Happy Birthday To Me!

It's My Birthday!
Michael Shinafelt

It's my 58th trip around the sun as they say. Many people do not have the gift of getting older. 

I have been given that gift today December 18th 2023.

Cheers! To the journey, I am truly a lucky guy.

Happy Birthday To Me!!! 

Follow me on my journey here -

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

 https://twitter.com/MShinafelt

Cheers!

To All Of Us
Hailee Steinfeld

It's Tuesday October 19th 2021 and if you have made it to this point in the History of the world then you deserve a toast.

As 2021 is drawing to a close let's try to focus on what we have, rather than what we don't have. Treat each new day like an adventure and try (this one's tough for me) not to be cynical.

It's the little things in life that are actually the big ones. Trust me on this.

So join Me & Hailee Steinfeld in a cocktail won't you and toast to all of us! 

Cheers!

Hailee on IG -

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

The Hangover?

Bottoms Up!
Taylor Swift

Apparently Taylor Swift tied one on for a party she threw for herself and those who participated in the making of the You Need To Calm Down video. This of course was post yesterday's Teen Choice Awards where she was presented the Icon Award.

You Need To Calm Down
Taylor Swift

She drank enough to get #DrunkTaylor trending on Twitter. Ya wanna know something? From the looks of it "Drunk Taylor" looks like a lot of fun IMHO. Heck Taylor joined in the Tomfoolery and owned it by Tweeting out the trending news herself - "Threw a party to celebrate with the people who made the ME! & YNTCD videos with me- and we had so much fun that ‘Drunk Taylor’ is trending on Twitter. CHEERS."

Makes me wished I was at her soiree. So I'm gonna kick off your week with some images of "Drunk Taylor" that are sure to make you wished you were rolling in the deep with her.

I Whip My Hair Back & Fourth
Taylor Swift

Only one question remains, does she have a hangover today? Can someone spill on that for me?

Taylor Swift on Twitter -
https://twitter.com/taylorswift13  

Mother's Day

Norman Bates
"Psycho"

Happy Mother's Day, to all of you out there who have a paternal role in a child's life. Because as Norman Bates says, well refer to the above image for that quote.

Yeah, I took a turn to the macabre a tad today, but not really, it's more of a nostalgia type of thing. You see there was this Psycho marathon on HBO recently and I sat through it, the danger of channel surfing.

Mother & Son
Norma & Norman Bates

Thus when Mother's Day 2019 arrived I thought it would be a nice twist to honor those out there who know their role by going a little mad, like we all do sometimes 😉

So Cheers to everyone out there who has one of the most important jobs in the world.

Happy Mother's Day to you all!

Mother's Day on Wikipedia -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day

Freaky Friday

Cheers to Beer!
Lady Gaga

This ayem I received an E-mail that informed me today is National Drink Beer Day - really, I'm not joking. Seeing as how there seems to be a day for everything, why not drinking beer? I ask you? I'm waiting for an answer...

What is odd about the whole situation is how and why I received this correspondence via a site called HaveGuru.com, a place I have never dared to go on the WWW. Also, why when I try to reach it, it does not come up, yet it sends E-mail?!

Freaky Friday indeed minions. 

To celebrate I chose my own poster person for said day, the woman of the hour Lady Gaga imbibing in the refreshing golden liquid at a Mets game.

So join Moi & Gaga and raise a mug in honor of beer's special day and toast to websites that do not exist sending "Ghost E-mails" about days that do exist.

Cheers!

Beer on Wikipedia -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer  

Monday Motivation

Cheers It's Monday!
Henry Golding

"Tell me why, I don't like, I don't like, (tell me why) I don't like Mondays" - I Don't Like Mondays, The Boomtown Rats

"Yes" it's that time again for the most maligned day of the week to happen...Monday.

Today I felt a different approach to the dreaded day was in order. One that took our collective attitude toward said day and turned it on it's butt.

Thus I bring you cheer in the form of raising a glass and saying "cheers" and taking on Monday straight with a smile no chaser.

Let's hit it like Henry Golding who stars in Crazy Rich Asians (say that three times fast) - here he is at the London Hotel in West Hollywood, CA with an adult beverage smiling like the sun will come out tomorrow.

So smiles everyone, smiles and bend it like Henry, learn to love your inner Monday!

Henry on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/henrygolding/?hl=en 

Hump Day & Chill

Breakfast Of Champions
Neil Patrick Harris

With the heatwave an increasing need for a refreshing adult beverage is in order. What is more refreshing than a margarita, I ask you? "Yep" I figured you wouldn't have a contradictory response because margaritas rule!

Thus for this Hump Day & Chill not only do I bring you the divine drink called a margarita, I also bestow upon you images of Neil Patrick Harris on his vacation in Mexico imbibing them, shirtless and otherwise.

Now hows THAT for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Hump Day & Chill?

Cheers! 

The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
Neil Patrick Harris

Heaven Is A Margarita On Earth
Neil Patrick Harris

Margarita Mania
Neil Patrick Harris & Friends

NPH on Instagram -

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

Blonde & Blonder

Who Sported It Best?
Reese Witherspoon & Gillian Anderson 

In what appears to be a battle of the blondes, here is a shot of Reese Witherspoon & Gillian Anderson at AFI Awards in Los Angeles.

It appears Gillian is staking claim on Blonde Ambition while Reese is aiming for the Blonde Next Door. 

Maybe the pair will do a movie together. 2 Broke Blondes or perhaps 2 Blondes A Brunette & A Pizza Place. 

Whatever the scenario, let's face it, there is never enough blonde in the world!!!

Cheers!

Reese on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/reesewitherspoon/?hl=en

Gillian on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/GillianA 

Just Because...Shay Mitchell

Dark Lady
Shay Mithcell

Just Because she looks amazing, just because Pretty Little Liars is over and I miss it & just because I follow her on Instagram, here is Shay Mitchell aka Emily Fields captured walking in Los Angeles.

While I will miss the show, I will always be able to keep of with Shay where in the world she is via her Instagram page. Yep, Shay loves to travel and post photos from her world tours, which I love to see.

 Her adventures in Morocco were a particular standout. 

Now just because I am running behind schedule this Monday morning I am going to leave you with the link to Shay's Instagram page so you too can enjoy and wonder: Where in the world is Shay Mitchell?!

Cheers!

Shay on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/shaymitchell/?hl=en 

Jan Fonda, Vibrator Saleswoman

Feels So Good Inside
Jane Fonda

On the upcoming season of Grace and Frankie Jane Fonda gave Ellen the 411 that her character becomes a vibrator saleswoman. Yes, you read that correctly, call it fitness for the over seventy set?

On the plus side the directions are in large print so they are easily legible. Jane cried uncle and admitted to trying out all different kinds of Joy Toys for season three research. 

You go Jane Fonda! I hope to look and feel as good as you do at 78!

On that note I leave this for you on the floor as it were. 

T.G.I.F! I hereby decree this, use it or lose it Friday! 

Your mission this weekend, should you have the balls to accept it is to Bend It Like Fonda.

Cheers! 

Tweet with Jane at:
https://twitter.com/janefonda  

Margaritaville w/Oprah Winfrey

On The Rocks, Or Blended?
Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey is a woman of many talents, who knew one of them was making a kick ass margarita?!

Well according to Reese Witherspoon's Instagram post not only does Oprah make margaritas she "makes the BEST margarita" and so the story goes from this pic of Oprah exhibiting her bartender skills at the Wrinkle in Time wrap party while on location in New Zealand.

Being that it's Friday and all, I surely had to help you start your weekend on a positive, not to mention thirsty note. 

Who knew the refreshing tequila concoction was part of the Weight Watchers program...not!!!

Cheers!

What will Oprah do next? Find out at:
https://www.instagram.com/oprah/?hl=en 

Because She's Sharon Stone

Not Painting By The Numbers
Sharon Stone

T.G.I.F! You've all heard of the term Squad Goals by now, well what about Bod Goals? Yep, I am laying plans right now to look amazing by my 52 Birthday - I mean look at Sharon Stone, look at her, she is 58!

Yep, the woman painting in an infinity pool wearing a black string bikini is 50 friggin 8 years old! Can you fathom that?!

Stone is truly inspiring I must say. She makes one want to get off their duff and take care of themselves to look their personal best when most people are putting themselves out to pasture. 

Cheers to you Ms. Stone and everyone else, have a terrific weekend!

Sharon on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/sharonstone/?hl=en   

"You Didn't Give Them A Chance"

Hello Everyone, we all know what today is don't we? Why it's Christmas Eve and the first day of Hanukkah. Yes, that's right peeps this year they both fall on the same day, which is pretty cool actually.

Which brings me to an E-mail I received the other day from my buddy Tom Connan, it goes something like this...

Hi Michael,

Hope you're well! As you may have noticed, I just released my new single 'You Didn't Give Them A Chance' and the music video is doing great on YouTube already. 

