Gary, Sammy, & Tom go to lunch!

Tom & Gary

Gary & Sammy...Musicman you are awesome, I had the best time and am looking foward to many more, love Sammy & Tom.

Lunch: 'The Menu'?

Dear Bryan, well we talked and talked and talked about the group(wouldnt you like to know teehee!!) and we talked about old movies, stars, computers, sex, food, Liza of course, sex, art work, musicians and artists, sex, friendships, our favorite shows on TV, sex wait a minute there is a pattern here lol but I am only half kidding. We literally watched the lunch crowd turn into the dinner crowd. The best part is how Sammy and I switched our salads that were meant to be taken home for a munch later or the next day. You can imagine our face when we both discovered that we each had taken tyhe wrong package home. My garbage really enjoyed that lol. Anyway with a larger group including you peanuts and the rest of the gang as Liza would say OH MY NERVES and we would still be there up until and including breakfast the next day. A geat time was had by all and we missed everybody else. And Bryan you are so F******* nosy anyway. All my love toyou and everyone, Gary S from TBA.

Dancing with The Stars...

ANGIE meets Kathy Griffin!

My date couldn't make it at the time of the show, so
I went by myself here in Sarasota.
Sooo, after the show, I asked this very "drunk" lady to take a pic
of Kathy and me...hahaha
It is sooo bad, as you can see! haha
She had nooo idea how to take a picture! I'm so disappointed with it, cause
that's the only one I got of me and Kathy together...booo hooooo
I took others and I've attached those for ya also.

She always puts on a HELL of a SHOW!
Love ya sweetie!
Angie

Transformation: Beyoncé gained 15 pounds for her role as ETTA JAMES in Cadillac Records

WATCH MISS M FOR OBAMA!

Patti Labelle, Nona Hendrix, & Sara Dash reunited on new CD " LABELLE ~ BACK TO NOW"

THE DIVINE MISS M ~ Bette Midler hosts the Krave for Change Barack Obama Rally at Krave Nightclub in Las Vegas.

Bette Midler hosts the Krave for Change Barack Obama Rally at Krave Nightclub in Las Vegas. Aimed at the "lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender" community, the event was held to convince any undecided voters in the LGBT community to vote for the Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama. October 20, 2008

Kathy Griffin ~ IN BED WITH LIZA MINNELLI!

Beyonce donning a retro blond wig as ETTA JAMES for her new movie, Cadillac Records.

Check out these new movie stills of Beyonce donning a retro blond wig for her new movie, Cadillac Records.
Exploring the 1950s musical era, the film chronicles the life of the influential Chicago-based record-company executive Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody), and the singers who recorded for Chess Records. Beyonce, 27, who also serves as executive producer, stars as the legendary blues singer Etta James.
Pictured below: Emmanuelle Chriqui and Gabrielle Union. Check out more stills at BlackFilm.com.
Cadillac Records opens in theaters everywhere on Friday, December 5

Middle-aged man claiming to be secret love-child of Marilyn Monroe and JFK launches bid to claim president's estate

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:49 PM on 17th October 2008
A middle-aged man has launched a bizarre legal bid - claiming to be the secret love child of John F Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 53, insists he is the legal heir to JFK's cash - and is suing the late President's estate for what he says is his fair share.
And he says he has kept his identity secret for 45 years since Kennedy's death because he was hoping his estate would "do the right thing" and pay him.
Lawyers for the estate dismissed it as a "frivolous lawsuit" which they would "vigorously defend against".
However Kennedy - also using the name John R. Burton - insisted he was the love child of America's most loved President and the screen goddess - although he could not provide any family photos.
"They were great parents," he insisted. "I couldn't ask for anything better."

Asked why he waited 45 years after the president's assassination to come forward, Kennedy, of Queens, New York, said: "You wait for people to do the right thing, and they don't.

"That's how you end up in my position." The Manhattan federal court filing insists "Plaintiff is a child of President Kennedy" and insists that he's been shut out of his "father's" fortune.
His suit names the current administrators of the trust that was set up for Kennedy's family, Edwin Schlossberg and Martin Edelman.
"In [his] will, each child of President Kennedy was to receive a certain amount of money each year pursuant to the terms in said will," the suit says, and because he's a Kennedy child, he deserves his share.
The suit, which seeks an unspecified "past and present" share of Kennedy's estate, also asks for the chance for Kennedy to prove he is who he says is he is by dragging relatives of the slain president into the case.
"Plaintiff requests this court order DNA testing so that plaintiffs[sic] may prove that [sic] bona fides of his claim," and order "genetic (DNA) testing of environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Congressman Patrick Kennedy."

