"You forgot Poland"

Not one of the 11s, It's a #2!

Everything Comes Down to...Bush

So Amazing, So Canadian, So Different, So Gay, and So Hallelujah!

Every now and then, I come across a song that's just so beautiful, it makes me shiver. "Hallelujah" is one of those songs. Written by Leonard Cohen in 1984, it has been recorded and performed by many artists. My two favorites are those performed by k.d. Lang and Rufus Wainwright. Both songs are hauntingly beautiful.


The late Jeff Buckley's version is also incredible. I had not heard it before I started to write this post.
One of the amazing this about Youtube and the ilk, is I have discovered so many songs & artists that I might never have come across. Now that Google has said it will remove all copyrighted material from Youtube, serendipity shall once again become a rare thing. Now, I'm totally against file sharing when it comes to stealing music, but would y'all have ever seen these fantastic performances had they not been posted on Youtube? And if you hadn't seen them, would you have put them on your wish list? Many of the CDs, music DVDs, and iTunes purchases were bought because of being introduced to them on Youtube.
Let's pray Dailymotion doesn't cave-in as well.

Gabrielle

Gabrielle has been quite the star in her homeland, The United Kingdom. Fame in the U.S. has been elusive. She had a dancefloor hit in 1993 "Dreams." from her self-titled album, Gabrielle. She has had several albums since then, none of which got the attention in the US that they deserved. Here are a few of my favorite Gabrielle songs. Listen and you, too, will get lost in her voice.

From Bridget Jones's Diary, "Out of Reach."


Her Motown inspired, "Give Me a Little More Time"



Gabrielle makes "Walk on By" her own...


Even this fun little ditty, "Sunshine" has that hint of Gabrielle sadness.


The emotion of this song, "Rise" is almost overwhelming.


Please check out more from this artist. She's amazing!

Perfect Hair Forever...

I get it, "Perfect Hair Forever," now what?

Thid is deeply disturbing....but like a car crash I cannot turn away.
Your thoughts, dear readers???

If you can't say it, why did you say it?

I love it when a classic song is remade by another musical act where the second is as good as the original, especially when the remake has something else to offer. Better yet, when it's remade more than once. Such is the case with "Never Can Say Goodbye."

Here's the original 1971 version done by The Jackson 5.

Ah, the good old days. Remember when Michael was a black male?
BTW, they said "Goodbye" 18 times.

Gloria Gaynor packed the dance floor with her 1976 disco version.

She only said "Goodbye" 12 times...but then again, this isn't the extended remix.

1987 gave us this version by The Communards

I counted 21 "Goodbyes" in this kicky version.

In 2001, Westlife performed this version in 2001
They said "Goodbye" 15 times...and they used the Cher Voicilator, too!

This song was also done by Isaac Hayes and though I couldn't find a complete music video, my guess is he said "Goodbye"

Allow me to introduce you to . . .

I LOVE Anastacia...this woman rocks!! As I began to explore her music, I had a serendipity of the Italian kind, Eros Ramazzotti. This guy has been around forever and is aging, I mean maturing better than a beautiful bottle of red wine.
Here is the video he did with Anastacia. "I Belong to You"


Here Eros is with La Tina. Don't they sound great together...and wouldn't their kids be cute.

And my favorite, a sole Eros endeavor, "L'Obra del Gigante"

Explore this artist, you will enjoy your discoveries.
Start with the above suggestions and then move-on to Un attimo di pace & Una Emocion para Siempre and a very young Eros in Otra como Yo and as an embryo in Una Storia Importante.

How Low Can He Go???

The Washington Post had this headline, "Disfavor for Bush Hits Rare Heights"

and I don't think they were referring just to his dancing.

Now I know what swept Laura off her feet...Xanax.

It's All Because (The Gays Are Getting Married)

Thanks to Toweroad for posting this hysterical video by Oded Gross.

With the 2008 election banter already getting louder, we know what will happen next...the Republicans will have to find a scapegoat for America's problems. And with president bush's (sic) approval rating at an all-time low, the Republicans will have to find someone to stir up their bases. Nothing seems to frenzy those red-states like gay marriage.
But if the conservatives really want to protect marriage, they shouldn't seek to amend the Constitution banning gay marriage, instead they should ban divorce. But that won't work, because their icon Ronald Reagan was divorced. Easier to scapegoat the homosexuals. personally, I say, BLAME CANADA!!!

