Tuesday, November 22, 2005

I went to the INXS concert last night. My man J.D. Fortune was lookin' great! He made eye contact with me, yes he did. He wanted me. I know it.

Ahem, ok, back to reality.

The concert took place at the China Club in midtown Manhattan. Great venue: small, intimate -- only about 200 people were there.

I won't even mention that my guest was late, causing me to lose my place in the front of the line, thus, my place in the front row. I won't go into that. I won't. Instead, I'll focus on Mr. Fortune himself. He sounded fantastic! I admit I've never been a huge fan of INXS. I liked their songs enough. I wouldn't change the channel if they came on, but I'd never, say, run out and buy one of their CDs. But J.D. has added something to the band. They seem re-energized, ready to go again. And, since "Rock Star: INXS," the other band members have taken more of the spotlight, so it's not just the singer's show. Everyone seems really happy to be there, and their attitude is infectious. (Let's hope that's all that's infectious ... J.D., I'm sure, is getting plenty of action. [Cue jealous sigh here.])

Anyhoo, they came on stage at about 7:30, led by my favorite DJ, WPLJ's Race Taylor (who was kind enough to let me take a picture with him ... he even offered to take his shirt off, like J.D., but good taste prevailed). Race asked them some questions about what it's been like, what their plans are, etc., etc. Then they played a mix of their most well-known songs, like "Devil Inside," "Beautiful Girl" and "Suicide Blonde," and some of their new ones, including my personal fave, "Pretty Vegas" (written by Hotty McHotterton himself).

All in all, a really fun night. I'll have pictures soon (about 25 of them ... all of J.D.), and I will, of course, share them here.

Sunday, November 13, 2005

I won! I won! I woooonnnnn!

I won tickets to a private concert with INXS!

Oh my gosh. I can’t believe it. I’m going to see INXS next Monday at the China Club. I won tickets on WPLJ!

I worked for it, though. I’ve been calling like a maniac (insert joke here) for a week and a half. I even canceled plans with friends last weekend so I could stay home and try to win the tickets. For crying out loud, I practically had a phone bank going last night. I had seven people lend me their cell phones so I could call in and try to win tickets. And I still didn’t. So I was on my way home from Jersey earlier today, and I thought I’d give it one last try. And voila! I freakin’ won!

As you know, INXS’ new lead singer JD Fortune is my future husband. OK, that sounds a little stalkerish (a little?!?), so let’s just keep that between us, shall we?

I’m so f’ing excited. I hope I can bring a camera! If so, I’ll take pics, and you can decide if we make a cute couple. Doh! There I go again. Er, never you mind.

Now I just have to concentrate on not totally embarrassing myself during the meet & greet. Hah. Easier said than done.

Worse comes to worse, I’ll have some good stories to tell ...

Monday, November 07, 2005

My biggest pet peeve, with regards to crime shows: celebrity guest actors.

The moment you see the guest actor, you know he/she is the one who did it. Case in point: In this week’s “CSI,” Sarah and Catherine investigate the death of a woman (“woman A”) who adopted the embryo of another woman (“woman B”) so she could have a child. As soon as you see the mother of “woman B,” you know she did it, because she’s a well-known character actress.

In “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” Michael Gross (aka Steven Keaton from “Family Ties”) guest starred as an art dealer. Of course, the moment you see him, you know he’s the killer because, well, why else would he be in “L&O”?

I wish the casting directors would realize that part of the fun for viewers is in trying to figure out who the killer is. As soon as you see a well-known actor on screen, you know exactly who did it, which takes away most of the fun.

So a note to all casting directors: Stop it!

And on a side note, why is Fox putting “Prison Break” on hiatus? It’s got huge ratings, and is one of the first big hits for Fox in a while. (And it stars Wentworth Miller, who, loyal readers will know, is my future husband ... Gee, I have a lot of future husbands, don't I?)

I know Fox wants to make room for “24,” but seriously, asking viewers to wait until May for new episodes is ridiculous.

How do these people get their jobs?!?