Sunday, September 10, 2017
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Size Matters
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| Born This Way Lady Gaga |
Gaga recently attended a screening of the documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two at the Toronto Film Festival. What's it about you say? If you have to ask...
One of the more revealing moments, literally, in the chronicle of our Lady's life leading up to the release of her album Joanne is her going completely topless by her pool while having a discussion about her wardrobe for the upcoming Joanne tour with her team.
She was Born This Way, naturally.
Honestly I never realized Lady Gaga was so tiny, I didn't think she was tall either, more like Five Foot Six would have been my guess.
This shows us size does matter, it matters in the way you use it. Think about it, but not too much.
Gaga on "The Gram":
https://www.instagram.com/ladygaga/?hl=en
Friday, September 8, 2017
Daedalus' Daughter
If you happen to live in Los Angeles or are visiting, you may be interested in this...
Bootleg Theater presents the world premiere of Daedalus’ Daughter, by Carol Katz, in association with Rosanna Gamson/World Wide, an original movement theatre piece for five performers. Opening on Thursday, September 21st and running through Saturday, September 30, 2017, Daedalus’ Daughter uses the Greek myth of Daedalus and his son Icarus as its primary metaphor for mental illness: the story of struggle, escape, flight and falling, as told from the point of view of an imagined female figure – Daedalus’ daughter. Both intimate and epic, the poetic performance piece weaves original and found text with rich visual imagery and full-bodied, choreographed movement, to create a poignant meditation on a secret family history. The abstract new work was inspired by playwright and director Katz’s own lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder and the journey it took her on. For more information, please visit https://www.carolkatzprojects.org.
"I have created this story, Daedalus’ Daughter, as a way to talk about madness and suicide that can run through family lines; its survivors, its legacy, its gifts, its ghosts,” explains Katz. “It is a meditation on my own family history, and how it has affected some or all of us in deeply personal ways. I did not find out that my grandfather had taken his own life until relatively late, yet I have been touched, if not defined, by his death all my life. This piece is for those who follow in these footsteps without ever knowing why, and for those we leave behind.”
With a one-hour run time, Daedalus’ Daughter will open on Thursday, September 21st and run for six performances over two weeks – on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm – through September 30, 2017. Pre-sale tickets are $20 ($15 for students/seniors) and will be $25 at the door ($20 for students/seniors). Bootleg Theater is located at 2220 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057. For tickets, please call 213-389-3856 or visit http://www.bootlegtheater.org/event/1554271-daedalus-daughter-los-angeles.
Daedalus’ Daughter brings together a collaborative team of Los Angeles theatre and dance artists under the direction of Carol Katz, assisted by critically acclaimed choreographer, Rosanna Gamson. Created though an extended and deeply collaborative process, the piece was very much devised in partnership with the ensemble of actors and dancers: Sean Spann, Kirk Wilson, Clementine Gamson Levy, Lavinia Findikoglu and Kearian Giertz. Mallory Fabian is on board as Associate Creative Producer and Tom E Kelley is engineering the props and set construction. Lighting Designer, Darius Gangei, Sound Designer Simon Greenberg, and Scenic Designer Tanya Orellana, all from CalArts, round out the creative team.
SYNOPSIS:
Daedalus' Daughter, an original dance theatre piece by Carol Katz, is a retelling of the Icarus myth from the point of view of his sister, interwoven with a secret family history. This half-bird, half-girl is an embodied metaphor, a symbolic way to talk about the madness and suicide that can run through generations of families. So while this is an intimate story about one woman’s real family, it speaks to countless others who have dealt with the pain and sorrow of mental illness in their own. It is a story about the costs of keeping things hidden in shame and silence – yet ultimately it is about the hope and redemption that are possible when these secrets are acknowledged and claimed. There is a powerful and healing magic when someone speaks their own truth, and realizes that they are not alone. Told through movement and text, both poetic and prosaic, this piece is a surreal, dream like journey through myth and memory.
• Daedalus’ Daughter Tickets - http://www.bootlegtheater.org/event/1554271-daedalus-daughter-los-angeles
• Daedalus’ Daughter Facebook event page - https://www.facebook.com/events/336497893477592
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Thursday, September 7, 2017
Michael's Musings
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| No Bozo Michael Shinafelt |
Clowns abound this week! With the premiere of American Horror Story: Cult, IT opening this Friday & Donald Trump moving (his bowels I am guessing) to overturn DACA.
Isn't life funny? Moving on...
The only thing Trump could do that would surprise me at this point is not be a narcissistic bloated piece of sh!t of a human being.
After catching the premiere of American Horror Story: Cult - I think the subtitle for the latest season should be American Horror Story: Clown Porn
Street Talk - "I'm Eeyore, but I'm not. Jesus made me this way"
Vulgarity is an important ingredient in life
If you're sexy and you know it clap your hands!
Wanna know what I made this week that is magically delicious? A salmon patty with Jalapenos on top under melted jack cheese. Yes, it was good as it sounds.
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| Sasha Pieterse & Moi @ The G.B.F. Premiere |
Who out there is seeing IT tomorrow like me? Raise your hands.
I'm a rebel just for kicks now
Looking for a whore? Ask a pimp
Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Clown around with me at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
AHS: Cult
Election night 2016 kicks off this season that had many WTF?! moments in it. How WTF?! were they Michael? Evan Peters character Kai urinating in a condom and tossing it at a group of Latino immigrants spouting racial slurs. A gang of clowns one who masturbates in front of Sarah Paulson's Ally while two others of the insane clown posse fornicate in front of her.
As if Donald Trump "leading" our country isn't freaky enough, we now have to contend with this shit as a result of him being elected???
The only thing I can state about last night's premiere is it left me in a state of confusion as to where this season is going to lead. This could be a good thing although it turned out that it was not so good when Roanoke aired last season and turned out to be even worse than Coven.
Yeah, of course I will keep watching. The crazy array of scenarios trotted out before me last night were completely nuts! I hope where this path leads is equally so.
AHS on Facebook:
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
So Long Summer?
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| Coming In For A Landing Derek Hough |
That being said while summer is headed into the twilight stage, the summer weather will go on with all of 2017'a crazy heat waves.
So let's bid adieu to the season with this shot of Dancing With The Stars Derek Hough playing Frisbee at the beach.
While Derek doesn't do much for me on the Schwing meter I will state I would like to have a body like his. Evenly proportioned with just the right amount of ripple.
BTW word is Mr. Hough got sand in his mug on the way down.
Ciao Summer!
Derek on Instagram:
Monday, September 4, 2017
Just Because...Boots
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| Come On Boots, Start Walking! Hilary Duff |
Just Because it's Labor Day Weekend and who wants to see a post about that? Just Because her boots are made for walking & just because she stars on Younger - I give you Hilary Duff sporting a bad ass pair of boots whilst walking in West Hollywood, CA.
Luckily this photo was taken before Labor Day being as they are white. We wouldn't want to have to throw Ms. Duff in fashion prison, that would not be very nice.
There is something I have always liked about Duff and obviously I am not alone in that. She has a successful career after all and for that to happen you have to have fans.
I must confess however that I have yet to catch her current endeavor Younger. Word is it's good and I should, and will at some point...cross my heart.
Now aren't you happy?
Hilary on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/hilaryduff/?hl=en
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