CELEBRITY COMINGS AND GOINGS
Friday's Snap Shots: Week In Review
WHAT A BLOW TO HEAR OF THE DEATHS OF KOKO TAYLOR and DAVID CARRADINE on the same day. I'm a big fan of all the Carradines. Though Keith is my favorite, I was still sad at 73-year-old David's mistake. But the bigger wallop for me is Taylor. She's one of my iPod favorites. I dare you to listen to her and not feel a tingle.
I think another reason I had a special affinity for her was that she resembled my family. Alas, only in looks, not musical talent. Koko was among the greats, known as the Queen of the Blues who kept the blues scene alive in her adopted hometown of Chicago (disclaimer: I had one of the BEST nights of my life at Chicago blues club Kingston Mines. The 80-year-old died June 3 of complications after surgery. R.I.P
WHEN DID LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS hit the celebrity D-list? I was surprised to see him on the new NBC pile-o-shit I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!. What's he doing hanging out with the likes of Speidi, Frangela, FREAKING SANJAYA, and that Blagojevich woman!
I could only stomach snippets of this Survivor rip-off but I did catch this -- Spencer told Heidi, "It's the first time you've cried on TV and it's not fake." I think she was crying over a lost container of dry shampoo. The famewhores pretended to leave several times but then came right back. "Super-celebrities don't belong in the jungle,"' Spencer reportedly said. "They belong in Hollywood with the paparazzi." Why not just jump around, waving your arms in the air, and shouting, "Look at us, look at us, LOOK AT US!!! Don't we deserve our OWN show! You know we do. We'd be fab!"
The show's two hosts are bad and I have a difficult time looking at the set and believing they're in Costa Rica. It looks as if an assistant went out and bought every large tree and tropical-looking fauna at Ikea and bunched them all together. I'd describe this show the way Elaine Benes described her orgasms with the fictional Jerry Seinfield (with finger-pointing) - fake, fake, fake, fake.
I'M HOPING THAT RIHANNA goes all the way and testifies against ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in court for the brutal beating he inflicted. But it seems that part of her recovery from the incident is a bit of internet mischief. She allegedly plans to release embarrassing nude photos of the singer in retaliation for him "allegedly" doing the same to her. Children, grow up.
LOVING ALL THINGS PRINCE, I was excited to see PopMatters week-long celebration of the 25th anniversary of Purple Rain. The site explores the cinematic rivalry between Prince and Morris Day, give a track by track analysis of the film’s music and, of course, includes a feature on Prince's delicious wardrobe.
AND I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE. With an older man. I googled him and found out that we’re the same zodiac sign. Sigh. He has such a mellifluous voice I could listen to his dulcet tones all day. In fact, as a true crime buff, some days I do. He’s Bill Kurtis, former hotshot Chicago television anchorman and narrator of crime dramas such as American Justice and Cold Case Files. While I’ve always dug his voice, getting to see him in his commercials for AT&T bring a special thrill. In his 30-second spot with Andy Roddick I can watch him kiss that trophy over and over. You can only act that well in that short amount of time when you really get it. Bill gets it. He's like Leslie Nielsen that way. After you have the great, serious career go goof on yourself and keep bringing home the Benjamins.
SexyChattyCatty is a regular contributor at CrabbyGolightly.com where she writes frequently on TV, America's favorite snack food.
