Monday, March 22, 2010

Ke$ha Apologizes To Britney!

In an interview with So You Think You Can Dance Australia, [lastfm]Ke$ha[/lastfm] is asked about the song  “Styrofoam” in which she takes a jab at [lastfm]Britney Spears[/lastfm]…

In an attempt to save her own skin, but remain a brat at the same time, [lastfm]Ke$ha [/lastfm]blames the lyric on someone else (she claims she didn’t write the song) and her own lack of courage at 15 to protest singing it.

Thoughts?

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Confession: I bought a Barbie doll...

“Look Dan, I got a Barbie!” my niece Lucy called out, placing the doll in my hands for me to inspect. The first thing I noticed about her Barbie was that her hands had been quite badly chewed. The teeth marks had flattened and stretched the plastic to the point where it no longer looked like Barbie even had hands, instead it looked like her forearms were simply attached to two large, battered, skillets. I later found out it was my wife who had done the chewing, presumably when she was Lucy’s age, at least I hope.

“Mom doesn’t like her Barbie,” said her older brother Sam. “Mom says she looks hungry.”

“If your mom doesn’t like the Barbie, who got it for her?” “She brought it home from grandma and grandpa’s house, it was mom’s Barbie when she was little,” Sam told me.

“I’m hopefully going to get another one for my birthday,” Lucy hinted with a mixture of excitement for what was to come and pride for the doll she currently had clung to her chest.

It was Lucy’s fourth birthday; which I’ve come to realize is one of the biggest birthdays in a kid’s life, simply for the fact that when they turned three-years-old, they really don’t remember turning two. But at four, they clearly remember their third birthday and all of the presents, cake and attention that come along with it. They are pumped out of their little adolescent minds to turn four.

So this being the biggest birthday of her entire childhood, we wanted to get her something good, and the only thing good in Lucy’s mind was a tall bleach-blonde doll sporting double d’s and a smile.

Talking with Lucy’s parents about birthday presents, the topic of Barbie quickly came up again.

“I really don’t like her playing with Babies,” her mom said. “Not only does she look hungry, but her waist is tiny and her boobs are huge.”

I understand why she didn’t want Lucy to get a Barbie, after all, most of the doll’s we found had Barbie wearing clothes that made her look like she was a shoe-in for either the cover of the next Girl’s Gone Wild DVD, or a place on the cast of the next VH-1 celebrity dating show where she would spend the majority of her time in front of the camera trying to convince the audience that she was not only old enough to know who this celebrity was, but also that she was madly in love with him before she found out about the auditions on Craiglist that morning.

“He’s my soul mate,” she would say over and over into the camera. If she made it just far enough along in the dating selection, or caused enough drama to shame her entire family, she might even get her own spin off show.

There obviously isn’t some predetermined equation that proves any little girl who plays with Barbie Dolls will develop body issues and spend most of their adult lives trying to look exactly like Pamela Anderson. My sister Tricia played with Barbie dolls when we were growing up. She now goes by the name Trash, drums in a crusty-punk band and dates a woman with hairy armpits; so you just never know.

But I remember a similar discussion about women’s body image when a college friend of mine found out his girlfriend was pregnant and was having a baby girl.

“I’m not going to let her get all Britney Spears and think that’s the way women are supposed to look,” he said.

Mind you, this was before Britney got married to one of her background dancers, got pregnant, and then drove her car around with her baby in the air-bag position. This was long before she went on a yearlong bender, became bffs with Paris Hilton, got tattoos when she could barely stand, shaved her head at 4 a.m. and then ran off and got married to a member of the papa razzi. No, this was the “Oops I did it again” Britney, the most wholesome version of the woman we would ever come to know, and he was still worried.

In the following year, even Britney fell victim to trying to live up to the Britney Spears’ image, and, from what I gathered from the trashy magazines that line the check out lane of every grocery store in Amercia, it nearly drove the poor girl insane. I wonder in Britney ever played with Barbie dolls as a kid?

When it finally came down to buying Lucy a birthday present, we decided we could either buy her something she would be disappointed with, or get her a Barbie; we decided on the doll.

