* Both love to infantalize, their mission being to fuck you stupid, literally.

* “Aww, is my honey too dumb for words right now? Is my dick scrambling those pretty little brains of yours? Good, let daddy take care of it all from now on.” All of this is said while pounding you out into the mattress

* Bakugou’s favorite position is either doggy style or prone bone

* Midoriya’s would be the mating press

* Both love to spank as well. Your ass is just too inviting to stay away from. You can barely sit, even their softest of slaps leaves red marks for hours. And most of the time they’re not in a soft mood while they’re balls deep in you.

* You hardly get a chance to breathe between the two of them, shameless horndogs 25/8.

#bnha headcanons #bnha smut #yandere bnha #bnha midoriya #midoriya x reader #yandere midoriya #bnha deku #deku x reader #yandere deku #yandere deku x reader #bnha bakugou #bakugou x reader #yandere bakugou #yandere bakugou x reader #bakudeku x reader #yandere bakudeku x reader

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eunoiiiia · 6 years

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03/16/2019 9:09 PM

i’m sick, daisy, we know that, but here you are in so-called recovery, playing betty crocker, cut up like a goddamned virginia ham. help me understand, dais, ’cause I thought you didn’t do valium. tell me how the safety net is working for you. tell me that you don’t take that blade and drag it across your skin and pray for the courage to press down. tell me how your daddy helps you cope with that. illuminate me. they didn’t release you because you’re better, daisy. they just gave up. you call this a life? taking daddy’s money, buying your dollies and your knick-knacks, and eating his fucking chicken, fattening up like a prize fucking heifer? you changed the scenery, but not the fucking situation, and the warden makes house calls. and everybody knows, everybody knows that he fucks you. but what they don’t know, is that you like it. you like it. but hey, man, it’s cool. it’s fine. it’s fucking fine. a man is a dick, is a man is a dick, is a chicken. valium, speculum, whatever. whatever. you like being mrs. randone. probably all you’ve ever known.

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negusofficial · 6 years

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I ALMOST PASSED OUT OVER $8 ( A story on tipping & why I tip ) * I apologize for grammatical errors in advance I had to have something to drink after today .

So I do shipt because my school schedule doesn’t allow for me have a normal part time job. I woke up at 7am for my class this morning ,and I finished classes around 1pm . I was tired , but I was like well you need to go make some money . Today I did this delivery only order . You just pick them up & drop them off at their house for $8. Usually they are super easy , but I knew hell was on its way when the worker came out with a dolly containing about 8 crates of groceries stacked upon each other . I got out to help him, and saw that the crates contained not only the normal things like fruits and vegetables , but 4 gallons of drinks , 4 half a gallons of other drinks , 2 6 packs of drinks ,a 1.17 gallon of laundry detergent , a case of water , and various other things that COMPLETELY filled the back of my 4 door sedan. Now at this order was due at 5-6pm . I had already did one delivery only , and shopped & delivered two other orders . I hadn’t eaten since the day before because I thought I was going to have time after class , but I didn’t . I try to be punctual. Now back to the story ... I’m driving in Atlanta traffic at 5pm which isn’t good at all . The Kroger people took a minute already to come out with the stuff which I completely understand why considering the size . The address she gave sent me a little to far down the street which meant I had to call her to check and see where she was . I arrived at the place . It was an apartment complex . Definitely knew this was going to be hell . I’m already drained and a little woozy from not eating and being sleep deprived. I park where she told me and made sure I had the right apartment. I get a few bags out and go to the door . Inside it was two grown women , a young boy and girl . I sit the things down on the counter. I speak and try to be nice with my encounters with them . They weren’t that friendly . Just kind of ignored my presence. At this point I’m like surely they would offer assistance . Now remember this it is not protocol for me to have to go inside because the company can’t make us do something like that . Me doing this is purely out of good customer service practices. I made 8 trips to be able to get this stuff inside . I’m like surely I’m going to get tipped . I only get $8 if I deliver . The if I had of shopped the order , I would have received a percentage of the price she spent.They see me sweating and struggling to get the stuff from my car all the way down the hallway to her place . The case of water was the last thing I carried in . Two of the bottles has fallen out, and I let her know that just Incase it was a problem with it touching the ground . She just asked me for the receipt . I said I wasn’t sure if it was in the bag , but I was going to check in my car to make sure . She said that was fine because she was leaving out . The receipt was on my dash , and I waited for her to come out . Don’t you know this heifer got the receipt from me without tipping me and got into the got damn Porsche that was next to me . She is dusty and dirty for that . There’s no way she can tip me with a delivery only order . I was sweaty and feeling faint for just $8 . The said thing about it was this was a black woman. Someone who looked like me . I’m not trying to say anything to generalize anyone ,but like that was a special kind of hurt being done like that by my own kind. Yeah I know someone could say , “ She doesn’t have to tip “ . That’s true , but just know how much money means to people who have to work jobs like that because they aren’t in their careers yet or this is just the best they can do . I know people who depend on it to pay their rent . I always tip whatever I can knowing this . I currently have two Bachelors of Arts , and I’m working on more education. When the day comes that I have an actual salary, you best believe I’m going to be leaving blessings to people.

#tipping #not tipping

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tlizi-dzeeh · 7 years

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About the Mun...

