Genesis,

Ive been listening to Leon Thomas’s first album, Genesis.

I know I said I would give y’all a list of my top three, and Sunken Place was number one but I think that’s changed since I’ve last wrote. Have y’all listened yet? IF not, y’all need to get on it, especially since he’s going on a promotional tour, as there’s only four cities. Chicago, Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles.

Top Three

  • Mrs Variety
  • PLW
  • Beg

Sunken Place didn’t even make the list, (It would make top five) and I feel shamed but I’m confident in my choices.

Jonez.

Its been a while since Ive put my business out on front street but here we are.

Well this is family business, so If y’all didn’t know, I’m no contact with my sister, and I’m very at peace with that decision. I could honestly care less about her, I don’t need nor want a relationship with her, however I do have a nephew. A little chocolate boy that I love very much, and unfortunately I have to at least be cordial with my sibling for the sake of having a relationship with him. Yes, he is at an age where he can have a cell phone but he’s a kid, I don’t expect him to keep his phone charged, and reach out to me, although he can. So there’s multiple times where I call, and FaceTime, and I receive no answer, I do send a followup text but once again, he’s a child.

Its just so frustrating when you want to be a part of their lives, but you don’t rock with the parent. He hurt himself this week, and was visibly upset, which my eldest niece told me. So of course I call, text, etc and received no reply. SO the next best thing, is to contact my sibling, so that when he’s available he could call me, but that very small exchange, set her off. I was told I was bothering her, like girl. Everything isn’t about you. I don’t take pleasure in chatting with you, but If I want to check in on my nephew, its you I have to go thru. Now the decision has been presented to just leave him be If its through my sister I have to go. Which, even in writing this, makes me incredibly sad.

Damn, I just realized I wrote so much.

Tristan J.

Be Where?

For the past few weeks, I keep asking myself what do I want my Life to look like. What do I want it to consist of? And in all of the questions I ask myself, I also wonder If my Life looks exactly as I want it to look. I know that my life is a bit different from others because I don’t have a traditional job. I don’t have a 9-5, there’s more flexibility in my World, that others don’t have the pleasure of having, and I’m beyond grateful. I generally wake up happy everyday, without fail. So there’s no but .. its just is that what life is supposed to look like for me? Is there something else, something more or less that I should be doing? I’ve accepted there’s no ‘what am I supposed’ to be doing, its just doing. I do try to live a life that’s aligned with the things Id like to do, no matter what that looks like to others.

I would like to add, I want my life to require needing ballgowns, just occasionally.

Jonez.

Raye

I don’t know if I told y’all but a few weeks ago I went to see Raye live in concert in Stl. I made a whole thing of it, actually, ended up staying at a hotel that I’d been eyeing for a long while. Prior to going to the show, I’d listen to a few, one, song(s) off Raye’s album My 21st Century Blues, but I hadn’t listened to enough songs to actually go to a show. However when has common sense ever stopped me in regards to music? I’ve been obsessed with the album ever since, she recently dropped a version of the album Live at Royal Albert Hall with The heritage Orchestra. I have to force myself to listen to other music, but baybee, this is it.

Also, sidenote, I was front row of the show, off the left but front row nonetheless. That’s a dangerous place to be when you don’t actually know the lyrics to any songs, but I just knew I’d love the show. Tell you what, I go see her right now, and I’m singing my little heart out. Adlibs and all! Fun fact, as I write this, escapism just started.

Are you a fan of Raye?

Tristan Jonez.

Baby Tate Presents

Are y’all a fan of Baby Tate? If I’m honest, Ive never listened to any of her music, and I have no real reason as to why I haven’t. My first introduction into her was on love & hip hop, but then that might not be true. I think I saw a few clips, and possibly a soundbite of a song on social media, but nothing that grabbed me. Nothing in those few clips made me want to seek her music. Well baby, I’m currently listening to her new project, Baby Tate Presents – Sexploration:The Musical, and can I say, I am smitten. I loved the blend of house music, pop, gogo/jersey mix and a bit of R&B. Shout Out to those ads on TikTok, they made me curious. With her catchy rhymes, she really is a lyrical beast. This project is the kind of music that you can pregame to, or sit in the house cleaning the house, but in all ways, its a boost of confidence, and I absolutely love it. I was going to try to list what my favorite songs are but I can’t, I legit love every song, especially Grip. And overly sexual songs aren’t my usual go to but she did that! With this project, I’m a fan.

Tristan Jonez.

From This to That

SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT FOR GILDED AGE S2E2

Baby, the way those last five minutes left me speechless. Ohhh Weeeee! I’m not even mad at the lady maid, but she still annoys me cuz honey, you tried to be the unwanted mistress of Mr.Russell, THEN had the nerve to get mad. All because he didn’t want to cheat on his wife with you. You’re insane but you are vengeful enough that this will probably work out for you. However please do not underestimate Mrs.Russell cuz she’s about to be at your neck in a second. So if your going to play this game, make sure you cover every single one of your bases.

Ms.Montgomery needs to chill the fuck out BEFORE she’s out on her ass, and back in the hood with her abuser mother. The thought of being kind to Miss Scott, literally makes Ms.Montgomery sick to her racist stomach. But Imma need her to tighten her shit up, cuz were no longer dealing with that racist shit. Glad Miss Scott finally put this old fart in her place.

Jonez.

