SG Radio feat. Neil Strauss – Sunday March 13
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This Sunday (Mar 13th) our very special in-studio guest will be rock journalist and author Neil Strauss. He’ll be talking about his latest offering, Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead, an interview anthology-cum-self-help book, featuring wise (and not so wise) words from the likes of Trent Reznor, Lady Gaga, Chuck Berry, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Johnny Cash, and many, many more.
Tune in from 10 PM til midnight for two hours of totally awesome tunes and extreme conversation – and don’t let your moma listen in!
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About Neil Strauss
Neil Strauss is the author of The New York Times bestsellers The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, Rules of the Game, and Emergency. He is also the coauthor of three other New York Times bestsellers – Jenna Jameson’s How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, Mötley Crüe’s The Dirt, and Marilyn Manson’s The Long Hard Road Out of Hell – as well as Dave Navarro’s Don’t Try This at Home, a Los Angeles Times bestseller. His latest book, Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead, collects the 228 best, craziest, and most soul-baring moments from his adventures with musicians, celebrities, and icons while writing cover stories for Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Strauss lives in Los Angeles and can be found at NeilStrauss.com/.
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MySpace Events: MTV invites you to: Presidential Candidate Dialogue with John Edwards!
Remember how taboo and controversial MTV used to be? Back in the day groups like the Moral Majority used the sex, drugs and rock and roll regularly appearing on Music Television to demonize youth culture and scare the bejeezus out of easily excitable parents. Hell, MadonnaÂ’s "Like a Prayer" video caused a complete and total nationwide hissy fit, with its burning crosses, heaving bosoms and black Jesuses. Man, Madonna was hot back then. MmmmmÂ…
Oops, sorryÂ… I digress. The death knell of MTVÂ’s rebellious reputation really rang in 1992. Candidates in the Democratic primary, still several years away from the proliferation of 24-hour news channels and desperate for any sort of national attention they could get, looked to MTV as a way to reach out to young voters .
Of course, no one used MTV to greater effect than Bill Clinton, who would later be derisively called the “MTV President” by conservative pundits and saxophone fans alike. After coming out of nowhere to win the Democratic nomination, Clinton was the first candidate from any party to go on MTV and field questions from “viewers” in an hour-long town hall style format. Fielding questions ranging from the hard-hitting (“what are your opinions on abortion rights?”) to the not-so-hard-hitting (“Boxers or briefs?”), it was a format that Clinton was born to take part in. After his eventual victory, many political scientists pointed to Clinton’s MTV appearances as a major factor in his electoral success.
For example, during the 1992 election, then-candidate Bill Clinton used both MTV to reach young Americans and the Arsenio Hall talk show to reach African-Americans in south-central Los Angeles and other areas. This was very effective, Professor Jenkins said.
"He had a chance to reach a percentage of the voters he couldn't reach during the evening news," he said. "After Clinton's appearance on MTV, America had the highest voter turnout for 18-to-24-year-olds since 18-year-olds could vote."
Thus, the formula to reach young voters ever since has been to visit MTV early and often. This holds true especially for Democrats, who donÂ’t have to worry as much about turning off stodgy old coots (who arenÂ’t going to vote for them anyway) by appearing in such a skin and sin-friendly environment. Some Republicans, on the other hand, see it as beneath them. Frankly, who can blame them? This is the same network that brought us My Super Sweet 16. For that alone IÂ’d have reservations about appearing on the network and IÂ’m a liberal Democrat from San Francisco. And don't even get me started on subjecting us to Bam Margera. Assholes. Anyway, MTV ceased to become relevant 10 years ago, so thereÂ’s no reason politicians need to keep bowing down at the Moonman altar, right?
Tell that to John Edwards. And Hillary Clinton. And Rudy Giuliani. And John McCain. And Chris Dodd. And Barack Obama. And Duncan Hunter (who actually is a presidential candidate too. Really, I looked him up!) They are among a total of 11 presidential candidates from both sides of the aisle who have signed up to participate in Presidential Candidate Dialogues with MTV. This being the internet age, MTV is co-sponsoring these Dialogues with that other twin tower of youth culture erosion: Myspace.com. Be afraid, people. Be very afraid.
MySpace, the country’s most trafficked website, and MTV, the leading global youth brand, today announced details of their first Presidential Candidate Dialogue – featuring former Senator John Edwards (http://www.myspace.com/johnedwards). The inaugural event will take place on Thursday, September 27, at 12:00 pm ET on the University of New Hampshire campus – an affiliate in mtvU’s network of more than 750 colleges and universities – and will be moderated by MTV News Correspondents SuChin Pak and Gideon Yago as well as WashingtonPost.com political reporter, Chris Cillizza. Industry-leading pollsters John McLaughlin and Geoffrey Garin will oversee the real-time polling data and audience questions being submitted via MySpaceIM and MTV.com. The kick-off event also marks the first Flektor application integration since its acquisition by Fox Interactive Media in May 2007.
“We’re providing America’s youth with unprecedented access to the top presidential candidates by empowering them to ask live questions and respond with real time polling tools,” said co-founder and CEO of MySpace, Chris DeWolfe. “The integration of Flektor will add a new dimension of rapid response and at-home engagement — we can’t wait to see it all happen live and unfiltered.”
“For the past 15 years, MTV and Choose or Lose has been the place where young people have gone to ask questions of the candidates and let their voices be heard,” said Christina Norman, President of MTV. “Through this exciting partnership with MySpace, we are taking the concept of engagement to a new level, allowing every single young person to participate in the Dialogues.”
Yep, thatÂ’s right. Tomorrow at noon EST, MySpace users will be able to see former Senator John Edwards grapple with questions they themselves submitted both prior to the event and live via instant messaging. I personally cannot wait to find out who Edwards plans on putting in his Top 8 should he get elected (I say Bill and Hillary yes, John Kerry no) and whether he would have sex with the candidate above him. Of course, there are also the pressing matters of how many illegal immigrants heÂ’ll have on his friends list and whether heÂ’d like to see my grindcore/emo band, Tears Rusting My Skate Trucks, at BubbaÂ’s Crab House in Ypsilanti next Tuesday. IÂ’m stoked, dude, hereÂ’s our flyer.
The candidates, however, may not be so stoked about the, uhÂ… interesting interactive voting system these Dialogues will employ.
For the first time, users at home or anywhere online are empowered to immediately respond to candidate discourse with a new online polling widget powered by Flektor. Online viewers on MySpace.com or MTV.com will be able to access a simple ratings meter to indicate their approval or disapproval of a candidate’s responses as they watch the Dialogue live with instant results displayed on the screen. A “popular vote” function will allow viewers to compare their opinions against those of the entire viewing community. Poll results will be available online live during each event and archived for future viewing.
Options for approval ratings include:
• I agree
• Well argued
• Sincere/ authentic
• All of the above
Options for disapproval ratings include:
• I disagree
• Full of bull
• Scripted/ canned
• All of the above
Should be an adventure. I’d like to add the “Full of bull” rating as a friend!
Subrosa feels old.
Martin Atkins' Tour:Smart : Elevator Music for Elevated Individuals
Somewhere between FUSE gallery in NYC, Hole In The Sky Black Metal Festival in Bergen Norway, (loads of nice people – guess what, they don’t JUST burn churches!) and the horrible jet lag of too many trans-Atlantic flights in a few days – the following column tumbled out. The condos are real, everything else you should take with a grain of whatever powder you think appropriate...
The Hit Factory NYC, 54th street – (One of the world’s largest and most successful recording facilities, known for producing, well, hits.)
I was there, just briefly in the '80s sometime.
“Oh yeah,” says a passerby, “I live there now.”
Yup, want to record an album at the Hit Factory? Well you canÂ’t because youÂ’ll wake the neighbours who will soon be sleeping in the drum room!
Shhhhhhhhhh.
The world famous studio building is being converted into condos. So, I’m wondering what the premium, the cache, the whatever is. Does the sound of Lou Reed, Madonna, U2 still reverberate in the toilet? Do the pipes still hold their magic and if so, can we call a plumber? One pitch says, “You can sing in the shower with the ghosts of Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder and Tony Bennett!” Yeah, except none of those people are dead. Does my condo contract come with a, errrr, contract? IF so then yes, count me in – I want the Madonna suite! Starting at 1 million plus, you will be thrilled to walk past the old gold discs in the lobby.
Are you likely to remove a brick and, Alcatraz style, find someoneÂ’s stash?
IÂ’ve heard of hiring an exterminator to get termites out of your walls Â…..but needles?
You can buy T-shirts in the lobby that proudly announce;
“Janis Joplin puked in my toilet!” or, “Proud parent of a soccer kid that SCORED! Living in the building where John Lennon SCORED!” and other charming items that give each condo, each pad, each crib a unique odor…choose the unique "heroin addict blood filled syringe discharge spiral" pattern for your living room carpet – CSI Chic.