Tagged by: @freelancemedic

Tagging: @askthespaceace, @scout-out-the-mesa @ask-charming-soldier

1) Relationship Status?

Single ASF

2) Pets? Livestock?

2 Goats, 1 Cat, 2 Dogs, 3 Cows ( 1 Heifer, 1 cow, 1 Bull Calf ), 30 something chickens, 1 Horse

3) Last Song Listened To?

Neon Moon by Brooks & Dunn

4) Favorite TV Show(s)?

Heartland, Supernatural, Longmire, North Woods Law, CSI: Miami/ NY, NCIS

5) Hobbies?

Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, Clay-Shooting, Showing Goats, Raising Goats, Target Shooting

6) Nicknames?

Hunter and RedElk

7) Star Sign?

Aquarius

8) Height?

5′8 - 5′9

9) Ded...

10) Time Right Now?

5:07 PM

11) Last Thing I Googled?

Prezi....I had a presentation due today...

12) Favorite Music Artist(s)?

Alan Jackson, Johnny Horton, Dolly Parton, John Micheal Montgomery and a shit ton more.

13) Last TV Show I Watched?

Heartland

14) Last Movie I Watched?

American Sniper

15) When Did You Make This Blog?

Going to say...sometime in November or December in 2016

16) Any Other Blog(s)?

Ohhh...boy...

@ask-wntr-medic @goat-maaaadic @blue-roper @urban-n8ive @lone-native @apache-scavenger @apache-mechanic @spurrsmudandcowboyblood

17) Do you get Asks Regularly?

Nope...

18) Why did you Choose your URL?

It fit the bill for Adam. He grew up in Colorado and was a Commander.

19) Ded...

20) Gender?

Genderfluid ASF

21) Hogwarts House?

Hufflepuff

22) Average hours of sleep at night?

5 - 3 hours...still can function with that much for some reason.

23) Dream Job?

Game & Fish Warden/Manager

24) Amount of Followers on this Blog?

25) First ten Songs on Shuffle?

3 Wooden Crosses

The Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks

Long Black Train - Josh Turner

Deeper Then The Holler - Randy Travis

Red Solo Cup - Toby Keith

I Swear - John Micheal Montgomery

That’s My Job - Conway Twitty

When It’s Springtime In Alaska - Johnny Horton

That’s the Way Love Goes - Merle Haggard

Slow Hand - Conway Twitty

#about the mun #about Radar

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schimmere · 7 years

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They didn't release you 'cause you're better, Daisy, they just gave up. You call this a life? Taking daddy's money, buying your dollies and your knick-knacks… and eatin' his fuckin' chicken, fattening up like a prize fuckin' heifer? You changed the scenery, but not the fuckin' situation — and the warden makes house calls. And everybody knows. Everybody knows. That he fucks you. What they don't know... is that you like it. You like it.

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demitgibbs · 7 years

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Patti LaBelle Dishes on Lip-Syncing ‘Divettes,’ Aretha Franklin Rivalry

Is there a singer more real than Patti LaBelle? The 73-year-old legend of song (and shade) is a firehose of strong-minded opinions, and in an age that has some tight-lipped “divettes,” as LaBelle calls them, refraining from saying “too” much, the ever-honest LaBelle is, refreshingly, that rare freewheeler who revels in being blunt AF.

In 2014, she told me she no longer considers herself a diva because “all these little heifers who can’t sing are called divas.” The word, she observed, is not “cute anymore.” Now, after our recent warm phone reunion while doing promo for her new jazz album, Bel Hommage, she who has given the gays so much, from music and pies to a bevy of side-eye-serving GIFs, still has more to give – even her own precious pie-making time.

“I really like talking to you,” she tells me when I start to wrap the interview. My allotted time has long passed, but she’s not done. And by the end of our 25-minute interview we’ve covered generous ground: why she’s “still standing” thanks to the LGBT community, President “Trumpette” and his Twitter-proposed ban on transgender people in the military, her music-biz foes (and how Aretha Franklin is not one of them) and how you “may see me as a diva and that’s a compliment to those who think it’s a compliment.”

Q: Last time we had a gay press chat it was shortly before you had me twerkin’ on your stage here in Detroit. I still can’t believe you let me do that. What’s the craziest thing a gay fan has done on your stage?

A: Gosh, I don’t really know! Maybe you! I know I’ve had a lot of gay men on my stage during Lady Marmalade and they go way out because once they’re up there they say, “I’m here with Ms. Patti’s microphone and I’m gonna wear it out.” I’ve had so many do so many things that I can’t tell you specifically one.

Q : I don’t know if he was gay, but in Vancouver last year, a fan got frisky on your stage and…

A: Showed me his ass?

Q: Is that what he did?

A: Yeah! He mooned me! Because he came up and I was looking at him through the whole show and I said, “Oh, he’s an enthusiastic fan,” right? I try to look at the people that I’m gonna bring up, so I brought him up thinkin’ he was cool. He did his little shake and then turned around and pulled his pants down. I had on high pumps. I kicked that ass.

Q: You even called him a “bitch.”

