I just want to apologize to my readers and to anyone who has been trying to contact me. I moved and also went through a sort of very personal crisis that I don’t feel at liberty to discuss, but I am back now after a very long time and I hope to resume writing my blog on a regular basis and discussing all that is fat in the media ASAP!
So here is an update on me really quick! I was recently accepted into graduate school which I am very very very excited about! I am working on getting a graduate assistantship to pay for my tuition. I have also just recently started seeing someone and he is probably reading this right now so I should only say flattering things =) . I am also thinking of adding a page just for personal pictures and things so that you guys can keep up with my life just because I seem to be getting a lot of requests for that. So hopefully that will be up soon!
NOW fat in the media!
I wanted to address this article because I LOVE Gabourney Sidibe. I thought that she did a fantastic job in the film “Precious” and I have noticed that a lot of people in Hollywood have felt very comfortable discussing her weight from Jaime (sp?) Foxx to Howard Stern. The whole article can be found at the link below, but as always I am just going to hit on the key points.
Let me start with my instantaneous childish reaction
Howard Stern “called the Oscar nominee, 26, the “most enormous fat black chick I’ve ever seen… She should have gotten the Best Actress award because she’s never going to have another shot. What movie is she gonna be in?”"
First of all, if someone could give Howard Stern, with from what I can tell not one redeeming quality a job, then I am pretty sure that Gabourney will be okay out there. Secondly, why does Howard Stern always feel like he has the right to degrade women and talk about their bodies. UGH the man drives me insane!
But HERE is the kicker to add insult to injury
“weight loss company AcaiSupply.com publicly offered her a one-year supply of their product to “reach your goal of someday winning an Oscar… by being active, fit, and most of all, healthy!”
When I read this I was so appalled I could hardly even think straight! Can you imagine. As if being thin would make her a better actress! This is just as insulting as if a plastic surgeon publicly offered Pelelope Cruz a nose job to improve her chances of winning an Oscar. It is an insult not just to Gabourney but to women in general. As if their worth and skill lies souly in the width of their thighs.
This all brings me to my final point. Amidst all of this garbage Gabourney still carries herself with poise and grace! She says:
“It’s something I’ve had to work at. My first diet started when I was six years old,” she said. “I’ve never been a small girl. One day I had to sit down with myself and decide that I loved myself no matter what my body looked like and what other people thought about my body.”
I say bravo to loving yourself in the face of an industry that openly mocks you and treats you as less than! SHE ROCKS MY SOCKS!!!!
Yep…it’s official. TMZ has an insider in the MTV crew and confirms the show is heading for Miami.
The show was told to start packing thier things last week and MTV would let them know soon where they were going. MTV of course has been filming everything, so we can look forward to watching the Guido wanna be’s pack.
One cast member has confirmed the location as well. The question is this….is MTV still going to call it ‘Jersey Shore’?
The music that once reigned supreme on MTV has been missing for many years; those that still watch the channel are victim to all sorts of reality dramas and enough ads to fill Times Square in less than an hour. According to MTV exec. David Gale, this is not the path the network plans to continue down. When he spoke at the screening of “$5 Cover: Seattle” he stressed how this series reflects MTV’s interest in putting the focus back on music.
To accomplish this goal, MTV doesn’t plan on going back to how things used to be; instead, they will be introducing new programs like “$5 Cover” that focus on music while providing more content than traditional music videos. The first season of “$5 Cover” was based in Memphis and featured local bands, but still had the bikini-clad drama-addicts most people are used to seeing on MTV. This is why, when Seattle-based Lynn Shelton was approached by MTV she was reluctant to sign on to the glossy, corporate media machine’s new project.
What changed Lynn’s mind? The question should really be phrased: Who changed Lynn’s mind? The answer: David Gale, a beacon of hope for music fans across the world who is on a mission to bring quality, music-inspired film-making to MTV. As Lynn puts it: “I did it for him. The guy is fantastic, a dream boat producer.” After seeing Shelton’s festival-hit “Humpday”, one of the few films that premiered and sold during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, Gale demanded that if MTV was going to do a “$5 Cover” series in Seattle, it would have to be directed by Lynn Shelton.
