Alright boys and girls, I know some of you have been waiting patiently by your computers to get the KT update of the Kt + Michael adventure in L.A. Well, wait no more, because here it is!!!
First off, I just want you guys to try to understand what this meant to Michael and I. We are both pop crazed, entertainment freaks. Obviously, if you are on this list, you know that my knowledge of all things entertainment is a little bit ridiculous and scary. This was like a little kid going to see their favorite sports team for the first time (ya know how boys get all sentimental when they recount the first time they went to Yankees Stadium)...things that I had read about and seen on tv, I was now going to see in person!!!! Yay!!!!!!
Easiest way to do this is to break it down by days:
DAY 1
All hail the makers of Valium!! Kt is incredibly relaxed during 4 hour and 50 min flight to L.A....hardly winces during take off and amazingly Michael escapes the flight without any bruises. YAY! We land around 11:30 a.m. and promptly see our very first palm tree...yay west coast!!!! 5 minutes later we see our first suspected case of SARS..we are not as excited as when we saw the palm tree.....Praise Jesus, all our luggage arrives safely (michael is still twitchy from the lost luggage incident in vegas) and we get our rental car (yeah dodge stratus) Anyhoo--5 minutes into our drive to the hotel, Michael expresses joy that he is not the driver. At this our roles for entirety of our trip are given. Michael=navigator, Kt=pilot. Bring it on L.A!!!!!
A short drive later we are on Santa Monica Blvd and then Ocean Ave. Ohhh lookie all the nice hotels right on Ocean Ave right next to the Pacific Ocean!!! UHHHH....our excitement drops a notch when we see, (packed between 2 huge hotels) the ghetto lodge, oops I mean the travel lodge. Oh lordy. Well, it really wasn't THAT bad. But, i'm old and spoiled by nice hotels, this was very reminscent of one of those motels you stayed in Seaside during prom weekend. Michael goes to check out the bathroom, its a tad bit scary. Hmmm? What is outside behind our hotel? Mike opens the bathroom window and looks down to see a homeless man going through the dumpster!! SWEET VIEW!! We throw our stuff in the ghetto lodge room and decide to start investigating Santa Monica. We run towards the ocean!! Oh Pacific Ocean!! I have heard such wonderful things about you..Pac...Pacific Ocean? Where are you??? All I see is FOG!!!! Undeterred Michael and I head down the Santa Monica Pier. Silence. We are both very quiet, our eyes jumping from all the people in front and around us. Finally, Michael speaks. "Uhm, did we just take a five hour plane ride and end up in Wildwood?"
We decide we are not going to let this disappoint us!! This is CALIFORNIA!!!! This is where everything bright and sunny and fun is!!!! So we head to the 3rd Street Promenade. The best way to explain it is an outside mall...Cin--you would have died--every store you love is right here. Ohhh Michael and I like the 3rd St. Promenade!! There are lots of people to watch!! This street has a crazy mix of people--tourists, gay boys, locals, homeless folk, runaways...all coexisting harmoniously? This is interesting. Michael and I sit down at a little cafe to eat and watch people some more (OUTSIDE DINING COUNT: 1). We are amazed that all these people are milling around together and not trying to beat the crap out of each other!! It must be some crazy West Coast thing!!! Oh, Michael is also quite pleased that if he through a rock 10 feet in any direction, he'd hit a gay boy.
We head back to the ghetto lodge for a nappy-poo and discuss our post-nap plans. Nice relaxing evening, some cocktails, and maybe an appertizer. On our way back to the ghettolodge we are excited that the fog has lifted and we can actually see the Pacific Ocean. Too bad we are not that impressed.
We settle into the ghetto lodge for our nappy poo--it is 4:15 p.m. I open my eyes and check the clock 7:45. Michael is out...Maybe I'll just let him sleep for a little while longer and then we will get up for our cocktails and appetizers. The next time I look at the clock it is 5:25 am...Hmmm I must have dozed off.
Note: As I am writing this, it sounds like it was a negative first day..but it really wasn't...Michael and I were rather amused by the whole day, we had ungodly expectations for L.A., and hello!! It is only a city.
DAY 2
Ok, Day 2!! I'm fired up and ready to go. Michael and I spend the first hour of the morning searching for a pork roll, egg and cheese on a bagel--apparently that is an east coast thing and we have to settle for egg & ham crepes (Outside Dining Count 2). Then we bust over to Barnes & Noble and raid the local travel section. Now we are armed with a guide book!!! Yahooo! Look out celebs!! Here we come!!!
Now we are both very excited, armed with this celebrity guide book, and three maps we are ready to take on L.A. But we decide that Saturday will be our big stalking day. Today, we head on down to Venice Beach. Venice Beach is like 5 min from the ghettolodge. At first, we were again reminded of Seaside or Wildwood, but upon further investigation, we realized that this was so, so much more. Venice Beach could also be called "The Parade of Freaks". As you walk down the boardwalk (which by the way in California is not very board-y...they are more cement walks) there are dozens of artists, freaks, tatoo shops, henna stops, homeless people and wandering hippies. !! AHA!! Now I get it!! That is the difference between the coasts!! On the west coast, all these crazies coexist together!!! It is amazing!! When a homeless person comes up to you in L.A. and asks you for money, they are so polite about it that you genuinely feel bad. And if you have no money to give them, they say, "OK!! Thanks! Have a good day!!" It took about an hour of this happening for it to change me...I found myself..BEING NICE!!!!! I mean, on the east coast, we are so mean. We just walk through the streets not looking at each other, if someone approaches you, you walk on--ignoring them--We are trained to distrust everyone-and everything is so fast paced that you don't have time to be nice...That is the difference.
So yes, we are walking past all the crazies, enjoying ourselves immensely. First we come upon a hippie-type kid who is making roses bouquets out of palm. He was pretty cool, telling us about how he met these girls the night before and they took him home and he crashed at their house....Alrighty....so I give our drifter friend $2 for a palm rose bouquet and Michael gets one for a cigarette. Oh yeah, in L.A. cigarettes are worth more than gold!!!!
So we continue down the path---there is a man with a huge snake draped around his neck!! YIKES!! Then we run into this lilttle couple. He's got a keyboard and is playing songs Wesley Willis style--she's got big sparkley sunglasses on!!! For $1 they sing me a song and let me take their picture!! Then the woman wishes Michael and I a lifetime of happiness!! Poor little woman, she doesn't have her gaydar on!!!
Oh how i love people watching!! And this just keeps getting better and better!! We pass all the meatheads at muscle beach, i scope the basketball courts where part of White Men Can't Jump was filmed--we see a scrawny little man put a frat boy on his shoulders and walk over a path of broken glass!! OUCHIES!!! We actually did run into one bitter homeless man. He was selling poems, poems written by him for a penny. He was a little bitter that noone was interested. Oh wait, i think he was also the same man that told us it was Nazi Germany time...God i love Venice Beach!!! (Outside Dining Count: 3)
Later that evening the rest of our crew arrives...Dave and Renee, Matt, Stan and Andy and Kim and her new man. Its like some crazy Perry reunion. I mean, they are my friends (well if you call a friend someone you see every 15 months), but I haven't hung out with any of these people in like 5 years. I see them every now and again, but wow--I will be spending much of the next 4 days with them!!! This should be interesting!! (Outside Dining Count:4)
DAY 3
Ok so this is our most ambitious day. We are getting up and busting out early so we can hit the NBC and Warner Brothers Studio Tours. Today, Matt, Stan and Andy are also joining us!!!! We get to Warner Brothers, but are forced to take a later tour---then, to delay things, it turns out that Andy is a terrorist. Not really, but the name Andy Green comes up as someone who is banned from Warner Brothers Studio and we have to wait to verify that this is not the same Andy Green. For those of you that know Andy Green, there is a small part of me that is scared that they may be one in the same!! But thankfully, Andy is not a terrorist, and they let him have a ticket, but now we are too late for the NBC Tour. SCREW YOU JAY LENO!!! Anyhoo--now we have about 2 hours until our Warner Brothers tour starts...what to do...what to do??? So Michael busts out our trusty GUIDE TO HOLLYWOOD and we realize the only thing of interest anywhere near Burbank is some celebrity cemetary. Hmmm. This feels like it might be a little wrong, but what the crap, we've got 2 hours to kill...and come on..it will be like a scavenger hunt trying to find the famous graves!!!!
So we pull into this cemetary and let me tell you that the word huge doesn't aptly describe it. I was hoping for a "map to the stars graves" but, alas, we are on our own. To make a long story short (too late), we amused ourselves with a mexican holy ground, a little lizard and we also successfully find 2 celebrity graves. Bette Davis and Liberace. Triumphantly, we head back to Warner Brothers Studio.
Let me tell you, we lucked out. Our tour guide, Dean(?) was the bomb. He knew everything. Had been there for 5 years, was like the king tour guide of Warner Brothers Studio. Throughout the whole tour all I kept thinking (and hell I'll admit it, ASKING) was "Is this where PeeWee rode his bike? Haha it was awesome. So this tour is no joke--it is a 2 hour VIP tour. They let you roam around the WB museum which has props from a whole crapload of movies and most of them are not behind glass. We saw props/wardrobe from The Matrix, Innerspace, Oceans Eleven, and best of all a real oscar!!! Michael and I were like that commercial were the two idiots are drawn to the mountain dew sign and smack their heads on the glass...that was us!!! Hahah...interesting side note (apparently the guy who made the props in Star Wars was responsible for the pirate ship in the end of Goonies. So he wanted to put a little starwars action figure in the ship. So if you follow the mast all the way to the bottom, you can see R2D2....it happens so fast in the movie that you miss it!!)
The upstairs of the museum is dedicated to Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone. Wow-ee there is some cool stuff!! Hagrid's costume!! Baby Potter!!! Voldemort's robe!! And best of all...you can get sorted by the REAL SORTING HAT!! I got Hufflepuff (bah!), Michael got Slytherin (hmm, interesting that no one was surprised) and Matt and Stan were Gryffindor!!!
We toured through studio soundstages (we visited Central Perk and the ER set), prop departments and backlots ( the whole time michael and i were salivating) and saw a lot of stuff from Gilmore Girls. I then promptly told our friendly tourguide that we didn't know crap about Gilmore Girls because it was on against buffy and we never watched it. Our guide later confirmed for me that all the rumors of SMG are in fact quite true. Michael and I make a pact to quit jobs and move to L.A. to become WB tour guides. One thing I will say, is that the Warner Brothers tour made a quote I once heard about Hollywood seem very true to me.....Imagine seeing Cinderella, and she's beautiful in her ball gown, and then you get a little closer and you realize she's drunk and is smoking.....
Post tour we stop for nice lunch in Burbank (Outside Dining Count: 5). As we head to L.A. city, we spot the L.A. River. Now I'm excited!! Ohhh that's where Danny Zucko raced Grease Lighting!!! That's where Jack Bauer crashed his SUV!!! Matt also chimes in something about T2.......
Next up Melrose Ave. For those of you that have been to Philly, Melrose is like South St, but like 25 times bigger, crazier and more intimidating. I don't know exactly how a street can be intimidating, but it was. There were just loads of thrift shops, little designer stores, tshirt shops and we found this rad poster shop. Of course I scored some sweet post cards and picked myself up a Portishead sticker and a nifty Nirvana sticker for Jason. Michael was experiencing some kind of traumatic life moment. I mean, everyone is always saying that he and I belong in L.A., but I think that seeing all the WB lots, compiled with the cool shops on Melrose, made Michael's head go wiggy. I thought his head might explode or that he'd run down the street screaming incoherently. I've always known that Michael's days in the land of Mary were numbered. He's too big for that state. And I know that he's always known it too, but at that moment, I think we both KNEW that someday, Michael would be taking a stroll down Melrose and it wouldn't be on a vacation......
So now we pull up to the Kodak Theater (cue dramatic music). I feel like dropping to my knees and pulling a Wayne/Garth "We're not worthy" chant. C'mon!! THIS IS WHERE THE OSCARS ARE HELD!!! This is like the holy grail!!! EEEE! I'm so giddy!! I scope out NIcole Kidman's star--SWEET!!! Right next to the Kodak Theater (cue dramatic music) is the Chinese Theater. This is where lots and lots of Hollywood Premieres are held. I'm so freaking excited!!! Also, milling around in front of the Chinese Theater are all these ghetto-wannabe actors in costumes. It is simultaneously sad and rather amusing. For a $1 I take a picture with ghetto superman and not-quite ghetto storm trooper. Ya know, I just realized something. That is a running theme throughout L.A....sad and rather amusing..somehow they seem to go hand in hand.
I can sense that our group's energy is diminishing. Getting...tired...need replenishment...need...nap....But, during my research, I read that the Kodak Theater has one of the best views of the Hollywood sign. So now Michael and I are on a wild goose chase to find the stupid Hollywood sign. Finally, we see it. It's about the size of the bottom line of an eye exam. But I don't care because I SAW THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN!! YIPPEEEEEE!!!!!!
Ok group!! Time to head back to the ghettolodge!! So we all pile in and get ready for KT's first L.A. freeway adventure!!! (cue dramatic scary music).....Well, it wasn't too exciting. We went about 5 miles and then hit a parking lot. Boooo this sucks. Something I will note about the drivers in L.A. is that they like to cut each other off, but, its not in a mean spirited East Coast kinda way. They just LET each other cut in front. It was really interesting to see. Thank God I picked up on it, because for a hot second I was getting ready to ram people, but then I realized how easy it was for me to get into the other lane, and I was like WHOA!!! They let each other go from lane to lane!!! This is insanity!!!!
The day was finished off with dinner and drinks with the bride and groom...ohhh Nellie and Francine are so happy and cute together!! But I will comment more on that when I talk about the wedding!!
DAY 4
Michael and I had to split up for the first time on our trip. Michael went with the rest of the boys to see The Matrix Reloaded at the Chinese Theater while I met up with Erin, one of my nsync internet friends. Now, of course I've heard all the horror stories of crazed internet friends, and it would suck horribly if I was trapped with a psycho maniac all day. But I felt like everything was going to be cool with Erin. We know each other through a message board, and we have a lot of obsessions in common (Buffy, SPIKE, LOTR,Orlando Bloom, to name just a few)....A lot of times I'll go to post something to find that Erin has already said exactly what I'm about to say...so I figure, what the crap, I'm going to hang out with her!!
Well, let me tell you....it could not have gone any better. It is unreal how well we got along..the girl was quoting movies all day!!! By the end of the night Matt and Michael were calling her my west coast clone. Yay!! So Erin comes to pick me up at the ghettolodge. And we begin our adventure...because you know what to do is...today is the day I've been waiting patiently for since I arrived in L.A....Today is STALKING DAY!!! Yahooooo!!!!!
Our first escapade is into the Hollywood Hills and do a drive by of JC's House!! EEEEEEEE!!!!!! JJJJCCC's HOUSE!!! EEEEEE! Sorry, I still get kinda excited about that. The Hollywood Hills are crazy. When you drive up towards them, it looks bizarre because here is this big mountain and there are all these huge houses popping out of it. I've said it once and I'll say it again. Rich people aren't very smart. Why would you build yourself a beautiful house and stick it into the edge of a big ass hill? I mean, I'd be willing to bet that int the next 5-10 years some of these houses are going to tumble. Plus, the roads going up the hills are crazeeeee. You start off a road and it has a nice little yellow line dividing the lanes...but as you go further up the line disappears and it seems as if there is only room for one car. On top of that, the road is wicked windy and you just keep whipping around corners...its madness i tell you!! If i lived up there I would never ever be able to have even one drink because i would be scared sh*tless to drive home!!! After about 15 min of winding up the hill (and a few near death experiences with oncoming traffic) Erin says..."Here it comes"....Armed with my mom's camera I'm ready to take a quick snap of my future residence. Now let me tell you something about JC's house. There is no big gate, there is no big long driveway...it is right there. I mean, you could practically walk up to the front door. So we are mid-drive by when the garage door opens.