A: I did! I did use a curse word. And I felt so bad. He took me to that limit. I said, “How could he take me there?” And they had it on TMZ or whatever. I said, “It’s true.” Gotta protect myself. (Laughs)

Q: I was happy to see that you did NYC Pride this summer. Is there something special about performing for an all-gay audience?

A: That night it poured, so when Deborah Cox was on she did three songs and then had to be rushed off the stage. It could’ve been shut down ’cause it was so bad. Everybody got drenched. So instead of my going on at 9, I went on at about 10:15… and they were still there!

My whole thing is, when I knew I was doing gay Pride, I said, ‘I’m gonna wear something beautifully outrageous, and I’m gonna have that old Patti LaBelle hair that I used to do with the fans and all that jazz. I said, I’m gonna wear that hair! And from the time I went on until the end, they never stopped yelling for more. I mean, when we were pulling out in our car, they were still, “More, more, more!” They were so enthusiastic. But what I did: I wore that old hair, and a lot of people who didn’t know me from the ’80s – we got some bad press for it – and I said, “You know what, I did that for my queens. They understand it.” It was for you guys. But I enjoyed doing it. And then the wind knocked that sucker down. I said, “OK, I’m gonna have to kick it up.” (Laughs)

Q: Ha! Who would give Patti LaBelle crap for her hair?

A: People who didn’t really understand where I was in the ’80s. You know, some of the younger kids – they don’t have a clue who Patti LaBelle or Labelle was.

Q: So what do they know you for?

A: I have no clue.

Q: I’m thinking, “But that is part of your legacy.”

A: Yeah, they’re Patti latecomers.

Q: Speaking of Deborah Cox, a lot of people don’t know that Montell Jordan wrote “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here,” but you didn’t love it and then it went to Deborah…

A: Deborah always says I’m her reason for being in show business because I let the song go and she got it. That’s her start. After that, I started performing that song at my show and told the audience, “This is the song that got away.” But I’m happy it did because I love her.

Q: Have you given up a lot of songs that became hits?

A: Right?! Well, this is the first time for me. But I’ll know the next time to hold onto something that sounds halfway decent.

Q: I read Hello, Dolly! came your way years ago, before it hit Broadway, but that you passed on it. When the role ultimately went to Bette Midler, were you kicking yourself for not jumping at the chance?

A: Nope, I didn’t. ’Cause you know what: That’s a big piece of work and I think Bette Midler can do it much better than Patti LaBelle. I thought about it after she did it. Might I do it in the future? You never know.

Q: Do you pay attention to the memes and GIFs of you throwing shade that people love to share on the internet?

A: Yeah, I see them. And you know what, I’m honored! (Laughs) And whenever I see something that’s not totally positive about me, I say, ‘God, at least they thought about me.’ It’s really the way to look at these situations. But at the end of the day I know who I really am… and that’s a cool chick! (Laughs)

Q: Has your son given up on keeping what you say in check?

A: Well, he tries. Lately, he hasn’t had to because I’ve not been saying anything out of order. But I know he’s always waiting and when I do he’ll take me to the side: “Mom, could you not say that ever again?” I say, “OK.” Something happened about two weeks ago and I’m trying to remember what it was. This time it was about… God, what did I do? I’m always doin’ something and he’s always reprimanding me for it.

Q: Do you ever regret things that you say?

A: My God, about 50 million things. I’m full of regrets. But you know what, I’m honest. So it will come out and I’ll say, ‘God, I didn’t mean to say that.’ But it’s too late. And I’m not gonna whoop myself up for it. I did it and I’ll do it again. I know I’ll do it! I do have my little cop son watching me, so I try to be nice.

Q: Three years ago you told me you don’t call yourself a diva because “all these little heifers who can’t sing are called divas.” But then, after that interview, you did VH1’s Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night last year and then Daytime Divas this year. Now, Ms. Patti, I feel like you’re sending me mixed signals here.

A: (Laughs) No – no, mixed signals! If I do Daytime Divas, which I did, and if I did Divas the concert, of course, I’m gonna be in it, but I’m not saying, “I’m a diva.” People look to me and may see me as a diva and that’s a compliment to those who think it’s a compliment. Like I said, Lena Horne and Dinah Washington and all those beautiful dolls back in the day, they were divas. These little divettes walking around – I don’t wanna put myself in the same sentence with some of these little kids. So, I’m not a diva; just a singin’ fool.

Q: People are under the impression there’s rivalry between you and Aretha Franklin, but you recently quashed that rumor when you said, of anyone, you’d most want to duet with her. Why do people think you had a beef? And what’s the deal with women constantly being pitted against each other?

A: I’m not gonna be pitted against any lady in this industry. I do my job, I sing hard and I sing well, and I love what I do. If another lady finds that as being too much for them, or whoever might feel I’m being too much, that’s their problem. But I’ve never had beef.

Now, there are a lot of ladies in this industry who don’t care for Patti LaBelle – and some gentleman, also – but I look at them and I smile. Because what can I do? I can’t change your mind, boo, because I don’t wanna change your mind. You go on thinkin’ about me the way you think. No – but I haven’t had beef with anyone. I’ve had a lot of dislikes. But I pay no mind. I keep moving and I don’t stop to talk about the ones who talk about me.

Q: Let’s talk about food. You know how people say gays don’t eat carbs?

