Friday, October 31, 2008
MARILYN MANSON - "SWEET DREAMS"
NO HALLOWEEN WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT THE CREEPIEST MUSIC VIDEO OF ALL TIME....
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
BARACK OBAMA - SIR, I WOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE YOU AS MY PRESIDENT....
Barack Obama spent part of Tuesday outside in the rain in Chester, PA, while John McCain postponed his outside rally in nearby Quakertown. Dressed in sneakers and jeans, the rain pouring down as he spoke, Obama addressed the 9,000 who turned out. "Let me just begin by saying that a little bit of rain never hurt anybody." These photos speak for themselves!
AP/GHETTY PHOTOS
GRACE JONES - NEW INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN ROSS....
CHECK OUT THIS NEW GRACE JONES INTERVIEW ON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH JONATHAN ROSS.
YOU CAN FEEL THE ADMIRATION AND RESPECT BETWEEN THE TWO.
EXCELLENT!
AS MENTIONED IN THE INTERVIEW, SOMONE SHOULD REALLY MAKE A FILM ABOUT THE ONE AND ONLY GRACE JONES....WHAT A UNIQUE AND EXCITING ADVENTURE!!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
HAPPY DIWALI....
Diwali is a major Indian holiday, and a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Many legends are associated with Diwali. Today it is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs across the globe as the "Festival of Lights," where the lights or lamps signify victory of good over the evil within every human being.
MARIAH CAREY - "I STAY IN LOVE"....
NEW CRAZY MARIAH SINGLE/VIDEO.....
DIRECTED BY HER HUSBAND
NICK CANNON.
Monday, October 27, 2008
SKINHEADS ARE SCARED LITTLE BITCHES....
IGNORANCE + FEAR = HATE
SKINHEADS = IGNORANT, HATEFUL, HOMOPHOBIC, RACIST, SCUMBAGS WHO FEEL THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE.
YOU KNOW THE TYPE... DUMB, BULLIES ON THE PLAYGROUND AND THEIR DADDY WOULDNT LET THEM TAKE FASHION DESIGN CLASSES OR BALLET LIKE THEY REALLY WANTED TO...SO NOW THEY HATE THE WORLD AND TRY TO MAKE EVERYONE ELSES LIVES MISERABLE!
Law enforcement agents have broken up a plot by two neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 88 black people, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives said Monday.
In court records unsealed Monday in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Tenn., federal agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target a predominantly African-American high school in a murder spree that was to begin in Tennessee. Agents said the skinheads did not identify the school by name.
Jim Cavanaugh, special agent in charge of ATF's Nashville field office, said the two men planned to kill 88 people, including 14 African-Americans by beheading. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community.
The men also sought to go on a national killing spree after the Tennessee murders, with Obama as its final target, Cavanaugh told The Associated Press.
The men, Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman 18, of Helena-West Helena, Ark., are being held without bond. Agents seized a rifle, a sawed-off shotgun and three pistols from the men when they were arrested. Authorities alleged the two men were preparing to break into a gun shop to steal more.For the Obama plot, the legal documents show, Cowart and Schlesselman "planned to drive their vehicle as fast as they could toward Obama shooting at him from the windows."
"Both individuals stated they would dress in all white tuxedos and wear top hats during the assassination attempt," the court complaint states. "Both individuals further stated they knew they would and were willing to die during this attempt."
The numbers 14 and 88 are symbols in skinhead culture, referring to a 14-word phrase attributed to an imprisoned white supremacist: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children" and to the eighth letter of the alphabet, H. Two "8"s or "H"s stand for "Heil Hitler." - AP
JENNIFER HUDSON - TOO TRAGIC FOR WORDS....
ITS JUST A TRAGIC NIGHTMARE....
The murderous tragedy in singer/actress Jennifer Hudson's family grew even grimmer this morning when a child's body was found in her slain brother's missing SUV; authorities believe the body is that of Hudson's 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, according to the Chicago Tribune.
King was reported missing Friday after Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, and brother, Jason Hudson, were found shot to death in the family's Chicago home.
King was reported missing Friday after Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, and brother, Jason Hudson, were found shot to death in the family's Chicago home.
William Balfour, the estranged husband of Jennifer Hudson's sister Julia, was questioned by police and reportedly denied involvement in the murders and kidnapping but, at some point, he stopped talking. Yesterday, he was taken into custody for violating conditions of parole following a 1999 conviction for attempted murder. - Live Daily.com
Sunday, October 26, 2008
SARAH PALIN - NOW THATS EMBARRASSING!!!
