I was really sorry to see/hear about this, but with the way I saw him looking, I can't say I'm surprised. I'm sad to see him go. I enjoyed him in Dirty Dancing, Ghost and Point Break (Just went to Imdb, and I don't know how I forgot he was in The Outsiders too. I loved that movie. I guess I was paying so much attention to Rob Lowe and Ralph Macchio, that I overlooked him. I'm not proud of the fact, but it happens...) I wasn't really a diehard fan, so I'm afraid I haven't seen much else of his work. I do remember that he had that song "She's Like the Wind" on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack and being amazed that he could actually sing (Renaissance men/multi-talented men are the best!). I never saw all of To Wong Foo, what I did see I enjoyed though. I think there's something to be said for an actor that can take on both "macho" roles and a role like Vida. There's not many out there that can do that (and don't think I'm forgetting Ving Rhames or Wesley Snipes. I love them, I respect them, I appreciate them. I've seen their work too...Just because I don't always speak/write on a thing doesn't mean I'm walking around clueless...)
My condolences go out to Patrick Swayze's family. He will definitely be missed.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
The Vienna concert has moved to London and is moved to June 2010 and I'm glad...
For those of you pissed about the post title, please hear me out. I think that time and location would make so much more sense. I think more people will be able to perform and also (selfish as it sounds), I stand a better chance of being in the audience given that much time. I've also always wanted to go to London. I'm on the forums of at least two different MJJ sites. I'm thinking of arranging some type of meet up, but I want to go really slowly, as far as planning something like that out...because I've had horrific experiences on celeb boards/forums before. Cool people and crazies are everywhere though, so I guess I'll just learn from my mistakes and go on from there.
Janet's tribute to Michael at the VMA's
First off, I thought what Madonna had to say was both amusing and beautiful. (I'm sorry, it may sound dumb, but I don't think anyone understands a shy person, like another shy person. He seems like once, you broke him out of his shell, he was a fun person to hang out and talk with. Interesting too...All the places he's been and the unique perspective he'd have on them...You know that question of you could have how ever many people living or dead to be your dinner guest and conversate with them. I have a handful in mind and he's definitely one. My paternal grandmother, My Gran Lee, and my maternal great-grandmother are some of the other ones. I like Alicia Keyes too. She seems like she's cool people and Beyonce too. More men...I'll get back to you on that one...I'm also getting off track. Ahem...)
The second part...I would've put together a different medley. Did they just not want to start with J5 stuff or things from Michael's solo albums on Motown? (I would've included something from them, and had some dancers who were children. Unless labor laws or rehearsal schedules prevented me from doing so.) I can't remember what the other songs were beyond Thriller and Bad. I just felt like the medley should have covered more of a span, but I know how tight the timing is with award shows, so I can only b*@# so much about that aspect of the performance without sounding like I'm nitpicking. The dancer's in different costumes of Michael dancing to Thriller (For some reason, that just gave me the heebie jeebies. The same way Return of the Living Dead Part II will from now on I guess.).
One of the dancer's didn't seem steady when they were doing that anti-gravity illusion from Smooth Criminal. That nagged at me a bit.
Janet Jackson's performance...I thought she did a wonderful job. I was reading what the person covering the VMA's for USA Today said, and they said she seemed almost angry...I don't know if it was anger so much as defiance...Like she was saying, "I'm still here and I'm going to make it through this. " I haven't heard her new single yet, but I plan to. I found out yesterday that Janet Jackson is on Twitter, I didn't know that before. Elizabeth Taylor is also on Twitter, I didn't know that either. I think that's so cool. A lot of older people don't like to fool with new things, so it's nice to find some that do. I got an e-mail from Eartha Kitt once. That blew my mind. : D
Which kind of brings me back to what I was saying in another post/entry, you have to let people know what they mean to you while they're still here.
The second part...I would've put together a different medley. Did they just not want to start with J5 stuff or things from Michael's solo albums on Motown? (I would've included something from them, and had some dancers who were children. Unless labor laws or rehearsal schedules prevented me from doing so.) I can't remember what the other songs were beyond Thriller and Bad. I just felt like the medley should have covered more of a span, but I know how tight the timing is with award shows, so I can only b*@# so much about that aspect of the performance without sounding like I'm nitpicking. The dancer's in different costumes of Michael dancing to Thriller (For some reason, that just gave me the heebie jeebies. The same way Return of the Living Dead Part II will from now on I guess.).
One of the dancer's didn't seem steady when they were doing that anti-gravity illusion from Smooth Criminal. That nagged at me a bit.
