Current Feeling: Euphoria!

I Never Promised You A Rose Garden
Sydney Sweeney

OK, by now you all know I am an avid watcher/fan of the HBO series Euphoria. One particular aspect of it I enjoy is how literal the title is. The show dips in and out of consciousness via Zendaya's Rue Bennett.

Last night's episode culminated in an amazing montage that bounces from character to character observing their individual crises via Rue's drug induced lens. 

The most stunning for this guy was the vision of Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) the heartbroken heartbreaker trapped in her vanity surrounded by garlands and flowers.

If you are a Euphoria fan you will understand the power of this image in the context of the show. If not well, that's fine it's still a powerful vision.

Can you believe it's the last day of January 2022?! 

Have a Euphoric week!

Euphoria on the WWW -

https://www.hbo.com/euphoria  

Sunday Funday

Fatherly Advice
Skeet Ulrich & Melissa Barrera 

Caught this behind the scenes photo of Skeet Ulrich and Melissa Barrera on the set of Scream having a Father/Daughter moment. Well sort of, Melissa plays Sam Carpenter who is the daughter of Skeet's psycho killer Billy Loomis from the original Scream.

Got it? Groovy! I assume at this point the bit of information contained above about the current Scream movie is not a spoiler, if it was my bad???

Anyway I love behind the scenes photos as they tell their own story and it's super duper fun to see the actors engaging with one another in between takes.

Hence Sunday Funday amusement for all, from me to you and the WWW to me. Do you follow? Of course you do...

Time to put on your best Sunday Ghostface! 

Scream on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11245972/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0  

One Night Only

Me, Margaret & Lucia

Last night I did something I, like most of you, rarely do. I went to a live show of comedy and music. Margaret Cho & Friends to be exact.

The one night only to do happened at Largo @ The Coronet, courtesy of my friend publicist extraordinaire Ken Phillips 

You know the old adage "laughter is the best medicine?" well I am here to tell you I researched this last night and it truly is!

Me & Ken

Due to pandemic protocols masks and vaccination cards were required to enjoy the evening. 

And guess what Minions?! A fun time was had by all!!!

Whatever you do today with your bad self be sure it includes laughter, it is something we all need during these, shall we say, interesting times.

Mic Drop!

Margaret on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/margaret_cho/?hl=en  

Film Buff Friday: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

With all of the buzz about the upcoming Disney live action re-do of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs and the push back on it from actor Peter Dinklage ( https://variety.com/2022/film/news/peter-dinklage-snow-white-remake-1235161936/ ) -

I think it's time to revisit the pioneering animated film from the Disney vaults via my buddy Jay Jacobson's Classic Movie Blog.

Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho  click on the link below!

https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/92-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-1937

Michael's Musings

Mullholland Drive?
Michael Shinafelt

I'm in a Mullholland Drive state of mind Minions. "Yes" David Lynch's Hollywood tale is very much my vibe at present. While I understand this is ambiguous, that is precisely the point.

Silencio indeed...

You wake up seeing Jason from Friday the 13th standing in your bedroom, what would you do???

Watched the four part CNN documentary on Marilyn Monroe, excellent!

If it didn't come from me it's not true, but you already knew that

How to fix someone: 1) You can't

The amount of people who still have their Christmas decor up is a good indicator that collectively we are not OK

All The Colors Of The Rainbow. I'll simply leave this here...

You sound like you're navigating a Twitter thread, the more you know

Today, not being Friday, is a scam 

Woman Crush of the Week - "You Can't Sit With Us" The women of Halloween Ends l-r Kyle Richards, Jamie Lee Curtis & Andi Matichak currently filming in Savannah, GA 

Thanks for teaching me the meaning of the word plethora, it means a lot!

Anyone else think they were desperate for a storyline on Vanderpump Rules and that whole James & Raquel engagement was a sham raise your hand ✋

Time to wake up

Why is there waiting period for women who need abortions, but not one for men who want to start podcasts???

Just tell me where it hurts, baby 

Talk to me here -

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt    

Hump Day & Chill

White Lines
John Cena

While channel surfing I attempted to watch The Suicide Squad on HBO, attempted being the key word. I eventually turned it off. This being stated there was a bright spot in the opus that actually made me stand at attention. The scene in the jungle where John Cena was sporting nothing but his Tighty Whities. 

This sight as you can see is definitely Hump Day & Chill material Minions.

Heck John Cena wearing basically anything is an HD & C subject 24/7, but nobody sports a pair of white briefs (and fills them out) quite like John. Not even close, fight me on it!

I propose we say three John Cena's and Hump Day & Chill right here, right now. Because on a personal note, I feel the chorus of Born To Hand Jive coming on...

Pants on the ground!!!

John on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/johncena/  

Dark Lady

"She Dealt Two Cards, A Queen And A Three..."
Chrissy Teigen 

"Dark lady played black magic 'til the clock struck on the 12

She told me more about me than I knew myself" - Cher, Dark Lady  

So's here's Chrissy Teigen out and about in Los Angeles attired head to toe in black, naturally. Well OK, not perhaps naturally per se, but looking good.

For some reason the the song Dark Lady by Cher sprang to mind when I saw this photo. 

I mean seriously, couldn't you see Chrissy in New Orleans fortune telling with cards in this outfit? I sure can and perhaps she has a black cat for effect.

Hold on I'm getting a vibration from looking at Ms. Teigen, it says you are all going to seize the day and make it yours.

Dark Lady indeed!!!

Chrissy on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/chrissyteigen/?hl=en  

Current Mood

Knowing Me, Knowing You
Christopher Meloni, Dylan McDermott & Tamara Taylor

Is it my imagination or has Law & Order: Organized Crime finally got into it's groove? No it isn't my imagination at all I'm happy to say, and I just did.

The whole Elliot Stabler, Richard Wheatley obsessing over each other thing is giving me chills that are multiplying.

Bear witness to this still from last weeks episode. Nothing stalker like about that...Not!!!

Going into another unpredictable week of 2022 this is my Current Mood. What mood you say? Unpredictable and somewhat on the edge is what's happening in the world at present. This photo captures that to perfection.

So gird your loins Minions and get ready for the last week of the first month of 2022. Try not to let the rhythm get you, capice?!

Law & Order: Organized Crime on the WWW -

https://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-organized-crime 

Let Them Eat Pie!

Can't You See What I See?
Britney Spears

Today in case you haven't figured it out, is National Pie Day, Yay! My personal favorite is cherry. 

When this day appeared on the calendar straight outta the WWW my first thought was Britney Spears from her iconic video If U Seek Amy. Honestly considering all that is happening in Britney world I am sure that also brought this image from said song to the forefront of my consciousness.

"Love me, hate me, say what you want about me, But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy" - Britney Spears, If U Seek Amy

Hey the lyrics are pretty on point timeline wise, no? "Yes" they are...!

So join me and "It's Britney Bitch" and celebrate pie by eating one, putting peeps in their place with the utterance "Let Them Eat Pie!" or by simply smashing one in someone's face.

Who said National Pie Die was bereft of levity? Not this guy!

National Pie Day on the WWW -

https://nationaltoday.com/national-pie-day/ 

Celebrating 50! "American Pie"

Grammy-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame member Don McLean celebrates the 50th anniversary of his global hit “American Pie” reaching #1 on the Billboard chart, where it stayed for four weeks! To commemorate the anniversary, McLean has coined his international 50th Anniversary “American Pie” World Tour which will visit multiple destinations in N. America, UK/Europe, and Australia!  

American Songwriter discusses the oft-debated meaning of “American Pie” here. And CBS News Radio’s Steve Futterman caught up with McLean recently and shared this story with their listeners.
 
