| THIS is f'in re-cock-ulous. |
[Aug. 9th, 2006|12:59 am] |
TV Reality Show Will Select Stars For Broadway Revival of Grease
by Broadway.com Staff
You're the One That We Want, a new talent competition series from BBC Worldwide Productions, will search for the next Sandy Dumbrowski and Danny Zuko to star in a June 2007 Broadway revival of Grease, according to an announcement from NBC, which will broadcast the show.
The competition, debuting in an unspecified "mid-season" timeslot, will allow American viewers to choose the two leads for new production of the Jim Jacobs/Warren Casey musical. The tuner will be helmed by two-time Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall (The Pajama Game). Jacobs, Marshall and producer David Ian will serve as judges of the American Idol-style TV show. A similar televised competition, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? is currently running in England to choose the star of a London production of The Sound of Music.
Grease is a musical story based on the cliques of 1950s high school life. It originated onstage in Chicago in 1971 before transferring to off-Broadway's Eden Theatre in 1972 and eventually moving to Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre on June 7, 1972, where it was nominated for seven Tony Awards. A popular film version of Grease, starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in the lead roles, was released in 1978. The show's most recent Broadway revival opened on May 11, 1994, and played 1,503 performances.
Tickets for the upcoming production are set to go on sale in December 2006. |
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| Call off the Dogs, I'm right here. |
[Jan. 19th, 2006|12:32 am] |
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In just two days I turn the big 2-4.. but.. YOU my dear LiveJournal junkies get the gift: My update.
Nothing's really new here in Arkansas -- I've been here almost a year and a half. I HAVE gotten fatter though. I mean we're talking Kirstie Alley before Jenny taught her vomiting is the new yoga. It's this damn job I tell ya. There's no time for a good dinner.. It's either Taco Bell, McDonald's, or Wendy's while we're hauling my fat ass to breaking news or an interview of some sort. Oh well.. I hear I'm up for the "Dickeydoo" award this year because my belly sticks out farther than my dickeydoo -- and I say this with a glass of ginger ale, an open bag of Wavy Lays and an open jar of ranch dip in front of me. Oh well.. if Ima do it, Ima do it well.
I still love my job -- being a reporter rocks. I've even been filling in on the anchor desk. It's crazy really. People are getting to know me around here. My neighbor approaches me in the parking lot of our complex the other night and says, "we just figured out who you are".. I said "huh?!".. she says "you're on TV!" .. I said "oh yeah".. she goes off on a tangent about how I must think she's uneducated because it shows she doesn't watch the news yadda yadda and how her little daughter pointed me out on my station's winter weather coverage commercial. Think that's all.. oooooooh no. I go inside, start cooking dinner (this was on my break, so I'm in a shirt, tie, and make-up).. hear a knock on my door.. open it to see a woman I never seen before.. she starts screaming and trembling "OH MY GOD!!! IT IS YOU.. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU LIVED HERE.. BUT YOU DO.. OH MY GOD!! I WATCH YOU ALL THE TIME.. YOU'RE SO CUTE.. I LOVE YOUR SMILE" and she takes off running into the neighbor's apartment -- wait, there's more. I come home from work a few days later.. there's a note on my door from my neighbor saying her crazy friend wants an autographed picture of me. Along the same lines.. a guy I danced with in a drunken daze at a club one night.. went to our station's website and clicked on the "email Mike" link and sent an email saying "really enjoyed quasi meeting you the other night, would love to talk to you sometime, call me" and left the digits.. funny thing is.. those emails go through my boss and his secretary because they screen our mail. Keeping with the theme.. a guy I've met out before calls our newsroom the other night.. I had just gotten off the air so I picked up.. didn't really recognize who he was.. but he asks me to go out, come over and go to Tulsa with him. And.. last weekend.. I went out to a club about an hour away and a guy I've seen out a few times asks if I have any pictures.. I say "wha?" .. he says you know, "8x10's"... I say.. oh.. not with me.. but I could mail you one.. thinking he'd say.. don't worry.. oh no.. he wrote down his address.. so I sent him an autographed picture. I mean -- wow -- this is flattering.. but it's funny. I'm not Brad, Angelina, or their baby batter -- so I don't see the need for my autograph. Just cute -- our viewers are funny -- the older ones even think we're family. I was out in the field to do a liveshot for the 6 o'clock news tonight and a group of teenage boys came up and got all excited.. started screaming how we're the best station and they watch us all the time.. they asked my photographer who I was, he said Mike McCormick.. they said "WOW, Hey Mike! You're awesome!!! Love your tie".. then they came back asking to help take apart our equipment.. asked me if I love my job and if I'm married. Haha. Then.. a couple came up to me and said "Hi Mike, don't know if you remember us." I said, you look familiar.. she said, I'm Joyce, you interviewed me after my brother was murdered. That of course brought it all back.. and I said HI!! How've you been. She and her husband said "we loved the story you did on the brother and have been fans ever since.. we love your work. Hope you're doing ok!!" then as they're walking away her husband turned around and said "good to see you, you've got two of your biggest fans right here." THEY are the reason I will never want to work for a network. I love being able to be out and about and see the peope whose stories I've told and whose lives I've affected.. I did a story the other night on a 22-year-old with cerebral palsy.. who had been given a house but needed help and money moving it.. because the land it sat on was bought by a developer who'd demolish the house if it wasn't moved. After my story.. the family got phone calls offering money and a plot of land. I love it. Point of all this banter -- my job rocks.
