I’m in St. Petersburg, Florida doing Florida things. Last night we went to the shuffleboard court where the night’s theme was Bollywood. Indian music was playing and women dressed in Indian grab served yummy samosas and curried veggies and other things.
Right now I’m in Tampa about to head to the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City where I expect to see lots of fried food, strawberries, and rednecks.
I’ll check in with you all a little later. Tonight we’re heading to a bowling alley on Pass-A-Grille Beach where we’re entering the big karaoke contest. Tomorrow I hope to hit some yard sales.
I just found out that Randy Bewley, guitarist for Pylon, one of my all-time favorite bands, has died. He had a heart attack while driving his van Monday and got into a bad accident. He was taken off life support today.
Sure, they sang it live and sounded terrific on The View today, but here’s a vintage clip of LaBelle getting freaky and funky performing their monster hit “Lady Marmalade.” If you were a kid in the 1970s, you strutted your little fanny around while this song played on the radio. And you gotta love their outfits!:
Thank the lord they’ve reunited. Maybe I can finally catch them live:
If y’all hurry you can catch the reunited LaBelle singing “Lady Marmalade” on The View.
They just did a quick chat with Whoopi and Sherri and now they’re singing their new single. After the commercial, we get to hear the classic (which they graciously said Lil’ Kim, Mya, Christina Aguilera and Pink covered very well for Moulin Rouge).
They’re all three in their 60s now and, I swear to god, black people don’t age. They look fantastic.
Now The Guardian is reporting that IRL Swiftcover doesn’t insure musicians. Naturally, when some musicians were recently denied coverage by Swiftcover, they were flummoxed by the hypocrisy of the company’s having the 61-year-old Godather of Punk as its spokesperson. Some were so incensed, they enlisted the help of the Advertising Standards Authority whose spokesperson issued this statement:
“We have received 12 complaints and we are formally investigating those complaints. They have challenged whether it is misleading to suggest Iggy Pop has insurance with swiftcover because its website states that those who work in entertainment cannot take out a car insurance policy with that insurer.”
Why do they have Iggy Pop as their spokesperson if they don’t cover musicians?
The company’s response?
Tina Shortle, marketing director of swiftcover.com, said Iggy Pop had been chosen as the face of its advertising “because he loves life, not because he is a musician. He is an actor demonstrating the benefits of swiftcover.com.”
Iggy’s shirtless in the commercial. In full-on Iggy stage mode. Isn’t there some old Stooges road story about Iggy crashing their tour bus into an overpass?
Did you watch it last night? Wasn’t it nice to see how excited everyone was? Except all those standing ovations made it hard for him to keep talking. Also: an A+ for Michelle Obama’s dress. She was stunning. And our girls Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi look downright rejuvenated. What a foxy administration.
God made the Snuggie to keep you toasty and warm. Rejoice! And consider attending the jovial Snuggie Pub Crawl in Washington, D.C. on March 21.
According to the event’s site:
In response to the stunning public embrace of the warm and cuddly Snuggie™, the SnuggiePubCrawl.com Team is hosting the first-ever Snuggie™ Pub Crawl in Washington, DC. Even though it’s just a blanket with sleeves, we’re sure that you’ll enjoy a winter evening spent drinking with friends and the Snuggie™.
So far nearly 900 D.C.ers have registered to get their drink on while wearing a Snuggie. Does the Snuggie look nice with khakis? We’ll find out!
