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March 29, 2011 · 8:43 pm

Ricky Martin: Hell’s Ambassador

This is too much…

Emphasis is mine, article is from The Huffington Post:

On March 22, 2011, three days before his first show, Wanda Rolón wrote on Facebook:

“This weekend Puerto Rico receives a man saved and brought from hell to the light, Nicky Cruz, while another one pretends to drag us all to hell. RM [Ricky Martin] has been proclaimed its ambassador (hell’s, that is). Puerto Rico wake up, everyone praise the lord. This is the island of the Lamb. Alert God.”

This statement was later deleted, because angry Ricky Martin’s fans reported the hate-speech through the site’s abuse policy.

Pastor Wanda Rolón expressed her disapproval toward homosexuality in a press conference held on March 24, 2011 at the Capitolio. In said conference, she reinforced her opposition to Ricky Martin’s behavior, stating that he was leading children and young people into the abominable world of homosexuality.

On Friday the 25th of March, a group of anti-homosexuality activists held a protest in front of the Choliseo, while avid Ricky Martin’s fanatics arrived for the anticipated concert. Wanda Rolon’s followers promised to be there for the remaining three days, condemning Ricky Martin’s confessed sexual orientation and the nature of his concert. According to Wanda Rolón and this group, the whole island will join Satan in the afterlife, since four shows were completely sold out.

Ricky Martin hasn’t responded to Wanda Rolón’s accusations, but during his concerts he said, “Don’t be afraid to live, Puerto Rico.”

via Limari Colon: Ricky Martin’s Concert Boycotted by the Church.

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March 29, 2011 · 8:09 pm

My Thoughts: Life’s Great Mysteries

Just some random wonderings….

  1. Why does Jennifer Anniston still have a career?  Or does she?  Why is she in the news constantly?  Has she ever had a hit movie?  Has she really done anything since that TV series went off the air years ago and Angelina stole her husband?
  2. Is Katherine Heigl the next Jennifer Anniston?
  3. Does anyone really think Tom Cruise and John Travolta are straight?  And who cares besides the Church of Scientology…
  4. Speaking of John Travolta, why do so many movie stars wear such obvious toupees?  Do they really think they are fooling anyone?
  5. Is Meryl Streep getting all those great roles for older women not just because she is a great actress, but because she is the only actress in Hollywood, over 30, who hasn’t had a facelift or been botoxed to death?
  6. Has anyone really ever heard  Britney Spears sing or is she just a mentally unstable dancing lip-stinker?
  7. Is there anything Anne Hathaway can’t do-besides host the Oscars?
  8. How did “Crash” beat “Brokeback Mountain” for the Best Picture Oscar?  Does anyone remember “Crash” besides the entire city of LA who was in it?  Oh, that’s how it won…
  9. Are there any young female “stars” today equal in style and mystique to Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly? Or in talent to Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn and Meryl Streep?  Why not?
  10. Who really cares about Lindsey Lohan?
  11. Does anyone really think Social Security is bad?
  12. Why don’t Democrats fight for their core beliefs and Republicans not have any?
  13. How come the Religious Right still supports Republican candidates who have had two or three marriages and cheated on their wives and husbands?
  14. Does anyone really think Corporations and the Rich should not pay taxes in proportion to their incomes?
  15. What ever happened to the social contract theory?
  16. Why do people wear flip-flops in New York City?
  17. How does Michelle Bachmann keep getting re-elected?
  18. Is watching Fox News a sign of or a cause of Alzheimer’s Disease?
  19. Why does anyone think their life is so important or interesting that they have to text their friends during a live theatrical performance?
  20. Do people really think lighted cell phones are invisible when texting in theatres and really don’t bother anyone?
  21. What makes anyone without a uterus think they have a voice in the abortion debate?
  22. Are commercials dumber and more crass now due to societal change or only because the smart people don’t watch TV anymore?
  23. Will television really be relevant in 10 years or will it be replaced by the internet.
  24. Will people give up the Internet because it has as many commercials as television?
  25. Why are pharmaceutical companies allowed to advertise controlled substances on TV?
  26. Does anyone really think, after all these years, we are winning the “war on drugs” by simply locking everyone up?
  27. Why aren’t there more white people in prison for financial crimes that wrecked the economy?
  28. If the Supreme Court thinks Corporations are people, then why aren’t they taxed at the individual tax rates and rules?
  29. Why does anyone believe anything any politician says anymore?
  30. Is Debbie Reynolds ever going to retire?

