Monday, August 15, 2011

HAIL to the QUEEN!

things were gett’n a lil serious the last couple of blogs…so time to lighten things up…and i can’t think of a more fitt’n and proper blog than dedicate’n today (even though it’s actually tomorrow technically)

to the woman who turned underwear into outerwear…
causing millions of women to add vagisil to their water cooler conversations

make’n pre and post pubescent str8 and not so str8 boys
cross’n “borderlines” fer the past 30 years...

tell’n us to “don’t just stand there…

let’s get to it…

strike a pose…

there’s nothing to it!"

once asked by Dick Clark in 1984
what she wanted to do with the rest of her career…

she said she wanted to “RULE THE WORLD!’
and she has…

as the GUINESS BOOK of WORLD RECORDS top female recording artist
of all time…

sell’n more than 300 millions records world wide…

beat'n out Elvis as the artist with the most top-ten hits…

she has mastered her music video imagery with provacation and artfulness like no other artist

"EXPRESS YOURSELF"
at the time it was made...was the most expensive video play'n on Mtv at the cost of 1 million smax

she’s sold out stadiums with world tours from Chattanooga to China

gave many memorable performances at the Mtv award shows

with her breakout performance in “DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN”…

as Susan

she has appeared in countless other movies include’n...

“WHO’S THAT GIRL?”

as Nicky Finn

”DICK TRACY”

as Breathless Mahoney

”A LEAGUE of THEIR OWN”

as Mae Mordabito

”SWEPT AWAY”

as Amber Leighton

and won a golden globe for her portrayal in “EVITA”

as Eva Peron
just to name a few

is an author with a #1 best seller children’s book “THE ENGLISH ROSES”…
which became the fastest-selling children's picture book of all time and the release of 15 other children’s books that have gone on to sell millions thru-out the world.

MADONNA LOUISE VERONICA CICCONE was born august 16th 1958 in Bay City Michigan

her dad is Silvio Anthony Ciccone and her mother…whom she was named after…Madonna Louise Fortin
died in 1963 of breast cancer at the age of 30.

Silvio would get remarried to his house keeper Joan Gustafson

Her siblings Martin, Anthony, Paula, Christopher and Melanie
are from Madonna's mother...Jennifer and Mario are from Joan

she studied to be a ballet dancer

but soon dropped out and moved to new york in 1977

where she met her boyfriend Dan Gilroy and formed the “THE BREAKFAST CLUB”

not to be confused with this BREAKFAST CLUB (which came years later)

playing guitar…drums and singer

in 1980 she left the band and formed “EMMY”
with then boyfriend Stephen Bray

by 1982 Madonna decided to be a solo artist and signed a deal with SIRE records and released her first single “EVERYBODY” on october 6
which became a dance floor hit…and the hits haven’t stopped since.

photographs she had taken in the nude as an art model
to make ends meet for only $25 years early…

would be published once Madonna had gained star status and were sold
to Playboy

and to Penthouse…

but she brushed off the controversy and was unapologetic and by 1990..released her own artistic nudes shot by famed photographer Steven Meisel for her book called SEX
which sold millions worldwide.





she has endorsed numerous products...but PEPSI lost 5 million to her
after backing out on her "BLONDE AMBITION TOUR" in 1991

because of religious knob heads want'n her banned
due to her "like a prayer" video and it's imagery

while film’n her video for “material girl”...

she met Sean Penn
and they married months later in 1985 on her birthday but the marriage would last only 4 years and they divorced september 14, 1989

it would be another 11 years before she would marry again to british director Guy Ritchie
on december 22, 2000 in Scotland…but unfortunately they divorced in december of 2008

Madonna has 4 children…Lourdes Marie Leon was born october 14, 1996

her father is Madonna’s ex personal trainer Carlos Leon.

her son Rocco Ritchie was born august 11, 2000
his dad is Guy Ritchie.

