Thursday, May 29, 2008

D I V A H E A V E N !

Timi Yuro "Theme from Interlude Time is like a Dream" for BRADLY

Marilyn Monroe Sex Tape Sells for $1.5M

New Owner Says 15-Minute Film to Be Kept Private
By DANIEL TROTTA, Reuters
Posted: 2008-04-14 16:03:20
Filed Under: Star Scandals, Movie News
NEW YORK (April 14) - A 15-minute film of Marilyn Monroe engaging in oral sex with an unidentified man will be kept from public view by a New York businessman who has bought it for $1.5 million, the broker of the deal said Monday.
Memorabilia collector Keya Morgan said he recently arranged the sale of the silent, black-and-white film from the son of a dead FBI informant who possessed it to a wealthy Manhattan businessman who wants to protect Monroe's privacy."The gentleman who bought it said out respect for Marilyn he's not going to make a joke of it and put it on the Internet and try to exploit her," said memorabilia collector Keya Morgan. "That's not his intention and I would never get my name involved if that were to happen."Monroe is clothed and the man's head remains out of the frame for the entire 15 minutes of the film, said Morgan, who watched it.Monroe was rumored to have had an affair with U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and Morgan said then FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, a Kennedy rival, went to great lengths to try to prove it was Kennedy in the film.One of Monroe's ex-husbands, the late baseball great Joe DiMaggio, once tried to buy it from the collector for $25,000 but "he would not part with it," according to FBI files on Monroe that are available on the FBI Web site.Morgan is a well-known collector who owns memorabilia from the estates of Monroe and DiMaggio and said he was friends with Monroe's other two husbands, Jim Dougherty and Arthur Miller.He said he learned of the existence of the film while working on a documentary about Monroe, who died in August 1962 at age 36. A former FBI agent told him about it, and Morgan said he confirmed it by tracking down the son of the FBI informant, who had provided a copy to the FBI."I thought the FBI agent was embellishing it for my documentary. I never believed it once until I pulled up the FBI document (referring to the film)," Morgan said.The late informant's son had the original while the copy remains classified in the FBI files, said Morgan, whose deal was first reported by the New York Post Monday."The FBI agent that I interviewed said J. Edgar Hoover was completely obsessed. A team of nine individuals were analyzing the tape inside a lab. J. Edgar Hoover brought in a few prostitutes who allegedly had been with President Kennedy and they tried to ... see if that was really President Kennedy."
An FBI spokesmen declined to comment except to point out the Monroe files available online, which refer to the film but make no mention of Hoover's purported interest.

Bradly & Joe meeting CONNIE FRANCIS...by Bradly Briggs


Connie is another incredible talent and in person very real and caring...lucky to see Connie with a full orch w/Vincent Falcone conducting (Sinatra's) in 85, in 90 at The Celebrity theater in the round and took a close friend in the final stages of Aids and we lined up at the stage door and the reception that Connie gave us was something that to this day when I really think about it brings me to tears...so caring with my friend Joe Rella (also Italian) and I will never forget her warmth and kindness. When we were in the long line I asked Joe if he was up for it and he insisted he was and I asked a man at the door who seemed to be with Connie's group if we would be able to see her with the line being so long and he said (Miss Francis never leaves until she has seen the last person in line!) and I have a feeling that Connie still does this to this day! A true Diva and a real person. by Bradly Briggs.

Bette Midler "DIVINE" in "For The Boys"

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Mae West in scenes from West's last film, Sextette.




Mae West Actress at the Mr America Contest - August 1977

California's Gay Marriage to Begin June 17

The case was set into motion in 2004 when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, here on May 15, opened the doors of City Hall to same-sex marriages. Thousands of gay couples got married before the Supreme Court halted the practice; two dozen gay couples and gay rights groups eventually sued.
By LISA LEFF,
AP
Posted: 2008-05-28 18:25:05
Filed Under: Law News, Nation News
SAN FRANCISCO (May 28) - Barring a stay of a historic California Supreme Court ruling, same-sex couples will be able to wed in the state beginning June 17, according to a state directive issued Wednesday.

The state said it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the day before to decide whether to grant a stay of its May 15 ruling legalizing gay marriage.Gay-rights advocates and some clerks initially thought couples would be able to wed as early as Saturday, June 14. The court's decisions typically take effect 30 days after they are made.The guidelines from Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health, to the state's 58 county clerks also contained copies of new marriage forms that include lines for "Party A" and "Party B" instead of bride and groom. The gender-neutral nomenclature was developed in consultation with county clerks, according to the letter."Effective June 17, 2008, only the enclosed new forms may be issued for the issuance of marriage licenses in California," the directive reads.A group opposed to gay marriage has asked the court to stay its decision until after the November election, when voters are likely to face a ballot initiative that would once again define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Passage of the initiative would overrule the Supreme Court.

