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Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington

@edotben.bsky.social

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Nothing fancy, comical or sexy about me. Just a regular old head reconnecting with family. God 1st. Black is beautiful. ♐ From Soul to Hip Hop take a trip. This uncle says, put on a vinyl and let it play. #Blackskyover40 #Blackskyover50 Part of the 77%

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Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 18m

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Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 29m

Ain't he??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 31m

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 HE SONNED HIM!!!

Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 50m

The Exorcist

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Children of the Corn

Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 54m

It's truly giving ice cream vibes...
☝🏾I had a couple of pairs of Ice Creams back in the day...

Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 1h

Those are nice! Them boys look comfortable!

Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 2h

Me every fall, winter and every holiday in between...

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Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 2h

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Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 2h

Right off the bat is unrealistic. It does take time to make it just right.

Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 2h

IT'S OUR TIME!!!

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Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 4h

Good morning y'all
Im down to 1 k-cup...

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Anna Stesia @onlychyld.blacksky.app · 15h

Awww man Tanqueray died

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humansony We've lost a legend. Stephanie 'Tanqueray' Johnson passed away last night after suffering a severe stroke. She will be most remembered for holding the world in thrall with her no-holds-barred storytelling about life as a burlesque dancer in the 1970's. Stephanie was a complicated person. Her public persona was irresistibly charismatic. Yet behind the scenes I've rarely met somebody who had such difficulty with close relationships. She was internationally adored, yet intensely lonely. She was desirous of companionship, yet quick to cut people out of her life over the smallest slights. Stephanie told me endless stories about how badly her mother treated her as a child, yet remained capable of exhibiting that same behavior toward others. People are complicated.
And the longer you live, the more you realize the most inexcusable behavior often stems from the saddest traumas. There was always a little girl inside of Stephanie who never had a chance to feel safe. A little girl who learned at a young age that the best way to keep from getting hurt was to throw the first punch. But this little girl also had such a love of life. And despite her X-rated stories, and her sharp edges, was capable of such innocence. Stephanie slept with a teddy bear until the day she died. She'd melt in the presence of animals and babies. And until the very end, she laughed like a little girl. In the final weeks of her life all the hard edges melted away. All the defense mechanisms, the learned responses. She reverted back to the little girl she'd been before she'd gotten hurt. And that is the Stephanie that is smiling down on us right now. In her own words: 'When I get to heaven I hope God shows me a movie of my life. But just the funny parts. Not the in-between parts, cause then we'd both start crying. Underneath all the laughs and the gags, it was always about one thing: survival. Tanqueray was a lot of fun.
But Tanqueray …

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Freddie "Boom Boom" Bennington @edotben.bsky.social · 15h

I remember, about this time, damn near 30 yrs ago, listening to WGCI, the DJ was playing Luther Vandross on the quiet storm...
youtu.be/1UCKIwlhSmQ?...