A : Gays don’t eat carbs – who said that?! Every gay guy I know, they eat carbs. (Laughs)

Q: And they eat your pies?

A: They eat my pies, honey! And my peach cobbler. You have to go to Walmart, or I’ll have to come and make you one personally. One more thing about food: I start taping my cooking show soon and Laverne Cox is one of my cooking buddies.

Q: Regarding Bel Hommage: If there’s ever an album that pays homage to you the way you pay homage to artists such as Nina Simone and Frank Sinatra on this album, who would get your blessing to cover your songs?

A: Oh, I would give Fantasia blessings. And Ledisi. The little singing girls. The ones who can really, really sing.

Q: What does it mean to you to be able to “really, really sing”?

A: Someone who can sing without someone in the studio tweaking what they just sang because it was so flat or whatever. Sing straight out in the studio, record without all those little gimmicks. Some of them are lucky because they end up selling a lot of music, but a singer is a person who goes out there and throws down. Just get on a microphone and sing. Phyllis Hyman was that girl.

Q: Would you still regard a “singer” as someone who can throw down in the studio but lip-syncs live?

A: Oh, a lot of them lip-sync. But they lip-sync and they do it so well you can’t tell that they’re doing it. But I can always tell. I can always tell. I’ve never done that.

Q: What gives them away?

A: Their mouths sometimes miss the movement! (Laughs) Your mouth should be making a certain movement when you sing a certain note, and they miss sometimes. But that’s what they do for a living. I don’t do that.

Q: So we’ve got Fantasia – who else is on this covers album?

A: Ledisi, Andra Day, Emeli Sandé and Leela James – my God, that girl can sing. I love these ladies.

Q: Why have you never duetted in the studio with your goddaughter, Mariah Carey?

A : I don’t know. We always talk about it when we see each other.

Q: Maybe you two can hook up for a song on your dance album, which I believe is in the works. Hopefully we don’t have to wait as long as we waited for this jazz album.

A: Right?! Not 10 years, that’s for sure. I have not started working on it. I’m working on a Christmas album at the moment and old R&B favorites of mine from back in the day. And that… the uptempo music, I call it (laughs)… that will be done as soon as I do something with these other two projects, but it’s definitely in the mix.

Q: Will it be for the gay clubs?

A: Oh yeah, for the gay clubs. You know what, I was so angry with myself when I did NYC Pride. There was a song that I recorded many, many years ago called “Land of the Living.” I meant to do that that particular night and we didn’t have time to rehearse it, but I’m gonna put stuff like that back in my show.

Q: Why did you want to perform that song at NYC Pride?

A: Because there are so many gay men who were there who might be going through something with life. You’re in the land of the living, so act like you’re living. I just know what gay men go through and I wanted to put that song in the air, but I will.

Q: There couldn’t be a more perfect time. There is so much happening in the world. Maybe you heard, but Donald Trump said trans people are no longer able to serve in the military.

A: I know! My friend told me. They’re banned from service, according to the Trumpette. Ain’t that a witch.

Q: Do you think about your legacy, Patti?

A: I just want to be honest and truthful, and I want people knowing that when I did whatever I did, it was all the way. Never half percent, always 100 percent. One-hundred percent in everything: my cooking, my dressing, everything. If I can’t go all the way, I won’t go halfway. I have to go all the way. And just how honest I am – they can remember that. The more honest I am, the better I get by, the more things come to my plate. Everybody knows that if you give Patti something, it’s gonna be quality. That’s just how I work.

Q: Any last words for your gay fans?

A: I just want all of my gay fans to know that I will always be here for them the way I am: honest, to the point, and loving my gay fans even more and more each day. I mean, when I think about it, the gay fans are some of the reason – one big reason – I’m still standing, ’cause they loved me when other people tried not to. Everybody always says, “What makes gay men like you?” “I have no clue,” I say. I still don’t. But I know that love has lifted me up for many, many years. As long as I can stand on stage and my gay men and lesbian women see Patti LaBelle as someone who’s always been honest on stage – you know, I’ll stop and have to go to the bathroom and I’ll let them know I’ll be right back. A lot of cutie girls stand up there and they pretend for the hour or however how long and that’s just gross. It turns me off.

Q: They pretend like they wanna be there?

A: Yes! And everything you see of them is gonna be mechanical. Gladys Knight – she’s a raw girl. And whenever you see Gladys, you’re gonna see a different Gladys. If you just saw her show five nights in a row, she will not do everything the same.

Q: You just want something real.

A: It has to stay that way. Chris Azzopardi is editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBT wire service, and has interviewed a multitude of superstars, including Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. Reach him via his website at www.chris-azzopardi.com and on Twitter (@chrisazzopardi).

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2017/08/17/patti-labelle-dishes-on-lip-syncing-divettes-aretha-franklin-rivalry/ from Hot Spots Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.tumblr.com/post/164291355555

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cynthiajayusa · 7 years

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Patti LaBelle Dishes on Lip-Syncing ‘Divettes,’ Aretha Franklin Rivalry

Q : I don’t know if he was gay, but in Vancouver last year, a fan got frisky on your stage and…

A: Showed me his ass?

Q: Is that what he did?

Q: You even called him a “bitch.”

Q: I was happy to see that you did NYC Pride this summer. Is there something special about performing for an all-gay audience?

