PHILLY BRED SINGER/ACTIVIST SPEAKS

Phialdelphia has many historic landmarks including Philadelphia International Records which was the home to The O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass and Patti LaBelle, Sigma Studios, Giovanni's Room and the Philadelphia School of the Arts, which produced many talented and successful singers including Boyz II Men and Anye Elite, who's carrying the spirit of Philadelphia with his talent and activism as an openly Gay singer/songwriter.
Born to a African-American mother and an Afro-Dominican father, Anye was always surrounded by music, but when his grandfather gave him a copy of Mariah Carey's classic tape "Music Box" he began to hone his singing and songwritng skills and by the time he reached high school, he began to embrace his sexuality and become an active member in the Gay community by performing at various Gay Prides through out the South and releasing several singles including "Everytime We Make Love," "Thank Your Tonight "Live" and his current single "I Got Him" which can be found on his mix tape "Sneak Preview"
I had the opportunity to speak to this talented brother via telephone and we spoke about his life, music and the meaning of his name.

Q: HOW ARE THINGS GOING?
ANYE: Things are going splended. We are getting reay for widespread distrubion for my recntly released mix tape "Sneak Preview." Getting ready to tour.

Q: YOU HAVE AN UNIQUE NAME? WHAT DOES YOUR NAME REPRESENTS?
ANYE: Anye is actually my middle name. My mother named me after fashion designer Eitneer Aigner. I'm named after a handbag. Not that flattering (both laugh). According to her, she went through painstaking measures of going to the store to make sure she spelled the name correctly. And here I am changing it.

Q: HOW DID YOU BECOME INVOVLED IN MUSIC?
ANYE: My mother and my grandfather are the two most important people in my life. They were both singers and my father played (the) guitar. It's just something that ran in the family. Also my childhood probably wasn't the best thing going so music is something I turned to for comfort.

SUPREMEWRITER: WHICH PEOPLE INFLUCENCED YOU MUSICALLY?
ANYE: Defintely Mariah Carey.

SUPREMEWRITER: I love Mimi.
ANYE: Yeah you have to. Do you prefer old Mimi or new Mimi?

SUPREMEWRITER: I love all of her stuff, but I love "Can't Let Go" and "Butterfly" when she was divorcing Tommy Mottola.
ANYE: From Mariah. Donny Hathaway, Phyliss Hyman. Kevin Aviance and (rapper) Mase.

SUPREMEWRITER: YOU'RE ORIGINALLY FROM PHILADELPHIA AND YOU ATTENDED THE PHILLY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. HOW DID IT FEEL TO ATTEND A SCHOOL WHERE LEGENDS BOYZ II MEN GRADUATED AND CAME SUCCESSFUL AND HOW DID IT FEEL TO COME FROM A CITY WHERE PHILLY INTERNATIONAL RECORDS WAS FOUNDED?
ANYE: Whenever you have a dream of becoming successful, as many things that connect you to people who are successful, it feels good because it feels destined to be and you're walking in the legacy but ie also has a new meaning for me; it's when I came out sexuality wise and of course later on that would affect my music.

SUPREMEWRITER: YOU ALSO RELOCATED TO MIAMI AM I CORRECT?
ANYE: Yes.

SUPREMEWRITER: WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO RELOCATE FROM PHILLY TO MIAMI?
ANYE: Well actually, right from Philly, we went to Daytona Beach. We left Philly because my grandfather had retired and I was 15 or 14 years old, so I went where he went and I went to Florida.

SUPREMEWRITER: AND THAT'S WHEN YOU BECAME ACTIVE IN GAY RIGHTS?
ANYE: Yeah, but it really started more so, when I got to Atlanta, but the idea and compassion began in Florida is very Ango-Saxon; podomiatley Caucasian, and as a Black Gay man, I felt not connected and the only thing I had to connect me ot the outside Gay world was "Noah's Arc." And I didn't have Logo, but seeing those guys kinda living their lives made me say 'I wanna do the same thing so I moved to Atlanta and haven't looked back.

SUPREMEWRITER: DID MOVING TO ATLANTA PROMPTED YOU TO BECOME AN OPEN GAY ARTIST AND ACTIVIST?
ANYE: Yes. For the longest time in my mind, I seperated the two people. So there was me the singer and me the activist, and there were actually two myspace pages and websites.
And I couldn't belive that Gay people could be counted and equal. Now my music reflects that.

