As anyone who visits the blog can tell, I do have a thing for Diana Ross.. however for years whenever anyone would say "oh he luuuuvs Diana Ross" in that way that would annoy the shit outta me, I would pass it off as me simply liking her music or her image or what have you..in a way I would try to make light of the fact that obviously I do like the woman... Well the other night as I sipped my Pouilly Fuisse' I began to scan through some of the photos that I have of her saved to my PC, and as she sang softly in the background I began to be filled with such emotion that i began to sob...uncontrollably..and I realized that....I LOVE DIANA ROSS.. I love this woman with such a feeling that it's almost as if she is a member of my family. She has been there when I first fell in love... When I first had my heart broken...When I had my first boyfriend...When I lost my first job...When I got my driver's license...Got my first car...my first apartment...the very first time that i visited a gay club...my first MLK holiday in Atlanta.... when I lost a loved one... went to my first funeral....lost my virginity... on and on i could go... as if those things are not enough.. I have to say that it was through studying Diana Ross and paying attention to what she has done, that I realized it was okay to BE DIFFERENT.. To believe in me even when others didn't see what was so hot about the skinny kid with the big eyes and bony legs.... i learned from this woman that it was GREAT to be ME..and how to show people that it was CHIC to be ME..that I was stylish and they were the outsiders... the misfits...She made me proud to be Black..proud to be Gay...proud to love to sing and dance...and wear nice clothes.. and want to change outfits every 5 minutes :-) But most of all....SHE.....MADE...ME...PROUD..TO..BE!!!!
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