Q: Ha! Who would give Patti LaBelle crap for her hair?

A: People who didn’t really understand where I was in the ’80s. You know, some of the younger kids – they don’t have a clue who Patti LaBelle or Labelle was.

Q: So what do they know you for?

A: I have no clue.

Q: I’m thinking, “But that is part of your legacy.”

A: Yeah, they’re Patti latecomers.

Q: Speaking of Deborah Cox, a lot of people don’t know that Montell Jordan wrote “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here,” but you didn’t love it and then it went to Deborah…

Q: Have you given up a lot of songs that became hits?

A: Right?! Well, this is the first time for me. But I’ll know the next time to hold onto something that sounds halfway decent.

Q: Do you pay attention to the memes and GIFs of you throwing shade that people love to share on the internet?

Q: Has your son given up on keeping what you say in check?

Q: Do you ever regret things that you say?

Q: Let’s talk about food. You know how people say gays don’t eat carbs?

A : Gays don’t eat carbs – who said that?! Every gay guy I know, they eat carbs. (Laughs)

Q: And they eat your pies?

A: Oh, I would give Fantasia blessings. And Ledisi. The little singing girls. The ones who can really, really sing.

Q: What does it mean to you to be able to “really, really sing”?

Q: Would you still regard a “singer” as someone who can throw down in the studio but lip-syncs live?

A: Oh, a lot of them lip-sync. But they lip-sync and they do it so well you can’t tell that they’re doing it. But I can always tell. I can always tell. I’ve never done that.

Q: What gives them away?

Q: So we’ve got Fantasia – who else is on this covers album?

A: Ledisi, Andra Day, Emeli Sandé and Leela James – my God, that girl can sing. I love these ladies.

Q: Why have you never duetted in the studio with your goddaughter, Mariah Carey?

A : I don’t know. We always talk about it when we see each other.

Q: Maybe you two can hook up for a song on your dance album, which I believe is in the works. Hopefully we don’t have to wait as long as we waited for this jazz album.

Q: Will it be for the gay clubs?

Q: Why did you want to perform that song at NYC Pride?

Q: There couldn’t be a more perfect time. There is so much happening in the world. Maybe you heard, but Donald Trump said trans people are no longer able to serve in the military.

A: I know! My friend told me. They’re banned from service, according to the Trumpette. Ain’t that a witch.

Q: Do you think about your legacy, Patti?

Q: Any last words for your gay fans?

Q: They pretend like they wanna be there?

Q: You just want something real.

source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2017/08/17/patti-labelle-dishes-on-lip-syncing-divettes-aretha-franklin-rivalry/ from Hot Spots Magazine http://hotspotsmagazin.blogspot.com/2017/08/patti-labelle-dishes-on-lip-syncing.html

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Patti LaBelle Dishes on Lip-Syncing ‘Divettes,’ Aretha Franklin Rivalry

Q : I don’t know if he was gay, but in Vancouver last year, a fan got frisky on your stage and…

A: Showed me his ass?

Q: Is that what he did?

Q: You even called him a “bitch.”

Q: I was happy to see that you did NYC Pride this summer. Is there something special about performing for an all-gay audience?

Q: Ha! Who would give Patti LaBelle crap for her hair?

A: People who didn’t really understand where I was in the ’80s. You know, some of the younger kids – they don’t have a clue who Patti LaBelle or Labelle was.

Q: So what do they know you for?

A: I have no clue.

Q: I’m thinking, “But that is part of your legacy.”

A: Yeah, they’re Patti latecomers.

Q: Speaking of Deborah Cox, a lot of people don’t know that Montell Jordan wrote “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here,” but you didn’t love it and then it went to Deborah…

Q: Have you given up a lot of songs that became hits?

A: Right?! Well, this is the first time for me. But I’ll know the next time to hold onto something that sounds halfway decent.

Q: Do you pay attention to the memes and GIFs of you throwing shade that people love to share on the internet?

Q: Has your son given up on keeping what you say in check?

Q: Do you ever regret things that you say?

Q: Let’s talk about food. You know how people say gays don’t eat carbs?

A : Gays don’t eat carbs – who said that?! Every gay guy I know, they eat carbs. (Laughs)

Q: And they eat your pies?

A: Oh, I would give Fantasia blessings. And Ledisi. The little singing girls. The ones who can really, really sing.

Q: What does it mean to you to be able to “really, really sing”?

Q: Would you still regard a “singer” as someone who can throw down in the studio but lip-syncs live?

A: Oh, a lot of them lip-sync. But they lip-sync and they do it so well you can’t tell that they’re doing it. But I can always tell. I can always tell. I’ve never done that.

Q: What gives them away?

Q: So we’ve got Fantasia – who else is on this covers album?

A: Ledisi, Andra Day, Emeli Sandé and Leela James – my God, that girl can sing. I love these ladies.

Q: Why have you never duetted in the studio with your goddaughter, Mariah Carey?

A : I don’t know. We always talk about it when we see each other.

Q: Maybe you two can hook up for a song on your dance album, which I believe is in the works. Hopefully we don’t have to wait as long as we waited for this jazz album.

Q: Will it be for the gay clubs?

