Celebrating Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn & Me

Today is Marilyn Monroe's 100th Birthday. While she did not reach the milestone her legacy still shines bright.

Here I am with a framed copy of her on the cover of a 1982 Life Magazine. This hangs in my living room adjacent to the dining room table.

Marilyn has always been more than an icon to me, she is one of my favorite actors. Her performances are timeless and so is she.

So let's raise a glass in memory of the legend that is Marilyn...

Thanks for all the amazing memories!

Marilyn Monroe on Wikipedia -

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

About Last Night...

Last night was the 25th Anniversary Screening of David Lynch's Mulholland Drive at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The cemetery also happens to be where Mr. Lynch now resides.

The evening was perfection with all the Lynch fans out in full force and to top it off there was a full moon.

Yours truly resided in the VIP section with my friend Scott in tow. Here are some photos from the event.

"It'll be just like in the movies. We'll pretend to be someone else" - Betty Elms 

The Full Moon

RIP David Lynch

Myself & Scott 

Hollywood Forever on the WWW -
https://hollywoodforever.com/     

Mulholland Drive

Naomi Watts & Laura Elena Harring 
Mulholland Drive

Tonight I will be attending the 25th Anniversary Screening of Mulholland Drive at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA naturally. 

Also there is a quite David Lynch like twist to this, for those of you who don't know, Hollywood Forever is his final resting place, thus Mr. Lynch will be in attendance.

Here is what Todd McCarthy for Variety said about this classic when it came out in 2001: 

"The story is hardly straight in "Mulholland Drive," the compelling but intentionally inscrutable return of the "weird" David Lynch that will please his hardcore fans even if it has them scratching their heads as well." 

Scratching my head??? As If! For some reason Mulholland Drive has gotten more linear the older I get. To me it is a very straightforward Hollywood tale. 

I can't wait to join the enthusiastic crowd of David Lynch fans tonight amongst the stars and the deceased!

BTW if any of you will be attending come say "Hi" I will be in the VIP section thus  easy to find.

Silencio...

Mulholland Drive on Rotten Tomatoes -

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mulholland_dr  

"For The Birds"

Alfred Hitchcock
&
Friends 

What's happening currently in this country is "For The Birds"... Alfred Hitchcock knew this back in 1963 when he released his classic The Birds. 

Here is the meaning of the phrase: 

The idiom "for the birds" means that something is worthless, trivial, nonsensical, or a complete waste of time. If someone dismisses an idea or a situation as being "for the birds"

Spend what you use your time and energy on wisely and make the most of things.

Remember your life is not "for the birds"

TGIF!

The Birds on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056869/

Michael's Musings

"Some Of Them Want To Be Abused"
Michael Shinafelt

"Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world
And the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something

Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused" - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), Eurythmics 

Thought Of The Day: What if I die before I ever get to ride in a private jet???

FYI Great Minds think alike...but Dirty Minds work so frickin' well together!

I'm not going to make jokes about Pam Bondi having thyroid cancer. I hope she's treated with all the respect she showed the Epstein survivors, that's all

My Internet/Internet TV have been out since Saturday. The TV won't be up and running until it is restored, the computer is. "Yes' I am using my neighbors WiFi info to log on.

This weeks tally of F#cks given = 0, the more you know

Saw Obsession finally. OMG! It was truly horrifying and disturbing! When the credits started rolling I just sat there staring at them for a a minute, or so regaining my composure.

Reminder: May is National Masturbation Month, think about it, but not too much

The art of not being ready and doing it anyway will take you so far, indeed...

Woman Crush of the Week - How could if not be Inde Navarrette for her brilliant performance as Nikki Freeman in Obsession?! 

Your secret's safe with me because I wasn't even listening, discuss 

If you could only recommend one black and white film everyone should watch in their lifetime what would it be? Mine? Sunset Blvd.

It's not multiple personalities. It's called knowing your audience 

Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder made quite the splash at Cannes, can't wait to see it!!!