Under the Supreme Court's regular rules of procedure, justices have until the end of the day June 16 to rule on the stay request, according to the memo sent by e-mail to county clerks. Lawyers involved in the marriage case have said previously the court could grant itself an extra 60 days to consider the stay.A poll released Wednesday found that for the first time, about half of California voters support same-sex marriage.The Field Poll found that 51 percent of respondents backed legalizing same-sex marriage and 42 percent opposed it. A 2006 poll found that 44 percent supported same-sex marriage and 50 percent objected; in 1977, the first year Field posted the question to California voters, only 28 percent were in favor."I would say this is a historic turning point or milestone," poll director Mark DiCamillo said. "We have speculated in the past there would be some time in the future when a majority would support same-sex marriage. Well, the lines have crossed."The survey of 1,052 registered voters was conducted over the phone from May 17 to May 26 and had a sampling error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.The poll's findings conflict with a Los Angeles Times/KTLA poll of 705 voters released last week that found 54 percent backed the proposed gay marriage ban and 35 percent opposed it.Andrew Pugno, legal adviser for the coalition of religious and social conservative groups sponsoring the measure, said the Times poll is more consistent with his group's internal polling."We could acknowledge there has been increasing acceptance of the idea of gay relationships over the last 10 or 20 years, but we think when it comes to marriage there is still a solid majority who want to see it reserved for a man and a woman, and that is all this initiative is about," Pugno said.
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2008-05-28 16:30:47

Tina Turner!











TINA TURNER "Simply The Best!"

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Shannon pick's...REBA!

Reba & Dolly!

Reba "FANCY"

For Angie...DONNY OSMOND live in London (2003)

Angie's Donny memorabilia...

Donny "Would I Lie To You"

Donny "Imortality"

Samy"s Music picks...new releases.

Cyndi Lauper "Bringin It To Da Brink" all new Cyndi at her best! Taylor Dayne back afer 10 years, all new & sounding better then ever!


Annie Lennox in her most complex vocals, lyrics, & music...excellent.
Madonna again with a great dance recording, in top form!



Carly Simon's new cd is all original material with a Brazilian flavor, this is one of her best!






Thursday, May 22, 2008

George Michael ~ American Idol ~ 5/21/08

George Michael back & better then ever!

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Happy Birthday CHER!

Cher turned 62, May 20, 2008...WOW!

Gary Meets Liza!


I thought maybe the guys and You might like to hear my story about how i met Liza. Back in the 80's Liza was presenting her protege Michael feinstein on Broadway for the first time(some protege btw Ive alway wanted to be like him he is so much like the pefromer I have aways aspired to be). Well anyway during the intermission of Michaels wonderful one man show I went out to the lobby to chat and lo and behold across the room was liza surrounded by some people. Ya see i had to make a choice. Do I go over and talk to her or just stand where i was in awe. Well my philosophy about people being just people under the skin famous or not worked in my favor this time. Over i went to speak with her and she was so damned down to earth I couldnt believe it. Well after the niceties and compliments i mentioned how inspirational i found Michael and she asked why and i told her that I had been a music teacher/part time accompanist and singer for many years, she was so impressed with ME!! that she complimented me by saying how wonderful and important my work was and that i was trying to expose children to the wonders of music. I couldnt believe my ears. She was actually impressed with what I did and SHE was and Is Liza Minnelli!! I fell in love with her even more that night so long ago and will never forget her kindness and REAL human manner. Just thought i would share. Needless to say I watched the rest of Michaels show up in the clouds. Thanks sammy and gang for indulging me in a wonderful memory, all my love Gary S from TBA

ANN~MARGRET interview with Charlie Rose...

ANN~MARGRET interview part 1.
ANN~MARGRET interview part 2.