While looking for the right Barbie it was important to find one that Lucy would really like, so that meant the doll had to be a princess, preferably sporting pink. Luckily my wife found just the doll, a Barbie that was apparently involved in a story line with the Three Musketeers. According to the packaging, this particular Barbie was featured in an animated story, which was available on DVD for additional purchase.

While at the store, my wife called and informed me there was a sale. With the purchase of a Barbie, you could either get a free Ken doll from the same story line, or additional dresses for the doll. I voted for the Ken doll because the last time I saw Lucy playing with her dolls, Belle and Sleeping Beauty seemed perfectly content with their female dance partners, but it seemed Snow White was longing for some male companionship.

At home, while we were wrapping the presents, we noticed something about the packaging. Both Barbie and Ken had word bubbles coming up from their mouths like they were speaking, but what they were saying was completely different. Barbie’s word bubble said, “This is my first ball,” while Ken’s said, “I want to be an inventor.” At first we were amused by it, but then, like the drama a few years back where a talking Barbie said, “Math is hard,” we wondered if these stereotypes weren’t more harmful than Barbie’s body issues. Basically what they were saying was, Barbie is a party girl who is excited to go dancing; while Ken is a smart young man determined to make something of himself when he grows up. How old are Barbie and Ken supposed to be by the way?

But unlike the talking Barbie, this doll would only have one chance to get her message across, because once Lucy saw the pink-gowned princess beneath the plastic, that packing was toast. And another thing, Lucy can’t read yet.

In the end, Lucy was extremely excited to get the Barbie and Ken dolls. Her eye’s lit up for at least a half of a second, which was about the time it took for her to refocus her attention on the other unopened presents sitting next to her on the floor. The next present was a Polly Pocket beach set with all sort of different bikinis, swim fins, snorkels, flip flops and other beach gear for Polly to change into and out of. Although Polly is much smaller than Barbie, I couldn’t help but notice she was built in a similar fashion, and just like that, Barbie was pushed to the sidelines for a smaller version of herself with skimpier clothing. If Barbie is Britney Spears, then Polly is Millie Cyrus; she just doesn’t have the bad reputation- yet.

[Via http://confessionsofadaydreamer.com]

Friday, March 5, 2010

Teen Cries

Some cry for Britney...what are your kids crying for?

7 Cries of Today’s Teens

Author: Tim Smith and Jim Burns

Remember when you were a teenager . . . and all you really thought you wanted was a couple of good friends, no hassles at school – and for your parents to just leave you alone?

Of course, if you’re a Baby Boomer, chances are your teenage years were anything but that simple. So now that you’re the parent of a teenager or two, it may have crossed your mind that your kids are now going through the same kind of chaos you experienced, right?

Well, I’ve got news for you. We may have been 13, 16 and 18 years old at one point in our lives, but we were never our kids’ age!

Now, I realize you’ve probably heard me use that expression a lot in my writings and seminars, but there’s a good reason for that – simply put, it’s true! Let’s look at the reasons why with an assist from my good friend, author and family expert Tim Smith.

In addition to being the President of LIFESKILLS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES, Tim has also done extensive research with the George H. Gallup International Institute. One recent study centered on what it’s like to be a teenager in American in the 21st Century. What he found was really quite remarkable.

First, some background information. Youth in America over the past 60 years have been categorized as either 1) “Baby Boomers” (born between 1946 and 1964); or 2) Generation “X” (or “Gen-X-ers”) born between 1965 and 1981). Well, now, prepare to meet the “Millennials!”

“Millennial” is actually a term Gallup used to describe any child born since 1982 (now it’s much more commonly known as “Generation Y”)… which means some of today’s teens still fit into that group. On the surface, they tend to favor body piercing and tatoos . . . but deep inside, they’re actually rather conservative, shying away from cultural norms like drug usage and premarital sex. They’re more likely to hold to conservative political views as well . . . which may explain the recent resurgence in the popularity of “classic rock” on the radio.