“I was writing songs and started singing ‘A long, long time ago’ right through ‘til the day the music died… I can still remember how that music used to make me smile…’ on and on right that day - just that whole thing right into the tape recorder. And I said, ‘Man, what is that?? That is so neat.’ I realized I'd captured the thing about Buddy and his death that I'd been feeling all those years in that one piece of music. Then I waited about three months and I figured out what I was gonna do and just wrote the whole thing in about an hour…,” said McLean.

McLean kicks off his international tour next Friday, January 28 at the Blue Note in Hawaii, then takes a midwestern swing with a stop at The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. “American Pie” was birthed from death - ‘The Day The Music Died’ – coined after the fatal flight when pop/rock legends Buddy Holly (“That’ll Be The Day”, “Peggy Sue”), Ritchie Valens (“La Bamba”), J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, Jr. (“Chantilly Lace”) tragically lost their lives in an airplane crash after the concert February 3, 1959. McLean will pay tribute to the legendary trio with his sold-out anniversary concert there on February 3, 2022.  

 

50th Anniversary ‘American Pie’ World Tour 2022 North American Dates:
January 28, 2022 – Honolulu, HI – Blue Note Hawaii
January 29, 2022 – Honolulu, HI – Blue Note Hawaii
January 30, 2022 – Honolulu, HI – Blue Note Hawaii
February 3, 2022 – Clear Lake, IA – Surf Ballroom
February 5, 2022 – Grand Forks, ND – Chester Fritz Auditorium
February 11, 2022 – The Villages, FL – Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center
February 12, 2022 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
February 14, 2022 – Port Canaveral, FL – Rock Legends Cruise
February 15, 2022 – Port Canaveral, FL – Rock Legends Cruise
February 16, 2022 – Port Canaveral, FL – Rock Legends Cruise
February 17, 2022 – Port Canaveral, FL – Rock Legends Cruise
February 18, 2022 – Port Canaveral, FL – Rock Legends Cruise
February 19, 2022 – Clearwater, FL – Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
February 24, 2022 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theatre
April 29, 2022 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
May 1, 2022 – Indianapolis, IN – Clowes Memorial Hall
May 7, 2022 – Toronto, Canada – John W H Bassett Theatre
May 12, 2022 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
May 13, 2022 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall
May 19, 2022 – St. Louis, MO – Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center
May 20, 2022 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre
June 2, 2022 – Albany, NY – The Egg
June 3, 2022 – Boston, MA – Shubert Theatre
June 4, 2022 – New York, NY – Town Hall
June 11, 2022 – Baltimore, MD – The Lyric
June 12, 2022 – Tysons, VA – Capital One Hall
June 17, 2022 – Grand Rapids, MI – DeVos Performance Hall
June 18, 2022 – Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst Theater
June 24, 2022 – San Antonio, TX – Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
June 25, 2022 – Houston, TX – Cullen Performance Hall
June 26, 2022 – Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre
July 7, 2022 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
July 8, 2022 – Grand Junction, CO – The Avalon Theatre
July 9, 2022 – Phoenix, AZ – Orpheum Theatre
 
