One Voice
Posted on July 13, 2008 - Filed Under beauty, fangirly, favorite writers & poets, my opinions
Hi everybody, hope you’re having a lovely Sunday. The sun is shining and it’s a perfect summer morning out here.
I just wanted to give you a quick heads up. My friend JOS of Shyspeak, has opened a new blog called, Uno Voce (one voice). To my surprise and delight I have discovered he is quite a talented poet. Please go visit him and say hi, read a few of his poems and comment. They are worth the time and are such a perfect read to go with your morning and coffee.
JOS, I’m so jazzed you are doing this. I love your work, you closet poet, you.
Annie
This One’s For You, Sanjaya!
Posted on April 4, 2007 - Filed Under Current Events, Humor, Just For Fun, WTF?, american idol, bad art, brain farts, classics, cool cats, double yoiks, fangirly, funny bone, hysterical, laughs, loving it!, musical favorites, my opinions, really stupid shit, sarcasm, satire, video, vote!
Sorry for all the vids but I had to post this one for our favorite idol disaster. WC
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If You Could Be Any…
Posted on March 23, 2007 - Filed Under Heroes, I gots to have it, I love movies!, Just For Fun, Life, Movies, Random Thoughts, What If?, ab fab costumes, acts of valor, classics, double yoiks, fangirly, favorites, imagination, my opinions, possibilities, wishes, works of art
literary or movie character, from any time period, who would you be? Being a lover of books and movies I find this question intriguing and appealing, so I’ll answer it.
If I could be any literary character I would be Dagney Taggert who is the hero in Atlas Shrugged. I know that some might think that John Galt is the hero but I’d disagree with them. Dagney is the epitome of guts, glory and rugged individualism. She is beautiful, smart, strong, innovative, self-sufficient and lives life on her own terms. But she is also all woman and when she finds the man of her heart she gives herself completely to him. Amazing. Amazing journey too. This 1,000 page plus book is a story of mamoth proportions but I loved being in that world for its entirety. How I wish I had two weeks to do nothing but read - I would go there again in a heartbeat.
If I could be any movie character, I would be Margo in All About Eve - played flawlessly by Bette Davis. She is brilliant, spoiled, talented, insecure, sexy as hell in a broken glass kind of way - and whips the hell out of the little schemer in the end. Ah…the pause that refreshes.
So, what about y’all? Who would you want to be and why, if you care to tell us.
WC
Movies, All About
Posted on March 19, 2007 - Filed Under I gots to have it, I love movies!, Just For Fun, Opinions, adventure, art, classics, drama queen, fangirly, favorites, imagination, joy of creating, kindred, laughs, loving it!, meme, monte python, my opinions, works of art
I love, love, love movies. And I love these dumb little tests. Feel free to throw up your own answers.
1. A movie that you have seen more than 10 times.
Rear Window - A Hitchcock Classic.
2. A movie that you’ve seen multiple times in the theater.
Annie Hall - for some reason I had to see the movie about 5 times before I felt satisfied. Also Harold and Maude.
3. What actor(s) make you more inclined to see a movie.
Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Edward Norton, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep, Sara Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon, Drew Barrymore, Matt Damon
4. What actor(s) make you less likely to see a movie.
Russel Crowe, Brad Pitt, Mark Ruffolo, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Madonna, Jennifer Aniston,
5. A movie that you can and do quote from.
Casablanca, All About Eve, Rainman, the Maltese Falcon, Life of Brian, Young Frankenstein.
6. A movie musical that you know all of the lyrics to all of the songs.
My Fair Lady, Singing in the Rain, Westside Story -not much into musicals
7. A movie that you have been known to sing along with.
My Fair Lady
8. A movie that you would recommend everyone see.
Walk the Line, It’s a Wonderful Life, All About Eve, Conspiracy Theory, The Day the Earth Stood Still
9. A movie that you own.
Following. Now there is a strange flick.
10. An actor who launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops.
Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Cher
11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what?
Sure. I don’t really remember, it was when I was a little kid.
12. Ever made out in a movie?
Of course.
13. A movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven’t yet gotten around to it.
Taxi Driver
14. Ever walked out of a movie?
Yeah - The Shining - terrible!
15. A movie that made you cry in the theater.
Terms of Endearment and you mean, sob, don’t you?
16. Popcorn?
Extra butter and salt with large diet coke on the side.
17. How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)?
Not much these days - most of the films seem more like rentals and go to dvd so quickly that it seems silly to pay the $10 or $12 bucks. A few times a year
18. What’s the last movie you saw in the theater?
Premonition - with Sandra Bullock, which I really, really liked.
19. What’s your favorite/preferred genre of movie?
Murder mystery.
20. What’s the first movie you remember seeing in the theater?
Sinbad and the Seven Seas or something like that.
21. What movie do you wish you had never seen?
The Exorcist. I couldn’t turn the lights off for weeks. 2nd place goes to A Clockwork Orange, made me sick to my stomach.
