St. Elmo's Fire Turns 35!

On June 28th 1985 the movie St. Elmo's Fire was released making it 35 years old, today. Directed by the recently deceased Joel Schumacher it was one of those movies that defined a generation. 

While I haven't seen it since it first came out, I remember it vividly, mainly because of it's sharply drawn and honest characters. I also had graduated High School the year before the movie debuted, thus it's relevance to me.

So let's take a stroll down memory lane shall we? We shall, here is the cast of St. Elmo's Fire then and now (source E!Online):

https://www.eonline.com/news/1164162/st-elmo-s-fire-cast-then-now

Hump Day & Chill

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Tunesday Tuesday!

It's A Flock, Not A Gaggle
A Flock Of Seagulls

Remember the 80's and the New Wave movement in music? "Yes" I was there in the thick of it, I was in High School after all.

Do you recall the most famous seagulls of all A Flock Of Seagulls? Well their biggest hit I Ran, not to be confused with Iran, has been, well, running through my mind of late. 

"I walk along the avenue, I never thought I'd meet a girl like you, Meet a girl like you"

Fa la la la la...

Thus I bequeath those who will find this nostalgic, and those who will be going Hmmmmmmm with this classic 80's type of ditty.

That's correct I said "ditty" because it rhymes with, kitty!

Gotcha!

Run with Seagulls after the jump!

Monday Motivation

"Hi There"
Peter Gabriel

"The place where I come from is a small town, They think so small, They use small words" Big Time, Peter Gabriel

Lately Imagination has been on my mind. Why you may ask? Well since I have been laid up post bunion surgery I have a lot of down time (can't wait until that is over) thus I have been doing more writing.

"Yes" I am writing things hither and yawn, meaning today's Monday Motivation is Imagination. Imagination is something you use to create anything pretty much. Yep Imagination, it's not just for writing. It can be something you use to get you through a day at the office, it can be used to solve problems and it can propel you into alternative universes.

While there are many fanciful things I can think of to illustrate this I chose the video for the song Big Time off of Peter Gabriel's great album So. It came out in 1986, I was two years out of High School (insert old guy comment here,) the visuals in the video are so cool and full of Imagination that even if you didn't like the song you stayed for the visuals.

Not to mention I had a crush on Gabriel back when I used to find musicians hot (still do on occasion, but from a distance) I actually even dated one at a point and juncture, but I'm saving that for the book. 

So let's get this Monday Motivation started Big Time! Check out the video after the jump - 👀

Hump Day & Chill

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Road Trip! Romy & Michele

Shall We Dance?
Lisa Kudrow & Mira Sorvino

I bet when you saw my byline you thought I was going to announce a follow-up to the movie Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, correct? 

Sadly that is not the case, but April 2017 will mark an anniversary for the awesome twosome, it will have been 20 years, yes 20, since they took their hilarious road trip to Sagebrush High for their High School Reunion! File this under one more thing that makes me feel old.

Who could forget these two wild and crazy gals and how much fun they were? Mira Sorvino as Romy White &  Lisa Kudrow as Michele Weinberger were one of the most memorable dream teams to hit the silver screen.

So start planning those 20th anniversary screening parties and know that I'm the Mary and your the Rhoda!

Romy & Michele on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120032/ 

Sentimental Saturday - "High School Musical"

Awwwwwwwww....
l-r Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens & Corbin  Bleu

I guess there has been some confusion of late as to whether Zac Efron enjoyed his High School Musical days at Disney.

Since I never really track petty things like that and simply hear about how the star in question puts the kibosh on it that is how you are getting Efron's Flashback Friday photo that he posted of himself, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens & Corbin Bleu from 2008.

He captioned it: "So grateful I came across this picture... with the o.g. crew during one of the most cherished times of my life. #fbf"

See Zac isn't anti Troy Bolton after all and why should he be?! This is what put him on the Hollywood radar. 
I for one enjoyed the first High School Musical it was a throwback to things I used to watch as a kid. Oh, and it didn't hurt that Efron was in it ; )

Time to get Sentimental it's Saturday. 

Go Back To "High School"on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475293/  

FBF: Welcome To Camp Crystal Lake...

"Kill her, Mommy! Kill her! Don't let her get away, Mommy! Don't let her live!"

- Pamela Voorhees

Since I participated in Throwback Thursday yesterday, because, well it was Thursday, duh, I thought I would take the opportunity to engage in Flashback Friday, ya know, since it's Friday the 13th after all.

Think back to the year 1980 when the original Friday the 13th movie was released at the height of the slasher film craze. At what point was that in your life? Me? I was a Freshman in High School, be nice now. 

