Final Eye Candy of the Eve. Night!!!

Continuing my Broadway/Movie Musical Series: The GAYEST song of them all!!!: The Trolley Song from 'Meet Me In St. Louis' by Judy Garland!!!

I can't believe I get to see Judy's daughter Liza perform in nine days!  This song is so much fun.  Enjoy!

FYI:  Rumor has it that Judy married the gay Vincent Minelli because she was so impressed that he finally made her beautiful in a movie.  It is true...she looked lovely in 'Meet Me In St. Louis"!

Happy Days from the ONLY Barbra!!!

I love the irony in this song....yet, I needed to hear it today. 

Go Girl...get that Emmy!

Eye Candy of the Later Eve.

Get ready for sizzling Final Eye Candy of the Eve a bit later!

Prosecute Rutgers case as hate crime

Some gay rights groups are urging that New Jersey's hate crime law be used in the case of the Rutgers student who committed suicide after an intimate encounter with another student was shown on the Internet.   Click here.

Eye Candy of the Eve.

One-of-a-Kind Cufflinks Made From Your Signature

If you're looking for the ultimate in personalized cufflinks Cuffhim.com has got a system for you: they'll take your signature, render it in 3-D using special computer software, and then fine tune the result into a gorgeous handmade pair of cufflinks that represent your handwritten initials so realistically they'll look like you wrote them out yourself using a gold-and-gemstone pen.  Click here. (From Bratprince:  I am a complete sucker for cufflinks.  Most of my shirts are French Cuff and I have at least 75 pairs of cufflinks.  This one is going on my Christmas list..well..if we aren't living in a tent on the side of the road by then).

Eye Candy of the Later Afternoon

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What Makes a Family?

To more Americans, gays with kids count.  Click here. (From Bratprince:  I am too selfish for children; but Gary and I have had the opportunity twice to adopt...and I guess at the beginning of middle age I am starting to regret not having at least one child).

In With the New

The Russian political elite has lined up behind the new president, Dmitry Medvedev, rather than the old one, Vladimir Putin.  Click here.  (From Bratprince:  As a rather serious student of Russian history...this promises to be a complete disaster.  Putin (formally of the KGB and skilled in murderous tactics) will not take this lightly.  He won't give up until his enemies are silenced or dead.  He is determined to be the TSAR of Russia).

The Coming Terror War

Intelligence agencies have stepped up drone attacks in Waziristan, but the Taliban say they’re still plotting a big attack on the West.  Click here.  (Truly scary!!!  I wonder if we really can stop them)!

Stay Puft Marshmallows Specially Made For Ghostbusters 3 Movie Are "World's Finest"

Why didn't they make this before? Direct from the Ghostbusters universe and in time as a promo for the upcoming third installment of the Ghostbusters movie, you can now get your very own box of Stay Puft Marshmallows. Yes, it is possible for marshmallows to be luxurious - especially when they cost almost a buck a pop. Right on the box they proclaim to be "the world's finest..." These sugary treats are made in very small batches by hand in the US and come in a reusable collector's box (I know for a fact that I will be keeping this box forever as I was a hardcore Ghostbuster fan as a kid).  Click here.

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Further Eye Candy of the Afternoon

A Reader Asked About my Interior Design Style Thus Here is a Picture Of My Dining Room a Year or So Ago....it is set for Christmas Day Lunch

Like all pictures on the BLOG...to enlarge the picture all you have to do is double click on it!

HOW DO I LIVE WITHOUT YOU, by Bratprince

Okay, first I guess we need to be clear.  I am a total and complete materialist.  A few tacky people in college not only called me Bratprince, Gordon Gekko, but also Material Girl.

For any of those that have been in my home it is called "a museum".  Although everything has its place and the overall effect is elegant...I probably actually have TOO MUCH stuff.  In addition to the movie memorabilia...the zillions of Playbills and celeb. autographs I have collected, I have one of the largest Imperial Russian antiquity collections in the South (really my pride and joy).  I have an enormous library that has thousands of volumes.  My kitchen is filled with beautiful Iranian copper.  I have nine china patterns.  Hundreds of DVDS and CDs...now pretty antiquated by my IPOD.  The house if filled with lovely antiques and Faberge'.

Still, when you try to sell such things you really don't get much of a deal.  No matter how much you paid, things drop in value the instant you own them.

So, here we are again.  Gary has a great job but his health insurance is almost $700 per month.  Mine is almost $350.  Because the house is almost 100 years old the insulation is older (and we are informed that it cannot be updated without literally tearing the outside of the house apart).  Thus, we not only air condition the house, but I think also the yard.  I had a $650 electric bill last month.  Admittedly it is hot in Dallas and I can't work in the heat...or sleep for that matter.  Gary and I do not eat the same things, so I have to basically buy groceries for two households.  Insurance on a Jag. and a Mercedes isn't actually all that much of a deal.  We live on two acres so let's not even talk about the water bill.

