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Published Tuesday, August 30, 2005 by midnight lounge.
will be back after the holiday...
thanks for checking in.
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Published Monday, August 29, 2005 by midnight lounge.
ahhh, a blog facelift. just because.
thanks for the hits.
Bookmark me and we'll strip online, removing one article for every hit.
Notice it's a winter shot with lots of scarfs and sweaters and longjohns...
Just like lesbians do, Marcia Cross on the fast-track to marriage. I'm not letting go of the rumors that sprouted last winter of Cross bumpin' uglies with chicks. PEN15 Club gives the quick backstory and some H-wood
insight to reinforce my theory.
A few weeks back I commented on Marcia, Marcia, Marcia as she cameo'd her way into the premiere of
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List. Read that
here.
Speaking of les ladies, when is Missy Elliott going to declare herself in love with the opp sex?
Oooh - Let's have this all come together here at
Midnight Lounge!
PURELY hypothetical: Marcia gets caught, cheatin' on her galpal
Lori Loughlin [c'mon, like you didn't already know] with Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott...in busts Elliott's chick
Ciara [it's a stretch; but trust me] as Cross and Elliott put their backs against the wall...Ciara walks into the closet, past the 15 year old cheerleader and yanks out R. Kelly, blaming the whole scenario on him.
Why? Just because I hate that god damn, mother fucking, trapped in the closet song.
Jason Mraz.
I know I'm an album late, but I [finally] bought
Mr. A-Z. I have a new musical buddy. He's witty, sensitive and quite a geek. oh yeah, and I think he's cute as hell.
His songwriting and vocal styling makes him tangible and relatable to listeners...With influences extreme as Sir Mix-a-Lot and Bjork, you'll be hard-pressed to put your finger on Mraz. Trust me, I've tried...all I got was a restraining order.
A rather dated gay-friendly
Q&A with the Mraz...
Andy over at
Towleroad posted this hysterical meteorologist hissy-fit, brought on by a CNN anchor late last night...
enjoy.
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Published Sunday, August 28, 2005 by midnight lounge.
I just saw a Hummer TV spot featuring a pregnant beast and a giant robot, falling in love to Everything But the Girl's remake of
Love is Strange. You can view the spot
here [click on
the latest to view.] At least the site plugs ebtg's
website.
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Published Friday, August 26, 2005 by midnight lounge.
what a story. a NYC resident, en route home from a successful job interview, had the where-with-all to cameraphone-snapshot a subway perv
showin' her his world. Able to capture the culprit digitally, she shared with police the pic in hopes of sparing other commuters the same sight.
Can't help but wonder; where did he get off?
(thanks
NewYorkCityBoys)
me and my sis.
'Though nearly ten years my junior (does that mean she's ten years younger than me?) and living miles apart, we're really quite close. I'm always so proud of her and look forward to watching her grow. As brother and sister, we have an awful lot in common, as demonstrated by her t-shirt.
She's leaving Elmira for Saint Simon Island in Georgia shortly...
...but I just watch it for the blatant show of skin! A few screengrabs (thanks
Rickey) from Fox's latest vote-em-off reality show,
So You Think You Can Dance.
okay, I'm not that bad. I do truly enjoy the talent on-stage, but one can only show so much restraint for a few of the male contestants. Below,
Blake,
Craig &
Artem.
Get your Kathy Griffin
podcast. Updated weekly, the snippets family with each weeks' episode.
Griffin was on Jimmy Kimmel earlier in the week joking that, since her Bravo debut, the
Allegedly DVD jumped from the 16,000th comedy best seller to #14.
Today, amazon lists it as
#5. Congrats Kathy!
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Published Thursday, August 25, 2005 by midnight lounge.
okay, I'll admit it. I was a reluctant fan of Bravo TV's
Boy Meets Boy, the first gay dating show on cable TV. Like every reality show, the dating game had a twist. Not all contestants were gay. Some straight guys were thrown into the mix, blurring the line between perception and reality. The "leading man" was left to his and his best girlfriend Audra's judgement to decide who was checkin' out Martha's rack or just expressing an interest in her baking gear.
Dan Wells, known for shamelessly
flirting with the leading man and the BGF, was a fan-favorite, crippling every gay man's gaydar after revealing his straightness. A self-described "method actor", Wells launched his own
website and later appeared on
Days of Our Lives (thanks Andy) as a woman masquerading as a man (hmph.)
