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| Renee Olstead |
| 05.31.04 (3:42 pm) [edit] |
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Ok, so I just happened onto her performance this morning on the Today Show. WOW!!!!! the girl can sing!!! Evidently I wasn't the only one who thought so, her album is now ranked #1 on Amazon. If you haven't heard her, she sings the old classics, like Summertime, Taking A Chance on Love, and What A difference a Day Makes. Seems to be a lot of new young singers are following this path and surely not all will make it. But Renee is only 14 and she has the acting thing("13 Going on 30" and "Still Standing") so she may have a better chance than others. Check out...Renee Olstead |
| Would you pay $300 to see Madonna? |
| 05.30.04 (6:21 pm) [edit] |
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Yes, that is what some people are paying to see Madonna on her current tour, which started in L.A. this past week. Her show has gotten "mixed" reviews and she has already cancelled one show because of a "stomach virus". Madonna is calling her tour "The Re-invention"(Isn't that what she has always done?) Most of the tour dates have been sold out and the tour is estimated to gross $120 Million. Madonna still rockin' at 45, but don't beleive I will be spending my allowance on a ticket to see her. I might spend $20 for the DVD next year. |
| Love Courtney fashion?? |
| 05.28.04 (8:14 am) [edit] |
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I guess Cortney Love is making a fashion statement here? "Rock singer Courtney Love, who over the past few months has been accused of rampaging bad behavior, pleaded guilty Tuesday to being under the influence of cocaine. As Love stood in a Los Angeles courtroom listening to her fate, she wore a pale yellow floral print dress with a short lilac cardigan. The dress suggested the fragile, slightly off-balance demeanor of the classic woman in distress, perhaps something Roxie Hart might have worn for her day in a "Chicago" courtroom. The sad little cardigan, with its horizontal stripes, vaguely recalled a letterman sweater -- but one plucked from the Goodwill store. It had the poor look of something unexpectedly found rather than sought out, and it subtly suggested that perhaps Love's lawyer was working pro bono."[i]Washington Post - May 28,2004[/i] |
| Who will it be? |
| 05.26.04 (2:44 pm) [edit] |
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Diana or Fantasia?? I really don't have a strong feeling this year, and didn't cast a single vote last night. I liked Latoya London more than both of these two. They say over 50 million votes were cast last night, and the winner won by less than 1% of the vote. Sounds like last year. |
| Alias |
| 05.23.04 (7:23 pm) [edit] |
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Watched the season finale of Alias tonight and as always it left me with more questions than answers. But this is good TV and Alias is a very good show. Can't beleive they really killed-off Lauren and there by breaking that great love triangle of her, Sydney and Vaughn. You just know Sydney and Vaughn won't have a smooth sailing relationship next season. And speaking of next season, it is a long seven months away!! No, Alias won't be starting season 4 in September, because the "suits" have decided to wait until January 2005 to start the "new" season for Alias. Long time to wait to see just what made Sydney cry while reading that "Top Secret" file as this season ended. Well here is a nice pic of "Sydney" (Jennifer Garner)to look at until next year |
| Jelen with Ben |
| 05.22.04 (2:41 pm) [edit] |
| Had a chance to listen to Ben Jelen's debut CD and I really like it. Has a great voice (and I am sure you ladies will notice he's a "looker"). He is a singer/songwriter with an easy catchy style. Ben has lived in England, Scotland, Texas, and New Jersey and plays guitar, violin, and piano. He got his start with a self-produced demo while working as an engineer at a local studio. He was discovered by a Calvin Klein marketing executive at a Jane's Addiction concert who wanted to offer Jelen a shot at a modeling career, but Jelen wanted to make music and not model, so was offered a recording contract instead. Several cuts on the CD are worth a listen including "Come On", which is playing on my player. Check him out. |
| Aloha Jasmine |
| 05.20.04 (3:38 pm) [edit] |
 American Idol contestant Jasmine Trias was voted off the show last night, leaving just Diana DeGarmo and Fantasia for the final showdown next week. I really feel that Jasmine was "forced" from the show this week by the constant negative remarks by the Idol judges over the past few weeks. Jasmine had become the "voting" fan front-runner this season just a few weeks ago, when the judges began to see her as a possible winner and started to downgrade her performances. And Jasmine's singing did start to suffer due to this stress added by these judges, who clearly favored Fantasia from the start of this season. Well, the judges get their way and Jasmine will not be in the final, but she is a winner. She has demonstrated a lot of maturity and class for a 16 year old from Hawaii, and I predict a bright future for her. Aloha Jasmine - I will miss you and wish you all the best.
