New Music: Foster The People & Pumped Up Kicks

Foster The People is a 3 man outfit from L.A. with Mark Foster on keyboards, guitars, & vocals; Mark Pontius on drums; & Cubbie Fink on bass & backing vocals. This song was on my March Mix, but it continues to make me happy & get me moving. Totally adorkable!

Gratuitious

I hope you don't mind. I needed to post something on Saturday, April 30th, to meet my challenge of posting everyday. Please, I entreat you good readers, forgive my sloth. I realize that you were aching for one of my my long biographical sketches of a famous gay person on their birthday. Even the Post Apocalyptic Bohemian needs to simply toss one off every once in a while.

Born On This Day- April 29th... Celeste Holme

I met her once. It was really rather a thrill because I am true fan, & at the time, a musical queen. I was over the moon to meet the original Ado Annie from Oklahoma!. As a film smart, savvy young gay man my head was simply spinning to be meeting Karen, Margo Channing’s best friend in All About Eve, one of my very favorite films.

The occasion was being received back stage by Betty Garrett, after her one-woman show- Betty Garrett & Other Songs at the Westwood Playhouse in Spring 1976. Betty Garrett had been my acquaintance for a year, & we had recently been at a very informal outdoor dinner thrown by mutual friends. Betty & I had a very special conversation that evening that ended with Betty offering me the house seats to her show the next evening. I took her up on the offer, & the show was splendid, sparkling & sentimental. After her big finish, but before the curtain call, Betty looked into the house with her hands shielding her eyes & announced while pointing : "My dead friend Celeste & Stephen… I want to see you both in my dressing room in a few minutes.” I turned to the person next to me & nudged & whispered- “That’s me… I'm Stephen, I’m not Celeste.”

So, Oscar winner & consummate character actor Celeste Home, & little curly-haired redheaded Stephen hung out in the dressing room while Betty Garrett got out of costume & make up. Celeste Holm & our hero made small talk & loudly praised Ms. Garrett’s show. I heaped praise on Holme's stage performance in Mame, which I had adored in 1968.

I declined an offer from the 2 amazing stars of Hollywood’s golden era to move on to the next party as a team. Instead, I would opt for Studio One in West Hollywood, hoping that some hot man would shove that little brown bottle under my nose, the one that makes me feel so sexy & really connected with the thumping music. I did meet a beefy redhead that took me to his place in Venice Beach, used me for my considerable talents & then made me breakfast. I came to the fork in the road, & I made the wrong decision. I could have partied away the evening with the woman who introduced the world to the showstopper- I Can't Say No (by coincidence, the title of a chapter in my memoir- Jockstraps & Vicodin), instead I took the fork that might have gotten me forked.

Celeste, I was dense, I was callow, I was young. I was thinking with my dick. I apologize. Ask me again, I will devote a date to you & we can remember our friend Betty. Take me up on my offer. Happy 94th birthday! You out lived the entire cast of All About Eve. You are still one hot number!

Celeste Holm tells this story: She was nominated for an Oscar for a film she made with Loretta Young- Come To The Stable, in which they both played nuns! Loretta had become quite pious after having given birth to Clark Gable's love child (talk about virgin birth... she then adopts her own daughter) & Loretta Young announced to the cast & crew that there would no swearing or strong language on the set. Miss Young had set up a penalty box; if someone should slip up & use a Goddamn, fuck or shit, they would need to put a nickle in the box, with the proceeds going to a Vatican charity at the end of the shoot. Holme's good friend Ethel Merman stopped by the set to visit. Ethel took a 10 dollar bill out of her purse & slipped it into the Curse Box & loudly proclaimed- "There you go Loretta. Now you can go fuck yourself". I told this story to a group of 20-35 year olds that I supervise at my job. Not a single one knew of Celeste Holm, Loretta Young, Ethel Merman, or All About Eve, even the gay ones. I hate getting old.

Holmes also relates: "I walked onto the set of All About Eve on the first day & said, 'Good Morning,' to Miss Bette Davis, & do you know her reply? She said, 'Oh shit, good manners'. I never spoke to her again ... ever."

Celeste Holm lives in her native NYC. She married 5 times; she married her current husband, opera singer Frank Basile, on April 29, 2004, her 87th birthday. Celeste turns an astonishing 94 today.

Born On This Day- April 28th... American Writer Nell Harper Lee

Seemingly impossible, I did not read To Kill A Mockingbird as a young person, & I didn’t see the film until 2005, at the Husband’s insistence. I certainly would have been better briefed for adulthood if I had encountered this masterpiece of an American novel in my early teens rather than early 50s. The book is in a tie for my favorite tome of all time.

