Lily Be's -The Stoop

Lily Be's -The Stoop The Stoop takes place the last Thursday of the month at Rosa's Lounge in Humboldt Park. The Stoop is community and survival storytelling.

Attendance is not neccessary to purchase tickets. We are doing for us what they cannot. Please support or share the even...
04/23/2025

Attendance is not neccessary to purchase tickets.

We are doing for us what they cannot.

Please support or share the events, my patreon, or the Stoop Style Stories

Lily Be's -The Stoop started because there were no storytelling shows on the West Side of Chicago in 2013.

There were a lot of storytelling shows and I was the only Latina until Nestor Gomez came around like three years later.

And still there are like a handful of marginalized folks sharing stories PROFESSIONALLY and AUTHENTICALLY.

They love to water down our truths.

No bad words, trauma that is digestable, and nothing too sexually explicit or gross.

They love to talk about inclusivity, but look around at all the storytelling rooms and they are predominatley RICH, WHITE, and CONSERVATIVE raised.

Progressive like Chappel Roan is progressive, type of rooms, feel me?

THIS IS NOT THAT AND IT WILL NEVER BE THAT.

Stoop Style Stories At Rosa's Lounge is going to be unreal for us tonight! The show i started 12 years ago is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

Let her cook.

There’s a part of me that doesn’t want to be here anymore and there is the part of me that’s hopeful and grateful that i...
04/23/2025

There’s a part of me that doesn’t want to be here anymore and there is the part of me that’s hopeful and grateful that i am.
Real talk, i hate it here but i love us so much.

Hope to see you all tonight at Stoop Style Stories At Rosa's Lounge or tomorrow at HOWL - Storytelling Series.

I don’t expect much from the capitalist among y’all, but I see the survivors and marginalized and I do this for us.

Live streaming this for my Patreon patrons.

One year ago today, I upgraded from living in my Nissan Cube to living in my van. Best decision I've ever made. Me and V...
03/30/2025

One year ago today, I upgraded from living in my Nissan Cube to living in my van. Best decision I've ever made. Me and Van'ah White have been on so many adventures. I love my life, y'all. I love y'all so much, yes, even you.

Here is your daily reminder that you have one friend that is homeless and that all you need to do to help is subscribe t...
03/18/2025

Here is your daily reminder that you have one friend that is homeless and that all you need to do to help is subscribe to her Patreon FOR FREE. The lowest tier is $1 tho. Here is where I get to be uncensored and spill all the tea.

We’re back! This is going to be a great show! Submission deadline is March 23.
03/11/2025

We’re back! This is going to be a great show! Submission deadline is March 23.

Wednesday April 23rd The Return of Stoop Style Stories 6-8pm at Rosa's Lounge! Live Stream on Patreon. Curated by the co...
02/11/2025

Wednesday April 23rd
The Return of Stoop Style Stories
6-8pm
at Rosa's Lounge!

Live Stream on Patreon.

Curated by the community.

Produced and Hosted by Lily Be and Jenny DeLessio-Parson

They done gave me several mics ALL OVER the city. Y’all have no idea.

05/14/2024

ON THE ROAD UPDATE:

Michigan, I had no idea. I might stay here awhile.
Kalamazoo is cute.
Do I know any Kalamazoonians?
Of course, I meet a dude from the Wild Hunneds out here. Roseland face ass. lol
He fixed my car and now I have a mechanic over here. lol
This is the life, y'all. I don't want this to end.

03/23/2024

🙌🏽

Days before she died, in April of 1996, my grandmother said to me, Lily, de ti no me preocupo. Which says a lot if you k...
02/26/2024

Days before she died, in April of 1996, my grandmother said to me, Lily, de ti no me preocupo. Which says a lot if you knew this woman’s story. A story I was gifted when I got to spend an entire week with her all by myself. A week I didn’t know would be the last week I had with her. I’ll forever grieve this woman who left us all way too soon.
I say I was gifted this week because I would be dead without her words ringing in my spirit every single day. Probably the most life changing week of my life and I was only 17.
She spilled the tea with me about everybody and then on herself. Telling me all the wild stories about her life after she became an orphan at 5. The second youngest of 5 sisters. By the time she was 16 she had started her family and I heard ALL ABOUT IT by the time I was 17. THIS WEEK WAS HEAVEN.

