BOO!

I have had more experiences with the paranormal than I would have ever wished. I have seen a ghost & the Husband & I lived in a very haunted house. This house was so frightening that we only lasted about 6 months, despite the house being very beautiful & across the street from the Arboretum in Seattle. In this house there was always a presence. There were spots in the house that were ice cold. Doors & windows opened & closed at night. Pictures on the wall moved. We both felt a breath on the back of our necks when we would travel up or down the staircase. Our room would have an icy chill come over it at night. I got really sick in this house & I had an out of body experience while I was sick. During this experience, I would see a shadow leave the room, just as I would float into it. I followed the shadow & then it turned & followed me. We found this house so frightening that we were willing to leave all our belongings & just walk away from living there, indeed when we did leave, what didn’t fit in the U-Haul, stayed. In the house I grew up in, I was always overcome with fear of the basement, & late at night I would hear talking through the vents of the heating system. Decades later, as an adult, I offered this story to my parents, who admitted that they heard the voices too & that they hated to be in the basement also. I have no fear of spiders, snakes, or graveyards.

Things that I find scary:


*Dolls
*Puppets
*Tripe
*My image in the mirror at 5am
*Ventriloquist Dummies
*My bank account
*Total darkness
*Republicans
*My husband’s displeasure
*Tripe

*Clowns
*My high school graduation photo
*Headcheese
*Hospitals
*Esoteric instrumental jazz
*Diets named after people who have died
*Religious fundamentalists
*Global warming
*Choral Music
*Airplane pilots on laptops instead of flying
*Swine flu vaccine
*The Burger King- King Character
*Syringes
*& did I mention Tripe?

Gratuitous... Bold & The Beautiful's Brandon Beemer Says -"BOO!"

His name is Brandon Beemer & he stars on The Bold and the Beautiful. Brandon posed for Cosmopolitan to raise awareness of male cancer for the Everyman campaign.

Happy Birthday To Broadway Leading Man- Brian Stokes Mitchell

The Baritone voice in song is my favorite sound on earth or the heavens. Check out Broadway leading man Brian Stokes Mitchell's stunning baritone on his self titled album from 2006. Perfection. He is a 5 time Tony Nominess & winner for Kiss Me Kate. I loved him as Frasier Crane's nemesis & neighbor on Frasier. Other credits: George Gershwin's Oh, Kay!, Jelly's Last Jam,  Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ragtime, the 1999 revival of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate, King Hedley II & Man of La Mancha . He appeared in the City Center Encores! productions of Jule Styne's Do Re Mi, Bob Merrill's Carnival!, & Kismet ,& the title role in th Kennedy Center revival of Sweeney Todd, part of Stephen Sondheim's 70th birthday celebration. I am sorry to bring it down to this level, as always, but  OMG!, isn't he too yummy?

Born On This Day- October 31st... Master Voice-Over Actor- David Ogden Stiers

Fellow Oregonian -David Ogden Stiers is the 2 time Emmy nominee for his work on M*A*S*H, who came out of the closet this spring at the age of 67 . He has had a long career on stage, in television & on film, frequently working in the films of Woody Allen. But his greatest success has been in the world of voice-over work. Among Ogden Stiers many voice credits: Cogsworth in Beauty & the Beast, both Ratcliffe & Wiggins in Pocahontas, & the Archdeacon in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He also voiced a character in the English version of Spirited Away, distributed by Disney. Ironically, Ogden Stiers said it was his later, very successful career as a voice actor that caused his reluctance to come out any earlier:

“I enjoy working & even though many have this idealistic belief that the entertainment industry & studios like Walt Disney are gay friendly, [they weren’t always],” Ogden Stiers said. “For the most part they are, but that doesn’t mean for them that business does not come first. It’s a matter of economics…A lot of my income has been derived from voicing Disney & family programming. What they might allow in a more known actor, they prefer not having to deal with in minor players.” Ironically, it was the flamboyant nature of some of those roles that he says contributed to his staying closeted. “Cogsworth, the character I did on Beauty and the Beast, could be a bit flamboyant on screen, because basically he is a cartoon,” he said. “But they didn’t want Cogsworth to become Disney’s gay character, because it got around a gay man was playing him.” Regarding this signature role in the classic Disney film (which Odgen Stiers also narrates), the actor reportedly ad-libbed the last part of Cogsworth’s famous advice to the Beast on what to give Belle: “Well, there's the usual things: flowers... chocolates... promises you don't intend to keep...”

Neha Dhupia In White

Neha Dhupia emerged as a glamorous actress, But now she has a good actress image and kept that well in Sing IS King and here recent movie Paying Guests,in which she didn’t exp0se a little bit in which if she was compared to her past time.......

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Nokia 6788 Announced for china

Nokia has announced the Nokia 6788 specifically designed for China Mobile’s network. It is the first device for TD-SCDMA – China’s domestic 3G standard. It comes with ** -megapixel

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Importance of Vitamin C

Vitamin C is really important to your family health if you want to boost your immune system especially now that Influenza A (H1N1) is threatening everybody’s health, better eat vitamin C-rich foods everyday. Vitamin C reduces blood pressure, has the ability to.......

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Picnic On the Bridge - Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour Bridge was turned into a picnic en masse yesterday as thousands flocked to the world famous landmark to share breakfast. On most mornings, the bridge is packed with the vehicles of thousands of busy commuters driving bumper to.......

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Perfect For This Time Of The Year #5... 32 Halloweens Ago! Psycho Killer

Really? 32 years ago? I still love it, from the 1st chord. I like this version from the film-Stop Making Sense. I love the way it builds from the boom box beginning. The Husband & I remain a huge David Byrne fans.

I am trying to decide on my 2 final choices for a costume. I think I will be going as a bitter, disillusioned, hard drinking, middle-aged man, because I already have the costume ... or maybe I will go as Tinkerbell.

In Memory Of Ruth Gordon... From Harold & Maude

Maude, played by Gordon, is in her late 70s & befriends a wealthy, suicidal young man (They meet as onlookers at a funeral). Here they walk among flowers at a nursery:


MAUDE: They grow and bloom, and fade, and die, and some change into something else. Ah, life! I should like to change into a sunflower most of all. They are so tall and simple. And you, Harold, what flower would you like to be?

HAROLD: I don’t know. Just one of those. (He gestures toward a field of daisies)

M: Why do you say that?

H: Because they are all the same.

M: Oooh, but they are not. Look. (They bend down together.) See - some are smaller, some are fatter, some grow to the left, some to the right, some even have some petals missing - all kinds of observable differences, and we haven’t even touched the bio-chemical. You see, Harold, they’re like the Japanese. At first you think they all look alike, but after you get to know them you see there is not a repeat in the bunch. Each person is different, never existed before and never to exist again. Just like this daisy - (she picks it) - an individual.

H: Well, we may be individuals all right but- we have to grow up together.

M: Yes, that’s very true. Still I believe much of the world’s sorrow comes from people who know they are this (she holds the daisy) - yet let themselves be treated (she looks out at the field) - as that.

Born On This Day- October 30th... My Muse: Ruth Gordon

She has been such a major part of my life for so long, it is hard for me to remember a time when she was not being my muse. A quote from Ruth Gordon- “Never Face The Facts” has been my motto for much of my life. He point was, if she had owned up to the fact that she was 5’1’’, not really pretty & that her drama teachers said she had no talent… well, she would never have become Ruth Gordon. I treasure & have read & re-read her 3 volumes of memoirs- Myself Among Others, My Side: The Autobiography Of Ruth Gordon, & Ruth Gordon- An Open Book. I know it started with Inside Daisy Clover, a film that had a real impact on me at an early age. My adoration for her was cemented with her Oscar winning performance in Rosemary’s Baby & Harold & Maude was the most important movie of my youth. I had a friend who was in Harold & Maude as an actor & another friend who was the set decorator on the film. I had heard all these stories about it during the filming, but I was unprepared for how much I would fall in love with this little movie that went on to be a cult favorite.

The daughter of a former ship captain, Ruth Gordon knew what she wanted to do with her life after witnessing a performance by stage actress Hazel Dawn in Boston. Over the initial objections of her father, Gordon decided upon a stage career, studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She made her debut in Peter Pan with Maude Adams: "Ruth Gordon was ever so gay as Nibs," wrote influential critic Alexander Woollcott, who became a valued & powerful friend to Gordon, & did what he could to encourage her & promote her career. With such stage hits as Seventeen, Serena Blandish, & Ethan Frome, Gordon was one of Broadway's biggest stars of the 1920s & 30s; privately, however, her life was put into shambles by the premature death of her first husband, actor Gregory Kelly. She was the toast of the West End in London during her successful run in The Country Wife. She created the role of Dolly Levi in Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker (1956), a role written for her, & the basis of the musical- Hello, Dolly!. She remarried in 1942 to the brilliant playwright Garson Kanin, 16 years younger than her. It was a union that lasted more than 4 decades.

Combining stage work with appearances in such films as Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) , Gordon began to collaborate with Kanin on writing projects, with such delightful results as the Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn comedies Adam's Rib (1949) & Pat and Mike (1952), as well as the Judy Holliday vehicle- The Marrying Kind (1952). Gordon returned to the cameras for Inside Daisy Clover in 1966, before taking on role of an elderly neighbor in Rosemary's Baby (1968). When receiving an Oscar for her performance, the 72 year old Gordon brought down the house by saying, "You have no idea how encouraging a thing like this can be." Gordon was unforgettable in 2 films from my high school years: Where's Poppa? (1970), in which she played the obscenely senile mother of George Segal, & of course, Harold & Maude (1972), as the freewheeling soul mate of a death obsessed teen, played Bud Cort, who remained her lifelong friend. The story of her early life was made into a film- The Actress, directed by George Cukor, with a screenplay by Ruth Gordon. She was portrayed by Jean Simmons & Spencer Tracy played her father. She was born 113 years ago today.

“When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.”

“The great have no friends. They merely know a lot of people”.



"The kiss. There are all sorts of kisses, from the sticky confection to the kiss of death. Of them all, the kiss of an actress is the most unnerving. How can we tell if she means it or if she's just practicing?"


"The best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance."


"To be somebody you must last."


"Never give up; and never, under any circumstances, no matter what - never face the facts."


"If you believe, then you hang on. If you believe, it means you've got imagination, you don't need stuff thrown out on a blueprint, & never face the facts-what can stop you? If I don't make it today, I'll come in tomorrow."

"His Hair Was Perfect" ...Perfect For This Time Of The Year #4

"He's the hairy-handed gent that's run amuck in Kent"
I loved this song from the first moment I heard it in October 1978. That is bassist John McVie & drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac doing back up on the original. Werewolves of London was the richly talented Warren Zevon's only top 40 hit. R.I.P.


Pina Colada :
2 oz light rum
5 oz pineapple juice
2 oz cream of coconut
pineapple slice

1. Using a shaker filled with ice, combine all ingredients.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a collins glass & garnish with pineapple slice & other fruits
4. Check hair in mirror
5. Imbibe
6. Howl at moon

Blast From The Past- Relax

25 years ago, Frankie Goes To Hollywood was the #1 act in the world, with the #1 single, the often banned from radio- Relax. Soon after, internal problems with the various members meant the end of the band, as lead singer/lyricist Holly Johnson & Paul Rutherford left the group. Johnson then discovered that he was HIV positive,  & thinking he had a short time to live, wote his autobiobraphy- A Bone In My Flute. Johnson is still with us, thank you God. He realized a life long dream of going to art school & he has become a much exhibited painter.
Next week is the release of Frankie Says Greatest & I can't wait. I think I will buy it as a CD, instead of a download, because it has the best cover of the year.

Hope For The Hopeless... Happy Birthday, Brett Dennnen & Ben Harper

A singer/songwriter from the Bay Area, Brett Dennen has been on my monthly playlists for 6 months with his songs: Crazy, Ain't No Reason, She's Mine, & especially HEAVEN (fast becoming 1 of my all time favorites).  Heaven is a hymn & an anthem & a beautiful, striking & inspiring song. There are several versions out there, but I recommend the duet version with Natalie Merchant. Here he is live:


Today is also the Birthday of Brett's friend Ben Harper. They are both deeply invloved in the very worthy Love Speaks organization.

Great Moments In Advertising #5... Levi's "Go Forth!"

"Pioneers… oh pioneers… come my tanned faced children… get your weapons ready… have you your pistols?"


I have been very struck by the current Levi’s ads that feature lines from Walt Whitman’s Poem America. The ads are produced by Portland’s own Wieden + Kennedy, a very productive & interesting agency with a very groovy headquarters in the Pearl District. I was knocked out of my seat to discover that the narration is actually the poet’s voice from a wax cylinder recording. At first I wondered if it was right to use America’s most important poets to shill for jeans, but I realized that Levi’s are as an American brand as the bard himself & they are a product that was actually around during Whitman’s lifetime. A quentiessential American Brand with words by the most American of poets. Wieden + Kennedy is the agency responsible for Nike’s “Just Do It”, & I think I am just as inspired by the Levi’s spot’s “Go Forth”.

I always appreciate advertising that feature males with their shirts off.

“Photography Takes An Instant Out Of Time, Altering Life By Holding It Still.” Dorothea Lange

Click on the photos to enlarge... it is worth it.

I purchased these 2 photographs together as a pair, & I could not be more thrilled when I had them in my hands & I was trying to act nonchalant as I asked the dealer for a price. This pair of snapshots have a prominent place in the display. I don't mean to gloat, but I love owing & living with these photos!

Born On This Day- October 26th... Secretary Of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

She has really inspired me: if you study hard, work hard, marry right, persevere over adversity & prejudice, gain the confidence of your peers, hold yourself with dignity when the entire world knows that your husband received head from some young thing, raise a lot of money, exceed at public debate & express yourself well, conquer your detractors, & gain the support of those who have been pressed down by the majority… you too, can come in 2nd place. Happy Birthday, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Birthday Roll Call... October 26th's Men

Here are 5 men that I like & admire, & they all share a birthday!

D.W. Moffit, Dylan McDermott, Tom Cavenaugh, Keith Urban, & Anthony Rapp. Which one is openly gay? Which ones are on my I-Pod? Which ones have "played gay"? Which one would Stephen most like to make out with? Which one do you want to make out with? Happy Birthday to 5 interesting, talented, hot men!

Born On This Day- October 26th... B-52 Keith Strickland

Keith Strickland is "the cute one" with that "tacky little party band from Athens Georgia"

Originally, Strickland was the band's drummer, but following the 1985 death of Ricky Wilson, the band's guitarist and another founding member, he moved from the drums to guitar. Strickland has also played keyboards on many of the B-52's recordings, and has sung backup vocals on a handful of songs. Like both other male members of the B-52's - lead singer Fred Schneider & the late Ricky Wilson, Strickland is openly gay. Keith lives with his partner in Woodstock NY, Athens GA, & Key West.

Perfect For This Time Of Year 3- VAMPIRES By Pet Shop Boys

Brother, it don't matter
Sister, don't worry
Say what you like
I'll do what you want me to do
You're a vampire
I'm a vampire too


Sun in the kitchen
Boy, you're still sleeping
When you get hungry
I'll do what you want me to do
You're a vampire
I'm a vampire too

Night in the city
New Orleans pretty
Do what you want
& then can I do it to you?
You're a vampire
I'm a vampire too


You're a vampire
I'm a vampire too

It's a reflex
Just a reflex
like fear or sex


Brother, it don't matter
Sister, don't worry
Say what you like
I'll do what you want me to do


You're a vampire
I'm a vampire too


You're a vampire
I'm a vampire too

"As I Look Back Over My Life, I Am Struck By Post Cards, Ruined Snapshots, Faded Posters Of A Time... I Can't Recall” Jim Morrison

From my Collection of Men Together photographs. Aren't these men handsome? I have a series of 2 men &  their cars. Want to see more?

Perfect For This Time Of The Year 2

Portland's own Chris Botti (Botti rhymes with hottie) & Sting, 2 musicians that I admire a great deal & I have many CDs by both, solo & together, in my music collection. I am crazy about this song & it seems perfect for this time of the year: Moon Over Bourbon Street. Beautiful, seductive & a bit scary:

high cube kitchen kitchen bravo

One of their most interesting is the collection of the kitchen, The High Cube.

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At Bravo they have put their heart and soul into every unit, wall, and the resulting luxury and glamorous worktop end product.

Display collection based on a minimalist lines, smooth texture, glossy and matte surfaces, clean shapes and tones of black blocks, white, beige and gray.

High surface Cube is made of natural stone solid Samarcanda so they will be extremely durable and will still appear in top top condition much longer than the kitchen worktop is made from artificial materials.

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Also note in the picture below is a delicious high gloss white wall mounted cabinet in complete contrast with matte, dark end of the kitchen worktops and cupboards.

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In the following pictures below you can see the true depth of the kitchen units Bravo said that the owner gives a big bonus. According to the company website Cube 75cm height of the unit far more in than the average highstreet store kitchen units. This extra depth means the user has more worktop space and storage space, too!