I'm still very much single. I only meet crazies. I went to dinner and drinks with a guy.. who.. an hour later.. said, I want you to know I can move anywhere.. meaning, if I move for a new job, he'd move with me. HELLO... hookers know their johns better than we know each other and YOU'RE offering to move with me? What is the deal? I mean really. Why do guys feel the need to cling to me more than sweaty balls to a hairy leg? Ever heard of taking things slowly? Old fashioned romance? Waiting before you tattoo my name, social security number and toe-nail composition to your uvula?!
Hmm.. I think that's all, really. I'm planning a small birthday dinner shin-dig like thing.. I plan to take pictures and if I can figure out how to post 'em, I'll do so.
Until then.. be good, or be good at it. |
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| The Key to Being Like Me.. |
[Dec. 30th, 2005|12:16 am] |
FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE:
1. Car Wash Attendant
2. Gas Station Clerk
3. TV News Writer
4. TV News Reporter
FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:
1. The Sweetest Thing
2. The First Wives Club
3. Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion
4. Mambo Italiano
FOUR CITIES YOU'VE LIVED IN:
1. Queens Village, NY
2. St. Petersburg, FL
3. Coral Gables, FL
4. Fayetteville, AR
FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH
1. The Golden Girls
2. The Nanny
3. Roseanne
4. Everyday Italian
FOUR PLACES YOU'VE BEEN ON VACATION:
1. New York City
2. Key West, FL
3. Orlando, FL
4. The Caribbean
FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY (or almost):
1. tvjobs.com
2. tvspy.com
3. thehometownchannel.com
4. broadway.com
FOUR OF YOUR ALL TIME FAVORITE RESTAURANTS:
1. Olive Garden
2. Hops
3. Cheesecake Factory
4. Fuddruckers
FOUR COSTUMES YOU'VE WORN ON HALLOWEEN:
1. Red M&M
2. Pregnant Housewife
3. Clown
4. Devil
FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS:
1. Tacos
2. Pasta
3. Shrimp
4. General Tso's Chicken
FOUR THINGS YOU WANT RIGHT NOW:
1. Sex
2. A Vacation
3. A Boyfriend
4. A Weekend Anchor Gig in a Top 50 Market
FOUR FAVORITE PETS/ANIMALS
1. Dog
3. Fish
3. Monkey
4. Dolphin |
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| mmm mmm good... |
[Jul. 16th, 2004|05:29 pm] |
Ok, theif, liar or otherwise.. Peter Bacanovic is HOT HOT HOT.
For those living under a rock in the caves of Slovetzia, he's Martha Stewart's former broker...
that's all..
back to regularly scheduled programming.. |
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| DUH! |
[Jul. 13th, 2004|09:12 pm] |
You are the grammar Fuhrer. All bow to your
authority. You will crush all the inferior
people under the soles of your jackboots, and
any who question your motives will be
eliminated. Your punishment is being the bane
of every other person's existence, because
you're constantly contradicting stupidity.