Six years of Gallup youth surveys identified ten recurring needs. These ten needs were then put to a fresh sample of teens to measure the relative strength of these needs in the minds of survey respondents.

Three of the items included in the new survey received mild interest from the respondents – but the seven that filled out the top of the list received overwhelming response.

So, in order of frequency of mention on the survey, here are The Top 7 Cries of Today’s Teens:

1. The need to be trusted. Teens believe that their elders distrust them and regard them as irresponsible and unpredictable. Teens today want to be taken seriously – and we, as their parents, would be wise to create an environment at home that allows them to earn that trust.

2. The need to be understood and loved. Please note that the teens who responded to the survey did not asked to be “fixed and made whole.” I believe they know their lives are in heavy transition at this point. But the data from the research is clear that teens tend to believe that their elders do not understand them. Teens crave to be listened to and loved . . .preferably by parents or guardians. (And if they don’t get this need met by you, Mom and Dad, they’ll go somewhere else!)

3. The need to feel safe and secure. Say what? Wild, reckless, self-confident teenagers who know no fear need to feel safe? That’s right. They need to know their home is secure and their school is safe. Sadly these days such is not always the case.

4. The need to believe that life is meaningful and has a purpose. Studies show that this is a growing need in the populace as a whole . . . more than likely because the “Gen X” philosophy that postmodernism rules is on the wane. Society in general is realizing that there are moral absolutes – and I’m convinced that Millennials can be the transitional generation for bringing spiritual revival to the world!

5. The need to be listened to – to be heard. Though this might sound like #2, there’s a huge difference between feeling “understood” and “listened to.” The latter takes time, and the breathless pace we lead our lives doesn’t make that possible.

6. The need to be appreciated and valued. A poor self-image is a key factor in anti-social behavior . . . just ask the residents of Columbine and Paducah. Roughly one-third of all respondents to the Gallup survey indicated they felt worthless and unappreciated.

7. The need to be supported in their efforts. This means anything from helping with homework to showing up at Little League or soccer games. It’s one thing to get your kids involved in a lot of activities; the real benefit to your children, however, is when Mom and Dad also participate.

By and large, teens remain eternally optimistic, particularly about their personal futures. At the same time, however, they are apprehensive about the future of society as they face a host of problems that simply were not on the scene just a few decades ago.

They need you, Mom and Dad, to stand in the gap with them. They have a heavy load to bear. But, with God’s help, you can make a difference in their lives. After all . . . you’re not just raising them to be good kids – you’re training them to become responsible adults!

(Excerpted from the book, The Seven Cries of Today’s Teens: Hear Their Hearts, Make the Connection by Tim Smith with commentary by George Gallup, Jr. , adapted by Jim Burns, Ph.D.  Tim Smith also serves as President of “Lifeskills for American Families.”

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Monday, March 1, 2010

Foto Hot Terbaru Britney Spears 2010

Foto-foto Britney Spears Tak memakai BH.

Artis Hollywood Britney Spears ternyata mempunyai gaya berpakaian baru.Saat tampil dan tertangkap kamera tampak Britney Spears agak nongol anunya.Ini dia foto-foto terbaru Britney Spears.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

What Guitar Hero Hath Brought

One of the things about the working world is that you get up early enough to see MTV and VH1 play videos. I’ve been caught this one for the second time today, and it does leave an impression; mostly that this video was made almost for kids who have grown up with Guitar Hero–notice the how the neck of the guitar.

I don’t think this is a bad thing at all. Music has been marketed as long as there has been a music business. But I do admit, recent trends in pop have blown my mind.  My generation came of age seeing Britney and N*Sync. Choreography, hair gel, Lou Pearlman, forgettable music. I remember the disingenuous arguments on TRL from Limp Bizkit fans, that Fred Durst was talented and the music stood for something. Other than date rape. And of course, Limp Bizkit played their own instruments, so they had to be better, right?

Anyway, when the internet became a vehicle for music, the business side started losing money. You couldn’t just throw together a boy band and expect a gold record and heavy rotation. Increasingly, the labels started taking chances–they marketed r&b and hip-hop to pop markets, retooled what the expectations of what rock music is, and in general started taking chances. They handed artists their own record labels to expand their brand.