The Anchorage Daily News, Alaska's largest newspaper, endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Sunday after declaring Gov. Sarah Palin "too risky" to be one step away from the Oval Office.
"Like picking (Republican presidential candidate John) McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time," The Daily News said.
The newspaper said Obama "brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand."
The Daily News said since the economic crisis has emerged, McCain has "stumbled and fumbled badly" in dealing with it.
"Of the two candidates, Sen. Obama better understands the mortgage meltdown's root causes and has the judgment and intelligence to shape a solution, as well as the leadership to rally the country behind it," the paper said.
The Daily News said Palin has shown the country why she is a success as governor. But the paper said few would argue that Palin is truly ready to step into the job of being president despite her passion, charisma and strong work ethic.
"Gov. Palin's nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency — but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen. John McCain, is the wrong choice for president at this critical time for our nation," the paper said. - Yahoo.com
"Like picking (Republican presidential candidate John) McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time," The Daily News said.
The newspaper said Obama "brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand."
The Daily News said since the economic crisis has emerged, McCain has "stumbled and fumbled badly" in dealing with it.
"Of the two candidates, Sen. Obama better understands the mortgage meltdown's root causes and has the judgment and intelligence to shape a solution, as well as the leadership to rally the country behind it," the paper said.
The Daily News said Palin has shown the country why she is a success as governor. But the paper said few would argue that Palin is truly ready to step into the job of being president despite her passion, charisma and strong work ethic.
"Gov. Palin's nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency — but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen. John McCain, is the wrong choice for president at this critical time for our nation," the paper said. - Yahoo.com
JENNIFER HUDSON ASKS FOR YOUR HELP....
Thank you all for your prayers and your calls. Please keep praying for our family and that we get Julian King back home safely.
Jennifer Hudson and her family are offering a reward of $100,000 for the safe return of her nephew Julian King who has been missing since Friday, October 24th. We ask that all inquiries be directed to the Chicago Police Department, Area 1 Detective Division at 312/747-8380. Jennifer and her family appreciate the enormous amount of love, support and prayers they have received while she and her family try to cope with this tragedy and continue the search for Julian.
Here is a picture of Julian and what he was last seen wearing. Once again thank you all for being there for us through this tough time.
Sincerely,
The Hudson Family
Jennifer Hudson and her family are offering a reward of $100,000 for the safe return of her nephew Julian King who has been missing since Friday, October 24th. We ask that all inquiries be directed to the Chicago Police Department, Area 1 Detective Division at 312/747-8380. Jennifer and her family appreciate the enormous amount of love, support and prayers they have received while she and her family try to cope with this tragedy and continue the search for Julian.
Here is a picture of Julian and what he was last seen wearing. Once again thank you all for being there for us through this tough time.
Sincerely,
The Hudson Family
Saturday, October 25, 2008
JENNIFER HUDSON - TRAGEDY....
.....JUST TRAGIC.The mother and brother of Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson were found shot dead Friday at a South Side home, and police were looking for a missing child who is the nephew of the singer and Oscar-winning actress.
A man suspected in the deaths was in custody Friday night, but the 7-year-old boy had not been located, according to published reports.
A man suspected in the deaths was in custody Friday night, but the 7-year-old boy had not been located, according to published reports.
Jennifer Hudson's personal publicist, Lisa Kasteler, confirmed the deaths.
"We can confirm that there is an ongoing investigation concerning the deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, and her brother, Jason Hudson," Kasteler said in a statement. "No further comment will be made and the family has asked that their privacy be respected at this difficult time."
"We can confirm that there is an ongoing investigation concerning the deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, and her brother, Jason Hudson," Kasteler said in a statement. "No further comment will be made and the family has asked that their privacy be respected at this difficult time."
The singer, whose father died when she was a teenager, described herself as very close to her family. In a recent AP interview she said her family, which includes older siblings Julia and Jason, helped keep her grounded.
"My faith in God and my family, they're very realistic and very normal, they're not into the whole limelight kind of thing, so when I go home to Chicago that's just another place that's home," she said. "I stand in line with everybody else, or, when I go home to my mom I'm just Jennifer, (so she says), 'You get up and you take care of your own stuff.' And I love that; I don't like when people tell you everything you want to hear, I want to hear the truth, you know what I mean."