"GAY RIGHTS' by Nadine...May 17, 2008


Well I am NOT gay and I have a real problem with people who live and DON"T LET LIVE.. see I feel it never SHOULD have been an issue in the first place. It should have been considered the same for heterosexual people as in common law situations. This way anyone could be with anyone and it doesn't have to have a law voted, or passed or anything. Consenting adults should be given the right to choose who they want to be with end of story.in Common law relationships, the people involved are entitled to the same rights as a "SO CALLED MARRIED COUPLE". I am not gay, I am not an advocate for Gay people or straight people, I am however, an advocate for rights of people and their happiness. I am a heterosexual who feels ill every time a state court bans gay marriage. This is SUPPOSED to be a democracy and if that were truly the case, then gay, straight or purple should be able to do as they like. I hope Calif is just the beginning of states to allow gay marriages and truly allow people their rights and happiness. I for one feel that if someone finds someone to love them or whom they love, to hell with anyone who doesn't approve. Go and be happy, life is hard enough.
Nadine

"Meeting Ann~Margret" by Bradly Briggs




Ann-Margret is a real legend and so nice in person and one day I noticed when she walked in the door when I was working at Robinsons-May and I got a store stationery letter-head and took off for upstairs in the cosmetic dept when I figured she would be...decked out that day complete with a big hat she noticed me coming towards her and gave me a big smile and I was on cloud-nine and didn't want to be too much so I just told her how I loved her work and never thought anyone could do Blanche in Streetcar after Vivian but she proved that wrong...she was elated with that and threw her arms around me and gave me a big hug and kiss (I gave her a kiss back!) and almost lost her hat...told her that I felt she would win an award for Life Of The Party and was thrilled when she won Golden Globe for that great work!!! It was a stunning exchange and months later Rudy and I ran in to her in a hobby shop in Studio City and she remembered me and gave me a hug and I congratulated her for the win and introduced her to Rudy and we had a fun visit with her...shop owner after she left agreed with me that she is probably the sweetest and most natural of the big ones we have experienced and he told me that have a big show biz clientele and Ann-Margaret is his favorite...a wondrous experience and I miss working in BH!!! Love and best wishes, Bradly Briggs

Monday, May 19, 2008

Whatever she had, Cher’s still got it...

In her new Las Vegas show, Cher is unabashedly unafraid to don any of the risque costumes of her youth.
By Joe Brown
Thu, May 15, 2008

For years now, Cher has been essentially staging her own memorial service (one that she can’t resist showing up for, to see just how much everybody still loves her).

Way back when Celine was still singing in French, Cher pioneered the multimedia circus in the ’80s: Even before her recent rounds of endless “farewell tours,” a Cher show was a barrage of self-celebrating video montages, interrupted occasionally by songs, which were themselves mere excuses for a costume exhibition.
The much-ballyhooed new Cher show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace is more of the same, writ large. A pageant of new and vintage Bob Mackie costumes set to a greatest-hits concert (several spectacular examples are showcased, museum-style, in glass vitrines in the inner and outer lobbies at the Colosseum). A high-speed video catalog of classic outfit “reveals” receives some of the loudest applause of the evening — even before Cher steps on stage.
As she begins what could easily turn into an eternal reign at the Colosseum (she’s so far engaged for three years, rotating in and out with Bette Midler and Elton John), she provides everything you could want from a Cher show. She makes Cher sounds. She changes costumes and wigs after nearly every number (take your time, we’ll wait). There’s hair-tossing, hip-cocking, lip-licking, arm-crossing, eye-rolling, finger-snapping, skipping and sauntering.
Is it good?