"Upon such proof being made," Kennedy wants a judge to recognize him as a rightful heir, the suit says.
Edelman and Schlossberg's lawyer, Susan Frunzi, said, "It's hard to imagine we would not vigorously defend against" the claims.
"I assume it's a frivolous lawsuit, and it wouldn't be the first time that people have filed frivolous lawsuits against this family." His lawyer, Paul Dalnoky, did not return a call for comment.
The late president had two kids, Caroline and John Jr. JFK Jr. died in a plane crash in 1999. Caroline Kennedy and Schlossberg are married.

NATALIE COLE ~ STILL UNFORGETTABLE...new CD!

Dame Shirley Bassey 70, & Miss Joan Collins 74...

Gale Harold "QUEER AS FOLK" star in motorcycle accident

Posted Oct 15th 2008 2:28PM by TMZ Staff
We've learned Gale Harold, the actor who plays Teri Hatcher's boyfriend on "Desperate Housewives," was seriously injured yesterday in a motorcycle accident. And, contrary to what Harold's rep says, a hospital spokesperson just told us the actor is in "critical condition."

He's being treated at the L.A. County - USC Medical Center in the Intensive Care Unit. We're told his shoulder was screwed up. Harold's rep just issued a statement saying his shoulder was fractured and he's in "stable condition," despite what the hospital rep said. And the slightly ominous words from his rep -- "Everyone is hopeful for a full recovery.""D.H." creator Marc Cherry says Harold has swelling of the brain but is expected to recover.BTW, Harold also starred in "Queer as Folk."

'We ARE divorcing,' confirms Madonna as she faces £150m split

In happier times: Madonna, Guy, Rocco and Lourdes attend a London film premiere in January 2007
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 5:08 PM on 15th October 2008
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have ended months of speculation about the state of their marriage by announcing they are to divorce.

The Material Girl's spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg today released a statement confirming the couple are to separate after nearly eight years of marriage but have not agreed on a settlement yet.

The short joint statement read: 'Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after seven-and-a-half years of marriage.
'They have both requested that the media maintain respect for their family at this difficult time.'

A divorce settlement could potentially leave film director Guy pocketing up to £150million, which threatens to become the costliest in showbusiness history.
It is believed the couple did not sign a pre-nuptial agreement.
Madonna, 50, is one of the world's richest women, with an estimated fortune of £300 million.

Ritchie, 40 - director of Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and recently RocknRolla - has his own independent wealth but it comes nowhere near his wife's.

Reports earlier this year suggested that Madonna had already hired lawyer Fiona Shackleton - who represented Sir Paul McCartney in his courtroom battle with Heather Mills, and helped him reduce her claim on his £825million to £24million.

A claim by Ritchie for a share of Madonna's fortune would be based on their 10-year relationship, his support of her career and the fact that they have two children, Rocco, eight, and adopted David Banda, two.

Ritchie is expected to move out of their London home and into his Wiltshire property.
It is not clear where Madonna's daughter Lourdes, 12, and her siblings will live.

Madonna's determination to adopt a second child from Africa is said to be one of the main reasons for the separation.
Her husband fiercely opposes adding to the family in this way as their marriage was placed under severe strain two years ago when they adopted toddler David from Malawi.
The couple are said to have had a string of rows in recent months. But over the past three weeks it has become so strained they are thought to have communicated only through their personal assistants.
Madonna, who is currently on a gruelling world tour, is said to have wanted to postpone any separation until the New Year.

VIDEO: Madonna leads fans in anti-Palin chant ,'I'm gonna kick her a** if she don't get off of my street!'

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 4:18 PM on 09th October 2008

Singer Madonna has made it clear where her loyalties lie in the upcoming US presidential election.
In a rant at her Madison Square Garden show earlier this week, she told thousands of fans: 'You know who can get off of my street? Sarah Palin!
'I'm gonna kick her a** if she don't get off of my street!'
Madonna performed a string of hits including the song 'I Love New York', which song features the line, 'Get off my street'.

And her attack on the Republican's bid for vice-president comes days after she told thousands of fans in New Jersey at the weekend: 'Sarah Palin can't come to my party. Sarah Palin can't come to my show.'

With her audience full of celebrity fans and friends, including Rosie O' Donnell, and Diddy, Madonna continued with her anti-Palin rant.
The 50-year-old superstar then mocked the Alaskan governor's accent, before sarcastically telling the audience: 'I love her.'

