Marilyn Monroe with Ella Fitzgerald - LIZ Taylor. TRUE Beauty.

I myself wanted to travel back in time today, it's a nice thing to do you know.

(thx miss vicky)

Marilyn with Ella Fitzgerald listening to jazz at Hollywood's Tiffany Club in 1955.
Ella Fitzgerald had become her favorite singer, and when she found out that a popular club had refused to book Ella because she was black, Marilyn took action.
Quote from Ella: "I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt. It was because of her that I played the Mocambo, a very popular nightclub in the '50s. She personally called the owner of the Mocomabo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him - and it was true, due to Marilyn's superstar status - that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman - a little ahead of her times. And she didn't know it".

I adore Marilyn. Isn't this a great story?
xoxoxo

This is one of my favourite photos of Marilyn, it for some reason, maybe for it's pure simplicity & innocent energy, brings out a lot of emotions in me. The first being Anger. How she was treated like some dumb blond and I believe rather forced or brought on the overdose of pills that killed this marvelous creature, perhaps as a cover up or a broken heart. Either way you look at it. THEY killed her.

Another favourite, for this photo makes me want to cry for some reason. She seems happy, content and serene. Adorable in a peasant skirt and clogs. Photo by Milton Greene. Simple.

Marilyn Monroe posed for a series of photographs taken by Richard Avedon in 1958, as five of the original sex symbols of the silver screen: Jean Harlow, Clara Bow, Marlene Dietrich, Lillian Russell and Theda Bara. The ultimate sex goddess, embodying other sex goddesses through the decades. I've never seen these photos before as I can recall? and I'm quite taken by them. Marilyn must have admired these screen goddesses, and wanted to be like them. She ultimately became more famous then any of them. :(

~ Marilyn as Clara Bow ~

~ Marilyn as Theda Bara ~

~ Marilyn as Lillian Russel ~

~ Marilyn as Jean Harlow ~

~ Marilyn as Marlene Dietrich ~

~ Marilyn as Herself ~

"She was so lovely and too young to die. God bless her...I never met Marilyn Monroe, but if I had, I would have tried very hard to help her...A sex symbol is a heavy load to carry when one is tired, hurt, and bewildered."
~ Clara Bow ~

Liz will have to be another day, I'm tired these days.

Stunning.

I'm not usually so fond of perfect features, I find imperfections to be charming, beautiful and what makes a woman's face interesting. But somehow, Elizabeth's perfect, magnetic beauty is just perfect. It takes my breath away.

Good friends of mine know how fascinated I am by Elizabeth Taylor & just hoping someday I could get her autograph before it's too late(like Bob Hope)but just don't know how to go about it?!

This must be one of the best photos of Liz. Classic. Richard Avedon, NY, 1958

thanks girls for the boost I needed today. xox

MTV bans 'Telephone', remains useless and irrelevant

MTV bans 'Telephone', remains useless and irrelevant

(thx goes out to ohnotheydidn't & agrees w/you about MTV)

MTV BANS "TELEPHONE" MUSIC VIDEO-CNN reported today that MTV has decided to ban the airing of the music video for Lady Gaga and Beyoncé's "Telephone" on its network. The most shocking thing about this is that MTV still believes its decision matters.

Courtesy Mediaite, here's video of CNN's Fredricka Whitfield and Jackie Jeras discussing MTV's decision to ban the video.(It should be noted that, unlike what is mentioned in the above clip, the "Telephone" music video has garnered more than 13 million YouTube views in less than three days.) The ironic thing about this is that MTV, through years of cultivation of reality programming that infested its schedule so deeply, barely even airs music videos anymore— a quick look at the network's programming schedule for today reveals no time slots devoted to music videos, yet seven hours set aside for its docudrama program, True Life —yet still feels the need to issue a ban on one it deems too provocative.

Even more ironic is the fact that the network is alienating probably the only artist out there who still actually cares about making a good music video in an age when dancing a little ditty in front of a green screen, or splicing together footage of a live performance and dubbing the studio version of the track over it, seems to be the norm. This is classic MTV: desperate (and obvious) attempts to hold onto the relevance it once had—and lost on its own accord—by doing anything and everything it can to drum up publicity through manufactured controversy. (Remember this?).