Time to head to the gym, TTFN

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Hump Day & Chill

Olivia Rodrigo & Friends

Time to hit the streets of New York and have a Hump Day & Chill moment with Olivia Rodrigo and a group of ballet dancers.

Imagine strolling down a NY street on a lovely day like today and spying Ms. Rodrigo shooting her latest music video with a gaggle of ballet dancers.

How would that make you feel? What would it make you think? Or would you just walk on by without a second look?

Whatever your take this would be a welcome respite from the real world and a definite reason to Hump Day & Chill.

Time to get your plie on!

Olivia on Instagram -

https://www.instagram.com/oliviarodrigo/   

The Face That Launched 1,000 Ships

Lupita Nyong'o 
as
Helen Of Troy

Here's a look at Lupita Nyong'o as Helen Of Troy in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.

I can't wait until July 17th to catch it in IMAX at The Chinese Theater in Hollywood!

Apparently there has been some criticism of Ms. Nyong'o's casting because of shall we say the color of her skin. 

Here is what she has to say about it: "I'm not spending my time thinking of a defense. The criticism will exist whether I engage with it or not."

Bravo! Engaging in this conversation would have no point, indeed...

Here is a suggestion Minions. Why not Bend It Like Lupita today? 

Lupita on IG -

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

Memorial Day

Behold My Gin Martini
At Akbar Silverlake, CA 

Always remember, never forget...

Enjoy your Holiday!!! 

"So raise your glass if you are wrong
In all the right ways
All my underdogs
We will never be never be, anything but loud
Maybe nitty gritty dirty little freaks
So raise your glass if you are wrong
In all the right ways" - P!nk, Raise Your Glass 

Memorial Day on Wikipedia -

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

"The Goat"

Featuring Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, John Savage, and TikTok phenomenon Jessica Hosam, who has more than 3 million followers, The Goat arrives on VOD platforms and home entertainment DVD on June 23, 2026, through Cleopatra Entertainment, which has acquired North American rights to the Egyptian, French, and Italian co-produced adventure thriller.

 

Directed by Paris-based Italian filmmaker Ilaria Borelli, the Arabic-language feature follows Hadiya, a 12-year-old girl forced into marriage, who becomes the target of a Western corporation seeking control of the only water source in her village. Determined to save her community, she sets out on a harrowing journey across the desert to find her father, accompanied only by Sparrow, the family goat who keeps her alive through seven brutal days of survival.

 

John Savage plays the CEO of a U.S. multi-national corporation aiming to seize the village’s spring for a luxury bottled water venture, while Mira Sorvino plays the company’s engineer, and Egyptian star Amr Saad portrays Hadiya’s father. The film explores resilience, exploitation, and the fight for autonomy in the face of overwhelming power.

 

The Goat previously launched at the El Gouna Film Festival and went on to screen as the closing film at the Rome Film Festival. The film has also collected multiple honors on the international festival circuit.

 

“With The Goat, I wanted to challenge so-called ‘civilized’ Western societies, and all of us within them, to confront our role in the exploitation of natural resources in more vulnerable regions,” Borelli said in a statement to Variety. “At the same time, the film sheds light on deeply rooted practices that continue to devastate young women and girls, from forced marriage and abduction to sexual violence and life-threatening childbirth conditions.”

 

Borelli studied at NYU and previously directed the comedy Our Italian Husband, starring Pierfrancesco Favino and Brooke Shields, as well as the drama The Girl From the Brothel, about a French woman who risks her life to rescue three young girls from a Cambodian brothel. Her latest feature continues that focus on stories of survival, injustice, and female endurance under extreme conditions.

Watch the trailer for The Goat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYpGPLAisl8&t=1s

Order Here: https://mvd.cloud/share/sales/20260514102227.html  

Michael's Musings

"I Wanna Feel You From The Inside"
Michael Shinafelt

"You let me violate you

You let me desecrate you
You let me penetrate you
You let me complicate you

I broke apart my insides
(Help me) I've got no soul to sell
(Help me) the only thing that works for me
Help me get away from myself" - Closer, Nine Inch Nails 

Me At Home: I need to go out! Me Out: I knew I should have stayed home

I guess my retirement plan should have been storming the Capitol on January 6th and waiting to get compensated

Young man sues parents for $150k for naming him "Gaylord" the more you know

Reading is cool, that's all

Make good movies or die, think about it, but not too much

Looking forward to seeing Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder, it got raves at Cannes!

Is anyone out there a Law & Order: SVU fan like me? Last week's season finale was a banger

Imbibing in lemon water while writing this on my computer, and aren't you happy???

Woman Crush of the Week - The legendary Cher who crossed a milestone and turned 80 yesterday...Believe!

Don't you dare forget who the f#ck you are. You've walked through fire. You don't flinch at sparks.

You are someone's reason to _______ the blank is yours to fill in. I know what I inserted, ask me if you like

FYI don't write long E-mails, I'm not going to read them, I said what I said

T.W.A.T. = There We Are Then

I have lust in my heart today...

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Hump Day & Chill

Head Like A Hole
Zendaya

When we last left Rue Bennett (Zendaya) on Euphoria she was having a Hump Day & Chill.

"Yes" indeed, and as you know spoiler alert, Rue weasels her way out of yet another difficult situation.

I never really thought of digging a hole and to be buried neck deep as a way to Hump Day & Chill, but now I see how Zen and Meditative it can be. Not to mention a great way to connect with the Earth.

You've gotta do, what you gotta do these days...

"Head like a hole
Black as your soul
I'd rather die than give you control" - Nine Inch Nails, Head Like A Hole 

Euphoria on IG -

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

Game Night

Andrew Rannells who was always one of my favorite things about Lena Dunham's HBO series Girls has been quoted as saying this and I concur. Also Andrew is partnered with the hunky Tuc Watkins so I would definitely pay attention to what he he says. 😉

Socially nothing is a worse nightmare than a game night for a myriad of reasons. The number one on my list is, well, it's simply boring for the most part and it promotes a competitive rather than social atmosphere. Personally I would rather have a relaxing conversation than trying to win whatever banal goal I am given during a "game."'

Yeah, I'll stick to things like yoga and boot camp.

That's the way it goes...

Andrew on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/andrewrannells/  

Today's Secret Word Is...

Betty White

Today's secret word comes straight outta the OG Betty White while appearing on the original iteration of the game show Match Game: "Boobs."

It is the perfect summation of how I feel when looking at what's happening in our current administration, not to mention many other things happening in the world at large.

Ms. White clearly saw the future may she RIP.

So anytime you think, hear or use the word "Boobs" you know what to do.

That's correct Minions shout at the top of your lungs, trust it will be quite cathartic during these challenging times.

Betty White on Wikipedia -

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

TV Rewind

If you recognize this logo we can be friends...

"Once upon a time, there were three little girls who went to the Police Academy; and they were each assigned very hazardous duties. But I took them away from all that, and now they work for me. My name is Charlie."

Think about it, but not too much.

Have a terrific Sunday Funday!!! 

Charlie's Angels on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073972/?ref_=ttqu_ov_bk

Werd

This would certainly be helpful especially in the case of Tom Steyer who is running for governor of the state of California.

Many I know are supporting him. Yet he is a billionaire who has benefitted from certain things that are not jibbing with me.

Thus he didn't get my vote in the primary. Too bad Robin Williams never ran for CA State Governor.

Information is power know who you are voting for no matter what state you live in. 

That's all...

Robin Williams on Wikipedia -

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

A Rose By Any Other Name...

Pamela Anderson

"When the night has been too lonely

And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong

Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snows
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
In the spring becomes the rose" - Bette Midler, The Rose 

Pamela on IG -

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

Michael's Musings

Shake Your Booty
Michael Shinafelt

"Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty
Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty" - KC and the Sunshine Band, (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty

I Loved Being Judged By People I Never Want To Be Like

So if they're using Aliens to distract us from the Epstein files...does that make this Alien vs. Predator? 

RIP Pioneering Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, his legacy will live on

I beg your finest f#cking pardon, that's all

OK, boots start walkin', think about, but not too much

Let's engage in some whimsy shall we? We shall!

All my traumas get converted into swag, and aren't you happy???

Why do you want to take away people's rights away? That's weird

Woman Crush of the Week - Taraji P Henson she tells like it is and she looks hot in a suit

"I'm sick of hearing history will judge them. Judge them now" - Jasmine Crockett

That's it, taste the rainbow!!!

Went to Marix in West Hollywood, CA for lunch yesterday had to have my quota of kick ass margaritas

Rob Who? IYKYK

Today I will try something new

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Hump Day & Chill

Lady Gaga

"You’re not a visionary, you’re a vendor." — Miranda

It's Wednesday and that means it's time to Hump Day & Chill to a visionary not a vendor.

Thus here is one of my fave publicity stills for The Devil Wears Prada 2 of visionary Lady Gaga who plays herself in the film.

Gaga has a shall we say personality clash with Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly and it is delicious.

Get out and grab yourself a pair of Cha Chas Heels and Hump Day & Chill!

Lady Gaga on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/ladygaga/  

Walking in LA...

While I'm walking around Los Angeles I take various photos of whatever catches my eye. 

Here in one from my hood. This is The Hope Center on the NW corner of Fountain and Edgemont.

It's sits  across the street from the local convenience store I go to.

What caught my eye was the composition of the various elements and how they made a good photo when shot together.

The Hope Center -

https://realityla.com/resources/the-hope-center/ 

"Yer Dihh"

Watch the video HERE

Margaret Cho & Jane Wiedlin (Go Go’s) are ready to reveal their latest musical opus with “Yer Dihh” HERE.  The pulsating new track was written by Margaret, Jane and Travis Kasperbauer with music by Jane & Travis. 

 

 “Yer Dihh” features vocals by Margaret & Jane and was produced by Jane & Travis Kasperbauer at Lucky Recording Company.  The video showcases an uncut & raw array of comedy & drag superstars including Alaska Thunderfuck, Guy Branum, Dylan Adler, Sherry Vine, Dina Martina, Sam Oh, Rachel Scanlon, Scott Silverman, Kenny Hash, Roz Hernandez, Solomon Giorgio, Daniel Webb, Zach Noe Towers, Dana Goldberg and Matteo Lane.  Watch the unfiltered and bold new video HERE

 

“The Go-Go’s was my very first concert and I lived my childhood dream of getting to collaborate with Jane Wiedlin on this amazing song. We started the year feeling hawt and recorded the song on New Year’s 2026 in San Francisco. It’s a banger and I’m so excited for everyone to bang to it!” – Margaret Cho

“In all my years of being a songwriter, I did NOT see this coming!

It was 100% fun from start to finish to help create.  In these repressed and bigoted times, I’m so glad to support Margaret with a silly, hot, and sex-positive song that’s a real banger. I can’t wait to hear it in clubs!” -  Jane Wiedlin

 

“YER DIHH” LYRICS

MARGARET CHO (FEATURING JANE WIEDLIN)

 

Yer Dihh yer dihh ohohoh yer dihh 2x

Yer Dihh

It's the stick I covet

I love it when you shove it

Yeah it's my favorite ride wheee

Yer Dihh

I really like to suck it

I treasure none above it

So bury it inside me

All I want is yer dihh 3x

Yer dihh oh

Yer dihh yer dihh oh oh oh yer dihh 2x

Yer dihh

 

It's my whole direction

I live for your erection

My court for your balls yeah

Yer dihh

My final destination

My vector of sensation

To yer dihh I crawl

All I want is yer dihh 3x

Lick it like a popsicle

Size is no obstacle

Slippery sweet

My summer treat

Bigger than a mountain

Spray me like a fountain

Shower me

Overpower me

Yer dihh yer dihh

Oh oh oh

All I want is yer dihh 3x

 

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