Here we see another example of taking a chance on an artist. Yes, Avril was successful before her, but she was a response to the success of power pop groups like Simple Plan and New Found Glory. This sound seems to not follow a trend. Yes, it’s pop-sounding, but where the hell did the guitar come from?

I think the answer lies in the video. The label noticed how Guitar Hero and Rock Band were making a lot of money on guitar based music, and they took a chance on Orianthi. I can’t say I’m a huge fan of the song; for one, the guy she’s talking about sounds terribly unbalanced, perhaps an alcoholic that grew up in an abusive home?  Anyway, Steve Vai apparently has her back:

[Via http://poliology.wordpress.com]

Monday, February 22, 2010

Videos para despedir el domingo: Hoy TRAVIS.

Hoy elegimos tres videos de TRAVIS, esta banda escocesa formada por Francis Healy, Dougie Payne, Andrew Dunlop y Neil Primrose.  Travis ha sido galardonado dos veces con el premio al Álbum del Año en los Brit Awards, y  ha lanzado seis álbumes de estudio, empezando conGood Feeling en 1997, The Man Who (1999), The Invisible Band (2001), 12 Memories (2003), The Boy With No Name, producido por Nigel Godrich, que salió a la luz en Mayo de 2007 y Ode To J.Smith publicado en Septiembre de 2008.

Los video elegidos hoy son; Sing, de su álbum The Invisible Band (2001), Closer, de The Boy With No Name (2007) y una versión en vivo del cover Hit me baby one more time (Si… la canción de Britney Spears) en una tremenda versión que hace olvidar a la verdadera dueña del tema. A disfrutar.

Sing (2001)

Closer (2007)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2hYn_4yuhc

Hit me baby one more time  (Live)

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Friday, February 19, 2010

actual dumb questions on yahoo answers.

Some people are just plain stupid.

Anyways, I found some dumb questions on yahoo answers. It makes me wonder what were people thinking when they asked this? Were their brains made out of plastic? So I have come up with a list of these dumb questions – complete with both an honest answer by me and by one of the users.

Okay who’s the sexsiest: Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Selena Gomez or Barney?

Actual Response: Barney.

Why Barney? He scares me. Dinosaurs eat people you know.

So if you never want children, should you never have sex……ever?

Actual Response: Don’t judge.

Have you never heard of contraception. Apparently you have. But there is this thing called the 14-day rule or something like that: don’t have sex on the 14th day after your period.

Why do cats come and visit my 2 spayed female cats?

Because your cats are either whores or other cats want sex without consequences.

Who’s better: Axl rose or Brett Michaels?

This is a rare one that I agree with. Guns & Roses is awesome and Poison is for idiots.

[Via http://christinahildebrand.wordpress.com]

Friday, February 12, 2010

How to be serious - just stop to think about Cola! Think About Water!

Sometimes we spend too much time on unimportant things – and too less time on some sagnificient things.

It’s quite as hard task – to find a balance between different priorities of life!

Never forever  )

The following picture is inspired by the dinner )

stop consumption - enjoy life !

stop consumption - enjoy life !

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Monday, February 8, 2010

Britney Spears and Her Boys Go Under the Sea

Britney Spears

Brit, Sean Preston & Jayden James arrived for a matinee performance of The Little Mermaid, starring Drew Seeley, before the curtain went up.

Britney Spears is in the Massive Apple for work, but we made time to take her sons to a Broadway show Sunday afternoon.

So how’d her sons like the show?

“The audience was so excited about her being here,” a source tells E! News. “They snapped photos as we walked down the aisle, but no one bothered her one times we was seated.”

A source says the boys were well-behaved & drank water & Coke during intermission.

“Her infants loved the undersea adventure so much, we even asked Britney if we can see it again,” says a source.

The singer politely declined show merchandise offered to her, along with a chance to meet the cast afterward, & made a quick exit as soon as the show ended.