SUPREMEWRITER: I LISTENED TO YOUR MUSIC AND I LOVE THE BALLAD "EVERYTIME WE MAKE LOVE" AND THE LATIN FEEL IT HAS. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE A BALLAD ABOUT LOVE MAKING WITH A LATIN FEEL?
ANYE: Well alot of people don't know this, but my father was born in the Dominican Republic and so the Latin/Hispanic influences was in my life for a while. "Everytime We Make Love" is not actually how we put it. What the title implies is more so about being in a trumultrious relationship, and the only thing you have that's keeping you together is the love making because the love making reminds you the reason why you'ree with him. "Everytime We Make Love" is actually inspried by a friends of mine's relationship, and unfortantely, I found myself in a situation where art mirrored life.

SUPREMEWRITER: YOU KNOW THAT MY FAVORITE IS THE "LIVE" VERSION OF "THANK YOU FOR THE NIGHT."
ANEY: WE MUST PUT LIVE IN QUTATIONS! (Both Laugh)
SUPRMERWRITER: WE WILL!! WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO RECORD A BALLAD WITH A LIVE FEEL?
ANYE: It was a song on a Mariah album called "I Wish You Knew" from "The Emancipation of Mimi" album and she did this songe like a Diana Ross inspired kinda vibe with the song and talk to the audience and I thought it would be cool.

SUPREMEWRITER: I also enjoyed "Them Dudes and "They Love It."
ANYE: Memories. We're talking about these songs that aren't avaliable to the public (laughs). "Them Dudes" was also alot of experimenting for me because when I first moved to the South, it was a different experience for me because how they did Hip-Hop are (like) totally different. Itw as my first time doing that with a Southern vibe.

SUPREMEWRITER: I ALSO SAW A CLIP OF YOU ON YOU TUBE PERFORMING A SONG THAT PAY HOMAGE TO MANY GAYS AND LESBIANS WHO WERE MURDERED.
ANYE: "Just In Case" didn't make it ot the mix-tape because I'm actually saving it for the album "Gay 101." "Just In Case" originally inspired by Larry Levine King from California. One of his classmates shot him in the head because it was preceived he was gay. You can't definetly say he was gay, but because he had femine mannerisms and one of the kids brought a shot gun to school and shot him. I saw that on the news and I did research on Michael J. Sandy in New York. Alot of people think we're in this wonderful society where people aren't killed for who they are, but it's still happening.

SUPREMEWRITER: YOU ALSO SAID YOU'RE WORKING ON YOUR ALBUM "GAY 101" WHEN WILL THAT BE COMING OUT?
ANYE: "Gay 101" is to be determined. The vision for the album is to tell a story of bascially my experiences and general experiences in the life, so that's from the beginning of coming out to realizing you have an attraction to guys to going out to the clubs to having sex. Kinda like give life lessons because growing up, nobody tells you this is how to be a Gay man and this is what's gonna happen in your life. There's no way to prepare you for that, so the album's supposed to prepare you for that. I want the album to be consistant to listen to from beginning to end.

SUPREMEWRITER: YOU SAID THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE TOURING? DO YOU KNOW WHAT CITIES YOU'RE GONNA HIT UP?
ANYE: We definetly want to hit up Philadelphia. New York. Boston and D.C. Miami and Atlanta. We're in the process of working on some small venues.

SUPRMEWRITER: IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH ANYBODY MAINSTREAM OF LGBT, WHO WOULD IT BE?
ANYE: It would be Mariah cause I love her like that. As far as LGBT, I would say Last Offense, Kevin Aviance. Actually (my) dream collabulation and this would be something that would have a music video attached to it or a live performance, would be Kevin Aviance, RuPaul and Jay Karan.

SUPREMEWRITER: IN ADDITION TO MUSIC WHATELSE YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY?
ANYE: I've experience a significant amount of success with "I Got Him." Besides that, I'm involved with a youth center called the Evolution Project; it's here in Atlanta. We try to empower young people. The Georgia Health Project launced a campaign for safe-sex and I posed for that campaign.
A question homophobia campaign we have in Atlanta. I also modeled for that. Modeling is my activism.

