Final Results of the Recent Twilight Poll

With just over 1/3 of the votes, it appears there are several ladies who don't give a damn about the "Twilight" saga. Still, that doesn't change the fact that "Twilight" is probably the biggest female oriented pop culture phenomenon since Titanic. Yes, I know that a lot of guys saw Titanic, but how many of them were dragged to the theater by their wives/girlfriends? If you add up the "Twi-hard" and the non-"Twi-hard" (but still a fan) votes, it would slightly edge out those females who have no interest in whether or not Bella chooses Edward or Jacob.

I was a bit surprised that 10% voted "What the hell is Twilight?" I know at least one of those who voted that way knows what Twilight is, but chose that option because it was the closest to how they feel.

Something I learned from a co-worker is that there is a large contingent of Twilight "lolfans" who follow the saga simply to make fun of it. If you want to join in on the mockery, here is the link to a forum I found.

Here are the final poll results to the question where I asked what are your thoughts on the "Twilight" saga?:

I'm a female and I still don't give a damn about it!- 36%
I'm A "Twi-hard"! and The books and movies- 19% each
I'm a dude, so I couldn't care less- 13%
What the hell is "Twilight?!- 10%

Please Take A Moment To Vote In the Current "Twilight" Poll, Thank You!

Tracy Morgan Delivers A Verbal Smackdown To Two Former SNL Colleagues

In his upcoming autobiography "I Am the New Black", 30 Rock star gets candid about his time on SNL. Apparently, all was not well at Studio 8H between Tracy and fellow cast members Chris Kattan and Cheri Oteri. Tracy's days on the sketch comedy series weren't all bad because he did have good things to say about some of his other co-workers.

In the clip below from the talk show "The Young Turks", hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian play an excerpt from the audio version of "I Am the New Black" where Tracy talks about his SNL co-workers. Cenk and Ana later discuss the excerpt with "The Young Turks" producer Jayar Jackson.








I found Tracy's comments about Kattan and Oteri refreshing and hilarious! Too often, celebs give marshmallow answers (which are probably lies) when asked about their experiences working with other stars. The release date for "I'm the New Black" is Tuesday, October 20th.

Top 5 On Friday: From the Music Section of My Bookshelf

Top 5 On Friday Week 235:

Top 5 Rock Bios that you want to read or have read (or a combination of both)

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1. Dodd Darin- Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee















2. Mary Wilson- Dreamgirl: My Life As A Supreme















3. Micky Dolenz- I'm A Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness















4. Little Richard- The Life and Times of Little Richard: The Quasar of Rock
















5. Peter Brown & Steven Gaines- The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of The Beatles














The books above are all ones that I've read. However, there are many music bios (too numerous to mention) that I'd like to read someday.

Thursday Thirteen #45: Celebrity Bios On My Bookshelves

Thirteen Celebrity Bios On My Bookshelves

I have always been fascinated by true stories, esp. those involving celebrities. Below are 13 celebrity bios on my bookshelves. While I have completed most of them, there are still some on my "to read" list. For the ones that I have read or at least partially finished, I have included an interesting anecdote following the title and author.


1. Be My Baby by Ronnie Spector- Ronnie recalls the lengths that Phil Spector would go to in order to conceal his baldness. According to Ronnie, Phil would make sure all the lights were off so that she wouldn't see him take off his wig. He'd then go to the bathroom in the dark and rub an acetone solvent on his head in order to remove the toupee glue from his scalp. Ronnie said that the awful smell of the acetone could've killed a horse.















2. Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis by Ed Sikov- Natalie Wood (who co-starred with Bette in the 1952 film "The Star") claimed that she developed her fear of deep water while working on the movie. The director insisted that Natalie (not a stunt double) dive off of a yacht during a scene. After Bette heard Natalie's hysterical screams, she came out of her dressing room trailer and told the director that she would walk off the picture if he made Natalie do it again.















3. Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz- Marvin recalls with regret his cavalier attitude towards Diana Ross during the recording of the duets album they did in 1973.















4. Dorothy Dandridge by Donald Bogle














5. Dream Lovers by Dodd Darin- During his twenties, Bobby Darin learns that the woman he thought was his sister is actually his mother!















6. Dreamgirl: My Life As A Supreme by Mary Wilson- Mary recalls how Diana Ross pushed her during the Supremes reunion for the Motown 25 special. The footage of Diana pushing her was edited out of the actual broadcast.















7. Fever: The Life and Music of Miss Peggy Lee by Peter Richmond















8. Impresario: The Life and Times of Ed Sullivan by James Maguire- A story revolving around Ed Sullivan and his hatred of fellow columnist Walter Winchell. It was reported that Ed followed Walter into the bathroom of a restaurant and shoved Walter's head into the toilet while flushing it. The story goes on to say that Ed was laughing maniacally while Walter was in tears.















9. The Life and Times of Little Richard by Charles White- Little Richard tells the story of a threesome he had in his dressing room at the Paramount Theater with his girlfriend and fellow rocker Buddy Holly. While Buddy was having sex with Richard's girlfriend, they introduced Buddy's name on stage. According to Richard, Buddy was still fastening himself up as he went on stage.















10. Light My Fire: My Life With the Doors by Ray Manzarek















11. Out of Bounds by Jim Brown- Jim tells the story of how one of his "Dirty Dozen" co-stars (singer Trini Lopez) felt that he (Trini) should have a bigger part in the film. After taking the advice of Frank Sinatra, Trini went to director Robert Aldrich and threatened to walk out if he didn't get a bigger part. When Jim and the other actors showed up for work the next day, they were handed some pages of dialogue. It was then that they learned that Trini had been written out of the rest of the script.

















12. Pryor Convictions by Richard Pryor- As 6 year old kid, Richard was forced by a 17 year old boy to perform oral sex on him in a back alley.
















13. The Temptations by Otis Williams- Otis recalls the songwriting advice he received from Eddie Holland. Eddie said, "Otis, the greatest thing you can do is sit and listen to women talk. Every once in awhile, one of them will say something, and I say to myself, 'I'll use that,' and I go home and write it down."















What are some of the celebrity bios that you've read?

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