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Sugar Water: White Men Can’t Write About Al Jarreau Yet

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Last Sunday I said I would find time to write about Al Jarreau in the coming week, but a few days ago Jeff Giles told me to put my ode to the seven-time Grammy winner on hold for now. That’s because he has something special in the works that will involve several of Popdose’s writers.

Unfortunately for Jeff, I have a problem with authority, so I now present my exclusive interview with Al Jarreau in its entirety:

ME: So were you, like, a huge Moonlighting fan back in the ’80s? I know I was!

AL: I’m embarrassed to say this, but I think I only saw it once. I kept forgetting when it was on. Was it Thursdays?

ME: This interview is over.

Full disclosure: the preceding interview took place in my imagination. But did you see how I totally stormed out of the imaginary hotel suite where I was interviewing Mr. Jarreau? He never knew what hit him.

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