"My faith in God and my family, they're very realistic and very normal, they're not into the whole limelight kind of thing, so when I go home to Chicago that's just another place that's home," she said. "I stand in line with everybody else, or, when I go home to my mom I'm just Jennifer, (so she says), 'You get up and you take care of your own stuff.' And I love that; I don't like when people tell you everything you want to hear, I want to hear the truth, you know what I mean."
- AP.
Jennifer, her mom Darnell and sister Julia.
VOTE "NO" ON PROP 8 ! ....
THIS HISTORIC VOTE IN CALIFORNIA COULD EVENTUALLY EFFECT ALL OF US !
VOTE "NO" ON PROP 8!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
BETTE MIDLER SUPPORTS BARACK OBAMA....
"I am so distressed about this election, oh my God, I haven't left my house in days. I watch the news channels incessantly. All the news stories are about the election; all the commercials are for Viagra and Cialis. Election, erection, election, erection -- either way we're getting screwed!' I come from an extremely poor family my father was a house painter. I know I look divine now, but I was not always divine. My humble background, taught me to value hard work. I had big dreams. You know me. You've watched me for 40 frickin' years. Every single dream I had my entire life came true. Barack Obama says only in America could his story happen, and I totally understand because only in America could my story happen.'" - Bette Midler, 10/20/08, Krave Nightclub Las Vegas.
DAVID SEDARIS ON UNDECIDED VOTERS....
"I look at these people and can't quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention? To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. "Can I interest you in the chicken?" she asks. "Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it? To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked."- Author David Sedaris, on undecided voters
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Mole People - Jennifer Toth....
When she sees homeless people alone on the streets, she thinks how lucky she and her family are to have each other. When she hears children make cruel jokes about kids who live in shelters, she's glad she has kept her secret. Someday, she says, her brother will be the president of the United States and will change things.What things?
"The way people treat each other, and he'll make sure everyone has a home, no matter where they come from. And, "she giggles, "he'll make candy free."
- excerpt from Jennifer Toth's nonfiction book " The Mole People" - Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City.
Monday, October 20, 2008
RICHARD BLACKWELL - "FROM RAGS TO BITCHES"....
R.I.PRichard Blackwell was a dress designer and actor, who eventually found his niche writing rhymed criticisms on the quality of celebrity style. He released his first famous " The 10 Worst Dressed Women "list in 1960 and his last, just this year, in 2008.
Mr. Blackwell chronicled his life in a biography titled "From Rags to Bitches".
Mr. Blackwell chronicled his life in a biography titled "From Rags to Bitches".
Here are some of his famous critiques:
Goldie Hawn ("A peeled grape on the end of a pipe cleaner!
Raquel Welch ("She may have a heavenly body but her clothes look like they were designed by the man in the moon - a real luna-tic.")
Vanessa Redgrave ("A do-it-yourself kit on stilts that came unglued.")
Doris Day ("Doing your own thing in blushing pink...but for thirty years?")
Momma Cass Elliot ("Little Orphan Annie in gowns by Oscar Meyer.")
Barbra Streisand ("Today's flower child who has gone to seed in a cabbage patch.")
Elizabeth Taylor ("Looks like two small boys fighting under a mink blanket.")
Ann-Margret ("Marlon Brando in a g-string.")
Liza Minnelli ("Pop-art picture of a fried egg at sunrise, eaten by Auntie Em.")
Meryl Streep ("From Streep you could weep, her beauty of a career cannot be denied, but that beast of a wardrobe is pure mother of the bride.")
Britney Spears ("When it comes to couture chaos, this tacky terror should take a bow. From the Princess of Pop to the ultimate fashion flop! An over-the-hill Lolita.")
Mariah Carey ("The world applauds your musical emancipation, but please--leave that body to our imagination.")
Renée Zellweger ("Runs the gamut from Kewpie doll dreck to Red Carpet wreck, she looks like a painted pumpkin – on a pogo stick.")
Diane Keaton ("In prudish fashion pitfalls that bury her beauty, it could be Queen Victoria on jury duty! Dowdy, dumpy, and frumpy!")
Celine Dion ("Half sequined scarecrow, half gaudy acrobat. Is it Abe Lincoln in drag? I'll leave it at that!")
Donatella Versace ("Resembles a flash-fried Venus, stuck in a Miami strip mall.")
Madonna ("From ghetto glam to rhinestone cowgirl to Mrs. Guy Ritchie. Any way you label it, she's still just kitschy, kitschy, kitschy!")
Raquel Welch ("She may have a heavenly body but her clothes look like they were designed by the man in the moon - a real luna-tic.")
Vanessa Redgrave ("A do-it-yourself kit on stilts that came unglued.")