My largest client no longer can afford to pay me, thus today was my last check.  I've already spent it all taking care of next months bills.  I am desperately seeking new clients and am applying for jobs with companies....heck...I don't get it.  I have been the National Sales Manager for three companies and the Regional Sales Manager for another.  I have a huge client list.  Sigh...I think this job search maybe a struggle.  I haven't heard back from ANYONE I have applied with.  Welcome to the economy.

I think we can hang on for a few months...but we are coming out of Gary's 8 month unemployment...$3,000 in car repairs for the Jag....and to top it off..the washing machine broke today.  The house always knows when money is tight and creates some sort of disaster.

I know I am luckier than most and do have some savings and retirement....but...I REALLY would like to protect those monies in case of real disaster.

So...the tough part comes up.  What can I sell?  I keep walking around the house to see what can go if we need to sell things to pay the bills.  I really feel selfish.  It pains me to see ANYTHING go.  A lifetime of collecting only the best and I might have to say goodbye to something I love.  I must remind myself that THINGS are ONLY THINGS and I am just a steward of them anyway in this lifetime.  Eventually they will belong to someone else anyway.  I am going to double up on my efforts to find valuable things that can sell relatively well in this market.

Wish me luck on my job efforts.  Maybe the collection will be spared!  Yet, one thing I DO KNOW...the most important thing in my life, Gary...well...I'm going to keep him no matter what!

Yours, Bratprince

Eye Candy of the Afternoon

'The Flintstones' Turns 50

The classic series turns 50 years old today and it all started with 'The Flintstone Flyer,' which aired on September 30, 1960.  Click here.

'Sesame Street' Naughty Before Katy Perry

While I can't dish the best dirt that went on behind the scenes, for fear of going straight to Muppet hell, I'll give you a few "lighter" examples:  Click here.

Jaguar C-X75 range-extended electric supercar concept shows future styling hints

Jaguar has this to say about the genesis of the C-X75 Concept, which will be unveiled live tomorrow at the Paris Motor Show: "The aim was to produce not only the most innovative but also one of the most beautiful Jaguars ever; one which hints at an exciting evolution of the marque's award-winning design language while paying homage to some of its most admired cars of years gone by."  Click here.  (From Bratprince:  As a Jaguar nut....I have owned four of them..I have been complaining I don't like the new ones...I take it back..this one is a stunner)!

Makeup Artist Gina Brooke Shares Madonna's Beauty Secrets

When you're working on the Material Girl, your skills better be up to par.  Click here.

Retracted stories

Some stories make headlines and instantly grip the nation. However, not all of them are true, making this quote right on the money in some instances. Here are some truly Hitchcockian hoaxes revealed.  Click here.  (From Bratprince:  This one really hits home as I had to retract an essay I wrote some months back.  Ouch)!

Eye Candy of the Early Afternoon

Fox on the Rocks: Glenn Beck Despised by Network President, Other Employees

This week’s New York Times Magazine contains a long profile of weepy incendiary Glenn Beck. Author Mark Leibovich spoke with the television host and author about his alcoholism, his pessimism, his fears of violence (both regarding his personal safety and the country’s survival), whether or not he has an apocalypse bunker (no), and his intellectual journey from middling Floridian radio host to the Glenn Beck of today.  Click here. (From Bratprince:  Know thy enemy as you know a friend).

Anne Hathaway’s Jewels Sold Off at The Raffaello Follieri Auction

A little more than two years have passed since federal agents paid an early-morning visit to Raffaello Follieri’s Trump Tower apartment and informed him he was under arrest on charges of fraud and money laundering (“The Follieri Charade,” October 2008). The former “Vati-Con” and ex-paramour of actress Anne Hathaway has kept a low profile of late as an inmate of the Loretto federal penitentiary in southwestern Pennsylvania. But the couple’s jewelry has just made news.  Click here.

William Shatner and Betty White Are Making a Sex Tape for A.A.R.P.

When most people think of William Shatner, they think of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, the smirking and often shirtless protagonist of the Star Trek T.V. series and a few more movies than were probably necessary. But for me, the name William Shatner brings to mind Michael Myers, the homicidal psycho from Halloween.   Click here.

Extra Eye Candy of the Day

Fouace Nantaise: French Brioche from Nantes

Life's a Feast pays homage to her adopted town of Nantes, France, with this recipe for a local specialty bread. The dough is perfumed with orange flower water and baked in the shape of a flower.  Click here.