Everyone will be gunning for you. Your dreams
of a master race of spellers and grammarians
frighten the masses. You must always watch your
back. If only your power could be used for good
instead of evil.
What is your grammar aptitude?
brought to you by Quizilla |
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| RIP |
[Jul. 12th, 2004|06:06 pm] |
Weezie's movin' on up all right.. to Heaven :-(
Isabel Sanford, 'Weezie' on 'The Jeffersons,' dead at 86
(Los Angeles-AP) -- Actress Marla Gibbs says Isabel Sanford, her colleague on T-V's long-running hit, "The Jeffersons," had a gift for making people laugh.
Sanford, best known for her role as "Weezie" -- Louise Jefferson -- has died at age 86.
Gibbs played the Jeffersons' maid. She says Sanford's comedic talents were obvious before "The Jeffersons" became a favorite. She says Sanford would light up a room, start telling stories and "have everybody in stitches."
Sanford's publicist says she died Friday at a Los Angeles hospital and had not been well since having surgery on a neck artery ten months ago.
The Emmy-winning actress starred for more than a decade in "The Jeffersons" and had played the same character in "All in the Family."
Her film debut was in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." |
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| FYI |
[Jul. 8th, 2004|02:44 pm] |
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Say what you will about me.. but I find John Edwards attractive.. YUM! |
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| ::ALERT:: |
[Jul. 5th, 2004|06:17 pm] |
If any of you crazy kids have a FRIENDSTER account.. lemme know so we can add each other..
and if you don't wanna add me.. lick my big toe! |
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| Fellow Ozians.. |
[Jul. 3rd, 2004|01:43 am] |
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Let me be glad.. let me be grateful..
Let all Oz be agreed.. Josh is kick ass.
He is the reason that I saw the hot naked men in 'Take Me Out' .. it was his grad gift to me.. with it.. he bought me a really yummy dinner.. and I have to say.. I had the best time with him.. I've missed him a lot.. seriously.. and if he didn't crush my heart like a pussyberry 3 years ago.. I'd be honored to call him my husband.
THAT IS ALL.
Back to regularly scheduled reading.. |
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| Blast from the Past.. |
[Jun. 29th, 2004|09:37 pm] |
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You know.. for someone who spends more time on-line than Monica Lewinsky spends at the dry cleaners.. I should be updating a lot more.
I mean seriously.. it's like the world wide web has a leash on my life. I wake-up: I go on-line.. I go to work: I get on-line.. I get home from work: I go on-line. I swear - there must be some sort of help-line for people like me.. I know! -I'll try to find one on-line!
Anyway.. I guess part of the reason I haven't updated since Beyonce had real hair is because I don't have anything good to tell.. It's probably safe to assume that a 97-year-old transvestite/hermie living in a coconut covered hut 400.67 fathoms below the surface of Siberia lives a more interesting life than I do.. wait, that's pretty good - stay tuned, I'm sure you'll hear his/her story on FOX in the Fall.
But, dear readers.. and I use the word "dear" with lots of love.. many of you should have removed me from your friends lists because of my lack of updates.. but you didn't. And for that reason, I love you - you'll be honored at a 4th of July jubilee at my townhouse in South Miami this weekend - if you can't come.. I'll send a nice hanging plant.. are chrysanthemum's okay?
Where in gay hell was I? Oh yes.. updating you on my less than orgasmic life.
Well.. I'm officially a college graduate. My 4 years at UM went by faster than a session of sex with Nick W. (those of you who know me, know the reference). The best part of the last 4 years: knowing the people who I now consider my best friends.. between you guys and the shit we went through.. not going back to school in August is going to suck harder than Jenna Jameson.
Now that I've graduated.. the job search is on like whoa. Yes I have a good job writing for FOX in Miami.. No, it's not what I want to do till my penis becomes a pitted prune. I want to be an anchor dammit. So, I'm looking high and low, East and West, hard and soft for a reporting gig to begin the ascent to top talent.. it's a bitch I tell you. I've sent out 40 something resume tapes.. and I've heard next to nothing. Though, thanks to some connections.. a gig in Ft. Myers looks promising.. but I won't hold my breath. Why can't I just go to Broadway and be a stah?
In other news.. my summer place is bitchin'.. it's a 2-story townhouse that I share with Olivia and Korken, 2 friends from UM. I'm subletting Manny's (my roommate and pseudo wife from UM) room until he gets back in August.. then I'll be standing in the middle of US 1 with a sign reading "will fuck for a place to live". I hope to have a job before that happens though.. so all of you, cross your fingers, toes, labia, and seminal vesicles for me.
In entertainment nudes, I saw a great play over the weekend.. it's called "Take Me Out". It's about being gay in baseball.. pretty good story, but better eye candy. The show takes place in a locker room .. therefore the baseball players are balls ass - see my cock flop around like snuffleupagus's nose - naked for a lot of the show. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
I mean, these are hot hot hot men.. the lead was none other than Sebastian LaCause, who played Rocky in the Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show.. Damnit Janet, I need me a man like him.
Speaking of needing a man.. It's ridiculous. I don't really know why I desire a relationship. My last buttfuckee turned out to be a buttfuck.. a buttfuck who I happened to end up running into 2 weeks ago. Because I have less luck than a no-leafed clover, he and I happened to be leaving South Beach at the same time.. I had just left 2 friends who are madly in love and rather than driving off the road into Biscayne Bay.. I decided to dump my depression by singing along to Britney's "Everytime". That's when I notice a black car riding along side me and staying in pace with my car.. the black car then passes me just enough to where I can see the license plate.. and it's none other than the focker. .. he stayed in pace with me for most of ride home.. THANKS BITCH.
So, again, I'm not sure why I want to re-open myself up to that kind of situation. But either way.. I just want someone to share my life with.. literally, figuratively, and sexually. Now if the S.O.B. that fate's assigned to me would just get with the penis program.. I'd shaddup already.
I've also been torturing myself with the fun game of coming out to my parents. I feel like I'm cheating my family by not telling them who I really am.. however, I've always adopted the policy that once I'm independently successful and I have a man who I want to spend a while with.. I'll let them know. I just feel bad though. I don't know how my 'rents don't know.. I mean, when I was 5 I asked my dad (in front of a cashier at the grocery store) if I could have an Easy Bake Oven. At the time, my dad promised he'd get me one when I graduated college.. and being the stellar promise keeper he is.. he got me an Easy Bake Oven and the accompanying cookbook.. as part of my graduation gift.. I EVEN BAKED WITH THE SON OF A BITCH. I mean, really. What do I have to do.. let them watch me deep-throught a dick while wearing rainbow taffeta?
OH YES.. the other half of my grad gift = the best news of all: I GOT A LAPTOP. Yes that's right.. that mice driven abacus on crack that I once called my computer has been replaced. I got a Toshiba with a wireless connection and the rest of the side dishes. IT IS SO FETCH! .. and best of all.. the cover is blue.. my fav hue. I also bought a cool case from Target.
So.. all in all the last few months have been good. I've graduated, spent time with family, and gotten a new computer.. if I could just get a reporting gig my life would A-OK.
P.S. See the movie Mambo Italiano.. it'll make for a gay ol' time.
P.S.S. What the fuck is with WICKED losing the Tony to Avenue Q? Gee Tony voters, I know that make-believe people getting fisted by less than perfect performers is much better than one witch who belts her boobs off and another who's funnier than a fart in church. UGH.
P.S.S.S. I'm glad the Tony voters pulled their taste out of their rectums long enough to recognize Miss Menzel.. you go girl! |
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| Lovin' It... |
[Jun. 19th, 2004|03:35 am] |
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::sigh::
What a night..
Let's see..
This guy I met online (I know you're all shocked) a long time ago, who lives in Massachusetts and now has a steady, like let's get married and have 11.3 kids, boyfriend came into town this weekend..
You see.. this guy.. was 'straight' when we first spoke online.. then as we talked more.. he fell for me.. and determined he was gay.. he had a HUGE thing for me.. and I for him.. but I wouldn't pursue it because we were in different states and hadn't even met yet.. well.. I passed him up.. he found true love.. yadda yadda..
So.. they come into town and he had told me he wanted to meet with me.. So I went and met them at a bar/club on South Beach.. well.. he's just as cute as I remember.. and his man.. well, he's not the hottest thing alive.. but he's the sweetest, cutest guy ever.. it made me realize that goofy cute guys are cute.. anyway.. So.. I survive the 3rd wheel thing.. only feeling like shit a few times... it sucks knowing you're pathetically alone and then having in thrown in your face by two people who are so into each other even NASA couldn't separate them.. But.. I got over it and just stayed happy that he's come so far and found someone to treat him right..