Spears joins Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie, Katie Holmes & David & Victoria Beckham on the list of celebrity parents who have taken their little ones to see the show since it premiered on Broadway

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Beyonce releases Heat (no change there)

Beyonce the mogul releases her first personal fragrance; ‘Heat’. Check out pics from the release party.

Almost a DC reunion…

Solange AKA DJ Solo…

Heat… and some perfume with the same name.

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Monday, February 1, 2010

Tears of a Clown

Well, not really tears of a “clown”…more like complaints from a sociopath, but I didn’t think anyone would read if I called it that.

First of all, has anyone ever died from a large bruise? I’m in so much pain and it’s been over a week now. When does this shit ever stop hurting? Anyone who does “extreme sports” or had an extreme fall on their ass have any advice? WebMD sucks.

Second important point of discussion today, Lady GaGa. She was robbed by that tiny twit Taylor Swift. OK. Even more important, I think Pink is always treated like the unwanted fart in an elevator & deserves more respect. She stole the show, she’s a fantastic singer, and just because she came along around the same time as those Britney & Aguilera girls, does NOT mean she is like them an any way.

Oh, and if you want a good laugh, look at all the pretty dresses that everyone was wearing and then look at what Britney Spears wore! No, I’m not 15, but I just act that way! I can’t believe someone did not say to her “NO…please Brit…trust me on this…that is NOT the dress for you!”. She must have no true friends. Friends don’t let other friends dress like sausages wrapped in black lacy stuff.

Now for me. I love my husband. But like me, he is filled with faults, which is why we complement each other so well. He has been so stoned lately inattentive to my needs that it’s driving me INSANE. I’m normally not in need of constant attention, and am kind of a loner in many ways, but when you have a BROKEN FUCKING ASS you need people to do stuff for you.

He seems to even request that I do many things for him since he is too stoned umm…tired to do it for himself. It’s getting on my last nerve. Well, I guess that is it for now. If anyone has any ass advice or advice to get my husband into gear, lemme know!

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Britney dons bizarre body suit for Grammys

Britney Spears was spotted hitting the red carpet at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in a bizarre black, long-sleeve lace dress with black body suit by Dolce & Gabbana.

The “Womanizer” singer, who lost out to Lady Gaga in the Best Dance Recording category, appeared to be in good spirits, reports Usmagazine.com.

Spears Twittered before the show: “On my way to the Grammys. Can”t wait to see all the performances!”

Meanwhile, country star Taylor Swift bagged four Grammy Awards at the prestigious US music ceremony in Los Angeles.

Beyonce Knowles’ awards included song of the year and best R&B vocal performance, both for Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).

She also won best traditional R&B vocal performance award for ‘At Last’

[Via http://celebrityandworld.wordpress.com]

Friday, January 29, 2010

Lily Allen confirms she is bowing out from music

Australian newspaper, The Herald Sun, has reported that Brit pop princess Lily Allen confirmed last night at her Festival Hall sold-out show (Melbourne) that she is taking an indefinite sabbatical.

“This is it for a while so thanks for all your support over the years,” Allen told the crowd.

Lily’s accelerated success and global fame has been so intense she’s burnt out after just two albums. Its a tragic a loss to the pop music world. In an age full of bland, straight off the conveyer belt pop clones, Allen is outspoken where it matters, writes her own material and has genuine charisma. Her fame is actually justifiable.

Her connection with people through her songs is undeniable. Last night she tackled prescription drug abuse (‘Everyone’s At It’) to homophobia (‘F**k You’), to impotence (‘Not Fair’) and fledgling romance (‘Who’d Have Known’). Allen has introduced interesting lyrics to pop music again.

Displaying her broad taste in music, Allen also covered the Kooks’ ‘Naive’, the SOS Band’s ‘Just Be Good To Me’ and Britney Spears‘ ‘Womanizer’, the latter apparently performed in a smoking hot skin tight leopard print dress. God she’s hot.

Lily Allen – a pop star with a personality, is leaving behind a brief but impressive musical career. These are some very sad times.

