Archive for November, 2007

Happy Birthday, Billy Idol!

November 30th, 2007

Gail and Billy, “Harleys for Hope” MS Fundraiser at NYC’s Harley Davidson Cafe, 1997
Billy Idol is 52 years old today.

Bye Bye, Gravedigger James!

November 30th, 2007

Well, wonders really do never cease. I’m not sure how to feel about the Tribal Council results of last night’s Survivor. Am I sad that favored-to-win James was voted out because he was too effing stupid to play one of the two personal Immunity Idols in his possession? Or am I happy that someone who was [...]

DethKlok Rocks!

November 29th, 2007

My pal Swami recently turned me on to the virtual Death Metal band Dethklok, and I have been enjoying their cartoon adventures on the Adult Swim Channel’s very clever show, Metalocalypse for the past couple of days now. What I want to know is this: does anyone else out there notice a resemblance between Dethklok [...]

Quiet Riot Singer Kevin Dubrow, Dead at 52

November 26th, 2007

Another One Bites The Dust: Me with Kevin Dubrow, Franky Banali and Donnie Vie, Summer 2001
Okay, seriously, I’m wondering if it is some kind of cosmic ’80s Metal joke that both Ricky Parent of E’Nuff Z’Nuff and Kevin Dubrow of Quiet Riot have passed away with one month of each other. As a tribute to [...]

I Always Said He Was My Biggest Influence

November 24th, 2007

This quiz, apparently, proves it.

Which Queen member are you?
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You scored as Freddie MercuryCongratulations, you’re Freddie Mercury! You’re the lovable leader of the band, and a self-proclaimed smart-arse! Go you!

Freddie Mercury

 

55%

John Deacon

 

50%

Brian May

 

10%

Roger Taylor

 

10%

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

November 22nd, 2007

Yes, I realize that OJ is actually holding a carved ham, but it is the spirit of bad taste and political incorrectness I’m trying to capture!

Enuff Z’Nuff Drummer Ricky Parent Succumbs to Cancer

November 21st, 2007

Ricky, Rikki Rockett, Me and Mike Fasano, Glam Slam Metal Jam at Jones Beach, 2001
I’m a little late to the game on this one but I just found out that Ricky Parent lost his long battle with cancer on October 26th. He was 41 years old. Ricky played drums for one of my favorite [...]

This is So Wrong

November 15th, 2007

Bringing Sexy Back…Not!
Tell me its not true: Matt Damon Voted Sexiest Man Alive.
Uh, Matt Damon? Seriously? Um, I think not. Matt Damon is gross. I can think of at least ten guys I know who are hotter and sexier than Matt Damon.

Movie Recommendations: One to See and One…Not So Much

November 13th, 2007

Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando Wallow in Self Loathing in Last Tango In Paris
How many times has this happened to you? You read glowing reviews or hear endless hype about a supposed Cinema Classic from the ‘60s or ‘70s that you’ve managed to never see, either because you were too young/not born yet when it [...]

My Dinner With Blue Cheer

November 9th, 2007

I Sat Next to the Guy on the Left. And yes, he still has all his hair.
When I was in college, and for a few years after I graduated, I had an amazingly progressive, eccentric and entertaining boyfriend named Mark. I met Mark when we were both DJs at the campus radio station (KUCI FM [...]