Even Palin's husband Todd didn't escape Madonna's wrath, as she shouted 'This is the sound of Sarah Palin's husband's snowmobile when it won't start up in the wintertime', before unleashing some deafening feedback on her ever-present electric guitar as she launched into hit single 'Hung Up'.
Madonna has already raised eyebrows on her current world tour by projecting images off presidential candidate Barack Obama next to Mahatma Gandhi, while rival John McCain was compared with Adolf Hitler.
Madonna joins fellow celebrities Matt Damon, Brigitte Bardot, and Pamela Anderson , who have all been vocal critics of the self-described 'hockey mom'.

MADONNA TOUR

Complaints pour into BBC after EastEnders screens gay kiss before the watershed

Christian Clarke (John Partridge ) and Lee Thompson (Carl Ferguson ) engage in a passionate kiss. The scene was screen before the 9pm watershed

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 6:02 PM on 09th October 2008

The BBC has been flooded with 145 complaints after screening a gay kiss on EastEnders before the 9pm watershed.
The 'offensive' scenes were screened on Tuesday's episode of the soap and showed Christian Clarke (John Partridge, 36) and Lee Thompson (Carl Ferguson, 27) engage in a passionate kiss.
In a statement the BBC defended itself by saying it was down to parents to decide whether the content of the show was suitable for children to watch.

But some viewers were left deeply unimpressed.
One viewer wrote on the BBC’s Points Of View internet messageboard: 'I am appalled by the display of homosexual kissing before the watershed shown on EastEnders.
'This is disgraceful whilst young children are watching and sets the wrong example.'Another, Pat, wrote: 'I had to explain to my seven-year-old son what was happening.'He now thinks he is gay because he kisses his dad.'

And another angry fan added: 'I think pre-watershed standards have been irresponsibly lowered in recent years.'
Tuesday night's scenes saw Christian and Lee caught in the act by busybody Dot Cotton as they kisses on Arthur Fowler's memorial bench.

EastEnders past: Michael Cashman
She tells them that she is as liberal as the next person, but does not approve of canoodling in public places.
The latest outrage comes 21 years after EastEnders screened the first gay kiss in a British soap.
Back then, Colin Russell – played by Michael Cashman, 57, who is now a Labour MEP – gave Barry Clark (Gary Hailes, 42) a kiss on the forehead. The move resulted in a record number of complaints and there were even questions asked in Parliament about whether the scene was appropriate.
In a statement the BBC confirmed it had received complaints - but refused to say how many.
The statement read: 'We approach our portrayal of homosexual relationships in the same way as we do heterosexual relationships.
'We believe that the general tone and content of EastEnders is now widely recognised.
'Parents can make an informed decision as to whether they want their children to watch.'

Jane Fonda, Shirley MacLaine, & Nicole Kidman

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 6:00am by Molly

Some all-star women actresses came together in LA last night for ELLE Magazine's 15th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute. Nicole Kidman, Isla Fisher and Halle Berry were among the honorees...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LIBRA BOYS!

Cher in health mystery as she cancels six Vegas shows

Singing legend Cher is at the centre of a health mystery after cancelling six Vegas shows in less than a month.
The 62-year-old is suffering from asthma-related bronchitis, according to Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, where she backed out of shows on Saturday and Sunday, her last performances scheduled there for the year.
However her publicist Liz Rosenberg claims she is suffering from 'Vegas throat' a condition caused by the dry desert air at the gambling resort.

Rosenberg also denied rumours that Cher has chronic abdominal problems.
Vegas celebrity columnist Norm Clarke pointed out that Caesars spent millions of dollars installing a special humidifier in The Colosseum showroom, which was especially built for Celine Dion's long-running show, to protect the Canadian singer's delicate throat.
Caesars Palace issued a statement saying: 'Cher looks forward to her return to The Colosseum early next year with performances to be announced soon.'
According to Clarke, there is also speculation that her problems are related to her recent split from her boyfriend, Hell's Angel Tim Medvetz, 38.

What's Age Got To Do With It? Tina Turner makes spectacular comeback at 68 (and the dress is as short as ever)

By Liz ThomasLast updated at 4:29 PM on 06th October 2008

She may be old enough to be Madonna's mother, but Tina Turner proved she was the queen of pop with a triumphant return to stage.
Eight years after her farewell tour the star kicked off her comeback in front of a crowd of 20,000.
Miss Turner, who is 69 next month, showed she was in remarkable shape with a series of thigh-skimming dresses and skin tight trousers.