22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?
Memento - tres strange, but oh so cool.
23. What is the scariest movie you’ve seen?
Exorcist - can’t seem to think of any other that has freaked me as much.
24. What is the funniest movie you’ve seen?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail. 2nd place goes to Groundhog Day. 3rd place goes to The Fabulous Baker Boys.
25. If you could only watch one movie for the rest of eternity, what would it be?
Definitely would be either a Hitchcock movie or a Frank Capra. Rear Window, Vertigo or It’s a Wonderful Life. Not sure.
Tell me about your likes and dislikes.
WC
The Magic of Chalk
Posted on March 8, 2007 - Filed Under Dear Readers..., Dreams, Heroes, Pioneers, adventure, amazing, art, beautiful photos, beauty, classics, cool cats, fangirly, favorites, joy of creating, loving it!, really cool shit, that's class, works of art
Beerman, the chalk artist has more amazing entries I just had to share:
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I think my favorite is the one with Batman - but hey I wouldn’t kick any of them out of the neighborhood. It never ceases to amaze me how much a true artist can do with so little. Incredible. Bravo I say!
WC
We Interupt Our Normal Programming to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILLIE!
Posted on March 6, 2007 - Filed Under Birthdays, Humor, acts of valor, adventure, american idol, cool cats, fangirly, favorites, friends, funny bone, good wishes, kindred, my opinions, tay-tay, voices in my head
Hey, I don’t care - it’s my blog and really if I can’t use the worldwide web to wish a good friend happy birthday then what good is it?
Billie I love ya and want you to have a great birthday. You are and always will be my first real Taylor Hicks buddy. We shared a very special obsession and truly without you it wouldn’t have been nearly as much fun as it was.
I wish to hell that someday we will go see TayTay together in concert and complete the making of total fools of ourselves in utter splendor and abandon - cuz honey if I’m a gonna do that - then you’re the one who I want to do that with.
I thank you for your cheer, your caring, your humor and even your bitching. Love ya doll. Happy Birthday!!
Hugs & Kisses,
Annie
PS: We all pitched in and got you a stripper.
You like? 
American I-Dull
Posted on March 1, 2007 - Filed Under Critiques, WTF?, american idol, brain farts, candidates, clueless, crap!, double yoiks, empty head, fangirly, little rants, my opinions, really stupid shit, rest in peace, voices in my head
Boy does that say it or what? Now, I’ll admit I was an AI virgin last year and I suppose I got swept away with it all. But this year sucks so bad already I’m pretty sure I won’t be watching it anymore. It’s too painful to watch the slow slaughter of popular music that way. And frankly watching paint dry has more twists and turns.
Clearly, there are only 3-4 people who can actually sing. The best singer has absolutely no personality. In fact, when she isn’t singing it’s as if she doesn’t actually exist. Which is kind of spooky and makes me wonder if she is a virtual contestant or something. They can do everything else, why not that? And wouldn’t that, after all, be the epitome of the perfect contestant according to Simon Scowell?
I really am bummed though. When I watched last year I had so much fun being a fan. All of them had some talent and they were all interesting and had their own personalities to project. Even when the bad ones (like chicken little) were voted off I was a little teary-eyed. They were all so easy to love or ….hate. It was a thrill a minute and no one looked forward to Tuesday and Wednesday nights like I did. What’s happened?
Was last year a fluke? Pretty much all the losers from last year could beat the contestants of this year. Will anyone actually stay awake long enough to see who wins this snoozer? I can’t even remember any of their names. Or what they look like. Or even sound like. The guys are pretty much clones of one another. The most original one - the asian guy in bare feet (and sadly it was the bare feet that made him stand out) is gone. And I’m alarmed that it will take weeks and weeks to eliminate all the other bad ones, which by my calculations is about 20 of them.
Maybe the thrill is gone and Idol is now just more bad reality t.v. like all the others. There is a season for all things and a time for all things to come to an end. Could this be Idol’s time? Is that why they are starting that lame camp thing? To distract from the fact that out of hundreds of thousands of people who auditioned they came up with this crap as the best of the best? Are they fucking kidding me?
Dull, dull, dull, dull. I may give it another couple of weeks on the off chance someone with a pulse will actually end up on camera - but I’m pretty sure none of us will be jonesing for Idol this year.
What a waste!
WC
Lover You Don’t Treat Me No Good No More
Posted on February 6, 2007 - Filed Under Dreams, I gots to have it, I'm in awe, Just For Fun, adventure, amazing, art, classics, cool cats, double yoiks, fangirly, favorites, joy of creating, kindred, loving it!, music, musical favorites, really cool shit, that's class, video, works of art
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Sonia Dada is a weird name for a band - still, I have loved them for years. Their harmonies are incredible - and you can really hear them since they only use instruments to accompany themselves as opposed to blaring over them. I hope you love them too. Enjoy!