50th Anniversary ‘American Pie’ World Tour 2022 European Dates:
September 11, 2022 – Cardiff, U.K. – St. Davids
September 13, 2022 – Ipswich, U.K. – Ipswich Regent Theatre
September 14, 2022 – Birmingham, U.K. – Symphony Hall
September 16, 2022 – Bath, U.K. – The Forum
September 17, 2022 – Torquay, U.K. – Princess Theatre
September 18, 2022 – Bournemouth, U.K. – Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
September 20, 2022 – Brighton, U.K. – Brighton Dome Concert Hall
September 21, 2022 – Southend-on-sea, U.K. – Cliffs Pavilion
September 23, 2022 – Manchester, U.K. – Bridgewater Hall
September 24, 2022 – Gateshead, U.K. – Sage Gateshead
September 25, 2022 – Glasgow, U.K. – The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
September 27, 2022 – Edinburgh, U.K. – Usher Hall
September 28, 2022 – York, U.K. – York Barbican
September 30, 2022 – Leicester, U.K. – De Montfort Hall
October 1, 2022 – Sheffield, U.K. – City Hall
October 2, 2022 – Liverpool, U.K. – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
October 4, 2022 – London, U.K. – London Palladium
October 7, 2022 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
October 9, 2022 – Nijmegen, Netherlands – Concertgebouw de Vereeniging
October 10, 2022 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Koninklijk Theater Carré
October 14, 2022 – Bergen, Norway – Peer Gynt Salen
October 15, 2022 – Stavanger, Norway – Stavanger Kuppelhallen
October 16, 2022 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
October 18, 2022 – Göteborg, Sweden – Lorensbergsteatern
October 20, 2022 – Turku, Finland – Logomo
October 21, 2022 – Helsinki, Finland – Kulttuuritalo
October 23, 2022 – Stockholm, Sweden – Göta Lejon
October 24, 2022 – Malmö, Sweden – Palladium
October 25, 2022 – Greve, Denmark – Portalen
October 27, 2022 – Hamburg, Germany – Fabrik
October 28, 2022 – Neuruppin, Germany – Kulturkirche
October 29, 2022 – Berlin, Germany – Admiralspalast
November 1, 2022 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Singel
November 11, 2022 – Munich, Germany – Prinzregententheater
November 13, 2022 – Linz, Austria – Posthof
 
For tickets and more information, visit donmclean.com.

Film Buff Friday: Surf Nazis Must Die

Girlfriend in a Troma...

An earthquake leaves the California coastline in ruins and reduces the beaches to a state of chaos. A group of neo-Nazis led by Adolf (Brenner), the self-proclaimed "Führer of the new beach", takes advantage of the resulting chaos by fighting off several rival surfer gangs to seize control of the beaches. Meanwhile, an African American oil well worker named Leroy (Harden) is killed by the surf Nazis while jogging on the beach. Leroy's mother, "Mama" Washington (Neely), devastated by the loss of her son, vows revenge. After arming herself with a handgun and grenades, she breaks out of her retirement home and exacts vengeance on the Surf Nazis.

Media

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Order Here -

https://mvdb2b.com/b2b/s/TRO1094

Michael's Musings

Waiting In The Sky For Lucy...
Michael Shinafelt

"Let the children lose it, Let the children use it, Let all the children boogie" - David Bowie, Starman 

When in doubt boogie I say! "Yes" that's the groove I'm in this week, get up and boogie in the butt.

OK, I guess it doesn't have to be your butt, it could be other places, but you get the drift and now I have an itch to scratch and I need assistance, here we go! Peace out Minions!

When bitches only think you are good for sex...like bitch did you know I can color???

It's only a flour tortilla you can wrap around your meat

Don't you think it's time we visited the real possibility that Cher is a vampire?

Today's Secret Word: Buypartisan (If you know, you know)

"Fix Your Hearts, Or Die" - Happy Birthday to the iconic David Lynch 

It's the growth

The new Scream movie is groovy!

If you think you can't get a date because you think you're too beautiful, you may want to check on your perception of reality. The more you know.

Woman Crush of the Week - Hunter Schafer note perfect as Jules Vaughn. I'm so glad Euphoria is back!

FYI It's always time for horror

So Olivia Benson's son Noah Porter - Benson came out as bisexual on SVU, no surprise really the seeds were sowed for this a few seasons back

Actor Jeff Daniels has a parasitic worm named after him, and aren't you happy?

I'm gonna sing "Crying" in Spanish now

Velocity is today's feeling 

Explore that and more here -

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt  

Hump Day & Chill

Put On Your Best Sunday Hat...
Jennifer Tilly 

"I am under no obligation to make sense of you" Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland

"Yes" Minions today we are going to Hump Day & Chill to Jennifer Tilly's hat. Thus you have no obligation to make sense of it or me. I'm simply in love with Jennifer's love of hats. Get over it.

Jennifer's top hat is so "very" that I just had to share the hat love with you all.