Does it matter?
Unlike almost any other artist, Cher is immune to reviews. The singer-actress-tabloid magnet has taken a small vocal talent, a cluster of highly imitable idiosyncrasies and a few dozen skin-deep pop tunes and tongue deeply in cheek, turned them into a four-decade career.
(And face it, whatever anyone says, you’re going anyway, and all your friends and relatives are going to be begging you to score tickets.)
“This is a great show,” Cher herself assured the 4,300 at Tuesday night’s official press opening. “I don’t mean to be not humble, but it would be a great show even if I wasn’t in it.”
Would Cher lie to you? By the clock, she’s not even onstage for a good 30 minutes of her new, 90-minute Vegas distractaganza.
But no one really minded.
This is as good as Cher gets. No one expects Cher to bring new interpretive shadings or nuance to her hit parade, although on Tuesday her voice was notably deep, dark and strong (with all the attendant whinnies and bleats beloved and mocked by many).
A Cher performance is sui generis, an excuse for fans to bask in her fabulousness. And in a kindness to the “cheap" seats ($95 and up), the onstage action is projected on the Colosseum’s colossal hi-resolution screen — a consideration several other divas have recently shied from.
So everyone can see Cher’s every expression. (All one of them.) She’s curvier, and it looks good on her. And just try to look away from that sculptural oval face, like a Modigliani sphinx — you may not even notice the ever-busy platoon of dancers and projection screens.
For all the hoo-hah surrounding her, the show looks rehearsed but still enjoyably loose and imperfect — as if it’s being performed by human beings. Cher seems relaxed, like she’s playing around with all her big toys. There’s no pretense but plenty of preposterousness (that’s how we like it and Cher knows it).
Cher at 62 is working smart. No sense exhausting herself by racing back and forth across the stage the way she used to in her touring days. She keeps her movements effectively minimal and economical — if she’s not being carted around in a Viking ship or (carefully) descending a spiral staircase, she pretty much stays put. At the center of her corps of 18 dancers, she executes minimal dance movements — a hip twitch, a shoulder dip — that are maximally effective.
The opening segment sees Cher entering her Imperial Period. She first appears as a singing hologram amid a shimmering laser pyramid, then descends from the rafters in an open ski gondola tricked out with an Aztec neon sunburst.
Longtime costumer Mackie outdoes himself in the first quarter, creating a collection of burnished metallics, feathers, short boots and beaded fringes with touches of Thailand and Egypt. In these truly glorious (and still hilarious) getups, Cher is the fierce (and also ferosh) empress of a warlike, perhaps cannibalistic, ancient or futuristic kingdom.
That’s it for the experimentation. From then on, it’s back to candy-colored reruns of the eras of Cher — raven, auburn, blonde, platinum, aquamarine — from her hippy daze through the slick clownishness of “The Sonny and Cher Show,” to her latest reincarnation as a robo-voiced dance club diva.
Quibbles: Cher doesn’t speak enough. “This is the part in the show when I do this really funny monologue,” she said early on, and that was about it.
All the mandatory hits are present — you get “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves,” “Dark Lady,” and “The Way of Love” with the accompanying costumes (including, on “Half-Breed,” that spectacular floor-length feathered headdress and loincloth). And the (mostly-video) tribute to the late Sonny Bono is sweet. But the song selection is otherwise iffy, with why-bother cover versions of Pat Benatar’s “Love is a Battlefield” and Dylan-via-The Byrds “All I Really Want To Do.”
There are lots of dead spots during scenic and costume changes, covered with the now overfamiliar array of dancers and dangling acrobats and contortionists doing tame “erotic” maneuvers. These performers get points for smiling, and several deserved the applause they received. But could someone please invent some time-filling between-scenes business that’s not so Cirque-ular?
If anything, Cher’s show doesn’t go far-out enough. This is Vegas — they couldn’t spring for a naval cannon for “If I Could Turn Back Time?” (In an equivalent display of hydraulics and engineering, Cher did sport an age-adjusted version of the infamous black slingshot getup from that video.)
On Tuesday night, after a week of performances for the paying public, the show was still glitchy. After her entrance, two helmeted dance-warriors tried to hide their panic as they tried to unstrap Cher from what she called her “Barbie stand.” Later in the show, sliding doors refused to part, leaving Cher a disembodied voice, while her dancers covered admirably. (Colosseum stagehands should probably do a head count after each show.)
Then again, maybe they should keep the flubs: Cher shrugs them off with a sleepy, slow blink of gold-lidded eyes and a smirk of magisterial amusement. And the audience cheers.
My nominee for the most thankless job in showbiz: that bare-chested guy in silver tights, suspended upside down on a trapeze, while platinum Cher sings “Believe” at the center of a blinding white cloud of feathers and glitter.
Hey dude, someone saw you up there.


some CHITA 4 SHANNON!

Chita Rivera: "Where You Are" at the Kennedy Center Honours.

Patrick O Sanchez ~Liza with a P tears it up @ Charlie Horse

THANKS PATRICK!!!

ELLEN


After 9/11, Ellen was set to host the Emmys show, but it was canceled twice. When the Emmys finally aired, Ellen touched on the attacks, saying, "What would bother the Taliban more than seeing a gay woman in a suit surrounded by Jews?"The awards show looked to Ellen for disaster relief again after Hurricane Katrina and chose the Louisiana native to host.

Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi plan to marry...

Ellen DeGeneres, right, and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.
From the Associated Press May 16, 2008
Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action -- she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.DeGeneres was taping the episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday, the day the state's high court struck down California laws against gay marriage, and it was to air Friday, a person close to the production said.The person, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.