THEN.. I'm in the car driving home.. the Britney Spears song 'Everytime' comes on the radio and that depresses the dung out of me because it's a song my recent ex, Albert, kinda dedicated to me.. so I'm singing along.. with this deer in the headlights stare.. and out the corner of my eye I notice a black car driving right in line with me and not moving.. well.. the car then speeds up a little.. and who do you think it is? ALBERT.
I started shaking...
He basically stayed near me the whole way .. until I pulled off to get gas.
So.. I've had the fact that I'm a single loser shoved down my throat twice today.. what's next?! |
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| Chew on This.. Till I Post Again.. |
[Jun. 2nd, 2004|09:25 pm] |
-- Birthplace: Long Island, NY
-- Birthdate: January 20, 1982
-- Current Location: South Miami, FL
-- Eye Color: Light Blue
-- Hair Color: Brown
-- Height: 5'11"
-- Weight: 195.. I've since moved in with Jenny Craig
-- Righty or Lefty: Righty all the way.
-- Innie or Outtie: Innie
-- Your heritage: Irish/Italian/Polish and some other goodies
-- The shoes you wore today: Black Skechers
-- Your weakness: People with good singing voices and nice arms on guys
-- Your hair: short and tough to style
-- Your perfect pizza: Sicillian w/pepperoni
-- Your fears: Dying
-- One thing you'd like to achieve: Big time news anchor or actor
WHAT IS.....
-- Your most overused phrase on aim: lol
-- Your thoughts first waking up: I wanna go back to bed
-- The first feature you notice in the opposite/same sex: Hair
-- Your bedtime: When I get tired or when there's no one to talk to online
-- Your greatest accomplishment: Working in TV News
-- Your most missed memory: Quality family time
YOU PREFER....
-- Pepsi or coke: I like 'em both
-- McDonald's or Burger King: McDonalds
-- Single or group dates: Either
-- Adidas or nike: Neither
-- Lipton Iced Tea or Nestea: Lipton
-- Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
-- Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino
-- Boxers or briefs: Boxerbriefs
DO YOU...
-- Smoke: ::GAG:: NO!
-- Curse: FUCK yeah
-- Sing well: About as well as Rosie O'Donnell
-- Take a shower everyday: Sure thing
-- Have a crush(es): Not really
-- Who are they: See above
-- Want to go to college: Yes, I did, and I graduated
-- Liked high school: Sure, but college was better
-- Want to get married: If I find the right one to put up with me
-- Believe in yourself: Sometimes
-- Get motion sickness: Nope, shake it baby
-- Think you're attractive: Sometimes
-- Think you're a health freak: Uh, no.
-- Like lightning storms: Yes, especially if I'm laying in bed
-- Get along with your parents: Sure
-- Play an instrument: Does a CD player count?
HAVE YOU EVER.....
-- Drank alcohol: DUH
-- Smoke(d): Hell FUCK no
-- Done a drug: See above
-- Go on a date: Shouldn't that be 'GONE on a date'? and yes, I have
-- Eaten an entire box of Oreos: Nope
-- Eaten sushi: Yes, yummy
-- Been on stage: Sure thing, love it
-- Been dumped: More or less
-- Gone skating: Sure thing
-- Go to the mall in the past week: Again, 'Gone..'.. and yep, I went today..
-- Been in love: I think so.. but don't really know.
-- Gone skinny dipping: No, I couldn't do that to the Kreepy Krawlers of the world
-- Dyed your hair: Nope, too afraid it'll fall out (my hair, not the dye)
-- Played a game that involved the removal of clothing: Yes
-- Been caught "doing something": DUH
-- Been called a tease: Yep
-- Gotten beaten up: Nope
-- Shoplifted: When I was little I walked out of a deli with a loaf of bread.. I thought my grandmother paid for it.
-- Changed who you were to fit in: Not too much
CURRENTLY....
-- Current Taste: Hagen-Daz ice cream.. thanks Channel 7
-- Current worry: Getting a reporting job
-- Current hair: American Crewed
-- Current annoyance: Men
-- Current Smell: Curve Crush.. mmm
-- Current thing you ought to be doing: Writing the news..