[Via http://lilyallendiscography.wordpress.com]

Friday, January 22, 2010

This 'n That

This…

Actor Gunner Wright at the "Legion" premiere, January 23 2010

Reminds me of that…

Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears at the American Music Awards in 2001

Everyone needs to just take a step back and stop trying to make denim jackets happen.

There are only two guys whoops, there is only one guy who can pull of the all denim.  So if you’re NOT starring in Brokeback Mountain, and you are wearing a denim jacket, you are doing it wrong!

I am excited to see “Legion“.  Believe it or not I am a Paul Bettany fan.  How could you not love someone who actually gets to sleep with Jennifer Connelly every night…  He’s obviously doing something right.

Bettany and Connelly are my fav Hollywood couple…  He’s a tall goofy British guy and she is a Hollywood vixen.  I’ve loved her ever since I saw The Rocketeer, 1991.

I’m also excited to see Legion because the slutty girl from “Friday Night Lights” is in it…  And how can you not love the overly slutty girl from the Conservative Christian football town?

If you have not gotten into Friday Night Lights yet, I highly suggest that you get on that.  If you are a Netflix customer (even better!) it’s one of the online freebies.

I am not particularly interested in Christianity or football, so if I can enjoy it anyone can…  I’m more interested in the way something like religion can influence a group of people.  I think it’s absolutely fascinating.  And yes I do see football as a religion.

Please enjoy this Legion clip, and be sure to watch for Tyra!

OMG:  BONUS!  While watching the preview I briefly saw Willa Holland (1:17 mark).  Willa plays Kalla in my all-time-favorite television series The Comeback.

I get really excited whenever I see any Comeback stars doing anything, so this just made my day.

DOUBLE BONUS:  Paul Bettany sort of looks like John Travolta circa Michael, 1996.

In my apocalypse/zombie movie my angels will in no-way resemble John Travolta.

My apocalypse will have super models, high heels, lace, wings and glitter.  Lots of glitter.  There will be no denim jackets.

[Via http://jrickerd.wordpress.com]

Monday, January 18, 2010

Chart Feed - 18.01.10

Ke$ha’s Animal has knocked Susan Boyle from the #1 spot in the US with an impressive 152,000 copies sold last week. SuBo shouldn’t be dismayed though, she’s held the top spot for six weeks and in that time, she’s managed to rake in enough sales to make the second biggest selling album of 2009!

Meanwhile in Australia, Ke$ha’s Animal debuts at #4, while SuBo remains unchallenged on the top of our ARIA charts.

The next Ke$ha single ‘Blah Blah Blah’ makes an astonishing debut here at #7 based on downloads alone. Over in the States, ‘Blah Blah Blah’ also made #7 while other album gems like ‘Your Love Is My Drug’ and ‘Take It Off’ clocked #27 and #85 respectively.

Our girl, Sia’s new single ‘You’ve Changed’ debuted here at #42 this week. Expect the album We Are Born to drop sometime in April.

Meanwhile, it’s been the longest wait to hear the outcome of Sia’s writing session with Christina Aguilera. Xtina diva’s album Bionic is expected out in March with the single ‘Glam’ preceding it.

It’s another territory and another hit for Owl City’s ‘Fireflies’. The single got a physical release last week which saw the track bullet from #50 to #2 on the UK charts this week.

The entire nation must be captivated by the ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ tune! The Glee Cast cover soared from #99 to #5 on the UK chart, while at #6 sits the original version by Journey. Must’ve been the magic of Glee and Joe McElderry.