"AAHHHHHHH" "EEEEEEEEEE" This is not good. Erin and I are both screaming as we drive by. But, its not JC...its just his stupid assistant, Carlos. But yeah, I saw his car though!!! Erin praises Jesus that it was not JC, because she feared that she would simultaneoulsy pee herself and crash the car. After a moment, I say that I would take one for the team and suffer some broken bones if it was JC calling 911 for us and then rushing to our aid. And DOH! in all this excitement I didn't even get a good picture of my future house.
So we bust a U turn and head down to Britney's house. We think that ms. spears has recently sold this house (apparently it is just to hard to stay in the house that she shared with timba-timba-timbalake) --but it is the house in Britney's Diary--which, much to my enjoyment Erin likes to quote--she does a funny britney voice). Anyhoo, we pull up to the Spears residence. This is the complete opposite of JC's house. It is huge, its got a gated entrance and a big ass drive way. For a hot second Erin and I consider checking out Brit's mail (her mailbox is within reaching distance) but then we decide that jail terms are only acceptable for members of nsync (and maybe orlando bloom) and that I will not waste bail money on britney. So after I snap my pic, we're off. Hmmm what now? "Well" says Erin, "You wanna do one more drive by of JC's house?" Have I mentioned how much I love this girl? So of course, we head back up the hill to JC's house. This time, with the garage door closed, I get my picture..... YAY!!!
After we finish our stalking, we drive down the Sunset Strip. Now this is what I'm talking about!!! All these places, that I have heard of, or have seen on tv (from Access Hollywood) are right here. Look! There is the Viper Room (I promptly take a moment for River Phoenix--for those of you that don't know, this is where River OD'd..) Mel's Diner!!!! (Where all the drunken celebs go after partying!!) The Whiskey (where Morrison was discovered) Dublin's (That's where Justin had his birthday partee!) The Hustler Store -which i venture into later in the day. All i can say about that place is WHOA!! HOLY PORN!! I mean, there was some cool stuff in there, but there was some hella-scary stuff in there as well. I was gonna get my brother a little porn star action figure, but I figured my mom wouldn't approve so I brought the kid home an ashtray...Also, while Erin is pointing out all the fun of the Sunset Strip, I see my first (and only) celebrity!! Well, if you can call him a celebrity, I would classify him as more of a pseudo-celebrity. Ok remember like a year or 2 ago, that song, Butterfly (come, come my lady your my butterfly, suga, baby) ???? Well, I spotted shifty, the lead singer of crazytown. Here is a little picture of him for you. So yeah, now I'm somewhat satisfied because at least I saw someone "famous". Actually, I'm pretty happy about this after Erin reveals to me that for some reason, the only "famous" people she ever sees are Real Worlders (and a onetime run in with David Spade)
After the Strip, we head over to Beverly Hills. Now, because I am a big dork, everytime i saw the Beverly Hills sign, YOU KNOW THE ONE, THEY SHOWED IT DURING THE OPENING CREDITS...i bust out with "duh duh dunnut duh duh dunnut" and then to my surprise erin chimes in with the "chsshh chsshhh" Heehehhheee....i love my nsync internet friend!!!
Anyhoo--Beverly Hills is NICE. Very Clean, very pretty. I'm surprised though, its not as snooty as I would have thought. There are however, crazy ass cars everywhere. Porshe, ferrari, BMW, Mercedes, Escalades, and then i see a freaking lambourgini!!!!
We walk down Rodeo Drive and all I can think about is Pretty Woman. Michael had this really funny idea. He was gonna go get some gucci store bags and fill them up with his own clothes and then re-enact the big Pretty Woman scene.
"You work on commission right? Big mistake, Big. Huge. I have to go shopping now!!"
After BH, Erin and I head back to the Strip and pick up some lunch at Mel's Diner. Erin must have thought I was crazy because I just kept staring at all the people, every time someone walked by, it was a potential celebrity sighting!!
After lunch we get the ringy-dingy from Michael. He's done with the boys and is ready to come with us! Yahooey!! I've been getting spoiled with all this Michael time!! I missed him!!! Erin and I head out to pick up Mikey. It is pretty entertaining being in the car with Erin. I got the feeling that some of her friends are scared to drive with her, because she kept making comments and apologizing for her speed, or her turning or what have you--for some odd reason I was never scared for my life though ---well, except for the "incident" in BH. Hee Hee (i'll never tell, erin!!!)
So we pick up Mikey and go for some coffee in WEHO. Look I'm sooooo local. WEHO is West Hollywood...it is like the gay mecca of the world. Hmm, is it more of a gay mecca than south beach? I'm not too sure, I'll have to get the official word on that, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say yes, WEHO is the gay mecca of the world.
Here is a big surprise, Michael likes WEHO. We didn't get to explore it too much, but while we sat outside and had coffee (i had a very tasty Vanilla Chiller--Coffee Bean kicks ass!) we saw many a gay boy walking down the street (apparently the "in" thing to do in WEHO is to walk your dog) Mmmmm! There were some tasty looking gay boys!! Seeing hottie looking gay boys is like window shopping on Rodeo Drive, its very pretty, but it'll never be mine so i'll just admire its beauty!!
After we finish drooling in our coffee, we head off to UCLA. Erin went to UCLA and is going to give us a tour. On the way to UCLA, we have to drive through BH. "duh duh dunnut duh duh dunnut" this time Michael joins in as well "chsshh chsshhh"
It is a pretty nice campus that comes complete with a movie theater that has seen many hollywood premieres!!!! After our tour has ended, Erin brings us back to the ghettolodge. But I don't want my new friend to leave!! So after hearing a read-through of Matt's speach (that he will have to give at Nellie's wedding) we kidnap erin and make her come to dinner with us. We have dinner at Chin-Chin's (Outside Dining Count: 6) Chin-Chin's is good for 3 big reasons.
Reason number 1. It is Chinese food, and Lord knows I can't go more than 6 days without a pork dumpling.
Reason number 2. It is on the Strip, so we get to do some fun people watching (If you haven't caught on yet, LA is all about people watching)
Reason 3. Chin-Chin's is at the bottom of JC's street. Granted, the man lives 15 min up the hill, but its nice that every now and again either Erin or I could exclaim, "That's JC's steet!".
Overall dinner was quite good. Except that Matt has some intense taste buds. He claims that not only can he taste the L.A. ass tap water in his ice cubes in his sprite, but that he can also taste it in his broccoli!!! Matt has CRAZY superhuman taste buds!!!!! I always knew he had some superhuman power, i just didn't realize it lay in his taste buds!!!
After dinner we say goodbye to Erin, and I'm a little sad. Today was so much fun!! I didn't even feel like I was on vacation, I felt like I was hanging with my friends, in my town all day. I mean, seriously, the dynamic between me, erin, michael and later matt, was so easy. It was like we had been friends for years. Erin engaged in one of Michael's favorite past times--exchanging of the barbs!!!
Day 5 The Wedding
Ahhh Sunday. Today is the big wedding!! OH! I still need an accessory to go with my dress!! I have a black dress, (and i wasn't planning on wearing black, but i went out of my way to NOT wear black at thatcher and jen's wedding and then everyone else was in black so this time i figured what the crap!!) and Michael and I are on the look out for either a big colorful chunky necklace or a dramatic scarf or something to go along with my dress.
Before our shopping excursion, we head down the 3rd street promenade for some breakfast. Earlier in the week we saw a Greek Cafe that was serving sausage, egg and cheese on a bagel for $2.75. (Outside dining count 7). Nothing better than breakfast and people watching. After our eggies, we begin the search. Thankfully, not long after, Michael finds a dramatic red scarf!!! It is perfect!! Now michael and i are like a little matching couple (he's got a red tie, black pants and vest, and a white vintage coat-courtesy of the HCC Costume Dept). Let's head back to the ghettolodge and get prettied up!!
Now, we (the east coasters) are a little concerned about our fashion. We are all prettied up, in suits and dresses and we are a little fearful that the west coast is gonna be represented in sandals and long floral skirts. But we figure, what the hell, we're going out, we need to represent style!!
Alright, time to head out to the wedding!!! We drive down the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) and head to Malibu. It is a nice drive, but again, with the rich people not being too bright. There are houses popping out of mountain sides all over the damn place. Awww....Zuma Beach...everyone told me to come visit....but unfortunately the high temp in L.A. has been like 74 so it is not exactly beach weather!!!
Finally, we pull up the Malibu Nature Reserve. Wait!! Who will be the responsible party and drive us home!! I have been the L.A. driver for the entire trip and do not want to be the one driving home after wedding fun!! We make a pact, whoever doesn't fall down the trail after the reception will be our driver. (Now, now, before anyone gets into a tissy about drinking and driving, Renee very graciously offered to be our driver--thanks Renee!!) Now we have to hike up this dirt trail...I'm in a dress for the love of God!!!! We are such a miserable group of human beings that we complain the whole way up the dirt trail....It was rather amusing really. For those of you that know Michael, I'm sure you can see it know. "Oh (dramatic pause) MY (dramatic pause) God (dramatic pause)!!!!! IS NELLIE CRAZY??!!!
Huffing and puffing we get to the top of the hill. We are milling around waiting patiently for the bride and groom. To kill time, we theorize on how the bride will make her entrance. There is a cave across a ravine, we think it would be cool for Francine to pop out of the cave and for Nellie to swing over to her Tarzan style. Whoa. That would be cool.
Uhhh...there is a crazy looking man setting up bowls. Matt informs me that he is a Native American and will be conducting the ceremony. From here on out, we refer to him as the "indian shaman"....The indian Shaman is preparing all sorts of things, constantly on the move and just a little scary. This is too much for us. We are sarcastic, petty east coasters...and the comments coming from us are non-stop. Again, this is not to say that we didn't enjoy ourselves, we did. But we are that group that just continuously makes comments about every single detail.
Finally, Nellie makes his entrance. He is so cute in his little tux!! OH!! Little Dave Bottinelli is all grown up and about to get married!! Then, we see that he is wearing sandals with his tux!!! Giddiness ensues!!! Then, Francine makes her way through the trail. She is beautiful in a simple white gown with elegant floral trim. The trim was blue, and went around her waist and down her back. She was the pefect bride. The ceremony was pretty interesting. I'll just say that the indian shaman kept us entertained.
Now it is time for merriment!!! (Outside Dining Count: 8)
The reception was wonderful. We were on a deck with a view of the ocean. I have to take a moment to comment on Matt's speach. I had heard an practice reading, and knew how nervous he was. But it was wonderful. Nellie made sure the dj played Darth Vader's theme as Matt was called to the mic. Tee Hee Hee. I love my star wars geek friends!! Matt's speech was everything a wedding toast should be. It was sweet and charming and showed how much he loved his friend!!! I have to say, I got a little teary watching matt up there. It was a moment of weakness!! Too much for me to handle!! Matt being all cute, Michael being all nervous for Matt and Nellie being all married!! Its more than a girl can handle. Of course there was also lot of drinking. We did a happy little group shot of tequila....and we were dancing machines!!! Oh Lord, I will never forget Andy, Matt and especially Stan on the dancefloor. Stanimal lives!!!! It was a good, good time.
Day 6 The Final Day (wah!!)
So for our final day, Mikey, Matt and I head out to the Greek Cafe. It is busy there this morning, so we are forced to sit inside!!! Boo!! I'm very very impressed that Michael and I are hangover free!! I thought that tequila shot (combined with many a vodka and cranberry and a glass of wine) would have done me in!! But Halleuahia!! I'm hangover free!! Matt is not so lucky. At Breakfast, Michael and I are a little sad. It took us a day, but then we really got into L.A. and I wish it weren't so far away because it is a place I would like to investigate more. For Michael, it is more...in his words, he "found his people". Michael is so wonderfully over-dramatic!!
After our breakfast we say goodbye to Matt, Stan and Andy. They are headed back to beautiful Newark, NJ. Mikey and I are taking the red eye back, and have about 12 hours to kill. So Michael, Renee and I head out. I try to take them on a tour of the Hollywood Hills, (to JC or Britney's house) but unfortunately the streets get tricky as you get higher up and we were unsuccesful. Boooo I wanted one last chance at a JC sighting. Erin!! My WEST COAST CLONE!! My tour guide!!! Where are you!!!!!!
We do another drive by of the strip, and this time I'm like a pro, pointing out to Renee all the things that Erin showed me earlier. For lunch we decide on a place in WEHO called Tex Marix. Now, when I found out I was going to L.A. I started copying down places where celebs had been spotted. This is a joint that Cameron and Drew frequent, plus, it is choc full of gay boys!!! Lunch is DELIC!! Margaritas=good. (Outside Dining Count: 9)
After lunch we do a drive of Mulholland Dr. One word--SCARY....it is crazy twisty and turny and in some spots there is no guard rail!! HELLO PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES...WHEN THERE IS A HUGE DROP OFF A CLIFF, THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A GUARD RAIL OR SOMETHING TO STOP YOU FROM PLUMMETING TO YOUR DEATH!! The drive is stunning and you can see the whole city from up there.
We decided to stop at a state park and go up to the top of a mountain. Whoa!! The view is sick!!!! Michael is continuing his dramatic outpourings!! "I love it here!!" "If I lived here, I would totally walk this trail all the time!!" " I need to live here" You know I love you Mikey *smooch*
After our "hike" we head back to the ghettolodge where we take dave and renee's room hostage and take a nappie-poo. Then, we take back out trusty dodge stratus and head to LAX. Boo our trip is over!! We must return to our real lives!!
This concludes the KT/Mikey adventure in L.A. ( I don't want to go into the post LA story about KT losing 40 of her favorite cds!!)
So to sum up....this trip was freaking awesome!!! I mean, it was unbelievable to see Venice Beach, the Hills, WEHO, BH, Mulholland Dr., the Strip, JC'S HOUSE....but really, this trip was amazing because of all the people.
Nellie and Francine--Most of you know that I'm pretty cynical when it comes to love, marriage and forever. I'm not that mushy. But nellie and francine, they reminded me why people get married. They are so in love, and so obviously perfect for each other...
It was great to get to spend time with people I haven't hung out with in so long (Kim, Renee and Dave)
I'll never forget the Mexican Sacred Ground, or Andy being a terrorist, or Matt preparing his speach (or the L.A. ass water) or the Stanimal on the dance floor. It was freaking awesome meeting erin in person!! To have that great day together, the drive by, the "incident"...My west coast clone!!!
And Michael, my soul mate!!! You have no idea how much i miss having your sparkling personality with me all the time....It was incredible to get to spend that much time with you!! I love you so much!!!
Ok everyone, that's it!! Thanks for sharing the adventure!!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
KT Update!-This Strike Stinks!!!
Last week my brother called me to tell that he was going to board a plane to LA to take this writer's strike into his own hands (if you don't know what writer's strike I'm talking about, well then...wow, I really don't know what to say to you except for that tv & movie wrtiters went on strike a few weeks back throwing our tv season into turmoil...CATCH UP WILL YOU! Anyhoo, Jimmy was, of course, joking. But now, I'm thinking that he had the right idea & that we need to take this into our own hands.