Being in-demand is quite a good position for any film-maker, but after hearing about how MTV had moved to focus on compost reality content she was reluctant to be involved with a project that wouldn’t allow her the creative freedom she had with her past films. Once David Gale had convinced her that “$5 Cover: Seattle” would be within her control and not follow the aesthetic or style of past series produced by MTV, Shelton started to listen and eventually agreed to move forward with the production.
If you’ve seen Shelton’s film “Humpday”, there is a clear aesthetic style that defines Lynn Shelton: Most shots are hand-held, the lighting is indirect and realistic; but more than anything visual, it’s the organic, personal performances she extracts from actors that makes her films have a real, and often hilarious, dynamic. Getting an organic performance from actors who are accustomed to working on a film set is one thing, but with “$5 Cover: Seattle” Lynn was faced with musicians who have (for the most part) never set foot on a film set. Shelton is able to conquer the pressure a musician might feel on set and bring out a quality performance by following the “Dogma ’95 film movement”, a filming style she describes as “Providing as natural an environment as possible for the actors.” Shelton continues, “We would try to pre-light everything, then banish everyone. Only me and my camera people and the sound guy, that’s it.” This approach eased the musicians by removing the dozens of crew members and extra equipment that typically plague a film set.
There’s one more key ingredient to making “$5 Cover: Seattle” a successful film starring non-actors: There’s no script. That’s right, no lines to memorize; everything is improvised. But, this is not a reality show. There are several concrete story lines within the series and each scene is intentional. This new style of docu-drama-reality-music-show is created by a well-defined, scene by scene outline. Then, by having two cameras rolling for each scene, Lynn tells the musicians to be themselves as they let the story unfold. No lines ever had to be repeated, this is one of the benefits of always having multiple cameras rolling. As Lynn puts it: “They’re hanging out with their actual friends, in places they would actually hang out in.”
So what’s this show all about? “$5 Cover: Seattle” is a series of 7-minute featurettes that follow a weekend of the indie music scene in Seattle. According to Shelton: “The insider’s vision of the city. If you were just going to hang out with people really in the know for a weekend, this is what it would feel like. These are the kind of places you would go.” The 12-part series begins on a Friday night and continues through Sunday, tracking 13 real, local, Seattle bands through their work, performances, hanging out, and recording.
When selecting bands for the series, Shelton took a very strategic approach. She describes it best:
“I really, really didn’t want to go and sit down with 50 different bands and then cut it down and have to say ‘Oh sorry, I can only have 13 of you.’ I really wanted, as much as possible, to go up to people, approach people, from the very beginning. If I ever sent an e-mail out or I made a phone call, I wanted to be 99% sure I was going to invite this [band] into the project.”
It was also crucial to Lynn’s storytelling that, in addition to musical talent, each band have a real-life connection to each other. This requirement was surprisingly easy for her to fulfill, reflecting Seattle’s tight-knit music community. Bands in the series span all genres and include: “The Lights”, “THEESatisfaction”, “Whiskey Tango”, “Corespondents”, “The Moondoggies”, “Sean Nelson”, “Champagne, Champagne”, “The Long Winters”, “Tea Cozies”, and “Harvey Danger.” As the series introduces each band it includes live performances from each as well as insights into what a typical weekend for the band members might be like.
“$5 Cover: Seattle” is enhanced by several entertaining story lines. Two of my favorites were The Moondoggie’s struggle to fix their broke-down van for a tour to Montana and the repeated attempts of a very drunk young lady, played by actor Davie-Blue, to befriend the bands. Each episode has its own story and tracks over-arching story lines as well. The series progresses by showing the connections among more and more Seattle bands.
Every band in the series reflects very strong musicianship without having to rely on any already-established Seattle-based bands. As somewhat of an outsider to the Seattle music scene, I was thrilled to learn of such great local musicians. When I left the screening at SIFF Cinema, I had many new songs stuck in my head and quickly sought out more music and performances from the stars of the show. No soundtrack for the series has been announced, but Lynn mentioned that the idea is being discussed.
“$5 Cover: Seattle” is a victory both for Seattle music and Seattle film. The production, led by Seattle-native Lynn Shelton, consisted of an entirely Seattle-based crew and creative team. Seattle has a vibrant film community and the screening was packed with local musicians, actors, crew members, lawyers, editors, producers, and executives who helped create the series. In fact, I’m pretty sure I was the only person at the screening who wasn’t involved with creating the series, and it was a full house.