David Banda Mwale was adopted on october 10, 2006…and Chifundo “Mercy” James was adopted on June 12, 2009 both from Malawi, Africa

she's been a brunette

she's been a red head

she's been a brassy brown

she's been a bottle blonde

she's been a platinum blonde

she's even been 2 toned

she's had long hair

she's had short hair

she's had kinky curly hair

she's had stick straight hair

she's even had wavey hair

she's done the feathered

she's done the fro

she's even modeled for this mo'

she knows how to pull off a top hat

or forget to button her top half

she's posed with an elephant

then there was that horse

and even the teeniest tiniest of course

here she is pull'n a pig

her she is in a short black wig

she once was seen with a clown

and another time lay'n down in a brown gown

on a roof top she once sat

she's even worn a crazy hat

she used to date a man named Jesus

and brought the crowd down to their kneesiz

she's caused some controversy with the cross

but everyone knows that she's the boss

here she is in the water

and eat'n chains that cost more than a quarter

here she is doin' some work

her she is look'n biserk

squeeze'n a sponge into a bucket

where'n what ya want...and say'n awww fuck it!

she can pull off a boa...with the greatest of ease

or wear a bouffant...with a lot of tease

sometimes she needs to just lay down

sometimes she does it in a gown

she hides behind no ones mask

except one time...for that was the task

she can hold herself up by her own 2 breasts

and never lets her boobs feel like they're oppressed

she's played some chess with a dog

and even was fondled by this old frog

sometimes she'll sit in a chair

or on the floor in just underwear

she's smoke'n hot when take'n a rest

or smoke'n hot in a black leather vest

from the borderlines

to the beaches

she's always in fashion

even when gawked by these leeches

she has influenced millions thru-out her career with her kaleidoscopicstyle
the 'rebel without a clause in her contract" look

the "post punk pop rocks' look

the "like a virgin touched for the 17th time on a beach" look

the "fine...i'll wear the stupid black hat but i'm keep'n the wilson leather gloves" look

the "being bitch slapped by the hand of hindu" look

the "flo's comin to town" look

the "i have so much money...my money has money" look

the "effective crotch grabb'n...in polka dots" look

the "post modern peek-a-boob hippe blouse" look

the "you cursed brat...look what you've done...i'm melting...melting...oh what a world...what a world" black taffeta gaultier gown look (big hit in malaysia)

the "ancient chinese secret with elongated mud flaps" look

the "i'm not a lesbian"...lesbian look

the "salmon swimsuit and pink satin capri's with blood clot belt now at old gravey" look

the "i'm not a powerful lesbian"...powerful lesbian look

the "hysterectomy panties in heels" look

the "gimme a bunch of crap to cover the scars on my arm" look

the "i'm sad cuz no one wants to see my boobs in another video" video look

the "yea...you'll be kiss'n my ass someday very soon" look

the "i'm clipp'n my toe nails...get the fuck outta here" look

the "drag queen in a burka" look

the "MISS IMODIUM A-D 2007" look

her music

and her many humanitarian efforts


but she herself was also influenced by many…most notably Marilyn Monroe…

but other artists like Karen Carpenter

Nancy Sinatra

The Supremes
to name a few.

Rolling Stone magazine said “Madonna remains one of the greatest pop acts of all time". and the most successful female recording artist of all time”

on march 10, 2008…Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Madonna made her directorial debut in “FILTH and WISDOM”
which tells the story about a Ukrainian immigrant who finances his dreams of rock glory by moonlighting as a cross-dressing dominatrix and his two female flatmates…a ballet dancer who works as a stripper and pole-dancer at a local club and a pharmacy assistant who dreams of going to Africa to help starving children.

Her latest directorial film W.E.
is the story of two fragile but determined women separated by more than six decades… lonely New Yorker Winthrop is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward’s VIII’s abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson

Madonna has filmed 3 documentaries…”TRUTH or DARE”…released in 1991…
gives an amaze’n look at life on and off stage for a mega superstar

”I’M GOING TO TELL YOU A SECRET” is the follow-up 15 years later
and shows how live'n a life as a mega pop star...wife and mother can take it's toll

“I AM BECAUSE WE ARE” was released in 2008
chronicles the concern over the millions of orphans in the African country of Malawi who have lost parents and siblings to HIV and AIDS…many of whom live on the streets.

some think i'm obsessed

and some think i'm crazy

but there's one thing fer sure

she sure as shit is not lazy

Madonna started with a small dream...

and turned it into a dream come true

i don't know what to say about MADONNA

that will give you a sense of how much she's influenced me

to be the beauty with BALLS

and i'm not sure i've said enough about this woman

so i'll just say thanx for all the joy and inspiration you've given me

and kick'n some serious ass fer the past 30 years

and pleez don't ever stop

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE QUEEN!

