And I love what you do
Mar. 30th, 2004 01:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aruanI've lived in the South way too long to turn down fried chicken. Our managing editor's never been to KFC, and the rest of the office took it upon ourselves to show her a good time. Finger lickin' indeed, and with the Daily Show on in the background? Yeah, it was a party.
Diet and exercise to commence tomorrow. For reals.
Big thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
trixiesfic for the heads up - there's going to be a second season of The Restaurant! Rocco is back! I have such the issue.
Was going through some footage this afternoon and found a complete video clip of the Temptations medley from the Celebrity tour, and eee! Eee! Sogood! They all looked handsome and happy and sounded downright fantastic, even with the tinniness.
My thoughts on the lackluster E! True Hollywood Story.
Was it informative? Not terribly, and I didn't expect it to be. Naive as it may be, I think we've already been privy to the most scandalous their underbellies have been - strippers and whipped cream, gay bars and other things that didn't quite stay in Vegas, assorted instances of mild drugs use, and my god, at least some of them have even slept with groupies.
Color me surprised were it any other way.
They may be popstars, but they're also people who have good heads on their shoulders and good families at their backs, and everyone in the entertainment industry should be so together to lead lives about which the most Page Six-worthy things people can write are liaisons illicit only because they were with other boys and spiteful, unfounded personal snits when they stumble.
Personally, I expected inaccuracies, less-than-reputable journalism, fringe "experts," and a few interesting tidbits, clips of the boys in their own words, and new footage. All in all, I was far from disappointed. We already know such a ludicrous amount about their lives, and not just because of Driven and The Reel *NSYNC, that it sometimes weirds me out. These boys' lives have been chronicled on film and still pictures, interviews and fan accounts, since some of them were teenagers. There's just not that much to go around that's new to those who make it a point to know.
And frankly, if I'd wanted to be impressed, I would've watched footage to see and hear them doing the real things they'll be remembered for. If I wanted good journalism, I wouldn't watch trashy cable TV. It's as simple as that.
This is what I'm taking away from it:
-Lance saying he "loved" all of the guys practically on-sight
-Lynn tearfully recounting the "chill bumps" they all got the first time the boys sang together
-Justin's "not cool" reaction to his first solo magazine cover
-Lance's too-flippant "heartbreaking" description of his space endeavour
-the story of them rehearsing in Lance's room with combs for microphones
-JC and Justin writing songs together in Memphis ostensibly after he came back from Los Angeles
-the snippets of "new" appearance footage
And I think those are reason enough for me to be grateful for the existence of this program. It's like buying those teenie magazines - we give little to no creedence to the often-shoddy research - we buy it for the pretty pictures and quotes.
Know your sources, kids. That's all.
Just because I don't get to sign up for the Lynncest Mother's Day Challenge (greeting card messages as prompts! Genius!) doesn't mean you shouldn't. I love my going-to-hell-in-a-blaze-of-glory fandom.
Am I crazy for contemplating taking part in the skydiving extravaganza going down on the 24th? I'd be in California already, I've always wanted to jump out of an airplane, I like Lance, I look becoming in yellow jumpsuits... well, three out of four isn't bad, right?
Joey! Modeling for Hilfiger at the Aventura Mall. As in my Aventura Mall. Well,walkingshadow's and my Aventura Mall, but Joweee! You couldn't have held out until this weekend? I'm sure the 'rents wouldn't have minded a drop-in. Not that it would be impossible as it stands, as I would only miss one hour of one important class on Friday if I made a long weekend of it, and... that way leads to madness.
Someone's phone ringer is set to Toxic. [ETA: Why yes, that would be our illustrious resident Britney fanboy/editor-in-chief, Cameron. *snicker*]
Quote of the Day:
"This is the latest single from the Jaxx’ excellent 'Kish Kash' album, and they’ve saved the best ‘til last, featuring JC Chasez, it’s an unadulterated, joyous record, with fantastic wibbles, vocoders, explosions, a pumping, pulsating beat and vocals that make the track sound pretty much like the best Prince record Prince never got 'round to making."