Corny Borny Bish

We do not know these ppl when we watch these reality shows, BUT from what I’ve been shown on this real estate show, Nicole is a corny borny bish. Like ma’am. Chriselle has apologized in her part of the madness, madness that you started, but that was your words to her? Where is the accountability babes? Where was the apology for your part in all the chaos? None? Not even a weird loser apology? You can go! IF you had an issue with staging the house, then you should’ve spoken up! Got all that mouth in the confessional, all the mouth with everyone but the person you need to be talking to, Jason. If you’re such a tram player, as you claim to be, then do the job that was asked of you OR Speak up! I was going to add, and do it without complaint but you could never.

I see right now, you aren’t going to be happy with the situation until everyone has stopped talking to Chriselle, and makes you the Queen of the playground but you just too corny borny for that.

Jonez.

Over and Under

I think I’m at the age where I do not want anyone in a customer service space to go above and beyond for me. I just simply want folks to do the job, they are supposed to, dats it. I don’t even want people to ‘put on’, have a smile or be jolly, whatever that means. I really just want people to do the job, that are hired for. It’s so annoying to give clear instructions and those instructions are ignored. Story time, I went into Dunkin’ Donuts today, because I had an extremely early morning, and had only had a yogurt before leaving the house. So I said to myself sure, I’ll get my favorite, a Brown Sugar Maple Sandwich, WITH NO EGG. Well the cashier seemed new so I made sure to speak slowly, and clearly, because I HATE having eggs on anything. After some time, she was finally able to put the correct order in, but imagine my surprise when BOOM! there’s an egg on my sandwich. I informed the cashier, who in turned informed the person who was making the sandwiches. There’s NO way that in two minutes, you made a completely new sandwich, cuz I could’ve simply just taken the egg off. I don’t want it anywhere on my food! So after having to explain to them, just that, I said, I needed my money back. What if I was allergic? Y’all mofo’s are trying to kill me!

What makes it even more annoying, its the location literally across the street from my house. So I guess I’ll have to find another spot for morning breakfast sandwiches. Customer Service really can make or break a location. Do Better!

Tristan Jonez.

Sleepin’

I’ll agree its weird how I listen to albums, because I’ll find ‘the’ song I most love on the full body of work, and only listen to that song which is silly. I know how important a full body of work is, but here I am backtracking and listening to a full album. NOBODY has to tell me how dope Leon Thomas is, I already know but babes, his album Genesis, is an absolute delight. Genius! A Unskipable (is this a word?) album. Definitely an R&B album, with sounds that make you feel your in love, well for the duration of the song.

What an incredible talent! I can wait to see him on tour baby!

Tristan Jonez.

Also, I’m going to sit with the body of work, and I’ll let you know my top three songs but right now, Mrs.Variety is number two, Sunken Place will always be my favorite song off this project.

Too MF’N old.

One episode went into two, or into three, I can’t actually keep count but baybee, the women of that real estate show on Netflix, I can’t! Y’all are too motherfucking grown, too damn old for the weird back and forth that y’all are partaking in. Legit, y’all gossip about EACH OTHER, but nobody stands on business. NOBODY! Get into the confessional, and make statements, or ask questions that you should’ve asked to whomever was in front of you, feeding you the information. Is looking insane the price of being on a reality show? Cuz y’all all look a damn fool. Annoying the hell out of me, cuz y’all say one thing to your friend, then when confronted say something else, then when in the confessional, something new comes out. I can’t keep up with y’all shit, and I’m taking notes.

I’m sure y’all can sense my frustrations with these beginning episodes, so why keep watching? Well I absolutely love the houses! There is something so calming about seeing beautifully constructed homes, and I love how the houses are staged. I would love to be a real estate agent but only to be able to tour houses, I wouldn’t sell not one. But is that really the point?

Jonez.

Also, Amanza needs to chill all the way out. Cuz babes, you are looking like the cornball in all of this. Your behavior at the dinner was a hot mess. Hot. Chrisell be coming out on top cuz she’s willing to walk away cuz you can’t tell who the clown is, when everyone is attending the circus, or however that saying goes.

Company

I recently walked out of a Broadway production during intermission. First time ever! I promise I did my best to sit through, and be open minded to the production but it was just so hard to stomach. Company, the revival of the show of the same name, follows Bobbie, a recent turned 35 year of single woman, rehashing her decision to not be married. Or to have not been married thus far, while her friends are. The show takes us thru a journey, a brief encounter of a time with her friends, but blah blah blah. One couple has that ‘glow’ of marriage because they’ve decided to get divorced. Another couple, we land on, are smoking weed on the steps of their bldg, but the husband is a dud, and the wife, another blah. The last couple, friends we crash into, are prepping for their wedding, with one groom petrified of getting married. Truthfully, this was my favorite, if that, scene and singing sequence.

However that last group scene wasn’t enough to keep me intrigue that the second half of the production would improve. So I had a glass of champagne, sat down at one of the cushioned benches in the lobby, and enjoyed. Once I’d finished, the theatre was signaling for the end of intermission, that too was my cue, and I took my leave.

Have you even left a Broadway show?

T. Jonez

Outside pt.2

October has been a time. A Month! Ive really be outside babes. And this week I have been sick af … consequences. But all worth it, and all received well. I’m thinking this will be a calmer month but we’ll see. I think I told the Universe what I wanted in passing, and it said, Ight Bet. However there are no complaints. I’ve seen one a half Broadway shows, one off broadway show in nyc, a handful of concerts, including Victoria Monet in San Diego, Thundercat in San Antonio, and Raye in St. Louis. Like I said I’ve been outside. I think due to the weather changing, I will be in the house more? But who knows, I just go where the vibe takes me.

How was your October?

Jonez.