(i don’t normally do this, post chat conversations. it’s none of your business what i’m chatting about, even if it’s usually about how boys are stupid & shopping is fun. but i had a convo with my girl millie that helped me make it through a tough day - and like most of our chats, was fucking hilarious - and i wanted to share it. RIP, don cornelius.)
our story begins with this video:
S: okay.
that “wide receiver” clip is THE BUSINESS.
M: OH MY GOD.
S: 1. THE SONG ITSELF.
2. THE FASHION.
M: RIGHT?!?!?!
asian lady right out the gate
wearing that tea party dress
S: so you KNOW they mean it.
also, ASIAN LADY RIGHT OUT THE GATE is the name of your memoir.
M: HAHAHAHAHA i literally just laughed so loud
S: hahaha!
M: i have literally done NOTHING today
i can’t stop watching these videos
the lady w/ the white pants that puts her sunglasses on while dancing
SHIT
S: i unfriended someone cuz he made a snide remark about people grieving over don cornelius.
don’t fuck with me about soul train.
M: okay. who the FUCK would say that?
i’m questioning people who AREN’T upset by this news
seriously
this is our childhood!
S: if you were never moved by soul train, you effectively have NO SOUL. therefore, i have no need for you.
M: man. it’s like we keep saying — there are lines in the sand being drawn here
i don’t think i can fundamentally get along w/ people who didn’t understand soul train!
god. so freaking sad.
i mean, he’s a fucking LEGEND.
he was on TV when we were kids - that’s huge
that’ll make anyone famous
S: man. i love how your fashion choices were “hot pants” or “billie holiday.”
M: HAHAHAHAHAHHA
first off - i love any couple who dresses town and country
like with white gloves and incorporates their monocle into their dance
S: hahahahahaha!
i know! like, soul train is the epitome of High Class.
M: also, when people bring CHAIRS on stage
or when there’s fucking skits
did you see this shalamar one w/ the SPIDERMAN skit
http://youtu.be/fA_r88JVAKE
S: holy crap!
first of all, i KNEW that the dude in the LEATHER SHORTS SET would be involved.
M: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
S: i had a serious love/hate relarionship with that guy.
M: YES! the shabba doo looking dude
S: second, the dude doing faux-ballet while wearing an “everlast” boxing shirt is killing me.
M: YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and the fingerless gloves!
S: and thirdly, the skit might have been the precursor to “batman & spidey clap them thighs.”
M: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
can you fucking imagine them coming up w / that before they shot it
like off camera going, “okay - now ya’ll walk w/ her and i’ll come down and throw a nude colored scarf”
S: and another thing! if you didn’t have fringe, you didn’t have nuthin’.
M: also — okay, besides asian lady ripping her top off
the guy after her — is that a fucking indian guy?!
S: in the tux?!?
i was just watching him!
M: i was like, “if that was a middle eastern guy on soul train - this show truly broke barriers”
S: hahahaha!
M: omg - sorry to keep sending
but you ain’t ready for all this FASH: http://youtu.be/u8PmXw_Saws
and hearing them cheer each other on is the most heartwarming thing ever.
S: i know, right? it’s so sweet.
did i miss the shirt-buttoned-to-top-with-a-brooch revival yet? cuz i’m ready.
M: HAHAHAHAHAHA
loving these little drummer boy jackets too
S: uh, the superlong fake pearl strands TIED IN A KNOT was classic shalewa.
this chick rocking them with stirrup pants needs to give me my childhood back.
M: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
S: okay, i just saw an outfit i’m going to try to recreate when i get home.
i just need an asymmetrical lace skirt, a poufy satin miniskirt, and a denim button down.
M: I JUST SAW THAT.
i literally cannot stop
but seeing men dance to this song is warming my heart: http://youtu.be/Kv4Cq6yEs-k
S: okay, when you start with ROSIE PEREZ, you ain’t playin’.
M: HAHAHAHAHAH
okay, wait until you get to the tall guy w/ the white top on
my god
S: and she is dancing like her life depends on it.
M: i used to fucking do that dance ALL THE TIME as a kid
that was my patented move to every song
(except not as perfected, of course)
S: okay, the dude in the white shirt is ah-mazing
M: i just…just
i can’t stop
S: who is this bootleg long haired asian lady?
boo!
M: I KNOW! there’s a couple of copycats
S: i didn’t think about it at the time, but there are a lot of homemade ensembles.
i love the idea of these girls sewing together two different catsuits.
M: RIGHT?!
i just want to believe girl friends went over to each other’s houses the night before
to put on finishing touches
S: and practice their routines.
man, that moment when the camera switches over and a duo looks at each other and counts out, “5, 6, 7, 8,” before they start?
the best!
M: JKSDHFSJDHHD
NUDE HIGH HEEL TAP SHOE
the essence of it
i love how it’s a mix of dim bulb-type club chicks dancing and like PROFESSIONALS
S: yeah, you can totally tell who was picked out of the line because they’re only wearing a bandeau top.
M: HAHAHAHAHA “bandeau top” — thank you for using the proper term
S: man, the bandeau is not for the faint of heart.
you had to have faith in a higher power with that shit.
M: HAHAHAHAHAH
