New Years Resolutions
This is the time that people start making their New Years Resolutions. I usually don’t even bother making them anymore because I never seem to end up keeping them. But I really do need to manage my time better and get more organized…this is not going to be an easy task! So what are some of yours and do you usually end up keeping them?
I hope everyone had a nice holiday and I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!! I know this time of year is especially hard for a lot of people. This can be a very depressing time for those that are alone and for those that have lost loved ones. Just know that you are not alone, there are a lot of people going through the same exact things and it really does get better with time.
The month of December this year has been colder than normal and it’s already snowed here two different times. I love how pretty the snow is coming down but I have to say that it really messes up my travel plans. It seems to always snow when I have plans to go out of town. I haven’t got as much done this month as I had hoped. Not only have I been sick but both the cat and dog have been sick. Just glad they weren’t sick at the same time! The dog was so sick that I ended up having to take him to the vet. He is finally getting better now. Hate when my babies are sick! Don’t even want to think what the next crisis will be…can’t things just be slow and boring for awhile?!!!
Holiday Traffic…Internet Outage…And More
Just wanted to give everyone an update on what’s been going on. The month of November has been pretty bad for me. First I was sick with a sinus infection and then before I even got over that, I ended up with an eye infection. Then just when I was getting over all that, my internet here at the house went out. Usually when my internet goes out it is only out for like 1-2 days. This time it was out for 12 days!!!! I was calling everyday and getting transferred to this person and that person and yet nobody could tell me anything!! Still don’t have any idea what was wrong but they did get me back up a few hours ago.
It’s been tough being without internet here at the house for so long…I’ve been having to run around everywhere just so I could get online here and there. You don’t realize how much you depend on the net until you don’t have it!!! And it’s been especially hard being without the internet here at the holidays. I do a lot of my shopping online and it’s put me way behind!
You don’t even want to get me started on this holiday traffic!! Where do these people come from?!!! Traffic last night coming back home from my mom’s was a nightmare!!! Now I know why I get so stressed around the holidays!! I really hope December turns out better than November!
It Gets Better – Prince Poppycock – John Quale
John is the most amazing man I have ever known and I couldn’t love him any more than I do right now!! This is something that John is very passionate about and I’m so glad that he did this video!!!
Such a beautiful message from such a beautiful person! I love how John always speaks from the heart. This was serious and fun all rolled into one like only John can do!!
Rainbow. Unicorn. Pegasus !!!
John Quale, the creator of Prince Poppycock gives a message to gay youth and outsiders that are bullied in school, that everything will get better, and dreams do come true. The 1st address was made on Sept 8th, to a broadcast television audience of 12 million.
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Prince Poppycock/John Quale is currently on a national A.G.T. Live tour of 26 cities. After his first number of the tour he talks to the audiences about his rainbow, teen suicide and acceptance messages, and how every dinner party is better when everyone is invited.
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Below is a description of his Yankee Doodle Dandy performance on Sept. 7th, where he discusses the Harvey Milk imagery, Liberace inspired costume and message to Gay Youth:
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Swathed in a red, white and blue cape and top hat decked with silver stars, the Prince descended from the rafters on a platform backed by whirling sparklers, singing the final verse of “The Star Spangled Banner” before moving into “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and “Stars and Stripes Forever.”
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With its kickiness, baton-twirling majorettes, and considerable pyrotechnics, the routine was a first-rate piece of entertainment — one that got Prince Poppycock voted into the Final Four contestants on the #1 show of the season. But underneath the glamorous facade, the number made poignant references to the American civil rights struggle, while still remaining, ultimately, a celebration of American openness and individualism.
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“As a nation, our strength lies in diversity,” Poppycock says. “We are a nation of individualists, and as Americans, we seek to develop what makes us unique to its fullest potential. The more fully realized we are, the more different we are, so it’s really our differences that make us strong. And I believe that this country as a whole, which has opened its heart to my theatrics, feels the same way.”
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With a video backdrop that included images of Abraham Lincoln; civil rights leader Rosa Parks, women’s rights leader Susan B. Anthony; and gay rights martyr and politician Harvey Milk, Poppycock’s act acknowledged the inequalities of America — and the struggles of those who tried to address them — in the past and present. Standing in front of the images of Milk and Parks, the openly gay singer solemnly recited, “We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal.” Whipping open his cape to reveal a sequined shorts suit and striking a pose, he added, with a wink: “Of course, some men are more equal than others!” and broke into a Busby Berkeley-style production number that included a pinwheel of showgirls dressed as sailors; majorettes; Statues of Liberty; and American flags.
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But though Poppycock’s vision of America isn’t blind to its injustices, he’s still an old-fashioned patriot with an optimistic view of America’s potential. “I love my country,” he emphasizes. “This act is not ironic.” Instead, he says, it commemorates America’s ability to be inclusive, and it is this open-armed image of his country that inspired the spectacular stageshow, which he told television viewers was “Poppycock’s love letter back to America.” He adds that the number was his way of thanking the American public — who had put him through to the Top 10 — for embracing him. “I wanted to show,” Poppycock says, “that America is a place that has room for everyone.”
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And his response, when he heard on Wednesday’s live results show that he’d be voted into the Final Four, made it clear that he viewed his election as a victory for that vision of American inclusiveness as well as a testament to the power — and the essential Americanness — of remaining true to yourself even when you fall outside the norm. As he told the “America’s Got Talent” audience after his win, “To every kid out there who gets picked on or feels like an outsider: I want you to believe that life is magical, and I want you to look at me right now and understand that dreams can come true.”
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Video by ShawnSmithPhoto.com
Come Join Us At The Prince Poppycock Fan Network
I guess I’ve had you waiting long enough…I want to introduce to you a new community of Prince Poppycock fans. I along with a few others have been working very hard to get this site going. This is a fan site called Kingdom of Poppycock and it is a very loyal and dedicated group of people that really believe in Prince Poppycock and the talent that this man has. We share and discuss ideas and ways to help promote him. We want Prince Poppycock to be a household name. He is the most beautiful and talented person I have ever known and the world needs to know about this man! If you would like to join us then please click on the “Join The Prince Poppycock Fan Network” box below. You may already be a part of the Prince Poppycock Official site on facebook but this site gives us a lot more options to work with.
I first heard about Prince Poppycock from America’s Got Talent and that’s probably where most of you saw him as well. I am so thankful that he was on the show because I may not have ever known about him otherwise. Prince Poppycock was of course my favorite on the show from day one. The moment he first stepped on that stage I just knew there was something very special about him. He did not win America’s Got Talent but he did make it to the final 4. He has developed a very wide fan base ranging from very young children to grandmothers and much older adults. He is very popular with both the ladies and the men.
If you do decide to join The Kingdom of Poppycock fan site please leave me a message here letting me know so I will know who you are over on that site. I can’t tell you how excited I am about this fan site we have, so if you are a Prince Poppycock fan then we would really love to have you join us!!
Just in case there are still some of you out there that haven’t yet heard about our Prince, don’t worry because I will soon be posting photos and videos here from his America’s Got Talent performances and also from the America’s Got Talent Live tour that is going on right now.
Been Working On Something HUGE…
But that’s all I am saying at the moment. I will give you one hint though…Prince Poppycock! If you watched this season of America’s Got Talent then I’m sure you know just who I’m talking about. I am a HUGE fan and in the next few days I will be letting you all in on what I have been working on. It is very exciting and I can’t wait to share it with you! So if you are a Prince Poppycock fan then stay tunned….