Stephen King talks vampires in introduction to comics series

In his introduction to the first volume of the upcoming American Vampire series from DC Comics, the horror maestro makes his feelings about how vampires should really be portrayed known: That is, as truly monstrous and evil, not fanged and fabulous. And most definitely not as “lovelorn southern gentlemen,” “anorexic teenage girls,” or “boy-toys with big dewy eyes.”  Click here.

Did Glee Out-Britney Britney?

What shot Glee's ratings to its highest peak yet? It's Britney, bitch. With 13.3 million gleeks tuning in for last night's episode, Glee proved that Brit still has top pop power -- more than even Madonna or Lady Gaga. Perhaps Ms. Spears' TV allure had something to do with her (tragically brief) cameos throughout the episode, appearing in the "Me Against The Music" cover and as a big-blonde-haired cheerleader.  Click here.

The Man Bag Mans Up

Get yourself a serious shoulder bag—the kind that no one will mistake for a purse.  Click here.

Back in Style: The Killer Jean Jacket

It's the latest piece of rugged, iconic American workwear to come roaring back. Now it's cut high and tight, and still built tough as hell.  Click here.

Hollywood's Night at the Museum

Christina Aguilera, Kim Kardashian, and Tom Hanks turned out to celebrate the opening of the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  Click here.

Here Comes Paris Fashion Week

Pierre Cardin returned to the runway after 10 years, and crowds eagerly await Sarah Burton’s collection for Alexander McQueen. See highlights and what to watch during Paris Fashion Week.  Click here.

Why I Loathe Glee by Jacob Lace

Glee may have hit a ratings high, but the popular show has hit a new low in terms of story. Jace Lacob on where the Fox musical-comedy has gone horribly, offensively wrong.  Click here.  (From Bratprince:  As a TOTAL GLEEK of course I disagree, but I do know some of my readers don't like the show..so I offer another opinion).

What do we tip waiters for?

A veteran server reveals how we really don't care about the service when we tip, and how he makes more money.  Click here. 

The Movie List

2010's best -- and worst -- movies ranked. "Social Network"? "Inception?" "SATC2"? See where they fall!  Click here.

The biography Jane Addams deserves

A riveting new book brings the 19th century activist to extraordinary life.  Click here.

Suddenly, Bill Clinton is Mr. Popular

A new poll came out this week and, as you might have already read, Bill Clinton is America's most popular politician.  Click here.

Kindlerotica

The strange but inevitable rise of e-reader pornography.  Click here.

Was Stonehenge an Ancient Tourist Destination?

New research indicates that Stonehenge may have been an ancient tourist destination, attracting visitors from across Europe.  Click here.

Hollywood Icon Tony Curtis Dies at 85

Tony Curtis, the Bronx tailor's son who became a 1950s movie heartthrob and then a respected actor with such films as 'Sweet Smell of Success,' ''The Defiant Ones' and 'Some Like It Hot,' died last night in Las Vegas. He was 85.  Click here.

Abramovich Could Be Moscow's Next Mayor

Russian news service RIA Novosti reports that Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich could be appointed the next mayor of Moscow, an incredibly influential position, following the incumbent's ouster.  Click here.

The Fashion Statement: Italians Do It Better?

Milan is delivering the most exciting fashion weeks in years. Fashion critics have been giving rave reviews to Italian designers saying that, for the most part, the collections have been inspired.

Eye Candy of the Day

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Police Reportedly Hope JonBenet Ramsey's Brother May Provide Clue

The author of a book about the slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey says police want to reinterview her brother, who was 9 when the young beauty queen was killed in 1996.  Click here.

Alien planet looks 'just right' for life

Astronomers say they've found the first planet beyond our solar system that could have the right size and setting to sustain life as we know it, only 20 light-years from Earth.  "My own personal feeling is that the chances of life on this planet are 100 percent," Steven Vogt, an astrophysicist at the University of California at Santa Cruz, told reporters today. "I have almost no doubt about it."  Click here.

Eye Candy of the Early Eve

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It has been a two page post day.  Don't miss today's earlier posts!

The iRetrofone Steampunk for iPhone

This is one of the first iRetrofone designs I've seen where the iPhone actually blends into the design and isn't immediately apparent or sticking out like a sore thumb. 'Fusing art with function' is the aim of artist Scott Freeland with this creation, which although it's awesome to look at will certainly require a very specific decor scheme to pull off.  Click here.

Poached salmon fit for the French royal court

This traditional low-stress method gives you incredibly moist, tender, flavorful fish, with a built-in sauce.  Click here.  (From Bratprince:  Poaching really is the way to go!  I use aromatics with a bit of white wine and stock).

You don't have to be ignorant to believe in God

A study finds atheists know religion better than believers. But while faith isn't knowledge, ignorance isn't holy.  Click here.