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decoration of the house is as important

Exterior decoration of the house is as important as interior decoration. This is a noble reason to get out, get some fresh air and relax! But to relax you need to plan around you to enjoy. The house forms a dynamic modern open through a glass atrium at the north and the glass curtain wall in the northwest and southwest. More than that, a simple and modern design make this house feel is minimalist, but the surroundings that make this house feel rich with fresh relaxing atmosphere. read more »

Most children dream of a tree but house

All-Utilities Tree House from Bates Masi Architects

Most children dream of a tree but house.Adults know the feeling of comfort which is why for most of it the idea of spending hours and hours in a wooden box "hung in a tree wood is not all that attractive. Here's where Bates Masi comes with it creatively tree-house equipped with all equipment and accessories a normal, land-applied "is home. All rooms have a rustic touch but they are very well individualized, meaning that you can absolutely tell the difference between the bedroom and living room-front samples. Furthermore, the area has balconies from which enjoy a breath of fresh air and view the wonder.
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Happy Birthday, Kevin Kline... I Will Never Forget Our Day Together!

The van came to pick me up first, & I didn’t really even know that I was sharing the ride. The driver stopped in front of the hotel & in slipped a matinee idol handsome man, who turned to me, smiled, extended his hand, & said- “hello my name is Kevin Kline”. I retorted- “No kidding”. What is it like when you meet someone that you truly idolize? I had loved, loved, loved Kevin Kline since 1977 when I saw him in the Hal Prince Musical- On The 20th Century with John Cullum, Madeline Kahn, & Imogene Coca. He had just won an Oscar for A Fish Called Wanda & had just had a baby with wife Phoebe Cates. I congratulated him on both. Kevin asked me about the theatre scene in Seattle & kept insisiting that we had worked together before- “Shakespeare In The Park in 1978?”. “No, Kevin... I think I would have remembered that”. I kept up my part of the conversation, & while letting him know that I admired his work, I kept a nonchalant, but engaged demeanor. But, my brain was racing a million miles an hour with- “Oh my God, oh my God, It's Kevin Kline. I am sitting right next to him. He has freckles. He has freckles on his arms. His arms are hairy. I think I love him. Kevin Kline! He is talking to me! He thinks he knows me. Can I sneak a peek at his crotch? Will he notice? No, don’t do it! Oh…you did it, you looked at his basket! I’d like to give him an Oscar, right now.” I finally let him have it & gushed about how much I loved his work & how much it meant for me to work with him & he said- "I've never felt completely satisfied with what I've done. I tend to see things too critically. I'm trying to get over that. I've got the Jewish guilt & the Irish shame & it's a hell of a job distinguishing which is which."

He was fun to work with. The director- Lawrence Kasdan, didn’t know we had traveled to the set together, & introduced us- "Kevin, this is Stephen & he can show you how to be funny, he is one funny guy”. I beamed, but tried to act like it was no big deal “ …Oh my God, I am doing lines with Kevin Kline. He is like the best American Actor, he is our Olivier & I am acting with him!!! I think he likes me. He keeps smiling at me. I think I love him!” Kevin was almost "Robin Williams" manic on the set, joking, playing the piano & singing. Tracey Ullman, who I worship, was shy & stayed in character, even when the cameras were not rolling, but as soon as the director said- “cut”, Kevin was back to his antics. At the end of the day, he touched my shoulder, looked me right in the eye, & said- “That was fun, we need to do do it again sometime”. I smiled back & deadpanned (he thought my deadpan was funny during the shoot)- “Yes indeed, Mr Kline, lets do it again, real soon.”, but my brain was going- “oh my God, oh my God, it's Kevin Kline! & he is looking at me… It’s Kevin Kline! & he his handsome! & he is talking to me!”.

Did I mention that I really love Kevin Kline? My favorite film roles: The Pirates of Penzance, Sophie's Choice, The Big Chill, Silverado, A Fish Called Wanda, Soapdish, Grand Canyon, The Ice Storm, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Prairie Home Companion, & As You LIke It... & In & Out is not a very good movie, but I loved watching him in the film:

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B-town babe Deepika Padukone pulls off a very classy look on the cover of October’s Cosmopolitan magazine! last 3 images are not from Cosmopolitan Magazine.......

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Nettop with switchable Modular

An interesting innovation has pleased us with an Asian company Onkyo. Nettop manufacturer has released a new platform based P305A3 ION already familiar with the.......

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