Fall is in full swing out on the deck! We have stew, football, baseball, even basketball going. It will be nice when these spiders are gone until April or May.
Ok first of all we do our best when out on the deck to avoid what I call "Coke v Pepsi" or even "Michael Jackson v Prince" debates. To get everyone up to speed, these are topics that are very much similar and are almost siblings in the grand scheme of things. It all boils down to preference and even a sense of loyalty.
Enter high school Homecomings. There were a few major ones in South Carolina this week (and still ongoing as there are church services/brunches on Sunday). Gaffney and Wilson out of Florence are the top two anywhere you're going to find. This is the first year I can recall in a long time that both were on the same weekend in October. Both are different from a nuance sense but are still great in their own right. I have personally been to many Gaffney Homecomings and will make it a mission to go to a Wilson Homecoming in the future.
Chris Brown has had a great 2025 with his Breezy Bowl tour. There will be folks that refuse or cannot look past his 2009 mistakes. It's honestly easy not to since Chris Breezy has a history of violent offenses. However at the same token it's almost 2026, time has passed, new evidence has been presented. Why are we still talking about 2025? Are we not giving this man a second chance as a society? It appears millions of women (black women at that) nationwide, hundreds that I know, do forgive him. They also do not tolerate domestic violence.
2025 has been sad for neo-soul as now D'Angelo has passed away. I felt like I was living under a rock because I did not know that he and Angie Ston even dated let alone had an adult son. I know how rough it is to lose one parent and this man has lost both parents in a 6 month time frame. I really hope (as I said about Angie Stone) that every major musical awards show and outlet properly celebrates these two icons. Neo-soul was indeed a popular and a pioneering era.
Speaking of music, MTV is FINALLY going away for good. I feel like MTV is like a hospice patient that fought the good fight but is done. It's truly time to acknowledge what has been and now is gone. I just mentioned the Neo-Soul era. 2025 has not been easy for GenXers like myself. We have lost Ananda Lewis, Theo Huxtable, Hulk Hogan, Ozzy Osbourne and now MTV. I am finally seeing what my elders have discussed for the longest.
Angel Reese being on the big stage in the Victoria Secret fashion show is a game changer. Angel is doing so much to advance herself and the WNBA. She is a superstar and a brand. Angel has a natural model presence and this show fit her personally. I love seeing more representation in a predominantly white space.
Next week is likely going to be discussing Halloween and some other deep topics heading in November/Christmas I
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