I'd be more than happy to have a post about this on your blog.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,

Tom Connan

But of course I will and just have. Thanks Tom for alerting me to your hot new song, oh and the look, that look you've got going on, very, um, edgy, not to mention sexy.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm a giver! Let's kick off the Holidays with Tom's latest single "You Didn't Give Them A Chance."

Celebrate Below!

Tom on Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/tom.connan/

https://twitter.com/tomconnan

https://www.facebook.com/tomconnan/

Pamela Anderson, Jane Fonda & Jake Shears Are "Connected"

Stripped Down
Pamela Anderson

Bet you'd never thought you would see this combo of three names together? Frankly, neither did I, but in the good ole biz of show these days I also know anything goes.

Oh yes, let me spill exactly how these three appear in the same headline. Pamela Anderson stars in a sci-fi short by Luke Gilford, bearing the title Connected. Which also features narration by Jane Fonda and music by Jake Shears. Got it?

Here is what filmmaker/photographer Gilford has to say about it: 

“’Connected’ is a portrait of a woman grappling with aging, self-perception, and transformation in a technologically optimized world,” Gilford explains on his website. “Jackie (Pamela Anderson) is … obsessed with self-improvement tapes (voiced by Jane Fonda), and she is soon drawn to an advanced yet enigmatic wellness spa that promises to enhance her mind, body, and soul.”
The short is quite effective and shows Ms. Anderson in a whole new light, as someone who is yearning for something different than what she has been pigeonholed as. Kudos Pamela you did a bang up job! Cheers to seeing more of this type of of thing from you in your future endeavors, stay Connected. 
View Connected after the jump!

Pamela on the net:
https://www.instagram.com/pamelaanderson/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/pamfoundation?lang=en
www.pamelaandersonfoundation.org/ 

Unhappy Ending With Lucy Hale

Do I Look Happy?!
Lucy Hale

Pretty Little Liars is back, five years after the torture "A" aka Charlotte DiLaurentis and guess who turned up D-E-A-D in Rosewood? "A" got out of the nut house and someone killed her ass!

Obviously this will be the central mystery (with a lot of sub plots happening) for the seventh and rumor has it, final season of the show. 

What did I think you ask? I loved the five year forward jump. It added much needed new life to the show. While I would never abandon my "Liars" the switching things up move proved to be awesome! Kudos to the astute writing.

How will it all end? Out of the mouth of Lucy Hale aka Aria Montgomery comes this bold statement:

"I used to say, oh I want the girls to end up happy and live an A-free life, but I kind of want it to end really tragically," Hale shares. "I want people to be really upset, like they've lost something when the show ends, because I know that my favorite shows have ended that way, so a tragic ending. I'll just leave it at that." 

Bingo! I have to get with Lucy on this comment. Cheers to an unhappy series finale!

Keep up with the Lying at:

https://www.facebook.com/prettylittleliars

amfAR 2015: Sharon Stone, Sharon Stone, Sharon Stone!

Playing Tricks With Her Crucifix
Sharon Stone

amfAR recently held it's inspiration gala in Los Angeles, CA honoring the man behind American Horror Story, Ryan Murphy and hosted by Gwyneth Paltrow.

For those of you who may not be familiar with the organization, it raises money for AIDS research.

While the event was of course attended by the AHS cast, with Lady Gaga performing at it, let's all pretend to be surprised by that fact. It was Sharon Stone who made the biggest splash of the evening.

Not only does she look amazing, her outfit for the night was the bomb!

Talk about inspiring! Well yes, not only does Ms. Stone inspire because she has still got it at fifty-seven, something you may not be aware of is she has raised millions of dollars for the organization. Yes, that's right, Sharon Stone has championed amfAR for years.

She has even been an auctioneer at an event and a very good one at that, she could get you to buy a rock for a few grand, she is that persuasive.

Cheers to inspiration! Have a good one!

Learn More About amfAR here: 
www.amfar.org/‎   

Cheers To Kelly Clarkson!

Kelly Clarkson: Where's The Wine?
Photo: Michael Rozman/Warner Brothers 

Kelly Clarkson has always been the subject of ridicule about her weight. Even when she was on American Idol. 

Weight is such a boring subject and if it does not bother Ms. Clarkson why the Hell should it bother you? 

The Kelly bomb appeared on Ellen and got a resounding cheer from DeGeneres and the crowd, and didn't apologize about her gorgeous, curvaceous figure for one second. "I yo-yo," she said, "Sometimes I'm more fit and I get into kickboxing hardcore, and then sometimes I don't and go, 'Nope, I'd rather have wine!'"

Hooray Kelly, when in doubt wine should always win!

