Ginger arrived in her Professor Roy's hut ready for another night of fun lovemaking together. This one would be special: they were about to listen to Rocky Soul debut Aretha Franklin's latest LP, her first on Atlantic Records, who had signed her a year earlier, named for her maiden releaase on the label, I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You. Upon her arrival, marked by a quick kiss on the lips, Roy had noticed her sparking green eyes framed by red, as if she had been crying.
"Honey, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Oh, nothing dear," she said. "Mary Ann and I were talking as we were getting ready for our evening together…and, somehow, I think she knows I kissed William at the end of our meeting."
"Do you think she tasted the lipstick on William's lips from your kiss?", Roy asked.
"I think so," Ginger added. "I never thought about her maybe noticing."
"So, tell me…did she…kiss you…?" Roy asked with a grin.
"Yes," Ginger honestly answered.
"Wow," Roy said, laughing.
"What, you think this is funny," Ginger said, surprised by her lover's reaction.
"Oh, honey, not in a derisive way…but rather, in a very fond, sweet way," he admitted, smiling. "That explains that Mary Ann is, somehow, becoming more assertive and confident…plus, like William, she has very good taste!"
"Well, whatever…their taste is nothing like the taste I have for you, lover," Ginger said, placing a kiss on her man's lips….which soon evolved into a deep tongue excursion.
"Honey, there is no taste like yours…anywhere! Never has been…never will be!" Roy exclaimed, holding his woman in his lap, his left arm wrapped around her waist, his right hand caressing her ample, thick left thigh, as her legs were crossed. Ginger had her right arm around his shoulders, feeling on the muscularity he has there, while placing her hand inside of his shirt, partially unbuttoned, patting his bare, muscular chest. The act that he took no offense to her kissing William earlier, b/w this revelation, was another revelation about Roy: he was secure enough of a man to neither let William nor Mary Ann's earlier kisses of Ginger affect him in any envious nor insecure way. Roy was a very secure man who knew that, ultimately, in the end, Ginger was all his to have and to hold.
As they both sat there in one of the chairs they had held court with Gilligan on earlier that afternoon, KHSL-FM began its special LP release of Queen Aretha's new LP. Rocky Soul began the program with a special setup to properly and orderly get things going.
"This evening, before we get to the queen's new album, we are going to play a song recorded and written by Mr. Otis Redding just two years ago, called, Respect," Rocky said. "I know we have all heard this song many times over these past couple of years, but this time, I am playing this song for a very special reason. So, before we proceed further, I want you to please pay attenion to ths song and listen closely. The reasons for doing so will be explained at the end of this particular playing of Respect. Here it is…Respect, as first performed by Otis Redding in 1965."
As the song began playing, Roy and Ginger got up and danced to this great song, first featured on the 1965 Volt LP, Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul. They swung each other aroud the hut, with Roy twirling his Ginger hard and often to this great American soul—and music—classic!
"I have to admit, this song is very good! This singer is very good!" Roy said, smiling throughout the song.
"Yes, darling, Otis is great…he is one of the best," Ginger said, smiling in unision while dancing.
After the song ended, Roy and Ginger returned to their chair to listen to Rocky on the radio. Both were satisfied with the great dancing they did and were looking forward to what Rocky was about to play next.
It was a good thing they caught their breath…considering what came next.
"And now, we move on to debut The Queen's debut album on Atlantic. And our very next cut we are about to play is the very first cut from the album," Rocky said. "Now, I have to tell you…this first cut, when I first heard it, really made me jump out of my seat and start moving around the studio! I am serious! When I saw this first, this felt mysterious, wondering how she was going to sing this song. Well, I found out…and you are going to find out what I found out…that, once you hear this song the way you are about to hear it…this song will never be heard the same way again! That is why I led with the Big O first…to set up what all is coming at you…now. And this, by the way, will be the next single to be released from this LP. And if you thought the first release was something…as it was…let me tell you somethinng…NOW! You have not heard ANYTHING like what YOU are about to hear…NOW!"
"i wonder what song he is talking about," Roy said.
"Well, honey, we are all about to find out," Ginger replied.
"And now, here we go, without further aideu to queue…we present…the first cut from the first-ever Aretha Franklin album on Atlantic Records. The name of that song…a cover of the song you just heard from Otis Redding…which he wrote…called…Respect."
Once the horns blared out, beginning the song, Ginger immediately jumped out of Roy's lap and started dancing all over the hut. She sang right along with The Queen and, in no time, had her Roy shocked and amazed! This was an entirely new Ginger Grant unfolding right in front of him!