SUPREMEWRITER: EARLIER YOU MENTIONED YOUR FATHER WAS BORN IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. WHEN PEOPLE LEARN THAT YOU'RE AN PURE BLATINO, DO YOU GET THE SHOCK REACTIONS BECAUSE OF YOUR COMPLEXION?
ANYE: Yeah. Well because the resentment I had towards my father for not doing as much in my life as much as he should have, bur for me not to recognize his heritage as part of my existence, and I guess somewhere along the line, I saw people who who chose to be bi-racial instead of African-American. Once I finally had a conversation with my father's family, it kind of changed my views of his heritage and him, and when I started owning up to it, alot of comments were 'you don't speak Spanish, and you're not a certain complexion with a certain hair texture.' I'm a human being and that's what's important.

SUPREMEWRITER: HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'RE MAKING AN IMPACT ON THE GAY COMMUNITY AND MUSIC SCENE?
ANYE: Well the community as a whole, I'm bring back Faith. Some of our leaders, the AIDS epidemic wiped out our leaders and the name of the game is to stay alive, and that's the legacy of Black people in general. I hope to bring that back. What I'm doing is nothing new. Sylvester was a man performing in Drag; never changed the pronouns of the songs he sang about men, has a Billboard charting hit in the 70's. Why that didn't happen again, I attributed that to fear in our community.
As far as the gay music scene, I bring competor to the mainstream. I thing my music is accessaable and you can hear it on the radio, and for the life of me, I don't understand. Gay folks are on the cutting edge and fashionable. Somewhere in the shuffle, some of the artist sound old.


SUPREMEWRITER: ANYE YOU BROUGHT UP A REAL INTERESTING POINT. I HEAR SOME OF THE KIDS CONTRADICTING THEMSELVES BY SAYING 'WE'RE TIRED OF SEEING THESE OLD DIVAS (MEANING THE CLASSIC R&B AND DANCE ARTISTS). WHERE ARE THE GAY RAPPERS AND SINGERS? BUT YET WHEN THEY DO PERFORM AT CLUBS, MOST OF THEM DON'T WANNA SUPPORT THEM OR THEIR MUSIC, WHILE MOST PRIDES DON'T WANNA HIRE THEM. WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THAT?
ANYE: Well it falls to another stereotype; we are very grandy people. We're attached a value to the name brand. It has to be Whitney Houston. It has to be Debroah Cox. It has to be something that's OK with the straight world. I don't take it personally. It's up to us as Out Hip-Hop artists and Out Musicians to continue making good music and whaterver was meant to be will be for us.

SUPREMEWRITER: WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS?
ANYE: The next 5 to 10 years, I see myself growing as a better person. I'm responsible for my management; I'm my own manager. We have a publicist looking into decisions. Once we network with all these Gay and Gay-friendly media outlets, networks with everyone in a good way. I think we have a media empire ready to be created.

SUPREMEWRITER: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO A GAY PERSON WHO WANTS TO PURSUE A CAREER AS AN OPEN GAY ARTIST?
ANYE: I would say to let nothing and nobody to discourage you. There are gonna be alot nan-sayers. Do not count yourself out; there will be doors shutting on their own and you don't need to shut those doors. Because I'm singing about guys, alot of people aren't gonna want to hear that and that's true, but most of my support, especially financially is heterosexual. Don't count yourself out.

ADULT MOVIE REVIEW: PHILLY PORN STAR RETURNS WHILE NEW COMER BOTTOMS UP IN PLAZA SEQUEL

THIS IS A REVIEW OF AN ADULT FILM AND ITS FOR VEIWERS OVER THE AGE OF 18 AND OVER

QUEENSBORO PLAZA PICK UP 3
STARRING VEMON, PARIS, AFRIKAN PRINCE, ANGEL, TRESHAWN
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ROB GRECIOUS
PRODUCED BY REAL URBAN MEN PRODUCTIONS

