RIP PAUL NEWMAN

1980's FORGOTTEN SONG GEMS

Remember Solitaire by Laura Branigan? Did ya know she was dead? Yep, died of an aneurysm some years back. Apparently her Dad and Grandfather both died of brain aneurysms and when she got a bad headache that lasted two weeks she thought it was stress and didn't go to the Dr. I'd say in retrospect that was a serious mistake on her part. Anyhoo enough of that morbid stuff. The next ditty is He's so Shy by the Pointer Sisters. Don't hear that one much on the radio. A darn shame.

CLAY AIKEN IS GAY???

No, it cannnot be true, Clay Aiken CANNOT be gay. I mean, who knew? He is such a picture of manliness and raw beef cake that it's just unthinkable!!! How were we all fooled for so long? I just cannot believe this. I am in total shock. Actually, as you probably know, I am being so sarcastic that you need to wade through this paragraph. Anybody who has any common sense knew Aiken was gay. I think he waited til his career was waning to use this "announcement" as publicity. Somehow I find Lindsay Lohan finally almost admitting she is in a same sex relationship more news worthy and "surprising" if you will, then Clay Aiken confirming what everyone and the Pope already knew as fact.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

To Michael, John, Janis and Audrey!!!! All my peeps are having bdays this month. My hand is cramping from sending out so many cards! And Audrey, get well soon girl!!!

GOOD WISHES

I send out good wishes to Travis Barker and DJ AM who are recovering from 2nd and 3rd degree burns sustained in the plane crash of last week. Both are expected to make a full recovery. It's gonna be a rough, painful road. My thoughts are with you. (Yes, I know, I'm not making fun of them or whining or doing anything sarcastic. Even *I* have feelings!!!)

GEORGE MICHAEL

Good 'ol George was arrested YET AGAIN in a Men's bathroom. This time it was for drugs and God knows what else. Seriously, is the guy that bored that he has to cruise Men's rooms late at night? Come visit me George, I could use the company and my place doesn't smell of sweat, urine and other bodily functions best not named. Well, at least not YET!!!! Someone needs to wake him up before he go go goes to jail. HA HA!!! I made myself laugh. Pardon my pun. No, acutally don't.


1980's FORGOTTEN SONG GEMS

Let's start out with one of the 80's "Supergroups" Asia and Only Time Will Tell. Then we'll move into The Glamorous Life by Prince Protege Sheila E. And finally how about The Warrior by Scandal? "Shooting at the walls of heartache bang bang I am the Warrior." Yes, classic and immortal words that really should be sewn into a Sampler.

GET WELL SOON DJ AM AND TRAVIS BARKER!!!!!

A NEW PICTURE JUST FOR PAULA







1980's FORGOTTEN SONG GEMS

Today’s items feature “Sidewalk Talk” by Jellybean Benitez, who was a hot DJ in the 80’s and a former boyfriend of Madonna’s. The song features Madonna singing the chorus as well. Then we go to a harder rocking song “Feel it Again” by Honeymoon Suite. Sorry, I have no trivia information on them except to say, hey, never hear about them much now do ya? And last, but not least, “Kyrie” by Mister Mr. Nice original band name there I might add, just a mite sarcastically.

CARTMAN PICKS VICE PRESIDENT RUNNING MATE

Stewie Griffin will kick Palin's butt!!!!!




1980's FORGOTTEN SONG GEMS

Here's some oldies but goodies for ya. "My girl" by Chiliwack (aka Gone, Gone, Gone she been gone so long...)and what about "Morning Train" by Sheena Easton? Oh and here's one you barely ever hear on the radio, "Sweetheart" by Franke and the Knockouts.




HURRICANE FIZZLES OUT IN DALLAS


Well, Hurricane Ike has come and gone through Dallas and we got some drizzle a bit of wind and maybe a half hour downpour out of it. That's it. No exciting or scary weather crisis here. However, Houston got hit pretty hard as well as the coastal communities of Texas. Now, what irritates me is the idiots who decided to RIDE IT OUT. The Govenor of the states says something to the effect of, "you stay you face certain death" but still, there were idiots who decided to stay. And now, said idiots are on their rooftops begging for rescue. HELLO???? Yes, let's put rescuers lives in danger because you were stupid and didn't leave when you had plenty of time and opportunity to do so. Why are people so inherently stupid? I need answers now.

