The Judds and Chaz

Tonight on Oprah Winfrey's channel OWN at 10 pm, a sort of documentary series will begin about the Judds.  Ashley Judd is publishing her memoirs.  Nothing is secret now, Naomi says.  The commercial shows a much heavier Wynnona, with severe Botox paralysis of the face.  When she speaks, only her mouth moves.  And her face is dropping (as is mine).  Her mother, Naomi Judd, has put on weight and also bears a starched face.  They're now replicas of themselves, fond memories. 

On Tuesday, May 10th, on OWN at 10 pm, I believe, they will show a documentary called Becoming Chaz about Chastity Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher, and her becoming a him, a man named Chaz.  I believe she has gone through the complete sex change operation.  I remember when they announced she'd underwent surgery to remove her breasts.  That shocked me.  Although much heavier than before, she says she likes her body now; that she looks the way she always wanted to look.  I wish her the best.

Charlie Sheen at His Most Manic

Apparently this is a video wrapped around an actual interview with ABC News.  It is funny as hell.  And a bit scary.

Donald Trump Gets Roasted

Two nights ago, in the middle of the night, a show came on called Comedy Central (?) with a disclaimer that it was for adults only.  They were roasting Donald Trump.  I saw things I never saw before on TV.  I'll admit most of the comedians I didn't know.  Everything was foul for the sake of being foul.  What surprised me the most was hearing-impaired, Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin, making gestures imitating -- for lack of a better phrase  -- blow jobs.  All the jokes were "dirty."  They way outdid Andrew Dice Clay.  If they can do this on TV now, they should put Andrew Dice Clay back on.  He has a "character," called the Dice Man.  I think we should give him back his career after what I saw.

One part made me laugh.  Marlee was looking for her interpreter and out came Gilbert Gottfried, as funny as usual.  The next day I was telling someone this and she couldn't believe it and I thought to myself, "Did I hallucinate this"?  In ways it was like a nightmare.  They called Trump a "douchebag."

Then he had to get up.  He said a few words and then -- in the script  -- I think he said something he wished he didn't have to.  He used the word "fucking."  This man is going to run for President!  And I'm going to vote for him.        

Dame Elizabeth Taylor: Actress and Invalid

I wonder where Joan Rivers was when she heard the news that Elizabeth Taylor died.  Did she remember how cruel she was towards her on different shows in the 80's?

I believe the roots of Dame Elizabeth's illnesses was early stardom, amazing beauty and reporters.  Because of her beauty she had men she loved and was constantly in the newspapers.  The movie magazines began to say nasty things about her.  They wrote about her more and more till it was a crescendo.  She was perhaps the most famous woman in the world.  She was scrutinized.  She would meet people who thought they "knew" her because of her fame.  She was being put down as immoral, especially for her romance with Eddie Fisher.

She attended a theater once with Richard Burton.  Crowds of people went up to her to see if her eyes really were violet: they were, but maybe more towards lavender.  She was the most dissected person in the world.  She had no privacy.

At some point she became very ill.  The number of illnesses she suffered was endless.  And I believe this was all a Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome experience.  She lived like a caged animal.

In the '70's she began to put on weight.  Jokes were made about her by Joan Rivers.  Yet, anytime someone said something negative about Joan Rivers, no matter how trivial, she became upset, would cry and threaten lawsuits.  "I"m only trying to make people laugh," she defended herself.  Rivers is not a nice or fair person and totally blind to what damage she does.

How much observation can a person take?  I thought Dame Elizabeth was a great actress.  She was also a mother who managed to keep her children private.  How she accomplished this I don't know.

Was she vain, narcissistic?  When she underwent brain surgery to remove a benign tumor, her head was shaved and there was a scar crossing the top of her head.  She allowed people to see her bald  -- back in the day when no one saw anything like this.  She allowed photographers to take pictures of her with no hair.  She was philanthropic and became very involved with AIDs research and treatments.  She did her best to fight against AIDS until she was too ill to continue.

She is at peace now.  Thank you, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, for your wonderful performances, renowned beauty and long life.

Aids Directory

I Never Saw Anyone Look More Like Marilyn Monroe in My Life

I got this from youtube.com.  It isn't Marilyn of course and I hope no one comes out and says it is.  I never saw such a resemblance, but you can't kid the kidder.

Karyn Kupcinet in the Nutty Professor (deleted scene)

The Nutty Professor came out in 1963.  I always had a feeling that Karyn Kupcinet was in it, but may have died before he completed the film.  Anyway, Jerry looks very sweaty and to me it's like a rehearsal. She is in the crowd that comes over to the piano.  She has short, dark hair and is very small in stature.  She's the one who puts her head on her folded arms when Jerry goofs.

Karyn died mysteriously, probably murdered, on Thanksgiving 1963.  She was not found till 3 nights later.  Irv Kupcinet, newspaperman and TV host, was her father.  She came from a very wealthy and popular family.  Her father became "Mr. Chicago."  After he died, they built a bronze statue of him on a high platform by the waterway, hand out, welcoming everyone to Chicago.  The Wabash Ave Bridge was renamed (during his lifetime) the Irv Kupcinet Bridge.

Karyn was 22 when she died.  She had an IQ of 146.  Although small, she was big-boned like her father and people like that look heavier than a small/medium-boned person.  She was addicted to methamphetamine pills, trying to keep thin.  One photographer white-outed part of her shoulders and neck.  She underwent a lot of plastic surgery.  Two days before she died, she refilled a prescription of 100 Desoxyn.  The police found the empty bottle in her bathroom cabinet.  Where did they go?  Did someone steal them?  The autopsy was botched and basically no meds showed up.

Trump Helps Out Richard Hatch

http://www.thirdage.com/news/survivor-richard-hatch-offered-help-trump_3-15-2011

"The Lighter Side News Survivor Richard Hatch Offered Help by Trump
Survivor Richard Hatch Offered Help by Trump
March 15, 2011 12:21 PM
By Nina Sen

Survivor Richard Hatch is heading off to jail but a powerful friend wants to help him.

The Celebrity Apprentice contestant turned himself into U.S. marshals on Monday to begin a nine-month prison sentence for failing to re-file his taxes. But, the host and powerful figure behind the Apprentice shows says he wants to help.

"I don't know what it is with him," Donald Trump tells TV Guide Network's Hollywood 411. "I like him, he's a nice guy. I thought he served his time and now he's going back to jail. ... I'm going to have to sit down with him and talk to him."

Hatch previously served three years for failing to pay taxes on his Survivor winnings. He was released and ordered to re-file his taxes.

Trump also claimed that he came to respect Hatch after working with him on Celebrity Apprentice, adding: "He wasn't loved on set because it's a competition but I will say he was respected.

"[Helping him is] something I'd think about. He's been a great character on the show. If he makes it to the finals - and I'm not saying he is - I'm sure we can get him time off for good behavior."

What is so "nice" about Richard Hatch? He's an arrogant, bullying SOB. He treats people with contempt. In the 2nd episode I didn't even notice him. I think he's going to stay under the radar for awhile especially after the way he treated David Cassidy. And then they lost to the women by 50%. They only made half of what the women pulled in.

On this show, Trump is looking for cutthroats. Not that they'll win, but he seems to want 2 alligator types going after one another. And that's why he kept on Richard Hatch.

As far as the women this week, I wish they had thrown off Dionne Warwick. She is an obstinate bitch. I couldn't believe it. She should stick to singing "Walk on By" or "Do you know the way to San Jose?" She takes offense when there's no offense meant. She thinks she doesn't have to obey the Project Manager. Also, the way she is dressed -- is she living on the street? Talk about poverty. She's impoverished 2 ways: as a team player and apparently money-wise.