VH1 Divas Of Soul

Did anyone watch VH1 Divas of Soul last night? I thought it was cute – except for the fact that it was a little light on the Divas. 

· The opening with Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson and Mary J Blige doing The Supremes was awesome. MJB looked like she was having a blast. 

· It’s a damn shame that American Idol has done about 358 seasons, and no one will ever come close to being as good as the Season One winner – Miss Kelly Clarkson. Just Saying. 

· Mavis Staples needed to spend more time singing “I’ll Take You There” and less time calling Tyrone. 

· I have loved Chaka Khan ever since I saw her sloppy performance at the Roxy one New Years Eve. She is every (drunk) woman. 

· Who in the hell was that white girl wearing the hideous fringe outfit and making those weird noises? Yes, I am one of The Olds and don't know who these young whippersnappers are anymore...

· I had no idea that Jedi Master Mace Windu was from Detroit... 

· Dear Martha Reeves: you are a national treasure. That dress, however, is not. 

· Where was Diana, Aretha and/or Patti?? 

What did YOU think?




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Mama Rose Over The Years

My fave? LuPone, of course.


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A Shade Shady

Divas dissing discussing Divas.

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Afternoon Diva Break: Donna Summer - MacArthur Park

It doesn't get much better than this...

 

Diva Break: Candi Staton - "As Long As He Takes Care Of Home"

I don't mind him having

A little fun with you, honey

Because I know I'm the girl

That's spending his money

Happy Birthday To Cyndi Lauper

Happy 58th birthday to fierce Diva and tireless LGBT advocate - Cyndi Lauper. When I was in high school, I must have played Lauper's She's So Unusual cassette about a million times - although I Drove All Night (which was released later) is my favorite Lauper song:

Happy Birthday To Stevie Nicks

The White Winged Dove herself - Stevie Nicks - turns 63 years old today. Happy Birthday to the original Gypsy Diva!

BTW - She's getting older too ...

Barbra Streisand - The Way She Was

Today is the 69th birthday of Diva extraordinaire - Barbra Streisand. Can you believe she'll be 70 next year?!? It boggles the mind.

Let us celebrate by watching Miss Streisand wowing the audience of her 1975 TV special "Funny Girl to Funny Lady" with The Way We Were.

Our Superstar, Elizabeth Taylor, Is Gone

It’s a cold and gloomy day here in NYC – which matches my feelings exactly after learning of Elizabeth Taylor’s death.  In fact, I’m not ashamed of pleading “guilty” to weeping like a baby after hearing the news this morning. The loss of E.T. is definitely tear-worthy, at least in my book.

Dame Elizabeth Taylor Hilton Wilding Todd Fisher Burton Burton Warner Fortensky was – simply put - a SUPERSTAR. Furthermore, many gay men consider her OUR superstar, as she was one of the first to put her (considerable) star-power behind the cause of eradicating AIDS. Spurred on by the death of her friend Rock Hudson, Taylor became our champion - raising bucketloads of money and increasing awareness during the dark early days of the crisis. She eventually became one of the founders of the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) as well as her own Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, which raised over $50M in its first ten years.

1985 Newspaper Clipping (via Joe.My.God)

But my favorite (non-serious) Elizabeth Taylor moment will always be her cheesetastic 1981 appearance on General Hospital as vengeful widow Helena Cassadine. As a 14-year-old gayling General Hospital fanatic, Taylor's arrival on the show was nothing short of FABULOUS. Here she is, as Helena, bidding a not-so-fond adieu to Port Charles (and Luke & Laura):

Rest in peace, Ms. Taylor. There will never be another like you.

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"Divas To The Dance Floor PLEASE"

Today's Afternoon Dance Break features one of my favorite 90's House tracks EVAH. Back in 1995, all it took was 6 words to get 1000 shirtless Queens to leave the bar, the bathrooms, the couches, etc. and pack onto the dance floor of the Roxy:

"DIVAS TO THE DANCE FLOOR, PLEASE!"

Here is E.G. Fullalove with Didn't I Know (Divas to the Dancefloor):

Free Steven Slater

There is now a WEBSITE, a BookFace PAGE, and even a LEGAL DEFENSE FUND for fabulous Diva Steven Slater.  I'm waiting for him to run for Mayor of New York City - he'd certainly be more riveting than whiny Mayor Bloomberg. And I bet our crime rate would drop to 0.0%.  After all...

You know, I realize what Miss Thang did was wrong.  But let's face it, Steven did what many of us have dreamed about doing a million times.  And the best part about it was that he did it with style.

And TRUST ME, the idiot passenger he tangled with is a dime-a-dozen here in NYC.  They get a job at Conde Nast or some hedge fund and suddenly think they are WAY too important to follow simple instuctions. So they do whatever the hell they want, and usually get away with it.  But not if Steven Slater has anything to do with it.  Steven Slater = the Gay Chuck Norris...

Steven Slater was once in a knife fight, and the knife lost.

If you spell "Steven Slater" in Scrabble, you win. Forever.

Nobody does it like Sara Lee. Except Steven Slater.

Steven Slater doesn't bowl strikes, he just knocks down one pin and the other nine faint.

Steven Slater can jump-start a car using jumper cables attached to his nipples.

There is no Control button on Steven Slater's computer. Steven Slater is always in control.

R.I.P Patricia Neal

Oscar and Tony award winning actress Patricia Neal has died at the age of 84.  She is perhaps best known for her Oscar award-winning performance opposite Paul Newman in Hud (below), but Neal also won a Tony award for Another Part of the Forest - which was presented to her during the FIRST Tony Awards in 1946.

Personally, I will remember Patricia Neal for her unmistakable voice.  You see, years ago I worked at a small Italian restaurant on the East Side (taking delivery orders), and Ms. Neal would call for pizza every now and again.  Her phone calls would always begin with her stating in that deep-but-ladylike voice - "This is Patricia Neal.  I would like a pizza delivered, please".  And yes, I always got the "Gay Diva Tingles" every time she called.  Us gays LOVE our Divas - especially ones who aren't afraid of a little pepperoni on their pizza.

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From ROFLrazzi.

Shawty Got Low Low Low Low Low Low Low

Gawker published these pictures of Katie Couric celebrating her first broadcast as CBS News anchor back in 2006. Looks like Couric drank up the entire bar and proceeded to get up on the good foot.


Diva!

Guess Who's Eating in My Restaurant Right Now?

Yes, T.B. is having lunch with a male (possibly gay) business associate right now in the restaurant I work at. Someone from her office called ahead and made a reservation - and even placed her order ahead of time. They were 1/2 hour late, and Miss Thang complained about the bread her Lobster Sandwich came on - but ate it anyway. Her driver is waiting for them at the bar.

She looks OK - she is wearing a business-ish suit. The hair, however, could use some work. I think she's still wearing the Christmas weave. Spring is on the way, honey!

It makes some people crazy that I am not a fan of TB's (especially my gay Dust Bunnies), but I have never been crazy about her or any of her television shows.

She is also notoriously cheap (and I HATE cheap people), so I'm DYING to find out how much of a tip she left. I'll let you know when I find out. UPDATE: She paid with HER credit card, and left a $10.00 tip on lunch bill of $46.95 - which is a little over 21%. I'll have to give it to her, that's a good tip - especially since she wasn't completely happy with her bread.

PLEASE DO NOT USE HER NAME IN THE COMMENTS (just initials). I don't need a publicist with fierce Google Alerts complaining to the owner of the restaurant about my commentary.