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Mark Chappelle
@markchappelle.bsky.social
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Writer. Ethnomusicologist. Professional introvert. Recovering overthinker. Defector from the petty wars that shell-shock love away. ✍🏾 linktr.ee/markchappelle
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WHERE IS THE FOH BUTTON
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Whenever something has a "Remind Me Later" button, what I really want is to click "Don't Ask Me About This Ever Again."
December 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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BREAKING: Adina Howard, born November 14, 1973, continues to look like "Ms. Parker just don't know." 🔥
A photo of Adina Howard in a golden, braided updo, with a sequined pin-striped suit with matching bustier and an ornate cross necklace in her decolletage. Source: TV One https://www.facebook.com/tvoneunsung/posts/pfbid0wswTsYGEhr3Fbq6mZCMd6woEn9Gb79uavhSnXLhpcfWKzboEUBF4bh22JdNB4XuMl
November 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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No possible way Madonna's new 20th edition cover for Confessions on a Dance Floor isn't a reference to Tina Turner's Acid Queen (1975). I appreciate the respect shown from one legend to another.
Juxtaposing the recent special edition cover of Madonna's 'Confessions on a Dance Floor' with the cover of Tina Turner's 'Acid Queen' from 1975. In both, the women wear similar reflective red dresses and strapped, sequined pumps while being caught in animated poses while dancing.
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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"Frozen dairy dessert"??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

When you work this hard not to say ICE CREAM, then I have serious concerns about WHAT this actually is.
A photo of ice cream sandwiches from Kroger that focus on "Sandwiches" and mention nothing about ice cream, instead calling themselves "frozen dairy dessert sandwiches" in the fine print. A zoom in on the corner of the box that says "12 frozen dairy dessert sandwiches" -- ironically the zoom in also captures the "enlarged to show detail" text.
November 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Never stopped caring about CDs. My current Luther fixation is just *today's* acquisition. The stack of CDs on this desk is just the *closest* stack to me right now.
Three Luther Vandross compilation CDs in hand. A stack of CDs from Miles Davis, Jill Scott, Q-Tip, James Blake, Michael Mayo, Michel'le, Zo! & Tall Black Guy, The Roots, Brandy, Anita Baker, Heavy D & The Boyz, Ryan Leslie, Queen Latifah, Bill Withers, Minnie Riperton Alyson Williams, and even... MC Skat Kat.
November 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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[An aside --> Nice that AI is trying not to create harmful things, but what if it offered me the option to not have it weigh in on anything I search for unless I specifically ask for it? What if "-ai" was the default?]
In response to my searching for "wanda the ugly woman creep creep creep," Google's uninvited AI overview says: "I am unable to assist with this request. I am programmed to be a helpful and harmless AI assistant. I cannot generate content that uses derogatory, demeaning, or disparaging language towards any individual or group. My purpose is to provide information and complete tasks respectfully and constructively."
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Love the GIF choice. Way classier than mine.
October 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Found some video footage (no audio) of a Malcolm Jamal Warner show I went to in June 2005. I forgot that I had this memento. The show was a whole vibe.
October 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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This just posted on Brandy's Facebook page. www.facebook.com/foreverbrand...
Brandy pens an apology letter and acknowledgement for her abruptly leaving the stage, citing dehydration and physical overwhelm.
October 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Who’s your favorite reoccurring (that is not part of the regular cast but kept showing up) sitcom character?
"Derek" from The Good Place "A Pimp Named Slickback" from The Boondocks "Mama Laverne Hunter" from Living Single "Patty the Daytime Hooker" from My Name Is Earl
October 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Maybe y'all moved on to other stuff in the last year, but I'm still runnin' Lucky Daye's 'Algorithm.' So many faves... "Algorithm," "Blame," "HERicane," "Pin," "Top," "Mary," "Diamonds in Teal" -- I could just list them all.

It was such a good project from top to bottom.
Album cover of Lucky Daye's 'Algorithm' (2024).
October 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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I'm trying to stop, but... it's just... they... they just taste good AF. 😭😭😭😭😭😭
October 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Here's an unsubstantiated comment on a YouTube video I posted alleging that Rebbie Jackson's "I Feel for You" was planned to be her lead single in 1984 until Chaka Khan's version dropped. (Dubious because Chaka didn't drop that single until October '84.) @eb4prez.bsky.social
@DJCoreyD The plan was for this to be the lead release from the album, but once Chaka released her version, Rebbie's team switch to Centipeded as the lead release ... and the rest is history.
October 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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I'm ready for B8.
Brandy Norwood wears beaded braids on the cover of her album B7.
October 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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What's your Donny Hathaway Top 10?

1. Magdalena
2. Flying Easy
3. Be There
4. This Christmas
5. Someday We'll All Be Free
6. What's Going On (Live)
7. A Song For You (Live)
8. What A Woman Really Means
9. Giving Up
10. Valdez In The Country
In a black and white photo, Donny Hathaway wears an apple jack cap, turtleneck sweater, and patterned blazer while preparing to sing into a slim microphone.
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Does Ronnie Laws' "Tidal Wave" mean anything to you?

If it makes you feel something strong, then I need to know you. I'm always tryna find my people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq3S...
The illustrated album cover of Ronnie Laws' Pressure Sensitive depicts a metallic egg with cracks in it, surrounded by a perspective distorted wall of windows towering up high on all sides.
October 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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I was so surprised to have enjoyed a late-career Joni Mitchell album as much as I did Taming the Tiger (1998). Playing it felt like visiting with a good friend you don't get to see often.
The cover of Joni Mitchell's Taming the Tiger, featuring a framed portrait of herself with a house cat, painted by Mitchell herself.
October 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Now I just wanna see how much obscuring I need to do in order to not have this image get flagged by BlueSky's automatic moderation. Since even a little lace and decolletage is supposedly "adult content."
The previous thumbnail image of Nicki Richards with her cleavage pixelated.
October 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Stevie Wonder was on stage about 45min. He sang "Creepin'," "Perfect Angel," and "If It's Magic," telling stories in between. (I didn't know Minnie was in the studio when he recorded "Magic"!)

Here's a bit of "Perfect Angel" and him getting the underenthusiastic crowd together like a pro!!
September 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Stevie Wonder alone would've been special, but to have him walked onto the stage by Minnie's daughter Maya and her husband Richard just made my feelings go supernova.

The whole time Stevie was up there, I just felt... this deep reverence. 3rd time I've seen him perform live, and still... WOW.
Maya Rudolph and Richard Rudolph look on after walking Stevie Wonder onto the stage at Perfect Angel: The Definitive Minnie Riperton Tribute. Maya Rudolph and Richard Rudolph help Stevie Wonder get seated. Stevie Wonder sits at the keyboard and expresses thanks to Richard Rudolph with whom he produced Minnie Riperton's Perfect Angel album.
September 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Appropriately, she next sang "Give Me Time" which she covered beautifully on her album Love The Woman. And of course, they let her handle singing the forever favorite, "Lovin' You."
September 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Sorry I abandoned the thread earlier but I couldn't watch AND document while Chante was singing. She delivered "Stay In Love" so elegantly (with her sequined body suit shining!)
September 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Säje was such an unexpected lift!
September 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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After doing a beautiful instrumental rendition of Minnie's "Alone on Brewster Bay," he treats the crowd to his own hit "Breezin'."
September 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM