HAYYYYY!! OK …….. I will be the first to admit that I have been stuck behind the waterfall when it comes to RACHEL ZOE and her PROJECT on Bravo. Two seasons have passed and I was not following this incredibly wonderful hot mess. But no more! I love this show. I love how Rachel repeats herself 40 million times by telling everyone who will listen how busy she is, I love how Rodger just goes with flow [or disappears] when the stress hits the fan, I love Taylor and her never ending negativity, and you know I love me some wit and wisdom of Mr. Brad [not to mention those glasses]!
Before the third season started last week, I had to go out and buy the season 1 and 2 dvds at Target. Yes Target! Target apparently has made some type of deal with Bravo so that they carry previous seasons of their shows on dvd, such as another hot mess Jeff Lewis and FLIPPING OUT.
But back to Miss Rachel .. I am so inspired by this woman's personal style. Love the big hair and the continual vintage 60's / 70's references. And you know CALL HIM MISS ROSS loves the 60's.
OK ……. OBSESSING!
And here is a fantastic shot of Brad on the beach.
HAYYYYY!! OK …….. After way too long of a "blog break" Call Him Miss Ross and The Dog And The Diva are back up and talking trash about something! I can just hear my three faithful readers cheer!
As you possibly can tell, the diva has been vacationing during the break. I was fortunate enough to take an 8 day Carnival cruise down to Cabo, Panama, and somewhere else south of America. To be honest I LOVE cruising, but I'm not a big fan of actually getting off of the boat. I would much rather find a nice beach chair at the back of the boat, read, eat, read, feed the face more and then walk around thinking I'm Kathie Lee Gifford singing, "…….. in the morning, in the evening, ain't we got fun!" Does anyone remember when ol' Kathy was the Carnival spokesperson?
Anyway, the only excursion I went on, was a tour through the Panama Canal. Very, very interesting history lesson thanks to our tour guide. But hot! As Miss Gina would might say, "over 400+ degrees." I'm still not sure why Carter let that potential money maker slip away.
So yes, the diva had a great and most importantly, RELAXING, time. And I have to say, DAMN!, there was some major DILF scenery on this boat – especially at the dinner table next to ours!
OK …….. onto other things besides the fact that two Central American dictators wanted little ol me to be their countries First Diva! Is anyone obsessed about The Real Housewives of New Jersey like I am?
If you've read my previous entries, you know Mama Anne and myself love us some Real Housewives, while non cultured individuals such as Miss Gina can't appreciate true art. I love the New York ladies, I love the Atlanta ladies, and I'm sure I will love the DC women, but drag queen, the New Jersey divas take this show to a new level! Children of the women sending threatening texts, bankruptcies, faux fashion shows, this show is the new Dynasty! Hands down loving me some crazy Teresa! To quote one of my other obsessions, Kathy Griffin, "that b***h be crazy!"
If anyone is still reading THANK YOU! I'm Back!
Today In Diana Ross History – 7-11-1964 [actually yesterday]:
The Supremes release "Where Did Our Love Go," which eventually spends two weeks at #1 on both the Hot 100 and Hot R&B charts. "Where" is the first of twelve number one songs that Miss Ross and the Supremes release between 1964 to 1969. PEOPLE! Twelve in 5 years!
"Through the mirror of my mind, time after time …….."
HAYYYYY!! OK …….. been a busy, busy Saturday! Today was the 2010 Walk for Lupus, held at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. Pictured above is yours diva truly, along with my friend Jennifer [aka "Jenifay"]. We were both walking for TEAM JT! Last month, Jennifer and I held a bake sale, with all the proceeds going to the walk.
The weather and the atmosphere at the park were GREAT! We arrived around 2:00 pm, had lunch, walked around the booths and then headed off on the walk at 5:00 pm. Up until this month, Atlanta's walk was the largest in the country. But apparently, New York and DC haved edged ahead of us …….. but not for long! Way to go TEAM JT!!
After the walk, I went home, took a quick shower, and then headed off with Queen Cindy and Countess Gina to celebrate Lady Di of Darby's birthday! I told Di to work a pose for me ["Covergirl! Put the Base In Your Walk"] and look at the incredible result above. To one of the great medical professionals, Happy #25 Di! And remember, you have Good Hair!
OK, call me a cheap pop culture diva who likes pure trash .. and I will answer! YES, I actually bought and have been constantly listening to New York Housewife, Countess LuAnn's song, "Money Can't Buy You Class!" PEOPLE! This song is just plain bad, but I still love it! While it does not have the catchy chorus of Kim Zolciak's "Tardy For The Party," [and Kim is still riding the gravy train on that song], the lyrics are done in a sing songy rap that makes it an instant drag classic!
The reviews on i-tunes were all horrible, but you want to say PEOPLE! what did you expect? This is just a drag bitch track over a so-so beat. I am so loving this hot mess of a song! Bring It To The Runway LuAnn!