Q: Why did you want to perform that song at NYC Pride?

Q: There couldn’t be a more perfect time. There is so much happening in the world. Maybe you heard, but Donald Trump said trans people are no longer able to serve in the military.

A: I know! My friend told me. They’re banned from service, according to the Trumpette. Ain’t that a witch.

Q: Do you think about your legacy, Patti?

Q: Any last words for your gay fans?

Q: They pretend like they wanna be there?

Q: You just want something real.

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2017/08/17/patti-labelle-dishes-on-lip-syncing-divettes-aretha-franklin-rivalry/

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Riverfest turns 40

Party with Wiz Khalifa, Morris Day and The Time, Cold War Kids and more.

In July 1978, "Grease" was No. 1 at the box office, where it would stay until mid-October. Farrah Fawcett was on the cover of "Vogue." The world's first test-tube baby was born in Manchester, U.K. Here on the homefront, the Junior League of Little Rock founded the Summer Arts Festival, renamed the Riverfest Arts and Music Festival the following year. The festival has evolved over its 40 years, drawing artists like B.B. King, James Brown, Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Al Green, The B-52's. Its identity has leaned at times toward the nostalgic, other times toward the new. In 2008, the festival introduced a local focus, dedicating a tent to Arkansas-only talent. In 2016, it split into two parts: April Springfest for family-focused activities and a newly music-minded Riverfest. This year, Riverfest Executive Director DeAnna Korte says, organizers will honor that history — and the cultural and economic benefits it's afforded to Central Arkansas — with a Sunday celebration. "Those who attended Riverfest in the early years will feel a sense of nostalgia with Sunday's events," Korte said.

The official 40th anniversary party for the festival, which kicks off Friday, June 2, starts at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 4, and it's for everyone; even those without tickets to the full weekend can gain admission to the celebration for $5 (children 10 and under are free). Festivities include the fireworks display at 9 p.m., stick pony races, a PK Grill Steak Cook-Off, a petting zoo from Heifer International, a celebrity dunking booth, a cake decorating contest with professional and amateur contenders and an attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records' record for the most sparklers lit at one time. That Sunday-only ticket also gets you in for the last round of musical performances, including Morris Day and The Time, Amasa Hines, Andy Frasco & The U.N., Here Come the Mummies, The Hip Abduction, Big Piph & Tomorrow Maybe, DeFrance, Brother Moses, Vintage Pistol and more.

Riverfest's sponsors are responsible, of course, for otherwise-familiar spots being suddenly rebranded with names like "Frio Light" and "Sweetwater," but they're also offering some cool little extras for Riverfest patrons: Verizon will have a charging station for all sorts of mobile devices, regardless of what carrier they're made for; the Clinton Presidential Center is offering a $2 discount for admission to its temporary exhibition, "Xtreme Bugs"; Arvest Bank's booth will be home to an arcade-style basketball contest, with winners, who'll receive $50 in "Riverbucks," announced at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; Sweet Baby Ray's is giving away full bottles of barbecue sauce; Patron Spirits will have a Mobile Cocktail Lab on a cart, equipped with a tablet questionnaire to help you determine what type of cocktail trips your trigger; festival sponsor Oaklawn Racing & Gaming holds its annual Baggo National Championship at 1:30 p.m. Saturday on the Clinton Presidential Center lawn; and Bobby's Bike Hike is offering free valet parking for any cyclists who bike to Riverfest. There will be amusement park rides from Louisiana's Lowery Carnival, a mobile video game station outfitted with seating for 20 people, performances from the Southern BMX Stunt Riders at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; and a return of the "Rock the Dock" Super Retriever Series — basically a track and field competition for dogs who like to swim.

If you're a wine or craft beer enthusiast, you can beat the crowds and attend "Flowing on the River," Riverfest's separately ticketed kickoff event in the River Market pavilions at 6 p.m. Thursday, $30-$40.

Check out riverfestarkansas.com for tickets and details, but first, here are some of our picks for acts to catch this weekend.

Dylan Scott

6 p.m. Friday. Frio Light Stage, Clinton Presidential Center.

From just over the Arkansas state line, in tiny Beekman, La., comes country newcomer Dylan Scott. He grew up in a place where, like so many Arkansans, his career prospects ranged from farm to paper mill to construction. His father, however, broke that mold, playing guitar on the road for the likes of Freddy Fender and Freddie Hart and coming back with whopping tales of life on the road — especially of that most magical of places, Nashville. So, inspired by his dad and Taylor Swift (no joke!), Scott moved to Nashville after graduating from high school and began the steep climb to Music City success. His debut single, "Makin' This Boy Crazy," was released in June 2013, and charted for 10 weeks on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, peaking at an unimpressive No. 54. But in August last year, Scott released his first full-length album (the eponymous "Dylan Scott"), and with his smooth baritone and genre-mixing rap vocals, the album debuted at No. 5 on the Top Country Albums, selling 9,000 copies in its first week. His latest single, "My Girl," has become a viral sensation, amassing more than 29 million Spotify spins. Scott will play at Riverfest on June 2, just five days after he marries the subject of his hit. HS

Cage the Elephant

9:30 p.m. Friday. Arkansas Federal Credit Union/Sweetwater Amphitheater Stage.