When the porn flick "Queens Boro Plaza Pick Up" first dropped a few years ago, it had become one of the hottest films to be released and it had become so popular that it forced director Rob Grecio to release a follow up which was named as one of the hottest porn films of 2008 by many critcs, fans and bloggers forcing Grecio to direct another sequal, and while fans are going to be enticed by the sex scenes in this part, they're also gonna receive an education about the statiscs and reality of what happens in prison, including how much it costs to house immantes and the number of guys who get raped unintentionally. (A great tool to show those who think that going to jail just to get street credit and more attention for males).
The movie begins with Paris and Vemon laying on a futon bed kissing and reminiscing on their experences at Rikers and wondering what former imnate Angel is up too.
"Doing what we're about to do" Paris tells Venom before he kisses him on the lips.
The movie then fades into the next scene which features statics of how much it costs to house an imnate as well as graphics of the prison guards chasing the immantes, leading into the first sex scene of the movie with Angel laying on his bed resting when he hears a knock on his bedroom door. He answers it and is happy to see Afrikan Prince, who's glad he's out of prison.
"Ive been thinking about giving you some head for a long time" the Latin hunk tells the sexy Afrikan brother.
"Well let's put those thoughts into action" The Prince replies as he watches Angel unzip his jeans and sucks his dick while Prince pulls up his White T-shirt and rubs his chest before standing up to allow Angel more access to his dick.
"You got something special for me" Prince asks
"I've got alot of things special for you" Angel replies.
They then climb onto the bed and after receiving more head from Angel, Prince gives him some head and while he has problems deep throating, he sucks his side of the dick before getting fuck by Angel, who fucks him so hard that he has him screaming and moaning in a high-ptiched voice sounding like he's auditioning to be a background singer for the Purple Majesty himself. After going through his vocal drills, he receives a facial from Antel who shoots a milky load on his Chocolate face while Prince shoots his own load on hsi abs.
Next up is Treshawn who is shown looking at the Real Urban Men website (It's about time that Gay porn has their models looking at Gay Porn Websites instead of hetero porn) before receiving a phone call from a friend who asks him is he avaliable to pick him up from the plaza. Treshawn agrees and after the conversation ends, he wastes no time removing his shirt and jeans and begins to pleasure himself. While I'm not a huge fan os solos, I loved how the camera zoomed in on the hunk while he was playing with his dick and nipples making the scene sexy. Especially when he places his sneaker covered foot on the chair and shoots a medium sized load.
Venom and Afrikan Prince appear in the next scene playing card topless, with the latter losing and reminded what he has to do since he lost the game.
Prince obliges with out any complaints or problems and he begins to post-card game by teasing the winner by rubbing against Venom's swollen manhood before removing his drawers and sucking his dick and balls (not bad for a guy who's making his submissive and bottom debut).
"That shit feels good" Vemom says to Price as he contiues to worship his Philly d8ck with his mouth and tongue and hands.
Venom them helps his friend removoes his jeans and boxers, and massages his abs, legs and dick before he has a Monica Walinsky moment and sucks him off and eat his ass out causing him to lose his breath. (The time Vemon took off was very beneficial) What gives the scene fire and seduction is how Venom looks at Prince in between breaks before he he gives his ass a taste of his Philly cheesesteak and have him singing falsetto in various positions including doggy style and on top of him while Venom is holding his arms. (The Dream and Maxwel should hire him to sing background for them on their next albums).
After the post-card sex party, Vemom shoots a creamy load on Prince's face, before he storkes his friend's dick causing him to shoot a small load.
"You never could play cards" Vemon says
"I had fun" Pricne replies
"We should play cards more often."
The movie ends with Venom and Paris in bed talking about being tops and kissing before they engage in a Snoop Dogg moment of giving each other some sensual seduction before kissing and sucking each other off trying to see who's gonna be the one fucking some good ass that day.
After sucking and giving Venom's ass pleasure with his tongue, Paris winds up becoming the winner, who has the versatile Philadelphian's legs up and toes curling to the point of moraning and having Paris losing control. Espeically when Vemom rides his Eiffel Tower, but Paris regains control of the situation by smacking his ass while he fucks him doggy style. They kiss and stokes their dicks with Paris shooting a small load on his man's lips while Vemon shoots his load as Paris plays with his nipples

This film was good. In addition to the hot sex, I loved how the director includied facts about the prison system as a way to let viewers know that it isn't fun being in jail, but the film would have been better had Angel would have fucked Afrikan Prince in more positions besides doggy style as well as kissed him and spoke while fucked him. Hoepfully we'll see more work from the Latin hunk. It was good to see Vemom return after a 2 year vacation. He hasn't lost his touch (though the goatee should be more smoother) and I'm looking forward to seeing him do his thing in future projects.
Other than that the film was good and it looks like there's gonna me more guys coming to the Queens Boro Plaza Pick up for more sexual adventures.