Harper Lee is a noiseless nonconformist. Her cold shoulder towards celebrity is challenging to conceive of in today's culture, especially for a popular writer. Lee hoped her book would meet a "quick & merciful death”. It achieved immortality, the most popular American novel of the 20th century. The film version, has a perfect screenplay by Horton Foote that is so spot on that they have merged in peoples’ heads.

Lee has wry sense of humor. She was the editor of the humor magazine at the University of Alabama. When told that her book had great appeal for children, Lee stated: "But I hate children. I can't stand them."

In 1950, a young frumpy girl, fresh from the University Of Alabama, minus her law degree, moved to NYC from her hometown of Monroeville. She didn't think she was up to much, just renewing her friendship with her childhood buddy- Truman Capote. She said she was writing a book & that was that. She published that book in 1960.

To Kill A Mockingbird is a barely disguised version of her Alabama family & her town’s Southern racial consciousness inspired, but it is also about Lee & Capote, childhood chums who become personally & artistically linked legends. They were precocious children with little in common with their peers, Lee was too rough for girls, & Capote was too soft for boys. They each had emotionally remote mothers: Capote's was a self- centered social climber; Lee's was deeply depressed. Capote's father attempted to seduce Lee in her teens, & she punched him in the nose; Capote hated Lee's gossipy mother, & later used her in a story called Mrs. Busybody.

Lee became a friend to Gregory Peck, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Atticus Finch. She remains close to the actor's family. Peck's grandson, Harper Peck Voll, is named after her. In 2205, she was portrayed on film by Catherine Keener & Sandra Bullock. Lee continues to live a quiet, private life in NYC & Monroeville. She remains active in her church & community. She avoids anything to do with her still popular novel (selling a million copies a year & having never been out of print). Lee hasn't published a book since the Pulitzer Prize winning To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960. Lee turns 85 today.

Do Gums Grow Back After Wisdom Teeth Extraction?

present in the Organization of American States

Solidarity Youth president, Juan Ignacio Santeiro, Buenos Aires participated in a debate where centralized participation of organizations and the role that the third position of the country. The meeting was held at the headquarters of OEI (Organization of American States), which also intervened SES executive director, Prof. Alberto Croce, the chairman of the UOCRA, FOC members of the Foundation, and the executive director of the NGO Poder Ciudadano. The theme

exposed, it deepened the work of NGOs in the political and economic autonomy throughout the country, where the relationship of the various organizations play a key role in social inclusion, this being a mediator axis, between state and citizen.

Arriving in the city of Mar del Plata, Juan Santeiro, was positive about the turnout and the Youth Solidarity place within organizations in the country. It is a find for us to participate in events like this. We are proud to see the growth we've had as an organization, the president said Youth Solidarity, which also added that events like this are crucial and very necessary to know to which we aspire, not only as an organization but as a country.


Communication Area Youth Solidarity

Do Gums Grow Back After Wisdom Teeth Extraction?

present in the Organization of American States

Solidarity Youth president, Juan Ignacio Santeiro, Buenos Aires participated in a debate where centralized participation of organizations and the role that the third position of the country. The meeting was held at the headquarters of OEI (Organization of American States), which also intervened SES executive director, Prof. Alberto Croce, the chairman of the UOCRA, FOC members of the Foundation, and the executive director of the NGO Poder Ciudadano. The theme

exposed, it deepened the work of NGOs in the political and economic autonomy throughout the country, where the relationship of the various organizations play a key role in social inclusion, this being a mediator axis, between state and citizen.

Arriving in the city of Mar del Plata, Juan Santeiro, was positive about the turnout and the Youth Solidarity place within organizations in the country. It is a find for us to participate in events like this. We are proud to see the growth we've had as an organization, the president said Youth Solidarity, which also added that events like this are crucial and very necessary to know to which we aspire, not only as an organization but as a country.


Communication Area Youth Solidarity

Drive

Somehow I feel the failure, partly because there is a sting of truth in it, & partly because I tend toward anthropomorphism, grieving for the loss of life for a plant, believing that electronic equipment hates me, & knowing that I failed in my love for an automobile.

I have always held that Happiness is not a state of being, but rather Happiness is in the moments. For a few tiny moments in my considerable life, the stars aligned, my luck stuck, & all the points came together & everything worked. That was when I experienced an extended era of ecstatic enchantment. The blessed bliss brought prosperity, pleasure & possibilities for a life well lived.