Most tv shows have about 8 episodes complete, this is what we'll get to see. Some shows hauled ass & got extra episodes done so that they could benefit from the strike (if Friday Night Lights -which has 15 episodes done-is the only new show on Friday nights, will people watch it?) Other shows (like the office) halted production immediately because stars (like Steve Carrell) are writers too & are refusing to cross the picket line, even to film already finished scripts. But, the stinker is for those of us that are Lost and/or 24 fans. Lost, which was held until January in order to run straight through without repeats, will air its 8 episodes in January. If the writers strike hasn't ended by the time those episodes finish airing, we probably won't get a new lost until January 2009!!!!! Fox is opting to hold 24 until the strike is over so that the show can air uniterrupted. Both of these ideas stink & I don't like them. I don't want to watch 1/2 a season & I don't want to wait until next year to watch the whole season. Booo to this strike!!
Oh wait, but it gets worse. Rememeber how just last week I reported that Joshua Jackson (aka Pacey Whitter) was going to be making an extended appearance at Seattle Grace? Well they hadn't finished those scripts yet, which means that those episodes won't be filmed until the strike is over, which means that Pacey MIGHT NOT go to Seattle Grace!!! Boooooo Bah! Hisss!
Enough of this strike business, it is depressing me. So, the season is about 2 months old & I have settled into my schedule. Bionic Woman has been deleted from my season pass list, and even though I like it, I think that Journeyman is not far behind. It is just the last show that I decide to watch & actually we are 2 episodes deep on the dvr. It just doesn't hold my attention very well. Ehh.
As the season goes on, I'm getting to like some shows more & more. I noticed that there are some characters that I especially like this year. Let's take a look, shall we?
KT's Top 5 Standout (New) Characters
5. Chuck "Chuck" I'm finding myself like this show more & more as the season goes on. Chuck is so darn likable, silly & dorky. He's slowly adjusting to this new life, trying to keep his sister & best friend protected while working with the CIA & NSA. The spy stories are more fun than super serious & I like that about this show. Granted, the show also has a strong supporting cast (yeah Adam Baldwin), but I find myself enjoying Chuck the most.
4. The Cast of Samantha Who? I know that it is supposed to be one character from the show but I think everyone on this show is doing an outstanding job. Christina Applegate is wonderfully awkward & sweet. Jean Smart is perfect as the eccentric mom trying to reconnect with her daughter. Jennifer Esposito is delightlfully wicked as Sam's shallow best friend. And Barry Watson is charming as Sam's ex who may be falling for her again. I'm not a big sitcom fan, but I enjoy this 1/2 hour of sugary fun!
3. Cooper, "Private Practice" I have my issues with this show, still. Hello, did you see this week? You're telling me that a woman in labor could hold Taye Diggs hostage? Seriously? Anyhoo, Cooper, the pediatrician in love with resident psychiatrist Violet, is perfectly played by Paul Aldestein. I think part of the reason I like Cooper so much is because last year he was the evil Secret Service man on Prison Break. But now he is all lovable. He's the only one on that show that is never annoying and quite often, he makes a funny!
2. Charlie Crews, "Life" I wasn't going to watch this show. But then those NBC ads starting to invade my brain & I felt compelled to watch. The premise is simple enough, innocent ex cop gets released from jail 12 years after he was convicted of murder. I'm not really a cop-show kinda girl, but the character of Crews fascinates me. What kind of man comes out? I like how Charlie appreciates the simple things in life (like light & fruit) and also how he is all zen & sees things like no one else. The stories on the show are pretty good, but really it is watching Detective Charlie Crews that keeps me interested.
1. Emerson Cod, "Pushing Daisies" I've always liked Chi McBride, back to those Boston Public days, but there is something special about the way he plays private investigator Emerson Cod. He's got an extra twinkle in his eye, like McBride is really enjoying the role. McBride is probably the second best scene stealer on tv today (no. 1 being Mr. Neil Patrick Harris). I often find myself laughing out loud at his lines. He's reason enough to give this show a try.
In holiday news, CBS has scheduled Frosty for Dec. 7 & Rudolph for Dec. 4. I think they air all those shows too early, so Jay & I go through our holiday collection starting in the middle of the month, watching a different show every night.
That about wraps things up on my end. I went through all my old emails & posted some favorite KT updates so that I'd have them on the blog. They are up now with the original post date. I was cracking up reading some of them. I use to sign my updates Mrs. Chasez. So long ago!!! I'm trying to find the one I did after taking 3 xenadrine. Remember? when I got all mad & wrote a letter to EW defending *Nsync. Man I miss xenadrine!
Oh & if I don't post before Thanksgiving, have a good Turkey Day! Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it is the only "true" holiday left. No presents, no commercialism...just a ridiculous amount of food! Yay!
Most tv shows have about 8 episodes complete, this is what we'll get to see. Some shows hauled ass & got extra episodes done so that they could benefit from the strike (if Friday Night Lights -which has 15 episodes done-is the only new show on Friday nights, will people watch it?) Other shows (like the office) halted production immediately because stars (like Steve Carrell) are writers too & are refusing to cross the picket line, even to film already finished scripts. But, the stinker is for those of us that are Lost and/or 24 fans. Lost, which was held until January in order to run straight through without repeats, will air its 8 episodes in January. If the writers strike hasn't ended by the time those episodes finish airing, we probably won't get a new lost until January 2009!!!!! Fox is opting to hold 24 until the strike is over so that the show can air uniterrupted. Both of these ideas stink & I don't like them. I don't want to watch 1/2 a season & I don't want to wait until next year to watch the whole season. Booo to this strike!!
Oh wait, but it gets worse. Rememeber how just last week I reported that Joshua Jackson (aka Pacey Whitter) was going to be making an extended appearance at Seattle Grace? Well they hadn't finished those scripts yet, which means that those episodes won't be filmed until the strike is over, which means that Pacey MIGHT NOT go to Seattle Grace!!! Boooooo Bah! Hisss!
Enough of this strike business, it is depressing me. So, the season is about 2 months old & I have settled into my schedule. Bionic Woman has been deleted from my season pass list, and even though I like it, I think that Journeyman is not far behind. It is just the last show that I decide to watch & actually we are 2 episodes deep on the dvr. It just doesn't hold my attention very well. Ehh.
As the season goes on, I'm getting to like some shows more & more. I noticed that there are some characters that I especially like this year. Let's take a look, shall we?
KT's Top 5 Standout (New) Characters
5. Chuck "Chuck" I'm finding myself like this show more & more as the season goes on. Chuck is so darn likable, silly & dorky. He's slowly adjusting to this new life, trying to keep his sister & best friend protected while working with the CIA & NSA. The spy stories are more fun than super serious & I like that about this show. Granted, the show also has a strong supporting cast (yeah Adam Baldwin), but I find myself enjoying Chuck the most.
4. The Cast of Samantha Who? I know that it is supposed to be one character from the show but I think everyone on this show is doing an outstanding job. Christina Applegate is wonderfully awkward & sweet. Jean Smart is perfect as the eccentric mom trying to reconnect with her daughter. Jennifer Esposito is delightlfully wicked as Sam's shallow best friend. And Barry Watson is charming as Sam's ex who may be falling for her again. I'm not a big sitcom fan, but I enjoy this 1/2 hour of sugary fun!
3. Cooper, "Private Practice" I have my issues with this show, still. Hello, did you see this week? You're telling me that a woman in labor could hold Taye Diggs hostage? Seriously? Anyhoo, Cooper, the pediatrician in love with resident psychiatrist Violet, is perfectly played by Paul Aldestein. I think part of the reason I like Cooper so much is because last year he was the evil Secret Service man on Prison Break. But now he is all lovable. He's the only one on that show that is never annoying and quite often, he makes a funny!
2. Charlie Crews, "Life" I wasn't going to watch this show. But then those NBC ads starting to invade my brain & I felt compelled to watch. The premise is simple enough, innocent ex cop gets released from jail 12 years after he was convicted of murder. I'm not really a cop-show kinda girl, but the character of Crews fascinates me. What kind of man comes out? I like how Charlie appreciates the simple things in life (like light & fruit) and also how he is all zen & sees things like no one else. The stories on the show are pretty good, but really it is watching Detective Charlie Crews that keeps me interested.
1. Emerson Cod, "Pushing Daisies" I've always liked Chi McBride, back to those Boston Public days, but there is something special about the way he plays private investigator Emerson Cod. He's got an extra twinkle in his eye, like McBride is really enjoying the role. McBride is probably the second best scene stealer on tv today (no. 1 being Mr. Neil Patrick Harris). I often find myself laughing out loud at his lines. He's reason enough to give this show a try.
In holiday news, CBS has scheduled Frosty for Dec. 7 & Rudolph for Dec. 4. I think they air all those shows too early, so Jay & I go through our holiday collection starting in the middle of the month, watching a different show every night.
That about wraps things up on my end. I went through all my old emails & posted some favorite KT updates so that I'd have them on the blog. They are up now with the original post date. I was cracking up reading some of them. I use to sign my updates Mrs. Chasez. So long ago!!! I'm trying to find the one I did after taking 3 xenadrine. Remember? when I got all mad & wrote a letter to EW defending *Nsync. Man I miss xenadrine!
Oh & if I don't post before Thanksgiving, have a good Turkey Day! Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it is the only "true" holiday left. No presents, no commercialism...just a ridiculous amount of food! Yay!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
7/25/03 The Icon List
Alrighty, now it is time to discuss VH-1's Top 200 Icons. Of course, I knew that I would probably disagree with most of the list, but then, they made Oprah the number 1 Icon, well that is when I decided to take things into my own hands. Here's what I'm gonna do..I'm gonna list real quick the top 25 according to VH-1, then I'll go through mine. And, I have to say, I was very unbiased about this. I didn't do it alone, Jason and I alotted points for 5 different areas that make up an Icon. (It is good that Jason and I did it together because nowhere do we disagree more violently than in the area of music....so, we kept each other in line. These are the five criteria:
Do they pass the one-name test?
Can you dress up as them for Halloween?
Did/Do they cause a certain amount of hysteria? Fan Devotion?
Did their existence influence society? (Musically, in fashion, in terms of language or how things are done, points are also awarded for originality and pioneering)
Was or is there merchandising or paraphernalia that bears their image or that they are directly involved with (i.e. clothing line)?
Now, before I go through the list, I have to admit one instance of bias and one instance of continued debate. First, truth be told, points wise, Superman should have been in front of Batman (you'll understand later) but Jason and I agreed that Batman was cooler and so Superman loses.
As am I writing this, Jason and i are still arguing over the number 1 and 2 spots. So here's what I'd like to do. When you are finished reading this, gimme a shout to let me know if you think number 1 and 2 should be swapped or stay the same (I don't want to ruin the surprise.) Ok, here we go.....
VH1's list:
25. The Rolling Stones 12. The Beatles
24. JFK Jr. 11. Friends Cast
23. Julia Roberts 10. Michael Jackson
22. Tom Hanks 9. Princess Di
21. The Simpsons 8. Michael Jordan
20. Britney Spears 7. Madonna
19. The Brady Bunch 6. Marilyn Monroe
18. Bill Clinton 5. Tom Cruise
17. Mickey Mouse 4. Lucille Ball
16. Muhammed Ali 3. Elvis Presley
15. Jennifer Lopez 2. Superman
14. Steven Spielberg 1. Oprah Winfrey
13. Jerry Seinfeld
So yeah, I don't like that list....Here is ours, with a little explanation of why they are Icons. Oh, and sadly, The Stones didn't make it, it was very close, but they ended up number 26.
25. Bill Clinton: Billy was more than a President....he was a media firestorm. The affairs, the scandals, the cigar. Even in the midst of being impeached, his approval ratings were sick. He was so likable, so outgoing, so empathetic....it was really hard not to like billy. I mean, he was everywhere....SNL loved poking fun at him every week, I mean, my goodness, there were clinton masks everywhere too at halloween time!!
24. The Friends Cast Ross, Joey, Chandler, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe....Unless you are living under a rock, you know who I'm talking about. Friends pretty much single handedly made NBC the ratings leader, there is Friends merchandise everywhere, and does anyone remember "the Rachel"? Oh yeah, I got one. The cast was an example of how to negotiate contracts. For 8 years, their "all for one, one for all" approach has been successful and made them the highest paid group on tv.
23. Muhammed Ali I wasn't alive when Ali was actively fighting, but it amazes me that he still moves people so much. People are awed by him, they are inspired by him and he is arguably the greatest boxer that ever lived.
22. Tom Cruise: He is one of the biggest movie stars of today. He's been in a bunch of films that affected pop culture (Risky Business, Top Gun, Rain Man to name just a few). He is one of the biggest box office draws in history. Men want to be like him and women (not me though) want to be with him. Still missing that oscar though.
21. Oprah Winfrey: Ohhh, look how oprah has fallen. I'm not diminshing her influence at all, I mean, my goodness, her audience is fierce, they follow her like a little flock. She is a strong woman who came into tv, and made a statement. She made her voice heard and in doing so, made it possible for other women to come up and be strong and not be afraid to say what they had to say.
20. Princess Diana: When Diana married Prince Charles she represented the fairy tale that many women dream of. I remember watching the weding on tv with my mom. She was a fashion maven....she set trends.... When her marriage fell apart, she represented a strong woman who didn't need a man to take care of her. She went on, she didn't crumble without her Prince, no, instead she became her own woman. Diana campaigned against land mines, visited poor sick children in struggling countries and dedicated much of her time to charities. Diana could never escape that hysteria that followed her after she became a princess, and died trying to flee from paparazzi.
19. John F. Kennedy: JFK was a turning point in American politics. With tv becoming more and more prominent in homes across America, the dynamic of campaigns shifted....and image came to the forefront. Here was this young, dashing man, with his perfect little wife and their perfect little family. Kennedy's opponent was Richard Nixon. They had a debate, and the thing that most people took away from it was that Kennedy looked confident and strong; Nixon was slouching (he was actually in a great deal of pain) and sweating profusely. Image was now one of the most important things in a campaign. In addition to this, Kennedy was also a figure who was larger than life. He and his family seemed to be a part of this Camelot, and everyone wanted to be a part of it. To this day, people are still fascinated with JFK, his family, the "curse" and probably more than anything else, his death.
18. Tom Hanks: Arguably the biggest movie star of our time. Hanks has been in a ridiculous amount of pop culture favorites (Splash, Bachelor Party, Big, Forrest Gump, Toy Story)...besides that, he has made the transition from comedy to drama effortlessly (which is an amazing feat unto itself, just as Jim Carrey)...In 1993, Hanks won his first oscar for Philadelphia....He followed that up with Forrest Gump and won the oscar again (one of a very few who has won an oscar 2 years in a row)...Hanks is also one of the most powerful actors in Hollywood, if his name is attatched it will get made. Just look at what his partnership with Steven Spielberg has yielded (Saving Private Ryan, From the Earth to the Moon, Band of Brothers)....One day Tom Hanks might be known as the most loved actor of our time....
17. Britney Spears: Ok, before you all have a coranary let me state my case. In 1999 britney exploded on the music scene. She was instantly causing controversey for her video "Baby, One More Time" (i can't tell you how many britney school girls i saw that halloween) then came the Rolling Stone Cover (yikes!!)....Record No. 2, we learned britney's mantra "I'm not that innocent", then the VMA's with the performance heard round the world (I'm saying, and anyone can bring it if they think otherwise, that has got to be the one of the, (if not the) best performance on a VMA stage) then comes the ultimate pop supercouple...the breakup....you get the point--she has just dominated entertainment since she got here....Even though her latest cd didn't sell as much as the previous 2 (still over a million) this time around she established herself with an older crowd (I'm a Slave 4 U still gets play at clubs) The girl is up to her eyeballs in endorsements, she has insane paraphernalia, little girls everywhere dress a little hussier thanks to britney and her tummy showing ways. If the girl keeps up this pace, a few more years down the road, and brit could be higher on this list.
16. Jerry Seinfeld: I was never a big Seinfeld fan, but even I know what "The Contest" is. It was the show about nothing, and it was one of the biggest hits of the 90's. Seinfeld fans are incredibly loyal, watching/taping episodes over and over again. Even today, how many years later, I still hear people quote the show. It is in crazy syndication rotation, you can see it about 4 times a day.
