Shake It

The Aging Disco Diva is going to have to make this a brief entry. My coffee machine went belly up today right after breakfast and I was involved with conference calls and phone meetings until after 5pm so I was unable to get my java fix. I love having a job that lets me work in my pajamas (yes, those jobs do exist for a lucky few) but the downside is that I have no one around to run and get me a latte. After chewing a few handfuls of espresso grinds to tide me over I headed to the store to get a replacement. My first pot full was injected directly into a vein and the fog is slowly lifting but I am still a bit woozy.

The book club will meet again next Tuesday (I think Tuesdays and Thursdays will work fine for our chit chats)

Today’s gossip

Today was a slow gossip day. There were the usual “does she have a bump?” rumors centering on Angelina Jolie. The buzz is that she is expecting twins. I might be in the minority in the gossip world, but I really like Angelina. She was a wild child but really settled down and is using her celebrity for good causes….as opposed to say Britwreck, who thinks that flashing her cootchie and letting her boobs hang down to her belly button is a worthy cause.

I used to have a thing for Mel Gibson…I really lusted after the guy, but I wish he had learned to STFU about ten years ago (and had stopped smoking—Mel, baby—those cancer sticks are not helping you to age gracefully) I guess, according to what I read today, that he and Heath Ledger used to be tight but that changed when Health accepted the role in “Brokeback Mountain” We know Mel is no friend of David, and evidently no friend of Dorothy either. Bigotry is such a turn off Mel.

Amy Winehouse has gone into rehab…. again. Amy is sorta' the British version of Britney…except she actually has talent and her husband is so skanky he makes Amy look good…. as opposed to Brit who is so skanky she makes K-Fed….well, you know….

They’re tryin to make me go to rehab
I said no, no, no
Yes I been black, but when I come back,
You wont know, know, know

Sometimes it is hard to remember with all the bat sheeyat crazy stuff she has been doing that Amy has a hell of a voice:

Wildcat News

"Kansas State (13-4, 3-0 Big 12) returns home to the friendly confines of Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, as the Wildcats play host to Iowa State (12-7, 2-2 Big 12) at 5 p.m. The contest will begin a stretch of four home games in a five-game span, including back-to-back contests against the Cyclones and No. 2 Kansas. A win would give K-State at least 10 home wins each of the last seven seasons.

A victory on Saturday would be a historic one for the Kansas State program, as it would represent the 1,400th in school history. The Wildcats, who rank 47th all-time in victories in NCAA Division I with a 1,399-1,016 (.579) mark, would become the fifth Big 12 program to accomplish the feat, following Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri.

Saturday’s contest will be televised regionally on Fox Sports Midwest (DirecTV 648, Dish Network 446) as well as nationally on the ESPN Full Court package with Ben Boyle (play-by-play) and Stan Weber (analyst) calling the action. The department announced on Thursday that the three remaining games on FSN Midwest will now be available on ESPN Full Court, allowing more fans across the country to enjoy these games. It will be the eighth of 10 appearances on the network and one of a school-record 29 televised contests. The team is 16-1 over the past two seasons on FSN Midwest"

Kansas State Sports Website

If you hate sport videos with sappy music (Or Right Said Fred's "Stand Up For the Champions) then you might like these K-State videos created by Catlab2000, I really enjoy watching them, but be warned, I love Eurotrash music and listen to it while exercising every day and these videos definitely feature that type of music.... Some of the visual references can only be fully enjoyed by the Wildcat faithful:

Well, that is about it. Here are some more funny videos to help you pass the time:

Tom Cruise Scientology-Constipation Video







…I can never get enough of these funny clips. Well the intravenous espresso drip is about done, time to get another one started.

Have a great weekend, and of course....GO WILDCATS!!!

Neanderthal Man

My rant for today….

Why is it that some people feel the need to go out of their way to show the world just how big of an A-hole they can be?

You would think that a walking, talking anus's (or would that be ani?) would try to downplay the fact that verbal excrement is what spews out of their mouths, but no…they want to make sure that everyone is aware of this fact.

Heath Ledger has died, regardless of how he died, what caused his death, etc., he is dead and a little girl has lost her daddy. Rather than having an ounce of civility we have some cretins who jump on the chance to be attention whores “Look at me! Look at me!” and commence with the verbal diarrhea. All I can say to them is STFU, please.