The early 1970s: goofy, original good looks that only the young can posses because they don’t understand that it will all be gone someday. I could do nothing wrong. It all came easy to me: meaty roles in the theatre, meaty men in my bed, attention, admiration, humor, hilarity & hopefulness. Boston, LA & NYC.

Seattle 1982- 1989: Hot boyfriend, hot apartment, hot buzz about my acting on stage & in commercials, films, & TV. My image is on the side of buses, on the back page of the newspaper, on billboards, & I am mentioned in the press. We can rarely go a day without my being recognized & commented on by strangers & feted by friends. The hot boyfriend considers that it may not be all that good for me, but he remains a fan, attending all of my opening nights. I gym daily. I have single digit body fat. Sexual performance is never an issue. Never a mention that I might party too much.

Portland 2002-2006: comfortable, curious, & cultivated. We own our own home for the first time. Our Own Home. The boyfriend becomes my husband. We have respectable employment. The Husband is thin, tan, talented, sleek & sexy. He wears beautiful clothing at work & no clothing at the beach. We have hundreds in checking & thousands in savings. We vacation in NYC, seeing Broadway shows & shopping. We weekend in Palm Springs, imbibing & inhaling poolside.

For a couple of weeks, I had been eyeing a bronze Volkswagen station wagon at a car lot on the way to the gym. On one of those happy days, I walked into the lot & drove out in that station wagon. After decades of driving clunkers, I had a real automobile for the first time & it felt fine.

In my beautiful new car, handsome silver fox husband at the wheel, singing along to Tegan & Sara’s Walking With A Ghost & Dave Matthew’s American Baby from my summer mix, driving along a rustic rural road on Sauvie Island on a perfect August morning, headed to the nude beach with a book, blanket, & a thermos of vodka lemonade, having already dropped a half a hit of E… I was experiencing perfectly, profoundly happiness.

2011: barely1 ½ incomes, bills, hospital visits, prescriptions, old dog, crushing depression, strained relationships, strained budget, strained bank accounts. Yesterday, it was agreed that the Volkswagen would go. I calculated that we would save us $8000 a year by not paying car payments, insurance, gasoline, & maintenance. We will sock it away & someday purchase an old pick-up truck so we can go to Lowes, the salvage shops & nurseries. We will join ZipCar for $75 a month for 15 hours of driving (enough for the Husband to deal with clients). They pay the insurance & the fuel. ZipCar has a car parked just at the end of our block.

We will not be able to be able to be spontaneous. If the Husband forgets an ingredient in tonight’s dinner, it will require a trip to the supermarket 10 blocks away.

I have that tingle of tumult for trying something strange & unaccustomed. We will walk when willed. Bicycles are in order. I don’t need a lot: house, garden, dogs, books, music, local watering spots. Using the ZipCar & leaving the neighborhood will be our big adventure.

Your host, a decade ago, with his 1970 Ford Pickup Truck

In Seattle, I a drove a red 1970 Ford pickup truck & the Husband got around in his yellow 1960 Ford pickup. It seemed too daunting to get them both to Portland when we moved. The Husband sold his truck & I traded with my father, my pickup for a junker. I always mourned the letting go of those 2 trucks. Now with the giving up of the station wagon, I feel remorse. Why does this place I find myself in make me maudlin & make me cry? It is just an automobile; they come & they go. It always ran perfectly, it never gave me any trouble & the bronze Volkswagen Station Wagon came into my life at a point when my existence was uncommonly, uncharacteristically upbeat, & dare I say, for a moment… happy.

This photo of Junior has nothing to do with the post, except that loving him makes me happy.

A gentle reminder that the love you take is equal to the love you make.

black short hair styles

The good thing about short black hair style is that they are almost fuss-free, its low maintenance and it is pretty much easy to style. no matter which cut it is that you have, as long as your hair does not reach your shoulder level, then there are plenty of elegant, sassy and stander-ed designs you can wear.

 

 

But what it you want to recreate the red carpet look that your favorite Hollywood and bollywood celebrity has worn to a particular event? Or how about if your are looking for a particular cut or style that your can easily transform from daytime to nighttime wear? to give you an idea, take a look at our list of black short hairstyles which are favored by famous holly-bolly celebrity- singers, actresses,all you need to do is browse through celebrity blog sites or flip through magazines and you will already have an idea about which hair styles are favored by hollywood and bollywood celebrity. What makes patterning your look after a celebrity is that it will be easier for your stylist to use the same cut or style on your black hair.