Janet Jackson's performance...I thought she did a wonderful job. I was reading what the person covering the VMA's for USA Today said, and they said she seemed almost angry...I don't know if it was anger so much as defiance...Like she was saying, "I'm still here and I'm going to make it through this. " I haven't heard her new single yet, but I plan to. I found out yesterday that Janet Jackson is on Twitter, I didn't know that before. Elizabeth Taylor is also on Twitter, I didn't know that either. I think that's so cool. A lot of older people don't like to fool with new things, so it's nice to find some that do. I got an e-mail from Eartha Kitt once. That blew my mind. : D
Which kind of brings me back to what I was saying in another post/entry, you have to let people know what they mean to you while they're still here.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Promo for Janet Jackson's performance @ the VMA's tomorrow
I'm looking forward to this so much, that I'm putting off seeing True Blood tomorrow. (This is saying a lot if you know what a True Blood fanatic I am.) Something one of the people on the street being interviewed in one of the commercials on MTv promoting Janet's appearance on this year's VMA's disturbed me though. The person said they wanted to see her do, what Michael did. My thought on that, is didn't we already see that in the Scream video? (It's one of my favorites too.) Isn't the person doing her a disservice by saying that? I always loved (and still love) Janet in her own right. It's funny, I was going through some stuff yesterday that I had at my dad's apartment, and I found a box of old magazines. I had a lot of Essence and Ebony mags that featured Janet Jackson on the cover that I'd forgotten about. I was glad to see them again. (I'll be getting slip covers for them ASAP.) I've watched her as Penny on Good Times, as Charlene on Different Strokes, and as Cleo on the Fame TV series ( in our area, it used to come on after Soul Train back in the 80's). I enjoyed her in Poetic Justice and Why Did I Get Married? I enjoy her music (I know she can't see like Jennifer Hudson, but I appreciate what both have to offer.). I guess what bothered me enough to post about what I saw in the commercial, is that I feel like some people only see performer and not woman who recently lost her brother (I lost my mother 2 years ago, and I'm still so far from over it, that it's not even funny.) I feel as though fans, no matter who they're fans of, should always be mindful that the people we admire/enjoy watching (or both) are just that, people. I may have blogged about this a little before, and I'm sorry, but it's something I've really given quite a bit of thought to lately.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Twinkle, Twinkle Groovy Cat, How I Wonder Where You're At
I was looking around on eBay the other day and I spotted someone's auction for a hand-painted clock carriage that Michael Jackson once owned. He'd written something on the inside back wall of the clock carriage (I'm sorry, but he's got really distinctive handwriting. If that was a forgery, it was damn good.). Anyway, the verses go like this: I'm keeping his phrasing and everything:
What I've never had
I cannot lose
What I've got
I didn't choose
And what remains
is just the truth
That hides away
from me and you
2-5-99 MJ
The first two lines, obviously are self-explanatory. The second two, I'm not sure whether he means his fame, his illnesses or both...maybe something I'm missing altogether....
The meaning of the last four lines escapes me...It's wild to me that he would write this in silver paint pen in the back of a clock carriage...Is it some type of riddle that has to do with time? I'm probably reading way too much into it...I just keep stumbling across these little mysteries as far as he's concerned. I'd be lying if I said these things didn't make him all the more fascinating to me.
The seller was even wondering about the significance of the lines and date, because even she didn't know...
The title to this post comes from The Simpsons episode "'Round Springfield" (Episode 22, in the 6th season of The Simpsons, this is also the ep where Bleeding Gums Murphy dies and the dude at the record store marks the price up, when Lisa tells him.)
It's kind of funny, if it hadn't been for The Simpsons, I never would have found out who Pablo Neruda was. What is that poem that mentions a puma?...."I Crave Your Mouth"...
Before this starts to dissolve into stream of consciousness, I'll stop.
Melrose Place
The reboot of Melrose Place is coming on tonight.
Out of curiosity I'll give it a try. I also want to see how in the world Sydney could have faked her death. If it's not feasible and they do some Soapdish (In the movie Soapdish, one of the writers is asked to bring back a character that the viewers saw get decapitated. I think someone mentioned a head transplant and it just went downhill from there. That's what I mean by pulling some Soapdish garbage. I don't think a real audience would fall for that. At least I hope not, or else that's a sad commentary on our society.) garbage, I won't continue to watch.
Someone needs to tell the MSN Entertainment people they've got the wrong Vanessa Williams's picture up. (I tried looking for a place to comment, but couldn't find one.)
I did watch the original. I watched Models, Inc. too.
p.s. I was so tired, that I fell asleep during the first 15 minutes of the show. I know I was disappointed to see that the character who I was tuning in to watch might possibly be dead. :(
They never showed her face, that I saw. I'm hoping that means she isn't dead, but that'd be a bit much wouldn't it? I was very tickled to see Thomas Calabro back (Dr. Michael Mancini), he's held up well. :D I want to see who else comes back in the next few months. I hear Heather Locklear's in negotiations...I wonder if they'll list her as a special guest star for her whole run, the way they did before. (For some reason, I always found that amusing.)
