I Love You 'Cos I Have To...

I know in a previous post I told you that I watched the train wreck that was the Two Corey's. My sister emailed me a week after the final episode aired to let me know that the two boys finally broke up after 20 years. At that point I swore them off, and did not invest in the DVD copy of Dream a Little Dream. I still hold on to the VHS, because it is near and dear to my heart. Still on the rebound of my recent split from John, and waiting for the Pineapple Express to come out, I came across the second season of the Two Corey's. The first few episodes have not disappointed. Feldman has his family, his agent, and Nelson(one of the Nelson singers from the 80's band "Nelson" showed up for a poker game. At this point my question of "does Nelson still look like prepubescent girls?" was answered and now they have moved on to "Metro sexual high school boys") Haim has...his assistant? Yeah when in L.A., when all else fails get an assistant. Not to be up staged, you see Feldman get one too.

So here they are facing each other, and the only way to get through this...is through couples therapy.(Again, one of the Nelson's said that is something he is willing to try with the OTHER Nelson.) Instead of saying "I screwed up, I was the one that did this..." they are flinging "You did this, you are the reason" Why do I care??? I was hoping for a second chance with an old heart throb, an like an old boyfriend you realize that there was a reason you broke up with him in the first place. I have realized what they are and I love them for that, great 80's entertainment trying to make a buck like everybody else. They are the same people they have always been and never going to change. Am I going to finish watching The Two Corey's?? Hell's yes I am!!! This train wreck is one you can't turn away from!

If You Are Down With "B" You Are Down WIth Me!

I am a hair girl. I went to a school and spent several hours doing hair. I love it, so when I see movies like Blow Dry (where the actors had to take a crash course in Hair cutting from Redkin), Or The Big Tease (nothing says hair like a Kilt and a Blow Dryer) I know other people get it. I am not a reality girl. I hate it really, but I was DRAWN to the Bravo network where they have had Competitions like Top Chef, and Project Runway. Last year I watched the newest of the reality competition, Shear Genius. I watched Ms. Smith tell the competitors each week that they were getting the big Cut. I picked my horse after the first episode, and it was Ben. He was my type, Mohawked, or Shaved he took his tattooed booty to the last of the competition and came in second. These are reasons I loved the rock GOD of hair dressers....1) He came from a regular old Hair school. Everything else he learned he did it the way we all do it, going to classes. 2) He was able to work with someone else and when something was his weakness, he allowed the stronger of the two take it away. 3) the guy just plain rocked. There was no drama, no yelling, and he was totally accepting of all of the competitors.

I go to Hair Trade Shows. I love them because I can wander from presentation to presentation taking pages and pages of notes on an new way to cut hair, color hair, or both at the same time! I was SO excited to watch the Platform artists for Big Sexy concepts, Retro Hair, and a few others. What I got was very few tips and more of an effort to buy buy buy their stuff. You know, for me I need to know HOW...what good is your crap hairspray if you are going to show me how to use it with a cut...and isn't that what the clients want, a good cut??? The products emphasis the cuts, color...yadda yadda yadda. ON TOP of that I thought I missed the memo of wearing the universal Hair Helmet that all the women seemed to be sporting. So I wandered ...and found myself in the Joico tent. Although I am not a huge fan of this product line...my heart stopped. The platform artist was funny laid back, and talking with the girls who were watching. He had a lot to say, and was happy to walk them step by step through a cut. He had me at "This is a great cut for the professional by day, and roller derby gerrl by night." I was nervous shaking...
After his time on stage ended, I walked up to him introduced myself. He commented on my shirt De jour(Joan Jett concert T), and after I stumbled over my words(something about Tivo, he's my favorite bla bla bla) He talked to me about a hair product...and then he got his picture with me!! Hair Rocker and my personal SHEAR GENIUS...
P.S The new season starts Weds. You better believe I am going to be watching that!

Dear John aka I'm not just kissing you, I'm kissing you off.

I started this letter a LOOOOONNNNNGGGGG time ago and thought it was funny because I have been telling the Capt. that I was going to just break it off, and move on. It wasn't until I say a political ad the other day that I had finally had it and thought that I needed to finish it. I found it, and here we have the finished product, a Dear John letter to John, the actor that I warmly said was my boyfriend that my husband said I could have.

I have been been nothing but loyal. I defended him when others put him and his work down. I still cared for him when he was dating that women, who is only referred to as "That Bitch Neve". I understand that with age he became more bitter, but like a fine wine he bettered with age. As I age...I realize my mistakes and KNOW when it is time to move on. Now, is time for me to move on. With no further ado, here is my letter to Dear John.


Dear John,

While I understand in your youth you felt that you needed to do silly things in order to further your budding career,at that point I did support you. As a matter of fact I thought most of it was juts silly antics of a teenager. You were talented, sweet, and endearing. I know that you thought that Better Off Dead was going to be your demise, but as time has wore on, more people see it understand and grow to love you as I had. I have spent many an emotional hour on you, and supported you over and over again financially.(4 Copies of Say Anything on VHS and 1 copy on DVD, SEVERAL times on TV ) I understood that you were needing express yourself, and saw that you were really going to go somewhere,as you could tell with the Grifters. You suddenly disappeared, and I defended you when they said you were a "hasbeen", I could tell that they saw Money For Nothing. I kept telling you that you could do it, you could do a better movie. Just when I thought you lost it, you came back with Gross Point Blank, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and Being John Malcovich.(You did that Con-Air then too, but I just called that an action packed oops. You were probably looking for a quick buck, and saving it for a "rainy day"). I saw you on the Rosie O'Donnel show one afternoon, talking about this movie you just started filming based on this book. You introduced me to this book that changed my life and I thanked you over and over again when I saw High Fedelity in the movie theaters about 4 times, AT FULL PRICE, WITH POPCORN AND A DRINK. You could do no wrong! The following year I saw what was the biggest PIECE of CRAP I had ever seen , and was SO hurt that you were a part of that. How could you??? Was working with Julia, and Catherine THAT important to you? You almost made me cry. I was so bewildered as how you could repeat those lines, say that stuff and be in this situation. America's Sweethearts came when you were ON TOP of you game. I don't know how you thought you could recover from this. The damage was already done, and I couldn't trust you anymore. I let Serendipity go and waited until I could rent it, I enjoyed Max but purchased it only on VHS used. I was convinced to see Identity in the theatre, but paid a $1.50 and brought in my own candy and drink. I did purchase the movie when it came out, but at a used price. I was excited to hear when you had returned to Utah for Sundance and MAYBE would have thought to come and see you, but being VERY pregnant changed my mind(I think it was the fact that the man tempted me with food of some sort so that "maybe" was short lived...like I thought about it for two seconds and moved on).

I saw you the other night on "The Actors Studio", and have thought about going and seeing your movie Igor. It looks good, it really does, but I think that we should have a clean break. There might be a time that I will return and watch Grace is Gone, and Martian Child, but I am too hurt to think about it. I have already moved on, I have watched endless Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared both who has a very talented actor, writer Seth attached to the credits. I have taken a fancy to him and his silly humor. I'm sorry, I guess at this point it's not you...It's me. I realize that politics makes you passionate, but I don't want to hear it. I wish you could go back to the way you were...Just an actor who had political views that didn't feel the need to talk about them other then his close personal near and dear, someone which I am not. I don't care what you have to say. When you have gone to college in something other then movies, I might listen to you opinion. So I guess this is it. Take care....we will always have Say Anything, and High Fidelity( I was cheating on you in that movie, I was making eyes at Jack, he totally stole the movie)

Maybe a Little love, MAYBE,

Nat


P.S. The Captain says keep up the good work. Anything you do that keeps me all to himslef is better for him.