So if you’re ready to check out the series, you only have to wait until June for the premier on MTV.com. As the series unfolds online there will also be a plethora of documentaries released. Two types of documentaries have been created to accompany “$5 Cover: Seattle”; the “B-Side” documentaries reflect Seattle culture as it follows local musicians and will satisfy fans of the bands as well as reality TV junkies. The second type of documentary, referred to as “Amplified Docs” will dig into the personal lives and stories of each band. After seeing the first of the “Amplified Docs” at the screening, I was thoroughly impressed. The documentaries provide a deep, intimate portrait of each band that allows the viewer to really get to know the people behind the music.
What’s next for Seattle’s super-hero film-maker, Lynn Shelton? She’s already in the pre-production stages of a new film that will be based on the novel “Then We Came to the End” by Joshua Ferris. This modern-day story of a successful Chicago ad agency’s demise is expected to start filming soon. But don’t expect Shelton to leave Seattle in the dark, she has a deep connection with the city and has no plans to leave our wonderful city behind as her career takes off.
9th March 2010 (Hanoi and Bangkok) – The MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) campaign today announced the dates of its nationwide concert tour to fight human trafficking. The Vietnam tour kicks off March 27 with “MTV EXIT Live in Hanoi”, a massive free concert at My Dinh Stadium featuring top local artists such as Ha Anh Tuan, Pham Anh Khoa and Phuong Vy, as well as Korean megastars Super Junior and Australian pop star Kate Miller-Heidke.
MTV EXIT is produced by the MTV Europe Foundation in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Australian Government’s Agency for International Development (AusAID).
After Hanoi the tour continues to Halong Bay, Can Tho and Ho Chi Minh City, educating youth about the dangers of human trafficking.
Aerosmith is an American Rock Band first formed in Boston in 1970.
To date, the group has released 14 Studio Albums during their 40 year career.
Twenty-One of their singles have cracked the Top-40 of the Billboard Charts.
Their hits have included:
Dream On
Sweet Emotion
Walk this Way
Dude looks like a Lady
Angel
Rag Doll
Love in an Elevator
Janie’s Got a Gun
Livin on the Edge
Cryin
Crazy
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
Jaded
and many more…..
Their top single has been “I Don’t want to miss a Thing” which reached #1 on the Billboard Charts in 1998.
The single debuted at #1 on the charts, a first for an American Rock Band.
The group has had 9 singles reach #1 on the Billboard Rock Charts.
With over 150 Million Albums sold worldwide, Aerosmith is the best selling American Rock Group in History.
Aerosmith is currently:
Steven Tyler – Vocals
Joe Perry – Guitar
Brad Whitford – Guitar
Tom Hamilton – Bass
Joey Kramer – Drums
Over their career, the group has won 4 Grammy Awards.
Aerosmith was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
I remember buying a .45 rpm record of “Dream On” when I was still in Grade School. Here they are, all those years later, still going strong….
After being caught red handed on news camera busy with 3 girls, Mr. Tiwari seems to have hit the jackpot in his final innings. In an unprecedented incident Mr. Tiwari has been contacted by head marketing Viyagra to be their global Brand Ambassador. When contacted, Mr. P.K. Lee the marketing head has confirmed that they have been trying to reach Mr. Tiwari from a long time. “He has got all the qualities which we want in our brand ambassador, his level of fitness and activism will boost the brand “. In a multimillion dollar deal Mr. Tiwari will be soon seen on TV and internet doing Brand endorsement of the much acclaimed product. There are rumors that Tiwari will also be helping the distribution and sales of the drug company in getting Viyaagra converted to over the counter drug using his novel network.
MTV has also finally announced their list of Youth icons today and Mr. Tiwari has been nominated from India for the same. In the competition Mr. Tiwari will be competing with likes of Hell Clinton, Tiger Hoods, Jamie Cameroon, John C Migraine and Prince Charlie. There is lot of anticipation regarding a tough fight between uncle Bell and Mr. Tiwari in the global media.
The increase of popularity of Tiwari Ji has also brought losses for few of the celebrities, Sachin has been impeached as the brand ambassador of Bhoost and Mr. Tiwari will be replacing him as the new brand ambassador. Bhoost has claimed that Mr. Tiwari has been using the energy drink from a long time which has made him so fit and Strong. So in a matter of days you might watch him saying “Bhoost is the secret of my Energy “.