"The smut we must stop
The trash we must bash
The Laughter and fun
Must all be undone
We must blame them and cause a fuss
Before somebody thinks of blaming uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuus!!!!"

A Brand New Day

Today we took a step forward. The beautiful State of Washington now recognizes Domestic Partnerships. Though we are still behind the states that allow Civil Unions (Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New Hampshire) and way behind the only state that allows true marriage, Massachusetts, we are making progress. Baby steps are steps, nevertheless. I hope that it will be a long, long time before either Matt or I get to take advantage of any of these new "special rights" as most of them deal with hospital visitation and after death issues. But again; baby steps...and I am proud to be a Washingtonian.

As my life is a musical, I can't help but think the following video is very apropos.

A special note of gratitude to Washington State Senator, Ed Murray who fought tirelessly for this milestone and Governor Christine Gregoire. Without either of these two, this bill would have once again died. Matt and I salute you!

Quien Es Mas Macho?

Both Sylvester and Jimmy Somerville had dance hits with "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real."
Both were songs to which we couldn't help but raise your hands above the "homo-line." (For those of you who aren't familiar with the term homo-line, it refers to the imaginary line at the height of a man's shoulders. While dancing, a straight man is unable to raise his hands above this line. A gay man can't dance without reaching for the heavens.)

But back to my initial question, Quien Es Mas Macho...Sylvester or Jimmy Somerville?

"Do these silver lamé pants make me look gay?"


"What about the sparkly kimono with matching turban?"

Gotta love the back-up dancers. In fact, the name back-up dancer came from this video when one of the dancers in the silk shorts (at 1:51) yelled, "BACK UP!!!"

Eureka!

President Bush underwent a colonoscopy this morning.
Doctors found Dick Cheney's undisclosed location.

As long as we're dancing...

Remember dancing in outfits like these??? Neither do I.

Which one was Bobby and which one was Sissy???

The Very Best TV Series Finale

Bob Newhart is a comic genius. He had not just one, but two brilliant TV series. The first, The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1976), had the gravely voiced Suzanne Pleshette. The second was The Newhart Show (1982-1990). I thoroughly enjoyed both, but the last episode of The Newhart Show had three of the funniest minutes in TV history. I remember watching it unable to catch my breath as I laughed myself silly.

Oh Bob!
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...and yes I know he had a third series, but everyone is allowed a bad mistake.

1979; It Was a Very Good Year

1979 was such an incredible year for music. There was "This Time Baby" by Jackie Moore, "The Break" by Kat Mandu, "Dancer" by Gino Soccio, "Move on Up" by Destination, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" by Festival/Boris Midney, "Panic" by French Kiss, "Harmony" by Suzi Lane, "Sentimentally It's You" by Theo Vaness, "Relight My Fire/Vertigo" by Dan Hartman, "Haven't You Heard" by Patrice Rushen, "Heaven Must Have Sent You" by Bonnie Pointer, "Suite Seventeen" by Marlena Shaw, "You Know How to Love Me" by the late Phyllis Hyman , "High Society" by Norma Jean Wright, "Here Comes that Sound" by Love Deluxe, and "Put Your Body in It" by Stephanie Mills. None of these dance classics could I find their music videos.
But in the next few posts are a few of my favorite disco classics. My all-time favorites, I refer to as the 11s.

1979 pt. 2 - "This Is Hot" by Pamala Stanley

Okay, okay. I know I've posted this once before...but for God's sake, it's Pamala.
No post celebrating 1979 would be complete without "This Is Hot."

My favorite video, if someone forced me to choose my favorite other than "This Is Hot", it would have to be "Coming out of Hiding" or it could be "If Looks Could Kill." No, wait, it was "I Don't Want to Talk about It"...and that one didn't have a video. We just watch the record spin. Oh that's cool!

BTW, she's a wonderful person!

1979 pt. 3 - "Found a Cure" by Ashford and Simpson

Ashford and Simpson have been around forever writing songs for Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, and even Jesus; they really have been around a long time.
Here is a rare video of Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson singing "Found a Cure."
Ashford is the one with the beard...her name is Valerie.

1979 pt. 4 - "Mandolay" by La Flavour

At the very beginning of this video there is a flash of some demonic stuffed animal. Kinda creepy. And what's with the strange voice halfway through the song? Perhaps, it's some sort of subliminal message from Mandolay herself?

The lead singer is just like Karen Carpenter, except he's male, Italian, still alive, and uh, maybe he's not like Karen Carpenter, other than he plays the drums and wears a headband.