MY SUPREME CHAT WITH AUTHOR DALE MADISON

Motown Legends The Supremes' music and legacy has (and continues) to make impacts of people's life and ispire them to dream big things. People still contiues to emulate their vocal harmonies, hand movements and their costumes, but actor/talkshow host Dale Madison took things a step further; he patterened his autobiography after Original Supreme Mary Wilson's best selling autobiography "Dreamgirl My Life As A Supreme" and released his as "Dreamboy: My Life As A QVC Host & Ohter Greatest Hits."
(When you're representing The Supremes you've gotta do it in Supreme fashion, talent and style).
Originally from Chicago, Madison grew up in Baltimore listening to the Divas, and while he enjoyed watching them on Ed Sullivan and listening to their timeless classics, the music had also became the soundtrack of his life, helping him overcome many obstacles including dealing and embracing his sexuality and pursing his dreams, during a time when being Gay was thought as a mental illness. Despite his challenges, he overcame his obstacles and in addition to acting, he was the host of several shopping shows and he recently received his college degree. His book not only has a touching story, it also has some firece pictures and many of the Supremes lyrics that sums up life situations he went through including relationships (including one with a now retired senator) and his career.
I had a Supreme time interviewing this Supreme fan at his book reading and signing in New York, where he spoke about his life, The impact The Suprmes has in Gay men, and the saddness about the group not putting aside their issues to reunite.

Ra SHAWN-DAPROFESSOR: Thanks for the invitation and for allowing me to interviewing you. How does it feel to have your book published?
DALE: It's (like) a dream come true. Everything relate back to dreams. If you beleive in it long enough and you see it, you can really make it happen. So for me, the dream is happening and now I'm enjoying that part of it.

Ra SHAWN-DAPROFESSOR: WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO NAME YOUR BOOK DREAMBOY?
DALE: I know that once I read Mary Wilson's book "Dreamgirl My Life as A Supreme," If I were to write my book it would be "Dreamboy" because I felt a compainon book that needs to go with it because there are so many Gay fans who are fans of the Supremes and to write Dreamboy would be the (ultimate) compliment to The Supremes which I hope they would understand would be a compliment to them.

Ra SHAWN-DAPROFESSOR: YOU'VE DONE SOME ACTING IN THEATRE. WHAT INSPIRED YOU PURSUE A CAREER IN ENTERTAINMENT?
DALE: From the time I was born, I was drawn to the arts. I know from the first play I did in the first grade that I wanted to be in front of an audience and I know by watching The Supremes on Ed Sullivan that I loved the applause.

Ra SHAWN-DAPROFESSOR: CAN YOU NAME SOME OF THE PLAYS YOU PERFORMED IN?
DALE: I've done "Day of Absence". I've done "Black Sprit" "To Sir With Love." Messages From Cougar" I did a modern version of "Romeo & Juliet" and I've written and produce some of my own plays.

Ra SHAWN-DAPROFESSOR: YOU'VE ALSO HOSTED SOME TELEVISION SHOWS AS WELL
DALE: I was a shopping channel host. I worked for the Q.B. Network from the 1992-1994 and then from 1997-1997, I worked in New York at the Global Shopping Network.

Ra SHAWN-DA-PROFESSOR: WHAT OTHER PROJECTS ARE YOU WORKING ON BESIDES PUSHING YOUR BOOK?
DALE: I'm pursuing a career in education. I just earned my B.A. degress in 2008. I am working on my teaching credentials. I wanna use threatre and art to inspire kids to want to learn. I want to use those tools to teach reading, writing and mathmatics.

Ra SHAWN-DA-PROFESSOR: YOU MENTIONED HOW THE SUPREMES BEING INFLUENCIAL. WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU SEEING AND HEARING THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME?
DALE: It was exciting to see Black people on T.V. When you're a Black kid growing up in the 60's, and the fact The Supremes were loved by audiences both Black and White, you know you felt conected with them. Like those could be my sisters these could my aunts up there on television. They were glamorous. They had big wigs. Long eyelashes. Fabolous gowns, and when I was a little boy I wanted those wigs. I wanted those eyelashes. I wanted those gowns.

Ra SHAWN-DAPROFESSOR: HAVE YOU EVER MET ANY OF THE SUPREMES?
DALE: I met Diana Ross. I met Cindy Birdsong. Jean Terrell. Lynda Laurence. Scherrie Payne. I have not net Mary, but I spoken to her on the phone. I haven't met Florence.

