Month: September 2001
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The Bangles were good. Not the greatest show in rock and roll history, but as Snookums put it, “I never thought I’d see the Bangles perform live, so it was a bit of a novelty.” They did all of their songs that people remember, as well as some new ones from their forthcoming album. And…
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Slide your feet up the street, bend your back, shift your arm then you pull it back. Life is hard you know (oh whey oh) so strike a pose on a Cadillac…” Guess who I’m off to see tonight? That’s right, the Bangles! Reunited for the first UK tour in ten years. It’s all about…
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A random survey of 1000 adults in Britain found that more than half failed a test that is given to 11-year-olds in this country. I tried it and got 8 out of 10 (enough for “top marks”). How well do you do?
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The Onion A.V. Club is running a terrific interview with Joss Whedon, the creator of “Buffy.” He’s apparently worked on a lot of stuff I didn’t even know about. (“Speed”??)
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Apparently it would take about ten cases of Mountain Dew to kill me. I think this calculator is wrong though. As proof, I offer the fact that Sallie Scherer is still walking and talking in this world. This tiny girl used to sit in our study lounge at college and just knock back Dew like…
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Nicci has yet another great new design and a really sweet story about how she and her husband got together. Happy anniversary, girl!
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The Leaky Cauldron has revealed some amazing Harry Potter photos from the upcoming Vanity Fair issue. They look great!
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Ohmygosh… Finally, a doggie I could live with! How cute is that?
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Only 10 minutes til the Big Ring. I wonder if I’ll be able to hear it from here?
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I first read about the furor over Fay Weldon’s new book “The Bulgari Connection” yesterday. I’ve only read a little of her stuff (back on the Oz trip; Mama Snookums is a big fan), but I liked what I read. I think it’s ridiculous that people are making such a big deal out of it.…