T.G.I.F! Have a toast with Kelly at:

https://www.facebook.com/kellyclarkson

https://twitter.com/kelly_clarkson

Kerry Washington "Don't Cry For Me Lena Dunham"

Two Wild & Crazy Women: Lena Dunham & Kerry Washington

This is a follow-up to the fact that Girls star Lena Dunham landed her dream job as a guest star on the hit show Scandal.

"I started to cry when I saw the actual OPA set," she says.

Oh girl, please don't cry. Do I need to send you a floral arrangement? Kidding my dear, I love it when celebrities let their geek flag fly! It is so endearing.

So here is the 411 on Lena's episode. She plays a woman whose name is Kinky Sue, the name is so catchy there should be a song sung by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga called The Ballad of Kinky Sue.

What's the title of the episode? Well it certainly isn't called Where's The Black Lady, no, it's called It's Good To Be Kink.

Cheers to you Kinky Sue!

A Scandal is always a happening:  
https://www.facebook.com/ScandalABC
https://twitter.com/scandalabc     

"Unpack Your Memories" With Trevor Hall

Trevor Hall: He's Back and Ready to Chill

Trevor Hall

To Release New EP 

Unpack Your Memories on March 27^th

Australian Tour Begins on April 2^nd followed by U.S. dates in late Spring

“Songs come and songs go. Some get lost in the folds of time, while others are passed on and shared in infinitude.” – Trevor Hall

Chill dude Trevor Hall is Back! 
Check out my full length chat with him about his last effort Chapter Of the Forrest here, cheers -

http://mshinafelt.blogspot.com/2014/06/chillaxin-with-trevor-hall.html

Singer-songwriter Trevor Hall has announced the release of a new EP Unpack Your Memories, due out on Vanguard Records on March 27^th. This five song collection includes some of Hall’s most personal tracks recorded solely by him, on his laptop.  

Hall talks about the history of these songs and why he chose to share them with the world at this time. “Unpack Your Memories  is a collection of songs that have been in my “vault” for a long time now,” Hall says. “Some just didn’t make the other albums and some were just too intimate to share at the time. Now they are ready to breathe and be shared with others. The name of the album says everything … These are all songs that have become memories for me. I am reaching into my bag and unpacking them - unpacking their meaning, the memory of where I was when I wrote them, and the feelings that they brought me so many years ago. As the saying goes, ‘You never meet the same river twice.’ Every time I hear these songs, they teach me something new or offer me the gift of a new perspective.  There are many other songs that are still in my vault, but I felt these were the most important to share at this time. The songs all came up together like the roots of a tree, and have taken form in the EP.”

Click here to listen to the title track “Unpack Your Memories.” The Unpack Your Memories EP is available for pre-order from the Vanguard Records store here .

Following the release of Unpack Your Memories, Trevor will be back on the road in Australia for his Bluesfest debut and in the U.S. Performances include the Soulshine Festival, California Roots Festival, Wanderlust and more. See a full list of tour dates below. Additional information on purchasing tickets can be found here .

2015 Tour Dates

APR 2	Melbourne, VIC, AUS	SOULSHINE Fest -Festival Hall
APR 5	Sydney, NSW, AUS	SOULSHINE Fest - Enmore Theatre
APR 6	Byron Bay, NSW, AUS	Bluesfest
APR 9	Maroochydore, QLD, AUS	Sol Bar
APR 10	Brisbane, QLD, AUS	Tivoli (with Michael Franti)
APR 11	Cairns, QLD, AUS	Tivoli (with Michael Franti)
APR 12	Cairns, QLD, AUS	Tivoli (with Michael Franti)
MAY 19	Humboldt, CA, USA	Hum Brews
MAY 20	Mill Valley, CA, USA	Sweetwater
MAY 22	Monterey, California, USA	California Roots Fest
MAY 23	Hermosa Beach, CA, USA	Saint Rocke
MAY 24	San Diego, CA, USA	Belly Up
JUN 16	Wilmington, DE, USA	World Cafe Live Delaware
JUN 17	Brooklyn, NY, USA	Music Hall of Williamsburg
JUN 18	Portland, ME, USA	Port City Music Hall
JUN 20	Stratton, VT, USA	Wanderlust Festival
JUN 21	Stratton VT, USA	Wanderlust Festival (extra activities)
JUN 26	Rothbury, MI, USA	Electric Forest Festival
JUN 27	Chicago, IL, USA	Lincoln
JUL 18	Lake Tahoe, CA, USA	Wanderlust Festival
JUL 19	Lake Tahoe, CA, USA	Wanderlust Festival (extra activities)

www.trevorhallmusic.com