Category Archive for: ‘Music & TV’
Stressful TV
1Okay, TV producers, showrunners and programmers, enough. I can’t take it anymore. Uncle, uncle, UNCLE! No more stressful shows, please! I’m Boycotting I’m talking about challenge shows – those reality TV shows where people compete in various ways for various rewards. Chopped, Next Top Chef, [...]
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What Not To Do With Blue Paint
Maybe it has just run its course, but I am not feeling this fifth season of HGTV Design Star. Contestants are all about playing the game, and I think they know less about design than I DO! As of the sixth episode – with the [...]
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Life & Times of a Design Star
Remember Jennifer Bertrand? She won HGTV’s Design Star in season 3. I love her design sense and plan to hire her someday to paint a giant Fleur de Lys on the wall and ceiling in the dining room of my forever home – when I [...]
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What Happened to the LAST Design Star?
Did you wonder what happened to the last Design Star winner? ME, TOO! I loved her wonderful, signature, soft graphic paintings that she did in several of the challenges. And her laugh! It was totally contagious. Anyway, I was watching the current cycle of Design [...]
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A Powerful Example of Art in Public
The power of art is undeniable. This public display of song and dance just uplifts the spirit and hope in humanity. Yeah, yeah — I know it was a PR stunt, but what a wonderful job they did! Enjoy!
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What The World Needs Now …
… is music. I simply adore this video, the song and the concept of Playing for Change. All those voices in all those locales singing in harmony just gave me goosebumps. Does that make me weird? The DVD comes out this spring. You can preorder Songs [...]
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Dear Genevieve
Genevieve Gorder was hands down my favorite designer on the old Trading Spaces. I am so, so happy she’s on HGTV. Not only does she come across as a lovely person, her philosophy is close to my own – the home owner’s heart, life and soul [...]
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DEBBIE TRAVIS’s NEW SHOW
One thing I dearly miss about being out of the television business is knowing about all the new shows far, far in advance. May – June is UPFRONT season … when networks announce their schedules and give TV industry people a peak at the new [...]
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GREAT MUSIC
A friend was ga-ga over this new artist. I listened and now I’m ga-ga, too. LOL. Love this — already bought the album at Amazon. Shameless link provided on the sidebar Her name is Duffy and I guess she’s all the rage in Britain and [...]
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Lipstick Jungle
I’m in love with a new show, Lipstick Jungle. The book that inspired the show was written by Candace Bushnell — who also wrote Sex in the City. Brooke Shields plays Wendy, a high powered movie company executive, mom and wife. It appears that juggling [...]
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