Anyway, last week I picked up Rochester's
Democrat & Chronicle, browsing the engagement and wedding section. Quite randomly, I came across the announcement for Wells and his bride (a Rochester native.) Below is the scan. Wonder if
Brian H. was the best man?
**Update - who knew he had such a fanbase! He's got a
fanboard via his website.
I guess all those soap fans love a man dressin' up as a woman who's playin' a man. Huh?
Brokeback Mountain buzz continues; CNN has the
trailer (Thanks Evan.) With a domestic release of December 9th, I reluctantly accepted Jake Gyllenhaal's apology for having to miss my birthday dinner.
It's okay, I know he'll make up for it.
I know, I know, I've been very blog lazy. Check back tomorrow for a bunch of updates.
cheers!
j.
The long-awaited Truman Capote flick opens, in limited run, at the end of September.
Philip Seymour Hoffman (A Rochesterian) portrays Capote. The
site is slowly loading with tidbits on the movie.
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Published Thursday, August 18, 2005 by midnight lounge.
Goldfrapp is back.
Supernature, the third release from a band that's all about crystalline vocals and glam-sex decadence, drops this month. State-side fans may have to wait a bit for a domestic release, but in the meantime check out the Goldfrapp website for some tasty streams
here.
The lead single,
Ooh La La drives like a sex toy truck, rumblin' over the same tracks
Train traveled. The electro-clash sex kitten delivery is unmistakable, picking up where 2003's
Black Cherry left off.
Be on the lookout for recent
Tracey Thorn collaborators
Tiefschwarz; they've turned in a strong re-rub of Ooh La La.
"I get high on a buzz
Then a rush
When I'm plugged in you
I connect
when I'm flush
You get love when told what to do
Wonderful electric"
-
Strict Machine
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Published Monday, August 15, 2005 by midnight lounge.
Reenacting the
V-J kiss, couples gathered in Times Square to smooch next to the original nurse and sailor that later came to capture a moment in US war history.
You know times are a-changin'; the married nurse receives a sailor peck on the cheek as two gay guys pay tribute to the cause.
before:
during:
after:
updating the attic space. Summer, 2005.
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Published Friday, August 12, 2005 by midnight lounge.
I stopped by Friendly's for a happy ending sundae but all I got was a dish of ice cream.
happy friday.
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Published Thursday, August 11, 2005 by midnight lounge.
I love Kathy Griffin. Why hasn't she
called me.
...er, I mean Deborah.
Buzz around town [I know, I'm in Rochester. NOT Hollywood. Not even close. But I *still* hear buzz. okay, I beg, search and steal] is that Deborah Gibson is to appear on that horrible ABC show about stars dancing.
...although they are as nearly popular as a Brangelina spotting, I'm compelled to share additional
Post Secret postcards.
Sometimes comical, other times disturbing. Consistently memorable.
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Published Wednesday, August 10, 2005 by midnight lounge.
Check out Adele Fico's one woman show,
May God Strike Me Dead... (if I'm telling a Lie), in limited run this September.
City news gave a fabulous
review back in July of 2004.
Showtime dates:
September 22, 24 at 8 PM;
September 25 at 2 PM and 7:30 PM
December 29 at 8 PM;
New Years Eve at 6:30 & 9:30 PM
Adele is a dear friend of mine, armed with amazing comic timing and razor-sharp wit. She breathes life into each role she morphs into, giving heart and soul not only to the character, but the storyteller as well.
Make arrangements to see Adele at the
JCC this September. Tell 'em Nonna sent ya...
Does anyone else have a hard time picturing this, as caught by the gossip kings over at the
NY Post
"NICOLE Kidman jumping out of her front-row seat at the Garden, grabbing her crotch and dancing 'hip-hop style' to Eminem . . . "
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Published Sunday, August 07, 2005 by midnight lounge.
Provincetown, September 2004.
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Published Friday, August 05, 2005 by midnight lounge.
This photo has always been a personal favorite of mine. On a trip to Toronto, we discovered the revitalized harborfront; loaded with shops, eateries and, most importantly, visitors. Walking by a water feature, I caught this little girl on the cusp of testing the water.
A winter sojourn at the cape. From the archives, new years eve, 2003.
