Showing posts with label Diana Ross. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diana Ross. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Hump Day & Chill

Sugar & Spice
Jon
"I want muscles, All, all over his body
(Make him strong enough from his head down to his toes)
I want muscles, All, all over his body
(Make him strong enough from his head down to his toes)" - Muscles, Diana Ross


Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No it's a hot ginger! That's right peeps today's Hump Day & Chill is all about a hot muscled ginger named Jon.

Just sit right back and Jon will tell you the tale of getting naked for the camera via Tye Briggs Favorite Hunks & Other Things. The operative word here being hunk.

"No" I would never order my minions to Hump & Chill to someone I wouldn't.

That being stated I feel an uncontrollable urge coming on right here, right now.

Join me in a group activity at the NSFW link below, do it and do it now!!!

Soap Drop!

https://favoritehunks.blogspot.com/2015/12/martha-stewart-with-muscles-jon-by.html

Friday, November 23, 2018

Just Because...Diana Ross

This Didn't Used To Be, It Is My Playground
Diana Ross
Just Because it's the post Turkey Day blahs, Just Because she is so glamorous & Just Because she has her own playground in Central Park, here is one Ms. Diana Ross!

Seriously, who looks this amazing to go for a stroll in the park, I ask you? "Yes" I am asking you? Answer me! Alrighty then, have it your way. I guess if you had an entire part of the park named in your honor you might just get as Boss as Ross when you do.

Here is Diana beaming in front of, what else? Diana Ross Playground.

There is no word on whether or not the have an Ain't No Mountain High Enough slide...how Dirty would that make you Diana?

Mic Drop!

Diana on Instagram -
https://www.instagram.com/dianaross/?hl=en 

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Pose Like A Mannequin

ID, Don't Leave Home Without It
Ellen DeGeneres 
Tuesday was no laughing matter when Ellen DeGeneres arrived at the White House to receive her Medal of Freedom as she apparently forgot her ID. So what is a funny gal to do? Well first post a selfie outside of the Nation's Capital to prove you can't get in on Twitter with the caption:

They haven't let me in to the White House yet because I forgot my ID.  

Once inside you post an epic mannequin challenge video with such notables as Robert DeNiro & Diana Ross.

This how Ellen spent her Tuesday, posing like a mannequin and receiving a medal from Barrack Obama. Wow! All I did was take a meeting and work. Congratulations to Ms. DeGeneres for an honor well earned.

Pose like a mannequin with Ellen & the gang below -


Ellen on Twitter:
ttps://twitter.com/search/ellen+degeneres  

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Wiz Bomb!

We're Going to "Wiz"
Mary J. Blige & Queen Latifah

So NBC is reviving The W-I-Z

That's correct, The Wiz is being, revived, woot! I remember seeing the original film starring Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow. Oh, and let's not forget the late great Lena Horne as Glinda the Good. Directed by the great Sidney Lumet.

A lot of critics were divided, but I was completely spellbound. Hey "Ease On Down The Road" people.

Well current casting news on the NBC production eases like this: Queen Latifah as The Wiz and Mary J. Blige as Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West.

Personally I can't wait for this! I love myself some Latifah and Blige!

 Just say no to poppies!

Get Wizzy with:

Latifah at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001451/?ref_=nv_sr_6
Blige at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004763/?ref_=nv_sr_3

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Billie Holiday Honored

The Great Billie Holiday!
PHILADELPHIA MUSIC ALLIANCE
TO CELEBRATE BILLIE HOLIDAY CENTENNIAL
AS 1st 2015 INDUCTEE ON PHILADELPHIA MUSIC WALK OF FAME



Today one of my favorite artists, Billie Holiday would have been 100 years old as a special Birthday gift she is set to be the first 2015 inductee on the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame. God Bless The Child...


As a special birthday gift to the woman widely considered to be one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century, The Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame is proud to welcome BILLIE HOLIDAY as its newest inductee today on the 100thanniversary of her birth in the City of Brotherly Love.

Billie Holiday, aka “Lady Day,” is only the first of this year’s inductees to be announced. The Philadelphia Music Alliance (PMA) will hold a press reception in late May to announce the rest of the Walk of Fame’s Class of 2015. Holiday and the rest of the new honorees will be formally inducted together in October during ceremonies along the Avenue of the Arts.

"The Philadelphia Music Alliance wanted to present what we think is a 'perfect' birthday gift to an extraordinary vocalist, Billie Holiday, and announce her induction on her 100th birthday," said Alan Rubens, Chairman of the Philadelphia Music Alliance.  "It will be an absolute pleasure to be able to walk down Broad Street and see her name where it rightfully belongs, on the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame, with other homegrown jazz giants like John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, and Grover Washington Jr.”  

Billie Holiday was born Elinore Harris on April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia General Hospital on Curie Boulevard in West Philadelphia. As the official marker on Lombard Street west of Broad Street from the Pennsylvania Historical Museum and Commission says, “[S]he was called the greatest jazz vocalist of her time. Starting in 1933, she recorded with Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, and others. Notable songs include ‘Lover Man,’ ‘Strange Fruit.’”