The fact that the network still, somehow, believes that its music video-related "decisions" matter is just another piece of the WTF puzzle. As mentioned above, the "Telephone" music video has amassed more than 13 million YouTube views in under three days. When was the last time MTV had 13 million people watch anything?

Exactly.

Johnny Weir drops out of Worlds - Mar 9th, 2010

Be Good Johnny! ;p

Johnny Weir, Olympic figure skater and star of Sundance Channel reality series Be Good Johnny Weir, has announced that he will not take place at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Torino, Italy later this month, saying he will take a short break from competition to “rework his technique.”Weir issued the following statement this afternoon: “I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and support during the recent Olympic Games. The 2010 Olympics will be a memory that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

I feel that I skated two of the best performances of my career, making my coaches, my family and above all myself very proud. But I would not have been able to skate the way I did without the encouragement of my fans worldwide. “And while I am still embracing my Olympic memories and have the momentum to move forward, I have decided that it is not advantageous at this time for me to partake in the World Championships in Torino, Italy. After my sixth place finish in Vancouver, I believe that I must take time to reassess my strategies and goals. While I understand the importance of competition, I feel that a short break at this time would be personally beneficial to me.

I know all may not share my stance, but I can assure everyone that

I will be re-energized after I’ve had time to rework my technique. I want to be a better competitor and win medals for my country and I hope everyone can respect my decision to take this time off.“Once again, I want to thank everyone who supported me this season. Specifically, I would like to thank my coaches Galina Zmievskaya, Viktor Petrenko, Nina Petrenko, Priscilla Hill and David Wilson for helping me make my Olympic dreams a reality. I would also like to thank my family and friends for their never-ending support. Finally, I want my fans to know that I love them and I work every day to make them proud. I will continue to work hard and I hope my work for next season will be the most exciting of my career.”

LOST LOST LOST!!! - Live Chat tonight!

So here we are: Tonight's the night we Lost fans have so feverishly been waiting for: the premiere of the show's final season, which will hopefully answer some of our most burning Lost questions. What is the smoke monster? Who are the Others? Why is Walt doing ads for Tyson chicken nuggets?
Join the Phoenix's crack team of Lost pundits, as we testily and fanboyishly dissect Season 6. Tonight, we're live-chatting premiere two-parter, "LAX," starting at 9pm, capping it off with a post-episode wrap-up and discussion at 11pm. Come for the wiseass commentary and wild speculation, stay for the inevitable barrage of Lost-related animated GIFs -- and you're all invited to chatjam right along with us. (Note: We'll be lightly moderating comments, so just don't be dicks, and keep a lid on anything outright spoilery.)

Happy 1rst Obamaversary

Equality California, Prop 8, The unimaginable happened last night

I get these in my email, I thought I'd share.

http://www.eqcapac.org/

The unimaginable happened last night

Dear supporter,

Yesterday, in the bluest of blue states, Massachusetts voters elected a right-wing, anti-equality candidate to the U.S. Senate seat held by Edward Kennedy since 1962. And the group behind Prop. 8, the National Organization for Marriage, played a major role.

The volatile electorate, coupled with fierce opposition determined to deny us equality, makes 2010 a critical year to preserve and expand our right to legal equality. We all must engage in this critical election year and do everything we can to elect pro-equality candidates. EQCA's political action committee only endorses candidates and works to elect those who are 100% in support of our rights. Make a contribution to Equality California's PAC so that we can protect our gains and continue to expand our rights.

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With truly historic state races for Governor, Attorney General and Insurance Commissioner, as well as nearly half the California Senate seats and the entire Assembly up for grabs this year (and key U.S. Senate and Congressional races including Senator Barbara Boxer's seat) what happens in the next election will dictate not only who will fight for our rights for years to come but whether we can protect our gains and achieve true equality.

Please donate now! http://www.eqcapac.org/donate/facebook

You, EQCA members, can make the difference in these elections by working with our 20 field managers in nine offices throughout the state. We can only do this work with your support. Please, donate now!

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Too much hangs in the balance to wait to get involved. Consider volunteering with our field team, and make a contribution to our PAC so we can target key races for support.

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Let's all get engaged before it is too late.