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| Tell Me About It |
| 05.17.04 (7:30 pm) [edit] |
There is a "relationships advice" column that runs three times a week in the Washington Post newspaper written by Carolyn Hak. Along with the column is a cartoon by Nick Galifianakis. These cartoon are so "dead-on". I never read the column(sorry Carolyn) but I really enjoy the cartoons. Here is the one from Sunday.
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| Fraizer has left the building |
| 05.14.04 (6:42 am) [edit] |
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Watched the [i]Fraizer[/i] series finale last night and was a little disappointed. The writers tied-up all the loose ends, and we are left to assume that [i]Frazier[/i] finds true love in Chicago and a new job in San Franciso. Was not even close to being as good as the [i]Friends[/i] finale last week. I feel [i]Frazier's[/i] time to end was a year or two late where as [i]Friends[/i] ending was perfect. Will miss [i]Friends [/i]but can't say same about [i]Frazier[/i]. |
| Shine On You Crazy Diamond |
| 05.11.04 (4:33 pm) [edit] |
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Just heard this song and it made me realize how great Pink Floyd was(and still is). The song is over 25 years old but is still a great listen. [b]Sine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd[/b] [i]Remember when you were young You shone like the Sun Shine on, you crazy diamond ! Now there's a look in your eyes Like black holes in the sky Shine on, you crazy diamond ! You were caught on the crossfire Of childhood and stardom Blown on the steel breeze Come on, you target for faraway laughter Come on, you stranger, you legend, you martyr And shine ! You reached for the secret too soon You cried for the Moon. Shine on, you crazy diamond ! Threatened by shadows at night And exposed in the light Shine on, you crazy diamond ! Well you wore out your welcome With random precision Rode on the steel breeze Come on, you raver, you seer of visions Come on, you painter, you piper, you prisoner And shine ! [/i] |
| Happy Mother's Day |
| 05.09.04 (6:51 am) [edit] |
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[b]History of Mother's Day[/b] In the United States of America Mother's Day was first suggested in the year 1872 by Julia Ward Howe who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic as a day dedicated to peace. She would hold an organized Mother's Day meeting in Boston, Massachusetts every year. It wasn't until in 1907 when Anna Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia. She and several of her supporters began to write to ministers, businessman, and politicians in their endeavour to establish a national Mother's Day. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state celebrated it. It was successful as by 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May. From Mother's Net |
| Goodbye Friends |
| 05.06.04 (7:40 pm) [edit] |
It has been a great show for the past 10 years and hate to see it go. But, the time is right and to go out while the show is still great is the classy thing to do. Will miss you.
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| Where's John Stevens? |
| 05.05.04 (6:36 am) [edit] |
| American Idol could have used John Stevens last night since the genre was "Big Band/Swing". None of the five remaining "idols" did a great job with the 1930/1940 style of music. Maybe John doing Frank Sinatra would have been "interesting" . I really think it is unfair to expect really good performances from week to week when the producers keep changing genres. I am beginning to think Latoya will win this year. |
| Angels & Demons |
| 05.04.04 (7:19 pm) [edit] |
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Having read and enjoyed "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, I decided to buy "Angels & Demons", also by Dan Brown. Most people read a lot in the summer, but I tend to read more during the winter months, so don't know when I will read it(may have to wait for a week at the beach). But I have it for whenever the mood strikes. Here is the link to Angels & Demons at Amazon. |
| Fallen |
| 05.03.04 (6:39 pm) [edit] |
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[b]Fallen - Sarah McLachlan[/b] [i]Heaven bent to take my hand And lead me through the fire Be the long awaited answer To a long and painful fight Truth be told I've tried my best But somewhere along the way I got caught up in all there was to offer And the cost was so much more than I could bear Though I've tried, I've fallen I have sunk so low I'm messed up Better I should know So don't come round here And tell me I told you so We all begin with good intent Love was raw and young We believed that we could change ourselves The past can be undone But we carry on our backs the burden Time always reveals In the lonely light of morning In the wound that would not heal It's the bitter taste of losing everything That I've held so dear I've fallen I have sunk so low I'm messed up Better I should know So don't come round here And tell me I told you so, [no..] Heaven bent to take my hand I have nowhere left to turn I've lost to those I thought were friends To everyone I know Oh they turned their heads embarrassed Pretend that they don't see But it's one missed step You'll slip before you know it And there doesn't seem a way to be redeemed Though I've tried, I've fallen I have sunk so low I'm messed up Better I should know So don't come round here And tell me I told you so, [no..] I'm messed up Better I should know But don't come round here And tell me I told you so.[/i] |
| Real audio player |
| 05.01.04 (7:47 pm) [edit] |
| So I now have a real audio music player on this blog and it is linked to play Coldplay's "Clocks". Not sure what else I can do with it, but guess I will eventually figure it out??? |