"You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are" Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland

OMG! More haberdashery from yours truly. I think I've gone mad as a hatter, hat crazy, talk to the hat, born to hat jive.

Before I become more of an ass-hat let's just tip our brims and Hump Day & Chill by putting on the Ritz fantastic shall we? We shall!

This HD & C was brought to by sheer lunacy, I now need to brand a hat with that moniker!

Leave your hat on with Jennifer at -

https://www.instagram.com/jennifertilly/?hl=en

Cool Breeze

A Wise Tumbleweed Once Said...
Keanu Reeves & SpongeBob

For some funky reason I am feeling like a "cool breeze" in summer today. Not of the winter variety we are having at present.

To me nothing says that like Keanu Reeves as a wise tumbleweed named Sage in SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. Not to mention that the literal translation of Mr. Reeves first name is Hawaiian for, well, "cool breeze," naturally.

"Yes" Minions Keanu's destiny as one of the coolest human beings to walk the planet was ordained from birth.

So how does that make you feel? Personally it makes me feel one with the vibe. 

Just go with it!

Sponge on the Run on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_SpongeBob_Movie:_Sponge_on_the_Run   

In Remembrance....

Martin Luther King Jr. on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.   

Gonna Tell My Nieces & Nephews This Was Fleetwood Mac

Flamingo Road
Christina Raines, Howard Duff, Morgan Fairchild &
Mark Harmon

You've all seen them online people posting fun images saying they are going to tell the upcoming generation that they are someone other than they are. The thing about this is while it is amusing and often times funny it is also kind of an unfortunate commentary on how the Internet can pervert and twist the truth.

We've seen what that can do, politics anyone? Yeah, I thought not. 

Which brings me to what this really is a nifty prime time soap called Flamingo Road that ran two years from 1980 - 1982.  

Here's the 411: Based on the novel and 1949 film of the same name, this prime-time soap detailed the lives of haves and have-nots in the sleepy Southern hamlet Truro, Florida. The haves live in huge mansions on Flamingo Road, while the rest of the characters did anything (blackmail, murder, voodoo) to obtain that address as well.

The drama won over critics, but never got enough of an audience to stay on the air. Too bad, it's a personal favorite of mine and should have ran for at least the requisite five seasons so I and the others who loved it could still see it in syndication.

C'est La Vie! 

PS despite certain misgivings about doing so, I'm still telling my Nieces & Nephews this was Fleetwood Mac. I like to have fun and know they are intelligent enough to discern fact from fiction.

Mic Drop!

Flamingo Road on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081863/   

Current Mood

Don't Call Me "Baby." I'm Not Your "Baby."
Michelle Pfeiffer

I follow @NotableHistory on Twitter which serves up Hollywood Vintage Photo realness. Well when this classic of Michelle Pfeiffer came through from the film Scarface I stopped and took it in for a bit, it gave me all the feels, a mood if you will.

Thus my Current Mood about 2022 is capsulized at this moment in time by this vintage image of Michelle Pfeiffer portraying Elvira Hancock in Scarface.

It's all the explanation I'm going to offer, or give, so don't ask for anything more, capice?

All one has to do is take the image in to get a read off it and understand innately where I am coming from.

Hey, if you know, know, now it's time to say goodbye...

Goodbye.

Vintage Photos on Twitter at -

https://twitter.com/NotableHistory  

Film Buff Friday: The Women

Ever heard of the 1939 classic film The Women? Well now you have, right here, right now. The Women is most notable for many reasons the least of them not being it features a cast of all, well, women, naturally. 

Director,  George Cukor was known in Hollywood as a "Woman's Director" because of his talent for drawing compelling performances from "difficult actresses" i.e. women with strong personalities on and off screen.

He is said to have discovered Katherine Hepburn.

Now the time has come Minions to leave you in the more than capable hands of my buddy Jay Jacobson and his Classic Movie Blog. 