Monday, August 8, 2011

a DICK shunned

HI…my name is MATTRESS…and i am friends with an drunk
(everyone in my head and in blogland say…HI MATTRESS!)

17 years is a pretty good long term relationship with a friend…i think

i’ve stayed friends with them thru thin and thick and thicker...regardless what people say about them or think of them…becuz you (that would be ME) know they are a good person down below...

all the spectacular disaster
that they have made of themselves over the years…

that they made you laugh thru the rough times…plenty of times…and pissed you…and many around you…off during a lot of the good times in recent years

(wait a minute…strike that last one)

i’m pretty sure good times should not begin with pissed off

i don’t need to name names…cuz this could apply to any one of us really that have experienced situations of despair/regret/sadness/loath’n to any addiction of a family member…a friend…an x (not in any particular order) due to some sorta physical....emotional....mental...or substance abuse

i know there were plenty of times i thought i had control of my 21+ beverage of choice…and had made numerous bad decisions…that luckily…suffered no casualties to anyone except my own stupidity one nite years back
(actual photo taken by a professional correctional facility photographer...and i have to admit...though sorta a hot photo...i'd much rather have my photographs taken on the outside...florescent light'n rarely is yer friend)

i woke up and made the decision to learn from my mistake and change any future outcomes

from turn’n into a massive mistake

i never considered myself dependant of any harmful “crutch”

music

and clothes
are my drug of choice...

and the only one gett'n hurt’n there is my piggy bank...
but i’m learn’n to deal with that one step at a time!

i’ve always been a social drinker…

though many times in the past…i knew i was being a bit TOO social

i never keep alcohol chill’n in my frigid air
(x-cept when entertain’n guests)…and all that is not gone by parties end…is given away as a part’n gift by choice cuz i know i have an addictive personality.

i see how out-of-control people in general can get…
but for the most part are just out to have a good time

BUT…

i see how out-of-control some people have turned into abuse’n a socially acceptable situation.

i’ve witnessed for years now how someone can go from

a party person…

to a parody…

to a painful mess!

i am guilty of perpetuate’n a possible situation…but i am not guilty of the situation being perpetuated!

i need to break the cycle and hope they get it someday.

i want them to get off my dress and get help!

Monday, August 1, 2011

Let the Music Play!

i know i was not the only one who listened to Nancy in the 80’s
when she so discreetly labeled the undersides of all those lemonhead box tops
that i would occasionally o.d on as a teenager…with her message of
“JUST SAY NO!”

i never felt the need to be the “cool kid” on the block to try whatever new narcotic
was pushed in front of my fresh…milky white…nubile body

to feel like i’m fly’n on a celestial cloud of stupidity
amongst the pink hearts…the yellow moons…the orange stars…the green clovers…and the blue diamonds!

well…there was that one time in 1993-1994 when i was a guinea pig fer the government…
but i got paid for take’n that shit…BIG DIFFERENCE!

i learned my lesson…but apparently…some people didn't listen to SHANNON
when she said "let the music play"

recently…and ironically…she said “they tried to make me go to rehab but i said no, no, no”
and now…well…she ain’t gotta!…Amy Winehouse died july 23rd, 2011 of an apparent drug and alcohol overdose…at the age of 27.
(the cause of death still under investigation though)

she said “you know, feel’n' good was good enough for me…good enough for me and my Bobby McGee”
and now she can feel good fer eternity…Janis Joplin died october 4th, 1970 of a heroin overdose at the age of 27.

he said “with the lights out it's less dangerous…here we are now entertain us…i feel stupid and contagious”
and he is now entertain’n himself…Kurt Colbain died april 5th, 1994 from a single gun shot wound with a high concentration of heroin and valium found in his system at the age of 27.

