Good afternoon! Hope you’re doing well, and staying happy. I’m reading a really good book on my kindle that’s called “The Good Mother”. It’s a thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. If you can, check it out. Read it, and let me know what you think. Speaking about being on the edge of your seat – Tiger King. We’ll get to that soon. The weather here is again, rainy and gloomy BUT tomorrow we’re back to business. It’s supposed to be sunny and in the 60’s- Woohoo!!!
Tiger King is a Netflix documentary that follows a man named Joe Exoctic. (First and foremost, WHO would want to go by that name. I’ll never understand) He opened a place for tigers to live. They all are in cages, of course. He ran it like a zoo. If you watched any of it, you will know, it is the strangest thing you can possibly watch. It’s intriguing because of all the personalities, the fact that people are engaging with an animal that can kill you within seconds, AND the weirdness of it all that most of us never will encounter in our lifetime (Thank GOD). The people that star in it are unique (for lack of a better word.) I watched all 7 episodes, and the 8th one which was hosted by Joel Mchale interviewing the main characters. What a wild ride.
If you have yet to watch this series or gave up on it (I was 2 seconds away from that, by the way), you know that there is always two sides to every story. I don’t want to give much away because you might be reading this and have NO clue what I’m talking about and might watch. I do believe Carol killed her husband. She’s a nut ball (is that even a thing to call someone?) Moving on, Joe was crazy- bottom line. The 8th episode that just came out last Sunday that I mentioned previously, you get a little more knowledge on what really went on behind the scenes. He drove his employees nuts. They worked SO many hours with little to no pay, and from what it sounds like, he was SUCH a jerk. Not only as a boss, but as a human. He did inhumane things to those poor tigers and cubs. I could write about what he did, but for the sake of keeping this as light as possible I’m not. Animal cruelty is horrible. Animals have no voice, and can’t stand up to the abuse. I have no tolerance for it and absolutely do not condone it.
If you have Tik Tok or know of the Tik Tok app, you’ve probably seen the dance that was originally from the song “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion. Yes, I have learned the dance. It’s pretty fun to do while you are at home doing nothing! Back to the point- “Savage” was turned into a Tiger King dance by changing the lyrics. It’s entertaining to say the least. It also will probably be stuck in my head the rest of the day! As I type it’s ringing in my ears. (ANNNOOYYYING). Watch it here, if you dare. It actually IS funny and I do recommend checking it out.
So, in conclusion there IS a hype about Tiger King. We sometimes like to watch something that is so foreign to us, and that makes us look really, REALLY, extremely normal. There is a lot circulating around this documentary. Gives us something to talk about, right?
We all have so many opinions on the whole scenario. If you want a laugh, watch Joe Exotics music videos 🤣 Disclosure- It’s not his real voice. It’s COMICAL. Like laugh out loud comical. Not exaggerating even slightly.
Watch it, or don’t. Read about it, or don’t. But it is in fact, a very interesting story.
Leaving you with that! As always, stay healthy, stay safe, and if possible stay home.
With all the love,
Abby
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