"Yes" Jay is the one to turn to when your thirst of film knowledge is whetted, happy link clicking!

https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/the-women-1939  

Michael's Musings

Life Is A Waking Scream!
Michael Shinafelt

Life is but scream! Prepare thyself the new Scream movie opens tomorrow "I Scream, you Scream we all Scream for Ghostface!" What did you think I was going to say ice cream?! Get real!

I haven't been this excited for a horror movie since the Halloween reboot in 2018. Thus today we are gonna Scream like it's 2022 Minions! Yes!!!

FYI Your cookware means to do you harm 

Make haste with thy departure Felicia!

Look what we have here, two junkie whores and a MotherF#cker I don't know

Giddy up you scrappy little mare!

This week's Safe Word is: Scream

Watched the season two premiere of Euphoria and Daaaaamn!!! Absolutely F#cking insane and fabulous!!! Don't even attempt to change my mind.

You'll always "Be My Baby" Ronnie Spector R.I.P.

Hey, when your jam comes on, you gotta turn it up, turn it out and shake it all about!!!

Woman Crush of the Week - Neve Campbell because she is the best Sidney Prescott, to ever be Sidney Prescott in a movie with Sidney Prescott in it. Hope that was Meta enough.

It's a good week when you like a post on Twitter with #ScreamMovie and the heart turns into a knife for a second before turning back into a heart 💓 

Thinking they're out to get you is falsely implying you are worth getting

Poet Maya Angelou is the first Black Woman to appear on a US quarter

Wee the people (if you know, you know) 

Tell me, what's your favorite scary movie???

Find our mine here (it's not what you think) -

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Hump Day & Chill

Chillin' 
Ghostface

Hello Wednesday, something twisted this way comes! With the hotly anticipated Scream movie opening this Friday I thought today we would Hump Day & Chill Ghostface style. 

"Yes" Minions we are going to bend it like the current incarnation of Ghostface above, by kicking back and letting the bodies pile up!

Word on the street is that Scream is the best sequel to Scream since Scream. That's so Meta.

Honestly with that kind of buzz I can't wait to see what they do with this outing and who the new Ghostface is and why they wanna keep harassing the population of Woodsboro. Seriously haven't they been butchered enough?!

In fact I plan on being at the cinema this Friday with my booty firmly planted in a chair taking it all in and shouting it all out.

But for now I'm gonna go Hump Day & Chill with Ghostface, the uncertainty is real...

Boo!!!

Scream on the WWW -

https://www.screammovie.com/home/  

"Ghost Riders"

Ghost Riders

Coming February 8th 2022

For the first time ever on Blu-ray & DVD

via MVD Entertainment Group

Revenge is a hearty meal for phantoms of the prairie! On a dark and haunting night, all that is visible by the campfire light is the breath of vicious lawmen. The local preacher and townspeople gather on a lonesome prairie as the lawless career of desperado Frank Clements is about to end. Just as the hangman's noose tightens around his neck, the most feared outlaw of 1888 shouts a curse of revenge on the town preacher - a curse which will haunt the preacher's family through generations. One hundred years later, unsuspecting of the events in 1888, the town is prospering. Frank Clements and his gang return from hell to seek revenge against the preacher's grandson and his family. The fight against the phantoms from the past proves futile, and they become unwilling victims of bloodthirsty outlaws. Weapons are defenseless against the phantom cowboys - you can't kill what's already dead!

Media

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Bonus Materials

• NEW! Audio Commentary with director of photography / producer Thomas L. Calloway, writer/producer James Desmarais and moderator Steve Latshaw
• NEW! “Bringing Out the Ghosts: The Making of Ghost Riders” (new original documentary)
• “Low Budget Films: On the Set of Ghost Riders” (vintage documentary)
• Movie Stills & Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery
• English Subtitles
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• New Reissue Trailer

Order Here: 

https://mvdb2b.com/b2b/s/MVD8076BR

Earworm

Tina Turner

"I'm the gypsy, the acid queen, Pay me before I start, I'm the gypsy, I'm guaranteed, To tear your soul apart" - Acid Queen, Tina Turner

I'm wide awake on this Monday January 10th 2022 and guess what Minions??? Acid Queen by Tina Turner from the brilliant Ken Russell film Tommy is my earworm.