-- Current Desktop Picture: The "restore your active desktop" prompt.
-- Current Favorite Groups: Don't really have one
-- Current Book: Wicked.. but I'm behind in reading it
-- Current Cd in your Cd Player: Jessica Simpson
THE FUTURE....
-- Age you hope to be married: When it happens, it happens
-- Number and Names of Children: 1 - a little boy named Eric
-- Describe your Dream Wedding: Married in Time Square.. followed by a Broadway Show and a stroll through a snowy Central Park..
-- How do you want to die: I don't
-- Where you want to go to college: I'm a UM grad
-- What do you want to be when you grow up: A news anchor
-- What country would you most like to visit: Italy
OPPOSITE/SAME SEX....
-- Best eye color: Blue
-- Best hair color? Black
-- Short or long hair? Short
-- Best height: 5'8 - 6'1
-- Best weight: Thick
-- Best articles of clothing: Nice crisp collared button down, hot jeans, and flip-flops
-- Best first date location: The Theatre (live not movies)
-- Best first kiss location: On your date's doorstep
NUMBER OF......
-- Number of drugs taken illegally: 0
-- Number of people I could trust with my life: 5
-- Number of CDs that I own: I can't count that high
-- Number of tattoos: 0.. I want one though
-- Number of Piercings: 0
-- Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: A few
-- Number of scars on my body: A few.. I have a "Z" on my thigh.. wish it meant 'Zorro was here'
-- Number of things in my past that I regret: Would rather not count
ARE YOU....
-- Superstitious: Kind of
-- Popular: To those who are important to me
-- Happy with yourself: In some ways
-- Open or close minded: Very open minded.
-- There for your friends and peers: Sure
-- Some ones enemy: Probably |
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| Here's Johnny.. or Mike. |
[Apr. 2nd, 2004|09:17 pm] |
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After finally getting my penis out of the pool drain, I'm back at the computer and able to update. Ok, fine, my dick isn't a mile long now and no the pool drain isn't filled with 600 million spoonfuls of my potential children. My excuse for not updating isn't really that good -- I've just been lazy. I must say, though, that I miss you all very much and I'm way thankful that you haven't banished me from your friends lists.. you'll all receive a lock of my hair (what's left of it) in appreciation.
Now to catch you up -- brace yourselves (oooh S&M)
LOVE
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I'm no longer with Albert. He suddenly turned on me. He stopped talking to me altogether. Not sure what I did. I've loved and learned. It sucks being single again, I have to admit. The footfucker couldn't spend Valentine's Day with me because his "parents would think it's awkward", his dad (who's a doctor) checked my medical records to make sure I'm safe, and he lied to me about some stuff -- all in all, he's the quality of the meat at Taco Bell, minus the greasy goodness. Nah.. in all seriousness, we had some good times.. and I got some hella-good gifts. I guess this was proof that what goes around comes around. I've treated boyfriends badly in the past and now I guess it's payback time. FUCK KARMA.
CAREER
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School's winding down and I've already sent out 26 resume tapes. I've gotten 3 applications and some notes saying they're reviewing my tape. I feel like I won't be hired and I'll be forced to clip foreskin from newly born Jewish babies in the back of a KFC for the rest of my life. I dunno, call me crazy.. I'm scared. I want to be successful damnit. Part of me is also scared I'm not being true to myself. I know I love news and reporting.. but I think my heart's in theatre. I just don't think I want to be a profession auditioner. It's a shame flies fucking make better noise than I do when I sing, I don't know if I can act well, and dancing, well, yeah. So, news it is.
SCHOOL
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I'm still anchoring NewsVision on Thursday nights.. thanks to the none of you who've checked it out online. I won an honorable mention from the National Broadcasting Society for a story I did and I just found out I've won an award from the Associated Press for another story I did. Things have been good. Today, I was one of a few special invitees (what the school calls their best students) to a luncheon with Richard Cohen.. who you might ask? He's a journalist who has MS, has had colon cancer twice and is legally blind. He's also Meredith Vieira's (from the View) husband. He's an incredible inspiration to anyone. I had to read his book 'Blindsided', all 236 pages of it.. but boy was it worth the read. I admire him muchly.
FUN
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I went to NYC for Spring Break. Manny and I flew up and stayed on E 42nd street for a few days. What a bitchin' trip! We saw RENT from the 2nd row. Jeremy Kushnier was Roger and he has the hugest cock ever. I mean, I'm sorry.. but Manny will agree.. he was packin'. Thank God for pants that were apparently made by Saran Wrap. The man is a God and a half. He can sang.. I saw him as Radames in the nat'l tour of Aida and I blew a load then too.. WOW. Thanks to Manny for having good enough luck to win the RENT lottery and get us those 2nd row seats for $20. We also saw Movin' Out.. excellent. And, we saw Wicked.. possibly the best show I've ever seen. Let me just say, Kristen Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, and Norbert Leo Butz are pure talent on a cracker. I was in utter awe the entire show. See it if you can, and if you can't kill yourself. Seriously, it was bitchin'. It snowed while we were in NYC.. how fuckin' cool is that? I haven't seen snow since "It's Rainin' Men" was a hit on American Bandstand. After our stay in NYC, I went to Long Island and hung with the family. I had such a great time. My cousins are the cutest ever. And I got to spend a whole day with my grandmother. We shopped and cooked dinner together and had such a good conversation. I miss that, I miss her. My aunt and uncle are the coolest people ever.. and my new cousin Aidan is a beautiful booger. I was supposed to drive back to FL with Manny and some friends, but I backed out and dediced to stay till Monday and fly home. I'm glad I did, otherwise I wouldn't have spent so much quality time with the family. JETBLUE IS THE BEST, by the way. What a great trip.. though, now I'm so broke I can't afford a free sample of shit.
That's about it kids.. Hope you're all grand.
If any of my fellow theatre dorks on here know a good comedic monologue for me.. please let me know. I'll personally fly to your location and give you head.. or if you're a girl, I'll send a nice hanging plant.
Be good.. I know I won't.
*Mike* |
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| Stolen: From Vanessa... |
[Jan. 9th, 2004|04:05 pm] |
Shows A-Z
A - American Idol
B - Bewitched
C - Captain Planet
D - Different Strokes
E - Empty Nest
F - Facts of Life
G - Golden Girls
H - He-Man
I - I love lucy
J - Jem
K - Kids Incorporated
L - Lavern & Shirley
M - Married with Children
N - Nanny, The
O - O.C., The
P - Price is Right, The
Q - Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
R - Roseanne
S - Saved by the Bell
T - Trading Spaces
U - Unwrapped
V - Veronica's Closet
W - Will & Grace
X - X-Files, The
Y - You Can't Do That on Television
Z - Zoobaly Zoo |
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| Stolen: From Josh... |
[Jan. 8th, 2004|01:56 am] |
1. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
2. Am I lovable?
3. How long have you known me?
4. When and how did we first meet?
5. What was your first impression?
6. Do you still think that way about me now?
7. What do you think my weakness is?
8. Do you think I'll get married?
9. What makes me happy?
10. What makes me sad?
11. What reminds you of me?
12. If you could give me anything what would it be?
13. How well do you know me?
14. When's the last time you saw me?
15. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
16. Do you think I could kill someone?
17. Describe me in one word.
18. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger, weaker, or staying the same?
19. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?
20. Are you going to put this on your journal and see what I say about you?
21. If I was an ice cream flavour, which would I be and why?
22. What song (if any) reminds you of me?
23. If you could change one thing about me, what would it be?
24. Do you consider me a good friend?
25. What makes me, me?
26. Would you make a move on me?
27. Do I cross your mind at least 2 times a day? |
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| Next Time on The Mike M. Show-- |
[Dec. 16th, 2003|09:19 pm] |
Does someone you love make you miserable?
If so, you could be a guest OR you could just join my fuckin' club.
Membership: FREE |
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| Get in the Zone.. |
[Oct. 5th, 2003|10:17 pm] |
Hi boys, girls, and in-betweenies..
Sorry it's been so long. I've been busier than a whore at a Larry Flynt look-alike contest..