The remaining vibes are more prominent than even the developers hoped for; Complaints are on the increase, the accountant living in the area known as drum room two – a favorite of Ginger Baker – is on the verge of being fired for being constantly late! (Insert drum roll here please) The woman with the magnificently appointed kitchen located on the exact spot of the studio one vocal booth made famous by Vanilla Ice, wants to leave - she cannot make her children’s favorite sandwich because she is always out-of tun-a! (Insert another roll here please with cymbal crash) The hot chick in apt 4B was just arrested for indecent exposure because she can never find her g-string. Since moving into the Studio B apt complex, made famous for the Prince recordings, the usually quiet family in apt. 1997 is confused, behaving as if they are the x-popping ravers next door – partying as if they are in apt. 1999.
Some things are sure
This is a brick house, they are living next door to Alice, its been a long time since the rock and roll, rust never sleeps and and andÂ…Â…
As a kind of icing on the cake, the developers have piped the hits from this world famous studio into the elevators and restrooms of the building. What a fitting tribute indeed.
Can you feel the spirit of Elvis? Can you feel it?
Of course you can, youÂ’re treading on it.
Coming soon : Assasination Park – Dallas……….have hours of fun with the kids tracking the trajectory of the bullet that killed JFK – see if your condo was the one!
See you on the road – send me an e-mail, we are booking mini seminar dates NOW!
Jonathan KesselmanÂ’s Suicide Watch: Support My Namibian Children
I’m a sucker for advertisements. When the iPod billboards went up, I went down to the Apple store and bought one. I’m lactose intolerant, but when the American Dairy farmers asked me if I “Got Milk?” I was, like, “No,” and then bought gallons of the stuff. So, it was only a matter of time before I got me some Namibian children.
I don’t know how much of their marketing budget the Namibian Tourism Board spent on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but let me tell you it was worth every penny -- God damn, those two are hot together! However, for those of you already planning your Namibian vacation, let me give you a heads up; it isn’t your typical Club-Med-type-situation down there. The restaurants are pretty weak, the chicks are kind of stand-offish, the nightlife is like, totally non-en-fuego, and no one speaks any English…I mean, like, WTF, right? All week, I was all, “Hola. Te hablas, Ingles,” and people down there stared at me like I was talking in another language or something!
But I will give the Namibians credit for one thing; they sure as hell know how to pump out some cute ass kids! From the moment I landed at the airport in Winhoek I was mobbed by tons of those little fuckers. With their distended bellies, toothless smiles, and their endless supply of Chiclets, the Namibian kids have the same sad/cutesy appeal that pugs have. TheyÂ’re cute because theyÂ’re weird looking! PLUS, they DONÂ’T SHED! Now, how cool is that!? Anyone who knows me knows that IÂ’m a sucker for a distended belly and some Chiclets. Needless to say, I had to have a few of them!
IÂ’m proud to report, that on December 8th, 2006, I adopted Uukule, Kanamununa, and NaÂ’{click, click} Simataa (I think). HereÂ’s a picture of my kids.
Awesome, right!?
Their names seemed cool at first, but I kept getting them all mixed up. My kids were coming back to the United States of America for a fresh start, and I didnÂ’t want them to get their asses kicked as soon as we landed. On the flight home, I racked my brain for some bad ass, new school, original names. My friend, Ari, made a good point that many Americans pick Pollyanna-ish names for their kids; names like Hope, Faith, and Charity. Other new parents have even tapped into flower genus territory to come up with names such as Daisy, Iris, Lily. So lame! There was no way I was going down that road. My kids are African warriors, so the names IÂ’d pick for them had to represent their inner spirit! Ari suggested that I look at an untapped source of nomenclature for original names -- pharmaceutical drugs! You ready?
From left to right, meet: Xanax, Lunesta, and Mordechai!
The options in the Pharmaceutical world are endless! For awhile, I considered the names Kaopectate, Thorazine (Thor), and Cialis, but I ended up throwing those out for obvious reasons. I almost named Mordechai, Lexapro (Lex), but decided at the last minute I should probably Jew him up in case he wanted to work in the film or television industry. You never know.
Wait, you know what? I just totally got them mixed up! I’m such a dork! Mordechai is the one on the left side, and Xanax (which is a Palindrome, BTW) is on the right with the ‘Thompson Twins’ faux hawk. When all else fails, I can always tell them apart because Xanax has Ringworm. This new parenting stuff is harder than I thought!