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March 27, 2011 · 6:04 pm

Judi Dench as Sally Bowles

I came across this on YouTube and had to share…

Dame Judi Dench as Sally Bowles in “Cabaret” in London 1968…

A totally different side of Dame Judi!

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March 22, 2011 · 9:00 pm

John Davidson: Murderous Drag Queen

Don’t even ask how I came across this…

It’s titled:  John Davidson:  Schizophrenic Diva…

It’s apparently from an episode of “The Streets of San Francisco”…

It’s just too weird not to post!

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March 20, 2011 · 7:20 pm

Pole Dancing for Jesus

This is not a joke…

It’s a real news report from Houston…

Texas, of course….

I’m kind of speechless….

Thanks to Mrs Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian’s Facebook Post for making me aware of this….

 

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March 14, 2011 · 10:55 pm

The Following People Are Going to Hell | My Southern Gothic Life

New post is up on my other blog…

Now I don’t even believe in Hell, but I do find the idea comforting at times.

I like to think there is some sort of devine retribution for those who commit truly heinous acts against their fellowman- or their tastes and sensibilites.

I used to make mental lists of people I wanted to be in First Class on the first intergalactic, passenger carrying, nuclear missle, but I couldn’t think of anyone I hated enough to seat them next to Kathy Lee Gifford.

Instead, I’ve gone back to the simple idea that these people will spend eternity burning in hell.  Please note:  All these people are supposedly still living, therefore there  is time for them to atone for their sins.

Click here for the List:   The Following People Are Going to Hell | My Southern Gothic Life.

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March 11, 2011 · 7:37 pm

Daniel Craig? Who’s Daniel Craig?

A little Friday evening amusement from the BBC with Daniel Craig and Catherine Tate…

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March 1, 2011 · 11:02 pm

Bristol Palin has book deal – Yahoo! News

Gag me…

Who is going to read this?

I guess the Palin Brand runs deeper than I suspected…

These hillbillies are going to milk it for every bit of cash they can, while they can…

Hasn’t their 15 minutes of fame run way over time?

NEW YORK – It’s official: Bristol Palin has a book deal.

The daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has signed with William Morrow to publish “Not Afraid of Life,” to come out this summer. Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, announced Tuesday that the memoir would provide “an inside look at her life.”

“Bristol gives readers an intimate behind-the-scenes look at her life for the first time, from growing up in Alaska to coming of age amid the media and political frenzy surrounding her mother’s political rise; from becoming a single mother while still a teenager to coping as her relationship with her baby’s father crumbled publicly — not once, but twice,” according to Morrow.

via Bristol Palin has book deal – Yahoo! News.

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March 1, 2011 · 6:37 pm

Scott Mendelson: Oscar 2011: Don’t Blame James Franco and Anne Hathaway, Blame the Writers

Excellent article on Sunday’s Oscar fiasco…

This is exactly what I was saying during the show…

All the writers and producers of this year’s show should be bared for life from participating in future Oscar telecasts….

James Franco and Anne Hathaway did what they could with what they had where they were, to paraphrase Teddy Roosevelt.

They just didn’t have much to work with….

