Have A "Dandy" Friday

Dandy Mott: Send In The Clown

Alright all of you American Horror Story: Freak Show fans like me. While I do not find this installment particularly scary I do find it bizarre, off the wall and unpredictable.

I also have a dark confession to make. Dandy Mott is my favorite character that inhabits the Freak Show universe. 

This past weeks episode was especially enlightening as to his homicidal ways. The fact that he started off killing kittens as a child was a nice touch and a sly reference to serial killer Luka Magnotta.

Obviously the only thing truly Dandy about this motley psycho is his crazy sense of entitlement when it come to offing people. He feels like it was what he was put on this earth to kill whoever and whatever he pleases, as if he could put it on his resume' when applying for a job. 

Pssssssssst! If you did not see this past weeks episode you might not want to read past here...yes I mean it, right here, don't do it, do it at your own risk. I bet you are going to keep reading even if you haven't. 

Yes, Dandy offed his mother Gloria in an OMG moment on this weeks episode, that's correct Frances Conroy is gone, a moment of silence please. OK time to carry on. 

The closing scene of the show was especially dark and nasty, as we see Dandy bathing in a tub of his deceased mother's blood.

Well, if ya think that's disturbing Finn Wittrock, the actor who portrays Dandy says that things are just going to get worse.

"I'll just tell you that the next one, I think his body count might double," Wittrock told me earlier today while promoting his new movie, Unbroken, the Angelina Jolie -directed World War II drama.  "The next one really, honestly takes the cake. Even I'm scared."

Personally I'm not scared, I can't wait till Wednesday December 10th to get my Dandy Mott fix!

Enjoy The Horror at: https://www.facebook.com/americanhorrorstory

Bump Out! Kourtney Kardashian

Looking Good, Kourtney Kardashian

Yes I know it's Kourtney Kardashian, but she is nine months pregnant and looks amazing! She recently posed nude that way for Du Jour Magazine.

Also those of you who follow this blog know I  find the image a a pregnant woman nude quite beautiful.

Kourtney is no exception to my rule. I have featured Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera - thus I feel in all fairness to my standard of what I find aesthetically pleasing I must include Ms. Double K.

Having no personal knowledge about her other than what is put out there in the media, I have no real opinion on her other than she is a beautiful woman making a life and sharing the process with the world.

In this writer's opinion that is a wonderful thing.

Keep Up With Kourtney at: http://www.kourtneykardashian.com/

Hey Sugar Plums, It's Your Weekly Pentatonix Update

PENTATONIX ANNOUNCES 2015 “ON MY WAY HOME” TOUR DATES

THAT’S CHRISTMAS TO ME REACHES #2 ON BILLBOARD’S TOP 200 ALBUM CHART AND #1 ON DIGITAL ALBUM CHARTS

#1 ON BILLBOARD’S HOLIDAY CHART FOR 6^TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK

NEW VIDEO FOR “DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY” RELEASED VIA YOUTUBE

PERORMANCE ON CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER TONIGHT

Pentatonix NEVER slows down especially during the Christmas season which they now officially own. Check out all the news below and don't be left in a pile of melted snow...!

Fresh off performances on The Today Show and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, vocal sensations Pentatonix have announced dates for their 2015 North American “On My Way Home” Tour.  The tour takes its name from one of the group’s original songs off of their recent release PTX Vol. III and is set to kick off with 2 nights at Oakland, CA’s Fox Theater on February 25^th and 26^th.  Tickets will be available for sale to the general public on Friday, December 5^th via http://ptxofficial.com/ with more dates to be announced soon. 

Dominating the charts, Pentatonix’s That’s Christmas To Me has become the biggest holiday album of the season.  The album is currently #2 on the Billboard 200 with over 227,000 total album equivalent units and marks a chart high for the group. They are also #1 on the Digital Albums Chart as well as #1 on the Holiday Album Chart for the 6^thconsecutive week.  The album has sold over 405,000 albums in the US to date. That's Christmas To Me is currently #1 on Amazon’s CD and Digital Best Sellers list as well as Top 3 on iTunes Main Albums Chart. On Spotify, the album is currently in the Top 10 on the Spotify top album list in the US.  Additionally, the album peaked at #1 on iTunes in over 10 countries including the US, Canada and Norway.

Their first holiday release PTXMAS (2013) continues at #5 Billboard’s Holiday Albums Chart causing for 2 albums in the Top 5 on the chart. PTXMAS also lands in the Top 10 on Amazon’s CD Best Sellers List and #2 on iTunes Holiday Chart.

