Thursday, September 5, 2019

Michael's Musings

Selfie Portrait
Michael Shinafelt
"Doubleplusgood, Times 17.3.84 bb speech mal reported Africa rectify, Times 19.12.83 forecasts 3 YP 4th quarter, 83 misprints, verify current issue" - "Doubleplusgood" Eurythmics

I woke up this ayem with this song by the amazing Eurythmics running through the corners of my mind. It's a term from George Orwell's 1984. This is a lyric from a track the duo laid down for a film version of the novel (which, "Yes" I did see)

Any questions? I thought not, it's time to get down with the master beat -

One, two, sit on a screw. Because shoe buckling is so passe 

"The trouble is you think you have time" - Sh!t Buddha says 

A friend I know suggested I binge watch Marrying Millions F#ck You, now I have to see the last two episodes! 

If you didn't read the news story about how Oomp Loompa's invaded Whoville? shame on you for not keeping up with current events!!!

A chicken with lipstick...discuss

If you can't be an athlete, be a space commander from Pluto 

Because smiles are important, Tracee Ellis Ross

My dreams often include twins


Woman Crush of the Week - Jennifer Lopez (I'm sure you can see why)

I love a man out of uniform, especially when it's raining them

Fingers Crossed is a generic all purpose kind of term for the non-committal individual

Walking testosterone thy name is Gerard Butler 

Ooooops! I dropped my soap in the shower, mind bending over and picking it up for me???

The Keebler Elf has an AK 47 just like everyone else

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Hump Day & Chill

Fanny
ROCK GROUP FANNY’S CDs FACING EXTINCTION
Fanny negotiates to become the sole source of their four albums on CD.

Today I thought we'd engage in a different sort of Hump Day & Chill and rock out with our Fanny out!!!

 When rock group Fanny first hit the music scene in 1970, no one could fathom what their future would be like. The group reached moderate success with the single “Charity Ball” cracking the Top 40, but Fanny’s true legacy was never fully realized.

That is until now.

With the release of a live video performance of Fanny posted on YouTube from the German TV program “Beat-Club”, nearly a million new fans have discovered Fanny’s music. But sadly, their albums are on the brink of no longer being available on CD.

With a heavy contribution from Fanny drummer Alice de Buhr, independent record label Real Gone Music contracted with Warner Music Group to bring the first four albums originally released on Reprise Records to CD starting back in 2012. But Real Gone Music’s stock of the albums has run out and they are not going to reproduce any additional CDs.

Starting September 4th, 2019, Alice is taking up the challenge of raising money via Indiegogo to cover the cost of replicating and licensing new CDs for fans new and old alike to enjoy Fanny’s music. As part of the arrangement, the CDs will be available only on the band’s “FannyRocks” official website. To entice contributors, Alice is offering up a variety of rewards ranging from reproduction of classic Fanny stickers, autographed drum sticks, signed copies of the new CDs, plus limited copies of the Rhino Fanny CD pack featuring autographs of three of the four members. A big bonus is you do not have to wait as all rewards will be shipped out by Alice as the contributions are made. (See below for complete list)


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Starting September 4th, find Alice’s “Help Save Fanny’s CDs!” Indiegogo campaign at the following link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-save-fanny-s-music/

  
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About FannyRocks (https://fannyrocks.com/)
FannyRocks is a website founded in 2008 that is dedicated to archiving the rock group Fanny’s history and music. It is owned and operated by drummer Alice de Buhr and managed by webmaster Byron Wilkins.

3” ROUND STICKERS
Get Behind Fanny - Allez Derrier Fanny - Die Erste Weibliche Rock
·         $5.00 - Your choice of one-of-three 3” stickers.
·         $10.00 - Your choice of two-of-three 3” stickers.
·         $15.00 - Your choice of three-of-three 3” stickers.

4” HEART-SHAPED “LOVE FANNY” STICKERS - CHOICE OF RED, BLUE, OR GREEN
·         $5.00 - Your choice of one-of-three “Love Fanny” 3” stickers.
·         $10.00 - Your choice of two-of-three “Love Fanny” 3” stickers.
·         $15.00 - Your choice of three-of-three “Love Fanny” 3” stickers.

POSTCARD “FANNY - END OF AN ERA”
·         $5.00 - End of Era postcard

T-SHIRTS
·         $40.00 - White Retro Fanny Album t-shirt (Large or XL sizes only)

CDs Autographed by Alice only
·         $25.00 - Your choice of 1-of-4 studio album CDs.
·         $50.00 - Your choice of 2-of-4 studio album CDs.
·         $75.00 - Your choice of 3-of-4 studio album CDs.
·         $100.00 - Receive all four studio album CDs.

EXCLUSIVE AUTOGRAPHED ITEMS
·         $30.00 - Autographed 8.5” x 11” B&W glossy photograph of drummer Alice de Buhr.
·         $50.00 - A single, autographed drum stick from drummer Alice de Buhr.
·         $100.00 - FIVE AVAILABLE: Autographed copies of the “Mothers Price” CD signed by drummer Alice de Buhr, guitarist June Millington, and bassist Jean Millington.
·         $100.00 - TEN AVAILABLE: Autographed copies of the “Fanny” CD (the first album) signed by drummer Alice de Buhr, guitarist June Millington, and bassist Jean Millington.
·         $500.00 - TEN AVAILABLE: Autographed copies of the Rhino CD set “First Time in a Long Time” signed by drummer Alice de Buhr.

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Current Mood

Can't Fight This Feeling!
Lisa Rinna 
This photo of Lisa Rinna motoring to a yoga class with a T-Shirt slogan that reads "Good Vibes" is my post Labor Day Current Mood.