1979 pt. 5 - "Music Man" by Revanche

These guys were kind of like the Village People excpet there were more of them...and not as many costumes to go around...so they went for a ghetto sailor motif.

1979 pt. 6 - "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer

Gay boys are either a Diana fan or a Donna fan.
Rarely is someone both.
A lot of people say that it's a preference or even a choice. Others say it's because of upbringing; the dominating mother effect and the distant father. Many believe it's genetic. Now, there is even talk about which way one's hair swirls or the size of one's ring finger in comparison to the index finger. I, for one, think one agree...I was born this way, a Diana fan. But I can still appreciate La Donna.

"Toot Toot!"

1979 pt. 7 - "Lost in Music" by Sister Sledge

Because I'm gay, most everyone assumes I like Sister Sledge's "We Are Family." Well, I don't...it actually kinda scared me.

Sister Sledge - Lost in music
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1979 pt. 8 - "Spacer" by Sheila and B. Devotion

This video was way ahead of its time. In fact they still shouldn't have made it for several more years. Before joing with B. Devotion, Sheila had another BIG hit. Matt and I love this song. You can often hear us singing it when we get up in the morning. In fact, we have the video down perfectly.
Alcazar had a great time sampling this song with "Crying at the Discotheque."

Sheila B. Devotion - Spacer
Uploaded by Jessedu69

Reading Sheila's bio, she was once married to a man named "Ringo Willy Cat."

1979 pt. 9 - "Good Times" by Chic

This is one of the songs that started it all, not only did Rappers' Delight come from this song, but this bass groove spawned countless other Rodgers & Edwards hits by Chic, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Madonna, Debby Harry, Duran Duran, Sister Sledge and many others.

1979 pt. 10 - "Born to Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez

"Born to Be Alive" as opposed to???

"Yes we were bowrnnnnn, bowrnnnn, bowrnnnnn, born to be alive."

1979 pt. 11 - Call Her "The Miss Ross"

Diana Ross singing "The Boss"

There's a new book coming out saying that Miss Ross isn't very nice.
Didn't J.Randy Taraborrelli already write that book??? Randy, need we remind you of what happened to Flo? Let it go.

1979 pt. 12 - Take Me Cher, I'm Home

Cher's "Take Me Home"
Remember the album cover?
Remember the outfits?
Remember the teeth?

One more facelift and her ears will meet! As it is, she's nearly a Picasso.
And she had better stay out of the sun!!!

Cat, I'm a Kitty Cat and I ________________ (fill in the blank)

It's Thursday, my day off. What to do? What to do?
I look over at Hunter, our polydactyl cat and see him stretched out in the silliest of poses. Cats don't just lounge about as some people believe; they pose and quite often, they dance. I am reminded of last week, when the Scootersville Zoo was visited by our friends, Sylvia, Aaron & Ellen. As Aaron left, he sang just one line from the "Kitty Cat Dance" song. One line was all it took.

When I first heard this song, it stuck like bad clothes on Britney Spears. I first heard the Kitty Cat Dance song almost two years ago. It's taken nearly 18 months of intense false memory implant therapy to exorcise that song from my OCD brain. Now, Aaron with a devilish smile, has brought it back.

"Cat, I'm a kitty cat. and I dance dance dance, and I dance dance dance."

"I say sexy things to myself when I'm dancing."
Thanks to Steve Ibsen for making up the "Kitty Cat Dance"

Watch out for the Fembots!

You may not believe this, but when I was a little boy, I was very mischievous. I got into everything. When I was really bad, my babysitter, Barbara would say, "Behave or the Fembots are going to get you!"
I didn't believe her. In pure defiance, I said, "Liar! There's no such thing!"
"That's where you're wrong." she said with a terrifying glance. "There are Fembots. That's what Republicans are before they get old."
"R-r-really???" I stammered.
"Yessssss. Have you ever seen a young Republican?" Her head flipped back like a Pez dispenser and her laughter filled the night.

"Increase power on the Fembots."

Why we love Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert always makes us laugh...but this is hilarity at its best.

Wouldn't he be fun to have over for dinner? Unless you're George W Bush...Since the White House Correspondents' Dinner, they haven't been on the best of terms.
Here's the entire Colbert speech...