While I'm not really sure why that is, hey who is ever sure of an earworm? As far as these things go I'll take it!

Honestly there are worse ways to kick off your week like the meeting I have to hit this ayem, my back being sore and then there's the fact that I have had the worst insomnia for a couple of weeks. Yeah, you get the picture.

Tina Turner singing anything is a win, so I'm gonna take her energy and head into today like...The Acid Queen!

Pay me before I start Ho's! 

Tina on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner  

Sunday Funday

Give It A Name...
Drew Barrymore and an Anonymous Chicken

Today we finally receive the answer to that age old question: "Why did the chicken cross the road?" The answer is: "To hang with Drew Barrymore!" Now that's a good reason, not a million reasons, but one good one. 

Drew is sharing the joy of this moment by posing with said chicken on the streets of NYC. While filming The Drew Barrymore Show, naturally.

Ahhh...Sunday Funday! 

My only remaining question "?" Who's that chicken??? I mean doesn't the chicken have a name?! He's almost famous...

The Drew Barrymore Show on the WWW -

https://www.thedrewbarrymoreshow.com/   

R.I.P: Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

Sidney Poitier & Katharine Houghton

With the passing of screen legend Sidney Poitier, today I am honoring him with a write-up of his groundbreaking and timeless film Guess Who's Coming To Dinner.

You can read the expert piece on it at my buddy Jay Jacobson's Classic Movie Blog at the link below.

R.I.P.  Sir your legacy and legend will live forever 

https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/guess-who-s-coming-to-dinner-1967 

Face Value

Robert Hensley

 "Put some lipstick on, Perfume your neck and slip your high heels on" - Manicure, Lady Gaga 

It's coming at you January 12th at 6pm to be exact. Oh, you wanna know what's coming at you don't you? Of course you do!

Emmy Nominated MUA Robert Hensley is launching his YouTube and Podcast show Face Value. "Yes" I'm gonna give you a quick overview of what FV is right here, right now. The show contains candid conversations about our perceptions of beauty. 

Robert's first guest is the amazing and talented Valarie Pettiford probably best know for her role "Big Dee Dee" Thorne on Half & Half. I've seen the premiere episode and it is something you don't want to miss! It's insightful not to mention fun!

So I'm going to hand this over to Robert and let him tell you more about it via this video teaser...

Want to know more? Robert gave yours truly five juicy reason you need Face Value in your life:

1) These are truly candid conversations; there was no script, just real talk, recorded live! 

2) This is a diverse roster of guests with a range of experiences across the entertainment industry; actors, content creators, and artists expressing a variety of perspectives on beauty. 

3) Each episode is easily digestible at 30-40 minutes in length. The video content will be available on YouTube, and the audio from each episode will be available on Apple Podcasts and all major podcast platforms. 

4) Pandemic production of the series is a nationwide, remote effort; Robert recorded the interviews in Burbank, CA, while other aspects of the show were being handled in Missouri and Vermont. 

5) There is a personal connection with each guest: as well as having done their makeup, Robert also directed Valarie and Denise is the short film "Birth Mother;" Cici was the makeup artist on the first film Robert ever wrote/produced; Christopher has starred in two projects on which Robert was a key artist - the LA revival of "Women Behind Bars" and the digital series "Whata Lark;" and Robert earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for his work on Kit's "Eastsiders" series and was key makeup on his latest series, the forthcoming "Unconventional," on which Briana is one of the costars! 

Face Value on YouTube -

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm13ayQ8sD0B_m7Ymjwr2mA  

Michael's Musings

Michael Shinafelt

Here we are heading toward the end of the first full week of 2022, granted it's still early in the year but with all the insanity happening what should one do in 2022?! 

My advice? Play it by ear and go with the flow is the best any of us can do at this point, shall we sally forth, Magic 8 Ball says: "Yes!"