15. Howard Stern: Stern is the man responsible for shock jock radio. Others may have done it before him, but noone was as successful. Vulgar, offensive, obnoxious, hilarious. The self annointed King of All Media is not only a radio personality, he's had tv shows, written books, even did a movie! Howard's legions of fans are completely loyal and love every minute he gives them.
14. Mickey Mouse: Mickey starred in the first animated cartoon with sound (Steamboat Willie). He is the face of Disney. He is the star of Disney World. This is not ordinary mouse.
13. Steven Spielberg: Ya know what? I'm just gonna throw some movie titles at you. E.T. Poltergeist Gremlins Goonies Back to the Future An American Tail Innerspace Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Animaniacs Schindler's List Men in Black Saving Private Ryan Jurassic Park That's all i have to say about that.
12. Superman: 11. Batman Like I said before, jason and I invoked executive privledge to give batman the edge here. Even though Superman was the first comic book hero to move to tv and the movies we like Batman more. His show is better, his movies are better and hollywood wants more!! More movies, more cartoons, more caped crusader!!!
10. The Simpsons "Eat My Shorts" Endless guest stars, tons of catchphrases...the longest running non-news program on tv. Remember all that controversey about how bart made it cool to be an underachiever? Have you seen all the collectables you can get? They even added "Doh" into the dictionary. Now that's what I call impacting society.
09. Yoda "Try? Do or do not, there is no try" All you have to do is use that crazy voice and everyone knows who you are talking aobut. No one can argue with the merchandising that was/is Star Wars. In 1981 we met the jedi master who was choc full of wisdom. In 2002, we saw him kick butt for the first time. Wow. If you saw this in the theater than you probably remember the reaction from the crowd when yoda whipped out his light saber. Yoda is a bad ass mofo.
08. Kermit the Frog "It ain't easy being green" Kermieee!!!!! Did you ever screech that as a child? I know i did. From 1976-1980 the 7 oclock hour was reserved for the most sensational inspirational celebrational Muppetational show. Gosh, 1976, that means that i've loved that show since birth? Wow, did ella and jim leave the bassinet in front of the tv? Now you know why i'm obsessed with pop culture!!!! Anyhoo, Kermie started on Sesame street, got his own gig, made a bunch of movies...I actually saw Muppets Take Manhattan in the theater....and is the oldest balloon in the Macy's Day Parade. Plus, I saw a kermie doll in macy's around christmas time and I squealed like a 4 year old....that's devotion....
07. Michael Jordon: I'm scanning my brain right now, wondering if there has been a bigger star in the world of sports...Admittedly I'm not the biggest sports fan, but I know my stars, and I think Jordan takes the cake. Holy endorsements batman--can you say Nike? Air Jordons. His own cologne. Space Jam. A michael jackson video. He is an amazing basketball player, and also seems to be a nice guy. That's rare in this business, especially for someone with jordon's fame. He inspires people, and he's someone that your kids can look up to (that's rare these days too). Think he lost some of his magic? When he came back to play for the wizards those tickets sold out faster than hot cakes.
06. Marilyn Monroe: "Happy Birthday Mr. President" Something sad but true, a lot of icons are made when they die young and/or suspiciously or tragicly. So is the case with Marilyn Monroe. Sure she was a star, her style can be seen even today. But Monroe was one of those girls (kinda like another faux blond in the top 20) that garnered attention more for her social life then for her acting endeavors. Joe DiMaggio? Arthur Miller? I think one of things people remember most about her (besides the jfk affair) is the white dress in The Seven Year Itch. Nothing about her acting, just her with her dress going up all over the place. People are just fascinated with her, her life, her death. You'd be amazed how many posters, books, postcards there are of her out there. The Marilyn Monroe merchandise machine is still making money.
05. Michael Jackson. What I want to do is have everyone try to think not with the jaded minds of someone from the year 2003, but with the mind of someone in 1982. You are rocking out with your flock of seagulls haircut and then you hear something....you turn to the tv and you see....Thriller. Whoa. That was a moment. That video revolutionized MTV. It is still the best video ever made. It was when videos moved into the realm of art. Besides the videos, think of all the songs on Thriller, (Beat it, billie Jean) not to mention his other works. Yes, Michael Jackson image has been forever tarnished. He is a shell of himself, he is a joke, he is a little mental (or a lot mental). But for me, I don't think of him as the same person. The kid that wore that red leather jacket and the white glove is not the same man whose nose is falling off. Anyhoo, I did get the chance to see him perform and let me tell you...i've never seen anything like it. You can't help yourself, before you know it you are up and screaming and freaking out all over the place. When he starts moonwalking, it is all over.
04. Lucille Ball It is no secret that I love Lucy is one of the best comedy tv has ever known. It is no secret either that Lucille Ball was a comedic genius. She paved the way for women in comedy everywhere and was loved very much by her audience. Lucy paraphernalia (mugs, books, posters) are still selling like crazy and with so many shows going to DVD lucy can inspire a whole new batch of funny ladies.
03. Madonna: "I wanna take over the world" Madonna said that in 1983. In the past 20 years Madonna has released 16 albums. She has been a constant force in entertainment since she emerged on the scene. Her first VMA performance, where she writhed around stage singing "Like a vigin" in a wedding dress, is infamous. She left the audience speechless. She is unapologetic, stong, fierce, intense, sarcastic, and smart. She is an amazing performer--it is all about the show. She has had a constant impact on fashion (hello, remember the messy hair, mesh tops and black bras?) She demands attention and most people don't realize how much she loved the controversey that surrounded her. Remember the sex book? The pepsi commercial that was dropped when everyone flipped over the "Like a prayer" video? And then her image shifted. She became a mother and was no longer seen as a big trashy ho--she became the spirtual strong mother....gotta love her chamleon abilities eh?
02. The Beatles. Arguably the most innovative band in music history. The hysteria that followed them is legendary and their music has stood the test of time. They were an example of how artists can evolve (they were, after all a pop band). They established Liverpool as the pop music capital of the world. They taught the world that pop music could be intelligent and was worthy of serious consideration beyond the screaming hordes of teendom. Wanna talk merchandise? Beatles badges, dolls, chewing gum and even cans of Beatle breath. Perhaps most importantly of all, however, they composed their own material. Lennon and McCartney set in motion revolutionary changes in the music publishing industry. And just so that i can keep my sanity...Jason would like to make it known that the Beatles were the first to make promotional videos are responsible for music videos and without them there would be no MTV....
01. Elvis. Only one man can be king, and that's elvis. He was the first entertainer to really explode in the music business. The first that received that fanaticsm and kept it with him all his years. He caused controversey with his hip shaking--he starred in movies---he was larger than life. To me, someone who didn't experience him in his lifetime, he is a legend, more than a man. The enthrallment that fans had for elvis didnt' end with his death. We've all heard the stories that elvis is alive....we've seen how people are fascinated by his daughter to this day. Have you been to las vegas? Holy flying elvises!!!! For me, he is the number one icon because this has all gone above and beyond....the hoopla that surrounds elvis is crazy, it is almost holy. Graceland is still a thriving tourist attraction; people still want the king. I want to add that Jason's biggest problem with elvis beating out the beatles is that elvis didn't write all of his music. That doesn't bother me...at all...Regardless of if he wrote it or not, he delivered it...he was the one on stage shaking his hips, bringing a new type of music to the masses.....
What do you think? Elvis or the Beatles as the number one Icon?
Do they pass the one-name test?
Can you dress up as them for Halloween?
Did/Do they cause a certain amount of hysteria? Fan Devotion?
Did their existence influence society? (Musically, in fashion, in terms of language or how things are done, points are also awarded for originality and pioneering)
Was or is there merchandising or paraphernalia that bears their image or that they are directly involved with (i.e. clothing line)?
Now, before I go through the list, I have to admit one instance of bias and one instance of continued debate. First, truth be told, points wise, Superman should have been in front of Batman (you'll understand later) but Jason and I agreed that Batman was cooler and so Superman loses.
As am I writing this, Jason and i are still arguing over the number 1 and 2 spots. So here's what I'd like to do. When you are finished reading this, gimme a shout to let me know if you think number 1 and 2 should be swapped or stay the same (I don't want to ruin the surprise.) Ok, here we go.....
VH1's list:
25. The Rolling Stones 12. The Beatles
24. JFK Jr. 11. Friends Cast
23. Julia Roberts 10. Michael Jackson
22. Tom Hanks 9. Princess Di
21. The Simpsons 8. Michael Jordan
20. Britney Spears 7. Madonna
19. The Brady Bunch 6. Marilyn Monroe
18. Bill Clinton 5. Tom Cruise
17. Mickey Mouse 4. Lucille Ball
16. Muhammed Ali 3. Elvis Presley
15. Jennifer Lopez 2. Superman
14. Steven Spielberg 1. Oprah Winfrey
13. Jerry Seinfeld
So yeah, I don't like that list....Here is ours, with a little explanation of why they are Icons. Oh, and sadly, The Stones didn't make it, it was very close, but they ended up number 26.
25. Bill Clinton: Billy was more than a President....he was a media firestorm. The affairs, the scandals, the cigar. Even in the midst of being impeached, his approval ratings were sick. He was so likable, so outgoing, so empathetic....it was really hard not to like billy. I mean, he was everywhere....SNL loved poking fun at him every week, I mean, my goodness, there were clinton masks everywhere too at halloween time!!
24. The Friends Cast Ross, Joey, Chandler, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe....Unless you are living under a rock, you know who I'm talking about. Friends pretty much single handedly made NBC the ratings leader, there is Friends merchandise everywhere, and does anyone remember "the Rachel"? Oh yeah, I got one. The cast was an example of how to negotiate contracts. For 8 years, their "all for one, one for all" approach has been successful and made them the highest paid group on tv.
23. Muhammed Ali I wasn't alive when Ali was actively fighting, but it amazes me that he still moves people so much. People are awed by him, they are inspired by him and he is arguably the greatest boxer that ever lived.
22. Tom Cruise: He is one of the biggest movie stars of today. He's been in a bunch of films that affected pop culture (Risky Business, Top Gun, Rain Man to name just a few). He is one of the biggest box office draws in history. Men want to be like him and women (not me though) want to be with him. Still missing that oscar though.
21. Oprah Winfrey: Ohhh, look how oprah has fallen. I'm not diminshing her influence at all, I mean, my goodness, her audience is fierce, they follow her like a little flock. She is a strong woman who came into tv, and made a statement. She made her voice heard and in doing so, made it possible for other women to come up and be strong and not be afraid to say what they had to say.
20. Princess Diana: When Diana married Prince Charles she represented the fairy tale that many women dream of. I remember watching the weding on tv with my mom. She was a fashion maven....she set trends.... When her marriage fell apart, she represented a strong woman who didn't need a man to take care of her. She went on, she didn't crumble without her Prince, no, instead she became her own woman. Diana campaigned against land mines, visited poor sick children in struggling countries and dedicated much of her time to charities. Diana could never escape that hysteria that followed her after she became a princess, and died trying to flee from paparazzi.
19. John F. Kennedy: JFK was a turning point in American politics. With tv becoming more and more prominent in homes across America, the dynamic of campaigns shifted....and image came to the forefront. Here was this young, dashing man, with his perfect little wife and their perfect little family. Kennedy's opponent was Richard Nixon. They had a debate, and the thing that most people took away from it was that Kennedy looked confident and strong; Nixon was slouching (he was actually in a great deal of pain) and sweating profusely. Image was now one of the most important things in a campaign. In addition to this, Kennedy was also a figure who was larger than life. He and his family seemed to be a part of this Camelot, and everyone wanted to be a part of it. To this day, people are still fascinated with JFK, his family, the "curse" and probably more than anything else, his death.
18. Tom Hanks: Arguably the biggest movie star of our time. Hanks has been in a ridiculous amount of pop culture favorites (Splash, Bachelor Party, Big, Forrest Gump, Toy Story)...besides that, he has made the transition from comedy to drama effortlessly (which is an amazing feat unto itself, just as Jim Carrey)...In 1993, Hanks won his first oscar for Philadelphia....He followed that up with Forrest Gump and won the oscar again (one of a very few who has won an oscar 2 years in a row)...Hanks is also one of the most powerful actors in Hollywood, if his name is attatched it will get made. Just look at what his partnership with Steven Spielberg has yielded (Saving Private Ryan, From the Earth to the Moon, Band of Brothers)....One day Tom Hanks might be known as the most loved actor of our time....
17. Britney Spears: Ok, before you all have a coranary let me state my case. In 1999 britney exploded on the music scene. She was instantly causing controversey for her video "Baby, One More Time" (i can't tell you how many britney school girls i saw that halloween) then came the Rolling Stone Cover (yikes!!)....Record No. 2, we learned britney's mantra "I'm not that innocent", then the VMA's with the performance heard round the world (I'm saying, and anyone can bring it if they think otherwise, that has got to be the one of the, (if not the) best performance on a VMA stage) then comes the ultimate pop supercouple...the breakup....you get the point--she has just dominated entertainment since she got here....Even though her latest cd didn't sell as much as the previous 2 (still over a million) this time around she established herself with an older crowd (I'm a Slave 4 U still gets play at clubs) The girl is up to her eyeballs in endorsements, she has insane paraphernalia, little girls everywhere dress a little hussier thanks to britney and her tummy showing ways. If the girl keeps up this pace, a few more years down the road, and brit could be higher on this list.
16. Jerry Seinfeld: I was never a big Seinfeld fan, but even I know what "The Contest" is. It was the show about nothing, and it was one of the biggest hits of the 90's. Seinfeld fans are incredibly loyal, watching/taping episodes over and over again. Even today, how many years later, I still hear people quote the show. It is in crazy syndication rotation, you can see it about 4 times a day.
15. Howard Stern: Stern is the man responsible for shock jock radio. Others may have done it before him, but noone was as successful. Vulgar, offensive, obnoxious, hilarious. The self annointed King of All Media is not only a radio personality, he's had tv shows, written books, even did a movie! Howard's legions of fans are completely loyal and love every minute he gives them.
14. Mickey Mouse: Mickey starred in the first animated cartoon with sound (Steamboat Willie). He is the face of Disney. He is the star of Disney World. This is not ordinary mouse.
13. Steven Spielberg: Ya know what? I'm just gonna throw some movie titles at you. E.T. Poltergeist Gremlins Goonies Back to the Future An American Tail Innerspace Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Animaniacs Schindler's List Men in Black Saving Private Ryan Jurassic Park That's all i have to say about that.
12. Superman: 11. Batman Like I said before, jason and I invoked executive privledge to give batman the edge here. Even though Superman was the first comic book hero to move to tv and the movies we like Batman more. His show is better, his movies are better and hollywood wants more!! More movies, more cartoons, more caped crusader!!!
10. The Simpsons "Eat My Shorts" Endless guest stars, tons of catchphrases...the longest running non-news program on tv. Remember all that controversey about how bart made it cool to be an underachiever? Have you seen all the collectables you can get? They even added "Doh" into the dictionary. Now that's what I call impacting society.
09. Yoda "Try? Do or do not, there is no try" All you have to do is use that crazy voice and everyone knows who you are talking aobut. No one can argue with the merchandising that was/is Star Wars. In 1981 we met the jedi master who was choc full of wisdom. In 2002, we saw him kick butt for the first time. Wow. If you saw this in the theater than you probably remember the reaction from the crowd when yoda whipped out his light saber. Yoda is a bad ass mofo.