Yesterday, PTX premiered the music video for “Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy” the 6^th music video in support of That's Christmas To Me.  The group has also released, “White Winter Hymnal,” “Winter Wonderland / Don’t Worry Be Happy” ft. Tori Kelly, “Mary, Did You Know?”, “Silent Night” and their original song and title track, “That’s Christmas To Me”.  All five videos have been viewed over 27 million times.
 

2015 North American “On My Way Home” Tour Dates
2/25/15                 Oakland, CA                   Fox Theater
2/26/15                 Oakland, CA                   Fox Theater
2/28/15                 Las Vegas, NV               The Chelsea Theater at the Cosmopolitan
3/1/15                   Anaheim, CA                  City National Grove of Anaheim
3/3/15                   Orem, UT                       Utah Valley University
3/7/15                   Minneapolis, MN            Orpheum Theater
3/8/15                   Chicago, IL                      Chicago Theatre
3/9/15                   Chicago, IL                      Chicago Theatre
3/11/15                 Toronto, ON                    The Sound Academy
3/12/15                 Toronto, ON                    The Sound Academy
3/14/15                 Atlantic City, NJ               Borgata Event Center
3/15/15                 Wallingford, CT              Toyota Oakdale Theatre
3/16/15                 Boston, MA                     Agganis Arena
3/18/15                 New York, NY                 The Theater at Madison Square Garden
3/19/15                 Fairfax, VA                      Patriot Center
3/21/15                 Atlanta, GA                     The Tabernacle
3/22/15                 Tampa, FL                       Busch Gardens Tampa | FREE SHOW with park admission

3/25/15                 Houston, TX                   Bayou Music Center
3/26/15                 Austin, TX                       ACL Live at The Moody Theater
3/28/15                 Tulsa, OK                        Brady Theater
3/29/15                 Grand Prairie, TX           Verizon Wireless Theater

Official Website: http://ptxofficial.com/
YouTube Page: http://youtube.com/Ptxofficial
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pentatonix
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PTXofficial
Purchase PTX Vol. III: http://smarturl.it/PTXVol3
Listen to PTX Vol. III on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/PTXVol3Spot
That’s Christmas To Me iTunes: http://smarturl.it/PTXtctmiT
That’s Christmas To Me Amazon: http://smarturl.it/PTXtctmAm
Listen to That’s Christmas To Me on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/PTXmasSp
 

Reese Witherspoon & Jimmy Fallon Get Random

We're Insane: Reese Witherspoon & Jimmy Fallon

Reese Witherspoon dropped by to have some Yuletide fun with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show yesterday evening.

Thew self confessed Christmas hound and star of the upcoming film Wild sang random phrase Christmas Carols with Jimmy.

It's like The Name Game, but with off the wall phrases added to favorite Holiday songs, you get the gist? 

Fallon kicked it off with a rendition of a song about a "small old man" to the tune of "Jingle Bells."

Witherspoon did an equally silly song to the tune of "Silent Night" and for the finale both did a loopy duet inspired by "Deck The Halls."

Safe bet none of this will ever be available on ITunes - but a jolly good time was had by all! Check out the merriment after the jump! Ho ho ho!

                                        Time For Some Bent Christmas Carols

Reese on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000702/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1
& Jimmy too! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266422/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1

Rockin' Around Dolly Parton's Christmas Tree

Rock Around Me, I Am Dolly Parton's Christmas Tree, Damn It!

Dolly Parton & some other music types decorate Christmas Trees to support their favorite causes. 

Did I mention Dolly Parton decorated one? It's the one featured above, Dolly Parton trimmed it. Oh and that's the tree Dolly did by the way...