Out of curiosity I'll give it a try. I also want to see how in the world Sydney could have faked her death. If it's not feasible and they do some Soapdish (In the movie Soapdish, one of the writers is asked to bring back a character that the viewers saw get decapitated. I think someone mentioned a head transplant and it just went downhill from there. That's what I mean by pulling some Soapdish garbage. I don't think a real audience would fall for that. At least I hope not, or else that's a sad commentary on our society.) garbage, I won't continue to watch.
Someone needs to tell the MSN Entertainment people they've got the wrong Vanessa Williams's picture up. (I tried looking for a place to comment, but couldn't find one.)
I did watch the original. I watched Models, Inc. too.
p.s. I was so tired, that I fell asleep during the first 15 minutes of the show. I know I was disappointed to see that the character who I was tuning in to watch might possibly be dead. :(
They never showed her face, that I saw. I'm hoping that means she isn't dead, but that'd be a bit much wouldn't it? I was very tickled to see Thomas Calabro back (Dr. Michael Mancini), he's held up well. :D I want to see who else comes back in the next few months. I hear Heather Locklear's in negotiations...I wonder if they'll list her as a special guest star for her whole run, the way they did before. (For some reason, I always found that amusing.)
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
P****d Off
This still isn't the post about this past weekend, but I saw something this morning that reminded me of something that ticked me off this past weekend.
During their Michael Jackson day of programming E! had this Forbes special on. When I saw what the title was I was p****d.
So today, I log onto MSN.com, because I've got a Hotmail addy under my real [or government name if you like ;)], and I see Michael Jackson's credit score posted. }:(
Is it me? Or is there something terribly and absolutely wrong about that?
Most of the white musicians that I remembered passing away last year were British (Mitch Mitchell, Richard Wright)...I don't know if they treat credit the same way there.
I would have to do a little homework to find someone comparable that was white and passed fairly recently that made an impact on the world even remotely close to Michael Jackson's that didn't get there credit score posted for the whole world to see. :( If anybody out there knows one, post it in the comments thread.
Race is definitely a factor here, but it isn't the only factor. Bo Diddley, Isaac Hayes, and Sean Levert passed last year were their credit scores posted? No. Maybe they didn't spend the same and they didn't earn the same, but still some stuff should remain private.
I thought maybe with Michael Jackson's passing, people would stop going after him in a negative way...I see now that they're not...they're relentless...and I just can't comprehend that...It's like these vultures wake up and think "Gee! How much more of this man's dignity can I try to strip away today?" As I get older (I'm pushing 40 now), it's becoming harder and harder to continue to see the good in people...sometimes stuff happens to give me hope, like seeing all those people watching the Michael Jackson Memorial in all those different countries and singing, and dancing and crying...or when I'm not doing well, and someone on the street stops to see after me, but it seems like those things come so few and far between... this world shouldn't be like that.
I also don't understand why some people decide to go after the people who least deserve it, just because they don't fit under some nice neat label/box/category...I don't think I'll ever understand that, if I live to be a 100.
I guess if I have to look for something "positive" in all this, at least people with similar scores can see it's not the end of the world and you can bounce back. Still,...I don't think that was the motive for Michael's score being posted though, and that's why I'm angry.
During their Michael Jackson day of programming E! had this Forbes special on. When I saw what the title was I was p****d.
So today, I log onto MSN.com, because I've got a Hotmail addy under my real [or government name if you like ;)], and I see Michael Jackson's credit score posted. }:(
Is it me? Or is there something terribly and absolutely wrong about that?
Most of the white musicians that I remembered passing away last year were British (Mitch Mitchell, Richard Wright)...I don't know if they treat credit the same way there.
I would have to do a little homework to find someone comparable that was white and passed fairly recently that made an impact on the world even remotely close to Michael Jackson's that didn't get there credit score posted for the whole world to see. :( If anybody out there knows one, post it in the comments thread.
Race is definitely a factor here, but it isn't the only factor. Bo Diddley, Isaac Hayes, and Sean Levert passed last year were their credit scores posted? No. Maybe they didn't spend the same and they didn't earn the same, but still some stuff should remain private.
I thought maybe with Michael Jackson's passing, people would stop going after him in a negative way...I see now that they're not...they're relentless...and I just can't comprehend that...It's like these vultures wake up and think "Gee! How much more of this man's dignity can I try to strip away today?" As I get older (I'm pushing 40 now), it's becoming harder and harder to continue to see the good in people...sometimes stuff happens to give me hope, like seeing all those people watching the Michael Jackson Memorial in all those different countries and singing, and dancing and crying...or when I'm not doing well, and someone on the street stops to see after me, but it seems like those things come so few and far between... this world shouldn't be like that.
I also don't understand why some people decide to go after the people who least deserve it, just because they don't fit under some nice neat label/box/category...I don't think I'll ever understand that, if I live to be a 100.
I guess if I have to look for something "positive" in all this, at least people with similar scores can see it's not the end of the world and you can bounce back. Still,...I don't think that was the motive for Michael's score being posted though, and that's why I'm angry.
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