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by
Mayte Garcia
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February 16 - February 18, 2022
My ex-husband was adamant about never being seen without perfect hair and makeup.
he molded my persona and shaped my life experiences.
Prince Rogers Nelson was born June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His mother, Mattie, was a jazz singer. His father, John, was a musician who went by the stage name Prince Rogers.
My dour Catholic grandmother (whose own father was black), wasn’t at my wedding, but she told me on the phone, “Well, at least he’s light-skinned.
When a Puerto Rican mama shoots you the look, you feel it like a javelin.
Every mother should develop this look.
The white kids didn’t accept me because I wasn’t white enough, and the black kids didn’t accept me because I had “good hair.”
Truth
I was gonna play all kinds of music and not be judged for the color of my skin, but the quality of my work.
Excellent. And Prince was a super talent.
“I would die for you.” He thinks it’s the ultimate sacrifice, but in truth, it’s living for someone that presents the far greater challenge.
but I didn’t even want to know what Mama and her boyfriend were saying to each other in those low, intense voices. It seemed so unnatural. Mama is Puerto Rican to the tenth power. To me, she always embodied the vibrant, loud voice of that culture. I didn’t want her to tone that down for anyone.
What? Screaming at each other is a culture? I think not.
didn’t process it then, but I look back now in awe that this man wearing eyeliner, heels, and ladies’ perfume somehow managed to be more masculine than the burly bodyguard.
The foo foo was not about a pampered star’s outlandish demands; it was about this hydraulic engine being well maintained, fed, and rested enough to pull an entire train.
Must be great to be able to afford the prima Dona lifestyle.
“I have a confession to make. I’ve been having Gilbert call you because I don’t know how to pronounce your name. I didn’t want to say it until I could say it correctly.”
Cyrano de Bergera for his voice?
Neither of us said anything for a long while, but the silence wasn’t awkward.
But Mayte (November 12, 1973) is 16 years old and Prince (June 7, 1958-April 21, 2016) is a man 15 years older. This is uncomfortable and her parents agree to it?
Boys my age didn’t understand or interest me at all. They never said ridiculously cool things like, “Charts, awards, and grades at school are a sociopsychotic illusion.”
Bwahaha! A 16 year old would think this is very deep. Word salad!