Feed Limmy’s Top 20 Most Played:

#1 Britney Spears – 3 (Wolfgang Gartner Radio Edit)

#2 Alexandra Burke – The Silence

#3 No Doubt – Running*

#4 Roisin Murphy – Momma’s Place*

#5 Jade Ewen – I Had Him First*

#6 Melanie B – Tell Me*

#7 Destiny’s Child – Fancy

#8 Victoria Beckham – Not Such An Innocent Girl

#9 Black Eyed Peas – Missing You

#10 Sugababes – Wear My Kiss (Original Version)

#11 Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce – Telephone

#12 RuPaul – Tranny Chaser

#13 Shakira – Men In This Town

#14 Jamelia – Got It So Good

#15 Michelle Williams – We Break The Dawn

#16 Holly Valance – State of Mind

#17 BoA – Eat You Up

#18 Melanie C – Never Be The Same Again

#19 Jennifer Lopez – Louboutins

#20 Amerie – When Loving You Was Easy

* = Added to playlist this week

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Hotel For Dogs - Movie Review - Linda Randall

Hotel For Dogs – Movie Review – Linda Randall

Funny Story where Two Orphans live in a foster home, get into trouble because of their ingenious ideas and help a few strays.

They create a family for themselves. Rescue the dogs from the BIG BAD Dog Catchers and then we are subjected to awesome looking science inventions.

The creativity in this movie is fascinating for adults. Especially if you are scientifically inclined.

This is a great movie for kids but honestly adults will love the story line too.

I loved the way the director makes you connect with each dog, by portraying their personality quirks.

The dialogue in the movie is intelligient, witty and charming.

The acting is great.

Cast: Emma Roberts, Lisa Kudrow, Don Cheadle, Kevin Dillon, Jake T. Austin, Troy Gentile, Kyla Pratt, Ajay Naidu

Directed by: Thor Freudenthal

Screenplay: Jeff Lowell

Now I’ll be checking out Jeff Lowell’s next project. He’s an awesome screenplay writer!

Linda Randall

Idea Girl Consulting

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Make Me Believe Music video - Paul Scott - Country Rock Pop

Make Me Believe Music video – Paul Scott – Country Rock Pop

pfscott73 youtube posted this new music video – awesome country pop rock he reminds me of Billy Ray Cyrus (style of music?)

Paul’s latest music video gives an intimate look into love that makes you believe. Video by Glenn Sweitzer at Fresh Designs. Words and Music by Paul Scott. Music Produced by Robert Wright. Executive Producers Mark Hybner and Chuck Thompson

I love this guys voice and nice video presentation, 5 stars!

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Monday, January 4, 2010

How The Advocate Gets It Wrong.

Good Advocate.

Good Advocate.

Bad Advocate.

A few days ago, I was browsing through the online version of The Advocate, the authority on all news even remotely related to LGBT rights and issues. I write a disproportionate amount about these topics, and I’d used the Web site in the past to do basic research on sexual orientation-inclusive hate crime legislation, marriage equality, and the FDA’s ban on gay blood.

The home page story was “Top 5 Music Videos of the Year,” featuring a photo of Lady GaGa’s creepy dead-eye puppet in “Bad Romance.” Other winners were Rihanna’s “Russian Roulette” and Owl City’s “Fireflies.” The story was exclusively about the videos, with absolutely no reference to anything LGBT-oriented.

Then why the hell is this the leading story on the Web site for the publication that touts itself as one that “sets the standards of LGBT journalism”?

It’s not just this one story. The Advocate regularly covers tabloidy, gossipy “news” stories about Johnny Depp, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cher, Britney Spears and other celebrities with a large queer following. One story from this week was even headlined “Palin Sues Johnston for Custody,” about supposedly gay eye candy Levi Johnston.

Sometimes The Advocate stretches to make a popular mainstream news story relevant to the LGBT community. Yes, Jane Lynch is a out lesbian, but that doesn’t mean that her new guest role voicing a character and getting animated in The Cleveland Show has anything to do with gay rights; it’s nothing new for gays to be featured in cartoons…just ask Stewie on Family Guy. So yes, Advocate staff, it’s not silly to feature the first-ever gay sex scene on daytime TV because that shit is actually ground-breaking. But “Bad Romance” or “Fireflies” didn’t do anything for the gays.

The Advocate continues to lowball itself and its target audience by diluting its very strong, well-written and –researched news content with crap about stereotypically orgaysm-inducing celebrities. Just because I’m gay doesn’t mean I want to read about Britney’s latest photo shoot when I’m actually just looking for the latest updates on news that’s actually important.

