Hilarity Ensues

All kinds of funny shit today - enjoy.

Menudo is reforming! I knew you would be excited. For those of you not privy to Menudo-ness, it's like if the Backstreet Boys were all A.J.'s and Howie D's. To those of you who do remember it, don't even lie, you know you wanted to run your fingers through one of those Jeri Curl mullets.

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Now, don't get me wrong, there should be no confused about how much I detest R. Kelly, but seriously, this guy is perfect snark fodder. If you remember, Trapped in a Closet was a song-soap opera he had created. It's so funny you feel bad for laughing because he was so serious about it. When it came out he was under the impression that it was going to be "ground-breaking." In reality, it was the work of someone not right in the head. Then again, he does pee on people so what do you expect?

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The link isn't funny, but my story about ?uestlove (drummer for the Roots) is, so go with it.
?uestlove was detained by the DEA in the airport and was, to put it gently, humiliated. However, being the true artist he is, his commentary is amazingly accurate, intelligent, humorous and makes a great statement about our society and it views stereotypes. Genius.

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I once had a run-in with ?uestlove at the Starbucks in downtown Cincinnati, OH. He was two people in front of me in line so of course I look around to see if anyone else has picked up on what's happening. I'm surrounded by business men in suits who clearly have no clue. I pull out my cell and call my hetero-life partner and tell him who I am in line with. The reponse is, "Holy Shit! Get his autograph!" Mind you, it's 8:30 a.m. and I do not want to be that guy. I get off the phone and the guy behind me, who was apparently eavesdropping says, "Is there someone famous in here or something?" The line moves, ?uestlove gets his order and the second he walks out the door the barista yells, in front of at least 20-25 people, "Holy shit! That was f**king ?uestlove!" Hilarious, particularly since only about 3 people, including myself knew who he was.