I'm suggesting to the members of modern rock band Cage the Elephant that if they ever consider a name change for something more memorable, here's one courtesy of Trump flack Kellyanne Conway: Bowling Green Massacre. A helluva lot more catchy that what they've been using for a decade, don't you think? Timely. Appropriate, because Cage originated in Bowling Green, Ky., home of the (non) massacre. Anyway, Grammy Award-winning Cage the Elephant offers the rock headliner on Friday at the park amphitheater, opposite the country lineup scheduled for the stage at the Clinton Center. And a good alternative it is. Cage the Elephant is probably best known for radio (and internet) hits "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" from its eponymously named debut record, and "Trouble," from the latest release, "Tell Me I'm Pretty," a song co-written by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. There is also "Mess Around," the first from that same album (while the album was lauded, critics thought "Mess Around" sounded just like the Black Keys — and what a coincidence, with Auerbach producing the album). Apparently going all Black Keys in the Nashville, Tenn., studio was the right move for Cage the Elephant, as they took home the 2016 Grammy for Best Rock Album. Those three aforementioned songs nicely showcase lead singer Matt Shultz's lyrical and vocal playfulness. He apparently carries that style to the stage as well with an energetic punk-inspired approach that fans in the pit should enjoy. You can sense the Pixies influence and more on Shultz, who relocated the group to London before its first album release. However, brother Brad Shultz on lead guitar shows other impressive rock influences and gives Cage the Elephant some separation from many of today's current acts that all start sounding the same. Cage has a date at Bonnaroo next week; catching the band here might be a better deal all the way around. Indie rocking Grouplove makes for a nice complement leading up to Cage. JH

Dazz & Brie

1:15 p.m. Saturday. Arkansas Federal Credit Union/Sweetwater Amphitheater Stage.

If Dazzmin "Dazz" Murry and Kabrelyn "Brie" Boyce were backed by a DJ or a dude with a computer and a synthesizer, their harmonies would still soar with infectious intertwining lines, and their versatile capability to jump across genres and styles would stand out. Lucky for us, though, they are backed by The Emotionalz, a force of their own that can lay down danceable grooves, slow jams, filthy-nasty riffs and rock the **** out whenever they feel like it. Dazz & Brie stole the show and won the title at the Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase this year, and so no doubt it will be a treat to see them on a big stage outside. They describe themselves as "rock and soul," and while that's accurate, it still seems too small a box for Dazz & Brie. The pair is too dynamic and too expansive in their musical ambitions to really be classified. Sometimes you feel like you're listening to smooth neo-soul, other times like riff-heavy progressive rock, and still others like you just heard something on Top 40 radio that was too good to be on Top 40 radio. This "girl gang" and the ladies and gentlemen in their backing band are some of the brightest and most creative talents in Arkansas right now, and you owe it to yourself to check them out at Riverfest if for no other reason than that they will bring you a pure kind of joy. JS

The Wildflower Revue

2:30 p.m. Saturday. Frio Light Stage, Clinton Presidential Center.

The problem with supergroups is that rarely does the whole exceed the sum of its parts. Remember Jimmy Page's mid-'80s group The Firm? Us neither. But the balance sheets of the Wildflower Revue — Amy Garland, Mandy McBryde and Cindy Woolf, who has stepped into Bonnie Montgomery's place — are well in the black. These individual stars of the Little Rock scene were inspired by Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt's Trio, an '80s-era supergroup that, unlike The Firm, improbably exceeded its parts. And the "peace-lovin' outlaw trio" of the Revue share a penchant for country music that goes back beyond the Reagan era — witnessed in part by their correct spelling of "revue" — as well as more modern sounds in country and Western music. Any complaint of crass commercialism in the Wildflower Revue's great-sounding eponymous debut album by the inclusion of covers of "Psycho Killer" and "Heart of Glass" are drowned out by the Revue's deftness and sheer joy. Would that we all had such well-balanced spreadsheets. SK

Seratones

3:30 p.m. Saturday. Arkansas Federal Credit Union/Sweetwater Amphitheater Stage.

Exhibit A in the quest toward a more musicky Riverfest: Seratones. This Shreveport quartet, fronted by high school teacher A.J. Haynes, packed the White Water Tavern a year ago on the strength of its debut album, "Get Gone," on Fat Possum Records and considerable buzz — neither of which were likely to earn the band a slot in your father's Riverfest. Happily, soon (Saturday at 3:30 p.m., to be exact) the world will learn what the WWT knows — that Seratones pack their energetic rock 'n' roll swagger with respect to its deepest roots in jazz and blues. SK

Split Lip Rayfield

3:30 p.m. Saturday. Frio Light Stage, Clinton Presidential Center.

Lord knows that two of the greatest musical concepts are "fusion" and "hard to categorize," which is why Split Lip Rayfield is a must-see for this year's Riverfest. This Kansas trio has spent the last two decades crafting its own brand of cowpunky thrashgrass — a rollicking mashup of banjo, mandolin, the occasional kazoo and a one-string stand-up bass fashioned from a Mercury Marquis gas tank — and they come to Riverfest as part of a tour supporting their sixth studio record, the excellent "On My Way." Their live shows are said to be damn near a religious experience. Expect to holler a bit. SLR are true pioneers in carving out new possibilities and territory for acoustic music and have spread their gospel across the country for years. Think acoustic shows can't be metal? Think punk needs electric power? Come on over beside me, Junior, and let's take a master class in DIY and genre-stretching. I'm talking about the classic bluegrass yearnings of heartbreak and lamenting that "she don't call at all" paired with an energy that somehow twists that pain into something strangely joyous and all too real. Seriously, you don't want to miss this. GH

Cody Canada and The Departed

5 p.m. Saturday. Frio Light Stage, Clinton Presidential Center.