Finally, and I know that I will stand alone in my opinion but, I was not that impressed with Betty White's big appearance on SNL. I don't think Betty was the problem. Just the water logged writing.
HAYYYYY!! OK …….. I finally finished the GLEE DVD set, "Season One – The Road To Sectionals!" I have to say that I honestly love this show even more than a few weeks ago. I have bought both the soundtracks, as well as the mash ups, etc that you can only obtain through i-tunes. I have asked my friends, co-workers and complete strangers if they watch the show. Almost 95% state "NO." How is this possible?? This show was a big hit, it's returning from hiatus on 4/13/2010!! Anybody up for a GLEE viewing par-tay?? And to answer the inevitable question that I get asked after my GLEE inquiry .. NO, I do not watch IDOL!
And yes, I am driving everyone crazy with my new obsession!
Five random things I love about this show:
1. Kristin Chenoweth as the drop out April Rhodes. The producers have to bring this woman back.
2. Lea Michele's [aka Rachel Berry] incredible voice. Rachel's character gets on my last nerve, but that voice ……..!
3. Matthew Morrison, Matthew Morrison! What can this man not do? Sing – Check! Dance [incredibly] – Check! Act – Check!
4. The show celebrates real singers. Creator Ryan Murphy stated that he wanted to cast unknowns who could really sing.
5. Jane Lynch aka Sue Sylvester!
Ok …….. Even I will admit that discussing J-Lo's departure from Sony is pretty unimportant when that woman was eaten by the whale today and the Olympics are still taking place, but HAYYYYY, I had to comment. In case you did not know, J-Lo is leaving Sony, where she has been since 1999, when her debut album, ON THE 6, came out. Since that time, Jenny from the block has had some major hits, but lately ……. "Louboutins" ring a bell with anyone? By the way, what was that song really about? She was mad at her boyfriend, so she bought a new pair shoes and hit the club?? She was the fool. It takes some time to break in a new pair of pumps [not that I KNOW]. The guy will have flown the coop, leaving her with sore feet.
But I digress. Jenny stated she had fulfilled her contract and signed to new label. Of course she did not state which label was so lucky to obtain her services.
I'm sure my readers and Mariah "The Voice" Carey will lose a few hours of sleep tonight wondering what will happen to J-Lo's career. Will her supposedly upcoming album, LOVE?, ever see the light of day?
HAYYYYY!! OK …….. While the ATL is trying to dig itself out of AVALANCHE YALL!, the southern version of the 1970's disaster flick, I thought I'd share some musical obsessions of the past week:
1. Mariah's new remix video for "Up Out My Face," featuring Nicki Minaj. This video is just plain crazy, trashy and incredible .. all at the same time. We have THE VOICE basically walking through one long tv ad for Target stores! The only thing missing is that annoying bullseye. However, with Mariah in pig tails, Mariah is a sexy nurses outfit, and Mariah wearing a too tight ballgown .. THE VOICE is telling you "Up Out My Face." In addition to Mimi and Nicki, the video features one of my favorite bloggers [see blog roll], B SCOTT!
And while the video is so trashy it's good, the lyrics really walk the runway:
"If we were two lego blocks; even the Harvard University graduating class of 2010; Couldn't put us back together again." Now yall know THE VOICE stayed up all night just dreaming up that poetry.
2. OK, I'll admit my shameful little secret .. I am officially "GLEE-D!" As usual, I catch most of these pop phenoms only after after everyone else has bought the posters, bedsheets, t-shirts, and dolls, and I can only find a Chris Kirkpatrick of N'SYNC doll in the half price bucket at Dollar General. Does anyone remember ol' Chris? He had the funky hair, was never allowed to sing solo [but then again, was Lance Bass?], and always talks of N'YSNC's upcoming reunion, just as soon as Justin's finishes his failing solo projects. UM HUMM …….
Anyway, I was given GLEE Season 1 DVDs for my birthday, and have become hooked. I just finished episode #4, "Preggers." Jane Lynch aka Sue Sylvester is beyond wonderful. My favorite line, "You think this is hard, I've been waterboarded!" And then there's Matthew Morrison .. not just DAMN, but DAMN! Broadway's original Link Larkin from Hairspray before the world had even heard of Zac what's his face. I love, love, love Matthew's version of "Gold Digger!"
I remember when GLEE first came out, and various friends would ask if I was watching the show, because they just KNEW I would enjoy. However, now that I'm all into Kurt, Mercedes, Rachel and Quinn, I can only find THE PINK DIVA and MAMA E CARTER [Shout Out To Mama E!] to discuss my new obsession.
And get this, IMDB states that one of the upcoming episodes is titled THE POWER OF MADONNA!
3. Finally, I am still "Lovin', Livin', And Givin'," as Miss Ross would say, Kandi Burrus and her FLY ABOVE ep! PEOPLE! This woman lives in Atlanta and I want to meet her! Ask for an autograph, take a picture, say hello! MISS SHAE claims that she will set this up, so we'll see.
Di! And remember, you have Good Hair!