When we got to Brooklyn, we had some adjusting to do. Right off the bat, there was the whole figuring out of the sleeping situation. I live in a one bedroom apartment, and I couldnÂ’t afford to buy beds, or blankets, or pillowsÂ…or stuff. But when we got home after the flight, they immediately curled up on the hardwood floor and just knocked out. They were totally psyched! It hit me that they were used to sleeping on dirt, and so for them, my hardwood floor must have been a step up! I was already making a difference in my kidsÂ’ lives! Being a dad is so sweet sometimes.
The first couple of days were a trip. I was, like, living in this crazy fantasy world. You see, I always imagined being a father would be just a whole bunch of fun. Me and my kids would watch Wrestling, and IÂ’d coach them in Marathon practice, and weÂ’d stay up late and play the didgeridooÂ…but I have to be honest, this having kids stuff is a lot harder than I thought. For starters, when I gave them a didgeridoo, they looked at it like it was a stick. But the worst part is my kids like, need stuff, and, like, constantly want attention, and that can get kind of annoying after awhile. ItÂ’s as if theyÂ’re tethered to you ALL THE TIME. Personally, I got shit to do. I canÂ’t be having my style cramped 24/7.
So, to free up some of my time and get them to stop being so damn clingy, I enrolled the kids in school. But apparently, because they don’t speak any English, and sometimes make weird clicking noises, the principal said they were “disruptive.” What the hell!? Isn’t that what school is for? I pay taxes for that stuff. I think.
So, I decided to take matters into my own hands and homeschool my kids. My babies werenÂ’t going to be brought up with no learningness issues. I even came up with my own killer curriculum! Want to see it? Okay, here it is:
THE JONATHAN B. KESSELMAN CONSERVATORY OF SCHOOL
(Headmaster) Jonathan Kesselman
(Faculty) Jonathan Kesselman
(Adjunct Faculty) Skyler, my neighbor downstairs, when I have to go and do stuff.
Classes Offered For The Winter Term:
1) How to cook breakfast, clean around the house, do laundry, and other stuff for the person paying rent so he doesnÂ’t feel like youÂ’re an ungrateful little shit, lazing around the house all the time.
2) Hygiene 101: Getting rid of that stench, and those annoying flies that seem to follow you around.
3) Sweatshop Technologies: An exploration into the technical aspects of working in a QueensÂ’ clothing factory.
4) How to learn English by watching ‘Sesame Street.’ Taught by new adjunct professor: Big Bird.
5) Music 101: Starting a successful Boy Band.
That last oneÂ’s pretty cool. My kids canÂ’t sing, but they can dance, AND IÂ’ve got Xanax taking bleach baths!!! Michael Jackson, watch your back!
Now, while parenting can be a joy, thatÂ’s not the real reason IÂ’m writing. I donÂ’t want to get all Sally Struthers on you, but my kids and I are starving! Like, big time. I tried to make some money on the side by selling their collectors edition headshots. As theyÂ’re still working on their literacy issues, I had them individually autograph each headshot by placing their hands in some day-glo paint before touching the bottom of the photos.
Ultimately, we didnÂ’t sell many of those. Apparently Madonna is doing the same thing with her Namibian, and sheÂ’s famous, so her kidsÂ’ autographed headshot is worth way more. Damn you Madonna! Like you donÂ’t have enough money already!?
Below, you will find a link which will allow you to donate money to support my Namibian Children. I promise the money will go to good causes. Things like: clothes from the Banana Republic (for me), a Nintendo Wii (also for me), and probably some beef jerky for the kids. Oh, yeah. I also need some drinking money.
I know what youÂ’re probably thinking about the drinking money, but IÂ’m a responsible parent, I swear. You have my word that the money will be spent on MY drinks only...and potentially on a few drinks for any of the hot chicks I might meet at a bar who I'd like to bang. Did I mention that my kids need a mommy?
I hate to beg, but itÂ’s Xmas, and you Christians are supposed to be nice and help those in need. If you donÂ’t help us, I think Jesus will be angry with you. So please stop being selfish and send money to us; Brad and Angelina would have wanted it that way.
Merry Christmas!
CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT MY NAMIBIAN CHILDREN!!!
Sincerely,
The KesselmanÂ’s:
Xanax, Lunesta, Mordechai, and Jonathan
David LaChappelle Calls Madonna "Nasty"
Congratulations are in order for Pamela Anderson now that she has her BFF, David LaChapelle, all to herself. LaChapelle recently announced he will no longer spend his time as Madonna’s best gay because she’s “nasty.”
During an interview with French magazine Match, the renowned photographer said his working relationship with Madonna is over; she proved far too difficult to work with. He even quit his post directing her latest video.