There was not a trace of cellulite as she jumped around the stage with her trademark pins on show.
In contrast to Madonna, whose overly muscular body has raised eyebrows, the soul legend has opted for a more natural look.
One fan said: 'I just cannot believe she is pushing 70. She looks and sounds fantastic.'
The star sang hits such as What's Love Got to Do With It, Private Dancer and Steamy Windows.
She also performed classic cover versions including It's Only Rock'n'Roll, Help and Addicted To Love.

Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey were in the audience at Chicago's United Centre.
Miss Turner said she came out of retirement because of demand from fans, and the insistence of close friend Sophia Loren.
She said: 'Everywhere I went people were asking me when I was going back on tour. The demand never stopped. People want to see you live. Even Sophia Loren asked me: 'When are you going back to work? You were born with a gift. You have a responsibility. She made me feel like it was a duty.'
'I wouldn't want to diminish my credibility, so if I was ever going to do it, now is the time. I'm in shape, and once I saw some of the costumes and I started getting excited.' In an energetic show the only suggestion that age may be catching up with the star, was the inclusion for the first time of an interval.

What's Age Got To Do With It? Tina Turner makes spectacular comeback at 68 (and the dress is as short as ever)
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She may be old enough to be Madonna's mother, but Tina Turner proved she was the queen of pop with a triumphant return to stage.
Eight years after her farewell tour the star kicked off her comeback in front of a crowd of 20,000.
Miss Turner, who is 69 next month, showed she was in remarkable shape with a series of thigh-skimming dresses and skin tight trousers.

Triumphant comeback: Tina Turner dazzled the audience at a concert in Chicago on Saturday
There was not a trace of cellulite as she jumped around the stage with her trademark pins on show.
In contrast to Madonna, whose overly muscular body has raised eyebrows, the soul legend has opted for a more natural look.
One fan said: 'I just cannot believe she is pushing 70. She looks and sounds fantastic.'
The star sang hits such as What's Love Got to Do With It, Private Dancer and Steamy Windows.
She also performed classic cover versions including It's Only Rock'n'Roll, Help, and Addicted To Love.

Name in lights: The singer performed in front of a 20,000 strong crowd
Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey were in the audience at Chicago's United Centre.
Miss Turner said she came out of retirement because of demand from fans, and the insistence of close friend Sophia Loren.
She said: 'Everywhere I went people were asking me when I was going back on tour. The demand never stopped. People want to see you live. Even Sophia Loren asked me: 'When are you going back to work? You were born with a gift. You have a responsibility. She made me feel like it was a duty.'
'I wouldn't want to diminish my credibility, so if I was ever going to do it, now is the time. I'm in shape, and once I saw some of the costumes and I started getting excited.' In an energetic show the only suggestion that age may be catching up with the star, was the inclusion for the first time of an interval.

Lady in red: Tina looked in better shape that ever
She explained: 'I've always given a full rock 'n' roll show and plowed straight through. Instead of running around so much, I'm making it a little easier on myself. I might need a break.'
It has been eight years since she announced she was quitting music to retire and live in Switzerland with partner Erwin Bach, a German record company boss. After 44 years performing, her farewell tour in 2000 and made more than £55 million over 89 shows. She said at the time: 'It's time to hang up my dancing shoes. I can't sing without jumping around and it's getting harder. I'm happy I can do it one last time so people can remember me at my best rather than as a caricature. My dream is to have an empty diary. I just want to have no schedule at all for what seems to be the first time in my life. That is what I want.' This not the first comeback for the soul legend, who made her name singing with ex husband Ike in the sixties and early seventies on hits such as River Deep, Mountain High, Proud Mary and Nutbush City Limits. While initially they seemed like a golden couple behind the scenes she suffered years of abuse, the full extent of whic was revealed in her autobiography I, Tina. She famously walked out on the marriage with just a few pence in her pocket, but struggled to find work. Miss Turner refused to comment when her ex-husband died last year aged 76, she revealed the pair had not spoken in more than 35 years. After years in the musical wilderness, she resurrected her career in the mid 1980s and won a new generation of fans with hits such as What's Love Got to Do With It and Simply the Best.
Her critically acclaimed 1986 album Private Dancer sold more than 12 million copies. When she retired she had sold more than 75 million albums and insisted she wanted to be out of the limelight. She said of her decision to return to touring now: "I never wanted to be out here all my life, but my music doesn't sound dated. It's still standing strong. Like me." Miss Turner will play 36 dates in America before coming to Europe early next year. She will play venues in London and Manchester in March. Billboard magazine's touring editor Ray Waddell said: "Tina is one of those perennial draws. She is known as one of the most dynamic live performers ever. And there has to be a sense that there won't be that many more opportunities to see her fabulous legs in high heels stalking the stage." She is the latest veteran performer to make to go on a comeback tour.