Just a few things to keep you posted:
1. School is a bitch.
2. My job is the same ol' same ol'..
3. I landed the main-anchor slot on UM's award winning newscast. The show's called NewsVision. It airs live every Thursday night at 7 p.m. on campus, in the surrounding community and on cable-tap. You, my loyal readers, can watch me on-line, LIVE or archived.. just click the link below.. and you can click on the live feed or go to Archive, NewsVision and check-out September 25th.. or this coming Thursday's date. There's 2 anchor teams, so I anchor every other Thursday. Mike on T.V.
4. I met a boy.. perhaps.. THE boy. I really like him. I don't know what it is.. but he's got me good.
5. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Britney's new song.. Madonna sounds rockin' in it..
Ok, that's all.
I miss you all. IM me to say hi or something..
-Mike- |
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| Here We Go.... |
[Aug. 18th, 2003|10:32 pm] |
Experts Question Legality of High School for Gays
Monday, August 18, 2003
By C. Spencer Beggs
NEW YORK — When news surfaced that Harvey Milk High School (search), a fully accredited public school for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students, would open its doors next month, many education experts were surprised to learn that classrooms could be legally segregated based on sexual orientation.
"I thought it was a joke when I first read it," Krista Kafer, senior education analyst at The Heritage Foundation (search), said of the New York City high school. “It seems like an unfortunate and controversial use of taxpayer money. I would have no issue with it if it were a private school.”
In fact, one concerned group led by state Sen. Ruben Diaz (search) filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the state Supreme Court alleging that the school violates state anti-discrimination policies in schools.
And they weren't the only ones taken aback by the announcement that public funds would be used to run the Harvey Milk project.
Educational reform advocate and Foxnews.com columnist Joanne Jacobs said she was sympathetic to the needs of gay students, but wary of educational policy that would remove them from public classrooms — a policy reminiscent of racial segregation a half-century ago.
“I think we should be very reluctant to separate students, especially about something that's not about education,” Jacobs said. “Learning is the same, gay or straight.”
New York Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long (search) said he was outraged by the project and argued that the program is illegal and an example of special-interest politicking in education.
"I think this was clearly to appease somebody or a group of people, and those that were involved — I'm sure with the best of intentions — thought this was a good idea, when, in fact, this is an idea gone mad," Long said.
But according to some legal experts, separating students based on sexual orientation is legal.
Steven Goldberg, a professor of education law at Arcadia University, said that a state government's obligation to provide a public education doesn't prohibit it from implementing group-specific education.
"Because blacks are protected under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, to single black students out — even for their own benefit — is clearly unconstitutional," Goldberg said.
On the other hand, Goldberg said, separating gay students can be legally justified in the same way that special-education classes, gifted classes and before-school prayer groups are justified.
"Ironically, because [gays] don’t have equal protection under the Constitution, there's nothing wrong [with] segregating them legally, particularly if they're doing it voluntarily," Goldberg said.
The Supreme Court outlawed segregation in public schools in 1954 in the Brown v. the Board of Education (search) of Topeka decision, saying that it violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The ruling required publicly funded schools to end the “separate but equal system” of segregation.
The Civil Rights Act (search) of 1964 extended protection to minorities and prohibited discrimination based on race, color and national origin, but legal protection did not cover sexual orientation, age or disability.
Sarah Strauss, a doctoral candidate at Columbia Teachers College who is studying the needs of gay students, said projects like Harvey Milk are desperately needed to address problems such as bullying, as well as the high dropout and suicide rate among gay kids.
"In the short term, at least the Harvey Milk school serves a pressing need for certain kids, but there are other gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning students in public schools in New York," Strauss said. "I think the next step is for the state to pass a law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation."
Jonathan Plucker, director of the Indiana Education Policy Center at Indiana University, said that not enough research has been done to justify the Harvey Milk program.
"Coming at it from a research perspective, I'm a little perplexed about where the research is that says, 'This is a good idea,'" he said.
Although Plucker is wary of the timing of Harvey Milk, he said that if research shows that the program successfully addresses problems in providing an education to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning students, it should be expanded.
"If the research comes out and says we're seeing really good benefits where we weren't before, I think society has only gained," Plucker said.
But Long said he isn't convinced. He's working with a Christian law advocacy group, the Thomas More Law Center (search), to examine the legality of the high school.
"Legal or not legal, it is a clear misuse of taxpayers' money," Long said. "You are creating a segregated environment in our school system." |
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