08. Kermit the Frog "It ain't easy being green" Kermieee!!!!! Did you ever screech that as a child? I know i did. From 1976-1980 the 7 oclock hour was reserved for the most sensational inspirational celebrational Muppetational show. Gosh, 1976, that means that i've loved that show since birth? Wow, did ella and jim leave the bassinet in front of the tv? Now you know why i'm obsessed with pop culture!!!! Anyhoo, Kermie started on Sesame street, got his own gig, made a bunch of movies...I actually saw Muppets Take Manhattan in the theater....and is the oldest balloon in the Macy's Day Parade. Plus, I saw a kermie doll in macy's around christmas time and I squealed like a 4 year old....that's devotion....
07. Michael Jordon: I'm scanning my brain right now, wondering if there has been a bigger star in the world of sports...Admittedly I'm not the biggest sports fan, but I know my stars, and I think Jordan takes the cake. Holy endorsements batman--can you say Nike? Air Jordons. His own cologne. Space Jam. A michael jackson video. He is an amazing basketball player, and also seems to be a nice guy. That's rare in this business, especially for someone with jordon's fame. He inspires people, and he's someone that your kids can look up to (that's rare these days too). Think he lost some of his magic? When he came back to play for the wizards those tickets sold out faster than hot cakes.
06. Marilyn Monroe: "Happy Birthday Mr. President" Something sad but true, a lot of icons are made when they die young and/or suspiciously or tragicly. So is the case with Marilyn Monroe. Sure she was a star, her style can be seen even today. But Monroe was one of those girls (kinda like another faux blond in the top 20) that garnered attention more for her social life then for her acting endeavors. Joe DiMaggio? Arthur Miller? I think one of things people remember most about her (besides the jfk affair) is the white dress in The Seven Year Itch. Nothing about her acting, just her with her dress going up all over the place. People are just fascinated with her, her life, her death. You'd be amazed how many posters, books, postcards there are of her out there. The Marilyn Monroe merchandise machine is still making money.
05. Michael Jackson. What I want to do is have everyone try to think not with the jaded minds of someone from the year 2003, but with the mind of someone in 1982. You are rocking out with your flock of seagulls haircut and then you hear something....you turn to the tv and you see....Thriller. Whoa. That was a moment. That video revolutionized MTV. It is still the best video ever made. It was when videos moved into the realm of art. Besides the videos, think of all the songs on Thriller, (Beat it, billie Jean) not to mention his other works. Yes, Michael Jackson image has been forever tarnished. He is a shell of himself, he is a joke, he is a little mental (or a lot mental). But for me, I don't think of him as the same person. The kid that wore that red leather jacket and the white glove is not the same man whose nose is falling off. Anyhoo, I did get the chance to see him perform and let me tell you...i've never seen anything like it. You can't help yourself, before you know it you are up and screaming and freaking out all over the place. When he starts moonwalking, it is all over.
04. Lucille Ball It is no secret that I love Lucy is one of the best comedy tv has ever known. It is no secret either that Lucille Ball was a comedic genius. She paved the way for women in comedy everywhere and was loved very much by her audience. Lucy paraphernalia (mugs, books, posters) are still selling like crazy and with so many shows going to DVD lucy can inspire a whole new batch of funny ladies.
03. Madonna: "I wanna take over the world" Madonna said that in 1983. In the past 20 years Madonna has released 16 albums. She has been a constant force in entertainment since she emerged on the scene. Her first VMA performance, where she writhed around stage singing "Like a vigin" in a wedding dress, is infamous. She left the audience speechless. She is unapologetic, stong, fierce, intense, sarcastic, and smart. She is an amazing performer--it is all about the show. She has had a constant impact on fashion (hello, remember the messy hair, mesh tops and black bras?) She demands attention and most people don't realize how much she loved the controversey that surrounded her. Remember the sex book? The pepsi commercial that was dropped when everyone flipped over the "Like a prayer" video? And then her image shifted. She became a mother and was no longer seen as a big trashy ho--she became the spirtual strong mother....gotta love her chamleon abilities eh?
02. The Beatles. Arguably the most innovative band in music history. The hysteria that followed them is legendary and their music has stood the test of time. They were an example of how artists can evolve (they were, after all a pop band). They established Liverpool as the pop music capital of the world. They taught the world that pop music could be intelligent and was worthy of serious consideration beyond the screaming hordes of teendom. Wanna talk merchandise? Beatles badges, dolls, chewing gum and even cans of Beatle breath. Perhaps most importantly of all, however, they composed their own material. Lennon and McCartney set in motion revolutionary changes in the music publishing industry. And just so that i can keep my sanity...Jason would like to make it known that the Beatles were the first to make promotional videos are responsible for music videos and without them there would be no MTV....
01. Elvis. Only one man can be king, and that's elvis. He was the first entertainer to really explode in the music business. The first that received that fanaticsm and kept it with him all his years. He caused controversey with his hip shaking--he starred in movies---he was larger than life. To me, someone who didn't experience him in his lifetime, he is a legend, more than a man. The enthrallment that fans had for elvis didnt' end with his death. We've all heard the stories that elvis is alive....we've seen how people are fascinated by his daughter to this day. Have you been to las vegas? Holy flying elvises!!!! For me, he is the number one icon because this has all gone above and beyond....the hoopla that surrounds elvis is crazy, it is almost holy. Graceland is still a thriving tourist attraction; people still want the king. I want to add that Jason's biggest problem with elvis beating out the beatles is that elvis didn't write all of his music. That doesn't bother me...at all...Regardless of if he wrote it or not, he delivered it...he was the one on stage shaking his hips, bringing a new type of music to the masses.....
What do you think? Elvis or the Beatles as the number one Icon?
3/18/03 Start Your Engines!!
My my, its been quite a while since the last kt update!!! So much to tell!!! Where oh where to begin?
Hmmmm...well i'm going to go in order so i don't forget anything.
Friday i started my wonderful vacation, where i get to see 2 of my top 3 boys. Jason finally partook (is that a real word?) in a philadelphia cheesesteak and then we braved the elements so we could secure a prime location for the audioslave show. We tried to play uno (i busted out the barbie uno instead of the nsync uno because i didn't want the burly electric factory security to throw me out before the show started) but unfortunately, it was kinda cold and windy, and the ground was still kinda icy...we managed a game, and then tried to play cards (with my dale jr. cards) but again, the weather was not suitable for card games. We were on line for a while, talked to some kids behind us (who were sooooo jealous when we told them that i had seen soundgarden and we both had seen rage--poor little youngins...they were sooooooooo bitter--tee hee hee) Anycrap....
around 5 we hear some strange sounds from the inside of the electric factory and realize that it is Chris!!!! We can hear soundcheck!! OOHHIIEEE!!!! Now we are excited. After soundcheck ends, then we remember that we are freezing and have been standing outside for a few hours....KT is about to get REALLY CRANKY (which makes jason REALLY SCARED) when finally they open the doors (catastrophe averted!!) We go in, and get a sweet spot...upstairs with an amazing view of the stage. Now i'm giddy. Yadda yadda yadda, opening band, Burning Brides (who are actually from philly) are really good live...they keep jamming out and its not annoying jamming out, its WHOA that's cool jamming out.
Anyhoo, finally audioslave comes on, and this review is too long already so i'll just say that it kicked ass, it was sick how close we were (if i had binoculars i probably could've seen cornell's nose hair) Morrello is freaking amazing (i mean, you hear his stuff on the record, but then you see him do it, and then your jaw is hitting the floor), chris sounded excellent, they played everything we wanted to hear (all but 2 songs from the record)...oh, and i liked how chris was sporting some 1994 seattle style...he had long shorts on with combat boots (like from his badmotorfinger days) and he looked G-O-O-D...sleeveless too!!! Jason would like me to mention that he thinks the electric factory is a fabulous venue especially if you are going to see a band of audioslave's caliber.....and he really really likes morrello.....
Well ordinarily i would need much rest after all of this excitement..but no!!! I must leave immediately for Georgia!! So i get back to my apartment, grab my stuff, and then Beaker, Brother, Jay and I all embark on our first nascar adventure. I was a little nervous about the 4 of us being trapped in a small space for 13 hours but we arrive in Georgia without injury and when we stop for breakfast in SC we see our very first mullett (on a 5 year old)....It was pretty amusing when we walked in but it was like one of those scenes from a movie when the record scratches and everyone turns. I mean, Beaker looks like he's tony soprano's nephew, Jay is wearing a wife beater, and white sneakers, jimmy, well jimmy kinda fits in, and i'm wearing my pajamas.....
We finally get to Georgia (we stayed at Jay and Beaker's uncle's ranch) and its nice and quiet and WARM. We get up bright and early and hed out to Atlanta MotorSpeedway...luckily traffic was not bad at all and we park at 7:30 A.M. At 7:45, i opened my first bud. Let me tell you, well i can't really tell you, because you will not understand the enormity of nascar until you see a race. There are winnebgos as far as i can see.....there are bbq's blazing, people are just everywhere...oh man, it was so rad!!!! Eventually we go inside and prepare for the race. Jimmy and Beaker get little scanners so they can hear the drivers, and the nascar officials and the pit crews.....i wanted to just sit and enjoy the race my first time out....it was freaking awesome...let me tell you, when they start their engines...that shiznit is LOUD. I mean, whoa....LOUD!!! Good thing i had earplugs in, or i might have gone deaf. The day was beautiful (we all got sunburnt) the race was badass (junior finished 3rd, and even led for a little while) and all was good.
So after the race, we decide we are going to relax and let most of the 100,000 fans leave before we attempt to fight traffic...oh my lord, what comedy!!!!!! Let me tell you two little stories......
1. The Georgia state police are directing traffic. A car goes by and 3 troopers run after it, banging on the trunk. The passenger looks back (a blank look on his face)
"Whaaa? Whasssamatter officer?"
"Um, Sir, you can't drive with that beer in your hand"
Then the trooper takes the beer and dumps it. Another car pulls up beside the first car, and a woman pops out. Apparently she knows these 2 drunkards and offers to drive. The cop opens the driver side door, and helps the driver out. The driver then proceeds to fall out of the car and needs to be put into vehicle 2 by the cop. Then the cop waves them goodbye.
2. Eventually we see the driver trucks go by (the racecars are put into the trucks and moved to the next race--the trucks have the sponsor logos on them). Anyways, there is a bit of traffic...so a lot of the trucks stop in front of us for a little while. There is no way you can imagine the comedic vaule of seeing my drunk brother and my drunker boyfriend running down the side of the road in order to take a picture of a truck. Well, it gets even better. Because then we see drunk strangers running into the middle of the road to take a picture next to the Tony Stewart truck. Ahhhhh gotta love that fanaticism.
The rest of vacation was nice. It was 74 everyday and very hard to come home. I even fed some horses. Kinda liked Georgia, it wasn't too southern, (in fact it seems that Georgia is where people from the north move too) Maybe one day i'll retire there. We had a very nice time (although i tried to brawl beaker and jay's 14 year old cousin after she told me that B2K were cool and nsync were "old news") What!!! I had 3 glasses of wine and everyone knows better than to say such things to me!!! She should have respected her elders!!! Besides, i'm mentally 14 anyway.....it was rather amusing that jimmy and jay had to escort me to another room. Then i got myself all Zen and she tried to tell me i didn't know what crunk was!!! CRUNK!!!! Hello, that's justin's favorite word!!!! Of course i know what crunk is!!! It is ok though, because the next day we bonded while making fun of the boys.....oh and one last highlight, Beaker getting hit on by a drunk cake maker...tee hee hee...don't ask...but it was funny....
mrs. chasez
Hmmmm...well i'm going to go in order so i don't forget anything.
Friday i started my wonderful vacation, where i get to see 2 of my top 3 boys. Jason finally partook (is that a real word?) in a philadelphia cheesesteak and then we braved the elements so we could secure a prime location for the audioslave show. We tried to play uno (i busted out the barbie uno instead of the nsync uno because i didn't want the burly electric factory security to throw me out before the show started) but unfortunately, it was kinda cold and windy, and the ground was still kinda icy...we managed a game, and then tried to play cards (with my dale jr. cards) but again, the weather was not suitable for card games. We were on line for a while, talked to some kids behind us (who were sooooo jealous when we told them that i had seen soundgarden and we both had seen rage--poor little youngins...they were sooooooooo bitter--tee hee hee) Anycrap....
around 5 we hear some strange sounds from the inside of the electric factory and realize that it is Chris!!!! We can hear soundcheck!! OOHHIIEEE!!!! Now we are excited. After soundcheck ends, then we remember that we are freezing and have been standing outside for a few hours....KT is about to get REALLY CRANKY (which makes jason REALLY SCARED) when finally they open the doors (catastrophe averted!!) We go in, and get a sweet spot...upstairs with an amazing view of the stage. Now i'm giddy. Yadda yadda yadda, opening band, Burning Brides (who are actually from philly) are really good live...they keep jamming out and its not annoying jamming out, its WHOA that's cool jamming out.
Anyhoo, finally audioslave comes on, and this review is too long already so i'll just say that it kicked ass, it was sick how close we were (if i had binoculars i probably could've seen cornell's nose hair) Morrello is freaking amazing (i mean, you hear his stuff on the record, but then you see him do it, and then your jaw is hitting the floor), chris sounded excellent, they played everything we wanted to hear (all but 2 songs from the record)...oh, and i liked how chris was sporting some 1994 seattle style...he had long shorts on with combat boots (like from his badmotorfinger days) and he looked G-O-O-D...sleeveless too!!! Jason would like me to mention that he thinks the electric factory is a fabulous venue especially if you are going to see a band of audioslave's caliber.....and he really really likes morrello.....
Well ordinarily i would need much rest after all of this excitement..but no!!! I must leave immediately for Georgia!! So i get back to my apartment, grab my stuff, and then Beaker, Brother, Jay and I all embark on our first nascar adventure. I was a little nervous about the 4 of us being trapped in a small space for 13 hours but we arrive in Georgia without injury and when we stop for breakfast in SC we see our very first mullett (on a 5 year old)....It was pretty amusing when we walked in but it was like one of those scenes from a movie when the record scratches and everyone turns. I mean, Beaker looks like he's tony soprano's nephew, Jay is wearing a wife beater, and white sneakers, jimmy, well jimmy kinda fits in, and i'm wearing my pajamas.....
We finally get to Georgia (we stayed at Jay and Beaker's uncle's ranch) and its nice and quiet and WARM. We get up bright and early and hed out to Atlanta MotorSpeedway...luckily traffic was not bad at all and we park at 7:30 A.M. At 7:45, i opened my first bud. Let me tell you, well i can't really tell you, because you will not understand the enormity of nascar until you see a race. There are winnebgos as far as i can see.....there are bbq's blazing, people are just everywhere...oh man, it was so rad!!!! Eventually we go inside and prepare for the race. Jimmy and Beaker get little scanners so they can hear the drivers, and the nascar officials and the pit crews.....i wanted to just sit and enjoy the race my first time out....it was freaking awesome...let me tell you, when they start their engines...that shiznit is LOUD. I mean, whoa....LOUD!!! Good thing i had earplugs in, or i might have gone deaf. The day was beautiful (we all got sunburnt) the race was badass (junior finished 3rd, and even led for a little while) and all was good.
So after the race, we decide we are going to relax and let most of the 100,000 fans leave before we attempt to fight traffic...oh my lord, what comedy!!!!!! Let me tell you two little stories......
1. The Georgia state police are directing traffic. A car goes by and 3 troopers run after it, banging on the trunk. The passenger looks back (a blank look on his face)
"Whaaa? Whasssamatter officer?"
"Um, Sir, you can't drive with that beer in your hand"
Then the trooper takes the beer and dumps it. Another car pulls up beside the first car, and a woman pops out. Apparently she knows these 2 drunkards and offers to drive. The cop opens the driver side door, and helps the driver out. The driver then proceeds to fall out of the car and needs to be put into vehicle 2 by the cop. Then the cop waves them goodbye.