Cody Canada's been at this music deal for a while now, first fronting Cross Canadian Ragweed (which, based in Stillwater, Okla., made regular stopovers at Stickyz in the 2000s) and now leading Cody Canada and the Departed. Bassist Jeremy Plato has been with Canada for 23 years as a member of both bands. They're so close and so un-controlling about band things, they put an album last year ironically titled "Jeremy Plato and the Departed," where Plato took the lead on vocals and Canada and the rest of the band (and some top-talent imports) supported him a bunch of old country covers. Real, tried-and-true Texas-style country and country rock is the sound you'll get from the Departed late Sunday afternoon, slap-dab in the middle of a country — and bluegrass-influenced full day of music in front of the Clinton Center and culminating with Arkansas favorite son Justin Moore from Poyen. They're typically linked on "sounds a lot like" sites with ZZ Top, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, and Texas red dirt-stylist Wade Bowen, who is Canada's brother-in-law. Canada's latest work has marked a return to his Cross Canadian songwriting roots, but let's hope such circa 2011 Departed favorites as "Ballad of Rosalie" are still on his set list. Either way, he's a proven performer worth showing up for, even more than for the later headliners or the fireworks. JH

Cold War Kids

8 p.m. Saturday. Arkansas Federal Credit Union/Sweetwater Amphitheater Stage.

Welcome to Riverfest, you two. Will you be having the indie? Excellent choice! The chef's special tonight is Cold War Kids. We take choice, Grade A indie rock, lovingly prepare it with pulsating beats, soaring melodies and sing-along choruses, and serve it sizzling. The special comes with sides of hand claps and soulful backup vocals. The restaurant shtick aside, California-based Cold War Kids have been hovering on the edge of breaking out of the alternative charts into mainstream success for far too long. Over the years, the CWK lineup has changed and absorbed two members of indie favorites Modest Mouse, but the band has retained its own signature sound that gets feet moving and hands waving in the air. The band is promoting its brand-new album, the anthemic and dance floor friendly "L.A. Divine" on Capitol Records. Last month, Cold War Kids joined with British singer Bishop Briggs and released a spare, stripped-down cover of Rihanna's hit track "Love On The Brain" that's enjoying a fair amount of buzz. Bottom line: If you're scanning the Riverfest menu in search of your indie dance party, order up a heapin' helpin' of Cold War Kids. They just might end up being your new favorite dish. GH

Wiz Khalifa

9:30 p.m. Saturday. Arkansas Federal Credit Union/Sweetwater Amphitheater Stage.

When you ask Little Rock seventh-graders what they know about Wiz Khalifa (as I felt compelled to do with the middle schoolers I teach), they tell you one of two things: He has a son with model Amber Rose and he smokes a lot of weed. They are right on both counts, and both facts have featured prominently in Khalifa's music. In his most recent studio album, "Khalifa," the rapper's son cameos on the track "Zoney." You can't really say pot cameos anywhere because, well, it's referred to constantly in his music. Even Khalifa's latest — which fans hope will drop this year — is tentatively called "Rolling Papers 2," a follow-up to the 2011 "Rolling Papers." But not all of his music is about pot: Khalifa's breakout "Black and Yellow," which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with its rolling beat and sparse mix, was about his Dodge Challenger (in which he smokes pot), painted the iconic colors of his Pittsburgh hometown's football team. Some may say he's gone too pop ("Say Yeah" grooves over an A-Ha-inspired beat based on its timeless "Take On Me"), but those in the Taylor Gang (his fan base, named after the Converse shoes he always wears), will be lining up to hear what Khalifa's been smoking — I mean cooking. HS

Morris Day and The Time

7:15 p.m. Sunday. Frio Light Stage, Clinton Presidential Center.

If you were old enough to remember the '80s, you probably know Morris Day and The Time and you don't need to read this because you'll already be there to see them. If not, let me make it clear: You cannot afford to miss Morris Day and The Time. You probably already love them and you don't know it, because their mark is present on so much pop and R&B today. It's impossible to talk about Morris Day and The Time without talking about Prince. The Purple One more or less engineered the band, picking and choosing some of the best R&B players in Minneapolis to assist him in his vision of going worldwide with his alchemical concoction of funk, R&B, rock, psychedelia, etc. Along with helping spread the Purple Gospel, The Time's Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis worked with Janet Jackson to lay the foundation for what would become the New Jack Swing sound that dominated the late '80s/early '90s, and produced countless other hits across pretty much all genres. All that said, watching them perform live, it's clear the bands stands on its own. Morris Day and The Time absolutely bring it, and you can guarantee that everyone out in front of that amphitheater is going to be on his or her feet or misguidedly attempting to breakdance on the grassy slopes. JS

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