She was the first storyteller I ever met and one of the greatest. You could even say she was my first teacher and even friend. I hate that I didn’t get more time, but am grateful for the gift of that entire week.
My son was born later that year with her birthmark on his face. Like I said, a gift.

Today, she’d be 89.
With her Pisces, ass.
I feel her energy around a lot of the time. Especially when I’m on stage, it’s all my grandma massaged spirit y’all get to experience.
So thank her, because I do, every day.
She’s the screensaver on my phone.

Brain Droppings: randomI don't want to be branded. I always think of animals being branded and then slaves being branded...
02/16/2024

Brain Droppings: random

I don't want to be branded. I always think of animals being branded and then slaves being branded and then I'm like, is that what branding is? If I'm a brand, I belong to someone or something. I stop belonging to myself and doing what my heart and spirit want because a brands now dictates what that is, no? It cross me out. I don't want to be a brand.

It's probably why I suck at marketing.

I need a bigger car to live in. I don't like living in a house or apartment. I feel slowed down or stagnant. Looking at a van to head west in!

We are the hoarder planet. Omg we have so much s**t. Like a little dumpster floating in space. More garbage than people.

They key to life (FOR ME) is to see how little I can live off everyday. $50 a day is the limit and $0 a day is the goal. I'm at $26 a day average.

Family isn't everything. Geez. Not everyone wants to be around their physically violent, verbally and emotionally abusive, unhealed kinfolk.

No one doing anything about our contributing to dead babies across the world means no one doing anything about dead babies in our backyard. Don't think it's not possible. Let them other places start funding our demise or worse, we do.

I'm using ai to talk to white people better. Y'all had a problem listening to me before. AI got y'all thinking I'm a white lady before you meet me. 😂 I love it and that's probably why y'all hating on it so hard. It's mediocre you in our brilliant hands. 😂

Look what it does to this post. I like the way I sounds but you'd be surprised at the response I get when ai writes it.

**Reflective Musings: A Personal Commentary**

In an era where personal identity often intertwines with public perception, the notion of being "branded" evokes a sense of resistance for me. Historically, branding was a mark of ownership on animals, and regrettably, humans. This raises a pertinent question: does adopting a personal or professional brand compromise one's autonomy? To me, it symbolizes a loss of self, where actions and desires are dictated not by personal conviction but by the expectations of a brand. This philosophical dissonance might explain my challenges with marketing - a field predicated on the very concept of branding I find disconcerting.

My lifestyle preferences further diverge from the conventional, as evidenced by my desire for a nomadic existence. Instead of traditional housing, I am drawn to the freedom and mobility offered by living in a larger vehicle, contemplating a journey westward in a van. This choice underscores my quest for a life unencumbered by societal norms.

Observing our planet, it strikes me as a repository of excess, a "hoarder planet" teeming with more refuse than inhabitants. This perspective fuels my minimalist approach to consumption, aiming to live on as little as possible, with a daily expenditure goal ranging from zero to fifty dollars. Currently, my average daily spending is twenty-six dollars, a testament to the feasibility of a frugal lifestyle.

The conventional wisdom that family bonds are paramount does not resonate with everyone, myself included. The ideal of familial closeness loses its luster when faced with relationships marred by violence and emotional turmoil. In such instances, distance becomes a necessary boundary for personal well-being.

On a broader scale, the apathy towards global humanitarian crises reflects a troubling disconnect. The lack of action against atrocities abroad mirrors a potential indifference to domestic tragedies. This global inaction hints at a darker possibility - the emergence of a world where neglect and hostility are not just overseas problems but local realities.

In navigating social interactions, I have turned to artificial intelligence as a tool to bridge communication gaps. Interestingly, this technology has altered perceptions, leading to unexpected social dynamics. This experience, while amusing, sheds light on the broader implications of technology in challenging and reshaping societal biases.

Each of these reflections offers a glimpse into a life guided by introspection, a quest for authenticity, and a critical examination of societal norms.

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