Stephen Colbert Roasting Pres. Bush
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"The greatest thing about this man is he's steady. You know where he stands. He believes the same thing Wednesday that he believed on Monday. No matter what happened Tuesday. Events can change...this man's beliefs never will."
Mr. Colbert has balls.
One of the journalists kept their camera on W while Stephen Colbert roasted him. Watch W's reaction in real time.

I don't think there's another person, except maybe Arianna Huffington who has the gutsto say the things Stephen said at last year's dinner. I wonder why he wasn't invited back???? Hmmm...

These commercials never made it to the American airwaves.

Do Anti-Blushing Pills really work?
"Hello? It's for you.".

What kind of cake would it be?

I think she knew.

Pix!

I went to visit my mother and brother in Port Orchard.
To get there from Seattle, I get to take the ferry!
Puget Sound has to be one of the most beautiful areas in the U.S.
The trip always involves taking pictures, lots and lots of pictures.

The first is the other ferry making the reverse trip with Mt. Rainier in the background.


This is a crow. Matt and I don't have any crows, well, not yet.

"Oh, thank God for the little ferries. That's where they got the idea for the big ferries."


This is Cindy the Seagull. We don't have a seagull either.

Going on any trips always involves a stop at a pet store and perhaps a nursery (for plants not kids). On the way back, we took a drive through lovely Gig Harbor. That's Rainier in the background.

Mom and my brother have three dogs. Two (Rosie and Bianco) are standard poodles. The other is Sweetie, the smartest dog I've ever met. She has about a hundred toys, each of them with a name. You can ask Sweetie to bring you any one of her toys and from the giant pile, she will find it and bring it you. She can tell the difference from the medium lion, the big lion, the tiny lion, and the gully cat. Simply amazing. No matter how hard you throw any of her little friends, she can catch it. Unfortunately, she eats her toys' eyes.

Here's a video of her catching her Demonic Snowman.

July 12 of 12

Here's my second 12 of 12 post.

I work late on Wednesday nights. By the time I get home, it's nearly midnight. Usually Kali and Stoli hear my car as I pull up in front of our house and as I beep the alarm. Last night, however, it was really hot, I mean REALLY HOT. Matt and the dogs were in the bedroom with the air conditioner cranked and all the fans on full blast. With the door closed, no one heard me as I came in the house. I had a few moments of peace and was able to pour myself a glass of wine and enjoy it undisturbed.
Ahhh....
I spent some time on the computer and checked out my blog and to see whence the viewers came. Here's my first picture just after the clock struck midnight, it's my blog's ClustrMap.

I was thinking of taking the "Fun Quiz for Fun Moms"but then, something woke the dogs and soon I was greeted by Stoli the Wonder Dog and our puppy Kali. Kali is part weimaraner and part aardvark. She can be a sheer terror. But she and Stoli seem to be buddies.


Newton, the newt was also pleased to see me, too.


Stoli is too cute. Here she sits with a dog biscuit on her paw. She won't eat it until given the okay. I think she's still down in the kitchen waiting for the word.


Early this morning, I got a knock at the door. It was our friends Ellen, Aaron and Sylvia from down the street. They came by to see the parrots, dogs, cats, fish, newt, frogs, turtles, finches, canary, and the chinchilla. Here they pose with Schotzie, our macaw. Isn't Ellen beautiful? She's a wonderful mom and we're so proud to call her friend.


The box turtles weren't mating today. Lucky you.


For my afternoon jaunt, I went to Seattle's International District. Here's a picture of the Smith Tower from a temple. Once upon a time, the Smith Tower was the tallest building west of the Mississippi. Today, it is not.


For lunch, I went to Kau Kau's. Yummy!


This was my waiter.


No trip to the International District would be complete without stopping by my favorite fish store, King Discus. The best koi in Seattle!!
These are not pets I bought...just new friends I made.


Walking back to my car, I saw this dragon. Grrrr.


Back at home, I decided a romp in yard would be nice. Here I came across a pretty flower.
Hello, Dahlia!


This month's bonus picture was to based on "HOT."
That was easy. Yesterday it was nearly 100. It tied Seattle's record.
So what did I think was the hottest picture I could muster?
Need you ask? It's my better half. It'll be 10 years next month. Sigh.


Thanks to Chad Darnell for coming up with the 12 of 12. This is what makes blogging fun!

Bitty!

It's no secret, I love British comedy. This segment has been floating around the web for a while. I have no idea what it's from...but each time I see it, I chortle.

"I think it's terribly important to let go"

A group of brain-fried idiots want to save us...Hooray!