Doris Day ("Doing your own thing in blushing pink...but for thirty years?")
Momma Cass Elliot ("Little Orphan Annie in gowns by Oscar Meyer.")
Barbra Streisand ("Today's flower child who has gone to seed in a cabbage patch.")
Elizabeth Taylor ("Looks like two small boys fighting under a mink blanket.")
Ann-Margret ("Marlon Brando in a g-string.")
Liza Minnelli ("Pop-art picture of a fried egg at sunrise, eaten by Auntie Em.")
Meryl Streep ("From Streep you could weep, her beauty of a career cannot be denied, but that beast of a wardrobe is pure mother of the bride.")
Britney Spears ("When it comes to couture chaos, this tacky terror should take a bow. From the Princess of Pop to the ultimate fashion flop! An over-the-hill Lolita.")
Mariah Carey ("The world applauds your musical emancipation, but please--leave that body to our imagination.")
Renée Zellweger ("Runs the gamut from Kewpie doll dreck to Red Carpet wreck, she looks like a painted pumpkin – on a pogo stick.")
Diane Keaton ("In prudish fashion pitfalls that bury her beauty, it could be Queen Victoria on jury duty! Dowdy, dumpy, and frumpy!")
Celine Dion ("Half sequined scarecrow, half gaudy acrobat. Is it Abe Lincoln in drag? I'll leave it at that!")
Donatella Versace ("Resembles a flash-fried Venus, stuck in a Miami strip mall.")
Madonna ("From ghetto glam to rhinestone cowgirl to Mrs. Guy Ritchie. Any way you label it, she's still just kitschy, kitschy, kitschy!")
MOBY - "OOH YEAH"....
MOBY'S NEW SONG/VIDEO "OOH YEAH".
ITS AN HOMAGE TO EARLY 70's PORN.
USE IT TO GET THAT SARAH PALIN BULLSHIT OUT OF YOUR EARS!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
LIZ SMITH on MADONNA - PT 2....
“My concerts are always my escape. I get onstage and I just forget everything but the music and the audience. The minute the lights go out, I’m back to …
well, reality.”
But something fascinating occurred when Madonna arrived, something I’ve never seen before. There was one frantic cry — “She’s here!” — when she stepped onto the red carpet and slowly made her way in, talking to media and posing. And then, a kind of eerie silence descended. The cameras kept flashing (and flashing!) but the standard loud demands that she move closer, look this way, hurry up! were muted. The photogs even stopped fighting and elbowing among themselves. It was almost as if they feared she’d turn and leave if they didn’t give her some respect and breathing space. One grizzled and usually rude paparazzi said, “She’s not like the rest of them … she’s the queen. She’ll give us what we need.”
And she did.....
And she did.....
Liz Smith - NY Post
LIZ SMITH on MADONNA....
On Wednesday my phone rang off the hook. Everybody wanted to know what I thought about Madonna and Guy Ritchie splitting up; and why is the media still interested in her? (I love it when even the press asks the press why we are all covering something.) Well, of course there is the normal interest in celeb bad news. But no matter how often the media says, “She’s over,” she’s not. Madonna is still, all in all, THE global celebrity after a quarter century in the spotlight. (Angelina Jolie, no matter how fabulous, is part of a golden couple. Madonna and Guy Ritchie were never that — it was always all about her. Which was, for sure, part of their problem.)People only think they know about Madonna. Exposing her body never meant exposing her soul — and she hasn’t. Madonna has actually remained singularly private about her private life. She tells exactly what she wants and how she wants to tell it. She won’t beg the media or her audience for love and understanding. Take her or leave her. This resistance to public vulnerability works against Madonna sometimes — she was truly stunned when she adopted little David Banda from Malawi and her charity efforts were questioned. But her strength, her refusal to cop a plea is what the fans love. And hate!As to this situation with Guy Ritchie; they both tried hard. But I think Madonna tried harder — really! Still, she’s not going to adopt a victim pose, even if she feels she’s been done wrong. The press wants to see her brought low, have some emotional breakdown. Because that’s what the press wants from all celebrities — they give, they take, they “forgive” and give back, expecting gratitude. Madonna is not like other celebrities! (Go shove your forgiveness.) For all Madonna’s reputation as a media manipulator, it always struck me that she kept her wedding private. No press. She didn’t sell photos, not even for charity. She took those vows seriously, as she did when she married Sean Penn. Divorce is a big thing to her; that vestige of childhood Catholicism. She is not sanguine about the end of her marriage. There was no pre-nup. She was really sure this was it — her soul mate!The future? She’s only 50— in her prime. She won’t be singing the old torch song, “I’m Through With Love.” And she won’t care if we don’t approve of who she loves next.
