Golden Girl Bea Arthur, We'll Miss You!

Bea Arthur, best known as The Golden Girls' Dorothy, passed away today at age 86. She had cancer, and she went peacefully at home with family at her side. Full story here.

We'll Miss You Bea!

Dolly on The Today Show

OK, no more slacking on the blogs for me.  Just gonna get it out there for your enjoyment!

Dolly Parton wrote all the music for the new Broadway show 9 to 5.  I caught it twice at the Ahmanson Theatre in LA last October and it was phenomenal!  I hope I can make it to NY to see it on Broadway.  (I've never been to NY, so I've never seen anything on Broadway!)

Dolly sat down for a chat with Matt Lauer yesterday morning on The Today Show.  She's as cute as always.  Check it out!

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Timberlake on Jimmy Fallon

Anyone who knows me knows that my DVR is my best friend, or at least ONE OF my best friends! I just watched the debut of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake had me in stitches. SNL's "Barry Gibb Talk Show" with Jimmy and JT was crazy funny, and of course they decided to relive some of the hilarity on Jimmy's show. Justin's John Mayer and Michael McDonald impressions are not to be missed! Check it out here:

And Justin, if you're reading this, thanks for turning Madonna out on Hard Candy. 4 Minutes and Dance 2Night (my personal fave) are the highlights of her album. Ya ain't too hard to look at either!

Idol Thoughts (Go Jesse Go!)

Okay, so Fox is using its juggernaut, American Idol, for all it's worth, stretching out the voting and the road to Top 12 as much as possible. This year, we got three weeks of Top 36 performances, topped off by tonight's wild card showdown featuring second chances for 8 hopefuls.

Idol likes to keep things equal, usually with 6 guys and 6 girls in the Top 12. So far, we have 6 guys and 3 girls. The wild card show features 4 guys and 4 girls. (Hmm... wonder how that happened!) In order for us to have an "equal" Top 12, the judges would need to select 3 girls and no guys.


My choices for the wild cards would be Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey and, my personal fave, Jesse Langseth. Sure, she's the sister of singer Jonny Lang, so people think she may have gotten a little extra consideration. If that were the case, wouldn't David Osmond still be on the show? Whatever the case, Jesse's got an awesome, very distinctive voice, and "Bette Davis Eyes" was perfect for her! It's the only Top 36 performance I've bought on iTunes (so far).

One thing that's always bugged me is that Fox makes such a big deal out of the Top 12, but it's only the Top 10 that go on tour when the show is over. Can anyone make sense of that?

Anyway, tune in tonight to see how they round out the Top 12. And go here for a complete breakdown of last night's show!

This Is The Main Event! Are You Ready?

This spring, it's all about RuPaul! The bitch is back, and she's letting you have it!

If you haven't been watching RuPaul's Drag Race, which is airing on LOGO and VH1, you need to! It's crazy fun! You can catch up on missed episodes, bonus footage and all the dragalicious drama at RuPaulsDragRace.com.

What's more, Ru's new CD "Champion" dropped this week! It features the first single "Cover Girl," and the theme from "Drag Race." The opening track is "The Main Event." No, it's not the Streisand disco song, but it's a great high energy track! Ru even pays homage to Barbra by including her classic movie poster on her blog. Check it out!

Dancing Circles in the Sand

First came the NutriSystem endorsement. Now she's set to take a turn on Dancing With The Stars. It seems that Belinda Carlisle is really following in the footsteps of Marie Osmond. Let's hope the Go-Go's lead singer doesn't go "Head Over Heels" and fall on her ass like Donny's sister did! Although Da Brat, who enjoyed mocking Belinda's bandmate Jane Wiedlin on VH1's The Surreal Life, would surely get a kick out of a topsy-turvy Carlisle!

Besides Belinda, this season's Dancing contestants include Jewel and her husband Ty Murray, computer guru Steve Wozniak (Kathy Griffin's ex), not-so-Complicated Denise Richards, and Sex and the City nude hottie Gilles Marini. Songstress Julianne Hough, a Dancing regular, will be paired with her real-life boyfriend, country singer Chuck Wicks. See the complete list here.

Most likely to have a wardrobe malfunction: rapper Lil Kim. But when you start out wearing pasties, there's not much left to come off! One of my absolute favorite moments in pop culture in my lifetime was seeing Diana Ross jiggle Kim's not-so-Lil mammary on the MTV Awards!

Do you know your logos?

Wanna test yourself? Take this quiz and try to identify the correct company logos! It's quick and fun. We see these all the time, but often don't pay too much attention.

I scored 19 out of 20. It might help that I have worked in the sign business for over ten years! Happy Friday, and have fun with the quiz!