“If you can’t love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else?” - RuPaul - - - - - - - - - - - “if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal.” - John F. Kennedy - - - - - - - - - - - - “Imagine finding someone you love more than anything in the world, who you would risk your life for but couldn’t marry. And you couldn’t have that special day the way your friends do – you know, wear the ring on your finger and have it mean the same thing as everybody else. Just put yourself in that person’s shoes. It makes me feel sick to my stomach …. When I shared a picture of my tattoo on my Twitter page and said, ‘ALL LOVE is equal,’ a lot of people mocked me – they said, ‘What happened to you? You used to be a Christian girl!’ And I said, ‘Well, if you were a true Christian, you would have your facts straight. Christianity is about love.’ The debate resulted in a lot of threats and hate mail to people who agreed and disagreed with me. At one point I had to say, ‘Dude, everyone lay off.’ Can’t people have friendly debates about sensitive topics without it turning into unnecessary threats?” - Pop star Miley Cyrus on her marriage equality tattoo - - - - - - - - - - -
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Saturday, February 26, 2011

What Are Words?

I'll be the first one to admit.  I haven't watched one minute of American Idol this season.  Yes, I'm still bitter that my chosen ones didn't win the last three years.  Crystal Bowersox in 2010, Adam Lambert in 2009, and David Archuletta in 2008.  I told Ryan that 3 was the charm  and I've kept my word.

But after hearing the song by eliminated contestant Chris Medina from American Idol 2011, we may just have to watch this season after all.  The Top 24 have been chosen, which means we wouldn't have to sit through anymore agonizing weeks of auditions.

According to news sources, Medina was booted off the competition on Thursday night's episode in which the top 12 boys were chosen.  And as quickly as he was booted off the show, he's been able to put together a song, a video and release date - all within 2 days.  That is a record unto itself.
"What Are Words” is everything you’d expect it to be- it’s heartfelt and moving. It tells Medina’s heartbreaking story about his fiancee, Juliana Ramos’ tragic car accident and her subsequent brain injury. The poignant lyrics talk about Chris’ undying love and promises he made before the accident and how he’ll stand by those same words even during this difficult time.
 Here’s what he told to PopEater in an interview.
“It’s a song about making promises and fulfilling them, about telling someone you love that you’ll be there and having them be able to count on you because you said it. Because the words that you say really mean something. It’s a powerful song,”
One of the changes that Season 10 has above the rest, is their new partnership with Universal Music Group, replacing Sony Music Entertainment.  These people at Interscope Records are not going to sit by and let musicians pass them by.  If they can make a buck here and there, why not?  When he was eliminated on Thursday night he was told by famed producer, Rodney Jerkins that he wrote a song and wanted to produce it for Chris.  Another change to the season is the addition of producers to the show who were there to mentor the contestants during the auditions.

Chris performed his new single on The Jay Leno Show last night and has released it on iTunes to purchase.  It is poignant, it is powerful, and it has made my love for Ryan much more stronger.

Take a listen and watch the video:

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