In solidarity,

Geoff Kors
Executive Director
Equality California

‘Pants on the Ground’ American Idol- Performed by the very Lovely & Healthy 82 yr. old Larry Platt!

Now I was rocking out with them/him on this one, I totally agree what he's saying. pull those pants up you guys, you look like total idiots! Nobody wants to see Ur ass/underwear!
‘Pants on the Ground’ American Idol
Larry Platt sings Pants on the Ground, an awesome original song that seriously needs to be recorded.

Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Looking like a fool with your pants on the ground
With the gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants on the ground
Call yourself a cool kat
Lookin like a fool
Walking downtown with your pants on the ground
Get your pants off the ground

[Repeat like 500 million times over]

TO A NEW YEAR & DECADE!!! Goodbye to the worst year of my life!

*¨*•♫♪ HAPPY♪♫•*¨•.¸¸.•**•♫♪ NEW♪♫•*¨•.¸¸.•*¨• ♪YEAR♪♫•*¨*•.♪♫•*¨*2010*¨*•♫♪ •*¨*•♫♪ HAPPY♪♫•*¨•.¸¸.•**•♫♪ NEW♪♫•*¨•.¸¸.•*¨• ♪YEAR♪♫•

Goodbye 2009, you were the worst thing that ever happened to me and I hate you and I won't ever forget it, even after death! You fucker!

Altho, I am finally living in my own beautiful home by the Sea (what I always wanted). I have new things this year that I have always wanted and have made new great forever kind of friends in my new city here, and experienced things I never had before, learned some great things and was taught a few a lessons! These are all good things...

But, It's timing is way off, or maybe it was meant to be this way? I never got to share this with My Dearest Grandma, Mother, Best Friend. It wasn't supossed to be like this.

It's all been bittersweet, when I find myself happy, I say "wait a minute", you can't be happy. You just lost the only thing that ever meant anything to you. So, It's happy filled with Sorrow.

It's so strange!... I can put down in words.

I did something today I was supossed to do 11 months ago & it feels pretty freakin' good!

In a way, to me it doesn't even seem like New Year's to me. Am I the only one that feels this way? It's weird, it went by way too fast!

Hopefully THIS YEAR & beyond people will start to care more about each other, this planet we live on, the animals we share it with instead... of celebrities...& go out & LIVE!!!!! Get all the things you wished & dreamed for done for yourself. Don't live thru others! love, care, share.

I HAPPEN TO GET A FEW SHOTS OF THE MOON WHILE I WAS DRIVING! DOESN'T DO IT JUSTICE! http://twitgoo.com/atd9y

I blast this song every New Year's,ever since the song came out!Cause it's the fucking truth! ♫ http://blip.fm/~ikkv5

I'm so glad it's over with!

I am the Rain King (When I think of heaven, Deliver me in a black-winged bird)

When I think of heaven

Deliver me in a black-winged bird

I think of flying down into a sea of pens and feathers

And all other instruments of faith and sex and God

In the belly of a black-winged bird.

Don't try to feed me'Cause I've been here before

And I deserve a little more

I belong in the service of the Queen

I belong anywhere but in between

She's been crying and I've been thinking

And I am the Rain King

And I said Mummah, Mummah, Mummah, why am I so alone

I can't go outside

I'm scared I might not make it home

I'm alive, I'm alive

But I'm sinking in

If there's anyone at home at your place, darling

Why don't you invite me in?

Don't try to bleed me 'Cause I've been there before

And I deserve a little more

I belong in the service of the Queen

I belong anywhere but in between

She's been lying and I've been sinking

And I am the Rain King

Hey, I only want the same as anyone

Henderson is waiting for the sun

Oh, it seems night endlessly begins and ends

After all the dreaming I come home again

When I think of heaven

Deliver me in a black-winged birdI think of dying

Lay me down in a field of flame and heather

Render up my body into the burning heart of God

In the belly of a black-winged bird

Don't try to bleed me'Cause I've been here before

And I deserve a little more

I belong in the service of the queen

I belong anywhere but in between

She's been dying and I've been drinkingAnd I am the Rain King

I said that I am the Rain King

Well I said that I I I I I

yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Well I am the Rain King.... Yeah!

what I love about real musicians is that they can improvise. When I was younger, it would throw me off if an artist changed the words in the live version. I appreciate that now, because it's more expressive and sincere to the artists expression. That's music, man.

