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David Bowie On Black Noise

I was a Dick Cavett watcher. I thought he was hip and cool and intellectual. He’d never make it in today’s late light three ring circus. Watch as he interviews a tweaky/edgy David Bowie. I thought it started a bit rough, and about to go south, but Dick manages to pull off an entertainingly funny interview as the two chat about hair color, photographer Diane Arbus, Angie and Zowie Bowie, Moon Unit Zappa, and “black noise”, a noise bomb weapon of mass destruction invented by the French…

The most poignant moment for me, was when David laughingly dismisses the idea of imagining himself a rock singer at the age of 60 or 70. — pjsf

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Dame Edna vs. Joan Collins

Dame Edna has Joan Rivers in stitches, falling all over the desk, and so will you! Joan Rivers tries to throw a little shade, but is way outclassed by Edna’s hilarious but sharp humor.

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Mr. Gay Ireland

Here’s a human interest story from Ireland. Happy  belated St. Patty’s day. — pjsf

MG_2618 Mr. Gay Ireland

24 year old Student Doctor Robert Obara has been crowned Mr Gay Ireland in front of a capacity audience in the Arlington Hotel, Dublin. Robert, of Irish ancestry, is a fourth year medical student in Trinity College and shaded strong competition from 15 other young men from all over the country in an emotional and hugely impactful final. Limerick Psychology Masters student Colin Carmody was crowned first runner up with Wexfordman, banker, Patrick Beary placed third. 19 year old barman Conor O Kane from Strabane was crowned Mr Gay Northern Ireland.

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Conor O’Kane, Mr Strabane was Mr Gay Northern Ireland 2013. Picture: Columba O’Hare. E: fotacol@newry.info

Mr Gay Ireland has to date raised almost 130,000 euros for gay and HIV”This is the eighth year of our nationwide hunt for a positive role model, particularly for isolated rural young gay people and we have a first class winner in Robert” , said Executive Producer Brian Merriman. Robert and his colleagues faced a public vote, three interview rounds, a HIV fundraising challenge and a panel of five judges in a contest featuring clubwear, formalwear and top South African designer Bone Wear.

The contestants raised a record breaking, recession beating, total of 19,000 euros for the New Fill HIV service at St James Hospital, Dublin, described by Dr Dominic Rowley as ‘securing this vital service for another year’. Visiting President of Mr Gay Europe Tore Aasheim declared the Mr Gay Ireland as ‘the best competition of its kind worldwide’.

Mr Gay Ireland has to date raised almost 130,000 euros for gay and HIV charities and this year the contestants have been innovative in their efforts to support the New Fill HIV project at St James Hospital. Twenty three heats were held countrywide and we have entrants from 18 to 34 from Tyrone to Clare, to Kilkenny and Dublin, including a transsexual gay man, and contestants from Brazil and Canada amongst the top 16 selected from over 120 entrants. Mr Gay Ireland has been hugely successful in international competitions having won the first Mr Gay World title and second and third places in Mr Gay Europe. Tall, dark and handsome, Robert O Bara will now represent Ireland in the European championship in Prague and at Mr Gay World as part of Outgames 2013 in Antwerp.

Artists starring in this year’s Grand Final include Asian pop star ‘Baby M’ flown in from the Japan to star in the final alongside Irish TV star singer Peter Smith and boyband Level 5. This year’s Judges included Miss Universe contestant model Alyson Boyle, Irish Independent Associate Editor Bairbre Power, Creative Director of Peter Mark, Micheal Doyle, the President of Mr Gay Europe, Tore Aasheim and Executive Producer Brian Merriman. The final was hosted by Orla Barry from Newstalk and Darren Kennedy’s recent TV documentary ‘Gay Daddy’ was widely acclaimed.

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Mr. Gay Ireland 2012

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Sean Meehan, Mr. Pantibar.

 

via Mr. Gay Ireland.

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New music: Beyoncé – Bow Down/I Been On | Music | guardian.co.uk

Wow Beyonce been hangin w/da gangstas. What’s she been smoking? — pjsf

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Beyoncé – Bow Down/I Been On

‘Bow down bitches,’ muses Beyoncé on this brilliantly odd first taster from her forthcoming fifth album

Do as you’re told … it’s Beyoncé’s world

The campaign for Beyoncé’s forthcoming fifth solo album has so far involved a Super Bowl halftime performance, a HBO documentary about Beyoncé’s greatness directed by the woman herself and the announcement of a world tour that starts in just over a month. There have been magazine covers (GQ, Vogue, the Gentlewoman) and the little matter of performing at Barack Obama’s inauguration. All of this has served to keep the Beyoncé brand in the headlines, but what’s been missing so far is any actual music. In fact, much of what’s happened has seemed to be in support of Beyoncé’s last album, 4 – an album that was critically acclaimed but commercially less successful than a star of her magnitude would like. Suddenly, last night, this strange musical silence ended with a simple post on her Instagram showing a picture of a young Beyoncé surrounded by awards and a link to her official website. Among the pictures of Beyoncé, inexplicably sat in a JCB wearing a hard hat, was a Soundcloud player streaming a new “song”, Bow Down/I Been On.

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While Beyoncé has flirted with her more aggressive side on her B’Day album and I Am’s Diva, she has never sounded quite as deliciously unhinged as on Bow Down, the Hit-Boy-produced first half of what seems to be two interludes squashed together. “I know when you were little girls, you dreamed of being in my world,” she croons over trap-style drum claps, strangely pitched vocals and a siren-esque synth, her gaze focused presumably on Rita Ora, Rihanna and poor Michelle Williams. There’s also the repeated line “bow down bitches”, which seems a mile away from all that independent women and single ladies business, while people who’ve criticised her decision to name her tour Mrs Carter are also asked to have a think about what they’ve done: “I took some time to live my life, but don’t think I’m just his little wife.” Just as the song seems to be getting going it fades down and is replaced by the less interesting, Timabaland-produced I Been On, which uses the strange orchestral backing of her recent 02 adverts as a soundbed for an odd Beyoncé rap that’s been pitched down so she sounds like a drunk male robot. While clearly not single material, both Bow Down and I Been On are interesting enough to move the focus back to the fact that Beyoncé is really good at this being-a-pop-star lark.

via New music: Beyoncé – Bow Down/I Been On | Music | guardian.co.uk.

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Roseanne Barr on The Dame Edna Experience

Sorry Barack Obama, I voted for Roseanne Barr. I agree with her positions on many issues, one in particular.

Here she discusses marital infidelity, the culinary arts of the midwest, and then they go on a virtual shopping trip at Dame Edna’s favorite Hollywood grocer, to buy toilette paper.

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