Ra SHAWN-DA-PROFESSOR: WHAT WAS IT LIKE MEETING THE LADIES AND SPEAKING TO MARY ON THE PHONE?
DALE: It was an exciting experience speaking to Mary on the telephone. I kept saying this isn't Mary Wilson. It isn't Mary Wilson. She said 'Oh child stop giving me drama!. It's Mary Wilson. I (just) have a cold.' I just couldn't beleive it was really her. She sent me a post card congratlulating me on the book. I was caught off guard. I had the music on loud and the television on and when she called I said 'Oh my God! Oh my God!' She Said 'Stop the drama! Turn the music down! It's Mary Wilson!'

Ra SHAWN-DA-PROFESSOR: YOU MENTIONED THE SUPREMES HAVING A LARGE GAY FOLLOWING. WHY DOES GAY MEN WANNA CONNECT AND EMMULATE THEM?
DALE: I think like with Whtie audiences that are drawn to Icons you feel an connection that represents an image you inspire to be. We as Gay men we see the frailness and power in somebody. White men see Barbara Striesand with a lot of talent, but they see her imperfections so they love her for that. They see that in Judy Garland and Liza Minelli. With Diana Ross, they see the skinny frial girl that weights 98 pounds, but with tis wonderful voice that everybody's applauding so we're drawn to into the magic, the beauty, the frailness, the momething unique and something special because we see the weakness and we see the power.

Ra SHAWN-DA-PROFESSOR: FOR YEARS, MANY FANS HAVE BEENING WANTING TO SEE THE SUPREMES STORY ON THE SILVER SCREEN. FROM YOUR OPINION, WHY HASN'T THEIR STORY BEEN MADE INTO A MOVIE?
DALE: I think it's sad because most of the Supremes are alive and it's a shame if they don't do together like a film or a reunion tour. It cheats us in the end as fans, and what happen with female groups breake up over petty things and (they) never bond back together. Male groups like The Four Tops and The Pips stick together for years, but women will let men get in and mess up those friendships. I was so proud that Labelle had reunited and performed, but they're not as loved and mot as many people, but people would care if The Supremes reunited because people know there was bitterness that they didn't get beyond. Labelle always stayed close.

Ra SHAWN-DA-PROFESSOR: WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE SUPREMES SONGS?
DALE: Forever Came Today. Relfections. I like so many off that Love Child album. One of my favorites are "Please Don't Break These Chains." I've always liked "Breath Taking Guy." I like "Buttered Popcorn." "When You Wish Upon A Star." "Everything Good About You." That was one of my favorite favorite early Suprreme songs.

Ra SHAWN-DA-PROFESSOR: IF YOUR BOOK WAS TO BE MADE INTO A MOVIE, WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY YOU?
DALE: Blair Underwood!! I want Blair Underwood to play me!!

Ra SHAWN DA-PROFESSOR: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE READERS TO GET FROM YOUR BOOK?
DALE: I want people to appreciate the love of The Suprmes' music and the journey of a Black Gay man is so much many things other than his sexuality.

Ra SHAWN-DA-PROFESSOR: DALE YOU'VE MAND A INTERESTING POINT. IT SEEMS THAT THE MEDAI LIKES TO PORTRAY BLACK GAY MALES AS BEING WILD AND FLAMBOYANT., BUT THERE ARE MANY BLACK MEN WHO ARE INTELLIGENT, ENTREPRENUERS, TALENTED AND CLASSY. DO YOU THINK WILL SHATTER THE STEROPTYPES?
DALE: I've been all those sterotypes and more. I've had my flamboyant years and I had all the other levels of it. I think the sterotype I'm trying to break is the fact that we're not one thing at one time. I'm so many diffetent things. Especially when it comes to role playing. Sometimes I wake up and I'm a top and sometimes I'm a bottom. Sometimes I'm fliping back and forth. So don't lock me into one thing. I'm just a Gay man enjoying life.

Ra SHAWN-DA-PROFESSOR: HOW HAS THE BOOK TOUR BEEN GOING?
DALE: The tour's been exciting. We started off in Chicago. We did it in a Gay night Club. The host hired Drag Queens to perform as Dreamgirls. Fabolus. Then my second stop was Baltimore which was my hometown where alot of my family and friends were. It was very emotional and then New York here with Reggie has been fabulous.