Opryland’s Parade of Trees Up For Bid During Online Auction

Dolly Parton, Charlie Daniels, and Brenda Lee join Reba McEntire, Kenny Chesney, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, LeAnn Rimes, The Doobie Brothers, Zac Brown Band, and others to raise money for their favorite charities this holiday season in a new attraction at Gaylord Opryland Resort. Parade of Trees—a stunning collection of 15 spectacularly decorated Christmas trees—is now on display throughout the resort’s nine acres of indoor gardens as part of Gaylord Opryland’s A Country Christmas. Each tree is up for grabs to the highest online bidder with the funds raised benefiting the not-for-profit organization designated for the tree. The winning bidder will receive the tree’s decorations and all the prizes for that particular tree. Getting a little sneak peek under the tree, find out what is under Dolly’s, Charlie’s, and Brenda’s tree. More information on each artists gifts and goodies is located on the Opryland Parade of Trees website: www.OprylandParadeOfTrees.com. Dolly Parton’s tree which benefits The Imagination Library will include four tickets to Dollywood including a meet & greet with Dolly, signed 8 x 10 photo, one personal book from Dolly, one cookbook, and 38 Imagination Library books (4 of them will be autographed). Charlie Daniels tree will benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Galilean Home Ministries. Under his tree, bidders can find show tickets for two concerts in 2015 including meet & greet with Charlie, an autographed Cowboy hat, an autographed Guitar with case, an autographed Gold fiddle with case, along with a basket full of Charlie Daniels goodies (T-Shirt, Hat, Books, CD’s, sheet music for “Devil Went Down to Georgia” (autographed), and fiddle bows). Brenda Lee’s tree will benefit NARAS/MusiCares, and will include a private lunch for 4 with Brenda at the Country Music Hall of Fame, including a guided Hall of Fame tour, an autographed “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” gold record, an autographed collectible “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” ornament, Country Music Hall of Fame gift bag and Malt Shop Memories souvenir backpack, autographed Malt Shop Memories scrapbook signed by many artists of the 50s and 60s, ornaments from The Beach Boys, Martha & The Vandellas, The Temptations, Dion, and others! Bids are being accepted online at www.OprylandParadeOfTrees.com through Dec. 31.

Madonna "You Don't Want To Be The Smartest Person In The Room"

Credit: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

"You don’t want to be the smartest person in the room; you want to be the dumbest in the room. You want to be surrounded by other thinking people who are going to say something that makes you think, 'Oh, my God, that's an amazing idea. Why didn't I think of that" - Madonna to David Blaine Interview Magazine 

Wow I love this! Welcome back Madge it's been a while since you have been relevant and said something with your inner voice that was actually ineresting. Oh and by the way this statement is something I 100% agree with. It sucks being that person.

Don't get me wrong. When I was eighteen I will never forget being a young impressionable gay boy seeing Madonna's Burning Up video playing at club in Seattle, WA.

She was inspiring and edgy. Madonna has always been able to blend pop culture, artistry and commerce seamlessly throughout her entire career. Until the past few years...

Yep, she has faltered in a quite epic manner. Her last two albums have been really lame and the singles off of them have been yawn fests. 

Her current chat with Magician David Blaine in Interview Magazine is inspiring. It reminds me of why I liked Madonna in the first Fucking place. 

Credit: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

Her intelligence and savvy are on full display here: 

"I remember having conversations with Keith Haring and with Basquiat about the importance of your art being accessible to people," she recalled. "That was their big thing—it should be available to everyone. It was so important for Keith to be able to draw on subways and walls. And Basquiat used to say to me, 'You're so lucky that you make music, because music comes out of radios everywhere.' He thought that what I did was more pop, more connected to pop culture than what he did. Little did he know that his art would become pop culture. But it's not like we really had discussions about the meaning of art. I remember hearing them talk about those things." - Madonna to David Blaine Interview Magazine 

Welcome back Big M. You suddenly became important,interesting and relevant again by being honest and not desperately trying too hard. 

You Go! 

Go Madonna at:  

http://www.madonna.com/

http://www.interviewmagazine.com/

Stay "White" With Sandy Zacky

"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, with every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white" - "White Christmas" Irving Berlin 

OK, it's December 1st and Thanksgiving is over. Time to turn and face the reality that Christmas is only twenty four quick days away.

Well every year at Entertain Me we kick off the month of giving with our resident chanteuse Sandy with a "Y" not "E" Zacky and her beautiful rendition of White Christmas.

I actually saw her perform this live at her show at Cal State Northridge, CSUN for short in 2008 around coincidentally enough, Christmas time...

Sandy knocked them dead with her show and made everyone in the house sentimental and all warm and fuzzy with her special interpretation of this Holiday classic.

Deck those halls and hang those balls Christmas will be here before you know it people! 

Sandy singing White Christmas is a great kick off for the countdown to C-day. Sleigh it girl!

Jump here for singing Sandy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueCuT6tB50E

Stay "White" with Sandy Zacky at: 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Sandy-Zacky-Fan-Page/142692019103428

http://www.sandyzacky.com/

http://www.showmetalkradio.com/zacky.php