I was too young to get in to see it solo and no one would take me. So I had to wait for home video. What I do remember was it upped the ante in terms of graphic killings on screen. 

The story of  doomed counselors at the now legendary Camp Crystal Lake aka Camp Blood had critics recoiling and audiences shrieking!

Everyone in school who had been able to see it was a buzz about it describing the bloody deaths of the camp staff with a perverse glee.

When I finally got around to seeing it, the horror movie that raised the bar had been surpassed by others post it.

The original Friday the 13th is now considered a horror classic because of it's influence on the genre. Something I know at the time was never contemplated of happening.

It remains one of my favorites of a specific place and time in cinema, because, in case you haven't guessed it "Yes"I love a good scare...Boo! Happy Friday the 13th!

Check out the trailer for the original Friday the 13th after the jump!

The Original on IMDB: 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080761/  

TBT: She's Sharon Stone, Bitch

Sharon Stone
The High School Years

It's Throwback Thursday peeps! Yay, Yahoo, Yippy Skippy and all that noise!!!

So I thought for it I would honor one of my favorite actresses by posting her High School yearbook photo: Sharon Stone.

As you can see Sharon has always been a beauty. Not only that, she has brains, a wicked sense of humor, not to mention some razor sharp basic instincts.

What's not to love about her?

Apparently she has problems with men approaching her for dates, I guess straight guys find her intimidating. 

So, she joined forces with funnyman James Corden for a rap video that brilliantly roasts her image, yet provides proof that Sharon has still got it at age 58!

Madonna could take some lessons from Stone on how to remain hot & sexy while aging gracefully.

Check out the video after the jump!

Sharon on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/sharonstone

"Boo, You Whore!" Mean Girls 10 Years Later

10 Years Later: L - R Lacey Charbet, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried
Lindsay Lohan & Tina Fey
Photo: Ruven Afanador for Entertainment Weekly

Regina George: I gave him everything... I was half a virgin when I met him!

Yes as all of us Mean Girls fans know the movie is officially 10 years old. "That's so fetch" - hey I am still trying to make that happen for you Gretchen Wieners and guess what? It still hasn't. Sorry I tried.

Mean Girls is a cultural phenomena, and every October the 3rd, when I get asked what day it is I give a swoon to the person posing the question in honor of Aaron Samuels. 

Recently Entertainment Weekly got the stars of the film: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Charbet & it's creator Tina Fey together for a reunion photo shoot and interview.

In it they posed the question to each of the "girls" where they thought their character would be in the 10 years post High School, as in right now.

Here are their answers. Enjoy, while I work on my Burn Book, I'm so "plastic."

Source: Entertainment Weekly 

THE FUTURE

SEYFRIED: Karen would manage or own a store that sells really cool dog attire, like Swarovski dog collars and Halloween costumes for animals. She’s probably really focused.

LOHAN: Cady’s with Oprah in Africa working at children’s schools with a family, teaching girls to be nice to each other.

CHABERT: Gretchen is probably running the Toaster Strudel empire. She is probably married and has, like, seven babies right now. She and Jason worked it out. She has very big curly hair.

McADAMS: Regina is a Real Housewife. She’d have too much time on her hands, for sure. She’s probably found all her other Reginas.

Go "Mean" at: http://www.meangirls.com/

It's Thursday, Time To Get "Tacky"

Yeah We're Tacky: Aisha Tyler, Margaret Cho & Eric Stonestreet
Photo: Ken Phillips

If you're tacky and you know it, clap your hands, it you're tacky and you know it clap your hands...

Yes, that's right people I hereby declare, today, July 17th Tacky Thursday in honor of the King Of Parody - Weird Al Yankovic and his latest a riff on Pharrell Willaims Happy and yes it's called Tacky, duh!

Weird Al has assembled himself quite the list of co-stars including. Friend and Entertain Me staple Margaret Cho, Aisha Tyler (did you know she and Margaret attended High School together?) Jack Black & from Modern Family Eric Stonestreet.

Also exclusive only to Entertain Me is the photo taken on the set of the video above, courtesy of my friend and Margaret's publicist extraordinaire, Ken Phillips. 

So, break out your most garish clothes, spout vulgar inappropriate things from your lips and take all the obnoxious selfies you want, give in, you know you want to get Tacky, oh wait you already are!!!

                                                                   "Tacky"

Get "Weird" at:

http://www.weirdal.com/home.htm

Lindsey Stirling: "The Phantom of the Opera"

YouTube sensation Lindsey Stirling is perhaps the first – and only – artist in the world to blend classical violin, modern dance, and pop into to one amazing confection.