he said “i know, i know you probably scream and cry …that your little world won't let you go …but who in your measly little world are you trying to prove that you're made out of gold and, eh, can't be sold”
and now he won’t have to scream and cry anymore…Jimmy Hendrix died september 18, 1970 of asphyxiation in his own vomit due to a combination of alcohol and sleeping pill overdose at the age of 27.

he said “and now, the end is near…and so i face the final curtain, ha ha ha you cunt, i'm not a queer…i'll state my case, of which i'm certain…i've lived a life that's fool…and each and every highway…and more, much more than this…i did it my way”
and he did it his way… Sid Vicious died febuary 2nd, 1979 of a heroin overdose at the age of 22.

he said “my bucket’s got a hole in it…i can’t buy no beer”
and his bucket wasn’t the only thing with a hole in it…Hank Williams died january 1st, 1953 from a combination of drugs and alcohol at the age of 29.

WOW!...if they gave out oscars for end'n it before 30...these are yer winners kitten!!

though there’s no question…each and every one of these entertainers were talented in their own right…BUT...they should NOT be branded as the GREATEST talent of their time…cuz if they were that great…dont’cha think they would still be here make’n music?

now don’t jump down my throat and say i am being insensitive and heartless…

yes they have family…friends and fans that will miss them terribly…but leave it to the corporate pigs to turn a tragedy into a cash cow…milk’n these artists to fill their piggy banks…instead of say’n to them...and those who might have the chance to shine in the spotlight…”look…if you can’t control the demons that are eat’n away at you…and seek help…you will no longer be around…PERIOD!”

but in the same breath…(since i nor most of you read’n this were probably not their either) may have been told plenty of times over and over they’re kill’n themselves…and just couldn’t get over whatever it was that was eat’n them away

ultimately…we are ALL responsible for ourselves!

plenty talented musicians have slayed their “party monster” image
and still let the music play...

most notably…Boy George
when back in the late 80's...was said to have only 8 weeks to live

kicked his heroin and ecstasy addiction not once but a few times thru-out his career…being subjected to clean the streets of new york for 5 days

then finally did time in prison for 4 months...

and by his own words has stated he is now completely drug free...of all drugs
and has never realized until now...how lucky that he is to have the longevity in his career that most musicians dream to have...Boy George is 50 today and still making music.

George Michael has battled prescription drugs and mary jane…
also spent time in jail and is now said to be dealing with his addictions and working on a possible duet with the Boy George...George Michael is 48 today and still making music.

Elton John who suffered from a drug overdose in 1975…
kicked his habit for 21 years to his admission and has turned his demons
into dollar signs with his many broadway musicals like BILLY ELLIOT…AIDA and his biggest broadway hit THE LION KING...Elton John is 64 today and still making music.

David Bowie was hooked on cocaine in the 1970’s…
and eventually injected it into his veins until he finally kicked the habit when he was awarded custody of his son and went on to have a string of top 10 hits...David Bowie is 64 and still making music.

Madonna has even admitted to dabbling in drugs in the early days of her career…
but has also said it wasn’t the smartest thing she’s ever done…she would rather rule the world…and she did...Madonna is 52 today and still making music.

Debbie Harry admitted that she herself fell to the addiction of many drugs in the beginning
until she became addicted to heroin for 2 years after being dropped by her label…the IRS then seizing all her assets and home and her manager quitting on her at the same til she sought help with the help of her then boy friend Chris Stein and kicked her habit for good and went on to be a complete success pulling out a string of hits from the “tide is high” to “maria”...Debbie Harry is 66 today and still making music.

Ozzy Osbourne battled 40 years of drug and alcohol abuse
but conquered his "demons" because of his wife Sharon who offered to manage him as a solo artist...Ozzy Osbourne is 62 and still making music.

Bob Dylan even kicked his $25 a day heroin habit
that he admitted himself was sucked into when he was start'n out in the business...Bob Dylan is 70 today and is still making music.

see…it can be done!

so for any of you think’n about mainline’n whatever someone may offer you just to see how it feels…
though i don’t condone it…i won’t condemn those who do…it’s yer life…do what you want

but don’t get mad at anyone if the house falls down on top of you…
just get off my dress and get help!