Saturday, October 17, 2009
Leonard's Early October Visit Redux
During his early October visit to Brooklyn, Leonard and I made our way to the rooftop to watch the sun set over the city.
Merciful Heavens: Vanilla Ice "Bio" Finally Airs!
It debuted in March... once... it was then pre-empted for Teddy Kennedy, then rescheduled... and pre-empted again for Whoopie Goldberg... But at long last, the "Biography" on Vanilla Ice that I appear in as a talking head aired on the Biography Channel Friday night. I Tivo'd that baby.
CT comments on Ice's "Mutant Ninja Turtles" soundtrack song...
Tessie, Take 2
More pics from my college girlfriend Tess' visit last Saturday. What a grand time we had!
Kylie's Spectacular NYC Spectacle
It's hard to believe that in her 20 years as a pop superstar, Kylie Minogue has never mounted a proper U.S. tour. Of course, it's also difficult to fathom that U.S. radio is so dim-witted that she's only had two real hits in all that time: "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and "I Should Be So Lucky."Her U.S. tour touched down in seven gay-friendly cities, including three nights in New York. Andy from Philly—perhaps the only straight man in the audience—drove up Monday and we ventured to Hammerstein Ballroom for the spectacle.
Kylie did not disappoint. Our girl was mesmerizing, dazzling with special effects galore, a songlist that satiated every level of fan-dom and proved what we've known for decades: She is a consummate entertainer. Absolutely extraordinary evening.
In the audience: Hugh Jackman...
And Alan Cumming...
Chuckle's 3Q 2009 Top 40
Last weekend, Bob, Tim, Ayhan and I—with invited guest Donna—counted down our third-quarter top 40s—a quarterly traditional going on for years now (photo is from year-end 2008). Here's where I stand in a stunningly stark year for memorable hits.CHUCK’S TOP 40
1. Battlefield (Jordin Sparks)
2. Is It True (Yohanna)
3. Ask (Sertab Erener)
4. Hang on Sloopy (The McCoys)
5. No Surprise (Daughtry)
6. Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)(AR Rahman & Pussycat Dolls)
7. Only Yesterday (Emre)
8. 21 Guns (Green Day)
9. Already Gone (Kelly Clarkson)
10. Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo (Rick Derringer)
11. Party In The USA (Miley Cyrus)
12. You Never Know (Wilco)
13. Stuck With Each Other (Shontelle)
14. Heart On My Sleeve (Michael Johns)
15. At Seventeen (Celine Dion)
16. I Will Be (Leona Lewis)
17. Something More Than Sideways (Karine Hannah)
18. Light On (David Cook)
19. This Universe (Tina Arena)
20. The Climb (Miley Cyrus)
21. Poker Face (Lady GaGa)
22. It's Alright, It's Okay (Ashley Tisdale)
23. Looking for a Hero (Lauren Waterworth)
24. No Boundaries (Kris Allen)
25. Note To God (Charice)
26. Never Far Away (Jim Brickman f/ Rush Of Fools)
27. Broken Strings (James Morrison f/ Nelly Furtado)
28. Waking Up In Vegas (Katy Perry)
29. By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Glen Campbell)
30. I Dreamed A Dream (Susan Boyle)
31. So Small (Karine Hannah)
32. Lovebug (Chuck Taylor version) (Jonas Brothers)
33. Lucky ( Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat)
34. The Man Who Can't Be Moved (The Script)
35. On My Darkest Night (Nick & Jade)
36. My! My Time Flies! (Enya)
37. Shining Light (Annie Lennox)
38. My Life Would Suck Without You (Kelly Clarkson)
39. If Today Was Your Last Day (Nickelback)
40. Right Between the Eyes (Wax)
Happy Birthday, Ayhan!
We celebrated Ayhan's birthday with dinner out in the city on Thursday and on Friday—his actual bday—I cooked din din and cascaded him with chocolate, Johnny Walker, a DVD and a new shirt. Whoo-hoo-loo!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Lunacy @ Lunasa, October 16, 2009
What we call... a "quality crowd." So much fun, I'm running both picolas from the evening.
Miss Me?
The Smoking Gun took a four-day break... perhaps the longest time I've been away from the blog since the beginning of the year... There is much to catch up on, cool cats, so please stand by! Thanks for checking in.. did you miss me much?
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Counting Down The Hits
Bob, Tim and Donna came over Saturday night for a third-quarter top 40 countdown of our hits of 2009. We started after 11 p.m... I didn't make it all the way, while they all finished at 5 a.m.! Ouch.
Tessie Comes To Town!
My college girlfriend Tess was in New York on Saturday with her husband and a couple friends. I haven't seen her in 22 years! She looks better now than she did back in the 1980s! Weather was perfect and we must have walked five miles, from Times Square to Columbus Circle, through Central Park, down Fifth Avenue to the Empire State Building, then back to midtown for lunch and the subway to World Trade Center and Battery Park. Phew!
The Empire State Building...
Ellis Island... beautiful.
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