Here are three profound Amurikuns who, through great eloquence and stutters-a-go-go, explain why two people who love each other should not be able to marry.

"I heard that want to get adab, uh, get married and then they want to adopt. And that's going to scar the kids for life. You got two gay parents and your friends have mother and husbands, husba, uh fathers. What's that teaching them? No morals, no nothing. And then, and then they can't have friends over because they're gaaaaaaaay. They can't have friends over because they're, they're just sad."

"I don't know, I just don't understand it. I don't get it,. I don't get why they're here and why they want to attack. And why they, say yeah, I see what you do behind closed doors is none of my business. That's all fun. But why bring it out here. where all the kids can see it and scar the kids and ruin our lives as husband and wife. and the economy and different things...."

At some point, we must ask ourselves, is this man's stupidity due to a horse kicking him in the head...or is he merely inherently retarded? And doesn't that last speaker look awfully dykie to any of you???

Who picked his nose?

Tonight, as I was surfing the web until I find some sort of sleepiness, I came across this picture. It reminded me of a joke we've all heard, "You can pick your nose. You can pick your friends. But don't pick your friend's nose."

Well, who picked this one???

Falling for the Wrong Guy

I am gay. That's much easier to say today. Much of my life, I couldn't.
In high school, I had girlfriends. What a frustrating experience I must have been. Why, at that point in my life, I couldn't have been honest with them or myself, I don't know. Why does anyone stay in the closet? Is it peer pressure? Fear of being bashed to a pulp and dumped in an alley? Or worse of all...disowned by those you love? All of the above? Regardless, there were these poor frustrated girls that couldn't figure out why I wouldn't go past second base.
Even after I came out, um, well sort of, in college, I still had some friends (who were girls) who thought they could change me. Whether you think one is born gay or can be changed (neutered may be the better word) is not the topic here. It's why do some girl who fall for the wrong man. I know some who time-after-time fall in love with the bad guy, and I do mean the BAD guy. Is it that they want danger or they just don't want to be bored? Perhaps they don't feel they deserve a man who treats them well? But what of the girl who falls in love with a gay man, closeted or otherwise? Is it the chastity of the relationship? Is it just because (oh oh, here come the stereotypes) we're so darn neat, funny, cute, well-groomed, and smart? I doubt it...Matt will tell you, I'm not neat.

Well, as you have probaby guessed, there will be a music video to go with this posting. After all, my life IS set to music. I saw this video made in 1993 this morning and it's what prompted this post. It's from Céline and it's called Ziggy.

The lyrics and there translation can be found here. There is also a badly dubbed English version of the video that you view here.

"Love's the only drug'

So I had to check out some more of Miss Ultra Nate's music. Wow! She sizzles. Whether she's singing an anthem, house or this retro ditty, she's hotter than fire!
This video works well with the mesmerizing beat of the song and combines it with the feel of cheesy late disco. The overall effect had me listening to this song all day.

"Give me one. Give me two. Give me all of you."

"What did they do to my video???"

Diva Ultra Naté's music is hot! And so are her videos. Her latest video, "Automatic" however is just plain steamy. After watching the video, um, more than once, I realized that at no point does she ever actually appear on screen with her computer-sex boys or the Tammy Faye blow-up doll. Makes me think, "What could a producer do with a music video after the star has filmed their scenes?" I mean, they could have edited a bunch of bunnies into the video for an entirely new directions. Wait, bunnies may be a bad metaphor.

Now, we all know Ultra Naté is very pro-gay (she would have to be to wear that red wig), but do we think she really knew what was going to happen in her video?
Either way, her video is worth a view....just not at work.

"All of my systems are down, down, down, down."

7 7 7

Today is 7-7-7, that's July 7th 2007.
It's supposed to be the luckiest day of the year. In fact, more marriages were set for today than any other day. Or so they say...whoever they are.

I can't help but think of one of my favorite poems, which I find timely and oh so appropriate.

"In my imagination, there is no complication.
I dream about you all the time.
In my mind, a celebration; the sweetest of sensation; thinking you could be mine.

In my imagination there is no hesitation. We walk together hand-in-hand.
I`m dreaming you fell in love with me like I`m in love with you.
But dreaming`s all I do, if only they`d come true.

I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky.
I should be so lucky in love.
I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky.
I should be so lucky in love

It`s a crazy situation. You always keep me waiting because it`s only make believe.
And I would come a-runnin' to give you all my loving, if one day you would notice me.
My heart is close to breaking and I can`t go on faking the fantasy that you`ll be mine. I`m dreaming that you`re in love with me like I`m in love with you.
But dreaming`s all I do, if only they`d come true.