I feel very zen at present as I sit at the computer in the home stretch of my recovery from surgery

Lisa is currently embroiled in shooting Season 10 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. We shall see how the show does post the hemorrhaging of ruling Queen Bee, the other Lisa, Lisa Vanderpump

They've added two newcomers instead of one to replace LVP, Garcelle Beauvis & Rinna friend and ally Sutton Stracke. Which is leading to speculation that Erika Jayne may be out this season or demoted to friend of the show via a recent cast announcement for the upcoming season minus her name.

Oh the drama! Season 10 has barely begun shooting and woot there it is! 

Honestly I'll take a yoga mat and some "Good Vibes" over drama any day.

Namaste.

"Good Vibes" on Dictionary.com -
https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/good-vibes/  

Monday, September 2, 2019

Just Because...Margaret Qualley

Pretty In White
Margaret Qually
Just Because she slayed as Pussycat one of the members of the Manson Family in Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood, Just Because she is Andie MacDowell's daughter & Just Because it's Labor Day here is Margaret Qualley in Venice, Italy!!!

Check out Margaret, she's catching a ride on a water taxi, because when in Venice do what the Venetians do, naturally.

She's also wearing white on Labor Day. I think she gets a pass on that until tomorrow, correct? I really know nothing about the white Labor Day rule other than they say not to wear it after, thus I am guessing it doesn't apply to the actual day. So I assume that means that Margaret is marked safe from Serial Mom today.

Anyway Happy Labor Day and all that Jazz minions!

Margaret on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/margaretqualley/   

Sunday, September 1, 2019

The Return of Lindsey Wallace

Lindsey Wallace All Grown Up
Kyle Richards

With the announcement that Anthony Michael Hall will be portraying Tommy Doyle in the upcoming Halloween sequel, Halloween Kills I didn't think there was anything more that they could do to make me eager for October 2020. I was wrong...

Kyle Richards most known for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills will be reprising her role of Lindsey Wallace from the 1978 original. For those feeling a tad lost Lindsey and Tommy were the two children that Jamie Lee Curtis' Laurie Strode was babysitting on Halloween night (Yes, I know Annie was actually Lindsey's sitter, but honestly she really didn't do a good job of it now, did she?!) 

David Gordon Green really knows how to pay fan service and make a good movie as witnessed in Halloween 2018. He knew bringing Richards back to play the adult version of the character she portrayed as a kid would send us Halloween Geeks into a nerd frenzy. Mission accomplished Sir!

This Fan Boy is counting down the days until October 16, 2020...!!!

Halloween Kills on IMDb -
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10665338/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1  

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Saturday Sinema: Hellraiser

I remember when I first saw this...
Stephen King was once famously quoted as saying, "I have seen the future of horror... his name is Clive Barker." That future was realized in 1987 with the release of Barker's directorial debut Hellraiser. Based on his own novella The Hellbound Heart, Barker's Hellraiser sees Larry (Andrew Robinson) and his wife Julia (Clare Higgins) move into their new home, unaware that something evil lurks beneath the floorboards of the dilapidated house - something that wants human blood... Introducing the world to the iconic Pinhead and his sadistic band of Cenobites, Hellraiser became an instant genre classic upon release and remains one of the most frighteningly original visions in horror.

Bonus Materials

  • Brand new 2K restoration approved by director of photography Robin Vidgeon
  • High Definition Blu-rayTM (1080p) presentation
  • Uncompressed PCM Stereo 2.0 and Lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary with writer-director Clive Barker
  • Audio commentary with Barker and actress Ashley Laurence
  • Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser – brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellraiser, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members
  • Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser – actor Sean Chapman talks candidly about playing the character of Frank Cotton in Barker’s original
  • Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score – ex-Coil member Stephen Thrower on the Hellraiser score that almost was
  • Hellraiser: Resurrection – vintage featurette including interviews with Barker, actors Doug Bradley and Ashley Laurence, special make-up effects artist Bob Keen and others
  • Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser
  • Original EPK featuring on-set interviews with cast and crew
  • Draft Screenplays [BD-ROM content]
  • Trailers and TV Spots
  • Image Gallery
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

Friday, August 30, 2019

Flipping David Archuleta


DAVID ARCHULETA DEBUTS NEW SINGLE (AND VIDEO) “PARALYZED” 
SINGER OVERCOMES HIS FEARS BY CHALLENGING HIMSELF TO DO FIRST-EVER BACKFLIP OFF THE CLIFFS OF TENNESSEE WATER PARK

David Archuleta premiered his brand new pop single “Paralyzed”today which has reached the #1 spot on Amazon’s “Movers & Shakers” chart.  Listen here:  https://orcd.co/davidarchuletaparalyzed
          
Amazon’s Movers & Shakers chart.
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To celebrate the release, David challenged himself to conquer a long-time fear he has by doing his first-ever backflip off the cliffs at Cummins Falls State Park in Tennessee. See video here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1eEqU9FGWE/
“Paralyzed was a bit of a venting song. I get frustrated watching myself hesitate so much, and not let go of things from the past that I know I should. A lot of those past things are fears, anger, resentment, and I see how they all form excuses in my mind of why I can’t move forward. I watch as missed opportunities fly by and I just do nothing, because I freeze. It gets me so frustrated! This song is the battle with those paralyzing thoughts and I intend to be the victor.” Says David
The video for “Paralyzed,” directed by Brian Petchers (Meghan Trainor, Sena, Wiz Khalifa) was shot in Brooklyn, NY at a historic home from the 1700’s called The Lott House which also premiered today on David’s official YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/XbrSTF3gGAk and  https://www.youtube.com/user/theofficialarchuleta/ 

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