80's FORGOTTEN SONG GEMS


Let's begin at the early 80's today (and it might actually be 1979 going into 1980) with the song that made Dr. Pepper lovin David Naughton a one time pop star,"Makin' It". This song was from the short lived TV show of the same name and yep, you guessed it my friends, I not only watched it but I was a fan. I think the show lasted about 4 episodes. And onto the next song, a ballad from Frisco Jones himself (I was a big General Hospital fan at this time, SHUT UP!) Jack Wagner's "All I need." And the last offering for today is the frothy hit "Baby Love" by Regina. I don't think any of these people had more than one hit!!


NOT IN NH ANYMORE......

...Guess what I saw today on my drive into work???? A Coyote. Yes, that is correct Sir. A freaking Coyote. And a few days before that I heard a whole pack of them howling as I was going into my parent's apartment. The Lone Star State is teeming with wild dogs. AHHHHH.




MY VOTE FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS:


This blog has been approved by Eric Cartman for President



MAN CANDY: LOST'S DESMOND HUME

1980's FORGOTTEN SONG GEMS

Well here's one that I remember when I had a crush on a guy in junior high and I used to sit in the library and stare at him and it was made ever more poignant with this song playing in the background "Sad Eyes" by Robert John. Go on, listen to it and not get choked up, I dare ya! And then there's the peppier (and 45 owned by yours truly) "Hot Rod Hearts" by Robbie Dupree who also gave us this 1980's hit, "Steal Away". And last, but not least, a one hit wonder (I think) "Is it You?" by Lee Rittenour.


THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER: AKA BLACK HOLES, ARMAGEDDON AND DEATH

What is it and what does it mean to you? Well my un scientific friends, the LHC as those in the know like to call it, is the world's largest and highest-energy particle-accelerator complex, intended to collide opposing beams of protons with very high kinetic energy. Its main purpose is to explore the validity and limitations of the Standard Model, the current theoretical picture for particle physics . It is theorized that the collider will confirm the existence of the Higgs Boson, the observation of which could confirm the predictions and missing links in the Standard Model, and could explain how other elementary particles acquire properties such as mass.

HA HA. I got that explanation from Wikipedia, do you really think I'm that intelligent? Of course you do! But alas, I am not. So let me try and explain this in layman's terms shall I? Basically the LHC is spinning around these particles at a very very high speed and then will collide them together in hopes of finding out what happened after the "Big Bang" which created the universe. Scientists are hoping to find the "Higgs Boson" which is affectionally called The God Particle. This is the unobserved particle which supposedly smashed into the other particles helping to create life as we know it.

Now, the bad news. Come on, there is always BAD NEWS in anything scientifc amirite? Course I am. There are those who say that this lovely little experiment could create black holes which, in theory, could swallow the earth. In theory, mind you. Most reputable scientists say tiny black holes could be created but would disappear just as quickly and pose no threat. So, which theory would you like to believe? As for me, I am hoping for the NOT getting swallowed by a black hole one to prevail, but heck, I'm an optimist. So, as this experiment continues in the next few months, I guess we'll find out just who is right. Maybe if we are lucky, only people like JLO, Miley Cyrus and OJ Simpson will be sucked up into outer space.

1980's FORGOTTEN SONG GEMS


Who can forget that catchy little song “Crush on you” by the Jets? Okay, you did, which is why the title of this is “Forgotten 80’s Song gems.” But now that I’ve reminded you I bet you can picture the video with the gaggle of little Jet kids dancing their hearts out! And what about “Right on Track” by the Breakfast Club, which didja know used to be the band Madonna was in before she hit it big. It’s true. And lastly, a track when I first heard it I thought it was his Royal Badness Prince singing, “Oh Sheila” by Ready for the World. And scarily enough, I own that 45. Fire away.