I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky lucky.
I should be so lucky in love.
I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky.
I should be so lucky in love.
I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky.
I should be so lucky...
I,I,I,I,I,I,I,I,I,I
I should be so lucky.
I should be so lucky.
I,I,I,I,I,I,I,I,I,I

In my imagination, there is no hesitation.
We walk together hand-in-hand
I`m dreaming that you`re in love with me like I`m in love with you.
But dreaming`s all I do, if only they`d come true

I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky lucky.
I should be so lucky in love.
I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky .
I should be so lucky in love.
Yeah!
I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky.
I should be so lucky in love.
I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky lucky
I should be so lucky in love.
Yeah!
I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky.
I should be so lucky in love.
I should be so lucky...

I am.

He may be fun, but I don't want him to sing at my wedding...

William Shatner. What can I say?
He was Captain Kirk. He was that guy who did the Priceline.com commercials. He was T.J. Hooker. He was even Big Giant Head on Third Rock from the Sun. But did you know he also "sang"?

He gives the word "smug" a bad name!

"A rocket, man!"

Eek!

Speaking of P!nk...

She may not be P!nk, but you may color her boldly sassy, goldly classy, coldly brassy, but most of all, color her Shirley Bassey.

Shirely and a bottle of red wine can erase a bad day by making any bad thoughts disapear. Hell, they can make just about ANY thought disapear.

Dear Mr. President

Yesterday was Independence Day and tomorrow is President George W Bush's birthday. Today, July 5th, is saddled between two extremes.

Yesterday was a day of celebration; a day we commemorated our Independence from the tyrany of George III, a king who felt he should be our Decider. It was the day of this great country's birth.

Tomorrow, we mark (without celebration) the birthday of our King George II.

Both of these men named George took us to wars that forever changed our country. But it was the British monarch that brought us together; it was our president that tore us apart.

Words cannot express the shame I feel that this man is our leader; the face of America. I am seldom at a loss for words, and so I shall let P!nk speak for me.

History make look back at this president as one of the worst presidents ever, but we Americans have to remember, we put him there. Shame on us.

Diva

I have been a big fan of Pamala Stanley since her 1979 disco classic, "This Is Hot." She put out a string of hits, including "Coming out of Hiding", "If Looks Could Kill", and "I Don't Wanna Talk about It". A few years ago, I found her website and discovered she has put out a few recent albums. Her music spans genres of standards, jazz, contemporary, and, of course, showtunes.
We have pen-palled over the years and I am proud to call her a friend.

Here's her 80's hit, "I Don't Wanna Talk about It"

I Don't Wanna Talk about It
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I just got her latest CD, "Seasons of My Heart" and discovered she autographed it for me. Call me star-struck, but I was downright giddy. I love this diva.

A Thought as We Celebrate Independence Day

Today is the day we celebrate the birth of our country and all the liberties our great Constitution grants us...for now. Our Decider in Cheif made these two statements that to this day, chill me to the bone.

"There ought to be limits to freedom." -- In reference to the parody site gwbush.com, May 21, 1999

"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier... just so long as I'm the dictator." -- During his first trip to Washington as President-Elect, Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2000

For these and other quotes from our Chimp-in-Charge, go to DubyaSpeak.com.


God Bless, I mean, God Save America

Happy Birthday, Debbie Harry

Yesterday was Debbie Harry's 62nd Birthday.
Here are two of my favorite songs by this one of a kind artist..
"Sweet and Low"

"If you're so hot to go, you can hit the road. Ciao bello.
Sweet and Low, that's the way I like it."

"In Love with Love"

"In love with love, in love with a passionate heart."

Who can forget her role as Velma Von Tussle and her time-bomb-in-a-wig scene from John Waters' film Hairspray???
Happy belated birthday, Debbie. We love you!

If You Wanna Shut down Your Pimp, Shake Your Boobies

Late at night, I often ask myself deep and very important questions. These questions may involve deep philosophical questions involving chickens and eggs; perhaps even who created whom, God or man; and what should one do if one pisses off one's pimp? Fortunately, Pat Benatar has answered the last question for us. If you are being threatened by your pimp, shake your boobies! For extra security, get your fellow "Private Dancers" to do the same. The effect is numbing.

This might even work for Ann Coulter.