Switch Places

Do you ever wonder what it'd be like to switch places with someone married to your favorite musician, athlete, actor, etc? Well I do! I'd love to switch places with some people!

Jerry Hall

• Was married to: Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger. This is her most famous relationship. When she was married to Mick, they had 4 children together, 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Georgia, 2 sons named Jim and Gabriel. They were married Nov. 21, 1990 and divorced on Aug. 13, 1999 after she found out that he was seeing a Brazilian model named Luciana Gimenez and that he had impregnated her while Hall was pregnant with their son Gabriel. On May 18, 1999, Gimenez gave birth to his 7th child Lucas Maurice Morad Jagger. This guy also has grand kids, his daughter Jade Jagger, who was from his first marriage to Bianca Jagger, gave birth to 2 daughters, Amba and Assisi Jagger. She is so lucky I swear, or should  say was so lucky. He was so hot in the 1990s, heck, he's still hot at 67 years old!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd love to switch places with her in the 1990s, because of who she was married to, also because she is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more beautiful than I ever dream of being! Maybe it's just the English sex appeal Mick has that turns me on, idk! all I know is, man is he hot! He has an incredible bod for 67 yrs old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

            Hard to imagine Mick Jagger in flip flops, but he seems to be making the look very handsomely. He definitely looks good in flip flops, very handsome.

Amanda Etheridge

• Married to: Richard Hammond, one of the 3 hosts of BBC's Top Gear. The couple have 2 daughters, named Willow and Isabella. Her husband is very handsome let's just keep it at that.

            Nothing sweeter than true love. I totally respect him because he's a loving family man, not too many of those around and even if there is, it's a rarity. This guy looks very loving and sweet, and they both love each other and have 2 beautiful daughters, family pics are way better than anything because it shows there still is love in this world.

Nicole Kidman

• Married to: New Zealand-born country singer Keith Urban. They both have a daughter named Sunday Rose. I listen to Keith Urban alot and I'll just say that I think he's a very attractive man

            This basically shows you fatherhood and motherhood can still be sexy. That's it sexy to love children.

Deborra-Lee Furness

• Married to: Australian-born actor Hugh Jackman. Has 2 adopted kids, Ava Eliot Jackman and Oscar Maximillian Jackman. Hugh Jackman is one of my favorite actors, and believe me, I have alot of fave actors.

        

Jennifer Flavin-Stallone

• Married to: New York-born actor Sylvester Stallone. Has 3 daughters, Sistine Rose Stallone, Scarlet Stallone and Sophia Rose Stallone. He's one of my favorites too! I have a picture of him as Rocky in my room.

         

Faith Hill

• Married to: country singer Tim McGraw. They currently have 3 daughters. I listen to him alot and he just has this very sexy country guy appeal to him, I mean, seeing him in cowboy hat, jeans and boots definitely ups the sexy factor!

            He can definitely rock the casual look. He's even sexier without the cowboy hat, jeans and boots on. He looks 20 times hotter with a baseball hat, jeans and a t-shirt or nice shirt. And he's a loving family man, how much better of a person can u get?

Victoria Chlebowski

• Married to: Michael Imperioli, actor who plays Christopher Moltisanti on the HBO show the Sopranos. I like him on Detroit 1-8-7. And plus he has the most handsome eyes ever, that's usually the first thing on a guy I notice, I don't care what the guy looks like, I'm not shallow,  I usually notice the eyes. Any guy is just fine with me, that's my outlook on dating! And plus he's a handsome Italian guy, for some reason, Italian guys turn me on, lol. But he looks like a nice guy! And I just love his cute New York accent.

          To be her for one day, omg!!!!!!!

A Morning With The Post Apocalyptic Bohemians...

This is an aesthetic that the Husband finds to have an agreeablely austere allure:

This is the actuality..

with ample amounts of accountability on my part: 



modern bob haircuts

Bob hairstyle is the most fashionable style with hairs falling down between ears and the chin. The style was invented in Paris in 1909 by a famous hair dresser Antonine but was made widely popular in 1920s as a sign of women's liberty. The style has regained popularity and has discovered many versions of the original bob cut.Among all the latest trends in hairstyles bob cut has made a benchmark in the fashion industry. These hairstyles fit just about any face, color and lifestyles, giving a completely new look to the wearer. Traditional, short bob hairstyles comprise of short, sleek and severe cut with hair being cut uniformly. It goes well with any age group, hair type, hair length and facial structure.