P.S. I do have a very sweet Guy Ritchie-related memory of Madonna. I interviewed her in London years ago. She was not married to Guy, though she was pregnant with their son, Rocco, a fact she did not disclose. (Well, she’d given me the world exclusive on her first pregnancy, so I couldn’t really complain.) I noticed, scotch-taped to her computer, a little photo of Guy Ritchie. I knew they’d been dating. “So, is this serious?” I asked. Madonna hesitated and then replied, like a schoolgirl, “Well, yes … I guess you could call him my boyfriend.” Adorable. But that was then. - LIZ SMITH, NY POST
FINALLY!!! - COLIN POWELL ENDORSES OBAMA....
Colin Powell says the election of Obama will "electrify the world."
"I think he is a transformational figure," Powell said. "He is a new generation coming ... onto the world stage and on the American stage. And for that reason, I'll be voting for Senator Barack Obama."
"And I come to this conclusion, because of his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of his campaign, because he is reaching out all across America, because of who he is and his rhetorical abilities — and you have to take that into account — as well as his substance — he has both style and substance, he has met the standard of being a successful president, being an exceptional president."
Powell said that he is "troubled" by the direction of the Republican Party, and said he began to doubt Sen. John McCain when he chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
"Not just small towns have values," he said, responding to one of Palin's signature lines.
"She's a very distinguished woman, and she's to be admired," he said. "But at the same, now that we have had a chance to watch her for some seven weeks, I don't believe she's ready to be president of the United States, which is the job of the vice president. And so that raised some question in my mind as to the judgment that Senator McCain made." - Yahoo News.com
Saturday, October 18, 2008
MADONNA AND GUYS HELL....
"I'm not going to slow down, get off this ride, stay home and get fat...
There are no short cuts to being Madonna.''
I WONDER IF ANY OF THIS IS TRUE?.....THE gossips at Cannes were agog at news that Madonna had installed twin treadmills in her hotel suite so she and hubby Guy Ritchie could work out side-by-side.
Life in the world's most talked about marriage, it was reasoned, couldn't be too bad if they were at least continuing to share a passion for gym.
But that second treadmill was in fact for personal trainer Tracy Anderson who, for the past year, has been living in Madonna's London home and playing far more of a role in her life than her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
Ritchie and Madonna slept in separate rooms on that break, as had become usual, and were by then communicating only via their personal assistants. The treadmills are a neat metaphor for the way Ritchie has been excluded from Madonna's life.
Her irrational food fads and increasingly bizarre attempts to hold back time _ via surgery, exercise and every therapy going _ certainly helped to doom their marriage.
How could anyone expect Ritchie, a macho man who is fond of the pub and likes to shoot pheasant, to dine contentedly every night on quinoa grains and organic vegetable dumplings?
And how was he supposed to react when his wife took to retiring at night slathered in 500 pounds-a-pot cream and covered in a plastic body suit to hold back the signs of ageing?
It now emerges that every aspect of life at the Ritchie residence in London was dictated by the lady of the house. Madonna, who embraced a macrobiotic diet in the early 1990s, told her chefs what was permitted: she chose the precise blend of Colombian coffee and tutted over the exact provenance of airfreighted Canadian blueberries.
Ritchie has allegedly had to endure a life married to a 160cm domestic tyrant whose rules apparently included no TV, no newspapers and no welcome for his London friends _ sustained on a diet that would make a Hollywood starlet feel faint.
For instance, gossips claim his Christmas meal was minus chipolata sausages last year because she would not hear of processed meat crossing the threshold.
He had to drink his tea every day with rice milk, as dairy is banned.
Meat is only very occasionally on the menu. The only exception to this was at their country estate, Ashcombe House, in Wiltshire, where Ritchie was allowed to serve a full breakfast to shooting parties _ even including such fat-filled items as steak-and-kidney pie. (Madonna thought this kind of food so foul that she would leave the room in disgust when it arrived and sip reproachfully at her bowl of Japanese miso soup.)
Ritchie apparently used to complain she was giving her children an unhealthy attitude towards food: she banned sugar entirely, which made biscuits, ice creams and cakes objects of almost fascination for her daughter Lourdes and their son Rocco. She also banned cheese, cream, salt and preservatives. One of Ritchie's friends suggested that Her Madgeness had to be talked into permitting Rocco to have a birthday cake last year.