Citing the court's ruling, DeGeneres said she and girlfriend de Rossi ("Ally McBeal," "Nip/Tuck") would be getting married.De Rossi, 35, who was in the studio, and DeGeneres, 50, were applauded by audience members, the person close to the production said.Calls and e-mails late Thursday to DeGeneres' publicist were not immediately returned.The court ruling means same-sex couples could tie the knot in as little as a month. However, religious and social conservatives are seeking to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that would undo the Supreme Court ruling and ban gay marriage.DeGeneres has boldly used TV before to make a stand for gay rights.In 1997, she brought her character on the ABC sitcom "Ellen" out of the closet, making the show the first on prime-time network TV to have an openly gay lead. The move drew cheers from gay civil rights organizations but was condemned by some religious groups.A month before, DeGeneres had proclaimed from the cover of Time magazine that she was a lesbian.DeGeneres and the glamorous de Rossi have been a familiar couple at Hollywood events, including the Academy Awards. Previously, DeGeneres had a high-profile relationship with actress Anne Heche.In a 2005 interview with Allure magazine, the comedian said she hoped she and de Rossi are "together the rest of our lives.""I never would have thought my life would have turned out this way," DeGeneres told the magazine. "To have money. Or to have a gorgeous girlfriend. I just feel so lucky with everything in my life right now."

Saturday, May 17, 2008

THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? & KLUTE...Jane Fonda at her best...



"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969)...Holds the record for the movie with the most Academy Award nominations without a nomination for Best Picture: 9
Academy Award Nominee: Best Actress-Jane Fonda (1969)


"KLUTE"...Barbra Streisand turned down the role of Bree Daniels, which then won Jane Fonda an Oscar.



Academy Awards, USA
1972
Won
Oscar
Best Actress in a Leading Role Jane Fonda
1972
Nominated
BAFTA Film Award
Best ActressJane Fonda
1973
Won
Fotogramas de Plata
Best Foreign Movie Performer Jane Fonda
Won
Golden Globe
Best Motion Picture Actress - DramaJane Fonda
1972
Won
KCFCC Award
Best Actress Jane Fonda
1972
Won
NSFC Award
Best ActressJane Fonda
1971
Won
NYFCC Award
Best ActressJane Fonda

Bob Mackie helps Cher light up the Vegas stage...2008.

Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times
Bob Mackie behind print silk crepe de chine, at his design studio in Studio City. He designed Cher’s costumes for her Vegas show.

Caesars Palace is all aglitter with the star and her 17-piece wardrobe.
By Booth Moore, Times Fashion Critic May 18, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- IT WAS a grand concert entrance if ever there was one -- Cher at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, descending from the ceiling like the empress of the sun. Her golden chariot might as well have been a time capsule, because when she stepped out in a blindingly sparkly gold lamé cape and an Egyptian headdress with an asp, she could have been 22 again. Or even 42. But Cher is 61, and she can still rock a Bob Mackie get-up like nobody else.Her new show is an eyeful of deliciously glittery costumes that hark back to the wonderfully tacky, pre-Celine Vegas of Liberace and feather-flocked revues. She plays the gypsy in a jingling skirt, the sultan in genie pants that are little more than ropes of gold and crystal embroidery draped across her thighs, the Indian chief in a feathered headdress and 1960s-era Cher in a Mod red minidress. Through 17 costume changes, she shares and bares -- bellybutton, hips and butt cheeks.


With the possible exception of Victoria Beckham, they don't make style icons like Cher anymore. From the beginning of her career, when her stick-straight hair and bell-bottoms amounted to fringe fashion, she understood that cultivating a look was as important as cultivating a sound. Unlike today's stars, Cher wasn't a billboard for sale to the highest bidder. She was the world's Barbie doll, a living fashion fantasy week after week on TV, who landed simultaneously on best- and worst-dressed lists. Love her or hate her, she always keeps us guessing."She wears everything with such ease," says Mackie, her partner in sartorial success. "Not like a drag queen."A few of the greatest Cher-Mackie wardrobe hits are on display in glass cases outside the theater, and it's amazing to see them up close. There's the Louis XIV corset from the 1999 "Believe" tour and the red Pocahontas outfit from the mid-1970s. The handiwork on these pieces rivals haute couture.These days, Mackie spends most of his time designing his QVC line, but his Studio City workroom is still a fantasy land of buttons, trims and bolts of fabric. When Cher came to him earlier this spring, she had several characters in mind for the production, which sent him sketching.He had just four weeks. The costumes were engineered more than designed, Mackie says. "It was like building a battleship with all the pieces and layers," he says. "It was full, long days and lots of nervousness."Although he shopped for fabrics on a trip to New York, all the work was done in L.A., including the embroidery. "The sketching didn't take so long -- it was coming up with what things were and how to do them. Still, it's a lot easier than it used to be. There are so many amazing new fabrics."In one number, Cher wanted to wear a cape that lights up. "It used to be a nightmare to get things to light up," Mackie says. "But it was easy. First, we made a pattern, and I marked on it where the lights would go, then we had it beaded, and they pulled the beads out where the lights were going to be. Then we sent it out, and it was done."It's easy to see why Cher is so proprietary about him. I tell Mackie that during the show I attended, she told the audience that he hurt her feelings by lending one of his archival dresses to Beyoncé. He laughs.The two met on "The Carol Burnett Show." He was 27, and she was 20. "Everybody was older than us, and we just clicked," Mackie says. "Nobody knew what to do with her. She looked kind of like a fortuneteller."When "Sonny and Cher" was picked up as a summer replacement, Cher asked for Mackie. "I was on vacation and didn't want to come home," he says. "But I did come home, and everything changed."Cher had as many as 20 costume changes on the show, and Mackie had only a week to prepare. "One time we dressed her like Anna Karenina, and another time we put her in Modigliani's art studio because she looked like one of his models. She was just singing her ballads. Now, she's much more knowledgeable about how she wants to look."But no less excited about his clothes. "When she put that gold cape from the first song on in the fitting, she just smiled, like, 'Look what I got!' She couldn't help herself. She was like a little girl."Cher will spend the next three years performing at Caesars Palace, alternating with Bette Midler and Elton John, who are snappy dressers themselves. But Mackie is already on to his next job. A couple of weeks ago, he made a sparkly dress for Tina Turner when she joined Cher in Vegas for a special episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Turner announced on the show that she plans to tour in October, and she's asked Mackie to help.They first worked together "back in the old days," he says, right after she had left Ike Turner. She didn't have a lot of money, so she brought a few of her evening gowns to Mackie to see whether he could do something with them. "She said, 'Ike always wanted me to look like Sheba, queen of the jungle,' " Mackie remembers. "So I got my scissors out and cut and cut."And another sparkly icon was born.booth.moore@latimes.com
CHER LIVE IN VEGAS "TAKE ME HOME' 2008
Cher wearing a Bob Mackie creation performing "Take Me Home" live from Vegas on The OPRAH Show May 8, 2008.

Angie's Day with Donny Osmond (1989)







Yeah, spent all day with him. I took the day off of work to be there. I even told my boss, you can fire me, but I"m going!! haha He knew how much of a fan I am and was back then of Donny's.
We had lunch, played games, he talked, he sang and when it was my turn to go up for my pic with him...I froze!! haha I was such an idiot! haha
He was very sweet and kind....what a wonderful day that was...Angie

Schwarzenegger says he respects court's marriage ruling


From the Associated Press
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is vowing to uphold the California Supreme Court's ruling striking down a state ban on gay marriage.The Republican governor issued a brief statement shortly after the court announced its decision today.The governor said, "I respect the court's decision and as governor, I will uphold its ruling."He also reiterated his previously stated opposition to an anti-gay marriage initiative proposed for the November ballot. That initiative would write a ban on same-sex unions into California's constitution.Last month, Schwarzenegger told a gathering of gay Republicans that he would fight the initiative.The governor has twice vetoed legislation that sought to legalize gay marriage, saying the issue should be decided by voters or the courts.

"Brothers & Sisters" (GAY WEDDING)

California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban

Ivan Larios, dressed in a wedding gown and Mardi Gras mask, joins thousands of celebrants in West Hollywood.
Hundreds gather on San Vicente Boulevard to celebrate the California Supreme Court's ruling.

Stuart Gafney, left, and John Lewis, of San Francisco, celebrate on the steps of the State Supreme Court moments after the court's decision legalizing marriage between same-sex couples announced May 15 in San Francisco, Calif. They have been together 21 years and were married in San Francisco before it was ruled illegal. They were plantiffs in the case. Couples will have to wait 30 days before the marriages can take place.


Kamaron Harper hugs her girlfriend, Terri Burnett, in West Hollywood.

In a 4-3 decision, the justices rule that people have a fundamental 'right to marry' the person of their choice and that gender restrictions violate the state Constitution's equal protection guarantee.
By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer May 16, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO -- -- The California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate virtually any law that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.The 4-3 ruling declared that the state Constitution protects a fundamental "right to marry" that extends equally to same-sex couples. It tossed a highly emotional issue into the election year while opening the way for tens of thousands of gay people to wed in California, starting as early as mid-June.