Sammy Davis Jr. sings "There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon"

ZSA ZSA GABOR at 91

ARREST: June 14, 1989
CHARGE: Battery against an officer; disobeying an officer; driving without a registration; driving without a license; driving with an open container of alcohol.
It was a sunny June day as Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress and author of the gold digger's Bible, The Complete Guide to Men, drove her Rolls Royce Corniche through Beverly Hills. A motorcycle police officer, Paul Kramer, appeared alongside the Rolls and directed her to pull over. He then instructed the actress to hand over her license and registration.
Ms. Gabor retrieved both items from the glove compartment. Unfortunately, they had both expired. After a ten-minute wait, while officer Kramer was checking her for priors, Ms. Gabor uttered a few choice words and drove off. Officer Kramer gave chase and pulled Ms. Gabor over again. This time he asked her to step out of the car and she came out swinging, slapping the officer in the face, knocking his regulation sunglasses to the asphalt.
Officer Kramer arrested Ms. Gabor and called for back-up to take her to the police station. According to Ms. Gabor's statement, Officer Kramer had handcuffed her so tightly that her wrists were bruised so severely she was unable to attend a charity event that evening. A cursory search of her vehicle turned up a silver flask of bourbon, adding another charge to her arrest. Ms. Gabor was taken to the Beverly Hills police station and booked on five charges. At the station house it was discovered that Ms. Gabor had indeed renewed her registration.
However, she had overpaid for it and the ensuing bureaucratic red tape delayed receipt of her now tags. The flask turned out to be the property of Ms. Gabor's eighth husband, Prince Frederick von Anhalt. After leaving the station, Ms. Gabor remarked to assembled reporters that her police experience "was like Nazi Germany." About Officer Kramer, she told People magazine, -You should have seen the hatred in his eyes." As for slapping the officer, she quipped, "I have a Hungarian temper."
Later dissatisfied with the trial proceedings in Beverly Hills Municipal Court, which seemed to be heading to a routine sentencing, Ms. Gabor's attorney, Harrison Bull, called six witnesses to support his motion for a new trial. When Judge Charles Rubin denied the motion, Mr. Bull called three witnesses to defend Ms. Gabor's character. Judge Rubin found her guilty of slapping Officer Kramer and of two of the traffic offenses. He then sentenced Ms. Gabor to seventy-two hours in jail, one-hundred-and-twenty hours of community service, and $13,000 in court costs.

A Royal Read: Tina Turner Takes Aretha Franklin To Task Over "Queen" Controversy

Posted Oct 2nd 2008 5:06PM by Jawn MurrayFiled under: BV Buzz, Entertainment
By Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com

After an eight-year retirement, Tina Turner kicked off her "Tina Turner Live" tour at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. on Oct. 1.
Performing for the first time in almost a decade isn't the only thing the 'What's Love Got To Do With It' singer is doing.
The 68-year-old singer also broke her silence and addressed the controversy surrounding her appearance with Beyoncé Knowles on the 50th anniversary of the Grammy Awards where they performed together for the first time.

In Knowles' introduction of Turner, she referred to the rock icon as "the queen," a reference that upset the "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin.

The day after the Grammy telecast, the 66-year-old 'Respect' singer released a statement that said: "I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyoncé, however, I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy."
(See also: 'Royally Dissed: Aretha Franklin Feels Snubbed By Beyonce')
Turner told 'USA Today' that she wasn't surprised by Franklin 's overreaction to the incident.
"Aretha has always been like that. We've always accepted that from her. She's the queen of soul, and I'm the queen of rock 'n' roll. There were so many kings and queens there that night. Her ego must be so big to think she was the only one," she laughed. "That's how queens are!"
"Tina Turner Live" will play 22 cities in the U.S. through Dec. 6, with the last show being in Hartford, Conn.
The tour then goes international, playing Canada, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, England, France and Ireland.
The concert is 150 minutes, includes a 30-minute intermission, and features Turner tunes like 'Better Be Good To Me,' 'Private Dancer,' 'We Don't Need Another Hero,' 'Let's Stay Together,' 'Proud Mary,' and 'Nutbush City Limits.