On September 18th, Lindsey will be releasing her self-titled debut album, Lindsey Stirling, coming off the heels of an incredibly successful presence on iTunes. With 10 original tracks, the album will showcase Lindsey’s signature violin-electronic-dubstep style – opening with “Crystallize,” her most popular piece. Lindsey has already sold over 300,000 songs, several of which have hit the iTunes Top 100 as well as the top of the digital electronic charts. Lindsey also has plans for a follow-up album of covers, putting her unique twist on everything from existing video game themes to pop music.

Are you ready? Here is the incomparable Ms. Lindsey Stirling...!

MS: I am so blown away by your take on “The Phantom of the Opera” theme song!

LS: Oh neat! I was so excited about doing it!

MS: Well I for one am totally in awe your talent, I've never seen anything like it in my estimation, ask anyone, I don't gush easily.

LS: That's so awesome! Thank you so much Michael!

MS: You really took to the violin.

LS: Well I was drawn to the violin as a kid, because ever since I was little I had this center stage syndrome. (laughs) My parents took me to all the free orchestra concerts in town, and it was very obvious to see who the stars of the orchestra were. (laughs) At the beginning of the concert the violinist comes out and plays an “A” note for the orchestra and I was like: “Wow, they are the stars of the orchestra”. I started taking violin lessons when I was five, because I thought they were beautiful, fast and fun!

MS: The passion when you play the violin is so overwhelming.

LS: Generally I do it so much, so I have to love it, it has never gotten old.

MS: You utilize it in other mediums, expand on that.

LS: Well in High School there were a bunch of guys who were in a rock band. I had a crush on every single one of them. They were all older than me, but I played the violin and I offered to play with them one time –  they had me play a song at one of their concerts. So, it's like oh my gosh, a dream come true for me because all of these boys are so cute! From there I ended up becoming part of the band and we went on this little rock band tour....I was sixteen, it's a really fun memory, but looking back we were not really very good. (laughs) But it opened my eyes to how the violin could do all different types of music. They all left on missions so I was left without a band and I started writing music to my favorite radio hits, like: Hip-Hop. I explored different types of mediums because I was kind of getting burnt out on classical. Writing radio hits is what got me onto “Americas Got Talent”. Then I decided I wanted to start writing my own music, music that I like, I started looking for producers – I always want to keep a fresh style so I do everything from rock to trance music, it's fresh and always new. Even with no vocals, people seemed to be entertained the whole time.

MS: Even with no vocals, with your “The Phantom of the Opera” video I was enthralled. Very few people have ever attained that.

LS: Oh, Thank You.

Get your violin on with Lindsey at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lindsey-Stirling/132255980139931?ref=ts

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LindseyStirling

10 Seconds With: Vassy

Australian native, Vassy Karaglorgos wants you to have a “Beautiful Day” with her new album.

“Beautiful Day” is a pop parade of giddy proportions, from a singer/songwriter who has melodies constantly on her brain.

So, pull up a chair, it’s time to get Vassy!

MS: Looking over your materials I was really impressed you had a song in “Cabin in the Woods” by the way.

Vassy: Oh, Thank You.

MS: I’m a horror movie freak, are you into that?

Vassy: Ya know, I’m not a big horror fan, but it was really cool that they wanted my song.

MS: “Desire” was a naughty little song. What makes you want to do fizzy dance pop?

Vassy: Well I’m versatile, “Beautiful Day” has that vibe about it.

MS: OK, but I want to know why. I looked at the video for your acoustic song “Fallen” which is so great and different than the vibe of your album, what drew you to this?

Vassy: Being an artist that’s kind of what I do. Sometimes I feel like doing this, and sometimes I feel like doing that. Ya know there’s no rules, we eat different food everyday, when you’re an artist you just create.

MS:  I wasn’t trying to put you on the spot, after hearing some of your edgier material I was curious what propelled you to this type of music.

Vassy: Oh no, it’s cool, you’re not putting me on the spot, I’m just not sure how to answer that question. (laughs)

MS: Your choir teacher in High School told you, you couldn’t sing, uh, OK, tell me about that.

Vassy: Well, I was in the High School choir and was told I couldn’t sing, then years later that teacher heard me singing on a national radio station and ended up writing an apology letter which is kind of funny.

MS: Too funny that you were written an apology.

Vassy: Uh huh, I was kicked out of High School Choir and was told I couldn’t sing and when you’re a kid that’s very disheartening. But I just took it and went: “OK, cool” instinctively I knew I was a leader and not a follower.

Kiss yourself some Vassy at: www.kissmyvassy.com