Holiday's voice was limited in size and range, but the emotional breadth of her singing — her ability to transmit desire and despair with utter clarity, and without sentimentality — was astonishing. Her soulful, unique singing voice and her ability to boldly turn any material that she confronted into her own music made Holiday a superstar of her time. Today, she’s remembered for her masterpieces, creativity and vivacity, as many of her songs are as well known today as they were decades ago. Holiday’s poignant voice is still considered to be one of the greatest jazz voices of all time. Though she had numerous outside influences, notably Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith, Holiday built her reputation through her inner passion and a vocal style that was at once emotive and rugged. A vast array of singers have taken inspiration from Holiday's music and style including Diana Ross – who played her in the 1972 film "Lady Sings the Blues" – to Annie Lennox and the late Amy Winehouse.

As Philly’s own Jill Scott tells Vanity Fair: “Billie Holiday is guts. She is guts, and pain, and challenges. She is the sweetest pain…. Her voice gave me permission to have pain on a record. To convey the heart’s heart. To be able to sing songs about what is happening in society, as well. She did all this with a lot of freedom. There wasn’t a bunch of production. It was just Billie Holiday, being herself. All the miseries and all the wounds, and then reporting it, basically, to society. That is an artist. There is a difference between being an entertainer and an artist, and Billie Holiday is a true artist.”

The Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame is a living tribute to Philadelphia’s rich music history and a vital force unifying the city’s diverse cultural communities along the Avenue of the Arts. Holiday’s induction furthers the renewed commitment by the Philadelphia Music Alliance to shed new light on the City's cultural legacy and incredible contribution to the world of music past, present and future as a major tourist attraction. This agenda to recognize more local music greats in all genres is part of the community based, non-profit organization's overall mission to encourage the creation, celebration and historical preservation of Philadelphia music, and the foundation of a renewed commitment to schedule multiple induction ceremonies each year.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

AHS: Sarah Paulson Is A Two Headed Freak

Double Your Pleasure With Sarah Paulson
This season on an American Horror Story: Freak Show - it's two, two, two Sarah Paulson's in one.
If you need an explanation for this, hint, hint, this season is subtitled: Freak Show.
The wait is officially over now that we know who Sarah Paulson, aka our favorite Supreme, uh, I thought that was Diana Ross, will be playing when she returns for Ryan Murphy's horror show next season. Paulson announced her character by tweeting a photo of herself with two heads, who are apparently Bette and Dot.
When she took to her Twitter page she had this to say about playing the duo: 
"So excited to be playing Bette AND Dot this season. Two heads are better than one!"
Looking forward to more character announcements - Hell to the yes!
American Horror Story: http://www.fxnetworks.com/ahs

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Alert! Diana Ross & Pentatonix @ The Hollywood Bowl Saturday August 3rd!


Diana Ross
MEDIA ALERT ** MEDIA ALERT ** MEDIA ALERT

"Entertain Me" favorites Pentatonix to open for the legendary Diana Ross this Saturday at the famed Hollywood Bowl!

DIANA ROSS TO PERFORM
AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL IN

A SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT-ONLY EVENT

Opening Acts:

Members of the Ross Family – Evan and Rhonda Ross – and
Vocal Sensations and YouTube Phenom Pentatonix

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2013, AT 8 PM

WHAT: Legendary entertainer Diana Ross comes to the Hollywood Bowl, Saturday, August 3, at 8 pm. The special one-night-only performance will feature selections from her impressive and expansive career, that spans more than four decades!

Opening for Ms. Ross is Rhonda Ross, followed by Pentatonix, the vocal sensation and winner of season 3 of NBC’s “The Sing-Off.” The quintet’s latest YouTube video, “Evolution of Music,” has garnered more than 15 million views, while their YouTube channel has over 1.1 million subscribers and 100 million views. The group is comprised of lead vocalists Scott Hoying, Kirstie Maldonado and Mitch Grassi; vocal bass Avi Kaplan and beatboxer Kevin “K.O.” Olusola. Evan Ross is the last of the opening performers.

Diana Ross has had a profound influence on American popular culture and has become an icon in the entertainment industry. She is an Academy Award-nominated actress for her unforgettable role as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings The Blues, a Tony and Golden Globe winner, a best-selling author, winner of eight American Music Awards and a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and the Grammy Lifetime
Pentatonix
Achievement Award. Her reputation as a woman of great style and beauty has put her on the covers of hundreds of magazines. Ms. Ross has sold more than 100 million records and recorded 18 No. 1 hits. Her music became the sound of young America in the ‘60s soon after she signed with Motown Records in 1961 with The Supremes. She embarked on her extraordinary solo career in 1970, and has not stopped since performing to fans around the world.

For full artists biographies, please visit: www.Hollywoodbowl.com

WHO: DIANA ROSS
EVAN ROSS
PENTATONIX
RHONDA ROSS
           
WHEN: Saturday, August 3, at 8 PM

WHERE: HOLLYWOOD BOWL
2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068

TICKETS: Subscriptions and single tickets are available now for the Hollywood Bowl 2013 summer season at:   www.Hollywoodbowl.com  or Ticketmaster.com, or via phone at 323.850.2000 or 800.745.3000 and in person at the Hollywood Bowl Box Office. For more information, please call 323.850.2000.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Gossip: Mary Wilson (Of The Supremes) Wants An Oscar


Not sure if it was the recent Screen Actors Guild wins of Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer in "The Help" - or the fact that former rival and band mate Diana Ross has been nominated and she has not.

But word on the street is, former Supreme, Mary Wilson is taking acting classes in Los Angeles, CA at present with a vengeance. Whatever the gold, I mean goal Mary, you go, and go - chase it Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl!