For the first time in a long time, there was a tie for the top spot. Ben Vereen is a legend and one of the greatest entertainers ever. Oh, and for those of you too young to remember or know about it, go look up 13 episodes of greatness of a show called Tenspeed and Brown Shoe starring Ben and a guy named Jeff Goldblum.
The other top spot goes to Stephen Hawking and John Lithgow. Both are amazing and this is one random photo.
Amy Winehouse got hammered last night and then kissed anyone and
everyone as she was leaving.
This despite the fact she was chewing food at the time. Seriously.
What has it been like 50 years Bill has been working for Jell-O?
Bill Gates and his dad.
At least Bridget is selling watches instead of perfume. So, points for originality. Plus she
brought along her sister, Anastasia who I miss seeing every week on tv.
I'm going to hope and pray there is no Brandy and Ray-J tape. If you know what I mean.
The lovely Cat Deeley.
Chris Isaak - Oslo
Chloe Sevigny wasn't going for the grope. She was pulling a wind blown skirt back down.
I have no idea what Delphine Chaneac is carrying but it scares me.
The other top spot goes to Stephen Hawking and John Lithgow. Both are amazing and this is one random photo.
Amy Winehouse got hammered last night and then kissed anyone and
everyone as she was leaving.
This despite the fact she was chewing food at the time. Seriously.
What has it been like 50 years Bill has been working for Jell-O?
Bill Gates and his dad.
At least Bridget is selling watches instead of perfume. So, points for originality. Plus she
brought along her sister, Anastasia who I miss seeing every week on tv.
I'm going to hope and pray there is no Brandy and Ray-J tape. If you know what I mean.
The lovely Cat Deeley.
Chris Isaak - Oslo
Chloe Sevigny wasn't going for the grope. She was pulling a wind blown skirt back down.
I have no idea what Delphine Chaneac is carrying but it scares me.
Ben Vereen is Usher's dad. I hope Usher takes a DNA test before Ben dies.
ReplyDeleteI'll second the Tenspeed and Brownshoe recommendation. Great show.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I am frightened by the whiteness and muscly legs of whomever Chloe Sevigny is helping with his skirt.
ReplyDeleteWoah! That girl's eyeballs are gonna fall out of her head!
ReplyDeleteI heard that rumor before, Ben and Usher's mom dated right before she got pregnant and I think there is a slight resemblance
ReplyDeleteThat is the splice baby from the movie. Creepy yet fascinating to make a stuffed toy out of it.
ReplyDeleteYes to Jessica. There is no denying that they are father and son based on this picture:
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Not only that, I heard he briefly dated Ben Vereen's daughter. Ben freaked out and shut it down before it got serious.
Not sure whether Usher knows for sure.
I've never noticed but you're right Ben and Usher do favor one another but Ben is is a much more classier dancer.
ReplyDeleteBill Gates and his dad are both standing exactly alike.
That's a nice looking picture of Brandy and Ray J.
Delphine is carrying a Splice alien toy.
Here's the whole Usher/Ben Vereen story:
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I love Cat Deeley.
ReplyDeleteStephen and John, what a random and yet awesome picture.
ReplyDelete-a kiss from Wino...gross!
Oh...Chris I saak. I would WRECK that man. I would do EVERYTHING to him. *LOL*
ReplyDeleteI got so excited that I made an unnecessary space in the name! *L*
ReplyDeleteWow that picture of Usher and Ben is amazing. They have the exact same cheeks!!
ReplyDeleteWasn't there a blind item not too long about about some sick things two celebrity relatives did together? I think Enty just revealed them as Brandy and Ray J! Too lazy to look up the blind item, though....
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone get a gay vibe from Chloe? Never noticed it before, and it could just be her clothes, but she wears "butch" very well.
ReplyDeleteI thought that Ben Vereen had passed way. Wow...
ReplyDeleteArrgh. How SURREAL is Stephen Hawking and John Lithgow? Well I guess Stephen Hawking and Katie Price would trump this...
I've kind of loathed Cosby ever since he started doing those STUPID dances in his show's intro. Sooo self-indulgent (and NO I don't think he's DUE it). Also, he should have embraced his race and hired all-Black actors for family members instead of actors who are VERY light-skinned, and who, like Halle Berry, are half black. (Yeah, flame me if you want, but I'm paternally half Sicilian and maternally Black and Spanish and my mother's side is pretty much the only I'm not ashamed of. My Black grandfather was a hero in his time...and I have the news clippings to prove it.) I'm not talking about Black Powah, but Bill should have not gravitated towards very Cafe au Lait actors and gone with actors who were Black or looked Black. ex: That actress he dragged in to portray his (suddenly invented) oldest daughter: She was hardly worth the effort, her performances were tepid. Where is she now?
Where can I buy a Splice plush? I'm seeing it this weekend.
ReplyDeleteMango, that is very racist, no matter why you feel that way.
ReplyDeleteYou're a racist.