-Jeremy Allen on Plug It In for playlouder.com (with finder's credit tocharlidos)
Diet and exercise to commence tomorrow. For reals.
Big thanks to
trixiesfic for the heads up - there's going to be a second season of The Restaurant! Rocco is back! I have such the issue.Was going through some footage this afternoon and found a complete video clip of the Temptations medley from the Celebrity tour, and eee! Eee! Sogood! They all looked handsome and happy and sounded downright fantastic, even with the tinniness.
My thoughts on the lackluster E! True Hollywood Story.
Was it informative? Not terribly, and I didn't expect it to be. Naive as it may be, I think we've already been privy to the most scandalous their underbellies have been - strippers and whipped cream, gay bars and other things that didn't quite stay in Vegas, assorted instances of mild drugs use, and my god, at least some of them have even slept with groupies.
Color me surprised were it any other way.
They may be popstars, but they're also people who have good heads on their shoulders and good families at their backs, and everyone in the entertainment industry should be so together to lead lives about which the most Page Six-worthy things people can write are liaisons illicit only because they were with other boys and spiteful, unfounded personal snits when they stumble.
Personally, I expected inaccuracies, less-than-reputable journalism, fringe "experts," and a few interesting tidbits, clips of the boys in their own words, and new footage. All in all, I was far from disappointed. We already know such a ludicrous amount about their lives, and not just because of Driven and The Reel *NSYNC, that it sometimes weirds me out. These boys' lives have been chronicled on film and still pictures, interviews and fan accounts, since some of them were teenagers. There's just not that much to go around that's new to those who make it a point to know.
And frankly, if I'd wanted to be impressed, I would've watched footage to see and hear them doing the real things they'll be remembered for. If I wanted good journalism, I wouldn't watch trashy cable TV. It's as simple as that.
This is what I'm taking away from it:
-Lance saying he "loved" all of the guys practically on-sight
-Lynn tearfully recounting the "chill bumps" they all got the first time the boys sang together
-Justin's "not cool" reaction to his first solo magazine cover
-Lance's too-flippant "heartbreaking" description of his space endeavour
-the story of them rehearsing in Lance's room with combs for microphones
-JC and Justin writing songs together in Memphis ostensibly after he came back from Los Angeles
-the snippets of "new" appearance footage
And I think those are reason enough for me to be grateful for the existence of this program. It's like buying those teenie magazines - we give little to no creedence to the often-shoddy research - we buy it for the pretty pictures and quotes.
Know your sources, kids. That's all.
Just because I don't get to sign up for the Lynncest Mother's Day Challenge (greeting card messages as prompts! Genius!) doesn't mean you shouldn't. I love my going-to-hell-in-a-blaze-of-glory fandom.
Am I crazy for contemplating taking part in the skydiving extravaganza going down on the 24th? I'd be in California already, I've always wanted to jump out of an airplane, I like Lance, I look becoming in yellow jumpsuits... well, three out of four isn't bad, right?
Joey! Modeling for Hilfiger at the Aventura Mall. As in my Aventura Mall. Well,
walkingshadow's and my Aventura Mall, but Joweee! You couldn't have held out until this weekend? I'm sure the 'rents wouldn't have minded a drop-in. Not that it would be impossible as it stands, as I would only miss one hour of one important class on Friday if I made a long weekend of it, and... that way leads to madness.Someone's phone ringer is set to Toxic. [ETA: Why yes, that would be our illustrious resident Britney fanboy/editor-in-chief, Cameron. *snicker*]
Quote of the Day:
"This is the latest single from the Jaxx’ excellent 'Kish Kash' album, and they’ve saved the best ‘til last, featuring JC Chasez, it’s an unadulterated, joyous record, with fantastic wibbles, vocoders, explosions, a pumping, pulsating beat and vocals that make the track sound pretty much like the best Prince record Prince never got 'round to making."
-Jeremy Allen on Plug It In for playlouder.com (with finder's credit to
charlidos)