The Advocate should understand that it’s an authority on gay issues that really matter, and that unless they want to risk having their otherwise-excellent news coverage tainted, they should stop selling out and leave the tabloid fodder to Perez Hilton or sister magazine Out, which is specifically designed for “Fashion, Style, Celebrity [and] Opinion for the Gay Man.” Imagine that: sticking to your mission statement.

[Via http://amptastic.wordpress.com]

Friday, January 1, 2010

Heidi and Seek's Top 25 Songs of 2009

I love the Top 25 Most Played playlist that iTunes offers.  Its fascinating to see how the list is rearranged with each syncing of my iPod and iPhone.  So as of 12/31/2009, here are the Top 25:

1.  Jai Ho (You Are my Destiny) by A. R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls (129 plays); I’m pretty sure I must have left my iPod playing in my purse because the last time I checked this song had maybe 70ish plays.  Oh well, never doubt iTunes :)

2.  I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas (106 plays); The first time I heard this song I didn’t like it but also recognized that it would probably become one of my favorites.  And it certainly did!

3.  Tell Me No by Whitney Houston (96 plays); This song is a constant in my workout playlists.  “Tell me no and I’ll show you I can” is a great motivator!

4.  Knock You Down by Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo (95 plays); This high energy beat is a great pace setter when running.

5.  When Love Takes Over by David Guetta (91 plays); Welcome back Kelly Rowland!

6.  Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) by Lady Gaga (79 plays); Facebook told me this Lady Gaga song is the best representation of me.  cherry, cherry boom boom

7.  Halo / Walk on Sunshine by Glee Cast (70 plays); My favorite performance in Glee to date – the costumes, the choreography, the singing, the hair!

8.  If I Can’t Have You by Kelly Clarkson (70 plays);  Its hard to not rock out along with Kelly in this Miss Independent-themed song.

9.  Rock That Body by Black Eyed Peas (69 plays); If Fergie ever needs a stand-in, I hope she calls!

10.  Photographs by Rihanna & will.i.am (59 plays); This is the second most haunting song on Rihanna’s Rated R album and I love the contrast with will.i.am’s contagious beat.

11.  Paparazzi by Lady Gaga (51 plays); This is one of the best videos I have seen in such a long time and the song itself compels you to feel the same longing expressed in the lyrics.

12.  Poker Face by Lady Gaga (51 plays); I’ll offer Lady Gaga the same as I did to Fergie – if you ever need a stand in, please give me a call!

13.  My Life Would S**k Without You by Kelly Clarkson (50 plays); A new album and a new hit single – Congrats Kelly!

14.  Russian Roulette by Rihanna (49 plays); I would love to see a contemporary piece to this song on So You Think You Can Dance.

15.  Hush Hush; Hush Hush by The Pussycat Dolls (47 plays); New meets old in this disco era reminiscent mash-up.

16.  Jailer by Asa (46 plays); This is the first of 4 songs that were the sole occupants of the Recently Added playlist that was left on repeat while I was in training in July.

17.  Goodbye by Kristinia DeBarge (46 plays); Football song mashed with pop music – I just can’t resist!

18.  Coffee Girl by The Tragically Hip (46 plays); see #16

19.  Don’t Stop Believin’ by Glee Cast (44 plays); I didn’t think this song could get better than the original.

20.  Flashing Red Light Means Go by The Boxer Rebellion (43 plays); see #16

21.  If you Seek Amy by Britney Spears (43 plays); The most clever lyrics of 2009

22.  Ready by Kelly Clarkson (43 plays); I would love to having singing lessons from this amazing talent.  I’m ready now!

23.  LoveGame by Lady Gaga (43 plays); The second most clever lyrics of 2009 ;)

24.  Who Will Comfort Me by Melody Gardot (43 plays); see #16

25.  Defying Gravity by Glee Cast (42 plays); “So if you dare to find me, look to the western sky” and you would have seen me in AZ.

What were your most played or just plain dance-tastic songs of 2009?

[Via http://heidiandseek.wordpress.com]