Hey, everybody! Hope you had a great week. Welcome to another edition of Craig’s Pop Life, a Black gay excursion into pop culture.
CRAIG’S POP LIFE ARCHIVE
“Inside The Black Celluloid Closet: The African American Gay Image On Film & The Actors Who Created It.” - Lecil Darrell Willis (Players, March 1995)
#NOWPLAYING
Vesta - “Tell Me (Keemix)”
FOOD FAVE
Tabitha Brown’s Vegan Dill Pickle Organic Popcorn
CRAIG’S QUIET STORM: STARRY EDITION
Starpoint - “Somethin’ In Your Eyes”
Starpoint - “This Is So Right”
Atlantic Starr - “Let’s Get Closer”
Atlantic Starr - “Am I Dreaming”
CRAIG’S CLUB VAULT: LISA FISCHER EDITION
Shades Of Love - “Come Inside”
Xena - “On The Upside (Dub)”
Lisa Fischer - “[Only Love] Shadows”
Lisa Fischer - “Save Me (David Morales Red Zone Mix)”
Lisa Fischer - “Woman (Masters At Work Mix)”
Louie Vega w/ Lisa Fischer - “The Star Of The Story (Extended Version)”
AMEN CORNER
Lisa Fischer, Merry Clayton, Darlene Love, & Judith Hill - "Way Over Yonder (Live)”
Thanks for hanging out again. I hope you enjoyed the letter. Until next week, be cool, be kind, be creative, be yourself. Love, Craig
The mix of Vesta’s “Tell Me” is transcendent. Thank you. I have been listening to “Congratulations” so much this past week. Washing dishes, I pause and say, “I thought it would have been meeeee…” ❤️