The Bitch Is Back folks. Now Don’t Go Breaking Our Hearts by skipping over this episode. We give you a review of the new Elton John movie Rocketman and we continue on with a story of Sad Songs.  It’s not always a happy story, I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues. However, in the end, you’ll find that Elton John is Still Standing. So all you Tiny Dancers and Honkey Cats give a minute of your time and hit that play button. And Don’t Let The Sun Go Down without a download! To kick off this episode we are going to do a review of the movie Rocketman. We will do our best to limit the spoilers but we do have one big one and we’re just going to drop it now…he’s gay. Hope we didn’t ruin the movie for you but it’s true. Elton John is a homo. He’s also a husband, a recovering addict, and one of the best selling artists of all time. And the movie did a fantastic job of telling his story. Rocketman is a biopic musical that beautifully weaves the songs of Elton John in with his life story. It is packed with raw moments of gut-wrenching lows and triumphant highs. The acting of star Taron Egerton is fantastic. The sets and special effects are riveting and essential in conveying the intensity of the moment. Director Dexter Fletcher cannot be praised enough for his ingenious new vision in the world of blending biopics and musicals. And to top it all off, aside from some song placements and timelines, the story is very accurate to Elton John’s life. Which is probably due to the fact that he was an executive producer. What are we saying? Go see this movie. Whether you’re a musical fan, an Elton John fan, or just a proud queer who loves queer history – you will enjoy this movie. It currently has a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and we’re going to give the movie 5 stars. From every perspective it is excellent. With just enough drama and well place exaggeration to mix real life with fantasy. You will not be disappointed if you see this movie. So that is our review of Rocketman and now we’re going to tell the story of Elton John. There will be “spoilers” so to speak. Since we are telling you the story of his life and comparing some parts to storylines in the movie. But don’t worry, we don’t believe it will diminish the experience of the show in any way. So let’s head back to March 25, 1947, when Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born in Pinner, Middlesex, England. Stanley and Sheila Dwight were both students and lovers of music. In fact, in his spare time, Stanley was a trumpet player for the Bob Millar Band. For his day job though he was an Air Force Lieutenant.  In the movie, Stanley is depicted as withdrawn and detached from his son and family. Which was true to the story. Elton would later say of his father: “He was a tough and unemotional man. Hard. In the RAF. He was dismissive, disappointed and finally absent” Perhaps Stanley’s distance was attributed to the strained relationship he had with Sheila (Elton’s mother). There were mixed accounts about when the couple was married. Some said they were married 2 years before Elton was born. Others stated they didn’t formally marry until Elton was six. It seems more likely that the latter is true. Stanley probably had no intention of marrying Sheila. But after getting her pregnant, due to the standards at the time and his employment in the Air Force, he felt he had no other options. By every account, the couple hated each other and Elton grew up hearing vicious fights between the two. “They gave every impression of hating each other” Elton said, continuing: “My dad was strict and remote and had a terrible temper; my mum was argumentative and prone to dark moods. When they were together, all I can remember are icy silences or screaming rows. The rows were usually about me, how I was being brought up.” The dysfunctional relationship certainly wore on Sheila.