Last year, I wrote a post-Oscar essay that got me quoted in Time Magazine. This year I have no such profundities to offer. But let me simply say that while this truly was the worst Oscar telecast in at least as long as I’ve been watching (since I was just short of 12-years-old in 1992), the blame lies not with the hosts, but with the material. Many have commented that James Franco all but started the show with a stunning display of apathy and disinterest. While we can all joke about whether he was stoned, or whether he was thinking about one of the 6,000 other activities he is currently involved in, the truth may be much simpler: Franco probably saw the material that had been written for him and Ms. Hathaway, and he damnwell knew he was in for a rough ride. So while Franco seemingly tuned out, Hathaway did the opposite, going absolutely for-broke, refusing to go down without a fight. But while Anne Hathaway and James Franco are excellent actors (and their hosting last night does not change that), not everyone can make lemonade out of lemons.

For whatever reason, the writers of Sunday night’s events seemed to think that everyone’s favorite part of an awards show is the part where two mismatched presenters ramble through poorly-scripted banter and make painful attempts to appear charming and flirtatious. Because, with few exceptions, the entire show was one piece of awkward banter after another. The whole show reeked of older writers attempting to appeal to younger viewers, with little-to-no idea how to do that. Because if there is anything that young kids love, it’s being pandered or condescended to. No, awkward references to smart-phone apps, Auto-Tunes, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, and “the Internet” are not going to appear hip/cool to the young kids. And bringing Halle Berry onstage to memorialize Lena Horne is only to make it that much more noticeable that not a single minority was nominated for a major award last night. And spoiling the finales of several nominated films (True Grit, Toy Story 3, The King’s Speech) doesn’t inspire viewers to check those films out later. You want to try appealing to the young kids, first of all, try not leaving Corey Haim off your “In Memoriam” tribute. Second of all, and this gets me back to my original point, try giving the kids an entertaining show with jokes that were actually clever and reward those who actually followed the movie business with any amount of verve.

MORE:   Scott Mendelson: Oscar 2011: Don’t Blame James Franco and Anne Hathaway, Blame the Writers.

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February 27, 2011 · 2:12 pm

Older Audience Makes Its Presence Known at the Movies – NYTimes.com

Great article in the New York Times….

I fear I am now part of this “older” audience, whether I like it or not, but I hope Hollywood is rethinking their products.

We love to go to the movies, but there is often nothing to go see.  Then they dump all the good movies at one time, at the end of the year, for Oscar consideration and we end up missing some we would love to have seen.

I the movie moguls will take this to heart and release more quality films throughout the year.

Then maybe the theaters will clean their floors and offer decent concessions we might consider buying…

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood and older Americans have never had much use for each other. The 50-plus crowd doesn’t go to opening weekends or buy popcorn; a youth-obsessed Hollywood has happily ignored them.

But in the last few months an older audience has made a startling reassertion of its multiplex power. “True Grit,” “The King’s Speech,” “The Fighter,” “Black Swan” — all movies in contention for a clutch of Oscars on Sunday — have all been surprise hits at the box office.

And they have all been powered by people for whom 3-D means wearing glasses over glasses, and “Twilight” sounds vaguely threatening.

Hollywood, slower than almost any other industry to market to baby boomers, may be getting a glimpse of its graying future. While the percentage of moviegoers in the older population remains relatively small, the actual number of older moviegoers is growing explosively — up 67 percent since 1995, according to GfK MRI, a media research firm.

And the first of the 78 million baby boomers are hitting retirement age with some leisure hours to fill and a long-dormant love affair with movies.

“There is an older audience that is growing, and it’s an underserved audience, which makes for an obvious and important opportunity,” said Nancy Utley, co-president of Fox Searchlight, whose “Black Swan” has sold over $100 million at the North American box office. If the core audience for a particular film is over 50, she noted, “that’s now a gigantic core.”

There are glimmers of a shift. Aging action stars; theaters with adult fare, like better food; reserved seating; and, most important, movies like “The Social Network” and “The King’s Speech” that have become hits based on wit and storytelling, not special effects.

Theaters have long favored younger consumers in part because older moviegoers tend to skip the concession counter, where theaters make most of their money. The imbalance between young and old grew more pronounced over the last decade as theater chains, suffering the after-effects of overbuilding, cut back on maintenance.

Much More:   Older Audience Makes Its Presence Known at the Movies – NYTimes.com.

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