ERIC CARMEN'S GOT DRUNK EYES


From TMZ: Eric Carmen (AKA the dude who sang "Hungry Eyes" from the movie Dirty Dancing) was popped Tuesday at 7:00 PM in Orange, Ohio after the dude hit a fire hydrant. The first clue he was wasted -- when cops asked him for his ID, he handed them a credit card. Cops then found a half-empty bottle of Grey Goose in the front seat.According to the polic report, Carmen, who was also in the Raspberries ('memba "Overnight Sensation"), blew a .23, nearly three times the legal limit.

From ME: OMG go to TMZ.COM and take a look at Eric Carmen's mugshot. Wow. Drunk, Botoxed Old eyes. There are just some things one cannot unsee.

1980's FORGOTTEN SONG GEMS

Today's offerings are "Kayleigh" by Marillion (yeah I know, who the heck?) which is a beautiful haunting song and "Alibis" by Sergio Mendes which is one of my personal favorites outside of anything Journey related (the REAL Journey, not that pseudo band that is hacking its way across the country now).


DONNY AND MARIE IN VEGAS

I know, I know, it sounds like an oxymoron but it's true. The Osmond siblings are set to begin a 26 week run at the Flamingo showroom starting September 9th. Wow. D&O in Sin City. I hope we don't hear about Donny picking up hookers on the Vegas strip or see film of Marie on Entertainment Weekly scarfing herself silly at a buffet! Watch out Vegas, Mormon toothiness is about to invade your turf! I, for one, think Vegas will win the war. Just wait, Donny and Marie are gonna turn into heathens now!!!


SARAH PALIN PARODY VIDEO

There is a hilarious send up of potential VP Sarah Palin set to the tune of "I kissed a girl" by Katie Perry. The video is hysterical and made me laugh so hard I almost wanted to vote for McCain. Almost. If you too want to view this piece of funny then just click your heels together three times and...no, kidding, just click HERE.

1980's FORGOTTEN SONG GEM


Today’s action packed forgotten 80’s gem is two songs from……(wait for it)….El Debarge. Who??? Who’s Johnny?!! No, really, that’s the name of one of the songs, “Who’s Johnny” from the brilliant motion picture, Short Circuit. Please note, that last bit was written with sarcastic emphasis. The other song is a gentler, sweeter ballad, “Who’s holding Donna now.” Hey wait, I just noticed both songs start with the word who’s. Hmm…wonder who was running out of ideas? Guess we know, since Mr Debarge has had nary a hit since. Of course, the answer to the question could be: Who’s Johnny who’s holding Donna now?” Nah, that’s just stupid.


LOST MARATHON

Lost Marathon is on Sci Fi Channel in 8 days!!!!!!! I need some Lost to tide me over til January! And I'm seriously lacking in Season 2 episodes, I need to see all the Tailie intrigue I missed. Oh Lost, how I've missed ya!!!

1980's FORGOTTEN SONG GEM:

Today's awesome 80's track is a little ol song called "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora. It's got a great beat AND you can dance to it!!! Anyhoo, I think Baltimora died of AIDS back in the day, but damn, didn't he leave us a great song???? Yes, he did. Thanks Baltimora, you shall live in 80's pop music FOREVA!!!



NEW CHICK VP CANDIDATE

Well I suppose you are wondering what I think about this new VP from the frozen tundra of Alaska. I shudder to think of the never ending flipping snow. But, I am digressing, must be from all that damn WHITE! All I can say is, Sarah Palintall (my attempt at somehow trying to link the VP's name with that children's book: Sarah, Plain and Tall--yeah, I know, not funny....) ain't no Hilary. And while I want a woman in the top job badly, I'm gonna have to go with Obama. Obama, I got your back dude. No, it doesn't mean much, but it's all I can do.



I WON AN IPOD!!!!

Okay, not an IPOD but an IPOD shuffle. But that ain't the point. The point is I. WON. SOMETHING. I never win anything. And usually when I do it's stuff I already have: case in point, the Journey Frontiers album I won from 16 Magazing. But again, I won. Hey wait a minute, so what??? I won stuff I already have! I don't have an IPOD shuffle though so I am greatful. And perhaps, just perhaps, I could give it away at Xmas to a needy child. Wait a minute, a needy child already has it--ME! Phew, that solves that dilemma!