POP and POPE

POP Moreal, as you’ve surely heard from various media outlets “in the know” is starting this week. ON A QUEER TIP THO, here comes Carole Pope! And Big Freedia! Initially, Solange Knowles, Beyoncé’s sissster, was slated to play but got dropped or backed out, not sure on the details there. But ANYWAY. THE POPE IS COMING. Read her interview with POP folks here, and follow CAROLE POPE, aka MY FAVRIT Twitter FOLLOWER here.

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