I've always felt that the Huxtables were the whitest black family on television, ever. Cosby promoted Lisa Bonet pretty shamelessly, and look how that ended up (Angel Heart, anyone?) He even held her picture up during the intro after she left the show! Hmmmm....And Saundra and Eldon? He was a whipped eunuch continually deferring to the political correctness of his strong black wife. And the grandparents always gave me the impression they were thinking how much like Ozzie and Harriet they were. Then again, the show might not have had the enormous success it did if the actors weren't as appealing to mainstream white audiences, so maybe the producers took that into consideration when casting the show. Demographics, people!
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ReplyDeleteYou do realize that African Americans come in DIFFERENT SHADES. And FYI Theo (Malcolm Jamal Warner), Rudy ((Keisha Knight Pulliam), and Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe) were/are not light skin. All of the kids are different shades.
Also from what I understand none of the Cosby kids have to work for the rest of their lives, they were all set up pretty well financially from the show.
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ReplyDeleteThank you Lady J.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Cosby Show, could definitely relate to it and truly admired Bill Cosby at that time. I stopped admiring him after the scandal with the woman who tried to sue him which he actually admitted to having an affair with. Since then there have been many others. And last but not least, I saw him live recently and he just wasn't funny.
@mango
ReplyDeleteFor the record, Bill has fair-skinned kids of his own as his wife is of a lighter hue. Does it even matter? I don't agree that it was the "whitest" black show ever. All blacks do not live like Good Times. He just showed another aspect of black life. Why do we knock the positive? With that said, Bill promoted Lisa thinking he was going to get some ass. When she told his ass off, he had her blackballed in Hollywood. I see it still works today as you blame Angel Heart for her downfall. This is Bill Cosby's M.O. Robin Givens took him up on his offer and the rest is history. Funny comedian, slimeball human being.
Enty did you hear the rumor(not sex) about Ray J & Brandy too?
Why is only Amy Winehouse's face tanned? They go to far with the orange paint. I would have vomited if she kissed me on the lips.
Talent runs in the family. Chicken George come get your son. Lil Ursh needs you man.
@J - that is fascinating! I had no idea. That isn't right! He played her dad. It's sad, but some of the actors who come across as really nice and down to earth turn out to be some of the sleaziest douchebags in person. I guess that is why they are actors.
ReplyDeleteI love Amy's music, but she can be kind of gross. Kissing people with food in your mouth? Blech!
I know there is a big 'light-skinned' vs 'dark-skinned' thing in almost every community. Except it's cooler to be darker skinned if you're caucasion. I don't get it. :( It's just pigment.
@J: Thanks for the info on Lisa Bonet/Bill Cosby. I never heard that but, sadly, it's the secret behind many of the stars whose careers vanish only to have someone ask, "Gee, whatever happened to...?" and never find out. The unusual attachment on his part was pretty obvious, though. You also made me re-think my "whitest black family" comment. Who am I (or anyone) to say what black families are "like?" Good Times doesn't represent all black families any more than Roseanne represents all white families....
ReplyDelete@MadLyb: I'm paraphrasing, but I remember Michael Jackson talking about how people were saying he lightened his skin and what controversy it created while white people were going to tanning booths to darken their skin and no one thought twice about it. Weird!
ReplyDeleteI also didn't know about the Lisa Bonet scandal. I heard that she was fired because she had marital problems and couldn't function at work. I do know that several women have admitted to having affairs with Bill Cosby and some of them said that he drugged them and had sex with them.
ReplyDeleteHe's never denied it so I've always believed the rumors were true.
Hence to say, I no longer respect Bill.
My family is all different shades of pink.
ReplyDeleteAnd beige.
ReplyDeleteBack in the 80s Ben Vereen was in the same hotel as our sorority dance was held-he heard the party, came and performed for quite awhile. A highlight for everybody. Nice thing to do.
ReplyDelete@ Becki - what is racist about it?
ReplyDeleteI think Cosby was kowtowing to what he thought the public wanted to see.
So what is racist about my post?
@ Lady J - yes, I do realize that. My own mother was absolutely GORGEOUS. But I think Bill tried to make his show more appealing by hiring half-white actors. Hey, I have nothing against the actors or half-white people, but I think Bill's casting practices are suspect. I think he was pandering to his audience
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ReplyDelete@ robert - Bill promoted Lisa thinking he was going to get some ass. When she told his ass off, he had her blackballed in Hollywood.
Wow, never heard this! Shameful and shameless.
@Mango
ReplyDeleteI understand where you are coming from. No problem! :)
@robert
I had heard those rumors about Cosby/Bonet as well.
Yeah, it just goes to show you can't believe in anything anymore. Such a supposedly wholesome, family-oriented, high-minded show, and behind it all...the same Hollywood sleaze. Damn.
ReplyDeleteI only remember seeing Anastasia (Bridget's sister)once on that show, and that was on her birthday bus trip, certainly not "EVERY WEEK".
ReplyDeleteThat creature with Chloe scares me! Seriously!
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ReplyDeleteOh...Chris I saak. I would WRECK that man. I would do EVERYTHING to him. *LOL*
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Oh, you and me both. Plus he is hilariously funny and smart. He seems to only ever have Asian girlfriends tho.