Well, no wonder: everything about this song was different! Instead of Otis pleading with his woman to give him respect…Aretha demanded and commanded—telling and not pleading, at all—respect every step of the way! Ginger, the Hollywood movie star, an overall entertainer who was as much a dancer and singer as she was an actress, bonded with the song, an instant anthem to and for all, especially women, who heard this song immediately, and suddenly emerged with a fire power, in her performance, which frightened and aroused her boyfriend at the same time.
Just when he thought his manhood could not rise any further…it sure did here!
And when Queen Aretha spelled the song out towards the end…Ginger seduced her Roy closely with each passing stanza, as Roy sang the ooohs at the end of each line, as well as the response lines during the chorus, before giving him a lap dance, bringing his head into her marvelous mammaries, swirling her thick butt around, and wailing loudly…even hitting new notes she never even thought she had…let alone what Roy thought she had.
When the song was over…Roy looked up at his Ginger, so dazed and amazed, muttering, "…Mama…Queen…"
"Yes, honey…I'm your queen!" Ginger exclaimed.
"My Queen Ginger…", Roy said, still gasping for breath, so turned on by this sudden burst of sultriness from his island queen.
From there, Ginger sat down on Roy's lap and gave him a deep, heavy kiss. Ginger was aglow while Roy was sweating very hard…just from listening to the new, definitive version of Respect.
After Rocky Soul took a few frentic callers, blown away by what they just heard, Roy and Ginger stayed in each other's arms, listening to a Queen Aretha slow song a cover of Drown In My Own Tears, the Henry Glover song which was covered by Brother Ray Charles back in 1956 during his own time on Atlantic Records. Roy and Ginger got up and slow danced to that one.
Good thing, as that slowed them down for what came next: the LP's title cut, which led Roy and Ginger off the floor…and into bed. Off came Ginger's leopard robe, as Roy followed suit with his shirt, pants, deck shoes, socks…etc…as they just went down on instinct and into each other's arms. Their love making was even more fervent than ever with the two songs which came before this one.
Through each passing song…the two of them would never leave he bed…through Soul Seranade, the King Curtis original 1962 instrumental which gained words for this rendition…Ginger really wanted to get up and sing, but Roy would not let her. So…what solution did he come up with for his Queen Ginger? He laid down on his back…while Ginger sang while positioned on her knees, sitting atop of him rubbing her soft, white hands all over his bare, muscular chest, even going down on the man's six-packed abdominal muscles, as she sang along with the recording.
Don't Let Me Lose This Dream…Baby, Baby, Baby…both originally co-penned by Queen Aretha and her husband, and sister, Carolyn, respectively…followed as the two rolled over one another…then…came a song which stopped them both in their arms.
Another Aretha original, which she also co-wrote with her husband, came over the radio, a song which made Ginger, in a sudden show of super strength, throw her Roy down on his back while she stood over him, on her feet, while on the bed, and then danced around the hut, in the nude, as Roy watched from his bed, as Ginger sang along with a song which would become a new nickname for the learned man while they were together.
The name of the song: Dr. Feelgood.
Ginger ended the song by jumping down on the bed to give her boyfriend a deep, passionate kiss…but not before hitting a high note, at the end of the song which could be heard all over the area!
"Honey, you are my Dr. Feelgood!", Ginger said with a loving smile on her face.
"Yes, I am, and you are my Island Queen of Soul, Ginger ," Roy responded in kind.
"Queen Ginger is all I need, darling," she replied in kind.
"Very well, then." Roy said, "Queen Ginger it is."
The rest of the way…the two of them ran through the rest of the songs while still in bed together…Good Times, covering the old Sam Cooke classic from 1964…Do Right Woman, Do Right Man, the slow-paced Dan Penn-Chips Moman original which made serious currents run through the lovers' bodies with extra-added arousal…Save Me, another co-penned with her sister, Carolyn, and saxaphonist extraordinaire, King Curtis, Aretha original…and then…finishing up with another Sam Cooke tribute, A Change Is Gonna Come. The tempos changed between the songs, with Good Times and Save Me more faster-paced and driven, yet their love making positively corresponded to the pace of the music being presented. Although things got emotional between them at the end, given how Queen Aretha covered Change, paying homage to her fallen friend at the beginning before she went into the song, as it was originally written, Roy and Ginger ended up kissing and holding each other in their arms as the song ended with a haunting organ sprinkled about as the Queen went gospel at the end. The change they were feeling as they were growing into a serious, loving couple was truly felt as the tears flowed freely down both of their respective eyes.
Otherwise, their fun and enjoyment was not to be deterred. In all, it was a fun time together for the loving couple.
Their love for one another deepened in listening to this breakthrough LP…while finding new love identities for one another…Queen Ginger for her…Dr. Feelgood for Roy.
Oh, and they both loved the album, too!
And each other, even more!