"Wives and Lovers"

Mike Clifford

"Dim all the lights, Pour the wine and start the music, Time to get ready for love" - Wives and Lovers, Jack Jones

Former Teen Idol Mike Clifford of Close To Cathy fame has released  his latest song. He's paying tribute to the late Jack Jones covering his hit "Wives and Lovers." 

Here's some 411:

"Jack Jones was a great popular singer. During his career he was nominated for five Grammys. He won two. One for "Lolipops & Roses" and one for"Wives & Lovers." We lost Jack in 2024, but his music will live forever. As a tribute, Mike has recorded a new version of "Wives & Lovers," with an excellent arrangement by Maurice Gainen. This song was written by musical titans, Burt Bacharach and Hal David."

Also for a more contemporary reference the song plays under the opening credits of The First Wives Club starring Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler & Diane Keaton.

Hit the video after the jump!

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Michael's Musings

Come With Me Inside, Inside My Velvet Rope
Michael Shinafelt

"We have a special need, To feel that we belong, Come with me inside, Inside my velvet rope" - Velvet Rope, Janet Jackson

Step right up Minions and come inside my Velvet Rope. Its' a special need that's within us that brings out our best and worst. Follow the passion within you living the truth will set you free!

Saw David Archuleta perform at The Bellwether Downtown Los Angeles this past weekend. Great job Archie!

FYI I'm doing the May challenge. I May or May not give a F#ck

You could easily redirect The Onion's domain to the Whitehouse Official web site and it would still work, if you know, you know

BTW I finally quite drinking for good. Now I drink for evil, that's all

I want my tax dollars to go to Elmo not Elon

Saw some photos of Dannielynn Birkhead she is the mirror image of her mother Anna Nicole Smith, it's wonderful and otherworldly 

*People fighting on Facebook* Them: "Heather Johnson is a lying cheating dirty ho" Me in my FB search bar: Heather Johnson

Encouraging someone to be themselves if the loudest way to love them

Woman Crush of the Week - Beyonce' Hold em' Cowboy Carter!

Are you worried whether climate change or AI will end humanity first? Relax. Trump is here.

*Bleep* You. But, like in a nice peaceful way

It's another day in the life, that's all you need to know

Give them something to talk about, discuss

That's the way it goes, and it will keep on going that way, unless...

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Hump Day & Chill

Celebrate! As you were...Enjoy the very merry month of May!

Hump Day & Chill

International Masturbation Month on Wikipedia -

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Confidence

With "May The 4th Be With You" landing this week, it brought a plethora of memes. Star Wars related or ones related the iconic cast of the original series.

This quote from Carrie Fisher aka Princess Leia herself came through on one of my Social Media feeds.

Confidence does come from action, no doubt about it. Yet you can be afraid as long as you do it anyway.

Just Do It! Indeed...

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It's Cinco De Mayo

Cheers!
Me & One Of My Besties Karen Castrischer 

Hello Cinco De Mayo! If you are going to go out and imbibe please don't drink and drive. Otherwise it's time for a Mexican hat dance!

Hey it's than La Cucaracha, if you know you know...

Cinco De Mayo on Wikipedia -

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May The 4th Be With You

Michael Shinafelt

Happy Star Wars Day! I remember when I first saw Star Wars upon it's original release in theaters (I am that many years old) there had never been anything quite like it before. I was blown away by it.

"Yes" that's yours truly standing in front of the Millennium Falcon at the Star Wars section in Disneyland, CA.

May The 4th Be With You!

Carry On...

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Swordfish

On June 10th, the hacker bank heist thriller Swordfish from dynamic director Dominic Sena (Gone in 60 Seconds) makes its explosive debut on 4K UHD. The Limited Edition release features a 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible), packed with bonus content. 

Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman, Wolverine) is a major hacker on a strict parole that keeps him from going near a computer. He receives an outrageous offer from the elusive Gabriel Shear (John Travolta, Pulp Fiction) to join his covert organization that includes the fearsome Marco (Vinnie Jones, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and tempting Ginger (Halle Berry, X-Men). Swordfish is a massive blockbuster with all the fireworks and destruction you’d expect in a Joel Silver production. The film also stars Don Cheadle (Iron Man 2), Sam Shepard (The Right Stuff) and Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos). 

The special features include audio commentary by director Dominic Sena; new interviews with co-composer and DJ Paul Oakenfold and production designer Jeff Mann; HBO First Look: Swordfish, a promotional featurette detailing how the film’s iconic climactic scene was created; Planet Rock Club Reel, a music video by Oakenfold; a featurette with interviews from cast and crew members, including actors Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, and Sam Shepard, director Dominic Sena, and producer Joel Silver; two alternate endings; the theatrical trailer; a double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket; and an illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Priscilla Page and an article from American Cinematographer about the film’s opening sequence.

Watch the trailer for Swordfish here: https://youtu.be/MTWGd-63sIM?si=4b2kPgyn8i8VFtIo

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