Sometimes a goblin is just a goblin, the more you know

May the only negative things in 2022 be your  COVID tests

Things That Make You Go Hmmm: On judgement day you'll wish your car had Jesus stickers

Saw The Lost Daughter on Netflix, it haunts me daily

You're most likely a freak, get into it

Just because I read your E-mail don't assume I absorbed or processed any of it

Season two of Euphoria premieres this Sunday - I can't wait!!!

I too have cancelled my January 6 press conference, discuss...

Woman Crush of the Week - Sydney Sweeney I love her as Cassie Howard on Euphoria

Do you know who Horshack is? Then you are cool AF

Like how does anyone decide that selling farts in a jar is a thing?!

The first rule of Ritz Crackers is if you open a sleeve of them you must finish all of it

Remembering Betty White, right here, right now

I know a thing or two about hypnotism...

Find out what here -

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Hump Day & Chill

Big Wheel Keep On Turning
Jacob Elordi

Nothing says Hump Day & Chill like this too cool image of Actor Jacob Elordi cruising on his one wheeled skateboard, nothing!

The air of calm and confidence oozes out of every inch of Elordi, he is one mellow fellow, too bad he's not dressed in yellow 😉

Jacob also qualifies for the Hump Day & Chill hall of fame, for starring as Nat Jacobs on the HBO series Euphoria.

"Yes" Minions season two of Euphoria premieres this Sunday, January 9th to be exact and I can't wait!!!

Thus Jacob Elordi wins the trophy this week as one cool Hump Day & Chill dude...

Remember Minions: Never straight always forward

Jacob on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/jacobelordi/?hl=en   

Don't Chew With Your Mouth Open!

I Was Made For Chewing You Baby
Gene Simmons

Hello it's me Mr. Behave Yourself, as you can see KISS front man Gene Simmons is being an ill mannered boy and chewing with his mouth open. Well what else would one expect of him on National Spaghetti Day?! I ask you, "Yes" you, holding my breath...

Thus Mr. Simmons has joined us to share just how much he enjoys, well, Spaghetti. As you can see by his wide open mouth full of it, a lot!!!

What's that? "Yes" I enjoy Spaghetti, it's my favorite Lean Cuisine nuke-able meal. I like the one with the big beefy meatballs best, the one with meat sauce is for amateurs.

So if you'll excuse me I'm gonna hit the microwave and nuke me some, right here, right now...

National Spaghetti Day on the WWW -

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-spaghetti-day-january-4/   

Monday Motivation

Let It Go
Katy Perry

While we have already celebrated the passing of 2021 today is the day we flush it down the toilet. "Yes" Minions we begin the first full week of 2022 today, right here, right now...

Here to help us flush out last year is Katy Perry with a giant toilet and toilet paper, because with a year as messy as last we're gonna need the super sized equipment.

I'm gonna venture a guess and say this is part of Katy's Vegas residency Play. Only difference is I'm not playing about today's Monday Motivation.

We are soldiering on and getting into the groove of 2022 today. It's time to move forward and be the king of our collective domains.

So grab some paper and find a toilet, it's time for that first Monday Motivation of 2022 just flush.

Just let it go...!!!

Katy in Vegas at -

https://www.katyperry.com/tour/   

“XOXOY2K”

Alaska Thunderfuck

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Star of stage, screen, podcast airwaves and beyond, scalding hot drag superstar Alaska Thunderfuck has released the video (directed by Brad Hammer & Nic Laughlin) for "XOXOY2K" HERE and the single HERE backed with "ask me”  just in time to start off 2022.  Alaska coo’s about “XOXOY2K”here - "The fashions and accessories of the early 2000s are burned into my psyche because I came of age in the time of low rise jeans and flip phones.  This is a love song about attraction and repulsion-- all decorated in the mise en scene of the year 2000."  The track is from her forthcoming Red 4 Filth album via PEG Records/Warner Music Group/ADA which is slated for release in early 2022.

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