Even when the pair went out for ``romantic'' meals _ and in the final two years of the relationship this was one of the few activities they shared _ Madonna would generally refuse to eat anything.
One associate said she didn't ``trust'' the kitchens to prepare food to her exacting standards.
wife who sleeps alone in a plastic suit for Mr MadgeSo she would sit with a glass of water as Ritchie wolfed down his meal. The topic of discussion, chosen by Madonna, was generally Kabbalah, or an earnest exposition about George Bush. It wasn't fun.
No wonder Ritchie bought himself a pub in February. And, sources insist, the food was not even the worst of Ritchie's daily miseries as Mr Madonna.
Her exercise routine, never less than two hours a day, six days a week, rules her life. She went to the gym the day her adopted son David Banda arrived from Malawi, and spent nearly four hours honing her body. She worked out on her birthday this summer, and on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Ritchie's entreaties to her to do less, and spend some time with him and the children, were ignored.
``I'm not going to slow down, get off this ride, stay home and get fat,'' she told a magazine. ``There are no short cuts to being Madonna.''
The star, whose ambitions have propelled her from obscurity to fame and a 315 million-pound (about $A800 million) fortune, regards ``being Madonna'' as roughly equivalent to running a multi-national company. And she thinks her extraordinary body is its main asset.
For this reason, Ms Anderson, who has helped her to build muscles with her own variant on aerobics and Pilates, probably sees more of Madonna than anyone else.
After breakfast in London, Madonna would spend a short time at her computer before going to the six million-pound property next door that houses her gym and working out with Ms Anderson, a pint-sized American blonde whose sweet smile masks a formidable drive.
Madonna started working out properly around the time of her Blond Ambition tour in 1990. She met Carlos Leon, the father of Lourdes, while jogging around Central Park. As a fitness instructor, that meant they always had something _ apart from sex _ in common, and they remain close friends.
While pregnant with Lourdes, she would do 45 minutes on a Stairmaster every day. Pilates was her next enthusiasm, then the more vigorous Ashtanga yoga.
She also jogs, pumps iron and swims, and for a period tried a brutal-looking wooden rack known as ``Gyrotonic expansion'' designed to stretch and tone muscles.
As a result of all this she has recurring back and knee problems, and tours with a chiropractor and physiotherapist. In concert in the US this week, she sported two enormous plasters on her knees.
``People talk about Kabbalah, but her one fanatical devotion is to her body,'' said an associate.
Interestingly, she did try, back in 2005, to boost the marriage by taking up judo. Ritchie is a black belt and she went to his unpretentious gym in Fulham, and for a while seemed keen on learning her moves. At the time, they had been trying for two years to conceive a brother or sister for Rocco.
Despite visits to fertility clinics and following Kabbalah teachings to help them, she failed to become pregnant.
It was a source of deep disappointment to them both and brought Madonna's insecurities about her age (and the 10-year gap between her and Ritchie) to the fore.
But, within months, Madonna abandoned Ritchie to his martial arts and went back to yoga and Pilates. A plan slowly took hold to adopt a child instead _ and we all know how that turned out.
Now she is on tour, she looks exhausted and grey-faced. Her knee is strapped up between dates.
Some plastic surgery _ allegedly done this summer, though she denies it _ is unpleasantly obvious. And because she is so very thin downy hair is growing on her face.
No wonder Madonna is feeling uncharacteristically fragile. And she turned 50 this year - article from PerthNOW.
Life in the world's most talked about marriage, it was reasoned, couldn't be too bad if they were at least continuing to share a passion for gym.
But that second treadmill was in fact for personal trainer Tracy Anderson who, for the past year, has been living in Madonna's London home and playing far more of a role in her life than her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
Ritchie and Madonna slept in separate rooms on that break, as had become usual, and were by then communicating only via their personal assistants. The treadmills are a neat metaphor for the way Ritchie has been excluded from Madonna's life.
Her irrational food fads and increasingly bizarre attempts to hold back time _ via surgery, exercise and every therapy going _ certainly helped to doom their marriage.
How could anyone expect Ritchie, a macho man who is fond of the pub and likes to shoot pheasant, to dine contentedly every night on quinoa grains and organic vegetable dumplings?
And how was he supposed to react when his wife took to retiring at night slathered in 500 pounds-a-pot cream and covered in a plastic body suit to hold back the signs of ageing?