"When I started to look at what made me happy, I understood that she was not the person I wanted to collaborate with," he said of the video for her single "Hung Up."
LaChapelle says he was booked to shoot the video, but pulled out because "If the situation is negative, it's better to avoid it if you can."
"She is nice when you are alone with her, but when you work for her, she can be very nasty," he said. "She is with people she employs. I didn't want to be tortured.
LaChapelle added there are no hard feelings, sheÂ’s just a bit too Cruella DeVille for his taste.
"I don't have anything against problems, but that would have been unpleasant. I wouldn't have had fun. There is some cruelty in her."
After LaChapelle pulled out last minute, Johan Renck stepped in to direct “Hung Up.” You might remember Renck as the singer for the Swedish band Stakka Bo. Luckily, his directing skills seem to be a bit a better than his musical skills.
Madonna's New Child on His Way Home
Madonna took the next step toward having her third child;the child she hand-picked from a group of African children boarded a plane Monday to make their way to England.
The boy, David Banda, was accompanied on the plane by two Britons and two Americans, one of whom listed her occupation as nanny, according to the immigration official at the airport who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
The Malawian immigration official said Monday that though he saw only a U.S. visa in the child's passport, he understood from those traveling with David that they were headed to England, where Madonna has a home, via South Africa.
Madonna faced harsh criticism over the adoption from human rights groups. The groups insisted the singer is only allowed to adopt because of her vast wealth, and not necessarily because itÂ’s in the best interest of the child.
Boniface Mandere of Eye of the Child, a local child protection society involved in the challenge, told The Associated Press earlier Monday: "The court seems to have made a decision based on Madonna's wealth. But being a good parent is not about money, it is about caring, having heart, it's about love."
The groups petitioned MalawiÂ’s courts in an effort to prevent Madonna from taking the child home.
Human rights groups want Malawi's courts to review a ruling allowing Madonna to adopt the child from this impoverished, AIDS-stricken southern African country, saying they want to ensure child protection regulations were not swept aside to benefit a pop star who has been generous to the country.
The Malawi High Court granted preliminary custody to Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie on Thursday, even though the law requires would-be parents to live in the country for a year while social welfare officers investigate their ability to care for a child.
Justin Dzonzi, a lawyer for a coalition of human rights and child advocacy organizations, said his group had filed documents Monday asking a judge to review the adoption.
It appears the attempts were fruitless; the child is allegedly in the custody of MadonnaÂ’s and her husband.
No word on which fake accent the kidÂ’s dialect coach will teach.
Madonna Not Adopting African Baby, but Is Brainwashing Thousands
Early word that Madonna was following Angelina JolieÂ’s example and adopting a baby from the African continent are false, according to her spokeswoman. (And they never lie.)
The singer, 48, who is visiting the southern African nation of Malawi, was rumored to be adopting a one-year-old boy. Alas, that story appears to be hooey.
"I can confirm Madonna is in Malawi on a private visit," the singer's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, tells PEOPLE. "She is building an orphanage and child care center and is involved in other initiatives geared toward helping children orphaned by AIDS through the Raising Malawi organization. She has not adopted a baby, despite reports that she has."
However, Madonna has pledged to spend at least $3 million to support Malawian orphans, including building the above-mentioned orphanage and center.
Along the way, she is creating the next generation of Kabbalah followers. Kids at the center will follow a curriculum based on the spiritual movement.
Why do I think Tom Cruise is taking notes?
Madonna and family. There's a husband around somewhere.
Priest Confesses to Madonna Bomb Threats
In a bizarre twist of events, a Dutch priest confessed to calling in a bogus bomb threat to a Madonna concert in Amsterdam. The 63-year-old man attempted to prevent Madonna from performing her faux-crucifixion act by disrupting the show. Unfortunately for the priest, he called an emergency services number from his home phone. Police traced the call and arrested him immediately.
Prosecutors brought the priest before a judge on Friday, releasing him pending a ruling. Prosecution spokesperson Robert Meulenbroek claimed this is a very serious matter for his office.
"We take bomb threats seriously, but in this case it was clear very quickly that it was not real," Meulenbroek said, and then quipped, “Maybe he should have to learn all her lyrics by heart" as punishment.
Madonna performed in Amsterdam as scheduled, except with more press.
Madonna in Pheasant Hunting Controversy
Madonna stirred controversy again--not by crucifying herself on stage this time--but instead for for purchasing one thousand French pheasants to be shot on her property during hunting season. Although Madonna gave up pheasant hunting, fellow hunters will pay almost £10,000 a day for the opportunity to hunt on her 1,200 acre English countryside estate.
