Last week saw the beginning of another chapter in the Whitney Houston Story. The singer made her first public appearance since she ended her relationship with husband Bobby Brown and entered a drug treatment program. The former and possibly future diva was shown MUCH love at a charity gala. A former American Idol contestant was performing at the function and upon hearing of Houston’s presence, she decided to sing one of her signature songs.
The United States is a polarized nation. This means that anyone who wants to be a player in the popular culture of one of the World’s biggest consumer markets has to sit on a fence hoping to sell themselves to both sides. Some artists know the prevalent view of their key demographic and pander to those views. The Dixie Chicks were in an unfortunate situation. Their core fan base had views in direct opposition to their own. Maybe it wasn’t so much their real fans as it was right wings groups aggressively influencing the industry by which they market to their fans, but the effect is the same.
I want to pose this question: Where the twelve words a miscalculation that caused a need for the band to reinvent themselves or were they a considered decision? I have one Chicks song on my MP3 player, they sound good when they sing. I have no problem with hearing what they have to say either.
It’s a bright spot amid dark times. With sex abuse scandals from seasons past coming back to haunt them and a freshman coach who has yet to hit his stride, the Cardinals have managed to beat the odds and win the World Series. The above photo is a touching moment for the boys of summer.
After a trip to DisneyWorld, these guys are looking forward to spring training in Florida.
What people may not know about the Rush Limbaugh/Michael J. Fox debate is that it is a DEEPLY personal gripe for Mr. Limbaugh. It seems that between takes during filming for Back to the Future, Michael decided to spark up the Delorean and PUNK the space time continuum just a bit. First stop Missouri, 1950. After finding this randomly chosen young woman and introducing her to the defiling influence of rock’n'roll, Michael J. Fox thought it would be cool to take her forward in time to show her the penultimate rock of a certain Canadian band. The innocent young American woman was shocked and at the same time very intrigued. The next morning Michael J. Fox took the young lady back to 1950 in Missouri. On January 12, 1951, that girl has a baby and, as is a family tradition she named it after the father(s). If you think this is an unbelievable story, just wait til you see what Michael J. Fox did in 2112.
Please note: The woman in the above picture is an unidentified model.
Michael J. Fox has a serious, debilitating illness. Rush Limbaugh is an attention seeking pro-Bush radio personality who accused Michael of exaggerating his symptoms when filming a promotional advertisement for a Democrat. I don’t have enough traffic to feel guilty about paying attention to Rush.
Update: HotSoup is ready and it smells pretty good.
HotSoup is having the issues with their site launch. Many potential contributors to this brand new community are probably doing what I am doing. I am sporadically checking the functionality of the site, but I haven’t begun to try in earnest to use the site.
As well as the technical glitches, I think visitors aren’t seeing much activity from the high profile participants that are responsible for much of the buzz surrounding HotSoup. Maybe the partisan strategists and politicians are just a tad too busy with the upcoming election.
I would expect things to tip early and in a big way with this site. If it is active and functional enough to be seen as a tool for political debate before the election, it will explode with activity. If things don’t take off until after November 7th, the build may be a little bit slower.
Yes, inbetween bouts of incarceration, rehabilitation and inebriation, Pete Doherty actually managed a little bit of procreation. Kate Moss and Pete Doherty each have a child from previous relationships, so the fetus probably won’t function as a wake up call.
Pete, if you happen to see this post…WAKE UP!!!
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Michael J. Fox suffers from Parkinson’s disease and is an outspoken advocate for stem cell research.
George W. Bush has placed significant limitations on the funding of stem cell research.
Michael J. Fox has therefore appeared in an ad supporting a Democratic senatorial candidate who is promoting a bill that would extend federal funding.
Michael J. Fox is remembered as TV character Alex P. Keaton, an extremely conservative Republican.
George placed a lit joint between his lips on a televised interview. He was in Spain, where pot use is legal. The interview was aired in Britain, where several groups critcized his actions and pointed out that he was setting a bad example for all those young impressionable George Michael fans.
I’m not even going to bother trying to decide for myself if it’s true or not. The story about these two famous people admitting to being not gay despite their frequent appearance in proximity to each other got me thinking about guy friendships in general.
I don’t have the same type of close friendships that I had in my teens and early adulthood. I discussed this fact with my best friend, who is a woman that I sleep with every night. We decided that the loss of these types of friendships is really all about time. These two guys met each other when, just by coincidence, they had the same kind of time that we all have when we are kids. It’s not their fault that getting your picture taken together with your shirts off when you are over 35 seems gay to other people.
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