It now emerges that every aspect of life at the Ritchie residence in London was dictated by the lady of the house. Madonna, who embraced a macrobiotic diet in the early 1990s, told her chefs what was permitted: she chose the precise blend of Colombian coffee and tutted over the exact provenance of airfreighted Canadian blueberries.
Ritchie has allegedly had to endure a life married to a 160cm domestic tyrant whose rules apparently included no TV, no newspapers and no welcome for his London friends _ sustained on a diet that would make a Hollywood starlet feel faint.
For instance, gossips claim his Christmas meal was minus chipolata sausages last year because she would not hear of processed meat crossing the threshold.
He had to drink his tea every day with rice milk, as dairy is banned.
Meat is only very occasionally on the menu. The only exception to this was at their country estate, Ashcombe House, in Wiltshire, where Ritchie was allowed to serve a full breakfast to shooting parties _ even including such fat-filled items as steak-and-kidney pie. (Madonna thought this kind of food so foul that she would leave the room in disgust when it arrived and sip reproachfully at her bowl of Japanese miso soup.)
Ritchie apparently used to complain she was giving her children an unhealthy attitude towards food: she banned sugar entirely, which made biscuits, ice creams and cakes objects of almost fascination for her daughter Lourdes and their son Rocco. She also banned cheese, cream, salt and preservatives. One of Ritchie's friends suggested that Her Madgeness had to be talked into permitting Rocco to have a birthday cake last year.
Even when the pair went out for ``romantic'' meals _ and in the final two years of the relationship this was one of the few activities they shared _ Madonna would generally refuse to eat anything.
One associate said she didn't ``trust'' the kitchens to prepare food to her exacting standards.
wife who sleeps alone in a plastic suit for Mr MadgeSo she would sit with a glass of water as Ritchie wolfed down his meal. The topic of discussion, chosen by Madonna, was generally Kabbalah, or an earnest exposition about George Bush. It wasn't fun.
No wonder Ritchie bought himself a pub in February. And, sources insist, the food was not even the worst of Ritchie's daily miseries as Mr Madonna.
Her exercise routine, never less than two hours a day, six days a week, rules her life. She went to the gym the day her adopted son David Banda arrived from Malawi, and spent nearly four hours honing her body. She worked out on her birthday this summer, and on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Ritchie's entreaties to her to do less, and spend some time with him and the children, were ignored.
``I'm not going to slow down, get off this ride, stay home and get fat,'' she told a magazine. ``There are no short cuts to being Madonna.''
The star, whose ambitions have propelled her from obscurity to fame and a 315 million-pound (about $A800 million) fortune, regards ``being Madonna'' as roughly equivalent to running a multi-national company. And she thinks her extraordinary body is its main asset.
For this reason, Ms Anderson, who has helped her to build muscles with her own variant on aerobics and Pilates, probably sees more of Madonna than anyone else.
After breakfast in London, Madonna would spend a short time at her computer before going to the six million-pound property next door that houses her gym and working out with Ms Anderson, a pint-sized American blonde whose sweet smile masks a formidable drive.
Madonna started working out properly around the time of her Blond Ambition tour in 1990. She met Carlos Leon, the father of Lourdes, while jogging around Central Park. As a fitness instructor, that meant they always had something _ apart from sex _ in common, and they remain close friends.
While pregnant with Lourdes, she would do 45 minutes on a Stairmaster every day. Pilates was her next enthusiasm, then the more vigorous Ashtanga yoga.
She also jogs, pumps iron and swims, and for a period tried a brutal-looking wooden rack known as ``Gyrotonic expansion'' designed to stretch and tone muscles.
As a result of all this she has recurring back and knee problems, and tours with a chiropractor and physiotherapist. In concert in the US this week, she sported two enormous plasters on her knees.
``People talk about Kabbalah, but her one fanatical devotion is to her body,'' said an associate.
Interestingly, she did try, back in 2005, to boost the marriage by taking up judo. Ritchie is a black belt and she went to his unpretentious gym in Fulham, and for a while seemed keen on learning her moves. At the time, they had been trying for two years to conceive a brother or sister for Rocco.
Despite visits to fertility clinics and following Kabbalah teachings to help them, she failed to become pregnant.
It was a source of deep disappointment to them both and brought Madonna's insecurities about her age (and the 10-year gap between her and Ritchie) to the fore.
But, within months, Madonna abandoned Ritchie to his martial arts and went back to yoga and Pilates. A plan slowly took hold to adopt a child instead _ and we all know how that turned out.
Now she is on tour, she looks exhausted and grey-faced. Her knee is strapped up between dates.