The singer once experienced some unpleasantness while pheasant hunting, leading to her retirement from the “sport.” While hunting, a bird she shot landed in front of her, bloody and still alive.
She said: "The bird really suffered. Blood gushed out of its mouth. I haven't shot since."
That unfortunate experience will not stop her from earning hundreds of thousands of dollars from other hunters.
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Madonna Solves Nuclear Waste Problem with Kabbalah Water
Madonna took time out from crucifiying herself onstage and dodging German authorities to solve another of the world’s great problems. This time Madge found the cure for cleaning up nuclear waste: a “mystical” Kabbalah fluid. I assume this is just a bottle of water with a red string floating in it, but Madona seems to think it will cure the ills of the world. Madge hit up British government officials with the claim she can clean up radioactive waste with her magic Kabbalah liquid and its detoxing powers.
“It was like a crank call . . . the scientific mechanisms and principles were just bollocks, basically,” one official told the Times.
“She relentlessly pursued people,” according to a former civil servant. “She wanted to get this Russian scientist to explain this to civil servants.”
“I can write the greatest songs and make the most fabulous films and be a fashion icon and conquer the world, but if there isn’t a world to conquer, what’s the point?” Madonna said, according to the paper. “I’ve just come to a place in my life where I’m trying to really see what the big picture is and where my energy is better spent, and that’s one area I’m really concerned about.”
When contacted, MadgeÂ’s reps insisted their client is soooo over trying to clean up nuclear waste. She found a new cause to get behind, so forget about that nuclear shit.
“Better to talk about her current obsession — building an orphanage in [the AIDS ravaged African nation of] Malawi,” she noted, “kind of adopting an entire country.”
Leonardo DiCaprio Helps Wheelchair-Bound Madonna Fans
Leonardo DiCaprio apparently does more than just bang hot models and make shitty movies—he’s also a totally sweet guy. While attending a Madonna concert, DiCaprio went out of his way to help Francesco Clark, a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic.
When Madonna came onstage, the crowd rushed forward and Clark's wheelchair was nearly knocked over. "He couldn't see anything because people were all standing around him," said Clark's pal, WWD writer Elisa Lipsky-Karasz. "He tried to move to the front, but no one would budge, and nobody cared. Then the security guard came over and was being rude and told him to move." At that point, DiCaprio came over and said, "Why don't you come sit with me and I'll just move over?" The star was at the end of the catwalk in front of a no-standing zone. Moments later, DiCaprio moved another wheelchair-bound person in next to Clark, saving her view as well.
Way to go, Good Leo.
DiCaprio with hot model girlfriend, Bar Rafaeli.
How Old is Too Old to Wear Cheap Clothing?
Jean Paul Gaultier and H & M are not exactly a match made in heaven, but Madonna brought them together in a deal only Madge could wrangle. The superstar inked a deal with H & M allowing the retailer to provide off-stage wardrobe for the entire crew of her “Confessions World Tour 2006.” Everyone involved in the production—Madonna, dancers, band members, and crew members—will be free to choose from any pieces in H & M’s 2006 collection.
"Partnering up with H&M feels like a perfect fit. We'll all get to express ourselves in our own individual ways," Madonna said in a statement.
Of course, Madonna will not be wearing a $12 H & M cotton tee on stage; sheÂ’ll still be rocking in her perennial favorite, Jean Paul Gaultier. Despite this, H & M reps claimed to be tickled at having Madonna on board.
"This is a thrill for H&M. Aside from being great fans of Madonna's music and fashion sense, we admire her ability to always be ahead of the trends in everything she does," said H&M's head of design, Margareta van den Bosch.
"We look forward to seeing how her touring family translates H&M's seasonal trends to their own personal looks," van den Bosch said.
The alliance left many skeptical. Some claim Madonna may be too old for the clothing line, and she should move to a label more appropriate for a middle-aged woman.
"These kids trade in stars every two or three years, and many don't know Madonna," ad legend Jerry Della Femina told us. "I could see her signing up with Loehmann's, I can't see her with H&M."
Ouch. Madonna's rep, Liz Rosenberg, says fuck that discount department store noise.
"I defy any 18-year-old to do a quarter of what Madonna does on stage. I hope Jerry Della Femina takes a nice pill."
Perhaps Madonna should ink a deal with Talbots. Maybe she could earn a bonus with her fake accent.
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