2. Eventually we see the driver trucks go by (the racecars are put into the trucks and moved to the next race--the trucks have the sponsor logos on them). Anyways, there is a bit of traffic...so a lot of the trucks stop in front of us for a little while. There is no way you can imagine the comedic vaule of seeing my drunk brother and my drunker boyfriend running down the side of the road in order to take a picture of a truck. Well, it gets even better. Because then we see drunk strangers running into the middle of the road to take a picture next to the Tony Stewart truck. Ahhhhh gotta love that fanaticism.
The rest of vacation was nice. It was 74 everyday and very hard to come home. I even fed some horses. Kinda liked Georgia, it wasn't too southern, (in fact it seems that Georgia is where people from the north move too) Maybe one day i'll retire there. We had a very nice time (although i tried to brawl beaker and jay's 14 year old cousin after she told me that B2K were cool and nsync were "old news") What!!! I had 3 glasses of wine and everyone knows better than to say such things to me!!! She should have respected her elders!!! Besides, i'm mentally 14 anyway.....it was rather amusing that jimmy and jay had to escort me to another room. Then i got myself all Zen and she tried to tell me i didn't know what crunk was!!! CRUNK!!!! Hello, that's justin's favorite word!!!! Of course i know what crunk is!!! It is ok though, because the next day we bonded while making fun of the boys.....oh and one last highlight, Beaker getting hit on by a drunk cake maker...tee hee hee...don't ask...but it was funny....
mrs. chasez
01/03/03-2002 Wrap Up
Hello Hello Hello. Well, 2002 has gone bye-bye and since everyone is making lists and wrapping up the year, i thought i'd do the same. Oh, and at the very end, there is some tv gossip for you all.
2002 Winners
1. Eminem
Now you all know i have my problems with slim shady, but this was his year. The eminem show was more personal, more heart-felt and true than his other records (just look at Hallie's Song and Cleaning out my closet)....For a hot second i almost respected the man, that is until he threatened a hand puppet-dog and a pacifist at the mtv video music awards. Single after single topped the charts, 2 songs without video airplay were even in heavy rotation (Hallie's Song and White America). Then comes 8 mile. This movie had so much buzz--everyone was talking about it. Wanna know how good he was in this movie? The words "yeahh Eminem" came out of my mouth...yes, it hurts me to admit it, but its true, he won me over in this film. Then the soundtrack takes over....it was eminem everywhere. I suspect the man will take a break soon because even though everything he has touched this year has turned to gold, we wouldn't him to fall into the j.lo-britney category of overexposed.
2. P. Diddy
Ya know, on all the lists, and ranks i've seen for the end of the year there has been no Diddy and yet I choose to place him on the top of my winner list!! Why you ask!! Well, the man has been everywhere this year...with at least 5 hot singles (featuring collaborations with Pharrell, Busta Rhymes, B2K, Jagged Edge, Usher) P.Diddy hit hard this year, but he didn't over expose himself (like a famous ex of his)....He hosted the european music awards and rocked the vma's, and had fabulous parties all year long....so i say go Diddy...i respect someone who can have his hand in everything without being all up in your face about it...Plus, the man is just so dapper and over the top that he amuses the hell out of me!!!
3. The Neptunes-Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams
If you don't know who they are, you know their songs. They are the hottest producing team out there right now (the neptunes) and some of the songs they've worked on include (I'm a Slave 4 U, Boys-britney, Hot in Herre-nelly, Girlfriend-nsync, U don't have to call-usher, Luv U Better-L.L.cool J, Pass the courvoisier-Busta ) And that's just in 2002 !!!! But that wasn't enough. No, then the Neptunes began their own rap group, N.E.R.D., and introduced another one, the Clipse (Grindin and When the last time). After that, the boys produced about 1/2 of Justified. Not a bad year eh?
4.Halle Berry
Well, the only woman to make the list, as well as the only non-singer. Halle picked up the academy award for her role in Monster's Ball (first african american woman to win best actress) then rocked the 007 franchise with her role as Jinx. She is in negotiations to star in her own movie as Jinx (a first for any bond girl) and is currently working on Xmen 2.
5.Nelly
This is gonna be short and sweet. Summer 2002--Hot in Herre. Fall 2002--Dilemna. 'Nuff Said.
2002 Losers
1. Michael Jackson
Its bad enough that the man can't accept the fact that no one cares anymore, but then he's got to go doing asinine things like dangling his baby over a balcony. Saddest part is, the man use to just ooze cool...now he is a mockery of himself... Do yourslef a favor MJ, go lock yourself in neverland and don't ever come out.
2. Axl Rose
I know i'm gonna get crap for this but i don't care. They sounded awful at the vma's. Correction--He sounded awful at the vma's. Then he does about 1/4 of his scheduled concerts dates--caused one full fledged riot and one semi-riot...and disrespected my city. I know all you GNR fans still want to see him, but he doesn't deserve it. He is an aged, overwieght rock star with an over-inflated ego. Ya know, if this was 1989 he might have been able to get away with this, but since he hasn't put out a new record since my HIGH SCHOOL DAYS--i say boo to you AXL!!!
3. Olympic Judges
Remember that whole fiasco with the canadian figure skating pairs?
4. Martha Stewart
Next on Martha Stewart's Living, how to liven up your jail cell.
5. Winona Ryder
Ugh. Poor you. You have a problem. I wish they would've thrown her ass in jail. That would've been cool.
KT's 2002 Tour Schedule: Nsync Celebrity (4/13); Jimmy Eat World (7/28); Sheryl Crow (9/16); Claus Fest (12/12)
Stars on the rise
Movies: Kieran Culkin
TV: Gregory Smith
Music: Ashanti & Clipse
TV/Movie: Jennifer Garner
Standout Performances:
Kristin Davis, Sex & the City
Lena Olin, Alias
James Marsters, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
John C. McGinley, Scrubs
Top Movies: 8 Miles, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Bourne Identity
Best in TV: Buffy, Alias, 24
Racked up the most minutes in my cd player: Justified (Justin Timberlake), Fever (Kylie Minogue), Audioslave, Jimmy Eat World (Bleed American)
Get out of my way, i'm going to the dancefloor
Like I love you-Justin Timberlake
Addictive-Truth Hurts
Boys-Britney
When the last time-Clipse
At First Sight-Kylie Minogue
Girlfriend-Nsync
Celeb Romance
Didn't even make the 6 month mark: Lisa Marie Presley & Nic Cage
Most drawn out (and getting more bitter by the moment) Justin & Britney
I think i'm gonna have a heart attack and die from NOT surprise: Billy Bob and Angelina
EWWWWWW: Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford
Flavor of the month: J. HO and Ben
Here are some random 2002 thoughts for you:
So overexposed it hurts: J.HO
Biggest Hype: Garage Rock (The hives, the vines, the strokes, the white stripes) um, did any of those bands have a second single that went anywhere? P.S. saw the vines live---boo bah hiss
Boo Bah Hiss: Opie and Anthony gettine indefinitely suspended. Sure they were unruly, and obnoxious and disgusting, but if you can make my drive home (down the god forsaken rt 1) a little raged-i'm all for you.
Runner up: Steve Kmetko leaving E!. That was my one dream!! To be sitting next to that man exchanging barbs!! He was my favorite gay man on tv!!!
Celeb life size encounters: Jimmy Fallon outside of NBC Studios, Joey Fatone in front of RENT.
Best tour moment: Being 2 feet from nsync for 2 hours. Getting touched by JC AGAIN. Finally getting to hear For the Girl and Sailing live.
Most anticipated thing that was actually worth the wait: Audioslave live. They were on point. How i have missed hearing chris wail, and whoa, i was so close to tom and his soul power guitar!!!
You Bastards: South Park kills kenny for good.
Holy Pop Culture Invasion: The osbournes
Worst Trend: Little teenies who think they are "soo punk"
What are the "sooo punk" teenies are listening to: Avril and Good Charlotte
Stoopid fad that infected the nation: American Idol (you know i voted--Go Kelly)
Best new show on tv: Everwood
Show that will stop me from throwing myself onto Ernston Rd when buffy ends: Alias
Worst show that i spent 4 hours of my life on: Birds of Prey
Best new trend: Younger men and older women (go justin--who had janet and alyssa milano this year); heath ledger and naomi watts (there are more but i can't think of them) Its about time hollywood caught on, how long have i been saying little boys are the way to go?
Best CD Not in my cd player: Bruce Springsteen, The Rising
Best new action hero: Matt Damon
Best-Whoa did you see that: Yoda kicking some booty!!
Song that would not die: Hot in Herre
Hottest song of the year: Truth Hurts, Addictive
Best comeback by a show: South Park
Biggest wast of $8: XXX
Best Villain: Simon Cowell
Summing up nsync:
Justin: Still bitter about break up with britney, justified sold well, Like I love you hits clubs, Cry me a river is a scary stalker video, breaks foot trying to pull off walking on water gag
Joey: Stars in rent, sales go way up, parties like a..pop star...in nyc
Lance:trains for space voyage, loses seat because of funding issues, finishes basstranaut training, planning to go up april 2003
Chris: Hosts Miss Teen USA, lends voice to Nick cartoon, appears in Good Charlotte video, parties like a pop star the rest of the year
JC: After celebrity tour ends and boys go their separate ways, jc embarks on his whoring tour of america. Thankfully, dallas austin finds a hungover jc and brings him to the studio. JC makes nasty dance song for drumline soundtrack--works with fellow Mousekateer tony lucca on some songs--is seen everywhere with skank tara reid--is working on solo record as we speak.
So that's it kiddies. My wrap up of the year. Think i missed something? Well let me know!! Oh, and as i promised--your tv scoop:
Almost every show returns next week with new episodes (except Angel which is waiting for Birds of Prey to die), Friends gets renewed for a 10th season, and there is some crazy show on fox next week where a bunch of burnt out stars live in a house for a week (stars include corey feldman and emmanuel lewis!!)
ta ta for now!!
mrs. chasez
2002 Winners
1. Eminem
Now you all know i have my problems with slim shady, but this was his year. The eminem show was more personal, more heart-felt and true than his other records (just look at Hallie's Song and Cleaning out my closet)....For a hot second i almost respected the man, that is until he threatened a hand puppet-dog and a pacifist at the mtv video music awards. Single after single topped the charts, 2 songs without video airplay were even in heavy rotation (Hallie's Song and White America). Then comes 8 mile. This movie had so much buzz--everyone was talking about it. Wanna know how good he was in this movie? The words "yeahh Eminem" came out of my mouth...yes, it hurts me to admit it, but its true, he won me over in this film. Then the soundtrack takes over....it was eminem everywhere. I suspect the man will take a break soon because even though everything he has touched this year has turned to gold, we wouldn't him to fall into the j.lo-britney category of overexposed.
2. P. Diddy
Ya know, on all the lists, and ranks i've seen for the end of the year there has been no Diddy and yet I choose to place him on the top of my winner list!! Why you ask!! Well, the man has been everywhere this year...with at least 5 hot singles (featuring collaborations with Pharrell, Busta Rhymes, B2K, Jagged Edge, Usher) P.Diddy hit hard this year, but he didn't over expose himself (like a famous ex of his)....He hosted the european music awards and rocked the vma's, and had fabulous parties all year long....so i say go Diddy...i respect someone who can have his hand in everything without being all up in your face about it...Plus, the man is just so dapper and over the top that he amuses the hell out of me!!!
3. The Neptunes-Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams
If you don't know who they are, you know their songs. They are the hottest producing team out there right now (the neptunes) and some of the songs they've worked on include (I'm a Slave 4 U, Boys-britney, Hot in Herre-nelly, Girlfriend-nsync, U don't have to call-usher, Luv U Better-L.L.cool J, Pass the courvoisier-Busta ) And that's just in 2002 !!!! But that wasn't enough. No, then the Neptunes began their own rap group, N.E.R.D., and introduced another one, the Clipse (Grindin and When the last time). After that, the boys produced about 1/2 of Justified. Not a bad year eh?
4.Halle Berry
Well, the only woman to make the list, as well as the only non-singer. Halle picked up the academy award for her role in Monster's Ball (first african american woman to win best actress) then rocked the 007 franchise with her role as Jinx. She is in negotiations to star in her own movie as Jinx (a first for any bond girl) and is currently working on Xmen 2.
5.Nelly
This is gonna be short and sweet. Summer 2002--Hot in Herre. Fall 2002--Dilemna. 'Nuff Said.
2002 Losers
1. Michael Jackson
Its bad enough that the man can't accept the fact that no one cares anymore, but then he's got to go doing asinine things like dangling his baby over a balcony. Saddest part is, the man use to just ooze cool...now he is a mockery of himself... Do yourslef a favor MJ, go lock yourself in neverland and don't ever come out.
2. Axl Rose
I know i'm gonna get crap for this but i don't care. They sounded awful at the vma's. Correction--He sounded awful at the vma's. Then he does about 1/4 of his scheduled concerts dates--caused one full fledged riot and one semi-riot...and disrespected my city. I know all you GNR fans still want to see him, but he doesn't deserve it. He is an aged, overwieght rock star with an over-inflated ego. Ya know, if this was 1989 he might have been able to get away with this, but since he hasn't put out a new record since my HIGH SCHOOL DAYS--i say boo to you AXL!!!
3. Olympic Judges
Remember that whole fiasco with the canadian figure skating pairs?
4. Martha Stewart
Next on Martha Stewart's Living, how to liven up your jail cell.
5. Winona Ryder
Ugh. Poor you. You have a problem. I wish they would've thrown her ass in jail. That would've been cool.
KT's 2002 Tour Schedule: Nsync Celebrity (4/13); Jimmy Eat World (7/28); Sheryl Crow (9/16); Claus Fest (12/12)
Stars on the rise
Movies: Kieran Culkin
TV: Gregory Smith
Music: Ashanti & Clipse
TV/Movie: Jennifer Garner
Standout Performances:
Kristin Davis, Sex & the City
Lena Olin, Alias
James Marsters, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
John C. McGinley, Scrubs
Top Movies: 8 Miles, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Bourne Identity
Best in TV: Buffy, Alias, 24
Racked up the most minutes in my cd player: Justified (Justin Timberlake), Fever (Kylie Minogue), Audioslave, Jimmy Eat World (Bleed American)
Get out of my way, i'm going to the dancefloor
Like I love you-Justin Timberlake
Addictive-Truth Hurts
Boys-Britney
When the last time-Clipse
At First Sight-Kylie Minogue
Girlfriend-Nsync
Celeb Romance
Didn't even make the 6 month mark: Lisa Marie Presley & Nic Cage
Most drawn out (and getting more bitter by the moment) Justin & Britney
I think i'm gonna have a heart attack and die from NOT surprise: Billy Bob and Angelina
EWWWWWW: Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford
Flavor of the month: J. HO and Ben
Here are some random 2002 thoughts for you:
So overexposed it hurts: J.HO
Biggest Hype: Garage Rock (The hives, the vines, the strokes, the white stripes) um, did any of those bands have a second single that went anywhere? P.S. saw the vines live---boo bah hiss
Boo Bah Hiss: Opie and Anthony gettine indefinitely suspended. Sure they were unruly, and obnoxious and disgusting, but if you can make my drive home (down the god forsaken rt 1) a little raged-i'm all for you.
Runner up: Steve Kmetko leaving E!. That was my one dream!! To be sitting next to that man exchanging barbs!! He was my favorite gay man on tv!!!
Celeb life size encounters: Jimmy Fallon outside of NBC Studios, Joey Fatone in front of RENT.
Best tour moment: Being 2 feet from nsync for 2 hours. Getting touched by JC AGAIN. Finally getting to hear For the Girl and Sailing live.