Some plastic surgery _ allegedly done this summer, though she denies it _ is unpleasantly obvious. And because she is so very thin downy hair is growing on her face.
No wonder Madonna is feeling uncharacteristically fragile. And she turned 50 this year - article from PerthNOW.
Friday, October 17, 2008
ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS - APOLLO THEATER....
Last night, I went with Rafael to see "Antony and The Johnsons" at the Apollo Theater.
This was my second time seeing and hearing Antony's magic.
It was easily, one of the most avante garde performances I have seen in along time.
Accompanied by a full orchestra, Antony sang a wide collections of his songs.
The staging was simple. The show, almost operatic in style.
Antony's choice of attire for the evening was very Bjork like -
a full length, "crazy bride" white gown.
It definitely was an interesting performance and a very appreciative audience.
Antonys emotional voice and performance style never disappoint!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Angelina Jolie on Today....
I think Angelina's a pretty remarkable individual....
at least she's trying.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
MADONNA and GUY to DIVORCE....
"Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after seven-and-a-half years of marriage. They have both requested that the media maintain respect for their family at this difficult time" - Madonna's publicist Liz Rosenberg."You'll See"
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
MADONNA'S PACKIN HEAT....
Madonna made a bang on the red carpet in NYC on Monday night. At the East Coast premiere of her directorial debut "Filth and Wisdom", she was wearing a SUPER COOL pair of $2,200 pistol-heeled Chanel "Miami Vice" stilettos. LOVE THEM!
The shoes are part of the 2009 Chanel "Cruise" collection. They will be available in mid November and there already is a waiting list.
ORDINARY PEOPLE....
Today, I was talking with the HJY Muse, Teresa, about movies that moved us to tears...Heres my #1 -
"Ordinary People".
This movie deeply touched me.
Whats Yours?
My favorite scene.
THE WORLDS POOR....
The world's poorest people will be hungrier, sicker and have fewer jobs as a result of the global financial crisis, and cash-strapped aid agencies will be less able to help, aid groups are warning.The charities that provide food, medicine and other relief on the ground say cutbacks have already started, but it will take months or more before the full impact is felt in the poorest countries of Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Aid agencies face more than just the prospect of plummeting donations. The economic conditions themselves — higher food prices and more joblessness — are greatly increasing the number of people who need assistance .
To read complete article go here:
Monday, October 13, 2008
BRAD PITT for "W" MAGAZINE....
This month, "W" magazine is featuring photos taken by Brad Pitt of his family.......click here for complete photos/interview : http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2008/11/brad_pitt_angelina_jolie
MADONNA'S "STICKY AND SWEET" - BLEW ME AWAY!!!!...
Prior to last night, I have seen Madonna 3 times in concert and to be honest, I had my doubts about going to her new Sticky and Sweet Show....I was getting a vibe it was going to be disappointing. ....I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG!!!!
MADONNAS NEWEST WORLD TOUR IS EXCELLENT IN EVERYWAY!
Great stage, exciting impactful visual effects, sexy/cool costumes, excellent fresh choreography, great revamping of songs and most of all,
A HAPPY FRESH PERSONABLE MADONNA!!!
This is a Madonna I have never seen before...she looks absolutely incredible BUT this time around she seems so genuinely happy and completely enjoying every moment.
Combine all of this with a great audience and the night was magic!
....it truly was awe inspiring to see her perform last night!!
B-R-A-V-O !!!!!!!!
CANDY SHOP - ENTRANCE / THE QUEEN AND HER THRONE
VOGUE - SOOOO SEXY AND GREAT CHOREOGRAGPHY
GET INTO THE GROOVE - KEITH HARING INSPIRED / MADONNA DOUBLE DUTCHES!
AT 50, THE QUEEN IS STILL ON TOP!!!!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
MADONNA - "STICKY AND SWEET" TOUR....TONIGHT!
I'M GOING TO SEE MADONNA TONIGHT AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN....FULL REVIEW TOMORROW!
GEORGE W.BUSH " TALE OF TWO CITIES"....
WNBC-TV cut into President Bush's speech about the dire state of the economy this morning with a commercial for the Broadway musical "A Tale of Two Cities."
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," the ad bellowed over the ominous image of a guillotine slamming down.
After several seconds of the gloomy ad, WNBC's feed quickly snapped back to Bush's speech.
WNBC said it was a glitch and the incredible timing was a coincidence.
"During the President's speech this morning, we experienced a 4-second technical issue and inadvertently interrupted his message," the station said in a statement.
"We fixed the problem quickly and apologize for the error."
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