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Published Thursday, August 04, 2005 by midnight lounge.
...against my better judgement, I couldn't help but publish these photos of Black Eyed Peas lead singer Fergie, workin' up a sweat on stage... Check out Pink's blog for the full details... Saturday morning fans remember Fergie from Kids, Inc; fellow alum include Jennifer Love Hewitt and (my personal fave) Martika.
I *rarely* get political, but in the time the president has been in office, nearly 20% of it has been spent on vacation; Bush is currently spending five weeks off-site, resting at the
Crawford, Texas ranch. According to the Washington Post, it's the longest presidential retreat in at least 36 years.
The article also sites that, in the weeks leading up to September 11th, Bush spent a month in Crawford. The same time terrorist messages were starting to stir.
1,187 days left until the 2008 US election.
Thanks to Andy at
Towleroad.
It can be quite tough to focus on work when my home office window offers such a lush, summer view.
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Published Wednesday, August 03, 2005 by midnight lounge.
I love
Kathy Griffin. Sure, her shots are cheap and she pokes fun at all that she aspires to achieve, but her biting sense of humor and fearless take on celebrity craziness is dead-on.
Griffin's
reality show debuted on Bravo tonight. And what a show it is. 'Though some themes are a bit tiring [Margaret Cho was courting the "gays" years before Griffin] watching her haggle for free swag and bomb at a conservative fundraiser are classic reality TV moments.
A moment on the show I couldn't help but comment on:
Kathy's mission in the first episode is to get celebrities to attend an annual Toys for Tots fundraiser. Judging an LA
drag show, she encounters Marcia Cross.
Now if you recall, Cross was recently
rumored to be a big ol' lesbian, to the point where she publicly (thanks to a slew of publicists)
denied the allegations on
The View. Well when all those "allegations" were being flung around town, the biggest of all rumors was that not only was Marcia coming out of the closet, but so was her girlfriend; another primetime celebrity. As Kathy flutters between celebs and queens, the camera keeps catching Cross and another woman quitetogether most of the evening. It's not clear who the mystery woman is 'till a group photo of all of those in attendance is shot. Thanks to the reality cameras documenting Griffin's show, Lori Loughlin is caught snugglin' next to Marcia Cross most of the evening...
I'm not alleging that two PRIMETIME [Loughlin on WB's Summerland, Cross on ABC's Desperate Housewives] celebs are bumpin' uglies at night, but I can't help but find this more than coincidental; Loughlin was first on the list of alleged lovers back when all the gossip started to run its course.
Jody Watley hasn't bleeped on mainstream radars for quite some time, but has continuously released excellent work. In 2003, she gave us a stellar late-night set, appropriately called
Midnight Lounge, the inspiration for the branding of this blog...
I've given a little
blog time to Jody in the past, but definitely check out her latest release; a 2005 update of her debut single
"Looking for a New Love," remixed and remade for today's dance floors.
For more on Watley, visit:
www.jodywatley.net
This is *SO* gluttenous, and I can't wait. Bravo is ressurecting the old '70s staple
Battle of the Stars, except with folks from reality shows!
From the Average Joe to Joe Schmo, it's a s
morgasbord of TV rejects scratching their way back into primetime viewing.
A few hightlights of who's on:
Trishelle (Real World)
Heidi (The Apprentice, 1)
Mike "The Miz" (Real World)
Richard Hatch (Survivor, 1) <----insert gratuitous nude joke now
Evan Marriott (Joe Millionare)
Duncan Nutter (Showbiz Moms and Dads) <----my personal fave; can't wait to see this nutcase again!
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Published Tuesday, August 02, 2005 by midnight lounge.
I was one of the last to jump on the Pitt / Jolie band wagon, assuming that all the buzz was to promote Mr. & Mrs. Smith, but it seems the comely duo may just be together.
Aniston speaks out in the September edition of Vanity Fair. Check out
this in advance of the interview hitting stands.
I can
watch this all day.
And in related news, Lauren Bacall bashes
Cruise.
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Published Monday, August 01, 2005 by midnight lounge.
I'm late, I know, but I am going to take this week and read Sedaris' latest,
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. If you've never given yourself a read by Sedaris, check out
Me Talk Pretty One Day or
Naked.
An essayist with a biting wit and dry take on life experiences, you'll never chuckle the same after a Sedaris read.