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More Disappointments

It seems I just can't win these days - First the whole H8 thing still has me on edge, so much so I've yet to fully embrace the happiness of having Obama as president. Then I was going to post my new favorite things yesterday and found out one of them is going to be gone...

LIPSTICK JUNGLE - was a little soap that started last season starring Lindsay Price, Brooke Shields and Kim Raver as three friends in New York City. Based on a book by the hack who brought us Sex In The City, I was actually very entertained by the series. The friendship of the three leads was light years way more believable than that of those desperate hags. (Though I still watch the damn show). Plus it had Andrew McCarthy in it and I have always loved him. The character of Nico (Raver) had a young hot lover then her husband had a heart attack, Wendy (Brooke) was the head of a movie studio and this season has a facially abused Mary Tyler Moore (I love her) as her mother, and Victory was a fashion designer and dating billionaire.

It had a bit of Knots Landing in it for me because of the added humor and actual believablity of the characters - no ting ting ting music like Desparate to let you know the part is funny. Just real life women hanging out and living life - but alas like anything I like it was announced yesterday that the show is cancelled - so look for the DVDs soon!


Then I got my new Rolling Stone the other day with their list of the top 100 Rock Singers and I just about stabbed my eyes while looking through the list. I agree with quite a few but umm (and I know I'm biased) where in the f*****k is Pat Benatar - the only person who has won 4 Grammys in a row for Best ROCK performance VOCAL! Not to mention the fact she can sing and sing and chose to use her high octave voice to sing rock - and where is DEBBIE HARRY! And where is Ann Wilson from Heart! You too can read the list and realize the injustice once again done to your poor Bradley.



Here's the entire list, from 100 to 1:

100 Mary J. Blige
99 Steven Tyler
98 Stevie Nicks
97 Joe Cocker
96 B.B. King
95 Patti LaBelle
94 Karen Carpenter
93 Annie Lennox
92 Morrissey
91 Levon Helm
90 The Everly Brothers
89 Solomon Burke
88 Willie Nelson
87 Don Henley
86 Art Garfunkel
85 Sam Moore
84 Darlene Love
83 Patti Smith
82 Tom Waits
81 John Lee Hooker
80 Frankie Valli
79 Mariah Carey
78 Sly Stone
77 Merle Haggard
76 Steve Perry
75 Iggy Pop
74 James Taylor
73 Dolly Parton
72 John Fogerty
71 Toots Hibbert
70 Gregg Allman
69 Ronnie Spector
68 Wilson Pickett
67 Jerry Lee Lewis
66 Thom Yorke
65 David Ruffin
64 Axl Rose
63 Dion
62 Lou Reed
61 Roger Daltrey
60 Björk
59 Rod Stewart
58 Christina Aguilera
57 Eric Bourdon
56 Mavis Staples
55 Paul Rodgers
54 Luther Vandross
53 Muddy Waters
52 Brian Wilson
51 Gladys Knight
50 Bonnie Raitt
49 Donny Hathaway
48 Buddy Holly
47 Jim Morrison
46 Patsy Cline
45 Kurt Cobain
44 Bobby "Blue" Bland
43 George Jones
42 Joni Mitchell
41 Chuck Berry
40 Curtis Mayfield
39 Jeff Buckley
38 Elton John
37 Neil Young
36 Bruce Springsteen
35 Dusty Sprinfield
34 Whitney Houston
33 Steve Winwood
32 Bono
31 Howlin' Wolf
30 Prince
29 Nina Simone
28 Janis Joplin
27 Hank Williams
26 Jackie Wilson
25 Michael Jackson
24 Van Morrison
23 David Bowie
22 Etta James
21 Johnny Cash
20 Smokey Robinson
19 Bob Marley
18 Freddie Mercury
17 Tina Turner
16 Mick Jagger
15 Robert Plant
14 Al Green
13 Roy Orbison
12 Little Richard
11 Paul McCartney
10 James Brown
09 Stevie Wonder
08 Otis Redding
07 Bob Dylan
06 Marvin Gaye
05 John Lennon
04 Sam Cooke
03 Elvis Presley
02 Ray Charles
01 Aretha Franklin

Labels: 100 Best Rock Singers, Favorite Things, Lipstick Jungle, Rolling Stone Magazine

posted by swivek @ 12:47 PM