WC
Is There an American Idol Under There?
Posted on January 24, 2007 - Filed Under Critiques, Current Events, Dreams, Just For Fun, Life, Random Thoughts, WTF?, ab fab costumes, acts of idiocy, adventure, american idol, brain farts, candidates, classics, clueless, double yoiks, drama queen, empty head, fangirly, funny bone, possibilities, really stupid shit
I have to tell you I am so not impressed with anybody so far. I know I am new to this American Idol thing - and really maybe I was only meant to watch one season and be on my way. And if the auditions so far are any indication that could be quite true.
For the most part we’ve seen the typical bi-polar individuals who look like they’ve got on their makeup and costume for the big scene in a horror movie - and who sound like tortured souls risen from the depths of hell.
Then there are the simply clueless bambi types who have that big-eyed disappointment when they are told no. As though they don’t understand what the word no, means.
Then the ones who look relatively normal but have way more confidence than talent - and when they flake out on the first song, start singing other songs, sometimes changing up to three times before the judges finally manage to shut them up. “Just give me one more chance,” they all say. “I need a glass of water. I need to go to the bathroom.” Whatever. Do they really think that the judges will forget how bad they were during the 3 minute break - or that they will instantly become genius after they empty their bladder.
I’ve seen 4 or 5 people who will likely make it to the top 24. The blonde girl, they guy named sundance, the guy who looks like a cross between Fidel Castro and a Hassidic Rabbi, the bald guy whose kid was born the day of the audition and the back up singer who looks like a young Gladys Knight. I don’t think we’ve met the idol yet. My prediction. And believe me, there is not a Chris, Kelly, Paris or Taylor among them yet. This could be a really boring year.
This part of the show is always somewhat painful from what I understand - but so far it’s really sucked even the weird auditions were weird creepy, not funny. Remember the mom and daughter look alike team? She had blonde hair and mom was a brunette. Weird glasses, frizzy hair, braless, horrible clothes - and this girl went on and on about how sexy she was. I’m telling you, the meds need to be upped, seriously.
Tonight is another night of agony. Not sure I’ll make it through unless they start showing at least a couple of people worth hearing.
WC
Take Me Out To The Ballgame…
Posted on October 27, 2006 - Filed Under Baseball, History, Just For Fun, Life, adventure, fangirly
I’m not much of a sports fan. In fact, by and large sports are kind of boring to me. Except Baseball. I love baseball. It could be because when I was a child I spent a lot of time with my grandpap who was a semi invalid. I would often sit with him in the livingroom and watch the game on tv. As the game played out he would explain to me what was going on.
I quickly learned what a pop fly, a shut out, a bunt, the squeeze and countless other things meant. And what they looked like. And I quickly began to appreciate anyone who could seemingly fly up into the air and snag a homerun wannabe ball and dash all hopes.
I think maybe because of grandpap and my early tutelidge in the game I became a diehard Tigers fan. Even now, even though I’ve lived in California for most of my adult life - I still have a softspot for those motor city madmen. There is just something about them that speaks of the best of ‘home’ to me. They take me back to my childhood, when popcorn was heaven and watching the game was the biggest thing going on in the world. When things felt safe and happy. And even if they got the pants beat off of them I never stopped loving my Tigers. I guess that’s what they call a fan.
One of my fondest memories was the 1968 World Series. It was Tigers vs the Cardinals. And what a series! It was a nail biter from beginning to end. It looked like the Cards were going to sweep the series but somewhere around game 5 my Tigers busted outta the box and the fight was on. They were not going to go quietly. The Cards were going to have to use every trick in their bat bag to beat them.
Maybe because I’d watched my Tigers from the time I was a tiny girl and knew the team - Stormin’ Norman Cash, Al Kaline, Wille (the Wonder) Horton, Bill Freehan, Mickey Lolich, Gates Brown, Mickey McClaine and the rest…I just had a feeling. I believed. I knew my Tigers were going to rally and come back to take the series. It was going the full seven games and they were going to win.
I watched the whole series with my then best friend Dorothy - we were on a babysitting job with some neighbor kids and made them watch too. Our eyes never left the set. Especially on Game 7. It was the one. The game that would decide it all.
And that final moment when catcher Bill Freehan caught that last out sent us over the edge. We screamed until we were hoarse. We danced. We celebrated. Our guys had done good!
Imagine my delight when I learned that this year’s series was once again between my beloved Tigers and the awesome Cards. I’ve been watching the series - and ironically, I find myself going back to my memories of the ‘68 series. This could be it tonight. The Cards could take it all. They have only to win one more game and they’re the champions. Yet…in my heart I’m hoping and believing that my Tigers will rally once again. They will get their blood boiling and their bats banging. And make this hometown girl proud as punch. Cuz though the players have changed, I think the spirit of the Tigers lives on - it transcends the players, the managers and coaches and is its own force to be reckoned with.
Wish them luck.
WC
