Hollywoodland

Hey, an excuse I can and have used!

Today in history:

• 1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times was published.

• 1921 – The Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle ended in a hung jury.

• 1954 – The first Burger King opened in Miami, Florida. And they had no creepy king back in those days.

• 1956 : The “Million Dollar Quartet“ convened at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The quartet was an impromptu jam session comprised of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash.

I haven’t posted a video in a long time, then I saw this last night on Red Eye and had to share.

I especially got the giggles over the inclusion of Milli Vanilli. LOL!!!

There is absolutely nothing on tonight. So it’ll be recorded shows for me!

Worked on more stuff I had in longhand. Not sure how much I keyed in because it was on different stories.

Reading: Finished up Knit One, Kill Two. Next up Needled to Death.

If everyone felt that way, nobody would get elected! So get out there and VOTE!!!

Last night was the 200th episode of DWTS and they had guest stars from all previous season. Yay! More show padding! And just for the record, I liked the way Brooke Burke wore her hair last night. Of course that was the only thing I liked about her.

First we had the Team Dances which were each led by former winners Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Anton Ohno.

First up, Team Kristi. I thought their synchronicity was a little out of, um, synch. The judges all liked it, though, so what do I know? LOL! They scored 24/30.

Next up, Team Apolo. I didn’t really like it but I also think it was the better dance. The judges loved it. They scored 27/30.

Kyle Massey – Paso doble. They had to recreate Mel B‘s paso from a previous season. I thought they did an awesome job!!! Mel B. was a guest judge. And all the judges loved it! They scored 35/40 for a total of 59/70 with their team dance score.

Kurt Warner – Tango. They had to recreate Emmett Smith‘s tango. I thought they did a great job! The judges liked it too. They scored 34/40 for a total of 61/70.

Bristol Palin – Viennese waltz. They had to recreate Kelly Osbourne‘s Viennese waltz. I thought she did a great job! The judges liked it over all, too. They scored 33/40 for a total of 57/70.

Rick Fox – Quickstep. They had to recreate Helio Castroneves‘ quickstep. Discovered Rick is living with Eliza Dushku. Did not know that. I wanted to like their dance and parts of it I did but some of it seemed slightly off. I think it was because he’s so tall. The judges liked it a lot, though. Even though he looked like the Jolly Green Giant. LOL! They scored 37/40 with a total of 61/70.

Brandy – Foxtrot. They had to recreate Gilles Marini‘s foxtrot. *fanning* Maks is so hot. Okay the dance was smokin’ too. But she did make one tiny bobble. But Len loved it! Go figure. *g* They scored 37/40 for a total of 64/70.

Jennifer Grey – Tango. They had to recreate Drew Lachey‘s tango. I thought it was great! But I was worried too because she’s pushing herself to the absolute limit and her body’s not happy about it. The judges loved it. They scored 37/40 for a total of 64/70.

Elimination prediction: Probably Bristol, though I kind of hope it’s not her.

Due to the mid-term elections the only new show on network TV tonight is the DWTS results show which airs an hour earlier. I’ll also be recording a new show on the Travel Channel called Mysteries at the Museum.

I was shocked this morning to discover my satellite music channels have SEVEN Christmas music channels already going strong. Hello? It’s not even Thanksgiving yet!!!

And I’ll be doing some writing stuff while watching election results.

Reading: I’m about halfway through Dirty Rotten Tendrils which, not surprisingly, I’m loving.

*snicker* I love that excuse.

Well, I’m still waiting for the meds to kick this sinus infection to the curb. My teeth still hurt from the infection. So. Tired. Of. It.

Today in history:

• 1895 – Silent film star Edna Purviance was born. She was Charlie Chaplin‘s leading lady in thirty of his movies (in an eight-year time span).

• 1917 – Jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie was born.

• 1921 – The silent film The Sheik, starring Rudolph Valentino, premiered.

Tonight, we have new episodes of Destination Truth and Ghost Lab.

Fixed a questionable scene last night in the murder mystery.

Reading: Still reading Royal Flush which, like the other books in this series, is excellent.