I went to the fair & even forgot what time it was!

I went to the Morrissey concert the night before and was up really late, well up in the weirdest early morning hours and it was all a blur. I had to "recover" from what I went thru the prior night. I knew Bernadette and I had made plans to go to the to the Harbour for the boat light parade the following night on Saturday. I was so tired from only getting a few hrs of sleep, so much so that I was delirious! But Bernie called me and off we went. It was funny! I was hung over (not from drinking, just hung over) & I was all giggles for no reason!

I grabbed all my The Smiths Cd's (because my ONLY way OUT is to go SO FAR IN) and a sweater, Peacoat, scarf and a bottled water. Thank all the gods, for it was FREEZING! By the Sea of course! I met Bernadette at a local record store called http://www.salzers.com/ . We went in for some Adam Lambert, Susan Boyle, anything Morrissey I may have forgotten, and looking at used cheap crap before we realised we better get going before we miss all the action!

We both didn't eat anything as of 6pm, so off to din din, after high-fiving each other like a couple of geeks when we both agreed on EL POLLO LOCO! (my fav. place). Nachos here I come!

We both were starving and ate like we were eating our "last supper" as on lookers we're horrified. OH WELL. I asked the owners if they had any "I love El Pollo Loco" bumper stickers, but no good! My friend was asking for a hat, lol, I even wouldn't wear that shit! They prolly thought we were drunk! Anyways, out of there...

I was following dette at some point, oh yeah, that was after the record store, then to a gas station that was too bright and blaring music to me. Ekk! Put gas in the tank and off we went down a dark road to the harbour, she following me this time. We got there and it was PACKED!!

We searched for parking as I almost crashed a few times because I was mesmerized by all the boats with X-mas lights & I didn't know there was going to be a fair there either! Dette didn't tell me! I was excited like a little kid. I like these sort of things. I'm a kid at heart!


She finally found a parking spot & then I. She found me some how & popped out of nowhere! We walked up & I was excited about the slip and slide, but then I saw the cotton candy and had bernadette buy me a mulit-coloured one (it was gross, stick w/the blue or pink).

After that, I saw the yellow rubber duckies and it was all over with. I ran over there and poor bernie had to deal w/me standing around this one booth for like 45 minutes! You don't know how much I like to people watch and I just love reptiles!

One of the lighted boats!
Cotton Candy!

I just came back from the boat light parade, didn't know there was going to be a FAIR!

http://twitgoo.com/a2yon

Girls just wanna have fun!

Walkin up 2 the man that worked there, I asked him how many winning rubber duckies there were,he said only 5! http://twitgoo.com/a2z4m

Never played this B4 EVER. My 1rst try, I get the "right #6" rubber duckie! I was happy, the man was mad! http://twitgoo.com/a2ypj

fuck yeah, my first try EVER! I never win anything!

my baby's first good look of mommy

me and my baby

The man that worked there was in disbeilef, almost didn't want to give me me prize! Wth? Guess what I won? http://twitgoo.com/a2yqd

He didn't want to give me my turtle!? It was weird. But in the end we were friends! So happy I have a new pet! http://twitgoo.com/a2z5z

I won a little turtle!!! love him already! He's so cute & tiny! has personality! Guess what I named him?
http://twitgoo.com/a2yrl

ANY TORI AMOS FAN WANT TO GUESS WHAT I NAMED MY TURTLE? YOU ONLY GET ONE TRY?? ...
http://twitgoo.com/a2ys3

Fireworks, we didn't know were gonna happen! hurrah!

Bernadette and I watching the fireworks
http://twitgoo.com/a2z6e

It snowed on us!! What fun!
wipe my nose, get my new boots on... After all was said and done, I walked away w/my baby turtle and bernadette and I just walked around the water's edge. I had so much fun that night and it was all but maybe 3 hours? and all totally spontaneous! Thanks Bernadette for inviting me!

I should really be the Octopus. Doing 8 things at once all the time!
Finally, I have Green hair! Yippee!
Me and Bernie played half a game of checkers, before my ADD had us running to the next thing!;p

Rest of the photos- http://tinyurl.com/yh8k48g

Video- http://www.youtube.com/user/OrphanSailor