Most anticipated thing that was actually worth the wait: Audioslave live. They were on point. How i have missed hearing chris wail, and whoa, i was so close to tom and his soul power guitar!!!
You Bastards: South Park kills kenny for good.
Holy Pop Culture Invasion: The osbournes
Worst Trend: Little teenies who think they are "soo punk"
What are the "sooo punk" teenies are listening to: Avril and Good Charlotte
Stoopid fad that infected the nation: American Idol (you know i voted--Go Kelly)
Best new show on tv: Everwood
Show that will stop me from throwing myself onto Ernston Rd when buffy ends: Alias
Worst show that i spent 4 hours of my life on: Birds of Prey
Best new trend: Younger men and older women (go justin--who had janet and alyssa milano this year); heath ledger and naomi watts (there are more but i can't think of them) Its about time hollywood caught on, how long have i been saying little boys are the way to go?
Best CD Not in my cd player: Bruce Springsteen, The Rising
Best new action hero: Matt Damon
Best-Whoa did you see that: Yoda kicking some booty!!
Song that would not die: Hot in Herre
Hottest song of the year: Truth Hurts, Addictive
Best comeback by a show: South Park
Biggest wast of $8: XXX
Best Villain: Simon Cowell
Summing up nsync:
Justin: Still bitter about break up with britney, justified sold well, Like I love you hits clubs, Cry me a river is a scary stalker video, breaks foot trying to pull off walking on water gag
Joey: Stars in rent, sales go way up, parties like a..pop star...in nyc
Lance:trains for space voyage, loses seat because of funding issues, finishes basstranaut training, planning to go up april 2003
Chris: Hosts Miss Teen USA, lends voice to Nick cartoon, appears in Good Charlotte video, parties like a pop star the rest of the year
JC: After celebrity tour ends and boys go their separate ways, jc embarks on his whoring tour of america. Thankfully, dallas austin finds a hungover jc and brings him to the studio. JC makes nasty dance song for drumline soundtrack--works with fellow Mousekateer tony lucca on some songs--is seen everywhere with skank tara reid--is working on solo record as we speak.
So that's it kiddies. My wrap up of the year. Think i missed something? Well let me know!! Oh, and as i promised--your tv scoop:
Almost every show returns next week with new episodes (except Angel which is waiting for Birds of Prey to die), Friends gets renewed for a 10th season, and there is some crazy show on fox next week where a bunch of burnt out stars live in a house for a week (stars include corey feldman and emmanuel lewis!!)
ta ta for now!!
mrs. chasez
8/14/02 The War to Settle the Score
OH MY GOD...I don't really care if this is true, but it is the FUNNIEST thing i think i ever heard. This story comes from US weekly.
Apparently last week when Justin and Britney were both in LA and *gasp* they ran into each other at a club. Justin was there with his one of his many girls (Jenna, the one he apparently started dating right after britney--she was his dance partner in the Girlfriend Grammy performance). Anway JuJu and Jenna where dancing mighty close as britney entered the club. Sources were reporting that Britney kept openly staring at the couple. Finally, when J-dawg hit the bar, britney made her move. She asked him if they could talk, and he said that if it was "about them getting back together, forget it". That's when the shiznit hit the fan. A 10 min brawl ensued, with britney yelling about Janet and other rumored flings, to which Justin shouted back something about britney's cheating. (whoa, that's a new twist. Britney cheating on timba-timba-timba-lake!!!! That changes everything!! You dirty ho!!! I always assumed that Justin's over inflated ego was the reason for the break up. So now I say, you go Justin!! Have Janet, Christina, Jenna and who ever the hell else you want!!!!--mabye he should join JC's whoring tour of America)
Sorry, i got a little off track. Anyways, apparently Justin said that all he had to offer the little blond hussie was friendship, and if she couldn't deal with that, so be it. Then he glided his smooth self back on over to Jenna and moved on to the dance floor. (OK HERE'S WHERE IT GETS REALLY GOOD). Rumor has it that "girlfriend" was playing and that Justin and his flavor of the week started busting out some moves from the grammy performance. At this point, britney, probably at the bar with her jaw still on the floor, realized, "hey, i'm a dancer...i put so much energy into my dancing that i can't sing and dance at the same time". So, little ms. spears headed to the dance floor for an impromptu...dance off. (hahahahah oh god, hahahha....hold on, i need to back away from the keyboard because i'm laughing so hard.... holy jesus...if that is not the BEST. what i would've given to see that. I mean right now, all i can see in my head are those movies from the 80's where there's a big dance battle.....ohhhhhhh my goooooooooddddd.......ok hold on i have a couple giggles left.)
Ok i think i'm good.
Now according to an US weekly source (and this is pretty much a direct quote) "It was very tense and dramatic..very west side story."
trying hard to hold back laughter.....oh no....too much to hold in....HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA.
Ok now someone try to tell me that that isn't a great story. And as far as if its true? Who gives a crap...its the best story i've heard in a while......hope it brightened up your day as much as it did mine.
Apparently last week when Justin and Britney were both in LA and *gasp* they ran into each other at a club. Justin was there with his one of his many girls (Jenna, the one he apparently started dating right after britney--she was his dance partner in the Girlfriend Grammy performance). Anway JuJu and Jenna where dancing mighty close as britney entered the club. Sources were reporting that Britney kept openly staring at the couple. Finally, when J-dawg hit the bar, britney made her move. She asked him if they could talk, and he said that if it was "about them getting back together, forget it". That's when the shiznit hit the fan. A 10 min brawl ensued, with britney yelling about Janet and other rumored flings, to which Justin shouted back something about britney's cheating. (whoa, that's a new twist. Britney cheating on timba-timba-timba-lake!!!! That changes everything!! You dirty ho!!! I always assumed that Justin's over inflated ego was the reason for the break up. So now I say, you go Justin!! Have Janet, Christina, Jenna and who ever the hell else you want!!!!--mabye he should join JC's whoring tour of America)
Sorry, i got a little off track. Anyways, apparently Justin said that all he had to offer the little blond hussie was friendship, and if she couldn't deal with that, so be it. Then he glided his smooth self back on over to Jenna and moved on to the dance floor. (OK HERE'S WHERE IT GETS REALLY GOOD). Rumor has it that "girlfriend" was playing and that Justin and his flavor of the week started busting out some moves from the grammy performance. At this point, britney, probably at the bar with her jaw still on the floor, realized, "hey, i'm a dancer...i put so much energy into my dancing that i can't sing and dance at the same time". So, little ms. spears headed to the dance floor for an impromptu...dance off. (hahahahah oh god, hahahha....hold on, i need to back away from the keyboard because i'm laughing so hard.... holy jesus...if that is not the BEST. what i would've given to see that. I mean right now, all i can see in my head are those movies from the 80's where there's a big dance battle.....ohhhhhhh my goooooooooddddd.......ok hold on i have a couple giggles left.)
Ok i think i'm good.
Now according to an US weekly source (and this is pretty much a direct quote) "It was very tense and dramatic..very west side story."
trying hard to hold back laughter.....oh no....too much to hold in....HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA.
Ok now someone try to tell me that that isn't a great story. And as far as if its true? Who gives a crap...its the best story i've heard in a while......hope it brightened up your day as much as it did mine.
9/10/01 The MJ Event
Hello all...well jimmy and headed to NYC friday night for the big MJ event.....knowing that my boys were going to be there, i thoughtfully brought jimmy his own binoculars because we all know how i am when jc hits the stage---well we did a lot of waiting...a lot...the ticket said 7:40 sharp but the lights didn't go down until about 8:30 which left jimmy and i plenty of time for celebrity stalking with our binocs......using our skills, we saw...david hasselhoff (complete in a black leather shirt), paul shaffer, busta rhymes, nelly, jermaine dupri and the st. lunatics, corey feldman (that was so my skills) maculy culkin, liz taylor, wade robson (the little hottie choreographer for nsync and brit--he's a hottie in real life) bobby brown (i missed him but jimmy caught a glimpse) and in the big upset of the evening--jimmy spied jc and justin and i couldn't catch a glimpse (michael had a little celebrity section that some of the guests hung out in until it was time for them to go on)....OH!!!!! I almost forgot--dirk from survivor walked right by me, and i was like..DIRK! but jimmy didn't know who he was....
anyway...finally the damn show started with mya, usher and whitney they did wanna be starting something and it was pretty cool...
there were other performances/appearances by:
marlon brando (who babbled on like a crack addict about children with their legs getting blown off..and some other upbeat stuff..it was kinda funny cause the crowd started to boo him...
ray charles
liza minelli
gloria estefan
monica
jill scott
marc anthony
billy gillman
destiny's child (jimmy was all about beyonce's jelly)
shaggy
and chris tucker
i just want to take a moment to point out the crowd was pretty much asleep during most of these performances because after each one there would be like a 20 min lapse...but the trl artists got the crowd hoppin and that billy gillman can sing his little booty off....
ok, so then the jackson 5 comes out and they kick it old school with the old moves and everything...that was pretty awesome...except FOR THE BIG DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE EVENING.....
yes, i was there to see mj, but come on, let's not fool ourselves, i probably wouldn't have made such an effort to go if my boys weren't going to be there...well let me just tell you...dancing machine starts they come out...pop like 5 dance moves and that's it....they did like a verse and that was it! they came and gone so fast they i didn't even get to look at each one of them...plus, jc was wearing red leather pants...whoa momma, so that took up most of my attention and before i knew it, jc and his red leather pants were gone!!!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!! it was the most horrible tease of my life...i kinda felt like a drug addict..waiting for the score only to get a taste that makes the intensity of wanting and needing more!!!!! At that point, i could have been completely happy for mj to sit back down and let nsync perform for the rest of the night, but that was it, they were gone....
so thank god britney came out next and i've never seen her live, so they got me out of my jc leather pants coma...
you couldn't really hear her too well which of course meant she was really singing, but she looked hot, and i think jimmy finally realized how i feel everytime jc hits the stage....he almost killed me and took the super binoculars so he could get a better gimpse of ms. spears (i know i havent' mentioned it before, but our seats kicked ass..better than my madonna or janet seats-you didn't need the binocs, but when you used them you could see sweat--although this was kind of a negative when looking directly at mj--his face is scareeeee!) i though jimmy might have a heart attack because britney dress almost flew up twice---she didn't dance at all--but it was cool just to see her on stage--sorry for all you guys though--cbs can't air britney's performance because of the whole hbo thing...
mj did billy jean and his new single then slash came out and they did black or white and beat it...i have to say beat it was the high point of the whole performance--slash kicked major ass and to see that famous beat it dance in real life...wow....it was also rather amusing to see my brother rockin out all mj style--it was like he was 4 years old again....
then they brought all the stars out to do a little we are the world rendition...this was quite exciting because nsync came back out and all the celebrities kinda hung out on the stage for 10 min while they were getting the set ready...well, needless to say my binocs were glued to jc for the entire 10 min...him and those red leather pants...it was cool to see the guys during an "off" time, sometimes i wonder if they are really as close as they portray themselves...but they were so cute...the whole time they werre goofing off with each other and laughing and whispering.....and here's an interesting point--i saw lance in player mode..while jc, chris and joey were off fooling around with marc anthony-lance was macking on the ladies of destiny's child....this boy aint no ellen degeneres wannabe anymore...it was funny because jimmy kept trying to pry my fingers from the binocs or push me, but he was unsuccessful..also, i thought it was kind of cute that justin didn't come out..because britney couldn't come out because she can't be in any televised portion, so he stayed backstage with his girl...
oh, so also doing the we are the world thing was dionne warwick, kenny rogers, quincy jones, and yoko ono, but as i said before i saw only thing--(all together now...red leather pants) i tried to find a pic so you could understand but so far i have been unsuccessful, but i will keep the search going....and oh yeah, at the end, jc and monica were kinda making their way towards each other, that was amusing to watch as well..
so kids that's the report from the mj show, sorry it was so long, but too bad.....
later
mrs. chasez
anyway...finally the damn show started with mya, usher and whitney they did wanna be starting something and it was pretty cool...
there were other performances/appearances by:
marlon brando (who babbled on like a crack addict about children with their legs getting blown off..and some other upbeat stuff..it was kinda funny cause the crowd started to boo him...
ray charles
liza minelli
gloria estefan
monica
jill scott
marc anthony
billy gillman
destiny's child (jimmy was all about beyonce's jelly)
shaggy
and chris tucker
i just want to take a moment to point out the crowd was pretty much asleep during most of these performances because after each one there would be like a 20 min lapse...but the trl artists got the crowd hoppin and that billy gillman can sing his little booty off....
ok, so then the jackson 5 comes out and they kick it old school with the old moves and everything...that was pretty awesome...except FOR THE BIG DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE EVENING.....
yes, i was there to see mj, but come on, let's not fool ourselves, i probably wouldn't have made such an effort to go if my boys weren't going to be there...well let me just tell you...dancing machine starts they come out...pop like 5 dance moves and that's it....they did like a verse and that was it! they came and gone so fast they i didn't even get to look at each one of them...plus, jc was wearing red leather pants...whoa momma, so that took up most of my attention and before i knew it, jc and his red leather pants were gone!!!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!! it was the most horrible tease of my life...i kinda felt like a drug addict..waiting for the score only to get a taste that makes the intensity of wanting and needing more!!!!! At that point, i could have been completely happy for mj to sit back down and let nsync perform for the rest of the night, but that was it, they were gone....
so thank god britney came out next and i've never seen her live, so they got me out of my jc leather pants coma...
you couldn't really hear her too well which of course meant she was really singing, but she looked hot, and i think jimmy finally realized how i feel everytime jc hits the stage....he almost killed me and took the super binoculars so he could get a better gimpse of ms. spears (i know i havent' mentioned it before, but our seats kicked ass..better than my madonna or janet seats-you didn't need the binocs, but when you used them you could see sweat--although this was kind of a negative when looking directly at mj--his face is scareeeee!) i though jimmy might have a heart attack because britney dress almost flew up twice---she didn't dance at all--but it was cool just to see her on stage--sorry for all you guys though--cbs can't air britney's performance because of the whole hbo thing...
mj did billy jean and his new single then slash came out and they did black or white and beat it...i have to say beat it was the high point of the whole performance--slash kicked major ass and to see that famous beat it dance in real life...wow....it was also rather amusing to see my brother rockin out all mj style--it was like he was 4 years old again....
then they brought all the stars out to do a little we are the world rendition...this was quite exciting because nsync came back out and all the celebrities kinda hung out on the stage for 10 min while they were getting the set ready...well, needless to say my binocs were glued to jc for the entire 10 min...him and those red leather pants...it was cool to see the guys during an "off" time, sometimes i wonder if they are really as close as they portray themselves...but they were so cute...the whole time they werre goofing off with each other and laughing and whispering.....and here's an interesting point--i saw lance in player mode..while jc, chris and joey were off fooling around with marc anthony-lance was macking on the ladies of destiny's child....this boy aint no ellen degeneres wannabe anymore...it was funny because jimmy kept trying to pry my fingers from the binocs or push me, but he was unsuccessful..also, i thought it was kind of cute that justin didn't come out..because britney couldn't come out because she can't be in any televised portion, so he stayed backstage with his girl...
oh, so also doing the we are the world thing was dionne warwick, kenny rogers, quincy jones, and yoko ono, but as i said before i saw only thing--(all together now...red leather pants) i tried to find a pic so you could understand but so far i have been unsuccessful, but i will keep the search going....and oh yeah, at the end, jc and monica were kinda making their way towards each other, that was amusing to watch as well..
so kids that's the report from the mj show, sorry it was so long, but too bad.....
later
mrs. chasez
4/15/2002-Singing, dancing, hottie wonderfulness
Well hellloooooo everybody.....