Here is what is causing the Aging Disco Diva to flip her polyester, neon-orange wig:

Nice, huh? I bet Fox News radio is really proud John Gibson. What a gem of a human being.

Some pinhead named the Ultimate Warrior weighed in on the subject by writing "His (Heath Ledger) kid is without a father, yes, but the negative influence is now removed and his own child has the chance for a full recovery."

Be sure your tetanus shots are updated before going to this idiot's website

I don’t know who the hell this guy is, never heard of the forker, evidently I don’t fit his key demographic of unemployed burger flippers, living in their parent’s basement, having seven teeth and half a brain in their heads. I am guessing by this picture that the steroids that shrinks men’s peters to about 1” must have wiped out the three remaining brain cells he had.

Shee-yat, he is so fuggly he makes Gene Simmons, in his Kiss make-up, look good…

Well, now that I am good and fired up, it is time to call the book club to order:



Chapter three

Tom had big dreams; he wanted to be a self-made millionaire by the age of 30 and even had a standing bet (that he never made good on) with his good friend: the first to earn a million dollars would buy the other a Mercedes (the other guy is still waiting) He would give himself ten years to become a successful actor, if he could not make it he would train as an pilot.

Every day Tom would take the bus from Glen Ridge to the City (NYC) to make the rounds of casting calls. Of course, just as in the case of his recollection of his school years, we have a disconnect with what Tom says he experienced and with what everyone else in his life remembers him experiencing. His recount is complete with lurid tales of being so poor that he had to walk (probably barefoot in the snow, uphill—both ways) to the Holland Tunnel where he would thumb for rides along with the prostitutes who “serviced” the commuters between New York and New Jersey. He claims that they would tell him that he could hitch a ride while they pick up johns…yeah…right. I am so sure that those tough New York hos (Think the anti-pretty woman kind of ladies of the evening) would invite this geeky white bread suburbia poster boy along for a ride. His girlfriend remembers it a bit differently “Tom borrowed his mother’s car” I guess a story of using mommy’s car is not as good as a story of hitching rides with crack whores.

Tired of borrowing mom’s car and commuting he borrowed $850 bucks from step-dad and rented an apartment on the Upper West Side. Again we have Tom’s version of what transpired which included nearly starving and living on hot dogs and rice…ironic because he went home every weekend and pigged out on home cooking.

Career-wise things were going well. He had “it” and was literally an overnight hit. He was cast in commercials and snagged small role in the movie “Endless Love” which was followed by the part of David Shawn in “Taps” where he meet fellow cast members Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton. The three young actors became close friends.

This also marked some big changes in Tom’s life. He fired Tobe Gibson, the woman who was like a second mother, who had lovingly guiding her protégée to success. She found out she was fired when she received a telegram from Cruise that read “Your services are no longer required” He also dumped his long time girlfriend “I love you but I’m not in love with you anymore.” He replaced his high school sweetheart with Melissa Gilbert (“Little House on the Prairie”)

He moved to Hollywood and became part of the “Brat Pack” Some of his hometown friends were less than impressed with Tom’s new friends, finding Sean Penn to be an obnoxious SOB asshole (some things never change, eh?) and not caring for the “new” Tom whom they characterized as now being “insufferable, arrogant, utterly self-absorbed and unapproachable” His sister Cass confessed that during this time she felt that “Tom had gotten too cocky” and “hard to be around” Tom hired Paula Wagner as his agent and signed a contract to star in the movie “Losin’ It” (yeah, I never heard of it either) It was a flop, but the fact that it was largely ignored, while “Taps” was a box office success lessened it’s impact on Tom’s career.

Next came the plumb role of Steve Randle in “The Outsiders” directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The ensemble cast included Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Diane Lane Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe and C. Thomas Howell. Tom did a great job as one of the “Greasers”

This was followed by the role that made Tom Cruise a star: Joel Goodsen in “Risky Business”

He apparently was a PITA on the set, and other cast members do not think of him too kindly, even to this day. He tried to get Rebecca De Morney fired, but the producer, Steve Tisch, ignored his complaints. His opinion of her acting must have changed because they became involved during the filming of the movie. The movie catapulted his career and cemented his image as a teen hottie.

Chapter three summary (on a score of 0 to 4 cups of espresso)

Overall interest: (3 out of 4 cups)

Juicy gossip: (2 out of 4 cups)

Believability of facts presented: (4 out of 4 cups)