Ella and i ventured out this saturday night to see nsync at the meadowlands. I knew we had pretty decent seats, but i didn't want to get over excited and jinx myself. Well, let me tell you. HOLY FREAKING CRAP!!!! 5 rows from the stage!!!!!!
first contact with nsync 2 min into the show-mr. kirkpatrick came over and touched my hand......
I mean, our seats were better than the pop odyssey tour- i was standing RIGHT NEXT TO THE CATWALK!!!---for the first half of the concert I couldn't cheer or scream...I just stood there awestruck. Oh my lord, so much sleeveless jc action, i was speecheless....just staring with my mouth dropped open........
lance looked a little thing (maybe the russians are taking too much blood) and justin shaved his head again (ella would also like to note that justin's forehead was breaking out all over the place and suggests that it may be from all the stoopid damn hats he wears.) On the topic of justin---i'm really starting to loathe him--he's such an attention hog---
i have to say that i think this was my favorite show--yes, i understand i'm slightly biased because of how close i was--but this show was the complete opposite of pop odyssey---so much more music...i finally got to hear "for the girl" and "sailing" live ---whoa, and there was this catwalk for sailing and jc was standing directly above me, and whoa...
most of the songs were reworked--bye bye bye was slower (not slow, just not as hyper) and i liked the accompanying choreography--sailing sped up about half way through (kinda like "two of us") , it's gonna be me was the funky version, adn gone was done with a real hard rock edge--and 'I want you back" was done in a bluesy kind of style--which i might point out- was a big tease because apparently jc usually does his "jc wail" at the end of the song, but they called out the stoopid guy from smash mouth (cause it was their last show) and he stole jc's moment --boo to you smash mouth---
oh--another ella comment was that the boys pulled off the beatles/motown medley wonderfully (screw you jason)--i'm not comparing, just saying, vocally, the boys sounded great doing the songs--that was a good bonus too, cause joey, lance and chris sang a lot more solos too, and that's always fun....ohhhh and michael-- i finally got to her jc do his little whiny jc part in "drive myself crazy" that he didn't do on the NSA tour---yahoo
so all in all the show was great, there was sooo much sleeveless sweaty jc right in front of me, that a few times i almost couldn't handle it--that boy, whoa, i'm sorry but he is the sexiest man-----oh, and one last thing---he touched me again. so pretty much, in terms of jc--things couldn't have gotten much better for me (he sang what i wanted the way i did, he brought his sleeveless sweaty self right next to me a lot)
jc wins the game--three times kt has been close to nsync--three times jc has touched kt--whoa--sometimes life is good.
oh, p.s. celeb sightings---debbie gibson, stephen baldwin and joey's family (who were partying like rock stars).
mrs. chasez
Ella and i ventured out this saturday night to see nsync at the meadowlands. I knew we had pretty decent seats, but i didn't want to get over excited and jinx myself. Well, let me tell you. HOLY FREAKING CRAP!!!! 5 rows from the stage!!!!!!
first contact with nsync 2 min into the show-mr. kirkpatrick came over and touched my hand......
I mean, our seats were better than the pop odyssey tour- i was standing RIGHT NEXT TO THE CATWALK!!!---for the first half of the concert I couldn't cheer or scream...I just stood there awestruck. Oh my lord, so much sleeveless jc action, i was speecheless....just staring with my mouth dropped open........
lance looked a little thing (maybe the russians are taking too much blood) and justin shaved his head again (ella would also like to note that justin's forehead was breaking out all over the place and suggests that it may be from all the stoopid damn hats he wears.) On the topic of justin---i'm really starting to loathe him--he's such an attention hog---
i have to say that i think this was my favorite show--yes, i understand i'm slightly biased because of how close i was--but this show was the complete opposite of pop odyssey---so much more music...i finally got to hear "for the girl" and "sailing" live ---whoa, and there was this catwalk for sailing and jc was standing directly above me, and whoa...
most of the songs were reworked--bye bye bye was slower (not slow, just not as hyper) and i liked the accompanying choreography--sailing sped up about half way through (kinda like "two of us") , it's gonna be me was the funky version, adn gone was done with a real hard rock edge--and 'I want you back" was done in a bluesy kind of style--which i might point out- was a big tease because apparently jc usually does his "jc wail" at the end of the song, but they called out the stoopid guy from smash mouth (cause it was their last show) and he stole jc's moment --boo to you smash mouth---
oh--another ella comment was that the boys pulled off the beatles/motown medley wonderfully (screw you jason)--i'm not comparing, just saying, vocally, the boys sounded great doing the songs--that was a good bonus too, cause joey, lance and chris sang a lot more solos too, and that's always fun....ohhhh and michael-- i finally got to her jc do his little whiny jc part in "drive myself crazy" that he didn't do on the NSA tour---yahoo
so all in all the show was great, there was sooo much sleeveless sweaty jc right in front of me, that a few times i almost couldn't handle it--that boy, whoa, i'm sorry but he is the sexiest man-----oh, and one last thing---he touched me again. so pretty much, in terms of jc--things couldn't have gotten much better for me (he sang what i wanted the way i did, he brought his sleeveless sweaty self right next to me a lot)
jc wins the game--three times kt has been close to nsync--three times jc has touched kt--whoa--sometimes life is good.
oh, p.s. celeb sightings---debbie gibson, stephen baldwin and joey's family (who were partying like rock stars).
mrs. chasez
10/17/01 KT's Top 100 Songs
So, you all remember like 5 months ago when I had that great idea to make a list of the top 100 songs? Some of you even sent me a list of top 10 songs? Well, after months and months of going through songs, I’m finally done. My first plan was to make an unbiased list of the 100 greatest songs…but things have changed a bit. I realized it was pretty much impossible for me to make an UNBIASED list. You all know I’m not a musician. And I’m sure by now its no secret I have a soft spot for dancing singing boys and 80’s music. I don’t look at a song and think about intensity of lyrics, or depth, or multi layers of harmony or any of that. For me, a good song is one that makes my stomach jump or drop, that makes me stop what I’m doing, to remember someone, smile, cry or break out into full on dance….If one of these songs was on the radio, and you tried to change the station, I would break your wrist. So this is my list. My top 100 songs. I’m not saying that these are the greatest songs ever made…but as I look over this list, pretty much everything you need to know about me is represented. Most of these songs remind me of you guys, there’s a story lurking behind most songs. But I don’t want any type of hate mail, there are incredible songs by amazing people that are not on this list. That’s not the point. And I’m sure I’m gonna get a bunch of crap as you near the top 25…I’ve come to a horrifying realization... it seems I’m still a sappy little girl who’s a sucker for gooey love songs …I’m sure some of you will remember why I’ve put manyof these songs on here (like oh god, when buffy’s at the prom and they’re playing wild horses or listening to low rider 85 times in front of perry, or around the world during our helyar days) So if you want to start bashing me, here’s your first piece of ammo...there are 9 nsync songs on this list. And yes, i know that the fact that i actually did this means i have no life.
76-100
76. Sex Machine-James Brown
77. Ex-factor-Lauryn Hill
78. Love Shack-B-52’s
79. Miracle-Olive
80. Go-Moby
81. Just Once-James Ingram
82. Safety Dance-Men without Hats
83. Rappers Delight-Sugar Hill Gang
84. Bye Bye Bye-*NSYNC
85. Canned Heat-Jamiraquoi
86. Color Blind-Counting Crows
87. Keep Myself Awake-Black Lab
88. How Soon is Now?-The Smiths
89. Blister in the Sun-Violent Femmes
90. Groove is in the Heart-Dee Lite
91. Pushing Me Away-Linkin Park
92. Hey Man Nice Shot-Filter
93. Song No. 2-Blur
94. Maria -TKA
95. Breaking the Girll-Red Hot Chili Peppers
96. What it takes-Aerosmith
97. Low Rider
98. Sabatoge-Beastie Boys
99. More than a Feeling-Boston
100. Chewbacca (Clerks soundtrack)
51-75
51. Hyper Ballad-Bjork
52. Copa Cobanna- Barry Manilow
53. Human Nature- Madonna
54. Staying Alive- Bee Gees
55. Around the World- Daft Punk
56. Mailman- Soundgarden
57. Bullet proof…I wish I was- Radiohead
58. Imagine- John Lennon
59. Shadow Boxer- Fiona Apple
60. Two of Us- *NSYNC
61. Bust A Move- Young MC
62. You Oughta Know- Alanis Morisette
63. Sweet Jane- Cowboy Junkies
64. Devil Went Down to Georgia- Charlie Daniels Band
65. If I can’t Have You- Yvonne Elliman
66. Vogue- Madonna
67. LA Woman- The Doors
68. Pop- *NSYNC
69. Voices Carry- ‘Til Tuesday
70. Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana
71. Fresh Tendrils- Soundgarden
72. Satisfaction- Britney Spears
73. Kissing You- Desree
74. Up Against the Wall- *NSYNC
75. Stand By Me- Ben E King
50-76
50.Welcome to the Jungle-Guns N Roses
49.Take on Me- Ah-ha
48.To Zion- Lauryn Hill
47.Let’s go Crazy- Prince
46. I touch myself-Divinyls
45. Only You- Portishead
44. Rhythm Nation- Janet Jackson
43. I just Wanna Be With You- *NSYNC
42. Nothing Really Matters- Madonna
41. You’re Not Alone-Olive
40. Missing-Everything But the Girl
39. More Than A Feeling- *NSYNC
38. Take Me – Little Suzy
37. Plenty- Sarah McLachlan
36. With or Without You- U2
35. My Star- Madder Rose
34. I remember You- Skid Row
33. Wild Horses- the Sundays
32. Nuthin’ But A "G" Thang-Dr. Dre
31. Beat It- Michael Jackson
30. Time After Time- Cindi Lauper
29. Fell on Black Days-Soundgarden
28. Elsewhere- Sarah McLachlan
27. High and Dry- Radiohead
26. Tainted Love- Soft Cell
k, so here it is...the top 25. Like I said in the very beginning, I was surprised to see what a sappy little girl I still am. 19 of the top 25 are love songs, or at least slower songs. I think there are maybe 2 songs in the top 25 that aren’t more than 3 years old. What can I say, I’m a cancer. We’re moody creatures who hold on to everything. I think the top 3 is quite representative of me..a little rock, a little pop and a little moodiness. Let the comments begin.
25.Never is a Promise- Fiona Apple
24. Baby, One More Time- Britney Spears
23. Nothing Compares 2 U- Sinead O’Connor
22. Wonderwall- Oasis
21. Gone- *NSYNC
20. In Your Eyes- Peter Gabriel
19. Single- Everything But the Girl
18. Seasons- Chris Cornell
17. Hazy Shade of Winter- Bangles
16. I will always love you- Whitney Houston
15. Open Arms- Journey
14. Fragile- Sting
13. Jump Around- House of Pain
12. Sailing- *NSYNC
11. Crash Into Me- Dave Matthews Band
10. If- Janet Jackson
9. Wicked Game- Chris Isaak
8. If I Ever Fall in Love- Shai
7. More Than Words –Extreme
6. 6 Underground- Sneaker Pimps
5. Save the Best For Last- Vanessa Williams
4. 2 Wicky –Hooverphonic
3. State of Love and Trust- Pearl Jam
2. I Want You Back- *NSYNC
1. Glory Box- Portishead
76-100
76. Sex Machine-James Brown
77. Ex-factor-Lauryn Hill
78. Love Shack-B-52’s
79. Miracle-Olive
80. Go-Moby
81. Just Once-James Ingram
82. Safety Dance-Men without Hats
83. Rappers Delight-Sugar Hill Gang
84. Bye Bye Bye-*NSYNC
85. Canned Heat-Jamiraquoi
86. Color Blind-Counting Crows
87. Keep Myself Awake-Black Lab
88. How Soon is Now?-The Smiths
89. Blister in the Sun-Violent Femmes
90. Groove is in the Heart-Dee Lite
91. Pushing Me Away-Linkin Park
92. Hey Man Nice Shot-Filter
93. Song No. 2-Blur
94. Maria -TKA
95. Breaking the Girll-Red Hot Chili Peppers
96. What it takes-Aerosmith
97. Low Rider
98. Sabatoge-Beastie Boys
99. More than a Feeling-Boston
100. Chewbacca (Clerks soundtrack)
51-75
51. Hyper Ballad-Bjork
52. Copa Cobanna- Barry Manilow
53. Human Nature- Madonna
54. Staying Alive- Bee Gees
55. Around the World- Daft Punk
56. Mailman- Soundgarden
57. Bullet proof…I wish I was- Radiohead
58. Imagine- John Lennon
59. Shadow Boxer- Fiona Apple
60. Two of Us- *NSYNC
61. Bust A Move- Young MC
62. You Oughta Know- Alanis Morisette
63. Sweet Jane- Cowboy Junkies
64. Devil Went Down to Georgia- Charlie Daniels Band
65. If I can’t Have You- Yvonne Elliman
66. Vogue- Madonna
67. LA Woman- The Doors
68. Pop- *NSYNC
69. Voices Carry- ‘Til Tuesday
70. Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana
71. Fresh Tendrils- Soundgarden
72. Satisfaction- Britney Spears
73. Kissing You- Desree
74. Up Against the Wall- *NSYNC
75. Stand By Me- Ben E King
50-76
50.Welcome to the Jungle-Guns N Roses
49.Take on Me- Ah-ha
48.To Zion- Lauryn Hill
47.Let’s go Crazy- Prince
46. I touch myself-Divinyls
45. Only You- Portishead
44. Rhythm Nation- Janet Jackson
43. I just Wanna Be With You- *NSYNC
42. Nothing Really Matters- Madonna
41. You’re Not Alone-Olive
40. Missing-Everything But the Girl
39. More Than A Feeling- *NSYNC
38. Take Me – Little Suzy
37. Plenty- Sarah McLachlan
36. With or Without You- U2
35. My Star- Madder Rose
34. I remember You- Skid Row
33. Wild Horses- the Sundays
32. Nuthin’ But A "G" Thang-Dr. Dre
31. Beat It- Michael Jackson
30. Time After Time- Cindi Lauper
29. Fell on Black Days-Soundgarden
28. Elsewhere- Sarah McLachlan
27. High and Dry- Radiohead
26. Tainted Love- Soft Cell
k, so here it is...the top 25. Like I said in the very beginning, I was surprised to see what a sappy little girl I still am. 19 of the top 25 are love songs, or at least slower songs. I think there are maybe 2 songs in the top 25 that aren’t more than 3 years old. What can I say, I’m a cancer. We’re moody creatures who hold on to everything. I think the top 3 is quite representative of me..a little rock, a little pop and a little moodiness. Let the comments begin.
25.Never is a Promise- Fiona Apple
24. Baby, One More Time- Britney Spears
23. Nothing Compares 2 U- Sinead O’Connor
22. Wonderwall- Oasis
21. Gone- *NSYNC
20. In Your Eyes- Peter Gabriel
19. Single- Everything But the Girl
18. Seasons- Chris Cornell
17. Hazy Shade of Winter- Bangles
16. I will always love you- Whitney Houston
15. Open Arms- Journey
14. Fragile- Sting
13. Jump Around- House of Pain
12. Sailing- *NSYNC
11. Crash Into Me- Dave Matthews Band
10. If- Janet Jackson
9. Wicked Game- Chris Isaak
8. If I Ever Fall in Love- Shai
7. More Than Words –Extreme
6. 6 Underground- Sneaker Pimps
5. Save the Best For Last- Vanessa Williams
4. 2 Wicky –Hooverphonic
3. State of Love and Trust- Pearl Jam
2. I Want You Back- *NSYNC
1. Glory Box- Portishead
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